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N4 Grammar · Test 13

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  1. 1.今、となりのへやでへんな音____ しました。

    1. 1 を
    2. 2 で
    3. 3 に
    4. 4 が
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    Answer: 4. が

    Option 4「よく　いらっしゃいました」means 'Welcome' and is said by a host greeting a visitor who has arrived. In this conversation, A is the host: after welcoming the guest, A says「どうぞ　お上がり　ください」(Please come in/up), and B responds with「しつれいします」(Excuse me (for entering)), which is the standard phrase said when entering someone's home. This fits perfectly.

    • 1「いって　まいります」is a humble form (謙譲語/けんじょうご) meaning 'I am going.' It would be said by the person leaving, not by a host welcoming a guest.
    • 2「ごめんください」is what a VISITOR says at the door when arriving at someone's home, meaning 'Excuse me / Is anyone home?' A is the host, so this does not fit.
    • 3「いってらっしゃい」means 'Have a good trip / See you later' and is said to someone who is leaving. It does not fit a welcoming situation.
    • よくいらっしゃいました — Welcome (said by host to arriving guest)
    • ごめんください — Excuse me (said by visitor at someone's door)
    • しつれいします — Excuse me (said when entering someone's home/room)

  2. 2.田中さんが どこに いる____ わかりません。

    1. 1 か
    2. 2 は
    3. 3 の
    4. 4 を
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    Answer: 2. は

    Option 2「おだいじに」means 'Please take care of yourself / Get well soon.' It is the standard expression used when someone tells you they are sick or unwell. Since A says they have a headache (頭がいたい) and are going home, B's response「おだいじに」is the natural and correct thing to say.

    • 1「お元気で」means 'Take care / Stay well' and is used when someone is going on a trip or leaving for a long time. It is not used for someone who is sick.
    • 3「こちらこそ」means 'Same here / It is I who should say that,' used to return a greeting or compliment. It does not fit this context at all.
    • 4「かしこまりました」means 'Certainly / I understand' and is a formal business acknowledgment. It would be used by a shop clerk or subordinate accepting a request, not when someone is sick.
    • おだいじに — Take care of yourself; get well soon (said to someone who is ill)

  3. 3.私は何____食べられます。

    1. 1 ほど
    2. 2 ごろ
    3. 3 でも
    4. 4 まで
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    Answer: 4. まで

    Option 4「休ませて　いただきたいんですが」uses the pattern V(causative)＋て＋いただく, meaning 'I would like to be allowed to do ~.' Here, 休ませていただく means 'to be allowed to take a day off.' This is the correct humble/polite way for an employee (社員) to ask the company president (社長) for permission to take a day off. The んですが at the end softens the request.

    • 1「休んで　さしあげませんか」is grammatically and semantically wrong. さしあげる is a humble verb for giving to a superior, but 休んでさしあげる would mean 'I'll take a break for your sake,' which makes no sense. The negative question form is also inappropriate.
    • 2「休まれて　いただけませんか」is ungrammatical. 休まれる is the passive/honorific form of 休む, and combining it with いただけませんか does not produce a valid structure for requesting permission.
    • 3「休んで　いただきたいんですが」means 'I want YOU to take a day off,' which reverses the roles. The employee wants to take the day off themselves, not ask the boss to take a day off.
    • 休やすませていただく — to be allowed to take a break/day off (humble causative-receiving pattern)
    • さしあげる — to give (humble form of あげる, used toward a superior)

  4. 4.会社へ行く____1時間かかります。

    1. 1 に
    2. 2 を
    3. 3 のに
    4. 4 のを
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    Answer: 1. に

    Option 1「おかげさまで」means 'Thanks to you' and is a standard humble response when someone congratulates you. When A says「おめでとうございます」(Congratulations), responding with「おかげさまで」(Thanks to you) is the most natural and polite reply, acknowledging the other person's goodwill.

    • おかげさまで — Thanks to you (humble expression of gratitude, often used in response to congratulations)
    • おめでとうございます — Congratulations

  5. 5.来週パーティーをする こと____ なったんです。

    1. 1 が
    2. 2 に
    3. 3 を
    4. 4 で
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    Answer: 2. に

    The correct answer is 2 (に). The pattern is V(辞書形/タ形)＋ことになる, meaning 'it has been decided that ~ / it came to be that ~.' Here, 「来週パーティーをすることになったんです」= 'It's been decided that we'll have a party next week.' The に is the fixed particle in this grammar pattern. The んです at the end adds an explanatory tone.

    • 1が would mark the subject, but ことになる is a fixed expression requiring に, not が.
    • 3を would mark a direct object, but ことになる does not take を.
    • 4で marks means/cause, which is not the particle used in the ことになる pattern.
    • ことになる — it has been decided that ~ / it is arranged that ~ (passive/impersonal decision)
    • パーティーをする — to have/hold a party

  1. 6.のどが　いたい　ときは、歌を　＿＿　ほうが　いいですよ。

    1. 1 歌わない
    2. 2 歌わずに
    3. 3 歌わないで
    4. 4 歌わなくて
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    Answer: 4. 歌わなくて

    Option 4「よく　いらっしゃいました」means 'Welcome' and is said by a host greeting a visitor who has arrived. In this conversation, A is the host: after welcoming the guest, A says「どうぞ　お上がり　ください」(Please come in/up), and B responds with「しつれいします」(Excuse me (for entering)), which is the standard phrase said when entering someone's home. This fits perfectly.

    • 1「いって　まいります」is a humble form (謙譲語/けんじょうご) meaning 'I am going.' It would be said by the person leaving, not by a host welcoming a guest.
    • 2「ごめんください」is what a VISITOR says at the door when arriving at someone's home, meaning 'Excuse me / Is anyone home?' A is the host, so this does not fit.
    • 3「いってらっしゃい」means 'Have a good trip / See you later' and is said to someone who is leaving. It does not fit a welcoming situation.
    • よくいらっしゃいました — Welcome (said by host to arriving guest)
    • ごめんください — Excuse me (said by visitor at someone's door)
    • しつれいします — Excuse me (said when entering someone's home/room)

  2. 7.この　アパートは　＿＿し、新しいので、へや代が　高いです。

    1. 1 べんり
    2. 2 べんりな
    3. 3 べんりだ
    4. 4 べんりの
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    Answer: 2. べんりな

    Option 2「おだいじに」means 'Please take care of yourself / Get well soon.' It is the standard expression used when someone tells you they are sick or unwell. Since A says they have a headache (頭がいたい) and are going home, B's response「おだいじに」is the natural and correct thing to say.

    • 1「お元気で」means 'Take care / Stay well' and is used when someone is going on a trip or leaving for a long time. It is not used for someone who is sick.
    • 3「こちらこそ」means 'Same here / It is I who should say that,' used to return a greeting or compliment. It does not fit this context at all.
    • 4「かしこまりました」means 'Certainly / I understand' and is a formal business acknowledgment. It would be used by a shop clerk or subordinate accepting a request, not when someone is sick.
    • おだいじに — Take care of yourself; get well soon (said to someone who is ill)

  3. 8.山田さんは　買い物を　＿＿すぎで、お金が　なくなった。

    1. 1 せ
    2. 2 し
    3. 3 して
    4. 4 する
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    Answer: 4. する

    Option 4「休ませて　いただきたいんですが」uses the pattern V(causative)＋て＋いただく, meaning 'I would like to be allowed to do ~.' Here, 休ませていただく means 'to be allowed to take a day off.' This is the correct humble/polite way for an employee (社員) to ask the company president (社長) for permission to take a day off. The んですが at the end softens the request.

    • 1「休んで　さしあげませんか」is grammatically and semantically wrong. さしあげる is a humble verb for giving to a superior, but 休んでさしあげる would mean 'I'll take a break for your sake,' which makes no sense. The negative question form is also inappropriate.
    • 2「休まれて　いただけませんか」is ungrammatical. 休まれる is the passive/honorific form of 休む, and combining it with いただけませんか does not produce a valid structure for requesting permission.
    • 3「休んで　いただきたいんですが」means 'I want YOU to take a day off,' which reverses the roles. The employee wants to take the day off themselves, not ask the boss to take a day off.
    • 休やすませていただく — to be allowed to take a break/day off (humble causative-receiving pattern)
    • さしあげる — to give (humble form of あげる, used toward a superior)

  4. 9.あなたの　国の　料理の　＿＿かたを　教えて　ください。

    1. 1 作り
    2. 2 作る
    3. 3 作って
    4. 4 作ろう
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    Answer: 1. 作り

    Option 1「おかげさまで」means 'Thanks to you' and is a standard humble response when someone congratulates you. When A says「おめでとうございます」(Congratulations), responding with「おかげさまで」(Thanks to you) is the most natural and polite reply, acknowledging the other person's goodwill.

    • おかげさまで — Thanks to you (humble expression of gratitude, often used in response to congratulations)
    • おめでとうございます — Congratulations

  5. 10.その　写真は　どこで　＿＿んですか。

    1. 1 とり
    2. 2 とった
    3. 3 とろう
    4. 4 とっていて
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    Answer: 2. とった

    The correct answer is 2 (に). The pattern is V(辞書形/タ形)＋ことになる, meaning 'it has been decided that ~ / it came to be that ~.' Here, 「来週パーティーをすることになったんです」= 'It's been decided that we'll have a party next week.' The に is the fixed particle in this grammar pattern. The んです at the end adds an explanatory tone.

    • 1が would mark the subject, but ことになる is a fixed expression requiring に, not が.
    • 3を would mark a direct object, but ことになる does not take を.
    • 4で marks means/cause, which is not the particle used in the ことになる pattern.
    • ことになる — it has been decided that ~ / it is arranged that ~ (passive/impersonal decision)
    • パーティーをする — to have/hold a party

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