7. The winning poem and all submissions are owned by the poets. By entering the contest, you agree to allow Volume One to publish and otherwise use part or all of your submission(s).

　　1. What do we know about the poetry contest?

　　A. It's a community-based contest.

　　B. It's open to students nationwide.

　　C. It aims to publicize Volume One.

　　2. What prize is only for the winning poet?

　　A. To take a writing course for free.

　　B. To have his poem published in Volume One.

　　C. To receive a $50 gift certificate to The Book Cellar.

　　D. To get a copy of Dr. John Hildebrand's book of poetry.

　　B

　　Good leaders surround themselves with team members who are smarter than they are, experts say. They don't let their ego(自尊) get in the way of choosing the best people for the job. And the same might be true of happy people, too. According to a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, happy people are less influenced by social comparison when deciding who to spend time with. Like good leaders, they aren't deterred from being around people who might seem smarter than them, and they reap the benefits of good company.

　　In a series of studies, researchers invited Korean undergraduates to imagine they got a mediocre(中等的) score on a test. Next, they envisioned receiving a text message from a friend, who either performed better on the test and had a happy disposition（性格）, or performed worse and was generally unhappy. Participants then reported whether they wanted to hang out with that friend, and what their mood would be after spending time with them. The happy participants-those who scored highest on their general levels of happiness-were more interested in spending time with the happy yet "superior" friend, and expected to be more chipper afterward. The unhappy participants showed no preference for either friend.

It seems like happy people aren't troubled by seeming to do worse than friends, but could something else be going on? The researchers conducted another study to tease out（深入挖掘出） the role of self-esteem, which could be the true influencer: Perhaps people high in self-esteem-who tend to be happy-don't feel intimidated（受到威胁的） by their superiors, and