この英文の落ちを教えてください。あと本文中の同意語を探す問題もお願いします。 Jack Hawkin

この英文の落ちを教えてください。あと本文中の同意語を探す問題もお願いします。

Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an American college, and he was always trying to find good players, but they weren't always smart enough to be accepted by the college.
One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination. "Well, " the dean said after some persuasion, "I'd better ask him a few questions first,"
Then he turned to the student and asked hime some very easy questions, but the student didn't know any of the answers.
At last the dean said, "Well, what's five times seven?"
The student thought for a long time and then answered, "Thirty-six."
The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair, but the coach said earnestly, "Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two."

２）Which words in the story mean the same as:(本文の中から同義語を探す問題です）
1. permitted→　　　　　　　　 2.lack of hope→

3. trying to get something to agree→ 　　　　　　　　　　　4. very good→

5. very seriously→

No.1 ベストアンサー 回答者： angkolwhat 回答日時： 2020/10/20 21:40

学長がコーチの推薦する学生に 5x7=? をたずねると、学生は 36 と答えた。

するとコーチは「2 しか違わない」と助け船を出したが、これでコーチも 5x7 が計算できないことがバレた。

1. permitted→allowed
2. lack of hope→despair
3. trying to get something to agree→persuasion
4. very good→excellent
5. very seriously→earnestly

No.2 回答者： signak 回答日時： 2020/10/20 22:31

学部長が学生に「5x7は？」と質問した。

学生は長く考えたあと、「36」と答えた。学部長は「こりゃだめだ」と匙を投げたが、コーチは「彼を入れてやってください。2つも間違ってないのですから」と真顔で言った。

1. permitted→be allowed　　　　　　　
2. lack of hope→in despair
3. trying to get something to agree→asked that the ～ be allowed
4. very good→excellent
5. very seriously→earnestly