What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.
“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed," said Xu. She believed that all this helps you "earn a higher salary”.
Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂癥). A woman even complained that the networking website Face book's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.
But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?
“Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定義) of ‘friend',” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.
【小題1】The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _________.

A．if you have more friends you will not live happily.
B．the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn in your late life.
C．the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live.
D．friends can make more money for you.
【小題2】According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means_____
A．You have the ability to earn more money.
B．You will not feel lonely.
C．You are quite content with your life.
D．You have the ability to get along with others in various situations.
【小題3】 What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A．The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship.
B．Friends plays an more important part in our daily life than anything else.
C．Friends are currency.
D．Friends give you success.
【小題4】 We can learn from the passage that _________.
A．If you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future.
B．Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future.
C．Friends means a form of currency.
D．Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】D

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