My name is Damian Costa． I was born in a small village in Italy in 1952． I spent the first few Years of my life there before my family（1） to Perth Australia．
We arrived in Australia in the summer of 1957． I went to（2） and I had to attend special classes to learn English as all the lessons were taught in English．
We did not have much（3） ． so we lived very simply． My parents worked as cleaners． They earned（挣钱）just enough for us to survive（维持生活）and（4） a little money． My father had always wanted to（5） a small restaurant． Finally，（6） ten years of hard work， in June1967， he managed to save enough and opened our first pizzeria（比萨饼店）．
（7） business was slow at first， it soon got better． I helped out at the pizzeria after school and at weekends． Just two years after we（8） my father decided that we needed a full﹣time waiter． Then he decided to（9） me the art of making wood﹣fired pizzas．
Today ，we have three branches（分店）， in Perth． Sydney and Adelaide． My children have（10） learned how to make pizzas and they quite enjoy it． I hope to pass on the business to them．
（1）A． returned |
B． moved |
C． pointed |
D． connected |
（2）A． school |
B． hospital |
C． church |
D． business |
（3）A． paper |
B． illness |
C． health |
D． money |
（4）A． save |
B． borrow |
C． share |
D． choose |
（5）A． sell |
B． see |
C． open |
D． leave |
（6）A． before |
B． after |
C． during |
D． between |
（7）A． Because |
B． If |
C． Although |
D． Whether |
（8）A． played |
B． relaxed |
C． started |
D． stopped |
（9）A． like |
B． teach |
C． believe |
D． lend |
（10）A． perhaps |
B． never |
C． hardly |
D． also |
My younger sister is old enough to dress h ．
W your help， the program couldn't have been so successful．
We should show kindness to doctors who are trying to p our lives．
The high﹣speed railway made our trip very c ．
To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage．Some people are afraid of making mistakes．（1） And that's the biggest mistake of all． Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few mistakes， what will you say？
（2） Finding a proper topic is half the battle．Some topics，such as the weather and news，work well． But others， such as age， money or people's look do not． The following are some ways to start a conversation．
Weather﹣It is cold today， isn't it？
News﹣（3）
A conversation in a foreign language doesn't always go easily． Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow．Don't worry．You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly． For example，"Excuse me，but could you say that again？ I didn't catch it．" or"（4） "
At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to finish it in a polite way，"Well，I really need to go．" and "（5） " are often used by people to end a conversation．
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A． It was nice talking to you． B． They never open their mouths． C． Firstly， be willing to make mistakes． D． Could you speak more slowly， please？ E． Did you hear about that terrible forest fire？ F． First of all， you have to start a conversation． |