Lesson 13: Write to the Point!

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In that country Spanish is __________ spoken than English.

その国では英語よりもスペイン語のほうがより多くの人に話されている

• wider

• more widely

• widely

• more wider

Answer explanation

その国では英語よりもスペイン語のほうがより多くの人に話されている。
【解答】
 In that country(,)  more people speak Spanish than English.
(別解1)
 In that country(,)  Spanish is more widely spoken [commonly spoken / widely used / commonly used] than English.
(別解2)
 In that country(,) Spanish is more common than English.

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I have ___ ____ money as you do.

僕と君の所持金は同じだ。

• as many

• as more

• as much

• as most

Answer explanation

I have as much money as you do.

As much as, as many as

Other example

When we want to make comparisons referring to quantity, we use as much as with uncountable nouns and as many as with plural nouns:

Example: Greg makes as much money as Jake.

The word money is in between "as much" and "as." This sentence means that both Greg and Jake have the same amount of money.

同じくらい、同じくらい

量について比較する場合、数えられない名詞には as much as を、複数名詞には as many as を使います：

例 グレッグはジェイクと同じくらい稼いでいる。

moneyという単語は "as much "と "as "の間にある。この文は、グレッグもジェイクも同じだけのお金を持っていることを意味する。

(Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/as-as)

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I think in this town there are ____ ____ ____ ten years ago.

10年前に比べれば、街に緑が増え、川の水もきれいになったように思われる。

• more greens than

• more trees than

Answer explanation

10年前に比べれば、街に緑が増え、川の水もきれいになったように思われる。
【解答】
 It seems to me that my hometown is greener and its river (is) cleaner [my hometown has become greener and its river (has become) cleaner] than ten years ago.
（別解1）
 I think that in my hometown there is more greenery [there are more trees] and its river [the river] is cleaner than ten years ago.
（別解2）
 Compared with ten years ago, I think that in my hometown there is more greenery and its river is cleaner.
（別解3） It seems that the town has more trees and the river is cleaner than ten years ago.

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The weather forecast says tomorrow will ____ ______ by about 3℃ than today.

天気予報によると、明日は今日より3℃ぐらい暖かくなりそうだ。

• be warmer
  

• more warm

Answer explanation

天気予報によると、明日は今日より3℃ぐらい暖かくなりそうだ。
【解答】According to the weather forecast [the weather report], it will [is going to / is likely to] be about 3℃ [three degrees Celsius / three degrees centigrade]  warmer tomorrow than today.
(別解)
 The weather forecast says （that) tomorrow will be warmer by about 3℃ than today.

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Although the Internet has developed, being with your fellow workers is ___ ________ ____ it used to be.

^{インターネットが発達した現代でも、仕事仲間と同じ場所にいることは以前と同様に重要である。}

• more important as

• important so as

• as important as

Answer explanation

インターネットが発達した現代でも、仕事仲間と同じ場所にいることは以前と同様に重要である。
【解答】
 Even nowadays [these days / today], when the Internet is (so) widely used, it is (just) as important to be with our colleagues (in the same place) as it used to be.
（別解1）
 Certainly, the Internet is (so) common these days, but it is still as important to be with your coworkers (in the same place) as (it was) before.
（別解2）
 Although the Internet has developed [has made progress / is advanced], being with your fellow workers (in the same place) is (just) as important as it used to be.

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According to another survey, two-thirds of the people who thought they were "unhappy" considered wealth and success ______ _________ than human relationships.

^{別の調査では、自分を「不幸せだ」と考えている人の三分の二が、人間関係より財産や成功を重視する人でした。} 

• most important

• more important

• significant

Answer explanation

別の調査では、自分を「不幸せだ」と考えている人の三分の二が、人間関係より財産や成功を重視する人でした。 
【解答】
 According to [In] another survey, twi-thirds [two thirds] of the people who [those who] thought (that) they were "unhappy" [felt "unhappy"] considered wealth and [or] success (to be) more important than human relationships [relationships with others / friendships].
（別解1）
 According to other research, two-thirds of the people who believed (that) they were "unhappy" attached more importance to money and [or] success than to human relationships.
（別解2）
 According to another survey, two-thirds of the people who considered themselves "unhappy" thought it was more important to be rich and [or] successful than to have many friends.
(別解3)
 Another survey shows that two out of three people who feel (that) they are "not happy" place more emphasis on how rich and [or] how successful they are than (on) how good their relationships with those around them are.
(別解4）
 According to another survey, two-thirds of the people who felt "unhappy" thought that wealth and [or] success outweighed human relationships.

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When I reread this novel, I found it was ____ _______ ____ it had seemed when I read it for the first time.

^{この小説を読み直してみると、最初に読んだときよりも面白いことがわかった。}

• more interesting than
  

• interesting more as

• interesting than more

Answer explanation

この小説を読み直してみると、最初に読んだときよりも面白いことがわかった。
【解答】
 When I read this novel again [for the second time], I found [realized] (that) it was more interesting than I had thought [it had seemed] the first time I read it.
（別解1）
 When I reread this novel, I found (that)  it was more interesting than it had seemed when I read it for the first time [when I first read it].
（別解2）
 When I reread this novel, I found it more interesting than I had when I read it for the first time.

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Kyle can write in Japanese as _____ ___ he does in English.

カイルは英語で書くのと同じくらい簡単に日本語で手紙を書くことがで

• as easy

• easily as

• easy as

• easier as

Answer explanation

Kyle can write letters in Japanese as easily as he does in English.

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Okinawa has ____ _____ ______ climate than Tokyo.

沖縄は東京よりもはるかに暖かい。

• many more warmth

• a much warmer

• a much colder

• a more warmer

Answer explanation

沖縄は東京よりもはるかに暖かい。
【解答】
 It is a lot [much] warmer in Okinawa than (it is) in Tokyo.
(別解1)
 Okinawa has a much warmer climate than Tokyo (does).
(別解2)
 The climate [weather] of Okinawa is a lot warmer than that of Tokyo [Tokyo's].
(別解3）
 The climate [weather] in Okinawa is a lot warmer than that in Tokyo [Tokyo's].
(別解4）
 Okinawa's climate is much milder than Tokyo's.

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There are people who say the reason for this is that young people are ____ _____ _____ they used to be.  ^{However, as far as I am concerned, the long recession has influenced this decrease.}

_{以前よりも若者が野心を抱かなくなったからだと言う人がいます。しかし、私は、長引く不況が大きな原因だと思っています。}

• less ambitious than

• as ambitious as

•  better ambitious as

• more ambitious than

Answer explanation

以前よりも若者が野心を抱かなくなったからだと言う人がいます。しかし、私は、長引く不況が大きな原因だと思っています。

Translations:

【解答】
 Some people say [claim / argue / insist]  (that) this is (mainly) because young people are not  as ambitious as they used to be.  However, I believe [think] (that) it is [that is] because of the continuing (economic) recession.
(別解1)
 There are (some) people who say (that) the (main) reason for this is that young people are less ambitious than they used to be.  However, as far as I am concerned, the long (economic) recession has influenced this decrease.
(別解2）
 Some people say (that) this is [it is] because young people do not have as much ambition as [have less ambition than] they used to.  Howener, inmy opinion the reason for this is that the (economic) reccession has lasted [has been lasting] for a long time.