N2 Grammar · Test 5

「おきに」means 'every other' or 'at intervals of.' 「一つおきに」(ひとつおきに) means 'every other one' — skipping one each time. The sentence says that for power-saving, every other hallway fluorescent light has been removed, which makes perfect sense with this expression.

• 1「に対し」(にたいし) means 'in contrast to' or 'towards.' It does not express any interval or spacing pattern, so it cannot describe how lights are removed.
• 2「ぶりに」means 'for the first time in (a period).' It is used with time expressions (e.g., 久しぶりに), not with counting units like 一つ, so it is inappropriate here.
• 3「につき」means 'per' or 'for each.' 「一つにつき」would mean 'per one (light),' which does not convey the idea of removing every other light.

• おきに — every other; at intervals of (e.g., 一つおきに = every other one)
• 節電せつでん — power saving; conserving electricity
• 蛍光灯けいこうとう — fluorescent light
• 外はずす — to remove; to detach

「ものなら」attached to the potential form (戻れる) expresses a strong wish to do something that is difficult or nearly impossible. 「戻れるものなら戻りたい」= 'If I could go back (to those days), I would want to.' This perfectly matches the speaker's regret about not having done more during their student days.

• 1「かわりに」means 'instead of' or 'as a substitute.' It does not express a hypothetical wish.
• 2「とすると」means 'if we assume that' or 'given that,' used for logical reasoning, not for expressing a personal desire.
• 4「にしたって」means 'even if' or 'even for,' which does not fit the structure of a wish (～たい).

• ものなら — if possible (attached to potential form, expressing a strong wish for something difficult/impossible)
• 戻もどれる — can return; can go back (potential form of 戻る)

「たとえ～ても」is a fixed pattern meaning 'even if.' 「たとえ遠く離れても」= 'even if (we are) far apart.' The sentence says: 'Even if we are far apart, our friendship will not change.' This is the correct and natural pairing.

• 2「離れなくて」is the negative te-form meaning 'not being apart,' which contradicts the intended meaning. It also does not pair with たとえ.
• 3「離れるけれど」means 'even though (we) are apart,' but けれど does not pair with たとえ, which requires ～ても.
• 4「離れなければ」is the conditional negative ('if (we) are not apart'), which is illogical here and does not pair with たとえ.

• たとえ～ても — even if; no matter if
• 離はなれる — to be separated; to be far apart
• 友情ゆうじょう — friendship

「～でならない」means 'cannot help but feel…' or '…to the point of being unbearable,' expressing an uncontrollable emotion. 「心配でならない」= 'cannot help but worry.' With らしい at the end, the sentence means 'It seems my grandmother can't help worrying about me while I'm studying abroad.'

• 1「心配どおり」means 'as worried (as expected),' which does not fit grammatically or semantically — it would imply 'as expected, she is worried,' which is not a natural collocation here.
• 3「心配すべき」means 'should worry,' which is prescriptive and inappropriate for describing someone's emotional state.
• 4「心配してもしかたない」is grammatically incomplete/awkward in this context. The natural form would be 心配しても仕方がない, but even then it does not fit the pattern ～らしい describing the grandmother's feelings.

• ～でならない — cannot help but feel…; …to an unbearable degree (expresses uncontrollable emotion)
• 心配しんぱい — worry; concern
• 留学中りゅうがくちゅう — while studying abroad

「～おそれがある」means 'there is a risk/danger that…' and is used for undesirable outcomes that may occur. Weather forecasts and warnings commonly use this expression. 「激しい雨が降るおそれがある」= 'There is a risk that heavy rain will fall.' This fits the forecast/warning context perfectly.

• 1「降りがちだ」means 'tends to rain,' describing a habitual tendency, not a forecast of a specific upcoming event.
• 2「降りつつある」means 'is currently raining (and ongoing),' but the sentence refers to tomorrow evening, so a present-progressive form is temporally wrong.
• 3「降ってばかりだ」means 'it only rains / it keeps raining,' expressing a complaint about a recurring situation, not a forecast.

• ～おそれがある — there is a risk/danger that… (used for undesirable possible outcomes)
• 発達はったつする — developing (referring to a weather system)
• 低気圧ていきあつ — low-pressure system
• 激はげしい — intense; heavy (rain)

The correct order is なかなか 4(予約が取れなくて) 2(行けなかった) ★3(レストランに) 1(ようやく) 行けることになった。This forms the sentence: なかなか予約が取れなくて行けなかったレストランにようやく行けることになった。(I can finally go to the restaurant that I couldn't go to because I couldn't easily get a reservation.) The phrase '予約が取れなくて行けなかった' (couldn't go because I couldn't get a reservation) modifies 'レストラン' (restaurant). Therefore, 'レストランに' must come right after the modifying clause and before 'ようやく行けることになった'.

• 1If 'ようやく' (finally) is placed at the ★, the sentence becomes 'なかなか予約が取れなくて行けなかったようやくレストランに行けることになった。' This breaks the modifying clause, as 'ようやく' should directly precede '行けることになった' to modify the verb phrase naturally.
• 2If '行けなかった' (couldn't go) is placed at the ★, the sentence becomes 'なかなか予約が取れなくてようやくレストランに行けなかった行けることになった。' This is grammatically broken because two verbs ('行けなかった' and '行ける') would be placed consecutively without any connecting particle or grammatical structure.
• 4If '予約が取れなくて' (because I couldn't get a reservation) is placed at the ★, the sentence becomes 'なかなか行けなかったレストランにようやく予約が取れなくて行けることになった。' This creates a logical contradiction: it says you couldn't get a reservation, but then says you can go.

• なかなか〜ない — not easily, hard to (used with a negative verb)
• 予約が取れる（よやくがとれる） — to be able to get/make a reservation
• ようやく — finally, at last
• 行いける — to be able to go

The correct order is 1, 4, 2, 3, making the sentence: なぜ ときどき駅ですれ違う(1. だけの)(4. 彼女のことが)(2. こんなに気になる)(3. のか) 自分でもよくわからない。The sentence uses the embedded question structure 'なぜ〜のか' (why...). 'すれ違うだけの彼女' means 'a girl I merely pass by', and '彼女のことがこんなに気になる' means 'I care about her this much'. The entire clause 'なぜ...のか' acts as the object of '自分でもよくわからない' (even I don't understand well). Therefore, the ★ (third blank) is filled by option 2 (こんなに気になる).

• 1「だけの」modifies the noun phrase that follows it, forming「すれ違うだけの彼女」(a girl I just pass by). It must come immediately after「すれ違う」and before「彼女のことが」, so it cannot be placed at the ★ position.
• 3「のか」is the question marker that closes the embedded question clause「なぜ...のか」. It must come at the very end of the embedded clause, right before「自分でもよくわからない」, so it cannot be placed at the ★ position.
• 4「彼女のことが」is the subject/object of the verb phrase「気になる」. It must precede「こんなに気になる」to form the clause「彼女のことがこんなに気になる」(I care about her this much), so it cannot be placed at the ★ position.

• すれ違う（すれちがう） — to pass each other by
• だけの — just, merely (used to modify a noun)
• 気きになる — to be on one's mind, to care about, to be worried about
• のか — question marker used in embedded questions (combines the nominalizer の and the question particle か)