[JLPT N3] The more you read: 読めば読む＋[まで・かけて・くらい・ほど]？
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[Practice Question]
この本は、読めば読む（＿＿）おもしろい。
*このほんは、よめばよむ（＿＿）おもしろい。
1 まで
2 かけて
3 くらい
4 ほど
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[Answer]
この本は、読めば読む（4 ほど）おもしろい。
The more I read this book, the more interesting it gets.
〜ば〜ほど
= “the more ~, the more ~”
It shows that two things change together.
As one goes up, the other goes up too.
In this sentence:
There is already the 〜ば part (読めば).
So, we use ほど as a set phrase.
読めば読むほど
= the more I read
The more I read (読めば読むほど), the more interesting (おもしろい) it gets.
That’s why the correct answer is ほど.
✖ Other Choices:
1 まで
= until / to
It does not show proportion.
2 かけて
= “over” / “through”
This is used for a range (like 〜から〜にかけて). It does not fit here.
3 くらい
= “about” / “degree”
We do not say 読めば読むくらい. It is unnatural.
I hope this explanation helps! 😊