③ Bright Stage P. 268 ~ 279

Many people have ( ) about the bad food at that restaurant.

• angered

• expressed

• criticized

• complained

Answer explanation

complain (to A) about (of) B「（Aに）Bについて不満を言う」

Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are always ( ) with each other about the issue.

• denying

• denouncing

• arguing

• yelling

Answer explanation

argue with A about B「BについてAと口論する」

There would be no harm in listening to her advice.

= It wouldn't ( ) you any harm to listen to her advice.

• make

• provide

• give

• do

Answer explanation

do A harm = do harm to A「Aに害を与える」

I paid ￥28,000 for this European furniture.

= This European furniture ( ) me ￥28,000.

• caused

• cost

• overtook

• yielded

Answer explanation

cost A B「AにB（費用）がかかる」

Could you please ask the taxi driver how much he will ( ) me for a taxi tour of Kyoto?

• price

• charge

• cost

• pay

Answer explanation

charge A B「AにB（お金）を請求する」

その新しいソフトウェアプログラムは、私たちに多くの時間と労力を節約させてくれるでしょう。

The new software program will ( ) us a lot of time and labor.

Answer explanation

save A B「AのBを節約する」

Some day you will realize that honesty ( ).

• buys

• pays

• gives

• sells

Answer explanation

payが自動詞で用いられると「利益になる/割に合う」の意味を表す。

Gasoline prices ( ) so rapidly these past few weeks that we should change our driving habits.

• have raised

• have risen

• have been raising

• have arisen

Answer explanation

riseは自動詞で「上がる」といいう意味を表す

My cats have been ( ) in the sun all day.

• laying

• leaning

• lie

• lying

Answer explanation

lieは自動詞で「横になる」という意味を表す

Michael ( ) to me that Jane would go alone.

• said

• wanted

• suggested

• talked

Answer explanation

say (to A) that 節「（Aに）・・・と言う」