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 出題者の意図を推測すると、以下のログレッシブ英和中辞典(第4版)の類語の解説にあることを意識したようです。 http://kotobank.jp/ejword/previous >[類語]previous時間・順序が「先行する」. >preceding直前の:the preceding chapterすぐ前の章. >priorはpreviousに加えて優先性を示唆:a prior engagement(時間的にも先行し, 重要さもまさる)先約. >earlier時間的に先行する:as I said in my earlier letter先便で申し上げたとおり.  ほとんどきっちり予定通りに建設計画が進んだんだから、問題があったとしても些細なものしかないはずだ。だから重要度が優ることを示唆するpriorではおかしい。  そのように出題者は考えたのではないかと思います。模範解答としての英文を出題者が作文したのか、どこかで見かけた文を(少し変えて)使ったのかは分かりません。minorでも正しい英文ですし、無難な意味にもなります。  そうしたことを踏まえて、敢えて申し上げます。(A)~(D)のどれでも間違いにはできません。例えば、若年労働者に問題があったのか、重要な問題は後回しにしたのか、工期短縮の問題があったのか。そんなことは文脈次第で、どれでもあり得ます。  示された英文と選択肢だけでは、決定不能な穴あけ問題です。つまり悪問です。模範解答だけが正しい理由を考える必要など、全くありません。  むしろ模範解答だけが正しいと思えるようになってはならないとさえ言えます(英語かどうか以前に、言葉が分からなくなっていってしまう)。

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