Some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of rejection (拒绝) is also a for keeping silent. Small talk in a conversation can as a way of warming up and getting to each other. Most people, no matter successful they are at work, will find the process of small talk uncomfortable, even pointless. , you will have a pretty small world you refuse to let others in. Starting off with a casual comment or question will make others , and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.
Once you have made the first , there is no turning back. You need to keep things before you can gracefully say goodbye. Think about what you would like to with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. Work, family, hobbies or interests are some points of discussion. To keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really in what they are saying. Once you find common of interest, things will definitely off from there.
Small talk can out to be a pleasant experience. The conversation be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. Do not let yourself the conversation. Stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. You may find out later on that you have the “ ” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in small talk.
A．right B．reason C．result D．sign
A．take B．use C．mean D．serve
A．know B．learn C．recognize D．help
A．what B．whether C．why D．how
A．giving B．leaving C．making D．forcing
A．So B．Instead C．However D．Besides
A．unless B．until C．if D．Though
A．comfortable B．upset C．nervous D．satisfied
A．try B．plan C．wish D．move
A．changing B．rising C．improving D．going
A．know B．share C．do D．show
A．private B．present C．important D．general
A．careful B．surprised C．interested D．encouraged
A．ideas B．experiences C．points D．senses
A．take B．put C．get D．set
A．come B．turn C．find D．figure
A．should B．can C．will D．may
A．start B．complete C．consider D．control
A．still B．even C．ever D．almost
A．right B．advantage C．talent D．habit
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.For many months he had ___36__a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom,and__37__his father could well__38__it,he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how__39__he was to have such a fine son.He handed his son a beautiful gift box.__40__but slightly disappoited,the young man__41__the box and found a lovely book.__42__,he raised his voice at his father and said: “__43__all your money you give me a book?”And rushed out of the house__44__the book in the study.He did not contact his father for a whole year__45__one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father.He__46__he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house,he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week.The moment he was about to__47__the hospital,he saw on the desk the__48__new book,just as he had left it one__49__ago.He opened it and began to__50__the pages.Suddendly ,a car key__51__from an envelope taped behind the book.It had a lag with dealer’s name,the__52__dealer who had the sports car he had__53__.On the tag was the__54__of his graduation,and the__55__PAID IN FULL.
A．expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．owned
A．finding B．proving C．deciding D．knowing
A．afford B．offer C．keep D．like
A．encouraged B．comfortable C．proud D．moved
A．Nervous B．Serious C．Careful D．Curious
A．packed B．opened C．picked up D．put aside
A．Angrily B．Eagerly C．Calmly D．Anxiously
A．At B．From C．With D．To
A．toasting B．putting C．forgetting D．leaving
A．until B．as C．before D．unless
A．learned B．realized C．recognized D．admitted
A．get to B．search for C．turn to D．leave for
A．much B．still C．hardly D．quite
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．clean B．read C．turn D．count
A．lost B．came C．appeared D．dropped
A．old B．same C．special D．new
A．remembered B．desired C．found D．met
A．picture B．place C．date D．photo
A．word B．information C．news D．card
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36 for 15 minutes . Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more.After that , he became 37.When he saw a photogragh booth(亭)nearby, he had 38__ .He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage ,which was not 39 in the situation .In a few moments,he was holding four small prints that 40 even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 41 behind the desk in the booth.＂ 42 you see a small , dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression ,obviously 43 someone , would you please give her this ?＂he said . He then 44 his office in Morrison Building, 45 that if a picture is worth a thousand words , Then the four photos must be a good 46 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 47 those pictures.She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…….How are you with 48 ? One person calls it “wait training”.It seems that there is always something we are 49 .we wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school.We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 50 of a happy and rewarding life .51, some things are worth waiting for .52 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting ,53_ it or even get good at it ! But one thing is 54 --- we cannot avoid it . How is your 55 coming along?
A．proudly B．respectfully C．patiently D．curiously
A．angry B．hungry C．frightened D．thirsty
A．a question B．a reason C．an opinion D．an idea
A．serious B．difficult C．regular D．convenient
A．hurt B．encouraged C．attracted D．shocked
A．clerk B．secretary C．passer-by D．friend
A．Since B．Before C．As D．If
A．looking for B．working for C．sending for D．paying for
A．called up B．returned to C．visited D．left
A．worried B．disappointed C．satisfied D．surprised
A．descripion B．preparation C．excuse D．lecture
A．Tore B．Saved C．Develped D．Destroyed
A．your wife B．your family C．patience D．determination
A．hoping for B．waiting for C．ready for D．fit for
A．lesson B．experience C．purpose D．quality
A．For example B．After all C．Right now D．So far
A．Every age B．Every shop C．Every day D．Every office
A．accept B．control C．change D．improve
A．certain B．interesting C．precious D．easy
A．photo taking B．job hunting C．decision D．wait training
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has 36 economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works 37 a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can 38 __ support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at 39 and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n) 40 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would 41 talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids 42 her.
On her birthday last month, she 43 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be 44 so much that she 45 on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any 46__ clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a 47 from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I 48 a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be 49 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 50 she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very 51 and angrily said to her Mum, “ 52 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well 53 .
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s 54 . Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her 55 with her.
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered to.
A．personal B．extra C．limited D．adequate
A．for B．with C．like D．as
A．hopefully B．obviously C．hardly D．temporarily
A．music B．drawing C．maths D．biology
A．bonus B．allowance C．donation D．pension
A．secretly B．happily C．quietly D．eagerly
A．pointing at B．shouting at C．laughing at D．glaring at
A．took B．invited C．accompanied D．sent
A．happy B．independent C．confident D．present
A．depended B．insisted C．focused D．agreed
A．casual B．comfortable C．nice D．tight
A．shirt B．jeans C．handbag D．necklace
A．get B．copy C．order D．borrow
A．free B．able C．glad D．willing
A．how B．when C．why D．whether
A．stubborn B．upset C．firm D．enthusiastic
A．If B．When C．Unless D．Though
A．treated B．controlled C．educated D．behaved
A．cleverness B．character C．circumstances D．competences
A．study B．friendship C．sympathy D．performance
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the ___36___ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life ___37____. “You'd better go or you'll miss your flight,”she said.
“I'll __38_____ you,”I replied , and with those words I __39___. By the time I reached the customs I was __40__. While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the ___41__ to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.
Born barely fifteen months __42___, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of ___43___ and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came ___44___ to me and said, “Want to come to the attic(阁楼)?”The answer was always “___45__”. We were frightened of the attic but also ___46_____ by its smells and sounds. Together we would flight many spiders and battle through the numerous boxes __47_____ we found what we needed.
The plane shook ___48___ and my bag fell on the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were __49___ on the floor. I __50_____ over to gather them up when I saw a (an) ___51___ little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I __52___ my sister's handwriting. “Hi Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad...”Only __53___ did I realize that my sister had been ___54___ a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister's coming and going during the flight. Even though a large ocean ____55___ us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
A．honesty B．concern C．sadness D．satisfaction
A．abroad B．home C．again D．along
A．remember B．remind C．miss D．think of
A．was cut B．was off C．left off D．left away
A．smiling B．sneezing C．sighing D．sobbing
A．courage B．energy C．idea D．spirit
A．before B．after C．between D．apart
A．curiosity B．anxiety C．sympathy D．worry
A．about B．across C．down D．up
A．No B．Yes C．Sorry D．Certain
A．surprised B．bored C．attracted D．interested
A．until B．unless C．though D．since
A．hardly B．slightly C．weakly D．heavily
A．spread B．thrown C．dropped D．pushed
A．turned B．went C．bent D．looked
A．familiar B．unfamiliar C．important D．unimportant
A．knew B．saw C．observed D．recognised
A．when B．that C．then D．this
A．keeping B．writing C．using D．making
A．faced B．separated C．surrounded D．blocked
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment （约会）at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him .I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 buy-my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour ,I would examine his wound, While taking care of his wound ,I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his 43 .He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease, I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was ,that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 and asked him,” And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said .”She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that, The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; they just 54 the best of everything they have .55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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