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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 Day at the Beach
Last year, Bob and his sister Jean went to Florida for their summer vacation with their parents. They visited Florida for one week. The weather was very nice. So everyone was really happy. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Welcoming the New Year in America
The last night of the year is called New Year's Eve. It is the best time for a big party. In New York, many thousands of people go to Times Square, in the center of New York City, on New Year's Eve. They listen to music played by bands. They sometimes dance, and they look at the many beautiful lights around the square. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
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
As you well know, the earth turns round once a day from west to east. For example, when it is six in the morning of April 5 in Tokyo, it is still four in the afternoon of April 4 in New York. And it is still eleven in the morning of ――レベル６ [文京大附高]
Skateboarding first started in America in the late 1960's. It was invented by surfers who wanted a way to practice their sport without going into the sea. By putting roller-skate wheels on small surfboards they could practice almost the same movements they had to make while surfing.――レベル７
When is a person old? There are many individuals who still seem 'young' at seventy or more, while others appear 'old' in their fifties. From another point of view, sumo wrestlers, for instance, are 'old'...レベル８ [センター]
Signs from Costa Rica's Mysterious Past
What do you know about the country called Costa Rica? The early history of Costa Rica is less well understood than that of any other country in Central America. The ancient people who lived there left few signs of their culture. ...レベル９[英検準２級]
Going to the shore on the first morning of the vacation. Jerry stopped and looked at a wild and rocky bay, and then over to the crowded beach he knew so well from other year. His mother looked back at him...レベル10 [センター]
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]
Already developed in a rudimentary form, "virtual reality" moves technology beyond sights and sounds to touch and even smell. Wearing special goggles that project images onto users' eyes, gloves and even body suits embedded with computer chips that sense users' motions and ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
The Survival of the Monarch Butterfly
Each February, large numbers of monarch butterflies come to California. They come to mate and to escape the winter cold. Recently, however, environmental changes have severely reduced the population of these beautiful orange-and-black butterflies. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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One of the most talked-about products of twentieth century technology, following the end of World War II, was the prefabricated house.
To many people the word "prefabrication" brought visions of houses rolling off assembly lines like so many automobiles, all neatly packaged and delivered, ready ...レベル14 [京都産業大]
It is possible that over the last hundred years, and especially the last forty, we may have already created a society that demands more brain power than most people are able to give. One of the major reasons, in fact, that our political system is breaking down, and that our society is coming apart, may be that we are expecting from people a level of abstract thinking never before required in the history of human beings. And it is only going to get worse...レベル15 [東京女子大]
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]
Many of us were taught in school that North America had originally been occupied by about one million Indians. That low number helped justify the white conquest of what could then be viewed as an almost empty continent. However, archeological ...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]
I was never quite sure if blowing on food to cool it off was an inborn ability, inherited through the genes, or something that had to be learned. It is done so commonly all over the world that one is tempted to imagine how the habit originated. ....レベル19 [筑波大]
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]
