N2 Vocabulary · Test 112

The sentence means 'As a result of （　）, our activities were recognized by society.' 努力 (どりょく, effort) fits perfectly: 'As a result of our efforts, our activities were recognized by society.' The pattern 努力の結果 (as a result of effort) is natural and common.

• 1自慢 (じまん) means 'boasting, pride.' 自慢の結果 does not make sense — boasting would not lead to recognition in a positive way.
• 3目的 (もくてき) means 'purpose, goal.' 目的の結果 is unnatural; one achieves a purpose, but 'as a result of a purpose' does not fit grammatically or semantically.
• 4覚悟 (かくご) means 'resolve, preparedness, readiness.' While 覚悟 is a positive trait, 覚悟の結果 is not a natural collocation. One makes efforts (努力), and the results of those efforts lead to recognition.

• 努力どりょく — effort, endeavor
• 自慢じまん — boasting, pride
• 目的もくてき — purpose, goal
• 覚悟かくご — resolve, preparedness

The sentence means 'My mother's mother, (　) my grandmother, is currently 72 years old.' すなわち (namely, in other words) is used to restate or clarify the preceding phrase — 'my mother's mother' is clarified as 'my grandmother.' This is a classic appositive use of すなわち.

• 2そのうえ means 'moreover, in addition.' It adds new information, not a restatement. 'My mother's mother, moreover, my grandmother' does not work because the two phrases refer to the same person, not additional information.
• 3ところが means 'however, but.' It introduces a contrast or unexpected turn. There is no contrast between 'my mother's mother' and 'my grandmother' — they are the same person.
• 4なぜなら means 'because' and is followed by a reason (なぜなら～だから). The sentence does not provide a reason; it provides a clarification, so なぜなら does not fit.

• すなわち — namely, in other words, that is to say
• そのうえ — moreover, in addition
• ところが — however, but
• なぜなら — because (followed by だから/だからだ)

キャンパス (campus) fits perfectly: 'The university's campus became narrow, so they decided to relocate.' A campus is the grounds of a university, and せまくなった (became narrow/cramped) naturally describes a campus running out of space.

• 2キャンプ means 'camp' (as in camping outdoors or a training camp). A university does not have a キャンプ that becomes narrow.
• 3コンネル is not a standard Japanese word; it is a distractor with no real meaning in this context.
• 4マーケット means 'market' (a place for buying/selling goods). A university does not have a マーケット that becomes narrow.

• キャンパス — campus (university grounds)
• 移転（いてん）する — to relocate, to move (an institution)
• せまい — narrow, cramped

なつかしくて (懐かしくて, 'feeling nostalgic') is correct. Meeting a friend from one's home country triggers nostalgia, which naturally leads to talking late into the night: 'I met a friend from my home country yesterday, and feeling nostalgic, we ended up talking until late.'

• 1おしくて (惜しくて) means 'regrettable' or 'reluctant to part with (time/money).' It does not describe the feeling of reuniting with an old friend.
• 2くやしくて (悔しくて) means 'frustrating / vexed,' a negative emotion about losing or failing. It does not fit the warm context of talking with an old friend.
• 3したしくて (親しくて) means 'being close/intimate.' While the friends may be close, the sentence emphasizes the emotional trigger for talking late — nostalgia — not merely closeness.

• 懐なつかしい — nostalgic, longing for (something familiar from the past)
• 惜おしい — regrettable; reluctant to part with
• 悔くやしい — frustrating, vexing
• 親したしい — close, intimate (relationship)
• 話し込む（はなしこむ） — to get deeply absorbed in conversation

ならって (倣って, 'following someone's example') is correct. 姉に倣って means 'following my sister's example' — my sister started swimming for health, and I followed her lead and also started swimming. The pattern 〜に倣って means 'imitating/following the example of ~.'

• 1かわって (代わって) means 'instead of / on behalf of.' 姉に代わって would mean 'in place of my sister,' which does not fit — the speaker is not replacing the sister but following her example.
• 3まざって (混ざって) means 'mixing (in).' 姉に混ざって would mean 'joining in with my sister,' which is grammatically odd here and does not convey 'following her example to start something new.'
• 4ならんで (並んで) means 'lining up.' 姉に並んで would mean 'lining up next to my sister,' which makes no sense in this context.

• 倣ならう — to follow (someone's example), to imitate
• 代かわる — to substitute for, to take someone's place
• 混まざる — to be mixed in, to join in
• 並ならぶ — to line up, to stand in a line

影響 (えいきょう) means 'influence.' The collocation 影響をおよぼす (to exert influence) is a fixed, very common expression. The sentence says 'That painting exerted a great influence on later painters.'

• 2反映 (はんえい) means 'reflection' and does not collocate with をおよぼす in this way.
• 3貢献 (こうけん) means 'contribution'; you say 貢献する (to contribute), not 貢献をおよぼす.
• 4関連 (かんれん) means 'relation/connection'; you say 関連がある (to be related), not 関連をおよぼす.

• 影響えいきょう — influence, effect
• 影響えいきょうをおよぼす — to exert influence (on)

あわただしい means 'busy, hectic, restless.' The sentence describes being busy every day with packing and various procedures as a move approaches — a textbook use of あわただしい.

• 2うらやましい means 'envious'; unrelated to a busy moving period.
• 3くやしい means 'frustrated/regretful'; does not fit the context of being busy.
• 4はげしい (激しい) means 'intense/violent'; while one could say 激しい毎日, it is less natural than あわただしい for the context of errands and procedures, and the standard collocation here is あわただしい毎日.

• 慌ただしい/あわただしい（あわただしい） — busy, hectic, restless

通信 (つうしん) means 'communication' (especially electronic/telecommunication). The sentence says: 'By using computers, it became possible to communicate not only domestically but also with overseas.' Computers enable electronic communication across borders, so 通信 is the correct choice.

• 1通知 (つうち) means 'notification' or 'notice.' While computers can send notifications, the context of connecting 'domestically and overseas' points to two-way communication, not one-way notification.
• 3通行 (つうこう) means 'passage' or 'traffic' (e.g., passing through a road). It does not fit the context of computer-based interaction between countries.
• 4通用 (つうよう) means 'general use,' 'commonly applicable,' or 'valid' (e.g., a ticket that is valid at multiple locations). It does not mean communication.

• 通信つうしん — communication, telecommunications
• 通知つうち — notification, notice
• 通行つうこう — passage, traffic
• 通用つうよう — general use, validity

あずける (預ける) means 'to entrust' or 'to leave something in someone's care.' The sentence says: 'An urgent errand came up, so I decided to leave my child at a friend's house.' The speaker is the one giving their child into a friend's care, so the transitive verb あずける is correct.

• 1あずかる (預かる) means 'to receive in trust' or 'to take care of something on someone's behalf.' This is the action of the friend (receiving the child), not the speaker's action.
• 3うけとり (受け取り) means 'receiving' or 'receipt.' The speaker is not receiving the child; they are leaving the child.
• 4あたえる (与える) means 'to give' or 'to grant.' You don't 'give' a child to a friend in this context; you entrust them.

• 預あずける — to entrust, to leave in someone's care
• 預あずかる — to receive in trust, to take care of
• 受け取る（うけとる） — to receive
• 与あたえる — to give, to grant

緊張 (きんちょう) means 'nervousness' or 'tension.' The sentence says: 'I'm giving a speech at my friend's wedding today, so I'm very nervous.' Giving a speech naturally causes nervousness, and 緊張する is the standard expression for 'to be nervous.'

• 1拡張 (かくちょう) means 'expansion' or 'extension' (e.g., expanding a facility). It is unrelated to feeling nervous.
• 2出張 (しゅっちょう) means 'business trip.' A wedding speech has nothing to do with a business trip.
• 4主張 (しゅちょう) means 'assertion' or 'claim' (e.g., asserting one's opinion). It does not describe an emotional state.

• 緊張きんちょう — nervousness, tension
• 拡張かくちょう — expansion, extension
• 出張しゅっちょう — business trip
• 主張しゅちょう — assertion, claim