Read the following paragraph and cross out TWO irrelevant sentences on the answer sheet.
A lot of the time, people hardly ever listen to what's going on in a conversation. They either just take in the general idea or focus instead on getting their own response ready. A bad conversation is one where both parties are so intent on talking, that the “listening" is simply a silent gap waiting one's turn. Silence is golden though it can be embarrassing. In these cases, the talking-listening ratio is all wrong. The fact is that good conversations, like a game of catch, are a back-and-forth game. They need a talking-listening ratio that's not far from 50:50. Actually, it's commonly said that everyone has something to share, and there's a lot of truth in this. When we listen to someone else, we allow them to deal with whatever stresses or bothers them. As such, it builds much deeper relationships with much higher satisfaction.