本書主要目的係協助國人增進閱讀速度和內容的理解。本課程的目標是使學生能培養成每分鐘閱讀150字而完全了解與段的中心意思。

本書訓練目標是將學生原來的閱讀速度由每分鐘一般速度約75字，本課程所作試驗結果證明學生在使用本教材後，其閱讀速度普遍提高達到每分鐘150字。

本課程特別設計測驗，學生可以從其中試題測出本身之進度，並從各問答題中確定了解其內容。

本書係採用最新的方法使讀者能在短期內自我訓練成為「一目十行」的高手。

DAVZD SEII‧Dr We

前言
Foreword
Preface
Introduction for the Teacher and the Student
                       PART ONE
          THE TECHNIQUES OF FASTER READING
LESSON ONE
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  Albert Einstein in Princeton
   Exercise Two :  The American Drugstore
   Exercise Three :  Gardens in the United States
   Exercise Four :  Big Ben
LESSON TWO
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  As Others See Us
   Exercise Two :  The Cockney : London Dialect
   Exercise Three :  Piccadilly Circus : a Plaza of London
   Exercise Four :  Lunch in London
LESSON THREE
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  Buying Books in London
   Exercise Two :  The British 'Pub'
   Exercise Three :  The British Bobby
   Exercise Four :  Sports in England
LESSON FOUR
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  England's Daily Newspapers
   Exercise Two :  The Public Schools of England
   Exercise Three :  Shakespeare
   Exercise Four :  English Universities
LESSON FIVE
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  Movies, TV, and Radio in the U.S.
   Exercise Two :  Newspapers and Magazines in the U.S.
   Exercise Three :  Where to Live in the U.S. (I)
   Exercise Four :   Where to Live in the U.S. (II)
LESSON  SIX
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  American Manners
   Exercise Two :  Dating the U.S.
   Exercise Three :  Seeing the U.S.
   Exercise Four :  Higher Education in the U.S.
LESSON SEVEN
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (I)
   Exercise Two :  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (II)
   Exercise Three : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (III)
   Exercise Four :  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (IV)
               PART TWO
PARAGRAPH READING: FOR INCREASED SPEED AND
              REATER COMPREHENSION
LESSON EIGHT
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  Foreign Students in the U.S. (I)
   Exercise Two :  Foreign Students in the U.S. (II)
   Exercise Three : Foreign Students in the U.S. (III)
   Exercise Four :  Foreign Students in the U.S. (IV)
LESSON NINE
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  An American View of Meiji Japan (I)
   Exercise Two :  An American View of Meiji Japan (II)
   Exercise Three : An American View of Meiji Japan (III)
LESSON TEN
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  A Fair Deal for the Teacher (I)
   Exercise Two :  A Fair Deal for the Teacher (II)
   Exercise Three : A Fair Deal for the Teacher (III)
   Exercise Four :  A Fair Deal for the Teacher (IV)
LESSON ELEVEN
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  American Folklore 1910-1955 (I)
   Exercise Two :  American Folklore 1910-1955 (II)
   Exercise Three : American Folklore 1910-1955 (III)
LESSON TWELVE
   Preliminary Remarks
   Exercise One :  American Folklore 1910-1955 (IV)
   Exercise Two :  American Folklore 1910-1955 (V)
   Exercise Three : American Folklore 1910-1955 (VI)
   Exercise Four :  American Folklore 1910-1955 (VII)
APPENDIX
   Words-Per-Minute Table
   Record of Progress on Outside Reading
   Calculating Reading Speed
   Record of Test Results