<p> Reading ability is one of the abilities that everyone should master. With stronger reading ability, one could read proficiently and obtain key information in a limited time. Therefore, it is advised that everyone should improve their reading ability, especially in today's fast-paced world.</p><p> To improve the reading ability, in my eyes, first and foremost, we should foster good reading habits. During the reading process, we should combine several reading skills, such as scanning, skimming and intensive reading, which have been proved highly efficient. Secondly, great efforts should be made to accumulate numerous vocabularies and idioms. Undoubtedly, there are always circumstances where we can understand text contents better only by grasping specific meaning of certain usages. Last but not least, learning more about relevant cultural background knowledge also counts, given that the language is used to maintain and convey culture and cultural ties.</p><p> In summary, developing excellent reading capacity is of great significance, and it could be improved by mastering reading skills, accumulating vocabularies and understanding related cultural backgrounds.</p>