What do effective readers do?

A. read phrase by phrase, rather than word by word.
B. concentrate on the important bits, skim the rest, and skip the insignificant parts.
C. use different speeds and strategies for different reading tasks.
D. guess the meaning of new words from the context, or ignore them.
E. perceive the information in the target language rather than mentally translate.
F. have and use background information to help understand the text.