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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在答卷上。
One Saturday, I went shopping with my daughter, Helen, and son, Brandon. The car was filled with the children's laughing and singing. As we up, we saw a truck with a big sign on it that "Petting Zoo. " The kids jumped up and asked, "Daddy, can we go?" "Sure." I said, giving them a quarter (25 cents) before walking into the shopping center. They ran away and I felt free to take my time looking for I needed. There are a hundred little baby animals of all kinds in the zoo. Kids pay their money and stay there with the animals they like their moms and dads shop.
Several minutes later, I and saw Helen walking along behind me. I was surprised to see she to shop rather than play with the animals. And I thought the children had to wait till the parents came to them up. I came up and asked what was wrong.
She at me with those big brown eyes and said sadly. "Well, Daddy. it cost 50 cents. So, I gave Brandon my . " Then she said the most thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto “ is action!” She had given Brandon her quarter, and loves little animals more than Helen. She had watched what both my and I did for years around the house after we had said "love is action!" And now it had become a of her lifestyle.
Then we went back to the petting zoo. We stood Brandon go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had 50 cents a hole in my pocket. I never it to Helen, and she never asked for it. Because she know the whole family : Love always pays.
A．drove B．drew C．dressed D．dragged
A．wrote B．said C．expressed D．warned
A．either B．neither C．each D．every
A．who B．when C．that D．what
A．feeding B．caring C．petting D．nursing
A．which B．while C．where D．whether,
A．turned over B．turned out C．turned away D．turned around
A．chose B．checked C．hesitated D．refused
A．bring B．put C．pick D．wake
A．looked up B．looked down C．looked through D．looked over
A．pet B．coat C．quarter D．candy
A．successful B．beautiful C．harmful D．awful
A．Trust B．Understanding C．Honesty D．Love
A．anyone B．no one C．every one D．someone
A．wife B．mother C．father D．children
A．pile B．pair C．puzzle D．part
A．seeing B．watching C．noticing D．feeling
A．digging B．making C．burning D．hiding
A．paid B．delivered C．offered D．afforded
A．motto B．message C．model D．matter
【原创】As Mr.T steadily pawed his way into our hearts, Colin and I identified for the first time in our lives, as .My husband was a reasonable and generous father, and l was a sensitive, fussy mom .Colin tried to the world through Mr. T's eyes, adding a solid wooden door to Mr. T's home when he how much he liked his privacy .Meanwhile ,I cared about Mr. T's ,fearing that every nap or failed attempt to mount the coffee table some terrible illness.
I felt our world conforming to Mr. T's needs - and I it. Colin and I____ going out to dinner as often and instead spent evenings in our living room, smiling proudly as Mr. T dragged apples and socks into his house with great seriousness. Some nights, we on the sofa until 2,3,4 in the morning, waiting for Mr.T ,who was active at night, to and walk downstairs. We stopped traveling together so one of us could always be home to keep him .
A few years earlier, we had struggled to find even a(n) hour in the day – but Mr.T taught us how to make in our lives for the future we wanted, to be more empathetic, more patient. He taught us to love . We'd found Mr. T in one of life's intervals, between dating and marriage, coupledom and .If it had been a lost dog or a deserted cat on our way home that night, there would be no____ to tell. We would have brought the animal to a shelter. that nobody would do that for a rat made us bring Mr.T into our home, and doing so made all the .
Some of our friends and family just didn't Mr.T.They never understood how we could love a .We never understood how, if you had the 0f meeting him, it was possible not to.
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ____ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.
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| A．sea | B．lake | C．mountain | D．river |
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| A．light | B．moon | C．sun | D．lamp |
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| A．make | B．sell | C．offer | D．buy |
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| A．But | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my and to Allah’s will. , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the that I’d get at school.
I on my own that sixth grade was the I should start wearing the hijab. I was about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or be scared of me and my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was about everything I had thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions — — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids were making fun of me, there was one girl----she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much---and she spoke me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the of America.
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| A．independent | B．difficult | C．different | D．sensitive |
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| A．wished | B．unexpected | C．realized | D．decided |
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| A．outdoor | B．inside | C．actual | D．outside |
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| A．and | B．for | C．but | D．or |
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Have you ever wondered how to work out who your true friends really are? Here are a few tips for you to exactly who your true friends are.
First, it’s very difficult, especially you’re in a large group of friends where you have a very different range of . Some of them may be goof-offs or clowns, some of them may be very and intense, and some of them may just be the run of the mill(普通的) friends. However, in your life, when you’re looking for a friend, you want the friend that’s really going to be there for you when you need him or her and some positive information and positive attention.
So, I guess a good rule of thumb(单凭经验的方法) when you’re looking for a true friend, or who your true friends are, is to find the ones that really you when the going gets rough. That is, when you’re in a pot, they’re really there for you, being supportive, listening and trying to help you for yourself what you might want to do. A true friend will also you for who you are and not try to make you into something else that’s different. For , if you have a bat habit, they are going to accept you with that bad habit, the rest of the habits, instead of just ridiculing you about it, at you about it, or putting you down. We all have our shortcomings, and a true friend is one who accepting of you, no matter what your are.
It is very hard to the true friends, especially from a large group of friends, as the personalities began to mesh(匹配) over time. So, its you to be very aware, watch your friends, and look back at who’s really been there for you in your difficult situations.
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