日曜クイズ（１４１）

例にならって、空所に適当な名詞を入れなさい。入れるべき候補の名詞は、括弧の中に与えられている。必要に応じて複数形にしなさい。
例： He produced a (xxxxx) of thousand yen notes and began counting them out.
答：wad （彼は千円札の束を取り出して数え始めた。）

(article, bead, bed, bunch, flight, load, patch, ray, slug, wisp)

1. On every (xxxxx) of furniture in the drawing-room there was some kind of embroidery or cover.
2. The old man came home, carrying on his bent back a huge heavy (xxxxx) of firewood from the forest.
3. The sweet potatoes are baked on a (xxxxx) of hot pebbles.
4. He had to walk up three (xxxxx) of stairs.
5. The giant moon rode high and fast through (xxxxx) of mackerel cloud.
6. A (xxxxx) of moonlight was shining through the paper windows.
7. A pin stuck in, and left a (xxxxx) of red blood when he pulled it out.
8. There was a (xxxxx) of bright sunshine on the corner of the desk.
9. We found a (xxxxx) of keys in his pocket.
10. I poured another (xxxxx) of gin and held it out of his reach.

解答は前記事にあります。