1.Passage A: The Successful Language Learner
Passage B: For Your Information (Speed Reading)
Passage C: Color
2.Passage A: Bring the Past to Life
Passage B: Rent Control (Speed Reading)
Passage C: The Population of the United States
3.Passage A: The Problems of International Trade
Passage B: Your Money (Speed Reading)
Passage C: My Bank Account
4.Passage A: Being on Time
Passage B: Polite or Rude (Speed Reading)
Passage C: Parties
5.Passage A: Gesture
Passage B: Where Is the Beef? (Speed Reading)
Passage C: Best Teacher I Ever Had
6.Passage A: Equality of Opportunity and Competition
Passage B: How to Shine at an Interview (Speed Reading)
Passage C: "Where There's a Will, There Is a Way"
7.Passage A: Children Often Do Humorous Things
Passage B: Long-term Memory (Speed Reading)
Passage C: Steps to the Future
8.Passage A: How Unsafe Is It?
Passage B: A Working Relationship (Speed Reading)
Passage C: A Special Physical Examination
9.Passage A: Communications of the Future
Passage B: "High Tech" and "State of the Art" (Speed Reading)
Passage C: What's So Good About the Information Age?
10.Passage A: Protection for Consumers in USA
Passage B: Getaway People Use XYZ Petrol (Speed Reading)
Passage C: Scan This Web Site
Glossary
Key to the Exercises