テストについて
Level 1・2 で学習した内容を本番形式で確認する模試です。
| カテゴリ | 出題数 |
|---|---|
| 品詞問題 | 10問 |
| 動詞問題 | 8問 |
| 前置詞問題 | 4問 |
| 前置詞 or 接続詞問題 | 4問 |
| 代名詞問題 | 2問 |
| 関係詞問題 | 2問 |
| 合計 | 30問 |
目標:24問以上正解(80%)
問題(30問)
Q1. The ------- of the new marketing strategy will be reviewed by the board of directors next quarter.
(A) effectively (B) effective (C) effectiveness (D) effect
Q1の解答・解説を見る
- (A) effectively → 副詞
- (B) effective → 形容詞
- (C) effectiveness → 名詞 ✓(有効性)
- (D) effect → 名詞(効果)
- (A) effectively → 副詞。冠詞の後ろには置けない
- (B) effective → 形容詞。単独で名詞の位置には置けない
- (D) effect → 名詞だが「効果・影響」という意味で文意に合わない(有効性を評価するという文脈には effectiveness が最適)
S[The effectiveness of the new marketing strategy] V[will be reviewed] (by the board of directors) (next quarter).
Q2. The company ------- all necessary permits before construction began last spring.
(A) had obtained (B) obtaining (C) to obtain (D) obtain
Q2の解答・解説を見る
- (B) obtaining → 現在分詞・動名詞。主語の動詞の位置には単独で置けない
- (C) to obtain → to不定詞。主語の動詞の位置には置けない
- (D) obtain → 原形。助動詞なしに主語の直後には使えない
S[The company] V[had obtained] O[all necessary permits] (before construction began last spring).
Q3. All product shipments must be delivered ------- the agreed deadline to avoid penalty charges.
(A) during (B) for (C) since (D) by
Q3の解答・解説を見る
- (A) during → 「〜の期間中」。”during the deadline” は非文(期限は時点であり期間ではない)
- (B) for → 継続期間を表す(”for two weeks” = 2週間の間)。期限の表現には使わない
- (C) since → 「〜以来」(起点)。未来の期限には使えない
S[All product shipments] V[must be delivered] by the agreed deadline (to avoid penalty charges).
Q4. The manager gave ------- feedback to each team member after reviewing the project outcomes.
(A) constructing (B) constructive (C) construction (D) constructively
Q4の解答・解説を見る
- (A) constructing → 現在分詞・動名詞
- (B) constructive → 形容詞 ✓(建設的な)
- (C) construction → 名詞
- (D) constructively → 副詞
- (A) constructing → 動詞形。”constructing feedback” は意味をなさない
- (C) construction → 名詞。”construction feedback” は意味が不自然
- (D) constructively → 副詞。名詞(feedback)の前を修飾できない
S[The manager] V[gave] O[constructive feedback] (to each team member) (after reviewing the project outcomes).
Q5. ------- the budget was significantly reduced, the team managed to complete the project on time.
(A) Although (B) Due to (C) Because of (D) Owing to
Q5の解答・解説を見る
- (A) Although → 接続詞(逆接) ✓
- (B) Due to → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (C) Because of → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (D) Owing to → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (B)(C)(D) → いずれも前置詞句で、後ろには名詞句が必要
Although S[the budget] V[was significantly reduced], S[the team] V[managed] (to complete the project on time).
Q6. Employees who wish to take time off during the busy season must submit ------- requests at least two weeks in advance.
(A) they (B) them (C) their (D) themselves
Q6の解答・解説を見る
- (A) they → 主格。所有格ではない
- (B) them → 目的格。所有格ではない
- (D) themselves → 再帰代名詞。名詞の前を修飾できない
S[Employees (who wish to take time off during the busy season)] V[must submit] O[their requests] (at least two weeks in advance).
Q7. The financial report ------- to all shareholders by the end of this month.
(A) distributing (B) distribute (C) distributed (D) will be distributed
Q7の解答・解説を見る
- (A) distributing → 現在分詞。助動詞なしに単独では主語の動詞になれない
- (B) distribute → 原形(能動態)。主語(report)が配布する側にはなれない
- (C) distributed → 過去形または過去分詞。be動詞なしに受動態にならない
S[The financial report] V[will be distributed] (to all shareholders) (by the end of this month).
Q8. The research team conducted an ------- analysis of consumer spending patterns over the past decade.
(A) extensively (B) extensive (C) extent (D) extend
Q8の解答・解説を見る
- (A) extensively → 副詞
- (B) extensive → 形容詞 ✓(広範な・徹底的な)
- (C) extent → 名詞(程度・範囲)
- (D) extend → 動詞(拡張する)
- (A) extensively → 副詞。名詞(analysis)の前を修飾できない
- (C) extent → 名詞。名詞が2つ連続する構造になり不自然
- (D) extend → 動詞。名詞の前に動詞は置けない
S[The research team] V[conducted] O[an extensive analysis (of consumer spending patterns (over the past decade))].
Q9. The new branch office will operate ------- a trial basis for the first three months.
(A) on (B) at (C) in (D) for
Q9の解答・解説を見る
- (B) at → 一点・場所・時刻を表す。”at a trial basis” は存在しない表現
- (C) in → 内側・期間を表す。”in a trial basis” は非文
- (D) for → 目的・期間を表す。”for a trial basis” は非文
S[The new branch office] V[will operate] on a trial basis (for the first three months).
Q10. The conference center ------- the annual summit will be held can accommodate up to 800 guests.
(A) which (B) that (C) where (D) whose
Q10の解答・解説を見る
- (A) which → 関係代名詞。後ろの節が完全なため使えない
- (B) that → 関係代名詞。同上の理由で使えない
- (D) whose → 所有格の関係代名詞。後ろに名詞が続く場合に使う
S[The conference center (where the annual summit will be held)] V[can accommodate] (up to 800 guests).
Q11. The CEO recommended ------- the overseas expansion plan until market conditions improved.
(A) to delay (B) delaying (C) delayed (D) delay
Q11の解答・解説を見る
- (A) to delay → recommend + to不定詞 は非文
- (C) delayed → 過去形・過去分詞。recommend の目的語の位置に過去形は置けない
- (D) delay → 原形。”recommend delay” は非文(名詞の場合は “recommend a delay”)
S[The CEO] V[recommended] O[delaying the overseas expansion plan] (until market conditions improved).
Q12. The ------- performance of the sales team led to a record-breaking quarterly revenue.
(A) outstandingly (B) outstandness (C) outstand (D) outstanding
Q12の解答・解説を見る
- (A) outstandingly → 副詞
- (B) outstandness → 存在しない語
- (C) outstand → 動詞
- (D) outstanding → 形容詞 ✓(傑出した・抜群の)
- (A) outstandingly → 副詞。名詞(performance)の前を修飾できない
- (B) outstandness → 存在しない語
- (C) outstand → 動詞。名詞の前に動詞は置けない
S[The outstanding performance of the sales team] V[led] (to a record-breaking quarterly revenue).
Q13. ------- the price of raw materials increased sharply, the company maintained its current pricing structure.
(A) Even though (B) Despite (C) Because of (D) Owing to
Q13の解答・解説を見る
- (A) Even though → 接続詞(逆接) ✓
- (B) Despite → 前置詞(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (C) Because of → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (D) Owing to → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (B)(C)(D) → いずれも前置詞(句)。節が続く空所には使えない
Even though S[the price of raw materials] V[increased] sharply, S[the company] V[maintained] O[its current pricing structure].
Q14. The regional manager expects all supervisors ------- their department goals by the end of Q3.
(A) achieve (B) achieved (C) to achieve (D) achieving
Q14の解答・解説を見る
- (A) achieve → 原形。expect の後ろに目的語を挟んで原形を続けることはできない
- (B) achieved → 過去形。expect O achieved は非文
- (D) achieving → 現在分詞。expect + O + doing は非文
S[The regional manager] V[expects] O[all supervisors] to achieve O2[their department goals] (by the end of Q3).
Q15. The company’s annual report showed ------- growth in its Asia-Pacific operations last year.
(A) considerably (B) considerable (C) consideration (D) consider
Q15の解答・解説を見る
- (A) considerably → 副詞
- (B) considerable → 形容詞 ✓(かなりの・相当な)
- (C) consideration → 名詞(考慮・配慮)
- (D) consider → 動詞
- (A) considerably → 副詞。名詞(growth)の前を修飾できない
- (C) consideration → 名詞。”consideration growth” は意味が不自然
- (D) consider → 動詞。名詞の前に動詞は置けない
S[The company’s annual report] V[showed] O[considerable growth (in its Asia-Pacific operations (last year))].
Q16. The project was completed three weeks ------- schedule, which exceeded management’s expectations.
(A) on (B) in (C) to (D) ahead of
Q16の解答・解説を見る
- (A) on → “on schedule”(予定通り)は正しい表現だが、文意は「予定より3週間早く完成した」なので「予定通り」では意味が合わない
- (B) in → “in schedule” は存在しない表現
- (C) to → “to schedule” は存在しない表現
S[The project] V[was completed] (three weeks ahead of schedule), which V[exceeded] O[management’s expectations].
Q17. The board of directors agreed ------- to revise the company’s dividend policy starting next fiscal year.
(A) unanimously (B) unanimity (C) unanimous (D) unanimize
Q17の解答・解説を見る
- (A) unanimously → 副詞 ✓(全員一致で)
- (B) unanimity → 名詞(全員一致)
- (C) unanimous → 形容詞(全員一致の)
- (D) unanimize → 存在しない語
- (B) unanimity → 名詞。副詞の位置に名詞は置けない
- (C) unanimous → 形容詞。動詞(agreed)を修飾するには副詞が必要
- (D) unanimize → 存在しない語
S[The board of directors] V[agreed] unanimously (to revise the company’s dividend policy (starting next fiscal year)).
Q18. The training program ------- to all new employees since the beginning of the fiscal year.
(A) is offering (B) has been offered (C) offers (D) offered
Q18の解答・解説を見る
- (A) is offering → 現在進行形(能動態)。since との組み合わせには現在完了が適切
- (C) offers → 現在形(能動態)。since がある場合は現在完了が必要
- (D) offered → 過去形のみでは現在完了の「継続」を表せない
S[The training program] V[has been offered] (to all new employees) (since the beginning of the fiscal year).
Q19. The accounting team reviewed the quarterly report ------- to ensure there were no errors before submission.
(A) they (B) their (C) them (D) themselves
Q19の解答・解説を見る
- (A) they → 主格。副詞の位置には置けない
- (B) their → 所有格。後ろに名詞が続く場合に使う
- (C) them → 目的格。”reviewed … them” だと別の目的語になり意味が変わる
S[The accounting team] V[reviewed] O[the quarterly report] themselves (to ensure there were no errors before submission).
Q20. The sales figures were ------- lower than expected due to unfavorable market conditions.
(A) significance (B) significant (C) significantly (D) signify
Q20の解答・解説を見る
- (A) significance → 名詞
- (B) significant → 形容詞
- (C) significantly → 副詞 ✓(著しく・大幅に)
- (D) signify → 動詞
- (A) significance → 名詞。形容詞(lower)を修飾できない
- (B) significant → 形容詞。形容詞(lower)を修飾するには副詞が必要
- (D) signify → 動詞。副詞の位置に動詞は置けない
S[The sales figures] V[were] significantly lower (than expected) (due to unfavorable market conditions).
Q21. The applicant ------- résumé impressed the hiring committee was invited for a second interview.
(A) who (B) whose (C) whom (D) which
Q21の解答・解説を見る
- (A) who → 主格の関係代名詞。後ろに続く名詞(résumé)を修飾できない
- (C) whom → 目的格の関係代名詞。後ろに名詞が続く場合は使えない
- (D) which → 物・事を先行詞とする関係代名詞。人(applicant)には使えない
S[The applicant (whose résumé impressed the hiring committee)] V[was invited] (for a second interview).
Q22. The merger will be finalized ------- both parties have completed all necessary legal procedures.
(A) once (B) despite (C) in spite of (D) due to
Q22の解答・解説を見る
- (A) once → 接続詞(〜したら・いったん〜すれば) ✓
- (B) despite → 前置詞(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (C) in spite of → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (D) due to → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (B)(C)(D) → いずれも前置詞(句)。節が続く空所には使えない
S[The merger] V[will be finalized] once S[both parties] V[have completed] O[all necessary legal procedures].
Q23. The client ------- the project team for their outstanding work on the recent advertising campaign.
(A) was praised (B) to praise (C) praised (D) praising
Q23の解答・解説を見る
- (A) was praised → 受動態。主語(client)が称賛される側になってしまい意味が逆になる
- (B) to praise → to不定詞。主語の動詞の位置には置けない
- (D) praising → 現在分詞。助動詞なしに主語の動詞にはなれない
S[The client] V[praised] O[the project team] (for their outstanding work on the recent advertising campaign).
Q24. The legal department ensured full ------- with the new environmental regulations before the product launch.
(A) comply (B) complying (C) compliant (D) compliance
Q24の解答・解説を見る
- (A) comply → 動詞(遵守する)
- (B) complying → 現在分詞・動名詞
- (C) compliant → 形容詞(遵守している)
- (D) compliance → 名詞 ✓(遵守・コンプライアンス)
- (A) comply → 動詞。形容詞(full)の後ろに動詞の原形は置けない
- (B) complying → 動名詞として機能するが “full complying” は非標準表現
- (C) compliant → 形容詞。”full compliant” は非文(形容詞が2つ連続)
S[The legal department] V[ensured] O[full compliance (with the new environmental regulations)] (before the product launch).
Q25. The director denied ------- any confidential information to the competitor’s representatives.
(A) to share (B) sharing (C) shared (D) share
Q25の解答・解説を見る
- (A) to share → deny + to不定詞 は非文
- (C) shared → 過去形・過去分詞。deny の目的語の位置に過去形は置けない
- (D) share → 原形。”deny share” は非文
S[The director] V[denied] O[sharing any confidential information (to the competitor’s representatives)].
Q26. Ms. Chen was selected for the senior position because of her ------- leadership qualities.
(A) exceptional (B) except (C) exceptionally (D) exception
Q26の解答・解説を見る
- (A) exceptional → 形容詞 ✓(卓越した)
- (B) except → 前置詞・接続詞
- (C) exceptionally → 副詞
- (D) exception → 名詞(例外)
- (B) except → 前置詞・接続詞。名詞の前を修飾できない
- (C) exceptionally → 副詞。名詞(leadership qualities)の前を修飾できない
- (D) exception → 名詞。”her exception leadership” は意味をなさない
S[Ms. Chen] V[was selected] (for the senior position) (because of her exceptional leadership qualities).
Q27. The participants will receive a detailed summary of the proceedings ------- two weeks of the conference.
(A) during (B) for (C) within (D) since
Q27の解答・解説を見る
- (A) during → 「〜の期間中」。”during two weeks” は特定の2週間の期間中という意味で不自然
- (B) for → 継続期間を表す(”for two weeks” = 2週間の間)。期限内を表さない
- (D) since → 「〜以来」(起点)。未来の期限には使えない
S[The participants] V[will receive] O[a detailed summary of the proceedings] within two weeks (of the conference).
Q28. The inventory system ------- before the quarterly audit was conducted last month.
(A) upgrading (B) upgrades (C) to upgrade (D) had been upgraded
Q28の解答・解説を見る
- (A) upgrading → 現在分詞。助動詞なしに主語の動詞にはなれない
- (B) upgrades → 現在形(三単現)。時制も態も合わない
- (C) to upgrade → to不定詞。主語の動詞の位置には置けない
S[The inventory system] V[had been upgraded] (before the quarterly audit was conducted last month).
Q29. The speaker’s ------- presentation kept the audience engaged throughout the three-hour seminar.
(A) engaging (B) engagement (C) engage (D) engagingly
Q29の解答・解説を見る
- (A) engaging → 形容詞 ✓(魅力的な・引き込む)
- (B) engagement → 名詞(関与・婚約)
- (C) engage → 動詞(引き込む)
- (D) engagingly → 副詞
- (B) engagement → 名詞。”engagement presentation” は意味が不自然
- (C) engage → 動詞。名詞の前に動詞は置けない
- (D) engagingly → 副詞。名詞(presentation)の前を修飾できない
S[The speaker’s engaging presentation] V[kept] O[the audience] C[engaged] (throughout the three-hour seminar).
Q30. Please notify the facilities team ------- the meeting room requires any additional equipment or setup.
(A) despite (B) if (C) due to (D) because of
Q30の解答・解説を見る
- (A) despite → 前置詞(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (B) if → 接続詞(条件) ✓
- (C) due to → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (D) because of → 前置詞句(名詞句が必要)→ 節には使えない
- (A)(C)(D) → いずれも前置詞(句)。節が続く空所には使えない
V[Please notify] O[the facilities team] if S[the meeting room] V[requires] O[any additional equipment or setup].
| 問題 | 正解 | カテゴリ |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (C) effectiveness | 品詞問題 |
| Q2 | (A) had obtained | 動詞問題 |
| Q3 | (D) by | 前置詞問題 |
| Q4 | (B) constructive | 品詞問題 |
| Q5 | (A) Although | 前置詞 or 接続詞問題 |
| Q6 | (C) their | 代名詞問題 |
| Q7 | (D) will be distributed | 動詞問題 |
| Q8 | (B) extensive | 品詞問題 |
| Q9 | (A) on | 前置詞問題 |
| Q10 | (C) where | 関係詞問題 |
| Q11 | (B) delaying | 動詞問題 |
| Q12 | (D) outstanding | 品詞問題 |
| Q13 | (A) Even though | 前置詞 or 接続詞問題 |
| Q14 | (C) to achieve | 動詞問題 |
| Q15 | (B) considerable | 品詞問題 |
| Q16 | (D) ahead of | 前置詞問題 |
| Q17 | (A) unanimously | 品詞問題 |
| Q18 | (B) has been offered | 動詞問題 |
| Q19 | (D) themselves | 代名詞問題 |
| Q20 | (C) significantly | 品詞問題 |
| Q21 | (B) whose | 関係詞問題 |
| Q22 | (A) once | 前置詞 or 接続詞問題 |
| Q23 | (C) praised | 動詞問題 |
| Q24 | (D) compliance | 品詞問題 |
| Q25 | (B) sharing | 動詞問題 |
| Q26 | (A) exceptional | 品詞問題 |
| Q27 | (C) within | 前置詞問題 |
| Q28 | (D) had been upgraded | 動詞問題 |
| Q29 | (A) engaging | 品詞問題 |
| Q30 | (B) if | 前置詞 or 接続詞問題 |
正解数の分布:A×8 / B×8 / C×7 / D×7