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Q： 一体，どれくらいの人がTOEICを受験しているのですか？
A：TOEICには，一般の人も受験する「TOEIC公開テスト」と，大学などが独自に行う，TOEIC団体受験制度による「TOEIC IP」という２種類の試験がありますが， 両者の受験者を合わせると，年間２３０万人の人が受験し，後者のTOEIC IPだけでも１００万人を突破しています。この受験者数が重要で，これほど多くの受験者がいる英語の資格試験はなく，そのデータに信頼度があります。 (by Prof. Kozo Hirose)
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Notes:
the Antikythera mechanism アンティキティラ島の機械,;
instrument 道具;
eclipse （太陽・月の）食;
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The Antikythera mechanism is the oldest computer in the world. It is about 2000 years old. It was discovered in 1900 in the sea and is believed to have been made by Greek astronomers. It contains many gears and is made from bronze. After much investigation scientists believe that the instrument was used as a calendar and as a tool for astronomical information. It also could predict eclipses, show the position of the sun and moon and tell when the Olympics would take place. It has been described in Nature as one of the most complex machines ever to have been invented.
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