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"Do you like English, Naoko?"
"Yes, I do. I study English for two hours every day." ...レベル１ [英検５級]
----- Mike is visiting his friend, Fred. They are in Fred's room now.
Mike: What's this, Fred?
Fred: It's my new computer game. .... レベル２ [英検５級]
A Day at the Beach
Last year, Bob and his sister Jean went to Florida for their summer vacation with their parents. They visited Florida for one week. The weather was very nice. So everyone was really happy. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Long ago, there was an old man whose name was John Smith. John lived with his sons on a big farm. One day he became very sick and he knew he was going to die, so he called his sons to his room.
"Sons," he said, "I have already given one horse to Pete, four to Dick and eight to Bob. Now, I will give one half of my cows to ――レベル５ [大分県]
"I want some money," said Jeff. "I need three dollars."
"What for?" asked Uncle Fred.
"I want to buy a present for Mother," Jeff said.――レベル６
The Taj Mahal in India is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Over three hundred years ago Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife. Shah Jehan wanted his wife's tomb to be perfect. He did not care――レベル７
Get on a train and it is likely that several people around you will be wearing earphones. There they are in the same space, but not talking or paying attention to one another. Though listening to a personal tape player this way has some virtue in that you don't usually disturb others, it allows almost no human contact. You are alone with your machine....レベル８ [センター]
Alaska's Great Dog Race
Every year in the state of Alaska in the United States, a special kind of race is held. This is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Using dogs to pull their sleds across the snow, people race about 1,100 miles between the cities of Anchorage and Nome. ...レベル９[英検準２級]
Old Fred Ford had gone to live with his daughter, Kate, and her family shortly after his wife, Mary, died. Kate was an energetic woman who expected people always to be doing something, and she found plenty of jobs for Fred to do. This made him feel part of the household, but now he really wanted to be able to sit and reflect on the events of his life. If he had continued to live alone, he would have had the time to do this to his heart's content...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]
During the 1980s, Americans spent tens of billions of tax dollars to promote car pools (ride-sharing), buses, and other alternatives to driving alone. According to the Census Bureau, the proportion of employed Americans who usually drive to work alone rose from 64 percent in 1980 ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
The Channel Tunnel
On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel, a railway tunnel which connects Britain and France, was officially opened. The tunnel runs under the English Channel, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating the island of Britain from mainland Europe. ... 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]
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]
Energy: Choices for Development and Environment
Energy is necessary for daily survival. Future development crucially depends on its long-term availability in increasing quantities from sources that are dependable, safe, and environmentally sound. At present, no single source or mix of sources is at hand to meet this future need. ...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]
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]
