３．ｔａｋｅ　ｐａｒｔ　ｉｎ	= be involved in something a group does
・Wendy took part in the English blub in high school.
・All of the guests at the party took part in the game.

２．ｆｉｎｄ　ｏｕｔ	= learn a new piece of news
・Kim found out about her brother's new job from the letter he wrote to her.
・When you find out her name, Please tell me.

１．ａｓ　ｆｏｒ	= (used at the beginning of a sentence) totell about
・As for the fishierman and his wife, they lived happily ever after.
・As for Jim, he speaks three languages.

　Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his wife, Mumtaz. He (1)　　　　　　 her inside the Taj Mahal. This

building is famous for its beautiful round white (2)　　　　　　． People who study (3)　　　　　　 are not

surprised to (4)　　　　　　 that Shah Jahan killed whe man who made the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan was

sometimes very (5)　　　　　　．

find out 　　　buried 　　　cruel　　　history 　　　take part in 　　　roof

Ｂ．Ｃomplete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra.　

１．Ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｓｔ　ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ？
　　Ｉｆ　ｎｏｔ，　ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ？　

２．Ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｓｔ　ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎ　ｉｎ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ？

■What Do You Think?

The Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, in the 1600s. He wanted to make a beautiful place where he could bury his wife.

Mumtaz Mahal was only one of Shah Jahan's wives, but he liked her the most. After Mumtaz Mahal died, the Shah built for her the Taj Mahal, a beautiful building made of white marble and coverd by a white round roof.

It took twenty-two years to complete all of the work on the Taj Mahal. Today, it is one of the most famous things to see in India. The Jumna River runs beside the north wall of the Taj Mahal, and a smaller river runs through a beautiful garden that grows inside the building.

People who study history have found out that Shah Jahan was also a cruel man. After the Taj Mahal was completed, Shah Jahan killed the man who made the Taj mahal because he did not want him to ever build anything more beautiful than the Taj MMahal. The Shah also cut off the hands of all of the aritsts who took part in building the Taj Mahal.

As for Shah Jahan, when he died he was also buried in the Taj Mahal, next to his wife.

Ｄｉｄ　Ｙｏｕ　Ｋｎｏｗ？

Ｓｈａｈ　Ｊａｈａｎ　ｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｂｕｉｌｄ　ａ　ｓｅｃｏｎｄ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ
　ｍａｄｅ　ｏｆ　ｂｌａｃｋ　ｍａｒｂｌｅ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｓｉｄｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　
ｒｉｖｅｒ，　ｂｕｔ　ｃｏｕｌｄｎ’ｔ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｗａｓ　ｐｕｔ　ｉｎ　ｊａｉｌ　ｂｙ　
ｈｉｓ　ｏｗｎ　ｓｏｎ！！

５．Ｗｈａｔ　ｄｉｄ　Ｓｈａｈ　Ｊａｈａｎ　ｄｏ　ｔｈａｔ　ｍａｋｅｓ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｈｅ　ｗａｓ　ａ　ｃｒｕｅｌ　ｍａｎ？

　　ａ．Ｈｅ　ｂｕｒｉｅｄ　ｈｉｓ　ｗｉｆｅ．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ｃ．Ｈｅ　ｃｕｔ　ｏｆｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｈａｎｄｓ　ｏｆ　ｍａｎｙ　ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ．
　　ｂ．Ｈｅ　ｂｕｉｌｔ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ．　　　　　　　　　　　ｄ．Ｈｅ　ｋｉｌｌｅｄ　ｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　ｈｉｓ　ｗｉｖｅｓ．

４．Ｗｈｙ　ｄｉｄ　Ｓｈａｈ　Ｊａｈａｎ　ｋｉｌｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｎ　ｗｈｏ　ｍａｄｅ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ？

　　ａ．Ｔｈｅ　Ｓｈａｈ　ｄｉｄｎ’ｔ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ．
　　ｂ．Ｔｈｅ　ｍａｎ　ｍａｄｅ　ａ　ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ．
　　ｃ．Ｔｈｅ　Ｓｈａｈ　ｄｉｄ　ｎｏｔ　ｗａｎｔ　ｈｉｍ　ｔｏ　ｍａｋｅ　ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ．
　　ｄ．Ｔｈｅ　ｍａｎ　ｄｉｄ　ｎｏｔ　ｆｉｎｉｓｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ．

３．Ｗｈａｔ　ｃａｙ　ｙｏｕ　ＮＯＴ　ｓｅｅ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕ　ｖｉｓｉｔ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ？

　　ａ．ｔｈｅ　Ｊｕｍｎａ　Ｒｉｖｅｒ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ｃ．ａ　ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　ｇａｒｄｅｎ
　　ｂ．ａ　ｒｏｕｎｄ　ｂｅｌｌ　ｔｏｗｅｒ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ｄ．ｔｈｅ　ｐｌａｃｅ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　Ｍｕｍｔａｚ　Ｍａｈａｌ　ｉｓ　ｂｕｒｉｅｄ

２．Ｗｈｏ　ｗａｓ　Ｍｕｍｔａｚ　Ｍａｈａｌ？

　　ａ．ｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Ｓｈａｈ’ｓ　ｗｉｖｅｓ　　　　　　　　　　ｃ．ｔｈｅ　ｍａｎ　ｗｈｏ　ｍａｄｅ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ
　　ｂ．ａ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ　ｗｈｏ　ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄ　ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ　　　　　　　ｄ．ａｎ　ａｒｔｉｓｔ　ｗｈｏ　ｗｏｒｋｅｄ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ　

１．Ｗｈｙ　ｄｉｄ　Ｓｈａｈ　Ｊａｈａｎ　ｂｕｉｌｄ　ｔｈｅ　Ｔａｊ　Ｍａｈａｌ？

　　ａ．Ｈｅ　ｎｅｅｄｅｄ　ａ　ｎｅｗ　ｐｌａｃｅ　ｔｏ　ｌｉｖｅ．　　　　　ｃ．Ｈｅ　ｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｂｕｒｙ　ｈｉｓ　ｗｉｆｅ　ｔｈｅｒｅ．
　　b．Ｈｅ　ｌｉｋｅｄ　ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　ｇａｒｄｅｎｓ．　　　　　　　　　d．Ｈｉｓ　ｗｉｆｅ　ｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｌｉｖｅ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ．

Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. The boy jumped off the 　　　　　　, and broke his leg.
a. bell	b. cage	c. roof	d. history

2. If you buy the expensive one, it won't 　　　　　 when you use it.
a. find out	b. fall apart	c. figureout	d. give up

3. Some people think it is 　　　　　 to keep a bird in a cage.
a. intelligent	b. popular	c. successful	d. cruel

4. The dog 　　　　　 the toy in the garden.
a. completed	b. buried	c. surprised	d. found out

5. I 　　　　　 an interesting new bookstore.
a. discovered	b. buried	c. took part in	d. chewed

6. 　　　　　 my new apartment, it's in a great location 　　　　　 the park.
a. As for/ beside	b. Beside/around	c. As for/around	d. Beside/as for

Ａ．Ｃｉｒｃｌｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｌｅｔｔｅｒ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｄ　ｏｒ　ｐｈｒａｓｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｂｅｓｔ　ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｓ　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ｔｈｅ　ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ．