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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]
At Basketball Camp
Mary loves basketball. Last spring, she went to a basketball camp for girls. Many girls from different schools came to the camp. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Last month Akira turned fifteen years old and had a birthday party. He received lots of presents. His sister gave him a shirt, and his grandmother gave him some money. ...レベル４ [英検３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]
Of all figures from America's past, Abraham Lincoln is dearest to the hearts of the American people. In fact, the admiration they have had for him borders on worship. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is not unlike the temples that ancient Greeks built in honor of their gods, and the annual ceremony of celebrating Lincoln's birthday in schools and other public places has sometimes had characteristics of a religious service.――レベル６ Of all figures from ...
Many people smile when they hear the name of Babe Ruth. The story of the Babe is one of the most wonderful stories in baseball.
Babe Ruth loved children. Some people said this ――レベル７
Several years ago, certain scientists developed a way of investigating the nature of the atmosphere of the past by studying air caught in the ice around the North Pole. According to their theory, when snow...レベル８ [センター]
Diet and the Aging Process
Scientists are continually looking for ways to help us live longer. Some say that the length of our life is decided mainly by our genes. But other scientists are studying diet. In the past few years, studies have shown that giving mice less food improves their health. When scientists gave mice half as much food as they normally eat, the mice lived as much as 50% longer. In other studies, rats that ate less food had more energy and were more active. ...レベル９[英検準２級]
The concept of sleep research is a fairly new development. A lot of experimental work is being done to increase our knowledge about insomnia and other sleep-related problems in order to help people who are deprived of sleep. Some of these studies have shown that, although...レベル10 [英検１級リスニング]
Invitations to dinner are issued by written notes, printed cards or by telephone. If the invitation is by telephone, it is often wise to send a reminder by post. Printed invitations usually imply a relatively formal occasion but if 'black tie' is required it will be stated on the card. ...レベル11 [京産大]
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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An English conversation between two people is like a game of tennis. If I introduce a topic, a conversation ball, I expect you to hit it back. If you agree with me, I don't expect you simply to agree and do nothing more. I expect you to add something -- a reason for agreeing or another example to carry the...レベル14 [中央大]
At the University of Kansas Art Museum, University researchers tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was...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]
Killer Flu or Mild Bug?
The threat of new epidemics is very quickly publicized in the media. Before it had even killed four people, the new Hong Kong flu, H5N1, had splashed across our TV screens. Medical scientists are especially nervous about influenza, and ...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]
It has been estimated that 80 percent of all the information transmitted over the Internet comes from English-speaking countries. Much the largest English-speaking nation is the United States, which is home to some 64 percent of all the computers linked to the Internet. Other nations belonging to the English language's global empire, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and, of course, Britain, the mother country, account for a further 12.7 percent....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]
