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A : Mom, I think this bread is old.
B : I agree. Please throw it in the (_______)
1. future 2. garbage 3. lesson 4. north
2. garbage
A : Dad, I don’t feel well. My head hurts and I think I have a (______).
B : I see. Let me check your temperature.
1. grade 2.surprise 3. custom 4 .fever
4. fever
A : What do you think of your new high school, Paula?
B : It’s great, Mr. Morgan. I like it better than my (______) school.
1. neutral 2. exact 3. previous 4. appropriate
3. previous
The tax accountant asked the woman to ( ) all her financial records over the past year. He needed to see them before he could begin preparing her tax
forms.
1. punctuate 2. compile 3. bleach 4. obsess
3. bleach
Tony studied computing many years ago, but he is not familiar with the latest software, so he is taking an evening course to (_____) his skills.
1. dupe 2. foil 3.veer 4. hone
4. hone
Dupe - 間抜け
foil - 金属の薄片
veer - 方向を変える
hone - 砥石
A : Why did you like that movie, Karen?
B : Well, the young girl’s dream (______) true. She became a
famous singer.
1.came 2. grew 3. had 4. went
1. came
After the basketball game, Mark’s coach said many nice things about his
passing and defense. He felt ( ) to hear that he was doing a good job.
1. frightened 2.encouraged 3. delivered 4. followed
2. encouraged
意味→元気づける、励ます
Louis has worked at the same company since he graduated from college. This year, after four (______) of working there, he is going to retire.
1. jails 2. decades 3. principles 4. societies
2. decades
A: How long have you and Linda been ( ), Bill?
B: Oh, we’ve known each other for at least 10 years, maybe longer.
1. acquainted 2. discharged 3. emphasized 4. subdued
1. acquainted
A: I wish this restaurant wouldn’t put such (______) pictures on the menu. How am I supposed to resist the cherry pie?
B: It does look delicious, doesn’t it? Perhaps I’ll order some, too!
1. tantalizing 2. paltry 3. delinquent 4. endemic
1. tantalizing
tantalizing - じれったい
paltry - 卑劣な, 軽蔑(べつ)すべき
delinquent - 過失を犯した、非行の
endemic - 一地方特有の、風土性の
Mother : Dan, you have a piano lesson at five today. (______)
Son : I won’t, Mom. I’ll be there on time.
1. Don’t be late.
2. Don’t go there.
3. Stop practicing the piano.
4. Say hello to the teacher for me.
1. Don't be late
A : Do you know whether your baby will be a boy or a girl?
B : No, not yet. My husband and I are (_______) a girl because our first child
is a boy.
1.hoping for 2. taking over 3. putting away 4. showing off
1. hoping for
Gary has been having problems with his knees (______) for several months.
Yesterday, they were really painful. They are better today, but he has decided to see his doctor anyway.
1. on and off 2. up and down 3. side by side 4. one by one
1. on and off
Thanks to the country’s ( ) natural resources, it is able to earn a great deal of money through exports such as metals, coal, and natural gas.
1. unjust 2. insubstantial 3. elastic 4. abundant
4. abundant
The personnel manager was surprised when one of the job applicants came to the interview looking (_____). His hair was a mess, his shirt was not ironed, and his tie had not been put on correctly.
1. disheveled 2. vindictive 3. congealed 4. combative
1. disheveled
disheveled - 乱れた
vindictive - 執念深い
congealed - 凍らせる、 凝結させる
combative - 闘争的な、闘志盛んな
Girl 1 : How long have we run for?
Girl 2 : Fifty minutes. (______) I’m getting tired.
Girl 1 : Good idea.
1. I like your running shoes. 2.I didn’t bring my watch.
3. Let’s walk for a while. 4. I started four years ago.
3. Let's walk for a while
A : Is the restaurant still open?
B : Yes, but (______).
A : Oh no! I had to work late, and I couldn’t get anything to eat.
B : There’s a place that sells hamburgers up the street. I think it’s open 24 hours.
1. we only have a table for two people
2. the last order was 10 minutes ago
3. it’s the chef’s first day here today
4. we have run out of ice cream
2. the last order was 10 minutes ago
A : Brian, you (_____) put so much salt on your food. Eating too much salt
can be bad for you.
B : OK, Mom. I won’t.
1. to not ought
2. not ought to
3. ought not to
4. to ought not
3. ought not to
A: Did you make a New Year’s ( ) this year, Serena?
B: Yes, I decided to start eating healthy snacks instead of sweets between meals. It’s been difficult to keep away from the chocolate and candy, though.
1. astonishment 2. resolution 3. vulnerability 4. repression
2. resolution
Stanley was a (______) golfer, but he still competed every chance he got. He enjoyed participating in tournaments despite not being particularly skilled.
1. flashy 2. venerable 3. mediocre 4. pedantic
2. venerable
flashy - 派手な、けばけばしい
venerable - 尊敬するに足る、尊ぶべき
mediocre - 並の、平凡な
pedantic - 学者ぶった、もの知り顔の
Son : Those cookies look delicious. When did you make them?
Mother : This afternoon. ( )
Son : Yes, please!
1. Did your friends like them?
2. How many did you have?
3. Do you have enough time?
4. Would you like to try one?
A : Would you like one of these cookies?
B : Yes, please. They’re so pretty! Where did you get them?
A : ( 24 ).
B : I didn’t know you had visited there.
A : Yes. My family and I went for a week. We got back to London last night.
B : I wish that I could go there someday.
A : You should. There are ( 25 ).
B : I know. I saw a TV program about the museums and palaces there.
(24)
1. At a shop in Paris
2. From an online bakery
3. I made them myself
4. My grandma sent them to me
(25)
1. only a few seats left
2. some great places to see
3. six different flavors
4. several ways to make them
(24) 1. At a shop in Paris
(25) 2. some great places to see
After a series of financial scandals, many people began to demand that the government make rules to (_____) banks more strictly.
1. regulate 2. reproduce 3. irritate 4. impress
1. regulate
Due to the snowstorm, the climbers were unable to reach the mountain’s (_______). They had to turn around just a few hundred meters from the top.
1.subsidy 2. mirage 3. summit 4. crutch
3. summit
As the new law was strongly supported by voters from both political parties, legislators passed it (______).
1. egregiously 2. unanimously 3. belligerently 4. despairingly
2. unanimously
egregiously - 実にひどく、言語道断に
unanimously - 満場一致で
belligerently - 好戦的に、けんか腰で
despairingly - 絶望して、絶望的に