【総集編25問】a memory like a ( )：verbiage? functionary? sieve? camphor? 英日対訳付（#81～85）

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Q1.　Certain specialists expect that the _____ of personalized medicine will lengthen human life expectancy.（※）
（1）bedrock （2）advent （3）rover （4）furlong

Q2.　When the volcano erupted, panicked herds of wildlife _____ across the plains.
（1）abseiled （2）juddered （3）stampeded （4）resurged

Q3.　The amusement park construction project was _____ due to fierce opposition from local residents, and the allocated funds were returned to investors.
（1）sussed （2）despoiled （3）protracted （4）aborted

Q4.　The _____ of the park serves as a kind of sanctuary for office workers in the heart of the city.
（1）tranquility （2）bigotry （3）stein （4）borough

Q5.　Space _____ is now a serious issue. It is estimated that thousands of defunct satellites continue to orbit the Earth.
（1）debris （2）marquee （3）precinct （4）zealot

Q6.　When he opened his own restaurant, he had to _____ the nose for the startup costs.
（1）come through （2）thumb through （3）pay through （4）walk through

Q7.　She can’t _____ all the urban noise so she chooses to live in the quiet countryside.
（1）put up with （2）level with （3）weigh in with （4）take issue with

Q8.　There are always some people who _____ something they dislike on social media.（※）
（1）belt out （2）beef about （3）bring on （4）bear down on

Q9.　I’m really sorry. Tell me how I can _____ you for being late.
（1）suck up to （2）work up to （3）leave it up to （4）make it up to

Q10.　You have no right to tell me how to live! I’m tired of it. Just _____!
（1）take it away （2）ham it up （3）slug it out （4）cut it out

Q11.　The management has been seeking an _____ solution to balance costs and revenues.
（1）itinerant （2）optimal （3）ubiquitous （4）abominable

Q12.　In order to debate this bill, a _____ is required, which is at least one-third of the Diet members.
（1）splat （2）quorum （3）trepidation （4）contagion

Q13.　Rising oil prices entail a significant _____ of expenditure for most companies, which is expected to weaken the economy.
（1）exponent （2）exemplar （3）usury （4）curtailment

Q14.　He is convinced that acting as a guardian is his _____ duty and has committed to fulfilling it to the end.
（1）avuncular （2）plenary （3）squamous （4）piecemeal

Q15.　Although he says he has a memory like a _____, he remembers all the video games he has.
（1）verbiage （2）functionary （3）sieve （4）camphor

Q16.　The conductor entered the stage and made a deep bow to the audience before stepping onto the _____.
（1）paraffin （2）shingle （3）rostrum （4）cogitation

Q17.　Although human history seems to suggest that the phrase “hatred _____ hatred” is correct, humankind can also create a different future.
（1）relishes （2）begets （3）extrudes （4）demeans

Q18.　It is said that during the war, countless people _____ to avoid conscription.（※）
（1）chummed （2）malingered （3）repined （4）squabbled

Q19.　Even the capable detective did not realize that the statement of a witness was _____ to the investigation; at first, it sounded irrelevant to the case.

（1）lissome （2）substandard （3）endothermic （4）germane

Q20.　These old paperbacks are _____ of vanilla; in fact, the substance of the sweet smell is the same as that of vanilla extract.
（1）edgy （2）stumpy （3）preceding （4）redolent

Q21.　Nowadays, an increasing number of people believe that personal happiness and family must take _____ over work and career.
（1）fortitude （2）precedence （3）ensign （4）squire

Q22.　He says that school is a waste of time and often plays _____, but he likes to hang out with his classmates.
（1）lynx （2）truant （3）vernacular （4）caribou

Q23.　The castle used to be impregnable, with deep trenches surrounding it and _____ over thirty feet high.
（1）cisterns （2）bludgeons （3）ramparts （4）coffers

Q24.　She is a popular _____ of the people, always advocating in the media for the socially disadvantaged.
（1）tribune （2）municipality （3）delinquency （4）ditty

Q25.　It is hard to believe that his business was in substantial _____ only last year; it is prospering now.
（1）calderas （2）gallows （3）vales （4）arrears

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1. Certain specialists expect that the advent of personalized medicine will lengthen human life expectancy.

2. When the volcano erupted, panicked herds of wildlife stampeded across the plains.

3. The amusement park construction project was aborted due to fierce opposition from local residents, and the allocated funds were returned to investors.

4. The tranquility of the park serves as a kind of sanctuary for office workers in the heart of the city.

5. Space debris is now a serious issue. It is estimated that thousands of defunct satellites continue to orbit the Earth.

6. When he opened his own restaurant, he had to pay through the nose for the startup costs.

7. She can’t put up with all the urban noise so she chooses to live in the quiet countryside.

8. There are always some people who beef about something they dislike on social media.

9. I’m really sorry. Tell me how I can make it up to you for being late.

10. You have no right to tell me how to live! I’m tired of it. Just cut it out!

11. The management has been seeking an optimal solution to balance costs and revenues.

12. In order to debate this bill, a quorum is required, which is at least one-third of the Diet members.

13. Rising oil prices entail a significant curtailment of expenditure for most companies, which is expected to weaken the economy.

14. He is convinced that acting as a guardian is his avuncular duty and has committed to fulfilling it to the end.

15. Although he says he has a memory like a sieve, he remembers all the video games he has.

16. The conductor entered the stage and made a deep bow to the audience before stepping onto the rostrum.

17. Although human history seems to suggest that the phrase “hatred begets hatred” is correct, humankind can also create a different future.

18. It is said that during the war, countless people malingered to avoid conscription.

19. Even the capable detective did not realize that the statement of a witness was germane to the investigation; at first, it sounded irrelevant to the case.

20. These old paperbacks are redolent of vanilla; in fact, the substance of the sweet smell is the same as that of vanilla extract.

21. Nowadays, an increasing number of people believe that personal happiness and family must take precedence over work and career.

22. He says that school is a waste of time and often plays truant, but he likes to hang out with his classmates.

23. The castle used to be impregnable, with deep trenches surrounding it and ramparts over thirty feet high.

24. She is a popular tribune of the people, always advocating in the media for the socially disadvantaged.

25. It is hard to believe that his business was in substantial arrears only last year; it is prospering now.

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