题目内容：

任务型阅读，仔细阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D中找出恰当的选项填入第 1-4 题的空白处，并回答第5 题。

A. What a cute dog! What is his name? B. It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it? C. It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it? D. Those roses look really beautiful, don’t they?

Small talk is a good way to make friends. If you travel to other countries or have friends from abroad, do you know how to use small talk to make conversations?

In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British weather is changing all the time. You can start chatting by saying “__1._____”

Besides weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with British. You could say, “___2.____” .English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to start with “____3.___”

In America, people like to talk about sport news, such as American football and basketball. Americans also talk about clothes. So you might say, “____4.___”  Weather is a safe topic there, too.

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Small talk in America .

B. Small talk, big skill.

C. How to make friends.

D. Weather is a good topic of small talk