【正文】 dates, or other specifics that mean you have found the information you are looking for. Don’t stop to read everything on a page slowly and carefully. Instead,Scan until you e to the information you need, then read carefully. Which of the following best states the main idea? A. Scanning is reading quickly to find specific information. B. Before you read a passage, you should scan it. C. It is not a good idea to read word by word. D. Scanning is a useful reading skill. In the United States, old people who no longer have an ine or who suffer from a loss of physical abilities are often forced to give up living alone. They must leave their homes and depend on someone else to give them a place to live and to take care of their physical needs: they must either live with relatives or live in homes for the aged. This loss of independence is a major problem for the aged. Which of the following best expresses the main idea? A. Old people in the United States who are poor or sick cannot live alone. B. Being unable to live is a serious problem for old people in the United States. C. Old people who are poor or sick should live with their relatives, not in homes for the aged. D. In the United States, old people who are poor are sick are forced to live in homes for the aged. I like reading short stories because they are easy to read and I can finish a whole story within a few minutes. My teacher told us that aside from regular homework, we should also do some outside reading. Thus I chose to read short stories. It doesn’t take much of my time. Books open a lot of doors for us. Aside from entertaining we can also learn from books. When I read books I can go to places I’ve never been to and meet persons I’ve never met or will never have a chance of meeting. It also broadens my mind as it tells me ways to do things that I have never thought of doing. Finally it leads us to know ourselves better. Which of the following is the main idea? A. Reading short stories is fun. B. Reading can help us know a lot of places. C. We should do some outside reading in our spare time can learn ways of doing thing from reading. If you ask most people to explain why they like someone when they first meet, they’ll tell you it’s because of the person’s personality, intelligence, are sense of humour. But they are probably wrong. The characteristic that most impresses people when meeting for the first time is physical appearance. Although it may seem unfair, attractive people are frequently preferred over less attractive ones. Which of the following best states the main idea? A. Judging people by their appearance is unfair. B. Personality, intelligence,and sense of humour are important in deciding whether you like someone or not. C. People should spend more time making themselves more attractive. appearance is more important to what we think of others than what we believe it is. Read the following passage quickly to determine its main idea. Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible. It’s usually quickest to go by subway. The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late at night because in some places you could get robbed. New York buses are also easy to use. You see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry Large TAXI signs. Taxis do not go outside the city. However, they will go to the airports. In addition to the taxi fare, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare’s value. Asian countries continue to find better ways to solve their pollution problems. Singapore introduced a Corrective Work Order campaign. . requires those people who like to throw waste materials in a public place to do public service. They must clean beaches, parks and housing developments. As a result, rubbish has decreased. Thailand uses fear to control throwing away rubbish. A rich Thai woman designed “magic eyes” to encourage people to protect the surroundings. The eyes were put up in schools and on every street corner. Certainly the most expensive plan is Jap