1. Insert the most appropriate particle in each blank. [1x25=25]
1) Senjitsu Kaneko-sensee no otaku
zashiki
teeburu
yooma
tsukatte iru
o mite ki
irimashita.
2) Yoshida-san Nihon kita tegami ichi-jikan-inai Doitsugo hon'yaku-shite moratte kudasai.
3) Dono hito no e
chigatta aji
aru ,
dore
mite mo kanai
purezento 'present' ____
katte kaeri-taku narimasu.
4) Senshuu Shinjuku no mise
katta kiji
yooma no kaaten
shite moraitai n desu ga, tariru deshoo ka.
Tarinai koto
gozaimasen ga, ura
tsukenai
, guai
warui to omoimasu.
2. Provide the Japanese equivalent. [1.5x20=30]
1) every four months 2) 3/8 _________________
3) so-and-so bank 4) to care for _________________
5) way of swimming 6) instead of her _________________
7) in a big hurry 8) to be useful _________________
9) for example 10) one cup each _________________
11)three times [as much] 12) except for Wednesday _________________
13)on the basis of that 14)have an odour _________________
15)Don't enter! [male informal imperative] __________________________________________
16)the other day [not senjitsu] __________________________________________
17)be that as it may [not tokoro de] __________________________________________
18)the second car from the left __________________________________________
19)there isn't a thing they don't have __________________________________________
20)provided it's all right
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3. Choose the most appropriate word for each blank from
the following list. Do not use the same word twice.
[2x10=20]
[hooboo tsui tonikaku shotchuu
tabun daitai hotondo wari ni tama ni oyoso
dondon ainiku mamonaku
yahari okage de]
1) Dekakeyoo to shite-iru tokoro ni ame ga hutte kimashita.
2) Kaze wa doo desu ka. Arigatoo, daibu yoku narimashita.
3) Haruta-san wa konogoro itsu denwa-shite mo rusu da ne.
4) Nihongo o totte-iru gakusee wa sukunaku narimasu ne.
5) Sofu wa kuni ni kaette nakunatta n desu.
6) Kodomo no toki Nihon ni ita kara, Nihongo ga joozu da ne.
7) Sumimasen, isogashikute wasurete shimaimashita.
8) Kinyoobi dakara, wa tsukiae yo.
9) Senkyo ['election'] nanka kyoomi nai wa.
10)Kotoshi no natsu wa kuruma de
ryokoo-shimasu.
4. What would you say when: [3x5=15]
1) you feel relieved (at this)? __________________________
2) you empathize with someone by saying "How terrible that was!"? __________________________
3) you don't have anything to inquire about in particular? __________________________
4) you apologize for not having gotten in touch with some one? __________________________
5) you ask someone to help you if it isn't too much trouble?
__________________________
5. Transform the key sentence according to the instruction. [2x10=20]
key sentence: yasumi o toru
1) I must ... ___________________________________________
2) I decided to ... ___________________________________________
3) I used to ... ___________________________________________
4) Have you ever ...? ___________________________________________
5) I was forced to ... ___________________________________________
6) Do ...! [informal imperative] ___________________________________________
7) I had ... by my friend. [adversative passive] ___________________________________________
8) I let my secretary [hisho] ... ___________________________________________
9) I did ..., but ... [emphatic] ___________________________________________
10)It is not that ...not...(but)...
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6. Translate the following sentences into Japanese. [5x8=40
1) It is not worth hiring an expert, but there are all kinds of work I cannot do by myself.
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2) Every time she travels to Europe, her German and French get better.
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3) The more I study Japanese, the more difficult it seems to become.
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4) Koobe is one of the oldest harbors, and on days
when the weather is nice, the view of Mt. Rokkoo is
wonderful.
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5) I've heard that you cannot get a job in a good place unless you graduate from a good university.
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6) Mr. Kimura never complains, no matter how late he is made to work.
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7) My military life was too restricted a life to talk about.
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8) When I bend over, sit for a long time, and move heavy furniture, my lower back hurts.
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7. Compose sentences using the following expressions and provide the English translation.
[Each sentence must contain at least five phrases.] [5x3=15]
1) {Sentence} rashii
JPN ___________________________________________________________________________
ENG___________________________________________________________________________
2) {Sentence} nagara {Sentence} ['although']
JPN ___________________________________________________________________________
ENG___________________________________________________________________________
3) ... ni tsuite ...
JPN ___________________________________________________________________________
ENG___________________________________________________________________________
8. Mark M for men's speech and F for women's, and provide the original forms of the underlined contracted forms. [2x5=10]
M/F
Original full expression
1) Wakarya shinai sa.
________
______________________
2) Tabechatte choodai ne. ________ ______________________
3) Ii gakkoo o denakeryaa dame desu mono. ________ ______________________
4) Terebi o tsukechaa ikenai kai. ________ ______________________
5) Nani shiteru n dai.
________
______________________
9. Choose one each from (A) and (B) and explain
the differences briefly by providing supporting examples.
[10+15=25]
(A) [10]
1) dake vs. shika vs. bakari 'only'
2) ato de vs. -te kara 'after'
3) mae (ni) vs. uchi ni 'before'
4) aida vs. nagara 'while'
5) gurai/hodo vs. nado/nanka [extended
use: emphatic]
(B) [15]
1) regular vs. adversative passive
2) permissive vs. coercive causative
3) ba vs. tara vs. to 'if'