If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed* of reading.

1.Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly* or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Science and history books are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3.Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyable, letters from friends, news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.

1.This passage mainly tells us some important points about how to               .

A. write      B. read     C. spell         D. speak

2.How many important points are mentioned here in order to be a better reader?

A. one      B. Two         C. Three             D. Four

3.                should be read slowly. 

A. Science books

B. Stories meant for enjoyment

C. Letters from friends

D. News

4.The best title of this passage is                 

A. How to Read fast                    B. How to Read Slowly  

C. How to become a Better Reader        D. How to Remember Things.

【小题1】The robbers jump out of the car and run away ________ (迅速地).
【小题2】We stop __________ (说话) when our English teacher come into the classroom.
【小题3】He tries to escape from the place but ____________ (失败)。
【小题4】Susan and her sister live on the ____________ (九) floor.
【小题5】The students in Class1 are ________(准备) for a camp.
【小题6】children like Halloween because they can knock at their ________ (邻居) doors.
【小题7】Neil is________________ (到达)on the thirteenth of May．
【小题8】Would you like to live in a _________ [’m?d?n]town?
【小题9】___________ [’s?dnli] , he pushes the door open and comes in.
【小题10】She says she likes ___________[’west?n]music best.

根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Little Tony used to be a hard-working boy.  He always got good grades every ____1.____ (学期). He also had a ____2.______(圈子)of good friends. Unluckily, when he was 9 years old, his house was on fire and his father lost his life in the fire. This____3.____ (造成)Tony’s unhappy life. Because of his father’s __4.__（死）, he had to live with his poor grandmother. You know it must be difficult for them to afford their daily life. He didn’t like to go to school.

He   5.  (浪费） lots of time lying in bed. He was worried about his grades . He made many __6.__(错误)in his schoolwork . His teacher, Mr. Smith, noticed that and decided to ____7.____(提供)him some help. Mr. Smith often talked to him patiently and helped him with his schoolwork. He paid special attention to Tony’s ___8.___(学习). He often encouraged Tony to achieve his dream. With the help of Mr Smith, Tony caught up with his classmates ____9._____(迅速地)and became a hard-working boy again. He did very well in the _____10.____(最后的)exam.

根据汉语意思及首字母提示完成下列句子。

1.Don’t make so much n________, I’m reading now.

2.If I had a million dollars, I’d give it to m_________ research.

3.They are both _________ （成员）of the school soccer club.

4.To our great ________ （惊讶），Tom failed to pass the math exam..

5.To watch the TV program, Jack finished his homework ________（迅速地）.