TOKYO --- Applicants to a private high school for girls in Sasebo in southern Nagasaki Prefecture will be asked to hold and move various small objects including beans and marbles with chopsticks as a part of the entrance exam.

   “This is simply one factor to assess whether these girls can handle chopsticks correctly, which is really the most basic element in education.” said Katushi Hisata, the vice principal of Hitasa Gakuen Girls’ High School.

   “It’s surprising to see how many children don’t know how to hold chopsticks correctly, which is part of the Japanese culture’s beauty,” he told AFP by telephone, adding that only 20 percent of elementary students use chopsticks correctly. The westernization of Japan’s eating habits means that use of the knife and fork is increasingly common, while a growing number of children with working parents eat alone, leaving them less versed in chopstick etiquette (禮儀).

   The school’s vice principal accused celebrities (名人)appearing on TV food and cookery shows of using chopsticks wrongly.

   The school, built in 1902, has traditional classes in tea ceremony, kimono-fitting, etiquette and cooking as part of the wider curriculum（課程）. “We are aware that this kind of exam won’t make students jump up and come running to us, because this is unlike normal high schools that advertise success rates of students entering prestigious universities,” Hisata said, “But we do know that education is not only about having brains, but also etiquette.” he added.

1．How will the children be tested in using chopsticks?

       A．By using chopsticks before all the teachers                           

       B．By writing a paper about chopsticks

       C．By picking up and moving challenging articles                       

       D．By being asked to take some written tests

2．The underlined word “versed” in the third paragraph probably means “______”.

       A．skilled                 B．delighted              C．interested            D．involved

3．The use of knife and fork is increasingly common in Japan mainly because ______.

A．children are not taught how to use chopsticks                       

B．Japan’s eating habits are being westernized

C．it is convenient for kids to use the knife and fork

D．no celebrities use chopsticks correctly

4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

       A．The school pays much attention to traditional culture.

       B．Etiquette is more important than intelligence.

       C．The teenagers enjoy practising chopsticks.

       D．The school is proud of its students’ entering famous universities.

5．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

       A．Chopsticks at Japanese Dinning Tables  

       B．Traditions Stressed in a Japanese School

       C．Traditional Chopsticks Etiquette           

       D．Some Students Faced With New Tests

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