Lesson 2 ぼくの犬、クロ Practice
Part 1: Choosing the grammar form
Q1
このバスは安全のため急停車（ ）のでご注意ください。
Related grammar point 18 コンビニに寄ることもある
このバスは安全のため急停車（することがあります）のでご注意ください。
For safety, this bus sometimes stops suddenly, so please be careful.
1しようとします
しようとします: means "is about to do ...," which doesn't fit the context
2することがあります ✓
Correct. することがあります: Grammar point ⑱ of this lesson, meaning "sometimes ..."; "sometimes stops suddenly"
3していることがあります
していることがあります: means "sometimes it is in the middle of doing ...," which doesn't fit the context
4させてもらいます
させてもらいます: means "please allow me to do ...," which doesn't fit the context
Q2
A：かわいいウサギですね。写真を（ ）いいですか。
B：ええ、どうぞ。名前はピョンちゃんって言うんです。
Related grammar point 12 飼わせてもらった
A：かわいいウサギですね。写真を（撮らせてもらっても）いいですか。
B：ええ、どうぞ。名前はピョンちゃんって言うんです。
A: What a cute rabbit. May I take a picture? B: Sure, go ahead. His name is Pyon-chan.
1撮らせてくれても
撮らせてくれても: the subject is reversed. 「くれる」 means the other person does something for me, but here "I" am the one asking for permission
2撮らせてもらっても ✓
Correct. 撮らせてもらっても: Grammar point ⑫ of this lesson, meaning "please allow me to do ..."; "may I take a picture?"
3撮られても
撮られても: means "even if I'm photographed," which doesn't fit the context
4撮られてしまっても
撮られてしまっても: means "even if I end up being photographed (regrettably)," which doesn't fit the context
Q3
仕事が終わってうちへ（ ）、部長に新しい仕事を頼まれた。
Related grammar point 17 帰ろうとする
仕事が終わってうちへ（帰ろうとしたら）、部長に新しい仕事を頼まれた。
Just as I was about to go home after finishing work, the department head asked me to do a new job.
1帰ろうとしたら ✓
Correct. 帰ろうとしたら: the Note to Grammar point ⑰ of this lesson, meaning "just as I was about to ... (something unexpected happened)"; "just as I was about to go home"
2帰りたがったら
帰りたがったら: means "if (someone else) wants to go home," which doesn't fit the context (the subject should be the speaker himself or herself)
3帰らせたら
帰らせたら: a causative form meaning "if you let (someone) go home," which doesn't fit the context
4帰ったとたん
帰ったとたん: Grammar point ⑮ of this lesson, meaning "the moment ...," but the emphasis here is on the unfinished moment of "being about to leave," not on having already arrived home, so Grammar point ⑰ fits better
Q4
空港でだれかにスーツケースを（ ）しまって、困ったことがある。
Related grammar point 20 顔中なめられてしまう
空港でだれかにスーツケースを（間違えられて）しまって、困ったことがある。
There was a time at the airport when someone took my suitcase by mistake, and it caused me trouble.
1間違えて
間違えて: means "I made the mistake myself," which doesn't fit the context of someone else mistaking it
2間違えさせて
間違えさせて: a causative form meaning "make (someone) mistake," which doesn't fit the context
3間違えられて ✓
Correct. 間違えられて: Grammar point ⑳ of this lesson, a passive form meaning "was mistaken for ..."; combined with 「しまう」 it expresses regret
4間違えさせられて
間違えさせられて: a causative passive meaning "was made to mistake," which doesn't fit the context
Q5
私は（ ）なので、いつもくつ下を2枚はいています。
Related grammar point 14 散歩に行きたがって
私は（寒がり）なので、いつもくつ下を2枚はいています。
I feel the cold easily, so I always wear two pairs of socks.
1暑がり
暑がり: means a person who feels the heat easily, the opposite of the context of wearing two pairs of socks to keep warm
2寒がり ✓
Correct. 寒がり: the Note to Grammar point ⑭ of this lesson, meaning a person who feels the cold easily; "because I feel the cold, I wear two pairs of socks"
3痛がり
痛がり: means a person who is sensitive to pain, which doesn't fit the context
4こわがり
こわがり: means a timid person, which doesn't fit the context
Q6
家族で食事しているときでも携帯メールを（ ）子どもが増えているそうです。
Related grammar point 17 帰ろうとする
家族で食事しているときでも携帯メールを（やめようとしない）子どもが増えているそうです。
I hear that more and more children won't stop sending text messages on their phones, even when eating with their families.
1しようとしない
しようとしない: means "doesn't try to do ..." (doesn't try to send), which is the opposite of what the sentence means
2させておく
させておく: means "let (someone) keep doing ..."; it would describe someone (e.g. parents) letting another person text, not children who won't stop texting, so it doesn't fit the context
3やめさせない
やめさせない: means "doesn't make (someone else) stop," and the subject is reversed
4やめようとしない ✓
Correct. やめようとしない: Grammar point ⑰ of this lesson, meaning "doesn't try to stop ..."; it criticizes the children's attitude of not putting their phones down, "won't stop texting"
Q7
サッカーの練習のときにコーチに毎回ランニングを（ ）、大変でしたが、だんだん慣れて速く走れるようになりました。
Related grammar point 13 約束させられた
サッカーの練習のときにコーチに毎回ランニングを（させられて）、大変でしたが、だんだん慣れて速く走れるようになりました。
At soccer practice, the coach made us run laps every time. It was hard, but gradually I got used to it and became able to run faster.
1させられて ✓
Correct. させられて: Grammar point ⑬ of this lesson, the causative passive, meaning "was made to do ..."; "was made to run by the coach every time"
2されて
されて: a plain passive; 「ランニングをされて」 doesn't make sense (the action of running cannot be passivized this way)
3させて
させて: a causative form meaning "made (someone) run," and the subject is reversed
4させようとして
させようとして: means "trying to make (someone) run," which doesn't fit the context
Q8
散歩から帰ってきた（ ）、大つぶの雨が降り始めた。
Related grammar point 15 玄関を出たとたん
散歩から帰ってきた（とたん）、大つぶの雨が降り始めた。
Just as I came back from my walk, big drops of rain started to fall.
1ように
ように: reports the content of an instruction, which doesn't fit the context
2なら
なら: a hypothetical, "if ...," which doesn't fit the context
3とたん ✓
Correct. とたん: Grammar point ⑮ of this lesson, meaning "the moment ... (something unexpected happens)"; "the moment I got back, heavy rain started"
4ほど
ほど: expresses degree, which doesn't fit the context
Part 2: Building sentences
Put the 4 options into slots 1–4 in order, then pick the one that lands in the ★ slot.
Q1
パックの牛乳は横を強く12★4ので気をつけてください。
Related grammar point 18 コンビニに寄ることもある
パックの牛乳は横を強く1持つと2中身が3★こぼれる4ことがあるので気をつけてください。
Order: 2 → 4 → 3 → 1 ★ = option 3
If you grip a milk carton hard on its sides, the contents sometimes spill out, so please be careful.
How the sentence is built
First comes 「持つと」, followed by 「中身が」. The ★ falls on 「こぼれる」, which comes after 「中身が」, and the sentence ends with 「ことがある」 (corresponding to Grammar point ⑱ of this lesson, "sometimes ..."). Full sentence: パックの牛乳は横を強く 持つと 中身が こぼれる★ ことがある ので気をつけてください。
Q2
仕事中に頭痛が12★4、病院へ行った。
Related grammar point 12 飼わせてもらった
仕事中に頭痛が1ひどくなった2ので3★早退させて4もらって、病院へ行った。
Order: 4 → 3 → 2 → 1 ★ = option 2
My headache got worse during work, so I asked to leave early and went to the hospital.
How the sentence is built
First comes 「ひどくなった」, followed by 「ので」. The ★ falls on 「早退させて」, which comes after 「ので」, and the sentence ends with 「もらって」 (corresponding to Grammar point ⑫ of this lesson, "allow me to ..."). Full sentence: 仕事中に頭痛が ひどくなった ので 早退させて★ もらって、病院へ行った。
Q3
友だちが12★4から、びっくりした。
Related grammar point 15 玄関を出たとたん
友だちが1メールを2見た3★とたん4泣き出したから、びっくりした。
Order: 2 → 1 → 3 → 4 ★ = option 3
I was surprised because my friend burst into tears the moment she saw the email.
How the sentence is built
First comes 「メールを」, followed by 「見た」. The ★ falls on 「とたん」 (corresponding to Grammar point ⑮ of this lesson, "the moment ..."), which comes after 「見た」, and the sentence ends with 「泣き出した」. Full sentence: 友だちが メールを 見た とたん★ 泣き出した から、びっくりした。
Part 3: Grammar in a passage
Blank 1
Related grammar point 14 散歩に行きたがって
1行った
行った: a plain past tense, "went," which doesn't fit the causal context of 「今週も…から、連れていくことにした」 (the reason should explain that she "wanted to go")
2行きたかった
行きたかった: expresses the speaker's own wish to go, but the subject here is the child, and 「〜たかった」 is not used to describe another person's wish
3行ったばかりだ
行ったばかりだ: means "just went," which doesn't fit the context
4行きたがった ✓
Correct. 行きたがった: Grammar point ⑭ of this lesson, meaning "(the child) showed that she wanted to go"; "this week again she wanted to go"
Blank 2
Related grammar point 20 顔中なめられてしまう
1頼まれてもらう
頼まれてもらう: this is not a valid grammatical combination
2頼まれてしまう ✓
Correct. 頼まれてしまう: Grammar point ⑳ of this lesson, meaning "I get asked, and can't help it"; "when asked like that, it's hard to refuse"
3頼んでしまう
頼んでしまう: means "(I) end up asking ...," and the subject is reversed (the child is the one asking "me")
4頼んでもらう
頼んでもらう: means "have (someone) make a request on one's behalf," which doesn't fit the context
Blank 3
Related grammar point 15 玄関を出たとたん
1ばかりで
ばかりで: means "nothing but ...," which doesn't fit the context
2そうで
そうで: expresses a judgment based on appearance, which doesn't fit the context
3とたん ✓
Correct. とたん: Grammar point ⑮ of this lesson, meaning "the moment ..."; "the moment we entered the amusement park, my daughter ..."
4らしい
らしい: expresses conjecture, "it seems that ...," which doesn't fit the context
Blank 4
Related grammar point 13 約束させられた
1乗らされた ✓
Correct. 乗らされた: Grammar point ⑬ of this lesson, the causative passive, meaning "was made to ..."; "in the end I was made to ride together"
2乗らせてもらった
乗らせてもらった: means "was allowed to ride, with the other person's permission," which doesn't fit the helpless context of "couldn't let her ride alone and was dragged along to ride together"
3乗られた
乗られた: a plain passive, which is unnatural here
4乗られてしまった
乗られてしまった: likewise, this does not match the way 「乗る」 is normally used in the passive
Show the passage with answers and translation
My daughter loves amusement parks. This week too, she wanted to go, so I decided to take her. When she says "Take me!", it's hard to say no. The moment we entered the amusement park, my daughter ran happily toward her favorite ride. After that, she kept wanting to ride one thing after another, which was exhausting. I got tired and tried to let her ride the merry-go-round alone, but in the end I was made to ride it with her. But when I saw how happy my daughter looked, I somehow felt happy too, and I thought it was good that we came.
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.
教室で先生と学生が話しています。学生はどうして休み時間に教室から飛び出したのですか。
問 学生はどうして休み時間に教室から飛び出したのですか。
Transcript
F：あれ？どうしてみんな卵、持ってるの？
M：休み時間に買ってきたんです。先生、今日は学校の前のスーパー、卵が88円なんですよ。
F：へえ、それでみんなベルが鳴ったとたんに教室から飛び出していったのね。どうしたのかと思った。88円は安いね。私もあとで買いに行こうかな。
M：じゃ、これどうぞ。2つ買ってきましたから。
F：え？いいの？ありがとう。
F: Huh? Why is everyone holding eggs?
M: We bought them during the break. Teacher, today at the supermarket in front of the school, eggs are only 88 yen!
F: I see, so that's why everyone rushed out of the classroom the moment the bell rang. I wondered what was going on. 88 yen is cheap. Maybe I'll go buy some later too.
M: Then, here you go. I bought two.
F: What? Is that okay? Thank you.
問 学生はどうして休み時間に教室から飛び出したのですか。
1卵を持っていたから
2卵を買いに行きたかったから ✓
3卵を2つ買ってきたから
4卵を買ってくるように頼まれたから
Why did the student rush out of the classroom during the break?
The question asks why the student rushed out of the classroom during the break. 「卵を持っていたから」 is a result, not a reason (this rules out 1), and 「卵を2つ買ってきたから」 is also a result of having bought them (this rules out 3). There is no mention at all of someone asking the student to buy eggs (this rules out 4). The real reason is 「今日は学校の前のスーパー、卵が88円なんですよ」: eggs were on sale for 88 yen at the supermarket in front of the school today, so as soon as the students heard the bell, they all rushed out to buy some. → 卵を買いに行きたかったから. The answer is 2.
Grammar in this question
〜たとたんに：(Grammar point ⑮ of this lesson) The moment ... 「ベルが鳴ったとたんに」 = the moment the bell rang ...
Key vocabulary
ベル bell
安い（やすい） cheap
Q2
Options are printed on the test paper: read them, then listen.
女の人と男の人が話しています。男の人はどうして疲れていますか。
問 男の人はどうして疲れていますか。
Transcript
F：佐藤さん、どうしたんですか。お疲れのようですね。
M：ゆうべ、課長に飲みに誘われてさ…。
F：え、2人で飲みに行ったんですか？何か注意されたとか？
M：いや、そうじゃなくて、課長、機嫌がよかったみたいで「飲め、飲め」って次から次へと…。
F：へえ。
M：ぼくも酒は嫌いじゃないからいいんだけど…同じ話を何回も聞かされて、大変だったんだよ。
F：そんなのまじめに聞かないで、勝手に言わせておけばいいんですよ。
F: Mr. Sato, what's wrong? You look tired.
M: Last night the section chief invited me out for a drink...
F: Oh, did the two of you go drinking alone? Did he scold you about something?
M: No, it's not that. The section chief seemed to be in a good mood, and kept saying "Drink, drink!" one cup after another...
F: I see.
M: I don't dislike drinking either, so that's fine... but I was made to listen to the same story over and over, and it was rough.
F: You shouldn't listen to that kind of thing so seriously. Just let him talk as he pleases.
問 男の人はどうして疲れていますか。
1課長に注意されたから
2課長の話を聞かなければならなかったから ✓
3課長にお酒をたくさん飲まされたから
4お酒が高かったから
Why is the man tired?
The question asks why the man is tired. The man clearly denies being scolded by the section chief (this rules out 1). The passage mentions 「飲め、飲めって次から次へと」, but the man follows with 「ぼくも酒は嫌いじゃないからいいんだけど」. He doesn't mind the drinking itself, so being pushed to drink is not what really tires him out (this rules out 3). There is no mention of the price of the alcohol (this rules out 4). What really wore him out is 「同じ話を何回も聞かされて、大変だったんだよ」: he was made to listen to the section chief tell the same story over and over. → 課長の話を聞かなければならなかったから. The answer is 2.
Grammar in this question
〜(さ)せられる：(Grammar point ⑬ of this lesson) The causative passive, "be made to ..." 「話を聞かされて」 = being made to listen to a story.
Key vocabulary
機嫌（きげん） mood
まじめに seriously
Q3
Options are printed on the test paper: read them, then listen.
男の人と女の人が話しています。女の人が子どものときしたくなかったことは何ですか。
問 女の人が子どものときしたくなかったことは何ですか。
Transcript
M：ねえ、子どものときご両親はきびしかった？
F：そうね、きびしかったかなあ。でも、いろいろやらせてくれたけどね。
M：へえ、例えば？
F：ピアノとかバレエとか、お茶とか。
M：えっ、お茶、習ってたの！？
F：うん。でも水泳も習わされてさ…。
M：へえ、そうなんだ。
M: Hey, were your parents strict when you were a kid?
F: Well, I guess they were pretty strict. But they let me do lots of different things.
M: Oh, like what?
F: Piano, ballet, tea ceremony, and so on.
M: What, you studied tea ceremony!?
F: Yeah. But I was also made to take swimming lessons...
M: Oh, I see.
問 女の人が子どものときしたくなかったことは何ですか。
1ピアノ
2バレエ
3お茶
4水泳 ✓
What did the woman not want to do as a child?
The question asks what the woman did not want to do as a child. The woman mentions 「ピアノとかバレエとか、お茶とか」, listing several lessons her parents had her take using 「〜とか〜とか」, and her tone does not show any reluctance (this rules out 1, 2, and 3). The sentence with a reluctant tone is the one where she deliberately uses the causative passive of Grammar point ⑬ of this lesson: 「水泳も習わされてさ…」. She was "made to" take swimming lessons, which implies it was something she didn't want to do but was forced into. → 水泳. The answer is 4.
Grammar in this question
〜(さ)せられる：(Grammar point ⑬ of this lesson) The causative passive, "be made to ..." 「水泳も習わされて」 = I was made to take swimming lessons too.
Key vocabulary
厳しい（きびしい） strict
バレエ ballet