N2 Vocabulary · Test 67

The sentence means 'Company A has grown into a large enterprise with 10,000 employees over these 10 years.' 成長 (せいちょう) means 'growth' and 成長した means 'grew.' It is the standard word for an organization or person developing and becoming larger/stronger. The pattern 「〜に成長した」(grew into〜) fits perfectly.

• 1発達 (はったつ) means 'development' and is used for physical/biological development (e.g., a child's brain, muscles) or skill development. It is not used for a company growing in size.
• 2展開 (てんかい) means 'development, unfolding, expansion (of activities/operations).' It describes how events or business activities unfold, not the growth of an organization into a larger one.
• 3上昇 (じょうしょう) means 'rise, ascent' and is used for numbers, prices, temperatures, or rankings going up. A company doesn't '上昇 into' a large enterprise; it grows into one.

• 成長せいちょう — growth (of a person, organization, economy)
• 発達はったつ — development (physical, biological, skill)
• 展開てんかい — development, unfolding (of events, operations)
• 上昇じょうしょう — rise, ascent (of numbers, prices, temperature)

The correct option is 1, 適度な (てきどな, moderate). The sentence contrasts doing intense exercise occasionally with doing moderate exercise every day. 'Moderate' is the natural and correct collocation with 'exercise' (運動) in this context, making 適度な運動 (moderate exercise) the best fit.

• 2簡略な (かんりゃくな) means 'simple' or 'brief,' usually referring to procedures, documents, or explanations (e.g., 簡略な説明). It is not used to describe physical exercise.
• 3好調な (こうちょうな) means 'favorable' or 'prosperous,' typically describing business, performance, or physical condition (e.g., 好調な売れ行き). It does not modify 'exercise' in this way.
• 4対等な (たいとうな) means 'equal' or 'on equal terms,' used when comparing two people or things (e.g., 対等な立場). It does not fit the context of describing a type of exercise.

• 適度てきどな — moderate, proper (degree)
• 激はげしい — intense, severe, violent
• 簡略かんりゃくな — simple, brief, abbreviated
• 好調こうちょうな — favorable, prosperous, in good condition
• 対等たいとうな — equal, on equal terms

ぼんやり means 'vacantly, absentmindedly, in a daze.' ぼんやり窓の外を見ていた = 'was looking out the window absentmindedly.' This fits the image of someone gazing out a window for a long time without focus.

• 2ふんわり means 'softly, fluffy, lightly' (e.g., a soft texture, a gentle fragrance). It doesn't describe a way of looking.
• 3うっすら means 'faintly, slightly' (e.g., a faint smile, a thin layer of snow). It doesn't describe a gaze.
• 4しっとり means 'moistly, damply' or 'quietly/calmly' (e.g., moist cake, a calm atmosphere). It doesn't describe looking out a window.

• ぼんやり — vacantly, absentmindedly, in a daze
• ふんわり — softly, fluffy, lightly
• うっすら — faintly, slightly
• しっとり — moistly, calmly

強み (つよみ) means 'strength' or 'strong point'. The sentence states that being well-versed not only in economics but also in law is his strong point, making option 2 the correct choice.

• 1深み (ふかみ) means 'depth' (e.g., depth of knowledge or flavor). While one can have deep knowledge, you cannot say that having knowledge 'is one's depth' (〜が深みだ), so this does not fit the context.
• 3高み (たかみ) means 'height' or 'high place' (often used in expressions like 高みの見物, meaning 'watching from a safe vantage point'). It does not make sense to say that having knowledge is his 'height'.
• 4重み (おもみ) means 'weight' or 'importance/significance'. It is used to describe the impact or value of something, but it does not fit the pattern of describing a person's advantageous trait as '〜が彼の重みだ'.

• 強つよみ — strength, strong point, advantage
• 深ふかみ — depth, profoundness
• 高たかみ — height, high place, elevation
• 重おもみ — weight, importance, significance