Julia Goforth, who once was a home bird, plans to learn belly dance and violin this year.

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【定位】根据题目中的Julia Go forth，learn belly dance and violin和this year可将本题出处定位于[L]段最后两句。
【解析】[L]。[L]段最后两句提到，戈福思说她以前是一位整天在家待着的妈妈，胆小怕事，而现在却成了一位富有冒险精神的艺术家的模特和公共演说者，学习肚皮舞和拉小提琴是她今年要做的事情。本题正是对这两句中部分信息的概述，题目中的a home bird对应文中的stay-at-home mum，plans to对应on my to·do list。

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