ContentsStep 1: First Challenge (About 250 words)1

Never Give Up .............................................................................. 22

Communicating with Your Cell Phone ........................................ 7

3Different Cultures, Different Superstitions .............................. 12

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The Story of Amazing Grace ...................................................... 17

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Communicating with People You Don’t Like ........................... 22

Step 2: Second Challenge (About 300 words)6

A Story of Eternal Love .............................................................. 28

7Cool Japan .................................................................................... 34

8Words That Change Your Life ................................................... 40

9Everybody Needs a Friend ........................................................ 46

10 Colors and Culture ...................................................................... 52Step 3: Third Challenge (About 350 words)11 Communicating with People You Like ...................................... 6012 Pocahontas: The First American “Ambassador”...................... 6613 A Song of Peace ........................................................................... 7214 Don’t Be a Shrinking Violet! ...................................................... 7815 The Power of Love ...................................................................... 84A Message from Dr. Joan McConnell .......................................... 90List of TOEIC Words ..................................................................... 92Progress Graph ............................................................................. 94秒刻み速読語数早見表iii

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1Never Give Up

Bethany Hamilton

Key Words for TOEIC

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1. tremendous: very large; very strongBethany felt a tremendous pain in her arm.（ベサニーは腕に激しい痛みを感じた）

2. vicious: dangerous; ferociousA vicious shark attacked her.（どう猛なサメが彼女を襲った）3. determined: with a clear or firm purposeShe was determined not to die.（彼女は決して死ぬもんかと決意した）4. sur vive: to remain aliveThe thirteen-year old girl survived the shark attack.（13 歳の少女はサメの攻撃から生き残った）

5. urge: to encourage; to advise stronglyShe urges people with disabilities to remember her message.（彼女は障害者に，メッセージを覚えていてほしいと呼びかけた）

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It was a beautiful Hawaiian morning. Bethany Hamilton was happy

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because the waves were perfect for surfing. She walked into the ocean

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with her board, and started paddling out to catch a good wave. All of a sud-37

den, she felt a tremendous pain in her left arm. She screamed as a51

vicious shark attacked her. The huge fish bit off her left arm, and then65swam away.

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Bethany was losing lots of blood. Despite the pain, she was determined79

not to die. With her right arm, she paddled toward the beach. Finally she

93reached the shore. Friends pulled her out of the water, and called an ambu-106

lance.

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Although Bethany had lost almost 70% of her blood, the doctors saved

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her life. She sur vived the shark attack because she was young, strong and132courageous. Less than one month after her accident, this remarkable thir-142

teen-year old girl started to surf again.

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Surfing with one arm was not easy. Bethany had to learn how to balance163

on her special surf board. She practiced and practiced. A few months later,176

she entered a competition, and won a place on the US National Surfing

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Team.

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Bethany’s determination is the key to her success. She believes that201

dreams can come true, even for people with disabilities. She has written a214

book about her accident. Today she is a role model for people who have228

been seriously injured in accidents or in war. Bethany urges them to240

remember her message: Never give up ..... no matter what!

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minimal phrases1. a tremendous explosion 大爆発2. a vicious attack 猛攻撃3. a determined action 決意の堅い行動4. survive in the désert 砂漠で生き残る ※デザートは dessért5. urge young mothers to stop smoking 禁煙するよう若い母親たちを説得する

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Comprehension Questions (T/F)

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1. Suddenly Bethany felt a tremendous pain in her left hand.

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2. Despite the pain, Bethany was determined to live.

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3. It took a very long time for her to start to surf again.

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4. Bethany had to learn how to balance on her surf board.

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5. Bethany believes that dreams can come true, even for people with disabilities.

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Grammar Exercises for TOEIC正しい答えを選びなさい．

1. Bethany was very happy because the waves were perfectsurfing.

(A) of (B) on (C) for (D) with2.

she had lost 70% of her blood, the doctors saved her life.
(A) However (B) Although (C) Whatever (D) But

3. She believes that dreams can come true, evenpeople with disabili-ties.
(A) though (B) so (C) for (D) if4. She survived the shark attack because she was young, strong and.

(A) courage (B) courageous (C) courageously (D) courageousness5. Bethany’s

is the key to her success.

(A) determinate (B) determination (C) determine (D) determinative今日の名言4

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again.（最初は成功しなくても，何回も何回も努力しよう）

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Listen and Repeat

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4CD を聞いて空所を埋めなさい．完成したら CD を聞きながら音読しましょう．

1. Bethany felt apain in her arm when the sharkher.
2. After thefish bit off her left arm, it

3. Although Bethany wasaway.

lots of blood, she was

not to die.
4. Shethe shark attack, and one month later

tosurf again.
5. Bethany

people with disabilities to remember that determi-nation is theto success.

Optional Exercises次の 1 〜 5 の単語と結びつく語句を A 〜 E から選び記号で答えなさい．

Quiz 1

1. make()A. schedule

2. text()

B. shortcut

3. take()C. a picture

4. linguistic ()D. message

5. busy)

E. a call

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次は第 2 章の本文に出ている文章の一部です．述べられた順番を（）内に数字で書きなさい．

() Although Bethany had lost almost 70% of her blood, the doctorssaved her life.

() The huge fish bit off her left arm, and swam away.

() Friends pulled out her out of the water, and called an ambulance.

() Bethany urges people with disabilities to remember her message:Never give up ... no matter what!

() Bethany had to learn how to balance on her special surf board.
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STEP 1TOEIC Test Part 1

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Intelligence Oasis■SHARKLoan shark: a person who lends money at a high interest rate（高利貸し）■

SURFTo surf the Net: to look for information on the Internet（インターネット上で情報を見て回る）

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