N4 Vocabulary · Test 20
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1.すると
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Answer: 3. ボタンを おしました。すると、ドアが あきました。
すると (suruto) is a conjunction meaning 'then / thereupon,' used to describe what naturally or unexpectedly happened as a direct consequence of the action in the previous sentence. Option 3 is perfect: 'I pressed the button. すると (Then), the door opened.' The door opening is a direct, sequential result of pressing the button — exactly the context すると describes.
- すると — then, thereupon (conjunction indicating what happened next as a result)
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2.日本では ほとんど 一日中 テレビの ____ がある。
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Answer: 3. ほうそう
The sentence means 'In Japan, there are TV ____ almost all day long.' Option 3, ほうそう (放送, 'broadcast'), fits perfectly: テレビの ほうそう がある ('there are TV broadcasts') makes natural sense, as Japanese TV broadcasts throughout the day.
- ほうそう — broadcast
- きせつ — season
- ほうりつ — law
- きそく — rule, regulation
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3.じこで あたまを ____ ので、びょういんに はこばれた。
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Answer: 1. つつんだ
The sentence means 'In an accident I hit my head, so I was taken to the hospital.' The correct word is うった (打った, 'hit'). The phrase あたまを うった ('hit one's head') is a common collocation that fits perfectly with the context of an accident (じこ) and being taken to the hospital (びょういんに はこばれた).
- うった(打った) — hit (past tense of うつ)
- じこ — accident
- はこばれた(運ばれた) — was carried/taken (passive past of はこぶ)
- おこした(起こした) — raised, woke up, caused
- やめた(止めた) — stopped, quit
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4.子どもが ____ を こわして しまった。
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Answer: 3. おもちゃ
The sentence means 'A child broke the ___.' The correct answer is おもちゃ (toy). Children break toys — this is the most natural and logical fit. こわす (壊す) means to physically break an object, and おもちゃ is a physical object that can be broken.
- おもちゃ — toy
- こわしてしまった(壊してしまった) — broke (accidentally) — こわす + てしまう
- ぐあい — condition, state, health
- やくそく — promise
- ぶどう — grapes
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5.さむく なったので そろそろ ____ が ほしいですね。
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Answer: 4. だんぼう
The sentence means 'It has gotten cold, so I'd like ___ soon.' The correct answer is だんぼう (暖房, 'heating'). When it gets cold (さむく なった), you want heating. This is a straightforward context-vocabulary match.
- だんぼう — heating
- れいぼう — air conditioning, cooling
- ゆしゅつ — export
- ゆにゅう — import
- そろそろ — soon, gradually
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6.わたしは やまもとさんに りょこうの ____ を もらいました。
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Answer: 1. おみやげ
The sentence means 'I received a travel ___ from Yamamoto-san.' The correct answer is おみやげ (お土産, 'souvenir'). It is common to receive souvenirs from someone's trip — りょこうの おみやげ ('travel souvenir') is a natural collocation, and もらいました ('received') fits perfectly.
- おみやげ(お土産) — souvenir, gift from a trip
- おみまい(お見舞い) — get-well visit/gift (for the sick)
- おまつり(お祭り) — festival
- おいわい(お祝い) — congratulatory gift
- りょこう — travel, trip
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