How about actually trying to understand the subject instead of looking for the easy way out. If there is one subject you must study that you will actually use your knowledge in time and again as a pilot, it is met. It may even save your life someday.
I'm surprised that you don't find the CD-ROM useful. I studied for the ATPL exams at Oxford, and the met instruction was top notch (although the now departed instructor was a plonker). If the CD-ROM is based on the notes used for the ATPL syllabus (I've never actually seen it, so can't comment directly) your problem lies elsewhere. I don't know anybody from my time there who failed the met exam.