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I first came to Japan / when my best friend. Patrick, / invited me here / in
1993. / I taught English / at an English conversation school in Fukui / for two
and a half years. / I made a lot of friends / and I learned Japanese. /
When I moved to Tokyo / in 1996. / I wanted to be a Hollywoodmovie star. /
5 It was impossible / to go right to America/ and become a star, / so I planned
to make my Hollywood debut / via Tokyo. / I started acting, / modeling, /
DJing / and doing voice work. / A year later, / I started comedy. / At this point /
Iwanted to be "a Japanese star." /
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((1)と(2)は各5点,(3)は 4点)
(1) Why did Pakkun come to Japan?
0 Because he wanted to learn Japanese.
2 Because he wanted to teach English to Japanese people.
Because he was offered a job at an English conversation school in Fukui.
0 Because his best friend Patrick invited him to Japan.
(2) Which of the following is true?
0 In Tokyo, Pakkun gave up his dream of becoming a movie star in Hollywood.
2 Pakkun did lots of things to be successful as a comedian.
3 When he moved to Tokyo, Pakkun wanted to be a star in Japan.
@ When he started comedy, Pakkun wanted to be a star in Japan.
(3) The phrase “make my Hollywood debut via Tokyo" isclosest in meaning to
0 come back to Tokyo as a Hollywood movie star
2 give up making my Hollywood debut in order to realize my dream in Tokyo
3 go from Tokyo to Hollywood to make my debut as a movie star
@ make my Hollywood debut after having enough experience in Tokyo
