TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (10/25/2025) – joe carter

정답: B. 야구 선수

How to solve: This question asks for Joe Carter's profession. The sentence '조 카터는 유명한 ( )입니다' translates to 'Joe Carter is a famous ( )'. You need to choose the word that means 'baseball player'. '야구 선수' is the Korean term for 'baseball player'.

A — '가수' means 'singer'. Joe Carter was not a singer.

B — '야구 선수' means 'baseball player'. This is the correct answer.

C — '영화 배우' means 'movie actor'. Joe Carter was not a movie actor.

D — '의사' means 'doctor'. Joe Carter was not a doctor.

정답: C. 캐나다

How to solve: This question asks about Joe Carter's nationality. The sentence '조 카터는 ( ) 사람입니다' means 'Joe Carter is a ( ) person'. You need to find the word for his country of origin, which is Canada. '캐나다' is the Korean word for 'Canada'.

A — '한국' means 'Korea'. Joe Carter is not from Korea.

B — '미국' means 'USA'. Although he played in the MLB, he is Canadian.

C — '캐나다' means 'Canada'. This is the correct answer.

D — '일본' means 'Japan'. Joe Carter is not from Japan.

정답: C. 쳤습니다

How to solve: This question asks what Joe Carter did with a home run. The sentence '조 카터는 1993년에 중요한 홈런을 ( )' means 'In 1993, Joe Carter ( ) an important home run'. The correct verb to use with 'homerun' (홈런) is 'to hit' (치다). The past tense form is '쳤습니다'.

A — '먹었습니다' means 'ate'. You do not eat a home run.

B — '읽었습니다' means 'read'. You do not read a home run.

C — '쳤습니다' means 'hit'. This is the correct verb.

D — '샀습니다' means 'bought'. You do not buy a home run.

정답: D. 우승했습니다

How to solve: This question asks for the result of Joe Carter's home run. The sentence '조 카터의 홈런 덕분에 그의 팀이 ( )' means 'Thanks to Joe Carter's home run, his team ( )'. His famous home run won the World Series for his team. The word for 'won the championship' is '우승했습니다'.

A — '공부했습니다' means 'studied'. This is unrelated to the context of a baseball game.

B — '노래했습니다' means 'sang'. While the team might have sung in celebration, it's not the primary outcome.

C — '여행했습니다' means 'traveled'. This is not the direct result of winning.

D — '우승했습니다' means 'won the championship'. This is the correct answer.

정답: B. 유명한

How to solve: This question asks for a word that describes Joe Carter to baseball fans. The sentence '조 카터는 야구 팬들에게 매우 ( ) 선수입니다' means 'To baseball fans, Joe Carter is a very ( ) player'. Given his achievements, the most appropriate adjective is 'famous'. The Korean word for 'famous' is '유명한'.

A — '조용한' means 'quiet'. This describes a personality trait, not his status as a sports hero.

B — '유명한' means 'famous'. This is the best description of his status among fans.

C — '재미없는' means 'uninteresting'. Baseball fans would find him very exciting, not uninteresting.

D — '작은' means 'small'. This is a physical description and not the primary way he is known.