今回は5回目のチェック問題となります。
早速ですが、以下の問題を解いてみてください。
【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
“No one knew the answers to the questions in class.”
“I think we ( ) the chapter before coming to class.”
① could read ② ought to read
③ read ④ should have read
問2
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
“( ), thank you.”
① Neither ② No, I don’t
③ Why not ④ Yes, I do
問3
“What hobby do you enjoy the most?”
“( ).”
① Playing ski ② Ski
③ Skiing ④ To ski
問4
“That festival happened a long time ago, didn’t it?”
“No, it was ( ) last summer.”
① as early as ② as recently as
③ early as ④ recently as
問5
“Has Mark returned your book yet?”
“No, I don’t know when he ( ) it.”
① has returned ② returned
③ returns ④ will return
問6
“The children walked with a teacher ( ) and another behind them.”
① front ② front of
③ in front ④ in front of
問7
“Cold pasta is tasty ( ) cheese.”
① when eaten with
② when eating with
③ with when eaten
④ with when eating
問8
“Nowadays smartphones are so common that we take them ( ).”
① for granted ② granted
③ taken for granted ④ taken it for granted
問9
“That painting doesn’t look bad to me; ( ), I think it’s wonderful.”
① however ② in opposition
③ on the contrary ④ on the other hand
問10
“James is ( ) a careful student than a naturally talented musician; he studies hard to get good results.”
① less ② more
③ not ④ rather
解説
問1
正解:④ should have read
解説:should have + 過去分詞=「~すべきだったのに(実際はしなかった)」
I think we should have read the chapter before coming to class.
(授業前にその章を読んでおくべきだった)
過去への後悔を表します。
問2
正解:① Neither
解説:選択疑問文(A or B?)への答えで、「どちらもいらない」→ Neither。
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
“Neither, thank you.”
(紅茶かコーヒーは?
どちらも結構です)
問3
正解:③ Skiing
解説:スポーツや趣味を一般的に述べるときは動名詞を用います。
“What hobby do you enjoy the most?”
“Skiing.”
Playing ski は語法誤りです。
問4
正解:② as recently as
解説:as recently as ~=「~という最近になって」
No, it was as recently as last summer.
(いや、昨年の夏という最近のことだ)
「思ったより最近」という意味になります。
問5
正解:④ will return
解説:when を使った間接疑問文です。
I don’t know when he will return it.
(彼がいつそれを返すのか分からない)
条件節・副詞節ではないため、未来のことは will を用います。
問6
正解:③ in front
解説:並列構造です。
The children walked with a teacher in front and another behind them.
(子どもたちは先生が前に1人、後ろにもう1人ついて歩いた)
in front of は目的語が必要なので不可です。
問7
正解:① when eaten with
解説:分詞構文(受動)
when it is eaten with cheese
→ when eaten with cheese
Cold pasta is tasty when eaten with cheese.
(冷たいパスタはチーズと一緒に食べるとおいしい)
問8
正解:① for granted
解説:take A for granted
=「Aを当然のことと思う」
We take them for granted.
(私たちはそれらを当然と思っている)
問9
正解:③ on the contrary
解説:on the contrary=「それどころか/それとは反対に」
前文を否定し、正反対の内容を述べるときに使います。
however は単なる逆接で、意味が弱くなります。
問10
正解:① less
解説:less A than B=「AというよりB」
Tom is less a hard-working student than a mathematical genius.
(トムは努力家というより数学の天才だ)
後半の内容から「努力型ではなく才能型」と判断できます。

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