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?

　　If you answer“yes”to any of these questions, start at once to break the habit. If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between 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 be able to read faster.

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

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

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

A．the way of reading fast

B．the importance of fast reading

C．the bad habits in reading

D．how to speak quickly

Tom is a son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15,his father asked him      on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was      with his father’s idea. “ That isn’t my job. I have      school work to do.” Hearing this , his father said,” I promise to give you the best present if you      finish one year’s work.”  Tom thought for a while and      .

   Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening ,just like        famers.Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼)grew well.       the last day of the year, the father called his son to him.“I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard      year,”said his father.” Now tell me      you want.”

  The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the best present: No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was        to hear that.

1.A. works          B .work             C. working        D. to work

2.A .happy          B .exciting           C. excited         D. unhappy

3.A. much too       B. too much         C. a lot            D. many 

4.A .can           B. need             C. must           D. should

5.A .said           B .answered         C. agreed          D. asked

6.A .other          B. the others         C. any else        D. others

7.A .On            B. at                C. in             D. from

8.A. the whole      B. whole the          C. all the         D. the all

9.A. where          B .what             C .which          D. why

10.A .pleased       B. unpleased         C. unsatisfied      D. sad

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).                                              
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.
Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
A internet     B information       C computers       D E-mails
【小题2】Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A by post     B by e-mail       C by telephone     D by satellite
【小题3】Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?
A in the office     B at school     C at home    D in the company
【小题4】Who is the owner of the internet?
A The headmaster    B The officer     C The user      D No one
【小题5】What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?
A English is important in using the internet.
B The internet is more and more popular.
C Most of the information is in English.
D Every computer must have the internet.

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).                                              
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.
Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
(    ) 1 What is the passage mainly about?
A internet     B information       C computers       D E-mails
(    ) 2 Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A by post     B by e-mail       C by telephone     D by satellite
(    ) 3 Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?
A in the office     B at school     C at home    D in the company
(    ) 4 Who is the owner of the internet?
A The headmaster    B The officer     C The user      D No one
(    ) 5 What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?
A English is important in using the internet.
B The internet is more and more popular.
C Most of the information is in English.
D Every computer must have the internet.