An advertisement says: “Everyone is switching to SparkleSmile toothpaste. Don’t be the only one left behind!” Which technique is the advertisement using?
ADescribing the ingredients in detail
BComparing the price with other toothpastes
CUrging people to follow the crowd
DQuoting a dentist’s expert advice
6.読解(入学試験)むずかしい
A patient reads: “Fast for 8 hours before the blood test. You may drink water. Do not eat, chew gum or drink coffee.” The test is at 9 a.m. What is the latest time the patient may eat?
A9 p.m. the night before
B1 a.m.
CMidnight
D8 a.m.
7.医療の語彙(入学試験)ふつう
Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Other researchers tried to replicate the study.”
APublish in a journal
BRepeat
CRaise money for
DCriticise in public
8.医療の語彙(入学試験)むずかしい
Which word means “a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid”?
AParacentesis
BThoracotomy
CPericardiocentesis
DThoracentesis
9.英文法と言語運用(入学試験)ふつう
Choose the correct verb in American English: “The committee ___ once a month.”
Ameet
Bhave met
Care meeting
Dmeets
10.英文法と言語運用(入学試験)むずかしい
In a short academic essay, where is the thesis statement usually placed?
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 = 439/18 = 24.39 ≈ 24.4 mmol/L
答え
c = 24.4 mmol/L
5.読解(入学試験)
答え: C · Urging people to follow the crowd
これが答えになる理由
The ad suggests that everyone is using the product and you should too. This “bandwagon” appeal relies on following others, not on evidence.
答え
C · Urging people to follow the crowd
6.読解(入学試験)
答え: B · 1 a.m.
これが答えになる理由
9 a.m. minus 8 hours is 1 a.m., so the patient may eat until 1 a.m. and then only drink water.
答え
B · 1 a.m.
7.医療の語彙(入学試験)
答え: B · Repeat
これが答えになる理由
To replicate a study is to repeat it to see whether the same results are found.
答え
B · Repeat
8.医療の語彙(入学試験)
答え: D · Thoracentesis
これが答えになる理由
Thoracentesis (in the UK also called thoracocentesis or pleural aspiration) removes fluid from the pleural space; a thoracotomy is an incision into the chest.
答え
D · Thoracentesis
9.英文法と言語運用(入学試験)
答え: D · meets
これが答えになる理由
In American English a collective noun acting as one unit takes a singular verb: “The committee meets.” British English also allows “The committee meet” when the members are thought of as individuals.
答え
D · meets
10.英文法と言語運用(入学試験)
答え: B · At the end of the introduction
これが答えになる理由
A thesis is usually the last sentence of the introduction. It tells the reader the main claim that the body paragraphs will support.
答え: D · Each new DNA molecule has one old strand and one new strand
これが答えになる理由
Each original strand acts as a template. The two resulting molecules each contain one parent strand and one newly made strand.
答え
D · Each new DNA molecule has one old strand and one new strand
16.看護学校入学試験のための生物
答え: D · The sample did not represent that group
これが答えになる理由
Results can only be applied confidently to people similar to those studied. Age and sex may change how a drug works, so the findings need to be tested in a more representative sample.
答え
D · The sample did not represent that group
17.看護学校入学試験のための化学
答え: A · Add the acid slowly to the water
これが答えになる理由
Diluting strong acids releases a lot of heat. Adding acid slowly to a larger amount of water lets the water absorb the heat; adding water to acid can boil locally and spatter acid.
答え
A · Add the acid slowly to the water
18.看護学校入学試験のための化学
答え: D · 9.03 × 10²³
これが答えになる理由
0.5 mol × 6.02 × 10²³ = 3.01 × 10²³ molecules. Each has 3 atoms, so 3 × 3.01 × 10²³ = 9.03 × 10²³ atoms.