問1 According to the story, Deborah’s feelings changed in the following order:
① nervous → confused → happy → shocked → sorry
② nervous → confused → sorry → shocked → happy
③ nervous → happy → shocked → confused → sorry
④ nervous → happy → sorry → shocked → confused
⑤ nervous → shocked → happy → sorry → confused
⑥ nervous → sorry → confused → happy → shocked
問2 The gift Deborah chose was not appropriate in Japan because it may imply ( ).
① a long stay
② congratulations
③ growing anger
④ passion for living
問3 From this story, you learned that Deborah ( ).
① chose a begonia for her teacher because she learned the meanings of several flowers in her class
② not only practiced her Japanese but also learned about Japanese culture because of a begonia
③ visited the hospital with her teaching assistant to see her teacher and enjoyed chatting
④ was given an explanation about the begonia by Mr. Hayashi and learned its hidden meaning
【正答】
問1 ③ 問2 ① 問3 ②
出典:共通テスト試行調査2018 - 大問3B