READING SUCCESS 1
リーディング サクセス １

Akihiko Sato
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2015 年 8 月
佐藤 明彦

CONTENTS
Unit12345

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Title
Teddy Bears
テディベア

April Fools' Day
エイプリルフール

The Biggest Birthday
Present
最大の誕生日プレゼント

Funny English Jokes
ゆかいな英語のジョーク

Adélie Penguins
アデリーペンギン

Eat Well, Eat Smart
スマートに食べよう

Three Popular
Mysteries
世界三大ミステリー

Words

Grammar & Expressions Page

favoriteholdgeneration
refuserest

be named after
SV when SV
look liketell s/o to doSV, so SV

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trick
audience
Popecelebratesilly

hundreds ofalmost
be p.p. (passive)
make upit is thought that SV12weighfit
attraction
independence
newcomer

decide to dohave p.p. (present perfect)
will do however adj. SV
make s/th betterwelcome s/o to18

patient
speed limit
typicaladvertisement
hiretell s/o s/th (SVOO)
forget to domay
if s/o do, s/o will
said, “SV.”

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enemy
includelay
steal
feed onhave been p.p.
begin to do
be where SV
on their own
as adj./adv. as

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positive
effectdepression
drop
improvemake s/o adj.
when SV, SV
help s/o do
be careful about -ing
the way s/o think36

curiousmissingalien
crop
prove

between A and B
be reported missing
no one knows for certain
be known forbe drawn by s/o42

Unit89Title
Protect Our
Environment
環境を守ろうLaughing and Thinking
笑いと思考

Body Art

10 ボディアート

11The Most Extreme
Marathons
究極のマラソン

Fortune Cookies

12 フォーチュンクッキー

Gap Year

13 ギャップイヤー

High Up in the Alps

14 アルプスの山高く

Words

Grammar & Expressions Page

reusebilltrade
unplugappliance

wheneversave s/th by -ing
have to do
do notbecause48

take placewinneraward
inventfor fun

as long as
had p.p. (past perfect)
take placethose who
find out why SV54

brave
duringcriminal
get married
last

without
used to do
SV after SVboth A and B
during60

distanceabove
sea level
terriblestrengthlook for-est
be held
will neverbe asked to do

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fortunewise
lottery
immigrant
producemost people thinka few
it will be adj.
can hardly
how do they72

volunteeroverseas
experience
decisioncommonwant s/o to do
be called [name]continue to dolove the idea of
become independent78

expressheightscary
imaginecomfortable

what a adj. + n.
be afraid of
be worth itin other words
take your breath away84

UNIT 1

Teddy Bears

1 Opening Questions
Answer the questions and have a conversation with your partner.

1. Did you have a favorite toy when you were a child?
I liked a stuffed lion.
Lego was my favorite toy.

2. What do you want to collect now?
I’d like to collect some silver jewelry.
I want to collect commemorative stamps.

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2 Word Definitions
Match the words with the definitions.

1. favorite()aa stage in the history of a family

2. hold()

bto say that you will not accept an offer

3. generation ()cwhat is left after everything else has gone

4. refuse()

dto have something in your hands or arms

5. rest()eliked more than others of the same kind

3 Complete the Sentences
Fill in the blanks using the words shown above.

1. Orange is mycolor.

2. Peter ate theof the pizza.

3. Could you

this puppy for me?

4. People of my grandfather’s

arehardworking.

4 Words in Context
Circle the appropriate answer.

1. Bill was named after his father. His father is ( also / not ) called Bill.
2. These pillows were very soft, so I ( had / didn’t have ) a good sleep.
3. My sister and I hug each other every day. We are ( not / very ) close.
4. David was popular at school. Everyone ( liked / hated ) him.

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5 Reading
Now, let’s read.

1-2

Teddy Bears

1 Do you remember your favorite stuffed animal as a child? Teddybears are popular for many children. They are soft, cute, and funto hold. They are also good for watching TV with, sitting next to at
breakfast, and hugging in bed. Teddy bears are really good listenerstoo when children want to talk. The stuffed animals are sometimes
passed down from one generation to the next.
2 The	    ﬁrst	    teddy	    bear	    was	    named	    after	    an	    American	    president,	   

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. One day, in 1902, President Roosevelt
and his friends were hunting in the woods. He was not a goodhunter, so his friends tried to help him. They caught a bear and told
him to shoot it. The president thought shooting the bear was unfair
because it was too easy, and he refused to do it.
3 Shortly after this event, a toy maker named Morris Michtom saw

a newspaper cartoon with a picture of President Roosevelt and thebear. He thought the bear in the cartoon was really cute, so he madestuffed bears that looked like it. He sent one to the president andasked him if he could name the bears Teddy. The answer was “yes,”and the rest is history.

86 Put in OrderPut the following events in order.
1President Roosevelt went hunting with his friends.

Mr. Michtom made stuffed bears to look like the bear in thenewspaper.
Mr. Michtom saw the cartoon of Roosevelt’s hunting trip.

President Roosevelt’s friends caught a bear for him to shoot.

Mr. Michtom asked President Roosevelt if he could name thebears Teddy. They are now known as teddy bears.

7 Complete the Sentences
Fill in the blanks with the words from the article.

1. Children enjoy

their teddy bears in bed andTV with them.
2. The president refused tothe bear his friends had caught

for him because he thought it was
3. Morris Michtom was a toy. He made stuffed bears thatthe bear he saw in the newspaper.

looked

4. The president allowed Michtom to use hisrest is.

“Teddy,” and the.

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8 Multiple Choices
Circle the appropriate answers.

1. What is this reading mainly about?
aThe trend of the teddy bearb

The president’s love of huntingc

The origin of the teddy beardDifferent kinds of teddy bears

2. The	   ﬁrst	   paragraph	   tells	   about…
athe things that make teddy bears special.

bthe many hobbies that children enjoy.

cthe things teddy bears like to do with children.

dthe value of antique stuffed animals.

3. In	   the	   last	   paragraph,	   the	   phrase	   “shortly	   after”	   can	   be	   replaced	   with…	   
aa little bit shorterba little bit smallerca little while laterda little sooner

4. What is NOT true about Theodore Roosevelt?

10aHe was once a US president.

b

He inspired the creation of teddy bears.

c“Teddy” was his last name.

dHe thought he shouldn’t kill the bear.

9 Grammar and Expressions
Put the words in the correct order.

1. Nancy.
grandmother / after / was / named / her

2. We saw a deer

the mountain road.
was / on / driving / I / when

3. OneHarry Potter.
like / my / looks / of / friends

4. My aunt

European countries.
to / around / me / travel / told

5. The singer is very

to buy hisconcert tickets.
want / fans / so / popular, / manyHints
be named after
SV when SV
look liketell s/o to doSV, so SV
s/o: someone
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