Listening Test
Q1
- Yes. He was able to wake up properly and made it to work on time.
- Yes. His new medicine helped him arrive at work on time the following day.
- No. It seems he likely overslept for the entire day.
- No. Forgetting to set his alarm, he ended up oversleeping.
DICTATION
Peter had a problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad (( )) and threatened to fire ((( ))) didn’t do something about it, So Peter went to his doctor, who gave him a pill and told (((( )))) before he went to bed.
Peter slept well and, in fact, beat the alarm in the morning. He had a good breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.
“Boss.” he said, “The pill actually worked!”
“That’s fine,” answered the boss, “But ( ) were you yesterday?”
SCRIPT
Peter had a problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn’t do something about it, So Peter went to his doctor, who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed.
Peter slept well and, in fact, beat the alarm in the morning. He had a good breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.
“Boss.” he said, “The pill actually worked!”
“That’s fine,” answered the boss, “But where were you yesterday?”
語彙のチェック
be mad at：「～に対して腹を立てる」
threatened to：「～するぞと脅す」
fire 人：「人を首にする」
beat the alarm：「目覚まし時計が鳴る前に目覚める」
The pill actually worked!：「薬が本当に効きました。」
解説：なぜまちがえたのか？
Was Peter able to go to work on time? に対して、最終文で “Boss.” he said, “The pill actually worked!” とピーターが言っているが、その後、ボスが、“That’s fine,” answered the boss, “But where were you yesterday?” と「昨日はどこにいたの？」と言っているところから、推測し、正解は…3.No. It seems he likely overslept for the entire day.「まる一日寝ていたようだ。」となります。
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