“Despite the heavy rain, more than 500 runners finished the charity race, raising over $20 000 for the children’s hospital.” What does “despite” show in this sentence?
AThe money was raised because of the rain.
BThe runners were paid to run in the rain.
CThe heavy rain caused the race to be cancelled.
DThe runners finished even though the weather was bad.
6.読解（入学試験）むずかしい
A table shows hours of sleep and test scores for four students: Ali 5 h, 62%; Ben 6 h, 70%; Cara 8 h, 85%; Dev 9 h, 83%. Which statement is best supported?
ANine hours of sleep always gives the top score.
BBen scored higher than Cara because he slept less.
CSleep has no connection at all with test scores.
DHere, more sleep was mostly linked to higher scores.
7.医療の語彙（入学試験）ふつう
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nursing student was diligent in her studies.”
ALazy and careless
BHard-working
CShy and quiet
DNaturally gifted
8.医療の語彙（入学試験）むずかしい
What does the term atherosclerosis mean?
AHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
BA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
CInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins
DA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
9.英文法と言語運用（入学試験）ふつう
Which phrase is written correctly?
Afive o-clock
Bfive o’clock
Cfive o clock’
Dfive oclock
10.英文法と言語運用（入学試験）むずかしい
Which choice correctly fixes the run-on sentence? “The patient was cold she asked for a blanket.”
AThe patient was cold, so she asked for a blanket.
BThe patient was cold, she asked for a blanket.
CThe patient was cold so, she asked for a blanket.
DThe patient was cold; so, she asked for a blanket.
次元解析：与えられた量を書き、それに分数で表した換算係数（例：60 min/1 h や 1 mg/1000 mcg）を掛けていきます。不要な単位が分子と分母に1回ずつ現れて約分されるようにします。求める単位だけが残ったら計算します。問題で与えられた換算値を使い、丸めるのは最終的な答えだけです。
変換
c = 206/88.4 = 2.33 mg/dL
答え
c = 2.33 mg/dL
5.読解（入学試験）
答え: D · The runners finished even though the weather was bad.
これが答えになる理由
“Despite” shows something happened even though there was an obstacle, here the heavy rain.
答え
D · The runners finished even though the weather was bad.
6.読解（入学試験）
答え: D · Here, more sleep was mostly linked to higher scores.
これが答えになる理由
Scores mostly rise with sleep, but Dev slept most and scored slightly lower than Cara. So the link is general, not perfect, and four students cannot prove a rule.
答え
D · Here, more sleep was mostly linked to higher scores.
7.医療の語彙（入学試験）
答え: B · Hard-working
これが答えになる理由
Diligent means showing steady care and effort in work.
答え
B · Hard-working
8.医療の語彙（入学試験）
答え: A · Hardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
これが答えになる理由
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty plaque in artery walls, which hardens and narrows them.
答え
A · Hardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
9.英文法と言語運用（入学試験）
答え: B · five o’clock
これが答えになる理由
The apostrophe in “o’clock” shows that letters are missing from the old phrase “of the clock”.
答え
B · five o’clock
10.英文法と言語運用（入学試験）
答え: A · The patient was cold, so she asked for a blanket.
これが答えになる理由
A uses a comma followed by the conjunction “so”. B is a comma splice, C puts the comma after “so” instead of before it, and D uses a semicolon with an unneeded comma.
答え
A · The patient was cold, so she asked for a blanket.
The plant grows 4 cm each week. Two more weeks after week 4 gives 16 + 4 + 4 = 24 cm. Predicting beyond measured data (extrapolation) assumes the trend continues.
答え
A · 24 cm
16.看護学校入学試験のための生物
答え: D · The baby did not make these antibodies and forms no memory cells
これが答えになる理由
In passive immunity, ready-made antibodies are received from another source. They are gradually broken down, and since the baby's own immune system did not respond, no memory cells form. Active immunity, from infection or vaccination, lasts longer.
答え
D · The baby did not make these antibodies and forms no memory cells
17.看護学校入学試験のための化学
答え: C · 2 M
これが答えになる理由
250 mL = 0.250 L. M = mol ÷ L = 0.5 ÷ 0.250 = 2 M. Dividing by 250 without converting would give a wrong answer.
答え
C · 2 M
18.看護学校入学試験のための化学
答え: D · 80 g
これが答えになる理由
48 ÷ 24 = 2 mol Mg, and the ratio Mg : MgO is 2 : 2, so 2 mol MgO form. 2 × 40 = 80 g. The extra 32 g is oxygen from the air.