Comprehension
①
②
③
④
100
① Pictograms are used because
a. people like beautiful pictures.
b. we can understand them easily.
c. they always mean the same thing to everyone.
b
100
1. You should at ( ) say thank you.
least
100
2. I will go to Disneyland even ( ) it rains tomorrow.
if
100
3. I will do my homework as ( ) as I get that dictionary.
soon
100
4. Would you like to go to the meeting ( ) of me?
instead
200
② Pictograms are sometimes confusing because
a. we cannot see them from far away.
b. every country has its own pictograms.
c. they can mean different things to different people.
c
200
1. I see you are busy now. I ( ) call you tomorrow.
［ can / will / may / must ］
will
200
2. I’m too busy to do it now, but I ( ) do it tomorrow.
［ can / will / may / must ］
can
200
3. If we want to win, we ( ) practice harder.
［ can / will / may / must ］
must
200
4. ( ) I please see your ID?
［ can / will / may / must ］
may
300
③ Which of the following is true?
a. Children cannot understand pictograms.
b. Some people are making sentences and telling stories with pictograms.
c. We cannot understand a country’s pictograms until we learn its language.
b
300
1. 錦織は毎日練習することで偉大なテニス選手になった。
Nishikori became a great tennis player ( ) ( ) every day.
by practicing
300
2. 彼は有名な野球選手に違いない。「サインいただけますか？」
He ( ) ( ) a famous baseball player. “( ) I have your autograph, please?”
must be, May [Can]
300
3. 甘いものを食べることは私をしあわせにする。
Eating sweets ( ) ( ) ( ).
makes me happy
300
4. 私は自分の部屋をいつもきれいにしておきます。
I always keep ( ) ( ) ( ).
my room clean
400
1. あしたお昼をごちそうしましょうか。
May I ( you / tomorrow / lunch / buy )?
buy you lunch tomorrow
400
2. タクシーに乗る代わりに歩くことでお金を節約しましょう。
Let’s save money ( taking a taxi / by / instead / walking / of ).
by walking instead of taking a taxi
400
3. 私はブドウやイチゴなどの甘い果物が好きだ。
I like sweet fruits ( strawberries / grapes / as / and / such ).
such as grapes and strawberries
500
Language is an important means of (1. ). We use language every day—at school, at home, with our friends. But we also need (2. ). They give us information quickly. We use them in (3. ) places like airports and roads. We can understand them easily even if we don’t speak the (4. ) of the country. Pictograms can sometimes be (5. ), but they are certainly another important means of communication. Will they eventually take the place of words?
1. communication 2. pictograms 3. public 4. language 5. confusing