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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]
----- On Sunday afternoon, Kate goes to a fast-food restaurant for lunch.
Clerk: Hello. Can I help you? .... 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]
Because plants cannot move or talk, most people think they have no feelings, they think they cannot receive signals from outside. But a plant knows about the sun and about gravity. If you put a plant in a dark corner, in a few hours it will bow towards the light. ――レベル５
Today potatoes are eaten all over the world. But long ago people didn't eat potatoes. They did not even give them to their pigs. They believed that the roots which grew underground were bad for people's health.――レベル６
Skateboarding first started in America in the late 1960's. It was invented by surfers who wanted a way to practice their sport without going into the sea. By putting roller-skate wheels on small surfboards they could practice almost the same movements they had to make while surfing.――レベル７
Do animals play? Certainly, many animals, especially the young, engage in behavior that seems like play. But why do they play? This question is difficult to answer, even for experts. For one thing, there are considerable...レベル８ [センター]
Messages for the Future
Imagine a satellite moving through space, carrying messages and information from millions of people on Earth. If this satellite came back to Earth thousands of years from now, it would be a time capsule -- a source of information that could teach future generations about the past. This image will soon become ...レベル９[英検準２級]
"No," said the workman, "they won't stay up." I'd asked him to put black-and-white floor tiles on a wall, but he insisted that they would soon fall off. Later I thought it over, decided there was no good reason why the tiles should come down, and put them up myself...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]
When Columbia's Galeras Volcano erupted on January 14, 1993, six volcanologists and three tourists lost their lives in a hail of ash, poisonous gases and glowing blocks of lava. Such surprise attacks have killed field volcanologists before and are considered a largely...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Ozone Depletion The primary cause of the hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer is a group of man-made chemicals used in refrigerators, air conditioners and plastic foams. The chlorine released when these compounds decompose destroys ozone, letting dangerous ultraviolet light from the...レベル13 [英検１級リスニング]
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One of the most talked-about products of twentieth century technology, following the end of World War II, was the prefabricated house.
To many people the word "prefabrication" brought visions of houses rolling off assembly lines like so many automobiles, all neatly packaged and delivered, ready ...レベル14 [京都産業大]
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]
The standard of literacy required by modern society has been rising throughout the developed world, but American literacy rates have not risen to meet this standard. What seemed an acceptable level in the 1950s is no longer acceptable in the late 1980s, when only highly literate societies can prosper economically. ...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]
There's a funny story that anthropologists* tell to demonstrate how many different ways the same things can be named and classified, depending on the culture doing the naming. A group of anthropologists were giving a sort of IQ test ...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]
