わたしは毎日自転車で会社へ行きます。きょう、帰る前に自転車の鍵がありませんでした。かばんもポケットも探しましたが、見つかりませんでした。昼休みに、会社の机の上に置いたことを思い出しました。鍵はそこにありました。安心して家に帰りました。
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読解 🚉 City 文章 NO. 23 3 questions
自転車の鍵
Bicycle key
💡 Read this first
Development: lost → found → remembered → found. Only select the last information, do not select the place you searched for but didn't find it.
Passage
- CONTENT鍵はどこにありましたか。
Explanation: The penultimate sentence clearly states the true location of the key.
- KEY WORD「ポケット」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「ぽけっと」.
- INFERENCEわたしは何で会社へ行きますか。
Explanation: Means comes before で in the first sentence.
Key words
- 自転車 bicycle
- 鍵 key
- ポケット shirt/pants pockets
- 探す find
- 安心 rest assured
Grammar
Vる 前に before doing V
The action after 前に takes place before action V. This is a common ordering trap.
N に in / into / to N
に has many roles: place of existence, time, destination. Read along with the verbs to decide.
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Every day I go to work by bicycle. Before leaving today, I didn't see the bike keys. I looked in my bag and pocket but couldn't find it. I remembered leaving it on the company desk during lunch break. The key is there. I can go home with peace of mind.