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(10)_docFormanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:anever-endingfloodofwords.In1ajoboradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend2canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare3readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading4atanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency5intheactualstuffoflanguageitself-words.Takenindividually,wordshave6meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrased,sentencesandparagraphs.7,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingto8wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackover9youhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich10downthespeedofreadingisvocalizationsoundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas11reads.Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan12,whichmovesabar(orcurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate13thereaderfindscomfortable,inordertostretchhim.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,14word-by-wordreading,regressionandsubvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirst15issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,16yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound17readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.18CharlceAu,abusinessmanager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute19thetraining,nowitisanexcellent1,378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan20alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.1.A.applyingB.doingC.offeringD.getting2.A.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedly3.A.goodB.curiousC.poorD.urgent4.A.trainingB.habitsC.situationsD.custom5.A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves6.A.someB.AlotC.littleD.dull7.A.FortunatelyB.InfactC.LogicallyD.Unfortunately8.A.reuseB.rereadC.rewriteD.recite9.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if10.A.scalesB.cutsC.slowsD.measures11.A.someoneB.oneC.heD.reader12.A.acceleratorB.actorC.amplifierD.observer13.A.thenB.asC.beyondD.than14.A.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicating15.A.meaningB.comprehensionC.gistD.regression16.A.butB.norC.orD.for17.A.ourB.yourC.theirD.sucha18.A.LookatB.TakeC.MakeD.Consider19.A.forB.inC.afterD.before20.A.masterB.gooverC.presentD.getthrough1.Dapplyingfor,B.doingC.offeringD.getting()2.Aquicklyeasily()roughly()decidedly()3.Cgoodreaderpoorreaderpoorreaderpoor()4.Bhabits()training()situations()custom()5.Acombinestouchesinvolvesliesin6.CsomeAlotdulllittle()7.DFortunatelyInfactLogically,Unfortunately()8.B()rereadreuseRewriterecite9.Alookbackoveryouhavejustreadwhat10.Cscalesdowncutsdownmeasuresdownslowdown11.Byouone()yousomeonereaderhe12.Aaccelerator()actoramplifierobserver13.Dfasterthan14.Cenablingmakingpossibleleadingindicatingmaking()15.Bcomprehension()meaninggistregression16.Anotonlybutnororfor17.Ctheir18.Btakeforinstance19.D,before20Dmastergooverpresentgetthrough()()WhowontheWorldCup1994footballgame?WhathappenedattheUnitedNations?Howdidthecriticslikethenewplay?1aneventtakesplace;newspapersareonthestreets2thedetails.Whereveranythinghappensintheworld,reportsareonthespotto3thenews.Newspapershaveonebasic4,togetthenewsasquicklyaspossiblefromitssource,fromthosewhomakeittothosewhowantto5it.Radio,telegraph,television,and6inventionsbroughtcompetitionfornewspapers.Sodidthedevelopmentofmagazinesandothermeansofcommunication.7,thiscompetitionmerelyspurredthenewspaperson.Theyquicklymadeuseofthenewerandfastermeansofcommunicationtoimprovethe8andthustheefficiencyoftheirownoperations.Todaymorenewspapersare9andreadthaneverbefore.Competitionalsolednewspaperstobranchouttomanyotherfields.Besideskeepingreaders10ofthelatestnews,today'snewspapers11andinfluencereadersaboutpoliticsandotherimportantandseriousmatters.Newspapersinfluencereaders'economicchoices12advertising.Mostnewspapersdependonadvertisingfortheirvery13.Newspapersaresoldatapricethat14evenasmallfractionofthecostofproduction.Themain15ofincomeformostnewspapersiscommercialadvertising.The16insellingadvertisingdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoadvertisers.This17intermsofcirculation.Howmanypeoplereadthenewspaper?Circulationdepends18ontheworkofthecirculationdepartmentandontheservicesorentertainment19inanewspaper'spages.Butforthemostpart,circulationdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoreadersasasourceofinformation20thecommunity,city,country,state,nation,andworldandevenouterspace.1.A.JustwhenB.WhileC.SoonafterD.Before2.A.togiveB.givingC.givenD.beinggiven3.A.gatherB.spreadC.carryD.bring4.A.reasonB.causeC.problemD.purpose5.A.makeB.publishC.knowD.write6.A.anotherB.otherC.oneanotherD.theother7.A.HoweverB.AndC.ThereforeD.So8.A.valueB.ratioC.rateD.speed9.A.spreadB.passedC.printedD.completed10.A.informB.beinformedC.tobeinformedD.informed11.A.entertainB.encourageC.educateD.edit12.A.onB.throughC.withD.of13.A.formsB.existenceC.contentsD.purpose14.A.triestocoverB.managestocoverC.failstocoverD.succeedsin15.A.sourceB.originC.courseD.finance16.A.wayB.meansC.chanceD.success17.A.measuresB.measuredC.IsmeasuredD.wasme