天気が悪いので結局サイクリングに行けずです。１０８０円のQBカットハウスで散髪して、星乃珈琲店でゆっくりすることになりそうです。勉強しながら、ごちそうナポリタンやスフレなどを食べて癒されたいと思います。
問い）
（１）The judge handed down a ( ) sentence to the youth, stating that it was the boy’s first offense and that he had also expressed sincere regret over the crime.
１ lenient 2 stern 3 stiff 4 coarse
今回の犯罪がその少年の初犯であり、本人も心から反省しているとして、裁判官はその少年に寛大な判決を下した。 lenient ⇔ stern
The judge handed down a lenient sentence to the youth, stating that it was the boy’s first offense and that he had also expressed sincere regret over the crime.
（２）One of the biggest problems the United States faces now is the ( ) alien issue.
1 unlawful 2 illegal 3 illicit 4 illegitimate
今日アメリカ合衆国が直面している大きな問題の１つが不法滞在外国人問題である。
One of the biggest problems the United States faces now is the illegal alien issue.
（３）”Many of the refugees are in ( ) danger of starvation,” said that relief agency’s spokeswoman. “Food and other supplies must be sent right away.”
1 immovable 2 imperative 3 immodest 4 imminent
その救援機関の報道官は、「多くの難民たちが確実にやって来る餓死の危機にさらされており、食料その他の補給物資を直ちに送らなければなりません」と述べた。
”Many of the refugees are in imminent danger of starvation,” said that relief agency’s spokeswoman. “Food and other supplies must be sent right away.”
（４）This program aims to solve the problems of drugs and violet crime that ( ) poverty has created.
1 habitual 2 chronic 3 chronological 4 precipitous
この計画は、慢性化した貧困が生み出した薬物と暴力犯罪の問題を解決することを目的としている。
This program aims to solve the problems of drugs and violet crime that chronic poverty has created.
（５）For the ( ) way in which he killed his victims, the murderer was given the death penalty.
1 abominable 2 explosive 3 detrimental 4 lamentable
被害者の殺され方があまりに極悪非道だったので、その殺人犯は死刑を言い渡された。
For the abominable way in which he killed his victims, the murderer was given the death penalty.
（６）The town’s plans for improving public buildings are no longer ( ). They couldn’t raise the necessary money.
1 feasible 2 eligible 3 reversible 4 demonstrable
公共建築物を改築するためのその街の計画はもはや実行可能なものではない。そのために必要な資金を調達できなかったからである。
The town’s plans for improving public buildings are no longer feasible. They couldn’t raise the necessary money.
（７）Used in everything from soups and salads to desserts, citrus fruits are one of the most ( ) of ingredients.
1 versatile 2 amenable 3 elastic 4 pliable
スープやサラダから、デザートに至るすべてのものに使われている柑橘系フルーツは、最も用途の広い材料の１つである。
Used in everything from soups and salads to desserts, citrus fruits are one of the most versatile of ingredients.
（８）Thanks to the ( ) soil in this area, the farmers can grow various crops.
1 sterile 2 barren 3 futile 4 fertile
この地域の肥沃な土壌のおかげで、農夫たちはさまざまな作物を栽培できる。
Thanks to the fertile soil in this area, the farmers can grow various crops.
（９）It was a mistake to camp next to the lake because during the night they were attacked by ( ) of mosquitoes.
1 effigies 2 myriads 3 parodies 4 renegades
湖の隣にキャンプを張ったのは失敗だった。なぜならば、彼らは夜の間、蚊の大群に襲われたからだ。
It was a mistake to camp next to the lake because during the night they were attacked by myriads of mosquitoes.
（１０）Gray squirrels are very common in the Britain Isles, but actually they are not ( ). They were first brought over from America during the reign of Queen Victoria.
1 instinctive 2 indigenous 3 innate 4 insular
ハイイロリスはイギリス諸島では非常によく見られるが、実際土着のものではない。ビクトリア女王の統治下に初めてアメリカから運び込まれたものである。
Gray squirrels are very common in the Britain Isles, but actually they are not indigenous. They were first brought over from America during the reign of Queen Victoria.
（１１）Through snakes are known to ( ) their prey whole, they are actually very particular about what they eat.
1 divest 2 devour 3 debunk 4 debase
ヘビは獲物をまるごとむさぼり食うものとして知られているが、実際には食べ物に関しては好みがうるさい。
Through snakes are known to devour their prey whole, they are actually very particular about what they eat.
（１２）The ( ) appetites of the fish in the lake made them easy to catch with the bait sold at the lakeside store.
1 auspicious 2 precarious 3 voluptuous 4 voracious
その湖にいる魚はむさぼるような食欲があるので、湖畔の店で売っている餌で釣るのが簡単だった。
The voracious appetites of the fish in the lake made them easy to catch with the bait sold at the lakeside store.