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Step1: Read the article as it is.
空欄のままで読んでください。
The following is an announcement
made at a company banquet*.
Good evening, everyone! I'd like to thank you all for (a)_______ tonight. As you probably know from the company newsletter*, this year's sales numbers are (b)_______ — way up! In fact, company (c)_______ have never been higher. The progress we've made in the past (d)_______ is unmatched*. I realize that this success is due to the (e)_______ of all of you, our incredible team members. Even when you were up against* unexpected challenges* and tight deadlines*, you always managed to work together to find solutions and get things done. Without you, (f)_______ of this would have been possible. Today's banquet is my way of recognizing* and thanking you for your (g)_______ work. So tonight, please relax and enjoy the food and the great entertainment we have planned for you! You all deserve it*.
•banquet = 宴会
•newsletter = 社報
•unmatched = 比肩するものがない
•challenge = 難題
•deadline = 締切
•recognize A = Aを称える
•deserve A = Aに値する
Step 2: Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
オーディオを聞いて、空欄に入る語句を考えましょう。
The following is a news report.
The following is an announcement
made at a company banquet*.
Good evening, everyone! I'd like to thank you all for (a)coming tonight. As you probably know from the company newsletter*, this year's sales numbers are (b)up — way up! In fact, company (c)profits have never been higher. The progress we've made in the past (d)year is unmatched*. I realize that this success is due to the (e)efforts of all of you, our incredible team members. Even when you were up against* unexpected challenges* and tight deadlines*, you always managed to work together to find solutions and get things done. Without you, (f)none of this would have been possible. Today's banquet is my way of recognizing* and thanking you for your (g)hard work. So tonight, please relax and enjoy the food and the great entertainment we have planned for you! You all deserve it*.
Listen Carefully 0126
Step1: Read the article as it is.
空欄のままで読んでください。
The following is a TV news report.
Today federal officials are warning the public not to eat (a)_______-grown cantaloupe because of a deadly listeria outbreak. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the situation is escalating rapidly as investigators work to trace the source of the contamination. More than two (b)_______ people have been sickened by the bacteria from these contaminated (c)_______, and four people have (d)_______. So far this outbreak has affected seven different states — Colorado, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and (e)_______. In response to the growing crisis, one major cantaloupe grower, (f)_______ Farms, has voluntarily recalled all cantaloupe that it had shipped to (g)_______ states.
•federal officials = 連邦当局
•listeria outbreak = リステリア菌の集団感染
•escalate = 悪化させる
•trace = 突き止める
•contamination = 汚染、汚濁
•contaminated A = 汚染されたA
•crisis = 危機
•recall A = Aを回収する
Step 2: Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
オーディオを聞いて、空欄に入る語句を考えましょう。
The following is a news report.
Today federal officials are warning the public not to eat (a)Colorado-grown cantaloupe because of a deadly listeria outbreak. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the situation is escalating rapidly as investigators work to trace the source of the contamination. More than two (b)dozen people have been sickened by the bacteria from these contaminated (c)melons, and four people have (d)died. So far this outbreak has affected seven different states — Colorado, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and (e)Texas. In response to the growing crisis, one major cantaloupe grower, (f)Anderson Farms, has voluntarily recalled all cantaloupe that it had shipped to (g)18 states.