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Objective To check whether fast reading training in class will affect students' English proficiency in general or not. Methods The students in Year 2008 were taught the fast-reading skills and trained accordingly， while the students in Year 2006 were not. Then their performances in CET-4 were compared. Results The English proficiency of the students in Year 2008 was not so good as that of the students in Year 2006 on the Entrance Examination， but there was no significant difference in CET-4 among the students between Year 2008 and Year 2006. Conclusion Fast reading training in class does improve students' English performance in general and the analysis is made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]