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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]
The Tickets
Daisuke is a junior high school student from Nagoya. He is staying at Mr. White's home in California this summer. Mr. White worked with Daisuke's ... 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]
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
Some people say that human beings are the only animals that have language. Is this true? It is a very difficult question to answer. Some animals may have a way to talk with each other.――レベル６ [早稲田実業高]
Politeness is very important in language use. We can even say that politeness is really necessary. Human beings are social creatures, which means that we must get along with one another if we are going ...レベル７[白稜高]
In Japan, April is a month of beginnings and renewals, a sort of second New Year. April is the beginning of the new school year, and the start of careers for newly hired college graduates. It's also the start of a new year in business. For Japanese baseball fans, the regular season of play opens in early April, with some well-known actor or politician throwing the first pitch. ......レベル８ [日大・文理]
An Equal Chance
Over 120 million children in developing countries do not attend school. Most of these are girls. Moreover, almost two-thirds of the 875 million adults worldwide who are unable to read or write are female. One of the main reasons is that it ...レベル９[英検準２級]
It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California's beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark's dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could...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]
Archaeologists have long known that the Maya, who flourished between about A.D. 250 and 900, perfected the most complex writing system in the hemisphere, mastered mathematics and astrological calendars of astonishing accuracy, and built massive pyramids all over Central America, ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Whenever I see children of school age openly smoking in public I wonder whether they really understand what they are doing. Probably most do not. I at least know that my clinical practice in lung disease will not be short of patients for the rest of my working life. About 34 per cent of boys aged 15 smoke, and two-thirds this number of girls. Over the past 10 years there has been a small but welcome reduction in the number of boys who smoke at this age, but an increase in the number of girls. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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Soon the "golden week" string of national holidays will be upon us. During this period, the nation goes on holiday in a mass, and as a result all the tourist destinations become jammed with people....レベル11 [京産大]
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 Future of Film
In the past two decades, moviegoing has changed dramatically in the United States. The picture palaces of Hollywood's pre-television era have given way to megaplexes -- large theater complexes -- with 30 or more screens. In addition to having a wide ...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]
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]
