TEST 1 READING PASSAGE 1 Build a Medieval Castle 2 READING PASSAGE 2 Is Life-Casting an “ART” 7 READING PASSAGE 3 Save Endangered Language 13 TEST 2 READING PASSAGE 1 Roller Coaster 20 READING PASSAGE 2 Mammoth Kill 25 READING PASSAGE 3 Origin of Species and Continent Formation 29 TEST 3 READING PASSAGE 1 Foot Pedal Irrigation 36 READING PASSAGE 2 Human Navigation — Finding Our Way 41 READING PASSAGE 3 Bright Children 46 TEST 4 READING PASSAGE 1 California’s Age of Megafires 52 READING PASSAGE 2 Memory and Age 57 READING PASSAGE 3 Multitasking Debate 62 TEST 5 READING PASSAGE 1 Radio Automation 68 READING PASSAGE 2 Tulip Bubble Burst in Holland 73 READING PASSAGE 3 What Do Babies Know 78 TEST 6 READING PASSAGE 1 Extinction Mysterious of the Dinosaurs 84 READING PASSAGE 2 The History of “Farmer” 89 READING PASSAGE 3 Biology of Bitterness 94 TEST 7 READING PASSAGE 1 Novice and expert 100 READING PASSAGE 2 Bestcom — Considerate Computing 106 READING PASSAGE 3 What Dreams Are Made of 111 TEST 8 READING PASSAGE 1 Traditional Farming Practice in Tanzania 118 READING PASSAGE 2 Plant Scents 123 READING PASSAGE 3 Rainwater Harvesting 128