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英検準１級・第五部

1. Beth's recovery is almost a miracle. When she arrived at the emergency room, she was in ???? condition.

crucial
critical
intensive
urgent

2. Greg loves to study the lives of great historical ???? and dreams of becoming a great person himself.

members
personnel
figures
creatures

3. In an English role-play, I was asked to ???? the part of a tourist visiting London.

operate
cast
pretend
improvise

4. Cigarette smoking is more ???? than you think. If you intend to quit it someday, then you'd better not even try it.

addictive
infectious
customary
adaptable

5. The prince's marriage received prominent ???? in the mass media.

broadcast
coverage
spotlight
distribution

6. Chris was so nervous during the interview for ???? to medical school that he doesn't remember a single word he said.

allowance
reception
permission
admission

7. Our parrot is at the vet now, because it had a virus that could be ???? to people through close contact.

transported
committed
transmitted
delivered

8. If you wish to receive these goods, please send $200 or its ???? in local currency to the address below.

equality
exchange
equivalent
comparison

9. I'd like to ???? in the German language class this next term.

enlist
enroll
engage
enter

10. Our company ???? the performance of all its employees before paying the year-end bonus.

evaluates
submits
approximates
values

11. The sports committee decided to ???? plans for a new basketball court due to a lack of funds.

grab
tear
scrap
stack

12. Something should be done about the ???? of these three main streets at the same intersection becauses it causes heavy traffic throughout the day.

combining
blending
mingling
merging

13. Liz collects postage stamps as ???? of her stays in foreign countries.

mementos
relics
memoirs
clues

14. The traditional English breakfast is a meal of great ???? to start off a long working day.

appetite
substance
recipe
element

15. The new hot spring resort ???? great outside bathing facililties.

attracts
displays
extends
features

16. Only people under the age of 18 are ???? to join this photo contest.

appropriate
eligible
possible
applicable

17. Our soccer coach ???? our team to its fifth consecutive championship.

sailed
aimed
steered
handed

18. When you write a check, it is necessary to ???? it with your signature.

endorse
advocate
ratify
affirm

19. The trapped skiers clapped and cheered when they heard the ???? of a helicopter approaching.

zoom
swish
hiss
whir

20. Ever since her first lesson as a small child, Cathy has shown a natural ???? for ballet dancing.

procedure
expertise
aptitude
fortitude

21. Tension is rising in the ???? between the kidnappers and the police.

standstill
standoff
standby
stand-in

22. Most people pay off their home mortgages in monthly ????.

installments
inscriptions
insertions
investments

23. I'd like to ???? to your magazine for 12 months, starting next month. Please bill me later.

deposit
contract
subscribe
promise

24. The brothers had not spoken to each other for years, but after they both got family of their own, their icy relationship started to ????.

dissove
thaw
fade
flow

25. The negotiators could not ???? how the talks would develop on car trade.

precede
review
inspire
anticipate

26. The doctor told Jerry to cut ???? on work, keep exercising, and stay away from caffeine during his rehabilitation period.

off
back
away
over

27. At the fist class, our professor handed ???? a course syllabus and a reading list for us to follow.

by
in
out
on

28. I tried to jot ???? what Mr.West said on the telephone, but couldn't because he spoke so fast.

up
out
by
down

29. Despite the efforts of the railway companies, many people still get ???? with cheating on their train fares.

over
away
around
into

30. I can't believe Fred didn't show ???? for work today. I told him there was an important meeting.

down
off
up
around

31. The volunteer group worked hard to raise funds for famine relief, but unfortunately the outcome was far ???? their goals.

short of
less of
ahead of
scarce of

32. Relaxing for a few days near Lake Yamanaka was a wonderful change of ???? from the hectic life of Tokyo.

way
pace
mind
time

33. Passengers can usually ??? Japanese trains being on time.

hang on
make for
go for
count on

34. The portrait in the entrance hall was so true to ???? that it seemed as if the eyes were following us around.

life
person
spirit
soul

35. The idea of recycling aluminium cans has finally ???? in Japan.

brought out
taken after
caught on
followed through

36. Helen suddenly fainted in the office, and when she ????, she found herself in a hospial bed.

got out
came to
put up
turned up

37. I would have missed the flight if the taxi driver hadn't ???? good time on the expressway.

made
run
found
driven

38. Kevin's car is still ???? up very well despite its age.

staying
making
holding
taking

39. Several fine buildings were ???? when the new bypass was built.

ripped off
broken up
dropped out
torn down

40. After losing my job, I was so ???? that I couldn't even pay the rent.

out of place
on edge
hard up
dug in

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