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Galvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, was a person who hated gossiping(閑聊); he had no time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge enjoyed silence.

When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to take part in Washington's social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation, he did not exactly endear(使……受喜歡)himself to his hostesses(女主人). One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodor Roosevelt. Mrs Longworth, an excellent conversationalist, began to chat in her usual charming(媚人的) manner, but all attempts to arouse(引起)interest on the part of the vice president were fruitless. Finally, she said, “I'm sure that going to as many dinners as you do , you must get terribly  bored.”

Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge answered in a low voice, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”

Later, when he was president and again at a dinner party, Goolidge was seated next to a most clever society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh , Mr  President,” she said, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet(打賭) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”

The president became angry and then said, “You lose.”

1．Calvin Coolidge was ________.

[　　]

A．president of the U.S.

B．vice-president of the U.S.

C．a(chǎn) man of few words.

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

2．His hostesses found him ________ guest.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)n agreeable

B．a(chǎn)n easy-going

C．a(chǎn) difficult

D．a(chǎn) boring

3．At one dinner, the hostess placed Calvin Coolidge next to the daughter of former President Roosevelt ________.

[　　]

A．by mistake
B．jokingly
C．a(chǎn)ngrily
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

4．From the story we can see Calvin Coolidge's ________.

[　　]

A．dislike for small talk
B．sense of humor
C．unskillful at conversation
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

5．The underlined word“busybodies”in the last paragraph means“________”.

[　　]

A．people who take too much interest in the affairs of others

B．people who enjoy silence

C．people who just mind their own business

D．people who make others angry

答案：D;D;B;B;A
解析：

D;D;B;B;A


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