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"Cindy, do you like cycling?"
"Yes, I like it very much."
"Great, let's go cycling next Sunday."
-- Question: Does Cindy like cycling? ...レベル１ [英検５級]
Emi, a junior high school student, is walking to school on Monday morning. She meets an American on the street.... レベル２ [英検５級]
At Basketball Camp
Mary loves basketball. Last spring, she went to a basketball camp for girls. Many girls from different schools came to the camp. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Welcoming the New Year in America
The last night of the year is called New Year's Eve. It is the best time for a big party. In New York, many thousands of people go to Times Square, in the center of New York City, on New Year's Eve. They listen to music played by bands. They sometimes dance, and they look at the many beautiful lights around the square. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
Long ago, there was an old man whose name was John Smith. John lived with his sons on a big farm. One day he became very sick and he knew he was going to die, so he called his sons to his room.
"Sons," he said, "I have already given one horse to Pete, four to Dick and eight to Bob. Now, I will give one half of my cows to ――レベル５ [大分県]
Of all figures from America's past, Abraham Lincoln is dearest to the hearts of the American people. In fact, the admiration they have had for him borders on worship. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is not unlike the temples that ancient Greeks built in honor of their gods, and the annual ceremony of celebrating Lincoln's birthday in schools and other public places has sometimes had characteristics of a religious service.――レベル６ Of all figures from ...
Once there was an old fisherman who had a pet trout named Henry, which he kept in a tub. But the trout got pretty big and the fisherman had to change the water――レベル７[開成高]
The concept that trained dogs could act as eyes for those who could not see developed at the beginning of the twentieth century in Germany in an unusual school. The pupils were not human, but dogs who were taught how to lead people who were blind. The idea caught on quickly, and guide dogs, or Seeing Eye dogs as they are also known, began to be trained in many countries. These patient and loyal animals lead their blind companions everywhere they go, permitting them to make their way in the world almost as well as sighted persons.........レベル８
Fast Food for Bears
We usually think of bears as living in the wild, but these days more and more of them are spending time in towns. A study by the ...レベル９[英検準２級]
When I was a child, our dining room had two kinds of chairs -- two large ones with arm rests and four small ones without. The larger ones stood at the ends of the table, the small ones on the sides. Mom and Dad sat in the big chairs, except when one of us was away; then Mom would sit in one of the smaller chairs. I always remained in the same place, at my father's...レベル10 [センター]
Invitations to dinner are issued by written notes, printed cards or by telephone. If the invitation is by telephone, it is often wise to send a reminder by post. Printed invitations usually imply a relatively formal occasion but if 'black tie' is required it will be stated on the card. ...レベル11 [京産大]
Making mistakes is the key to making progress. There are times, of course, when it is important not to make any mistakes -- ask any surgeon or airline pilot. But it is less widely appreciated that there are also times ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
An Itch to Know
Have you ever been bitten by a mosquito or had dry skin in the winter? If so, then you know how annoying an itch can be. But what, exactly, is an itch? Itching seems much like pain in many ways. Both sensations are carried by our nerves, but they are actually very different. Pain has been closely studied by ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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Along with the Age of Automation, we are also about to enter the Age of Leisure. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the average American worked almost ninety hours a week. By the end of the Civil War in 1865,...速読演習レベル14 [京産大]入試問題より
At the University of Kansas Art Museum, University researchers tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was...レベル15 [英検１級リスニング]
When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get a good score on a certain test, or even the ability to do well in school; these are at best only indicators of something larger, deeper, and far more important. By intelligence we mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various situations, and particularly in new, strange and perplexing situations. The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do. ...レベル16 [関西大学]
Killer Flu or Mild Bug?
The threat of new epidemics is very quickly publicized in the media. Before it had even killed four people, the new Hong Kong flu, H5N1, had splashed across our TV screens. Medical scientists are especially nervous about influenza, and ...レベル17 [英検準１級]
American thinking tends to move from the specific and small to the general and large. American progress from personal and local issues to the state and finally to the nation -- not the other way around. ...レベル18 [英検１級リスニング]
It has been estimated that 80 percent of all the information transmitted over the Internet comes from English-speaking countries. Much the largest English-speaking nation is the United States, which is home to some 64 percent of all the computers linked to the Internet. Other nations belonging to the English language's global empire, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and, of course, Britain, the mother country, account for a further 12.7 percent....レベル15 [早稲田大]
Fundamentally, there are just two major food illnesses in our society: eating too much and eating too little. The former is more prevalent, but both have steadily increased over the past few decades, and both are important because, when pushed to their extremes, they are killers. People who are very overweight may have various health problems, the most deadly of which begins...レベル20 [東京大学]
The degree to which males and females are socially unequal has varied, both cross-culturally and historically, from near equality to radical female disadvantage. Such variation is linked to the type of technology and economy (e.g., industrial, agrarian, horticultural, foraging) and to women's role in the economy. Women's status relative ...レベル20 [慶応義塾大学 環境情報学部]
