ANSWER ASAP PLEASE
PASSAGE:
(1) Many people consider talking about mundane or trivial things instead of having deep and meaningful conversations is a waste of time. (2) Chitchat about the weather, the scores of the latest baseball game, or the trending topics on your social media feed might seem inconsequential to your well-being. (3) They are, however, very common.
(4) Whatever the situation—whether passing the time with someone while standing in line, or talking to a coworker in the elevator—small talk is anything but insignificant; the very innocuousness of small talk is the quality that makes it indispensable. (5) It enables us to socialize in contexts where more personal conversation may be impractical or inappropriate. (6) We can still make brief but meaningful social connections (often with relative strangers) while keeping the stakes low.
(7) Small talk provides us with the benefits of social activity without the risk of straying into divisive or upsetting topics. (8) And, the mere act of socializing, no matter the depth of the conversation, is demonstrably good for our brains.
(9) A recent study conducted at the University of Michigan even suggests that ten minutes of small talk provides just as much benefit to your mental state as ten minutes of doing a crossword puzzle. (10) The low-risk, high-reward nature of small talk really makes it an essential social activity.
QUESTION:
Which revision of sentence 1 best introduces the central idea to be developed in the passage?
A.Talking about mundane or trivial things may seem like a waste of time when the potential for deep and meaningful conversation exists, but small talk has greater value than what is found in more “important” conversations.
B.Because the opportunity for more meaningful and “important” conversations seldom arises, you often have to be content with talking about mundane or trivial things.
C.It may seem like a waste of time to talk about mundane or trivial things when the potential for deep and meaningful conversation exists, but the opportunities for those more “important” conversations arise far less often.
D.Talking about mundane or trivial things may seem like a waste of time when the potential for deep and meaningful conversation exists, but small talk has value far beyond what is found in more “important” conversations.
