問1. 次の(1)〜(3)の問いに対してそれぞれ正しい答えを一つ選び、その記号を記せ。
(1) The speaker was able to reach success because...
ア he thought that a success is a one-way street.
イ he pushed himself to achieve his goal.
ウ his doctor prescribed a medicine which encouraged him.
エ he gave priority to talking with a real estate agent.
(2) After he went to his doctor, ...
ア his clients didn't call him any longer.
イ he made a success in a management as a president.
ウ he worked very hard with his employees to rebuild his company.
エ he soon succeeded in his new projects.
(3) According to the speaker, which of the following is NOT true?
ア he always focused on his clients and ignored money before reaching success.
イ he made his business bigger after he failed in management of his company .
ウ it took him seven years to rebuild his business.
エ he easily reached success again after he fired his employees.
問２. 以下の文章が英文と一致するように空所 (1)~(3)を埋めよ。
Well, it didn't take long for business （ 1 ）. My partner and I, Thom, we had to let all our employees go. It was down to just the two of us, and we were about to go under. And that was great. Because with no employees, there was （ 2 ）.
So I went back to doing the projects I loved. I had fun again, I worked harder and, to cut a long story short, did all the things that took me back up to success. But （ 3 ）. It took seven years.
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英語のスピード自体はそれほど速くないはずです。筆者の一生についての時系列を丁寧に追っていきましょう。
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