Amanpullsintotheparkinglotturnsofftheengineandsitsforaminutefeelinganxiousaboutthenexttwohours.Animportantclient(客户)hasinvitedhimtoanopenhouseincelebrationoftheirnewdowntownoffice.Hehatesthesethings.

　　Amanpullsintotheparkinglotturnsofftheengineandsitsforaminutefeelinganxiousaboutthenexttwohours.Animportantclient(客户)hasinvitedhimtoanopenhouseincelebrationoftheirnewdowntownoffice.Hehatesthesethings.Hedoesn’tknowwhattosay.Hedoesn’tknowanyoneexcepttheclientandhealwaysfeelslikehe’stryingnottolooklost.Hesinksdeeperintotheseatmakingatoughdecisionaboutwhentoleave.

　　Casualconversationhappensatleastadozentimesaday.Yetforsomeofusmanyoccasionsthatinvolvesmalltalkdon’tevergetanyeasierandmayevenincreaseanxietyandcausesomepeopletofeelonedgeaboutsocialeventsbusinesslunchesandchancemeetingswithneighbors.Unfortunatelyaswearesufferingourowndiscomfortourneighborsfriendsandworkmatesgenerallyconsiderusdistantcoldandproud.

　　Ifyourconversationsdisappearalmostassoonasthey’vebegunorifyou’reanunwillingparticipantatsocialandbusinessget-togethersyou’llneedsomeskills.Justgetinvolvedinameaningfuldialoguetryyourbesttointroduceaninterestingtopicwhenthere’sasilenceanddevelopbusinessfriendshipswheneverandwhereverpossible.

　　Smalltalkisn’tthelowlystepchildofrealconversation.Withoutityourarelygettotherealconversation.Smalltalkistheicebreakerthatclearsthewayforadeeperconversation.Peoplewhoexcelatsmalltalkareexpertsatmakingothersfeelincludedvaluedandcomfortable.Andthatgoesalongwaytowardfurtheringabusinessrelationshipormakingafriend.

　　Don’tbefooledintothinkingthatallthoseotherpeopleyouseewhoaresmilingandhappilychattingcomebyitnaturally.Suresomearenatural-borntalkersbutmosthavehadtoworkatit.They’vepracticedattendedcoursesandreadbooks.Youdon’tthinkso?BelievemeIknow.Iusedtobeasingle-mindedunsociableengineer---noonehasworseskillsthanIoncedid.Ihavebecomeanexpertbylearningsomeskillsandthenpracticingthem.It’sthatsimple.

　　26.AccordingtoParagraph2thosewhoarepooratcasualconversation .

　　A.aresometimesconsideredunfriendly B.believesmalltalkisawasteoftime

　　C.havefewchancestomeetstrangers D.feelcomfortablewhent