Intended for students taking Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 33 in Alberta, Canada, this reading test is designed to be administered with a questions booklet. The following short selections taken from fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and day-to-day functional materials are included: (1) "M is for Mother" (Marjorie Riddle); (2) "It's Hot in the City" (Peter West); (3) an excerpt from "Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom" (Anton Chekhov); (4) "Man in Motion in the Thirties" (Sam Roddan); (5) and (6) materials for student evaluation dealing with a citizen's campaign against the proposed construction of a chemical plant, including several letters to and from government officials, a statement defining issues and goals, a list of volunteers, tasks assigned, and progress made, a poster promoting public involvement, and an agenda for a public forum; (7) an excerpt from "The Homecoming of Ted Moser" (John Masters); (8) "The Factory" (Eugene McNamara); (9) an excerpt from "A Morality Play for the Leisured Class" (John Balderston); and (10) an excerpt from "Best Kept Secrets" (Pat Krause). (ARH)