N1 Reading · Test 56

The correct answer is ②のA席. Let's work through Iliya's conditions step by step. First, the venue must be 星山ホール (Hoshiyama Hall). According to the passage, ① and ③ are at 東風ホール (Tōfū Hall), while ② and ④ are at 星山ホール. This eliminates ③ (option 3). Next, the price must be within 40,000 yen. For ②定期公演B, the options within budget are: A席 38,500円, B席 31,500円, 学生席 10,500円 (all with 公演数 10). For ④特別公演, all seat types are within budget: S席 24,500円, A席 19,250円, B席 15,750円, 学生席 5,250円 (all with 公演数 5). Iliya wants as many performances as possible AND prefers a higher seat rank, but explicitly states that 公演数 (performance count) takes priority over rank. Since ② has 10 performances vs. ④'s 5, ② is chosen. Within ②, the highest-ranked seat under 40,000 yen is A席 at 38,500円 (S席 at 49,000円 exceeds the budget). Therefore, ②のA席 is the best choice.

• 1①のA席 is wrong because ①定期公演A is held at 東風ホール, not 星山ホール. Iliya specifically wants a series at 星山ホール.
• 3③のS席 is wrong for two reasons: ③名曲集公演 is held at 東風ホール, not 星山ホール, and even though S席 at 39,200円 is within budget, the venue requirement eliminates it immediately.
• 4④のS席 is at 星山ホール and within budget (24,500円), and S席 is the highest rank. However, ④ has only 5 performances, while ② has 10. Since Iliya prioritizes 公演数 over seat rank, ②のA席 (10 performances) is preferred over ④のS席 (5 performances).

• 振替ふりかえ — transfer/exchange (of tickets)
• 席種せきしゅ — seat type/category
• 優先ゆうせん — priority, to prioritize
• 公演数こうえんすう — number of performances

The passage states two key rules for ticket changes (振替). First, the phone call must be made by 10 days before the original performance (振替元の公演の10日前までに). The original performance (振替元) is October 23, so 10 days before is October 13. Second, if a seat is secured, the original ticket must be mailed to arrive by the day before the original performance (振替元の公演の前日必着). The day before October 23 is October 22, so the ticket must arrive by October 22. Regarding payment: the passage says payment is required only when there is a difference due to a seat rank change (席種の変更により差額が生じる場合). Since Suman is changing from A席 to A席 (same rank), no rank change occurs and no payment is needed. Option 1 correctly states: call by October 13 and mail the original ticket to arrive by October 22, with no payment required.

• 2This option correctly identifies October 13 as the phone deadline and October 22 as the mailing deadline, but incorrectly adds that payment must be made at the window on the day. Since both the original and target tickets are A席 (same seat rank), no price difference arises and no payment is needed. Payment is only required when changing to a different seat rank (席種の変更により差額が生じる場合).
• 3This option incorrectly states the phone deadline as October 20. The rule is that the call must be made by 10 days before the original performance (振替元の公演の10日前までに). The original performance is October 23, so the deadline is October 13, not October 20. October 20 would be only 3 days before, which is too late.
• 4This option has two errors: (1) the phone deadline is wrong — it says October 20 instead of the correct October 13 (10 days before October 23); and (2) it unnecessarily includes payment at the window. Since both tickets are A席 (same rank), no payment is required.

• 振替ふりかえ — ticket exchange/transfer (to a different performance)
• 振替元ふりかえもと — the original performance (the one being transferred FROM)
• 振替先ふりかえさき — the target performance (the one being transferred TO)
• 必着ひっちゃく — must arrive by (a deadline)
• 席種せきしゅ — seat type/category (e.g., S席, A席, B席)
• 差額さがく — difference in price
• 窓口まどぐち — ticket window/counter
• 同ランク（どうランク） — same rank/level