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	サンプル問題　06年2月号
	Seeing Tokyo through new eyes By Caroline Poyer My 12-year-old niece, Megan, just visited me for two weeks with her mother (my younger sister, Kristy). It was a great experience for me as well as for my niece because this was her first visit to Japan, and I have never really had the chance to see Japan through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl. Her first impression was how kind everyone was. Even when I picked them up after their flight, Megan commented on how different Narita airport was from Heathrow, how (1) everything was, how friendly all the staff were, but most of all how CLEAN everything was! Heathrow, along with any form of public (2) in the U.K., just seems so dirty and (3) when you compare it with Japan! I think I have got used to Japan now and probably take it for (4), so it was nice to appreciate how clean and (1) everything is here! The other thing was how (5) everyone is here, even in times of (6) stress! For example, we went to Odaiba to see the Tokyo Bay fireworks, after which there were HUGE queues trying to get to the train station to go back home. Another example was during our trip to Disneyland. We went during (7) season so there were young children everywhere, and queues up to two hours long for some rides! In both situations, everybody waited calmly and patiently, and Megan commented that that would be very unusual in the U.K. One of Megan's favorite things to do was karaoke --- we went three times in the (8) of ten days! We have karaoke in the U.K., but it is usually in bars (where children cannot go) and usually with a stage, so you have to sing in front of lots of strangers. So for her to be able to sing just with her mum, myself and a few of my friends was great fun for her! She knew many of the songs that her mum and I used to sing when we were her age, because there have been so many (9) of them since. So it was really nice for us all to sing those songs together. I had never noticed how much pink there is in Japan! Megan's favorite color is pink --- I think everything she owns is pink! So when she came here she was naturally interested in all the pink stuff you can find in all the shops --- I hadn't realized there was so much of it! As a surprise I planned for Megan to be dressed up in kimono at a place in Harajuku that does your makeup and clothes just like a maiko. That was really exciting for Megan, and she (10) a little lady as soon as she had all the clothes on. We took some beautiful photos in the Japanese garden there and my sister was quite (11) when she saw Megan (12) in her kimono. When I asked Megan what her favorite part of the trip was, she thought for a while, and then replied that the best thing was that she had realized that she wants to live in Japan when she is older. Then it was my turn to get (11)! So now I hope to bring Megan here every summer, have her study Japanese in the mornings, and do some work (13) in my office during the afternoons. This would be an amazing experience for her and a very unusual one for a British teenager as we don't have much contact with Japan as schoolkids in the U.K. I had no idea that this holiday would become a life-changing one for my niece! ****************************************** Fill in each of the blanks with the most appropriate word from among the words below. potential 　　　　　tottering 　　　around 　　granted 　　covers　 disorganized 　　peak 　　　experience 　　transport patient tearful 　turned 　　into 　　organized 　　space 　(1) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(2) 　(3) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(4) 　(5) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(6) 　(7) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(8) 　(9) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　(10) (11) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　(12) (13) Question1: Between Japan and her country, what differences did Megan find just after her flight? Question2: What did Megan think of Japanese people during her stay with her aunt? Question3: What had the author not noticed until her niece came to Japan? Question4: What was Megan’s favorite part of the trip? Question5: Write an essay on one of the three topics below. * What was the most impressive experience during your stay abroad? * What is your life-changing experience? * What are the pros and cons of Japan and Japanese people through your eyes?
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