The Firm – Chapter 4
Sad News
Pweson English Readers Level 5
要約:マクディーア夫妻が新生活を始めた直後、法律事務所の同僚が事故で亡くなったという悲報が届きます。
語彙リスト
| 単語 | 品詞 | 意味 | TOEIC例文 |
| neighbourhood | n. | 近所、地域 | The office is located in a safe neighbourhood. |
| furniture | n. | 家具 | The company ordered new office furniture. |
| income | n. | 収入 | His monthly income increased after the promotion. |
| admire | v. | 賞賛する、感心する | The CEO admired the team’s hard work. |
| tragedy | n. | 悲劇 | The accident was a national tragedy. |
| explosion | n. | 爆発 | The police are investigating the cause of the explosion. |
| shocked | adj. | 衝撃を受けた | Employees were shocked by the sudden resignation. |
| partner | n. | 仲間、共同経営者 | He became a partner at the law firm. |
| widow | n. | 未亡人 | The company supported the widow after the accident. |
| funeral | n. | 葬儀 | Many colleagues attended the president’s funeral. |
ミニ演習(TOEIC Part 5形式)
- The new office is located in a safe ______ with many restaurants nearby.
(A) neighbour
(B) neighbourhood
(C) neighborly
(D) neighborhoods - The company purchased a new office ______ for the meeting room.
(A) furnish
(B) furnishing
(C) furniture
(D) furnished - His annual ______ increased significantly after he joined the new law firm.
(A) income
(B) incoming
(C) incomed
(D) incomming - The sudden death of two lawyers was a great ______ for the firm.
(A) tragic
(B) tragedy
(C) tragically
(D) tragedies - After many years of hard work, she finally became a ______ of the firm.
(A) partnering
(B) partners
(C) partner
(D) partnered
✅ 解答: 1(B) 2(C) 3(A) 4(B) 5(C)
