<p>infinitynbeyond, thanks!! I was very excited to get the second 800 as I was worried I had peaked the first time. 
my English teacher is really strict about vocab. Here is what he has us do: Whenever we read a book in class, we have to keep a vocab list of any words that are unfamiliar to us. This includes words that you wouldn’t know without context. He tests us on words without giving us a vocab list. It was a pain, but it paid off when I recognized tons of words in the CR section. Bottom line: To me, doing vocab from novels was more beneficial because I had context sentences that helped me remember the words and you get a lot more variation then. I am not sure whether the reading selections or the vocab was tough for you, but that is my advice on that part. As for the selections, I personally ALWAYS skim the selection before even the questions. Not thoroughly, but enough so I understand the major point of every paragraph. Then, when you read the questions you might already know the answers to some, rather than wasting time searching for the answers. Or at the very least, you will have a better idea of where to find the answers. Most importantly, DON’T PANIC. Sometimes you get so wrapped up in the importance of the test that your brain freezes and does stupid things. I know this may seem very basic and there are surely much better and comprehensive guides out there. But that is my approach. Good luck!</p>