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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.

My grandparents lunch at home.

My name is Peter Hand. I am 12. There are four people in my family. I don't 1 a sister. I only have a 2  His name is Bill Hand. Our parents are nice and we like3 .Bill and I are in the same school, but not in the same 4 . I am in Class 7. He is in Class 6.

I like computer games. I 5 them every evening. I have a 6  collection. It's great! I have 7  balls. Four tennis balls and five soccer balls are in the boxes under my bed. Bill doesn't play computer games. For Bill, they are  8 . He likes playing sports  9 he likes watching sports games, too. He watches them  10 TV every evening.

    Once a man's ship broke(打破) into pieces(碎片) on a small, lonely island(孤岛). There was no one living on this island, so he hoped that someone could come to save him. Every day he watched the sea, but no ships ever appeared(出现). The man was very sad(难过的).

    He thought he should do something to save himself. He built a little house out of wood(木头). But one day, after looking for food, he arrived home to find his little house on fire. The smoke rose(升起) to the sky. And everything was lost. He was full of sadness and anger(愤怒). "God, how could you do this to me?" he cried.

    Early the next day, however, the sound of a ship woke(唤醒) him up. The ship was coming to the island. It came to save him. "How did you know I was here?" the man asked those people. "We saw your smoke signal(信号)," they answered.

    It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart(失去信心), because hope is at work in our lives. Remember, next time your little house is burning(烧毁) to the ground, it just may bring you better luck.

I'm countries.

一 ______. I planned to go climbing with my classmates.

— They are mine.

—Yes, this is Frank.

Tony is my uncle's son. His home is in New York. He likes sports. He plays tennis every day. He likes to watch baseball games and soccer games on TV. He has 25 tennis balls. He has a soccer ball, too.

My name is Tom. My home is in China. I like CDs very much because I like music. I have 400 CDs. I like watching TV, too. But I don't like sports. I only watch volleyball games on TV. I don't play sports，and I don't have any balls