史上最強のボキャビルクイズ

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
(制限時間20分)

(1)To complete each item, choose the best word among the ten choices.

1.	After his death many people (　　　 ) him at the funeral.
2.	My boss called me under the (　　　 ) of inviting me to a party.
3.	The ( 　　　) of his confession was that he was responsible for the crime he had been accused of.
4.	By a coup d’etat a military leader (　　　 ) power in one African nation.
5.	Junior colleges around Japan must (　　　 ) with lower future enrollments.
6.	A(n) (　　　 ) such as the French Revolution affects all countries.
7.	Something must be ( 　　　) at her--- she has been very moody.
8.	We were annoyed by his (　　　 ) reply, for we had been expecting definite assurances of his approval.
9.	He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his (　　　 ) appetite.
10.	They prayed he would come back from the war (　　　 ) .

cataclysm, eulogize, gnaw, grapple, jade, noncommittal, pretext, unscathed, upshot, usurp

10問×3点＝30点　

(2)To complete each item, choose the best word among the four choices.

1.	In his opinion, the hazards of general anesthesia (　　　 ) the risk of surgery itself.
	1.outweigh 2. intake 3. outlet 4. insulate

2.	The company offered the lawyer two very ( 　　　) reasons for him to leave his parents law firm: a higher salary and shorter working hours.
	1. confronting 2. tedious 3. compelling 4. virtuous

3.	Under pressure from environmentalists, Watney Council has voted to create a 40-acre ( 　　　) zone to protect Watney Marsh, a haven for wild birds, from a planned industrial estate.
	1. bumper 2. verge 3. buffer 4. valve

4.	A (　　　 ) group in management is causing a lot of problems for the organization.
	1. sliver 2. rampart 3. splinter 4. resonant

5.	When the diamond brooch was found missing, the police immediately (　　　 ) the downtown pawnshops.
	1. scourged 2. scuffled 3. scurried 4. scoured

6.	Many members of the committee haven’t shown up today, so we don’t have a ( 　　　) and can’t hold the meeting.
	1. quorum 2. quadrant 3. quota 4. quantum

7.	I didn't know the welfare officer could be so ( 　　　) to children whom he should be helping.
	1. rustic 2. phlegmatic 3. ostentatious 4. enormous

8.	It took me some time before I got the (　　　 ) of making an omelet.
	1. knock 2. knack 3. click 4. clack

9.	John Alter has a column (　　　 ) in more than 200 newspapers throughout the country.
	1.syndicated 2. organized 3. federated 4. subscribed

10.	The human rights group issued a report severely criticizing the (　　　 ) living conditions in the refugee camp.
	1. livid 2. lucid 3. placid 4. squalid

10問×3点＝30点　