「相互」(そうご) means 'mutual' or 'reciprocal.' The reading is そうご, with the long vowel in both kanji: 相(そう) + 互(ご). Option 3 is correct.
1「しょうご」is wrong; the kanji 相 is read そう here, not しょう.
2「しょうごう」is wrong; neither kanji has a しょう or ごう reading in this word.
4「そうごう」is wrong; 互 is read ご, not ごう. This is a plausible distractor adding an extra vowel.
相互 — mutual, reciprocal
7.この料理は辛くて食べられない。
1からくて
2くさくて
3にがくて
4しぶくて
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Answer: 1. からくて
「辛くて」is the て-form of the i-adjective 辛い(からい), meaning 'spicy/hot.' The reading is からくて (from からい → からくて). Option 1 is correct.
2「くさくて」would come from 臭い(くさい, 'stinky'), a different adjective with similar-looking kanji.
3「にがくて」would come from 苦い(にがい, 'bitter'), a different taste adjective.
4「しぶくて」would come from 渋い(しぶい, 'astringent/tart'), another taste adjective.
辛い — spicy, hot (flavor)
8.晴れている日は、この山頂からすばらしい景色が見える。
1けいしき
2けしき
3けいいろ
4けいろ
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Answer: 2. けしき
「景色」is read けしき, meaning 'scenery' or 'view.' This is a special/jukujikun reading that must be memorized as a unit. Option 2 is correct.
1「けいしき」is wrong; it incorrectly applies the on-readings 景(けい) + 色(しき) as if read character-by-character, but the word is read けしき.
3「けいいろ」is wrong; it mixes 景(けい) with a reading resembling 色(いろ), but this is not the reading of 景色.
4「けいろ」is wrong; this resembles 麦色(むぎいろ) patterns or a shortened form, but 景色 is read けしき.
景色 — scenery, view, landscape
9.このお金は、何かあったときに備えて残しておこう。
1ととのえて
2たくわえて
3かかえて
4そなえて
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Answer: 4. そなえて
「備えて」is the て-form of 備える(そなえる), meaning 'to prepare for / to provide against.' The phrase 「〜ときに備えて」means 'in preparation for when something happens.' Option 4 is correct.
1「ととのえて」(整える) means 'to arrange/put in order,' which does not fit the pattern 「〜に備えて」.
2「たくわえて」(蓄える) means 'to store up/accumulate,' a near-synonym but not the word used here and not fitting 「〜に備えて」.
4「かかえて」(抱える) means 'to hold under one's arm / to have (a problem),' unrelated to preparation.
備える — to prepare for, to provide against (something)
10.今から、防災訓練を行います。
1ぼうえん
2ぼうさい
3ほうえん
4ほうさい
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Answer: 2. ぼうさい
「防災」is read ぼうさい, meaning 'disaster prevention.' 防 is read ぼう (long vowel) and 災 is read さい. Option 2 is correct.
1「ぼうえん」is wrong; 灾/災 is read さい here, not えん. This may confuse with 防炎(ぼうえん, 'flame prevention').
3「ほうえん」is wrong; 防 is read ぼう (with dakuten), not ほう, and 災 is さい not えん.
4「ほうさい」is wrong; 防 is read ぼう, not ほう — the dakuten matters.
防災 — disaster prevention
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