Vocabulary Quiz 2 英検2級

Greg felt (_________) after reading his sister's diary because he knew he should not have read something that was meant to be private.

• guilty

• content

• eager

• gentle

Answer explanation

feeling guilty = 後ろめたい

When he laid the baby down on the bed he was careful to be (__________) so that the baby would not wake up.

• eager

• content

• gentle

• guilty

Answer explanation

gentle = 優しい

Their volleyball coach was not (__________) with 3rd place in the tournament. He wanted the team to win the championship.

• eager

• content

• gentle

• guilty

Answer explanation

content = 満足した

After the long summer break, the students were (__________) to see their friends at school.

• eager

• content

• gentle

• guilty

Answer explanation

eager = 熱意のある

Most of the scientific community now agrees that global warming is a dangerous (__________) that is a great threat to the health of the planet.

• admission

• misconception

• intention

• phenomenon

Answer explanation

phenomenon = 現象

Typhoons are a natural phenomenon.

It was not his (__________) to make his friend angry.

• admission

• misconception

• intention

• phenomenon

Answer explanation

intention = 意図

intentional = 意図的

intentionally = わざわざ

The stereotype that all Japanese people are shy is a (__________). There are many outgoing and friendly Japanese.

• admission

• misconception

• intention

• phenomenon

Answer explanation

misconception = 誤解・思い違い

A: How much is the (__________) fee for the museum?

B: It's 2,000 yen. It is a little expensive.

• admission

• misconception

• intention

• phenomenon

Answer explanation

admission = 入場

admission ticket = 入場券

admission fee = 入場料

Lydia spent a long time searching for the museum. She (_________) found it after asking three different people for directions.

• cruelly

• eventually

• unfortunately

• increasingly

Answer explanation

eventually = やっと・最終的に

(_________), he couldn't attend his friend's birthday party because he caught a cold.

• cruelly

• eventually

• unfortunately

• increasingly

Answer explanation

unfortunately = 残念なことに