In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”, small talk means little things we talk about at the ____41____of a conversation. In English-speaking countries, people often make small talk about the _____42_____: Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is ______43_____special about small talk. It must be about something ______44_____ people have the same idea about. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a ______45_____ topic for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on _____46____ the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are _____47_____. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus stops, people may say: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?” Greetings and small talk are _____48_____ important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be _____49_____from one language to another. This___50_____that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior (社会行为) of the people who speak it. 小题1:A.front                   B. end              C. start 小题2:A. weather           B. dates             C. colors 小题3:A. nothing           B. anything          C. something 小题4:A. all               B. both              C. every 小题5:A. cheap               B. dangerous            C. safe 小题6:A. where               B. when             C. how 小题7:A. seeing              B. looking at           C. watching 小题8:A. the               B. an                   C. a 小题9:A. the same              B. difficult            C. different 小题10:A. sounds             B. shows                C. looks