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5、次の英文を読み、各設問に答えなさい。
When you hear the word “hula," maybe you think about the tropical islands of
Hawaii. However, ① not only people in Hawaii but also peonle in Iwaki, Fukushima.
enjoy dancing the hula. Why is that?
Iwaki was known as a coal mining town long ago. When the coal mines closed, the
town's economy went down. To stimulate it, the town started a female hula team. The
team practiced hard to cheer up the locals and attract tourists to the area. Since then,
hula has been a symbol of the town.
Now, Iwaki is struggling toward recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Many people have tried to support its restoration in various ways.
Here is an example. Nakoso Technical High School in Iwaki has a hula team. The
team members believe that they can do something for their hometown. They have
visited a lot of ア、 temporary houses and イ、nursing homes to cheer up the people
there. The team members always try to bring smiles to the audience's faces.
2AI1 the members on the high school hula team feel happy when they see people
enjoy their dances.