Before you read on, sit Mock Exam 5 under real conditions: 60 minutes, headphones on, nothing else open. Every explanation below gives the answers away, so a score taken after reading this page tells you very little.
This set leans towards construction and building cleaning - morning safety meetings, helmets and tools, the weather deciding the dayโs work, cleaning rotas for offices and stations, and a foreman who changes his mind. The rest is ordinary daily life. If you want a different mix, there are all ten mock exams to choose from.
Answer key
| Question | Section | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script and Vocabulary | 1 - ใฆใถใใ |
| 2 | Script and Vocabulary | 2 - ใฏใใ |
| 3 | Script and Vocabulary | 3 - ใจใใใใ |
| 4 | Script and Vocabulary | 2 - ใกใ ใใ |
| 5 | Script and Vocabulary | 1 - ๆฉใใซ |
| 6 | Script and Vocabulary | 3 - ใใใณ |
| 7 | Script and Vocabulary | 1 - ใฉใใ |
| 8 | Script and Vocabulary | 2 - ใใ ใใใค |
| 9 | Script and Vocabulary | 3 - ใใ |
| 10 | Script and Vocabulary | 2 - ็ใฆ |
| 11 | Script and Vocabulary | 1 - ้ใพใฃใฆ |
| 12 | Script and Vocabulary | 3 - ๅคใ |
| 13 | Conversation and Expression | 1 - ใใใพใใใใ |
| 14 | Conversation and Expression | 2 - ใตใฃใใ |
| 15 | Conversation and Expression | 3 - ใใใฅใใฆใใใพใ |
| 16 | Conversation and Expression | 1 - ใพใ ใงใ |
| 17 | Conversation and Expression | 2 - ้ฃในใ |
| 18 | Conversation and Expression | 3 - ใฒใใฆ |
| 19 | Conversation and Expression | 2 - ๆฐใใคใใฆใใ ใใ |
| 20 | Conversation and Expression | 1 - ๅใใใใใงใใ |
| 21 | Conversation and Expression | 3 - ๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใ |
| 22 | Conversation and Expression | 2 - ใใคใใใใพใ |
| 23 | Conversation and Expression | 1 - ใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ |
| 24 | Conversation and Expression | 3 - ใใใพใใ |
| 25 | Listening | 2 - ใใซใกใใใฎใฒใใใใใ |
| 26 | Listening | 3 - ๅธๅฝนๆใซ่กใใใ |
| 27 | Listening | 1 - ใใใฃใฆ |
| 28 | Listening | 2 - ใใพใ |
| 29 | Listening | 3 - ่ถ่ฒใใฆใใใใถใชใใค |
| 30 | Listening | 1 - 720ๅ |
| 31 | Listening | 3 - ็ ้ขใฎใใใ |
| 32 | Listening | 2 - 1ๆ |
| 33 | Listening | 2 - ๅฎๅ จใกใฌใใใใใ |
| 34 | Listening | 3 - ๅค9ๆ |
| 35 | Listening | 1 - ้ใใใใใงใจใฃใใ ใใใใ่ฒทใ |
| 36 | Listening | 2 - ใดใ ใฎใฆใถใใใใใ |
| 37 | Reading | 3 - ไผ็คพใฎๅ |
| 38 | Reading | 1 - ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆใใ |
| 39 | Reading | 2 - ๅฝใใๅฎถๆใๆฅใใใ |
| 40 | Reading | 1 - ๅธๆฐใใผใซใฎใใใใใใ |
| 41 | Reading | 2 - ใตใณใในใใ |
| 42 | Reading | 3 - ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ |
| 43 | Reading | 1 - ้ป่ปใใในใง่กใ |
| 44 | Reading | 2 - ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆๅธฐใ |
| 45 | Reading | 1 - ้ป่ฒใใใฟใณใๆผใ |
| 46 | Reading | 3 - ใใใใๆญขใใฆๆฐดใๅ ฅใใ |
| 47 | Reading | 2 - 2,500ๅ |
| 48 | Reading | 1 - 1ๆฅใใฉใณ |
Script and Vocabulary (questions 1โ12)
Question 1
ๅทฅไบใฎใใใฐใงใใใใใใชใใใใซๆใซใฏใใใใฎใงใใใฌใฎใฎใใฎใใใใใฎใใฎใใใใพใใ
ใใคใใใ่ชญใใงใใใกใฐใใใใใจใฐใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใฆใถใใ
- ใในใฏ
- ใใคใใ
Answer: 1 โ ใฆใถใใ
Something you put on your hands (ๆใซใฏใใ) so you donโt get hurt, made of cloth or leather, is ใฆใถใใ (gloves). A ใในใฏ covers your mouth and nose, and ใใคใใ (socks) go on your feet, not your hands. Learn the verbs in chunks: gloves are ใฏใใ or ใใ, helmets and hats are ใใถใ, and glasses are ใใใ.
Question 2
้ซใๆใงไฝๆฅญใใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใใใใซไธใฃใใใไธใใใใใพใใ
ใใคใใใ่ชญใใงใใใกใฐใใใใใจใฐใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใปใใ
- ใฏใใ
- ใใฑใ
Answer: 2 โ ใฏใใ
You climb up (ไธใ, ใฎใผใ) and down (ไธใใ, ใใใ) a ใฏใใ (ladder) to work in high places (้ซใๆ, ใใใใจใใ). A ใปใใ is a broom and a ใใฑใ is a bucket - both are tools, but you do not climb on them. The ใใใใใใใใ pattern lists typical actions - here, climbing up and down.
Question 3
ๆฌใ่ชญใใ ใใๅใใใใงใใๆใงใใๆฌใๅใใใจใใฏใใซใผใใใใใพใใ
ใใคใใใ่ชญใใงใใใกใฐใใใใใจใฐใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใณใใ ใคใใ
- ใใใฟใใใ
- ใจใใใใ
Answer: 3 โ ใจใใใใ
A place where you read and borrow (ๅใใ, ใใใ) books with a card is a ใจใใใใ (library). A ใณใใ ใคใใ is an art museum, and a ใใใฟใใใ is a community centre - neither is where you borrow books. Places ending in ใใใ (้คจ) are buildings with a purpose: ใจใใใใ, ใณใใ ใคใใ, ใใใใใใ.
Question 4
้จใจ้ขจใๅผทใใฎใงใไปๆฅใฎๅคใฎไฝๆฅญใฏ๏ผใ๏ผใซใชใใพใใใ
- ใใ ใฃใฑใค
- ใกใ ใใ
- ใใใ
Answer: 2 โ ใกใ ใใ
Because of strong rain and wind, outdoor work was called off: ใกใ ใใ (ไธญๆญข, cancellation) + ใซใชใ. ใใ ใฃใฑใค (departure) and ใใใ (reservation) are nouns that fit the grammar but not the meaning. On a site you will hear ้จๅคฉไธญๆญข (ใใฆใใกใ ใใ), โcancelled if it rainsโ, on almost every wet morning.
Question 5
ๅคๆนใฏ้ใใใใฎใงใ๏ผใ๏ผๅบใใใใปใใใใใงใใใ
- ๆฉใใซ
- ใใฃใใ
- ใชใใชใ
Answer: 1 โ ๆฉใใซ
The roads get crowded (ใใ) in the evening, so the advice is to leave early: ๆฉใใซ (ใฏใใใซ, a little earlier than usual). ใใฃใใ (slowly, taking your time) is the opposite of the advice, and ใชใใชใ needs a negative verb after it (ใชใใชใๆฅใชใ). ใใใปใใใใใงใใ is friendly advice, and worth knowing for the conversation section too.
Question 6
ใใฟใฏใใใพใฃใ๏ผใ๏ผใฎๆใซๅบใใฆใใ ใใใ
- ใญใ ใ
- ใฆใใ
- ใใใณ
Answer: 3 โ ใใใณ
Rubbish goes out on the morning of a fixed (ใใพใฃใ) day of the week: ใใใณ (ๆๆฅ). ใญใ ใ (price) and ใฆใใ (weather) cannot be โdecidedโ days you put rubbish out on. Rubbish rules in Japan are set by day of the week, so ไฝๆๆฅ is one of the first questions to ask in a new dormitory.
Question 7
ใ้ๅ ทใใฏใใฒใใใชใงใฉใๆธใใพใใใ
- ใฉใใ
- ใจใใ
- ใฉใใ
Answer: 1 โ ใฉใใ
้ๅ ท (tools) is read ใฉใใ, with voiced sounds at both ends. ใจใใ drops the voicing on the first sound, and ใฉใใ drops it on the last. You will hear it every day on site: ้ๅ ทใใใใฅใใฆใใ ใใ, put the tools away. ้ๅ ท is a workplace essential: ้ๅ ท็ฎฑ (ใฉใใใฐใ) is a toolbox.
Question 8
ใไผๆฅใใฏใใฒใใใชใงใฉใๆธใใพใใใ
- ใใ ใใซใก
- ใใ ใใใค
- ใใ ใใค
Answer: 2 โ ใใ ใใใค
ไผๆฅ (day off, holiday) is ใใ ใใใค - here ๆฅ is read ใใค, not ใซใก. ใใ ใใซใก uses the more common reading of ๆฅ in the wrong place, and ใใ ใใค shortens the long vowel in ใใ ใ. The same ใใค reading appears in ๆฌๆฅ (ใปใใใค, today), which you will see on shop signs and notices.
Question 9
ใๅๅพใใฏใใฒใใใชใงใฉใๆธใใพใใใ
- ใใใ
- ใใ
- ใใ
Answer: 3 โ ใใ
ๅๅพ (afternoon, p.m.) is ใใ: two short ใ sounds. ใใใ adds a long vowel that is not there, and ใใ loses the voicing on the first sound. Its partner is ๅๅ (ใใใ), morning or a.m. Both appear on every timetable and shift chart.
Question 10
ๅคใฏๅฏใใฎใงใใใใใใๆใ๏ผใ๏ผไฝๆฅญใใฆใใ ใใใ
- ๅใฃใฆ
- ็ใฆ
- ๅฃฒใฃใฆ
Answer: 2 โ ็ใฆ
You put on (็ใ, ใใ) clothes: ๆใ็ใฆ. ๅใฃใฆ (from ๅใ, ใใ, to cut) sounds almost the same, which is the trap, and ๅฃฒใฃใฆ (ใใฃใฆ, selling) makes no sense before working. Clothes for your upper body are ็ใ; trousers and shoes are ใฏใ.
Question 11
ๆๆฅใฏๆ7ๆใซใใใใฐใฎๅ ฅใๅฃใซ๏ผใ๏ผใใ ใใใ
- ้ใพใฃใฆ
- ๆญขใพใฃใฆ
- ๅงใพใฃใฆ
Answer: 1 โ ้ใพใฃใฆ
People gather (้ใพใ, ใใคใพใ) at the site entrance (ๅ ฅใๅฃ, ใใใใก) at 7. ๆญขใพใฃใฆ (ใจใพใฃใฆ, stop) and ๅงใพใฃใฆ (ใฏใใพใฃใฆ, begin) are intransitive verbs with the same ending, but neither is something you are asked to do at a place. ้ใพใ (people or things gather) and ้ใใ (you collect something) are an intransitive/transitive pair.
Question 12
ใใฎใใซใฏใพใฉใ๏ผใ๏ผใฎใงใใใใใซๆ้ใใใใใพใใ
- ๅฎใ
- ๅฐใชใ
- ๅคใ
Answer: 3 โ ๅคใ
Cleaning takes a long time because the building has many windows: ๅคใ (ใใใ). ๅฐใชใ (ใใใชใ, few) gives the opposite reason, and ๅฎใ (ใใใ, cheap) has nothing to do with how long cleaning takes. ๅคใ (ใใใ, many) and ๅฐใชใ (ใใใชใ, few) describe amounts, not size - for size it is ๅคงใใ and ๅฐใใ.
Conversation and Expression (questions 13โ24)
Question 13
ใใใฐใงใใซใกใใใใใใ
A๏ผใใฎใใซใกใใใใกใใฃใจๅคงใใใใงใใใ
B๏ผใใใใๅฐใใใฎใจ๏ผใ๏ผใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใใฎใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใใพใใใใ
- ใใใใใจใใใใพใ
- ใใใฆใฏใใใพใใ
Answer: 1 โ ใใใพใใใใ
The helmet is too big, so B offers to swap it for a smaller one: ใใพใใใใ, โshall Iโฆ?โ. ใใใใใจใใใใพใ (I have swapped before) does not answer the problem, and ใใใฆใฏใใใพใใ (you must not swap) would not follow ใใใ, โwell thenโ. ใใพใใใใ offers to do something for the other person; ใใพใใใ suggests doing it together.
Question 14
ใใใใฎไฝๆฅญใฎ่ฉฑ
A๏ผใใใ้จใ ใฃใใใไฝๆฅญใฏใฉใใชใใพใใใ
B๏ผ้จใ๏ผใ๏ผใไธญใฎไฝๆฅญใใใพใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใใฎใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใตใฃใฆใ
- ใตใฃใใ
- ใตใใฎใซ
Answer: 2 โ ใตใฃใใ
โIf it rains, we will work indoorsโ needs the condition ใใใ: ใตใฃใใ. ใตใฃใฆใ means โeven if it rainsโ, which does not fit a change of plan caused by rain, and ใตใใฎใซ means โalthough it rainsโ, a complaint. ใใใ is the most useful conditional at A2: it covers both โifโ and โwhenโ something happens.
Question 15
้ฑๆซใฎใใฆใ
A๏ผใใใใๅใ ใกใๅฎถใซๆฅใใใงใใใญใ
B๏ผใฏใใใใใพใงใซใใธใใ๏ผใ๏ผใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใใฎใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใใฅใใฆใใพใใพใใ
- ใใใฅใใใฐใใใงใ
- ใใใฅใใฆใใใพใ
Answer: 3 โ ใใใฅใใฆใใใพใ
ใใใพใงใซ (by then) points to the future, and ใใฆใใ means doing something in advance to get ready: ใใใฅใใฆใใใพใ, โI will tidy up beforehandโ. The other two are past forms - ใใใฅใใฆใใพใใพใใ (I have finished tidying) and ใใใฅใใใฐใใใงใ (I have just tidied) - and cannot go with โby thenโ. ใใฆใใใพใ is everyday workplace Japanese: ใใ ใใณใใฆใใใพใ, Iโll get it ready.
Question 16
ๆผไผใฟ
A๏ผใใๆผใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใใใ
B๏ผใใใใ๏ผใ๏ผใไปใใ้ฃในใพใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใใฎใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใพใ ใงใ
- ใใ้ฃในใพใใ
- ใพใ ้ฃในใฆใใพใ
Answer: 1 โ ใพใ ใงใ
The answer to ใใใใพใใใ (โhave youโฆ yet?โ) when you have not is ใใใใใพใ ใงใ. ใใ้ฃในใพใใ contradicts ใใใ, and ใพใ ้ฃในใฆใใพใ (I am still eating) does not fit ไปใใ้ฃในใพใ (I am going to eat now). ใพใ ใงใ is the short, complete answer - no verb needed.
Question 17
ใใใใฎ้ฃฒใฟๆน
A๏ผใใฎใใใใใใค้ฃฒใใฐใใใงใใใ
B๏ผใใฏใใ๏ผใ๏ผใใจใซ้ฃฒใใงใใ ใใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใใฎใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ้ฃในใฆ
- ้ฃในใ
- ้ฃในใ
Answer: 2 โ ้ฃในใ
โAfter doingโ is the ใ-form + ใใจ(ใง): ้ฃในใใใจ, after eating. ้ฃในใใใจ is a common learner mistake - the dictionary form goes with ใพใ (้ฃในใใพใ), not ใใจ - and ้ฃในใฆใใจ is not grammatical. Remember the pair: ใใใพใใซ (before doing) and ใใใใจใง (after doing).
Question 18
ไผใใ ็็ฑ
A๏ผใใฎใใฏใใฉใใใฆไผใใ ใใงใใใ
B๏ผใใใ๏ผใ๏ผใใญใคใๅบใใใงใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใใฎใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใฒใใจ
- ใฒใใฆใ
- ใฒใใฆ
Answer: 3 โ ใฒใใฆ
The ใฆ-form links a cause to its result: ใใใใฒใใฆใใญใคใๅบใ, โI caught a cold and got a feverโ. ใฒใใจ (whenever I catch a cold) is a general rule, not a past event, and ใฒใใฆใ (even though I caught a cold) gives the wrong meaning. Japanese often gives a reason with the ใฆ-form where English would use โand soโ.
Question 19
ใใใฐใงใไธใ้ใไบบใซๆณจๆใใ
A๏ผ๏ผใ๏ผใไธใงใซใใคใ้ใใงใใพใใใใ
B๏ผใฏใใใใใใพใใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใฒใใใใใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใ ใใใซ
- ๆฐใใคใใฆใใ ใใ
- ใใใใพใใพใ
Answer: 2 โ ๆฐใใคใใฆใใ ใใ
Loads are being carried (้ใถ, ใฏใใถ) overhead, so A warns B: ๆฐใใคใใฆใใ ใใ (ใใใคใใฆใใ ใใ, please be careful). ใใ ใใใซ is said to someone who is ill, and ใใใใพใใพใ is said when you enter someoneโs home. On site you will also hear the shorter shout ใใถใชใ! (danger!) and the sign ่ถณๅ ๆณจๆ (ใใใใจใกใ ใใ, watch your step).
Question 20
ใจใใใใใฎใซใฆใณใฟใผใง
A๏ผใใฟใพใใใใใฎๆฌใ๏ผใ๏ผใ
B๏ผใฏใใใซใผใใ่ฆใใฆใใ ใใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใฒใใใใใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ๅใใใใใงใใ
- ่ฒธใใใใใงใใ
- ๅใใฆใใใใพใใ
Answer: 1 โ ๅใใใใใงใใ
You borrow (ๅใใ, ใใใ) a book from a library, and ใใใใใงใใ is the polite way to ask: ๅใใใใใงใใ. ่ฒธใใใ (ใใใใ) means you want to lend the book, and ๅใใฆใใใใพใใ asks the librarian to borrow it for you. ๅใใ (borrow) and ่ฒธใ (lend) are one of the most tested pairs on the whole exam.
Question 21
ใใซใฎใใคใฌใใใใใใฆใใ
A๏ผใใฟใพใใใใใคใฌใไฝฟใใใใใงใใใ
B๏ผใใไปใใใไธญใชใฎใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใฒใใใใใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใพใใใใพใใ
- ใใใใใใชใ
- ๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใ
Answer: 3 โ ๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใ
The toilet is being cleaned (ใใใไธญ, ใใใใกใ ใ), so the cleaner politely asks the person to wait: ๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใ (ใใใใใพใกใใ ใใ). ใใพใใใใพใใ is said after someone has waited, and ใใใใใใชใ (please go ahead, donโt hold back) would invite them in. ใไธญ (ใกใ ใ) after a noun means โin the middle ofโ: ใใใไธญ, ๅทฅไบไธญ (ใใใใกใ ใ), ไผ่ญฐไธญ (ใใใใกใ ใ).
Question 22
ๅใ ใกใฎๅฎถใใๅธฐใ
A๏ผใใใใใใใใ๏ผใ๏ผใ
B๏ผใพใๆฅใฆใใ ใใใญใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใฒใใใใใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใฃใฆใใพใ
- ใใคใใใใพใ
- ใใใ ใใพใ
Answer: 2 โ ใใคใใใใพใ
When leaving someone elseโs home, you say ใใใใใใคใใใใพใ, โI should be goingโ. ใใฃใฆใใพใ is only for leaving your own home or workplace, planning to come back, and ใใใ ใใพใ is said before eating. At the end of a shift at work, the equivalent line is ใใใใซใใคใใใใพใ.
Question 23
ไผใใ ใคใใฎๆฅใไผ็คพใง
A๏ผใใฎใใฏๆฅใซไผใใงใใพใฃใฆใ๏ผใ๏ผใ
B๏ผใใใใไฝใฏใใใ ใใใใใถใงใใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใฒใใใใใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ
- ใใใใซใชใใพใ
- ใใพใกใฉใใใพใงใใ
Answer: 1 โ ใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ
After a sudden (ๆฅใซ, ใใ ใใซ) day off, the set phrase is ใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ, โsorry for the trouble I causedโ. ใใใใซใชใใพใ is said at the start of a relationship, and ใใพใกใฉใใใพใงใใ is what a shop says when your order is ready. In a workplace this is the safest apology after any absence, and it is always well received.
Question 24
ๅบใงไฝๆฅญๆใใใใถ
A๏ผใใฟใพใใใใใฎไฝๆฅญๆใฎใใใๅฐใๅคงใใใฎใฏ๏ผใ๏ผใ
B๏ผใฏใใๅฐใ ใๅพ ใกใใ ใใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใ่ชญใใงใ๏ผใ๏ผใซๅ ฅใใใกใฐใใใใฒใใใใใไธใคใใใใงใใ ใใใ
- ใใใใงใใ
- ใใใพใใ
- ใใใพใใ
Answer: 3 โ ใใใพใใ
A customer asking whether a bigger size is in stock says ๅคงใใใฎใฏใใใพใใ. ใใใใงใใ (how aboutโฆ?) is what the shop assistant says when offering something, and ใใใพใใ (do you need it?) is also the assistantโs line, not the customerโs. ใใฏใใใพใใ is the basic shop question; add ใใๅฐใ (a little more) to ask for a bigger or cheaper one.
Listening (questions 25โ36)
Question 25
ๅทฅไบใฎใใใฐใงใ็ทใฎไบบใจๅฅณใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏใใฎใใจใใพใไฝใใใพใใใ
- ใปใกใณใใฎใตใใใไธใใ
- ใใซใกใใใฎใฒใใใใใ
- ใใฉใใฏใใใใฆใใใ
Answer: 2 โ ใใซใกใใใฎใฒใใใใใ
Transcript
็ท๏ผใชใณใใใใใฎใปใกใณใใฎใตใใใใใใฉใใฏใใไธใใใฆใใใพใใใ
Lin, could you unload these bags of cement from the truck?ๅฅณ๏ผใฏใใใใใใพใใใ
Yes, certainly.็ท๏ผใใใกใใฃใจๅพ ใฃใฆใใใฎๅใซใใใซใกใใใฎใฒใใใใฃใใใใใฆใใ ใใใใใใใงใใใ
Oh, hang on. Before that, fasten your helmet strap properly. Itโs loose.ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใฟใพใใใใใใใพใใ
Oh, sorry. Iโll do it right away.
The man first asks Lin to unload the cement, then stops her: ใใฎๅใซ (before that) she must fasten her helmet strap (ใฒใใใใใ). So the strap comes first, and the cement comes after. Nobody mentions driving the truck. ใใฎๅใซ (before that) is a classic signal that the order of tasks is about to change.
Question 26
ไผ็คพใงใ็ทใฎไบบใจๅฅณใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
็ทใฎไบบใฏใฉใใใฆๆๆฅไผใฟใพใใใ
- ใใใใฒใใใใ
- ๅญใฉใใฎๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใใใ
- ๅธๅฝนๆใซ่กใใใ
Answer: 3 โ ๅธๅฝนๆใซ่กใใใ
Transcript
ๅฅณ๏ผใใปใใใๆๆฅไผใใใงใใใใใใงใใใ
Josรฉ, are you off tomorrow? Have you got a cold?็ท๏ผใใใใๅ ๆฐใงใใใ
No, Iโm fine.ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใใๅญใใใฎๅญฆๆ กใงไฝใใใใใงใใใ
Then is something happening at your childโs school?็ท๏ผใใใใกใใใใงใใใใใใ ใใซใผใใฎใใจใงใๅธๅฝนๆใซ่กใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใงใใ
No, itโs not that. I have to go to city hall about my residence card.
The woman guesses twice and is wrong both times: he is fine (ๅ ๆฐ), so it is not a cold, and he says ใกใใใใงใ to the school idea. The real reason comes last - he must go to city hall (ๅธๅฝนๆ, ใใใใใ) about his residence card (ใใใใ ใใซใผใ). When someone says ใกใใใใงใ, the real answer is usually about to follow - keep listening.
Question 27
ใใใฐใงใ็ทใฎไบบใจๅฅณใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ไบไบบใฏใใคใใใญใฎไฝๆฅญใใใพใใใ
- ใใใฃใฆ
- ไปๆฅใฎๅๅพ
- ๆๆฅใฎๆ
Answer: 1 โ ใใใฃใฆ
Transcript
็ท๏ผๅฑฑๆฌใใใใใญใฎไฝๆฅญใฏใๆๆฅใฎๆใซใใพใใใใ
Ms Yamamoto, letโs do the roof work tomorrow morning.ๅฅณ๏ผใงใใๆๆฅใฏๆใใ้จใ ใจใๅคฉๆฐใใปใใง่จใฃใฆใใพใใใใ
But the weather forecast said itโll rain from the morning tomorrow.็ท๏ผใใใงใใใใใใใไปๆฅใฎๅๅพใฏใฉใใงใใใ
Really? Then how about this afternoon?ๅฅณ๏ผไปๆฅใฏๅๅพใใ้ขจใๅผทใใชใใใใงใใ
Apparently the wind gets strong from this afternoon.็ท๏ผใใผใใใใใใใใใฃใฆใซใใพใใใใใใใฃใฆใฏไธๆฅไธญๆดใใใใใงใใใใ
Hmm. Then letโs make it the day after tomorrow. They say itโll be sunny all day.ๅฅณ๏ผใใใงใใญใใใใใพใใใใ
Right. Letโs do that.
Two plans are dropped because of the weather: tomorrow morning (rain, according to the ๅคฉๆฐใใปใ, ใฆใใใใปใ, weather forecast) and this afternoon (strong wind, ้ขจ, ใใ). They settle on ใใใฃใฆ, the day after tomorrow, when it will be sunny (ๆดใใ, ใฏใใ) all day. ๅคฉๆฐใใปใ (weather forecast) and ใใใใงใ (I hear thatโฆ) go together all the time.
Question 28
ใใใใงใ็ทใฎไบบใจๅฅณใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
็ทใฎไบบใฏไฝใ่ฒทใฃใฆใใพใใใ
- ใใ ใใซใ ใ
- ใใพใ
- ใใณ
Answer: 2 โ ใใพใ
Transcript
ๅฅณ๏ผใขใธใใใใณใณใใใซ่กใใชใใใใ ใใซใ ใใ่ฒทใฃใฆใใฆใใใพใใใใ
Aji, if youโre going to the convenience store, could you buy some milk for me?็ท๏ผใใใงใใใใปใใซไฝใใใใพใใใ
Sure. Anything else?ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใ ใใซใ ใใฏใใพใ ใใใใใใซใใใพใใใใใใใชใใใใใใใซใใใพใใใใญใใใใพใใ
Oh, thereโs still milk in the fridge. Sorry. Eggs instead, please.็ท๏ผใใพใใงใใญใใใณใฏใใใพใใใใ
Eggs, right. Donโt you need bread?ๅฅณ๏ผใใณใฏใใฎใ่ฒทใฃใใฎใงใใ ใใใใใถใงใใ
I bought bread yesterday, so Iโm fine.
Milk (ใใ ใใซใ ใ) is the first thing she asks for, but she cancels it because there is still some in the fridge (ใใใใใ). ใใใใซ (instead) she asks for eggs (ใใพใ). Bread is not needed - she bought it yesterday. ใใใใซ (instead) is one of the most important words in the listening section: whatever follows it replaces what came before.
Question 29
ใใผใ ใปใณใฟใผใงใ็ทใฎไบบใจๅบใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
็ทใฎไบบใฏใฉใฎใใคใ่ฒทใใพใใใ
- ้ปใใฆ่ปฝใใใค
- ่ถ่ฒใใฆ่ปฝใใใค
- ่ถ่ฒใใฆใใใใถใชใใค
Answer: 3 โ ่ถ่ฒใใฆใใใใถใชใใค
Transcript
็ท๏ผใใฟใพใใใไฝๆฅญใฎใจใใซใฏใใใคใใใใใฆใใใใงใใใ
Excuse me, Iโm looking for shoes to wear for work.ๅฅณ๏ผใใกใใฎ้ปใใฎใฏใใใใงใใใ่ปฝใใฆใไบบๆฐใใใใพใใใ
How about these black ones? Theyโre light and popular.็ท๏ผใใใงใใญใใงใใใใใฐใงใใใใตใใใจใใใใฎใงใไธใใใใใฎใใใใใงใใ
Theyโre nice. But on site I sometimes step on nails, so I want hard soles.ๅฅณ๏ผใใใชใใใใกใใฎ่ถ่ฒใใฎใงใใญใๅฐใ้ใใงใใใใจใฆใใใใใถใงใใใ
In that case, these brown ones. Theyโre a little heavy, but very strong.็ท๏ผใใใใใใใซใใพใใ
Then Iโll take those.
The black shoes are offered first, but he needs hard soles because he sometimes steps on nails (ใใใใตใ). The brown pair is a little heavy (้ใ, ใใใ) but strong (ใใใใถ), and he says ใใใซใใพใ, โIโll take thoseโ. There is no light brown pair. ใใใซใใพใ, โIโll take that oneโ, is how a customer decides, and it points to the item just described.
Question 30
้ง ใฎใพใฉใใกใงใๅฅณใฎไบบใจ้ง ใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏใใใถใงใใใใฏใใใพใใใ
- 720ๅ
- 960ๅ
- 480ๅ
Answer: 1 โ 720ๅ
Transcript
ๅฅณ๏ผใใฟใพใใใใฟใชใฟ้ง ใพใงใๅคงไบบไบๆใใญใใใใพใใ
Excuse me, two adults to Minami Station, please.็ท๏ผๅคงไบบใฏไธๆ480ๅใงใใ
Adults are 480 yen each.ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใใใชใใใๅคงไบบไธๆใจใๅญใฉใไธๆใงใใใ
Oh, sorry. Itโs one adult and one child.็ท๏ผใใใใพใใใๅญใฉใใฏ240ๅใงใใ
Certainly. A childโs ticket is 240 yen.
She first asks for two adult tickets (960 yen), then corrects herself to one adult and one child (ๅญใฉใ, ใใฉใ). 480 + 240 = 720 yen. 480ๅ is the price of one adult ticket only. When a speaker says ใใใใชใใ halfway through, expect a correction straight after it.
Question 31
ใใใใฎไผ็คพใฎใใใใใงใ็ทใฎไบบใจๅฅณใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ๅฅณใฎไบบใฏใๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใใฉใใใใใใใพใใใ
- ้ง ใฎใใคใฌ
- ้ง ๅใฎใใซ
- ็ ้ขใฎใใใ
Answer: 3 โ ็ ้ขใฎใใใ
Transcript
็ท๏ผใฐใจใณใใใๆฅ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใฏใ้ง ใฎใใคใฌใฎใใใใใใญใใใใพใใ
Nguyen, next Monday, please clean the station toilets.ๅฅณ๏ผใฏใใใใคใใฎ้ง ๅใฎใใซใฏใใใชใใฆใใใงใใใ
Yes. Donโt I need to do the usual building in front of the station?็ท๏ผใใซใฏ็ฐไธญใใใใใฆใใใพใใใใใใฟใพใใใใพใกใใใพใใใ้ง ใฎใใคใฌใฏ็ซๆๆฅใงใใใๆๆๆฅใฏใๅธๆฐ็ ้ขใฎใใใใใใญใใใใพใใ
Tanaka will do the building. Oh, sorry, my mistake. The station toilets are on Tuesday. On Monday, please do the corridors at the city hospital.ๅฅณ๏ผ็ ้ขใฎใใใใงใใญใใใใใพใใใ
The hospital corridors. Understood.
The station toilets are mentioned first, but the man corrects himself (ใพใกใใใพใใ, I made a mistake): they are on Tuesday. Tanaka takes the building by the station, so on Monday she cleans the hospital corridors (็ ้ขใฎใใใ, ใณใใใใใฎใใใ). ใพใกใใใพใใ is the clearest correction signal there is - throw away what you heard before it.
Question 32
ใณใใใใใฎใใใคใใงใๅฅณใฎไบบใจ็ทใฎไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
็ทใฎไบบใฏไฝๆใซใใใไธๅบฆใณใใใใใซๆฅใพใใใ
- 12ๆ
- 1ๆ
- 2ๆ
Answer: 2 โ 1ๆ
Transcript
ๅฅณ๏ผไปๆฅใฏใใใงใใใฎใงใไบๆ้ใใใๅพ ใกใพใใใใ ใใใใใถใงใใใ
Itโs busy today, so youโll wait about two hours. Is that all right?็ท๏ผไบๆ้ใงใใใใใใใไธๅบฆไผ็คพใซใใฉใฃใฆใใพใๆฅใฆใใใใงใใใ
Two hours? Then may I go back to work once and come again?ๅฅณ๏ผใฏใใไป10ๆใงใใใใ12ๆใใใซๆฅใฆใใ ใใใ
Yes. Itโs 10 now, so please come around 12.็ท๏ผ12ๆใงใใญใ
12, right.ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใใใชใใใ12ๆใใ1ๆใพใงใฏๆผไผใฟใงใใใ1ๆใซๆฅใฆใใ ใใใ
Oh, sorry. Weโre closed for lunch from 12 to 1. Please come at 1.
12ๆ is said twice, and even repeated back by the man, but the receptionist then remembers the lunch break (ๆผไผใฟ, ใฒใใใใฟ) from 12 to 1 and changes it to 1 oโclock. 2ๆ is a trap built from the โtwo hoursโ (ไบๆ้, ใซใใใ) wait. Do not trust a time just because it was repeated back. The last word in the conversation decides.
Question 33
ใใใฐใฎๆ็คผใงใใชใผใใผใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
ไฝๆฅญใใใไบบใฏใไปๆฅใใๆฐใใไฝใใใพใใใ
- ใใซใกใใใใใถใ
- ๅฎๅ จใกใฌใใใใใ
- ๅๅพใๅคใงไฝๆฅญใใใ
Answer: 2 โ ๅฎๅ จใกใฌใใใใใ
Transcript
็ท๏ผใใฏใใใใใใพใใไปๆฅใฎไฝๆฅญใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใๅๅไธญใฏใ2้ใฎใในใซใใณใญใใฌใใพใใๅๅพใฏ้จใใตใใใใชใฎใงใๅคใฎไฝๆฅญใฏใใพใใใใใใใใไปใพใงใใใฐใฎไธญใงใฏใใซใกใใใ ใใงใใใใไปๆฅใใใฏใๅฎๅ จใกใฌใใใใใฆใใ ใใใใกใฌใใฏๅ ฅใๅฃใฎ็ฎฑใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ
Good morning. Iโll talk about todayโs work. In the morning weโll paint the walls on the second floor. Itโs supposed to rain in the afternoon, so there will be no outdoor work. Also, until now itโs been just helmets inside the site, but from today, please wear safety glasses as well. The glasses are in the box at the entrance.
Helmets are not new - ไปใพใง (until now) it was ใใซใกใใใ ใ, helmets only. What starts ไปๆฅใใ (from today) is wearing safety glasses: ๅฎๅ จใกใฌใใใใใ (ใใใใใกใฌใ). There is no outdoor work this afternoon because of the rain. ไปใพใงใใงใใใใไปๆฅใใใฏโฆ is the shape of almost every โnew ruleโ announcement.
Question 34
ใใใฐใใงใใใฎใกใใปใผใธใ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ๆๆฅใไฝๆใซใใใใๅงใใพใใใ
- ๅค7ๆ
- ๅค8ๆๅ
- ๅค9ๆ
Answer: 3 โ ๅค9ๆ
Transcript
ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใใใใใใฎใชใผใใผใฎๆจๆใงใใๆๆฅใฎใชใใฃในใฎใใใใงใใใไผ็คพใฎไบบใใใใใพใงไปไบใใใใใใชใฎใงใๅงใใๆ้ใใๅค7ๆใใ9ๆใซใใใพใใ8ๆๅใพใงใซใใใซใฎ1้ใซ้ใพใฃใฆใใ ใใใใใใใใๆๆฅใฏใซใผใใใใใใใใใพใใใใๅคงใใใใใใใๆใฃใฆใใฆใใ ใใใใใใใใใญใใใใพใใ
Hello, this is Kimura, the cleaning leader. About tomorrowโs office cleaning: the company staff will be working late, so weโre changing the start time from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please gather on the ground floor of the building by 8:30. Also, weโre cleaning the carpets tomorrow too, so please bring the big vacuum cleaner. Thank you.
7ๆใใ9ๆใซใใใพใ means the start moves from 7 to 9 p.m., so cleaning starts at 9. 8ๆๅ (8:30) is when the team gathers (้ใพใ, ใใคใพใ), not when cleaning begins, and 7 oโclock is the old time. AใใBใซใใใพใ always means the new value is B.
Question 35
้ง ใงใใขใใฆใณในใ่ใใฆใใพใใ
็ฉบๆธฏใธ่กใไบบใฏใ้ป่ปใซไนใๅใซไฝใใใพใใใ
- ้ใใใใใงใจใฃใใ ใใใใ่ฒทใ
- ้ป่ปใฎไธญใงใจใฃใใ ใใใใ่ฒทใ
- ใใใใคใง้ง ๅกใซ่จใ
Answer: 1 โ ้ใใใใใงใจใฃใใ ใใใใ่ฒทใ
Transcript
ๅฅณ๏ผใๅฎขใใพใซใ็ฅใใใใพใใ็ฉบๆธฏใธ่กใใๅฎขใใพใฏใใใฃใทใฎใปใใซใใจใฃใใ ใใใใใใใพใใใจใฃใใ ใใใใฏใใใใใคใฎๅใฎ้ใใใใใง่ฒทใฃใฆใใ ใใใ้ป่ปใฎไธญใงใฏ่ฒทใใพใใใฎใงใใๆณจๆใใ ใใใ
Attention, passengers. Passengers going to the airport need a limited-express ticket as well as their normal ticket. Please buy it at the blue machine in front of the ticket gates. Please note that it cannot be bought on the train.
For the airport you need a ใจใฃใใ ใใใ (limited-express ticket) on top of the normal ticket, sold at the blue machine in front of the ticket gates (ใใใใค). Buying it on the train is ruled out (้ป่ปใฎไธญใงใฏ่ฒทใใพใใ), and nothing is said about telling the staff. ใใฎใงใใๆณจๆใใ ใใ is polite announcement language for โso please be carefulโ. What comes before it is usually the trap.
Question 36
ใใใใฎไผ็คพใงใๅ ใฑใใๆฐใใไบบใซ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ
้ใ่ฌใไฝฟใใจใใซใใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใจใฏไฝใงใใใ
- ใในใฏใใใ
- ใดใ ใฎใฆใถใใใใใ
- ใใใ ใใซไฝฟใ
Answer: 2 โ ใดใ ใฎใฆใถใใใใใ
Transcript
็ท๏ผใใคใฌใฎใใใใงใใใฎ้ใ่ฌใไฝฟใใจใใฏใใใชใใใดใ ใฎใฆใถใใใใใฆใใ ใใใใในใฏใฏใ็ฝใ่ฌใไฝฟใใจใใ ใใงใ ใใใใใถใงใใใใใใใ็ฝใ่ฌใจ้ใ่ฌใฏใใใฃใใใซใใฃใใใซไฝฟใใชใใงใใ ใใใไฝใซใใใใฌในใๅบใพใใใใ็ฝใ่ฌใไฝฟใใฎใฏใใใใ ใใงใใ
When you use this blue liquid for cleaning toilets, always wear rubber gloves. A mask is only needed when you use the white liquid. And never use the white and blue liquids together. They give off a gas thatโs bad for you. The white liquid is only for floors.
With the blue liquid you must (ใใชใใ) wear rubber gloves: ใดใ ใฎใฆใถใใใใใ. The mask is only for the white liquid (็ฝใ่ฌใไฝฟใใจใใ ใ), and โfloors onlyโ is also a rule for the white liquid, not the blue one. ใใฃใใใซใใชใใงใใ ใใ is the strongest prohibition you will hear at work. Take it literally.
Reading (questions 37โ48)
Question 37
ใฉใ ใใใธ
ๆๆฅใฏใ้ง ๅใฎใใซใฎใใใฐใงใฏใชใใๅทใฎ่ฟใใฎๆฐใใใใใฐใซ่กใฃใฆใใ ใใใ
ๆ8ๆใซใไผ็คพใฎๅใซ่ปใๆฅใพใใใใใใชใใงใใ ใใใ
ๆฐใใใใใฐใฎ่ฟใใซใฏๅบใใชใใฎใงใๆๆฅใฏใในใใจใใ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆใใฆใใ ใใใ
็ฐไธญ
ๆๆฅใฎๆ8ๆใซใใฉใ ใใใฏใฉใใซใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใใ
- ้ง ๅใฎใใซ
- ๅทใฎ่ฟใใฎใใใฐ
- ไผ็คพใฎๅ
Answer: 3 โ ไผ็คพใฎๅ
The car comes to the front of the company (ไผ็คพใฎๅ, ใใใใใฎใพใ) at 8, so that is where Lam must be at 8. He will work at the new site near the river (ๅท, ใใ), but he gets there by car later. The building by the station is the site he is NOT going to (ใงใฏใชใ). AใงใฏใชใB means โnot A but Bโ - the answer is always on the B side.
Question 38
ๆๆฅใฎใฒใใใฏใใซใคใใฆใๆญฃใใใฎใฏใฉใใงใใใ
- ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆใใ
- ใใใฐใฎ่ฟใใฎๅบใง่ฒทใ
- ไผ็คพใใใใใใ
Answer: 1 โ ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆใใ
There are no shops near the new site, so Lam must bring his own lunch: ใในใใจใใ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆใใฆใใ ใใ (ใใถใใง, himself). Buying it near the site is impossible, and the note never says the company will provide it (ใใใใใ). ่ชๅใง means โby yourselfโ; in a memo it often decides who has to do what.
Question 39
ใใชใขใใ
ใใคใใใใพใงใใใใฃใณใงใใ
ไป้ฑใฎๅๆๆฅใ็งใฏๅธๆฐใใผใซใฎใใใใฎๆฅใงใใใๅฝใใๅฎถๆใๆฅใใฎใงใไผใฟใใใงใใ
ใใชใขใใใฎๆฅๆๆฅใจใใใใฃใฆใใใใพใใใใๆฅๆๆฅใฎ้ง ใฎใใใใฏใ็งใใใพใใ
ใใใชใใใปใใฎไบบใซ่ใใพใใฎใงใๆจๆๆฅใพใงใซ่ฟไบใใใ ใใใ
ใใฃใณ
ใใฃใณใใใฏใใฉใใใฆๅๆๆฅใซไผใฟใใใงใใใ
- ไฝใฎใกใใใใใใใใใ
- ๅฝใใๅฎถๆใๆฅใใใ
- ้ง ใฎใใใใใใใใ
Answer: 2 โ ๅฝใใๅฎถๆใๆฅใใใ
Chan writes ๅฝใใๅฎถๆใๆฅใใฎใง (ใใซใใใใใใใใ), โbecause my family is coming from my home countryโ. Nothing is said about feeling unwell, and the station cleaning is the Sunday job Chan offers to take over, not the reason for the request. ใใฎใง gives the reason, so read the clause just before it.
Question 40
ใใชใขใใใใใใใจใๅๆๆฅใซไฝใใใพใใใ
- ๅธๆฐใใผใซใฎใใใใใใ
- ้ง ใฎใใใใใใ
- ไธๆฅไผใ
Answer: 1 โ ๅธๆฐใใผใซใฎใใใใใใ
If Maria swaps (ใใใ), she takes Chanโs Saturday shift, which is cleaning the civic hall (ๅธๆฐใใผใซ, ใใฟใใใผใซ). Chan will then do Mariaโs Sunday job, the station. Maria does not get Saturday off - her day off becomes Sunday. ใใใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ is a polite request to swap with someone - very common in shift work.
Question 41
ใใใใใใซใใใใใฎใใฆใ๏ผ4ๆ๏ผใ
ๆใปๆฐดใป้๏ผ1้ใ3้ใฎใใคใฌ โฆ ใฐใจใณ
็ซใปๆจ๏ผ1้ใ3้ใฎใใคใฌ โฆ ใตใณใใน
ๆฏๆฅ๏ผๅ ฅใๅฃใจใจใฌใใผใฟใผ โฆ ใญใ
โป ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ๏ผ9ๆใ12ๆ๏ผใฏใใฟใใชใง ใพใฉใฎใใใใใใพใใ
โป ไผใใจใใฏใๅใฎๆฅใฎ5ๆใพใงใซใๆจๆใใใซ้ป่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใใ
ๆจๆๆฅใซใใคใฌใฎใใใใใใใฎใฏใใ ใใงใใใ
- ใฐใจใณใใ
- ใตใณใในใใ
- ใญใ ใใ
Answer: 2 โ ใตใณใในใใ
Thursday is ๆจ (ใใ), and the ็ซใปๆจ (Tuesday and Thursday) row gives the toilets to Santos. Nguyen does the toilets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Kim does the entrance and lifts every day (ๆฏๆฅ, ใพใใซใก). In timetables, the days of the week are written with one kanji each: ๆ็ซๆฐดๆจ้ๅๆฅ.
Question 42
ใพใฉใฎใใใใฏใใใคใใพใใใ
- ๆฏ้ฑ ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ
- ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพ
- ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ
Answer: 3 โ ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅ
The windows are done on the second Saturday of each month (ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅ, ใพใใคใ ใ ใใซใฉใใใณ), in the morning (ๅๅ, ใใใ), 9 to 12. ๆฏ้ฑ would mean every week, and ๅๅพ is the afternoon. ็ฌฌ2 (ใ ใใซ) means โthe secondโ, so ๆฏๆ ็ฌฌ2ๅๆๆฅ is the second Saturday of every month.
Question 43
ใใใใ็บ ๅคใพใคใใฎใใใใใ
ๆฅใซใก๏ผ7ๆ18ๆฅ๏ผๅ๏ผใป19ๆฅ๏ผๆฅ๏ผ
ๆ้๏ผๅๅพ4ๆใๅค9ๆ
ใฐใใ๏ผใฟใฉใๅ ฌๅ
ใปใกใ ใใใใใใใฏใใใพใใใ่ปใงๆฅใชใใงใใ ใใใ้ป่ปใใในใงๆฅใฆใใ ใใใ
ใปใใฟใฏใ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆๅธฐใฃใฆใใ ใใใ
ใป้จใฎๆฅใฏใใคใใฎ้ฑใซใใพใใ
ใพใคใใซ่กใใจใใใฉใใใพใใใ
- ้ป่ปใใในใง่กใ
- ๅ ฌๅใฎใกใ ใใใใใใใซ่ปใใจใใ
- ่ฟใใฎๅบใซ่ปใใจใใ
Answer: 1 โ ้ป่ปใใในใง่กใ
There is no car park (ใกใ ใใใใใใ), and the notice says ่ปใงๆฅใชใใงใใ ใใ, โplease do not come by carโ, so both car options are out. Come by train or bus (้ป่ปใใใน, ใงใใใใใใน). ใใชใใงใใ ใใ asks people not to do something, and public notices are full of it.
Question 44
ใพใคใใงๅบใใใฟใฏใใฉใใใพใใใ
- ๅ ฌๅใฎใใฟใฐใใซใใฆใ
- ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆๅธฐใ
- ใคใใฎๆฅใซใจใใซๆฅใ
Answer: 2 โ ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆๅธฐใ
The notice says ใใฟใฏ่ชๅใงๆใฃใฆๅธฐใฃใฆใใ ใใ: take your rubbish home yourself (ใใฃใฆใใใ). It never mentions bins in the park or coming back the next day, and Japanese events often have no bins at all - which is why this rule appears so often. Notices often put the rules in bullets marked ใป or โป - read every one.
Question 45
ใใใใใใใใใใใฎไฝฟใๆนใ
- ใฟใณใฏใซๆฐดใๅ ฅใใฆใ้ใ่ฌใๅฐใๅ ฅใใใ
- ใณใผใใใณใณใปใณใใซๅ ฅใใใ
- ้ป่ฒใใใฟใณใๆผใใฆใใใใใณใใซใฎ่ตคใใใฟใณใๆผใใ
- ใใฃใใๅใซๆญฉใใ
โป ๆฐดใใชใใชใใจใใฉใณใใ่ตคใใชใใพใใใใฎใจใใฏใใใใซใใใใๆญขใใฆใๆฐดใๅ ฅใใฆใใ ใใใ
โป ไฝฟใฃใใใจใฏใใฟใณใฏใฎๆฐดใใใฆใฆใใใใใใฆใใ ใใใ
ใใณใใซใฎ่ตคใใใฟใณใๆผใๅใซใไฝใใใพใใใ
- ้ป่ฒใใใฟใณใๆผใ
- ใฟใณใฏใฎๆฐดใใใฆใ
- ใฉใณใใ่ฆใ
Answer: 1 โ ้ป่ฒใใใฟใณใๆผใ
Step 3 says ้ป่ฒใใใฟใณใๆผใใฆใใ (ใใใใใใฟใณใใใใฆใใ), โafter pressing the yellow buttonโ, then press the red one on the handle - ใใฆใใ means โafter doingโ. Emptying the tank is done after use, and the lamp is only mentioned for when the water runs out. ใใฆใใ gives a strict order: A ใฆใใ B means first A, then B.
Question 46
ใฉใณใใ่ตคใใชใฃใใใใฉใใใพใใใ
- ใใฃใจใใฃใใๆญฉใ
- ้ใ่ฌใใใใใๅ ฅใใ
- ใใใใๆญขใใฆๆฐดใๅ ฅใใ
Answer: 3 โ ใใใใๆญขใใฆๆฐดใๅ ฅใใ
A red lamp means the water has run out, so stop the machine at once and add water: ใใใซใใใใๆญขใใฆใๆฐดใๅ ฅใใฆใใ ใใ (ใจใใฆ, ใฟใ). Walking more slowly is step 4, and the blue liquid only goes in โa littleโ (ๅฐใ, ใใใ) - never a lot. โป marks a note or warning. On instructions, the warnings are where the questions hide.
Question 47
ใใใใๅธ ใใฆใใใใฌใณใฟใซใ
1ๆฅใใฉใณ๏ผ300ๅ
1้ฑ้ใใฉใณ๏ผ1,500ๅ
1ใๆใใฉใณ๏ผ3,000ๅ๏ผๆฏๆ15ๆฅใพใงใซ ใฏใใฃใฆใใ ใใ๏ผ
โป ๅธๅ ใฎไผ็คพใงๅใใฆใใไบบใฏใ1ใๆใใฉใณใ2,500ๅใซใชใใพใใ
โป ใใซใกใใใ ใใใพใ๏ผใ้ใฏใใใพใใ๏ผใ
ๅธๅ ใฎๅทฅๅ ดใงๅใใฆใใใขใชใใใฏใ1ใๆใใฉใณใไฝฟใใพใใใใใใฏใใใพใใใ
- 1,500ๅ
- 2,500ๅ
- 3,000ๅ
Answer: 2 โ 2,500ๅ
The monthly plan is normally 3,000ๅ, but people working at a company in the city (ๅธๅ , ใใชใ) pay 2,500ๅ. Ali works at a factory (ๅทฅๅ ด, ใใใใใ) in the city, so he gets the lower price. 1,500ๅ is the weekly plan. ๅธๅ (ใใชใ) means โwithin the cityโ. Discounts for people who live or work ๅธๅ are common.
Question 48
4ๆฅใ ใใใฆใใใใไฝฟใใใไบบใฏใใฉใฎใใฉใณใใใกใฐใๅฎใใงใใใ
- 1ๆฅใใฉใณ
- 1้ฑ้ใใฉใณ
- 1ใๆใใฉใณ
Answer: 1 โ 1ๆฅใใฉใณ
Four days on the daily plan is 300 ร 4 = 1,200ๅ, which is cheaper than the weekly plan at 1,500ๅ and far cheaper than the monthly one. At five days the two plans cost the same (1,500ๅ), and the weekly plan only becomes cheaper from six days on. Price-list questions often need one small sum. Do it on your scrap paper rather than guessing from the numbers.
What to do with your score
Count your score, but spend more time on where the marks went than on the total. Mark every question you guessed as well as every one you got wrong, then work through them the way reviewing a mock test sets out. The real exam reports on a 10-250 scale, and how JFT-Basic scaled scoring works explains why a mock total out of 48 does not convert neatly onto it.
Once your mistakes are sorted, sit Mock Exam 6 under the same conditions, and keep its answer guide closed until you have finished.