N1 Reading · Test 16

Option 4 is correct. The provided passage (which appears to be text B) states that for the recent type of subordinates who want to input information before experiencing, it is effective to give sufficient information and let them grasp the overall picture before having them tackle new work (十分に情報を与え全体像をつかませた上で、新しい仕事に取り組ませることが効果的だ). This matches B's position in option 4: 'Bは十分な情報を与えてからさせたほうがいい'. Text A, which is missing from the transcription, likely advocates the traditional approach of actively giving experience first, as referenced by the passage's contrast: 'これまでは、まずはとにかく経験させ…考えられてきた'. This matches A's position: 'Aは積極的に経験させたほうがいい'.

• 1Option 1 claims both A and B say subordinates should do many inexperienced jobs because they can learn judgment and action. Neither text supports 'many' (多く) as the key point; the focus is on how to assign work, not quantity.
• 2Option 2 claims both say to assign inexperienced work only after subordinates can do their assigned work. The passage does not mention waiting until current work is mastered before assigning new tasks.
• 3Option 3 says A recommends assigning work subordinates can complete on their own, and B recommends work whose image can be grasped. While B does mention grasping the overall picture (全体像をつかませた上で), 'イメージがつかめる仕事' is a narrower characterization, and A's description as '自力でやりとげられそうな仕事' is not supported by the visible passage.

• 試行錯誤しこうさくご — trial and error
• インプット（いんぷっと） — input (of information)
• 全体像ぜんたいぞう — the big picture, overall view
• 現状維持げんじょういじ — maintaining the status quo
• 取り組ませる（とりくませる） — to have (someone) tackle/engage in

Option 2 is correct. The passage concludes that by giving subordinates experience according to their behavioral style, '視野が広がり、自ら新しいことに取り組もうという姿勢を持つようになるだろう' (their horizons will broaden and they will develop a posture of voluntarily tackling new things). This directly matches option 2: '新しいことに挑戦しようという気持ちを持つこと' (having the willingness to challenge new things). Since the question asks what A and B commonly expect, and the visible text clearly expresses this expectation, option 2 is the best match.

• 1Option 1 says 'acquiring new behavioral styles needed at the company.' The passage discusses adapting to subordinates' existing behavioral styles (行動のスタイルに合わせて), not having them acquire new ones. The goal is broadening horizons and developing initiative, not changing their style.
• 3Option 3 says 'becoming able to overcome many problems on their own.' While self-reliance is indirectly related, the passage's conclusion focuses on developing a proactive attitude toward new challenges (自ら新しいことに取り組もうという姿勢), not on overcoming problems independently.
• 4Option 4 says 'having confidence in the work one is doing.' The passage does not mention building confidence in current work; it focuses on developing willingness to take on new challenges.

• 視野が広がる（しやがひろがる） — one's horizons broaden
• 自みずから — by oneself, voluntarily
• 姿勢しせい — posture, attitude
• 挑戦ちょうせん — challenge, taking on a challenge