高中英语选修6课文挖空练习

1Module1SmallTalkHowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?Haveyouevercrossedtheroadto_______________tosomeoneyourecognize?Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalk___________toeveryguest?Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbut_____________________totalktopeopleyoudon’tknow?Andareyou_________about___________________________________in_______country?Don’tworry–wecanhelpyou!Youneedn’tworryabout_______liketheseifyouhavegood______________.Andtheyareeasytolearn.People_______goodsocialskills_____________________andknowhowtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyou____________________________.Hereareafewideastohelpyou.Learnhowtodosmalltalk.Smalltalkisveryimportantand______________moreseriousconversations.______________!Havesome___________________________________ready.Forexample:Thinkofarecentnewsstory–nottooserious,e.g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar.Thinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudies.Thinkof“safe”thingsyoucanaskpeople’sopinionsabout–music,sport,films,etc.Thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoid______________talkingtostrangers–andavoidtalkingaboutthem!Thatway,youdon’t_______yourconfidence!DevelopyourlisteningskillsListeningisaskill_______mostpeoplelack,butcommunicationis___________________–it______________ANDlistening.Alwaysremember–youwon’timpresspeopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideasto_______youabetterlistener:DOShowthatyouarelisteningby_____________________and_______–smiling,nodding,saying“uh-huh”and“OK”,etc.Keepgoodeye_______2Use_______bodylanguageAskformoreinformationto_____________________DON’TLookatyourwatchYawnSignLookawayfromthepersonwho’stalkingtoyouChangethesubjectFinishotherpeople’s______________forthemAlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinisterinthe19thcentury:“Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!”LearntherulesIfyou_____________________inanothercountry,rememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.Insomecountries,forexample,youhavetoarrive______________aparty;inothercountries,youdon’t_______.______________,youneedtoknowhowlongyoushouldstay,andwhenyouhavetoleave.Somehosts_______flowersorasmallgift,butinotherplaces,youcantakethings,butyouneedn’tifyoudon’twantto.Remember______________insomecountries,youmustn’ttakeflowers_____________________,becausethey’reunlucky.In_______places,youdon’thavetotakeagifttoaparty–______________TheWrongKindofSmallTalkEstherGreenbaumwasasaleswomanfor______________faxmachinesandbusiness_______.Butshewasalsothemostoutspokenhumanbeingintheworld–well,WestchesterCounty,atleast.Hermottowas“EverytimeIopenmymouth,I_____________________.”EstherGreenbaum’s_______shortcomingwasthatshehada____________________________.No,_____________________.Shehadsmalltalk,butitwasthewrongkind.Infact,shehadneverlearntthe______________ofsocialcommunication,and___________________,shemade_____________________3______________sheopenedhermouth.___________________________________shewasn’taverygoodsaleswoman.Oneday_____________________,Estherwasintroducedtoanimportantcustomer,a_______woman.“Nicetomeetyou,”shesaid.“Howoldareyou?”Thecustomerlooked______________.“Forty?Forty-five?”saidEsther.“Youlookmucholder.Andyourfriend…she’solderthanyou,butshe_____________________!”_____________________,Esther_______atypist,“Hey!When’syour______________?”Thetypist______________and______________Esther.“Actually,I’mnot______________”shesaid.“Oh,sorry,”saidEsther____________________________.“Just____________________________,huh?”Estherwasnever______________about_______people’sfeelings.Oneofher______________,asalesman______________,was______________avery_______divorceandwasvery______________.Shetriedto______________.“Forgether!Shewas___________________.Noonelikedher_______”_____________________,Esthersaidthefirstthing______________herhead.Onedayatwork,aclerkcameintotheoffice_______anewhairstyle.“Nicehaircut,”saidEsther.“Howmuchdiditcost?”Thewomanreplied,“I’drather_______.”Estherreplied,“Well,anyhow,_______youpaidtoomuch_______youpaidtoo_______.”Shemetaveryfamouswriteronce.“Hey,______________!”shesaid.“You’rewritingabookandI’mreadingone!”ThetroublewithEstherwasshesaid_____________________,anddidn’tthinkabout______________.Ayoungmanwastryingtobe_______abouthisnewjob______________.“Iguessthecompanychosemesothey’d______________inthe4office,”hesmiled.“No,Iguesstheychoseyouto______________you______________yourwhole_______withus,”Estherreplied_______.Once,Estherwenttoa_______partytomeetsomeoldschoolfriends__________________oftheirgraduation.Shegreetedthe_______.“Doyourememberthatguyyouwere_______?Whathappenedtohim?”sheasked.“Youknow,theuglyone.”Atthemoment,amancameupand_______herfriend.“Esther,I’dlikeyoutomeetmyhusband,”shesaid,“Charles,thisis…”Esther______________her,“Hey,soyoumarriedhim!”MakingFriendsintheUSAIntheUSA,conversationis______________thanin______________cultures,_______everyonetalksatthesametime.Whensomeonetalks,everyoneis_______tolisten,_____________________theperson’sspeaking_______.Ifyou’renotsurewhattotalkabout,youcanaskwhatpeopledo.We’re_______byourjobsandwe’reusuallyhappytotalkaboutthem,_______you’reaspy!SomepeoplesaythatAmericanstalkaboutth