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Notes:
right 権利;
element 元素;
periodic table 周期表;
occur　存在する

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Japanese scientists have been given the right to name a new element. It is number 113 on the periodic table. This element doesn’t occur in nature. It is a man-made element, and it is very difficult to make. It is also very difficult to see. Japanese scientists have only been able to make it a few times. Scientists in the U.S.A. and Russia have also tried to make it, but the Japanese scientists were more successful. What are they going to name it? The newspaper said that it might be called “Japonium.” (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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The first Star Wars movie came out almost 40 years ago in 1977. I remember going to it with some friends. The movie theater was so crowded that we had to stand at the back. The story was exciting, and the computer graphics (CG) were amazing! I went to see the next two movies, too. Now the seventh movie in the series has come out, and there are long lines at the movie theaters around the world. They say that this movie may become the most popular movie ever made, but I think the first movie will still be my favorite.　(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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