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12．【1】A lot of people can really struggle with knowing how to make small talk．There are a few small talk topics that should never let you down，whatever situation you are in：
【2】Your surroundings should provide you with something to talk about．Whatever you're doing you are in the same situation with the person to whom you are speaking，so there is common ground there．Even if you are only queuing up for the coffee machine you can _________ how long the line of people is，or about how you should drink less coffee or whatever．Aim for a casual but pleasant attitude．
【3】People appreciate it if you ask about them in a friendly manner，so you could always try asking them how their day has been so far．Even in a store you might ask the cashier if they have been busy today．It's a good，simple ice-breaker and will often lead to other person to open up，even if it costs just a little．
【4】People like to keep up with what is happening in the news，so a question like"did you read in the newspapers how …？"or"did you see why somebody （whoever） was on the news last night？"Depending upon who you are talking to，you may not want to raise a particularly sad item or an unpleasant crime，but if you have chatted with the person before，perhaps they are a colleague，you can chat about these things，and you will soon find yourself in a conversation about society today．
【5】So keep the topics in mind and practice them on a few people in your daily life and you will soon discover that you really do know how to make small talk．
76．What is the best title for the passage？（no more than 5 words）How to make small talk
77．Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 4 words）
make a remark about/talk about
78．What do you think will happen if you ask a person"How is your weekend？"？（no more than 10 words）It will often lead to other person to open up．
79．What affects your decision about whether to raise sad item or an unpleasant crime to make small talk？（no more than 8 words）Who you are talking to．
80．What does the underlined word"them"（Line 1 Paragraph 5）probably refer to？（no more than 5 words）The small talk topics．．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述3種閑聊的話題．

解答 76．How to make small talk
77．make a remark about/talk about
78．It will often lead to other person to open up．
79．Who you are talking to．
80．The small talk topics．
76．How to make small talk主旨大意題．  通讀全文可知本文主要講述3種閑聊的話題．
77．make a remark about/talk about細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第二 段Even if you are only queuing up for the coffee machine you can _________ how long the line of people is，or about how you should drink less coffee or whatever． 可知盡管你在排隊買咖啡，你也可以聊一下隊伍多么長啊．
78．It will often lead to other person to open up．細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第三 段It's a good，simple ice-breaker and will often lead to other person to open up，even if it costs just a little．可知"周末過得怎么樣"這個話題很禮貌，因此會讓聽話者開口說話．
79．Who you are talking to．細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第四 段Depending upon who you are talking to，you may not want to raise a particularly sad item or an unpleasant crime，可知如果你想談?wù)摫瘋�的話題，那要看看對方是誰．
80．The small talk topics．猜測詞義題．  根據(jù)文章第五 段So keep the topics in mind and practice them on a few people in your daily life 可知記住這些話題，并且在日常生活中多加練習(xí)．

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