N2 Vocabulary · Test 32

The correct answer is 1 (集). The compound word 作品集（さくひんしゅう）means 'a collection of works.' The sentence says that a collection of the historical novelist Nishimura's representative works was published. 集（しゅう）is the standard suffix meaning 'collection/anthology,' attached to a noun describing what is collected (e.g., 詩集、短編集、作品集).

• 2族（ぞく）means 'group/tribe/clan' and is used for groups of people sharing a characteristic (e.g., サラリーマン族). 作品族 is not a valid compound and does not mean 'collection.'
• 3部（ぶ）means 'part/section/counter for copies.' It does not form a word meaning 'collection' when attached to 作品.
• 4団（だん）means 'group/organization' (e.g., 合唱団、慰問団). 作品団 is not a valid word and cannot mean 'collection of works.'

• 作品集さくひんしゅう — collection of works; anthology
• 収おさめる — to include/contain; to achieve

The correct answer is 3 (沿い). 線路沿い（せんろぞい）means 'along the railway tracks.' The suffix 沿い（ぞい）is attached to a noun to mean 'along ___.' The sentence advises taking the road that runs along the tracks to get to the station fastest.

• 1付き（つき）means 'with/attached/accompanied by' (e.g., 条件付き). 線路付き would mean 'comes with railway tracks,' which makes no sense here.
• 2並び（ならび）means 'row/lineup' and is not used as a suffix meaning 'along.' 線路並び is not a standard compound.
• 4従い（したがい）is the 連用形 of 従う（したがう）'to obey/follow,' but it is not used as a noun suffix meaning 'along.' 線路従い is not a standard word.

• 沿ぞい — along (suffix attached to a noun, e.g., 道沿い、海岸沿い)
• 線路せんろ — railway tracks

The correct answer is 4 (諸). 諸問題（しょもんだい）means 'various problems / multiple issues.' 諸（しょ）is a prefix meaning 'various / all kinds of,' attached to certain nouns (e.g., 諸外国、諸君、諸問題). The sentence says Professor Tanaka is researching various problems related to children's English education.

• 1総（そう）means 'total/overall' (e.g., 総問題 would not be a standard compound; 総 is used in words like 総合、総額). It does not mean 'various.'
• 2複（ふく）means 'multiple/compound' (e.g., 複数、複雑). 複問題 is not a standard word.
• 3数（すう）means 'number/several' (e.g., 数人、数回). 数問題 is not a standard compound and does not convey 'various problems.'

• 諸問題しょもんだい — various problems; multiple issues
• 諸しょ — various; all kinds of (prefix)

The correct answer is 2 (賃). 電車賃（でんしゃちん）means 'train fare.' 賃（ちん）is used in compounds for fees charged for transportation or labor (e.g., 運賃、車賃、手間賃). The verb かかる collocates naturally with 賃: 電車賃がかかる 'it costs train fare.'

• 1金（きん）means 'money/gold.' 電車金 is not a standard compound; the natural word would be 電車代（でんしゃだい）, not 電車金.
• 3料（りょう）means 'fee/charge' and appears in words like 授業料、使用料. 電車料 is not a standard word for train fare.
• 4財（ざい）means 'wealth/finance' (e.g., 財産、財政). 電車財 is not a valid compound.

• 電車賃でんしゃちん — train fare
• 賃ちん — fare; fee (for transport or labor)

The correct answer is 4 (一色). 一色（いっしょく）here means 'entirely / wholly filled with one thing.' The expression Ｎ一色（いっしょく）describes a situation or atmosphere completely dominated by N. お祭りムード一色だった means 'the town was completely filled with festival mood from the morning.'

• 1一例（いちれい）means 'one example.' お祭りムード一例 was does not make sense grammatically or semantically.
• 2一面（いちめん）means 'one side/surface' or 'entire surface' (e.g., 雪の一面). While it can mean 'entirely' in some contexts, it does not collocate with ムード to mean 'completely dominated by a mood.'
• 3一種（いっしゅ）means 'a kind / a sort.' お祭りムード一種だった would mean 'was a kind of festival mood,' which does not fit the intended meaning of being completely immersed in the atmosphere.

• 一色いっしょく — entirely; wholly (used as ～一色で/～一色だった to mean 'completely dominated by ~')
• ムード — mood; atmosphere

The correct answer is 3 (腹). The fixed expression 腹を立てる (はらをたてる) means 'to get angry' or 'to lose one's temper.' The sentence means: 'There's no point in getting angry at every little prank a child pulls.' The phrase いちいち〜ても仕方がない ('there's no use doing ~ at every little thing') pairs naturally with getting irritated.

• 1気 (き) — 気を立てる is not a standard idiom. Common 気 expressions include 気をつける ('to be careful'), 気にする ('to worry about'), and 気を配る ('to pay attention to'), but none mean 'to get angry.'
• 2頭 (あたま) — 頭を立てる is not an established expression. 頭にくる ('to get angry') exists, but it does not use を立てる.
• 4心 (こころ) — 心を立てる is not a standard idiom meaning 'to get angry.' 心を込める ('to do something sincerely') is a common 心 expression, but it is unrelated here.

• 腹を立てる（はらをたてる） — to get angry, to lose one's temper
• いたずら — mischief, prank
• いちいち — every little thing, one by one (with nuance of annoyance)

The correct answer is 1 (導入). 導入される (どうにゅうされる) means 'to be introduced/adopted (into a company).' The sentence says: 'The product management system developed by Company A is highly rated and has been introduced/adopted by many companies.' 導入 is the standard word for bringing a new system or technology into an organization.

• 2引用 (いんよう) — 引用される means 'to be cited/quoted,' used for text, references, or data, not for adopting a system into a company.
• 3吸収 (きゅうしゅう) — 吸収される means 'to be absorbed,' used for nutrients, knowledge, or information being taken in, not for a system being adopted by companies.
• 4移行 (いこう) — 移行される means 'to be transitioned/migrated,' referring to moving from one state/system to another. While related to systems, the sentence describes companies adopting a new system, not transitioning away from something.

• 導入どうにゅう — introduction, adoption (of a system, technology, etc.)
• 商品管理システム（しょうひんかんりシステム） — product management system
• 評価が高い（ひょうかがたかい） — highly rated, well-regarded

The correct answer is 3 (やかましくて). やかましい (喧しい) means 'noisy, loud, clamorous' and is used for loud, bothersome sounds. The sentence means: 'The construction noise is so loud/noisy that I can't sleep at all.' This directly describes annoying noise preventing sleep.

• 1しつこくて — しつこい means 'persistent, tenacious, annoying (in a lingering way).' It describes someone or something that won't let go or stop bothering you (e.g., a persistent salesperson, a lingering taste), not loud noise.
• 2ずうずうしくて — ずうずうしい (厚かましい) means 'shameless, impudent, brazen,' describing a person's audacious behavior, not noise.
• 4けわしくて — けわしい (険しい) means 'steep, rugged, severe,' used for mountains, paths, or difficult situations, not for sounds.

• やかましい — noisy, loud, clamorous
• しつこい — persistent, tenacious, lingering
• ずうずうしい — shameless, impudent, brazen
• けわしい — steep, rugged, severe

The correct answer is 2 (パンク). パンクする means 'to get a puncture / to go flat,' specifically referring to a tire losing air. The sentence means: 'The bicycle tire got a puncture and the air had leaked out.' パンク is the standard katakana word for a flat/punctured tire.

• 1ストライキ — ストライキ (strike) refers to a labor strike/work stoppage. It has nothing to do with tires.
• 3ダウン — ダウンする means 'to go down' (e.g., a system going offline, a person collapsing from illness/exhaustion). It does not describe a tire losing air.
• 4ミス — ミスする means 'to make a mistake.' A tire puncturing is not a 'mistake' in this sense.

• パンク — puncture, flat tire
• 空気が抜ける（くうきがぬける） — for air to leak out / go flat

The correct answer is 2 (あらかじめ). あらかじめ (予め) means 'beforehand, in advance.' The sentence means: 'There's no time for preparation on the morning of the seminar day, so please copy the materials in advance.' The logic is clear: since there's no time later, do it ahead of time.

• 1遅くとも — 遅くとも means 'at the latest' (e.g., 遅くとも5時までに 'by 5:00 at the latest'). While it sets a deadline, the sentence's point is to do the copying beforehand, not to specify a latest possible time.
• 3とっくに — とっくに means 'long ago, already (for a long time).' It refers to something that was done well in the past, which doesn't fit a request/instruction to copy materials.
• 4先々 — 先々 means 'the future, ahead, further on' (e.g., 先々のことを考える 'to think about the future'). It is not used as an adverb meaning 'in advance' for a simple preparatory action.

• あらかじめ — beforehand, in advance
• 遅おそくとも — at the latest
• とっくに — long ago, already
• 先々さきざき — the future, further on