N3 Grammar · Test 21

「あんなに」means 'that much / to that extent'. あんなに楽しみにしていたのに = 'even though he/she was looking forward to it that much'. It expresses the degree of Tanaka's anticipation, making the disappointment feel stronger. The 〜のに at the end expresses 'even though ~, (unfortunately)'.

• 2「やっと」means 'finally / at last'. While Tanaka may have been waiting, やっと楽しみにしていた is not a natural collocation; やっと modifies achievement verbs (やっと行ける), not 楽しみにしていた.
• 3「どんな」means 'what kind of' and is used in questions or exclamations about type/kind. どんな楽しみにしていたのに does not fit grammatically or semantically here.
• 4「つい」means 'just now / unintentionally / inadvertently'. It does not express degree of anticipation and does not fit with 楽しみにしていたのに.

• あんなに — that much, to that extent (referring to a degree observed or known)
• 楽（たの）しみにしていた — was looking forward to
• 〜のに — even though ~ (expresses regret/disappointment)
• 残念（ざんねん） — unfortunate, a shame, too bad

嫌がっていた (いやがっていた) is correct. The verb 嫌がる means 'to show signs of disliking / to act reluctant,' describing observable behavior (as opposed to 嫌だ, which describes an internal feeling). The 〜ていた form indicates an ongoing state in the past, fitting 'initially she was reluctant.' The が at the end is the conjunction 'but,' contrasting with the second clause 'now she goes happily.'

• 1嫌そうだ (いやそうだ) means 'seems unpleasant.' It ends in だ, which cannot directly connect to the conjunction が ('but') in this sentence structure. Also, 嫌そう describes how something seems, not the person's behavior of showing reluctance.
• 3嫌なのだ (いやなのだ) means 'it is that she dislikes it.' Like option 1, it ends in だ and cannot smoothly connect to が. It also describes an internal state rather than observable behavior.
• 4嫌がったままだ (いやがったままだ) attempts to use 〜まま ('remaining in a state of'), but ままだ is grammatically incomplete here and the meaning contradicts the sentence — if she 'remained' reluctant, she wouldn't now be going happily.

• 嫌いやがる — to show signs of disliking; to act reluctant (describes observable behavior)
• 〜ていた — was doing / was in the state of (past ongoing)
• 通かよう — to commute to; to attend regularly

見学させていただけませんか (けんがくさせていただけませんか) is correct. This is a polite request for permission: させていただく is the humble form of させる (to let someone do), and 〜ませんか makes it a soft, polite question. B is asking the club 'Could you allow me to observe your practice?' which fits the context of someone wanting to join and wishing to watch first.

• 1見学してはいけませんよ (けんがくしてはいけませんよ) means 'You must not observe!' — a prohibition. B is the one requesting to observe, so this is the opposite of what's needed.
• 2見学しましょうよ (けんがくしましょうよ) means 'Let's observe!' — a suggestion to do something together. B wants permission to observe himself, not to invite the club staff to observe together.
• 4見学ではどうですか (けんがくではどうですか) means 'How about observing?' — a suggestion directed at someone else. B should be making a request for himself, not suggesting an idea to the club.

• 見学けんがく — observing; watching (a practice, class, etc.)
• 〜させていただく — humble expression: to be allowed to do; to have the privilege of doing
• 〜いただけませんか — could you please allow me to... (very polite request)

階段の近くに (かいだんのちかくに) is correct. The clerk is politely stating the location of the toilet: 'It is near the stairs over there.' The particle に marks the location, and ございます is the polite (丁寧/謙譲) form of あります (to exist, for inanimate objects). The pattern 〜にございます = 'it is at/in ~' is the polite equivalent of 〜にあります.

• 1階段の近く (かいだんのちかく) lacks the particle に. Without に, the phrase cannot properly connect to ございます as a location statement. The sentence would be grammatically incomplete.
• 3階段に近くて (かいだんにちかくて) is grammatically broken. に近くて would mean 'close to the stairs and...', but 近くて (te-form) implies a continuation that doesn't fit, and the structure doesn't lead into ございます properly.
• 4階段は近くて (かいだんはちかくて) uses は as the topic marker, making 'the stairs' the topic, and 近くて (te-form) again implies a continuation. This doesn't produce a proper location statement with ございます.

• 階段かいだん — stairs; staircase
• 近ちかく — nearby; near
• ございます — polite form of あります (to exist, for inanimate objects)

しなくなってから (しなくなってから) is correct. しなくなる means 'to come to not do (something) / to stop doing (something)' — the negative form しない plus なる (to become). 〜てから means 'since doing / after doing.' Together: 'since I stopped doing the morning jogging that had been a habit, one year has passed.' The pattern 〜てから + (time) + がたつ (time passes) is a standard construction for 'it has been X time since I stopped/started doing something.'

• 1しないときに (しないときに) means 'when (I) don't do it.' This describes a conditional/temporal point, not a duration. It doesn't convey 'since I stopped,' which is needed for '1 year has passed.'
• 2しないあいだは (しないあいだは) means 'while (I) am not doing it.' あいだ refers to a duration during which something continues, but it doesn't mark a starting point from which time has elapsed. It doesn't pair well with 1年がたつ.
• 4しなくなったあとで (しなくなったあとで) means 'after (I) stopped doing it.' While close in meaning, あとで focuses on a point in time after an action ('after doing X'), whereas 〜てから emphasizes the elapsed duration since the action. With 1年がたつ ('one year has passed'), 〜てから is the natural and correct pairing.

• 〜なくなる — to come to not do; to stop doing (negative + なる)
• 〜てから — since doing; after doing (emphasizes elapsed time since)
• 習慣しゅうかんにする — to make something a habit
• たつ — (time) to pass; to elapse

The correct answer is 3 (行かせて). The daughter wants to study abroad (娘が留学に行きたい). B suggests letting her go: 行かせてあげたらどうですか = 'How about letting her go?' 行かせて is the te-form of the causative 行かせる (to let/make someone go). Combined with 〜てあげる (to do something for someone's benefit), it means 'let her go (for her benefit).'

• 1行って (te-form of 行く, 'to go') would give 行ってあげる = 'go for her benefit,' meaning the speaker goes instead of the daughter. This makes no sense — the daughter is the one who wants to go.
• 2行けて (te-form of potential 行ける, 'can go') would give 行けてあげる, which is not a natural construction and does not convey 'letting someone go.'
• 4行かされて (te-form of causative-passive 行かされる, 'to be made to go') would give 行かされてあげる, which is nonsensical — it would mean 'doing the favor of being made to go,' which doesn't fit the context of a parent letting their child go.

• 〜（さ）せてあげる — to let someone do something for their benefit (causative + てあげる)
• 行いかせる — to let/make someone go (causative of 行く)
• 行いかされる — to be made to go (causative-passive of 行く)

Option 4 (出さないといけない) means 'must submit.' B is explaining why he is busy: he has a report that he must submit by today but it is not finished yet. This obligation naturally explains his busyness.

• 1出すようになる means 'will come to the point of submitting,' describing a gradual change of habit or ability. It does not express obligation and does not explain why B is busy now.
• 2出すことがある means 'sometimes I submit,' expressing occasional occurrence. This is irrelevant to the context of a pressing deadline.
• 3出さないかもしれない means 'I might not submit,' expressing uncertainty. This does not explain being busy; rather it would suggest the report may not need to be done.

• 〜ないといけない — must do; have to do (expresses obligation)
• 今日中きょうじゅう — by the end of today; within today
• レポート（れぽーと） — report

Option 1 (伺いたい) is the humble form (謙譲語) of 聞く ('to ask'). On the phone, the caller is speaking about their own action (wanting to ask a question), so a humble form is appropriate. 伺いたい = 'I would like to ask.'

• 2いただきたい comes from いただく (humble form of もらう, 'to receive'). It means 'I would like to receive,' which does not fit the verb needed here — the caller wants to ask, not receive something.
• 3ご覧になりたい is the respectful form (尊敬語) of 見る ('to look'). It is used for the listener's action, not the speaker's, and means 'want to look,' which does not fit the context of asking a question.
• 4お聞きになりたい is the respectful form (尊敬語) of 聞く. Honorific forms are used for the listener's actions, not the speaker's. Since the caller is describing their own desire to ask, a humble form is required instead.

• 伺うかがう — humble form of 聞く/訪ねる; to ask, to visit (humble)
• 募集ぼしゅう — recruitment; solicitation
• ご覧になる（ごらんになる） — honorific form of 見る; to look (respectful)

Option 4 (どこからでも) means 'from anywhere.' The sentence says the building is the tallest in town and can be seen from anywhere in town. どこからでも = どこ (where) + から (from) + でも (any/every), giving 'from wherever.'

• 1どこまで means 'until where / how far,' which would imply a limit or extent, not a starting point of visibility.
• 2どこから means 'from where,' forming a question word. Without でも it does not mean 'from anywhere' and leaves the sentence incomplete/ungrammatical in this context.
• 3どこへでも means 'to anywhere,' using へ (direction toward) instead of から (from). The building is seen FROM various locations, not TO them, so the particle is wrong.

• どこからでも — from anywhere (どこ + から + でも)
• 見みえる — to be visible; can be seen (intransitive, potential)

Option 2 (見えにくくて) means 'hard to see.' 見える is the intransitive/potential verb meaning 'can be seen / is visible.' Adding にくい ('hard to ~') gives 見えにくい = 'hard to see / hard to be visible.' This fits: the father has trouble seeing small newspaper characters, so he went to buy glasses.

• 1見なくて is the negative te-form of 見る ('to look at'), meaning 'not looking at.' This implies he chooses not to look, rather than that the characters are hard to see.
• 3見せなくて is the negative te-form of 見せる ('to show'), meaning 'not showing.' This is transitive and about making someone see something, which does not fit.
• 4見られにくくて uses the potential form 見られる plus にくい. While grammatically conceivable, 見られにくい is unnatural and redundant (potential of a potential-like meaning). The standard and natural expression is 見えにくい.

• 見みえる — to be visible; can be seen (intransitive)
• 〜にくい — hard to ~; difficult to ~ (attached to verb stem)
• 困こまる — to be troubled; to be in a difficult situation