11. Inoue enjoys  crossword puzzles while commuting to work on the train.
    a. work     b. to work  c. works   d. working

12. The Ruhr Valley in Germany is  area.
    a. a heavy industrial  b. a heavily industrialized   c. an industrially heavy   d. a heavy industory

13. The new bridge is not as picturesque  the old one, but it is much safer.
    a. as     b. so   c. like   d. than

14. The scientific method is the  of all scientifc research.
    a. basic  b. basis   c. basing   d. base

15. Temporary and part-time workers make  a higher proportion of the work
    force today than they did in the past.
    a. out   b. up     c. away     d. on 

解答

11. Inoue enjoys (d) crossword puzzles while commuting to work on the train.
    a. work     b. to work  c. works   d. working

    comute  : 通う

12. The Ruhr Valley in Germany is (b) area.
    a. a heavy industrial  b. a heavily industrialized   c. an industrially heavy   d. a heavy industory

13. The new bridge is not as picturesque (a) the old one, but it is much safer.
    a. as     b. so   c. like   d. than

    picturesque  :  絵のように美しい

14. The scientific method is the (d) of all scientifc research.
    a. basic  b. basis   c. basing   d. base

15. Temporary and part-time workers make (b) a higher proportion of the work
    force today than they did in the past.
    a. out   b. up     c. away     d. on 

　　temporary　　: 臨時の