Test Practice: General Passages - Typing Practice Lesson
History and science passages for timed tests
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The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed on May 10, 1869, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines met at Promontory Summit, Utah. Workers drove a ceremonial golden spike to join the tracks. Before the railroad, a trip from New York to California took months by wagon or ship; afterward, it took about a week. Thousands of Chinese immigrants did much of the hardest work on the Central Pacific, blasting tunnels through the Sierra Nevada in snow and bitter cold.
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Tip: Long Passages
On a long passage, don't speed up at the end. Hold the same pace from the first word to the last.