Question No. 14
W： Have you heard about the new law? When you rent an apartment and have a pet, it’ll cost 50 dollars extra a month.
M： So, with a cat and a dog you’d pay double?
W： Right.
M： What about four fish in a bowl? Would you have to pay 200 dollars?
W： Well, a pet is a pet.
Question No. 15
W： Sorry, but isn’t this 9A?
M： Yes, it is.
W： Well, I’ve reserved this seat.
M： But my ticket says ... oops, I reserved 19A. Sorry, I’ll move, but first let me gather my things.
W： Uh, don’t bother. I’ll just sit in the seat you reserved.
M： Thank you.
Question No. 16
M： Could I take a day off tomorrow?
W： Well, we’re pretty busy on Saturdays.
M： I know, but I’d like to attend my friend’s wedding. I can work an extra day next week instead.
W： I guess that’ll work, but next time let me know earlier.
Questions No. 17 to 19
M： Look at this website. It shows the top three female baby names in the U.S. by decade.
W： Is my name there?
M： Let’s see ... your name was the most popular in the 70s.
W： That’s when I was born. Look, Amy and Melissa were also popular then. And I have two friends with those names.
M： And your name was still popular in the 80s. It was ranked second.
W： My grandmother’s name was the most popular when she was born in the 30s, and stayed the most popular for another two decades.
M： Linda was very popular back then, too.
W： And there are some names that only appear once.
M： Yeah, like Lisa and Susan in the 60s.
W： How about now?
M： The top three are Emily, Madison and Emma.
W： Hmm ... Emily went from third to the most popular in one decade.
M： It’s interesting to see how the popularity of names changes over the years.
【解答】 2009年度 本試験 第３問
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問14 ② 問15 ④
問16 ①
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問17 ⑥ 問18 ③
問19 ①