part 1
1 He was so weak that he ( ) stand up.
1 couldn’t hardly 2 wasn’t possible to
3 was impossible to 4 could hardly
2 He ( ) dialed her telephone number, but he changed his mind.
1 almost 2 had most
3 near to have 4 most of all
3 ( ) the poor road conditions, truck drivers had to deal with the heavy traffic.
1 Besides 2 However
3 Furthermore 4 Although
4 If they are determined to strike, they will do so ( ) what the law says.
1 regardless of 2 regardless with
3 regard 4 in regard
5 通説に反して，チョコレートは健康によいこともあります。
( ) ( ) ( ), chocolate can ( ) ( ) ( ) you.
[ to / be / popular opinion / for / contrary / health / good ] (１語不要)
解答・解説
1 正解 4 「彼はとても弱っていたのでほとんど立ち上がることができなかった。
hardly ほとんど～ない
2 正解 1 「彼は彼女の電話番号に電話しかけたが、彼は考えを変えた。」
almost もう少しで～しそうである
3 正解 1 「悪い道路状況に加え、トラックの運転手は交通渋滞に対処しなければならなかった。」
besides ～に加え
4 正解 1 「彼らがストライキを決心するならば、彼らは法律に何と書いてあるかに関係なくそうするでしょう。」
regardless of ～に関係なく
5 正解 Contrary to popular opinion, chocolate can be good for you.
contrary to ～と反対に
part 2
6 やむを得ない事情で，今月中に店じまいをすることになりました。
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ), we have to close down this store by the end of the month.
[ to / our / control / beyond / due / because / circumstances ] (１語不要)
7 ( ) the written examination, you must pass an interview.
1 In addition to 2 In order to
3 In relation to 4 In reply to
8 Although the price is ( ), she can’t afford to buy the computer.
1 low 2 expensive 3 cheap 4 medium
9 There was ( ) audience at the theater yesterday.
1 few 2 many 3 a small 4 a few
10 We could not drive on the highway because of the ( ) snow.
1 much 2 heavy 3 many 4 strong
解答・解説
6 正解 Due to our circumstances beyond control, we have to close down this store by the end of the month.
due to ～のために，～のせいで
beyond ～(の能力)を超える
7 正解 1 「筆記試験に加えて、面接に合格しなければならない。」
in addition to ～に加えて
8 正解 1 「価格は安いが、彼女はコンピュータを買う余裕がない。」
price(値段)は high, lowで表す
9 正解 3 「昨日劇場にはわずかな観客がいた。」
audience(聴衆)はlarge, smallで表す
10 正解 2 「大雪のせいで高速道路を走れなかった。」
雪が多い，はheavyで表す
part 3
11 その問題への解決策としては，彼の提案は理想からほど遠かった。
( ) ( ) ( )to the problem, his proposal was ( ) ( ) ( ).
[ a / ideal / far / from / question / solution / as ] (１語不要)
12 Babies are ( ) of reading their mothers’minds from the look on their faces.
1 enable 2 able 3 impossible 4 capable
13 ( ) responsible for this mess?
1 Whose 2 Whoever 3 Whose are 4 Who’s
14 彼はフランスが大好きで，パリに移住するためにフランス語を勉強しようかと考えている。
As he loves France, he is ( ) ( ) ( ) French ( ) ( ) ( ) moving to Paris.
[ about / to / studying / with / in order / thinking / a view ] (１語不要)
15 The building is ( ) construction.
1 over 2 above 3 below 4 under
16 その会議は隔週で開かれているが，審議すべき事柄が次から次へと起こる。
The meeting is held ( ) ( ) ( ), but things to be discussed keep happening ( ) ( ) ( ).
[ another / others / one / week / after / other / every ] (１語不要)
解答・解説
11 正解 As a solution to the problem, his proposal was far from ideal.
far from ～にほど遠い
12 正解 4 「赤ちゃんは母親の顔の表情から母親の心を読むことができます。」
be capable of ～する能力がある
13 正解 4 「この混乱に対する責任は誰にあるのですか。」
be responsible for ～の責任がある
14 正解 As he loves France, he is thinking about studying French with a view to moving to Paris.
with a view to ～を目的として
15 正解 4 「その建物は建設中です。」
under construction 建設中
16 正解 The meeting is held every other week, but things to be discussed keep happening one after another.
every other week 隔週で
one after another 次々に