⑧ Bright Stage P. 324 ~ 335

Would you like some more coffee?

There's ( ) some left.

• still

• already

• despite

• too

Answer explanation

still「まだ…している」

We started working for this firm ( ).

• three years before

• three years after

• three years past

• thee years ago

Answer explanation

agoは常に過去時制で用い、期間を表す語句を前に伴って「今から…前に」の意味になる。

彼の発表はそれほど悪くはなかった。それでも、改善の余地がかなりあった。

His presentation was not so bad; ( ), it left much to be desired.

(a)  

Answer explanation

文頭の still は「それでも（やはり）」を表す。

The traffic was so heavy that the taxi driver could ( ) move.

• almost

• ever

• hardly

• little

Answer explanation

hardly（scarcely）は「程度」を表す準否定語で「ほとんど…ない」の意味を表す。

Scarcely ( ) in the office knew what they were supposed to do when the alarm went off.

• everyone

• no one

• anyone

• all of them

Answer explanation

scarcely（hardly）any + 名詞の形で「ほとんど…ない」のい意味を表す。

They were ( ) run over by a truck.

• close to

• closely

• hardly

• nearly

Answer explanation

nearly には「危うく（…するところ）」の意味を表す用法がある。

大学で経営学を勉強した後で、彼女は起業するために海外に行くことにした。

After studying Business Administration at university, she decided to go ( ) to start her own business.

(a)  

Answer explanation

overseas は「海外に（へ/で）」の意味を表す副詞。

If you want to get a high score on the test, you should study very ( ).

• hardly

• many

• hard

• almost

Answer explanation

hard は「一生懸命に」、hardly は「ほとんど…ない」の意味を表す。

カップと受け皿の値段は、それぞれ５ドルと７ドルです。

The cups and saucers cost $5 and $7 ( ).

(a)  

Answer explanation

respectively は 副詞で「めいめいに/それぞれに」の意味を表す。

You shouldn't have bothered sweeping my driveway, Mr. Owen.

You're ( ) to me.

• much too kind

• too much kind

• very much kind

• very too kind

Answer explanation

much には強調語として「too + 形容詞【副詞】」を強調する用法がある。