90 Such silly remarks are not -------- in the difficult situation that we are in right now. a. appropriate b. approximate c. apprehensive d. approachable aのappropriateは「ふさわしい」、bのapproximateは「おおよその」、cのapprehensiveは「心…

87 The couple wanted to stay another day, but it was ------- season, and the hotel couldn’t let them have the room that long. a. big b. top c. major d. peak 「繁忙期」のことをpeak seasonまたはhigh seasonと言います。 正解 ｄ 訳 夫婦はもう一…

84 The factory will have to get a building -------- if it wants to build a warehouse. a. perspective b. personnel c. permit d. perimeter cのpermitには名詞として、「許可(証)」という意味があるので、building permitで「建築許可」という意味にな…

81 The delegates had a two-hour meeting in the morning, then spent the -------- of the day touring their factory. a. most b. whole c. rest d. complete 視察団は午前中、2時間の会議に臨んだそうです。そうすると、工場を見学したのは1日のいつでし…

78 -------- the customer changes his or her mind, it is possible to have the computer upgraded with more random-access memory. a. Had b. When c. Should d. Case 「気が変わったら」という意味でIfを入れたいところですが、選択肢にありません。こ…

75 The company expected the workout by their employees to last only a few days but it turned into a --------- strike. a. protract b. protracting c. protracted d. protraction 空所にはstrikeを修飾する形容詞が入ります。protractは「長引かせる…

72 The magazine increased its ---------by thirty thousand copies. a. quantity b. figures c. amount d. circulation 空欄の後ろに30000部という具体的な複数形が出ているので、正解はcirculation「発行部数」です。ｃのamountもaのquantityもどちらも「…

69 Before the job interview, Mike was patience --------. a. all b. at all c. itself d. himself 抽象名詞＋itselfで、「～そのもの、とても～だ」という意味になります。 正解 ｃ 訳 就職面接の前、マイクはじっと耐えている様子でした。 70 Jack think…

66 The number of job candidates who came up with some answer or other ------ small. a. was b. were c. have been d. will have been the number of～「～の数」は、動詞は単数で受けます。（The numberが主語だと考えてください。） 正解 a 訳 何らか…

63 Henry -------------- work yesterday since he felt ill. a. absented himself from b. absented c. absented from d. was absent in absentは動詞になると他動詞で、absent oneself from～で「～を欠席する」という意味になります。 正解 a 訳 ヘンリー…