レベル１――公立高校入試レベルの超基礎問題。英検３級レベル。
レベル２――高１用。難関私立高校の入試問題から。英検準２級レベル。
レベル３――高２用。短大入試から。英検準２級レベル。
レベル４――センターレベルの標準的な４択問題。英検２級レベル。
レベル５――難易度の高い４択問題とその他の形式の問題。英検準１級レベル。
レベル６――レベル３４５の問題のうち特に正解率が低い問題。英検１級レベル。※会員専用
英文法の学習の基礎の基礎が、語、句、節という用語の理解です。例えば、あなたは、以下の文のそれぞれの単語の品詞がわかりますか。Of those Americans who belonged to Christian churches, about 58% were Protestant.（キリスト教の教会に属していたアメリカ人のうち、約58パーセントがプロテスタントであった）
名詞、形容詞、副詞、動詞の識別、句（名詞句、形容詞句、副詞句・前置詞＋名詞、不定詞、Ving）と節（名詞節、形容詞節、副詞節）文の種類（単文、重文、複文）、副詞的目的格、主語、動詞（自動詞か他動詞か？ 完全自動詞、不完全自動詞、完全他動詞、与格動詞、不完全他動詞）、SVC、SVOO、SVOC、SVOO→SVOの書き換え、目的語か補語か？、修飾語、基本５文型、第〜文型、as の識別、that の識別、but の識別、その他の複数の品詞にまたがる単語の識別
次の語の品詞を答えなさい。
星
(1)動詞 (2)副詞 (3)形容詞 (4)名詞
次の下線部の単語の品詞を答えなさい。
厳冬期の登山はむずかしい。
(1)名詞 (2)形容詞 (3)動詞 (4)副詞
次の英文の下線部の品詞を答えなさい。
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
(1)形容詞 (2)名詞 (3)副詞 (4)動詞
Can you guess how old my sister is?
(1)名詞
(2)形容詞
(3)副詞
Life is but an empty dream. (同じ用法のものを選べ) [青山学院大]
(1) There is no man but loves his home.
(2) We go to school every day but Sunday.
(3) It never rains but it pours.
(4) This took him but a few minutes.
Being a student, he was naturally interested in museum.
(1)名詞句 (2)形容詞句 (3)副詞句
Please ask him if he can help us.
(1)名詞節 (2)形容詞節 (3)副詞節
下線部をほどこした語は何節をまとめているか選びなさい。
He came in just as I was going out of the door.
(1)名詞節
(2)形容詞節
(3)副詞節
The moment I saw his face, I knew he had passed the entrance exam.
(1)名詞 (2)形容詞 (3)副詞
Write the number of the clause (1〜7) that corresponds to each of the letters in brackets (a〜g). Each number can only be used once.
It is often said that we can never tell what another [慶応大学]
Her smile ( ) us happy. [沖縄]
(1) began
(2) knew
(3) made
(4) spoke
次の文と同じ文型の文を１つ選びなさい。 We call the cat Tama. [明治大付明治高]
(1)She looks very happy.
(2)He showed me his stamp collection.
(3)I think that he is an honest boy.
(4)He made his son a musician.
次の英文のなかで１つ文型のちがうものがある。その文を答えなさい。
(1)They proved him a fraud.
(2)They fancied him a genius.
(3)They awarded him a prize.
He had his hair cut yesterday. と同じ文型の文を１つ選びなさい。 [阪南大]
(1)He walks.
(2)He is tall.
(3)He drives a car.
(4)He gave me a book.
(5)He made me happy.
次の文の述語動詞をそのまま書き出しなさい。
Frank talks between an adolescent and his parents often reveal that the adolescent is basically willing to rely on his parents for protection in many situations. [日本大]
どの言語でもそうでしょうが、動詞は最も変化（活用）する品詞です。それだけに、細かい知識が必要になってきますが、ここでは、explain は４文型をとれない、などといった細かい問題ではなく、動詞の基本的な問題を出題します。
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他動詞自動詞の区別、自動詞に間違えやすい他動詞、他動詞に間違えやすい自動詞、不規則動詞、SVOOをとる動詞、
A: Baseball ( ) popular in Japan.
B: Yes. Many young people play it. [島根県]
(1)is
(2)are
(3)do
Mother made me a cup of tea.
= Mother made a cup of tea ( ) ( ). [早稲田高]
Yesterday he ( ) me about his plan to go to China. [関東学院大]
(1)said
(2)spoke
(3)talked
(4)told
The thief tried to ( ) the valuable watches. [神奈川工科大]
(1)deprive
(2)rob
(3)steal
(4)take from
The author of this novel is a Japanese lady ( ) an American and now living in San Francisco. [早大]
(1)married to (2)marrying with (3)married (4)married with (5)marrying to
I was ( ) that I should see a doctor. [神奈川大]
(1) recommended (2) said (3) suggested (4) told
個々の動詞、形容詞、副詞、名詞の使い方
We approached ( ). [英検準１級]
(1)to the building (2)near the building (3)the building (4)in the building
正しい文を選びなさい。
(1)She always wears a white T-shirt.
(2)She always puts on a white T-shirt.
You don't have any objections to ( ) to a bit of cake, do you? [明治学院大]
(1)help myself (2)my helping (3)my helping myself (4)your helping myself
文法的に間違っているものを(1)〜(4)から1つ選びなさい。
The World Trade Center, (1)the tallest skyscraper in New York City, (2)has eight floors (3)taller than the old record (4)holder, the Empire State Building.
[早大]
文法的に間違っているものを1つ選びなさい。
(A)His business is (B)seeing that all complaints (C)from customers (D)are attended promptly and properly. [早大]
to-不定詞、to-不定詞の名詞用法、to-不定詞の形容詞用法、to-不定詞の副詞用法（目的、結果、原因・理由、判断の根拠、条件、感嘆・願望）、to-不定詞の独立用法、to-不定詞の意味上の主語、to-不定詞の表す時、to-不定詞を含む表現（独立不定詞）、tough 構文（タフ構文）、原形不定詞、現在分詞と過去分詞、補語としての過去分詞、分詞構文（時、原因・理由、付帯状況、条件、譲歩）、完了形の分詞構文、独立分詞構文、with+名詞（句）+分詞、動名詞、動名詞とto-不定詞、動名詞の意味上の主語、動名詞の表す時、動名詞と現在分詞、動名詞を含む表現
I had many things ( ) last night. [神奈川県]
(1)does
(2)did
(3)doing
(4)to do
Will you give me ( )? [大阪女学院高]
(1)hot something to drink
(2)something hot drink
(3)something hot to drink
(4)drinking something hot
He told the child ( ) in the road. [鶴見大]
(1)not play
(2)not to play
(3)to play not
The window was ( ) to see through. [明治大]
(1)dirty enough
(2)barely dirty enough
(3)hardly dirty enough
(4)not too dirty
次の英文の空所に入れる語句として、使用できないものが二つある。その番号を答えなさい。
She ( ) to come to see us.
(1)agreed (2)disagreed (3)enjoyed (4)hesitated (5)longed (6)managed [*慶応大]
( ) to music is a lot of fun. [新潟県]
(1) Listen (2) Listens (3) Listened (4) Listening
次の文の下線部と同じ用法を含む文を１つ選びなさい。
"Thank you, sister. My best present is helping people like you," he said. [桐蔭学院高]
(1)My hobby is collecting stamps.
(2)Tom was listening to the radio.
(3)The boy swimming in the pool is my brother.
(4)Look at that sleeping baby.
We don't feel like ( ) on such a hot day. [京都産業大]
(1)working
(2)to work
(3)to be working
(4)to have worked
I regret that I didn't work harder.
=I regret ( ) ( ) ( ) harder. [松蔭女子学院大]
( ) the speaker's saying so, the audience burst out laughing. [学習院大]
(1)As soon as
(2)The moment
(3)With
☆(4)On
She is a college student ( ) English. [大分県]
(1)study
(2)studies
(3)studying
(4)studied
I found this book ( ) from beginning to end. [白稜高]
(1) excited
(2) enjoying
(3) amusing
(4) interested
I heard my name ( ). [桜美林大]
(1)call
(2)calling
(3)called
(4)to call
You will find the word "psychology" ( ) under "P" in your dictionary. [センター]
(1) have listed
(2) list
(3) listed
(4) listing
There was a frightening sound ( ) in the distance. [日本大]
(1)hear
(2)on hearing
(3)heard
(4)hearing
次の文を分詞構文に書きかえるとき、( )に適する語を入れなさい。
When he saw a policeman, he ran away.
= ( ) a policeman, he ran away.
次の文の下線部と同じ用法を含む文を１つ選びなさい。
They stayed awake all night talking about the "Japanese birds." [明治学院高]
(1)They all sat on the floor talking about the case.
(2)She is fond of listening to the melody.
(3)Playing the guitar is his hobby.
(4)My job is driving a truck.
(5)I remember meeting her somewhere.
( ) what to say, I didn't say anything. [和洋女子短大]
(1) Known not
(2) Knowing not
(3) Not knowing
(4) Not known
( ) his work, the clerk couldn't go to the party. [玉川大]
(1) Having not finished
(2) Not having finished
(3) finishing not
(4) Not finished
On coming back from school, ( ).
(1)there was a letter in the mailbox
(2)the mailbox had a letter in it
(3)a letter was found in the mailbox
(4)I found a letter in the mailbox
時制・相・法というのは英文法でも、やっかいなことで有名な単元です。参考書やテキストなどで、初めのほうの単元に「時制」を置いてあるものがありますが、「時制」のやっかいさをわかっているのかな、と思ったりします。
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３つの基本時制、12の時制（現在、過去、未来、現在進行形、過去進行形、未来進行形、現在完了、過去完了、未来完了、現在完了進行形、過去完了進行形、未来完了進行形）未来を表す現在時制、注意すべき進行形、未来進行形、注意すべき現在完了形、過去完了形、未来完了形
( ) Masao live in this city? [栃木県]
(1)Is
(2)Are
(3)Do
(4)Does
We will start when ( ). [明治大付属明治高]
(1)he will get back
(2)will he get back
(3)he gets back
(4)does he get back
We'll go for a swim if it ( ) fine tomorrow. [慶応大]
(1)will be
(2)is
(3)was
(4)were
The man decided to wait at the station until his wife ( ). [センター]
(1) came
(2) come
(3) has come
(4) will come
次の文のうち、誤った英語表現を含んだ部分がある場合には(A)〜(D)の中の１つを、誤りがない場合には(E)を選びなさい。
He wanted to (A)withdraw some money (B)from the bank, but he found he (C)lost his (D)bank card. (E)NO ERROR [早大･人間科学]
by のない受け身、be surprised at などの慣用表現、注意すべき受け身の形、群動詞の受け身、受け身の動作と状態、have+Ｏ+過去分詞
People in Kochi are interested ( ) Ryoma Sakamoto. [高知県]
(1)for (2)in (3)of (4)at
You can see a lot of mountains from here.
= A lot of mountains ( ) ( ) ( ) from here. [佼成学園高]
I was seen ( ) at the station by many of my friends. [大谷大]
(1) from (2) off (3) to (4) under
I ( ) for about thirty minutes at the station. [中部大]
(1)kept to wait (2)was kept to wait (3)was kept waiting (4)was waited
次の文を受動態に書き換えた場合、(1)〜(4)のどれが正しいか、答えなさい。
What is it that covers the new table? [天理大]
(1) What is been that covers the new table with it?
(2) What is the new table covered with?
(3) What is covered the new table?
(4) What is it that the new table is covered with?
It is very warm in the room. ( ) you open the window? [島根]
(1)Will
(2)May
(3)Must
(4)Shall
( ) you tell me the time, please? [巣鴨高]
(1)Shall
(2)Should
(3)Would
(4)May
Hurry! The meeting starts at seven. We ( ) be late. [聖学院大]
(1)needn't
(2)don't have to
(3)have to
(4)mustn't
"No one was prepared for Professor Hill's questions."
"I guess we ( ) the lesson last night." [センター]
(1) could read
(2) ought to read
(3) read
(4) should have read
次の下線部で誤っている部分を１つ選びなさい。
His teacher (a)has told him that (b)in order to avoid losing points (c)unnecessarily he (d)must have to check his work. [上智大]
仮定法過去、仮定法過去完了、I wish 〜、If節の代用、If節の省略、as if / as though、 If it were not for、It is time 〜、条件節と帰結節が違う時制（昔〜だったら、今…なのに）、were to, should、仮定法か直説法か？、仮定法現在、仮定法を含むその他の構文、
中学範囲では仮定法は学習しないので、レベル１の問題はありません。
君の援助があれば、私はそれをすることができたでしょう。
( ) your help, I could have done it.
If I ( ) had your help, I could have done it. [開成高]
If I were a little younger, I ( ) you in climbing the mountain. [センター]
(1)have joined
(2)join
(3)will join
(4)would join
I'm sorry to hear about your problem. But if you had taken my advice, you ( ) in such a trouble now. [センター]
(1) haven't been
(2) would be
(3) would have been
(4) wouldn't be
Mark: How is your work coming along?
Susan: It couldn't be better.
――How is Susan's work?
It is ( ). [慶応大]
(1)as good as before
(2)not so bad, but it would be nice if it were better than this
(3)now in a terrible condition
(4)now in the best condition
関係代名詞、いわゆる連鎖関係詞節、that を用いる場合、関係代名詞 what、what を含む慣用表現、前置詞＋関係代名詞、前置詞＋複合関係詞、 関係代名詞の省略、関係代名詞の制限用法と継続用法、注意すべき which の用法、関係代名詞の二重制限、関係副詞、関係副詞の制限用法と継続用法、複合関係詞
Steve has a brother ( ) is five years younger than he is. [英検３級]
(1)who
(2)whom
(3)whose
(4)which
He has no friend ( ) he can talk. [開成高]
(1)whom
(2)with whom
(3)by whom
The firemen had trouble getting to the street ( ) the houses were on fire. [センター]
(1) how
(2) that
(3) where
(4) which
He said something I cannot understand ( ).
(1)its meaning
(2)what he said
(3)of
(4)a word of
I can't describe the pleasure ( ) gave me to see my son write his name for the first time. ↑[関西外語大]
(1)which
(2)it
(3)for
(4)that
数量形容詞、叙述用法、限定用法、形容詞の用法、注意すべき形容詞（「多い、少ない」の言い方 ）、形容詞を含む表現など
His ( ) driving caused a bad accident. [英検3級]
(1)careful (2)care (3)careless (4)carefully
次の英文には誤りの文が１つあります。その文を答えなさい。
a. Lake Biwa is the largest of all in Japan.
b. Lake Biwa is larger than any lake in Japan.
c. No lake in Japan is larger than Lake Biwa. [灘高]
There are a small ( ) of people in the park. [大阪商業大学]
(1)some (2)amount (3)many (4)number
He has visited ( ) countries in Europe. [桃山学院大]
(1)most (2)most of (3)almost (4)almost of
California is ( ) areas in the world. [同志社大]
(1) one of the largest olive-grown
(2) one of the largest olive-growing
(3) one of the olive-growing larger
(4) one of largest olive-grown
英語の比較表現は日本人にとってかなり難しいものです。この前、テレビのコメンテーターが「……そういう方法が一番ベターではないしょうか？」(-_-;)なんて言っていましたが、こういう間違いは問題外としても、やはり比較は難しいことは確かです。
原級、比較級、最上級、注意すべき比較級、注意すべき最上級、比較を含む慣用表現
I am as ( ) as Tom. [栃木県]
(1)tall (2)taller (3)tallest (4)the tallest
Lake Biwa is larger than any ( ) in Japan. [目白学園高]
(1)lakes (2)other lakes (3)other lake (4)another lake
Truth is ( ) than fiction. [東海大]
(1)strange (2)stranger (3)strangely (4)strangeness
A good tale is none the ( ) for being twice told. [青山学院大]
(1)least (2)worse (3)excellence (4)good
次の英文に最も近い意味を表わすものを下から１つ選びなさい。
Nothing was further from Susan's intention than to destroy my faith. [英検準１級]
(1)Susan never intended to destroy my faith.
(2)Susan came near destroying my faith.
(3)All Susan intended to do was to destroy my faith.
(4)Susan went out of her way to destroy my faith.
名詞の種類、単数形と複数形、集合名詞、物質名詞、固有名詞、抽象名詞、名詞の数、名詞の所有格、相互複数など
You should try to be kind to ( ), Dick. [英検３級]
(1)other (2)one (3)others (4)the one
次の文のうち、文法的誤りのある文を１つ選べ。 [大阪星光学院高]
(1) We have little furniture.
(2) A desk is a piece of furniture.
(3) He bought several pieces of furniture.
(4) There are many furnitures in his house.
There ( ) a lot of snow in this area in winter. [英検３級]
(1)are (2)is (3)have (4)has
次の文の誤りを訂正して、文全体を記入しなさい。
There are few furnitures in this room. [大阪学院大]
次の４つの文の下線部のうち、用法に誤りのあるものを１つ選びなさい。 [芝浦工大]
(1) There are a dozen eggs in the basket.
(2) Is there a pair of trousers in the wardrobe?
(3) We have decided to buy several of the furniture.
(4) The cattle were grazing in the meadow.
一般の人々を表す代名詞、再帰代名詞、it の用法、形式主語・形式目的語としての it、it is …… that 〜(強調構文)、this(these) と that(those)、one の用法、another と other、all, each, none、both, either, neither, each other と one another
"When did your parents go to Nagoya?"
"( ) went there yesterday." [福島]
(1)You (2)He (3)She (4)They
次の英文の中から、誤りの文を１つ選びなさい。 [成城学園高]
(1)They looked each other. (2)I met Jack the other day. (3)Do you have any other questions?
The dictionary is mine, and ( ). [関西外大]
(1)nobody else (2)not anybody else (3)nobody else's (4)somebody's
Please return ( ) to the library by tomorrow. [同志社大]
(1) both these books (2) these both books (3) both two books
not と no、否定語主語構文、準否定語、部分否定、二重否定、注意すべき否定表現
You can help some people, but you can't help ( ). [中央大付属高]
(1)someone (2)anyone (3)no one (4)everyone
Mrs. Green said to me, "Please ( ) forget to mail my letter." [英検3級]
(1)hasn't (2)don't (3)doesn't (4)didn't
I cannot tell him the truth.
= ( ) can I tell him the truth?
No one can read a great book ( ) the better for it. [英検準１級]
(1)without being (2)as he is not (3)but he is (4)that he thinks
時を表す前置詞、場所を表す前置詞、因果・目的その他の前置詞、日本語に惑わされやすい前置詞、連語を作る誤りやすい前置詞、at, in, on, by, for.from, to, of, with, into, out of, till, until, by, since, during, over, above 群前置詞など
People in Kochi are interested ( ) Ryoma Sakamoto. [高知県]
(1)for (2)in (3)of (4)at
次の( )に共通する前置詞を入れなさい。
I'll be back ( ) 10 minutes. So just wait here.
Everyone should learn to talk ( ) sign language. [愛光高]
My niece was born ( ) of June 25th. [調布学園女子短大]
(1)of the morning
(2)on the morning
(3)at the morning
(4)in the morning
The boy ran away ( ) the direction of the school. [福岡大]
(1)in
(2)to
(3)on
(4)of
Today, in science class, I learned that salt water doesn’t freeze ( ) 0℃. ――2016本試験
(1) at
(2) in
(3) on
(4) with
Let's go swimming ( ). [*同志社大]
(1)in Lake Biwa
(2)to Lake Biwa
(3)Lake Biwa
(4)down to Lake Biwa
副詞の用法、注意すべき副詞など
We were ( ) tired that we went to bed early. [英検3級]
(1)such (2)so (3)too (4)to
I'm going ( ) after class. [日大鶴ヶ丘高]
(1)to home (2)to back home (3)home (4)to right home
I don't like the painter and I don't like his works, ( ). [金蘭短大]
(1)too (2)neither (3)nor (4)either
次の英文の空所に入れることのできる語句を下よりあるだけ選び、その単語を順に記入しなさい。
I don't think his apartment is ( ) large.
much / so / that / very [早稲田大]
I look forward to hearing from you ( ) times. [東京電機大]
(1)more many (2)many more (3)much less (4)much more
等位接続詞、注意すべきand, but, or の用法、名詞節を導く従属接続詞、suggest など「命令・提案・要求・主張・取り決め・決心・忠告」などを表す述語の後のthat 節、副詞節を導く従属接続詞、接続詞の働きをする句、他の品詞から転用された接続詞
We could not play baseball yesterday ( ) it was raining. [神奈川県]
(1)or
(2)if
(3)because
(4)but
( ) she is old, she can read without glasses. [目白学園高]
(1)Because
(2)As
(3)But
(4)Though
( ) you should stop smoking is the biggest decision you have to make. [学習院女子大]
(1)If
(2)Unless
(3)While
(4)Whether
( ) you have made a promise, you should keep it. [千葉工業大]
(1)Unless
(2)Though
(3)Before
(4)Once
( ) the speaker's saying so, the audience burst out laughing. [学習院大]
(1)As soon as
(2)The moment
(3)With
(4)On
限定詞（冠詞、数量形容詞など） 省略 一致（主語と動詞の一致、代名詞・数詞と動詞の一致、複合主語と動詞の一致） 語順・倒置 疑問文・感嘆文（注意すべき疑問詞、疑問代名詞、疑問副詞、修辞疑問文、勧誘） 間接疑問文など（What do you think など、感嘆文） 付加疑問文 話法（時制の一致、話法の転換、直接話法、間接話法） 強調構文
It took me ( ) to get here. [桃山学院大]
(1)half an hour
(2)half hour
(3)a half of hour
(4)an hour half
There is little, ( ) any, hope of her recovery. [中京大]
(1)when
(2)if
(3)but
(4)unless
Mathematics ( ) my favorite subject when I was young. [広島文教女子短大部]
(1)is
(2)are
(3)was
(4)were
It wasn't Mary that he went to the museum with. He ( ). [センター]
(1) didn't go anywhere
(2) didn't go with anyone else
(3) went only with Mary
(4) went with Sue
Little ( ) how important this meeting is. [関西外国語大]
(1)he does realize
(2)does he realize
(3)he realizes
(4)realizes he
( ) are you moving the furniture for? [センター]
(1) What
(2) How
(3) Where
(4) Why
Let's have a look at ( ). [立命館大]
(1)how the weather will be like
(2)what the weather will be like
(3)how is the weather going to be
(4)what will the weather be like
I suppose it's time we sent the children to bed, ( )? [創価大]
(1)isn't i (2)don't I (3)didn't I (4)didn't we
( ) is the writer of this novel? [センター]
(1) Whom do you think
(2) Do you think who
(3) Do you think whom
(4) Who do you think
(a)He said to us, "Please don't wait for me if I am late."
(b)He asked us ( ) ( ) wait for him if he was late. [岐阜女大]
The driver ( ) the most direct route to save time. [富山国際大]
(1) although choosing (2) when he chose (3) when choosing (4) chose
羅針盤が発明されて、人々は安全に航海できるようになりました。
The ( ) of the compass ( ) people to sail safely.
挨拶、相づち、依頼、お礼、謝罪など会話でよく出る言いまわし。
A: Are you ready to go, Jennifer?
B: ( ) I'll get my bag. [英検４級]
(1)Be careful.
(2)I have it.
(3)Over there.
(4)Just a minute.
A: "Do you have the time?"
B: "( )" [英検３級]
(1)Yes, the time is up.
(2)Yes, I need your help.
(3)Yes, it's 4:15 p.m.
(4)Yes, it's time to cook dinner.
お茶を一杯いかがですか。
Would you care ( ) a cup of tea?
Ａ：Jane, dear, this dessert you brought to the party is delicious!
Ｂ：Thank you, Grandma, but I don't think many others like it.
Ａ：Why do you say that?
Ｂ：( )
Ａ：It won't be for long.
[センター 95-本]
(1)Do you really like it?
(2)I don't think so.
(3)It's all gone.
(4)Most of it is still left.
次の会話分を読み、空所に入れるのに最も適切なものをそれぞれ１つ選びなさい。
Kimiko: I've just got back from Singapore.
Naoko: ( a ) it?
Kimiko: Oh, I liked the place, but the weather was terrible.
Naoko: That's ( b ). By the way, I've heard it's a good place to shop.
Kimiko: ( c ). But I spent too much money.
Naoko: Don't worry about it. That's ( d ).
Kimiko: Well, I suppose so.
空所( a )
(1) Who liked
(2) How did you like
(3) Why did you like
(4) Where did you just visit
空所( b )
(1) too far
(2) too bad
(3) very goo
(4) very wrong
空所( c )
(1) It's sure
(2) It sure is
(3) It's certain
(4) It certainly is
空所( d )
(1) the cost of worrying
(2) not how vacations are
(3) what vacations are for
(4) the way to spend too much
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