Small talk is the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not well. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers.____ Here are some tips to improve your small-talking ability.

    ⒈____

    If you have seen a really good movie or have read a really good book, you can talk about that.

    When you are sharing the same experience with someone, it's easy to start a conversation. You simply notice and comment on what's going on around you. For example, if you are at a party and a song comes on that you like or that reminds you of something, you can talk about that.

    ⒉Ask open-ended questions

    These types of questions require more thought and more than a simple one-word answer.____ the conversation will go on longer.

    ⒊Become a student

    Nobody knows everything. So，as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So, tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher.____ It's a win-win situation.

    Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice.____you might become happier. If you are making small talk using English, you will most definitely improve your speaking and listening skills.

A. Have some conversation starters ready

B. If you make small talk in your native language

C. However, some people are not good at small talk

D. If you ask questions that need more details to answer

E. You can talk about something that you recently learned

F. Many people find these small conversations about random topics easy

G. They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something

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悠长的铃声
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“今天你晚了。”看大门兼打铃的老师傅说。他瘦而黑，像一根铁钉。别的同学都住校，唯我走读。开学才几天，他这是第一次同我讲话。
“不晚。”我撒腿就跑。从大门口到教室的路很长，就是有本·约翰速度再加了兴奋剂，也来不及。课堂纪律严格，我只是想将损失减少到最小。
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终于，到了。
老师和同学们都在耐心地倾听着，等待铃声的完结。 
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“免贵”，然后，他告诉我姓氏。
我的脑幕上管记忆一般人姓氏的区域，似乎被虫蛀过，总是容易搞错。不过这难不住我，我创造了联想方式。比如，听了看门师傅的姓氏，我脑海中就幻化出花果山水帘洞的景象。这法子秘不传人，却是百试百灵的。 
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终于，我以优异的成绩良好的品行，从学院毕业。我拎着沉重的书包走出校门，最后一次对铁钉样的老人说：“师傅好!”他瞅瞅四周无人，靠近我：“你就要走了。我想同你说一件事。”
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……”他苍老的头颅在秋风中像芦花一般摆动着，脸色因为窘迫，像生了红锈。
“到底是什么事呢?”我的好奇心发作了。
“他们说你是成心的，我说不是……”老人舔了一下嘴唇，好像那里粘着一粒砂糖，慈善地看着我。
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“你千万别介意……我不是姓侯，我姓孙……”
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    Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy lean? It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since the day the builders b____ it.
In 1774, the people of Pisa in Italy wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the m____beautiful bell tower in Italy. The city needed a bell tower because the church(教堂) did not have o____ . As soon as the first floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean. Builders t____  to make the building straight again as they added more floors, but the leaning tower got w____ as the tower grew. It took about 180 years to finish the tower. Today, the leaning tower has eight f____  It is 54.5 meters t____. And it leans almost 4 meters to one s____ . The tower is also sinking(下沉) into the g ____ on which it was built. Every year, the tower leans a____ 1.7 cm.