Short Questions
1. When does Tsuda Masaaki visit the homeless? Give ONE piece of evidence to support your answer. (Specific info.)
He visits them in the morning and every day at dawn. (paragraph 1)
4i. In paragraphs 1-3, many visitors will come to the park and visit the homeless people
F (line 12-14)
2. In line 10, ‘them’ refers to ... (Reference)
A. the two men who died.
B. the tents.
C. other humans.
D. the homeless.
D
4iii. According to paragraphs 1-3, the homeless people will move to the suburb of the park a few days later.
T ("suburb" is a synonym for "outskirt" in line 16.)
6. In line 27, ‘These people’ refers to … (Reference)
A. homeless people in Japan.
B. rich and powerful people in Japan.
C. most Japanese people.
D. construction workers.
B
7. In paragraph 4, find a word that means ‘worthy’. (Vocabulary)
dignified (line 34)
4ii. According paragraphs 1-3, Japan’s political and financial leaders are very impressive.
NG (the lead-in does not count as paragraphs 1-3.)
15. In line 64, ‘line’ means ... (Vocabulary)
A. announcement.
B. explanation.
C. problem.
D. figure
B (The connective "because" tells us that "line" in this context means explanation.)
5. The main idea of paragraph 3 is ... (Reorganization)
A. how kind Masaaki is to the homeless people.
B. the increase in the number of homeless people.
C. how little the Japanese care about the homeless.
D. the kind of people living in Shinjuku Park.
C
8. According to paragraph 5, what is the relation between the collapse of the economy and the living standard of Japanese? (Inference)
The number of people living rough in Japan increased after the collapse of the economy in 1992. (line 42-43)
4iv. In paragraphs 1-3, the majority of Japanese have no idea of the homeless problem.
T (line 21-23)
9. In paragraph 5, give ONE piece of evidence that shows the breakdown of economy affect the higher class of Japan seriously. (Specific info.)
Workers from Japan’s well-paid corporate class have joined the queues for free food for the homeless. (line 47-49)
10. The writer wants the reader to ...... the homeless after reading paragraph 4. (Inference)
A. respect
B. fear
C. reject
D. envy
A
11. According to paragraph 4, you are most likely to find ...... among the homeless in Japan. (Inference)
A. alcoholics
B. drug-users
C. thieves
D. beggars
A (People who drink too much are alcoholics.)
According to paragraphs 7-8, why did the homeless fail to draw the attention from the public? (Specific info.)
It is because neither the government nor the media seems particularly interested in the problem. (line 77-78)
*** According to paragraph 8, a permanent shelter for the homeless will be installed in Shinjuku soon.
NG (There is no mention of when a permanent shelter will be installed.)
17. According to paragraph 6, the government … (Inference)
A. is not aware that the problem exists.
B. does not admit that there is a serious problem.
C. does not know how to solve the problem.
D. is trying to solve the problem.
B (Line 67 tells us that the government is aware of the problem, but chooses not to deal with it.)
16. In lines 71 and 74, ‘shelters’ means (Vocabulary)
A. somewhere to hide.
B. cheap places to stay.
C. temporary places to stay.
D. somewhere to collect debts.
C (In line 74, "shelters" contrasts with "fixed" addresses.)
21. According to this article, who seems unsympathetic to the homeless people in Japan? (Reorganization)
A. Tsuda Masaaki
B. Patrick Dwyer
C. Naoko Harita
D. Yukio Aoshirna
D (Yukio Aoshima is Tokyo's new governor. He represents the government's point of view; he recently "ordered another clean-up" on the homeless (line 85-86).)