N2 Grammar · Test 14

The correct order is 必ず(2) → といって(4) → いい(3) → ほど(1), forming the full sentence: 「わたし、辛いものを食べると、必ずといっていいほどせきが出るんです。」 The expression 必ずといっていいほど means 'to the extent that one could say it always happens' — i.e., 'practically always.' The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is いい(3).

• 1ほど(1) belongs in the fourth position, completing the pattern 〜といっていいほど ('to the extent one could say ~'). Placing it at ★ would break the idiom.
• 2必ず(2) belongs in the first position after the comma, starting the phrase 必ずといっていいほど. It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.
• 4といって(4) belongs in the second position, right after 必ず, forming 必ずといっていいほど. It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.

• 必かならずといっていいほど — practically always; to the extent that one could say it always happens

The correct order is ここで待ち合わせて(3) → 一緒に行くことに(4) → なっていたのに(1) → 一人で行っちゃった(2), forming: 「授業のあとここで待ち合わせて一緒に行くことになっていたのに一人で行っちゃったのかな。」 This means: 'We were supposed to meet here after class and go together, but did she go alone?' The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is なっていたのに(1). The grammar 〜ことになっていた indicates a prior arrangement, and 〜のに expresses the speaker's surprise/regret that the arrangement was not kept.

• 2一人で行っちゃった(2) belongs in the fourth (final) position, completing the sentence with the action that actually happened instead. Placing it at ★ would leave なっていたのに stranded at the end, which is ungrammatical.
• 3ここで待ち合わせて(3) belongs in the first position, describing where the group planned to meet. It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.
• 4一緒に行くことに(4) belongs in the second position, attaching to なっていたのに to form 一緒に行くことになっていたのに ('even though we had arranged to go together'). It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.

• 待ち合わせる（まちあわせる） — to meet up (by appointment)
• ことになっている — it has been arranged/decided that ~
• 〜のに — even though ~ (expresses complaint/surprise)
• 行いっちゃった — went and ... (casual, contracted form of 行ってしまった)

The correct order is だけ(2) → 行って(1) → 入れてもらえないか(4) → 交渉して(3), forming: 「行くだけ行って入れてもらえないか交渉してみようか。」 This means: 'Shall we just go there and try negotiating to see if they'll let us in?' The pattern 〜だけ〜て means 'just do X and then Y' (do the minimum / at least do X). The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is 入れてもらえないか(4).

• 1行って(1) belongs in the second position, following だけ to form 行くだけ行って ('just go there and...'). It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.
• 2だけ(2) belongs in the first position, attaching to 行く to form 行くだけ ('just going'). It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.
• 3交渉して(3) belongs in the fourth (final) position, connecting to みようか to form 交渉してみようか ('shall we try negotiating'). It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.

• 〜だけ〜て — just do X and then Y; at least do X
• 入いれてもらう — to have someone let (us) in
• 交渉こうしょうする — to negotiate

The correct order is よろしければ(4) → 4時以降に(3) → 変更していただけると(2) → ありがたいんですが(1), forming: 「もしそちらのご都合がよろしければ4時以降に変更していただけるとありがたいんですが、いかがでしょうか。」 This means: 'If it is convenient for you, I would appreciate it if you could change it to after 4:00 — how would that be?' The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is 変更していただけると(2). The pattern 〜とありがたい expresses 'I would be grateful if ~.'

• 1ありがたいんですが(1) belongs in the fourth (final) position, completing the conditional gratitude pattern 〜とありがたいんですが. Placing it at ★ would break the sentence structure.
• 34時以降に(3) belongs in the second position, specifying the proposed new time. It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.
• 4よろしければ(4) belongs in the first position, right after ご都合が, forming the polite conditional 'if it is convenient for you.' It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.

• ご都合がよろしければ（ごつごうがよろしければ） — if it is convenient for you (polite)
• 変更へんこうしていただける — can (you) change (it) for me (humble-respectful potential)
• 〜とありがたい — I would be grateful if ~

The correct order is が(3) → 20人(4) → も(2) → いれば(1), forming: 「このコンサートの警備には、警備員が20人もいれば十分です。」 This means: 'For security at this concert, even 20 security guards would be enough.' The particle も emphasizes the quantity, suggesting 'as many as 20' or 'even 20 is enough.' The ★ is in the third position, so the answer is も(2).

• 1いれば(1) belongs in the fourth (final) position, completing the conditional 〜ば form of いる ('if there are ~'). Placing it at ★ would leave も stranded without a verb.
• 3が(3) belongs in the first position, marking 警備員 as the subject. It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.
• 420人(4) belongs in the second position, stating the quantity of security guards. It cannot go at the ★ (third) position.

• 〜もいれば十分だ（〜もいればじゅうぶんだ） — even ~ would be enough; if there are as many as ~, that is sufficient
• 警備けいび — security, guarding

The correct answer is 1 (こそ). The pattern 「〜だからこそ」 means 'precisely because / exactly because,' emphasizing the reason. The sentence means: 'Precisely because we live in an age where email has become widespread, we feel warmth in handwritten letters.' The contrast between modern email and old-fashioned handwritten letters is highlighted by だからこそ.

• 2さえ means 'even' and is used to indicate an extreme example (e.g., 〜さえ〜ば). 「だからさえ」is not a valid grammatical pattern.
• 3すら also means 'even' (similar to さえ but slightly more formal/literary). 「だからすら」is not a valid pattern.
• 4だけ means 'only.' While 「だからだけ」can sometimes appear colloquially to mean 'just because,' it does not carry the emphatic nuance needed here and is not the standard N2 grammar pattern being tested.

• だからこそ — precisely because ~; exactly because ~ (emphasizes the reason)
• 普及ふきゅう — widespread use; prevalence
• 手書てがき — handwritten

The correct answer is 4 (ばかり). The pattern 「〜てばかりいる」means 'doing nothing but ~ / always doing ~.' In the negative request form 「〜てばかりいないで」, it means 'don't just keep doing ~.' The mother says: 'You're sleeping again? Since it's a precious day off, don't just sleep all the time — why don't you go out?'

• 1しか is used with negative verbs to mean 'only' (〜しか〜ない), but 「寝てしかいないで」is grammatically incorrect. しか does not attach to て-form this way.
• 2でも here would form 「寝てでもいないで」, which is not a natural or grammatical pattern in this context.
• 3ぐらい means 'about/degree' and 「寝てぐらいいないで」is not grammatical. ぐらい does not combine with て-form in this manner.

• 〜てばかりいる — doing nothing but ~; always doing ~ (expresses complaint or disapproval)
• せっかく — with much effort; precious (used to emphasize that an opportunity should not be wasted)

The correct answer is 2 (かりに). The pattern 「かりに〜とすると」means 'if we suppose/assume ~ for the sake of argument.' The sentence: 'People spend a lot of time commuting. If we suppose commuting takes 2 hours round trip, it calculates to 480 hours per year.' かりに sets up a hypothetical scenario for calculation purposes.

• 1たとえ means 'even if' and pairs with 〜ても (たとえ〜ても). It does not pair with 〜とすると, so it is grammatically wrong here.
• 3ようやく means 'finally / at last' and has no connection to a hypothetical conditional. It does not fit the sentence structure at all.
• 4かえって means 'on the contrary / rather' and expresses an unexpected opposite result. It does not fit the hypothetical setup needed here.

• かりに〜とすると — if we suppose/assume ~; hypothetically, if ~
• 往復おうふく — round trip
• 計算けいさん — calculation

The correct answer is 4 (使わないうちに). The pattern 「いくらも〜ないうちに」means 'before doing much of ~ / without having done much of ~.' The sentence: 'I bought a microwave last month, but it broke before I had used it much.' The key is that the microwave broke without being used much — the negative form 使わない is needed, and うちに expresses 'during the period before something happens.'

• 1使っていると means 'when (you) are using it' and is affirmative. With いくらも it does not form a natural pattern, and the affirmative form contradicts the intended meaning of 'without using it much.'
• 2使っているうちに means 'while (you) are using it' and is affirmative. This contradicts the meaning — the microwave broke before much use, not during use.
• 3使わないと means 'if (you) don't use it,' which is a conditional. 「いくらも使わないと壊れてしまった」would mean 'it broke because I didn't use it much,' which is illogical and grammatically awkward with いくらも.

• 〜ないうちに — before ~ happens; during the time when ~ has not yet been done
• いくらも〜ない — not much; not many (emphasizes small quantity/degree)

The correct answer is 2 (発表しており). This is the formal て-form continuation of ている (〜ており links two clauses in formal/written style). The sentence: 'Since becoming a novelist, he has been publishing novels at a pace of one per year, and with the novel coming out next month, it will be his 10th.' The ており form naturally connects the ongoing state of publishing with the next clause about the upcoming 10th novel.

• 1発表しつつ means 'while publishing' (simultaneous action). This implies publishing happens at the same time as something else, which does not fit the context of publishing one novel per year over a span of years leading to a cumulative total.
• 3発表するにつれ means 'as publishing progresses, ~ also changes.' につれ expresses a proportional/correlative change (as X happens, Y changes accordingly). The second clause is not a gradual change but a simple factual statement, so this does not fit.
• 4発表したところで means 'even if he published ~' and is used to express 'even if X happens, the result won't change' (〜たところで〜ない/無駄). This contradicts the positive, factual tone of the sentence.

• 〜ており — formal continuation form of ている; 'is ~ing, and...' (links clauses in written Japanese)
• 長編小説ちょうへんしょうせつ — full-length novel
• ペース — pace; rate