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Question No. 14
W: Have you heard about the new law? When you rent an apartment and have a pet, it’ll cost 50 dollars extra a month.
M: So, with a cat and a dog you’d pay double?
W: Right.
M: What about four fish in a bowl? Would you have to pay 200 dollars?
W: Well, a pet is a pet.
Question No. 15
W: Sorry, but isn’t this 9A?
M: Yes, it is.
W: Well, I’ve reserved this seat.
M: But my ticket says … oops, I reserved 19A. Sorry, I’ll move, but first let me gather my things.
W: Uh, don’t bother. I’ll just sit in the seat you reserved.
M: Thank you.
Question No. 16
M: Could I take a day off tomorrow?
W: Well, we’re pretty busy on Saturdays.
M: I know, but I’d like to attend my friend’s wedding. I can work an extra day next week instead.
W: I guess that’ll work, but next time let me know earlier.
Questions No. 17 to 19
M: Look at this website. It shows the top three female baby names in the U.S. by decade.
W: Is my name there?
M: Let’s see … your name was the most popular in the 70s.
W: That’s when I was born. Look, Amy and Melissa were also popular then. And I have two friends with those names.
M: And your name was still popular in the 80s. It was ranked second.
W: My grandmother’s name was the most popular when she was born in the 30s, and stayed the most popular for another two decades.
M: Linda was very popular back then, too.
W: And there are some names that only appear once.
M: Yeah, like Lisa and Susan in the 60s.
W: How about now?
M: The top three are Emily, Madison and Emma.
W: Hmm … Emily went from third to the most popular in one decade.
M: It’s interesting to see how the popularity of names changes over the years.
【解答】 2009年度 本試験 第3問
A
問14 ② 問15 ④
問16 ①
B
問17 ⑥ 問18 ③
問19 ①