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朝活ミニテスト 第48回
制限時間 9分・全10問（リスニングあり）。選択肢を押すとタイマーが自動スタート。
語彙・熟語（大問1形式）
目安 2分30秒空所に入れるのに最も適切なものを1つ選びなさい。
訳：若者が仕事を求めて大都市へ移るため、その町の人口は何年も減り続けている。
訳：町は新しい祭りが観光客を呼び込み、地域経済を活性化することを期待している。
訳：その村は、季節ごとに色を変える田んぼと山々が織りなす見事な景色で有名だ。
訳：地元の農家は、東京のレストランに売るための新しいブランド米を発売した。
訳：町の若者たちは、300年続いてきた祭りの伝統を受け継ごうと懸命に努力している。
長文読解（大問3形式）
目安 4分Hometown Tax Donations
Many rural towns in Japan are facing population decline and financial difficulties. As young people move to big cities for education and jobs, these towns receive less tax money, even though they still have to provide services for their residents, many of whom are elderly. To help such towns, the government introduced a system called furusato nozei, or hometown tax donation, in 2008.
Under this system, people can donate money to any local government they choose and receive a reduction in their own taxes. In return, many towns send gifts such as local rice, fruit, or seafood. The system has become very popular, and the total amount of donations has grown to more than one trillion yen a year. This has helped towns earn money and make their local products known across the country. Some donors even visit the towns that they have supported.
However, the system has also been criticized. Competition among towns to offer attractive gifts became so intense that some towns offered gift cards and products that had nothing to do with their area. As a result, the government introduced rules in 2019 limiting the value of gifts to 30 percent of the donation. Critics also point out that big cities where many donors live lose a large amount of tax income, which they need for their own services.
リスニング（Part1 会話形式）
目安 2分M Hi, Ms. Kato. I heard you moved to a small town in Nagano last spring.
W Yes. The town offered cheap housing to young families, so we decided to move from Tokyo.
M How do you like it?
W I love it. The air is clean, and my children can play outside safely. But there are only two buses a day.
M That must be inconvenient.
W It is. We had to buy a car, but it was worth it.
スピーキング（面接No.4形式）
35秒Do you think more young people will move to the countryside in the future?
💡 Thanks to ～（～のおかげで）で社会の変化を理由にすると、将来予測の質問に答えやすい。
模範解答
はい。地方に住む若者は増えると思います。インターネットのおかげで、多くの人が在宅で働けます。また、地方は生活費がずっと安いので、子育てもしやすいです。
💡 Thanks to ～（～のおかげで）で社会の変化を理由にすると、将来予測の質問に答えやすい。
📝 解答 ― 2級 第48回
スピーキング模範解答：Yes. I think more young people will live in the countryside. Thanks to the Internet, many people can work from home. Also, living costs are much lower in rural areas, so it is easier to raise children there.
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