N2 Grammar · Test 3

「にしては」means 'for a...' or 'considering that...'. It expresses that the actual situation differs from what one would normally expect given a certain condition. Here, the room was spacious *considering* it was only a single room (シングルルーム), which is normally small. This fits perfectly: 'The room at the hotel I stayed at yesterday was spacious for a single room.'

• 1「ばかりか」means 'not only... but also' and requires a structure like AばかりかBも, listing two things. It doesn't fit here because there is no second element being added.
• 2「をとわず」means 'regardless of' (〜を問わず). It would need a contrast like 大きさを問わず, and doesn't pair naturally with シングルルーム in this sentence.
• 4「かというと」means 'if you ask whether...' and is used to introduce a clarification or explanation about a question. It doesn't fit grammatically or semantically here.

• にしては — for a...; considering that... (expresses that reality differs from expectation based on a condition)
• シングルルーム — single room (hotel)
• ばかりか — not only... (but also)
• をとわず — regardless of
• かというと — if you ask whether...

「まもなく」means 'soon' or 'shortly'. The clerk is telling the customer that the store will open shortly, so please wait a little longer. This fits the context of a store not yet open but about to open soon.

• 1「いまにも」means 'at any moment now' or 'about to happen very soon', often used with 〜しそうだ. It conveys a sense of immediacy that is too urgent for this polite store-opening context, and doesn't pair well with 開店いたします.
• 3「ほとんど」means 'almost' or 'mostly'. It doesn't fit grammatically with 開店いたします (we will open) — you can't say 'mostly we will open.'
• 4「いつのまに」means 'before one knows it' or 'when did...?' (rhetorical question). It doesn't fit grammatically with 開店いたします and is semantically inappropriate for a clerk announcing an upcoming opening.

• まもなく — soon; shortly; in a moment
• いまにも — at any moment now; about to (happen)
• ほとんど — almost; mostly
• いつのまに — before one knows it; when did... (rhetorical)
• 開店かいてん — store opening (for business)

「向けの」means 'intended for' or 'aimed at' a specific target group. The sentence contrasts 初心者でも楽しめるハイキングコース (courses even beginners can enjoy) with 上級者向けの (courses intended for advanced hikers). This parallel structure makes perfect sense: courses for beginners and courses for advanced climbers.

• 1「ほどの」means 'to the extent of' or 'such a... as to'. It doesn't fit here — you can't say 'courses to the extent of advanced climbers.'
• 3「きりの」means 'only' or 'just' (〜きり). 上級者きりの would mean 'consisting only of advanced climbers,' which doesn't describe a course type and breaks the parallel with 初心者でも楽しめる.
• 4「どおりの」means 'as per' or 'following' (〜通り). 上級者どおりの doesn't make sense — there is no 'way of advanced climbers' being followed here.

• 向むけの — intended for; aimed at; targeted at (a specific group)
• 初心者しょきんしゃ — beginner
• 上級者じょうきゅうしゃ — advanced (level) person
• ハイキングコース — hiking course/trail
• ほどの — to the extent of
• きりの — only; just
• どおりの — as per; following

「〜たところ」expresses that upon doing something, the speaker discovered or experienced an unexpected result. Here: 'I went to the hospital (and then found out that) I was diagnosed with influenza.' The pattern V-たところ + result is perfect for describing a sequential action followed by a discovery.

• 1「場合」means 'in case of' or 'when (a situation arises)'. It is used for hypothetical or conditional situations, not for narrating a past event with a discovered result. 病院に行った場合 would mean 'if/when I went to the hospital,' which doesn't connect to the past-tense result naturally.
• 2「以上」means 'since' or 'now that' (〜以上), expressing a strong reason that leads to a resolution or obligation. 病院に行った以上 would mean 'since I went to the hospital, (I should...)', which doesn't fit the discovery of a diagnosis.
• 3「ことに」is used in patterns like 〜ことに(は) to express surprise/emotion about something (e.g. 驚いたことに). 病院に行ったことに doesn't form a grammatically correct or meaningful expression here.

• 〜たところ — when I did... (I found/discovered that...); upon doing...
• 場合ばあい — in case of; when (a situation arises)
• 以上いじょう — since; now that (expresses obligation/resolution)
• 高熱こうねつ — high fever
• インフルエンザ — influenza; the flu
• 診断しんだんされた — was diagnosed

「行きたがらなかった」uses the pattern 〜たがる, which is used to express a third person's desire or want. Since the subject is うちの犬 (our dog, a third party), you cannot use 〜たい (which is for first person) and must use 〜たがる. The negative past form 行きたがらなかった means 'didn't want to go,' which fits: 'Our dog, who loves walks, didn't want to go for a walk today. I wonder if he's feeling unwell.'

• 2「行かなければよかった」means 'it would have been better not to go' or 'I/you shouldn't have gone.' This expresses regret about something that already happened, which doesn't fit — the dog didn't go, and the speaker is wondering why.
• 3「行ってほしくなかった」means 'I didn't want (the dog) to go.' This reverses the subject — the speaker would be expressing their own wish about the dog's behavior, but the sentence is about the dog's own reluctance, and the speaker is surprised/concerned, not expressing a wish.
• 4「行きたくなかった」means 'didn't want to go,' but 〜たい is a first-person desire form. For third parties (the dog), you must use 〜たがる to describe their desires. This is the key distinction being tested.

• 〜たがる — to show signs of wanting (used for third person's desire)
• 〜たい — want to (used for first person; for third person use 〜たがる)
• 散歩さんぽ — walk; stroll
• 具合ぐあい — condition; state of health

The correct order is 3→2→1→4, forming: 「日々の練習が上達に欠かせないのはもちろんんだが、間違った方法で行うと時間をかけてもなかなか上達しない。」= 'It goes without saying that daily practice is indispensable for improvement, but if you practice using the wrong method, you won't improve easily even if you spend time on it.' The ★ is in the 3rd slot, so the answer is 2 (欠かせないのは). The structure is 「～はもちろん（な）んだが、…」(it goes without saying that ~, but …).

• 1This fits in the 3rd slot after 欠かせないのは, completing 「～はもちろんんだが」(it goes without saying that ~, but). If placed at ★ (3rd position), the order would be 3→2→★→4, which is correct — but wait, the answer IS 2, not 1. Option 1 (もちろんんだが) goes in the 3rd slot, not the ★ slot. The ★ is the 3rd blank, and the correct order is 3→2→1→4, meaning ★=2.
• 3上達に (じょうたつに) must come first, right after 練習が, to form 「上達に欠かせない」(indispensable for improvement). Placing it at ★ would break the noun phrase connection.
• 4間違った方法で (まちがったほうほうで) must come last, right before 行うと, forming 「間違った方法で行うと」(if you do it with the wrong method). Placing it at ★ would disrupt the flow.

• 欠かかせない — indispensable, essential (negative form of 欠かす: to neglect/skip)
• 上達じょうたつ — improvement, progress (in a skill)
• もちろん — of course, naturally

The correct order is 1→4→2→3, forming: 「彼女のことならどんなに小さなことでも知りたいと言っている。」= 'She says she wants to know even the smallest things about her (the singer).' The ★ is in the 3rd slot, so the answer is 2 (小さな). The key structure is 「～ことなら、どんなに小さなことでも～」(if it's about ~, even the smallest things).

• 1ことなら goes in the 1st slot, right after 彼女の, forming 「彼女のことなら」(if it's about her). Placing it at ★ would break this phrase.
• 3ことでも goes in the 4th (last) slot, completing 「小さなことでも知りたい」(wants to know even small things). Placing it at ★ would leave 小さな stranded.
• 4どんなに goes in the 2nd slot, before 小さな, forming 「どんなに小さなことでも」(no matter how small a thing / even the smallest things). Placing it at ★ would break this modifier phrase.

• ことなら — if it's about ~ (used to narrow the topic to a specific person/thing)
• どんなに～でも — no matter how ~; even (the most extreme case)
• 大ファン（だいファン） — big fan

The correct order is 2→4→1→3, forming: 「今晩徹夜してでも終わらせてしまわないといけない。」= 'I have to finish it even if it means staying up all night tonight.' The ★ is in the 3rd slot, so the answer is 1 (終わらせて). The key structure is 「～てでも～てしまわないといけない」(must ~ even if it means doing X).

• 2徹夜して goes in the 1st slot, right after 今晩, forming 「今晩徹夜してでも」(even if it means staying up all night tonight). Placing it at ★ would break the てでも pattern.
• 3しまわないと goes in the 4th (last) slot, completing 「終わらせてしまわないといけない」(must finish it completely). Placing it at ★ would leave 終わらせて without its complement.
• 4でも goes in the 2nd slot, right after 徹夜して, forming 「徹夜してでも」(even if it means staying up all night). Placing it at ★ would break this compound.

• 徹夜てつや — staying up all night
• ～てでも — even if it means doing ~ (expresses determination)
• ～てしまわないと — if I don't finish ~ (implies いけない follows: must finish ~)

The correct order is 3→2→1→4, forming: 「田中さんはみかんが好きらしく、一度食べ出すと止まらないほど、冬はいつもみかんを大量に買うそうだ。」= 'Tanaka-san apparently likes mandarin oranges, and to the extent that once he starts eating he can't stop, he always buys them in large quantities in winter.' The ★ is in the 4th (last) slot, so the answer is 4 (止まらないほど). The key structure is 「一度～と止まらないほど」(to the extent that once he starts, he can't stop).

• 1食べ出すと goes in the 3rd slot, after 一度, forming 「一度食べ出すと」(once he starts eating). Placing it at ★ would leave 一度 stranded without a verb.
• 2一度 goes in the 2nd slot, after みかんが好きらしく, forming 「一度食べ出すと」(once (he) starts eating). Placing it at ★ would break the 一度～と pattern.
• 3みかんが好きらしく goes in the 1st slot, right after 田中さんは, setting up the topic. Placing it at ★ would disrupt the sentence flow.

• 食べ出す（たべだす） — to start eating (verb stem + 出す: to begin doing something)
• 止とまらない — cannot stop
• ～ほど — to the extent that ~; so much that ~
• 大量たいりょうに — in large quantities

The correct order is 4→2→3→1, forming: 「私は、中学生になったころから次第に医学に興味を持ち始め、高校に入ったときには将来医者になろうと決めていた。」= 'From around the time I became a middle school student, I gradually began to take an interest in medicine, and by the time I entered high school, I had decided to become a doctor in the future.' The ★ is in the 3rd slot, so the answer is 3 (高校に入ったときには). The sentence traces a timeline: middle school → gradually → high school → decided.

• 1将来 goes in the 4th (last) slot, right before 医者になろうと, forming 「将来医者になろうと」(decided to become a doctor in the future). Placing it at ★ would break this natural collocation.
• 2医学に興味を持ち始め goes in the 2nd slot, after 次第に, forming 「次第に医学に興味を持ち始め」(gradually began to take an interest in medicine). Placing it at ★ would disrupt the timeline flow.
• 4次第に goes in the 1st slot, right after 中学生になったころから, forming 「次第に医学に興味を持ち始め」(gradually began to be interested in medicine). Placing it at ★ would break the adverb-verb connection.

• 次第しだいに — gradually, little by little
• 興味を持ち始める（きょうみをもちはじめる） — to begin to take an interest in
• 将来しょうらい — the future
• ～たときには — by the time (something happened)