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四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二上学期英语期末考试试卷
Small Talk Might Get You Big Rewards
In many culture, small talk is a big deal. Although it may seem like a pointless conversation to pass the time or avoid awkward silence, it is actually very important for communicating and bonding with others.
According to US inspirational speaker Melissa Wadsworth, "Small talk is about tapping into possibility." Having good small talk skills is the best way to meet new people, which can lead to friendships, jobs, or other goals.
If small talk is so important, how do you do it? What's the best way to break the ice and start talking to people? Well, some of the most common topics include the weather, hobbies, work, family and travel. It's easy for people to talk about them.
For example, you can talk to your schoolmates about your classes or that teacher who drives everyone crazy. If you're lucky, you might have a friend introducing you to others firstly to help you start a conversation.
Sometimes, it may seem a bit difficult to start a conversation with someone you don't know. That's OK! Wadsworth has the best advice for this: "approach the conversation excited about the friendship, the good laugh, the fascinating story, the job opportunity, the date, the joy or the sense-of-belonging potential inherent (内在的) in this shared experience."
Small talk might just be the first step to something much bigger.
A. Everyone has this problem sometimes.
B. Another way to start small talk is to comment on your surroundings.
C. These topics are great for small talk because they are valuable.
D. Small talk can also be used for striking up a conversation.
E. Not only that, small talk is shown to boost brainpower by encouraging empathy, making you consider what another person feels or thinks.
F. Nobody would doubt the values of small talk.
G. If you're at a party, you might comment on the snacks, music, or the number of people there of video games.
The Winner's Guide to Success
Do you know what makes people successful? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in America. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Be responsible for yourself.
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you are giving away your own power. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Write a plan.
It is very difficult trying to get what you want without a good plan. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” you'll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.
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Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work hard — even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won't get anything valuable.
Never give up.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.
A. A good plan is like a map to you. B. It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done. C. Some people achieve success much later in life because they didn't work harder earlier. D. You are saying you have more control over my life than I do. E. Someone else's opinion of you doesn't have to become your reality. F. Be willing to pay the price. G. Here are some keys to success that they give. |
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