Introduction
About This Book

Chapter 1: Historical Events
Unit 01 The Discovery of America
Reading Skills Practice: Chronological Order I
Unit 02 Apollo 11
Reading Skills Practice: Chronological Order II
Unit 03 American Independence Day
Reading Skills Practice: Main Idea I
Unit 04 The Sinking of the Titanic
Reading Skills Practice: Main Idea II

Chapter 2: Music
Unit 05 Woodwind and String Instruments
Reading Skills Practice: Compare and Contrast I
Unit 06 Operas and Musicals
Reading Skills Practice: Compare and Contrast II
Unit 07 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Reading Skills Practice: Outlining I
Unit 08 Elvis Presley
Reading Skills Practice: Outlining II

Chapter 3: Literary Characters
Unit 09 Sherlock Holmes
Reading Skills Practice: Problem and Solution I
Unit 10 Odysseus
Reading Skills Practice: Problem and Solution II
Unit 11 King Arthur
Reading Skills Practice: Simplifying I
Unit 12 Robin Hood
Reading Skills Practice: Simplifying II

Chapter 4: Unique Plants
Unit 13 The Venus Flytrap
Reading Skills Practice: Identifying Cohesive Devices I
Unit 14 The Redwood Tree
Reading Skills Practice: Identifying Cohesive Devices II
Unit 15 The Rafflesia
Reading Skills Practice: Supporting Details I
Unit 16 Poison Ivy
Reading Skills Practice: Supporting Details II

Chapter 5: Ancient Mysteries
Unit 17 The Great Pyramid of Giza
Reading Skills Practice: Inference I
Unit 18 The Nazca Lines
Reading Skills Practice: Inference II
Unit 19 Stonehenge
Reading Skills Practice: Summarizing I
Unit 20 Machu Picchu
Reading Skills Practice: Summarizing II

Answers
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