Reading is a good habit. There are hundreds of skills to help you read much in a short time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview(预览)---if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a main idea of heavy reading like long articles and reports.
Here’s how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs(段落) and the last two paragraphs carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence(句子) of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you everything. It stops you from spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.
Skim(略读)----if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a main idea of light reading ---like news about popular sports and stars.
Here’s how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast. Look through each line.
●Pick up only a few important 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 the main idea of the news or article.

How to read    小题1:  in a short time
Previewing	小题2: to preview	A long and    小题3:   article or report
	How to preview	Read the first two and    小题4:   two paragraphs. Read the first sentence of the    小题5:   paragraphs.
	How can previewing help you in reading	You needn’t    小题6:   time on useless information.
Skimming	What to skim	Some    小题7:   and simple news
	小题8:  to skim	Make your eyes    小题9:  fast across each line.
	How can skimming help you in reading	It can help us    小题10:   the news or articles quickly.