C．She had a complete absence of small talk.

　　D．She had never learnt the basic rules of small talk.

　　2．From the conversation between Esther and one of her customers in Paragraphs 3 to 5，we can know that ．

　　A．Esther was quite familiar with the customer

　　B．Esther was laughing at the customer on purpose

　　C．Esther was impolite to her customer

　　D．the customer was pleased to talk with Esther

　　3．What was the possible result after Esther comforted her acquaintance who was going through a divorce?

　　A．He was out of depression.

　　B．He was cheered up by Esther.

　　C．He became angry as well as depressed.

　　D．He thanked Esther a lot for her help.

　　4．The sentence in the 15th paragraph"You're writing a book and I'm reading one！"actually means ．

　　A．I am reading the book you are writing now

　　B．I am reading a book similar to yours

　　C．while you are writing books，I'm reading books

　　D．I'm very interested in the book you are writing now

　　5．From the whole passage，we can see that are not suitable for small talk topics.

　　A．some personal matters like one's age，weight，marriage and so on

　　B．things about one's hairstyle and appearance

　　C．personal affairs like one's income，career and dating，etc.

　　D．both A and B

　　【答案】　1－5　DCCBD

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　　1．Which of the following sentences can summarize the first paragraph?

A．Small talk is very common in the conversation.