N1 Grammar · Test 43

Option 2「おいしい」is correct. The full sentence is: 雑誌で紹介されたからといって、必ずしもおいしいレストランというわけではないだろう。('Just because a restaurant was introduced in a magazine, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a delicious restaurant.') The correct order is: からといって(3) → 必ずしも(4) → おいしい(2) → レストラン(1). The ☆ marks the third position, which is おいしい(2). The grammar pattern「〜からといって、必ずしも〜というわけではない」means 'just because〜, it doesn't necessarily mean〜.'

• 1「レストラン」belongs in the fourth position (last blank), not the third. Placing it third would break the sentence structure: 雑誌で紹介されたからといって必ずしもレストランおいしいというわけではない — which is ungrammatical.
• 3「からといって」belongs in the first position. It connects to 雑誌で紹介された to form the concession clause「〜からといって」(just because〜). Placing it third would break the structure.
• 4「必ずしも」belongs in the second position, before おいしいレストラン. It pairs with というわけではない to form「必ずしも〜というわけではない」(not necessarily〜). Placing it third would break this pairing.

• 〜からといって — just because〜 (used with negative conclusion: 〜からといって、〜というわけではない = just because〜 doesn't mean〜)
• 必かならずしも — not necessarily (always used with a negative predicate)
• というわけではない — it doesn't mean that〜; it's not the case that〜

Option 1「授業に取り組む」is correct. The full sentence is: 彼はとても優秀で成績が学年の上位に入っていることが多いのみならず、授業に取り組む姿勢そのものも真面目で好感がもてる。('He is very excellent and his grades are often among the top of his grade; not only that, even his attitude toward classes itself is serious and likable.') The correct order is: ことが多い(4) → のみならず(2) → 授業に取り組む(1) → 姿勢そのものも(3). The ☆ marks the third position, which is 授業に取り組む(1). The pattern「〜のみならず」(not only〜) connects the academic excellence with his attitude, and「授業に取り組む姿勢」(attitude toward classes) is a natural noun phrase.

• 2「のみならず」belongs in the second position. It connects the first clause (grades being high) with the second (attitude being good), meaning 'not only〜 (but also).' Placing it third would break the sentence structure.
• 3「姿勢そのものも」belongs in the fourth position (last blank). It follows 授業に取り組む to form the noun phrase「授業に取り組む姿勢そのものも」(even the attitude toward classes itself). Placing it third would separate it from its modifier.
• 4「ことが多い」belongs in the first position. It modifies 上位に入っている to mean 'often ranks in the top.' Placing it third would break the clause structure and make the sentence ungrammatical.

• 〜のみならず — not only〜 (but also); used to add another point beyond what was stated
• 取り組む（とりくむ） — to tackle, to engage in, to work on
• 姿勢しせい — attitude, posture (here: attitude/approach toward something)
• 好感こうかんがもてる — to have a favorable impression, to be likable

The correct order is 3→1→4→2, making the full sentence: 「いや、X社の担当者が不在なら、この書類を預けてくればいいだけのことだから、しなくていいよ。」This means: 'No, if the person in charge at X company is absent, you just need to drop off these documents, so there's no need to call first.' The ☆ falls in the third slot, which is option 4 「預けてくればいい」. The structure is: 不在なら (conditional 'if absent') + この書類を (object) + 預けてくればいい (action: 'it's fine to leave/drop off') + だけのこと (limiting expression: 'that's all there is to it') + だから (reason). The key grammar point is ～ばいいだけのことだから, meaning 'since all you need to do is ~, that's all.'

• 1「この書類を」is the object of the verb 預けてくればいい and must come immediately before it, so it belongs in the second slot, not the ☆ (third) slot.
• 2「だけのこと」is a limiting expression that attaches after the entire conditional clause (不在なら…預けてくればいい), so it must come last (fourth slot), not in the ☆ position.
• 3「不在なら」is the conditional clause that follows 担当者が, so it belongs in the first slot, not the ☆ (third) slot.

• 不在ふざいなら — if (the person) is absent
• 預あずけてくればいい — it's fine to leave/drop off (something)
• だけのこと — that's all there is to it; just that
• しなくていい — don't need to do (it)

The correct order is 2→4→3→1, forming 「増税避けようのないもの」. The full sentence is: 政府は増税避けようのないものとして、手始め自動車税の引き上げを主張している。('The government, treating it as something where tax increases cannot be avoided, is first advocating raising the automobile tax.') The ☆ marks the third slot, which is option 3 「のない」. The key grammar pattern is V-よう＋の＋ない＋N, meaning 'a N that cannot be V-ed.' Here, 避けようのないもの = 'things that cannot be avoided.' 増税 modifies this whole phrase, yielding 'unavoidable tax increases.'

• 1「もの」is the final noun that the entire modifier attaches to. It belongs in the fourth (last) slot, not the third. Placing it third would break the V-ようのない＋N structure.
• 2「増税」is the head noun that begins the modified phrase. It belongs in the first slot, not the third. Putting it third would produce an ungrammatical word order.
• 4「避けよう」is the verb stem + よう that starts the relative clause 避けようのない. It belongs in the second slot, right after 増税. Placing it third would sever the connection between 避けよう and のない.

• 増税ぞうぜい — tax increase
• 避さけようのない — unavoidable, inescapable (pattern: V-ようのない + N = a N that cannot be V-ed)
• 手始てはじめ — to begin with, as a first step
• 引き上げ（ひきあげ） — raise, increase (of taxes, prices, etc.)
• 主張しゅちょうする — to assert, to advocate

The correct answer is 1 (だけあって), which goes in the ★ position. The full sentence is: このレストランは、主人が魚屋も経営しているだけあって、魚料理がおいしいと評判だ。('This restaurant is reputed for its delicious fish dishes — as you'd expect, since the owner also runs a fish shop.') だけあって means 'as expected / worthy of the name,' connecting the reason (owner runs a fish shop) to the result (delicious fish). The order is: 2(主人が) → 3(魚屋も経営している) → ★1(だけあって) → 4(魚料理がおいしい).

• 2主人が is the subject phrase that must come first, before 魚屋も経営している. It cannot be in the ★ position.
• 3魚屋も経営している is the predicate describing what the owner does. It must follow 主人が and precede だけあって. It cannot be in the ★ position.
• 4魚料理がおいしい is the main clause that follows だけあって and precedes と評判だ. It cannot be in the ★ position.

• だけあって — as expected / worthy of (shows something lives up to its reputation or background)
• 経営けいえいする — to manage / run (a business)
• 評判ひょうばん — reputation / rumor

The correct answer is 4 (ばかりに), which goes in the ★ position. The full sentence is: 僕がミスをしたばかりに君にまで残業してもらうことになってしまって。('I'm sorry — because I made a mistake, it ended up that even you had to work overtime.') ばかりに means 'just because / on account of (with regret),' expressing that the speaker's mistake caused an unfortunate outcome. The order is: 3(ミスをした) → ★4(ばかりに) → 2(君にまで) → 1(残業してもらう).

• 1残業してもらう is the final verb phrase that connects to ことになってしまって. It must come at the end before ことになってしまって, not in the ★ position.
• 2君にまで means 'even you' and must come before 残業してもらう to specify who is doing the overtime. It cannot be in the ★ position.
• 3ミスをした is the cause clause that must come right after 僕が and before ばかりに. It cannot be in the ★ position.

• ばかりに — just because ~ (expresses regret that a cause led to an undesirable result)
• 残業ざんぎょう — overtime work
• ミス — mistake
• ことになってしまう — it ended up that ~ (unfortunate outcome)

The correct order is 伝わっていない(1) → こと(3) → からして(4) → おかしい(2), giving: そもそもこの情報が、責任者である彼に伝わっていないことからしておかしいと思う。'ことからして' means 'judging from the fact that ~' and connects the clause '伝わっていない' (has not been conveyed) to the evaluation 'おかしい' (strange). The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is 4 (からして).

• 1伝わっていない belongs in the first blank, before こと, to form the noun clause 伝わっていないこと.
• 2おかしい belongs in the final blank, after からして, as the evaluative adjective modified by と思う.
• 3こと belongs in the second blank, turning 伝わっていない into a noun phrase (伝わっていないこと) that からして can attach to.

• ことからして — judging from the fact that ~; considering that ~
• 伝つたわる — to be conveyed, to reach
• そもそも — in the first place; to begin with

The correct order is 年が近い(4) → ともあって(1) → 同世代(3) → ならではの(2), giving: アルバイト先の仲間は、みんな年が近いこともあって同世代ならではの話でいつも盛り上がっています。'年が近いこともあって' means 'partly because we are close in age,' and '同世代ならではの話' means 'talk unique to the same generation.' The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is 3 (同世代).

• 1ともあって belongs in the second blank, attaching to 年が近い to give the reason 'partly because (our ages) are close.'
• 2ならではの belongs in the fourth blank, directly modifying 話 to mean 'unique to ~.'
• 4年が近い belongs in the first blank, forming the reason clause with ともあって.

• 〜ともあって — partly because ~; also due to the fact that ~
• 〜ならではの — unique to ~; characteristic of ~
• 同世代どうせだい — same generation
• 盛り上がる（もりあがる） — to get lively; to become enthusiastic

The correct order is という(3) → ような(1) → 意味だった(4) → と思う(2), giving: ああ、確か『わかる』というような意味だったと思うんですけど。This means 'Oh, I think it had a meaning something like "to understand."' The phrase 『わかる』というような意味だった uses というような to loosely quote and characterize the meaning, followed by と思うんですけど for the speaker's uncertain recollection. The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is 4 (意味だった).

• 1ような belongs in the second blank, modifying 意味 to soften the quote: というような意味 ('a meaning like ~').
• 2と思う belongs in the fourth blank, directly before んですけど to express the speaker's uncertain recollection.

• 確たしか — if I remember correctly; surely
• 〜というような — something like ~ called ~
• 意味いみ — meaning