1. Who organized the expedition to the South Pole ? | |
(a) My relatives go south every winter. (b) The flight service expedited the shipmen. (c) Members of the Explorers Club organized it. | |
2. Who delivered the opening address ? | |
(a) The dry cleaners. (b) The featured speakers. (c) The men with the key. | |
3. What agency did you get these tickets from ? | |
(a) The place where we always do business. (b) The agent with the mustache. (c) I don't like the theatre. | |
4. What did you do to deserve this ? | |
(a) You chill it first. (b) Just my luck, I suppose. (c) I didn't get to serve. | |
5. What solution do you expect the president will adopt ? | |
(a) A son, most likely. (b) For her health she should make it pure. (c) The most politically expedient one. | |
6. When did she decide to use a consultant ? | |
(a) It was in her budget from the beginning. (b) From her first day of colledge. (c) The embassy suggested she try the consulate. | |
7. Where is an all-night drugstore ? | |
(a) Near the studium. (b) The city isn't large enough for me. (c) Put the rug in the bedroom. | |
8. Where are the accountants' report ? | |
(a) They are with the ledger. (b) Down at the loading docks. (c) I put them in the refrigerator. | |
9. What was the budget director before you like ? | |
(a) I didn't see it, but I heard it wasn't bad. (b) I couldn't move either. (c) Evidently a stubborn person. | |
10. Who was the last one off the bus ? | |
(a) The last bus leaves at 7:30. (b) The driver was the last. (c) No, there were two of them. |
(注)
expedition | 探検、遠征、迅速さ | featured | 呼び物の | mustache | [マスタシュ] 口ひげ | deserve | に値する、受ける価値がある | chill | 冷え、冷やす、冷たい | expedient | 役に立つ、便利な、(反意語:impedient)、工夫、手段 | consulate | [kanslit] 領事の職、領事館 | rug | 絨毯(じゅうたん)、敷物 | 270ページledger | 台帳、台石 |
(正解) 1. c, 2. b, 3. a, 4. b, 5. c, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a, 9. c, 10. b,