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题干：Ifyouintendusinghumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile，youmustknowhowtoidentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers，youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries；alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries，youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.Hereisanexample，whichIheardatanurses'convention，ofastorywhichworkswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.AmanarrivesinheavenandisbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat，whorushestotheheadoftheline,grabshisfoodandstompsovertoatablebyhimself.“Whoisthat?”thenewarrivalaskedSt.Peter.“Oh,that'sGod，”camethereply，“butsometimeshethinkshe'sadoctor.”Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing，youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoallofyouandit’llbeappropriateforyoutomakeapassingremarkabouttheinediblecanteenfoodorthechairman'snotoriousbadtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn'tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsidermakingdisparagingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.YouwillbeonsafergroundifyousticktoscapegoatslikethePostOfficeorthetelephonesystem.Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous，youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuffremarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit'sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile，sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedremark.Lookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected.Atwistonafamiliarquote“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,giveup”oraplayonwordsoronasituation.Searchforexaggerationandunder-statements.Lookatyourtalkandpickoutafewwordsorsentenceswhichyoucanturnaboutandinjectwithhumor.
题目：To make your humor work, you should_____. - A 、take advantage of different kinds of audience
- B 、make fun of the disorganized people
- C 、address different problems to different people
- D 、show sympathy for your listeners
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。第一段首句指出，如果你想在谈话中用幽默来使人发笑, 你就必须知道如何识别共同的经历和共同的问题。接着作者又对此进行了解释，即你的幽默必须与听众有关，应该有助于向他们显示你是他们中的一员，或者你了解他们的情况，赞成他们的观点。作者在第三句得出结论，即针对不同的对象，谈论不同的问题。故C选项为正确答案。
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