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"Are you doing your homework now, Ben?"
"Yes. I have a lot of homework today."
-- Question: What is Ben doing now? ...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]
A Present for Mr. Brown Emily is 14 years old. Her best friend is Cindy. They both joined their school's music club last year. They enjoy singing and playing the guitar together every day. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Robert's Stay in Japan
Three years ago, Robert lived with a Japanese family near Tokyo. His host parents live in a small house with their two children. Robert's host father's parents also live in the house. Robert stayed with them for two months. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
What do you know about the sea? Most of you have played in it. You know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. You also know that it is dangerous when the weather is very bad. What else do you know about it?――レベル５
Much of the land of the Netherlands is as low as the sea. Some of the land is even lower than the sea. The word Netherlands means "Lowlands". The Dutch people――レベル６[筑波大付駒場高]
Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will say that they go to learn their own language, arithmetic, history, science and all the other subjects. That is quite true; why do they learn these things? And are these things all that they learn at school?――レベル７[甲陽学院高]
Many college-educated young women are unhappy with their lot in life. If they plan on a career, they quickly learn it is still a man's world. In business, science, and education, the top positions...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]
Each new school year, parents wonder how much help they should give their children with homework. The obvious aim of assigning homework is to get the child to practice and strengthen academic skills. By devoting the proper time to homework, he or she stands a much better chance ...レベル10 [英検１級リスニング]
Cigarettes seem to be going out of style with teens. A survey done by the University of Michigan shows a sharp drop in the number of teenagers who say they smoke cigarettes. ...レベル11 [帝塚山大]
When a caterpillar feeds on a tomato leaf, the plant moves swiftly to protect itself, systematically releasing "proteins inhibitors" -- proteins that interfere with the caterpillar's digestion -- throughout the plant, especially in the leaves. But how does the message get from the wounded leaf to the rest of the plant?...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the desert country of Saudi Arabia. It is not a particularly large city nor is it now a great center of trade. It is a city that religion has made important. Every day millions of Moslems all over the world turn in the direction of Mecca when they pray. Every year hundreds of thousands of Moslems visit the city. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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ランダムに１問だけ表示します。
I don't do as many things I don't like to do as I had to when I was young.
Except that you have more years ahead of you, youth isn't necessarily a better time of life than any other. When I was young, I was always having to do things I hated.....レベル14
A normal English family, especially when it has just moved into a new district, wants to be friendly with those living in the same area. However, it often hesitates because there is a fear that some neighbors might be too friendly and make such a habit of calling that the family could not call their home their own. It is not surprising, therefore, that quite nice people wait for a proper invitation, paying attention t...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]
Dialing the Future
Phones are pretty handy things just the way they are. But when phones get hooked up to computers, it's no exaggeration to describe the new potential as a world communications revolution.
Internationally, telephone systems are now in the midst of that change and it is fast gathering speed. ...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]
Where was the first city? Fifty years ago, archaeologists would have pointed to Mesopotamia, the land between the Rivers Tigiris and Euphrates. Here, it was thought, was the 'cradle of civilization,' the area that produced the great cities of Ur and Babylon. This surely was the place where urban life began and from where the idea of the city spread to the rest of Asia and to Europe...レベル15 [早稲田大]
WATCH OUT!!
Millions of cold viruses are now on their way to invade and destroy the cells of your nose and breathing passages. Let's look up your nose and see what happens... The cells inside your nose are always ready for trouble. They produce a gloppy fluid called mucus that traps viruses and other ...レベル20 [東京大学]
By now it should be clear that the United Nations has been held back not just by the cold war and the Soviet veto. The task of creating an effective world organization is in itself extremely difficult and frustrating whatever the political climate. During the post-cold war period, after two or ...レベル20 [慶応義塾大学 法学部]
