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*通訳案内業試験(平成2)
(イ)As financial systems developed, means of payment came into use that were different from those used to be. (1) ( ) example in the United States before the Civil War, the unit of account was 0.0483 of an ounce of gold, but most common means of payment was paper money issued by private banks. A dollar bill from a bank carried a promise that it could be redeemed for gold at any time. In the twentieth century, governments became more involved (2) ( ) the monetary system. In the United States, banks are not allowed to issue dollar bills; only the Federal Reserve has that power. Moreover, the unit of account (ロ) no ( ) has ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) gold.
Instead, it is the government’s dollar bill. Though dollar bill are wildly used as means of payment, other means of payment are even more important, such as checks and credit cards. Although there is no law in the United States that requires prices to be quoted in dollars, nobody would choose to quote prices in another unit, such as French francs. The public is familiar (3) ( ) dollar prices and reluctant to think (4) ( ) any other terms. (ハ)Even if you are good at doing arithmetic in your head, it is a lot more convenient to do all of your financial thinking.
問1 |
(1)〜(4)に最も適当な1語を入れなさい。 |
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解答: |
(1)For (2)in (3)with (4)in |
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問2 |
下線(ロ)の空欄にそれぞれ1語を入れ、次の日本文の意味を表すような英文を完成しなさい。
「金(きん)とは、もはやなんの関係もない」 |
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解答: |
longer anything to do with |
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問3 |
下線部(イ)を日本語に直しなさい。 |
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解答: |
金融制度が発達するつれ、支払手段はこれまでの方法とは異なってきた。 |
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問4 |
下線部(ハ)を日本語に直しなさい |
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解答: |
たとえ、あなたが暗算が得意だとしても、金銭的なことをするには、非常に便利なことである。 |
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