The goal is to keep the conversation going. At every stage, you should be careful not to talk too much. But don’t let the other person dominate (支配) the conversation either. _____39_____ 4. Ending politely

When ending a conversation, let the person know you’ll be leaving soon, express appreciation for the conversation and set the stage for a future conversation. For example, you could say, “I really must be going soon, but I had a great time chatting with you. _____40_____ Here’s my phone number. Call or text me if you know of any other movies you think I might enjoy.”

A. Don’t worry if it gets quiet. B. How did your friendships begin?

C. Small talk is where all your relationships begin. D. It’s important to mention something about yourself. E. I really liked hearing your opinion about that new movie.

F. The purpose is to show the other person that you are willing to make a conversation. G. If that starts to happen, mention something about yourself when he or she takes a breath. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Ten-year-old Cara Turner loves the giant saltwater pond on her grandparents’ farm. When her grandfather Tom Turner bought the land 15 years earlier, he stocked the pond with fishes.__41___ in winter, Tom __42___ regularly visit the 5.5-acre pond to feed the fishes. One afternoon, __43___ the sun melted toward the horizon, Tom __44___ to head home from the pond. __45___, he was unable to put one foot in front of the other and then __46__ backward into the pond’s deep water. When he didn’t __47___immediately, Cara jumped in. It was too deep to touch the __48___. With one hand, Cara grabbed the bank. With the other, she __49___ for her grandfather.

Tom had __50___ a stroke（中风）the year before. Now Cara wondered if he had __51___again. She grabbed her grandfather’s head, pulled his face out of the water and then pulled him up onto the solid ground. The winter sun almost disappeared, and they were both shaking __52___ the coldness. Cara knew she would have to get Tom to __53___first, a quarter mile away. But sixty feet from the car, Tom fell. From there, he crawled(爬), __54___ himself under a gate, to the car. Caro helped him into the passenger’s side and then got into the driver’s seat. “I used to sit on my dad’s lap and watch him__55___,” said Cara. Although she felt __56___, she pushed on the gas and drove toward the nearest hospital __57___her grandmother Esca was to meet them.