【解答例】
Ⅰ
1. f・e You are [ never too old to learn ].
2. d・e I happened to meet an old friend [ on the way to school ] this morning.
3. d・f I do not [ feel like going to see ] that movie alone.
4. d・c I [ take my dog for a ] walk every morning before I go to work.
5. a・e I would rather go [ shopping in town than stay ] home on weekends.
6. e・d It was such a beautiful picture [ of the mountain that we ] decided to buy it.
Ⅱ
1. (e) look for
2. (d) go ahead
3. (a) come up
4. (g) point out
5. (c) find out
6. (f) pick up
Ⅲ
A
1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (c)
B
Kate is deeply disappointed about Jack because he, unlike Bob, is so boastful and proud of himself that he is unwilling to help other students in class. What is worse, he is too far from humble nor modest to listen to Sara's sensible advice about his behavior. (47 words)
Ⅳ
A
1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (b)
B
1. (b)
2. (a)
3. (b)
4. (d)
C
(1) アメリカ英語と同様に，オーストラリア英語，ニュージーランド英語，そして南アフリカ英語は，今はイギリス英語とは違った形に発展してきた。しかし，文化的そして政治的な近いつながりがあるため，比較的最近になるまでイギリス英語が標準英語のモデルとして機能していた。
(問題文：Like American English, Australian English, New Zealand English, and South African English have developed in a way that they are now distinct from British English. However, the close cultural and political ties have meant that until relatively recently British English has acted as the model of standard English.)
(2) 第二次世界大戦以前は，英語を外国語として教える時はたいていイギリス英語を模範として用いており，教科書やほかの教材も海外で使用するためにイギリスで作られたものだった。このことは，イギリスが文化的な力を持っていることと，英語の所有者としてのイギリスの地位が認められていることを反映していた。
(問題文：Before World War Ⅱ, most teaching of English as a foreign language used British English as its model, and textbooks and other educational resources were produced in the UK for use overseas. This reflected the UK's cultural power and its perceived status as the owner of the English language.)
Ⅴ
A
1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (a)
B
1. (d)
2. (d)
3. (b)
C
数字は抽象的な概念であるため，聞き手は高齢化社会の原因や結果などについて具体的なイメージを掴みにくい。 (51字)
Ⅵ
(1) Today, it can be said that people are related not only to their own country but also to global society in some way.
/ These days, it is safe to say that people are interacting not only with their own country but also with global society in one way or another.
(問題文：今日、人々は自分の国だけでなく、何らかの形でグローバル社会とも関わっていると言えるだろう。)
(2) This means that it is possible that the decisions and actions of people in one country have a big influence on the lives of people in other countries.
/ This means that the actions and decisions made by people in some countries can seriously affect the lives of people in other countries too.
(問題文：これは、ある国に住む人たちの行動や意思決定が、他の国の人たちの生活にも重大な影響を与えることがありうるのだ、ということを意味する。)
【語句・表現】
・「何らかの形で」in some way / in one way or another
・「～に影響を与える」have an influence on ~ / affect ~
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