TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [Vocabulary] 1–5 (3/6/2026) – al horford

정답: B. 선수

How to solve: The sentence describes Al Horford's profession. '농구' means basketball. We need a word for someone who plays basketball. Among the choices, '선수' means 'player'.

A — '선생님' means 'teacher'. Al Horford is not a teacher.

B — '선수' means 'player', which is appropriate for a basketball player.

C — '의사' means 'doctor'. Al Horford is not a doctor.

D — '경찰' means 'police officer'. Al Horford is not a police officer.

정답: C. 중요한

How to solve: The sentence states Al Horford plays a certain 'role' ('역할') in the team. He is a prominent basketball player, so his role would be significant. '중요한' means 'important'.

A — '작은' means 'small'. It doesn't fit the context of a key player's role.

B — '재미있는' means 'interesting' or 'fun'. While he might be interesting, it's not the primary descriptor of his role in a team.

C — '중요한' means 'important', which accurately describes the role of a key player like Al Horford.

D — '쉬운' means 'easy'. His role is not 'easy'.

정답: C. 매일

How to solve: The sentence talks about Al Horford practicing hard. Professional athletes typically practice regularly. '매일' means 'every day', which implies consistent effort.

A — '어제' means 'yesterday'. This refers to a past singular event, not a regular practice.

B — '내일' means 'tomorrow'. This refers to a future singular event, not regular practice.

C — '매일' means 'every day', which is suitable for consistent practice by an athlete.

D — '가끔' means 'sometimes'. Athletes practice more often than just sometimes.

정답: B. 정말

How to solve: The sentence says Al Horford plays basketball '잘 합니다' (plays well). To emphasize 'well', an intensifier is needed. '정말' means 'really' or 'very', which fits perfectly.

A — '못' is a negative particle meaning 'cannot' or 'not good at'. This contradicts '잘 합니다' (plays well).

B — '정말' means 'really' or 'very', which intensifies the meaning of '잘 합니다' (plays well).

C — '조금' means 'a little'. This would imply he plays only a little well, which contradicts his reputation.

D — '거의' means 'almost'. This doesn't fit to intensify 'plays well'.

정답: A. 너무

How to solve: The sentence states Al Horford is 'tall' ('키가 큽니다'). We need a word to quantify or emphasize his height. '너무' means 'very' or 'too', which is commonly used to describe someone being very tall.

A — '너무' means 'very' or 'too', which appropriately describes a tall basketball player.

B — '별로' is used with negative expressions to mean 'not really' or 'not very'. It doesn't fit here.

C — '아직' means 'still' or 'yet'. It refers to time and doesn't fit to describe height.

D — '먼저' means 'first' or 'ahead'. It refers to order and doesn't fit here.