Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

394 • C AMBRIDGE P RACTICE T EST R EINFORCEMENT

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SECTION 3: READING TEST 35 Minutes—40 Items

DIRECTIONS: ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ „‡Ž‘™ ‹• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‡† „› ƒ •‡– ‘ˆ ‹–‡•Ǥ ‡ƒ† ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ†…Š‘‘•‡ –Š‡ „‡•– ƒ•™‡” ˆ‘” ‡ƒ…Š ‹–‡Ǥ ‹ŽŽ ‹ –Š‡…‘””‡•’‘†‹‰ ‘˜ƒŽ ‘ ›‘—” „—„„Ž‡ •Š‡‡–Ǥ ‘— ƒ› ”‡ˆ‡” –‘ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ• ‘ˆ–‡ ƒ• ‡…‡••ƒ”› –‘ ƒ•™‡” –Š‡ ‹–‡•Ǥ •™‡”• ƒ”‡ ‘ ’ƒ‰‡ Ͷ͸͸Ǥ

Š‹• Šƒ†Ǥ ƒ—Ž Šƒ† •–ƒ”–‡† „ƒ… ™‹–Š ƒ •Š—††‡” ƒ† –Š”—•– Š‹• Šƒ†• ˜‹‘Ž‡–Ž› „‡Š‹† Š‹Ǥ Š‡ ƒ•–‘‹•Š‡† ™‘ƒ…‘—Ž† •…ƒ”…‡Ž› Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ‘”‡ Š—”– ƒ† ‡„ƒ””ƒ••‡† Šƒ† Š‡ •–”—… ƒ– Š‡”Ǥ Š‡ ‹•—Ž– ™ƒ• •‘ ‹˜‘Ž—–ƒ”› ƒ† †‡ϐ‹‹–‡Ž› ’‡”•‘ƒŽ ƒ• –‘ „‡ —ˆ‘”‰‡––ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ  ‘‡ ™ƒ› ‘” ƒ‘–Š‡” Š‡ Šƒ† ƒ†‡ ƒŽŽ Š‹• –‡ƒ…Š‡”•ǡ ‡ ƒ† ™‘‡ ƒŽ‹‡ǡ …‘•…‹‘—• ‘ˆ –Š‡ •ƒ‡ ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰ ‘ˆ ’Š›•‹…ƒŽ ƒ˜‡”•‹‘Ǥ  ‘‡…Žƒ•• Š‡ Šƒ„‹–—ƒŽŽ› •ƒ– ™‹–Š Š‹• Šƒ† •Šƒ†‹‰ Š‹• ‡›‡•Ǣ ‹ ƒ‘–Š‡” Š‡ ƒŽ™ƒ›• Ž‘‘‡† ‘—– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™‹†‘™ †—”‹‰ –Š‡ ”‡…‹–ƒ–‹‘Ǣ ‹ ƒ‘–Š‡” Š‡ ƒ†‡ ƒ ”—‹‰…‘‡–ƒ”› ‘ –Š‡ Ž‡…–—”‡ǡ ™‹–Š Š—‘”‘—• ‹–‡–‹‘Ǥ ‹• –‡ƒ…Š‡”• ˆ‡Ž– –Š‹• ƒˆ–‡”‘‘ –Šƒ– Š‹• ™Š‘Ž‡ ƒ––‹–—†‡ ™ƒ• •›„‘Ž‹œ‡† „› Š‹• •Š”—‰ ƒ† Š‹• ϐŽ‹’’ƒ– ”‡†…ƒ”ƒ–‹‘ ϐŽ‘™‡”Ǥ Š‡› ˆ‡ŽŽ —’‘ Š‹ ™‹–Š‘—– ‡”…›ǡ Š‹• ‰Ž‹•Š –‡ƒ…Š‡” Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ ’ƒ…Ǥ ‡ •–‘‘† –Š”‘—‰Š ‹– •‹Ž‹‰Ǥ ‹• ’ƒŽ‡ Ž‹’• ’ƒ”–‡† ‘˜‡” Š‹• ™Š‹–‡ –‡‡–ŠǤ ȋ ‹• Ž‹’• ™‡”‡…‘–‹—‘—•Ž› –™‹–…Š‹‰ǡ ƒ† Š‡ Šƒ† ƒ Šƒ„‹– ‘ˆ ”ƒ‹•‹‰ Š‹• ‡›‡„”‘™• –Šƒ– ™ƒ•…‘–‡’–—‘—• ƒ† ‹””‹–ƒ–‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ Žƒ•– †‡‰”‡‡ǤȌ Ž†‡” „‘›• –Šƒ ƒ—Ž Šƒ† „”‘‡ †‘™ ƒ† •Š‡† –‡ƒ”• —†‡” –Šƒ– „ƒ’–‹• ‘ˆ ϐ‹”‡ǡ „—– Š‹• •‡– •‹Ž‡ †‹† ‘– ‘…‡ †‡•‡”– Š‹Ǥ ‹• ‘Ž› •‹‰ ‘ˆ †‹•…‘ˆ‘”– ™ƒ• –Š‡ ‡”˜‘—• –”‡„Ž‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹‰‡”• –Šƒ– –‘›‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ „—––‘• ‘ˆ Š‹• ‘˜‡”…‘ƒ–ǡ ƒ† ƒ ‘……ƒ•‹‘ƒŽ Œ‡”‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘–Š‡” Šƒ† –Šƒ– Š‡Ž† Š‹• Šƒ–Ǥ ƒ—Ž ™ƒ• ƒŽ™ƒ›• •‹Ž‹‰ǡ ƒŽ™ƒ›• ‰Žƒ…‹‰ ƒ„‘—– Š‹ǡ •‡‡‹‰ –‘ ˆ‡‡Ž –Šƒ– ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‹‰Š– „‡ ™ƒ–…Š‹‰ Š‹ ƒ† –”›‹‰ –‘ †‡–‡…– •‘‡–Š‹‰Ǥ Š‹• …‘•…‹‘—• ‡š’”‡••‹‘ǡ •‹…‡ ‹– ™ƒ• ƒ• ˆƒ” ƒ• ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ˆ”‘ „‘›‹•Š ‹”–Šˆ—Ž‡••ǡ ™ƒ• —•—ƒŽŽ› ƒ––”‹„—–‡† –‘ ‹•‘Ž‡…‡ ‘” Dz•ƒ”–‡••Ǥdz • –Š‡ ‹“—‹•‹–‹‘ ’”‘…‡‡†‡†ǡ ‘‡ ‘ˆ Š‹• ‹•–”—…–‘”• ”‡’‡ƒ–‡† ƒ ‹’‡”–‹‡– ”‡ƒ” ‘ˆ –Š‡ „‘›ǯ•ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ ’”‹…‹’ƒŽ ƒ•‡† Š‹ ™Š‡–Š‡” Š‡ –Š‘—‰Š– –Šƒ– ƒ…‘—”–‡‘—• •’‡‡…Š –‘ Šƒ˜‡ ƒ†‡ ƒ ™‘ƒǤ ƒ—Ž •Š”—‰‰‡† Š‹• •Š‘—Ž†‡”• •Ž‹‰Š–Ž› ƒ† Š‹• ‡›‡„”‘™• –™‹–…Š‡†Ǥ Dz †‘ǯ– ‘™ǡdz Š‡ ”‡’Ž‹‡†Ǥ Dz †‹†ǯ– ‡ƒ –‘ „‡ ’‘Ž‹–‡ǡ ‘” ‹’‘Ž‹–‡ǡ ‡‹–Š‡”Ǥ ‰—‡•• ‹–ǯ• ƒ •‘”– ‘ˆ ™ƒ› Šƒ˜‡ ‘ˆ •ƒ›‹‰ –Š‹‰•ǡ ”‡‰ƒ”†Ž‡••Ǥdz

PASSAGE I ǣ Š‹• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹• ƒ†ƒ’–‡† ˆ”‘ –Š‡ •Š‘”– •–‘”› Dz ƒ—Žǯ• ƒ•‡ǣ –—†› ‹ ‡’‡”ƒ‡–dz „› ‹ŽŽƒ ƒ–Š‡”Ǥ – ™ƒ• ƒ—Žǯ• ƒˆ–‡”‘‘ –‘ ƒ’’‡ƒ” „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ˆƒ…—Ž–› ‘ˆ ‹––•„—”‰Š ‹‰Š…Š‘‘Ž –‘ ƒ……‘—– ˆ‘” Š‹• ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ‹•†‡‡ƒ‘”•Ǥ ‡ Šƒ† „‡‡ •—•’‡†‡† ƒ ™‡‡ ƒ‰‘Ǥ ‹• ˆƒ–Š‡” Šƒ† ˜‹•‹–‡† –Š‡ ’”‹…‹’ƒŽǯ• ‘ˆϐ‹…‡ ƒ†…‘ˆ‡••‡† Š‹• ’‡”’Ž‡š‹–› ƒ„‘—– Š‹• •‘Ǥ ƒ—Ž ‡–‡”‡† –Š‡ ˆƒ…—Ž–› ”‘‘ •—ƒ˜‡ ƒ† •‹Ž‹‰Ǥ ‹• …Ž‘–Š‡• ™‡”‡ ƒ –”‹ϐŽ‡ ‘—–‰”‘™Ǥ Š‡ –ƒ ˜‡Ž˜‡– ‘ –Š‡ …‘ŽŽƒ” ‘ˆ Š‹• ‘’‡ ‘˜‡”…‘ƒ– ™ƒ• ˆ”ƒ›‡† ƒ† ™‘”Ǥ —– ˆ‘” ƒŽŽ –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ ™ƒ• •‘‡–Š‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ †ƒ†› ‹ Š‹Ǥ ‡ ™‘”‡ ƒ ‘’ƒŽ ’‹ ‹ Š‹• ‡ƒ–Ž› ‘––‡† „Žƒ… ˆ‘—”Ǧ ‹ǦŠƒ†ǡ ƒ† ƒ ”‡†…ƒ”ƒ–‹‘ ‹ Š‹• „—––‘Š‘Ž‡Ǥ Š‹• Žƒ––‡” ƒ†‘”‡– –Š‡ ˆƒ…—Ž–› •‘‡Š‘™ ˆ‡Ž– ™ƒ• ‘– ’”‘’‡”Ž› •‹‰‹ϐ‹…ƒ– ‘ˆ –Š‡…‘–”‹–‡ •’‹”‹– „‡ϐ‹––‹‰ ƒ „‘› —†‡” –Š‡ „ƒ ‘ˆ •—•’‡•‹‘Ǥ ƒ—Ž ™ƒ• –ƒŽŽ ˆ‘” Š‹• ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ˜‡”› –Š‹Ǥ ‡ Šƒ† Š‹‰Šǡ…”ƒ’‡† •Š‘—Ž†‡”• ƒ† ƒ ƒ””‘™…Š‡•–Ǥ ‹• ‡›‡• ™‡”‡ ”‡ƒ”ƒ„Ž‡ ˆ‘” ƒ…‡”–ƒ‹ Š›•–‡”‹…ƒŽ „”‹ŽŽ‹ƒ…›Ǥ ‡…‘–‹—ƒŽŽ› —•‡† –Š‡ ‹ ƒ…‘•…‹‘—•ǡ –Š‡ƒ–”‹…ƒŽ •‘”– ‘ˆ ™ƒ›ǡ ’‡…—Ž‹ƒ”Ž› ‘ˆˆ‡•‹˜‡ ‹ ƒ „‘›Ǥ Š‡ ’—’‹Ž• ™‡”‡ ƒ„‘”ƒŽŽ› Žƒ”‰‡ǡ ƒ• –Š‘—‰Š Š‡ ™ƒ• ƒ††‹…–‡† –‘ „‡ŽŽƒ†‘ƒǤ —– –Š‡”‡ ™ƒ• ƒ ‰Žƒ••› ‰Ž‹––‡” ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ǡ ™Š‹…Š –Šƒ– †”—‰ †‘‡• ‘– ’”‘†—…‡Ǥ Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘‡† „› –Š‡ ’”‹…‹’ƒŽ ƒ• –‘ ™Š› Š‡ ™ƒ• –Š‡”‡ ƒ—Ž •–ƒ–‡†ǡ ’‘Ž‹–‡Ž› ‡‘—‰Šǡ –Šƒ– Š‡ ™ƒ–‡† –‘ …‘‡ „ƒ… –‘ •…Š‘‘ŽǤ Š‹• ™ƒ• ƒ Ž‹‡ǡ „—– ƒ—Ž ™ƒ• “—‹–‡ ƒ……—•–‘‡† –‘ Ž›‹‰Ǣ Š‡ ˆ‘—† ‹–ǡ ‹†‡‡†ǡ ‹†‹•’‡•ƒ„Ž‡ ˆ‘” ‘˜‡”…‘‹‰ ˆ”‹…–‹‘Ǥ ‹• –‡ƒ…Š‡”• ™‡”‡ ƒ•‡† –‘ •–ƒ–‡ –Š‡‹” ”‡•’‡…–‹˜‡ …Šƒ”‰‡• ƒ‰ƒ‹•– Š‹Ǥ Š‡› †‹† •‘ ™‹–Š •—…Š ƒ ”ƒ…‘” ƒ† ƒ‰‰”‹‡˜‡‡– ƒ• ‡˜‹…‡† –Šƒ– –Š‹• ™ƒ• ‘– ƒ —•—ƒŽ…ƒ•‡Ǥ ‹•‘”†‡” ƒ† ‹’‡”–‹‡…‡ ™‡”‡ ƒ‘‰ –Š‡ ‘ˆˆ‡•‡• ƒ‡†Ǥ ‡– ‡ƒ…Š ‘ˆ Š‹• ‹•–”—…–‘”• ˆ‡Ž– –Šƒ– ‹– ™ƒ• •…ƒ”…‡Ž› ’‘••‹„Ž‡ –‘ ’—– ‹–‘ ™‘”†• –Š‡ ”‡ƒŽ…ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –”‘—„Ž‡ǡ ™Š‹…Š Žƒ› ‹ ƒ •‘”– ‘ˆ Š›•–‡”‹…ƒŽŽ› †‡ϐ‹ƒ– ƒ‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡ „‘›ǯ•ǡ ‹ –Š‡ …‘–‡’– ™Š‹…Š –Š‡› ƒŽŽ ‡™ Š‡ ˆ‡Ž– ˆ‘” –Š‡ǡ ƒ† ™Š‹…Š Š‡ •‡‡‹‰Ž› ƒ†‡ ‘– –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ•– ‡ˆˆ‘”– –‘ …‘…‡ƒŽǤ …‡ǡ ™Š‡ Š‡ Šƒ† „‡‡ ƒ‹‰ ƒ •›‘’•‹• ‘ˆ ƒ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ƒ– –Š‡ „Žƒ…„‘ƒ”†ǡ Š‹• ‰Ž‹•Š –‡ƒ…Š‡” Šƒ† •–‡’’‡† –‘ Š‹• •‹†‡ ƒ† ƒ––‡’–‡† –‘ ‰—‹†‡

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