N4 Reading · Test 23

Option 2 is correct. The passage states: 「ホテルは小さくて古かったですが、中はとてもきれいでした」(The hotel was small and old, but inside it was very clean). Option 2, 「古いが、中はきれいなホテル」(an old hotel, but clean inside), directly matches this description. The question asks what kind of hotel they stayed at, and this is the most accurate summary of the hotel's characteristics mentioned in the text.

• 1Option 1 says 「山の中の大きなホテル」(a large hotel in the mountains). While the hotel was indeed in the mountains, the passage explicitly says it was 小さい (small), not 大きな (large).
• 3Option 3 says 「テレビやゲームが楽しめるホテル」(a hotel where you can enjoy TV and games). The passage clearly states that the hotel had neither: 「このホテルにはどちらもありません」(this hotel had neither of those).
• 4Option 4 says 「いろいろなものがあって、便利なホテル」(a hotel with many things and convenient). The passage says the opposite: there was no TV, no games, no refrigerator, no air conditioner, and 「このホテルは便利ではありませんでした」(this hotel was not convenient).

• 泊とまる — to stay (at a hotel, etc.)
• 古ふるい — old
• きれい — clean, beautiful
• 便利べんり — convenient

Option 4 is correct. The passage says: 「駅からホテルの近くのバス停まで、バスで2時間以上かかりました」(From the station to the bus stop near the hotel, it took over 2 hours by bus) and 「バス停からホテルまでは、細い道を30分近く歩きました」(From the bus stop to the hotel, they walked along a narrow path for nearly 30 minutes). Option 4, 「駅から2時間以上バスに乗って、バス停から30分近く歩きました」(rode the bus for over 2 hours from the station, then walked nearly 30 minutes from the bus stop), accurately combines both parts of the journey.

• 1Option 1 says they rode the bus for 30 minutes and walked for over 2 hours. This reverses the times — the bus ride was 2+ hours and the walk was ~30 minutes.
• 2Option 2 says they walked 30 minutes to the bus stop and then rode the bus for over 2 hours. This reverses the order of transportation — they took the bus first, then walked.
• 3Option 3 says they rode the bus for nearly 2 hours and walked for over 30 minutes. The passage says 「2時間以上」(over 2 hours) for the bus and 「30分近く」(nearly 30 minutes) for walking. Option 3 swaps these modifiers — it should be 以上 for the bus and 近く for the walk.

• バス停（バスてい） — bus stop
• 細ほそい — narrow, thin
• 以上いじょう — or more, over
• 近ちかく — near, close to (used here to mean 'nearly/approximately')

Option 4 is correct. The passage describes what happened after arriving: 「部屋に荷物を置いて窓を開けると、湖から涼しい風が入ってきました。少し休んでから、まだ明るかったので、散歩に出かけました」(They put their luggage in the room and opened the window, and a cool breeze came in from the lake. After resting a bit, since it was still bright out, they went out for a walk). Option 4, 「部屋で少し休んでから、散歩に行きました」(rested a bit in the room, then went for a walk), accurately summarizes this sequence of events.

• 1Option 1 says they didn't go to the room and went straight to the lake. The passage clearly states they first went to the room to put down luggage (「部屋に荷物を置いて」).
• 2Option 2 says they went to the room and rested until night. The passage says they rested only a little (「少し休んでから」) and then went out for a walk because it was still bright (「まだ明るかったので」), so they did not rest all the way until night.
• 3Option 3 says they watched TV in the room and then went outside to look at stars. The passage explicitly states there was no TV at the hotel (「このホテルにはどちらもありません」), so watching TV is impossible.

• 荷物にもつ — luggage, baggage
• 窓まど — window
• 涼すずしい — cool, refreshing
• 散歩さんぽ — walk, stroll
• 明あかるい — bright

Option 1 is correct. The phrase 「こんな生活」(this kind of lifestyle) refers to the lifestyle they experienced during their stay at the hotel. The passage describes: 「みんなで散歩をしたり、湖で泳いだり、虫をとったり、昼寝をしたりしました」(they took walks together, swam in the lake, caught bugs, and took naps). These are all outdoor/nature activities in the mountains plus napping. Option 1, 「山で遊んだり、昼寝をしたりする生活」(a lifestyle of playing in the mountains and taking naps), best summarizes the activities described — playing in nature (walking, swimming, catching bugs) and napping.

• 2Option 2 says 「ゲームをしたり、虫をとったりする生活」(a lifestyle of playing games and catching bugs). The hotel had no games (「ゲームがしたい」...「このホテルにはどちらもありません」), so playing games was not part of this lifestyle.
• 3Option 3 says 「散歩をしたり、テレビを見たりする生活」(a lifestyle of walking and watching TV). While walking was part of their stay, the hotel had no TV, so watching TV was not possible.
• 4Option 4 says 「おいしいものを食べて、何もしない生活」(a lifestyle of eating delicious food and doing nothing). The passage does not mention eating delicious food, and they were actually quite active — walking, swimming, catching bugs — so 'doing nothing' is incorrect.

• 生活せいかつ — lifestyle, daily life
• 遊あそぶ — to play
• 昼寝ひるね — nap, midday sleep
• 虫むしをとる — to catch bugs/insects
• たまに — occasionally, once in a while