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Man has dreamed about flying for a long time. Moshan, who is a dreamer, invented the Solo Trek. The Solo 
Trek had a 120 horsepower engine with twin fans. Only one person flies. As you fly above the roofs, you 
lean a little forward. You can see everything under you. You are flying like Superman. Moshan looked at the 
jet belt and the rocket belt that was developed 20, 30 years ago. Nothing every came from them. People still 
can't fly. Inventors have tried to make it easy for people to fly. Moller has been working on his flying car for 
30 years. He now says it is ready for tests. It would take off and land vertically, go 600 miles an hour, and 
deliver 20 miles to the gallon. A computer would do the actual flying. He says it could be sold next year for 
about a million dollars. NASA is working with Moshan to help develop his flying machine. The first uses are 
likely to be military. It's been 50-years since Robert Fulton invented his airphibian, a flying car. It flew, and is 
now in the Smithsonian Museum. Getting dreams to fly is never easy. 
4. The Solo Flyer is able to lift off the ground by using _____. 
A) a solar powered engine 
B) engine-powered twin fans 
C) large flapping wings 
D) rotating blades
E) electric tribunes 
5. An analogy was used to compare the way one could fly in the Solo Flyer to_____. 
A) how a helicopter flies 
B) how the Jetsons fly 
C) how the airphibian flies 
D) how Superman flies
E) how eagles fly 
6. Paul Moller's flying car is different than an airplane because____. 
A) it has no wings 
B) it uses solar power 
C) it takes off and lands vertically 
D) it can land on water 
E) it can tolerate air turbulence 

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Every year in Alaska there is a huge race with sleds pulled by dogs. On the day of the race, the Alaskan 
huskies seem willing to go on what may be the world's longest race. It is called the Iditarod dog sled race. 
The voice of the race announcer booms over the streets of Anchorage as the racers set off on their long 
journey "They're off. The last great race..." Fifty-six sleds leave downtown Anchorage to start the race. A 
sled leaves every two minutes. It will take ten days to two weeks before reaching the finish line at Nome on 
the other side of Alaska. The men and women who guide the sleds are called mushers. 
7. The Iditarod dog sled race is known as the world's ______ race. 
A) worst 
B) longest and most difficult 
C) most ceremonial 
D) biggest prize
E) fastest 
8. The people in Anchorage _____. 
A) don't like the race 
B) wish the race was someplace else 
C) make a big event out of the race 
D) are Iditariders 
E) are Eskimo Indians 
9. If a sled starts the race every two minutes, how long will it take 56 sleds to start the race? 
A) 110 minutes 
B) 112 minutes 
C) 56 minutes 
D) 156 minutes
E) 125 minutes 
The Australia's Cup sailing race has been going on since 1859. In that year, the Australian's won a special 
silver cup from England. Since then, Australia has held the cup for 132 years. Australia has only lost ' the 
cup two times, once in 1983 and once in 1995. The race is held about every three years. The ongoing race 
will be in New Zealand in early 2000. There are 16 crew members on the sailing boat. The 17th person on 
the boat is a novice. A contest was held to see who could ride along on the boats in the Australia's Cup 
race. George Ellison heard about the contest on the radio. He entered as m any times as he could. Then he 
won! George Ellison says, "You get to sit on a boat as the 17th person and rub shoulders with some of the 
greatest sailors in the world, in Auckland, New Zealand. I still can't believe it!" There are two boats from San 
Francisco in the race, Australia One and Australia True. Ellison won a seat on Australia True. There are no 
other world class sports events where a novice can be on the boat. It's called the 17th man position. 

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