文法チェック問題 Part15

今回で15回目ですね。
いつものように、下記10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

His explanation doesn’t really (  ) sense to me.
① give
② cause
③ mean
④ make


問2

Keiko is devoting most of her free time (  ) French these days.
① studying
② to studying
③ to study
④ study


問3

In that town, traffic accidents are very (  ) during the winter.
① familiar
② popular
③ broad
④ common


問4

Ken had his wallet (  ) while he was traveling abroad.
① steal
② stole
③ stealing
④ stolen


問5

By the time the event was held, interest in the sport (  ) already grown nationwide.
① had
② has
③ was
④ is


問6

The clothes won’t dry well (  ) it stops raining.
① if
② whether
③ unless
④ since


問7

Would you mind (  ) my seat while I step outside for a moment?
① to keep
② if you will keep
③ that you keep
④ keeping


問8

The trip was wonderful. I wish I (  ) there a few more days.
① have stayed
② could have stayed
③ can stay
④ will stay


問9

I didn’t catch every word of the announcement, but I understood (  ).
① even anything
② almost everything
③ only nothing
④ probably something


問10

As soon as the singer appeared on stage, the audience (  ).
① had been excited
② became excited
③ had been exciting
④ became exciting

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【解答・解説】

問1

解答:④ make

解説:make senseで「意味をなす」という決まった表現です。

This explanation doesn’t make sense.
(この説明は意味をなさない)

give / cause / mean は sense と直接は結びつきません。


問2

解答:② to studying

解説:devote A to Bで「AをBにささげる」という意味です。

to は前置詞なので、後ろは動名詞になります。

He devoted himself to studying English.
(彼は英語の勉強に専念した)


問3

解答:④ common

解説:common は「よくある」「一般的な」という意味です。

It is common to make mistakes.
(間違いをするのはよくあることだ)

familiar は「なじみがある」、popular は「人気がある」です。


問4

解答:④ stolen

解説:have + 目的語 + 過去分詞で「〜される」という意味になります。

Ken had his wallet stolen.
(ケンは財布を盗まれた)


問5

解答:① had

解説:By the time + 過去形の文では、主節は過去完了を使います。

By the time I arrived, he had left.
(私が着いた時には、彼はすでに出発していた)


問6

解答:③ unless

解説:unless は「もし〜でなければ」という意味です。

Unless it stops raining, the clothes won’t dry.
(雨がやまない限り、服は乾かない)


問7

解答:④ keeping

解説:Would you mind + 動名詞で「〜してもらってもいいですか」という意味です。

Would you mind keeping the door open?
(ドアを開けておいてもらえますか)


問8

解答:② could have stayed

解説:wish + 主語 + could have + 過去分詞で、過去の事実に対する後悔や願望を表します。

I wish I could have stayed longer.
(もっと長くいられたらよかったのに)


問9

解答:② almost everything

解説:almost everythingで「ほとんどすべて」という意味になります。

He ate almost everything.
(彼はほとんど全部食べた)

almost は「もう少しで」という意味から「ほとんど」と訳されます。


問10

解答:② became excited

解説:become + 形容詞で「〜の状態になる」という意味です。

She became excited when she heard the news.
(その知らせを聞いて彼女は興奮した)
人・観客の状態 → excited
exciting は「物・出来事が人をワクワクさせる」。

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