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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]
One day John put on old clothes and went to a big dinner party at Mr. Green's house. When he came in, the people at the party looked at him, but they gave him no seat and no food. So John went home, put on his best clothes,――レベル３
The Lady with the Lamp
Florence Nightingale, a British woman, was born in Italy in 1820 and grew up in Britain. Her family was rich and had several large houses in different parts of Britain. Florence didn't go to school, but instead, her father was her teacher at home. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
Are you interested in dinosaurs? Have you ever seen the skeletons of them in a museum? Do you know what they ate and how they lived? Dinosaurs don't live now. Where did they go?―― ... レベル５――[都立工業･航空高専]
One day when Tom was on his way home, he met a friend of his, Mike. "Hi, Mike. Do you want to play video games with me after homework?" Tom asked. "No, I can't," Mike said. "I have to pack." "Pack?" Tom asked." "Where are you going?" ……レベル６――[筑波大付属高]
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest *composers of all time. Much of his music was filled with great joy. However, Beethoven's life wasn't filled with joy or happiness.....レベル７ [慶応義塾高]
It is not always easy to distinguish between work and play. Peoples differ in the way they perceive things, and...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]
"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]
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]
In business, a letter is used to communicate with someone outside the company. When you wish to write to someone within your own company, you send a memorandum. Memos are used to communicate with other employees, regardless of where the employees may be located -- whether in the same...レベル12 [英検１級リスニング]
Deserts
A desert is generally thought of as a hot, barren region that receives little rainfall. Rainfall is scarce in all desert regions, but deserts are not barren wastelands. Deserts have a wide variety of land formations and soil substances, and most of them have at least one permanent stream. Deserts cannot support the abundant plant and animal life found in humid climates. But many kinds of plants and animals thrive in deserts. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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The homes into which most babies are born are places where people talk. They will talk about the baby and a great many other things as well, and before long---long before they expect any response---they will talk to the baby. Among the other noises that reach its ears are likely to be television programmes,...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]
Reenacting: Northern Blue vs. Southern Gray
The American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, was the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). The issues over which the war was fought, particularly slavery, ...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]
Fundamentally, there are just two major food illnesses in our society: eating too much and eating too little. The former is more prevalent, but both have steadily increased over the past few decades, and both are important because, when pushed to their extremes, they are killers. People who are very overweight may have various health problems, the most deadly of which begins...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]
