Contents Society Subcategory Article Title Page Business 001 The Power of Crowdsourcing 8 002 Wolf of Wall Street 10 003 The Finer Points of Fair Trade 12 004 Productivity Hacks for Great Success 14 005 Using Social Media to Boost Business 16 Trend 006 Some Amazing Apps for Your Smartphone 18 007 Cities Get Clean by Going Green 20 008 Learning to Love Locally-Grown Foods 22 009 Microtrends: It’s a Small World After All 24 010 The Rise of E-Books 26 Social Issues 011 Fighting Back against Bullying 28 012 The Great Debate over GM Foods 30 013 Obesity: Shrinking the World’s Waistline 32 014 Saying Goodbye to Nelson Mandela 34 History 015 The Sinking of the Unsinkable Ship 36 016 A Ride through the Roaring 20s 38 017 The Fall of the Roman Empire 40 018 Who Built the Great Pyramid? 42 Media 019 Online Video: The New King of Media 44 020 3D: Adding Depth and Delight to Movies 46 021 Google Books: Cataloging the World’s Library 48 022 Journalists: Protection of Sources 50 023 Twitter: 140 Characters to Express Yourself 52 Culture Subcategory Article Title Page Food 024 Inside the Mind of a Sushi Legend 54 025 The Terrific Taste of Thai Street Food 56 026 American Barbeque Tradition 58 027 Xiaolongbao: The Savory Soupy Bun 60 028 Tantalizing Teas from around the Globe 62 Music 029 Hooray for Hip Hop 64 030 India’s Classical Jewel 66 031 Learning to Dig Jazz Music 68 032 The Fire and Frenzy of Flamenco 70 033 Dancing to the Sounds of the Didgeridoo 72 Arts 034 Becoming an Art Dealer 74 035 The Magical Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci 76 036 Explosions in the Sky 78 037 Durable Ceramic Beauty 80 038 Drawing a Line in the Sand 82 Travel 039 Relaxing in Rose City 84 040 Dancing to the Beat in Buenos Aires 86 041 Another Side to Johannesburg 88 042 A Relaxing Vacation in Vientiane 90 043 Spectacular Sydney 92 Architecture 044 Lady Liberty 94 045 The Timeless Taj Mahal 96 046 The Mysterious Magic of Machu Picchu 98 047 The Dark Maze beneath Paris 100 048 Castle Neuschwanstein: The New Castle on the Block 102 Science Subcategory Article Title Page Application 049 Incredible Shrinking Microchips 104 050 Don’t Handle with Care 106 051 The LED Lighting Revolution 108 052 Microwave Magic 110 053 The Great Energy Debate 112 Military 054 Flying Drones into Danger Zones 114 055 Elite Warriors 116 056 On the Warpath with Genghis Khan 118 057 Ancient Strategies Survive in Modern Warfare 120 Space 058 Getting Curious about Curiosity’s Mission to Mars 122 059 NASA History 124 060 Space Debris 126 061 Space Tourism 128 062 Are We Alone in the Universe? 130 Physics / Chemistry 063 The Invention of the Periodic Table 132 064 Going inside Black Holes 134 065 The Particle That Started the Big Bang 136 066 Shedding Some Light on Light 138 067 Fun Facts about Physics 140 Technology 068 Cyborgs: How Man Becomes Machine 142 069 Are Phablets Fabulous? 144 070 A World without Wires 146 071 Putting Cars on Autopilot 148 072 The Rise of Robots 150 Nature Subcategory Article Title Page Animals 073 The Fury of Feral Pigs 152 074 Growling with Grizzly Bears 154 075 Hunting Down the Truth about Killer Whales 156 076 The Peculiar Habits of the Praying Mantis 158 077 Piranhas on Parade 160 Fitness 078 Strengthening Your Core 162 079 Moving Your Mind for Maximum Fitness 164 080 Dropping Pounds Like a Caveman 166 081 Frozen Fitness 168 082 Getting Focused and Flexible with Yoga 170 Medicines 083 The ABCs of Obamacare 172 084 The Advancing Development of Artificial Limbs 174 085 Future Cures for a Better Future 176 086 Helpful Home Remedies 178 087 Are Vitamins Beneficial? 180 Environment 088 Say Sayonara to Sushi? 182 089 Getting Closer to Nature at National Parks 184 090 Poles Apart 186 091 Cleaning the World’s Oceans 188 092 Saving the Rainforests 190 Facts 093 The Greatest Light Show on Earth 192 094 Shapes of Clouds 194 095 Predicting the Weather 196 096 Ocean Currents and the Turning of the Tide 198 097 The Wonders of Wetlands 200 Vocabulary List 202 Test Bank, Exam, Answer Key Subcategory Article Title Page Test Bank Test Bank 1 Society: Business 212 Test Bank 2 Society: Trend 216 Test Bank 3 Society: Social Issues 219 Test Bank 4 Society: History 222 Test Bank 5 Society: Media 225 Test Bank 6 Culture: Food 228 Test Bank 7 Culture: Music 231 Test Bank 8 Culture: Arts 234 Test Bank 9 Culture: Travel 237 Test Bank 10 Culture: Architecture 240 Test Bank 11 Science: Application 243 Test Bank 12 Science: Military 246 Test Bank 13 Science: Space 249 Test Bank 14 Science: Physics / Chemistry 252 Test Bank 15 Science: Technology 255 Test Bank 16 Nature: Animals 258 Test Bank 17 Nature: Fitness 261 Test Bank 18 Nature: Medicines 264 Test Bank 19 Nature: Environment 267 Test Bank 20 Nature: Facts 270 Exam Exam 1-A (001~033) 273 Exam 1-B (001~033) 277 Exam 2-A (034~067) 281 Exam 2-B (034~067) 285 Exam 3-A (068~097) 289 Exam 3-B (068~097) 293 Answer Key 297 Test Bank Answer Key 300 Exam Answer Key 305