Pak/Bu, mohon pertanyaan2 saya ini dapat dijawab dengan SESEGERA MUNGKIN ya karena minggu depan sudah Try Out. Terima kasih sebelumnya.

There was once a farmer, who had three sons. The boys were not like him. The farmer liked work and he worked hard the whole day. Unlike him, his three sons were lazy and while their father was working, they played games or slept.

            The farmer worked so hard that at last he became very ill. As he lay on his bed, he thought of himself, “Soon I’ll die and what will become of my lazy sons? If they don’t work, they’ll become so poor that they’ll not have even rice to eat.”

            So he called his sons to him and said, “My sons, I’m dying. What I have I leave to you. All that I have is in our field. Dig it and you will find treasure.” ……………

Pertanyaannya adalah:

1.   What was the farmer afraid of his three sons?

      His three sons ………

      a.   were lazy

      b.   did not like working

      c.   would live in poverty

      d.   could not find any treasure

      e.   would not receive any money from him

            Durian is the fruit of trees from the genus durio belonging to the durionaceae family. Durian, native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, has been known to the western world for about 600 years. The name of durian itself comes from the Malay word “duri” (thorn).

            Widely known in Southeast Asia as the “King of Fruits”, durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odor and formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow up to 30 centimeters long and 15 centimeters in diameter, and typically weighs one to three kilograms. Its shape ranges from oblong to round. The color of its husk ranges from green to brown, and its flesh ranges from pale-yellow to golden yellow, depending on the species.

            The edible flesh emits a distinctive odor, strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. The smell evoked reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust. The odor had led to the fruit’s banishment from certain hotels and public transportation. The flesh can be consumed at various stages of ripeness and it is used to flavor a wide variety of sweet edibles such as candy, ice cream, biscuits and milkshakes. The seeds can also be eaten when cooked.

Pertanyaannya adalah:

2.   What is the best title for this text?

      a.   The Origin of Durian

      b.   The Southeast Asian durians

      c.   The Distinctive Odor of Durian

      d.   Durian, the “King of Fruits”

      e.   The Edible Flesh of Durian

1.A

2 .D

            Do you have rice as your staple food? But have you ever thought how rice is served on your dining-table. Let’s see the process, shall we?

            First of all, grains are grown on rice fields. When the grains are ripe enough, they are harvested and stored in silos. Later, they are sent into the mills to remove their husks. When the husks have been removed from the grains, they are called rice.

            The rice is then kept in sacks. After that, the sacks are sent to the stores. The prices vary among the rice according to its quality. The rice is bought by the consumers and carried home.

            At home, the rice is washed and cooked in a rice cooker or a simmer. Finally, when it is done, the rice becomes resilient. Now the rice is ready to serve on our dining-table.

            Rice is the most important staple food in most parts of Asia. Asians grow and eat 95% of the world’s rice.

Pertanyaan2nya adalah:

1.   What does the text tell us about?

      a.   The process from grains to rice

      b.   How to cook rice properly

      c.   How to harvest ripe grains

      d.   Rice is the staple food of Asians

      e.   The process of harvesting rice

2.   We call the grains rice ……… we have removed the husks.

      a.   when

      b.   before

      c.   after

      d.   although

Terima kasih

1.  e.   The process of harvesting rice

2. b.   before.

            Mr. Sparrow was only a little bird. He was not at all a nice bird, because he was always telling stories about someone. Many birds and animals in the forest were complaining about him. But Mr. Sparrow did not take any notice of their complaints. He kept on telling stories, often causing bitter quarrels between the many inhabitants of the forest.

            One day this nasty little birds was sitting on the branch of a tree, when he spied Mr. Rabbit coming by. Not knowing that Mr. Sparrow was quite close in the tree above him, Mr. Rabbit was talking loudly to himself, “I’ll do something which will make Mr. Fox so angry! Ha, ha, ha! He will be so angry, I’m sure!”

On hearing this Mr. Sparrow immediately cried out to Mr. Rabbit, “No, Mr. Rabbit, you won’t! For I’m going to tell Mr. Fox what you’ve just said!”

            Mr. Rabbit was quite startled. Then he cried back in a little voice, “Please, Mr. Sparrow, don’t tell Mr. Fox. I beg you, please!”

            “Oh no, Mr. Rabbit, I’m going to Mr. Fox this very moment and tell him what you’ve said!”

            And with that the ugly little bird quickly flew away.

            Mr. Rabbit was puzzled for a moment. He did not know what to do, for he was so afraid of Mr. Fox.

            “Mr. Fox will kill me, I’m sure. I should not have talked so loudly.”

            Mr. Rabbit thought hard, and at last he got a bright idea. He smiled to himself. He did have bright ideas sometimes.

In the meantime Mr. Sparrow had arrived at Mr. Fox’s den and had told him what Mr. Rabbit had said. Mr. Fox got very angry with Mr. Rabbit. In a little while he went running through the forest. When he got near his bunny-hole Mr. Rabbit called out, “Mr. Fox! Mr. Fox! Mr. Fox!”

            “What?”

            “Please don’t come near me,” said Mr. Rabbit.

            “And why not?” asked Mr. Fox, a bit puzzled.

            “Because you will kill me and set my house on fire.”      

            “Why do you say that?”

            “I was told so,” answered Mr. Rabbit. “Someone told me that you said, “I’ll kill Mr. Rabbit and set his house on fire!”

            “Who told you that?” asked Mr. Fox, astonished.

            “Mr. Sparrow told me!”

            “Mr. Sparrow, did you say?”

            “Yes, indeed. Mr. Sparrow warned me against you!”

            Mr. Fox did not say another word, and slunk homewards.

           Next day Mr. Sparrow was sitting in a tree not far from Mr. Fox’s den. He was waiting for Mr. Fox to show himself. As soon as he saw Mr. Fox, he called out to him.

            “What do you want?” asked Mr. Fox.

            “I’ve got something to tell you,” answered Mr. Sparrow.

            “Ah, have you! Please come nearer, Mr. Sparrow, then I can hear you better.” 

            Mr. Sparrow jumped on a stone in front of Mr. Fox.

            “Please stand on my head, dear Mr. Sparrow, for my left ear is bad, and I can’t hear with my right one.”

            Feeling very pleased Mr. Sparrow immediately jumped on to Mr. Fox’s head.

            “Look,” said Mr. Fox, “why don’t you stay in my mouth? Then I’ll be able to hear you nicely.”

            “That’s a good idea,” said Mr. Sparrow happily, and hopped into Mr. Fox’s mouth. Mr. Fox at once shut his mouth and ate Mr. Sparrow.

            “Now go and tell stories about me!” he said.

            Mr. Fox laughed loud and long.

Pertanyaannya adalah………

From the story we may learn that ………

a.   Silent is golden

b.   All’s well that ends well

c.   Better late than never

d.   Honesty is the best policy

e.   A stick in time saves nine

Pak/Bu, tolong jelaskan arti dari semua peribahasa tsb diatas.

Dan manakah peribahasa yg cocok untuk cerita tsb di atas? Mohon jelaskan hubungannya.

a.   Silent is golden diam adalah emas .kalau tidak bisa berkata baik lebih baik diam.

b.   All’s well that ends well. semua yang diawali dengan sesuatu yang baik akan berakhir baik.

c.   Better late than never.lebih baik telat daripada tidak

d.   Honesty is the best policy kejujuran adalah kebijakan terbaik

e.   A stick in time saves nine. sesuatu yang tepat akan menghasilakan menghemat  banyak

Jawabanya A

Ant-eaters are perhaps the most curious looking animals.

            Their long head and snout look like tubes, and they have no teeth at all. Their front legs are very strong and armed with heavy curved claws with which they break open the nets of ants and termites and then, when the insects rush out, use their long, sticky tongues to lick them up at great speed.

            True ant-eaters are found in the swamps and forests of Central and South America. Scaly ant-eaters, or pangolins, are found in Africa and tropical Asia.

            Various other insect-eating animals are sometimes called ant-eaters, although they really belong to other groups of animals. One of them is the ant-bear, which lives on the plains of South and Central Africa. This has long, erect ears but short blunt claws, an almost hairless tail, yellow brown in color. Unlike the true ant-eaters, it has small teeth.

Pertanyaannya adalah:

Unlike the true ant-eaters, it has small teeth. (last paragraph)

It means ………

a.   the true ant-eaters have no teeth

b.   the true ant-eaters have small teeth

c.   the ant-bear has no teeth

d.   the ant-bear has big teeth

e.   both have no teeth.

Terima kasih

A film review by Chris Cabin – Copyright 2008 Filmcritic.com

            The new Iraq war film Battle for Haditha was directed by the seasoned British documentarian Nick Broomfield and is, by a large margin, the most sustained and unshakable narrative film to investigate. It was November 2005 when a convoy of American soldiers were attacked while patrolling a main strip of road in a suburban, section of Haditha, a city in the western Iraq province of Al Anbar. The resulting death of Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas is said to be the investigating factor in the massacre that directly followed the attack.

            An investigation by Time magazine’s Tim McGuirk, which included a video of the houses where many of the victims were shot, prompted an eventual investigation by the U.S. military. These investigations led to the revelation that all 23 of the victims were massacred by the enraged Marines in a vengeful tirade following their comrade’s death. The end result: Eight of the Marines involved were charged while most of the higher-ups who OKed the shootings were given free passes. As of early 2008, only three of the Marines were actually being fully prosecuted for the crime.

            Although there are some weaknesses such as the mostly non-professional cast is made up primarily of soldiers, Haditha finds them as an essential and very real part of the current war’s pastiche.

Pertanyaannya:

How is the film according to the writer?