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Ⅰ　英文を聴いて，次の質問に答えなさい。

1. マクドナルドは何を計画していますか。

2. ウォールストリートジャーナルによると，その計画はどれ程売り上げを増やしますか。

3. マクドナルドは2006年度にどれだけの売り上げがありましたか。

4. その計画に対して，どのような反対意見がありますか。

5. マックカフェがうまくいかなかった理由は何ですか。

6. スターバックスの株価は，この1年間でどのように変化しましたか。

7. 最近スターバックスにどのような変化が見られますか。

8. Howard Schultzの功績とは何ですか。

9. Schultzは一年前にどんな警告を発しましたか。

10. マクドナルドプレミアムコーヒーは，消費者レポートによってどのように評価されましたか。

【問題 t - u 】解答例　　　　　　　　　　　　

1. treasure

2. treaty

3. tribe

4. urge

5. urgent

6. tastes

7. technical

8. thick

9. ties

10. unless

Ⅱ　次の単語を覚えましょう。

《綴りを覚える単語》

specialty:　特徴，名物

restaurant:　レストラン

competition with …:　～との競争

serve:　（食事・飲み物を）出す

document:　文書，資料

growth:　成長

compete against …:　～と競争する

test:　試す

available:　利用できる

stock:　株，株価

value:　価値，価格

replace:　交換する，取り替える

chief executive officer:　最高経営責任者

remain:　とどまる

chairman :　議長，会長

board:　理事会，取締役会

be credited with …:　～の功績がある

warn:　警告する

water down:　水で薄める，弱める

experience:　経験

neighborhood:　近所，近辺

expansion:　拡張，展開

have a taste for …:　～を好む

premium:　上等の，高級な

good press:　よい記事，報道

tester:　検査員，被験者

consumer:　消費者

《意味を確認しておく単語》

heat up:　一段と厳しくなる

coffee bar:　コーヒースタンド

latte:　ラテ

cappuccino:　カプチーノ

barista:　バリスタ

enjoy:　 享受する

be happy with …:　～に満足する

the way it is:　今のまま，現状

two-thirds:　3分の２

bring back:　呼び戻す

| | | | |

|特徴，名物 |___________________ |specialty |___________________ |

| | | | |

|レストラン |___________________ |restaurant |___________________ |

| | | | |

|～との競争 |___________________ |competition with … |___________________ |

| | | | |

|（食事・飲み物を）出す |___________________ |serve |___________________ |

| | | | |

|文書，資料 |___________________ |document |___________________ |

| | | | |

|成長 |___________________ |growth |___________________ |

| | | | |

|～と競争する |___________________ |compete against … |___________________ |

| | | | |

|試す |___________________ |test |___________________ |

| | | | |

|利用できる |___________________ |available |___________________ |

| | | | |

|株，株価 |___________________ |stock |___________________ |

| | | | |

|価値，価格 |___________________ |value |___________________ |

| | | | |

|交換する，取り替える |___________________ |replace |___________________ |

| | | | |

|最高経営責任者 |___________________ |chief executive officer |___________________ |

| | | | |

|とどまる |___________________ |remain |___________________ |

| | | | |

|議長，会長 |___________________ |chairman |___________________ |

| | | | |

|理事会，取締役会 |___________________ |Board |___________________ |

| | | | |

|～の功績がある |___________________ |be credited with … |___________________ |

| | | | |

|警告する |___________________ |warn |___________________ |

| | | | |

|水で薄める，弱める |___________________ |water down |___________________ |

| | | | |

|経験 |___________________ |experience |___________________ |

| | | | |

|近所，近辺 |___________________ |neighborhood |___________________ |

| | | | |

|拡張，展開 |___________________ |expansion |___________________ |

| | | | |

|～を好む |___________________ |have a taste for … |___________________ |

| | | | |

|上等の，高級な |___________________ |premium |___________________ |

| | | | |

|よい記事，報道 |___________________ |good press |___________________ |

| | | | |

|検査員，被験者 |___________________ |tester |___________________ |

| | | | |

|消費者 |___________________ |consumer |___________________ |

| | | | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|heat up |___________________ |一段と厳しくなる |___________________ |

| | | | |

|coffee bar |___________________ |コーヒースタンド |___________________ |

| | | | |

|latte |___________________ |ラテ |___________________ |

| | | | |

|cappuccino |___________________ |カプチーノ |___________________ |

| | | | |

|barista |___________________ |バリスタ |___________________ |

| | | | |

|enjoy |___________________ |享受する |___________________ |

| | | | |

|be happy with … |___________________ |～に満足する |___________________ |

| | | | |

|the way it is |___________________ |今のまま，現状 |___________________ |

| | | | |

|two-thirds |___________________ |3分の２ |___________________ |

| | | | |

|bring back |___________________ |呼び戻す |___________________ |

Ⅲ　次の空欄を埋めなさい。

McDonald's Targets Starbucks

The fast-food company expects to add $1 billion in sales by offering specialty coffee drinks in all its U.S. restaurants.

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

McDonald's, the fast-food company, is heating up ( ) with the Starbucks Coffee Company. McDonald's plans to put ( ) ( ) in its ( ) ( ) ( ) in the United States. Fewer than a thousand now offer ( ) coffee drinks like lattes and cappuccinos.

Just like Starbucks, each coffee bar would have its own barista, the person who ( ) and ( ) the drinks. Company ( ) reported by the Wall Street Journal said the plan would add one ( ) dollars a year in ( ).

McDonald's has ( ) several years of ( ) ( ). The company had ( ) ( ) ( ) dollars in sales in two thousand six.

Still, the move to ( ) ( ) Starbucks ( ) some ( ). Some experts say it could ( ) ( ) service at McDonald's restaurants. And some people who ( ) ( ) ( ) McDonald's ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) now ( ) ( ) ( ) the changes.

As ( ) as two thousand one the company tested McCafes in the United States to sell ( ) ( ) at McDonald's restaurants. But the drinks were not ( ) at the ( ) ( ) that provide ( ) of its ( ). McDonald's thinks its new plan has a greater ( ) of ( ).

Starbucks, on the other hand, has ( ) ( ) ( ) and ( ) ( ). Its ( ) has ( ) about ( ) ( ) ( ) since last January.

Starbucks has about ( ) ( ) ( ) in the United States. Its high-priced coffee drinks have names like Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha and Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino. Lately Starbucks has ( ) ( ) ( ), including breakfast foods, and ( ) ( ) ( ) in some stores.

This week, the company ( ) its ( ) ( ) ( ), ( ) ( ) former C.E.O. Howard Schultz. He ( ) ( ) of the ( ). He ( ) Starbucks in nineteen eighty-two, ( ) it had just four stores. He ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) the Seattle company ( ) an ( ) ( ) story.

But a year ago he ( ) that its ( ) ( ) had led to what he called the ( ) ( ) of the Starbucks ( ). Some ( ) have a Starbucks on ( ) ( ) or ( ). Now, Starbucks will speed up its international ( ) while ( ) its ( ) in the United States.

Millions of people ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Starbucks. But last year, McDonald's Premium coffee got some ( ) ( ). Testers from ( ) Reports thought it ( ) ( ) than Starbucks, and it ( ) ( ).

And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. I'm Steve Ember.

McDonald's Targets Starbucks

The fast-food company expects to add $1 billion in sales by offering specialty coffee drinks in all its U.S. restaurants.

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

McDonald's, the fast-food company, is heating up competition with the Starbucks Coffee Company. McDonald's plans to put coffee bars in its fourteen thousand restaurants in the United States. Fewer than a thousand now offer specialty coffee drinks like lattes and cappuccinos.

Just like Starbucks, each coffee bar would have its own barista, the person who makes and serves the drinks. Company documents reported by the Wall Street Journal said the plan would add one billion dollars a year in sales.

McDonald's has enjoyed several years of strong growth. The company had almost twenty-two billion dollars in sales in two thousand six.

Still, the move to compete against Starbucks carries some risk. Some experts say it could slow down service at McDonald's restaurants. And some people who are happy with McDonald's the way it is now may not like the changes.

As early as two thousand one the company tested McCafes in the United States to sell specialty coffee at McDonald's restaurants. But the drinks were not available at the drive-through windows that provide two-thirds of its business. McDonald's thinks its new plan has a greater chance of success.

Starbucks, on the other hand, has faced slower growth and increasing competition. Its stock has lost about half its value since last January.

Starbucks has about ten thousand stores in the United States. Its high-priced coffee drinks have names like Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha and Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino. Lately Starbucks has added more foods, including breakfast foods, and put drive-through windows in some stores.

This week, the company replaced its chief executive officer, bringing back former C.E.O. Howard Schultz. He remains chairman of the board. He joined Starbucks in nineteen eighty-two, when it had just four stores. He is credited with building the Seattle company into an international success story.

But a year ago he warned that its fast growth had led to what he called the watering down of the Starbucks experience. Some neighborhoods have a Starbucks on every block or two. Now, Starbucks will speed up its international growth while slowing its expansion in the United States.

Millions of people have a taste for Starbucks. But last year, McDonald's Premium coffee got some good press. Testers from Consumer Reports thought it tasted better than Starbucks, and it cost less.

And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. I'm Steve Ember.

小テスト11—January 25, 2008—

1. 次の英語を書き取りなさい。

1) McDonald's plans to put ( ) ( ) in its ( ) ( ) ( ) in the United States.

2) Company ( ) reported by the Wall Street Journal said the plan would add one ( ) dollars a year in ( ).

3) The company had ( ) ( ) ( ) dollars in sales in two thousand six.

4) And some people who ( ) ( ) ( ) McDonald's ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) now ( ) ( ) ( ) the changes.

5) But the drinks were not ( ) at the ( ) ( ) that provide ( ) of its ( ).

6) Its ( ) has ( ) about ( ) ( ) ( ) since last January.

7) Lately Starbucks has ( ) ( ) ( ), including breakfast foods, and ( ) ( ) ( ) in some stores.

8) He ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) the Seattle company ( ) an ( ) ( ) story.

9) But a year ago he ( ) that its ( ) ( ) had led to what he called the ( ) ( ) of the Starbucks ( ).

10) Reports thought it ( ) ( ) than Starbucks, and it ( ) ( ).

【問題 v - z 】

以下の問題は，得点とは関係ありません。

1. 次の日本語を英語にしなさい。

1) ワクチン

2) 残骸

3) 小麦

4) 犠牲者

5) 引き下がる，手を引く

2. 次の英語の意味を表す単語を書きなさい。

6) having the color like that of gold or the sun

7) the number meaning none or nothing

8) money received for work done

9) to measure how heavy someone or something is

10) anything on or in which a person or thing can travel or be transported, especially anything on wheels; a car or truck

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