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令和8年度（2026年度）追・再試験
問81 (英語リスニング（第6問） 問4)

会話を読み、問いの答えとして最も適切なものを、選択肢のうちから一つ選びなさい。

状況
三人の学生（Abby、Chiharu、Eric）が、共同で運営しているウェブサイトについて話をしています。

Abby：Should we shut down our website？ We don’t really need it anymore, and it takes so much time to update, right Chiharu？
Chiharu：We are pretty busy. What do you think, Eric？
Eric：Even if we stop updating it, we shouldn’t shut it down. That may contribute to broken internet syndrome.
Abby：What’s that？
Eric：Even when a website closes, other sites and apps still link to it, so they become full of inactive links. Didn’t you have a problem with that recently, Chiharu？
Chiharu：Yeah, I did. I couldn’t get the data I needed for an assignment. A website that my teacher suggested had too many broken links. We shouldn’t cause trouble for others.
Abby：I don’t want to add to the problem, either. Does that really happen often, Eric？
Eric：From what I’ve read, over half of all links on the internet don’t work.
Abby：That’s a lot. But we’ll have to pay to keep our website active.
Eric：How much do we pay per month, Chiharu？
Chiharu：6,000 yen.
Abby：It seems like a waste. I don’t think it’s worth the cost.
Chiharu：Abby has a point. These monthly bills are adding up, and I can’t afford it anymore.
Eric：Come on, now. If everyone thinks like that, the problem will get much worse. I think we have a responsibility to others.

会話を踏まえて、Ericの発言の根拠となる図表を、四つの選択肢のうちから一つ選びなさい。（　　　）