Don’t talk so loudly. The baby ______

A.introduce

B.speak

C.talk

A.so

B.much

C.too

D.quite

A.worriedly

B.privately

C.generally

D.hurriedly

me ______ buying it

A) away B) down C) out D) into

1). This passage mainly focuses on ().

2). If you want to guarantee your safety at home, you should ().

3). Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you, it's better for you to ().

4). Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom？

5). From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims if ().

(1).A、how to avoid crimes both at home and in the street

B、 where to stay if you want to be safe

C、 what you should do at home if there is a burglary

D、 how to avoid crime at night in the street

(2).A、always lock the door and put the key in a secret place far away from the door

B、 never leave the keys with workmen since they can easily make copies

C、 keep silent all the time even if you are on your own when a burglar steals into your house

D、 go in immediately when you suspect someone is breaking into your house

(3).A、shout loudly

B、 run quickly

C、 stop, turn around and look at him

D、 go to public places

(4).A、Because we might use it to alert the burglar.

B、 Because it's convenient for us to talk to our friends while lying in bed.

C、 Because it's convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary.

D、 Because we might use it to make a phone call at midnight.

(5).A、we cannot part with the money when being attacked

B、 we always walk facing the traffic

C、 we don't walk in the empty street

D、 we carry too much cash

"Hi there. How's it going？"

"Oh, fine, fine. How about this weather, huh？"

"Well, I guess we can always use the rain."

What's that？ This story？ Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day. Maybe you're waiting for the elevator. Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesn't do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.

Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, "Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. It's so powerful. It does something to you." "Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary," Oliver says, "If I don't make small connection with another person, I can't work."

What causes it？ As a rule, you're either trying to force something into your life, or you're using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.

The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time. Take the elevator, for instance. Now there's prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and there's no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. Making conversation in such peaceful social settings, according to Oliver, "can confirm your territory. It's a way of feeling liked and accepted."

The topics of small talk don't matter. In fact, you don't want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. It's non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change quickly when you're with lots of people doing lots of talking.

Let's say you're at a party. Now it's time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you don't look silly standing by the food table alone all night.

"Small talk'", as interpreted by the author, ______.

A．is not as idle as it may seem to be

B．is usually meaningless and therefore useless

C．has no real function in communication at all

D．is restricted to certain topics only