N2 Grammar · Test 11

とおりに means 'as / according to.' 料理の本に書いてあるとおりに作ってもみた = 'I tried making it as written in the cookbook.' The sentence says they followed the recipe but it still didn't turn out well, which fits perfectly.

• 1ようで means 'it seems that / appearing to.' 料理の本に書いてあるようで作る is ungrammatical and doesn't convey 'following instructions.'
• 2もとで means 'under (the condition/situation of).' It is used like 〜のもとで (under someone's guidance, etc.), not for 'as written.'
• 3ほどに is not a standard grammar pattern meaning 'as/according to.' It does not fit here.

• とおりに — as, according to (following a method/instruction)
• うまくいく — to go well, to succeed

かけては in 〜にかけては means 'when it comes to ~.' 人を笑わせるにかけては天才 = 'when it comes to making people laugh, he's a genius.' This is a fixed N2 grammar pattern expressing excellence or special ability in a particular area.

• 1向けては (〜に向けて) means 'toward / aimed at.' 人を笑わせることに向けては is unnatural and doesn't express 'when it comes to.'
• 3沿っては (〜に沿って) means 'along / in accordance with.' It describes following a guideline or route, not 'when it comes to.'
• 4わたっては (〜にわたって) means 'over a span of / throughout.' It refers to time/space ranges, not areas of expertise.

• 〜にかけては — when it comes to ~ (expressing strength/skill in a particular area)
• 笑わらわせる — to make (someone) laugh

聞かせて is the causative form of 聞く. お話を聞かせていただけないでしょうか = 'Could I have the honor of hearing your stories?' This is the humble pattern 〜(さ)せていただく, where the speaker asks permission to perform the action. It is appropriately polite for asking a 先輩.

• 1聞いて: お話を聞いていただけないでしょうか would mean 'Could you listen to my story?' — the direction is reversed. The speaker wants to listen, not be listened to.
• 2聞けて is the potential form of 聞く. 聞けていただく is ungrammatical; potential forms do not combine with 〜ていただく in this way.
• 4聞かれて is the passive form of 聞く. お話を聞かれていただけないでしょうか is ungrammatical and does not express the speaker's humble request.

• 〜(さ)せていただく — humble expression: 'let me do ~ / I humbly do ~'
• お話（おはなし） — story, talk (honorific/polite)

それなりに means 'in its own way / to a reasonable degree / accordingly.' The sentence says the weather was often bad, but they could visit the temples they wanted and enjoyed the trip それなりに — 'enjoyed it in its own way / as much as could be expected.' This fits the concessive nuance.

• 1そのうえ means 'moreover / on top of that.' It adds information in the same direction, but here the first clause is negative (bad weather) and the second is positive, so 'moreover' doesn't fit.
• 3そのころに means 'around that time.' It is temporally irrelevant here — the sentence is about degree/manner of enjoyment, not timing.
• 4それどころか means 'far from that / on the contrary.' It would imply the opposite of what follows, but the sentence ends positively with 楽しめた, creating a contradiction.

• それなりに — in its own way, to a corresponding degree, reasonably
• 楽たのしめる — can enjoy (potential form of 楽しむ)

乗ろうとした means 'tried to board.' The bus came, so the person tried to get on (乗ろうとした) but it was full and they couldn't (満員で乗れず). 〜(よ)うとしたが〜 is the standard pattern for 'tried to do X but couldn't.'

• 1乗っている途中だった means 'was in the middle of riding.' This contradicts 満員で乗れず (couldn't board) — you can't be mid-ride if you never got on.
• 2乗ったところだ means 'just boarded.' This also contradicts the fact that they couldn't get on the bus.
• 3乗っているつもりだった means 'intended to be riding / thought I was riding.' This is unnatural in context — the person attempted to board, not merely imagined riding.

• 〜(よ)うとした — tried to do ~ (attempted action, often followed by が for failed attempt)
• 満員まんいん — full (of people), packed

The correct option is 1 (もう少し). The full sentence is: せっかく来たんだから、もう少しゆっくりしていけばいいのに。The pattern せっかく…んだから ('since you went to the trouble of…') gives a reason, and 〜ばいいのに ('it would be nice if…') expresses a wish/recommendation. The order is: せっかく[3.来たんだから][★=1.もう少し][4.ゆっくりして][2.いけば]いいのに。'Since you came all the way here, it would be nice if you could stay a bit longer and relax.'

• 2いけば belongs after ゆっくりして to form ゆっくりしていけば ('if you stay/relax'), which connects to いいのに. It cannot go in the ★ position because もう少し must modify ゆっくりして.
• 3来たんだから must come right after せっかく to form せっかく来たんだから ('since you came all the way here'). Placing it at ★ would break the せっかく…んだから structure.
• 4ゆっくりして must come after もう少し to form もう少しゆっくりして ('relax a little longer'). It cannot go at ★ because もう少し needs to precede it.

• せっかく — going to the trouble of; taking the effort to (expresses appreciation for someone's effort)
• ゆっくりして — take it easy; relax; stay leisurely
• 〜ばいいのに — it would be nice if…; you should… (expresses a wish or mild suggestion)

The correct option is 1 (注意). The full sentence is: レポートを作成する上で、注意すべきことは、事実なのか意見なのかを明確にすることだ。The order is: レポートを作成3.する[2.上で][★=1.注意][4.すべき]ことは…。The grammar point する上で ('when doing / in doing') connects 作成する to the context, and 注意すべき ('should be careful about') modifies こと. 'When writing a report, what you should be careful about is making clear what is fact and what is opinion.'

• 2上で must follow a verb in its dictionary form (する上で), so it belongs right after する, not at ★.
• 3する must attach to 作成 to form 作成する ('write/create'), which then precedes 上で. It cannot go at ★.
• 4すべき must follow 注意 to form 注意すべき ('should pay attention to'), which modifies こと. It cannot go at ★ because 注意 must come first.

• 作成する上で（さくせいするうえで） — when creating/writing (something); in the process of making
• 注意ちゅういすべき — should be careful about; ought to pay attention to
• 明確めいかくにする — to make clear; to clarify

The correct option is 2 (いつもにこにこしている). The full sentence is: 私は、どんなにつらいことがあっても、そんな様子を全く見せず、いつもにこにこしている石川さんを尊敬している。The order is: 私は、どんなに[1.つらいことがあっても][4.そんな様子を全く見せず][★=2.いつもにこにこしている][3.石川さんを尊敬している]。The key structure is a long noun-modifying clause: どんなにつらいことがあっても、そんな様子を全く見せず、いつもにこにこしている modifies 石川さん. 'I respect Ishikawa-san, who, no matter how hard things get, never shows it and is always smiling.'

• 1つらいことがあっても must follow どんなに to form どんなにつらいことがあっても ('no matter how hard things get'). It belongs in the first blank, not at ★.
• 3石川さんを尊敬している is the main predicate and must come at the end. It cannot go at ★.
• 4そんな様子を全く見せず ('without showing such a thing at all') connects the concessive clause to the description of always smiling. It belongs before いつもにこにこしている, not at ★.

• どんなに〜ても — no matter how…; however much…
• 様子を見せず（ようすをみせず） — without showing (one's feelings/state); without letting it show
• にこにこしている — smiling cheerfully; beaming
• 尊敬そんけいする — to respect; to admire

The correct option is 3 (ずいぶん). The full sentence is: サラリーマンから農家になるとは、ずいぶん勇気があるんだね。The order is: サラリーマンから農家4.になる[2.とは][★=3.ずいぶん][1.勇気]があるんだね。The pattern 〜とは ('to think that… / the fact that…') expresses surprise at the content, and ずいぶん ('quite; considerably') modifies 勇気がある. 'Going from a salaryman to a farmer — that takes quite a lot of courage.'

• 1勇気 must follow ずいぶん to form ずいぶん勇気がある ('have quite a lot of courage'). It cannot go at ★ because ずいぶん needs to precede it as a modifier.
• 2とは must follow になる to form になるとは ('to become…'), expressing surprise. It belongs right after になる, not at ★.
• 4になる must follow 農家 to form 農家になる ('become a farmer'). It cannot go at ★ because it must directly follow the noun 農家.

• 〜とは — to think that…; the fact that… (expresses surprise or emotion about the content)
• ずいぶん — quite; considerably; a lot
• 勇気ゆうきがある — to have courage; to be brave

The correct option is 4 (続ける). The full sentence is: 本当に向いていないと思うんだったら、続けることもないと思うからね。The order is: 本当に向いていないと[2.思う][3.んだったら][★=4.続ける][1.こともないと]思うからね。The pattern 〜と思うんだったら ('if you think that…') sets up a condition, and 続けることもない ('there's no need to continue') is the content of the speaker's opinion. 'If you really think it's not suited for you, I think there's no need to keep at it.'

• 1こともないと must follow 続ける to form 続けることもない ('there is no need to continue'). It belongs after 続ける, not at ★.
• 2思う must follow 向いていないと to form 向いていないと思う ('think it's not suited'), which is part of the condition clause. It cannot go at ★.
• 3んだったら must follow 思う to form 思うんだったら ('if you think…'), creating the conditional. It belongs right after 思う, not at ★.

• 向むいていない — not suited for; not a good fit for
• 〜と思うんだったら（〜とおもうんだったら） — if you think that… (conditional based on someone's thought)
• 続つづけることもない — there is no need to continue; no point in keeping at it
• 転職てんしょく — changing jobs; career change