For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazine: a never-ending flood of words. In _31_ a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend _32_ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_33_ readers. Most of us develop poor reading _34_ at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency _35_ in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have _36_ meaning until they are strung to gather into phrase, sentences and paragraphs. _37_, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to _38_ words or passages, Regression, the tendency to look back over _39_ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which _40_ down the speed of reading is vocalization — sounding each word either orally or mentally as _41_ reads.

To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an _42_, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate _43_ the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, _44_ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At fist _45_ is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, _46_ your comprehension will improve. Many people have found _47_ reading skill drastically improved after some training. _48_ Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172words a minute _49_ the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighter that how he can _50_ a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

31

A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting

32

A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly

33

A. good B. curious C. poor D. urgent

34

A. training B. habits C. situlations D. custom

35

A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves

36

A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull

37

A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately

38

A. reuse B. reward C. rewrite D. recite

39

A. what B. which C. that D. if

40

A. scales B. cuts C.slows D. measures

41

A. some one B. one C. he D. reader

42

A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer

43

A. then B. as C. beyond D. than

44

A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating

45

A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression

46

A. but B. nor C. or D. for

47

A. our B. your C. their D. such a

48

A. Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider

49

A. for B. in C. after D. before

50

A. master B. go over C. present D. get through

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