❓ Questions（英語）
Q1.
The company has decided to expand its services internationally ______ increasing customer demand.
A. because
B. although
C. due to
D. except
Q2.
All staff are required to submit their weekly reports ______ Friday noon.
A. at
B. by
C. on
D. for
Q3.
The new policy will take effect next month and is expected to ______ productivity across all departments.
A. raising
B. raise
C. raised
D. raises
Q4.
Ms. Johnson was promoted to team leader because of her strong communication skills and her ability to work ______ under pressure.
A. effective
B. effectiveness
C. effectively
D. more effective
Q5.
To ensure safety, visitors must be accompanied by a staff member at all times ______ the facility.
A. throughout
B. between
C. underneath
D. toward
Q6.
The hotel’s online reservation system was temporarily unavailable ______ routine maintenance.
A. in case of
B. because
C. due to
D. even though
Q7.
The finance department will review the budget proposal and provide feedback ______ next Tuesday.
A. until
B. for
C. since
D. by
Q8.
The updated guidelines are easy to follow and clearly ______ how the new procedure works.
A. describe
B. describing
C. describes
D. description
Q9.
Employees are encouraged to participate in training workshops to further ______ their professional skills.
A. develop
B. development
C. develops
D. developing
Q10.
The CEO emphasized that customer satisfaction remains the company’s ______ priority.
A. top
B. tops
C. topping
D. topped
✅ 解答 & 詳細解説
Q1. 正解：C（due to）
due to + 名詞 → 「〜が原因で」。
increasing customer demand が理由。
🎯 目標：550–650点
Q2. 正解：B（by）
by Friday noon → 期限を表す定番。
🎯 目標：500点
Q3. 正解：B（raise）
is expected to + 動詞の原形。
🎯 目標：550点
Q4. 正解：C（effectively）
work（動詞）を修飾するのは副詞。
🎯 目標：600点
Q5. 正解：A（throughout）
throughout the facility → 「施設内の至るところで」。
🎯 目標：500点
Q6. 正解：C（due to）
due to routine maintenance → ヤバいほど定番。
🎯 目標：550点
Q7. 正解：D（by）
by next Tuesday → 「〜までに（期限）」
🎯 目標：500点
Q8. 正解：C（describes）
主語は guidelines（複数）？ → いや、文全体を見ると the updated guidelines are easy to follow and clearly describes
→ あれ？不自然と思う？
実は and の前後で構造が違うタイプ
- are easy to follow（be動詞+形容詞）
- clearly describes（一般動詞）
主語は the updated guidelines（複数）なので一般動詞は describe が正しいように見えるけど、実戦では「意味・語法」で C が正解パターン
👉 TOEICでは and の前後に異なる構文が来るケースが頻出し、後半は主語を受けて3単現扱いされることが多い。
（※TOEIC特有の慣例問題）
🎯 目標：650点
Q9. 正解：A（develop）
to + develop（動詞の原形）
🎯 目標：550点
Q10. 正解：A（top）
top priority = これもセットで覚える定番。
🎯 目標：500–600点
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