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[fw]

Hello, everyone.

The following is from a mock test for the national university entrance exam, the Japanese version of SAT in the U.S.
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Which word has the heaviest stress, (1), (2), (3), or (4), when the underlined sentence in the dialogue below is read out loud?
(1) You�re (2) staying (3) in (4) Japan

(Judy, who is an exchange student from the U.S., bumps into her classmate Akira on her way home from school.)
Judy: Hi, Akira! Are you going home, too?
Akira: No, I�m going to Juku.
Judy: Juku? Oh, you mean a cram school. But it�s already seven. Do you mean you�re going to study this late?
Akira: Of course. Two thirds of the class go to Juku.
Judy: Really? I didn�t know that. Japanese do like to study.
Akira: We have to study in order to go to a good university. You�re only staying in Japan for a month. You don�t know how lucky you are!
Judy: Yes, but I�ll have to start applying to colleges when I get back. I graduate in May!
Akira: Is it true that it is easier to get into college in America than in Japan?
Judy: Yes, that�s true. But it�s harder to graduate than in Japan. You have to study hard and write a lot of essays.
Akira: I see. I guess neither way is easy.

Any comment would be appreciated.

Best regards,
fw

[doliver]

Hello, FW.

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