The sentence means 'This medicine is very bitter and hard to drink.' にがい (苦い) means 'bitter,' which is the natural reason medicine would be hard to drink (のみにくい). The て-form にがくて connects it to みにくいです.
1うまくて (うまい = tasty/delicious) – if medicine were tasty it would be easy to drink, not hard, so this contradicts のみにくいです.
2こわくて (こわい = scary/frightening) – medicine is not described as 'scary to drink'; this doesn't collocate with くすり and みにくい.
4よわくて (よわい = weak) – 'weak' medicine would not typically be described as hard to drink; bitterness is the relevant taste-related reason.
くすり — medicine
にがい（苦い） — bitter
のみにくい（飲みにくい） — hard to drink
2.なりますから、いりぐちににもつをおかないでください。
1あんぜんに
2じゃまに
3じゅうに
4むりに
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Answer: 2. じゃまに
Option 2 is correct: プレゼントをもらって、いもうとはとてもよろこんでいます。よろこぶ（喜ぶ）means 'to be glad/happy'. For a current emotional state caused by something, the 〜ています form is natural: よろこんでいます = 'is happy/glad'. The sentence means 'My younger sister is very happy because she received a present.'
1よろこびます is not wrong as a conjugation, but for a present state of happiness caused by 'being able to meet the teacher', よろこんでいます is natural. よろこびます sounds like a future/habitual statement ('I will be glad'), so it is unnatural here.
3The subject このハイキング ('this hike') is an event, not a person, so it cannot 'be happy'. A phrase like たのしいですね would be natural instead.
4よろこぶ時間 is unnatural. よろこぶ describes a person's feeling of gladness, not an 'enjoyable/fun time'. For 'spending a fun time at a friend's house', たのしい時間 or たのしむ would be appropriate.
喜ぶ — to be glad; to rejoice; to be happy
3.たくさん食べても、すぐにおなかがすいてしまいます。
1いくら
2いかが
3どうして
4どんな
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Answer: 1. いくら
The full sentence is 'いくらたくさん食べても、すぐにおなかがすいてしまいます' = 'No matter how much I eat, I get hungry right away.' いくら～ても means 'no matter how much ~, still ~' and is the standard grammar pattern for this meaning.
2いかが (polite 'how') – いかがたくさん食べても is ungrammatical; いかが is a polite question word and cannot be used with ～ても in this pattern.
3どうして (why) – 'why eat a lot even though...' does not produce a meaningful sentence with this structure.
4どんな (what kind of) – どんなたくさん食べても is ungrammatical; どんな modifies nouns, not the adverb たくさん.
いくら～ても — no matter how much ~, still ~
おなかがすく（お腹が空く） — to get hungry
いかが — how (polite)
4.あしたテストがあります。________、こんやはテレビを見ないで勉強します。
1けれども
2しかし
3それから
4だから
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Answer: 4. だから
だから (therefore/so) is correct. The sentence says 'There is a test tomorrow. ________, tonight I will study without watching TV.' The second sentence is a natural consequence of the first — having a test tomorrow is the reason for studying tonight — so a cause-effect conjunction is needed. だから connects the two sentences with 'so/therefore.'
1けれども means 'but/however.' It would imply a contrast, suggesting that despite having a test, the speaker will study — which doesn't fit because studying is exactly what you'd expect before a test, not something contrary to it.
2しかし also means 'however/but.' Like けれども, it introduces a contrast, which is illogical here since studying before a test is the expected action, not a contradictory one.
3それから means 'and then/after that,' indicating a time sequence. The two sentences are not sequential events; the first is the reason for the second, so それから does not fit.
だから — therefore, so (conjunction indicating cause-effect)
けれども — but, however
しかし — however, but
それから — and then, after that
こんや — tonight
テスト — test, exam
5.さいふはつくえの________の中にあります。
1おしいれ
2ひきだし
3カーテン
4ベル
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Answer: 2. ひきだし
ひきだし (引き出し, drawer) is correct. The sentence says 'The wallet is inside the ________ of the desk (つくえ).' A drawer is a part of a desk, so 'つくえのひきだしの中' (inside the desk's drawer) makes perfect sense.
1おしいれ (押し入れ) is a Japanese-style closet built into a room. It is not a part of a desk, so 'つくえのおしいれ' is nonsensical.
3カーテン means 'curtain.' A curtain is not a component of a desk, so this does not fit.
4ベル means 'bell.' A bell is not part of a desk, so this is clearly wrong.
ひきだし — drawer (of a desk, etc.)
おしいれ — Japanese-style closet, built-in cupboard
カーテン — curtain
ベル — bell
さいふ — wallet
つくえ — desk
6.あした先生のおたくにうかがいます。
1あした先生のおたくにいらっしゃいます。
2あした先生のおたくにかえります。
3あした先生のおたくにまいります。
4あした先生のおたくにみえます。
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Answer: 2. あした先生のおたくにかえります。
The word きょうしつ means 'classroom.' The correct kanji is 教室, read きょうしつ (教 = きょう 'teach' + 室 = しつ 'room'). The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'
1教客 uses 客 (きゃく, guest/customer) instead of 室 (しつ, room); 教客 is not a real word.
3数客 uses 数 (すう, number) and 客 (きゃく, guest); this is not a real word and does not read きょうしつ.
4数室 uses 数 (すう, number) instead of 教 (きょう, teach); 数室 is not a real word meaning 'classroom.'
教室 — classroom
うた — song
うたう — to sing
7.てがよごれています。
1てがうすいです。
2てがきたないです。
3てがきれいです。
4てがつめたいです。
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Answer: 3. てがきれいです。
The word ゆうめい (な) means 'famous.' The correct kanji is 有名, read ゆうめい. The sentence means 'In the classroom, we sang a famous Japanese song.'
1友名 is not a standard word; 友 (とも/ゆう, friend) + 名 (めい/な, name) does not form the adjective ゆうめい.
2友明 is not a standard word; 明 is read めい/あきら but this compound does not mean 'famous.'
4有明 is read ありあけ (as in 有明海, Ariake Sea) and is a place name, not the adjective ゆうめいな.
有名 — famous, well-known
ゆうめいな — famous (な-adjective form)
8.A「あしたしょくじに行きませんか。」
B「あしたはちょっと。」
1あしたは行けます。
2あしたはかまいません。
3あしたはだいじょうぶです。
4あしたはだめです。
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Answer: 2. あしたはかまいません。
The verb あいました is the past polite form of あう (to meet). The correct kanji is 会う, so 会いました means 'met.' The sentence means 'Last night, I met a friend at the cafeteria.'
1合いました is read あいました but 合う means 'to match/combine/fit,' not 'to meet (a person).'
3令いました is not a valid verb form; 令 is read れい and does not correspond to あう.
4余いました is read あまいました (from 余る, to be left over), which is a different word entirely.
会う — to meet (someone)
合う — to match, to fit, to combine
9.サッカーがさかんになりました。
1サッカーをする人がふえました。
2サッカーをする人がへりました。
3サッカーがまじめになりました。
4サッカーがつまらなくなりました。
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Answer: 3. サッカーがまじめになりました。
The sentence means 'This medicine is very bitter and hard to drink.' にがい (苦い) means 'bitter,' which is the natural reason medicine would be hard to drink (のみにくい). The て-form にがくて connects it to みにくいです.
1うまくて (うまい = tasty/delicious) – if medicine were tasty it would be easy to drink, not hard, so this contradicts のみにくいです.
2こわくて (こわい = scary/frightening) – medicine is not described as 'scary to drink'; this doesn't collocate with くすり and みにくい.
4よわくて (よわい = weak) – 'weak' medicine would not typically be described as hard to drink; bitterness is the relevant taste-related reason.
くすり — medicine
にがい（苦い） — bitter
のみにくい（飲みにくい） — hard to drink
10.いっしょうけんめいこのこうぎを聞いています。
1はっきりとこのこうぎを聞いています。
2てきとうにこのこうぎを聞いています。
3ねっしんにこのこうぎを聞いています。
4ゆっくりとこのこうぎを聞いています。
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Answer: 2. てきとうにこのこうぎを聞いています。
Option 2 is correct: プレゼントをもらって、いもうとはとてもよろこんでいます。よろこぶ（喜ぶ）means 'to be glad/happy'. For a current emotional state caused by something, the 〜ています form is natural: よろこんでいます = 'is happy/glad'. The sentence means 'My younger sister is very happy because she received a present.'
1よろこびます is not wrong as a conjugation, but for a present state of happiness caused by 'being able to meet the teacher', よろこんでいます is natural. よろこびます sounds like a future/habitual statement ('I will be glad'), so it is unnatural here.
3The subject このハイキング ('this hike') is an event, not a person, so it cannot 'be happy'. A phrase like たのしいですね would be natural instead.
4よろこぶ時間 is unnatural. よろこぶ describes a person's feeling of gladness, not an 'enjoyable/fun time'. For 'spending a fun time at a friend's house', たのしい時間 or たのしむ would be appropriate.
喜ぶ — to be glad; to rejoice; to be happy
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