第２問 次の問い(Ａ～Ｃ)に答えよ。
Ｂ 次の問い(問１～３)の会話の[ 18 ]～[ 20 ]に入れるのに最も適当なものを、
それぞれ下の{1}～{4}のうちから一つずつ選べ。
問１
Hotel clerk: (Answers the telephone) Good evening. May I help you?
Guest: Hello. There's a problem with my shower. No water's coming out.
Hotel clerk: My apologies for the inconvenience. I'll send someone to
repair it. [ 18 ]
Guest: No. Actually, I need to take a shower now. Can I move to another
room?
{1} Are you caught in a shower?
{2} Could you explain the problem?
{3} Could you wait for about an hour?
{4} Would you like to change rooms?
問２
Maria: Kathy's late. Didn't you tell her how to get to our house?
James: No, you were supposed to tell her.
Maria: Oh, I forgot all about it.
James: Then, [ 19 ].
{1} it's no wonder she could be on time
{2} she might be lost and wandering around
{3} she must have found herself lost in thought
{4} you'll locate her house without any problem
問３
Anna: Will you be able to come to the party on Sunday?
Stephen: I'm not sure because I have a biology report to hand in on Monday.
Anna: I see. So, I guess you can't make it then.
Stephen: [ 20 ]
Anna: I can wait till Saturday night.
{1} Can you wait till Monday?
{2} Do you need my answer now?
{3} How long will the party last?
{4} What time do we have to come?
■ 今回の高校レベルの単語・熟語など
my apologies for："apology"が「謝罪」なので、「～に対して謝罪します」
inconvenience：コンビニエンスの対義語。「不便、不都合」
repair：リペアショップでは商品を「修理する」サービスを提供している。
actually：act→actual→actually「実際に」
be caught in a shower：showerに捕まる→「雨に降られる」
explain：最も標準的な「説明する」他には"account for"など。
be supposed to do：to doをsupposeされている→「～することになっている」
it's no wonder SV：SがVするのはwonderない→「SがVするのも不思議でない」
wander："wonder"ではなく"wander"「さまよう、うろつく」
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