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Underwater search for lost love

Yasuo Takamatsu met Yuko in 1988. Yasuo was a soldier and Yuko worked at a bank
in Onagawa, Japan. They quickly fell in love. Yuko was gentle, modest, and enjoyed
classical music and painting. On Friday, March 11, 2011, Yasuo drove Yuko to the
bank. Later that day, a powerful earthquake hit the city, followed by a tsunami
warning.
Yasuo was at a hospital with his mother when the earthquake happened. The main
roads to Onagawa were blocked. He was driving back on the small back roads when
Yuko texted, “Are you O.K.? I want to go home.” The tsunami reached Onagawa at
3:20 p.m., destroying buildings and killing people. The next morning, soldiers
arrived to search for bodies. Yasuo searched for Yuko every day from morning till
evening until June when he started a new job. Then he searched on weekends,
always hoping not to find Yuko’s body.
A month after the tsunami, Yuko’s pink flip phone was found in the bank’s parking
lot. An unsent text from 3:25 p.m. read, “So much tsunami.” Yasuo knew she had
been alive until then. Other bank employees’ bodies were found later. One was
found six weeks after the tsunami, another in September 2011, but Yasuo still
searched for Yuko.
By September 2013, after two and a half years of searching on land, Yasuo decided
to search the sea. He contacted a dive shop to learn how to dive. The instructor,
Masayoshi Takahashi, organised dives to clean tsunami rubbish. Yasuo believed
Takahashi could help find Yuko. Yasuo told him, “I want to learn to dive to find my
wife.” On his first dive, the water was freezing. Yasuo was scared. He could have
hurt himself or got caught by a rope, but that didn’t worry him. The water wasn’t
clear, and that was the real danger. Takahashi told him not to touch the bottom to
avoid moving the sand.
One day, Yasuo visited Masaaki Narita, who had lost his daughter, Emi, in the
tsunami. Emi worked with Yuko at the bank. The women had gone to the bank’s roof
but were swept away by the massive wave. Yasuo felt sorry for Narita and offered to
look for Emi too. But Narita decided to dive himself. In February 2014, Yasuo
introduced Narita to Takahashi.
In January 2016, Narita prepared for a dive. His wife, Hiromi, watched because she
worried about him. The ocean was dangerous, and she didn’t want to lose him too.
Narita said, “If I die, throw my ashes in the sea.” He dove, and after 35 minutes,
resurfaced safely. Hiromi walked to her car and drove off. It was time to deliver rice
balls and deep-fried chicken.
Despite all these efforts, Yasuo continued his search for Yuko, holding on to hope.
Vocabulary
1. Tragically - in a way that causes great sadness or suffering.
2. Debris - scattered pieces of waste or remains.
3. Murky - not clear or dark; difficult to see through.
4. Sympathy - feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
5. Resurfaced - came back to the surface of the water.
1 When did Yasuo meet Yuko?
 A) 1990
 B) 1988
 C) 2011
2 What did Yuko do for a living?
 A) Teacher
 B) Bank employee
 C) Soldier
3 What disaster struck Onagawa on March 11, 2011?
 A) Earthquake
 B) Flood
 C) Tornado
4 Where was Yasuo during the earthquake?
 A) At home
 B) At a hospital
 C) Driving to the bank
5 What did Yuko text Yasuo?
 A) “I love you.”
 B) “Are you O.K.? I want to go home.”
 C) “Help me!”
6 What was found in the bank’s parking lot a month after the tsunami?
 A) Yuko’s body
 B) Her pink flip phone
 C) A tsunami warning sign
7 How long did Yasuo search for Yuko on land?
 A) One year
 B) Two and a half years
 C) Six months
8 Who taught Yasuo to dive?
 A) His father
 B) Masayoshi Takahashi
 C) Masaaki Narita
9 What did Takahashi tell Yasuo not to do while diving?
 A) Wear a wetsuit
 B) Touch the bottom
 C) Dive deep
10 What did Yasuo offer to do for Masaaki Narita?
 A) Help him learn to dive
 B) Look for his daughter
 C) Drive him home
11 Why was Hiromi worried when Narita prepared to dive?
 A) She didn't like diving
 B) The ocean was dangerous
 C) She wanted him to stay home
12 What did Narita say before diving?
 A) “I’m scared.”
 B) “If I die, throw my ashes in the sea.”
 C) “I’ll find my daughter.”
13 How did Yasuo feel after finding out about Yuko's last text?
 A) Hopeless
 B) Angry
 C) Hopeful
14 What did Yasuo continue to search for despite challenges?
 A) His mother
 B) Yuko
 C) A new job
15 What is the main focus of the story?
 A) A natural disaster
 B) The search for lost love
 C) The importance of friendship
Answers
1. B) 1988
2. B) Bank employee
3. A) Earthquake
4. B) At a hospital
5. B) “Are you O.K.? I want to go home.”
6. B) Her pink flip phone
7. B) Two and a half years
8. B) Masayoshi Takahashi
9. B) Touch the bottom
10.B) Look for his daughter
11.B) The ocean was dangerous
12.B) “If I die, throw my ashes in the sea.”
13.C) Hopeful
14.B) Yuko
15.B) The search for lost love

The text states that Yuko worked at a bank in Onagawa, Japan.

Yasuo was driving back on the small back roads when Yuko texted him.
Yuko's pink flip phone had an unsent text from 3:25 p.m. that read, “So much
tsunami,” indicating she was alive until that time.

The text mentions that the water wasn't clear, and that was the real danger that
scared Yasuo.

After Yasuo's visit, Narita decided to dive himself, and in February 2014, Yasuo
introduced Narita to Takahashi, the diving instructor.

After Narita's dive, Hiromi drove off to deliver rice balls and deep-fried chicken,
indicating she went to work.

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