A
( ) was a present from my father.
① My old camera of this ② My old this camera ③ This my old camera ④ This old camera of mine
〈センター試験〉
④ This old camera of mine
指示代名詞と所有格は一緒に使えない
The role played by the family differs from country to country. In the first place, the definition of the family is ( ) universal.
① always ② as yet ③ by no means ④ still
〈東京薬科大〉
③ by no means
決して〜ない
You ( ) our secret to your father yesterday.
① ought to tell ② must not tell ③ ought to have not told ④ ought not to have told
〈芝浦工大〉
④ ought not to have told
〜すべきでなかった
【助動詞(過去)】
A: Is Satoko still writing her research paper?
B: Well, I think she’s ( ) finished it.
① now and then ② one after another ③ more or less ④ one by one
〈センター試験〉
③ more or less
＝almost
cf. now and then＝sometimes
one after another / 次々に
one by one / 一つずつ
( ) to Washington, he would have visited Patty.
① He had gone ② Had he gone ③ If going ④ Did he gone
〈関西外大〉
② Had he gone
【仮定法（倒置）】
Why don’t we have a break now? Let’s have a chat ( ) a cup of tea.
① in ② for ③ by ④ over
〈関西学院大〉
④ over
A: May I go out now?
B: Yes, you may, but you ( ) come back before dark.
① must ② may ③ would ④ can
〈芝浦工大〉
① must
【助動詞】
It was a beautiful, sunny day. The weather couldn’t have been ( ) for a picnic.
① worse ② worst ③ better ④ best
〈南山大〉
③ better
can't be better / (それ以上〜ない=)最高の
Tom ( ) a house, but he couldn’t finish it.
① was building ② built ③ has built ④ had built
〈京都外大〉
① was building
完成できなかったので、一時性を表す進行形が適切
As their conversation was ( ) French, I could not understand a word.
① by ② in ③ with ④ at
〈福岡大〉
② in
( ) students attend the science class every week.
① Almost ② Most ③ Most of ④ About
〈東洋大〉
② Most
*almost all (of) the ~（almostは副詞なのでallとセット）
*most 〜 or most of the ~
Something strange ( ) at school yesterday when we were having lunch.
① happened ② happens ③ is happened ④ was happened
〈立命館大〉
① happened
I saw the injured schoolboys ( ) to the hospital.
① to be carried ② be carried ③ carried ④ carrying
〈岩手医科大〉
③ carried
*see O Ved / Oが〜されるのを見る
【知覚動詞】
The new film proved to be ( ) but a failure. It was an instant success the world over.
① anything ② everything ③ nothing ④ something
〈上智大〉
① anything
・anything but ~ / 決して〜でない（not at all)
・nothing but ~ / 〜でしかない（= only)
*prove to be / 〜だとわかる
( ), the boy knocked on it loudly.
① With arriving at the door ② On arriving at the door ③ In arriving at the door ④ While arriving at the door
〈福岡大〉
② On arriving at the door
On Ving / 〜の時 cf. In Vind / 〜の際に
【動名詞】
( ) from the plane, the islands were very pretty.
① Seeing ② Seen ③ To see ④ Having seen
〈慶應義塾大〉
② Seen
cf. When the islands are seen from the plane,...
【分詞構文】
In ( ) six months you will be able to speak fluent French.
① other ② another ③ more ④ the other
〈同志社大〉
② another
*another 期間 / もう〜
（another の後ろに複数形もくる）
A: Do you have to attend the meeting this afternoon?
B: ( ), but I’d like to know more about the new committee, so I will.
① I think so ② I’m not ③ I don’t have to ④ I hope so
〈明治大〉
③ I don’t have to
but I'd like to... と逆接から参加する旨を述べているので、意味的に否定文が入る
A bird in flight can change direction by dipping one wing and lifting ( ).
① the one ② another ③ the other ④ the latter
〈立命館大〉
③ the other
*(二者間で) one / the other
These are the tools ( ) he built his own house.
① that ② with that ③ with which ④ which
〈青山学院大〉
③ with which
cf. He built his own house with the tools.
【前置詞+関係代名詞】
(a) It is three years since he died.
(b) He ( ) ( ) ( ) for three years.
〈東北学院大〉
has been dead
*話法
It is[has been] 時間 since SV= S has[have] Ved for
あと1日で自由の身だ。
One more day, ( ) I’ll be free.
〈中央大〉
名詞句[命令文], and
cf. Spend one more day, and...
雨が降れば必ず土砂降りになる。
It never rains ( ) it pours.
〈西南学院大〉
but
*not[never] ~ but... = not[never] ~ without Ving
【二重否定】
ドアの呼び鈴が鳴ったとき，私は今にも眠ってしまうところだった。
I was ( about / when / asleep / fall / to ) the doorbell rang.
〈早稲田大〉
*be about to V / 〜するところだ
( for / it / not / if / air / were ), all animals would die.
〈中央大〉
If it were not for air
*If it were not for ~ = Without ~ / But for ~
【仮定法】