N2 Vocabulary · Test 63

リーダー means 'leader.' The sentence says Hayashi-san, as the (　) of the planning team, has the responsibility to organize and guide subordinates. A leader is the person who leads and manages a team, so this fits perfectly.

• 1ライバル means 'rival, competitor.' A rival competes against you; they do not have the responsibility to guide your subordinates.
• 2ゲスト means 'guest.' A guest is an invited visitor, not someone with organizational responsibility over a team.
• 4ファン means 'fan, supporter.' A fan supports someone from the outside; they have no leadership role within a team.

• リーダー（りーだー） — leader
• ライバル（らいばる） — rival, competitor
• ゲスト（げすと） — guest
• ファン（ふぁん） — fan, supporter

The correct option is 4. The sentence describes Mori-san, who is good at foreign languages, helping everyone by acting as an interpreter during an overseas trip. Because he helped everyone in a practical and supportive way, the speaker feels he is very 'reliable' or 'dependable'. Therefore, たのもしかった (頼もしかった) fits the context perfectly.

• 1したしかった (親しかった) means 'close' or 'intimate', usually used to describe relationships between people. It does not fit the context of someone being helpful and reliable.
• 2なつかしかった (懐かしかった) means 'nostalgic' or 'missed', used when remembering something fondly from the past. It makes no sense in this context.
• 3くわしかった (詳しかった) means 'detailed' or 'knowledgeable'. While Mori-san might be knowledgeable about foreign languages, the sentence focuses on his action of helping everyone, which makes him 'reliable' rather than just 'knowledgeable'.

• 頼たのもしい — reliable, dependable, trustworthy
• 親したしい — close, intimate (relationship)
• 懐なつかしい — nostalgic, missed
• 詳くわしい — detailed, knowledgeable
• 通訳つうやく — interpreting, interpreter

「活発（かっぱつ）に」means 'actively, vigorously.' The sentence says all attendees participated actively in the meeting and exchanged opinions 活発に. 活発に意見を交換する ('to exchange opinions actively/vigorously') is a natural and common collocation.

• 2「円満（えんまん）に」means 'harmoniously, amicably.' While a meeting can proceed harmoniously, 円満に意見を交換する is less natural; 円満 is typically used for relationships or resolutions (円満に解決する), not for the vigor of opinion exchange.
• 3「機敏（きびん）に」means 'nimbly, agilely.' This describes quick physical movement or reflexes, not the manner of exchanging opinions.
• 4「濃厚（のうこう）に」means 'thick, rich, strong (flavor/probability).' It is used for things like soup, aroma, or likelihood, not for exchanging opinions.

• 活発かっぱつ — active, vigorous, lively
• 円満えんまん — harmonious, amicable
• 機敏きびん — nimble, agile, quick
• 濃厚のうこう — thick, rich, strong (flavor/probability)

割り込んで (warikonde) is the correct choice. The verb 割り込む (warikomu) means 'to cut into a line' or 'to force one's way in.' The context of the sentence is about someone cutting in front of the speaker while they were waiting in a line (列に並んでいたら), which matches this verb perfectly. The adverb 強引に (gouin ni, 'forcibly/pushily') also strongly supports this, as it describes the aggressive manner in which the person cut in.

• 1当てはまって (atehamatte) is the te-form of 当てはまる (atehamaru), which means 'to apply (to a situation)' or 'to fit (a pattern/category).' It is completely unrelated to the physical action of someone getting in front of you in a line.
• 2付け加えて (tsukekuwaete) is the te-form of 付け加える (tsukekuwaeru), meaning 'to add' or 'to supplement' (e.g., adding a remark or an item). It does not make sense in the context of someone inserting themselves into a line.
• 3行き着いて (ikitsuite) is the te-form of 行き着く (ikitsuku), meaning 'to reach' or 'to arrive at' a destination or conclusion after a process. It does not describe the action of cutting into a line.

• 割り込む（わりこむ） — to cut into a line, to force one's way in, to interrupt
• 強引ごういんに — forcibly, pushily, aggressively
• 当あてはまる — to apply (to), to fit (a pattern or condition)
• 付け加える（つけくわえる） — to add, to supplement
• 行き着く（いきつく） — to reach, to arrive at (a destination or conclusion)