著作権の切れた童話「オズの魔法使い」から、シンプルで、大学入試にもTOEICにも英検にも有効な練習問題を作成しています。楽しみながら英語力を伸ばしていただければ幸いです。( )にアルファベットの一文字を入れて文脈に合う単語を完成してください。スラッシュで区切られた整序問題は文の意味が通るように並べ替えてください。
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15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and rang the bell. After ringing several times, it was opened by the same Guardian of the Gates they had met before.
"What! are you back again?" he asked, in surprise.
"Do you not see us?" answered the Scarecrow.
"But I thought you had gone to visit the Wicked Witch of the West."
"We did visit her," said the Scarecrow.
"And she let you go again?" asked the man, in ①( )( )nder.
"She could not help it, for she is melted," ②( )xplained the Scarecrow.
"Melted! Well, that is good news, indeed," said the man. "Who melted her?"
"It was Dorothy," said the Lion gravely.
"Good gracious!" ③( )xclaimed the man, and he bowed very low indeed before her.
Then he led them into his little room and ④( )ocked the spectacles from the great box on all their eyes, just as he had done before. Afterward they passed on ⑤( )hrough the gate into the Emerald City. When the people heard from the Guardian of the Gates that Dorothy had melted the Wicked Witch of the West, they all gathered around the travelers and followed them in a great ⑥cro( )( ) to the Palace of Oz.
The soldier with the green whiskers was still on ⑦gua( )( ) before the door, but he let them in at once, and they were again met by the beautiful green girl, who showed each of them to their old rooms at once, so they might ⑧res( ) until the Great Oz was ready to ⑨recei( )( )them.
The soldier had the news carried straight to Oz that Dorothy and the other travelers had come back again, after ⑩( )estroying the Wicked Witch; but Oz made no ⑪repl( ). They thought the Great Wizard would send for them at once, but he did not. They had no word from him the next day, nor the next, nor the next. The waiting was ⑫( )iresome and wearing, and at last they grew vexed that Oz should treat them in so poor a ⑬( )ashion, after ⑭(undergo / to / them / sending )hardships and slavery. So the Scarecrow at last asked the green girl to take another ⑮( )essage to Oz, saying if he did not let them in to see him at once they would call the Winged Monkeys to help them, and find out whether he kept his ⑯( )romises or not. When the Wizard was given this message he was so ⑰( )rightened that he sent word for them to come to the Throne Room at four minutes after nine o'clock the next morning. He had once met the Winged Monkeys in the Land of the West, and he did not ⑱(meet / wish / them / to) again.
The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to ⑲besto( ) on him. Dorothy fell asleep only once, and then she dreamed she was in Kansas, where Aunt Em was telling her how glad she was to have her little girl at home again.
※(41)の解答①wonder②explained③exclaimed④locked⑤through ⑥crowd⑦guard⑧rest⑨receive⑩destroying⑪reply⑫tiresome ⑬fashion⑭(sending them to undergo)⑮message⑯promises⑰frightened⑱(wish to meet them)⑲bestow
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15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and rang the bell. After ringing several times, it was opened by the same Guardian of the Gates they had met before.
"What! are you back again?" he asked, in surprise.
"Do you not see us?" answered the Scarecrow.
"But I thought you had gone to visit the Wicked Witch of the West."
"We did visit her," said the Scarecrow.
"And she let you go again?" asked the man, in ①( )( )nder.
"She could not help it, for she is melted," ②( )xplained the Scarecrow.
"Melted! Well, that is good news, indeed," said the man. "Who melted her?"
"It was Dorothy," said the Lion gravely.
"Good gracious!" ③( )xclaimed the man, and he bowed very low indeed before her.
Then he led them into his little room and ④( )ocked the spectacles from the great box on all their eyes, just as he had done before. Afterward they passed on ⑤( )hrough the gate into the Emerald City. When the people heard from the Guardian of the Gates that Dorothy had melted the Wicked Witch of the West, they all gathered around the travelers and followed them in a great ⑥cro( )( ) to the Palace of Oz.
The soldier with the green whiskers was still on ⑦gua( )( ) before the door, but he let them in at once, and they were again met by the beautiful green girl, who showed each of them to their old rooms at once, so they might ⑧res( ) until the Great Oz was ready to ⑨recei( )( )them.
The soldier had the news carried straight to Oz that Dorothy and the other travelers had come back again, after ⑩( )estroying the Wicked Witch; but Oz made no ⑪repl( ). They thought the Great Wizard would send for them at once, but he did not. They had no word from him the next day, nor the next, nor the next. The waiting was ⑫( )iresome and wearing, and at last they grew vexed that Oz should treat them in so poor a ⑬( )ashion, after ⑭(undergo / to / them / sending )hardships and slavery. So the Scarecrow at last asked the green girl to take another ⑮( )essage to Oz, saying if he did not let them in to see him at once they would call the Winged Monkeys to help them, and find out whether he kept his ⑯( )romises or not. When the Wizard was given this message he was so ⑰( )rightened that he sent word for them to come to the Throne Room at four minutes after nine o'clock the next morning. He had once met the Winged Monkeys in the Land of the West, and he did not ⑱(meet / wish / them / to) again.
The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to ⑲besto( ) on him. Dorothy fell asleep only once, and then she dreamed she was in Kansas, where Aunt Em was telling her how glad she was to have her little girl at home again.
※(41)の解答①wonder②explained③exclaimed④locked⑤through ⑥crowd⑦guard⑧rest⑨receive⑩destroying⑪reply⑫tiresome ⑬fashion⑭(sending them to undergo)⑮message⑯promises⑰frightened⑱(wish to meet them)⑲bestow
ever and ever はどういう意味でしょうか？
２．"They of seem so helpless and frail.
of がよくわかりません。