How can you get the most information from a book? Here are some{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest)that can help you read effectively（有效地)．

  Read the whole thing．

    When you're learning something by reading，it's{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (important)to have a general idea than to understand every detail．In fact，no matter how{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(careful)you read，you won't remember or understand all of the details．So {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(remember)the main points will be OK．

Decide how much time you will spend．

    If you know that you have only six hours{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a book，it'll be wise of you to adjust(调整) yourself．The more clearly you know your limits(限制)，the more effective your reading will be．So never start to read without planning when{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stop)．

Have{#blank#}7{#/blank#}purpose．

    Before you begin，find out{#blank#}8{#/blank#}you want to read this book．If you don't have reasons of your own， you can't learn much．After you start to read，try to think of four{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(question)：Who is the writer? What are the book's opinions? What are the reasons? What are the conclusions?

Read it three times．

    You'll get the most out of the book {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you read it three times—fast-reading for general ideas，reading for understanding，and then reading for note-taking and remembering．

    Over millions of years ago, there were no deserts. Now about three tenths of the Earth's surface{#blank#}1{#/blank#} deserts. The size of the world's deserts is always {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (change). Deserts can be hot or cold. The Australian Desert is a hot desert, while the Gobi Desert in Mongolia is an example of a cold desert. Deserts are dry areas {#blank#}3{#/blank#} less than 50 cm of rain falls each year. The Sahara Desert in Africa receives less than 1.5 cm a year. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} rain doesn't fall very often in deserts, sometimes even for years, there can be heavy rain {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sudden). Because they are dry, deserts have wide changes in temperature each day. When the sun {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(go) up, it is very hot. At night, the heat {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (receive) by the ground during the day {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (quick) disappears (消失), and then it becomes very cold. Because{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the change, living in the desert is very difficult. Man can make deserts, but they can also stop them from getting larger and larger. Planting trees can prevent the sand from{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spread).

Naming the Baby

    Parents always think their babies are very special. They want others to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} their children. For this reason, they sometimes give their children unusual {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. They may choose names such as Chelma, Ukiah, Brianna, or Elvira. There are some advantages to this practice. A child who is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} an uncommon name may feel special from childhood. Also, sometimes we remember people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} unusual names {#blank#}5{#/blank#} than we remember people with ordinary names.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, unusual names can cause problems. They can be hard for teachers and friends to pronounce. They can also be hard to spell, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} computers may automatically(自动地) change them. For example, Jule may become July. Some people may have a bad impression on an unusual name {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they even meet the person. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of all, other children sometimes don't like kids with uncommon names. The message for parents is, "Think {#blank#}10{#/blank#} before you give your child an unusual name."

    Marie Kondo is good at organizing(整理). Although she is not a popular star or a young actress, she. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) very famous in the world. She has written some{#blank#}2{#/blank#} on organizing. In her books, Marie says that if you hope to spend{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (little) time on housework, you should make things right {#blank#}4{#/blank#} first. She tells people not to keep things by season. She also thinks we can do housework {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (cheap) without spending a lot of money. For example, she asks people not to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} money on expensive organizing boxes.

    She was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (interest) in organizing when she was young. As a little girl, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of her hobbies was to read books about organizing. In school, she cleaned up bookshelves while her classmates were having a, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wonder) time in P. E. classes.

    Some people don't think her ideas {#blank#}10{#/blank#} right. However, she has a large number of fans. She has made many speeches on TV. And someone made a movie about her life stories. And she is very famous now.

    Today is October 4th. It's World Animal Day. Gina and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (she) sister Sally go to the zoo early. They want to do some things {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the animals there. In the south of the zoo, Gina finds an elephant. Its {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (leg) are kind of dirty. Gina and Sally get some water and clean them. After that they get some food for this elephant. After the elephant {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (eat) the food, the two girls take a photo with it. Then they play with it. This elephant is great. It can draw well. It can play soccer, too. Gina and Sally like it very much. Gina and Sally play with it for a long time. They have {#blank#}5{#/blank#} great time in the zoo.