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Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they’ll probably start a conversation. “Hot today, isn’t it?” one might say. “You said it,” another replies.

Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we don’t begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.

Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.

Small talk even helps people get a job. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.

So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Select something around you that you share with the other person.

Next, keep the conversation going. Compliment (贊美) the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.

Third, keep eye contact. When you loop people in the eye, they feel you appreciate what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and build trust.

Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers. Talking to someone you don’t know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small take does get easier.

Some people avoid small talk because they dislike discussing things like traffic or weather. For them, they are just too small. However, when you think about it, small talk is anything but small. In fact, it is actually a very big deal!

Title

Small Talk: A Big1. _________

Introduction

We are likely to make small talk when we2.______ meet people.

3._________

Small talk can help people form 4.________ friendships.

Small talk can also help people get 5.__________.

Advice

Find some topics6._______ with the other person.

Keep the talk going by making compliments and 7.__________ questions.

Keep eye contact in conversation to build8. ________.

9.________ more in order to make small talk easier.

Conclusion

Small talk really 10._________ a lot to us.

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She might have felt my _________ for she occasionally looked in my direction.

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I asked her _________ , “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”

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增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

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I used to be a physician in the children’s department of a hospital. From time to time I treated children who had poisoned by medicine with older family members. The children didn’t know the medicine was danger; they just knew it tasted sweet. Children easily open the bottle what we now use in China.

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I’m certainly that the expense of making such tops would be very small. As a doctor, I’d love to see this doing. And most parents would be grateful.

Sincerely yours

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完形填空。

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2.A.hopeful B．proper C．possible D．unlikely

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5.A.punished B．refused C．a(chǎn)bandoned D．scolded

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7.A.get B．eat C．draw D．offer

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12.A.unless B．so C．because D．but

13.A.same B．relevant C．similar D．normal

14.A.Still B．Thus C．Even D．Yet

15.A.clear B．put C．turn D．push

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17.A.helped B．a(chǎn)ttracted C．impressed D．stopped

18.A.tough B．different C．smooth D．boring

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