5. 空欄補充問題
Sentence Completion（空欄補充問題）
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Answer Key
- friendly and warm
- continuing to grow/growing
- Japan
- tourism/number of tourists
- education and technology
- Eastern and Western
Transcript
| Tutor: | Australia has had a fairly stable relationship with Singapore over the years – can you briefly talk about that? |
| Nancy: | Umm, yes. Q1 Singapore and Australia have always maintained a friendly and warm relationship. As Jon said, many students come to Australia to study here and often they stay here to work. Similarly, lots of Australians live and work in Singapore. Singapore was one of the first Asian countries to really take advantage of its geographical location and the technological advances that were made at the end of last century. It has a strong economy. |
| Jenny: | Singapore and Australia signed an expanded trade accord in February which covers all sorts of subjects from education through to customs procedures at the airports. It’s accepted that this accord will really strengthen ties between the two countries. |
| Nancy: | So, Q2 trade between Singapore and Australia is continuing to grow but we’re not one of Singapore’s top three trading partners. Q3 They’re the US, Japan and Malaysia. |
| Jenny: | Yes, and interestingly but not surprisingly I guess, Malaysia’s top three trading partners are the US, Japan and Singapore. |
| Tutor: | Yes, Singapore and Malaysia are neighbors so you would expect that. What did you discover about the relationship between Malaysia and Australia? |
| Jenny: | Well, um, it hasn’t been as stable as Singapore and Australia’s friendship. Malaysians and Australians get along well on a personal level – Q4 there have been an increasing number of tourists traveling between the two countries. So, it isn’t just the students who are coming here. Historically, Australia and Malaysia and for that matter Singapore as well, have a lot in common – you know, with the British Colonialists. Malaysia, now, doesn’t want to blindly follow western ideas, which is fair enough. |
| Tutor: | Yes -this is something that we’ll talk about later in the semester – Australia’s international relations in the region. |
| Jenny: | There do seem to be misunderstandings and disagreements between Malaysia and Australia, but diplomats say that these are exaggerated by the media. |
| Tutor: | Yes, we all know the power that the media has. Was there anything else? |
| Nancy: | Well, um, yes – what I found was that Singaporeans are generally regarded as well – educated, well-travelled – knowledgeable. They enjoy a quality of life that is envied in other countries – especially in other Asian countries. Q5 The Singaporean government is spending a lot of money on education and technology. |
| Tutor: | Is this going to continue? Did you look at the government’s agenda for the future? |
| Nancy: | They are developing a knowledge-based economy. Unlike other South- East Asian countries, Singapore hasn’t been dependent on the production and export of commodities. They intend to be IT driven with a highly skilled economy. |
| Tutor: | I see. And how did this differ in Malaysia? |
| Jenny: | Well, the Malaysians are very enterprising people. They’re well-educated and highly skilled too. Like the Singaporeans, they’ve got a strong work ethic. Q6 We both felt that of the two countries, Malaysians were much more Asian in their way of thinking, although they seem to mix Eastern and Western traditions easily. This could be one of the reasons that tourism is doing so well in Malaysia. The economy once relied almost solely on the export of raw materials, but that’s changed a lot. All the experts say that Malaysia has a huge future. |
| Tutor: | You have obviously enjoyed your research. I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning more about the region as we continue on with the other overviews. |
空欄補充問題のコツ
空欄補充問題を対策する上で大切なことは、要約問題と同様に問題用紙の情報から「類義表現（パラフレーズ）」を事前に予測することです。
今回の場合は、
| 問題用紙 | トランスクリプト |
| Australia’s relationship with Singapore has been 1._____ | Singapore and Australia have always maintained a friendly and warm relationship. |
| Trade between Singapore and Australia is 2._____ | So, trade between Singapore and Australia is continuing to grow |
| Singapore and Malaysia share US and 3._______________________ as their top trading partners. | They’re the US, Japan and Malaysia. |
| There has been an increase in 4._____ between Australia and Malaysia. | there have been an increasing number of tourists traveling between the two countries |
| Nancy found that the government in Singapore invested a lot in 5._____ | The Singaporean government is spending a lot of money on education and technology. |
| Nancy and Jenny thought that Malaysia has a good balance of 6._____ customs. | We both felt that of the two countries, Malaysians were much more Asian in their way of thinking, although they seem to mix Eastern and Western traditions easily. |
のように、問題用紙と異なる表現が用いられています。
論拠となる情報を代名詞に置き換えることも、パラフレーズの一つなので注意してください。