How do you make a small talk with a Briton(英国人)? Here’s a good way: talk about weather. According to (根据)a survey, the weather is the favorite topic of the UK. Britons spend six months of their lives talking about rain and sun.
In British culture, this weather talk has two meanings. It could be just a greeting. It could also open a new topic when one meets strangers(陌生人).
Here’s something to remember. It’s not good to disagree(不同意)with a person who is talking about the weather. When someone says “It’s cold today”, it’s impolite(不礼貌的)to say, “No, it’s not. ”One should always agree no matter(不管)what one really feels.
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1.The weather is the favorite topic of the UK.
2.Britons spend seven months of their lives talking about rain and sun.
3.In British culture, this weather talk has only one meaning.
4.It’s not good to disagree with a person who is talking about the weather.
5.If someone says “It’s cold today”, you should say, “No, it’s not. ”
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How many ______ of Chinese food do you know? I’d like ______ you some specials.
______ 1 is noodles. There are many kinds of noodles in China, like rolled noodles, pulled noodles, knife-cut noodles and fried noodles. All of them ______ great.
Special 2 is ______. Dumplings, yes, I think you must know ______ . Do you know the famous Kung Fu Panda cartoon movie? There are ______ kinds of Chinese specials in the movie: noodles and fried dumplings. ______ we also have another kind of dumplings—boiled(水煮的) dumplings. We often eat boiled dumplings ______ our Spring Festival.
I like Chinese food very much. I hope you ______ like it.
1.A. kind B. kinds C. size D. sizes
2.A. tell B. tells C. to tell D. telling
3.A. Food B. Drink C. Fruit D. Special
4.A. is B. am C. be D. are
5.A. eggs B. dumplings C. hamburgers D. cakes
6.A. them B. they C. it D. me
7.A. some B. many C. two D. second
8.A. As B. Or C. So D. But
9.A. during B. in C. on D. of
10.A. too B. also C. either D. very
—Would you like green tea ________ juice?
—I don’t like green tea ________ juice. I’d like some coffee.
A. and; and B. or; or
C. and; or D. or; and
—Do you know that there are many different ________ animals in the zoo?
—Yes, I do. And I also know that some of them are ________ scaring.
A. kinds of; kind of B. kinds of; kinds of
C. kind of; kinds of D. kind of; kind of
—________?
—He is tall and thin.
A. How is he B. What does he like
C. What is he D. What does he look like
—Would you like to play basketball with us?
—Yes, I’d love to. ________ I have to stay at home and work in the garden now.
A. So B. But C. Or D. And
