【推荐1】Good social skills are an important part of building rich friendships, enjoying yourself in public, and succeeding in your career.     1     ,you might run into some trouble chatting with people you don't know. Don't worry-there are plenty of easy ways to improve your social skills throughout your daily life.     2    .

1. Compliment (赞美)someone.

Take a quick look to make sure the person isn't busy or in a hurry.     3     Keep the conversation going by sharing simple ideas and asking questions. A friendly conversation with a stranger is an easy way to give your social skills a boost. You could say “I love your coat" or “I really like the way you style your hair."

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Teams are great ways to meet like-minded people. Strike up a conversation with someone sitting near you. You might say, "It's so nice to see so many people here" or “What brings you here?” You might make a friend through the conversation.

3. Listen to the people around you.

    5    ,but don't try to control the dialogue. Listen for openings where you can ask relevant (相关 的) questions throughout the conversation. Being an active, attentive listener is a key part of good social skills.

A．Join a class or club

B．If you consider yourself to be shy

C．The following are a few ways of developing praising skills

D．Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get started

E．Listen to just an opening and jump into the conversation quickly

F．Then, say hello and offer a compliment

G．It's important to be open and vocal in a conversation

【推荐2】Are you stuck in a job you don’t like? Many people hold ideas about jobs and careers that are holding them back. Let’s see the truth behind some career myths.

ACV (简历) is the only way to get a job.

To tell the truth, many employers don’t like or actually read CVs. Some employers would prefer to judge a person after a face-to-face meeting, or give them some part-time work first to see what they are truly like in the workplace.

Having an up-to-date CV is important when applying for jobs advertised in the paper, from larger organizations, or when you want to leave some information about yourself for the employers.

I have to make my decision now and stick to it.

There is a great saying: “Life is a journey not a destination.” Journeys are full of options.You make and change your decisions all the time based on new experiences and information.

Yes, you do have to make decisions, but you do not have to be limited by those career decisions by sticking to them.What’s more important is having a go and exploring new things.

I can’t get into the work I like because there are too few opportunities.

I have no doubt getting into work that you really want to do can be challenging. But I do also believe opportunities exist in most career areas because employment needs change all the time. One strategy I’d suggest if you can’t get your dream job is to go after what you want and grab any opportunity that moves you toward your dream job.

It’s the school’s responsibility to talk about careers and work.

Schools do have a part to play in providing career advice for students, but others also have a responsibility. I would suggest that a student-parent-school partnership approach is a far better way of looking at this. A lot of information is available on the internet, in the newspapers, through relatives and friends.

1. The passage was written mainly to ___________.

A．tell people how to get a good job

B．teach people how to behave in a job interview

C．correct some wrong ideas about looking for jobs

D．introduce right attitudes towards work

2. According to the passage, when you are looking for jobs a CV __________.

A．is the most important thing

B．is no longer popular

C．should be given face to face

D．should contain your latest information

3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.

A．students should use as many resources as possible when looking for a job

B．the school is the main source of career advice to students

C．students should rely on relatives and friends to find a good job

D．information on the Internet is not necessarily true

【推荐3】Setting goals can help you stay on top of your studies, but it's important to set the right kinds of goals. That's where S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Action-based, Realistic, Time-scheduled) goals can help.

Set your goal as specific as possible

Having an unclear goal can make it difficult to follow through on your efforts and track your progress.     1    . For example, instead of saying your goal is to get through your math class, figure out what grade you want to earn.

Ensure your progress is measurable

It is wise to decide in advance how you will measure progress. You can choose both short-term and long-term measures of progress. In the short-term, you might measure progress by looking at how much studying you get done in a week.     2    

Decide on action-based steps

When you set your goal, make sure you have a clear action plan and detailed steps.     3     Action-based steps might include finishing your homework ahead of time, reviewing your notes every day after class, and arranging a meeting with your professor.

Make sure your goal is realistic

    4    . An example of a realistic goal would be to improve your course grade by one letter before the end of the semester. An unrealistic goal, by comparison, would be to turn an F into an A by the end of the semester.

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If you're working within a school calendar, the end of that semester might be the end of your time schedule. You might decide that you'll achieve your goal before the final week. That means working backwards to figure out what needs to be completed and when.

A．Work towards your goal

B．Give yourself a reasonable time schedule

C．You might have a goal of getting an A in English

D．However, having a clear goal will help you stay driven

E．That way you'll know what you're achieving and how you'll get there

F．In the long-term, you might watch how your grades improve over the semester

G．It's important to dream big, but it's also important to know what you can achieve