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Explanation

Skills

48

Medical business

Paragraph 7 line1, “ generally this medical businessman is reluctant to discuss financial matters.”

Context

49

1960s

Paragraph 1line 4, “this was not the career path Chow expected to follow when he moved from Japan to the US in 1968 at the age of 19.”

Context

50

Engineering

Paragraph 1, line 7, “he left his Chinese parents to pursue a degree in engineering at the Illinois…”

Context

51

Fat

Paragraph 3, line 6, “American meals tend to be richer and more fat-laden than traditional Japanese ones.”

Inference

52

High cholesterol level

Paragraph 3, line 4, “weight gain and higher cholesterol levels are often due to a change in diet.”

Inference

53

Play golf

Paragraph 3, line 7, “the hardworking executives generally do not take time to exercise except to squeeze in an occasional 18 holes of golf at their country clubs.”

Inference

54

Exercise

Paragraph 3, line 7, “the hardworking executives generally do not take time to exercise except to squeeze in an occasional 18 holes of golf at their country clubs.”

Context

55

Shoulder

Paragraph 3, line11, ‘commonly tendonitis of the shoulder and herniated disks in the lower back.”

Context

56

Back

Paragraph 3, line11, ‘commonly tendonitis of the shoulder and herniated disks in the lower back.”

Context

57

Stress

Paragraph 3, line 13, “medical problems tend to be stress- related because of the Japanese inclination to work long hours.”

Context

58

Health care

Paragraph 4, line 2, “ accustomed to a system of socialized health care in Japan, …”

Context

59

One fee

Paragraph 4, line 8, “at home they pay one fee and never even see a bill, so I have to prepare them for all this.”

Context

60

Medical bills

Paragraph 4, line 8, “at home they pay one fee and never even see a bill, so I have to prepare them for all this.”

Inference

61

Hotline

Paragraph 5, line 1 “as a sideline, Chow has set up a toll-free telephone hotline for Japanese speakers, …’

Context

62

Anywhere

Paragraph 5, line 4, “the number can be reached from anywhere in North America.”

Context

63

Nothing

Paragraph 5, line 1 “as a sideline, Chow has set up a toll-free telephone hotline for Japanese speakers, …’

Inference

64

Regular patients

Paragraph 6, line 9, “the clinic – with its faintly oriental décor and Japanese-language children’s books scattered around the waiting room - had 500 regular patients the first year, now it serves about 2,500

Context

65

five

Paragraph 6, line 9, “the clinic – with its faintly oriental décor and Japanese-language children’s books scattered around the waiting room - had 500 regular patients the first year, now it serves about 2,500

Inference

66

west

Paragraph 7, line 7, “and if Chow’s plans to open more clinics materialise, Japanese expatriates in the West Coast cities of Seattle and …”

Context