Q1.
The marketing campaign was postponed ______ the unexpected delay in product delivery.
A. because
B. due to
C. although
D. in spite of
✅ 正解:B. due to
🎯 目標スコア:850点
解説: “due to” は「〜が原因で」。
“because” は節を導くが、“delay” は名詞なので “due to” が正しい。
Q2.
The CEO emphasized that transparency is essential in maintaining the company’s ______.
A. reputation
B. repetition
C. recognition
D. replacement
✅ 正解:A. reputation
🎯 目標スコア:880点
解説: 「会社の評判を保つ」=maintain one’s reputation。
“repetition”(繰り返し)は意味的に不自然。
Q3.
Employees must obtain their supervisor’s approval ______ taking paid leave.
A. prior to
B. in case of
C. instead of
D. in spite of
✅ 正解:A. prior to
🎯 目標スコア:860点
解説: “prior to”=「〜の前に」。TOEIC頻出のフォーマル表現。
Q4.
The new regulations will take effect once they are ______ by the government.
A. approved
B. approving
C. approval
D. approve
✅ 正解:A. approved
🎯 目標スコア:870点
解説: “once they are + 過去分詞” → 受動態。「政府に承認されたら」
Q5.
Our customer service team handles complaints more efficiently than it ______ last year.
A. does
B. did
C. doing
D. do
✅ 正解:B. did
🎯 目標スコア:880点
解説: 「去年より効率的に処理している」=過去比較なので “did”。
Q6.
The board of directors agreed to implement the proposal, ______ several minor revisions.
A. apart from
B. according to
C. in terms of
D. as far as
✅ 正解:A. apart from
🎯 目標スコア:900点
解説: “apart from”=「〜を除いて」。
→「いくつかの修正を除き、提案を実施することに同意した」。
Q7.
The success of the new software depends largely ______ how well it meets user expectations.
A. on
B. of
C. with
D. at
✅ 正解:A. on
🎯 目標スコア:850点
解説: “depend on” は熟語。「〜に依存する」。
Q8.
The presentation was so impressive that the audience gave the speaker a standing ______.
A. appointment
B. ovation
C. innovation
D. donation
✅ 正解:B. ovation
🎯 目標スコア:930点
解説: “standing ovation”=「総立ちの拍手」。高頻度のTOEIC表現。
Q9.
While the company experienced a decline in sales, profits have remained relatively ______.
A. stable
B. stability
C. stabilize
D. stabilizing
✅ 正解:A. stable
🎯 目標スコア:880点
解説: “remain + 形容詞” が正解。“stable” は「安定した」。
Q10.
All job applicants are required to submit their resumes along with at least two ______.
A. references
B. referrers
C. referrals
D. referents
✅ 正解:A. references
🎯 目標スコア:950点
解説: “references”=「推薦人・推薦状」。求人関連の定番表現。
🧠 総評
この10問は、文法と語彙の自然なコロケーション理解を問う構成。
900点以上を狙うには、「意味の自然さ+文構造の一貫性」を見抜く力が不可欠です💪


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