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"Dave, what is your favorite food?"
"I like hamburgers."
-- Question: Does Dave like hamburgers? ...レベル１ [英検５級]
----- On Sunday afternoon, Kate goes to a fast-food restaurant for lunch.
Clerk: Hello. Can I help you? .... レベル２ [英検５級]
Julie's Surprise Julie is 14 years old. She lives in Hawaii with her parents and her grandfather. Every morning they all have breakfast together.
One Saturday morning, he grandfather did not eat breakfast with ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Many, many years ago, all the people of the world lived in one place and spoke the same language. One day they went to live in a new land and started to make a new city there. ――レベル５ [青森県]
It is easy to understand the calendar we use today. It was not always so easy. People had to try for thousands of years before they knew how to put together days, weeks, months, and years. More than 2,000 years ago, scientists in Egypt made a calendar. There were 10 days in a week, three weeks in a month, and 12 months in a year. This calendar showed a ――レベル６――[桐朋高]
Once there was a princess. She was called Ann. The Princess Ann loved hiding. She hid in the garden and her friends came and found her. Then her friends hid and she found them. She loved hiding and being found.――レベル７
Have you ever wondered where wild animals sleep? You may never have seen them sleeping because they usually stay out of sight. They live in all sorts of unbelievable places, such as the bottom of the ocean and up in the air. But wherever they may be, they must sleep when the time comes....レベル８
The boy's father, a soldier, had recently been sent to Bosnia-Herzegovina on duty; otherwise, Christopher Wilson, 11, and his brother Terrell, 8, had little reason to feel uneasy on that Thursday morning. But as they stood waiting for a school bus in Milford, Kansas, on April 24, the Wilsons saw three *Rottweilers approaching them. The boys climbed for temporary safety into a nearby tree. When the older brother climbed down to run to get help, though, the dogs attacked him. ...レベル９
My son and I were trying to sell the house we had restored but in the barn attached to it there were bats and they didn't leave. The barn was their home. They told us so in their own way. They hung there in the barn and seemed determined to stay for the season...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]
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health. Scientific research shows that it causes many kinds of disease. In fact, many people who smoke get lung cancer. ... レベル12 [平安女学院大短大部]
Green Belts
"Green belts" are areas of countryside around cities and town in England where development is limited in order to prevent further growth. The idea of placing a green belt around a city was first adopted by London before World War II, and other cities copied the concept after the war. The plan worked, and while American communities have tended to join together as they have gotten larger, hundreds of cities, towns, and villages in England are still separated by areas of undeveloped land. It is these areas that help the country look so green and pleasant. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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Of all the famous designers there has been one person who stands out as a genius in many areas of design. This person is Leonardo da Vinci. He stands above all others because he brought together all kinds of knowledge in his work. His approach speaks to us over the centuries and is still relevant today....速読演習レベル14 [京産大]入試問題より
A normal English family, especially when it has just moved into a new district, wants to be friendly with those living in the same area. However, it often hesitates because there is a fear that some neighbors might be too friendly and make such a habit of calling that the family could not call their home their own. It is not surprising, therefore, that quite nice people wait for a proper invitation, paying attention t...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]
Miraculous Soil
The people at the Rodale Institute experimental farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, claim to have discovered soil that not only grows excellent produce, but may even work toward reducing pollution. This magical dirt reportedly absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) ...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]
Where was the first city? Fifty years ago, archaeologists would have pointed to Mesopotamia, the land between the Rivers Tigiris and Euphrates. Here, it was thought, was the 'cradle of civilization,' the area that produced the great cities of Ur and Babylon. This surely was the place where urban life began and from where the idea of the city spread to the rest of Asia and to Europe...レベル15 [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]
By now it should be clear that the United Nations has been held back not just by the cold war and the Soviet veto. The task of creating an effective world organization is in itself extremely difficult and frustrating whatever the political climate. During the post-cold war period, after two or ...レベル20 [慶応義塾大学 法学部]
