Question

As a new learner, it's important to improve your reading speed. The following suggestions may be helpful to you.

1.Read only the first ______ of a paragraph.

If your writer is a good one, he or she will ______ each paragraph with a key sentence. It tells you what the paragraph is about. By reading only the first sentence, you can determine(判断) ______ the paragraph has information you need to know or not.

If you're reading literature(文学作品), the way still ______．But you need to know that you may miss details(细节) that make the story richer. When the language in literature is ______ I would choose to read every word.

2.Look through the last sentence of the paragraph.

The last sentence in a paragraph should also ______ messages about the importance of the material. A last sentence often serves two functions—it sums up the thought expressed and provides a connection to the next paragraph.

3.Read phrases.

When you've looked through the first and the last sentences and determined the paragraph is worth ______， you still don't need to read every word. Move your eyes quickly over each line and ______ phrases and key words. Your mind will fill in the words between.

4.Ignore(忽略) the little words.

Ignore the little words like it，to，a，an，and，be. You know ______ best.You don't need them.Your brain will see these little words itself.

5.Look for key points.

Look for key points while you're reading for phrases.You have known the key words. Then just spend ______ more time on the material around those key points.

1.A. word B. sentence C. passage

2.A. begin B. share C. connect

3.A. though B. whether C. if

4.A. increases B. improves C. works

5.A. good enough B. enough good C. bad enough

6.A. discover B. share C. include

7.A. writing B. speaking C. reading

8.A. care for B. look for C. thank for

9.A. it B. them C. their

10.A. a little B. a few C. a couple

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