Many people believe small talk is very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(bore).Although that is true,there are many places where small talk is very important.In Western culture,strangers talk to other strangers{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(frequent).On the other hand,small talk is not so common in Eastern culture.Strangers are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(friend)to one another in Western culture,and small talk is very important to English learning.One other place where small talk is important is in{#blank#}4{#/blank#}interview.Besides,the best way to learn small talk is to provide many examples.Here are some{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(suggest)about how to use examples.Small talk{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(involve)many different topics.In other words,students can learn several lessons,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(cover)other subjects,such as sports,jobs,schools,etc.Once we have started the small talk,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}is your responsibility to keep the conversation{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(focus)on your work and study.In order to do so,you can talk about anything{#blank#}10{#/blank#}is not too personal.

    Tim Cook，the CEO of Apple，showed off their newest device，the Apple Watch．Mr．Cook said it was the most personal device Apple{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(create)．

    The Apple Watch is a very small computer a person wears on his or her wrist．It can do many of the same things{#blank#}2{#/blank#}an iPhone．The apps are customized(定制) for the watch．It is different than just seeing{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is on your phone．

    Like a phone，you will be able to receive{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(call)on your wrist．Mr.Cook smiled while{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(describe) this. “I've been wanting to do this since I was five years old，”he said. “The day is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(final) here．”

    The watches arrived in stores{#blank#}7{#/blank#}late April．They are sold at different prices，beginning at ＄349．Mr．Cook said the high-end model，the one{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) of 18-karat gold，is thousands of dollars.

    One problem with Apple Watch is that you need an iPhone on your body，or nearby{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(get) this watch to function fully．Like a phone，it also needs to be charged each night. It remains to be seen whether people really want to carry both a smart phone{#blank#}10{#/blank#}a smart watch.

    Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the “cement(胶合剂)”{#blank#}1{#/blank#}holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (mean) all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (particularly) group. What you think {#blank#}4{#/blank#} what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.

    Human beings are inventive animals. They can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(situation). Of all living things, human beings are the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(clever). They can choose {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(live) in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they)realize these choices.

    Acquiring the wisdom to make wise choices {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be)the lasting challenge of being human.

    Many teens in high school want to try out for sports because they think playing sports will make them more popular. But there are lots of other {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (benefit)of sports that teens may overlook(忽视).

    With TV, movies, computers, and video games {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (become)more and more popular, it has become much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (easy)for teens to be home by themselves rather than going out with friends. Teens used to hang out at the mall or drive around the town; now they just sit at home. Getting teens into a sport {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (give)them an opportunity to go out and socialize. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  they may not find a new best friend，they will learn how to interact and work as {#blank#}6{#/blank#} team, something that they'll find {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (use)later in life.

    More and more teens are becoming overweight. If teens see that their physical condition is causing them to perform {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bad), they may be motivated to do other activities {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (get)healthy. When your children reach their youth, part of good parenting will provide them {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the direction and encouragement and continue to help them develop a healthy style of living.

    All our teachers try to make classes lively and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(interest), so that we won't get {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bore). The class of my English teacher is organized well although some students often say they hate this subject. I know I can't avoid {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lose) my confidence unless I work hard. I also know I must make sure of enough time and energy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(learn) English. I once {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(admit) to my parents that I had trouble with my English learning and they encouraged me greatly. The teacher is always strict {#blank#}6{#/blank#} me. With my teacher {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) me, I have made great progress in English. Last week, I didn't get nervous in the English examination or answer incorrectly, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} meant that I succeeded. My teacher thinks I am shy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} much more intelligent than other students! In my opinion, my English teacher is patient, energetic and serious in his English literature class, and he leaves me such a deep and good {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(impress). I will show respect for him forever.

    Looking out of the window of his Ford truck, Bob Fitzgerald sees large, undesirable plants growing in the fields.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (visitor) to his neighborhood in Princess Anne, Maryland {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(main) see dying forests and empty farmland.

    Fitzgerald says the land{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) in his family for over 3 centuries. "I'd say in the next 20 years. You're going to lose{#blank#}4{#/blank#}very high percentage of that land."

    The land around the Chesapeake Bay has been sinking for hundreds of years. But climate change is making things{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(bad). As sea level rises, salt water is entering rivers and other waterways. As a result, the ground is becoming too salty for crops{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(grow) on.

    Maryland's Eastern Shore is home to some of the oldest farms in North America.

    Fitzgerald says he has seen big changes during his life.

    "You just can't believe{#blank#}7{#/blank#}it's been taking things over in the last 15 or 20 years. I can show you land around here that people raised tomatoes on when I was a little boy. And now it's gone."

    Around the world, scientists warn that coastal farms are under{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(threaten) from rising seas and salt water. A World Bank report estimates rice production in coastal areas of Bangladesh may fall{#blank#}9{#/blank#}15 percent by the year 2050. Another study found hundreds of millions of people will{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(force) to move inland because of rising waters.