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The following arguments have all been made either by supporters or by opponents of nuclear energy (although the facts are in some cases disputed). For each pair of aruguments (26) -- (37), decide which comes from which side of the debate, and mark your answer as follows:
* If both a and b support nuclear energy, mark 1;
* If a supports nuclear energy and b opposes, mark 2;
* If a opposes nuclear energy and b supports, mark 3;
* If both a and b oppose nuclear energy, mark 4.   [慶応義塾大学]

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○英語・日本語・国際語

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○言語とコミュニケーション

お薦め: 知性とは?(上智大学)

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Sometime in the late seventh century B.C., it occurred to Psamtik I, the first of the Saitic kings of Egypt, to wonder which might be the original language of the world. Psamtik was, by all accounts, a forward-looking ruler. He was the first to open his country to large-scale immigration, receiving thereby.... [上智大学]

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マーク・エクランド

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次の文章は、ある学校で教えていた教師が教え子たちとの思い出を書いたものです。これを読んで、以下の設問に答えなさい。
He was in the third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minnesota. All thirty-four students of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.   [都留文科大学]

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○教育論

お薦め: 真の知性とは?(関西大学など)

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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....教育論 [関西大など]

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○科学論

お薦め: 生体の防御機能 (東京大学)

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以下の文章は,ウイルス(virus)やバクテリア(bacteria)が体内に侵入した際に引き起こされる反応を,リンパ球(lymphocyte)やその仲間であるマクロファージ(macrophage)・好中球(neutrophil)の役割を中心に,子供のために説明したものである。これを読んで,以下の設問に答えなさい。
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 invaders. Mucus contains those special lymphocyte weapons, antibodies. Tiny, hairy parts of the nose cell surface waft the germs, antibodies, and mucus away.
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