Berlin：At nine most mornings the same scene is repeated in office buildings around the world．An employee walks into the elevator with his boss and apart from a mumbled “good morning” the junior is lost for other words．That’s an opportunity missed, says experts, who believe that such an apparently dull 30－second conversation can be invaluable for those who want to climb the career ladder．
“Small talk can help establish a relationship upon which you can build,” says Dusseldorf communication advisor Thorsten Knobble, whose company customize curriculum vitas and job references．
As a matter of fact, the significance of small talk goes far beyond the relationship to one’s boss．People who fail the art of speaking a lot without actually saying anything find it harder to cultivate relationships in the workplace, believes Ulrich Goldschmidt, director of the senior management association VDF Essen “Small talk is an essential part of networking,” he says．
Virtually every conversation begins and ends with small talk, according to Wolf Lasko, who has written a book on the topic and its bearing on career prospects．
Not everyone is good at small talk．It takes skill to pick the right moment and the right topic with which to start a conversation．There are plenty of topics although some are not suitable for informal chat．“Anything to do with sex is taboo, cautions Knobble．“Care is needed with politics, religion, money and health．”Safe topics include the holidays, the movies, or sports．
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Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
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Small talk difficult to Start
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Small talk and safe topics
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Small talk easy for everyone
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Small talk essential to your career
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Small talk can do all the following except that ________
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it can be an important part of the Internet
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it can make you successful in your career
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it can help you get along with the people you work with
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it can be an opportunity to start your relationship with your boss
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Which of the following is true according to the test?
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Everyone is not skilled at small talk
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Small talk takes place every morning at nine in office buildings．
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All the people can start a conversation with the right topic at the right moment．
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Some people can not do well in small talk because they don’t know the significance of small talk
In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich for the mathematics and physics program at the Polytechnic in Zurich．There he met Marits, a girl from Hungary and the only woman student in the school．They studied in the same class and the 1 interest in physics brought the two together and they became good friends．Over the next few years, their 2 developed into romance．In a letter to her, Einstein called Marits“a creature who is my equal and who is as strong and independent as I am．”In January 1903, when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he．
After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the 3 of the great theory of relativity．To give her husband more help, Matits 4 her own work, and became a good wife and 5 ．She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible．She was sure that her husband would 6 ．They often discussed the 7 while walking outside or sitting together in the room．They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from home．
In 1904, the Einsteins moved to Berlin and 8 there．At that time, Einstein's theory 9 to be correct and he became 10 all over the world．Marits was very 11 her husband with his success．But it was not long before the First World War 12 , Marits as well as her two sons, who were 13 in Switzerland, couldn't come back to 14 any longer．The war not only stopped Einstein's work but also broke up the warm, happy 15 ．In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced, having lived apart for five years．
