In America,     1     (help) students develop social skills, school offers a large number of after-school activities. When deciding which student to accept, employers and colleges look for students     2     have skills in several areas. Exam grades are very important, but so are the after-school activities. By taking part in these activities, students show their special talents and their     3     (able) to get on with others.

When Kylie     1     (treat) by Dr. Michelle Lim, one of Australia’s leading scientific experts on loneliness, she talked about her life.     2     (drive) by two children and a company, she felt that no one understood her struggles. With her hands so full, she didn’t think it was possible to feel lonely. But she discovered loneliness doesn’t only happen to people     3     are isolated. Instead, she said, it was about feeling disconnected from others.

It’s well known that drugs like alcohol are addictive for people. What’s not so well known is that some people can become addicted     1     behaviors. Research finds that the average college student     2     (use) a smartphone for about nine hours each day. That’s even     3     (long) than the time many of those students spend     4     (sleep). In fact, according to a new study in August, such extended cell phone use shows that technology can become an     5     (addict), a type of uncontrolled and unhealthy habit.