ケンさんの ぶんしょう
日本で べんきょうして いる 学生が 「すきな 店」の ぶんしょうを 書いて、クラスの みんなの 前で 読みました。
わたしは すしが すきです。日本には たくさん すし屋が ありますね。わたしの 国には すし屋が ありませんから、今 とても うれしいです。日本に （ 22 ） いろいろな 店で 食べました。学校の 前の 店は 安くて おいしいです。すしが すきな 人は、いっしょに （ 23 ）。
(2) ミンジさんの ぶんしょう
わたしは えきの ちかくの 本屋が すきです。えきの ちかくの 本屋 （ 24 ） 大きい お店です。外国の 本も 売って います。わたしの 国のもの （ 25 ）。そして、わたしが すきな りょうりの 本も 多いです。（ 26 ）、本は いつも えきの ちかくの 本屋で 買います。みなさんは すきな 本屋が ありますか。
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1.（ 22 ）に入るのに最もよいものはどれか。
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Answer: 4. 来てから
来てから'after coming', てから after te-form, 来る is movement toward the speaker
日本に来てからいろいろな店で食べました。
After coming to Japan, I ate at various shops.
Ken is now in Japan and says his country has no sushi shops, so the move to Japan is toward his present place and needs 来る, not 行く. The next action, eating at various shops, happened after arrival, so the form must show time order with てから. から alone only gives a reason, like because, and does not show after.
Remember
来る is toward the speaker or current location, 行く is away from it. To say 'after doing', use te-form plus から, as in 食べてから, 'after eating'.
Why not the others
Words
- 国country
- すし屋（すしや）sushi shop
- いろいろなvarious
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2.（ 23 ）に入るのに最もよいものはどれか。
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Answer: 2. 行きませんか
行きませんか'won't you go?', negative question used as an invitation
すしがすきな人は、いっしょに行きませんか。
If you like sushi, won't you go together with me?
The clue is いっしょに, 'together', after praising the shop as 安くておいしいです. Ken is reading this in front of the class, so he is inviting classmates who like sushi. A negative question with ませんか is the standard N5 invitation form, not a question about the past.
Remember
Use 〜ませんか to invite, as in 食べませんか, 'won't you eat?' Use 〜ましたか only to ask about the past, as in 食べましたか, 'did you eat?'
Why not the others
Words
- 安いcheap
- おいしいdelicious
- いっしょにtogether
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3.（ 24 ）に入るのに最もよいものはどれか。
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Answer: 4. は
はtopic marker for known information, second mention after が introduces it
えきのちかくの本屋は大きいお店です。
The bookstore near the station is a big store.
The previous sentence first introduces えきのちかくの本屋がすきです with が. The next sentence talks again about the same bookstore, so it becomes the topic with は. This が for new information followed by は for known information is the deciding pattern.
Remember
First mention with が often presents new information, second mention with は marks it as the topic. Watch for the same noun appearing twice in a passage.
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- 駅station
- ちかいnear
- 大きいbig
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4.（ 25 ）に入るのに最もよいものはどれか。
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Answer: 3. あります
あります'there is' for inanimate things, います is for people and animals
わたしの国のものがあります。
There are books from my country.
The clue is the previous sentence, 外国の本も売っています, 'they also sell foreign books'. わたしの国のもの continues talking about books on sale, which are inanimate objects. Inanimate existence uses あります, while います is only for people and animals.
Remember
Use あります for things and places, as in 本があります, and います for people and animals, as in 猫がいます. Check animacy before choosing.
Why not the others
Words
- 外国foreign country
- 売るto sell
- 物thing
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5.（ 26 ）に入るのに最もよいものはどれか。
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Answer: 1. だから
だから'so, therefore', gives a conclusion after listing reasons
だから、本はいつもえきのちかくの本屋で買います。
So I always buy books at the bookstore near the station.
The sentences before list good points: it is big, it sells foreign books including books from her country, and it has many cooking books she likes. The last sentence is the conclusion from those reasons, that she always buys there. だから marks a conclusion drawn from reasons, which fits this flow.
Remember
Use だから for reason to conclusion, それから for first action to next action in time, and でも for contrast. Look at whether the next sentence concludes, continues time, or turns opposite.
Why not the others
Words
- 料理cooking, cuisine
- 多いmany
- 買うto buy
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