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【TOEIC対策】満点講師の時事ネタでパート5 まとめ(1)~(10)

番場直之英会話フォービー代表/TOEIC満点講師

皆さんこんにちは。ForB(フォービー) Englishの番場です。本日は時事ネタを使ったPart5対策のまとめです。2021年3月~2021年5月の時事ネタを元に作成した問題10問にチャレンジしましょう!それでは問題です。

問題

1. Some celebrities decided not to participate in the Olympic torch relay ------- scheduling conflicts.
(A) despite
(B) due to
(C) instead of
(D) because

2. U.S. President Joe Biden ------- the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill into law last week.
(A) signs
(B) was signed
(C) signing
(D) signed

3. The International Olympic Committee and local organizers gave up ------- overseas spectators.
(A) accepting
(B) accept
(C) to accept
(D) accepted

4. Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi ------- the World Cup record for podium finishes.
(A) placed
(B) issued
(C) set
(D) revised

5. The new Covid-19 ------- have been spreading rapidly to many different areas of the world.
(A) variously
(B) variation
(C) vary
(D) variants

6. Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese to win the Masters Tournament, ------- is one of the four major golf championships.
(A) that
(B) whose
(C) which
(D) who

7. Starbucks Coffee has released a new line of beverages to ------- the 25th anniversary of service in Japan.
(A) congratulate
(B) commemorate
(C) exceed
(D) incorporate

8. Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it will ------- Lyft's self-driving division for $550 million.
(A) acquire
(B) conduct
(C) accommodate
(D) expire

9. After a series of test flights, SpaceX ------- launched and landed its spacecraft prototype without exploding it.
(A) success
(B) successful
(C) succeeded
(D) successfully

10. Andres Iniesta signed a two-year contract ------- with Vissel Kobe on the day of his thirty-seventh birthday.
(A) extensively
(B) extend
(C) extension
(D) extensive

解答

答え合わせをして、正解の理由がわからない場合や、英文の意味が分からない場合は、正解の横にある「詳細解説ページ」をクリックしてください。それぞれの問題の解説ページに飛びます。

1. (B)   詳細解説ページ
Some celebrities decided not to participate in the Olympic torch relay ------- scheduling conflicts.
(A) despite
(B) due to
(C) instead of
(D) because

2. (D)   詳細解説ページ
U.S. President Joe Biden ------- the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill into law last week.
(A) signs
(B) was signed
(C) signing
(D) signed

3. (A)   詳細解説ページ
The International Olympic Committee and local organizers gave up ------- overseas spectators.
(A) accepting
(B) accept
(C) to accept
(D) accepted

4. (C)   詳細解説ページ
Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi ------- the World Cup record for podium finishes.
(A) placed
(B) issued
(C) set
(D) revised

5. (D)   詳細解説ページ
The new Covid-19 ------- have been spreading rapidly to many different areas of the world.
(A) variously
(B) variation
(C) vary
(D) variants

6. (C)   詳細解説ページ
Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese to win the Masters Tournament, ------- is one of the four major golf championships.
(A) that
(B) whose
(C) which
(D) who

7. (B)   詳細解説ページ
Starbucks Coffee has released a new line of beverages to ------- the 25th anniversary of service in Japan.
(A) congratulate
(B) commemorate
(C) exceed
(D) incorporate

8. (A)   詳細解説ページ
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it will ------- Lyft's self-driving division for $550 million.
(A) acquire
(B) conduct
(C) accommodate
(D) expire

9. (D)   詳細解説ページ
After a series of test flights, SpaceX ------- launched and landed its spacecraft prototype without exploding it.
(A) success
(B) successful
(C) succeeded
(D) successfully

10. (C)   詳細解説ページ
Andres Iniesta signed a two-year contract ------- with Vissel Kobe on the day of his thirty-seventh birthday.
(A) extensively
(B) extend
(C) extension
(D) extensive

まとめ

いかがでしたでしょうか?何となくで正解できてしまった問題は要注意です。なぜそれが正解になるか理由をしっかり理解し、他の人に説明ができるくらいになりましょう。

以上、時事ネタでPart5(短文穴埋め問題)にチャレンジでした!
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