Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to tell a long story
2. BA speaking activity that helps you speak more smoothly
3. CWhy people say 'umm'
4. DHow to use a timer

同じ話を時間を縮めながら3回話す 4/3/2 という練習法の紹介なので B。

Q2. How long is the last talk?

1. ATwo minutes
2. BThree minutes
3. CFour minutes
4. DNine minutes

4分→3分→2分の順なので、最後は2分。A が正解。

Q3. In this passage, "fluency" means ...

1. Aspeaking very loudly
2. Bwriting without mistakes
3. Cspeaking smoothly without long pauses
4. Dknowing many words

直前の you speak faster and stop less（速く話し、止まることが少ない）が fluency の中身なので C。

Q1. Why can the speaker focus on speaking in the later rounds?

1. AThe talks become longer.
2. BThe listener helps them.
3. CThey use a new topic each time.
4. DThe content stays the same, so less planning is needed.

Because the content stays the same, the speaker can focus on speaking rather than planning. とあるので D。

Q2. Which group kept its fluency on a later test?

1. AThe group that changed topics
2. BBoth groups
3. CThe group that repeated the same topic
4. DNeither group

only the same-topic group kept its fluency on a later test とあるので C。only に注意すると B は誤り。

Q3. What can be inferred about the linking phrases?

1. ARepeated use made them easier to produce, even later.
2. BThe teacher taught them before the test.
3. CThey made the talks much longer.
4. DThey were never used again.

何度も使った言い回しが自動的に出るようになり、後のテストでも流暢さが保たれたことから A。

Q1. In the passage, "proceduralized" most likely means ...

1. Aforgotten after the test
2. Bturned into automatic skills that can be used without much thought
3. Cwritten down in a notebook
4. Dtranslated into the first language

何度も使った言い回しのおかげで後のテストでも流暢さが保たれた、という文脈から「自動的に使える技能になった」の B。

Q2. What happened in the constant-time condition?

1. AFluency gains were the largest.
2. BLearners stopped talking.
3. CAccuracy fell sharply.
4. DFluency gains were smaller, but complexity and accuracy improved slightly.

A constant-time version ... gave smaller fluency gains but slight improvements in both とあり、both は complexity と accuracy を指すので D。

Q3. According to the author, why is the long-term effect on real conversation not known?

1. ABecause the technique was banned
2. BBecause learners refused to repeat their talks
3. CBecause the samples were small and fluency was measured in different ways
4. DBecause the studies took place only in New Zealand

All of these studies were small, and each measured fluency in its own way とあるので C。