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【題目】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 hired. 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. Choose something around you that you share with the other person.
Next, keep the conversation going. Praise the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.
Third, keep eye contact. When you look people in the eye, they feel you take interest in what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and builds trust.
Naturally, talking to someone you don't know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small talk does get easier.
In fact, small talk is anything but small. It is a very big deal!

Title	Small Talk: A Deal
Introduction	We may make small talk when we meet people
	◆ Small talk can help people form friendships. ◆ Small talk can also help people get a .
Advice	◆ Find some topics which are with the other person.
	◆Keep the talk going by making sompicments and questions. ◆Keep eye contact in conversation to build . ◆ more in order to make small talk easier.
Conclusion	Small talk really a lot to us.

Answer 1

【答案】Big；first；Benefits/Advantages/Strengths；new；job/post；shared；asking；trust；Practice/Practise；matters/means
【解析】文章主要講的是簡短對話的重要性。素不相識的人通常以討論交通狀況或天氣來開始他們的交談。做題時注意聯(lián)系上下文提取有效信息，并注意是否需要進行詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。
(1)根據(jù)最后一段“In fact, it is actually a very big deal!”可知，事實上，簡短對話非常重要，a big deal是固定短語。故填deal。
（2） 根據(jù)“Put a group of strangers in a room together...”可知，陌生人見面可能會開始簡短的聊天，由此可知，他們是首次見面。 故填first。（3） 根據(jù)第三段可知，簡短的談話可以幫助人們形成友誼，幫助人們找到工作，說明這里說的是好處或優(yōu)點。故填A(yù)dvantages/Benefits。
（4） 根據(jù)第三段“Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships.”可知答案。故填new。
（5）根據(jù)第四段“Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.”可知答案。故填job/position/post。
（6） 根據(jù)第五段“Select something around you that you share with the other person.”可知答案，這里用過去分詞作后置定語。故填shared。 （7） 根據(jù)第六段“and ask questions to show interest”可知，通過提問問題來表示自己感興趣，by后跟動名詞。故填asking/rasing。
（8） 根據(jù)第七段“It makes you appear honest and builds trust.”可知，眼神接觸能使人顯得真誠，并建立信任。故填trust。
（9） 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Some experts say with more practice, small talk does get easier.”可知，簡短對話經(jīng)過多加練習之后就會變得容易。故填Practice/Practise。
（10） 根據(jù)最后一段“small talk is anything but small. In fact, it is actually a very big deal!”可知，簡短對話絕非不起眼，事實上，簡短對話很重要。matter重要，相當于count。Mean a lot to sb對某人來說意義重大。故填matters/means。