N1 Grammar · Test 41

The correct answer is 2. The correct sentence order is: できるもんなら [4. 捕まえてごらん] [3. というような] [★2. あの憎らしい] [1. 表情が] 困っている。The full sentence reads: 「できるもんなら捕まえてごらんというようなあの憎らしい表情が困っている」= 'That hateful expression, as if saying "catch me if you can," is troubling me.' The cat runs away but looks back with a smug expression, and the ★ at the third position is あの憎らしい.

• 1「表情が」belongs in the fourth position (after あの憎らしい), as it is the subject of 困っている: あの憎らしい表情が困っている ('that hateful expression is troubling me').
• 3「というような」belongs in the second position, connecting 捕まえてごらん to あの憎らしい表情: 'an expression as if saying catch me if you can.'
• 4「捕まえてごらん」belongs in the first position, starting the quoted content of the cat's imagined expression: 'catch me if you can.'

• できるもんなら — if you can (challenging someone to try something difficult)
• 憎にくらしい — hateful, detestable, annoying (here used for the cat's smug expression)

The correct answer is 4. The correct sentence order is: 長くて [3. なんだか使いにくい] [1. と言いながらも] [★4. 毎日使っている] [2. ところを見ると] 気に入ってくれているのかもしれない。The full sentence reads: 「長くてなんだか使いにくいと言いながらも毎日使っているところを見ると気に入ってくれているのかもしれない」= 'Seeing that he uses them every day even while saying they're long and somewhat hard to use, he might actually like them.' The ★ at the third position is 毎日使っている.

• 1「と言いながらも」belongs in the second position, connecting the complaint (なんだか使いにくい) with the contrasting action (毎日使っている): 'even while saying they're hard to use.'
• 2「ところを見ると」belongs in the fourth position, meaning 'seeing that ~ / judging from the fact that ~,' connecting the observation to the conclusion.
• 3「なんだか使いにくい」belongs in the first position, describing the father's complaint about the chopsticks: 'somewhat hard to use.'

• 〜と言いながらも（〜といいながらも） — even while saying ~; despite saying ~
• 〜ところを見ると（〜ところをみると） — seeing that ~; judging from the fact that ~

The correct order is: ストーリーも[2.さることながら]、[4.俳優の演技力に][1.よるところが][3.大きいと]いえる。The sentence means: 'The popularity of this drama can be said to be largely due to the actors' acting ability, not to mention the story.' The ★ (third position) is よるところが. The grammar pattern ～によるところが大きい means 'is largely due to～' and combines perfectly with さることながら ('not to mention～, but also～').

• 2さることながら belongs in the first blank, right after ストーリーも, forming the pattern XもさることながらY ('X is of course important, but Y is also...').
• 3大きいと belongs in the fourth blank, completing 大きいといえる ('can be said to be large').
• 4俳優の演技力に belongs in the second blank, as the noun phrase that よるところが大きい attaches to via に.

• さることながら — not to mention～; ~is of course true, but also...
• ～によるところが大きい（～によるところがおおきい） — is largely due to～; owes much to～

The correct order is: 私みたいな[1.人間から][4.すれば]、[3.職場まで歩いて][2.数分なんて]人は本当にうらやましい。The sentence means: 'For someone like me who spends two hours one-way commuting, people who can walk to work in just a few minutes are truly enviable.' The ★ (third position) is 職場まで歩いて. The pattern ～からすれば means 'from the perspective of～' and sets up the contrast.

• 1人間から belongs in the first blank, combining with すれば to form ～人間からすれば ('from the standpoint of a person like～').
• 2数分なんて belongs in the fourth blank, modifying 人 ('people who (walk to work in) just a few minutes').
• 4すれば belongs in the second blank, completing the pattern 人間からすれば ('from the perspective of such a person').

• ～からすれば — from the perspective/standpoint of～
• うらやましい — enviable; jealous

The correct order is: マスメディアに[3.与えた][4.影響は][1.少なからぬ][2.ものがある]。The sentence means: 'The influence that the rapid spread of the Internet in recent years has had on mass media is by no means small.' The ★ (third position) is 少なからぬ. The pattern 少なからぬものがある means 'is by no means small / is quite significant' and functions as a predicate ending.

• 2ものがある belongs in the fourth blank, completing the sentence-ending pattern 少なからぬものがある ('there is no small amount = it is considerable').
• 3与えた belongs in the first blank, as the past-tense verb modifying 影響 ('the influence given to mass media').
• 4影響は belongs in the second blank, as the topic marker for the main clause ('as for the influence...').

• 少すくなからぬ — not small; considerable; no small amount
• ～ものがある — there is a certain quality/extent of～ (used to emphasize that something has a notable quality)

The correct order is: どんな + 悪人で + あろうと + どこかに + 良心は残っているはずだ。'No matter what kind of evil person they may be, there should be some conscience left somewhere.' The ★ position is 悪人で, which connects どんな ('what kind of') to あろうと ('no matter if'). The pattern どんなNであろうと means 'no matter what kind of N they may be.'

• 1どこかに ('somewhere') must come right before 良心は残っているはずだ ('conscience should remain'), modifying where the conscience remains. Placing it at the ★ position would break the どんな悪人であろうと pattern.
• 3あろうと ('no matter if ~ be') must directly follow the noun + で (悪人であろうと). Placing it at ★ would separate it from 悪人で, breaking the grammatical pattern.
• 4どんな ('what kind of') must directly precede the noun it modifies (悪人). Placing it at ★ would separate it from 悪人, making the phrase ungrammatical.

• 悪人あくにん — evil person, villain
• 〜であろうと — no matter if (someone/something) be ~ — concessive pattern
• 良心りょうしん — conscience
• 残のこっている — remains, is left

The correct order is: その価値は + 人の使い方 + 次第で + 決まる + ものだと思う。'I think its value is something that is determined by how people use it.' The ★ position is 次第で, which follows the noun phrase 人の使い方 to form 人の使い方次第で ('depending on how people use it'), which then connects to 決まる ('is determined'). The pattern N次第で means 'depending on N.'

• 1人の使い方 ('how people use it') must directly precede 次第で to form the pattern 人の使い方次第で. Placing it at ★ would break this collocation.
• 2使う ('to use') is the dictionary form of the verb. In this sentence, 使う is already incorporated into the noun phrase 使い方 ('way of using'). A standalone 使う doesn't fit the sentence structure here.
• 3決まる ('is determined') must come after 次第で to complete the meaning 'is determined depending on ~.' Placing it at ★ would break the N次第で決まる pattern.

• 功罪こうざい — merits and demerits, good and bad points
• 〜次第で（〜しだいで） — depending on ~ (N + 次第で)
• 決きまる — to be determined, to be decided
• 使い方（つかいかた） — way of using, usage

The correct order is: たばこの値段が上がろうと下がろうと(2)、たばこを吸わない(4)、わたしにとっては(1)、どうでもいい(3)ことだ。The sentence means: 'Whether cigarette prices go up or down, for me who doesn't smoke, it doesn't matter.' Position 3 is わたしにとっては (1). The structure is: [上がろうと下がろうと] modifies たばこの値段が, then たばこを吸わない modifies わたしにとっては (forming 'for me, who doesn't smoke'), and どうでもいいことだ is the main predicate.

• 2上がろうと下がろうと belongs in position 1, immediately after たばこの値段が, forming the conditional 'whether (prices) go up or down.'
• 3どうでもいい belongs in position 4, right before ことだ, completing どうでもいいことだ ('it doesn't matter').
• 4たばこを吸わない belongs in position 2, modifying わたしにとっては to form 'for me, who doesn't smoke.'

• 上がろうと下がろうと（あがろうとさがろうと） — whether (it) goes up or down
• どうでもいい — doesn't matter either way; don't care

The correct order is: デザートが(1)ただって(4)いう(3)だけ(2)じゃないか。The sentence means: 'What? It's just that the dessert is free, isn't it?' B is disappointed that only the dessert is free, not the whole meal. Position 3 is いう (3). The key structure is ただっていうだけ ('just saying it's free / only that it's free'), where っていう is the colloquial quoting pattern という.

• 1が belongs in position 1, marking デザート as the subject: デザートが.
• 2だけ belongs in position 4, meaning 'only,' completing いうだけ ('only saying that...').
• 4ただって belongs in position 2, the colloquial quoting form of ただ ('free') + って ('saying that'), which connects to いう in position 3.

• ただ — free of charge
• っていう — colloquial form of という, 'called / saying that'
• 無料券むりょうけん — free ticket / coupon

The correct order is: お客様に多大なご不便をおかけしましたことを(3)深くおわび申し上げますとともに(2)今後は再発防止に努めて参りますので(1)引き続き本サービスをご利用くださいますよう(4)願い申し上げます。This is a formal business apology. Position 3 is 今後は再発防止に努めて参りますので (1). The structure is: (apologize for the inconvenience) + とともに (at the same time) + (we will work to prevent recurrence, so) + (please continue to use our service).

• 2深くおわび申し上げますとともに belongs in position 2, following the object of apology (多大なご不便をおかけしましたことを) and meaning 'we deeply apologize and at the same time...'
• 3多大なご不便をおかけしましたことを belongs in position 1, as the object of the apology: 'for causing great inconvenience.'
• 4引き続き本サービスをご利用くださいますよう belongs in position 4, completing the request: 'please continue to use our service,' which connects to 願い申し上げます.

• 障害しょうがい — obstacle, disruption, failure
• おわび申し上げますとともに（おわびもうしあげますとともに） — along with offering our sincere apologies
• 再発防止さいはつぼうし — prevention of recurrence
• 願い申し上げます（ねがいもうしあげます） — we humbly request (formal)