公務員試験 2019年 国家一般職(行政) No.74解説

　問 題　　　　　

Select the appropriate combinations of words to fill in the blanks of the following passage.

Solar energy has the potential to （　Ａ　） many of the environmental problems that have been associated with the （　Ｂ　） of electricity. Unlike fossil fuels, there is no pollution produced （　Ｃ　） solar power, and it is much safer than other methods such as nuclear energy. However, there are problems （　Ｄ　） solar energy as well. At night, it is necessary to store the energy that is created during the day, and solar panels require a lot of land to make enough electricity. Despite this, many people have hope that solar energy will become the way（ 　Ｅ　） in the future.

　解 説　　　　　

空欄 A に注目すると、(A)  … problems となっており、選択肢 の単語の意味から solve （解決する）が妥当と考えられます。ちなみに他の選択肢の単語は answer ・・・答える、fix・・・修理する、improve ・・・向上させる、recover ・・・取り戻す　です。

以上より、正解は 5 です。