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"Do you have a baseball bat, Tom?"
"Yes, I do. I have an old one."
-- Question: Does Tom have an old baseball bat? ...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 Tom
Yesterday was Tom's birthday. His family had a party for him. His mother cooked a special dinner. After dinner, his brother played the guitar and his sister sang a song. ... レベル３ [英検４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]
It is easy to understand the calendar we use today. It was not always so easy. People had to try for thousands of years before they knew how to put together days, weeks, months, and years. More than 2,000 years ago, scientists in Egypt made a calendar. There were 10 days in a week, three weeks in a month, and 12 months in a year. This calendar showed a ――レベル６――[桐朋高]
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by "small talk." Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: ――レベル７[ラ・サール高]
Most of you are familiar with a newspaper and usually read one in the morning or the evening. But you may not know how...レベル８
Flying High
For many people, one of the most interesting parts of a circus is the performance on the trapeze. The thrilling tricks performed by the talented athletes high up in the air are exciting to watch, although few of us would think of doing them ourselves. Recently, however, a school in New York has begun offering people the opportunity to do just that. ...レベル９[英検準２級]
It has been estimated that by 1992 nearly 31 million American will be working at home either part-time or full-time. People increasingly prefer to stay at home and work on a more flexible schedule rather than to commute and work for 8 hours at the office....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]
The phone rings at work."Hi, this is Philip Jones," a man says pleasantly. "I'm returning your call." Who? My call? Your brain spins. As you thank him for calling back, you hope it will dawn on you who Philip Jones is and why on earth you wanted to talk to him. ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Protecting the Bluefin
There are many kinds of tuna, but the biggest and most magnificent among them is the bluefin tuna. The largest members of the species can live for 40 years, grow to 3 meters in length, and weigh up to 400 kilograms. The bluefin is found all across the globe, but the most valuable kind, the southern bluefin, usually swims in the colder areas of the seas in the southern hemisphere. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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A young man may ask any girl to whom he's been introduced for a date, at any time. Usually he uses the telephone, but there is no reason why he should not ask her in person when he sees her...レベル14 [甲南大]
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]
Miraculous Soil
The people at the Rodale Institute experimental farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, claim to have discovered soil that not only grows excellent produce, but may even work toward reducing pollution. This magical dirt reportedly absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) ...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]
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]
If we look at the languages spoken in the world today, we notice wide differences in the use to which they are put. Most languages are the first language of some community and serve the everyday functions of that community perfectly well. On the other hand, some languages have wider functions than that of everyday communication and are used as official languages in the administration of whole nations. Yet other languages enjoy an international role. ...レベル20 [慶応義塾大学 総合政策学部]
