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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]
----- 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]
A Tea Party Amy is 14 years old and lives in England. One Sunday morning she called her friends, Jane and Wendy, and said, "Let's have ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Cheerleading
If you watch American football or basketball games on TV, you can see some of the best cheerleaders in America. The cheerleaders are the people who cheer for their teams by singing songs, dancing, and shouting. By doing this, they help their teams to win. ....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]
"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
When you travel in a car or train, you go past people and trees and houses. Then suddenly you come to a river or a valley, but you don't have to slow up. You go on running or driving forward as there is nothing to stop you.――レベル７[東海大]
Man has made dogs his friends since his earliest days. When men still lived in caves and wore the skins of wild animals, the dog became their friend. At first the dog followed men when they went hunting,...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
Bacteria are larger and more complex than viruses. Some bacteria are harmful, but others are harmless. In some cases their activities are necessary for animals and plants to live. They occur everywhere: in our bodies, in the air, in soil, in water, and in food. A spoonful of rich garden earth might contain about 100 million bacteria, and a spoonful of milk, half a million....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]
For the first time, humanity as a whole is growing older. The demographic aging of the population began early in this century with improvements in the survival of infants, children and women of childbearing age. It will end near the middle of the next century when the age composition of the population stabilizes and the practical limits to ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
THE BIGGEST PRESENT
Do you remember the story about the Statue of Liberty? In 1886 France gave the statue to America as a present. The people of France sincerely wanted to give a token of their friendship to the Americans. ... 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]
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]
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]
