【正文】 tion you ’s usually in the last paragraph that the user is given the background information that leads to the story. Read the “quotes” after you’ve read the first and the last paragraphs and you still feel you need more information or have more time to play with, you can e into middle of the piece by reading the direct speech of the sources of the news item. In all forms of writing where quotations are used, the writer leads the reader into the quotes and then leads the reader out. This takes too much space and therefore, robs the reader of some precious time. 5． ________ A. Read the first paragraph. B. But the last paragraph will do the job. C. The first paragraph may be not important at all. D. Otherwise, you can stop reading. E. Here are three techniques you can use. F. So glide directly to the quotation marks and read what’s within them. G. If you follow these steps, it’s possible to get about 80 percent of a news piece. Period 3 Language Points Ⅰ. fixed on ； half done 3． holding； which in thought 5． So far we have finished Ⅱ. [through 穿過，貫穿，經(jīng)過，透過。thirds of the work. Ⅱ .單項(xiàng)填空 1． — How did the robber get in? — ________ an open window on the first floor. A． Past B． From C． Over D． Through 2． Jack is late is ________ of him to keep others waiting. A． normal B． ordinary C． mon D． typical 3． We’d better________ if we want to be on time. A． speed up B． sped up C． speed by D． sped by 4． Knowledge is________