Many Americans find silence uncomfortable during a buffet or a formal dinner. 【C1】______ in the States there is the 【C2】______

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问题    Many Americans find silence uncomfortable during a buffet or a formal dinner. 【C1】______ in the States there is the 【C2】______  practice of making "small talk" in certain social situation. Small talk deals 【C3】______  various  topics, superficially, simply for the sake of keeping a conversation 【C4】______ . The topics 【C5】______  include the weather, sports, college courses, clothing, food, etc. Small talk is 【C6】______  useful at social gathering when you meet someone for the first time, or when polite conversation is expected but no serious discussion 【C7】______ .
    It is common but not necessarily expected that one should know 【C8】______  in a group before engaging him or her in conversation. 【C9】______ , at a party or 【C10】______  informal social gatherings, a simple " May I join you?" and a self-introduction is normally sufficient 【C11】______  acceptance into a group and to join in a conversation.  In some 【C12】______  , such as the lobby of a concert hall or theater, a waiting room or a classroom, it is common for 【C13】______  to start a conversation even 【C14】______  an introduction.
    【C15】______  the informality that pervades U. S. society, people in the States expect those whom they 【C16】______  to put aside 【C17】______  they are doing and listen. As a 【C18】______ , the conversation distance between two people is at least two or three 【C19】______ . Standing at a closer range will make many Americans feel 【C20】______ .  
【C13】______

选项 A、the young
B、the old
C、strangers
D、people

答案C

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