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Grade Pre-2

1

次の ( 1 ) から (20) までの () に入れるのに最も適切なものを 1，2，

3，4 の中から一つ選び，その番号を解答用紙の所定欄にマークしなさい。

(1)

Silvia tried to buy some concert tickets online. However, she could not() the website because many other people were trying to use it at thesame time.
1 deliver2 access
3 increase
4 embarrass(2)

A : Oh no! A page of my math textbook has fallen out!
B : Don’t worry. We can ﬁx it with some of this (1 bacon2 tape3 soil

).
4

mass

(3)

A : Are you happy that you moved to a different part of the city?
B : Yes, I am. I like my new (). It’s quiet, the people who live there
are friendly, and it’s convenient for shopping, too.
1 climate
2 entrance
3 neighborhood
4 monument(4)

A : Excuse me. How do I get to Parkville Station?
B : First, take this train to Anderson Station. Then, you need to () toone of the trains that go to Colby Station. They all stop at Parkville Station.
1 boil
2 transfer
3 cause4 achieve(5)

Harvey is so tall that he can touch the (he is standing on the ﬂoor.
1 ceiling
2 crossing
3) of his bedroom even when
medium4

stadium(6)

The company’s proﬁts have grown () because sales of its products
have gone up by about 5 percent each year for the last 10 years.
1 steadily
2 willingly
3 falsely
4 angrily(7)

A : Was your soccer game () by the heavy rain?
B : No. Luckily, the game had already ﬁnished by the time it started raining.
1 hoped2 supposed
3 affected
4 warned(8)

Brenda loves fantasy stories about witches. Yesterday, she read a story abouta girl who had () powers and used them to help her friends.
1 magic
2 general
3 wealthy
4 bitter(9)

Although Mike and his older brother often fought when they were young,their () has gotten better since they grew up. These days, they getalong very well.
1 population
2 material
3 relationship4 chapter( 10 ) A : Honey, what do you think of this blue dress?
B : It’s perfect for you! It (1 matches
2 joins

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3 lifts
4!2!

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無断転載・複製を禁じますGrade Pre-2( 11 )Paul’s family is (father, and his two sisters.
1 in the habit of
3 made up of) ﬁve people. They are Paul, his mother, his
2
4

given in towith regard to( 12 )

Frank was walking happily home after school. (), he rememberedthat he had left his smartphone in his desk, so he ran back to get it.
1 Up to date
2 In the old days
3 All of a sudden
4 For the moment( 13 )

Grant was () of going to the airport to meet Alice when he got aphone call from her. She told him that her ﬂight had been canceled.
1 at the sight
2 in the way
3 by the end
4 on the point( 14 )

Heather wanted to go camping with her friends last weekend. However, it
was () because she had an important test on Monday, and she needed
to study.
1 by any chance
2 out of the question
3 at any cost
4 for the most part( 15 )

Barry’s mother told Barry that it was not healthy to spend so long indoors.
She said that it would () to go outside and get some fresh air.
1 take him seriously
2 do him good
3 see him off
4 call him up( 16 )

Sally enjoys doing math problems in her free time. She has fun trying to() what the answers are.
1 apply for
2 turn over
3 ﬁgure out
4 stand by( 17 )

Jane and Tim were planning to go on a date last Friday, but Jane was not
feeling well. They decided to () their date until next week.
1 carry on
2 give away
3 sit up
4 put off

( 18 ) A : Do you want me to ﬁnish all this work today?
B : No, you (1 won’t( 19 )( 20 )) rush. There are still a few days before it has to be ready.
2 couldn’t
3 needn’t
4 didn’tSome people hold a small umbrella in summer so as (sunburn.
1 avoid
2 avoiding
3 to avoid
4) getting
be avoiding

Only a few of Sarah’s friends were going to come to her party, so Sarah did
not think it was worth () a very big cake.
1 made2 making
3 make4 makes

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次の四つの会話文を完成させるために， (21) から(25) に入るものとして最も2

適切なものを 1，2，3，4 の中から一つ選び，その番号を解答用紙の所定欄にマークしなさい。

( 21 ) A : My biology classes are very interesting. I’ve been learning a lot about nature.
B : Really? Can I ( 21)?
A : Here you are. What do you think?
B : It looks great! I think I might sign up for biology classes next semester.
1
3

2 speak to your teacher
4 borrow your pencil

see your textbook
come to your next class( 22 ) A : Good morning. Can you do anything about this broken watch?

B : Let me see. Oh, dear. It might ( 22).
A : I don’t care if it’s expensive. It was a present from my mother, so it’s special
to me.
B : I understand. I should be able to get it ready for you in two or three days.
1
2
3
4

take several weeks until it arrives
be impossible to ﬁx it
have been sent to the wrong address
cost a lot to repair it( 23 ) A : Have you (23) yet?
B : No, not yet. I thought I’d do it this weekend.
A : But we’re leaving on our trip on Monday.
B : Don’t worry. I’m not taking many things with me.
12
34

made the hotel reservationsbought our plane tickets
started packing your bags
rented a truck to move to a new house

A : Good morning, sir. How can I help you?
B : Hello, Ofﬁcer. I ( 24).
A : If you drive back down the road to the ﬁrst stop sign and then turn left,
you’ll see it on your right.
B : I must have driven past it!
A : Well, the park is easy to miss.
B : Is anything special happening there today?
A : Yes. I believe there will be ( 25).
B : Great! I love live music. Thank you so much!

( 24 )

1
3

found this wallet on a bench
have a problem with my car

24think someone took my bag
am looking for the city park

( 25 )

1
3

an outdoor concert
some heavy rain later2
4

a half­price sale on clothes
people having picnics

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次の英文 A ， B を読み，その文意にそって (26) から (30) までの ()

3 A に入れるのに最も適切なものを 1，2，3，4 の中から一つ選び，その番号を解答用紙の所定欄にマークしなさい。

Going to a New School
Tommy and his family moved into a new house in a different town lastweek. It was the third time that he and his family had moved this year. Eachtime Tommy moves, he needs to (26). However, he is very shy, and heﬁnds it difﬁcult to make new friends. He was worried that he would be lonely.
One day when Tommy was walking to school, he saw a girl having trouble
with her bicycle by the side of the road. Tommy knew a lot about bicycles, so
he walked up to the girl and offered to help her. The girl thanked Tommy.
Together, they (27). The girl said that her name was Amy and that she

went to the same school as Tommy. Before Amy got back on her bicycle, she
asked Tommy to have lunch with her that day. Tommy was very happy because
he had made a friend.

( 26 )( 27 )

1learn the way to school

2 put his things in boxes3

get to know new people

4 remember his new address

1

picked up all her books

2 went to look for a new bicycle

3soon ﬁxed the problem

4 quickly ﬁnished their homework

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B

What Did Dinosaurs Look Like?
No one has ever seen a real dinosaur, but we can see pictures and models
of dinosaurs in museums. Scientists who study dinosaurs have a few different
ways to guess what these animals looked like. If the bones of a dinosaur arefound, they can be put together to discover the shape and size of the dinosaur.
Scientists can often guess which (28) a bone came from by looking at

the bone’s shape. For example, a long, thick bone could come from one of adinosaur’s legs because these bones had to support the dinosaur’s weight.
Smaller, thinner bones might have come from the ﬁngers or toes of thedinosaur.
Scientists have discovered that dinosaurs are similar to animals that arealive today. These animals include birds and reptiles, such as crocodiles andlizards. Scientists can look at how the bones of these animals ﬁt together, andthis helps the scientists to put together dinosaurs’ bones. In addition, birds andreptiles (29). Dinosaurs’ skin and eyes were probably similar to the skinand eyes of birds and reptiles. Special artists can use photos of these animals
when they create pictures of dinosaurs.
The bones of different dinosaurs are often mixed together. If this happens,scientists must be careful when they decide which bone belongs to which
dinosaur. However, they sometimes (30). In such cases, the wrong

bones are put together. This creates problems when scientists try to discoverwhat the dinosaurs looked like.

( 28 )( 29 )( 30 )

1

part of the body

2 area of the world3

period of history

4 kind of animal

1

give other useful information

2 produce eggs like dinosaurs

3

often eat the same food4 usually sleep at night

1

give bones to museums

2 make mistakes

3

take a long time

4 get volunteers to help

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次の英文 A ， B の内容に関して，(31) から (37) までの質問に対して最4 A も適切なもの，または文を完成させるのに最も適切なものを 1，2，3，4の中から一つ選び，その番号を解答用紙の所定欄にマークしなさい。

From: Brian Davis ＜b-davis88@akuniversity.edu＞
To: Julie Davis ＜julie.davis@housemail.com＞
Date: January 21
Subject: Job interview
Dear Aunt Julie,
Thanks for coming to my birthday party last month. It was nice to see you! Thanks
as well for telling me about the new company in your town. I applied to the company
for a job as an engineer, and they’re going to give me an interview.
It will take me six hours to drive to your town, so I think it would be a good idea toarrive the day before the interview and return home the day after. I was going tostay in a cheap hotel. However, Mom said I should send you an e-mail because she
thinks that you might let me stay at your place. Would that be OK? My interview is
on February 7, at 10 a.m., so I would like to go to your house on February 6.
After the interview, I want to see your town a little. If you’re free in the afternoon of
February 7, could you show me some interesting places? I’d also like to know where
the good shops and parks are. I’ll meet you at your favorite restaurant and buy you
lunch. Also, Mom made strawberry jam, so I’ll bring some to you.
Your nephew,
Brian( 31 )( 32 )( 33 )

What did Aunt Julie do for Brian?
1

She held a birthday party for him.

2

She introduced him to an engineer.

3

She asked her boss to give him a job.

4

She told him about a new company.

What does Brian say he will do on February 6?
1

Spend the night at a cheap hotel.

2

Send another e­mail to his aunt.

3

Have an interview in another town.

4

Travel to his aunt’s town by car.

In the afternoon on February 7, Brian wants to1

show his aunt an interesting place he found.

2

make some strawberry jam with his mother.

3

meet his aunt at her favorite restaurant.

4

buy lunch at a shop and eat it in a nice park.

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B

Feel the Heat
Although people usually avoid pain, there are some situations where people
seem to enjoy it. For example, some people really like eating spicy foods with chili
peppers. Eating chili peppers can make people’s mouths feel like they are burning.
Chili peppers can also make people sweat and cry. However, they are very popular,
and they have become an important part of the food culture in places such as
Mexico, India, and Korea.
There are a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes of chili peppers. Some kinds ofchili peppers, such as poblano peppers, are not very spicy at all. Other kinds ofchili peppers, such as habanero peppers, are really spicy. Even a small amount ofsuch peppers can be too much for most people. Chili peppers are spicy because
they contain a chemical called capsaicin. Most of the capsaicin is in the white parts
inside a chili pepper that hold the pepper’s seeds.
Scientists guess that chili peppers produce capsaicin to protect their seeds.
Animals like mice damage the seeds when they eat chili peppers, but capsaicin is
too spicy for such animals. However, birds do not damage the seeds when they eat
chili peppers, and capsaicin has no effect on birds. Humans can eat chili peppers
because they mix the peppers with other foods so that they are not too spicy. They
also discovered that adding small amounts of chili pepper improved the ﬂavor of
their food and kept it fresh for longer.
People have been growing and eating chili peppers in South America forthousands of years. European explorers ﬁrst took chili peppers from South America
to Europe over 400 years ago. They soon became popular there. As chili peppers
were traded for goods around the world, their popularity spread to Asia and Africa,
too.

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Eating spicy foods with chili peppers
1

is recommended by doctors in some situations.

2

has become very popular in some parts of the world.

3

usually helps people to avoid feeling pain.

4

makes people sweat less when the weather is hot.

What is one difference between poblano peppers and habanero peppers?
1

Habanero peppers are much larger than poblano peppers.

2

Habanero peppers contain a smaller number of seeds.

3

Poblano peppers are available in a wider variety of colors.

4

Poblano peppers have less capsaicin than habanero peppers.

Why do chili peppers probably make capsaicin?
1

Because humans grow chili peppers with other foods.

2

Because their original ﬂavor did not attract many birds.

3

So that the peppers stay fresh for a longer period of time.

4

So that their seeds will not be damaged by animals.

When did chili peppers become popular in Europe?
1

After it became possible to trade them for goods around the world.

2

Since they were ﬁrst grown and eaten there thousands of years ago.

3

Over 400 years after they were ﬁrst taken to Asia and Africa.

4

Soon after explorers brought them back from South America.

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ライティング● あなたは，外国人の知り合いから以下の QUESTION をされました。
● QUESTION について，あなたの意見とその理由を● 語数の目安は 語〜

つ英文で書きなさい。

語です。

● 解答は，解答用紙のＢ面にあるライティング解答欄に書きなさい。なお，解答欄の外に書かれたものは採点されません。
● 解答が QUESTION に対応していないと判断された場合は， 点と採点されることがあります。QUESTION をよく読んでから答えてください。

QUESTION

Do you think it is a good idea for people to go to other countries forvolunteer work?

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Grade Pre-2

準2級リスニングテストについて❶このリスニングテストには，第 1部から第 3 部まであります。
★英文はすべて一度しか読まれません。
第 1部……対話を聞き，その最後の文に対する応答として最も適切なものを，放送される

1，2，3 の中から一つ選びなさい。
その質問に対して最も適切なものを 1，2，3，4 の中から一つ選びなさい。
第 2部……対話を聞き，その質問に対して最も適切なものを 1，2，3，4 の中から一つ選びなさい。
第 3部……英文を聞き，❷ No. 30 のあと， 秒すると試験終了の合図がありますので，筆記用具を置いてください。

第 1部
No. 1 〜 No. 10 （選択肢はすべて放送されます。）

第 2部
No. 11

No. 12

No. 13

No. 14

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1

Buy some turkey on his way home.

2

Take his umbrella to school.

3

Make dinner for his family.

4

Wait for his mother.

1

To buy gifts for his family.

2

To ﬁnd a map of the museum.

3

To buy museum tickets.

4

To ﬁnd members of his family.

1

To wear to her birthday party.

2

Because she needs to go shopping.

3

To replace her favorite dress.

4

Because her grandson is buying her one.

1

To ask if a table was available.

2

To order some food.

3

To cancel a reservation she made.

4

To ﬁnd a job at the restaurant.
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No. 15

No. 16

No. 17

No. 18

No. 19No. 202023年度第3回検定一次試験（準2級）

1

By canceling her ﬁshing trip.

2

By writing it in the car.

3

By ﬁxing her laptop computer.

4

By asking a co­worker for help.

1

He cannot speak German.

2

He will go to Germany soon.

3

His German has gotten better.

4

His German class is not easy.

1

She was lost.

2

She sells maps.

3

She lives on Grant Street.

4

She works near a park.

1

He wants to join the chess club.

2

He will be absent from the meeting.

3

The chess club moved to a new place.

4

The meeting is on a different day.

1

It was canceled because of rain.

2

It is being repaired.

3

It has already ended.

4

It is at a different museum.

1

To tell him about a movie she saw.

2

To check if he liked action movies.

3

To see if he wanted to see a movie.

4

To change the plans they had made.

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Listening Test
第 3部

No. 21

No. 22

No. 23

No. 24

No. 25

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1

She could go to the opera with her friend.

2

The tickets to the opera were cheap.

3

She bought Terry an opera ticket.

4

Terry learned to use the computer.

1

She learns at school.

2

She has a goal of jumping ﬁve times.

3

She stops for three minutes.

4

She practices every day.

1

To make sure people are safe.

2

To tell the people about a show.

3

To describe a sale on pianos.

4

To explain that the theater will close soon.

1

She loves her job.

2

She wants a new job.

3

She feels sad about her job.

4

She is bored with her job.

1

It is a way to get stronger.

2

It is not a simple activity.

3

It is a hard exercise.

4

It is not dangerous.

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1

He hides his face.

2

He goes to the beach.

3

He thinks about the beach.

4

He runs from his friends.

1

He did not like other games like football.

2

He wanted to earn a lot of money.

3

His students did not understand baskets.

4

His students were not busy during winter.

1

His neighbors are older.

2

He is living in a new place.

3

He hates the blue room.

4

His new friends are unfriendly.

1

To stop people from leaving the building.

2

To ﬁnd the number of students.

3

To call the teachers to the parking lot.

4

To give instructions for the ﬁre drill.

1

He helped her ﬁnd a guitar store to visit.

2

He helped her send a letter to Mr. Deer.

3

He helped her pick an instrument to play.

4

He helped her ﬁnd a guitar teacher.

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無断転載・複製を禁じます■一次試験の結果について■
1）英検ウェブサイトでの解答速報（https://www.eiken.or.jp） 1月22日

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2）結果通知方法◆個人申込の場合
一次個人成績表に合否結果を記載して，2月13日までに送付します（合格の場合は，一次個人成績表の右上部分が二次受験票になります）。未着の場合は2月13日以降に英検サービスセンター03（3266）8311（平日9:30〜17:00）までお問い合わせください（お問い合わせの際には個人番号もお知らせください）。
◆団体申込の場合
一次個人成績表は2月13日までに申込責任者あてに送付します（個人あてには送付しません）。
2月14日までに二次受験票を受け取っていない場合は，申込責任者へお問い合わせください。

■二次試験について（一次試験合格者のみ）■※試験日程は必ずご自身で事前にご確認ください。

1）試験日

Ａ日程：2月18日（日） Ｂ日程：2月25日（日）・二次試験の受験日は，Ａ日程・Ｂ日程のうち，申込方法・希望受験地等に基づき協会が指定します。試験
日・受験会場・集合時間は二次受験票（一次個人成績表の右上部分）で通知します。これを切り離して受験会場にお持ちください。
・いかなる場合も二次受験票で指定された試験日・受験会場・集合時間での受験となり，変更はできません。
・日程区分については，英検ウェブサイトをご確認ください。
・ダブル受験（隣接した2つの級を一緒に受験）の場合，それぞれの級について二次受験票に記載の日程での受験となり，級により異なる日程での受験となる場合があります。
・年齢は申込時に申請した生年月日に基づいて算出します（一次試験の答案に異なる生年月日を記入されても反映されません）。
・申込情報に不備がある場合，協会が指定した日時での受験となり，英検ウェブサイトのとおりの日程とならない場合があります。
・一部特別会場（海外・離島等），障がい等のある方に関する受験上の配慮にて受験する場合はＡ日程です。
2）受験地（希望の受験地を選べます）
・下記の二次試験受験地番号表をみて，希望の受験地番号を解答用紙（準会場で受験している場合は志願票）の所定欄に記入・マークしてください。
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注意事項
・団体申込の場合の受験者の個人情報は、団体申込責任者を通じて協会が取得します。また取得した個人情報は、英語検定業務の円滑な実施、合格者に対する「合格証明書」発行等のサービスの実施、および英語検定統計のために利用いたします。なお、業務運営に際し、委託先に預託することがあります。また、これ以外の目的に利用する場合は、皆様の同意を得た上で行います。
・団体申込の場合の受験者の合否結果は、原則として団体申込責任者宛に送付されます。また、志願者情報、および合否結果は団体申込責任者が知り得ることをご承知おきください。
・同一回に同じ級を重複して申し込みおよび受験することはできません。受験した場合は、両方とも失格になります。