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ニュース記事：街の中の庭

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変わった街の庭と、それを世話するボランティアについての地元のニュース記事を読みます。

A green surprise above the library

Most people visit Northgate Library to borrow books. But two years ago, the library started something new: a vegetable garden on its flat roof.

The idea came from Lena Novak, one of the librarians. "We had a large, empty roof and lots of visitors who wanted to learn about gardening," she explained. "So we asked for help, and the community answered."

Today, about forty volunteers look after the garden. They are students, retired people and families with small children. They grow tomatoes, beans, salad leaves, herbs and strawberries in large wooden boxes. Last summer, they also put two beehives on the roof, and the bees now help the plants to grow.

Every Saturday morning, the garden is open to the public. Visitors can join a free gardening class or simply sit and enjoy the view. Much of the food goes to a community kitchen nearby, which makes hot meals for people in the area.

The project is not always easy. The roof gets very hot in summer, so volunteers have to water the plants twice a day. "It's hard work," said Kofi Mensah, 68, "but I've made so many new friends here."

Next year, the library plans to build a small greenhouse so the garden can produce food in winter too.

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Where is the garden?
- a) Next to the library
- b) On the roof of the library
- c) In a park near the library
Whose idea was the garden?
- a) A librarian's
- b) A student's
- c) Kofi Mensah's
About how many volunteers look after the garden?
- a) Fourteen
- b) Four hundred
- c) Forty
There are bees in the garden.
- a) True
- b) False
When can the public visit the garden?
- a) Every day
- b) On Saturday mornings
- c) Only in summer
What happens to much of the food?
- a) The volunteers sell it.
- b) The library sells it in its café.
- c) It goes to a community kitchen.
Why do volunteers water the plants twice a day in summer?
- a) The roof gets very hot.
- b) The plants are very small.
- c) The bees need water.
What does the library plan to do next year?
- a) Open a café
- b) Close the garden in winter
- c) Build a greenhouse

単語と詳細

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Most people visit the library to borrow books. Borrow means ...
- a) take something and give it back later
- b) buy something
- c) write something
The volunteers grow plants in large wooden ___.
When the garden is open to the ___, visitors can join a free gardening class.
Visitors can simply sit and enjoy the view. Simply means ...
- a) quickly
- b) just
- c) never
Kofi Mensah is ___ years old.
Kofi says the project is hard work. What is good about it for him?
- a) The free food
- b) The money
- c) His new friends

解答

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b) On the roof of the library図書館は、平らな屋上に野菜畑を始めました。
a) A librarian'sそのアイデアは、司書の1人であるレナ・ノヴァクから生まれました。
c) Forty記事によると、約40人のボランティアが庭の世話をしています。
a) True昨年の夏、ボランティアは屋上に2つの巣箱を置きました。
b) On Saturday mornings毎週土曜日の朝、庭は一般に公開されます。
c) It goes to a community kitchen.食べ物の多くは、近くのコミュニティキッチンに送られ、温かい食事になります。
a) The roof gets very hot.屋上は夏にとても暑くなるので、植物にはたくさんの水が必要です。
c) Build a greenhouse図書館は、冬にも庭で食べ物を作れるように、小さな温室を建てる計画です。

単語と詳細

a) take something and give it back later図書館の本を borrow するときは、家に持ち帰って、あとで返します。
boxes彼らはトマト、豆、その他の植物を、大きな木の箱で育てています。
publicOpen to the public は「誰でも訪れることができる」という意味です。その日は、訪問者は無料のガーデニング教室に参加できます。
b) justここでの simply は just（ただ〜だけ）という意味です。訪問者は他に何もする必要がありません。
68 / sixty-eight / sixty eight記事には、名前のあとに年齢が書かれています：Kofi Mensah, 68。
c) His new friendsコフィは次のように言います：I've made so many new friends here.