阅读短文,完成下列任务。
Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to start small talk with local people? In Britain, 1. ______ best topic is the weather. British weather 2. ______ (change) quite often, so it's also a safe topic. You can start small talk 3. ______ (simple) by saying, "It's a lovely day, isn't it?" Besides the weather, it's good to talk about plants with English people, for example, you could say, "These 4. ______ (rose) are really beautiful, aren't they?" English people love pets. So it's also nice to begin 5. ______ "What a lovely dog! What is 6. ______ (it) name?" American people like to talk about sports, such as American football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying, "It's a nice shirt! Where did you get it?" The weather is a safe topic there, too. Of course, there are also a lot of topics 7. ______ (avoid) during small talk in Western countries. Don't ask people "How old are you?" This is usually a 8. ______ (person) question, especially for women. Never ask "How much money do you make?" It makes people 9. ______ (comfortable). Don't ask a stranger whether he or she has a girlfriend 10. ______ boyfriend. Don't talk about politics(政治) or religion(宗教) with a stranger.
任务一:根据短文内容,填写合适的单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空,使短文意思完整。
任务二:根据短文中反意疑问句的变化规则,补全例句。

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【实践篇】

任务一
1. the
2. changes
3. simply
4. roses
5. with
6. its
7. to avoid
8. personal
9. uncomfortable
10. or
任务二
1. isn't she；does he
2. aren't they；is it
3. wasn't he
4. did he
5. can't you
6. should they

任务一解析：
1. 形容词最高级前必须加定冠词the，此处best是形容词最高级，符合语法规则。
2. 主语British weather是不可数名词，描述客观事实用一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
3. 此处修饰动词短语start small talk，需要用副词形式作状语。
4. 指示代词these后接可数名词的复数形式。
5. 固定搭配begin with表示“以……开始”，符合语境语义。
6. 此处修饰名词name，需要用it的形容词性物主代词形式。
7. 此处用不定式作后置定语，修饰topics，表达“需要去避免的话题”的含义。
8. 此处修饰名词question，需要用person的形容词形式，表达“私人的”含义。
9. 根据前文“不要询问收入”的提示，可知这类问题会让人不舒服，需要填comfortable的反义词。
10. 否定句中表示并列选择关系的“或者”，要用连词or。
任务二解析：
按照反意疑问句“前肯后否、前否后肯，疑问部分主语和陈述部分指代一致，疑问部分谓语时态/形式和陈述部分匹配”的规则逐一推导：
1. 第一句陈述部分是肯定的主系表结构，主语为she，be动词是is，疑问部分用否定形式isn't she；第二句陈述部分是一般现在时否定句，主语为he，实义动词借助助动词doesn't，疑问部分用肯定形式does he。
2. 第一句陈述部分主语these roses是复数，用人称代词they指代，be动词是are，前肯后否填aren't they；第二句陈述部分主语the dog用人称代词it指代，be动词是is，前否后肯填is it。
3. 陈述部分是过去进行时肯定句，主语Tom用人称代词he指代，be动词是was，前肯后否填wasn't he。
4. 陈述部分是一般过去时否定句，主语Bill用人称代词he指代，助动词是didn't，前否后肯填did he。
5. 陈述部分含情态动词can，主语是you，前肯后否填can't you。
6. 陈述部分含情态动词should，主语students用人称代词they指代，前否后肯填should they。