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
I think we ( ) the chapter before coming to class.
正解：④ should have read
解説
過去に「読むべきだったが実際は読まなかった」ことへの後悔。
should have + 過去分詞 が定番。
問2
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
“( ), thank you.”
正解：① Neither
解説
選択疑問文（A or B?）に対して
「どちらもいらない」→ Neither。
問3
“What hobby do you enjoy the most?”
“( ).”
正解：③ Skiing
解説
スポーツ・趣味を一般的に述べるときは動名詞。
Playing ski は語法誤り。
問4
“No, it was ( ) last summer.”
正解：② as recently as
解説
as recently as ～
＝「～という最近になって」
「思ったより最近」という意味。
問5
“No, I don’t know when he ( ) it.”
正解：④ will return
解説（重要）
これは when を使った間接疑問文。
I don’t know when he will return it
→条件節・副詞節ではないので未来の事は will を使う
問6
The children walked with a teacher ( ) and another behind them.
正解：③ in front
解説
並列構造。
a teacher in front
another behind them
※in front of は目的語が必要なので不可。
問7
Cold pasta is tasty ( ) cheese.
正解：① when eaten with
解説
分詞構文（受動）
when it is eaten with cheese
→ when eaten with cheese
問8
We take them ( ).
正解：① for granted
解説
take A for granted
＝「Aを当然のことと思う」
能動文なので for granted。
問9
( ), I think it’s wonderful.
正解：③ on the contrary
解説
前文を否定して正反対の内容を述べる表現。
however は文脈から不適。
問10
Tom is ( ) a hard-working student than a mathematical genius;
he always gets high scores in math without studying very hard.
正解：① less
解説
後半より「努力型ではなく才能型」
less A than B
＝「AというよりB」
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