1　Circle the most appropriate options from the words in the parentheses.

⑴　Steve is （ large ; kind ; sure ） to succeed in business.

⑵　His team is （ likely ; easy ; only ） to lose this game.

2　Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

⑴　It is dangerous to swim in this river.
= This river is dangerous to swim in.

⑵　Because of the heavy rain, we could not climb the mountain.
= The heavy rain made it impossible for us to climb the mountain.

⑶　Cathyʼs grandmother lived until the age of 95.
= Cathyʼs grandmother lived to be 95.

3　Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

⑴　台風のため，私たちの便は欠航となった。
= Our flight was canceled due to〔because of〕 the typhoon.

⑵　子どもたちは外に出てはいけないと言われた。
= The children were told not to go outside.

4　Put the words in parentheses in the correct order.

⑴　アリスンはパソコンを直そうとしたが，かえって状態は悪くなる一方だった。
Allison tried to fix her computer, ( things / find / only / were / to ) getting worse.
→ Allison tried to fix her computer, only to find things were getting worse.

⑵　その工場は廃棄物（trash）を違法に捨てていたことが明らかになった。
( the factory / it / that / clear / became ) had been illegally throwing away its trash.
→ It became clear that the factory had been illegally throwing away its trash.

Put the Japanese sentences into English, referring to the passage. Use the words in the parentheses, changing their form if necessary.

⑴　 環境を保護する措置が取られなければ，森林は次々と破壊の脅威に直面することになるだろう。 （step, destruction）

⑴　One forest after another will face the threat of destruction if steps are not taken〔unless steps are taken〕to protect the environment.

⑵　 市の北部の人口は急速に増加している一方で，南部の人口は依然として少ないままだ。（north, remain）

⑵　While the population in the north〔northern part〕 of the city is increasing rapidly〔rapidly increasing〕, that〔the population〕in the south〔southern part〕remains small.