Comprehension
Summary
Grammar
Exercises①
Exercises②
Exercises③
Exercises④
Exercises⑤
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① Charles E. McJilton says that
a. homeless people should help each other.
b. the rich have to give food and help to the poor.
c. people in need should be given the right tools for a better life.
c
100
Charles E. McJilton started the first (1. ) bank in Japan, Second (2. ) Japan.
1. food
2. Harvest
100
1. The day ( ) you can go into space will soon come.
when
100
2. “Do you know ( ) Tom came to school?” “By bike, I guess.”
how
100
3. This is the house ( ) I lived 30 years ago.
where
100
4. That is the church ( ) we visited yesterday.
which
200
② Living along the Sumida River helped McJilton understand that
a. the poverty rate in Japan was low.
b. homelessness made people lose hope.
c. homeless people were no different from anyone else.
c
200
He first came to Japan as an (3. ) student and saw poverty in this rich country. He worked hard for poor people.
3. exchange
200
1. Did you see the students ( ) pictures in the park?
taking
200
2. The teacher kept ( ) but only a few students listened to her.
speaking
200
3. I heard my name ( ) behind my back but nobody was there.
called
200
4. We want our car ( ) at the gas station.
washed
200
5. A bird came ( ) into my room.
flying
300
③ McJilton is passionate about his job, because he wants to
a. help poor people.
b. make a better society.
c. make his NPO bigger.
b
300
However, he felt something (4. ) inside of himself, so he decided to experience (5. ) himself. This experience (6. ) him a lot.
4. missing
5. homelessness
6. changed
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1. 私は、子どもだけでなく年配者たちも大笑いしているのを見た。
I saw ______________________ out loud.
not only children but (also) the elderly laughing
300
2. メアリーが来日した年は2007年だ。
______________________ is 2007.
The year when Mary came to Japan
300
3. あなたはなぜそんなに多くの余剰食糧が日本にあるか知っていますか。
Do you know ______________________ in Japan?
(the reason) why there is so much surplus food
400
Now, he does not think of his work as “helping” people. He just wants to help make a (7. ) where people in need can get “tools” to live a better life.
7. society
400
●あなたはどんな学校に行きたいですか。
1. I want to go to a school where ________________________ .
1. ex) I can study computer science
400
1. 相対的貧困線より下で暮らす人々について私はなにも知らない。
I have ( live / no knowledge / the relative poverty line / those / who / below / about ).
no knowledge about those who live below the relative poverty line
400
2. 彼はホームレスの人たちが路上から抜け出すために一生懸命働いた。
He worked hard ( get / could / the streets / the homeless people / so / off / that ).
so that the homeless people could get off the streets
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3. 少なくとも何億もの人が、安全できれいな水のない土地に暮らしている。
At least hundreds of millions of people ( there is / water / lands / safe and clean / where / live in / no ).
live in lands where there is no safe and clean water
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●あなたが毎日続けていることはなんですか。
2. Even if I am tired, I keep _______________ .
2. ex) washing the dishes