Why do some people always seem to succeed at work, while others of equal or higher intelligence don't?It is not luck．More than likely it's the emotional intelligence factor．Emotional intelligence, often referred to as EQ, is a set of abilities that lets you form favorable relationships with yourself and others．Research shows that it can be a far better predictor of life success than IQ．At its simplest, emotional intelligence includes the following：
Self-awareness
Recognizing your emotions and their effects, knowing your strengths and limitations, and having a strong sense of your abilities and self-worth．
Self-regulation
Managing your moods by keeping troublesome emotions under control, and directing your feelings and resources to improving your performance and achievement．
Self-motivation
Knowing how to use your emotions to drive yourself into action toward a desired goal and to stick to it despite difficulties．
Empathy
Your ability to sense others' feelings and emotions, read and understand how relationships work, and expect, recognize and meet people's most important needs．
Social skills
Your ability to bring out answers you want from others through communication, working together, influence, and relationship-building．
Unlike IQ, which you are born with, EQ can be learned, used and improved at any age．In fact, studies show that our emotional intelligence increases as we get older-getting to the highest between 50 and 59．
Psychologist Dr．Hendrie Weisinger advises writing down your emotions several times throughout the day and keeping a diary．After a week, look at what you're feeling, how you're using your feelings, and how it affects your work day．Then you can apply those skills in your own life and see what a difference it makes!
(1)
What is the passage mainly about?
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What EQ means?
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How to get a high EQ?
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The importance of EQ to success．
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The difference between EQ and IQ．
(2)
Having a high EQ means that a person ________．
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is sure to be successful at work
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can get along well with himself and others
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doesn't have a high IQ
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can be a real predictor of life
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Which of the following can make you understand people's happiness and sadness?
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Self-awareness．
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Self-regulation．
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Self-motivation．
D．
Empathy．
(4)
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that ________．
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it's the emotional intelligence factor that really makes one succeed at work
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the older we get, the higher emotional intelligence we will have
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a man with higher EQ knows himself well and determines to achieve his goal
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if you learn to develop your emotional intelligence day by day it will make a difference
(5)
According to the passage, the difference between EQ and IQ lies in the fact that ________．
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EQ can make a difference in a short time but IQ can't
