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Ms. Yoshida is talking with her friends about their children---how hard they have to study to go to a good university.
	1A	母が「教育ママ」だったから、私はぜったい にそうならないでおこうと思ったんだけど、 やっぱり だめね。
	1B	しかたがないんじゃない？ほかのやり方(かた)は ないと思うけど、いい大学に入るためには　 ほかの人よりも勉強(べんきょう)しなくちゃ。
	2A	勉強ばかりで子供(こども)もかわいそうね。ほんとう に「受(じゅ)けんじごく」だわ。
	2B	でも、子供のためなんだから。それに、もう すぐ終わるし。
		勉(強)供受