前回に引き続き、高校英語の文法総復習問題を取り扱います。
センター試験の改題ですが、文法の基本を確認できる良い問題ですので、受験生だけでなくTOEICや英検受験の方も解いていっていただければと思います。
ある程度知識がある方には少し物足りないかもしれませんが、そこはご了承ください。
という訳で、以下問です。
問題 それぞれ下の①〜④のうちから最も適切なものを1つ選びなさい。
問1
I don’t understand what he’s saying. It simply doesn’t make ( ).
① reason ② right
③ sense ④ truth
問2
After quitting her job, she suddenly had plenty of free time to ( ).
① keep ② lose
③ save ④ spare
問3
He always dreamed of starting his own business, but he didn’t know how to ( ) it.
① act ② become
③ play ④ realize
問4
The apartment is small, but it perfectly ( ) our daily needs.
① agrees ② meets
③ replies ④ responds
問5
Could you lend me some money? I’m a little ( ) of cash right now.
① lack ② need
③ scarce ④ short
問6
Living near the station for years, I’ve become completely ( ) to the noise.
① aware ② conscious
③ familiar ④ used
問7
( ) your advice, I wouldn’t have been able to make this decision.
① Except ② Instead of
③ Thanks to ④ Without
問8
( ) attending regular classes, students must submit a research report.
① Above all ② As well
③ Behind ④ In addition to
問9
I don’t understand why he won’t ( ) his old computer, since he never uses it anymore.
① get along ② get away
③ get hold of ④ get rid of
問10
There are two solutions to this problem. You already know one, so let me explain ( ).
① another ② other
③ the other ④ the others
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【解答・解説】
問1
I don’t understand what he’s saying. It simply doesn’t make ( ).
正解：③ sense
解説
make sense「意味をなす」は定型表現。
他の語は make と結びつかない。
問2
After quitting her job, she suddenly had plenty of free time to ( ).
正解：④ spare
解説
have time to spare「時間に余裕がある」。
save / keep / lose は不可。
問3
He always dreamed of starting his own business, but he didn’t know how to ( ) it.
正解：④ realize
解説
realize a dream「夢を実現する」。
act / play / become は意味不適。
問4
The apartment is small, but it perfectly ( ) our daily needs.
正解：② meets
解説
meet one’s needs「必要を満たす」。
agree / reply / respond は前置詞が必要。
問5
Could you lend me some money? I’m a little ( ) of cash right now.
正解：④ short
解説
be short of ～「～が不足している」。
lack / need は動詞、scarce は形容詞で不可。
問6
Living near the station for years, I’ve become completely ( ) to the noise.
正解：④ used
解説
be used to ～「～に慣れている」。
familiar は with が必要。
問7
( ) your advice, I wouldn’t have been able to make this decision.
正解：④ Without
解説
Without ～, S would …
→ 仮定法過去完了の定型構文。
問8
( ) attending regular classes, students must submit a research report.
正解：④ In addition to
解説
「～に加えて」＋動名詞。
他の選択肢は意味不一致。
問9
I don’t understand why he won’t ( ) his old computer, since he never uses it anymore.
正解：④ get rid of
解説
get rid of ～「～を処分する」。
他は意味が合わない。
※get along「うまくやっていく」は前置詞 with，without，in が必要。
get away「逃げる」も同じ理由で，前置詞 from が必要。
get hold of「～をつかむ」は文意に適さない
問10
There are two solutions to this problem. You already know one, so let me explain ( ).
正解：③ the other
解説
2つのうち残りの1つ → the other。
another は「もう1つ（不特定）」。
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