Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone, getting into a school or job, or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do you even know how to do it? If not, then it’s never too late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important?
It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail, and you never know where it will go. “It can lead to many results，from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollar business deal”，according to Brett Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make us smarter, as a study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that friendly, social communication could help us solve problems.
You may be wondering how best to break this ice. Weather is probably the number one thing that people who do not know each other will discuss. Sports news in also a very common topic, especially if a local team or player is doing extremely well or badly. And if you and the other speaker have something in common, that may also he acceptable to talk about. For example, if the bus you are on is full, you might talk about the reasons why.
Complimenting (恭维)someone on their clothing or hair is acceptable; however, you should probably not say anything — good or bad一about a person's body. Basically, any subject that makes the other person give a deep-thought answer in not welcome. If you bring up something like death, religion, politics, for serious opinions, you will turn people off.
1.The 2nd paragraph is mainly about .
A. the topics of small talk B. the development of small talk
C. the art of small talk D. the advantage of small talk
2.Which is the first choice for strangers to break the ice?
A. Weather. B. Clothing.
C. Sport D. Music
3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means people will .
A. feel interested in your talk B. quarrel with you for your talk
C. get tired of your talk D. be grateful for your talk
4.Which part of a magazine might this text belong to?
A. Science & Technology B. Social Communications.
C. Modern Fashion. D. Travel Around the World.
Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
Open Table app
Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations, which can add up to discounts (折扣)on restaurant visits.
Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app
Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app is free.
Happy Cow app
Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The Happy Cow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
Local Eats app
Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The Local Eats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the U•S. and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.
Where Chefs Eat app
“Where Chefs Eat” is a 975-page book. Most people wou
ld not want to cam that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3,000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
1.What can users get when making a reservation with Open Table app?
A. prizes. B. Books.
C. Points D. Cheeses.
2.Happycow app is designed for those who prefer
A. local foods. B. wine and cheese
C. vegetables D. animal meat
3.What app costs you most according to the text?
A. Open Table. B. Where and cheese
C. Local Eats D. Max MeCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing.
请根据下面的提示写一篇短文，介绍你所崇拜的一位偶像。主要包括以下内容：
1. 偶像的身份、外貌及性格特征；
2. 你崇拜的理由；
3. 对你的积极影响。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 提示词：偶像 idol
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Sandy arrived at the museum at last. She was so tired that she has to find a chair to sit on. If she sat down, she noticed nice painting on the wall. She stared with it for a long time--- such long, that she fell asleep.
Suddenly, she felt a tap on his shoulder. She looked up and saw a man on a horse wear a metal suit. He was only a sculpture a moment ago, but by now he was alive and talking to Sandy! She was so frightening that she ran down the hall.
From around the corner she could hear someone singing. She went to see what it was but there was nobody in sight.
Today Mr Johnson, 1. member of the International Olympic Committee, visited a high school in Beijing. He 2.(make) a speech there.
In his speech, he talked about the history and 3. (significant) of the Olympic Games. He described the ancient Olympic Games. Athletes at the ancient games could only be men 4. spoke Greek, but today, both men and women 5.around the world can compete. The modern games, first held in 1896, 6.(design) to make it possible for countries and people to live 7. (peaceful) together.
Mr Johnson 8. talked about some famous athletes. One example is Michael Jordan, who won his second Olympic gold medal after a long break. Another example he mentioned is Deng Yaping, who won many gold 9.(medal). Mr Johnson ended his speech by 10.(wish) the Olympic movement a successful future. The audience really enjoyed his speech.
One evening I was resting in a café. I______ a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a(n) ______ shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the ______ in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He _______ down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was busy doing his work ______ heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for ______ from the rain. More and more people crowded _______and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned _______. I had no shoes on my feet and ______ where the boy had been. I thought he would not ______ my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the ______ ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be ______ . I had to move to the door, head _______. Just as I went to the gate, I ______ found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the ______ with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being ______. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.
I shook him slightly and woke him up. He ______ up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package ______ , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I ______ him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the boy’s image（形象）stayed in my ______.
1.A. took B. wore C. mended D. owned
2.A. old B. dirty C. small D. unfit
3.A. bag B. package C. box D. toy
4.A. seated B. bent C. put D. looked
5.A. when B. after C. because D. since
6.A. preparation B. rest C. hide D. protection
7.A. out B. away C. in D. off
8.A. dark B. light C. dim D. bright
9.A. thought B. wondered C. guessed D. imagined
10.A. 
shine B. keep C. return D. carry
11.A. work B. coffee C. time D. rain
12.A. opened B. locked C. stopped D. closed
13.A. lowered B. nodded C. raised D. held
14.A. shortly B. surprisedly C. sadly D. immediately
15.A. table B. door C. bed D. café
16.A. wet B. bare C. pale D. cold
17.A. stayed up B. kept off C. jumped up D. looked into
18.A. finally B. suddenly C. unfriendly D. hurriedly
19.A. recognized B. forgave C. paid D. inspired
20.A. way B. feet C. form D. mind
