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a) VOCABULARY
INSTRUCTIONS: In each sentence in the following, a word or phrase is
bold or underlined. Next to each sentence are four other words or
phrases.
You are to choose the one word or phrase that would best keep the
meaning
of the original sentence. Then, mark your answer on your answer sheet.
1. ������� �䂤�߂��� ���{�̂͂Ȃł��B
(A) beautiful
(B) famous
(C) dreamy
(D) fragile
2. ���{�̐l������ �悭 ���낢����Ԃ� ���ɍs���܂��B
(A) colorful
(B) famous
(C) various
(D) often
3. �ߌ� ������� �s���܂��B
(A) a walk
(B) running
(C) woods
(D) park
4. �ƂĂ� �傫�� ���������ł��B
(A) library
(B) garden
(C) museum
(D) park
5. ��l�� ���ǂ��� �������� �����тɍs���܂��B
(A) big
(B) many (people)
(C) enjoy
(D) very often
6. ���j���� ���Ȃ��� ��������������ł����A �w�Z�ɗ��܂���ł����ˁB
(A) wanted to give
(B) wanted to call
(C) wanted to eat
(D) wanted to see
7. ���ガ�傤�� �₷�݂�������܂���ł������A ������
���Ԃ� ��邩���� ��ł��B
(A) wind
(B) sickness
(C) a cold
(D) a devil
8. �����낤�� ���傤���������� �ׂ傤���Ă��܂��B
(A) sociology
(B) music
(C) today's education
(D) study of education
9. ���{�̑�w���� �Ȃ₷���� �A���o�C�g�� ���܂��B
(A) job
(B) summer vacation
(C) winter vacation
(D) holiday
10. �f�p�|�g�� �Ƃ߂����܂��B
(A) going
(B) leaving
(C) employed
(D) looking for
11. �킽���� �Ȃ₷�݂� �f�p�|�g�� �͂��炫�܂����B
(A) looked for
(B) shopped
(C) opened
(D) worked
12. �킽�����Ƃ����� �����ł����B
(A) place
(B) phone number
(C) feelings
(D) work
13. �Ȃ� ���������܂��傤���B
(A) do
(B) rise
(C) invite
(D) visit
14. ����� �݂����������B
(A) look at
(B) show
(C) eat
(D) write
15. ���ꂩ�� �T�O�O�~���炢�� �n���J�`�� �ɂ܂�
�������B
(A) Yen
(B) exactly
(C) black
(D) about
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b) TRANSITION WORDS / COHESION
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the appropriate transition word that best fills
the blank. Then, mark your answer.
16. �킽���͋��N�h�C�c�֍s���܂����B�Q�Q�Q �t�����X�ւ��s���܂����B
(A) �Ƃ����
(B) �ł�
(C) ����
(D) ���ꂩ��
p82 D30
17. �킽���� �w���ł��B �Q�Q�Q ���ɂ� �w���ł͂���܂���B
(A) ������
(B) �����
(C) �ł�
(D) ���ꂩ��
p74D59�@�@
18. ��� �I�|�N�����h�� �s���܂����B�Q�Q�Q �͂��Ԃ���� ����Ԃ� ���܂����B
(A) ������
(B) �Ƃ����
(C) ����
(D) ����ł�
p56 D11
19. �킽���͓��{�������ł��B�Q�Q�Q���{��� �ׂ傤���Ă� �܂��B
(A) ������
(B) �����
(C) �ł�
(D) �Ƃ����
p53 D63
20. �X�~�X����� �W���Y �������ł��B�Q�Q�Q �|�s�����|���傷���ł��B
(A) ����ł�
(B) �����
(C) ����
(D) �ł�
p49 D19
21. CUSTOMER: ������ �������ł��ˁB SALES PERSON: �Q�Q�Q ����� �������ł����B
(A) �ł�
(B) ����
(C) �����
(D) ������
p38 D41
22. �����A���� �Ђ�ł��ˁB�Q�Q�Q ���� �Ȃł����B
(A) �ł�
(B) ���ꂩ��
(C) ����
(D) �Ƃ����
p32 D41
23. ���T�̋��j���� ���Ђ܂ł����B�Q�Q�Q���Ԃ��� �����Ղ� �ɂ܂������Ă��܂��B
�킽���Ƃ�������� ���Ԃ��� ���ɍs���܂��B
(A) ������
(B) ����
(C) �ł�
(D) ������
p30 D67
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c) MODIFIED CLOZE-MULTIPLE
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the
passage. Then, on your answer sheet, mark your answer.
PASSAGE 1.
�킽���̂Ȃ܂��� 24. �Q�Q�Q (A) ���� (B) �Ђ낱 (C)
���� (D) �������� �ł��B ���A�w���ł��B�w�Z�̓T���t�����V�X�R��
����܂��B���|���|����� 25. �Q�Q�Q (A) �킽���� (B) �킽����
(C) ���� (D) �킽���� �Ƃ������ł��B ��� ���|���|�����
�_�E���^�E���� �s���܂����B26. �Q�Q�Q( A) ������ (B) ���̂�
(C) �������� (D) ���傤 ���X�g���� �� �������� �H�ׂ܂����B ���|���|�����
�������� ���������ł��B ���|���|����� ���{�ꂪ 27. �Q�Q�Q
(A)
�ւ� (B) ���傤��(C) �͂Ȃ� (D) �����܂� �ł� ����܂��� �Ƃ��ǂ�
���{�� 28. �Q�Q�Q (A) �ׂ傤 (B) ����� (C) ������ (D) ���Ƃ�
��
�݂܂��B ��T�o�|�N���|�� ���{�� �������� �݂܂����B �ƂĂ�
29.
�Q�Q�Q
(A)
�悢�ł��� (B) �悩���� (C) ���� (D) �������낢
�ł��B
PASSAGE 2.
�u���Ԃ��v�� �P�U�O�O�N����� 30. �Q�Q�Q(A) �͂��܂�ł�
(B) �͂��܂�܂� (C) �͂��܂�܂��� (D) �͂��܂�ł��� �B ���̂���
�u���Ԃ��v�� 31. �Q�Q�Q (A) �݂Ȃ��� (B) ����݂�� (C) ���������
(D) �������� ���炭 �ł����B ���� ���{�� �����Ђ傤�Ă��� 32.
�Q�Q�Q�Q
(A)
���Ԃ� (B) ��������� (C) �X�|�|�c (D) ���� �� �ЂƂł��B
PASSAGE 3.
�����낤�͑�w�̂R�N���ł��B ���傤���������� �ׂ傤 33.
�Q�Q�Q
(A)
�����Ă��܂� (B) ���܂� (C) ���Ă��܂� (D) �ł� �B���{�̑�w���� �Ȃ₷�݂�
�悭 34. �Q�Q�Q (A) �A���o�C�g �ł� (B) �A���o�C�g���܂� (C)
���������ւ��܂� (D) ���������ł� �B��w�� �ċx�݂� �V�� 35.
�Q�Q�Q
(A) �� (B) �� (C) �� (D) �� �W���ł��B �����낤�� �V���� 36. �Q�Q�Q
(A)
�����Ƃ� (B) �A���o�C�g�� (C) �A���o�C�g�� (D) ��������
���܂����B
PASSAGE 4.
���{�� �f�p�|�g 37. �Q�Q�Q (A) �Ȃǂ� (B) �Ȃǂ� (C)
�� (D) �� �Ă�� ���Ƃ� �����ւ� �Ă��˂� 38. �Q�Q�Q (A)
�� (B) �ł� (C) �� (D) �܂� �B ���� �Ă�� ���Ⴍ�� 39.
�Q�Q�Q
(A)
������ (B) ���� (C) ���Ƃ� (D) ���킢�� �ł��B�Ă�F40.
�Q�Q�Q
(A) ���������܂� (B) ������Ⴂ (C) ��������Ⴂ�܂� (D) ���炵��܂� �B
�Ȃɂ� ���������܂��傤���B���Ⴍ�F ���C���R�|�g�� �ق�����ł����B�Ă�F
41.
�Q�Q�Q
(A)
�ǂȂ��� (B) �����Ⴍ���� (C) �����Ⴍ���܂� (D) ���Ȃ��� �ł��ˁB���Ⴍ�F
�͂��A�킽���� 42. �Q�Q�Q (A) ����ł� (B) ����܂� (C) �ł�
(D) �܂��B
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d) LOCATING GRAMMAR ERRORS / Particles
INSTRUCTIONS: Each question consists of a sentence in which 4
relationals,
particles, or word endings are bold. The 4 bold marked
parts
of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), or (D). You are to identify
the
ONE bold marked part that would NOT BE ACCEPTED in standard written
Japanese.
Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark
your
answer.
43. ������(A)�� �䂤�߂�(B)�� ���{(C)���Ԃł�(D)���B p71D63
44. �킽���� ���Ƃ���(A)�� ��������(B)�� �������Ă�(C)�� ������(D)���݂̂܂����Bp71D63
45. ���Ƃ�(A)���Ђ�(B)�� �ɂ�(C)�� �͂��炢(D)�����܂��B p66D56
46. ���(A)�� ���ガ�傤(B)�� �₷��(C)���� �����(D)�����ł� ���Bp62D37
47. �ǂ�(A)�� (B)�� �͂Ȃ�(C)�� �����܂��傤 (D)���B p62D33
48. ���̂�(A)�� (B)�� ����(C)�� �������� (D)�� �₷�݂܂����B p59D15
49. ���̂�(A)����(B)�� ��(C)�� �ł��(D)�����܂����B p56D56
50. ���̂�������(A)�� (B)�� �������� ���{(C)�� �ɂ�(D)������܂��Bp56D33
51. �䂤����(A)�� �Ђ�(B)�� ���Ȃ�(C)�� ������� �Ԍ�(D)�� �ł��܂��B p55D26
52. ���j��(A)�� ���Ȃ�(B)�� ������(C)���ł�����(D)�ł��B p40D22
53. �T���Q�O�� (A)�� (B)�� ��w(C)�� �X�~�X����(D)�� �����܂��Bp25D19
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d) LOCATING GRAMMAR ERRORS / Phrases, Words
INSTRUCTIONS: Each question consists of a sentence in which 4 phrases,
words, or word endings are bold. The 4 bold marked
parts
of the sentence are marked A, B, C, or D. You are to identify the ONE
underlined
part that would NOT BE ACCEPTED in standard written Japanese. Then, on
your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your
answer.
54. (A)�킽�������̖{��(B)�킽���̂������Ƃ������� (C)���炢 (D)�܂����B p82 D26
55. (A)�u���E������� (B)�R�|�q�|�� (C)����Ԃ�� �̂�(D)�܂����B p77 D30
56. (A)������������(B)�� �{�� (C)�������� (D)�܂����B p74 D44
57. (A)�т������ւ� (B)�ǂ��Ԃ���ւ� (C)������ (D)���ł����B p67 D67
58. (A)�������Ă� (B)���� (C)�ł� (D)���B p64 D41
59. (A)��l (B)�� (C)���ǂ� �� �����т� (D)�ł��B p55 D70
60. (A)���� �Ȃɂ� (B)����(C)������ (D)���B p53 D15
61. (A)�ɂ�� �� �� (B)�������� (C)�� (D)�܂��Bp49 D56
62. (A)���� ���� (B)�� ���͂� (C)�� (D)���炢�܂����Bp40 D78
63. (A)��� (B)���傤���� �������� �� (C)�������� (D)����܂����B p34 D48
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e) READING COMPREHENSION
INSTRUCTIONS: In this reading comprehension section, you will be given
a CONVERSATION and a PASSAGE followed by QUESTIONS about the meaning of
the material. You are to choose the ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C), or
(D), to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of
the
problem and mark your answer.
CONVERSATION.
���F ���������A�X����� �������ł����B
�悵���F �͂��A�����ł��B
���F �悵������� ��������Ⴂ�܂����B
�悵���F �킽�����ł����B�B�B
���F ���A�悵������A�ڂ� ���ł��B
�悵���F ����A����ɂ��́B
���F ���j���� ���Ȃ��� ��������������ł����A�w�Z��
���܂���ł����ˁB�т傤���ł������B
�悵���F �����A���ガ�傤�� �₷�݂�������܂���ł������A
������ ���Ԃ� ��邩������ł��B
���F �܂��A��邢��ł����B
�悵���F �������A��� ������˂Ă��܂������� ������ ����
�������傤�Ԃł��B
QUESTIONS.
64. ��コ��� ���j���� �w�Z�� �s���܂������B
(A) ������
(B) �͂�
(C) �����ł���
(D) �킩��܂���
65. ���ꂪ �ł��� ���܂������B
(A) ���
(B) �X ����̂�����
(C) �悵��
(D) �킩��܂���
66. ��コ��� �悵������� ���������ł����B
(A) �͂��A���������ł�
(B) �킩��܂���
(C) ������
(D) �͂�
67. �悵������� ��� �Ȃɂ����� ���܂������B
(A) ���������ɂ��܂���
(B) ���������ł˂܂���
(C) ��コ��̂������ł���
(D) ������ �˂Ă��܂���
PASSAGE.
���̂� ���Ƃ��Ƃ� �Ƃ��������� �������� �����Ղ� �R�܂�
���炢�܂����B���Ƃ��Ƃ� �ڂ��� ���̂����Ղ� �Q�܂� ����܂����B������
������ ����������� ��������� �������ɂ�������ł��B�ڂ��� ��������
��������D���ł��B�Ƃ��� �A�����J�� �������� �D���ł��B���̉f����������낢�ł��傤�B
QUESTIONS.
68. ���̐l �i�ڂ��j �� ������ ����� �������� �s���܂����B
(A) ���Ƃ���
(B) ������
(C) �Ƃ�����
(D) ������
69. ���̐l�� �Ƃ��� �Ȃɂ� �D���ł����B
(A) ����
(B) ������
(C) �A�����J��
(D) �A�����J�� �f��
70. ����������� ���� �f��� �s���܂����B
(A) ���̂�
(B) ��
(C) ����
(D) �킩��܂���
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f) KATAKANA
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the ONE best KATAKANA word, (A), (B), (C) or (D)
that corresponds to the English word. Then, on your answer sheet, mark
your answer.
71. taxi
�i�`�j�^�N�X�B
�i�a�j�^�N�V�|
�i�b�j�^�V�|
�i�c�j�^�N�V
72. department store
�i�`�j�f�p�g
�i�a�j�f�p�g�|
�i�b�j�f�p�|�g
�i�c�j�f�|�p�g
73. USA
�i�`�j�A�����J
�i�a�j�A�����J
�i�b�j�A�|�����J
�i�c�j�A���|���J
74. jazz
�i�`�j�W���|�Y
�i�a�j�W���b�Y
�i�b�j�W���|�Y
�i�c�j�W���Y
75. records
�i�`�j���R�I�h
�i�a�j���J�|�h
�i�b�j���R�|�h
�i�c�j���R�|�h
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g) TRANSLATION--Japanese to English
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the best translation. Then, on your answer sheet,
mark your answer.
76. ���{��� �܂� �ւ��ł��B
A) Japan is still poor.
B) My Japanese is still poor.
C) My Japanese is wrong again.
D) Japanese is hectic.
77. ���̂͂Ȃ��� �������낭 ����܂���B
A) This pear isn't tasty.
B) This song isn't interesting.
C) This story isn't interesting.
D) This flower isn't white.
78. ��� �X�g�|���Y�^�E���� �������̂� �����܂����B
A) Did you go shopping at Stonestown yesterday?
B) Yesterday I went to Stonestown.
C) I went shopping at Stonestown yesterday.
D) Today I went shopping at Stonestown.
79. �ЂƂ�� �T���m�[�� ���܂����B
A) I didn't like San Jose.
B) I liked San Jose a lot.
C) I came to San Jose alone.
D) I came to San Jose a month ago.
80. ������� �䂤�߂��� ���{�� �Ԃł��B
A) Japanese flowers are my favorite.
B) SAKE is a famous Japanese drink.
C) Cherry blossoms are famous Japanese flowers.
D) "SAKURA" is a famous Japanese song.
81. ��� �i�����́j��������� ��������݂� �s���܂��傤�B
A) Let's go to that park to see the cherry blossoms.
B) Let's go to UENO Park to see the cherry blossoms.
C) Let's go to UENO park to see paintings.
D) Shall we go see the cherry blossoms in UENO Park?
82. ������� �ւ�ȂĂł��ˁB
A) The weather is a little cold.
B) The weather is strange, isn't it?
C) The weather was a little strange, wasn't it?
D) The weather is a little strange, isn't it?
83. �ǂ�� ���ׂ��̂� �D���ł����B
A) What kind of drink do you like?
B) What kind of food do you like?
C) What kind of food did you like?
D) What kind of food would you like?
84. ���傤�� �X������R���܂� ���ガ�傤�� ����܂��B
A) I had classes from 9:00 to 3:00 yesterday.
B) I have classes from 9:00 to 3:00 today.
C) Kiyo had classes from 9:00 to 3:00 yesterday.
D) Kiyo has classes from 9:00 to 3:00 today.
85. ���� ������ ���܂��B
A) You will come to my house tomorrow, won't you?
B) You wouldn't like to come to my house tomorrow, would you?
C) You'd like to come to my house tomorrow, wouldn't you?
D) Won't you come to my house tomorrow?
86. ���܂� ������ ���܂����B
A) Until when did you stay here?
B) Until when did you stay there?
C) Until when are you going to be here?
D) Until when are you going to be there?
87. ���{��� �ׂ傤����̂� �����ւ�ł����A�������낢�ł��B
A) Japanese is very hard, but it's interesting.
B) Japanese is very interesting, so I study it.
C) Japanese is very interesting to study.
D) It's hard to study Japanese, but it's interesting.
88. �����ȃX�|�|�c�� �Ȃ�ł����B
A) Do you like to play sports?
B) When do you want to play sports?
C) What sport would you like to play?
D) What is your favorite sport?
89. �Ђ�� ������ ���傭���� ������܂��B
A) I will go home for lunch at noon.
B) I will go home at noon.
C) I will go home at noon to work.
D) Phil goes home for lunch at noon.
90. �� �ǂ�� �����Ƃ� ���Ă��܂����B
A) What kind of poems do you know now?
B) What kind of things do you do when you are free?
C) What kind of work do you know?
D) What kind of work are you doing now?
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h) MODIFIED CLOZE
INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the words that will best complete
the passage. Use the words below, and then mark your answer on your
answer
sheet. Use each word once.
PASSAGE #1.
�킽���̂Ȃ܂��� �����������ł��B�� �w���ł��B���������� 91.�Q�Q�Q
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