Thousands of Spanish protesters marched through the streets of the capital, Madrid, to (1)(accompany : demand : deliver : attract) the abdication of the monarchy and the return to a democratically-elected government.
Sunday's protest marked the anniversary of the country's last democratically-elected republic, which was overthrown by an army uprising, followed by a civil war and nearly (2)(decades / four / dictatorship / of ) under General Francisco Franco.
King Jaun Carlos took over as head of state following Franco's death in 1975 and (3)(steering / with / is / credited) the country towards a constitutional democracy.
The royal family has come under intense (4)(architecture : criticism : order : burden) following a series of recent scandals, including last year's controversial elephant hunting trip by the 75-year-old king, and a corruption (5)(guarantee : investigation : incentive : candidate) involving his daughter, Princess Christina.
※解答(1)demand (2)(four decades of dictatorship) (3)(is credited with steering) (4)criticism (5)investigation
Beijing has reported its (1)(confirmed / of / first / case ) the latest strain of bird flu, which until now has only been reported in eastern China.
Health authorities say a 7-year-old girl has been confirmed to have the H7N9 virus and is being (2)(persuaded : suspected : treated : reformed)in a Beijing hospital.
Eleven people have died in eastern China since the virus was reported in humans for the first time last month. The virus is believed to have (3)(birds / been / from / transmitted) to humans, triggering massive culls at poultry farms and restrictions on poultry (4)(substance : reward : trade : shortage).
Experts (5)(new / worry / this / that) strain of bird flu could become easily transmissible and trigger a pandemic, although the World Health Organization says so far there is no (6)(notion : evidence : custom : routine)of the virus spreading from human to human.
※解答(1)(first confirmed case of) (2)treated (3)(been transmitted from birds) (4)trade (5)(worry that this new) (6)evidence
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するevidenceをオンラインで無料で使えるロングマン英英辞典で調べると、facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is trueと定義されています。定義文自体が優れた英語教材になっている英英辞典に日常的に親しめば英語力を順調に伸ばせます。
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says that a large part of the world economy "looks better" than it did a year ago, but also warns there (1)(remaining / are / from / risks) the global recession in some countries.
The IMF managing director told a forum on Asia Sunday night in China that "growth continues to broaden and strengthen" throughout emerging and developing economies, and that the U.S. economy is showing signs of (2)im_______________.
She (3)(performance / praised / economic / Asia's), noting that two-thirds of the global growth since the recession started in 2008 has occurred in Asian countries.
But Lagarde said there is a "patchy recovery" throughout the world, and that the overall improved economic fortunes do not amount to "enough of a real recovery." She said (4)(about / growth / worries / low ) are centered in the 17-nation euro currency bloc in Europe, and that lack of (5)ag_______________ on financial policies in Washington could thwart growth in the American economy, the world's largest.
Lagarde said she expects the Asian (6)(by / grow / to / economy) 6 percent this year, well above the U.S. and European economies. But she said that for future economic success, Asian countries need to increase their spending on the health and training of future workers, increase the (7)em_______________ of women and protect the continent's environment.
※解答(1)(are risks remaining from) (2)improvement (3)(praised Asia's economic performance) (4)(worries about low growth) (5)agreement (6)(economy to grow by) (7)employment.
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するrecesssionをオンラインで無料で使えるコウビルド英英辞典で調べると、A recession is a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed.と定義されています。定義文自体が優れた英語教材になっている英英辞典に日常的に親しめば英語力を順調に伸ばせます。
An Egyptian court has dropped a lawsuit demanding a television show hosted by a popular political satirist be banned for allegedly (1) in_______________ Islam and President Mohamed Morsi.
The judge said Saturday the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case.
A Muslim Brotherhood lawyer had filed a suit against satirist Bassem Youssef, (2)(his / mocks / saying / show ) Morsi and Islamist principles and contains "sexual innuendo." The lawyer also called for the (3) su_______________ of the TV station that airs the show, Capital Broadcasting Center.
Another Brotherhood (4) la_______________ told the Associated Press the plaintiff filed the suit on his own, without involving the Islamist group.
The Muslim Brotherhood is Morsi's political party.
Last month, Youssef was arrested and questioned by police before being (5) re_______________ on bail.
Opposition groups say Egypt's government is intensifying its crackdown on dissent and is thus risking the safety of freedom of (6) ex_______________.
In other news, Egyptian security sources say five people were killed (7)(between / in / Muslims / clashes) and Christians in the town of Khusus near Cairo. The sources say four Christians were among the dead.
The (8)(late / clashes / out / broke) Friday when Christian children drew on the wall of a Muslim religious institute. At least six people were wounded.
※解答(1)insulting (2)(saying his show mocks) (3)suspension (4)lawyer (5)released (6)expression(7)(in clashes between Muslims) (8)(clashes broke out late).
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するarrestをオンラインで無料で使えるロングマン英英辞典で調べると、if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a police station because the police think they have done something illegalと定義されています。「arrest＝逮捕する」と英和式で覚えるよりも効率的なのは一目瞭然でしょう。 英英辞典が使えるかどうかは
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012 bring（もっていく）( )( )（自分の手を）
( )someone or something（誰か， あるいは何かにぶつけるように）quickly and hard（素早くそして強く）＝ ( )たたく
※解答
001 get（得る）pleasure（楽しみを）from something（何かから）＝enjoy(楽しむ)
002 form（作る）a picture（画像を）of something（何かの）in your mind（人の頭の中に）
＝imagine(想像する)
003 get（得る）knowledge or skill（知識や技能を）in a new subject or activity（新しい学科や活動の中で）＝learn(習う)
004 become a member（一員になる）of something（何かの）such as a club,
company, or other organization（例えばクラブや会社や他の組織の）＝join(加入する)
005 move（移動する）closer（より近くへ）to someone or something（誰か，あるいは何かの）
＝approach(近づく)
006 rest（休める）your mind and body（自分の心と体を）with your eyes closed（自
分の目が閉じられた状態で）, usually while lying down（通常は横になっている間に）＝sleep(眠る)
007 stay（とどまる）on the surface（表面に）of a liquid（液体の）without sinking（沈まないで）
＝float(浮く)
008 stop and hold（止めて保持する）something（何かを）that is moving（それは動いている）, especially in the hands（特に手で）＝catch(捕らえる)
009 have（持っている）something（何かを）on your body（自分の体に接触して）＝wear(身につけている)
010 go（行く）from one place（一つの所から）to another（別の所へ）＝travel(移動［旅行］する)
011 take（持って行く）something（何かを）to the requested place（依頼された場所へ）
＝deliver(配達する)
012 bring（もっていく）your hand（自分の手を）against someone or something（誰か， あるいは何かにぶつけるように）quickly and hard（素早くそして強く）＝hit(たたく)
A South Korean minister says Seoul may pull workers out of a joint industrial complex in North Korea if (1)(situation / dangerous / their / becomes ).
Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae told reporters Friday that South Korea has no (2)im____________ plan to pull workers out of Kaesong, because for now, the danger to South Korean staff is not high. Ryoo gave no indication as to how the evacuation might be carried out.
The Kaesong industrial complex is the last link between the two Koreas and is the primary source of hard cash for Pyongyang.
The United States expects North Korea will (3)(of / launch / its / one) missiles in the coming days.
U.S. Defense Department officials told VOA Thursday that they have been preparing for the possibility of a North Korean missile launch in coming days and are taking Pyongyang's threats (4)se____________.
North Korea said Thursday that its military has been given final (5)ap____________ for a nuclear attack against the United States - a threat that most analysts think Pyongyang would be(6)(out / carry / to / unable).
South Korea (7)(it / confirmed / said / has ) the North has moved one of its missiles to the country's east coast, and Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said while the missile appears to have "considerable range," it is (8)(likely / could / not / it ) reach the U.S. mainland.
South Korea's semi-official news agency, Yonhap, quotes officials in Seoul as saying the missile is likely the Musudan , a ground-launched rocket 12 to 19 meters long that can carry a (9)co____________ 1,200-kilogram bomb. It could potentially carry a nuclear warhead, but security analysts think that, too, is beyond North Korea's current capabilities.
The Musudan has a range of about 3,000 kilometers - (10)(to / far / hit / enough) South Korea or Japan.
Yonhap reported Friday that a second missile has been moved to the coast. The news agency quoted an unidentified (11)go____________ official.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Pentagon is treating the threats seriously. On Wednesday, a Pentagon official said the United States will soon deploy an advanced (12)(to / missile / system / defense) the island of Guam, a U.S. Pacific territory, as a precautionary move.
※解答(1)(their situation becomes dangerous)(2)immediate (3)(launch one of its)(4)seriously (5)approval (6)(unable to carry out)(7)(said it has confirmed) (8)(not likely it could)(9)conventional (10)(far enough to hit) (11)government (12)(missile defense system to).
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するimmediateという単語をオンラインで無料で使えるオックスフォード英英辞典で調べると、occurring or done at onceと定義されています。occurやat onceといった重要単熟語に触れることが出来る英英式の語彙強化は英和式よりもはるかに効率的なため、英検準２級位のレベルに到達したら英英辞典への移行を視野に入れる方が得策です。英英辞典を「使わず」に英検準２級や難関大学に合格することはあっても、英英辞典を「使えず」に合格することはまずありません。
Officials in South Africa say three suspected rhino poachers have been killed in a (1)(park / shootout / rangers / with).
A spokesman for South Africa's largest wildlife preserve, Kruger National Park, says (2)(rangers / across / park / came ) the three men late Wednesday, and shooting ensued.
The poachers were reportedly from Mozambique, which borders the reserve, and has become the home to criminal syndicates eager (3)(on / to / in / cash ) the black market trade of rhino horns.
According (4)(government / to / released / figures) this week, 188 rhinos have been poached in South Africa so far this year, most of them in Kruger.
Last year, a record 668 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa. That number was up nearly 50 percent from 2011 and double the number killed in 2010.
Authorities have (5)(ar ) more than 60 people since the beginning of this year for rhino poaching and related activities.
The South African government is attempting to battle rhino poaching by using soldiers and surveillance aircraft, but strong (6)(de ) for rhino horns in places like Vietnam and China has fueled high prices.
The rhino horn is highly prized in those countries for alleged (7)(purposes / but / medicinal / unproven).
South Africa is home to virtually the entire (8)(po ) of white rhino, more than 18,000, and about 40 percent of Africa's black rhino population, which numbers around 5,000.
※解答(1)(shootout with park rangers) (2)(park rangers came across) (3)(to cash in on) (4)(to government figures released) (5)arrested (6)demand (7)(but unproven medicinal purposes) (8)population.
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するpoachというキーワードをオンラインで無料で使えるマクミラン英英辞典で調べると、to illegally catch or kill an animal, bird, or fish on someone else's propertyと定義されています。illegallyやpropertyといった重要単語に目を通せる英英式の語彙強化は英和式よりもはるかに効率的です。
Jury selection has begun in the long-awaited legal suit filed by music icon Michael Jackson's mother against concert promoters she says are responsible (1)(son's / for / death / her ).
Katharine Jackson is suing concert promoters AEG Live for the wrongful death of her son. She claims in the suit that AEG Live (2)(hiring / negligent / was / in ) Dr. Conrad Murray to look after Michael Jackson ahead of a planned London comeback concert series in 2009.
AEG argues that Jackson had a (3)(of / history / abuse / drug ) long before he was treated by Murray.
The so-called King of Pop died in June 2009 in Los Angeles. A court found Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for giving Jackson an overdose of the drug propofol (4)(sleep / to / him / help).
Michael Jackson was a leader in the music industry, (5)(for / unique / known / his ) singing, producing and choreography. His album Thriller, released in 1982, remains the best-selling (6)(time / all / of / album).
※(1)(for her son's death) (2)(was negligent in hiring) (3)(history of drug abuse) (4)(to help him sleep)(5)(known for his unique)(6)(album of all time).
上記記事に登場するjuryというキーワードをオンラインで無料で使えるケンブリッジ英英辞典で調べると、a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been provedと定義されています。trial, court, guilty, claim, proveといった重要単語も一緒に目を通すことになりますから
「jury＝陪審員団」と英和方式だけで覚えるよりも英語との接触量が多く効率的です。
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Chinese officials say four more people have been sickened with a new strain of bird flu, bringing the total of people who have contracted the disease in the country to seven.
The health bureau in the (1)(of / eastern / Jiangsu / province ) said Tuesday that three women and a man had contracted the H7N9 virus, and they are all critically ill.
The bureau said the four cases did not appear connected. It said one of the victims made a living slaughtering poultry, but the others had no such (2)(contact / direct / birds / with ).
These (3)(follow / on / cases / reports ) Sunday of three other people who became infected with the H7N9 strain, including two men who died in Shanghai early last month. A woman from the province of Anhui is (4)(after / in / condition / critical) catching the virus.
Before the latest cases were announced, the World Health Organization said it was investigating the outbreak of H7N9, but that there is no evidence the strain can (5)(transmitted / be / people / among).
This is believed the first time that humans have contracted the H7N9 bird flu virus. The (6)(of / more / strain / common) avian flu, H5N1, has killed more than 360 people worldwide in the last decade.
Most bird flu cases in humans (7)(close / come / contact / from) with infected poultry. Researchers fear the virus might eventually mutate into a form that is highly contagious among humans.
China is considered one of the countries at higher risk for bird flu because it has the world's largest poultry population, and many chickens in rural areas are (8)(humans / to / close / kept ).
※解答(1)(eastern province of Jiangsu) (2)(direct contact with birds)(3)(cases follow reports on) (4)(in critical condition after) (5)(be transmitted among people)(6)(more common strain of) (7)(come from close contact)(8)(kept close to humans).
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するinfectという重要動詞をオンラインで無料で使えるマクミラン英英辞典で調べると、to make someone get a disease, that can be spread from one person to anotherと定義されていて、「infect＝感染させる」と英和方式で覚えるよりも英語との接触量が多く効率的なのは一目瞭然でしょう。
Authorities in Sudan have released six political prisoners, a day after Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the release (1)(all / of / detainees / political ).
The six men were released early Tuesday from Kober Prison in Khartoum. Rights group say they are members of an opposition group, held in custody since January, after attending a conference in (2)(that / for / Uganda / called ) the overthrow of the president.
A United Nations human rights expert has expressed concern about the (3)(opposition / detention / figures / of) and other detainees without trial or charge.
At Monday's opening of parliament, Bashir ordered the released of all political detainees as part of the (4)(to / government's / hold / efforts) a "national dialogue" with all groups.
It was not immediately (5)(when / clear / how / and) many prisoners would be released.
The move comes as (6)(to / tensions / ease / begin ) in Sudan after it reached an agreement last month with South Sudan to end hostilities and resume cross-border oil flows. The two neighbors (7)(war / close / came / to) a year ago.
※解答(1)(of all political detainees) (2)(Uganda that called for) (3)(detention of opposition figures) (4)(government's efforts to hold) (5)(clear when and how) (6)(tensions begin to ease) (7)(came close to war).
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事に登場するdetentionを、オンラインで無料で使えるロングマン英英辞典で調べると、the state of being kept in prisonと定義されていて、state(状態)という超重要表現も一緒に学べます。英英方式による語彙強化を継続すれば確実に英語力は向上します。
著作権を放棄しているVOAというアメリカ国営放送のサイトの記事から英検２級～準１級＆大学入試レベルの練習問題を作成して公開しています。
以下はDrug Maker Loses India Patent Battleという記事から作成しました。英語の語順を習得して英語を英語のまま理解するには、やさしい整序問題をたくさんこなすのが近道です。
India's Supreme Court has rejected a (1)(Swiss / patent / by / bid) drug maker Novartis for a cancer drug.
In a landmark ruling Monday, the court (2)(patent / dismissed / to / protection ) an updated version of the drug Glivec.
The ruling is a precedent that prevents international pharmaceutical companies (3)(obtaining / from / patents / fresh ) in India on updated versions of existing drugs.
India's law prevents companies from seeking patents for making (4)(to / modifications / slight / only) an existing drug.
The Supreme Court decided Monday the updated Glivec did not satisfy the "novelty" (5)(by / aspect / Indian / required) patent law.
The ruling is a victory for India's multi-billion-dollar generic drug industry that (6)(cheap / to / provides / medicines) millions around the world.
Novartis has been fighting since 2006 to win a patent for the (7)(Glivec / form / amended / of ).
※解答(1)(patent bid by Swiss) (2)(dismissed patent protection to) (3)(from obtaining fresh patents) (4)(only slight modifications to) (5)(aspect required by Indian) (6)(provides cheap medicines to) (7)(amended form of Glivec).
わからない単語があれば英英辞典で調べることをお勧めします。いかなる英語試験対策においても英英辞典を使いながら問題を解いてみるのはきわめて有効です。 上記記事中のキーワードになっているpatentを、オンラインで無料で使えるコウビルド英英辞典で調べると、A patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or sell a new product for a certain period of time.と定義されています。英英式の単語帳を作れれば英語との接触量が大幅に増えるため、英和式で単語帳を作っている学習者に大差をつけることができます。これはあたかも単発銃よりも連発銃の方が有利なようなもので、英英式の方がはるかに効率が良く正確な語感も身につきます。 だいぶ前の話ながら、英英辞典で一日３０語調べて音読筆写することを約三ヶ月続けたところ私は英検１級に合格し、一年続けたところ国連英検特A級に合格しました。 英英辞典が使えるかどうかは
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