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N1 Vocabulary · Test 14

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  1. 1.小型カメラの国内市場では、弊社が 20 パーセントの(　)を占めています。

    1. 1 レート
    2. 2 レベル
    3. 3 ランク
    4. 4 シェア
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    Answer: 4. シェア

    シェア (share) is the correct choice. The verb 占める (しめる, 'to occupy/account for') strongly collocates with シェア in business contexts. '20パーセントのシェアを占める' means 'we hold/occupy a 20% share' of the domestic compact-camera market.

    • 1レート (rate) refers to exchange rates or rates/percentages in general, but we do not say 'レートを占める' in this context.
    • 2レベル (level) means level/standard; 'レベルを占める' is not a natural collocation.
    • 3ランク (rank) means rank/grade; 'ランクを占める' is also not idiomatic.
    • シェア — share (market share)
    • 占しめる — to occupy, to account for
    • レート — rate (e.g., exchange rate)
    • レベル — level
    • ランク — rank

  2. 2.転勤の意向を上司からそれとなく(　)されたが、返答に迷っている。

    1. 1 自問
    2. 2 打診
    3. 3 試行
    4. 4 探索
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    Answer: 2. 打診

    打診 (だし) means 'to sound out / broach a topic tentatively.' The passive '打診された' means 'was sounded out (about something).' The phrase 'それとなく打診された' — 'was indirectly/tentatively sounded out about a transfer' — fits perfectly. The speaker is unsure how to reply because it was only a tentative feeler, not a formal decision.

    • 1自問 (じもん) means 'self-questioning'; it cannot take 上司から ('from the boss') as its agent.
    • 3試行 (しこう) means 'trial/attempt'; '転勤の意向を試行された' is not natural Japanese.
    • 4探索 (たんさく) means 'exploration/search'; '意向を探索された' does not collocate well.
    • 打診だし — sounding out, broaching a topic tentatively
    • それとなく — indirectly, without being explicit
    • 自問じもん — self-questioning
    • 試行しこう — trial, attempt
    • 探索たんさく — exploration, search

  3. 3.新しい上司は、元警察官という(　)の持ち主だ。

    1. 1 由来
    2. 2 経路
    3. 3 経歴
    4. 4 従来
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    Answer: 3. 経歴

    経歴 (けいれき) means 'career / personal history / background.' '元警察官という経歴の持ち主' = 'a person whose background is former police officer.' This is the natural way to describe someone's professional history.

    • 1由来 (ゆらい) means 'origin/derivation' (of a word, custom, etc.), not a person's career history.
    • 2経路 (けいろ) means 'route/path' (physical or procedural), not a career background.
    • 4従来 (じゅうらい) is an adverb meaning 'conventionally / up to now'; it is not a noun and cannot follow 'という___の持ち主だ'.
    • 経歴けいれき — career, personal history, background
    • 由来ゆらい — origin, derivation
    • 経路けいろ — route, path
    • 従来じゅうらい — conventionally, up to now

  4. 4.布のバッグは水が染み込みやすいが、このバッグは水を(　)素材で作られているので、雨の日も安心だ。

    1. 1 はじく
    2. 2 そらす
    3. 3 さける
    4. 4 こばむ
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    Answer: 1. はじく

    はじく (弾く) means 'to repel / bounce off.' '水をはじく素材' = 'a water-repellent material.' The sentence contrasts ordinary cloth (which absorbs water) with this bag's material that repels water, making it safe on rainy days.

    • 2そらす (逸らす) means 'to avert/turn away (one's eyes, a topic, etc.)'; '水をそらす' is not used for water-repellent materials.
    • 3さける (避ける) means 'to avoid'; it describes a person avoiding something, not a material's property.
    • 4こばむ (拒む) means 'to refuse/reject/oppose'; '水をこばむ' is not idiomatic for repelling water.
    • はじく — to repel, to bounce off (also: to play an instrument, to flick)
    • 染み込む（しみこむ） — to seep in, to soak in
    • そらす — to avert, to turn away
    • さける — to avoid
    • こばむ — to refuse, to reject

  5. 5.今回の活動の趣旨は、この団体の設立目的から大きく(　)している。

    1. 1 脱退
    2. 2 逸脱
    3. 3 分散
    4. 4 拡散
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    Answer: 2. 逸脱

    逸脱 (いつだつ) means 'deviation / departure (from a standard, purpose, rule).' '設立目的から大きく逸脱している' = 'greatly deviating from the founding purpose.' The particle から (from) pairs naturally with 逸脱する.

    • 1脱退 (だったい) means 'withdrawal (from an organization/group)'; it takes から but refers to leaving a group, not deviating from a purpose.
    • 3分散 (ぶんさん) means 'dispersion/scattering'; '目的から分散している' is not idiomatic.
    • 4拡散 (かくさん) means 'diffusion/spreading'; '目的から拡散している' does not fit.
    • 逸脱いつだつ — deviation, departure (from a norm/purpose)
    • 趣旨しゅし — purport, object, gist
    • 脱退だったい — withdrawal (from a group/organization)
    • 分散ぶんさん — dispersion, scattering
    • 拡散かくさん — diffusion, spreading

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