Lesson 4 台風情報 Practice
Part 1: Choosing the grammar form
Q1
今回のタンカーの事故で流出した油が幅5メートル、長さ300メートル 広がり、環境汚染が心配されています。
Related grammar point 2 広範囲にわたって
今回のタンカーの事故で流出した油が幅5メートル、長さ300メートルにわたって広がり、環境汚染が心配されています。
The oil that leaked in this tanker accident has spread over an area 5 meters wide and 300 meters long, and people are worried about environmental pollution.
1にともなって
「にともなって」means "along with ...," which does not fit the context of a spatial range such as "spread over an area 5 meters wide and 300 meters long."
2について
「について」means "about ...," which does not fit a sentence describing the extent of a spread.
3にわたって ✓
Correct. 「にわたって」means "across (the whole) range," matching grammar point ② of this lesson: "spread over an area 5 meters wide and 300 meters long."
4を中心に
「を中心に」means "centering on ...," which does not fit the context of spreading across an entire range.
Q2
みどり市では市民の皆様 環境保護に取り組んでいます。
Related grammar point 6 強風とともに
みどり市では市民の皆様とともに環境保護に取り組んでいます。
Midori City is working on environmental protection together with its citizens.
1にともない
「にともない」means "along with (a change) ...," which does not fit the joint-participation context of "together with the citizens."
2とともに ✓
Correct. 「とともに」means "together with ...," matching grammar point ⑥ of this lesson: "working on environmental protection together with the citizens."
3にかけて
「にかけて」indicates a range of "from ... to ...," which does not fit the context of doing something together.
4次第で
「次第で」means "depending on ...," which does not fit the context of working on environmental protection together.
Q3
絶滅する 動植物の保護に関する条約が新しく作られたそうだ。
Related grammar point 5 雨が降るおそれがあります
絶滅するおそれがある動植物の保護に関する条約が新しく作られたそうだ。
It is said that a new treaty was established to protect plants and animals that are in danger of extinction.
1かわりに
「かわりに」means "instead of ...," which does not fit the context of "there is a risk of extinction."
2はずがない
「はずがない」means "there is no way that ...," which is the opposite of the context of making a treaty to prevent extinction.
3ことがある
「ことがある」means "sometimes ...," which is too weak and does not suit the serious background of drawing up a treaty.
4おそれがある ✓
Correct. 「おそれがある」means "there is a risk of ...," matching grammar point ⑤ of this lesson: "there is a risk of extinction."
Q4
ブログに新しい写真をアップしたら、先週から今週 、ホームページのアクセス数が急増して驚いた。
Related grammar point 3 九州沿岸から四国にかけて
ブログに新しい写真をアップしたら、先週から今週にかけて、ホームページのアクセス数が急増して驚いた。
After I posted new photos on my blog, the number of visits to the page surged from last week to this week, which surprised me.
1にともない
「にともない」means "along with ...," which does not fit the expression of a time range "from last week to this week."
2にかけて ✓
Correct. 「にかけて」means "from ... to ...," matching grammar point ③ of this lesson: a rough time range, "from last week to this week."
3にとって
「にとって」means "for ...," which does not fit the context of a time range.
4とともに
「とともに」means "together with ...," which does not fit the context of a time range.
Q5
商品の受注が増えたのはいいが、それ 残業が増えて、従業員から不満が出ている。
Related grammar point 4 台風の接近にともない
商品の受注が増えたのはいいが、それにともなって残業が増えて、従業員から不満が出ている。
It is good that orders have increased, but overtime has also increased along with that, and the employees are complaining quite a bit.
1にともなって ✓
Correct. 「にともなって」means "along with ...," matching grammar point ④ of this lesson: "overtime has also increased along with the increase in orders."
2にわたって
「にわたって」means "across (the whole) range," which does not fit the cause-and-effect context of "as ..., ... also."
3にとって
「にとって」means "for ...," which does not fit the cause-and-effect context.
4にかけて
「にかけて」indicates a range of "from ... to ...," which does not fit the cause-and-effect context.
Q6
準備が整い 、始めさせていただきますので、そのまま少々お待ちください。
Related grammar point 7 中継がつながり次第
準備が整い次第、始めさせていただきますので、そのまま少々お待ちください。
As soon as the preparations are ready, we will start right away, so please wait a moment.
1ながら
「ながら」means "while doing ...," which does not fit the context of "we'll start as soon as we're ready."
2そうに
「そうに」expresses appearance, "looks like ...," which does not fit the context of "once the preparations are ready."
3次第 ✓
Correct. 「次第」means "as soon as ..., immediately ...," matching grammar point ⑦ of this lesson: "start right away as soon as the preparations are ready."
4かねないので
「かねないので」means "because it may ...," which does not fit the context of "starting after the preparations are ready."
Q7
1年前、私は日本での生活に不安を 、成田行きの飛行機に乗り込んだ。
Related grammar point 1 速度を速めつつ
1年前、私は日本での生活に不安を感じつつ、成田行きの飛行機に乗り込んだ。
A year ago, I boarded the flight to Narita while feeling anxious about life in Japan.
1感じ次第
「感じ次第」means "as soon as one feels ..., immediately ...," which does not fit the context of a continuing feeling, "boarding the plane while feeling anxious."
2感じつつ ✓
Correct. 「感じつつ」means "while feeling ...," matching grammar point ① of this lesson: "boarded the plane while feeling anxious."
3感じるおそれがあって
「感じるおそれがあって」means "there is a risk of feeling ...," which does not fit an anxiety that the speaker has already felt.
4感じかねないので
「感じかねないので」means "because one may feel ...," which does not fit an anxiety that the speaker has already felt.
Part 2: Building sentences
Put the 4 options into slots 1–4 in order, then pick the one that lands in the ★ slot.
Q1
このサプリメントは12★4ので、正しい用法を守ってお使いください。
Related grammar point 5 雨が降るおそれがあります
このサプリメントは1飲みすぎると2健康を3★害する4おそれがありますので、正しい用法を守ってお使いください。
Order: 4 → 1 → 3 → 2 ★ = option 3
If you take too much of this supplement, it may harm your health, so please take it according to the correct directions.
How the sentence is built
First comes the conditional clause「飲みすぎると」(if you take too much), then the object「健康を」(health), then the verb「害する」(to harm), and finally「おそれがあります」(grammar point ⑤ of this lesson, "there is a risk that ..."). The ★ falls on「害する」.
Q2
救助隊が現場に12★4ことになっています。
Related grammar point 7 中継がつながり次第
救助隊が現場に1着き2次第3★救援活動を4開始することになっています。
Order: 3 → 4 → 2 → 1 ★ = option 2
According to the rules, as soon as the rescue team arrives at the scene, they must start rescue operations right away.
How the sentence is built
First comes「着き次第」(grammar point ⑦ of this lesson, "as soon as ... arrives, immediately ..."), then the object「救援活動を」, and finally the verb「開始する」. The ★ falls on「救援活動を」.
Q3
景気の12★4、わが国の財政も苦しくなっています。
Related grammar point 4 台風の接近にともない
景気の1悪化2にともなって3★税金収入が4減少し、わが国の財政も苦しくなっています。
Order: 1 → 4 → 3 → 2 ★ = option 3
As the economy worsens, tax revenue has decreased, and our country's finances have also become difficult.
How the sentence is built
First comes「悪化にともなって」(grammar point ④ of this lesson, "along with the worsening"), then the subject「税金収入が」, and finally「減少し」. The ★ falls on「税金収入が」.
Part 3: Grammar in a passage
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Related grammar point 4 台風の接近にともない
1を問わず
「を問わず」means "regardless of ...," which does not fit the cause-and-effect context of "as the times change."
2にともない ✓
Correct. 「にともない」means "along with ...," matching grammar point ④ of this lesson: "as the times change, universities are pressed to reform."
3においては
「においては」means "in (a field or situation) ...," which does not fit the cause-and-effect relation of "as ..."
4のもとで
「のもとで」means "under ...," which does not fit the cause-and-effect context.
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Related grammar point 2 広範囲にわたって
1とともに
「とともに」means "along with / together with ...," which does not fit the context of a time span such as "repeated discussions over many years."
2にともなって
「にともなって」means "along with ...," which does not fit the context of "over many years (a time span)."
3にわたり ✓
Correct. 「にわたり」means "over (a span of time or range) ...," matching grammar point ② of this lesson: "discussed repeatedly over many years."
4につき
「につき」means "because of ...," which does not fit the context.
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1に限り
「に限り」means "only for ...," which does not fit the statement of status, "as the first class of students."
2をはじめ
「をはじめ」means "starting with ... (giving a representative example)," which does not fit the status of "first-year class."
3はもとより
「はもとより」means "not to mention ...," which does not fit the context of stating a status.
4として ✓
Correct. 「として」indicates status or qualification: "you, who entered as the first class of students."
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Related grammar point 6 強風とともに
1とともに ✓
Correct. 「とともに」means "along with / together with ...," matching grammar point ⑥ of this lesson: "grow together with the newly established Faculty of International Studies."
2はともかく
「はともかく」means "setting ... aside," which does not fit the context of "growing together with ..."
3に応じ
「に応じ」means "in accordance with ...," which does not fit the context of "together with ..."
4をきっかけに
「をきっかけに」means "taking ... as an opportunity," which is close in meaning, but it leans toward "because of a certain trigger," and differs from the nuance of "growing together" that「とともに」emphasizes.
Show the passage with answers and translation
Welcome, everyone, and congratulations on your admission. As the times change, universities too are being pressed to make major reforms. Our school has also held repeated discussions over many years in order to open a new faculty. And at last, the new faculty will begin this academic year. I am confident that all of you, who are entering as the first class of students, will grow greatly together with the newly established Faculty of International Studies. Please spend your student life without regrets.
Part 4: Listening
Listen first, then tap an option. The transcript and explanation appear after you answer.
Q1
Options are printed on the test paper: read them, then listen.
男の人が話しています。
問 東西線について、正しい情報はどれですか。
Transcript
皆様、ご迷惑をおかけいたしまして、誠に申し訳ございません。ただ今東西線は信号故障のため、全線にわたって運転を見合わせております。安全が確認され次第、運転を再開いたしますので、しばらくお待ちください。
Attention, passengers. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. At present, service on the entire Tozai Line is suspended due to a signal failure. Service will resume as soon as safety is confirmed, so please wait a little longer.
問 東西線について、正しい情報はどれですか。
1地震で故障した
2今、動いていない ✓
3安全が確認された
4運転を再開した
Which is the correct information about the Tozai Line?
The question asks, "Which is the correct information about the Tozai Line?" The reason given in the announcement is 「信号故障のため」 (because of a signal failure), not an earthquake, so option 1 is out. The announcement clearly says 「全線にわたって運転を見合わせております」 (service is suspended on the entire line), meaning it is not running now, which matches 「今、動いていない」. 「安全が確認され次第、運転を再開いたします」means "as soon as safety is confirmed, service will resume," which is a future condition that has not yet occurred. So it is not that "safety has already been confirmed" (option 3) or that "service has resumed" (option 4). Grammar point ⑦ of this lesson,「次第」, is exactly this kind of "as soon as ..., immediately ..." future conditional. The answer is 2.
Grammar in this question
〜にわたって:Across the whole range of ... (grammar point ② of this lesson). 「全線にわたって運転を見合わせております」.
〜次第:As soon as ..., immediately ... (grammar point ⑦ of this lesson). 「安全が確認され次第、運転を再開いたします」 is a future condition that has not yet happened.
Key vocabulary
故障(こしょう) breakdown; failure
見合わせる to suspend; to put on hold
再開(さいかい)する to resume
Q2
Options are printed on the test paper: read them, then listen.
女の人が話しています。
問 東北地方の日本海側の人は何に注意が必要だと言っていますか。
Transcript
東北地方の日本海側には大雪警報が出ています。今夜から明日にかけて、強い風と雷をともなって大雪になるおそれがありますので、積雪とともに、落雷、強風にもご注意ください。
A heavy snow warning has been issued for the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region. From tonight into tomorrow, there is a risk of heavy snow accompanied by strong winds and thunder, so in addition to snow accumulation, please also be careful of lightning strikes and strong winds.
問 東北地方の日本海側の人は何に注意が必要だと言っていますか。
1雪だけ
2雪と雷
3雪と雷と風 ✓
4雪と雷と風と波
What does the speaker say people on the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region need to watch out for?
The warning in the announcement has three layers: 「大雪警報」 (heavy snow warning, corresponding to "snow"), 「強い風と雷をともなって」 (accompanied by strong wind and thunder, corresponding to "thunder" and "wind"), and at the end it repeats 「落雷、強風にもご注意ください」. The whole announcement never mentions "waves," so option 4 is out. Since snow, thunder, and wind are all mentioned, option 1 (snow only) and option 2 (snow and thunder) both leave out "wind." → snow, thunder, and wind. The answer is 3.
Grammar in this question
〜をともなって:Accompanied by ... 「強い風と雷をともなって」 is close in meaning to 「とともに」 in grammar point ⑥ of this lesson, indicating that things happen together.
〜おそれがあります:There is a risk of ... (grammar point ⑤ of this lesson). 「大雪になるおそれがあります」.
Key vocabulary
大雪警報(おおゆきけいほう) heavy snow warning
積雪(せきせつ) snow cover; accumulated snow
落雷(らくらい) lightning strike
Q3
Options are printed on the test paper: read them, then listen.
女の人が話しています。
問 このお知らせを聞いた人はどうしますか。
Transcript
東名高速道路は18日日曜日の午前0時から月曜日の午前にかけて、工事のため、全面通行止めになります。安全第一で作業を進めますので、皆様のご理解とご協力をお願いいたします。
The Tomei Expressway will be fully closed to traffic from midnight on Sunday the 18th until Monday morning because of construction. The work will proceed with safety as the top priority, and we ask for your understanding and cooperation.
問 このお知らせを聞いた人はどうしますか。
1東名高速道路で工事をする
2東名高速道路を通らない ✓
3安全に運転する
4作業を手伝う
What will the people who hear this announcement do?
The question asks, "What will the people who hear this announcement (ordinary drivers) do?", not what the construction crew will do. The announcement says 「工事のため、全面通行止めになります」: the road itself will be completely closed. Option 1「工事をする」and option 4「作業を手伝う」describe what the construction side does, not what the listeners should do. Option 3「安全に運転する」is a general driving principle; the "safety first" in the announcement refers to the principle of the construction work, not a request about how listeners should drive. What they should actually do is this: since the whole road is closed, ordinary drivers cannot use this road (they will not take the Tomei Expressway). The answer is 2.
Grammar in this question
〜にかけて:From ... to ... (a rough range of time or place, grammar point ③ of this lesson). 「月曜日の午前にかけて」.
〜のため:Because of ... (a reason, stated objectively). 「工事のため」.
Key vocabulary
全面通行止め(ぜんめんつうこうどめ) complete road closure
理解(りかい)と協力(きょうりょく) understanding and cooperation
Q1
Listen to this sentence first
問 先日、問い合わせた件ですが、その後どうなっていますか。
About the matter I inquired about the other day, what is the status now?
1はい、問い合わせをしております。
Yes, I am making an inquiry.
2ただ今調べておりますので、わかり次第ご連絡いたします。 ✓
We are looking into it right now, and we will contact you as soon as we know.
3はい、どういたしましょうか。
Yes, what would you like me to do?
The other person asks 「先日、問い合わせた件ですが、その後どうなっていますか」, which is asking for an update on a matter they inquired about the other day. The most natural reply is to report on progress and say when a result will come: 「ただ今調べておりますので、わかり次第ご連絡いたします」 (grammar point ⑦ of this lesson,「次第」: as soon as it is found out, we will contact you). 1「はい、問い合わせをしております」answers as if the speaker were the one making an inquiry, when in fact the speaker is being asked for an update, so the roles of asker and answerer are reversed (the other person is asking about the result, not whether you have been making an inquiry). 3「はい、どういたしましょうか」means "What would you like me to do?", which is off topic; the other person just wants to know the progress, not to ask you to make a new decision. The answer is 2.
Grammar in this question
〜次第:As soon as ..., immediately ... (grammar point ⑦ of this lesson). 「わかり次第ご連絡いたします」.
ただ今〜ております:Currently doing ... (a polite progressive form). 「ただ今調べております」.
Key vocabulary
問い合わせ(といあわせ) inquiry; query