N2 Grammar · Test 43

The sentence means: 'This manga is very popular among young people, so it's no wonder that there's no way high school students don't know it.' わけがない means 'there is no way / impossible,' and adding わけだ gives 'it is natural that / it makes sense that.' So 知らないわけがないわけだ = 'it makes sense that there's no way they don't know it.' The double わけ construction is intentional: the inner わけがない expresses impossibility, and the outer わけだ expresses the natural conclusion based on the preceding reason (はやっているので).

• 1知っているわけにはいかない means 'cannot know it' (due to moral/social obligation not to), which contradicts the context entirely.
• 2知っているわけではない means 'it's not that they know it,' which is the opposite of what the sentence should convey.
• 4知らないわけだ means 'it's natural that they don't know it,' which is the opposite of the intended meaning.

• はやっている — is popular / is trending
• わけがない — there is no way; impossible
• わけだ — it is natural that; it makes sense that

かのようだ means 'as if / as though.' The sentence reads: 'Even though it was her younger brother who received the prize, the way she rejoiced was as if she had received the prize herself.' The というのに clause sets up a contrast, and かのようだ perfectly captures the 'as if' nuance — she acted as though she were the prize winner.

• 1のも当然だ means 'it's natural / no wonder,' which does not convey the 'as if' comparison needed here.
• 3というものだ means 'is truly / is indeed,' used to characterize something definitively, not to make a comparison.
• 4にちがいない means 'must be / definitely,' expressing certainty, not the simile 'as if.'

• 賞しょう — prize / award
• 〜というのに — even though
• 〜かのようだ — as if; as though

言わずにはいられなかった means 'couldn't help but complain / couldn't resist saying something.' The pattern V-ずにはいられない expresses an irresistible urge — you can't not do something. The sentence means: 'There were so many mistakes in the documents that I couldn't help but complain to the person in charge.' The past tense なかった fits the narrative context.

• 1言わないのも無理はまかった contains garbled text (無理はまかった is not valid Japanese). Even if it were 無理はない ('it's not unreasonable'), 言わないのも無理はない would mean 'it's not unreasonable that they didn't complain' — the opposite of the intended meaning.
• 3言わないに違いなかった means 'must not have complained,' which is the opposite of what the context requires.
• 4言わずにすんだ means 'managed to get by without saying anything,' which contradicts the context — the speaker DID complain.

• 文句もんく — complaint
• 担当者たんとうしゃ — person in charge
• 〜ずにはいられない — cannot help but ~; cannot resist doing ~

The sentence means: 'I can't play such a difficult piece. I only learned guitar 20 years ago (and haven't touched it since).' 〜きり (with past tense + きり) means 'did something once and never did it again.' 20年前に習ったきりですから = 'because I learned it 20 years ago and nothing since,' perfectly explaining why the speaker can't play a difficult piece now.

• 2〜ほど means 'to the extent that～.' 習ったほどですから would mean 'because I learned it to that extent,' which doesn't fit the context of explaining inability.
• 3〜まで means 'until～.' 習ったまでですから is not a natural grammatical pattern and doesn't convey the intended 'only once and never again' meaning.
• 4〜ばかり means 'just did～' (recently completed action). 20年前に習ったばかり would mean 'I just learned it 20 years ago,' which is self-contradictory—20 years ago is not recent.

• 〜きり — only; just (did something once and never since, with past tense)
• 〜ほど — to the extent that～
• 〜ばかり — just (did); only (recently completed action)

The sentence means: 'I want to go on an overseas trip, but since I have no money, I have no choice but to give up.' 〜よりしかたがない means 'there is nothing else to do but～; one has no choice but to～.' あきらめるよりしかたがない = 'there is no choice but to give up,' which fits the logic of wanting to travel but lacking money.

• 1〜かぎりだ means 'to the utmost; as much as possible' or expresses an extreme emotional state (e.g., 喜ばしいかぎりだ). あきらめるかぎりだ is not a natural collocation and doesn't convey 'no choice but to.'
• 2〜ことはない means 'there is no need to～.' あきらめることはない = 'there is no need to give up,' which contradicts the context—the speaker is saying they must give up, not that they shouldn't.
• 3〜おそれがある means 'there is a risk/danger that～.' あきらめるおそれがある = 'there is a risk that I will give up,' which doesn't fit the logical structure of the sentence.

• 〜よりしかたがない — there is no choice but to～; nothing can be done except～
• 〜かぎりだ — to the utmost; as much as possible (expresses an extreme degree)
• 〜ことはない — there is no need to～
• 〜おそれがある — there is a risk/fear that～

The sentence means 'Humanity accumulated efforts over a long period of years and finally succeeded in flying to the moon.' The pattern 〜にわたって means 'over / spanning (a period or range),' emphasizing the extent/duration. 長い年月にわたって = 'over a long period of years.' This correctly describes sustained effort over time.

• 1つれて (〜につれて) means 'as ~ changes, ~ also changes,' which does not express 'over a span of time.'
• 2したがって (〜にしたがって) means 'in accordance with ~ / following ~,' which does not fit 'over a long period.'
• 3かかって (〜にかかって) is not a standard pattern meaning 'over a period'; かかる means 'to take (time) / to hang,' but 〜にかかって does not express spanning a duration.

• 〜にわたって — over (a period/range); spanning; extending across
• 年月ねんげつ — years and months; a long period of time
• 努力を重ねる（どりょくをかさねる） — to make repeated efforts; to keep striving

The correct answer is 2. おいて. The grammar pattern ～をおいて～ない means 'there is no one/thing other than ~' (～のほかに～ない). The sentence means: 'Among the candidates, there is no one who represents the will of the people other than that person.' The structure is あの人をおいて（い）ない — 'there is no one but that person.'

• 1ひかえて means 'holding back / saving / keeping in reserve' (控える). ひかえてない does not form a valid grammar pattern here and makes no sense in context.
• 3つうじて（通じて）means 'through / by means of.' つうじてない is grammatically invalid in this pattern and does not fit the meaning.
• 4こえて（越えて）means 'beyond / exceeding.' こえてない is not a valid pattern here and does not produce a meaningful sentence.

• 候補者こうほしゃ — candidate
• 国民こくみん — the people / citizens
• 意思いし — will / intention
• 代表だいひょうする — to represent
• ～をおいて～ない — there is no one/thing other than ~ (emphatic: ~ is the only one)

The correct answer is 2. あきらめようとしない. The sentence says 'Despite many people thinking it's impossible, that person does not try to give up on research for a new invention.' The key conjunction にもかかわらず ('despite / in spite of') sets up a contrast: everyone thinks it's impossible, BUT he refuses to give up. あきらめようとしない ('does not try to give up / refuses to give up') fits this contrast perfectly.

• 1あきらめるべきだ means 'should give up.' This contradicts the contrast set up by にもかかわらず — the sentence expects him to NOT give up despite others' doubts.
• 3あきらめるはずだ means 'is supposed to give up / should give up.' This also contradicts the expected contrast.
• 4あきらめるかもしれない means 'might give up.' This is too weak and does not convey the determined contrast the sentence is building toward.

• 不可能ふかのう — impossible
• にもかかわらず — despite / in spite of
• 新発明しんはつめい — new invention
• あきらめる — to give up
• ～ようとしない — does not try to ~ / refuses to ~

The correct answer is 1. 同じようなものだ. The sentence means: 'They say cheap plates break easily, but even if you go with expensive plates, it's pretty much the same thing.' The grammar にしたって means 'even if ~ / even with ~' (a colloquial form of にしても). The speaker is saying that expensive plates are essentially the same — they also break easily. 同じようなものだ ('it's about the same / it's essentially the same thing') conveys this dismissive, pragmatic tone.

• 2同じではあるまい means 'it probably isn't the same.' This would argue that expensive plates are different (i.e., don't break easily), which contradicts the speaker's point that even expensive plates are the same.
• 3同じどころではない means 'it's not even close to the same / far from the same.' This emphasizes a big difference, which is the opposite of what the speaker intends.
• 4同じではないはずだ means 'it shouldn't be the same / it must not be the same.' This also claims a difference, contradicting the speaker's point.

• 皿さら — plate / dish
• 割われやすい — easy to break / breaks easily
• ～にしたって — even if ~ / even with ~ (colloquial form of にしても)
• 同おなじようなものだ — it's about the same / it's essentially the same thing

The correct answer is 3. ほかならない. The grammar pattern ～にほかならない means 'is nothing but ~ / is precisely ~.' The sentence means: 'The fact that he was the first to come visit me when I was sick is nothing other than the expression of his friendship.' This is a classic N2-level pattern expressing that something is exactly/certainly X.

• 1ほかでもない is used in the pattern ほかでもない～のだ/である meaning 'it is none other than ~,' but it does not connect with に. The required pattern here is にほかならない.
• 2ほかではない is not a valid grammar pattern. It might look similar but does not form the correct expression.
• 4ほかしかない is not a valid pattern. The correct form would be ほかしかたがない or ～しかない ('have no choice but to'), but neither fits the に～ structure required here.

• まっ先（まっさき） — first / before anything else
• 見舞みまい — a visit (to someone sick, etc.)
• 友情ゆうじょう — friendship
• あらわれ — manifestation / expression (from あらわれる)
• ～にほかならない — is nothing but ~ / is precisely ~