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1 | I just bought this watch, but it ( ) a minute or two every week. | |||||||
1 | shuts | 2 | brings | 3 | loses | 4 | kills | |
2 | As soon as the restaurant ( ) more waiters, the setvice began to get better. | |||||||
1 | rented | 2 | hired | 3 | saved | 4 | ordered | |
3 | It was certainly ( ) of him not to say he was sorry for being late for the meeting. | |||||||
1 | plain | 2 | full | 3 | gentle | 4 | rude | |
4 | Tom is a ( ) person. He always makes his friends smile with his joke. | |||||||
1 | cheerful | 2 | slient | 3 | serious | 4 | boring | |
5 | A:
Who was at the party? B: They were ( ) old friends of Andy's, but a few were people from his new company. |
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1 | mildly | 2 | mostly | 3 | greatly | 4 | pleasantly | |
6 | My mother used to ( ) me if I watched TV too much. | |||||||
1 | recognize | 2 | respect | 3 | scold | 4 | imagine | |
7 | A:
Which American writer do you (
) the most,
Chris? B: Mark Twain, because his stories are so interesting. |
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1 | admire | 2 | relax | 3 | refuse | 4 | ignore | |
8 | A:
I got tickets for next Sunday's baseball game. B: Oh, really? Thanks. It's going to be a great ( ) for me to see real Major League players. |
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1 | promise | 2 | importance | 3 | interest | 4 | opportunity | |
9 | In many villages in southern France, people still use a ( ) of making wine that hasn't changed in hundreds of years. | |||||||
1 | law | 2 | sort | 3 | method | 4 | material | |
10 | In geography class, we learned that over 70% of the earth's ( ) is covered by water. | |||||||
1 | surface | 2 | bottom | 3 | front | 4 | location | |
11 | Anna ( ) to her husband's olan to visit New York, beause she'd been there many times. | |||||||
1 | objected | 2 | proposed | 3 | approached | 4 | presented | |
12 | When May forgot her bag on the train, she was ( ) a loss what to do next. | |||||||
1 | on | 2 | to | 3 | at | 4 | in | |
13 | People have often tried to grow blue roses, but all their efforts have ( ) failure. | |||||||
1 | parted in | 2 | ended in | 3 | passed on | 4 | relied on | |
14 | Greg didn't ( ) attention to what his teacher said in math class, so he failed the test. | |||||||
1 | hear | 2 | hold | 3 | keep | 4 | pay | |
15 | Suzanne keeps in good ( ) by exercising for at least an hour every day. | |||||||
1 | model | 2 | measure | 3 | fashion | 4 | shape | |
16 | A:
To be honest, I've never been on a plane before. I'm a
little nervous. B: ( ) it easy, Bob. You'll enjoy the flight, I'm sure. |
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1 | Take | 2 | Put | 3 | Turn | 4 | Get | |
17 | We're on the wrong train! This trainis bound ( ) Chicago, not St. Louis. | |||||||
1 | to | 2 | of | 3 | for | 4 | in | |
18 | When you move, please inform the post office ( ) your new address. | |||||||
1 | for | 2 | in | 3 | to | 4 | of | |
19 | Hanako went to New Zealand by ( ) of Australia last December. | |||||||
1 | route | 2 | means | 3 | way | 4 | path | |
20 | A:
Mike, are you all right? You look pale. B: Yes. I'm just out of ( ) from running up the stairs. |
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1 | sight | 2 | step | 3 | work | 4 | breath | |
21 | It's one thing to buy a powerful new computer, but it's quite ( ) to be able to use it. | |||||||
1 | another | 2 | others | 3 | the other | 4 | the others | |
22 | I couldn't help ( ) when I saw the comedians come out of on the stage. | |||||||
1 | laughed | 2 | to laugh | 3 | laughing | 4 | to have laughed | |
23 | A:
It was foolish (
) Bob's
invitation to the movies. B: Oh, really? Why? Everyone says he's a nice guy. |
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1 | for me accepting | 2 | for me to be accepted | 3 | of me to accept | 4 | of me to be accepted | |
24 | I'm just an office worker now. But I want to start my own business ( ) a few years. | |||||||
1 | in | 2 | above | 3 | by | 4 | beyond | |
25 | A:
Isn't this the hamburger shop (
) you worked
during high school? B: Yes. I worked here for two years. |
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1 | what | 2 | how | 3 | when | 4 | where |
26 | A:
Here's your dessert, sir? B: I didn't order apple pie. ( ) A: I'm terribly sorry. I'll bring it to you right away. B: All right, but please don't take too long. |
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1 | I asked for blueberry. | 2 | I decided what to order. | 3 | I enjoyed dinner very much. | 4 | I forgot to order dessert. | |
27 | A:
You look as if you're having trouble. B: I am. ( ) A: Is there anything I can do to help? B: Well, first of all, you can show me how to turn it on. |
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1 | I haven't gotten my new computer yet. | 2 | I'll teach you all about computers. | 3 | I can't get this computer to work properly. | 4 | I'll show you how to use this computer. | |
28 | A:
Adrian, have you seen the front door key? B: It's in the basket by the front door. A: No, it's not. ( ) B: Well, look again. I saw it there ten minutes ago. |
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1 | Someone left it in the basket. | 2 | I've got the key to the front door. | 3 | I looked there already. | 4 | The front door doesn't have a lock. | |
29 | A:
I'm getting a headache. It's too noisy in here. B: Should we look for another coffee shop? A: Why don't we go to the library? B: ( ) |
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1 | Yes, there's another shop near here. | 2 | Oh, that's a good idea. | 3 | Sorry, but I want you to be quiet. | 4 | Really? I must take some medicine. | |
30 | A:
Have you heard Puffball's new CD? B: No, what's it like? A: It's great. They're giving a concert at Green Hall next month. B: ( ) I hope we can get tickets. |
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1 | I've already got tickets. | 2 | I don't think I can go. | 3 | I don't like Puffball very much. | 4 | Oh, I'd really like to go. | |
( )にあてはまる英文を完成させたとき、3番目と五番目にくる単語の組み合わせを選びなさい。(回答例:24)
Q | Good mornig, everyone. Welcome to New York. My name is Tim, and I'll be your guide on today's boat trip around Manhattan Island. It ( 31 ) the tour. Have your cameras ready, because we'll be passing by the Statue of Liverty, as well as many other famous places. |
1 | finish | 2 | ninety | 3 | should | 4 | to | 5 | minutes | 6 | take | 7 | us |
Q | I'll never foeget Pacific Park. It was a very beautiful park with a lot of flowers and trees near my elementary school. My ( 32 ) such as baseball and hide-and-seek there after achool. During winter vacation, ( 33 ) the park by picking up trash and fallen leaves from the paths. |
1 | and | 2 | to | 3 | I | 4 | friends | 5 | games | 6 | used | 7 | play |
1 | of | 2 | help | 3 | up | 4 | us | 5 | clean | 6 | many | 7 | would |
Q | The average Japanese house is much smaller today than it was in 1900. Of course, it is also true that there are many more houses now. ( 34 ) and 1988 in Japan. Recently, many people have moved out of large cities to find bigger houses. However, having done that, many of ( 35 ) more each morning to get to their jobs in the city. |
1 | of | 2 | the | 3 | doubled | 4 | houses | 5 | 1963 | 6 | between | 7 | number |
1 | for | 2 | hours | 3 | them | 4 | travel | 5 | two | 6 | must | 7 | or |
Welcome Abrad Artrain If you can't travel to visit a
museum, maybe a museum will travel to visit you. That's
the ( 36 ) behind Artrain, which is a musuem in a train
consisting of five silver-painted cars. It brings art to
towns and cities throughout the United States. |
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3 | result | ||
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3 | supported | ||
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No.1 New Masks, New Selves Have you ever worn a mask at a
festival or in a school play? Then you know how much fun
it is to bcome, for a short time, a monster or a
comic-book hero. With masks we can change our
identities and pretend to be someone or something else. |
(41) | What is one reason that masks have played an important part in many cultures? | |
1 | They help people learn more about ferstivals. | ||
2 | They let us change our identities. | ||
3 | They show people how to become monsters. | ||
4 | They teach us about comic-book heroes. | ||
(42) | Yupik masks | ||
1 | were created to represent heroes of the Yupik people. | ||
2 | were worn to thank the spirits for their help in the past year. | ||
3 | were used in special religious ceremonies. | ||
4 | were put on when Yupik people hunted for foxes anf fish. | ||
(43) | Who has recently begun to make masks again? | ||
1 | The heroes of the Yupik people | ||
2 | Actors and actresses in many cultures. | ||
3 | Dancers in special ceremonies. | ||
4 | Native Americans in western Canada. | ||
(44) | Why isn't it surprising that masks are used in many types of theater? | ||
1 | There are dancers in many different countries. | ||
2 | All cultures first used masks for entertainment. | ||
3 | In many cultures, theater develped out of religious ceremonies. | ||
4 | There are over 100 different masks used in No drama. | ||
(45) | In modern times, | ||
1 | masks have lost some of their religious meaning. | ||
2 | the designs for No masks have changed a lot | ||
3 | people are not impressed by the power of masks. | ||
4 | religious ceremonies have increased in number. | ||
No.2 Commercial Classrooms Advertisements can be found almost
everywhere in today's world. There are commercials on TV
and radio. Advertisements also appear in newspapers and
magazines, and on signs at sports events. These days,
more and more of these ads are being made especially for
children. |
(46) | These days, more and more advertisements are beiing made to | |
1 | help TV and radio stations make money. | ||
2 | get consumers interested in sports events. | ||
3 | increase the sales of newspapers and magazines. | ||
4 | get children interested in companies' products. | ||
(47) | What is one reason that children are important customers? | ||
1 | They have influence on how their parents spend money. | ||
2 | They often stay home from school to watch TV. | ||
3 | They spend a lot of moey on their parents. | ||
4 | They pay to watch commercials at school. | ||
(48) | How have schools in Colorado used some of the money they have received? | ||
1 | To buy drinks from cola companies. | ||
2 | To but musical instruments. | ||
3 | To make new playgrounds. | ||
4 | To build new classrooms. | ||
(49) | Why are some parents and teachers unhappy with ads in schools? | ||
1 | Students can escape from commercial messages. | ||
2 | Advertiser will find other ways to appeal to children. | ||
3 | Ads might take students' attention away from learning. | ||
4 | Schools may not spend the money they receive on education. | ||
(50) | Which of the following statement about ads in schools is true? | ||
1 | The ads teach children not to spend their money foolshly. | ||
2 | Most parents and teachers are against advertising in schools. | ||
3 | People have differnt opinions about advertising in schools. | ||
4 | The ads help make schoolwork more interesting for students. | ||