1990
-
Look! There’s an alert in the system log. Someone must have left the server ___ .
① be opened ② open ③ opening ④ to open
→ 正解：② open -
Each of the engineers ___ the pros and cons before choosing a framework.
① is weigh ② is weight ③ weigh ④ weighs
→ 正解：④ weighs -
After a lot of bugs, she ___ to learn to deploy the new app.
① gave up ② managed ③ put off ④ succeeded
→ 正解：② managed -
I couldn’t meet the client online because my laptop ran out of ___ .
① gas ② money ③ order ④ battery
→ 正解：④ battery -
My old monitor is almost 15 years old, but it still has a good ___ .
① message ② photo ③ picture ④ scene
→ 正解：③ picture -
This code is dangerous to ___ in production.
① being run ② run in ③ run it ④ run
→ 正解：④ run -
___ his many hours of debugging, he did not make much progress on the API.
① Because of ② Besides ③ Despite ④ Instead of
→ 正解：③ Despite -
John and Mary ___ each other since they joined the same IT company in 2010.
① have been knowing ② have known ③ were knowing ④ were known
→ 正解：② have known -
His manager ___ him to be more careful in his code reviews.
① advised ② said ③ suggested ④ warned
→ 正解：④ warned -
The global hackathon was a huge success because so many countries ___ it.
① participated ② played in ③ represented ④ took part in
→ 正解：④ took part in -
Where in Japan ___ before becoming a system engineer?
① did you grow up ② did you raise up ③ were you grown up ④ were you risen up
→ 正解：① did you grow up -
Some people fear that AI may replace programmers soon, but I ___ .
① am afraid it will ② doubt it will ③ think if it does ④ wonder that it does
→ 正解：② doubt it will -
If you buy this software license, I will give you a ___ .
① fifteen percent discount ② fifteen percent of discount ③ fifteen percents discount ④ fifteen percents of discount
→ 正解：① fifteen percent discount -
Jeff and Jenny saved ___ they could to buy new development laptops.
① as a lot of money as ② as much money as ③ money as a lot as ④ money as possible as
→ 正解：② as much money as
1991
-
Does Kenji still have that laptop he ___ from the IT department?
① asked ② borrowed ③ lent ④ rented
→ 正解：② borrowed -
His PC is in repair because it was ___ in a power surge last night.
① broken ② damaged ③ destroyed ④ injured
→ 正解：② damaged -
I could tell he was only ___ to work, because his monitor was turned off.
① acting ② behaving ③ deceiving ④ pretending
→ 正解：④ pretending -
Before the exam I ___ my memory by reading some technical notes.
① recovered ② refreshed ③ reminded ④ repaired
→ 正解：② refreshed -
When I missed the last company bus, I had no ___ but to take a taxi.
① chance ② choice ③ method ④ possibility
→ 正解：② choice -
In spite of the ___ traffic, I managed to get to the data center in time.
① heavy ② light ③ little ④ much
→ 正解：① heavy -
I don’t know what this Linux command means. I’ll look it ___ in the manual.
① about ② for ③ through ④ up
→ 正解：④ up -
We’ll have to move that big server rack; it’s really ___ the way.
① by ② in ③ on ④ out of
→ 正解：② in -
Let’s ask the network admin to ___ the system while we’re away.
① care about ② keep up ③ look after ④ watch out
→ 正解：③ look after -
I’ve already had one bad experience buying software online and I don’t want ___ .
① another ② any longer ③ at all ④ other
→ 正解：① another -
I’d rather have a desk of my own, ___ small it may be.
① however ② no matter ③ even if ④ whatever
→ 正解：② no matter -
___ seems easy at first often turns out to be difficult.
① It ② That ③ What ④ Which
→ 正解：③ What -
The interns should not ___ the server logs, but they did.
① ate ② be eaten ③ be eating ④ have eaten
→ 正解：④ have eaten -
I’m having my office PC ___ at the moment, so could you come over next week instead?
① be painted ② paint ③ painted ④ to paint
→ 正解：③ painted -
This open-source project is a real masterpiece. I think it’s worth ___ again and again.
① be listened to ② listening to ③ to be listened to ④ to listen to
→ 正解：② listening to -
The developer pushed code, although his leader told him ___ .
① don’t do ② not do it ③ not to ④ to not
→ 正解：③ not to -
My coworker doesn’t drink coffee at night, and ___ .
① I do neither ② I neither do ③ neither do I ④ neither I do
→ 正解：③ neither do I
1992
-
What is he talking about in the meeting? It just doesn’t make ___ .
① reason ② right ③ sense ④ truth
→ 正解：③ sense -
Susan left her project team, so now she has a lot of time to ___ for herself.
① keep ② lose ③ save ④ spare
→ 正解：④ spare -
She had a dream of becoming a lead developer even though she didn’t know how to ___ a team.
① act ② become ③ play ④ manage
→ 正解：② become -
It’s only a small office, but it ___ all our project needs perfectly.
① agrees ② meets ③ replies ④ responds
→ 正解：② meets -
Could you lend me some budget? Our project is ___ of funds this quarter.
① lack ② need ③ scarce ④ short
→ 正解：④ short -
I’ve worked near the data center for so long that I’m now ___ to the noise of the servers.
① aware ② conscious ③ familiar ④ used
→ 正解：④ used -
___ your technical support, we wouldn’t be able to complete this deployment.
① Except ② Instead of ③ Thanks to ④ Without
→ 正解：④ Without -
___ attending the security briefing, we also have to submit the audit report.
① Above all ② As well ③ Behind ④ In addition to
→ 正解：④ In addition to -
I just can’t see why he doesn’t ___ that old laptop, since he never uses it anymore.
① get along ② get away ③ get hold of ④ get rid of
→ 正解：④ get rid of -
There are two possible APIs for this function, and you know one of them. Now I’ll show you ___ .
① another ② other ③ the other ④ the others
→ 正解：③ the other -
The engineers had trouble accessing the server room ___ the cables were damaged.
① how ② that ③ where ④ which
→ 正解：③ where -
Remember ___ I’ve just told you about the backup procedure. It’ll be very important later.
① as ② that ③ what ④ which
→ 正解：③ what -
My boss never allowed me ___ the production database alone.
① access ② accessing ③ to access ④ to accessing
→ 正解：③ to access -
Kate types code very fast. I’ve never seen anyone typing ___ so quickly.
① code ② coding ③ coded ④ to code
→ 正解：② coding -
The issue ___ at today’s stand-up meeting is whether we should delay the release.
① discussing ② is discussed ③ to be discussed ④ to be discussing
→ 正解：③ to be discussed -
If our last patch had not fixed the bug, our team would ___ the client’s trust.
① have lost ② have won ③ lose ④ win
→ 正解：① have lost -
Don’t go too far from the Wi-Fi router during the online meeting. ___ .
① It cannot be in danger. ② It could be dangerous. ③ You wouldn’t be dangerous. ④ You’d be out of danger.
→ 正解：② It could be dangerous.
1993
-
Do you know how ___ in the evening the system maintenance will begin?
① early ② fast ③ quickly ④ rapidly
→ 正解：① early -
A proposal is not always a good one just ___ it is written by a senior engineer.
① because ② for ③ since ④ though
→ 正解：① because -
I feel ___ and sleepy in Mr. Brown’s review meetings, since he is always using the same PowerPoint.
① bored ② boring ③ interested ④ interesting
→ 正解：① bored -
I went back to headquarters for the first time ___ ten years.
① before ② during ③ in ④ of
→ 正解：③ in -
Although her manager had said “no” for a long time, they finally ___ her lead the project alone.
① allowed ② got ③ let ④ made
→ 正解：③ let -
I can’t ___ that keyboard noise. It’s driving me crazy.
① keep ② put up ③ stand ④ stay away
→ 正解：② put up -
I suggested to Mary ___ with me to collect system logs, but she said she was too busy.
① come ② that she come ③ that she had come ④ to have come
→ 正解：② that she come -
The IT industry is moving in the direction of more automated tools and ___ manpower.
① bigger ② few ③ less ④ many
→ 正解：③ less -
You can use an old server case, ___ cut off, as a frame for testing airflow.
① the top is ② the top of which ③ whose top ④ with its top
→ 正解：② the top of which -
A large proportion of ___ Japanese engineers use are based on U.S. standards.
① that ② what ③ where ④ which
→ 正解：④ which -
The recent cyberattacks have caused hardware prices to rise daily ___ the last two months.
① by ② for ③ since ④ with
→ 正解：② for -
You are ___ to burn out in summer than in winter because projects often peak before holidays.
① less likely ② less unlikely ③ very likely ④ very unlikely
→ 正解：① less likely -
___ the way she manages her projects, Sue should become a senior PM.
① Like ② Liked ③ Liking ④ To like
→ 正解：① Like -
I’ll be surprised ___ an outage. He deploys without checking the test logs.
① if Tom doesn’t have ② if Tom has ③ unless Tom doesn’t have ④ unless Tom has
→ 正解：② if Tom has -
You live near the office, don’t you? Would you like to ___ our company carpool?
① enter ② leave ③ ride ④ share
→ 正解：④ share -
More and more cloud services were being adopted, yet the number of on-prem servers ___ 81 percent from 53 to 96 units.
① decreased less than ② decreased to ③ increased by ④ increased up to
→ 正解：④ increased up to -
After six hours of debugging, we finally ___ the root cause of the system failure.
① could be reached ② could have reached ③ succeeded in reaching ④ succeeded to reach
→ 正解：③ succeeded in reaching
1994
- “No one was prepared for the client’s AI questions.”
“I guess we ___ the dataset last night.”
① could read ② ought to read ③ read ④ should have read
→ 正解：④ should have read
（昨夜データセットを読んでおくべきだったね。）
- “Which would you prefer, ChatGPT API or local inference?”
“___, thank you.”
① Neither ② No, I don’t ③ Why not ④ Yes, I do
→ 正解：① Neither
- “What’s your favorite tech field?”
“___ machine learning.”
① Playing ski ② Ski ③ Skiing ④ To ski
→ 正解：④ To ski → To study に読み替え可：「To study machine learning.」
- “That large-scale data leak happened a long time ago, didn’t it?”
“No, it was ___ last year.”
① as early as ② as recently as ③ early as ④ recently as
→ 正解：② as recently as
- “Is Bill still using your server?”
“Yes, I wonder when he ___ it.”
① has returned ② returned ③ returns ④ will return
→ 正解：④ will return
- The AI models were training in a line with one engineer ___ and one behind.
① front ② in front of ③ on front ④ in front on
→ 正解：② in front of
- Cold data center air is delicious ___ server fans.
① when eaten with ② when eaten ③ when eating ④ with when eating
→ 正解：② when eaten
- Cloud tools are so much ___ we assume every company uses them.
① for granted ② granted ③ taken for granted ④ taken it granted
→ 正解：③ taken for granted
- “That dashboard doesn’t seem user-friendly to me.”
“___, I think it’s rather intuitive.”
① however ② in opposition ③ on the contrary ④ on the other hand
→ 正解：③ on the contrary
- Nowadays few students want to become data engineers, probably because they find engineers’ salaries very ___.
① cheap ② expensive ③ inexpensive ④ low
→ 正解：④ low
- I have a strong objection ___ treated like a chatbot.
① to be ② to being ③ whether I am ④ whether I should be
→ 正解：② to being
- Can you tell the difference between data trained on Japan and ___?
① American ones ② American rice ③ one of America ④ rice of America
→ 正解：① American ones
- Mr. Brown lives in a ___ office near Shibuya.
① big, white, two-story ② two-story, white, big ③ white, big, two-story ④ white, two-story, big
→ 正解：① big, white, two-story
- Japan has recently shown a high level of DX investment — but the same is true ___ other countries.
① at ② from ③ of ④ to
→ 正解：④ to
- “I’m sorry to hear about your system outage. But if you had taken my DevOps advice, you ___ in such trouble now.”
① haven’t been ② would be ③ would have been ④ wouldn’t be
→ 正解：④ wouldn’t be
- Tom is ___ an AI prompt engineer than a data scientist; he always finds solutions without training long models.
① less ② more ③ not ④ rather
→ 正解：④ rather
- ___ innovation activities are those approved of by society because they are considered to be ethical and sustainable.
① Respect ② Respectable ③ Respecting ④ Respective
→ 正解：② Respectable
1995
- “This is our new chatbot. Its name is WisdomEngine.”
“That’s interesting. Why ___ did you give it such a name?”
① in the earth ② in world ③ on earth ④ on the world
→ 正解：③ on earth
（どうしてそんな名前を付けたんですか？）
- “Can you ___ what that sign says?”
“Yes. From here it’s quite clear. It says ‘No Unauthorized Access.’”
① look out ② look up ③ make out ④ make up
→ 正解：③ make out
（あのサインに何て書いてあるか読めますか？）
- “Do you like that UX design?”
“Yes, I do. It always ___ me of our old prototype days.”
① recalls ② recollects ③ remembers ④ reminds
→ 正解：④ reminds
（昔の試作時代を思い出させるね。）
- “Was Jack at the team meeting?”
“I don’t think so. If he had been, I ___ him on Zoom.”
① had seen ② saw ③ would have seen ④ would see
→ 正解：③ would have seen
（出席してたなら、Zoomで見かけたはずだ。）
- “Will you deploy the system this afternoon?”
“No, and ___.”
① neither Mary will ② neither will Mary ③ nor Mary will ④ so will Mary
→ 正解：② neither will Mary
（いや、メアリーも展開しないよ。）
- “You’re not afraid of AI bugs, are you?”
“No, certainly not. Not memory leaks, not latency, and ___ model drift.”
① at best ② at least ③ best of all ④ least of all
→ 正解：④ least of all
（もちろん違う。特にモデルドリフトなんて全然怖くない。）
- It’s ___ a long time since I joined this DX project.
① much ② pretty ③ quite ④ so
→ 正解：③ quite
（このDXプロジェクトに参加してから、もうかなり長い。）
- She is so ___ that she cried for days when her AI pet crashed.
① impressed ② impressive ③ sensible ④ sensitive
→ 正解：④ sensitive
（AIペットがクラッシュした時、何日も泣くほど繊細だ。）
- We have ___ logs to review before midnight.
① another miles ten ② another ten miles ③ ten another miles ④ ten miles another
→ 正解：② another ten miles → IT版では「another ten logs」でも同構文
（深夜までにあと10件のログを確認しなければならない。）
- There are few backup servers in this cluster, ___ is really a problem.
① what ② where ③ which ④ who
→ 正解：③ which
（これは本当に問題だ。）
- I liked his cloud design, but I hadn’t expected it ___ so simple.
① be ② of being ③ to be ④ to being
→ 正解：③ to be
（あんなにシンプルだとは思わなかった。）
- In Pythonic fashion, I know nothing.
① When I come on ② When it comes to ③ Where I come on ④ Where it comes on
→ 正解：② When it comes to
（Python的な作法については何も知らない。）
- You will find the word “neural network” ___ under “N” in the AI glossary.
① have listed ② list ③ listed ④ listing
→ 正解：③ listed
（AI用語集の“N”の項に「ニューラルネットワーク」が載っているよ。）
- Our tech lead always talks to me ___ a senior explaining to a new developer.
① as same as ② how ③ like ④ similar as
→ 正解：③ like
（リードは新米開発者に教えるベテランのように私に話す。）
- The word “___” means money to be paid by companies for cloud usage or compute time.
① income ② salary ③ tax ④ wage
→ 正解：③ tax → （クラウド課金の比喩で“digital tax”として使える）
（クラウド利用や計算時間に対して支払う料金を指す。）
1996
- “I really hope the deployment goes well tomorrow.”
“From ___ you just said, it seems you don’t want to join the system rollout.”
① that ② what ③ where ④ which
→ 正解：② what
（今の発言からすると、明日のシステム導入には参加したくなさそうだね。）
- “Do you know that Lisa has got a new AI project?”
“No, she ___ us nothing about it.”
① said ② spoke ③ talked ④ told
→ 正解：④ told
（いや、彼女はそのことを全く話していなかった。）
- “I saw Mr. Tanaka on Slack this morning.”
“You ___ have. He’s still on business trip in California.”
① couldn’t ② didn’t ③ might ④ should
→ 正解：① couldn’t
（そんなはずないよ。まだカリフォルニア出張中だ。）
- “How’s your mentor?”
“He’s fine. He’s ___ to teach coding every Sunday.”
① enough active still ② enough still active ③ still active enough ④ still enough active
→ 正解：③ still active enough
（元気だよ。今でも毎週日曜にコーディングを教えてる。）
- “What did he say?”
“He asked me ___ with him, and I accepted.”
① marrying ② marry ③ to marry ④ to marrying
→ 正解：③ to marry
（彼が一緒にやろうって言って、了承したんだ。）
※職業的に言えば「to work with him」でも自然。
- “It’s been a long time since we last met, ___?”
① didn’t it ② hasn’t it ③ isn’t it ④ wasn’t it
→ 正解：② hasn’t it
（久しぶりだね。）
- Many engineers criticized me, but I did what ___ right.
① I thought I was right ② I thought right ③ I thought it was right ④ I thought was right
→ 正解：④ I thought was right
（多くのエンジニアに批判されたけど、自分が正しいと思うことをした。）
- They’ve just become tech leads, so they’ll get promoted ___ one more year.
① for ② from ③ in ④ since
→ 正解：③ in
（彼らはリードになったばかりだから、あと1年で昇進するだろう。）
- I told them to stop talking in the meeting, but they didn’t pay ___ attention.
① an ② any ③ attentions ④ some
→ 正解：② any
（会議中に話をやめろと言ったのに、全く聞かなかった。）
- This is the ___ innovative system we’ve ever deployed.
① far ② most ③ much ④ very
→ 正解：② most
（これまで導入した中で最も革新的なシステムだ。）
- He opened his mouth ___ to say “No,” but he didn’t.
① as far ② as if ③ as much ④ what if
→ 正解：② as if
（「ノー」と言いかけたようだったが、結局言わなかった。）
- We must keep in mind that untested AI code ___ more harm than good.
① damages ② does ③ gets ④ makes
→ 正解：② does
（テストされていないAIコードは、有益どころか害を及ぼすことを忘れてはならない。）
- A solid data science education will ___ you to make fair decisions based on evidence.
① enable ② let ③ make ④ take
→ 正解：① enable
（データサイエンス教育は、根拠に基づいた公正な判断を可能にしてくれる。）
- I’m afraid your manager will never give their ___ to deploy this AI model.
① admission ② consent ③ excuse ④ pardon
→ 正解：② consent
（そのAIモデルの導入に上司の承認は降りないと思う。）
- The people who watch a hackathon without taking part are called ___.
① clients ② customers ③ guests ④ spectators
→ 正解：④ spectators
（ハッカソンを見学するだけの人たちは「観覧者」と呼ばれる。）
1997
- “He’s a good Python coder, isn’t he?”
“Yes, he really is. I wish I ___ like him.”
① can code ② could code ③ code ④ will code
→ 正解：② could code
（彼みたいにコーディングできたらいいのにな。）
- “Everything you deploy works perfectly.”
“Thanks, but I don’t think I’m ___ engineer as you.”
① a good as ② as a good ③ as good a ④ good as a
→ 正解：③ as good a
（君ほど優秀なエンジニアじゃないよ。）
- “Is Python widely used in Japan?”
“Well, ___ Japanese developers use it in everyday projects.”
① almost ② any ③ most ④ none
→ 正解：③ most
（日本の開発者のほとんどが日常的に使っているよ。）
- “Do you know what Junko is coding now?”
“Well, she ___ a new chatbot when I saw her earlier.”
① has been reading ② is reading ③ may be reading ④ was reading
→ 正解：④ was reading → 改題：was training（新しいチャットボットを学習させていた）
（さっき見たとき、新しいチャットボットをトレーニングしてたよ。）
- “Are you going somewhere during the break?”
“Yes, I found a co-working space ___ I can focus even in winter.”
① how ② when ③ where ④ which
→ 正解：③ where
（冬でも集中できるコワーキングスペースを見つけたんだ。）
- “It’s strange that Jane hasn’t logged in yet.”
“Yes, she hasn’t missed a single meeting so ___.”
① far ② long ③ many ④ much
→ 正解：① far
（今まで一度も会議を欠席したことがないのにね。）
- “Our CTO says AI will never take ___ of good engineers.”
① a chance ② a change ③ the lead ④ the place
→ 正解：④ the place
（AIが優秀なエンジニアを完全に置き換えることはないと言っている。）
- You ought to ___ than to deploy code without testing.
① have better ② know better ③ make better ④ turn better
→ 正解：② know better
（テストせずにコードをデプロイするなんて、分別がないぞ。）
- It’s been years since I asked you ___ any technical advice.
① for ② from ③ of ④ with
→ 正解：① for
（君に技術的な助言を求めたのは、もう何年も前だ。）
- John has been ___ the API key he misplaced.
① discovering ② finding out ③ looking for ④ searching
→ 正解：③ looking for
（ジョンは無くしたAPIキーを探している。）
- This network is so ___ that it takes no time for a full backup.
① large ② narrow ③ small ④ wide
→ 正解：④ wide
（このネットワークは広帯域なので、バックアップがすぐ終わる。）
- It’s not very important. We might ___ forget about that bug.
① as much ② as possibly ③ as quickly ④ as well
→ 正解：④ as well
（大した問題じゃない。そのバグはもう忘れてもいいかもしれない。）
- What he says just doesn’t make ___ to me.
① importance ② meaning ③ sense ④ truth
→ 正解：③ sense
（彼の言ってることは全く筋が通ってない。）
- To ___ means to convince someone to act — like getting your manager to approve the AI budget.
① command ② direct ③ order ④ persuade
→ 正解：④ persuade
（説得するとは、上司を動かしてAI予算を通すようなことだ。）
1998
1.
“I like this UI design. Your layout looks really elegant.”
“Thanks. I had ___ by our design team.”
① done it ② it does ③ it done ④ it to do
→ 正解：③ it done
（うちのデザインチームに作ってもらったんです。）
2.
“How ___ will the system update begin? I’d like to grab a coffee first.”
“Well, if my watch is right, it should start in less than ten minutes.”
① fast ② long ③ rapidly ④ soon
→ 正解：④ soon
（アップデートはもうすぐ始まると思うよ。）
3.
“Shall we go with the new cloud provider for a change?”
“Yes, ___.”
① go for one ② if you like ③ we do ④ you should
→ 正解：② if you like
（いいね、あなたがそうしたいなら。）
4.
“I wish he wouldn’t send so many Slack messages. It makes me so stressed.”
“Yeah, I can’t ___ up with him either.”
① catch ② keep ③ put ④ take
→ 正解：② keep
（私も彼のスピードについていけないよ。）
5.
“Tom has a very ___ mind.”
“Yes, he’s always thinking of new AI tools to build.”
① absent ② active ③ alive ④ angry
→ 正解：② active
（彼はとても活動的な頭をしている。常に新しいAIツールを考えている。）
6.
No project is ___ if you are not motivated.
① interest ② interested ③ interesting ④ interestingly
→ 正解：③ interesting
（やる気がなければ、どんなプロジェクトも面白くない。）
7.
It’s not only her teammates that Ms. Kinoshita mentors. She helps ___ needs guidance.
① those ② whatever ③ whoever ④ whom
→ 正解：③ whoever
（木下さんはチームメンバーだけでなく、助けを必要とする人なら誰でも支援する。）
8.
John is only thirteen. He is ___ to manage a project alone.
① not old enough ② not too young ③ too old ④ young enough
→ 正解：① not old enough
（ジョンはまだ若すぎて、プロジェクトを一人で管理できない。）
9.
Last winter I visited the new AI lab. It ___ as advanced as I had expected.
① when wasn’t ② where it wasn’t ③ where wasn’t ④ which it wasn’t
→ 正解：② where it wasn’t
（行ってみたら、思ったほど先進的ではなかった。）
10.
I ___ in Silicon Valley for three years when I was a student, but I can’t code like them now.
① have been ② have once stayed ③ lived ④ went
→ 正解：③ lived
（学生時代に3年間シリコンバレーに住んでいたけど、今ではもうあの人たちみたいにはコーディングできない。）
11.
If I ___ that laptop last year, I’d still be using my old one.
① hadn’t bought ② haven’t bought ③ shouldn’t buy ④ wouldn’t buy
→ 正解：① hadn’t bought
（去年あのノートPCを買っていなかったら、まだ古いのを使っていただろう。）
12.
He lay on the sofa with his ___ and soon fell asleep.
① arms folded ② arms folding ③ fold arms ④ folding arms
→ 正解：① arms folded
（腕を組んでソファに横になり、そのまま眠ってしまった。）
13.
Bill was not sure if the model would converge, but he crossed his fingers and ___ for the best.
① expected ② feared ③ hoped ④ thought
→ 正解：③ hoped
（モデルがうまく収束するかは分からなかったが、うまくいくように祈った。）
14.
“This custom GPU board ___ was a gift from my mentor.”
① was ② is ③ may ④ might
→ 正解：① was
（この特製GPUボードは、私のメンターからの贈り物だった。）
1999
1.
“How did the system test go?”
“I’m not sure. For some reason, they’ve put off ___ the results until the end of the month.”
① announce ② announcement ③ announcing ④ to announce
→ ③ announcing
（どうやら、テスト結果の発表は月末まで延期されたらしい。）
2.
“I don’t see Sato on Slack. I wonder why he’s late for the meeting.”
“Well, he ___ his train, or maybe he overslept after the night deployment.”
① might have missed ② might miss ③ should have missed ④ should miss
→ ① might have missed
（たぶん電車を逃したか、夜間デプロイのあと寝過ごしたんだろう。）
3.
“Why are you ordering a new laptop? Didn’t you get one last month?”
“Yes, but unfortunately ___ last week.”
① I was stolen it ② it was stolen ③ it was robbed ④ someone was robbed
→ ② it was stolen
（そうなんだ。だけど先週盗まれちゃったんだ。）
4.
“I’m sorry, but the manager isn’t online yet. Shall I ping her when she logs in?”
“No, I’ll try again later. If I check in an hour, do you think she ___ by then?”
① had arrived ② has arrived ③ will arrive ④ will have arrived
→ ④ will have arrived
（あと1時間もすればオンラインになっているだろう。）
5.
“I like my project, but I wish I made more money.”
“Me too. If I ___ more, I could finally build my own PC.”
① did ② do ③ had ④ have
→ ③ had
（もっと給料が高ければ、自作PCを組めるのにな。）
6.
“John ___ to like front-end coding.”
“He sure does! That’s his third React project.”
① dares ② looks ③ seems ④ wants
→ ③ seems
（ジョンはフロントエンド開発が好きみたいだね。）
7.
“Some people say she commits too slowly.”
“I know, but ___ what people say, her code is always clean and stable.”
① against ② away from ③ compared to ④ contrary to
→ ④ contrary to
（世間の意見とは逆に、彼女のコードはいつも安定してる。）
8.
“I heard you were invited to the CTO’s review meeting.”
“Yes. I was surprised at how easy the CTO was ___.”
① for talking ② talking to ③ to talk ④ to talk to
→ ④ to talk to
（CTOって、意外と話しかけやすい人だったよ。）
9.
“You’ve been fixing bugs for hours. Shall I take ___?”
“No, it’s fine. I enjoy debugging, and you hate reading log files.”
① back ② on ③ over ④ up
→ ③ over
（もう何時間もバグ修正してるじゃない。代わろうか？）
10.
“I don’t think I can join the DevOps call at six. We still have lots of API work.”
“Probably, ___.”
① I’ll still be working ② I’ll still work ③ I’m still at work ④ I’m still working
→ ① I’ll still be working
（たぶん、その時間もまだ作業中だろうね。）
11.
The engineer didn’t approve any of the three system designs because he found ___ secure enough.
① both of them ② either of them ③ neither of them ④ none of them
→ ④ none of them
（どの設計も十分にセキュアではないと判断した。）
12.
“I heard you’re setting up a new cloud environment. Do you know how much ___?”
① cost it will ② it will cost ③ will it cost ④ it cost
→ ② it will cost
（新しいクラウド環境の費用、どのくらいになるか分かってる？）
13.
A ___ is a small downward movement of the head often used in online meetings to show understanding.
① nod ② pat ③ shake ④ wink
→ ① nod
（うなずきは、理解や同意を示すオンライン会議でよく使われる動作だ。）
14.
If you ___ server space to a client, you let them use it as long as they pay a monthly fee.
① borrow ② give ③ lend ④ rent
→ ④ rent
（サーバーを貸すとは、顧客が月額料金を払う限り使わせることを意味する。）
2000
1.
“What’s that app you’re testing?”
“You don’t know? It’s the new AI Debugger from Meta. You ___ it before!”
① hadn’t heard ② might hear ③ must’ve heard ④ shouldn’t hear
→ ✅ ③ must’ve heard
（え、知らないの？メタの新しいAIデバッガーだよ。前に聞いたことあるでしょ！）
2.
Bill had to leave his team ___ when he was assigned to an overseas project.
① back ② behind ③ off ④ over
→ ✅ ② behind
（ビルは海外案件に出張するとき、チームを残していかなければならなかった。）
3.
“May I speak to Mr. Sato from the DevOps team?”
“I’m sorry, he’s not available at the moment. Can I take a ___?”
① memo ② message ③ note ④ record
→ ✅ ② message
（今は席を外しています。伝言をお預かりしましょうか？）
4.
These two frameworks are different in almost every way. The only feature they have ___ is their open-source license.
① by chance ② by nature ③ in common ④ in turn
→ ✅ ③ in common
（この2つのフレームワークはほとんど異なるが、共通点はオープンソースであることだ。）
5.
Paul left his laptop at home again. He’s so ___.
① forgetful ② forgettable ③ forgetting ④ forgotten
→ ✅ ① forgetful
（ポールはまたノートPCを忘れた。ほんと忘れっぽい人だ。）
6.
Sarah is always able to fix deployment issues quickly. She’s such a ___ engineer.
① dependent ② lazy ③ shy ④ smart
→ ✅ ④ smart
（サラはいつもデプロイの問題をすぐ直す。ほんと賢いエンジニアだ。）
7.
“Haven’t you pushed that update yet?”
“___ me a few more minutes and I’ll finish testing.”
① Give ② Share ③ Take ④ Wait
→ ✅ ① Give
（あと数分だけください。テストが終わったらすぐプッシュします。）
8.
“Our trip to the AWS Summit was great, wasn’t it?”
“Yes, it was! I’m really looking forward ___ there again next year.”
① go ② going ③ to go ④ to going
→ ✅ ③ to go
（ほんと最高だった！来年また行くのが楽しみだ。）
9.
“Is that new café near the office open yet?”
“No, I think it ___ for more than a month now.”
① it’s been open ② it’s open ③ it’s opened ④ it was open
→ ✅ ① it’s been open
（うん、もう1か月くらい前から営業してるよ。）
10.
“May I use your laptop for a quick presentation?”
“Sure, ___! I’m not using it right now.”
① come about ② go ahead ③ put it on ④ take it up
→ ✅ ② go ahead
（もちろん、どうぞ！今使ってないから。）
11.
“It’s a ___ your AI model didn’t pass validation. Everyone expected high accuracy.”
① harm ② shame ③ sorrow ④ trouble
→ ✅ ② shame
（モデルが精度検証を通らなかったのは残念だね。みんな期待してたのに。）
2001
1️⃣
“If it ___ raining soon, shall we deploy the update?”
① stopped ② stops ③ will stop ④ would stop
→ ✅ ② stops
（もしすぐ雨がやんだら、アップデートをデプロイしようか？）
→ If節に未来形は使わず、現在形で未来を表す。
2️⃣
“At first no one in the dev team could fix the bug, but finally David came up ___ a solution.”
① for ② on ③ to ④ with
→ ✅ ④ with
（最初は誰もバグを直せなかったが、最終的にデイビッドが解決策を思いついた。）
→ come up with = ～を思いつく
3️⃣
“Jim had a server crash yesterday, but he’s fine now. He’s lucky because he ___ lost all the production data.”
① could have ② might ③ should ④ will have
→ ✅ ① could have
（ジムは昨日サーバークラッシュに遭ったが、運が良かった。すべての本番データを失う可能性があった。）
→ could have + p.p. = ～だったかもしれない（実際はそうならなかった）
4️⃣
“Something’s wrong with the network. We must have a ___ cable.”
① broken ② dead ③ flat ④ weak
→ ✅ ① broken
（ネットワークに異常がある。ケーブルが壊れているに違いない。）
→ must have + 名詞 = ～があるに違いない（推測）
5️⃣
“You’re joining the cloud migration on Sunday, aren’t you?”
“I’m really sorry, but I won’t be able to ___ it after all.”
① give ② make ③ miss ④ save
→ ✅ ② make
（ごめん、結局参加できそうにないんだ。）
→ make it = 都合をつける・参加する
6️⃣
A fare is the money that you pay for a journey made, for example, by bus, train, or taxi.
① charge ② cost ③ fare ④ fee
→ ✅ ③ fare
（fare＝交通機関の料金。charge＝請求、fee＝専門サービス料。）
7️⃣
“Do you need that report on the new API right away?”
“No, there’s no hurry. Take your ___.”
① chance ② part ③ rest ④ time
→ ✅ ④ time
（急がなくていいよ。ゆっくりやって。）
→ Take your time = 急がなくていい
8️⃣
“We ___ testing the new AI model for about half an hour when the GPU overheated.”
① had been ② have been ③ might be ④ would be
→ ✅ ① had been
（GPUが過熱したとき、私たちは約30分間AIモデルをテストしていた。）
→ 過去完了進行形：had been + Ving
9️⃣
“Mom, can I use the company laptop tonight?”
“No, that’s ___! Remember what happened last time—you dropped it.”
① all the same to you ② none of your business ③ out of the question ④ time after time
→ ✅ ③ out of the question
（だめよ！前回のことを覚えてるでしょ？）
→ out of the question = 論外・絶対だめ
🔟
“We had terrible weather during our project trip.”
“___? What a shame!”
① Did you ② Had it ③ Was it ④ Were you
→ ✅ ③ Was it
（そうだったの？それは残念だったね。）
→ 感嘆的な反応 "Was it?"
2002
問1
“Our AI model can’t process payments right now.”
“I know. We need some ___ data before training.”
① change
② sample
③ little money
④ return
→ 正解：② sample
（学習前にサンプルデータが必要という意味）
問2
“Tetsuya didn’t deploy the model when his manager arrived, because he ___ a test run.”
① has been taking
② was testing
③ took
④ has taken
→ 正解：② was testing
（上司が来たとき、テスト中だった）
問3
“What do you think of Mr. Owen’s proposal for cutting cloud costs in the project?”
“I like his idea, but I don’t think it will ___ very well.”
① work
② spend
③ match
④ come
→ 正解：① work
（＝「うまくいく」）
問4
“John’s manager went to a meeting, so she asked him ___ the server logs while she was out.”
① if he looked after
② he would look after
③ looking after
④ to look after
→ 正解：④ to look after
（look after＝監視する）
問5
“Our tech lead, a ___ Google engineer, is now mentoring AI interns.”
① previous
② late
③ once
④ former
→ 正解：④ former
（＝元Googleエンジニア）
問6
“Is Satoko still optimizing her neural network?”
“Well, I think she’s ___ finished it.”
① now and then
② more or less
③ one after another
④ one by one
→ 正解：② more or less
（ほぼ終えた）
問7
“Frank deploys new versions too fast. Someday he’ll break the API.”
“Oh, ___.”
① I don’t hope so
② I hope not
③ I’m not afraid so
④ I’m afraid not
→ 正解：② I hope not
（そうならないといいが）
問8
“If you ___ the bug report by tomorrow, please let me know.”
① wouldn’t receive
② haven’t received
③ won’t receive
④ didn’t receive
→ 正解：② haven’t received
（まだ受け取っていない場合）
問9
“Fortunately, our cloud services are now back to ___ after yesterday’s outage.”
① common
② ordinary
③ normal
④ regular
→ 正解：③ normal
（システムが正常に戻った）
問10
“AI ethics, ___ in 1998, is now one of the most important subjects in tech education.”
① studying the subject
② the subject I studied
③ having studied
④ I have studied
→ 正解：② the subject I studied
（「かつて学んだ分野」）
2003
問1
“The data center opens at 7:30 and starts system maintenance ___ 10 o’clock.”
① within
② by
③ for
④ till
→ 正解：② by
（10時までにメンテナンスを開始）
問2
“When we arrived at the deployment site, ___ nothing ready to test.”
① they were
② it was
③ there was
④ we were
→ 正解：③ there was
（準備ができていなかった）
問3
“I’m going to use Slack to keep in ___ with our AI team in Singapore.”
① exchange
② mind
③ touch
④ relation
→ 正解：③ touch
（keep in touch＝連絡を取る）
問4
“The engineer was unable to finish his presentation ___ the network failure.”
① according to
② due to
③ in place of
④ in case of
→ 正解：② due to
（ネットワーク障害のため）
問5
___ is the scientific study of data, computation, and how algorithms affect systems.
① Politics
② Chemistry
③ Physics
④ Computer Science
→ 正解：④ Computer Science
（計算やアルゴリズムの科学）
問6
“I still can’t believe that the developer I ___ at the hackathon was Alice.”
① should have seen
② saw
③ have seen
④ might see
→ 正解：② saw
問7
“Let’s deploy and test the AI now. Nothing ___ by waiting.”
① will be gained
② will gain
③ has gained
④ gains
→ 正解：① will be gained
（待っても得られるものはない）
問8
“My mentor always says you should debug to reduce the ___ of system errors.”
① medicine
② illness
③ fever
④ pressure
→ 正解：④ pressure
（＝ストレスや負荷を減らす）
問9
“Getting used to a new tech stack is a ___ that takes some time.”
① career
② characteristic
③ policy
④ process
→ 正解：④ process
（慣れるには時間のかかるプロセス）
問10
“When I told Misako the API finally worked, she seemed ___.”
① surprising
② to have surprised
③ to surprise
④ surprised
→ 正解：④ surprised
2004
問1
“Does this algorithm ___ sense to you? I can’t understand its logic.”
① give
② cause
③ mean
④ make
→ 正解：④ make
（make sense＝筋が通る）
問2
“Taro is now devoting all his time and energy ___ machine learning.”
① studying
② to studying
③ to study
④ study
→ 正解：② to studying
（devote A to B-ing）
問3
“Every year, new frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow are ___ among developers.”
① familiar
② popular
③ broad
④ common
→ 正解：② popular
問4
“Akiko had her source code repository ___ and lost all her data.”
① steal
② stole
③ stealing
④ stolen
→ 正解：④ stolen
（have + O + 過去分詞）
問5
“By the time the 2022 AI boom began, Japan ___ already produced many skilled engineers.”
① has
② had
③ have
④ is
→ 正解：② had
（by the time + 過去完了）
問6
“The training data won’t load quickly ___ the server cache is cleared.”
① if
② whether
③ unless
④ since
→ 正解：③ unless
（unless＝〜しない限り）
問7
“Would you mind ___ an eye on the API logs while I deploy the model?”
① to keep
② if you will keep
③ that you keep
④ keeping
→ 正解：④ keeping
（mind + 動名詞）
問8
“The hackathon was amazing! I wish I ___ longer.”
① have stayed
② can stay
③ could have stayed
④ will stay
→ 正解：③ could have stayed
（過去の願望）
問9
“I think I did well on the AI listening dataset evaluation. I understood ___ of the audio inputs.”
① even anything
② almost everything
③ only nothing
④ probably something
→ 正解：② almost everything
問10
“As soon as the new GPU arrived, the training session ___.”
① had been excited
② had been exciting
③ became excited
④ became exciting
→ 正解：④ became exciting
（AI開発が一気に盛り上がった、の比喩）
2005
問1
“Thank you, Hiromi. This dataset is exactly ___ I needed for model validation.”
① what
② which
③ of which
④ that
→ 正解：① what
（欲しかったのはまさにこれだ）
問2
“We have to find better ___ to global cybersecurity threats.”
① results
② causes
③ solutions
④ benefits
→ 正解：③ solutions
（サイバーセキュリティの解決策）
問3
“The cloud provider said it would cost ___ $700 to increase GPU capacity.”
① on me
② me
③ to me
④ for me
→ 正解：② me
（me＝目的語で支払い負担を表す）
問4
“I can’t ___ this algorithm in my head. I need to simulate it.”
① come up
② go on
③ work out
④ get on
→ 正解：③ work out
（計算する・解決する）
問5
“The training job on the main server was ___ by a sudden power outage.”
① interrupted
② fallen
③ refused
④ missed
→ 正解：① interrupted
（停電で中断された）
問6
“The company’s decision was to ___ compute resource fees.”
① rise
② raise
③ have been rising
④ be raising
→ 正解：② raise
（料金を引き上げる）
問7
“Open-source libraries, used all over the world, ___ maintained by global communities.”
① and
② has
③ which
④ are
→ 正解：④ are
（受動態＋現在形）
問8
“My code needs ___, but I don’t have time to refactor it now.”
① wash
② washing
③ be washed
④ to wash
→ 正解：② washing
（need + V-ing = 〜される必要がある）
問9
“Mary has ___ off deploying the model until next week.”
① set
② put
③ kept
④ taken
→ 正解：② put
（put off＝延期する）
問10
“David was badly affected by a data breach. If he had updated his password earlier, he ___ involved in it.”
① would have been
② was not
③ would not have been
④ has not been
→ 正解：③ would not have been
（仮定法過去完了）
2006
問1
“Thank you, Hiromi. This framework is exactly ___ I needed for my AI project.”
① what
② which
③ of which
④ that
→ 正解：① what
（まさに欲しかったもの）
問2
“We have to find better ___ to the company’s data security issues.”
① results
② causes
③ solutions
④ benefits
→ 正解：③ solutions
問3
“The vendor said it would cost ___ $700 to repair the GPU server.”
① on me
② me
③ to me
④ for me
→ 正解：② me
問4
“I can’t ___ this machine learning equation in my head. I need a notebook.”
① come up
② go on
③ work out
④ get on
→ 正解：③ work out
（work out＝計算する／解決する）
問5
“The system test on the main cluster was ___ by a sudden power failure.”
① interrupted
② fallen
③ refused
④ missed
→ 正解：① interrupted
問6
“The government’s policy is to ___ AI-related taxes next year.”
① rise
② raise
③ have been rising
④ be raising
→ 正解：② raise
問7
“Python, used all over the world, ___ maintained by an open-source community.”
① and
② has
③ which
④ is
→ 正解：④ is
問8
“My codebase needs ___, but I don’t have time to refactor it now.”
① wash
② washing
③ be washed
④ to wash
→ 正解：② washing
（need + V-ing＝〜される必要がある）
問9
“Mary has ___ off deploying the AI model until next week.”
① set
② put
③ kept
④ taken
→ 正解：② put
（put off＝延期する）
問10
“David was badly affected by the data breach. If he had updated his password earlier, he ___ involved in it.”
① would have been
② was not
③ would not have been
④ has not been
→ 正解：③ would not have been
（仮定法過去完了）
2007
問1
After you finish the deployment, you are given a ___ to show that the service has been paid for.
① change
② discount
③ material
④ receipt
→ 正解：④ receipt
問2
Ken has many spare-time ___ — he codes, debugs, plays chess, and reads AI papers.
① actions
② activities
③ exercises
④ habits
→ 正解：② activities
問3
Most temporary test servers are deleted after 30 days, after which they are replaced by ___ environments.
① false
② forever
③ general
④ permanent
→ 正解：④ permanent
問4
If you have an unreasonable dislike of another engineer, you are ___ that person.
① concerned with
② indifferent to
③ mistaken for
④ prejudiced against
→ 正解：④ prejudiced against
問5
My teammate is the one ___ the laptop in the front row.
① of everything
② of some thing
③ with anything
④ with nothing
→ 正解：③ with anything（AI文脈では “with the laptop” と同義）
問6
After the system crash, the operator ___ unconscious for two hours due to lack of sleep.
① remained
② remembered
③ removed
④ rescued
→ 正解：① remained
問7
It ___ the QA team to learn that the model accuracy had suddenly dropped by 20%.
① has shocked
② shocked
③ was shocked
④ was shocking
→ 正解：② shocked
問8
My supervisor insisted ___ the bug by myself before release.
① me to solve
② on me to solve
③ on my solving
④ that I should be solved
→ 正解：③ on my solving
問9
You should write down the API key ___ you forget it.
① in case
② in the case
③ so far as
④ so long as
→ 正解：① in case
問10
My colleague is flying back to Tokyo ___ the San Francisco conference.
① by means of
② by way of
③ in line with
④ in the course of
→ 正解：② by way of
（経由で）
問11
Please have ___ at the code before you merge it to main.
① a closer look
② a closer looking
③ looked closely
④ looking closely
→ 正解：① a closer look
2008
問1
The tech conference was streamed live in front of ___ audience.
① a large
② a lot of
③ many
④ much
→ 正解：① a large
問2
I’m afraid I’m not prepared to ___ the risk of losing all my data.
① catch
② deal
③ put
④ take
→ 正解：④ take
問3
The catalog ___ that this year’s GPU model is slightly cheaper than last year’s.
① says
② speaks
③ talks
④ tells
→ 正解：① says
問4
For their safety and the safety of others, engineers must ___ security rules when deploying AI models.
① observe
② overlook
③ test
④ violate
→ 正解：① observe
問5
Ken is a very intelligent person, ___ many people don’t agree with his code style.
① because
② while
③ until
④ though
→ 正解：④ though
問6
___ his advice, we would never have finished the project on time.
① Accepted
② Excluding
③ Not for
④ Without
→ 正解：④ Without
問7
The price tag ___ the 10% value-added tax.
① charges
② consists
③ describes
④ includes
→ 正解：④ includes
問8
Michael works very hard. That’s ___ I respect him as a developer.
① how
② the person
③ the thing
④ why
→ 正解：④ why
問9
If you like this Python tutorial so much, ___ write one yourself?
① how about
② how come you
③ what do you say to
④ why don’t you
→ 正解：④ why don’t you
問10
It’s been hard to concentrate on debugging lately because a new data center ___ near our office.
① builds
② has built
③ is being built
④ is building
→ 正解：③ is being built
2009
問1
“Did you know that Alan Turing, the computer scientist, ___ meat?”
“Yes, he became a vegetarian a year before his death.”
① hadn’t stopped eating
② has been stopped from eating
③ has stopped eating
④ stopped eating
→ 正解：④ stopped eating
問2
“I’d better call the network admin to check the firewall.”
“You don’t have to do that. I remember ___ it yesterday.”
① lock
② locking
③ to be locked
④ to lock
→ 正解：② locking
問3
“Hi! Sorry, I’m late. I’m running ___ the meeting room.”
“I’ll join in a minute.”
① in
② of
③ to
④ within
→ 正解：③ to
問4
“I don’t think we can come up with a solution to this bug, however long we spend ___ it.”
① discussing
② talking
③ to discuss
④ to talk
→ 正解：① discussing
問5
“You’ve got ___ on your code review notes. Did you test with dummy data?”
① a few errors
② an error
③ some bugs
④ some errors
→ 正解：④ some errors
問6
“How about going to that sushi place again?”
“I’m afraid we can’t. It closed ___ last month.”
① down
② in
③ off
④ upon
→ 正解：① down
問7
“I arrived early today because the server load was ___ than usual.”
① busier
② heavier
③ lighter
④ weaker
→ 正解：③ lighter
問8
“I’ve heard that in some countries, smoking is ___ in offices and cafés.”
① common
② banned
③ expired
④ valid
→ 正解：② banned
問9
“You can deploy the model on either the edge device or the cloud. If you want lower latency, the edge is a little bit higher, though.”
“The cloud ___ is a bit more stable.”
① cost
② cash
③ fee
④ fine
→ 正解：① cost
問10
“You never seem to gain stress weight! How do you stay so calm during deadlines?”
“Just lucky, I guess. It ___ in the family.”
① comes
② goes
③ runs
④ works
→ 正解：③ runs
2010
問1
“Have you finished debugging the program?”
“No, but I’m halfway ___ it.”
① across
② around
③ over
④ through
→ 正解：④ through
問2
“I have to renew my VPN certificate because it ___ tomorrow.”
① activates
② conceives
③ expires
④ interferes
→ 正解：③ expires
問3
“Is it possible for you to postpone today’s deployment ___ next Wednesday?”
① by
② in
③ on
④ until
→ 正解：④ until
問4
“I was talked ___ installing that risky open-source library by my mentor.”
① about
② away from
③ out of
④ to
→ 正解：③ out of
問5
“If I hadn’t refactored that code last month, it ___ causing major errors by now.”
① had been
② have been
③ will have been
④ would have been
→ 正解：④ would have been
問6
“The model looked happy to have been ___ by the data scientist.”
① choice
② choose
③ chose
④ chosen
→ 正解：④ chosen
問7
“Why did she quit her stable SE job?”
“She wanted to ___ her dream of starting an AI startup.”
① come true
② increase
③ make sure
④ realize
→ 正解：④ realize
問8
“In our company, when a ___ engineer is on leave, another one takes over the project.”
① common
② different
③ regular
④ retired
→ 正解：③ regular
問9
“Going through all the steps to rebuild the firmware manually is such a pain.”
“Well, why don’t you just use this command? That’s the ___.”
① shortcut
② shortened
③ shorthand
④ shortsighted
→ 正解：① shortcut
問10
“After years of economic slowdown, the company has lost much of its market share.
___, its influence in the semiconductor industry should not be underestimated.”
① Even so
② Even though
③ So
④ Thus
→ 正解：① Even so
2011
問1 would you mind + V-ing
If my code review passes, would you mind ___ my Git access level?
① raise ② raising ③ to raise ④ to be raised
→ 正解：② raising
文法： mind の後は動名詞。to不定詞は不可。
問2 have been + V-ing
I’ve been ___ on stress recently from too many bug fixes.
① carrying ② increasing ③ putting ④ reducing
→ 正解：③ putting
文法： “put on weight/stress”＝「増える」。現在完了進行形で「最近ずっと～している」。
問3 wish + 過去完了
I wish I ___ in that cloud-security program last year.
① participate ② have participated ③ had participated ④ will participate
→ 正解：③ had participated
文法： “wish + 過去完了”＝「〜していればよかったのに」。
問4 in flight
The delivery drones look like chips when you see them ___ .
① flight ② flowing ③ flown ④ in flight
→ 正解：④ in flight
文法： “in flight”＝「飛行中に」。固定句。
問5 in the hope of + V-ing
The fans waited outside the door ___ catching sight of the CTO.
① for ② in the hope of ③ to ④ with
→ 正解：② in the hope of
文法： “in the hope of ～”＝「～を望んで」。
問6 by appointment
At our IT help desk, the engineer will see you ___ .
① by appointment ② approval ③ reputation ④ resolution
→ 正解：① by appointment
文法： “by appointment”＝「予約制で」。
問7 find it + adj + to V
Some users find it ___ difficult to refactor legacy code.
① everything ② that ③ nothing ④ it
→ 正解：④ it
文法： “find it + 形容詞 + to 不定詞”＝形式主語構文。
問8 who to V
I’ve finished writing my code. Who am I ___ to review it?
① to give ② giving ③ to give it to ④ gave
→ 正解：③ to give it to
文法： “who/what/where + to V”＝疑問詞＋不定詞構文。
問9 gather（集まる）
All the developers in the team will ___ for the year-end hackathon.
① crowd ② form ③ gather ④ set
→ 正解：③ gather
文法： gather＝人が目的のために集まる。
問10 enthusiastic + about
My teammate loves Python. He’s an enthusiastic ___ .
① if ② about ③ or ④ so
→ 正解：② about
文法： “enthusiastic about ～”＝「〜に熱中している」。
2012
問1 adopt（採用する）
Some tech companies have ___ a new policy of using Python as the standard scripting language.
① absorbed ② accompanied ③ adopted ④ appointed
→ 正解：③ adopted
文法： adopt＝新制度・技術を採用する。
問2 depending on（～によって）
Could you show me how to make my mobile UI theme change automatically, ___ the time of day?
① depending on ② in spite of ③ on behalf of ④ relying on
→ 正解：① depending on
文法： “depending on ～”＝「～に応じて」。
問3 will have arrived（未来完了）
Our server is stuck in a long deployment process. The update will have finished by the time the QA test ___ .
① arrives ② arriving ③ may arrive ④ will have arrived
→ 正解：④ will have arrived
文法： “will have + 過去分詞”＝未来完了。「～する頃には～しているだろう」。
問4 on（同時動作）
We had the server, the router, and the UPS all crash at the same time, and the system shut ___ .
① in ② on ③ up ④ with
→ 正解：② on
文法： “shut on/off/up/down”は電源やシステム動作を表す句動詞。
（※原文では “on” が正解。「at the same time」＝同時に起動した。）
問5 vertical（垂直の）
The engineer looked down from the skyscraper and realized he was standing at the edge of a ___ drop.
① circular ② cubic ③ horizontal ④ vertical
→ 正解：④ vertical
文法： vertical＝垂直方向の。horizontal＝水平。
問6 condition（条件）
You can apply for this overseas program on the ___ that you have a GitHub portfolio.
① condition ② limitation ③ requirement ④ treatment
→ 正解：① condition
文法： “on the condition that ～”＝「～という条件で」。
問7 neither（どちらも〜ない）
“I heard those two developers are twins. Have you met them?”
“No, I haven’t met ___ of them yet.”
① each ② either ③ every ④ neither
→ 正解：④ neither
文法： neither＝どちらも～ない（2つ対象）。
問8 in（in the way of：〜の点で）
You should not let your personal emotions get ___ the way of making technical decisions.
① on ② in ③ to ④ stand
→ 正解：② in
文法： “in the way of ～”＝「～の妨げとなる」。
問9 that（同格の that）
“Which file is the config.json?”
“The one ___ I had a chat with DevOps about.”
① I ② myself ③ that ④ who
→ 正解：③ that
文法： 関係代名詞 that（目的格省略可）。
問10 out（句動詞 carry out）
After he joined the software company, he worked harder to improve his coding skills in order to carry ___ his duties more effectively.
① away ② back ③ off ④ out
→ 正解：④ out
文法： “carry out”＝「実行する、遂行する」。