N1 Reading · Test 49

Son-sensei is bringing 15 students (a group of 10 or more, and also a school-related activity). The passage states that for such customers, reservations must be made by phone (必ずお電話でご予約ください) and at least 7 days before the desired visit date (見学希望日の七日前までにお申し込みをお願いします). Option 3 correctly captures both requirements: phone reservation and 7-day advance notice.

• 1This says internet reservations need 3 days' advance notice and phone reservations can be made on the same day. This is wrong because Son-sensei's group falls under the special category requiring phone reservation AND 7 days' advance notice, not the general rules.
• 2This says either internet or phone is fine as long as it's 7 days in advance. This is wrong because the passage explicitly says 必ずお電話でご予約ください (must reserve by phone) for groups of 10+ and school-related activities. Internet is not an option for them.
• 4This says phone reservation by the day before. This applies the general phone reservation rule (*2: 見学希望日の前日まで) to Son-sensei's group, but his group requires the special 7-day advance rule, not the general one.

• 団体だんたい — group (especially organized/group of people)
• 見学希望日けんがくきぼうび — desired date of visit/tour
• 承うけたまわる — to accept, to receive (humble form of 受ける)
• お申し込み（おもうしこみ） — application, reservation

Marco and 2 friends (3 people total) want to do 'A. Factory tour and pottery experience.' Since they are 3 people, they need slots marked ○ (予約可 = reservation available), not △ (残り2名以下 = 2 or fewer spots remaining, which cannot accommodate 3 people). Among the candidate dates in the options, 20日(日)の9時 is marked ○, so 3 people can reserve. Furthermore, 20日 is a Sunday (日曜日), and the passage notes that on 土、日、祝日 (Saturdays, Sundays, holidays), parts of the factory may not be available for viewing (工場の一部ができない場合もございます). Option 3 correctly states both the reservable date/time and the appropriate caution about partial unavailability on Sundays.

• 1This lists 16日の14時 and 20日の9時. However, 16日14時 is marked △ (残り2名以下), meaning only 2 or fewer spots remain, so 3 people cannot reserve. Additionally, 16日 is a Wednesday (水), not a weekend, so the note about partial unavailability on weekends does not apply to the 16th, making the second half incorrect as well.
• 2This lists 18日の14時 and 20日の9時. Both are marked ○, so the dates themselves are reservable. However, the note claims that both 16日 and 20日 have parts that cannot be toured. 16日 is a Wednesday (水), not a weekend or holiday, so the weekend restriction note does not apply to it. Also, 16日 is not even one of the listed dates, making this note nonsensical.
• 4This correctly identifies 20日の9時 but claims 見学はできない (the tour cannot be done at all). The passage only says 工場の一部ができない場合もございます (some parts may not be available), not that the entire tour is impossible. This overstates the restriction.

• 予約可よやくか — reservations available (○)
• 残り2名以下（のこりにめいいか） — 2 or fewer spots remaining (△)
• 不可ふか — not available (X)
• 祝日しゅくじつ — national holiday
• 一部いちぶ — a part, some parts