N4 Reading · Test 13

The essay is about the writer's plans for summer vacation. The sentence says '大学の夏休みは長いので、いろいろなことを（　21　）' — 'Since summer vacation at university is long, I think I will do various things.' Option 3 「しようと思います」(volitional form of する + と思います) expresses the writer's intention/plan, which fits perfectly since the rest of the essay lists planned activities (reading books, doing a part-time job, traveling).

• 1「していたのです」is past progressive ('was doing'), which doesn't fit because the writer is talking about future plans, not something already in progress.
• 2「するようになりました」means 'came to do / became able to do,' indicating a change of habit over time. This doesn't fit the context of stating plans for an upcoming vacation.
• 4「する予定だからです」means 'because I have a plan to do...' and ends with だからです (giving a reason). The sentence doesn't require giving a reason, and the structure doesn't connect properly to the following sentences.

• しようと思います（しようとおもいます） — I think I will do ~ / I intend to do ~ (volitional + と思います, expressing intention)
• 予定よてい — plan, schedule

The sentence is '夏休み（　22　）好きな本をたくさん読むつもりです' — 'During summer vacation, I plan to read a lot of books I like.' Option 1 「には」marks summer vacation as the time frame within which the action takes place. に indicates the time, and は adds the topic/focus contrast: 'during summer vacation (as opposed to regular school days when there's no time).'

• 2「にも」means 'also in/to ~,' implying 'also during summer vacation.' There's no context suggesting another time period was already mentioned alongside summer vacation, so 'also' is unnecessary.
• 3「からも」means 'also from ~,' indicating a starting point with an added 'also.' Summer vacation isn't a starting point here, and the 'also' is unmotivated.
• 4「までは」means 'until ~,' setting an endpoint/limit. The sentence is about doing something during the vacation, not about a deadline or limit, so this doesn't fit.

• には — in/during ~ (に for time/place + は for topic/contrast)
• つもりです — intend to ~

The passage lists activities in sequence: first, reading books (まず、本を読みます); then, doing a part-time job; and then, traveling to Japan (そして、日本に旅行に行きます). Option 2 「それから」means 'then / after that / next,' which correctly connects the first activity (reading) to the next one (part-time job).

• 1「では」means 'well then / so,' used to shift topics or conclude a context. It doesn't fit as a sequential connector between listed activities.
• 3「たとえば」means 'for example.' The part-time job isn't an example of reading books; it's a separate planned activity, so this doesn't fit.
• 4「ですから」means 'therefore / so,' indicating a cause-effect relationship. There's no causal relationship between reading books and doing a part-time job, so this is wrong.

• それから — then, after that, next (sequential connector)
• まず — first of all
• そして — and then

The sentence is '兄にしょうかいして（　24　）、初めてなので少し心配ですが、がんばります' — 'My brother introduced me (to the flower shop), and since it's my first time I'm a little worried, but I'll do my best.' The writer (Im-san) is the one receiving the favor of being introduced by her older brother. Option 3 「もらいました」(〜てくれる/もらう pattern) correctly expresses receiving a favor from someone else. With に marking the giver (兄に), してもらいました means 'I had my brother introduce me / my brother did me the favor of introducing me.'

• 1「くれました」(〜てくれる) also expresses receiving a favor, but when using くれる, the giver is marked with が, not に (兄がしょうかいしてくれました). Since the sentence already has 兄に, くれる is grammatically mismatched.
• 2「あげました」(〜てあげる) means the speaker does a favor FOR someone else. This would mean 'I introduced my brother (to someone),' which reverses the roles — the writer is the one being introduced, not doing the introducing.
• 4「やりました」is a colloquial variant of あげる (〜てやる), meaning 'I did a favor for my brother.' Like option 2, this reverses the direction of the favor and is also too casual/inappropriate in register for this essay.

• 〜てもらう — have someone do ~ for me / receive the favor of ~ (giver marked with に)
• 〜てくれる — someone does ~ for me (giver marked with が)
• 〜てあげる — do ~ for someone (speaker is the giver)
• しょうかいする — to introduce

The final sentence is 'いろいろな経験をして、初めての夏休みを（　25　）' — 'I want to have various experiences and enjoy my first summer vacation.' Option 4 「楽しみたいです」(stem of 楽しむ + たいです) expresses the writer's desire to enjoy the vacation. This fits the overall tone of the essay, which is about plans and aspirations for an upcoming (future) vacation.

• 1「楽しむそうです」means 'I hear that (someone) will enjoy ~' (hearsay そうです). The writer isn't reporting hearsay about someone else; she's expressing her own desire.
• 2「楽しんでいます」is present progressive ('is enjoying'). The vacation hasn't started yet (もうすぐ…初めての夏休みです), so she can't currently be enjoying it.
• 3「楽しむようです」is not a natural/standard construction. The conjectural form would be 楽しむようです is ungrammatical in this context; the correct conjectural pattern would be 楽しそうです or 楽しむでしょう. This option is a deliberately malformed distractor.

• 楽たのしむ — to enjoy
• 〜たいです — want to do ~ (expresses desire)
• 経験けいけんをする — to have an experience