N4 Reading · Test 18

At 15:30 (15時半), we need to check which elevators are running. The notice states the 北側エレベーター stops from 14:00 to 15:15, so by 15:30 it is running again. The 南側エレベーター stops from 14:45 to 16:00, so at 15:30 it is still stopped. Therefore, only the north-side elevator can be used — option 1 is correct.

• 2The south elevator is stopped until 16:00, so it cannot be used at 15:30.
• 3Both elevators are not available — the south one is still stopped at 15:30.
• 4The north elevator resumes at 15:15, so it is usable at 15:30. It is not true that neither can be used.

• 止とまる — to stop (intransitive); to be suspended/out of service
• 北側きたがわ — north side
• 南側みなみがわ — south side
• 両方りょうほう — both (sides)
• 荷物にもつ — luggage; baggage; cargo
• 半はん — half (as in 15時半 = 15:30)

The passage states that Japanese supermarkets do not sell eggs that are too big or too small (大きすぎたり小さすぎたりする卵は売られていません), but 「元気たまご」 does sell them. Option 1 says the eggs are sizes not sold at supermarkets, which matches exactly.

• 2The eggs are described as too big or too small — they are not 'about the same size' (だいたい同じ大きさ). The 10-yen price is correct, but the size description is wrong.
• 3The passage says the eggs are popular at 「元気たまご」, not at supermarkets. They are not sold at supermarkets, so this is incorrect.
• 4The passage explicitly says the taste is good (味もいい), contradicting '味はあまりよくありません' (the taste is not very good).

• 大おおきすぎる — too big (大きい + すぎる = too much)
• 小ちいさすぎる — too small
• 売うられる — to be sold (passive of 売る)
• 人気にんきがある — to be popular
• 味あじ — taste; flavor

The passage clearly states: '客は店で売っている紙の箱に卵を入れて、レジに持っていきます' — customers put eggs into a paper box sold at the store and bring it to the register. Option 1 matches this description exactly.

• 2This says customers choose a box that already has eggs in it (卵の入っている箱を選んで). The passage says customers put the eggs in the box themselves, not that the eggs are pre-packaged.
• 3This says customers pay the store staff and have the staff put eggs in the box (箱に卵を入れてもらいます). The passage says customers do it themselves, and there is no mention of staff doing it for them.
• 4This describes a self-service payment system where money is put into a box (箱にお金を入れて). The passage says the box is for holding eggs and costs 10 yen; payment is handled at the register (レジ), not by putting money in a box.

• 客きゃく — customer; guest
• 紙の箱（かみのはこ） — paper box
• 入いれる — to put (something) in/into
• レジ — cash register; checkout counter
• 持もっていく — to take (something) to (a place)

The memo conveys two requests from Higashiyama: (1) '予定の時間になったら、会議を始めてください' — start the meeting at the scheduled time (do not wait for Higashiyama despite the 30-minute delay), and (2) '会議の資料を持っていって、みなさんに渡しておいてもらいたい' — take the meeting materials and distribute them to everyone. Option 2 combines both actions correctly: distribute the materials and start the meeting at the scheduled time.

• 1This says to wait for Higashiyama to arrive (東山さんが来るまで待ちます). Higashiyama explicitly said to start the meeting at the scheduled time without waiting.
• 3This says to tell everyone the meeting will start 30 minutes late (会議を30分遅く始める). Higashiyama said to start at the scheduled time, not to delay it.
• 4This says to wait 30 minutes and only start if Higashiyama doesn't come, and to 'hold' the materials (持っていて) rather than distribute them. Both parts are wrong: the meeting should start at the scheduled time, and the materials should be distributed to everyone.

• 遅おくれる — to be late; to be delayed
• 予定よてい — schedule; plan
• 資料しりょう — materials; documents; handouts
• 渡わたす — to hand over; to distribute
• 〜てもらいたい — want (someone) to do (something) for one