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　　As a single parent of four children, money was always tight．It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party．But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas 　　1　　．

　　They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 　　2　　 what they wanted for Christmas．luckily, I have saved ＄120 for 　　3　　 to share by all five of us．

　　The big 　　4　　 arrived．I gave each kid a twenty－dollar bill and 　　5　　 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered(散开)．We had two hours to shop．Then we would 　　6　　 back at the “ Santa's Workshop．”

　　Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits 　　7　　 my younger daughter, Tina, who was unusual 　　8　　．She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies－fifty－cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn't say anything 　　9　　 we got home．I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 　　10　　 to be angry again．This is what she told me：

　　“ I was looking 　　11　　 thinking of what to buy, and I 　　12　　 to read the title cards on the ‘Giving Trees．’ One was for a little girl, four years old．And all she 　　13　　 for Christmas was a doll．So I took the card off the tree and 　　14　　 the doll for her．We have so much and she doesn't have anything．”

　　I never felt so 　　15　　 as I did that day．

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　　Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills that I think are especially good．

　　Preview-if it's long and hard．Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports．

　　Here's how to preview．

　　●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully．

　　●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs．

　　Previewing doesn't give you all the details．It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want-or need-to read．

　　Skim-if it's short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading -like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper．

　　Here's how to skim．

　　●Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line．

　　●Pick up only a few key 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 a similar idea of what it's all about．

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