One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it．The one time I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11．
I usually wake up at 6∶30 or 7∶00 in the morning．That day, I happened to wake up earlier．I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center．My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident．Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism．
My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again．When I Watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget．Couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened．
It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy．People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant．Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things．Personally, I am more tolerant than I was．I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things．I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted, Things change in the blink of an eye．People go to work and don’t come back．One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not．And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it．We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have．
You try to learn from what happened．You can’t be used up it．You can’t live by it．All you can do is just live．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
