N3 Vocabulary · Test 76

「なみだ」is written 涙, meaning 'tears.' The sentence means 'I had trouble because my tears wouldn't stop.' 涙 (なみだ) is the standard kanji for 'tears.'

• 1流 (りゅう) means 'flow / stream' (as in 流れる, ながれる). It is a single kanji meaning 'flow,' not 'tears,' and its on-reading is りゅう, not なみだ.
• 2汗 (あせ) means 'sweat.' The reading is あせ, not なみだ, and it does not mean 'tears.'
• 4泣 (なき/きゅう) means 'cry / weep' (as in 泣く, なく). While related to crying, it is not the word for 'tears' itself, and its reading is not なみだ.

• 涙なみだ — tears
• 汗あせ — sweat
• 泣なく — to cry, weep

The correct answer is 2. さっそく (早速). さっそく means 'immediately / right away / without delay.' The sentence means: 'A friend told me about a restaurant with delicious pizza, so I went to try it right away.' The natural flow is: received a recommendation → acted on it promptly.

• 1せっかく (折角) expresses 'going to the trouble of / making good use of an opportunity,' often followed by a clause of appreciation or regret (e.g., せっかく教えてもらったのに). It does not fit the simple narrative 'so I went right away.'
• 3もうすぐ means 'soon / in a little while,' referring to something that will happen shortly in the future. Here the speaker already went, so this does not fit.
• 4なるべく means 'as much as possible / if possible.' なるべく食べに行ってみた ('I tried to go eat as much as possible') is unnatural in this context; the point is promptness, not degree.

• さっそく — immediately, right away (早速)
• せっかく — going to the trouble of; making good use of an opportunity
• もうすぐ — soon, in a little while
• なるべく — as much as possible, if possible

カーブ (curve/bend) is correct. The sentence means 'There are many curves on this road, so please be careful when driving.' カーブが多い (many curves) is a natural collocation that explains why a driver should be careful.

• 1コース (course/route) refers to a planned path or route, not a physical bend in the road. Saying コースが多い would mean 'there are many courses,' which does not fit the context of a single road.
• 3スピード (speed) — スピードが多い is unnatural; speed is described as 高い/速い (high/fast), not 多い. Also, 'many speeds' does not explain why one should drive carefully on a road.
• 4ブレーキ (brake) — ブレーキが多い is unnatural; you would say ブレーキをかける (apply the brake). Having 'many brakes' does not make sense as a road feature.

• カーブ — curve, bend (in a road)
• コース — course, route
• スピード — speed
• ブレーキ — brake

両替 (りょうがえ, money exchange) is correct. The sentence means 'I exchanged dollars for yen at the bank.' The pattern AをBに両替する (exchange A for B) is the standard expression for currency exchange.

• 1貯金 (ちょきん, saving money) — you 貯金する (save/deposit money), but you do not 'save dollars into yen.' This does not describe currency conversion.
• 2会計 (かいけい, accounting / paying a bill) — used when paying at a restaurant or shop (お会計), not for exchanging currencies at a bank.
• 3借金 (しゃっきん, borrowing money / debt) — 借金する means to borrow money, which is unrelated to converting dollars to yen.

• 両替りょうがえ — money exchange, changing money
• 貯金ちょきん — saving money, deposit
• 会計かいけい — accounting; paying a bill
• 借金しゃっきん — borrowing money, debt

前後 (ぜんご, here meaning 'around/approximately') is correct. The sentence means 'It seems this product sells around 1000 units every day.' The pattern 数量＋前後 (e.g., 1000個前後) means 'approximately/about' that quantity.

• 2上下 (じょうげ, up and down) — used for physical vertical direction or upper/lower, not for approximating a quantity. 1000個上下 is not a valid expression.
• 3大小 (だいしょう, large and small) — refers to size variation, not approximate quantity. 1000個大小 is unnatural.
• 4多少 (たしょう, more or less / somewhat) — used as an adverb meaning 'somewhat' (多少ある, 多少違う), not attached to a number to mean 'approximately.' 1000個多少 is not valid.

• 前後ぜんご — around, approximately (used after a quantity)
• 上下じょうげ — up and down, top and bottom
• 大小だいしょう — large and small, size
• 多少たしょう — more or less, somewhat

影響 (えいきょう, influence/effect) is correct. The sentence means 'Due to the influence of the typhoon, the plane's departure was delayed.' The pattern Nの影響で (due to the influence/effect of N) is the standard expression for a cause that negatively affects something.

• 1効果 (こうか, effect/efficacy) — used for the intended positive effect of medicine, advertising, methods, etc. (薬の効果, 宣伝の効果). A typhoon does not have an 'intended effect'; 影響 is the right word.
• 3制限 (せいげん, restriction/limit) — 台風の制限で is unnatural; restrictions are imposed by people/organizations, not by a typhoon.
• 4結果 (けっか, result) — 台風の結果で is not a natural collocation. You could say 台風の結果 (as a result of the typhoon) without で in some contexts, but the standard expression for a weather event causing a delay is 影響で.

• 影響えいきょう — influence, effect
• 効果こうか — effect, efficacy (intended result)
• 制限せいげん — restriction, limitation
• 結果けっか — result