The passage states: '誰かが住んでくれたら、空き家が減って人口も増やせ、町が元気になると考えたのです' — the town thought that if someone moved in, vacant houses would decrease, population would increase, and the town would become revitalized. Option 4 correctly captures this motivation.
1The text does not mention being asked by people who want to live in nature. The initiative came from the town itself.
2The text mentions that the town accepts consultations from vacant house owners, but this is a supporting service, not the reason for starting the introduction program.
3While the author does mention the town's beauty, the stated purpose of the introduction program is specifically to reduce vacant houses and increase population, not simply to publicize the town's beauty.
空き家(あきや) — vacant house, empty house
減少 — decrease, decline
人口 — population
紹介 — introduction, introducing
2.町は、空き家の紹介以外に、例えばどんなことをしているか。
1紹介する前に、空き家をきれいに直しておくこと
2空き家を買って、安く貸したり売ったりすること
3家賃を安くするように、空き家を貸す人に頼むこと
4空き家を借りる人に、家を修理するお金を少し出すこと
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Answer: 4. 空き家を借りる人に、家を修理するお金を少し出すこと
The passage states: '新しく住もうとする人が家を直したいと考えたときには、町が少しお金を出すそうです' — when someone who wants to move in thinks about repairing a house, the town provides some money. Option 4 correctly describes this support.
1The text does not say the town repairs vacant houses before introducing them. The support is given when new residents want to fix up a house.
2The town does not buy vacant houses to rent or sell cheaply. It facilitates consultations between owners and prospective residents, and provides some money for repairs.
3The text does not mention the town asking owners to lower rent. The town provides repair money, not rent subsidies or negotiations.
修理 — repair, fixing
家賃 — rent (for housing)
相談 — consultation, discussion
3.空き家の紹介の結果を知って、「私」はどう思っているか。
1この方法は良いようだが、この町に人が増える方法はほかにもありそうだ。
2この方法はうまくいっているようだし、今後もこの町に人が増え続ければいい。
3半年で三家族しか引っ越してきていないので、この町の良さはなかなか伝わらない。
4自然を楽しむ人が増えたので、今後はこの町の良さが全国に知られていくだろう。
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Answer: 2. この方法はうまくいっているようだし、今後もこの町に人が増え続ければいい。
The passage states that three families have already moved from Tokyo, others are also interested ('希望者は、ほかにもいると聞きました'), and the author hopes more people will learn about the town's good qualities and move there ('これからも私の町の良さを知って、ここに移り住む人が増えてくれるとうれしいです'). This shows the author thinks the method is working well and hopes it continues. Option 2 captures this sentiment.
1The author does not suggest there are other methods needed. They express hope that more people will continue to move to the town through this approach.
3The author does not express pessimism about the town's appeal being hard to convey. Three families in six months plus additional interested parties is presented positively.
4While the author does mention people enjoying nature, the focus of their feeling is on hoping more people move to the town, not on predicting nationwide recognition. The author's hope is specifically about people moving there, not about the town becoming nationally famous.
移り住む(うつりすむ) — to move and live (somewhere)
希望者 — interested person, applicant
引越す — to move (house)
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