N1 Reading · Test 18

Questions from the JLPT Dec 2017 past paper

Flyer from the JLPT N1 Dec 2017 exam paper — the information the questions below ask about

1.マイクさんは北山大学の4年生である。就職活動のため、以下の四つの証明書が必要になり、メモをした。この中で、受付時間内に申請をすれば、その日のうちに受け取れるのはどれか。マイクさんのメモ・成績証明書・卒業見込証明書・健康診断証明書（書式は会社指定のもの）・調査書(書式は会社指定のもの)
1. 1 成績証明書と卒業見込証明書
2. 2 成績証明書と卒業見込証明書と健康診断証明書
3. 3 成績証明書と卒業見込証明書と調査書
4. 4 成績証明書と健康診断証明書
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Answer: 1. 成績証明書と卒業見込証明書
The question asks which certificates Mike (a 4th-year undergraduate) can receive on the same day (即日) if he applies within reception hours. Looking at the table: 成績証明書 (item 2) falls under the automatic issuance machine section with 受付時間月～土 and 所要日数即日 (same day). 卒業見込証明書 (item 3) also falls under that section with 受付時間 8:30～20:00 and 所要日数即日. The note ※1 about 5-day processing applies only to 大学院 (graduate school) students, and Mike is a 4th-year undergraduate, so it does not apply to him. The other two certificates on his memo use company-specified formats: 健康診断証明書 (4-b) takes 申請後5日, and 調査書 (5-b) takes 申請後7日 — neither is same-day. Therefore, only 成績証明書 and 卒業見込証明書 can be received the same day, which is option 1.
- 2健康診断証明書 with a company-specified format (4-b) takes 申請後5日 (5 days after application), so it cannot be received on the same day. Including it makes this option wrong.
- 3調査書 with a company-specified format (5-b) takes 申請後7日 (7 days after application), so it cannot be received on the same day. Including it makes this option wrong.
- 4健康診断証明書 with a company-specified format (4-b) takes 申請後5日, so it cannot be received the same day. Also, this option omits 卒業見込証明書, which CAN be received the same day. Both errors make this option wrong.
- 即日そくじつ — same day; on the spot
- 卒業見込証明書そつぎょうみこみしょうめいしょ — certificate of expected graduation
- 所要日数しょようにっすう — required number of days (processing time)
- 書式しょしき — format; form style
- 提出先ていしゅつさき — submitting destination (e.g., the company requesting the document)
2.証明書の申請に関して、留意しなければならないことはどれか。
1. 1 申請までに、次の学期の授業料を納入しておく必要がある。
2. 2 窓口で申請する場合、学生証とパスワードが必要である。
3. 3 学生センター窓口でしか申請ができない期間がある。
4. 4 大学に行けない場合の申請方法はメールのみである。
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Answer: 3. 学生センター窓口でしか申請ができない期間がある。
Option 3 is correct because the passage states that during 3月26日～4月5日 and 9月25日～10月5日, the 証明書自動発行機 (automatic issuance machine) is suspended for data updates, and during these periods all certificate applications must be made at the 学生センター窓口 (student center window). This means there is indeed a period when only the window is available for applications, making this the correct statement to note.
- 1The passage says 'その前の学期までの授業料を納入していない場合証明書は発行できません' — you must have paid tuition up to the PREVIOUS semester, not the NEXT semester. Option 1 incorrectly says 次の学期 (next semester), reversing the requirement.
- 2The passage states that 学生証 is needed for any application, but the 4けたのパスワード (4-digit password) is required specifically when using the 証明書自動発行機 (automatic machine), not when applying at the 窓口 (window). Option 2 incorrectly conflates the two requirements.
- 4The passage explicitly says 電話やメールによる申請はできませんが、郵送での申請は可能 — applications by phone or email are NOT possible, but postal mail IS possible. Option 4 incorrectly claims email is the only method when you cannot go to the university.
- 留意りゅうい — to pay attention; to keep in mind; to note
- 納入のうにゅう — payment; remittance (of fees/tuition)
- 授業料じゅぎょうりょう — tuition fee
- 窓口まどぐち — service window; counter
- 郵送ゆうそう — sending by mail; postal delivery
- 停止ていし — suspension; halt

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