✉ 質問メール（社内メール）

To: All Staff
Subject: Office Maintenance

Hello everyone,
This Friday, the office will be closed for cleaning. Please make sure to remove all personal items from your desks. The cleaning team will start at 9 a.m., so please do not enter the office until Monday morning.
We are sorry for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Office Manager

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【設問】

Q1. The office will be closed this Friday ___ cleaning.

A. during
B. because of
C. although
D. instead

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Q2. Please ___ all personal items from your desks.

A. removes
B. removing
C. remove
D. removed

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Q3. The cleaning team will start at 9 a.m., so please do not ___ the office until Monday.

A. enter
B. enters
C. entered
D. entering

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Q4. We are sorry for any ___ and appreciate your cooperation.

A. convenient
B. convenience
C. inconvenient
D. inconvenience

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✅ 【解答 & ていねい解説（初心者向け）】

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Q1. 正解：B because of

「〜が理由で」は because of + 名詞。
cleaning（名詞）→ because of が自然。
🎯 目標スコア：400点

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Q2. 正解：C remove

「Please + 動詞の原形」…依頼文の基本形。
remove が正しい。
🎯 目標スコア：350点

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Q3. 正解：A enter

この位置は動詞の原形が必要。
do not + enter
🎯 目標スコア：350〜400点

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Q4. 正解：D inconvenience

“sorry for any inconvenience” はビジネス英語の鉄板フレーズ。
覚えておくとTOEICで有利！
🎯 目標スコア：400〜500点