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       An interpersonal communication class is one of those courses similar to health or physical education that students often brush off as just another one of those school required classes that are easy to pass. Well, should these interpersonal communication classes be required for all high school students?

       After having such a subject as part of the curriculum (课程) in my Communications College major, I believe that this course should be required. Even though it is true that much of the material is common sense to most, there is likely a handful of students who do not know the standard guidelines for communicating interpersonally, either because their family never raised them with the knowledge or they had no place to practice the rules.

       To be interpersonally effective in communicating, one must know how to behave confidently in certain situations, how to settle a conflict, and how to moderate behavior and choice of speech among different people or places. If schools required this course in high school, I firmly believe that the graduation as well as college entry percentages of each class would rise rapidly.

       My interpersonal communication classes required myself and the other students in my class to team up in groups of two or three on various occasions and practice certain verbal exchanges. The professor would give us scenarios (剧本) and we would have to act out what we would do and say if that situation happened. We performed exercises where we had to read back and forth with our partner practicing different tones of voices and analyze the change in impression each made on the receiving party.

       Many people, again, blow interpersonal communication classes off as just a filler class to keep kids in school for an entire day, but I don’t think these people realize how important effective communication skills are when entering into the grown-up, independent, college or employment world. Being able to communicate well has a huge effect on one’s self-esteem (自尊), ability to make friends, competence in an employment position, and the healthiness of a romantic relationship.

33. The underlined part “students often brush off” can be replaced by “_____”.

A. students are really fond of

B. students don’t take seriously

C. students feel confused about

D. students have never heard of

34. What were the author’s interpersonal communication classes like?

A. Students showed no interest and played games.

B. Students performed exercises in small groups.

C. Students were too shy to play out scenarios.

D. Students were often asked to watch videos.

35. The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to _____.

A. advertise               B. entertain

C. persuade                   D. instruct

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