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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。2022年6月~2022年10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

51. Food prices in Japan have been steadily increasing ------- rising raw material and crude oil costs.
(A) owing to
(B) unless
(C) in spite of
(D) since

52. From the Los Angeles Angels, ------- Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani were selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
(A) either
(B) but
(C) neither
(D) both

53. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game ------- by Mastercard took place at Dodger Stadium for the first time in 42 years.
(A) was presented
(B) presenting
(C) presented
(D) presents

54. Due to heavy rain in parts of northern Japan, local ------- in the affected area were urged to evacuate their houses.
(A) residents
(B) government
(C) benefits
(D) improvements

55. More than 300,000 people subscribed ------- figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu's YouTube channel within just one day after its launch.
(A) in
(B) to
(C) on
(D) from

56. The Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University will begin merger talks and aim to get ------- assistance from the government.
(A) situated
(B) defective
(C) vacant
(D) financial

57. Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno announced Tuesday that he is considering the possibility of ------- the team.
(A) to sell
(B) sell
(C) sold
(D) selling

58. A wide variety of consumer products are ------- priced for members at Costco.
(A) reasonably
(B) reasonable
(C) reason
(D) reasoning

59. Japanese convenience store chain Lawson has been launching chocolate dessert in ------- with Belgian chocolatier Godiva.
(A) charge
(B) response
(C) collaboration
(D) order

60. McDonald’s Japan has ------- prices of its menu items because of the soaring cost of ingredients and logistics.
(A) risen
(B) raised
(C) included
(D) conducted

解答

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51. (A)   詳細解説ページ
Food prices in Japan have been steadily increasing ------- rising raw material and crude oil costs.
(A) owing to
(B) unless
(C) in spite of
(D) since

52. (D)   詳細解説ページ
From the Los Angeles Angels, ------- Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani were selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
(A) either
(B) but
(C) neither
(D) both

53. (C)   詳細解説ページ
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game ------- by Mastercard took place at Dodger Stadium for the first time in 42 years.
(A) was presented
(B) presenting
(C) presented
(D) presents

54. (A)   詳細解説ページ
Due to heavy rain in parts of northern Japan, local ------- in the affected area were urged to evacuate their houses.
(A) residents
(B) government
(C) benefits
(D) improvements

55. (B)   詳細解説ページ
More than 300,000 people subscribed ------- figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu's YouTube channel within just one day after its launch.
(A) in
(B) to
(C) on
(D) from

56. (D)   詳細解説ページ
The Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University will begin merger talks and aim to get ------- assistance from the government.
(A) situated
(B) defective
(C) vacant
(D) financial

57. (D)   詳細解説ページ
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno announced Tuesday that he is considering the possibility of ------- the team.
(A) to sell
(B) sell
(C) sold
(D) selling

58. (A)   詳細解説ページ
A wide variety of consumer products are ------- priced for members at Costco.
(A) reasonably
(B) reasonable
(C) reason
(D) reasoning

59. (C)   詳細解説ページ
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson has been launching chocolate dessert in ------- with Belgian chocolatier Godiva.
(A) charge
(B) response
(C) collaboration
(D) order

60. (B)   詳細解説ページ
McDonald’s Japan has ------- prices of its menu items because of the soaring cost of ingredients and logistics.
(A) risen
(B) raised
(C) included
(D) conducted

まとめ

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