—Is this your key，John?

—No, it isn’t．________is over there．

A．I            B．Me          C．My              D．Mine

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（技能）that I think are very good．

Preview一if it’s long and hard．Previewing is very useful for getting a general（概括性的）idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports．

Here’s how to preview．

●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs（段落）carefully．

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

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details．It tells you not to spend 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 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 perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about．

1．How many skills are talked about in this passage?

A．One．                    B．Two．                    C．Three                            D．Four．

2．What does the underlined word“preview”mean in Chinese?

A．精讀                      B．默讀                       C．朗讀                      D．略讀

3．What should we NOT do when we read the news about sports events in a daily Paper according to the passage?

A．Get our eyes to move fast．

B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully．

C．Sweep our eyes across each line．

D．Pickup only a few key words in each line．

4．what is the best title（標題）for this passage?

A．Why we should read                                          B．What to read

C．When to read                                             D．How to read faster

When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my mistake；the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

　Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.

　　This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.

1.According to the passage, winners___________ .

A. have responsible and able colleagues

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C deal with problems instead of blaming others.

D. blame themselves instead of others

2.The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .

A．避免             B．接受             C．改善             D．考慮

3.When your colleague brings about a problem, you should______________.

A．find a better way to deal with the problem

B．blame him for his lack of responsibility

C．tell him to find the cause of the problem

D．ask a more able colleague for help.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．A Winner’s Secret.                     B．A Winner’s Problem.

C．A Winner’s Opportunity.                 D．A Winner’s Achievement.