Don't worry. It takes lots of time (and patience) to master legato playing.

I've got this book too. You cannot get really stuck on the 1 Exercise. Exercises
1 - 25 are meant as a warm-up and you should practice some of them on a regular
basis (not all of them at once in a single practice session!!) For some players
they will be fairly easy for others almost difficult to play. But their only in
tention is to warm you up,
Exercises 1 - 17 focus on legato playing (and to be honest they are not very sui
table for beginners)
Exercises 18 - 20 are good for string bending practice
Exercise 21 is about very basic sweep-picking pattern
Exercises 22- 24 combine various techniques
I would suggest using other exercises as a warm up at your level. Just skip what
's in this part of the book.
The real 'speed mechanics' training begins with Exercise 25 and this where you s
hould start learning. Always use the metronome, start very slowly (even at 60-65
BPM) and try a little bit faster every day. Don't stop on Exercise 25. Try it fo
r 5 minutes. Then Exercise 26 for another 5 minutes. And so on up to Exercise 28
. This should become your daily routine for at least 4-6 weeks. When you get fam
iliar and comfortable (i.e. play them @80BPM or better), move on to another grou
p of exercises.