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A. Mary and Takeshi are talking in the classroom. (3)   1. Mary lends her new pen to Takeshi.      [1] 2. Takeshi and Mary will meet at lunch time.      [2] 3. Both Mary and Takeshi will have quizzes today.      [3]

1. Where is the restaurant? Select its location. (1)   [1]

B. Ms. Suzuki (S) asks Mr. Tanaka (T) what he is doing this weekend. (3)   S: 田中さん、 今しゅうのしゅうまつ、なにをしますか。 T: 私はとしょかん[1]、本[2] 、べんきょうします。(3) S: そうですか。

Listening Listen to the conversation choose “True” if the following information is correct. If the information is not correct, choose “False.” (Total 7pts.)

B. Prof. Yamashita and Mary Hart are talking about Mary’s host family. (1×4)   1. Mary’s host parents are mean.      [1] 2. Mary cannot bring any friends to the host family’s house.      [2] 3. House rules are tough for Mary because she is a college student (from the US).      [3] 4. Prof. Yamashita suggests to Mary that she should discuss house rules with Mr./Mrs. Yamada.      [4]

2. Answer the questions about the restaurant. (4) Choose “True” if the information is correct. If the information is not correct, choose “False”.   1. The chef at the restaurant studied Japanese at college .      [1] 2. Mr. Hayashi sometimes talks with the chef in Chinese.      [2] 3. Mr. Hayashi’s favorite restaurant is small but clean.      [3] 4. Not many students go there because it’s a little expensive.      [4]

Reading Section Mr. Hayashi writes about his favorite restaurant. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5)  

In recent years more countries’ economies are evolving into a ______________economy due to factors such as globalization, innovations, etc. Fill in the blank with the answer that best fits in the sentence above.

Which of these is not a key indicator of the health of an economy?

New technologies have allowed companies to manufacture products faster and more efficiently. List 3 such specific technical tools and or resources that we discussed in our class relating to manufacturing enhancements.    Points will be given only for the specific tools/resources discussed in our course.