N3 Reading · Test 2

Option 2 is correct. The passage states that the rules prohibit three things, the second of which is 「歩きながらタバコを吸うこと」(smoking while walking). Option 2, 「道を歩きながら、タバコを吸ってはいけない」(you must not smoke while walking on the street), directly restates this prohibition.

• 1Option 1 says you must not throw away garbage anywhere outside your own home. The actual rule is that you must not litter outside designated places such as trash bins (ゴミ箱などの決められた場所以外). It does not say 'outside your home,' so this is wrong.
• 3Option 3 says bicycles must not be ridden (走ってはいけない) outside designated areas. The rule actually prohibits parking/leaving bicycles (自転車をとめること) outside designated areas, not riding them. This option swaps とめる (park) for 走る (run/ride), making it incorrect.
• 4Option 4 says everyone who breaks the rules must pay money. The text says 「お金を払わされることもあるそうだ」(it seems there are also cases where one is made to pay), meaning it can happen but is not guaranteed for everyone. The word もある (also exists/there are also cases) makes 'all people' incorrect.

• 禁止（きんし）する — to prohibit, to ban
• 歩きながら（あるきながら）（あるきながら） — while walking
• 払わされる（はらわされる）（はらわされる） — to be made to pay (passive causative of 払う)

Option 4 is correct. The passage lists various opinions on what makes a good hospital (doctors who listen, latest equipment, etc.) and various ways to find one (asking people, books, internet). However, it concludes that the most important thing is: 「いい病院を選ぶための物差しを、自分の中にしっかり持っていることが重要だ」(it is important to firmly have your own yardstick/standard for choosing a good hospital within yourself). Option 4, 「その病院がよいと自分で確かに思えること」(being able to think for yourself with certainty that the hospital is good), captures this idea of having your own personal conviction.

• 1Option 1 says the important thing is that the hospital's doctors listen well. This is mentioned only as one example of the varying opinions people have (「人によって考えは様々だ」), not as the key point the author emphasizes.
• 2Option 2 says the important thing is that the hospital has lots of new equipment. Like option 1, this is merely one example of differing opinions, not the author's conclusion.
• 3Option 3 says the important thing is that the hospital is introduced in books, magazines, etc. The passage mentions books and magazines as methods for finding hospitals, not as a criterion for what makes a hospital good.

• 物差し（ものさし）（ものさし） — ruler, yardstick; standard for judging something
• 安心できる（あんしんできる）（あんしんできる） — to be able to feel at ease/reassured
• 最終的に（さいしゅうてきに）（さいしゅうてきに） — ultimately, in the end

Option 3 is correct. In the email, Suzuki writes: 「ぜひ一度、お話をうかがいたいので、こちらに来ていただけますでしょうか。ご都合のよい日をお知らせください」(I would very much like to hear from you/talk with you, so could you come here? Please let me know a convenient day for you). Suzuki is asking Wada to come to Suzuki's location (こちらに来て) to talk about the stationery catalog, and is asking which day would be convenient — i.e., when Wada can come. Option 3, 「文房具の説明にいつ来られるかと聞くこと」(asking when Wada can come to give an explanation about the stationery), matches this perfectly.

• 1Option 1 says Suzuki's purpose is to ask Wada to send a catalog. However, the email says Wada already sent the catalog (「先日送っていただきました…カタログを拝見しました」—I have seen the catalog you sent the other day), so this is not the purpose.
• 2Option 2 says Suzuki is asking Wada to look at the catalog. In fact, it is Suzuki who has already looked at the catalog (拝見しました = humble form of 見る), not the other way around.
• 4Option 4 says Suzuki is asking when it would be good to go (行ったらいいか). This reverses the direction: Suzuki is asking Wada to come here (こちらに来て), not asking to go to Wada's location.

• 拝見する（はいけんする）（はいけんする） — to look at, to see (humble form of 見る)
• うかがいたい — want to listen/hear (humble form of 聞く); want to visit
• こちらに来ていただけますか（こちらにきていただけますか） — could you come here? (polite request)

Option 2 is correct. The notice says: 「テーマは『平和』と『環境』の二つです。どちらかを選んで応募してください」(The themes are 'Peace' and 'Environment.' Please choose one of them and apply). Option 2, 「二つのテーマから一つ選んで絵をかいて送る」(choose one from the two themes and draw/send a picture), directly matches this instruction.

• 1Option 1 says to draw with the theme '平和と環境' (Peace and Environment combined). The notice clearly says to choose one of the two themes (どちらかを選んで), not to combine them, so this is wrong.
• 3Option 3 says to use paper of any preferred size. The notice specifies a designated size: 「指定の大きさ（20×25cm）のものを使ってください」(please use paper of the designated size, 20×25cm), so this is incorrect.
• 4Option 4 says to use designated paints. The notice says 「絵の具、色えんぴつなど、何を使ってかいてもかまいません」(paints, colored pencils, etc.—you may use anything to draw), so there is no restriction on tools, making this wrong.

• 募集（ぼしゅう）する — to recruit, to solicit, to call for submissions
• どちらか — either one (of two choices)
• 差し上げる（さしあげる）（さしあげる） — to give (humble form of あげる, used toward the recipient)