obama

O B A M A, F U K U I

Obama is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
It lies in the region of Hokuriku. It faces Wakasa Bay due north of
Kyoto, and is about four to five hours by train from Tokyo. As of
Oct. 1, 2005, the city had an estimated population of 33,000.
Obama means "little beach" in Japanese. In the
Ritsuryo period, Obama was the capital of Wakasa Province.
The city is called "Nara by the sea". Fukui Prefectural University
is located in Obama and it has been operating since 1992.
There are a number of Japanese with the surname
Obama. Though the American President is of Kenyan Luo
heritage, it is not uncommon for Japanese and East African
names to sound alike.
On January 20, 2009, the day that Barack Obama
was sworn into office, the city of Obama celebrated with women
dancing the hula at the Hagaji Temple to celebrate the
inauguration.

T E X T C O M P R E H E N S I O N

01- Complete:
- Barack Obama is of Kenyan ___________.
A( )stock B( )town C( )region D( )province E( )government

02- Check the incorrect information about the city of Obama.
A( ) country > Japan
B( ) region > Hokuriku
C( ) prefecture > Fukui
D( ) population > Thirty three hundred
E( ) province > Wakasa

03- Fukui Prefectural University is ___________years old.
A( )eighteen B( )eighty C( )seventeen
D( )nineteen E( )twenty

04- In the sentence "it faces Wakasa Bay due north of Kyoto",
the word "faces" is a(n):
A( )noun B( )pronoun C( )adverb D( )adjecticve E( )verb

05- In the sentence of the question 4, the word "it" refers to:
A( )Obama B( )Japan C( )Kyoto D( )Fukui E( )Wakasa Bay