TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (12/4/2025) – bill murray

정답: B. 배우

How to solve: The sentence reads 'Bill Murray is a famous ( ).' You need to choose the word that best describes Bill Murray's profession. Bill Murray is a world-renowned actor. The Korean word for 'actor' is '배우'.

A — '가수' means 'singer'. While Bill Murray has sung, it is not his main profession.

B — '배우' means 'actor'. This is the correct answer as it is his profession.

C — '의사' means 'doctor'. Bill Murray is not a doctor.

D — '학생' means 'student'. Bill Murray is not a student.

정답: C. 즐겁게

How to solve: The sentence translates to 'Bill Murray makes people ( ) with his comedy movies.' Comedy movies are meant to be funny and enjoyable. The word that means 'enjoyable' or 'pleasantly' is '즐겁게'.

A — '슬프게' means 'sadly'. Comedy movies do not typically make people sad.

B — '무섭게' means 'scarily'. This is characteristic of horror movies, not comedies.

C — '즐겁게' means 'enjoyably' or 'happily'. This is the intended effect of a comedy movie.

D — '화나게' means 'angrily'. Comedy movies are not meant to make people angry.

정답: A. 인기가

How to solve: The sentence is 'His movie 'Ghostbusters' has a lot of ( ).' 'Ghostbusters' is a very famous and well-loved movie. The phrase '인기가 있다' means 'to be popular'. Therefore, '인기가' is the correct word to fill in the blank.

A — '인기가 있다' means 'to be popular'. This fits the context perfectly.

B — '시간이 있다' means 'to have time'. This does not make sense in the context of a movie's quality.

C — '돈이 있다' means 'to have money'. While the movie made a lot of money, 'popular' is a more direct description.

D — '문제가 있다' means 'to have a problem'. This is incorrect as 'Ghostbusters' is a successful movie.

정답: D. 미국

How to solve: The question asks, 'What nationality is Bill Murray?' or more literally, 'He is a person from ( )?'. Bill Murray is from the United States. The Korean word for 'the United States' is '미국'.

A — '한국' means 'Korea'. Bill Murray is not Korean.

B — '일본' means 'Japan'. Bill Murray is not Japanese.

C — '중국' means 'China'. Bill Murray is not Chinese.

D — '미국' means 'the United States (America)'. This is the correct answer.

정답: D. 좋아합니다

How to solve: The sentence is 'Many fans ( ) Bill Murray.' Fans, by definition, like or admire the person they are a fan of. The Korean verb for 'to like' is '좋아하다'.

A — '싫어합니다' means 'to dislike'. This is the opposite of what a fan would do.

B — '모릅니다' means 'to not know'. Fans know who he is.

C — '잊어버립니다' means 'to forget'. Fans do not forget him.

D — '좋아합니다' means 'to like'. This is the correct action of a fan.