N1 Grammar · Test 29

～ばいいものを means 'should just do X, but...' and expresses regret, criticism, or frustration that someone did not do the obvious/simple thing. Here, 謝ればいいものを = '(He) should just apologize, but...' — followed by 'my brother can't do that and immediately makes excuses.' The structure perfectly captures the contrast between what should be done and what actually happens.

• 1謝ろうとしないのだから means 'since he won't even try to apologize.' While semantically related, it does not fit the grammatical structure — the sentence needs a pattern that contrasts an ideal action with the brother's actual behavior, which 〜ばいいものを provides.
• 2謝っているところに means 'while/when (he is) apologizing,' indicating a timing/context. This does not fit the meaning at all.
• 4謝らないかぎりは means 'as long as he doesn't apologize.' This expresses a condition, not the contrast between what he should do and what he actually does.

• ～ばいいものを — should just ~, but... (expresses regret/criticism that the simple/obvious action was not taken)
• 素直すなおに — frankly; honestly; obediently
• 言い訳する（いいわけする） — to make excuses

Option 2 is correct. The pattern 「～か～ないかのころ」means 'around the time when one was just about to do something' or 'on the verge of doing something.' Here, 「入るか入らないかのころ」= 'around the time when I was about to enter elementary school.' This fits perfectly with the nostalgic memory of going fishing with one's father at that age. The sentence means: 'I have a memory of going fishing with my father at some big river around the time when I was about to enter elementary school.'

• 1「入ろうが入るまいが」uses the volitional+が+まいが pattern meaning 'whether one enters or not,' expressing indifference or concession. It cannot connect to 「のころ」and doesn't convey the 'on the verge of' timing needed here.
• 3「入っていてもいなくても」means 'whether one is enrolled or not.' This is a conditional concession pattern that doesn't pair with 「のころ」and doesn't express the transitional timing the sentence requires.
• 4「入るにしても入らないにしても」means 'whether one enters or not (either way).' Like the others, this concession pattern is incompatible with 「のころ」and doesn't convey the 'just about to' nuance.

• ～か～ないかのころ — around the time when one was just about to ~ / on the verge of ~ing
• 釣つり — fishing
• 記憶きおく — memory

Option 1 is correct. 「～にしては」means 'considering that ~' or 'for something that is ~,' expressing that a result is surprisingly good/bad given the circumstances. Here, 「揺られながらにしては」= 'considering that I was being shaken (on the bus).' The sentence means: 'I saw a big rainbow from the bus window and took a photo. Considering that I was being shaken on a bus running on a mountain road, it came out pretty well.' The nuance is that the photo quality is surprisingly good despite the shaky conditions.

• 2「揺られながらとなれば」means 'if it's the case of being shaken,' using となれば for a conditional 'if that's the case.' This doesn't fit — the sentence needs a concession/evaluation pattern, not a conditional.
• 3「揺られっぱなしなのか」uses っぱなし (continuous state) + なのか (is it that ~). This forms an interrogative/explanatory expression that doesn't connect grammatically to the rest of the sentence.
• 4「揺られっぱなしだとは」means 'that I was being shaken the whole time,' using だとは for quotative/surprise. While it could express surprise, it doesn't provide the evaluative 'considering that' nuance that にしては gives, and the sentence flow doesn't work.

• ～にしては — considering that ~ / for something that is ~ (expresses surprise at a result given circumstances)
• 揺ゆられる — to be shaken / to be rocked
• 山道やまみち — mountain road
• けっこう — quite / fairly / pretty

Option 4 is correct. 「～られてならない」is an N1 pattern meaning 'cannot help but feel ~' / 'overwhelmingly ~,' expressing an uncontrollable emotion. Here, 悔やむ (くやむ, 'to regret') becomes the spontaneous passive 悔やまれる, then + ならない = 'I can't help feeling regret.' The sentence means: 'After the match, player Kimura commented, "Because it was an opponent I absolutely wanted to beat, I can't help feeling regret over my mistake at a crucial moment."' The spontaneous passive expresses the emotion arising involuntarily, which is perfect for a post-match comment.

• 1「悔やまないようにする」= 'I'll try not to regret.' This expresses intention to avoid regret, which contradicts the context — the player IS expressing regret, not trying to suppress it.
• 2「悔やんでばかりだ」= 'just regretting / nothing but regretting.' While grammatically possible, it carries a nuance of 'doing nothing but regretting,' which sounds like criticism and doesn't fit the first-person emotional expression. Also, the sentence needs a predicate that naturally completes the quote, and ばかりだ feels incomplete here.
• 3「悔やむべきではない」= 'should not regret.' This is the opposite of what the context demands — the player is expressing deep regret, not saying regret is inappropriate.

• ～られてならない — cannot help but feel ~ / overwhelmingly ~ (spontaneous passive + ならない, expressing uncontrollable emotion)
• 悔くやむ — to regret / to be frustrated
• 絶対ぜったいに — absolutely
• 場面ばめん — scene / crucial moment
• ミス — mistake / error

Option 3 is correct. 「～なくて済む」means 'to get by without doing ~' / 'to be spared from doing ~.' With そうだ ('seems like'), 「買わなくて済みそうだ」= 'it seems like we can get by without buying (rice).' The wife sees a large amount of rice from the husband's family home and says: 'Wow, amazing. With this much, it seems like we won't need to buy rice for a while.' This perfectly fits the context of relief/convenience.

• 1「買ってきてはないんだ」= 'I haven't bought and brought (any).' This is grammatically awkward and doesn't express the forward-looking 'we won't need to buy' meaning the context requires.
• 2「買ったきりになってる」= 'bought it and left it at that (haven't bought since).' The きり pattern means doing something once and not since, but this doesn't fit — the point is they won't NEED to buy, not that they stopped buying at some point.
• 4「買うつもりじゃなかった」= 'I didn't intend to buy (it).' This expresses a past lack of intention, which doesn't fit the context of commenting on the abundance of rice they just received.

• ～なくて済む（～なくてすむ） — to get by without doing ~ / to be spared from having to do ~
• 実家じっか — one's family home / parents' home
• 当分とうぶん — for a while / for the time being

「ご覧になった上で」= 'after viewing/reading.' 「ご覧になる」is the respectful (尊敬語) form of 見る, and 「〜た上で」means 'after doing ~.' 「利用規約をご覧になった上で、お申し込みください」= 'Please apply after reading the Terms of Use.' This is the natural and polite instruction.

• 1「ご覧の結果」is not a standard expression. 「ご覧」alone is a noun form but 「の結果」('as a result of') does not collocate naturally here.
• 2「ご覧になった結果」means 'as a result of viewing,' which implies a causal outcome rather than a sequential 'after reading, then apply.' It is slightly off in nuance and less natural than 上で.
• 4「ご覧くださった上に」is grammatically problematic. 「上に」means 'in addition to,' not 'after doing.' Also, 「ご覧くださる」is a respectful imperative-type form that does not naturally take 「た」here in this pattern.

• ご覧になる（ごらんになる） — to look at; to read (respectful form of 見る)
• 〜た上で（〜たうえで） — after doing ~; upon doing ~
• 利用規約りようきやく — Terms of Use; terms of service
• お申し込み（おもうしこみ） — application; sign-up (honorific)

The correct answer is 4. 「夢を夢で終わらせない」is an idiomatic expression meaning 'I won't let my dream end as just a dream (I will make it reality).' The structure 「NをNで」here means 'leaving N as just N' — the speaker vows not to let their dream remain merely a dream. The full sentence conveys strong determination: 'I'm studying hard to fulfill my dream of becoming a film director. I absolutely won't let it end as just a dream.'

• 1「夢に夢を」does not form a grammatically valid pattern here. The particle に doesn't connect properly to 終わらせない in this context.
• 2「夢なら夢と」is not a recognized grammar pattern. While なら and と are both conditional particles, this combination doesn't produce a meaningful phrase that fits the sentence.
• 3「夢が夢なら」could be parsed as a conditional ('if a dream is a dream'), but it doesn't form the idiomatic expression needed here and doesn't connect naturally to 終わらせない.

• 夢を夢で終わらせない（ゆめをゆめでおわらせない） — won't let a dream end as just a dream; will turn the dream into reality

The correct answer is 1. 「やるとするか」uses the grammar pattern 「V-辞書形 + とする」meaning 'to plan/intend to do' or 'to be about to do,' combined with the question particle か to form a suggestion: 'Shall we plan to do (the rest) tomorrow?' This fits perfectly — Nakamura is agreeing to stop for today and suggesting they continue tomorrow.

• 2「やりはするから」means 'I will do it (emphatic) because...' The から gives a reason/cause, which doesn't fit — Nakamura isn't giving a reason, he's making a suggestion about tomorrow's plan.
• 3「やろうとしているか」means 'Are you trying to do...?' This is a question directed at someone else's intention, which doesn't fit the collaborative tone of 'let's do the rest tomorrow.'
• 4「やってはいるから」means 'I am doing it (emphatic) because...' This describes an ongoing action with a reason, which doesn't fit the context of planning tomorrow's work.

• 〜とする — to plan/intend to do; to be about to do (V-辞書形 + とする)

The correct answer is 2. 「思わせてくれた」is the causative form of 思う plus てくれる. The song is the subject that 'made me think/feel' (思わせて) and the くれる adds the nuance of receiving a favor — 'the song kindly/graciously made me want to fall in love again.' The full relative clause modifies 曲: 'a song that made me, who was depressed and crying over heartbreak, want to try a new love.'

• 1「思われていた」is the passive form 'was being thought,' which would make the speaker the one being thought about, not the one doing the thinking. It doesn't convey the causative meaning needed here.
• 3「思わせられた」is the causative-passive 'was made to think.' While grammatically possible, it lacks the くれる nuance of receiving something beneficial from the song, and the causative-passive carries a sense of being forced, which is less natural for a positive experience like being inspired by a song.
• 4「思われてならなかった」means 'couldn't help being thought (about),' which doesn't fit grammatically or semantically. The pattern 〜てならない expresses an uncontrollable feeling, but the passive voice here is inappropriate — the speaker should be the one inspired to think, not the object of thinking.

• 思おもわせてくれる — to make (someone) think/feel something, with the nuance of receiving that as a favor
• causative-passive — being made to do something (implies being forced, less positive nuance)

The correct answer is 3. 「にもほどがある」is an idiom meaning 'there should be a limit to...' or 'enough is enough.' The family is teasing Yamada: 'You're such a cat lover that there should be a limit to it, right?' (猫好きにもほどがあるだろう). This fits the context perfectly — having too many cat-patterned items prompts the family to say her cat-loving has gone too far.

• 1「のかぎりではない」means 'it is not limited to...' This would produce '猫好きのかぎりではないだろう,' which doesn't make sense in context — the family isn't saying her cat-loving isn't limited to something.
• 2「のことにかぎる」means 'nothing beats ~' or 'the best thing is ~.' This would give '猫好きのことにかぎるだろう' = 'nothing beats being a cat lover,' which is a positive statement that contradicts the teasing tone of the family.
• 4「にあるほどでもない」is not a recognized grammar pattern and doesn't form a meaningful expression here.

• にもほどがある — there should be a limit to ~; enough is enough (expresses that something has gone too far)