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《Unit 10 By the time I got outside, the bus had already left》

导读：说好小对话并不容易，但它也是一段愉快的经历，让我们一起来学习How to Make a Small Talk吧！

Small talk is not something easy, but if you get ready for the talk, it can be a very pleasant experience. Here are 9 steps you can try to follow:

STEP 1: Talk with everyone you meet for the first time: Waiters, people you're standing in line with, neighbors and kids. STEP 2: Read everything: Cookbooks, newspapers, magazines, maps and signs. Everything gives you information that you can talk about with others.

STEP 3: Force (强迫) yourself to get into small talk situations: Doctors' waiting rooms, parties and bus stops. STEP 4: Look for topics about everything: Television, music, sports, fashion and art. If you can't stand hip-hop, that, too, is a good topic for a talk.

STEP 5: Write down things interests you: Funny stories you hear, beautiful things you see, quotes (名人名言), observations（评语）, shopping lists and calls you made. STEP 6: Talk to yourself in the mirror: Make a list of any topics and see what you have to say on the subjects. Baseball, Russia, butter, hip-hop, shoes .... The more different, the better. STEP 7: Try something new every day: Go home a new way. Try new food. Go online. Paint a watercolor. Bake a pie. All these give

you active ideas and, more important, an active lifestyle. STEP 8: Be a better listener: Did your co-worker just say she took her vacation in Europe? Did your neighbor just have twins? These are opportunities (机会) for making small talk. STEP 9: Believe in yourself: The more you know, the more you can talk about.

Fill in the blanks with “T” for true, “F” for false. ( ) 1. Talk only with people that you know very well.

( ) 2. Everything you read can be the information for a talk. ( ) 3. Practice speaking to yourself about different topics. ( ) 4. Talking to others is more important than listening. ( ) 5. An active lifestyle is also a great source of chat.

Passage 2

导读：同学们，你们喜欢旅游吗，当你一个人身处国外，你懂得如何去和别人交流吗？希望下面的文章可以帮助你，让我们一起来读一读吧。

Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to start small talk with local people?

In Britain, the 1 topic is the weather. British weather changes quite often. It is also a 2 topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?” Besides the weather, it’s a good way to 3 gardens. For example, you could say,“ Those roses look really beautiful, 4 they?” English people love their pets. 5 it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely dog! What is its name?”

In America, people like to talk about sports, such as American football and basketball. They also talk about 6 by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?”

Of course, you can’t ask too personal questions, you’d better talk about a topic of common interest instead. There are also a lot of topics to avoid (避免) during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “ 7 are you?” Age is usually a 8 , especially for women. Never ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people 9 . Don’t ask strangers whether (是否) they have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Politics (政治) or religion (宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, 10 .

( )1. A. best B. worst C. boring D. worrying ( )2. A. bad B. safe C. unusual D. worse

( )3. A. work in B. take care of C. talk about D. talk with ( )4. A. isn’t B. aren’t C. don’t D. didn’t ( )5. A. or B. and C. but D. so ( )6. A. clothes B. weather C. color D. gift ( )7. A. How B. How old C. What D. Where ( )8. A. number B. topic C. secret D. lesson ( )9. A. comfortable B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. usual ( )10. A. too B. also C. either D. so

Passage 3

导读：许多人喜欢英国多变的天气，许多人讨厌这可恶的天气，天气成了英国人最普遍谈论的话题，谈论天气将使你在日常交际看起来更友好。

In England, people don't usually talk much. You can go on a bus, or in a train, and every one sits looking out of the window. Often they read. They read books and newspapers. But they don't talk much.

When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, \weather for the time of year!\ \ \

Talk like this, and the English will think \( )1. English people often ______ on a bus.

A. talk much B. talk about C. eat something D. read papers

( )2. When you meet English people, talk like this: ______ A. How do you do! B. How are you!

C. Nice weather! D. Nice to meet you!

( )3. If you talk with the English people about the weather, they will think______.

A. you are friendly B. you are right C. you are English D. you talk too much ( )4. English people always hope the weather will get______.

A. better B. warmer C. colder D. hotter ( )5. Which is right? ______.

A. English people like to talk on a bus B. English people didn't enjoy the best weather

C. English people are the most friendly D. English people don't talk much

Passage 4

导读：同学们，勤刷牙，多运动，促健康。下面我们来一起看看牙齿仙女的故事吧！

When I was young, I hated to clean my teeth. I used to find many excuses to go to bed 1 brushing my teeth.

One day, I read a story about the tooth fairy. It said that if a child 2 a fallen tooth under the pillow(枕头), the tooth fairy will take it away and leave money when the child falls asleep.

I asked my Mom, \3 and answered. \your teeth are terrible. The tooth fairy won't like them.\ Several days later, one of my teeth fell out. Just like my mother said, it was really 4 . It was yellow with a black hole in it. I rushed into the bathroom and began to push it and used a toothpick（牙签）to pick it carefully. After that, I put it under my 5 .

The next day, I woke up early and checked my pillow 6 . The terrible tooth was lost! One yuan with 7 was under my pillow! It said: \should protect（保护） your teeth more carefully. If you give me a terrible tooth 8 that again, I won't take it. -- Tooth fairy\

I rushed to the bathroom and began to brush my 9 seriously.

Days passed quickly. I knew 10 the tooth fairy was my Mum, but no one told me the brush. Everyone in my family wanted to keep a beautiful fairy tale, in which both my mother and I were leading roles.

( )1. A. with B. without C. for D .after

( )2. A . pulls B. pushes C. puts D. gets ( )3. A . smiled B. shouted C. cried D. guessed ( )4. A. terrible B. interesting C. good D. happy

( )5. A. table B. bed C. pillow D. chair ( )6. A. slowly B. differently C. well D. quickly

( )7. A. a coin B. a piece of paper C. some letters D. a piece of money paper

( )8. A. like B. as C. or D. for