【第36回】スクランブル781~800

Forests vanish mainly when humans cut or burn them.　

• appear

• disappear

• extend

• open

Using mobile phones in class has been banned in our school.　

• approved

• prohibited

• provided

• admitted

It is a well-known fact that smoking seriously affects the functioning of the heart and lungs.　

• helps

• fulfills

• denies

• influences

The boss dismissed the lazy boy at once.　

• employed

• canceled

• fired

• omitted

The boy sang loudly, trying to overcome his fear of the darkness.　

• undergo

• move

• overlook

• conquer

Is it really possible to predict an earthquake with the latest high-tech advances?　

• develop

• forecast

• prevent

• observe

You cannot emphasize the point too much.　

• stress

• abbreviate

• eliminate

• locate

The man at the service center said he could not fix my car.　

• repair

• attach

• make

• secure

Mr. Smith is the one who founded the organization. That’s why it is called Smith Club.　

• measured

• opposed

• established

• discovered

The art gallery will exhibit some of Picasso’s paintings.　

• sell

• purchase

• display

• collect