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Question No. 14
M: What’s wrong, Mary?
W: I have a terrible cold. Today my doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days and see her again if I’m still sick.
M: So, you won’t be going to school tomorrow. Do you want me to turn in your homework for you?
W: That’d be great.
Question No. 15
W: How do you think this brown coat looks on me?
M: It’s cute. You look like a teddy bear.
W: That’s it. I’m not going to get this coat.
M: Why not? I said you look cute.
W: You said I look like a teddy bear.
M: What’s wrong with that?
W: Never mind.
Question No. 16
M: There’s a new type of light bulb for sale that lasts almost forever.
W: You mean you don’t need to replace it so often?
M: That’s right.
W: Wow, I should get some.
M: Yeah, but you still have to be careful not to break them because they contain poisonous material.
W: I’ll keep that in mind.
Questions No. 17 to 19
W: I’m interested in reading trends in the U.S.
M: Here’s a table showing the changing number of American readers between 2002 and 2008.
W: Hmm…. Interesting. There was an overall increase of 7%.
M: That’s right. The number of readers increased in most age groups. Only readers between the ages of 45 and 54 decreased in number by 3%.
W: I wonder why.
M: It’s hard to explain, because readers near that age group increased. Those aged 35 to 44 increased by 9%, as did people in their late 50s to early 60s.
W: I noticed my grandmother started reading for pleasure after she retired.
M: I’m not surprised. The elderly aged 75 and older showed the second largest increase of 15%.
W: What about young people?
M: They tend to read books on the Internet. That explains why people in their late teens and early twenties showed the largest increase ― 21%.
W: That’s helpful information. Thanks.
【解答】2010年度 本試験 第3問
A
問14 ④ 問15 ④
問16 ①
B
問17 ⑥ 問18 ②
問19 ④