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□--■--□--■--□--■--□--------------------------------------------◆ 　　　【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1496 　　　　　　　≪2024年共通テスト第5問≫　　　2024/4/24配信 ◆----------------------------------------□--■--□--■--□--■--□--■ 目次・・・■　問題　■　全文訳　■　解答・解説　■　語句　■　解答一覧 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 今回は2024年共通テスト第5問を解説します。 ■　問題 第５問 You are in an English discussion group, and it is your turn to introduce a story. You have found a story in an English language magazine in Japan. You are preparing notes for your presentation. ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[Maki's Kitchen]　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"Irasshai-mase," said Maki as two customers entered her restaurant, 　｜ ｜Maki's Kitchen. Maki had joined her family business at the age of 19　　｜ ｜when her father became ill. After he recovered, Maki decided to 　　　　｜ ｜continue. Eventually, Maki's parents retired and she became the owner.　｜ ｜Maki had many regular customers who came not only for the delicious 　　｜ ｜food, but also to sit at the counter and talk to her. Although her　　　｜ ｜business was doing very well, Maki occasionally daydreamed about　　　　｜ ｜something different.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"Can we sit at the counter?" she heard. It was her old friends, Takuya｜ ｜and Kasumi. A phone call a few weeks earlier from Kasumi to Takuya had　｜ ｜given them the idea to visit Maki and surprise her.　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◆◆◆◆◆　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　Takuya's phone vibrated, and he saw a familiar name, Kasumi.　　　　　｜ ｜　"Kasumi!"　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　"Hi, Takuya, I saw you in the newspaper. Congratulations!"　　　　　　｜ ｜　"Thanks. Hey, you weren't at our 20th high school reunion last month."｜ ｜　"No, I couldn't make it. I can't believe it's been 20 years since we　｜ ｜graduated. Actually, I was calling to ask if you've seen Maki recently."｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◆◆◆◆◆　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　Takuya's family had moved to Kawanaka Town shortly before he started　｜ ｜high school. He joined the drama club, where he met Maki and Kasumi. The｜ ｜three became inseparable. After graduation, Takuya left Kawanaka to 　　｜ ｜become an actor, while Maki and Kasumi remained. Maki had decided she 　｜ ｜wanted to study at university and enrolled in a preparatory school. 　　｜ ｜Kasumi, on the other hand, started her career. Takuya tried out for 　　｜ ｜various acting roles but was constantly rejected; eventually, he quit.　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　Exactly one year after graduation, Takuya returned to Kawanaka with 　｜ ｜his dreams destroyed. He called Maki, who offered her sympathy. He was　｜ ｜surprised to learn that Maki had abandoned her plan to attend university｜ ｜because she had to manage her family's restaurant. Her first day of work｜ ｜had been the day he called. For some reason, Takuya could not resist　　｜ ｜giving Maki some advice.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"Maki, I've always thought your family's restaurant should change the ｜ ｜coffee it serves. I think people in Kawanaka want a bolder flavor. I'd　｜ ｜be happy to recommend a different brand," he said.　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"Takuya, you really know your coffee. Hey, I was walking by Cafe　　　｜ ｜Kawanaka nad saw a help-wanted sign. You should apply!" Maki replied.　 ｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　Takuya was hired by Cafe Kawanaka and became fascinated by the science｜ ｜of coffee making. On the one-year anniversary of his employment, Takuya ｜ ｜was talking to Maki at her restaurant.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"Maki," he said, "do you know what my dream is?"　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"It must have something to do with coffee."　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　"That's right! It's to have my own coffee business."　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　"I can't imagine a better person for it. What are you waiting for?"　 ｜ ｜　Maki's encouragement inspired Takuya. He quit his job, purchased a　　｜ ｜coffee bean roaster, and began roasting beans. Maki had a sign in her 　｜ ｜restaurant saying, "We proudly serve Takuya's Coffee," and this 　　　　｜ ｜publicity helped the coffee gain popularity in Kawanaka. Takuya started ｜ ｜making good money selling his beans. Eventually, he opened his own cafe ｜ ｜and became a successful business owner.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　◆◆◆◆◆　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　Kasumi was reading the newspaper when she saw the headline: TAKUYA'S　｜ ｜CAFE ATTRACTING TOURISTS TO KAWANAKA TOWN. "Who would have thought that ｜ ｜Takuya would be so successful?" Kasumi thought to herself as she　　　　｜ ｜reflected on her past.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜