Q1
일취월장
What does this word mean?
peaceful but complacent
Mencius' mother moving three times
mutual aid
rapid progress
일취월장 — rapid progress (idiom_4char)
Q2
concurrency
How do you say this in Korean?
동시성
환경윤리
전통
상담심리학
동시성 — concurrency (professional)
Q3
선비
What does this word mean?
to be classically elegant
ambition/boldness
scholar/gentleman
expert/master
선비 — scholar/gentleman (classical)
Q4
Great Learning
How do you say this in Korean?
성서
대학
구원
성인
대학 — Great Learning (religion)
Q5
가처분
What does this word mean?
provisional disposition
public defender
sentence
criminal record
가처분 — provisional disposition (law_advanced)
Q6
industry
How do you say this in Korean?
세관
증권
공업
기금
공업 — industry (hanja)
Q7
문화예술교육
What does this word mean?
culture and arts education
impressionism
counterpoint
Renaissance
문화예술교육 — culture and arts education (art)
Q8
to be three-dimensional
How do you say this in Korean?
진화적이다
편파적이다
입체적이다
온건하다
입체적이다 — to be three-dimensional (adjectives)
Q9
Write that the manager, having grown tired of empty excuses, finally dismissed the employee.
Which sentence says this correctly?
기차를 놓칠 뻔했어요.
관리자는 공허한 변명을 듣다 못해 결국 그 직원을 해고했습니다.
이 시는 짧을망정 그 정서적 깊이는 수많은 소설을 능가합니다.
결국 비밀번호를 잊어버리고 말았어요.
-다 못해 — unable to bear any longer; having reached the limit. 감정/행동이 극에 달해 반전. 부정·긍정 감정 모두 가능
Q10
-기는커녕
What does this grammar pattern mean?
far from; let alone
because of (unexpected/negative cause); due to
recollection – I noticed/found that
recollection vs inference – nuance difference
-기는커녕 — far from; let alone. e.g. 밥을 먹기는커녕 물 한 모금도 못 마셨습니다. (Far from eating a meal, I couldn't even have a sip of water.)
Q11
end up (doing) / finally
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-다 못해
-고 말다
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라
-(으)ㄹ 법하다
-고 말다 — end up (doing) / finally. e.g. 결국 울고 말았어요. (In the end, I ended up crying.)
Q12
Say that, as you saw earlier, the room is small.
Which sentence says this correctly?
아까 보셨다시피 방이 좁아요.
오늘 아침 밖에서 나는 공사 소음이 저를 일찍 깨웠어요.
그 음식 처음 먹어 봤는데 꽤 맵더라고요.
수석 엔지니어가 갑자기 사직하는 바람에 제품 출시가 3개월 지연되었습니다.
-다시피 — as (you know/see). 동사 어간 + 다시피
Q13
-(으)ㄹ 리(가) 없다
What does this grammar pattern mean?
and yet; however (literary contrast)
it seems likely; it would make sense that
there is no way that; it cannot be that
formal nominalization in assertions
-(으)ㄹ 리(가) 없다 — there is no way that; it cannot be that. e.g. 그가 그런 거짓말을 했을 리가 없습니다. (There is no way he told such a lie.)
Q14
not only ~ but also
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-기 마련이다
-(으)ㄴ 만큼
-(으)ㄴ/는 셈이다
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 (2) — not only ~ but also. e.g. 그 책은 재미있을 뿐만 아니라 교육적이기도 해요. (That book is not only interesting but also educational.)
한국 생활 1년을 돌아보며
Looking Back on One Year in Korea
벌써 한국에 온 지 1년이 지났다니 믿기지 않아요. 처음에는 언어도 문화도 달라서 적응하기가 너무 힘들었어요. 특히 직장에서의 위계질서가 익숙하지 않아서 실수를 많이 했었어요. 하지만 동료들이 이해해 주고 도와줘서 점점 적응할 수 있었어요. 지금은 한국어로 농담도 할 수 있을 만큼 성장한 것 같아요. 앞으로도 이 경험들이 저를 더 단단하게 만들어 줄 거라고 믿어요. 적응하다 to adjust/adapt · 위계질서 hierarchy · 익숙하다 familiar/accustomed · 성장하다 to grow · 단단하다 strong/solid · 농담 joke
Q15
벌써 한국에 온 지 1년이 지났다니 믿기지 않아요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
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I can't believe it's already been a year since I came to Korea.
Korea's total fertility rate has fallen to the world's lowest level, making the population crisis a reality.
벌써 한국에 온 지 1년이 지났다니 믿기지 않아요. = I can't believe it's already been a year since I came to Korea.
Q16
하지만 동료들이 이해해 주고 도와줘서 점점 적응할 수 있었어요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
Social media is an innovative tool that has fundamentally changed how modern people communicate.
But my colleagues were understanding and helpful, so I could gradually adjust.
The government is offering various support policies, but the effect isn't large.
Relative deprivation from comparing with others is raised as a serious issue especially among younger generations.
하지만 동료들이 이해해 주고 도와줘서 점점 적응할 수 있었어요. = But my colleagues were understanding and helpful, so I could gradually adjust.
Q17
지금은 한국어로 농담도 할 수 있을 만큼 성장한 것 같아요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
Now I think I've grown enough to even joke in Korean.
On the internet, a lot of fake news that isn't true circulates.
As many jobs are predicted to disappear with automation and AI, reflection on what only humans can do is needed.
These days more people are sharing their talents or time as well.
지금은 한국어로 농담도 할 수 있을 만큼 성장한 것 같아요. = Now I think I've grown enough to even joke in Korean.
Q18
단단하다
What does this word mean in the passage?
strong/solid
allegory
to oversee
behavioral economics
단단하다 (dan-dan-ha-da) — strong/solid
Q19
적응하다
What does this word mean in the passage?
to act arbitrarily
eventually
hodling (holding on)
to adjust/adapt
적응하다 (jeok-eung-ha-da) — to adjust/adapt
Q20
Which sentence does NOT appear in the passage above?
하지만 동료들이 이해해 주고 도와줘서 점점 적응할 수 있었어요.
지금은 한국어로 농담도 할 수 있을 만큼 성장한 것 같아요.
정부는 다양한 지원 정책을 내놓고 있지만 효과는 크지 않아요.
앞으로도 이 경험들이 저를 더 단단하게 만들어 줄 거라고 믿어요.
"정부는 다양한 지원 정책을 내놓고 있지만 효과는 크지 않아요." (The government is offering various support policies, but the effect isn't large.) is from a different passage.
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