Formanypeopletoday, readingisnolongerrelaxation. Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters, reports, tradepublications, interofficecommunications, nottomentionnewspapersandmagazine: anever-endingfloodofwords. In_31_ ajoboradvancinginone, theabilitytoreadandcomprehend_32_ canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure. Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare_33_ readers. Mostofusdeveloppoorreading_34_ atanearlyage, andnevergetoverthem. Themaindeficiency_35_ intheactualstuffoflanguageitself-words. Takenindividually, wordshave_36_ meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogatherintophrase, sentencesandparagraphs. _37_, however, theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords. Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime, oftenregressingto_38_ wordsorpassages, Regression, thetendencytolookbackover_39_ youhavejustread, isacommonbadhabitinreading. Anotherhabitwhich_40_ downthespeedofreadingisvocalization— soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas_41_ reads.

Toovercomethesebadhabits, somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan_42_, whichmovesabar(orcurtain) downthepageatapredeterminedspeed. Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate_43_ thereaderfindscomfortable, inorderto“stretch” him. Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast, _44_ word-by-wordreading, regressionandsubvocalization, practicallyimpossible. Atfist_45_ issacrificedforspeed. Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts, youwillnotonlyreadfaster, _46_ yourcomprehensionwillimprove. Manypeoplehavefound_47_ readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining. _48_ CharlceAu, abusinessmanager, forinstance, hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute_49_ thetraining, nowitisanexcellent1,378 wordsaminute. Heisdelighterthathowhecan_50_ alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

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A. applyingB. doingC. offeringD. getting

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A. quicklyB. easilyC. roughlyD. decidedly

33

A. goodB. curiousC. poorD. urgent

34

A. trainingB. habitsC. situlationsD. custom

35

A. liesB. combinesC. touchesD. involves

36

A. someB. alotC. littleD. dull

37

A. FortunatelyB. InfactC. LogicallyD. Unfortunately

38

A. reuseB. rewardC. rewriteD. recite

39

A. whatB. whichC. thatD. if

40

A. scalesB. cutsC.slowsD. measures

41

A. someoneB. oneC. heD. reader

42

A. acceleratorB. actorC. amplifierD. observer

43

A. thenB. asC. beyondD. than

44

A. enablingB. leadingC. makingD. indicating

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A. meaningB. comprehensionC. gistD. regression

46

A. butB. norC. orD. for

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A. ourB. yourC. theirD. sucha

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A. LookatB. TakeC. MakeD. Consider

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A. forB. inC. afterD. before

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A. masterB. gooverC. presentD. getthrough

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