LEVEL 2 - Worksheet
LEVEL 2 - Worksheet
LEVEL 2 - Worksheet
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1 럭비 선수들의 댄스 타임~
① The All Blacks are / New Zealand’s national rugby team. / ② Before every
international match, / they perform / a famous war dance. / ③ It is known as the haka. /
④ The haka is a tradition / of the Maori. / ⑤ The Maori lived in New Zealand /
before the Europeans arrived. / ⑥ Haka dancers chant / and slap their bodies / while
⑦ In the past, / the dance was performed / to scare the enemy / before a battle. /
⑧ It was also used / to ask the war god for help. / ⑨ Over time, / however, / it became /
showed / their team spirit and strength. / ⑫ Today you can see the haka / at many
events, / including weddings and funerals. / ⑬ But the best place / to see the haka / is
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① Did you know / that there is a theater / in Las Vegas / that has a giant pool? /
④ O sounds like eau, / the French word / for water. / ⑤ This name is fitting / because
⑥ 85 world-class acrobats, swimmers, and divers / use the giant pool / in their
jump / into the pool / from breathtaking heights. / ⑨ Teams of swimmers / move
gracefully together / underwater. / ⑩ They dance / to the music / that plays / through
underwater speakers. / ⑪ There are also 14 scuba divers / in the water / at all times. /
⑫ They help / the performers use air hoses / to breathe / beneath the surface / of the
pool. /
⑬ When you visit Las Vegas / someday, / how about seeing / this amazing show? /
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① In early autumn, / the skies / in the South of France / are filled / with people
flying! / ② It is the Coupe Icare, / or the Icarus Cup. / ③ The festival began / in 1974 /
and / has been held / every year / since then. / ④ The name Icarus / comes from a
boy / in a Greek myth. / He flew with wings / made from / feathers and wax. / ⑤ Like
Icarus, / people from all over the world / come to the festival / to fly / with their hang
gliders, hot-air balloons, and even wingsuits. / ⑥ There are also / many interesting
highlight of the festival / is the masquerade contest. / ⑧ Pilots wear costumes / and /
fly in creative vehicles / that look like dragons and spaceships. / ⑨ Anyone can take
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① The most famous sports trophy / in the world / is given / to the winner / of the
World Cup soccer tournament / every four years. / However, / there are two different
② The first is the Jules Rimet Trophy. / ③ It was awarded / to the World Cup
winner / from 1930 to 1970. / ④ Each winning team / kept the trophy / for four years /
before giving it / to the next winner. / ⑤ However, / there was a special rule /—if
a team won the World Cup / three times, / they could keep the trophy / forever. /
⑥ In 1970, / Brazil won the World Cup / for the third time / and / was given / the Jules
Rimet Trophy. /
⑦ After this, / a new trophy / —the FIFA World Cup Trophy— / was designed, /
and / the special rule was changed. / ⑧ Now, / no team can keep / the FIFA World Cup
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1 제가 아는 그 악기가 맞나요?!
① Do you know / what the longest stringed instrument in the world is? / ② It is
buildings and natural spaces / into enormous harps. / ⑤ The Earth Harp is still listed /
⑥ The harp has / a large wooden base. / ⑦ This is usually set / on a stage. / Strings
stretch / from the base / for hundreds of meters. / ⑧ They are attached / to the tops /
⑨ The musician stands / on the stage / near the base of the instrument. /
⑩ He wears cotton gloves / coated with sticky resin. / ⑪ He runs his hands / along the
strings / and causes / them to vibrate. / ⑫ This makes a beautiful sound / that is much
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about his paintings. / ③ One day, / several people brought paintings / to court. /
④ Each of them said / their painting had been painted / by Monet. / ⑤ All of the
paintings / showed / the same scene, / but / each one was a little different. / ⑥ They
wanted / the judge to decide / which one was really painted / by Monet. / ⑦ The
judge knew a lot / about art. / ⑧ After he looked at the paintings, / he said, / “They all
were!” /
⑨ Actually, / Monet painted the same place / at different times / of the day / to
capture / the change of light. / ⑩ For example, / his most famous works of art / show
water lilies / in his garden / at different times / of the day. / ⑪ He made / about 250 /
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① The graffiti / that we normally see / in cities / is usually made / with spray paint. /
② This paint releases / harmful chemicals / into the air. / ③ But / there is a type of
④ It uses / a special type of paint / that is made / out of living moss. (⑤ Moss is
slippery and dangerous / to walk on / when it is wet. /) ⑥ And you can make it / at
home! / ⑦ Simply gather or buy / a large amount of moss. / ⑧ Wash the soil / out of the
roots. / ⑨ Place the moss / into a blender / with yogurt, sugar, and water. / ⑩ Then /
blend this mixture / until you have / a thick, smooth, paint-like substance. /
⑪ You can now use this substance / to paint / on any surface. / ⑫ After painting, /
water it / once or twice a week. / ⑬ In a few weeks, / moss will be growing / wherever
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Night Watch, / one of Rembrandt’s most famous works. / However, / Night Watch / is
not its official name. / ③ Its real name / is too long. / ④ So / people started / using the
name / Night Watch / because it seemed to describe / the painting / well. / ⑤ However, /
it turns out / that the nickname is wrong! / ⑥ Actually, / it is not a night scene /
at all! /
protect it / from dirt. / ⑧ This made / the painting / look dark. / ⑨ Naturally, / people
thought / the painting showed / a nighttime event. / ⑩ In the 1940s, / however, / the
layers of varnish / were removed / and / the colors were restored / to their original
condition. / ⑪ Soon, / there were efforts / to change its nickname / into “Day Watch.” /
⑫ But / its original nickname / was already famous, / and / the painting is still called /
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one story, / brownies were invented accidentally / by a woman / in the United States. /
③ She was trying to bake / a chocolate cake, / but she forgot to add / baking powder. /
④ Baking powder is the ingredient / that makes cakes rise. / ⑤ So her cake was flat. /
⑦ Some people say / tofu was also invented / by mistake. / ⑧ A Chinese man was
cooking / for his elderly parents. / ⑨ They had trouble chewing their food / and could
only eat soft food. / ⑩ He made soybean soup, / but they complained / it was tasteless. /
⑪ So he added salt / and cooked the soup / for a few more minutes. / ⑫ When it
cooled down, / it turned into / a delicious soybean jelly. / ⑬ His parents loved it, / and
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③ Think about the colors / inside fast-food restaurants. / ④ There are two
common colors. / ⑤ Almost all fast-food restaurants / use red and yellow. / ⑥ Why do
they do this? / ⑦ Studies show / these warm colors / make people excited / and / cause
them to eat more! / ⑧ So / fast-food restaurants / use these colors / to make people eat
a lot. /
⑨ Green /
⑩ People think / that cool colors, / such as blue and green, / reduce their appetite /
think of green / as the color / of nature and freshness. / ⑬ This makes it the color /
of healthy, clean food. / ⑭ So / green is used / in restaurants / that sell fresh, healthy
food. /
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③ Famous restaurants might say / something like this. / ④ It might make you
think / that Michelin is a famous chef. / ⑤ But / Andre Michelin was the president /
he could sell more tires. / ⑦ So / he gave / people / free guidebooks for trips. /
⑧ In the books, / there was information / on gas stations, hotels, and restaurants. /
⑫ And / they reviewed them / with a star system. / ⑬ This was the beginning / of
the Michelin Guide. / ⑭ Now / the Michelin Guide / is considered / the world’s top
guidebook. /
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beaten eggs / in butter or oil. / ③ There is an interesting story / about the origin / of
④ Long ago, / the king of Spain / was taking a walk. / ⑤ He felt hungry, / so / he
went into a farmer’s house / and / asked the man / to serve him a meal / quickly. /
⑦ The farmer only had / a couple of eggs. / ⑥ So / he hurriedly fried the eggs / in oil /
in a pan / for the king. / ⑧ “Quel homme leste!” / the hungry king shouted. / ⑨ In
French, / this means / “What a fast man!” / ⑩ The king had been impressed / by the
⑪ This story soon spread, / and / people started to call / the dish “hommeleste.” /
⑫ Some people believe / that this turned into “omelette,” / the word / still used today. /
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① In the 1920s, / cars / with two different colors of paint / were popular. /
③ First, / they painted the car / one color. / ④ Next, / they glued paper / over the
parts / of the car / that had to stay / the original color. / ⑤ Finally, / they painted the
car / a second color. / ⑥ When the paper was removed, / the car was two colors. /
⑦ However, / it was nearly impossible / to completely remove the glue / from the cars. /
⑧ So / a man / named Richard Gurley Drew / decided / to find a solution. / Two years
later, / he invented paper tape / that could be removed / cleanly and easily. /
with cellophane, / a new thin, clear plastic material / used for packaging. / ⑪ In 1930, /
he invented the first clear tape. / ⑫ Today / we know his invention / as “Scotch tape.” /
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① Clocks are everywhere. / ② We look at them / many times / each day. / ③ Yet /
④ In the past, / people used sundials / to tell the time. / ⑤ A sundial casts a
shadow / onto a circular plate. / ⑥ This shadow acts / like a clock’s hands. / ⑦ In the
Northern Hemisphere, / the shadow points / to the west / in the morning / and slowly
moves / to the right. / ⑧ At noon, / it points / straight to the north. / ⑨ The shadow
keeps moving / to the right / throughout the day. / ⑩ In the 1300s, / mechanical clocks
were invented / in the Northern Hemisphere. / ⑪ So / their hands moved / in the same
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① Many people assume / that the croissant comes from France. / ② However, / it
is actually based on / a type of Austrian bread, / the kipfel. / ③ Both the croissant and
the kipfel / are shaped / like a crescent moon. / (④ When it is viewed / from Earth, /
⑤ According to the legend, / the kipfel was created / in 1683 / after Austria
defeated / the Ottoman Empire / in a battle. / ⑥ The Ottomans had surrounded / the
city of Vienna. / ⑦ Luckily, / the city was protected / by tall walls. / ⑧ One night, /
an Austrian baker / heard strange sounds / beneath his bakery. / ⑨ He realized / the
Ottomans were digging a tunnel / under the city walls! / ⑩ He quickly alerted / the
Austrian soldiers. / ⑪ The tunnel was destroyed, / and the city was saved! /
⑫ To celebrate, / he made some special bread. / ⑬ It was shaped / like the moon /
on the Ottoman Empire’s flag. / ⑭ Nearly 100 years later, / the kipfel was brought / to
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① When two people meet, / they often shake hands. / ② Today / this seems
perfectly normal. / ③ But / why did people start / grabbing each other’s hands / and
as the fifth century BC / show people / shaking hands. / ⑤ Many of these paintings /
show soldiers. / ⑦ So / some experts think / shaking hands was a way / of checking for
weapons. / ⑧ A person with a weapon / in his or her hand / couldn’t grab / another
person’s hand. /
⑨ Also, / people sometimes hid weapons / in their sleeves. / ⑩ If someone did this, /
moving the person’s hand / up and down / would reveal the weapon. / ⑪ Since people
usually carried weapons / in their right hands, / it was common / to always use the
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1 태국 원숭이는 복도 많네!
② Chefs prepare / fresh fruit, vegetables, and ice cream / in front of a temple. / ③ The
food is served / for free. / (④ It is difficult / to keep the food fresh / in hot weather. /)
⑤ Would you like to join / this party? / ⑥ Unfortunately, / it is only for / the more
⑦ The people of Lopburi / hold the festival / to thank the monkeys. / ⑧ The
monkeys made / Lopburi / a famous tourist place. / ⑨ Thousands of people / visit the
city / each year / to see the monkeys. / ⑩ The local people / also believe / that giving
food to the monkeys / can bring good luck / to the town. / ⑪ For these reasons, /
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① Some Chinese people / are superstitious / about the seventh month / of the
lunar calendar. / ② They believe / the gate / to the world of the dead / opens / at that
time. / ③ That means / the spirits of the dead / can return / to earth. / ④ So / they call /
⑤ During this time, / Chinese people worry / that bad things will happen. / ⑥ So /
they do not move / into a new house / or / get married. / Instead, / they try to make /
the ghosts / happy. / ⑦ Some people make / lots of food / for the ghosts. / ⑧ Others
burn / paper money / to give the ghosts comfort. / ⑨ They even have / a special “ghost
festival” / on the fifteenth day / of the month. / ⑩ On that day, / people put paper
lights / on rivers / to help / the ghosts / find their way / back home. /
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① My friends / John and Olivia / had a beautiful wedding. / ② They gave rings / to
the party. /
⑤ “Let’s jump the broom!” / the MC said. / ⑥ I had to ask / a woman next to me /
what this meant. / ⑦ “They are going to jump over / a broom,” / she said. / ⑧ “It shows /
that they are husband and wife now!” / ⑨ She said / that jumping the broom / came
among African-American slaves. / ⑪ To secretly show their love, / slaves jumped over
a broom. / ⑫ This symbolized / sweeping the past away / and / linking families. /
⑬ Times have changed, / but / John and Olivia / wanted to keep this tradition / in
their wedding. / ⑭ They even let guests try it! / ⑮ I thought / that was the best part /
of their wedding. /
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① Many people visit Spain / for its art, history, and food. / ② One special place / in
Spain / is found / in the city / of Ronda. / ③ Every day, / people visit Ronda / to see the
④ The Puente Nuevo bridge connects / two parts of Ronda / which are divided /
by a deep canyon. / ⑥ Before, / there were already two bridges / over the canyon. /
⑦ However, / they were far / from the town, / so people could not go directly / from one
side of town / to the other. / ⑤ So / the king ordered / workers / to build a new bridge /
that connected the town / more directly. / ⑧ The construction was completed / in
eight months. / ⑨ Sadly, / the bridge soon fell down. / ⑩ In 1751, / construction of
a new bridge began. / ⑪ After more than 40 years, / a 120-meter-long bridge / was
completed. / ⑫ The bridge was built / with giant arches / made of stone. / ⑬ This new
bridge / was named / Puente Nuevo— / its name means / “new bridge”! /
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1 키가 줄어들고 있다고?
① How tall are you? / ④ Surprisingly, / your answer depends on / what time of day /
you measure yourself. / ③ It may sound strange, / but you’re actually taller / in the
morning / than you are / in the evening. / ② This is because / your spine contains /
33 small bones / that are connected / by discs. / ⑤ These discs are soft / and contain
⑦ During the day, / gravity pulls / the bones of your spine / downward. / ⑧ They
squeeze the discs / and make them flatter. / ⑨ As a result, / you become / up to one
centimeter / shorter. / ⑩ When you lie down / to sleep, / however, / gravity no longer
causes / the bones to squeeze the discs. / ⑪ The discs get thicker, / and you gain back /
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① Do you remember / the first time you heard / a recording / of your own voice? /
② You were probably surprised / by how it sounded. / But / that’s how your voice
④ When another person speaks, / the sound waves travel / through the air. /
⑤ When they reach your ears, / you hear them. / ⑥ But / when you speak, / the sound
waves also move / through the bones / of your head. / ⑦ So / they reach your ears / in
two different ways, / which makes / your voice / sound lower and stronger. /
⑧ On the other hand, / when you hear a recording / of your voice, / the sound
waves are traveling / only through the air. / ⑨ So / your voice sounds / higher and
weaker. / ⑩ For this reason, / many people don’t like / to hear recordings / of their
own voice. /
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① Have you ever felt sick / while you were watching / a 3D movie / in a theater? /
caused / by a difference / in the information / received by / your eyes and your sense of
balance. / ⑤ The scenes of the film / move / in front of your eyes. / ⑥ So / your brain
thinks / that you are moving too. / ⑦ But / your body is actually sitting / in one place. /
⑩ You may start / to feel dizzy. / ⑪ You may sweat / or / even vomit. / ⑫ The best way /
to cure this sickness / is to stop / watching the movie. / ⑬ If that is not possible, / close
your eyes / for a moment / or / look away / from the screen. / ⑭ You will feel better
soon. /
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① When you have / a stuffed nose, / you cannot taste well. / ② Why is this? /
③ It is because / your nose helps you taste. / ④ The taste buds / on your tongue / only
recognize basic tastes, / such as sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. / The rest of the taste /
comes from smelling. / ⑤ When you eat something, / the scent of the food / goes into
your nose / and / stimulates the nerve cells / in it. / ⑥ Then / these send information /
about the taste / to the brain. / ⑦ However, / when your nose is stuffed, / the scent
cannot reach / the nerve cells / because of the mucus. / ⑧ So / you cannot taste the
food / well. /
⑨ Then, / does holding your nose work / when you want to avoid / tasting bitter
medicine? / ⑩ It does not / because we don’t use / our sense of smell / when tasting
bitter flavors! /
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1 요리법을 드립니다!
④ To change this, / the company decided / to try a new marketing idea. / ⑤ It put
software / in 100 grocery stores. / The software ran / whenever a jar of Hellmann’s
⑦ Then / the software / tried to find a recipe / that used those items / with mayonnaise. /
Hellmann’s mayonnaise. / ⑩ The program might print / a recipe for California rolls. /
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① When a product becomes popular, / do you buy it / even if you do not need it? /
③ The term comes from / American parades. / ④ In the past, / bandwagons would
carry a band. / ⑤ When people heard the music, / they followed the bandwagon. /
Soon, / more and more people gathered, / and / they formed a big crowd. / ⑥ But /
most of them did not know / why they had joined the crowd. /
⑦ These days, / the term “bandwagon effect” is used / to describe the act / of
people / doing something / just because others are doing it. / ⑧ We can see this / in
our daily lives. / ⑨ Advertisements / that say things like / “Ten bottles are sold / every
second” / also use this effect. / ⑩ But / you should not buy things / just because others
do. / ⑪ Make sure / you buy items / only when you need them! /
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guessed / they liked the taste of coffee / brewed from ground coffee beans. /
④ However, / taste tests showed / that they could not tell the difference / between the
two types. / ⑤ So / the company did another study / to find out the reason. / ⑥ In the
study, / housewives looked at / two shopping lists. / ⑦ The lists were the same / except
for one item. / ⑧ One included instant coffee / while the other included ground coffee
beans. / ⑨ The housewives were asked / to describe the woman / who had written
each list. / ⑩ They said / that the one / buying instant coffee / seemed lazy. / ⑪ They
thought / the instant coffee was easy to make, / so / a woman / who did not want to
spend time / cooking for her family / would buy it! / ⑫ For this reason, / the company
started to advertise / like this: / ⑬ “This instant coffee is very convenient. / ⑭ It will
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① It is Friday night. / ② You enter / your favorite steak restaurant. / ③ You can
smell / the delicious food. / ④ There is an open kitchen, / so / you can see the chef
cooking. / ⑤ He puts a piece of meat / on the hot grill. / ⑥ It makes a sizzling sound /
and / turns brown. / ⑦ All of these things / make your mouth water. /
⑨ Many restaurants know / that tasty food is not enough / to attract customers. /
⑩ The sights, smells, and sounds / of the food / all / affect a customer’s experience. /
⑫ So / when you visit / your favorite restaurant, / do not just taste the food. /
⑬ Pay attention to / how the restaurant satisfies / your other senses. / ⑭ Keep / your
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① Every year, / a tree gains / a new layer of wood / called a tree ring. / ② So / you
can learn / the age of a tree / by counting its rings. / ③ You can also use these rings / to
④ Trees need / lots of / rain, warm temperatures, and sunlight / to grow well. /
⑤ So, / trees grow a lot / when they have / all these things. / ⑥ This gives / them / wide
rings. / ⑦ However, / trees only grow a little / when it is dry, cold, or cloudy. / ⑧ This
means / that the rings for those years / are narrow. / ⑨ Because of this, / you can make /
a climate calendar / of the past / by counting a tree’s rings / and / measuring their
width! /
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explosion occurs / inside its body! / ④ There is a popping sound, / and / a hot liquid
shoots out. / ⑤ This liquid scares away / larger predators. / ⑥ It can even kill / smaller
ones. / ⑦ If a toad swallows a bombardier beetle, / the beetle sprays this liquid / inside
the toad. / ⑧ The toad vomits, / and / the beetle escapes safely. /
and / stores honey / in them. / ⑪ All honeycombs are made / with the same shape /
—the hexagon. / ⑫ Hexagons fit together perfectly, / without any space / between
them. / ⑬ If the honeybee used circles / instead, / there would be a lot of wasted
space / between them. / ⑭ Triangles and squares can fit together / like hexagons. /
⑮ But / they require more wax / and / have less space / for the honey. / ⑯ The
honeybee knows / that the hexagon is the perfect shape / for honeycombs! /
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① Once / there was a beach / in California / that was full of trash. / ② People
threw garbage, / including cans, plastic, and a lot of glass, / onto it. /
⑧ In 1967, / the government stopped / people / from throwing their trash there. /
⑨ Projects were started / to clean up the area. / ⑩ Most of the trash / was removed. /
⑪ However, / one big problem remained: / how to get rid of / the small pieces of glass /
the years, / the ocean’s waves / broke down the glass / and / made it into tiny smooth
pieces / that look like jewelry. / ⑦ They made the beach sparkle / with all the colors /
of the rainbow! /
③ Today, / this place is known / as Glass Beach. / ④ Unlike in the past, / it is now
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① Curitiba, Brazil, / was once a city / that was full of / poor people and pollution. /
together / to make Curitiba / one of the greenest cities / in the world. / ④ They
thought of an idea / that could help / both poor families and the environment. /
⑤ The idea was / to exchange trash for food. / ⑥ They called / this / the Green Exchange
Program. / ⑦ Poor people gave their trash / to the local centers / and / got food or bus
tickets. / ⑧ Children could bring in / cans and bottles / and / receive school supplies /
in return. / ⑨ Through this program, / people could get / what they needed / and /
clean up the city / at the same time. / ⑩ The people also worked together / to plant
⑪ Now / Curitiba is cleaner and safer, / with 16 parks, 14 forests, and over 1,000
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1 작은 삼각형의 비밀
people notice / the triangle shape / just below the collar. / ③ This shape was / on
the very first sweatshirts. / ④ In the fashion industry, / it is sometimes called / the
shorts. / ⑥ At first, / this extra piece of cloth / had a practical purpose. / ⑦ Sweatshirts
were exercise clothing. / ⑧ People sweat a lot / when they exercise, / and / the sweat
makes / clothing / wet and uncomfortable. / ⑨ The V-stitch had extra material / that
to put their head / through the collar / more easily. / Due to improvements / in the
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① Fashion magazines are full / of models, clothing, and hot trends. / ② You may
think / that these magazines are a modern creation. / ③ But / they actually started /
in seventeenth-century France. /
④ The first fashion magazine, / Le Mercure Galant, / was created / in 1672. / ⑤ King
Louis XIV wanted a magazine / about the lifestyles / of people in the upper class. /
⑥ Through it, / he wanted to share / the events of high society / with lower class people /
and / to show / how to act like the nobility. / ⑦ It also included / poems, social news,
and art reviews. / ⑧ Many people enjoyed / the gossip and politics sections. / ⑨ But /
the fashion section / was the most popular. / ⑩ In many ways, / the magazine / was like
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① These days, / many people / are interested in fashion. / ② But / some people do
not know / which clothes to buy. / ③ Or / they do not have time / to go shopping. /
⑤ Personal shoppers / are familiar with / fashion trends. / ⑥ So / they can give /
people / advice / on how to dress. / ⑦ First, / they discuss / the person’s needs and
budget. / ⑧ Then / they suggest clothes / for the person / to purchase. / ⑨ They can
also go to the store / for the person. / ⑩ Or, / if the person wants, / they can go to the
store / together. /
⑪ But / helping people buy new clothes / is not the only job / of personal shoppers. /
⑫ They often suggest ways / to wear the clothes or accessories / already in a person’s
closet. / ⑬ They can help / people buy gifts / for others, / too! /
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① Many men around the world / have beards. / ② Interestingly, / Russian men /
had to pay money / to have beards / under the rule / of Peter the Great, / a powerful
Russian czar. /
③ Peter the Great / wanted to make / the country / more like Western Europe. /
system, and even fashion. / ⑥ At that time, / many Western European men shaved, /
but / Russian men grew long beards. / ④ So / Peter the Great tried to / make all
Russian men shave. / ⑦ If a man wanted to grow a beard, / he had to pay a tax. /
⑧ And / he had to carry a token / which showed / that he had already paid the tax. /
⑨ Peter the Great / even hired beard police / to collect the beard tax. / ⑩ If a man
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1 조금만 더 도와줘~
① Your friend asks you to walk / to the playground / with her. / ② You say / you’re
busy, / so she asks you to walk / to the corner / instead. / ③ It’s not far, / so you agree. /
④ When you get there, / she asks you to go / a little farther. / ⑤ The pattern repeats /
⑧ A long time ago, / salespeople went / from house to house. / The people in the
homes / could simply close the door / if they didn’t want to buy anything. / ⑨ To
prevent this, / salespeople would sometimes put their foot / in the way of the door / so
it couldn’t be closed. /
not that big. / ⑫ By focusing on getting / one small yes / after another, / this technique /
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① Social networking sites, / such as Facebook and Twitter, / are very popular /
today. / ② They help / us / to keep in touch / with our friends. / ③ They are useful /
⑩ Studies show / that people often become depressed / from using these websites. /
⑪ According to the studies, / this is because / people want to get attention. / ⑫ They
tend to expect / many comments / on their posts. / ⑬ If there are few comments, /
they might think: / ⑭ “I’m not popular,” / or / “My friends do not care about me.” /
themselves to others. / ⑨ Others’ wonderful trips / or / the new things / they bought /
to focus on yourself! /
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① Say / the colors of the words / in the box / below / as fast as you can! /
② Wasn’t it easy? / ③ Now try this. / ④ Again, / say the color / that each word is
written in. /
⑤ Did you find / that / more difficult? / ⑥ Did it take longer? / ⑦ Did you say
the word / instead of the color? / ⑧ If so, / you experienced the Stroop Effect. /
⑨ It happens / because the brain needs / extra time / to work / when it handles /
⑪ The word’s meaning and its color / are conflicting. / ⑫ When there is conflicting
information, / the brain generally does / the more familiar job / first. / ⑬ The brain
is more familiar / with reading words / than with naming colors. / ⑭ So / words are
recognized / more quickly / than colors. / ⑮ However, / the experiment asks / you /
to say the color, / not the word. / ⑯ So / your brain / has to hold on to / the wrong
answer / until the right answer comes. / ⑰ This slows down / your brain! /
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happiest. / ③ Of course, / the gold medalist is the happiest. / ④ And / you may
think / that the silver medalist / is the second happiest. / ⑥ But / this is not true /
⑨ They focus on their mistakes / and / feel unhappy. / ⑩ On the other hand, /
compare themselves / to the people / who did not win any medals. / ⑫ “I did
well,” / they think. / ⑬ “At least / I won a medal!” / ⑭ This makes them happy. /
⑮ Through this, / we can learn / that our happiness may depend on / our way of
thinking! /
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