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"What time do you go to bed, Steve?"
"I go to bed at 11:00."
-- Question: What time does Steve go to bed? ...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 Christmas Present Henry is eight years old. His house is near a small river. After school he and his brother Tom like to play at the river. One day ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Technology -- Good or Bad?
Technology is everywhere. It's in our homes, cars, offices, hospitals, and many other places. Life is much easier today because of technology. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
Many, many years ago, all the people of the world lived in one place and spoke the same language. One day they went to live in a new land and started to make a new city there. ――レベル５ [青森県]
Do you know when and where ice cream got its start? It's an international favorite with a long and interesting history. The earliest ices were eaten in China many years ago. ――レベル６ [甲陽学院高]
Once there was in a country a famous magician. One day this magician guessed the death of a man whom the king loved very much. The man died on the day when the――レベル７[広島大付福山高]
Mara's mother was born in the Philippines and came to America to live when she was twenty-three years old. She moved in with he sister, who had married an American. Although her English was very good, Mara's mother had problems adapting to her new culture. She was astonished at her sister's new American cooking which was very different from Filipino cooking..........レベル８
An Animal's Best Friend
The World's largest population of wild cheetahs lives in the African country of Namibia. Over 90 percent of these cheetahs, however, live on land owned by farmers. Normally, the hunting ...レベル９[英検準２級]
When I was an eight-year-old girl, I was taken for the first music lesson. Ms. Grodzinska, the teacher, was a plain, elderly woman and her apartment was thick with dust. But in the corner stood a magnificent grand piano, and when Ms. Grodzinska sat down to play a simple melody for me, I was amazed to hear such beauty come from under her fingers. As she played, she altered from a plain woman to someone whose movements were as harmonious as the sounds she was creating. I knew at once that I wanted to be able to bring forth sounds like that....レベル10 [センター]
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]
Two teams of scientists have independently discovered that clouds soak up a lot more radiation from the sun than once thought. If they are right, researchers may have to revamp the computer simulations used to predict global climate change. ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Attitudes Toward Sleep
Twenty years ago, Britain was far from being a 24-hour society. People often complained of the inconvenience of shops closing at 5:30 p.m. and not opening on Sundays. Visitors from other countries were often amazed that, by law, pubs had to close by 11 p.m. Few people worked after 5:30 p.m., and the average adult slept almost nine hours per night. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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By the middle of the 19th century most locomotives had steam-powered brakes. Steam from the boiler operated a piston that forced curved brake shoes against the wheel. The steam worked very well on locomotives,...速読演習レベル14 [京産大]入試問題より
One man, it might be said, once fought an army. Ancient historians tell us that the man was old, over seventy. The army was that of the strongest power in the world -- Rome itself.
But the old man, a Greek, fought the Roman army to a standstill for nearly three years -- and almost won. The old man was ...レベル15 [青山学院大]
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 Sound of Too Much Music
With its many tournaments and ruthless competition for prizes, classical music sometimes seems intent on becoming more like a sport than an art form. Pianists, for instance, have been able to choose from a host of competitions this month. ...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]
Ts'ai Lun, the inventor of paper, is a man whose name is probably unfamiliar to most readers. Considering the importance of his invention, the extent to which he has been ignored in the West is indeed surprising. There are major reference books which do not have even brief articles on Ts'ai Lun, and his name is seldom mentioned in standard, history textbooks....レベル19 [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]
