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"Do you have a baseball bat, Tom?"
"Yes, I do. I have an old one."
-- Question: Does Tom have an old baseball bat? ...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]
A Christmas Present Henry is eight years old. His house is near a small river. After school he and his brother Tom like to play at the river. One day ... 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]
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]
"*Mrs. Keller, I want to take *Helen away with me." *Annie said. "What?" said Mrs. Keller. "Helen must know how to listen to me," Annie explained. "But I can't teach it to her here in this house. When I try, she turns to you and away from me. Perhaps she will think that I am an enemy. Then we will lose everything." Mrs. Keller didn't say no. But she didn't say yes either...レベル７――[駒込高]
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas presents, but he was always very busy, so he was never able to find time to go to the shop. At last, when it was a week before Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he decided that he could not wait any longer....レベル８
A Taste for Sharks
Sharks have been seen as especially dangerous by human beings for a long time. Strangely, however, people also find them attractive. For example, sharks have become one of the biggest attractions at aquariums and museums. ...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]
The ideal "green" car of the future will consume no fossil fuels and generate no pollution. The car itself will consume fewer resources during the manufacturing process, and it will be easily disposed of. ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
A Successful Tribe
The Pequot and other native peoples have lived in southwestern Connecticut in the United States for thousands of years. After European settlers arrived about 400 years ago, they began to take away the land belonging to the Native Americans. By the early 1970s, only a small percentage of the Pequot tribe remained on the tiny territory that still belonged to it. Many of the tribe had left to find jobs, while those who stayed could only find low-paying work. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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ランダムに１問だけ表示します。
One could begin American history with Christopher Columbus. But America was settled several thousand years before 1492, by primitive Asiatic peoples who moved across the Bering Strait from Siberia into Alaska. Then they spread slowly over the two continents. The descendants of these immigrants were ...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]
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]
