They found a small but reliable tendency for men to be more talkative than women in certain cases, such as when they were conversing with theirs wives or with strangers. Women talked more to their children and to their college classmates.

　　The type of speech was also explored in the research. The researchers discovered that, with strangers, women were generally more talkative when it came to using speech to ensure her connection to the listener, while men’s speech focused more on an attempt to influence the listener. With close friends and family, however, there was very little difference between genders in the amount of speech.

　　51. This passage mainly talks about research conducted by ___________.

　　A. Gallup Poll

　　B. “Personality and social Psychology Review”

　　C. Campbell Leaper and Melanie Ayres

　　D. The author

　　52. According to the passage which statement is true?

　　A. Women are born to be good at conversation.

　　B. Women are more talkative than men.

　　C. Women are more talkative than men when they converse with their close friends.

　　D. Women are less talkative than men in certain cases.

　　53. Which of the following statements describes the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Women are born more talkative than men.

　　B. Men are born more talkative than women

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