A…very often B…often C…sometimes D…rarely E…unused
B 51 I'm looking forward to seeing you. ⇒とてもフォーマル。案内文や招待文などでよく使うが、 友人などとの日常会話ではあまり使わず。 See you again. とか I hope to see you again. と話す。
D 52 Do you mind my opening the window ? ⇒この文もとてもフォーマル。 I open the window if you are OK. というように話すと・・。
C 53 On hearing his story, she began to cry. ⇒こういう構文はあまり使わないとのこと。
B 54 This book is worth reading. ⇒この構文は普通に使う。
A 55 I have a cousin living in New York. ⇒説明や紹介などのときよく使う。
B 56 I bought a camera made in China. ⇒たまに使われているけど、自分はあまり使わないとのこと。 なぜなら、カメラがないから・・ジョークでした!(笑)
D 57 Walking down the street, I saw John sitting in a cafe. ⇒この構文もあまり使わないとのこと。 I saw John sitting in a cafe when I was walking down the street. と話すとのこと。
E 58 Having finished my work, I went shopping. ⇒この構文も日常会話では使わないとのこと。 I went shopping after I work. と話す方がわかり易いからと。
D 59 The elevator being out of order, we had to walk up the stairs. ⇒この構文もあまり使わないと。 We had to walk up the stairs because the elevator was out of order. と話すから。
C 60 Generally speaking, people in this country are friendly. ⇒この文は普通に使われているが、自分達ではなく学校の先生が・・ とのことでした。
C 61 Tom is as tall as his father. ⇒普通に使うと。
D 62 Your house is three times as large as mine. ⇒このような言い方はしないとのこと。 Your house is three times bigger than mine. と言うと。
B 63 My grandmother gets up earlier than me. B 64 In Europe, soccer is more popular than baseball. A 65 He is the tallest in this class. ⇒この3文は、普通に使う。
A 66 Which do you like better, spiring or autumn ? A 67 Which is the cheapest of these ? A 68 It's getting colder and colder day by day. A 69 You look tired. A 70 He sent her an e-mail. ⇒この5文は、とても良く使うとのこと。 フィリピンはアメリカ系英語なので、秋は autumn ではなく、 fall を使うとのこと。
A 71 The e-mail made her happy. A 72 I saw him running. ⇒よく使う。
B 73 I had my bag stolen. ⇒あまりこのような言い方はしないらしい。 My bag was stolen. と直接的に言うと。
B 74 This island is owned by him. ⇒普通に使うが、He owns this island. のようにも言うと。
A 75 He is known to everyone. ⇒これもよく使うが、Everyone knows him. のように言うと。