今回は6回目のチェック問題となります
早速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
“This is my new cat. Her name is Philosophy.”
“That’s unusual. Why ( ) did you choose such a name?”
① in the earth ② in world
③ on earth ④ on the world
問2
“Can you ( ) what the notice says from here?”
“Yes, it clearly says ‘No Entry.’”
① look out ② look up
③ make out ④ make up
問3
“Do you remember that movie?”
“Yes, it always ( ) me of my childhood.”
① recalls ② recollects
③ remembers ④ reminds
問4
“Was Emma at the meeting yesterday?”
“I don’t think so. If she had been there, I ( ) her.”
① had seen ② saw
③ would have seen ④ would see
問5
“Are you going to the concert tonight?”
“No, and ( ).”
① neither my brother will
② neither will my brother
③ nor my brother will
④ so will my brother
問6
I don’t like spiders, snakes, or ( ) cockroaches.
① at best ② at least
③ best of all ④ least of all
問7
It’s ( ) a long time since we last met.
① much ② pretty
③ quite ④ so
問8
She is so ( ) that even a sad movie can make her cry.
① impressed ② impressive
③ sensible ④ sensitive
問9
We still have ( ) to walk before we reach the village.
① another kilometers five
② another five kilometers
③ five another kilometers
④ five kilometers another
問10
There are very few buses late at night, ( ) makes it hard to get home.
① what ② where
③ which ④ who
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【解答・解説】
問1
正解:③ on earth
解説:on earth は疑問文で、「いったいなぜ」という強調表現です。
Why on earth did you choose such a name?
(いったいなぜそんな名前を選んだの?)
他の前置詞の組み合わせは不可です。
問2
正解:③ make out
解説:make out=「(見て・聞いて)理解する/判別する」
Can you make out what the notice says from here?
(ここから掲示の内容が読めますか)
look out「気をつける」
look up「調べる」
make up「作り上げる」
問3
正解:④ reminds
解説:remind A of B=「AにBを思い出させる」
It always reminds me of my childhood.
(それはいつも子ども時代を思い出させる)
recall / remember / recollect は語法が異なります。
問4
正解:③ would have seen
解説:仮定法過去完了の形。
If + had + 過去分詞
→ would have + 過去分詞
If she had been there, I would have seen her.
(彼女がそこにいたなら、私は彼女に会っていたのに)
問5
正解:② neither will my brother
解説:否定文の後にand + neither + 助動詞 + 主語(倒置)を用います。
I won’t go, and neither will my brother.
(私も行かないし、弟も行かない)
問6
正解:④ least of all
解説:least of all=「とりわけ〜は(特に)〜ない」
I don’t like spiders, snakes, or least of all cockroaches.
(クモもヘビも嫌いだが、とりわけゴキブリは嫌いだ)
否定内容を強調します。
問7
正解:③ quite
解説:quite a long time=「かなり長い時間」
It’s quite a long time since we last met.
(最後に会ってからかなり時間が経つ)
much / so はこの形では使えません。
問8
正解:④ sensitive
解説:sensitive=「感受性が強い」
She is so sensitive that even a sad movie can make her cry.
(彼女はとても感受性が強いので、悲しい映画でも泣いてしまう)
impressed「感銘を受けた」
impressive「印象的な」
sensible「分別のある」
問9
正解:② another five kilometers
解説:another + 数 + 名詞=「さらに〜」
We still have another five kilometers to walk.
(まだ5キロ歩かなければならない)
語順は固定です。
問10
正解:③ which
解説:which は前文全体を受ける、非制限用法の関係代名詞です。
There are very few buses late at night, which makes it hard to get home.
(夜遅くのバスはほとんどなく、そのため家に帰るのが大変だ)
what / where / who は使えません。

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