英検１級道場－受講生が間違いやすい、覚えづらい短文集その②

英検１級道場では、英文の文例で学習することを重視しているが、英検の過去問で受講生が間違いやすい、あるいは覚えづらい短文集をピックアップして紹介していく
ボールドの下線で示すものが正解だ、これから毎日３個ずつ紹介する

ちなみに、短文集のでき具合と読解力は正比例する（当たり前）

The archaeologist thanked the Russian government for ( ) his research in Siberia. He said the local guides it arranged had been a great help.

1 omitting 2 presuming 3 facilitating 正解 4 colonizing

facilitating ＝To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.

With the sudden death of the veteran senator, speculation ( ) as to who the successor will be.

1 abounds正解 2 exceeds 3 rations 4 resents

後任は誰かという憶測がとびかったという表現にぴったり

Peter was frustrated by the lack of detail his professor gave about the assignment, so he asked her for more ( ) instructions.

1 obscure 2 dubious 3 explicit 正解 4 cynical

explicit ＝entirely clear and unambiguous　指示があいまいなので明確な指示を求めたということだが、obscureを選ぶ人が多いがこの用例を示す"The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"