PASSAGE 22 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ?Before 1933, and particularly during the period 1929-33, bank failures were not uncommon. _1_ a bank...
PASSAGE 20 Singing Alarms Could Save the Blind If you cannot see, you may not be able to find your way out of a burning building-and that could be fat...
PASSAGE 22 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ?Before 1933, and particularly during the period 1929-33, bank failures were not uncommon. _1_ a ban...
PASSAGE 17 The American FamilyIn the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, t...
PASSAGE 15 Racial PrejudiceIn some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has been taken for granted as a means of solving differences; a...
PASSAGE 13 The Central Problem of EconomicsThe central problem of economics is to satisfy the people's and nation's wants.The problem we are f...
PASSAGE 11 The Great Newspaper War Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used ...
PASSAGE 8 An Absent-minded Professor ?Professor Smith lived alone. He was very absent-minded. He used to __1__ the university to give a lecture and fi...
PASSAGE 1 The Invention of the telephone ?In the nineteenth century, the invention of the telegraph made it possible to send noises, signals, and even...
PASSAGE 3 The White House ?We got up early this morning and __1__ a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business section of the city. I t...