N3 Reading · Test 61

The sentence is: 「でも、先日、（　19　）があって、少し考えが変わりました。」= 'But the other day, (this kind of thing) happened, and my thinking changed a bit.' The writer is about to narrate an experience at the store that changed their perspective. こんなこと ('this kind of thing/event') is correct because the writer is introducing an event they are about to describe — こんな points forward to what follows. こと (abstract event/matter) is the right noun, since the blank is followed by があって ('an event occurred').

• 2こんなもの means 'this kind of thing (physical object).' The blank is followed by があって ('happened/occurred'), which requires an event, not a physical object. もの is inappropriate here.
• 3そんなこと means 'that kind of thing/event.' そんな typically refers to something already mentioned or something the listener knows about. Here the event has not yet been described, so こんな (pointing forward to the upcoming story) is the correct demonstrative.
• 4そんなもの means 'that kind of thing (physical object).' It has both the wrong demonstrative (そんな instead of こんな) and the wrong noun (もの instead of こと).

• こんなこと — this kind of thing/event (referring to something about to be described)
• そんなこと — that kind of thing/event (referring to something already mentioned)
• 考えが変わる（かんがえがかわる） — one's thinking/opinion changes

The sentence is: 「その日、私は店で DVD の機械を見ていました。（　20　）、そこに一人の客がやってきて…」= 'That day, I was looking at DVD machines. (Then), a customer came over…' すると ('then, thereupon') is a conjunction used when describing what happened next in a sequence of events — the writer was looking at machines, and then a customer arrived. It naturally connects a scene with the next action that occurs in it.

• 1また means 'also/again/in addition.' It adds information but does not describe a sequential event happening right after the previous one. The customer arriving is not an addition but a new development in the scene.
• 3だから means 'therefore/so.' It indicates a cause-and-result relationship, but the customer's arrival is not a result of the writer looking at DVD machines.
• 4そのうえ means 'moreover/on top of that.' It adds further information to the same point, but here a new event (a customer arriving) is unfolding, not an addition to the writer's action.

• すると — then, thereupon (used when describing what happened next)
• また — also, again, in addition
• だから — therefore, so
• そのうえ — moreover, on top of that

The sentence is: 「でも、その人は、いろいろできるものは使いにくそうだ（　21　）。」= 'But that person said that machines that can do many things seem hard to use.' The customer simply expressed their own opinion, so the plain verb 言いました ('said') is the correct choice. The subject of the verb is その人 ('that person'), and the content is a direct statement of their view.

• 2言ってもらえました means 'was able to have (someone) say (something for me).' This is a receptive/benefactive form implying the writer received the favor of someone saying something. The customer was not saying anything for the writer's benefit, so this is wrong.
• 3言わせました is the causative form: 'made (someone) say.' The writer did not force or cause the customer to say anything. The customer voluntarily expressed their opinion.
• 4言わされました is the passive causative: 'was made to say.' This would mean the customer was forced to say something by someone, which does not match the context at all.

• 言いいました — said (plain past, polite)
• 言いわせました — made (someone) say (causative)
• 言いわされました — was made to say (passive causative)
• 使つかいにくい — hard to use, difficult to use

The sentence is: 「私は、一台でいろいろなことができるもの（　22　）便利だと思います。」= 'I think that machines that can do many things in one unit are more convenient.' のほうが is used to express a preference or comparison: 「Aのほうが便利だ」= 'A is more convenient.' The writer is stating their own view that multi-function machines are the more convenient option, contrasting with the customer who found them hard to use.

• 1よりも means 'rather than / compared to.' It would require a structure like 「AよりもBのほうが…」with a comparison target. Placing よりも here produces an incomplete comparison with no clear second item, so it does not fit.
• 2のほかは means 'other than / besides.' 「一台でいろいろなことができるもののほかは便利だ」would mean 'things other than multi-function machines are convenient,' which contradicts the writer's opinion entirely.
• 3までは means 'even / as far as.' It sets an upper limit or degree, which does not fit the comparative structure needed here.

• のほうが — is more… (used for comparison/preference: AのほうがBだ)
• よりも — rather than, compared to
• のほかは — other than, besides
• までは — even, as far as (setting a limit)

The sentence is: 「そのことを知って、どういうことを「便利」だと思うかは人によって違うのだと（　23　）。」= 'Knowing that, I came to think that what people consider 'convenient' differs from person to person.' 考えるようになりました ('came to think / came to think that…') expresses a change in the writer's thinking over time. This perfectly matches the essay's theme: the writer's perspective changed after the store experience (考えが変わりました in paragraph 1). The structure 「〜と考えるようになった」= 'came to think that…' is the natural conclusion.

• 1考えているからです means 'because I am thinking.' This gives a reason (からです), but the sentence is not providing a reason — it is describing a change in understanding. Also, the sentence ends without a question to answer, so a reason-giving form is inappropriate.
• 2考えていたのでしょう means '(I) must have been thinking / was probably thinking.' This is a speculative past form, suggesting uncertainty about past thinking. The writer is stating a definite change in their own view, not speculating about the past.
• 4考えただろうと思います means 'I think (someone) probably thought.' This is speculative about someone else's past thinking. The writer is describing their own current realization, not guessing what someone thought.

• 考かんがえるようになりました — came to think, came to hold the view that… (expresses a change in thinking)
• 〜ようになる — to come to do…, to reach the state of doing… (indicates a change over time)