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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]
----- 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]
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
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]
Climbing the most difficult mountains needs a very special mental condition. Because the climber is doing something very difficult, everything that he or she sees, hears, or feels must come ――レベル７
In many parts of the world, the influence of television is a matter of increasing concern. For years, critics of television have concentrated on the issue of program content -- particularly violence -- as it affects viewers. The problem seems especially serious with regard to younger children....レベル８ [センター]
New Masks, New Selves
Have you ever worn a mask at a festival in a school play? Then you know how much fun it is to become, for a short time, a monster or a comic-book hero. With masks we can change our identities and pretend to be someone or something else. ...レベル９[英検準２級]
No part of our environment has escaped the effects of pollution. All over the world, our land, air, and water have been contaminated by an increasing number of waste materials and substances...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]
When a caterpillar feeds on a tomato leaf, the plant moves swiftly to protect itself, systematically releasing "proteins inhibitors" -- proteins that interfere with the caterpillar's digestion -- throughout the plant, especially in the leaves. But how does the message get from the wounded leaf to the rest of the plant?...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the desert country of Saudi Arabia. It is not a particularly large city nor is it now a great center of trade. It is a city that religion has made important. Every day millions of Moslems all over the world turn in the direction of Mecca when they pray. Every year hundreds of thousands of Moslems visit the city. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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Our passion for doing things for ourselves is so great that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor. No one can be ignorant of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications. Armed with the right tools and materials, the newly married gaily engage.........レベル14
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]
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]
