Option 1 is correct. The passage states: 「海で泳いだことを書いたときは、魚の切手をはります」(When I write about swimming in the sea, I put a fish stamp on). The writer chooses stamps related to what they wrote about. Since they wrote about the sea, they use a fish stamp. Option 1 says 「手紙に、海に関係があることを書いたから」(Because I wrote about something related to the sea in the letter), which matches perfectly.
2This says 'Because collecting fish stamps is my hobby.' The passage says the writer collects pretty stamps (きれいな切手をたくさん集めています), but it does not say fish stamps specifically are the hobby. The hobby is collecting stamps in general, and the reason for choosing a fish stamp is its relation to the letter's content.
3This says 'Because the person reading the letter likes the sea.' The passage says the writer wants the reader to enjoy the stamps (切手も楽しんでもらいたい), but it never says the reader likes the sea. This is an unsupported inference.
4This says 'Because fish stamps are very pretty.' While the writer does collect pretty stamps, the specific reason for choosing a fish stamp is its connection to the letter's content (海で泳いだこと), not its beauty.
Option 3 is correct. The memo says: 「7時ごろ、ピザ屋さんがピザを持ってくるので、封筒の中のお金を渡してください」(Around 7, the pizza delivery person will bring the pizza, so please give them the money from the envelope). Option 3 says 「ピザ屋が来たら、封筒の中にあるお金を払います」(When the pizza person comes, pay with the money in the envelope), which matches what the mother asks Shinichi to do.
1This says 'Eat pizza at the pizza shop before mother comes home.' The memo says the pizza is delivered to the house (ピザ屋さんがピザを持ってくる), not that Shinichi should go to a pizza shop. Also, the memo says to eat the pizza and wait at home.
2This says 'Go to the pizza shop and come home by around 8.' The memo does not tell Shinichi to go anywhere; the pizza is delivered to the house.
4This says 'Don't eat the pizza and wait until mother comes home.' The memo actually says 「ピザを食べて、待っていてください」(Eat the pizza and wait), so Shinichi should eat the pizza, not avoid eating it.
Option 2 is correct. The passage states: 「次は『働きながら、日本の技術を勉強したい』でした」(The next (second most common) was 'I want to study Japanese technology while working'). Option 2 says 「日本の技術を勉強したいから、という人が二番目に多い」(People who say 'because I want to study Japanese technology' are the second most numerous), which matches exactly.
1This says 'People who say they want to become good at Japanese are the most numerous.' The most common reason was 「日本語を使う仕事がしたい」(want to do work that uses Japanese), not 'want to become good at Japanese.' These are different things.
3This says 'People who say they want to live in Japan permanently were 5 people.' The passage says 「日本にずっと住みたい」was the third most common reason, and 「お金がたくさんもらえる」was the least common with 5 people. Option 3 confuses these two.
4This says 'People who say they can earn a lot of money are the third most numerous.' The passage says 「お金がたくさんもらえる」was the least common (一番少なくて), i.e., fourth/last, not third. The third was 「日本にずっと住みたい」.
理由 — reason
技術 — technology, technique
ずっと — all the time, permanently
もらえる — can receive (potential form of もらう)
これは石田先生からチンさんに届いたメールです。
チンさん
私は9月3日から15日まで仕事で外国に行くことになりました。
「留学生新聞」に出す作文は、8月中旬に私にメールで送ってください。
出発までにチェックして返しますから、私が戻るまでに直しておいてください。
「留学生新聞」には、9月20日ごろ送りましょう。
石田
4.このメールを見て、チンさんはどうしなければなりませんか。
18月15日までに石田先生に作文を送って、9月3日までに直しておきます。
28月15日までに石田先生に作文を送って、9月15日までに直しておきます。
38月31日までに石田先生に作文を送って、9月3日までに直しておきます。
48月31日までに石田先生に作文を送って、9月15日までに直しておきます。
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Answer: 2. 8月15日までに石田先生に作文を送って、9月15日までに直しておきます。
The email states that Chin-san should send the essay by mid-August (8月中旬), which corresponds to around August 15. Ishida-sensei will be abroad from September 3 to September 15, and will check and return the essay before departure. Chin-san is told to fix it before Ishida-sensei returns (私が戻るまでに直しておいてください). Since Ishida-sensei returns on September 15, Chin-san must finish correcting by September 15. Therefore, option 2 — send the essay by August 15 and fix it by September 15 — is correct.
1This option says to fix the essay by September 3, but September 3 is when Ishida-sensei departs, not returns. Chin-san must fix it before the teacher returns on September 15, so this deadline is too early.
3This option says to send the essay by August 31, but the email says mid-August (8月中旬), which is around August 15. August 31 is too late. Also, fixing by September 3 is wrong for the same reason as option 1.
4This option says to send the essay by August 31, but the email says mid-August (8月中旬), which is around August 15. August 31 is too late. The September 15 correction deadline is correct, but the submission date is wrong.
8月中旬（はちがつちゅうじゅん） — mid-August (around August 11–20)
出発 — departure
戻る — to return
直しておく — to fix/correct something in advance (preparation)
作文 — essay, composition
留学生新聞 — international student newspaper
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