FreedomTheMachineHistoricalFictionPAIREDREADTheInterstateHighwaySystembyPaulMasonillustratedbyDanBridySTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategySynonymsVocabularydecades,directed,engineering,gleamed,scouted,squirmed,technology,tinkeredELLVocabularyafford,botheredContentStandardsScienceTechnologyWordCount:1,462**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119174-1MHID:0-02-119174-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TheLatestThing.........................2Chapter2NotaToy...............................5Chapter3SteamandanOffer......................8Chapter4TotheSea.............................12RespondtoReading....................16TheInterstateHighwaySystem..17FocusonGenre........................20EssentialQuestionHowdoinventionsandtechnologyaffectyourlife?byPaulMasonillustratedbyDanBridyFreedomTheMachineCHAPTER1TheLatestThingIrememberthefirsttimeIsawacar.Iwaswalkinghomewithmydad.Wehadbigsacksofapples.DadworksforMrs.Williams.Hetakescareofherlargehouseandgarden.IhelpedDadpickapples,soMrs.Williamstoldmetotakesomeappleshome.Sheisgenerous.AsDadandIwalked,weheardaweirdnoise.Weturnedaroundandsawacardrivinginthemiddleoftheroad.Thedriverwavedatus.Alicesacktirecar2Isaid,“Ifwehadacar,wewouldn’thavetocarrytheseheavysacks.”Myfathershookhishead.“Carscostalotofmoney.Wecan’taffordacar.Anyway,I’vegotmybike.”Thenhepointedatmyfeet.“Andyourfeetaremadeforwalking,”hejoked.“Dad!”Igroaned.“Andthemachinesthatmoveo...
