You can acquire “five birds with one stone” speed reading, speed listening, vocabulary, idioms, and current event knowledge at the same time! In Part I, we have selected 64 English texts based on the latest current trends from eight fields including the environment, education, politics and international affairs, justice, and science and technology. You can learn important words while being exposed to interesting and well-read English news. Part II contains 158 short passages organized by theme. After reading this book, you will acquire not only vocabulary, idioms, speed reading, and listening skills, but also background knowledge of current events in English. Carefully selected 1,900 core words Focusing on CEFR B2 level, we have carefully selected approximately 1,900 core vocabulary words for understanding English newspapers, Internet English, and English broadcasts. Recommended for intermediate level users (those aiming for scores in the 600-800 range for TOEIC® L&R TEST). Ver.5 Revision points 1. More than 70% of the English text in Part I has been updated. 2. Selected important words mainly from CEFR B2 level. 3. Upgrade Part I Quiz to English Quiz. 4. Changed to eliminate slashes and down-translations so that you can read while grasping the chunks of English text and check the meaning of headwords in a natural, regular translation. 5. Updated current affairs column and TOEIC importance mark.