N1 Grammar · Test 15

「～を受けて」means 'in response to / reflecting (a situation).' The sentence reads: 'In response to the surge in fuel prices, multiple airlines raised their fares.' This correctly links the cause (fuel price surge) to the resulting action (fare hikes).

• 2「～に沿って」means 'along / in accordance with (a guideline, plan, etc.).' It is used for following a course or policy (e.g., 方針に沿って), not for responding to an event like a price surge.
• 3「～にわたって」means 'over (a span of time/space); extending over.' It describes scope or duration (e.g., 3日間にわたって), not a causal trigger.
• 4「～を通じる」is grammatically incomplete here; the correct form would be 「～を通じて」('through / via'), and even then it does not fit the causal relationship of 'in response to.'

• 高騰こうとう — surge, sharp rise (in prices)
• 運賃うんちん — fare, transportation charge
• 値上ねあげ — price increase, raising prices

「～ことと致します」is a formal/humble expression meaning 'we shall (do)…' The pattern quotes the action noun phrase with と before the humble verb 致します. The sentence means: 'Regarding the issues on which no conclusion was reached today, we shall examine them again next time.'

• 1「ことの致します」is ungrammatical in this pattern. の does not link to 致します in this formal construction.
• 2「ことで致します」is not a recognized formal pattern. で would mark means/method, which does not fit the 'we shall do X' structure.
• 3「ことが致します」is ungrammatical; が would make 検討すること the subject of 致します, which is not how this humble expression works.

• 改あらためて — again, anew, freshly
• 検討けんとう — examination, study, consideration
• 致いたす — to do (humble form of する)

「～ゆえに」means 'because of / due to (a noun).' その手軽さゆえに = 'because of its ease/convenience.' The sentence says: 'A service that delivers local specialties nationwide with just one phone call is gaining popularity due to its convenience.' The causal relationship fits perfectly.

• 1「～ながら」means 'while/although' and attaches to verb stems or い-adjective stems (e.g., 残念ながら). 手軽さながら is grammatically odd and conveys concession, not cause.
• 3「～どころか」means 'far from…; on the contrary.' It introduces a contrastive correction, not a reason. 'Far from its ease, it's popular' makes no sense here.
• 4「～なくして」means 'without (something), …cannot happen.' It implies necessity, not cause. The sentence would read 'without its ease, it gathers popularity,' which is illogical.

• 名産品めいさんひん — local specialty product
• 手軽てがるさ — ease, convenience, simplicity
• 人気を集める（にんきをあつめる） — to gain popularity

「～といったところでした」is a set expression meaning 'it was about/approximately…' It conveys a rough estimate or assessment. The speaker says: 'It took about two and a half hours for me as an adult, so with children it might take half a day.' This fits the pattern of giving an approximate figure.

• 1「といったことでした」would mean 'it was the kind of thing that…,' which is vague and not a natural way to express an approximate duration.
• 2「といったばかりでした」means 'it was only/about just…' and carries a dismissive or limiting nuance that doesn't fit the context of giving a helpful time estimate.
• 3「といったときでした」is not a recognized set phrase and does not convey the approximate-amount nuance needed here.

• 頂上ちょうじょう — summit, top of a mountain
• お子さん連れ（おこさんづれ） — accompanied by children, with children

「～ならではの」means 'unique to / characteristic of / only possible because of.' 老舗旅館ならではの細やかな心遣い = 'the meticulous attention to detail that only an established inn can provide.' The sentence praises the inn's service as something only a long-standing establishment could offer, which fits perfectly.

• 1「～ごときの」means 'like…' (often with a humble or slightly dismissive tone). 老舗旅館ごときの would mean 'like that of a mere established inn,' which contradicts the praising tone of the sentence.
• 2「～がらみの」means 'involving / connected with (usually negatively).' It is used for things like 事件がらみ (crime-related) and does not fit the context of praising unique qualities.
• 3「～ほどまでの」means 'to the extent of…' and is not a natural collocation here. It would suggest a degree comparison that doesn't match the 'unique to' meaning needed.

• 老舗旅館しにせりょかん — long-established inn
• 細こまやか — meticulous, attentive, detailed
• 心遣こころづかい — consideration, thoughtfulness

The correct answer is 4 (では). 半日では足りない means 'half a day is not enough (within the scope of half a day).' では here marks the frame/limit within which something is judged insufficient. The sentence means: 'If you want to see all the paintings in this museum, I think half a day is not enough.'

• 1にわたって means 'spanning over (a period/time/space)' and is used to emphasize the extent or duration of something (e.g., 3日間にわって). It does not pair naturally with 足りない here.
• 2にかけて means 'over/during' or 'from...through' and is used for periods or ranges. It does not fit the structure 'half a day ___ is not enough.'
• 3までは means 'until' and would produce 半日までは足りない, meaning 'it's not enough up to half a day,' which is semantically unnatural in this context.

• 足たりない — not enough, insufficient
• 半日はんじつ — half a day

The correct answer is 1 (まま). 勧められるまま means 'as (I was) recommended / just as I was urged to.' The pattern V(passive) + まま means 'just as one is (done to), without resisting or questioning.' The sentence means: 'Without considering the size of my room, I bought a big table just as the clerk recommended.'

• 2ままを is ungrammatical. まま is a noun-like form but does not take を in this construction.
• 3ままでも means 'even as...' and would imply 'even while being recommended,' which changes the meaning and does not fit the context of doing something unthinkingly as told.
• 4ままなのに means 'even though (I was) recommended,' introducing a contrastive/concessive nuance that contradicts the sentence's flow — the speaker acted on the recommendation, not against it.

• 勧すすめられる — to be recommended/urged (passive of 勧める)
• 〜まま — as it is, just as (one is told/led to do)

The correct answer is 3 (として). 不当として means 'as unjust / considering (the dismissal) unjust.' として marks the role or capacity in which something is regarded. The sentence means: 'A former employee of Company A filed a lawsuit on the 11th, seeking to cancel the dismissal, treating the sudden dismissal as unjust.'

• 1となって means 'becoming' and would imply the dismissal 'became' unjust, which is not the intended meaning — the employee is characterizing it as unjust, not describing a change of state.
• 2になって also means 'becoming' and has the same problem as option 1.
• 4にして means 'at/with/by means of' and does not produce a natural reading with 不当 in this legal context.

• 不当ふとう — unjust, unfair, unreasonable
• 解雇かいこ — dismissal, firing
• 〜として — as, in the capacity of, treating as

The correct answer is 2 (いただきたく). ご理解いただきたく means 'we wish to receive your understanding.' ご理解 is the respect-prefix form of 理解, and いただく is the humble form of もらう (to receive). 〜たく is the desiderative form, so いただきたく = 'we wish to have you (graciously) understand.' The full phrase means: 'We apologize for the inconvenience during the sewer construction and kindly ask for your understanding.'

• 1いたしたく is the humble form of する (to do), so ご理解いたしたく would mean 'we wish to do the understanding,' which reverses the direction — the company is asking the customer to understand, not understanding something itself.
• 3差し上げたく is the humble form of あげる (to give to a superior), so ご理解差し上げたく would mean 'we wish to give (you) our understanding,' which is the wrong direction — the company needs to receive understanding, not give it.
• 4申しあげたく is the humble form of 言う (to say), so ご理解申しあげたく would mean 'we wish to say the understanding,' which is not a natural collocation.

• ご理解（ごりかい） — understanding (with respect prefix ご)
• いただく — to receive (humble form of もらう)
• 差し上げる（さしあげる） — to give (humble form of あげる)
• 申し上げる（もうしあげる） — to say (humble form of 言う)

The correct answer is 3 (極まりない). 失礼極まりない is a fixed N1 expression meaning 'extremely rude / beyond rude.' 極まりない attaches to noun/adjective-na forms and means 'extremely, to the utmost degree.' The sentence means: 'To call a wrong number and not even apologize — it is extremely rude!'

• 1でならない means 'cannot help being...' and typically attaches to adjectives expressing uncontrollable emotions (嬉しくてならない, 気になってならない). While 失礼でならない is grammatically conceivable, it is far less natural and not the standard collocation tested at N1 level.
• 2ではいられない means 'cannot stay/remain...' and would produce 失礼ではいられない, meaning 'cannot remain rude,' which makes no sense in this context.
• 4に越したことはない means 'nothing is better than...' and would produce 失礼に越したことはない, meaning 'nothing is better than being rude,' which is the opposite of the intended meaning.

• 極きわまりない — extremely, to the utmost degree (used with na-adjectives/nouns)
• 失礼しつれい — rude, impolite
• でならない — cannot help but feel... (emotional expression)
• に越したことはない（にこしたことはない） — nothing is better than, it's best to