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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 youll earn later. The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on ones earning potential shouldnt 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 thats why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Face books 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 (定义) of ‘friend,” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US. ( ) 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 youll 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. ( ) 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 f