共テ・中堅大向け｜英語長文問題101（小説）145語＋和訳・解答解説

At the Kirisawa Ward Office, Haruka Tanaka expected a quick address-change form, but the clerk frowned at the screen. “You renewed your resident card this morning,” he said. Haruka laughed—she had come straight from work—yet the record showed her name, birth month, and a signature that looked like hers. Minutes later, another Haruka Tanaka stepped up, holding a baby and the same queue ticket. The two women blinked, then compared wallets: identical initials, different photos. Staff members whispered, phones rang, and both applications were paused, because one wrong click could rewrite the other Tanaka’s history. A supervisor asked them to write their names in kanji, add furigana, and list past addresses. They traced characters slowly, line by line, while the waiting room sighed. When the stamps finally fell, Haruka left relieved—and strangely connected to her accidental double. Outside, the winter air felt cleaner than before.

Choose TWO statements that are NOT supported by the passage.

1. A clerk insisted she updated her card earlier that morning.
2. Another Haruka arrived with a baby and matching queue ticket.
3. Haruka had lost her paperwork, so the process stopped.
4. Security questioned her for identity fraud and escorted her outside.
5. The supervisor asked for kanji, furigana, and previous addresses.
6. She left relieved, feeling oddly connected to her accidental double.