Passage A: The Successful Language Learner 1
Passage B: For Your Information (Speed Reading) 3
Passage C: Color 5
Passage A: Bring the Past to Life 7
Passage B: Rent Control (Speed Reading) 9
Passage C: The Population of the United States 11
Passage A: The Problems of International Trade 14
Passage B: Your Money (Speed Reading) 16
Passage C: My Bank Account 18
Passage A: Being on Time 22
Passage B: Polite or Rude (Speed Reading) 24
Passage C: Parties 25
Passage A: Gesture 28
Passage B: Where Is the Beef? (Speed Reading) 30
Passage C: Best Teacher I Ever Had 32
Passage A: Equality of Opportunity and Competition 35
Passage B: How to Shine at an Interview (Speed Reading) 38
Passage C: Where There s a Will, There Is a Way 40
Passage A: Children Often Do Humorous Things 43
Passage B: Long-term Memory (Speed Reading) 46
Passage C: Steps to the Future 47
Passage A: How Unsafe Is It? 50
Passage B: A Working Relationship (Speed Reading) 53
Passage C: A Special Physical Examination 55
Passage A: Communications of the Future 58
Passage B: High Tech and State of the Art (Speed Reading) 62
Passage C: What s So Good About the Information Age? 63
Passage A: Protection for Consumers in USA 67
Passage B: Getaway People Use XYZ Petrol (Speed Reading) 70
Passage C: Scan This Web Site 72
Glossary 74
Key to the Exercises 97