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外 国語A(英語)

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Part
Directions

Questions (1)-(20)l. Vocabulary

are incomplete sentences.

Beneath each sentence (orset of sentences) you will see 4 words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence(s). Then, write in
the letter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet.
(1) Nuclear power plants
().

must

monitored

be carefully

so they

do not emit

harmful(A) impre scion(B) radiation(C) stimulation(D) suppression(2) There wasn't much point in being at that meeting. Everything(Aa irregularsaid was(B) irrelevant(C) precise(D) prevalent(3) Mr. Cohen was very unhappy when a publisher

his novel

becauseof its bad

grammar and faulty spelling.
(~ asserted(B) contradicted(C) expanded(D) rejected(4) My parents thought I was {only two weeks.

), when I changed my job for a higher salary after(~ imminent(B) immobile(C) immoral(D) immortal

2(5) Some people believe that home discipline is the most importantchildren, since nobody is () good or bad.

thing in raising(~ illegally(B) innately(C) innocently(D) intimately(6) My grandmothersonata.
~considered it a great () to be able to play Mozart's piano

accomplishment(B) commitment(C) involvement(D) speculation(7} Many children are under () pressure

from their parents

to pass entrance

exams.

(A.)earnest(B) immense(C) solemn(D) spacious(8) The recent increase in the number of new homes purchased could signal an end tothe ().
(A) recession(B) regression(C) repression(D) repercussion(9) Mary's recovery is almost a miracle. When she arrived at the emergency room, she
was in () condition.
(~ crucial(B) critical(C) intensive(D) urgent

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(10) Only people under the age of 20 are ((1~ appropriate) to participate

in this photo contest.

(B) applicable(C) eligible(D) possible(11) All of Robert's hard work and effort was (the best athlete of the year by the sports writers.

) rewarded when he was chosen as(~ amply(B) harshly(C) intensely(D) vaguely(12) The street was closed because more than twenty cars had () in the heavy fog.

(A) collided(B) confronted(C) disputed(D) violated(13) The restaurant(~ reckon

owner needed to () the kitchen after it was damaged by fire.

(B) reclaim(C) remedy(D) renovate(14) The meaning of this sign is so (trying to say.
(,A)faint) that nobody will understandwhat you're(B) liable(C) obscure(D) obvious(15) Her latest book is very (while the other half disagree.

). About half of the readers agree with her ideas(A) complex(B) controversial(C) descriptive(D) elaborate

4(16) Many doctors and scientist have been making efforts to (time .
(~ delete(B) eradicate(C) erase(D) substitute) AIDS for a long(17) Jane brought us () news that a typhoon is coming. It looks like we will haveto cancel our trip tomorrow.
(A) blessed(B) confusing(C) disturbing(D) fascinating(18) His theory is ((A~aggressive(B) feeble(C) overused(D) persuasive). Lots of explanations he gives are not satisfactory.

(19) I'm afraid that this textbook is too advanced for me. I only have a (knowledge of economics.
(~ feasible(B) intricate(C) progressive(D)rudimentary(20) After we moved, we just wanted to ((~ accept into(B) accustomed to(C agree with(D) integrate into) the neighborhood.

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Part

Directions

Questions (21)-(40)2. Structure

are incomplete

sentences.

Beneath each sentence(or set of sentences) you will see 4 words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D) .
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence(s).
Then, write in
the letter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet.
(21)

the rope,the climber

would

have

fallenmuchfarther.

(A) But for(B) For all(C) If not(D) So far(22} The labor union demanded that the company

morethancarby thethepreviousyear.

(~ have paid them(B) pays them(C) day them(D) will p ay the m(23) There was nothing
had broken down.

~leavethey could dotheand(B) but(C) than(~) unless(24) Will you please lend me the book when you(~ finished(B) have finished(C) will finish(D) will have finished(25) "Won't you tell me more about your problem?""I () talk about it any more ."(A) think I had better(B) think I will(C) would never like(D) would rather not

6it?

roadside

whereit(26) Because of a rapid increase in traffic accidents, a warning sign was put up
people to slow down on rainy days.
(A) as a reminder of(B) that remind(C) to remind(D) to reminding{27) Had I(~ hearthe bell,I wouldhave

answeredthe door.

(B) heard(C) hearing(D) to hear(28) However (remain unsettled.

) to make, there is no avoiding it; until it is made, the dispute willCA.)difficult the decision is(B) is the decision difficult(C) the decision is difficult(D) the difficult decision(29)

fromthe front,the building

resembles

an old New England(A) See(B) Seen(C) Seeing(D) To see(30) Since we~are in the majority, we ought to(A~ be given control of the meeting(B) give control of the meeting(C) have control to the meeting(D) have given control of the meeting(31} (), the best approach is usually to get right to the point.

(A) Being other things equal(B) Being equal to other things(C) Other things are equal(D) Other things being equal

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(32) Although too much openness can negatively affectresponsibility to tell our fellow citizens about our country

government,

wewe seefeelait.

(A~ as(B) that(C) what(D) which(33) I () worn my boots this morning because now my feet are completely wet.
(~ could have(B) might have(C) should have(D) would have(34) We have two old sofas in the garage,(A) neither of themhasbeenusedfor threemorethan50,000years.

(B) neither of what(C) neither of which(D) none of them(35) The tax changes will ().
(A) be concerned for a lot of people(B) concern a lot of people(C) concern themselves to a lot of people(D) concern to a lot of people(36) There is no annual fee
card per year.

you spendyenwith(~ be provided that(B) if provided(C) provided if(D) provided that(37) What Rachel

said comes to)~ she still hasn't~ it(B) one(C) that(D) this8

decided what to do.

the credit

(38) (), she never wrote me back.
(A) As I often wrote her(B) I often wrote her(C) I wrote her as often(D) Often as I wrote her(39) () is very interesting.
can borrow it?

I think

you too should

readit. Shall

I ask him if you(A) This book of Tom(B) This book of Tom's(C) This Tom's book(D) Tom's this book), you can fly.

,(40) You can go by ferry if you are worried about the cost.
(~ Actually(B) Meanwhile(C) Nevertheless(D) Otherwise

Part3. Reading

Comprehension

Directions Read the following passage and choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or(D), to each question. Then, write in the letter of the answer you have chosen on theanswer sheet.
"A diamonddiamonds

is forever ." Perhaps
with romance,love, and enduring

a high price. The averagerock before getting
Diamonds

The answerpays threemonths
bridesdiamonds

salarywithfor the tiny

wear a diamondin the world after the Unitedring

States.

but why do couples pay so much money for such a tiny

which is rarer, or jade, which is more colorful?

to these questions

ago, diamonds

bachelor

and today, 70% of Japaneseare a huge business,

Most people associatevalue. They also associate

the second biggest market

stone? Why not platinum,years

Japanesemarried,which has made Japanyou have heard this expression.

becameis related

to marketing

and advertising.

muchrare

they

less

afterwereOne hundred

discoveredin hugequantities
in South Africa. Since that time, the biggest diamond company, DeBeers,
has cleverly controlled the number of diamonds in the market and increased sales bylinking

diamonds

with romance.

forever',

and with skillful

In 1947, theyadvertising,

persuaded9

invented

the phrase,`a diamond

young

women that

diamonds

iswerenecessary

to

show

otherwords,

connection

is a natural

partof ourculture,by a company

in orderto sellmorediamonds.

diamond-romance
simplycreatedspends

about

one's

twentybillion

Go into any department
effort by companieslove.

Inyen advertisingstores are a good exampleof this. Naturally,

to sell cheap products

there because

becausepersonal

spend a lot of money for products
Many cosmetic

companies

are expensive

to develop the product.

becauseappearance

thein fact,

thislink

was

Eachyear,

DeBeers

this idea

alive.

to keep

for a productfor example,

a similar

that

actually

is never foundpeople are willing

towill make them look more beautiful.

products,of the special

researchthe big brandrent so it ishigh price for this kind of thing. On

is so important,that they think

to ten times more money on advertisingthatthe first floor has the highest

theirHowever,think

are found on the first floor of department

there. Men's underwear,

claim thatmay

shop and you will experiencemen are not willing to pay an extra

the other hand,cream,

that

wethe world

you to pay a high pricecosts very little to make. The cosmetics
impossiblearoundstore or luxury brandto persuadealthoughsuch as an anti-wrinkle
and ingredients

they have usedname cosmetic companies

than they do on research.

skinspend eightThis means

that

if

you pay 10,000 yen for a bottle of `very special, new' cream that will make your skinlook fresher and younger, most of that money you spend goes towards advertising,notresearch,

nor the `special ingredients'.

You may like to believe

thatexpensive

branda higher

The truth

names, you are getting

qualityproduct.

when

you buyis, though,you are mostly paying for advertising.

One of the most extreme examples of this type of marketing is the methods used by
the top brand names. Walk into one of their main shops in Ginza or Harajuku and oneof the first things you notice is that they are nearly empty. You may wonder why thesetop names pay incredibly high rents in the best part of major cities in the world, andyet there are so few products there to buy. However, all of this empty space conveys afeeling of luxury, a feeling that you are not buying a product, but an `experience'.
When you see a hand bag that costs 50,000 yen (and sometimes much more), thequality of the bag cannot possibly justify such a price. After all, leather is one of theworld's cheaper raw materials, given the millions of animals that are killed each year
for their meat. Even if the bag is made by master workers in Italy and France, arethey really so much better than the no-name bags that cost 5,000 yen made by a poor
girl from the countryside in China? Although a top brand-name bag is a better quality
than the 5,000 yen bag, the difference is minimal. I remember buying a pair ofimitation, top brand name, designer jeans several years ago in Hong Kong for about
1,500 yen. I still wear them and they are in good condition.

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Top brandclevernamecompanies

marketingand carefully

whichworkincludes

controllinghardspending

the numbers

If the company

createdemand.

charmandexclusivity.

If the company

lot of moneyin ordercreatures.

to persuadethisof money

amountsof each productis successful,

their

that

name

to own the products

with

their

name s.

we are greatly

influenced

Advertising

specialists

or a leather

handof money
they

names

on advertising

makein ordera feelingfeeling,Uy.

toof mystery,

one hasto spendby advertisingbecausewe areunderstandthis anddo theirbest

we will pay huge

sums

deeplyis not rational.

theirdevelops

specialside of us whichtheymassivearoundthisfor a tiny stone

how successful

an imageachieves

In the end, as humans,
emotional

to create

The fact thatbag witha certain

nameon theaside shows

can be.

(41) According to the passage, the main reason young lovers are willing to pay a lot ofmoney for a diamond is because(A) diamonds symbolize a long lasting marriage.
(B) the market is controlled by one company.
(C) they are persuaded by clever advertising.
(D) it is a natural custom before getting married.
(42) The passage implies that top brand name products(A~ are sometimes inferior quality.
(B) are not worth the money.
(C) are usually made of cheap materials.

(D) cost less money than they are worth.
(43) The passage implies that men's underwear is not found on the first floor ofdepartment

stores because(~ it costs very little to manufactureit.

(B) men don't care about their appearance.
(C) they cannot make enough money on this item to pay the high rent.
(D) all of the above are true.

11(44) Which of the following statements

is not true?

(A) Companies of brand name goods try to build an image around their product.
(B) Companies of brand name goods spend more on research than advertising.
(C) The shops selling brand name goods create an atmosphere with few products.
(D) You are mostly paying for the name when you buy a brand name product.
(45) Which title best reflects the content of the passage?
(A) The Myth of `Diamonds Are Forever'(B) Brand Names as a Reflection of Quality(C) How Advertising Persuades Us to Buy(D) Men's Underwear

and Women's Cosmetics- Why Do We Buy Them?

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