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英語Part 1 Read this article from a website and answer the questions that follow.
A Must-visit Onigiri Restaurant
When someone from overseas thinks about Japanese restaurants, a picture of sushi, tempura,yaki-niku, or ramen may spring to their mind. It is (perhaps) probable that very few people would
think of an onigiri restaurant, as this is more of a specialty eatery. Indeed, many towns in Japando not have such a restaurant. However, there is one onigiri restaurant in Japan that is an absolutemust-visit. It is a hidden gem located in the heart of Osaka. Its name is Onigiri Sansai. Its focus ison using the best organically-grown rice; fillings that use the freshest, wild mountain vegetables;and premium seaweed. Here is a description of it from its website:"Onigiri Sansai has been serving original, hand-crafted rice balls since 1949. This was ata time when good quality white rice was in short supply in Japan. Chefs Akiyoshi and Tomoko
are the third generation of Sansai rice-ball artists. They hope you will visit Sansai to enjoy their
special onigiri, made from carefully selected ingredients from the Minami Alps and the Pacific
Ocean. In addition, they carefully select the tastiest rice from across Japan. This perfectly suits
each of the seasonal vegetables. They also only use local Edo-mae seaweed (famous for its richflavor) to wrap their onigiri in."Onigiri Sansai is the subject of this week's restaurant review. We sent our three hungry onigiri
experts to Osaka to check out the menu, taste, prices, service and ambience. Here are theirreviews.
Reviewer 1 – Aiko (27) - Convenience store clerk
My first impressions of the place were great. I opened the door and was welcomed by the very
cheerful chefs. The place was spotless. It was also full of lovely aromas, such as steamed rice,spices and fried vegetables. These gave the place a nice, cozy atmosphere. All of the items on themenu looked so mouthwatering. I loved the fact that the onigiri in the photographs on the menu
were so well presented. They looked like an artist had made them. They tasted even better thanthey looked. I was very satisfied with the taste. The price was also very reasonable – just ¥849 for
two onigiri, miso soup, and Japanese radish pickles, so I will definitely eat there again. I totally
recommend it.
Reviewer 2 – Masahiro (63) - High school teacher
When I heard about this restaurant, I had high expectations. I was not disappointed. The menu
had twenty different kinds of onigiri with fillings that were all totally new to me. One of thesewas chili pepper leaves, which sounded interesting. Sansai is a tiny place, with two tables and acounter. It can only seat 14 diners at any one time. Luckily, I made a reservation. That meant I―1―英語
could skip past the long line of people waiting outside. The food was amazing. It was easily thebest onigiri I've ever eaten. Every rice ball was freshly and skillfully prepared. The rice was lovely
and warm, and the nori was crunchy. The chef explained to me that she never uses a rice cooker.
Instead, she uses special cooking pots called hagama. She said she liked these because they weremuch more effective at bringing out the flavor of the rice. She was correct – the rice was perfect.
This is definitely a place for your bucket list. It was also fantastic value for money.
Reviewer 3 – Hajime (41) - Subway train driver
I'm really glad I went to Sansai. It's one of the oldest onigiri restaurants in Osaka, and maybe
the best. I took one bite of my delicious onigiri and instantly decided to give the place ten out often. I had two rice balls and the taste was amazing. They both had so much scrumptious filling.
The first was yamagobo (mountain burdock); the other one had fuki no tou (butterbur buds) andyama udo (mountain asparagus). The second I bit into them, my mouth exploded with different
textures and flavors. The chef explained that he had tested many different combinations ofmountain vegetables to find ones that complemented the rice and nori. I think he succeeded. Thebalance between the fillings, rice and nori was perfect. After eating at Sansai, I never want to eat aconvenience store onigiri again.
1. The word "overseas" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
a.

oceansb.

sailorsc.

foreignd.

abroad2. How many people from other countries would have an onigiri restaurant spring tomind when thinking about Japan?
a.

not manyb.

quite a few

c.

a lot

d.

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3. Where in Osaka is the Onigiri Sansai restaurant?
a.

in a hidden locationb.

near a hospitalc.

on the outskirts

d.

in the center

4. What does the restaurant think is most important?
a.

its websiteb.

high quality ingredientsc.

finding gemsd.

wild vegetables

5. What does the Onigiri Sansai website say about the white rice of 1949?
a.

It wasn't very long.

b.

There wasn't much of it.

c.

It was grown by hand.

d.

It was bad quality.

6. Who started the Onigiri Sansai restaurant?
a.

Akiyoshi and Tomoko's great-grandparentsb.

Akiyoshi and Tomoko's parentsc.

Akiyoshi and Tomoko's grandparentsd.

Akiyoshi and Tomoko's chefs

7. The word "suits" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
a.

fits

b.

tastes

c.

boils

d.

fashions―3―英語
8. In paragraph 3, what does the article say about the reviewers?
a.

They are experts on checkout counters.

b.

They love reviewing onigiri restaurants.

c.

They had no breakfast.

d.

They know a lot about onigiri.

9. What did Aiko say about the chefs?
a.

They were artistic.

b.

They were welcome.

c.

They were spotless.

d.

They were happy.

10. How many nice smells did Aiko say were in the restaurant?
a.

twob.

none

c.

threed.

all of them		
11. What did Aiko say about the taste of the onigiri she ate?
a.

They tasted better than she thought they would after looking at them.

b.

They looked better in the menu photos than they tasted.

c.

They tasted like an artist had made them.

d.

They looked even better than their taste.

12. The word "it" in Aiko's review refers to __________.
a.

onigirib.

eating at the restaurantc.

Japanese radish picklesd.

the reasonable price―4―英語
13. What did Masahiro say about the onigiri fillings?
a.

They all sounded interesting.

b.

They did not disappoint him.

c.

He had never heard of them before.

d.

He saw them in the news.

14. The word "diners" in Masahiro's review is closest in meaning to ______.
a.

2:00 PMb.

customersc.

evening mealsd.

restaurants

15. Why did Masahiro not have to queue up outside the restaurant?
a.

The people in the queue let him go first.

b.

He cut in line.

c.

He had made a booking.

d.

He knew the chefs.

16. What does the word "they" refer to in Masahiro's review?
a.

cooking potsb.

the flavors of ricec.

rice cookersd.

rice varieties

17. What score did Hajime give the Onigiri Sansai restaurant?
a.

a low scoreb.

the top score

c.

100

d.

eleven―5―英語18. When did Hajime's mouth fill with different flavors?
a.

after a few secondsb.

after two bitesc.

instantlyd.

the second time

19. The word "ones" in Hajime's review refers to ______.
a.

rice ballsb.

rice and noric.

tastesd.

mixes

20. The word "succeeded" in Hajime's review is closest in meaning to ______.
a.

did wellb.

failedc.

tastedd.

cooked―6―英語Part 2 Writing Task
Your English teacher has asked you to write to a university student (Alex) in the USA. Alexwants to know about shopping in Japan. Write to Alex to tell her about your favorite shop. Tell her
why you like that shop, and explain what you usually buy from it. You need to write 150 words ormore.

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Part 3 Yuki and Sakura are talking about the presentation they will give tomorrow.
Write what Sakura might say to complete their conversation.
Sakura: ① _______________________________________________
Yuki:

Yeah… I made neat slides, and practiced more than ten times.

Sakura: ② Good!__________________________________________
Yuki:

Well, actually, no. I've been feeling nervous that I might ...

Sakura: ③ _______________________________________________Yuki:

You are right. I am a bad public speaker.

Sakura: But the speech you made at graduation was great.
Yuki:Oh, thanks. As you know, practice makes perfect.

Sakura: You're working hard now, so I'm sure
④ _______________________________________________―8―英語Part 4 Read the article below and answer the question that follows (80~100 words).
The Text Is the Message
More and more these days we are interacting socially by using technologies like email andinstant messaging, or texting. Many social critics condemn this kind of communication, primarily
because, “To type is not to be human, to be in cyberspace is not to be real”. This encourages
isolation, “making it difficult for us to form genuine friendships”.
But are email and texting all bad? One professor says in his New York Times essay, “Thelooseness and creativity of these ways of writing are a sign of a new sophistication in our society”.
Keyboard technology has allowed something previously unknown to humanity, until now: text
messaging. This is conversation that is typed on smartphones and other digital devices.
(Adapted from EVERYDAY SOCIOLOGY, by Jim Knudsen, NAN'UN-DO 2013)

What do you think about text messaging?

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