【設問】
次の文章を読み，下線部(1)～(3)に適切な英文を書き入れて，物語を完成させなさい。
A photographer for a national magazine was asked to get photos of a great forest fire. When he arrived, he realized that the smoke at the scene was so thick that (1) . So he frantically called his office and requested permission to rent a plane and take photos from the air. His request was approved and arrangements were made.
"A plane will be waiting for you at the airport," he was told.
He arrived at the small rural airport and, sure enough, (2) . He jumped in with his equipment and shouted, "Let's go! Let's go!" The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air.
The photographer said, "Fly over the fire!"
"Why?" asked the pilot.
"Because (3) ! I'm a photographer, and photographers take pictures!" said the photographer angrily.
After a long pause the pilot said, "You mean you're not the flight instructor?"
【解答例】
(1) he couldn't take photos of the fire on the ground
/ he was not able to take any clear photos of the fire there
/ it was impossible to take good pictures of the fire on the ground
(2) there was a small plane ready to fly
/ he found a plane waiting for him
(3) I need to take photos of the fire from above
/ I want to take some pictures of the fire from the air
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