Note：
adventurous　冒険好き;
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Richard Branson is a name that many people may have heard of. He one of the UK’s wealthiest men, ranked 9th on the Sunday Times Rich List. According to Forbes magazine he is ranked 212th in the world. Not quite Bill Gates but rich, very rich. He owns businesses including Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Trains as well as several Caribbean islands. But what is interesting is that he is extremely adventurous, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in air-balloons and sailing boats for charity. His latest charity event includes dressing up in a red stewardess uniform in one of his Virgin Atlantic flights. If you want to meet him then, there will be an on-line auction where seats will be sold to the highest bidder. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes:
make the cut　< 米俗>登録選手枠に残る;
academy（特別）専門学校;
I bet　きっと～だと思う（=I am sure）;
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You can’t just be tall to be an NBA star. There have been more than a few very tall players who didn’t make the cut. Talent is important. So what’s all the excitement about Satnam Singh Bhamara? Well, India isn’t known for its basketball players, so that makes people excited. But it’s not just that. The 14-year-old is 7 feet tall. According to the director of a basketball academy, he has already developed some very good skills. He has a lot of potential, but he also has to keep working. By the way, he wears a size-22 basketball shoe. I bet he can’t find shoes in Japan! (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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