N1 Reading · Test 21

Option 3 is correct. The passage gives two examples of how you present yourself differently depending on the audience: if the other person sees you as a brave hero, you tell heroic episodes; if they see you as a gentle gentleman, you present your calm side. The author then says, '相手との文脈によって語り分けるからといって、けっしてだましているわけではない。どちらも嘘ではないのだ。' The word 'どちらも' (both) refers to these two versions of yourself that you have adapted (語り分けた) for different audiences. Both are genuine aspects of you, so neither is a lie. Option 3, '相手に合わせて語り分けた自分' (the selves you differentiated for different audiences), captures this precisely.

• 1This option says '自分が語る自分と相手が語る自分' (the self you talk about and the self the other person talks about). The passage is only about what YOU present of yourself, not about what the other person says about you. The 'どちらも' refers to two versions you yourself present, not one by you and one by the other person.
• 2This option says '異なる相手によって語られた自分' (the self talked about by different people). This implies other people are talking about you, but the passage is about you presenting different aspects of yourself to different audiences. The subject of 語る is you, not the other people.
• 4This option says '相手にとって良い自分と悪い自分' (a good self and a bad self for the other person). The passage never introduces a good/bad distinction. The two examples are 'brave hero' vs. 'gentle gentleman'—both positive but different facets, not good vs. bad.

• 語り分ける（かたりわける） — to speak differently depending on the audience/context; to tailor one's speech
• 嘘うそ — lie
• だます — to deceive, to trick
• 文脈ぶんみゃく — context

Option 1 is correct. The passage states: '共通の文脈ができあがっていないため、どのような自分を語り出していけばよいのかがわからない。' Because there is no established common context with someone you don't know well, you don't know what kind of self to present. Option 1, '自分のどの側面を語ればよいか決められないから' (because you can't decide which aspect of yourself to talk about), directly paraphrases this reasoning.

• 2This option says you must talk about ALL aspects of yourself (自分のすべての側面を語らなければならない). The passage never says this; the difficulty is not having a guide for which aspect to choose, not an obligation to cover everything.
• 3This option says your image will be created by the other person (自分のイメージが相手によってつくられる). The passage discusses your own uncertainty about what to present, not the other person constructing your image.
• 4This option says the other person won't think of you as you performed (自分が演出したとおりに相手に思ってもらえない). The passage does not mention any concern about whether the audience accepts or rejects your performance.

• 共通の文脈（きょうつうのぶんみゃく） — shared context
• 制約せいやく — constraint, restriction
• 演出えんしゅつ — staging, presentation, performance

Option 4 is correct. The passage's conclusion states: '自分の姿がおぼろげにしか見えないうちから、まずは語ることを始めなければならない。語ることによって、自分の姿が語りの方向につくられていく。' You must begin narrating yourself even when your self-image is still vague, and through narrating, your self takes shape in the direction of the narration. Option 4, '相手に自分を語ることによって、自分の形ができあがっていく' (by talking about yourself to others, your own form takes shape), captures this core idea.

• 1This option says you need to tell your 'true self' (本当の自分) to people you don't know well. The passage actually argues the opposite—that the self is constructed through narration, not that there is a pre-existing 'true self' to reveal.
• 2This option says it's important to start talking before the other person does (相手より先に). The passage emphasizes starting to talk despite uncertainty, not competing with the other person to speak first.
• 3This option says your form is created through mutual dialogue (相手とよく語り合うことによって). The passage focuses on YOU narrating yourself to the other person, not on reciprocal conversation. The key verb is 語る (to tell/narrate), not 語り合う (to converse with each other).

• おぼろげに — vaguely, dimly
• つくられていく — is gradually formed/constructed