Reading is a good habit. There are hundreds of skills to help you read much in a short time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview(预览)---if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a main idea of heavy reading like long articles and reports.

Here’s how to preview.

●Read the first two paragraphs(段落) and the last two paragraphs carefully.

●Then read only the first sentence(句子) of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you everything. It stops you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim(略读)----if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a main idea of light reading ---like news about popular sports and stars.

Here’s how to skim.

●Get your eyes to move fast. Look through each line.

●Pick up only a few important words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get the main idea of the news or article.

Everyone needs friends. We all like to ______close to someone. ______ is nice to have a friend to talk with, laugh at , and do things with. ____, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people_______ . But we would feel lonely if we _______had a friend.

No two people are______. Friends_____ don't get on well. That doesn't mean_____ they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become ____ again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ______.We miss them very much, but we can   ______them and write to them. It could be that we could even see them again. And we can______new friends. It is surprising to find out _____ we like our new friends when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are ______ . Being happy helps people stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take _______care of yourself.

1.A. look   B. watch   C. feel       D. see

2.A. It        B. He         C. There    D. Someone

3.A. Hardly        B. Nearly   C. Suddenly       D. Certainly

4.A. alone B. away     C. all over D. around

5.A. ever  B. never    C. just        D. really

6.A. friendly      B. kind       C. just the same         D. quite different

7.A. always        B. sometimes    C. often     D. usually

8.A. that    B. whether        C. how       D. why

9.A.  friendly   B. good     C. pleased          D. friends

10.A. angry        B. sad        C. happy   D. alone

11.A. call  B. ask         C. tell         D. talk with

12.A. look for    B. find       C. make     D. know

13.A. how often         B. how long       C. how many     D. how much

14.A. happier    B. stronger        C. kinder   D. richer

15.A. less  B. better   C. little      D. no

阅读短文，根据上下文意思， 将方框中的句子还原到短文中适当位置，将其字母代号填在横线上。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with.  1.  We don’t always want people around. We will feel lonely if we never have a friend.

Friends sometimes don’t get on well.  2.  Most of the time they will make up and become friends again. When friends move away , we feel very sad. 3.  Then we call them or write to them. We can even see them again someday. Of course, we can also make new friends. It’s surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t . Why? It could be that they are happier.   4. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you’ll take better care of yourself.