Estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing.

Animals are used to develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of medications, check the safety of products
destined for human use and other biomedical, commercial, and health care uses. Research on living animals has boon
practiced since at least 500 BC.
Those who agree with animal testing usually argue that animal testing has contributed to many life-saving cures and
treatments. The California Biomedical Research Association states that nearly every medical breakthrough in the last 100
years has resulted directly from research using animals.
Their other argument is that animals are appropriate research subjects because they are similar to human beings in many
ways. Chimpanzees share 99% of their DNA with humans, and mice are 98% genetically similar to humans. All
mammals, including humans, are descended from common ancestors, and all have the same set of organs (heart, kidneys,
lungs, etc.) that function in essentially the same way with the help of a bloodstream and central nervous system.
However, people who disagree with the animal testing point out that animal testing is cruel and inhumane.
According to Humane Society International, animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force-feeding,
forced inhalation, food and water deprivation, prolonged periods of physical restraint, the infliction of burns and other
wounds to study the healing process, the infliction of pain to study its effects and remedies, and “killing by carbon dioxide
asphyxiation, neck-breaking, decapitation, or other means."
They further argue that animals are very different from human beings and therefore make poor test subjects. The
anatomic, metabolic, and cellular differences between animals and people make animals poor models for human beings.
Paul Furlong, Professor of Clinical Neuroimaging at Aston University (UK) states that “it’s very hard to create an animal
model that even equates closely to what we're trying to achieve in the human.”
It is obvious that animal testing is permissible as long as it is not conducted on a large scale. In-fact, people need
animals as their objects for fulfilling their needs to live well. It will really endanger the ecosystem that may eventually
impact us as the ones if the animal testing is not conducted thoughtfully and proportionally. Last but not least, herbal
alternatives are already out there to replace the use of animals' organs for our medical needs.

What is the text mainly tell us about?

The conflicting views on animal testing
The arguments supporting scientific and commercial testing
The writer’s strong opinions on fighting against animal testing
The different proportion of using animals as a testing subject
The background of animal testing in the United States society

How do you conclude about the writer’s state towards the issue?
The writer tends to disagree with animal testing.
The writer tolerates animal testing on a large scale.
The writer inclines to be on the animal testing side.
The writer is in favor of the reduction of animal testing.
The writer is towards the perpetuation of animal testing.

What is the relationship between paragraphs 3 and 4?

Both paragraphs convey the opinions that support the idea of animal testing
Paragraph 3 conveys the opinion that supports animal testing while paragraph 4 presents its details
Both paragraphs tell us the opinions that support and reject the idea of animal testing
Paragraph 3 conveys the opinion that is against the animal testing while paragraph 4 presents the opinion that
supports the animal testing.
Paragraph 3 tells us the opinion that supports animal testing while paragraph 4 is about the opinion that is against
animal testing.

The city administration of Samarinda provides a battleship to visit. It is

designated for visitors including tourist and local residents. The ticket is affordable
even for back-packers. This attraction open during the day only, so visitors are
encouraged to visit before 4 pm.
 The caption informs us that....
People are able to enjoy the interior of a battleship in Samarinda
A ship is available to transport visitors from Samarinda to Java
Back-packers can visit and enjoy the battleship for free
The battleship can only be visited by local residents in its neighborhood
Foreign tourist pay higher to be able to enter the battleship

One of the smallest sea mammals, the sea otter has mastered the shallow coastal waters of the Northern Pacific
Ocean. It lives most of its life in the water, where it feeds on sea urchins, abalone, mussels, clams, crabs, snails, fish,
octopuses, and other sea creatures.
The sea otter belongs to an exclusive club of tool-users that includes only a small number of animal species, such
as primates, elephants, and few birds. Diving more than 300 feet to obtain food, the sea otters| may bring a clam or other
mollusca to the surface along with a rock. Floating on its back, it rests the rock on its chest and repeatedly bangs the clam
against the rock, until it opens. After the meal, the sea otter will roll oven to wash bits of shell and food off its fur.
Mothers raise their young totally offshore. A mother's body serves as a bed, playpen, dining room, and diving
platform for the young pup as it learns the ways of the ocean. To keep her young from floating away, a mother will wrap
kelp around herself and her pup.

Why do sea otters use a rock?

They use it as a tool to be in an exclusive club of tool-users.
They utilize it as an instrument to protect their young pups.
They use it as a tool to open a clam in order to eat its flesh.
They utilize it as an instrument to wash bits of shell and food off its fur.
They use it as a tool to teach their young pups to look for food independently.

What would you conclude about the sea otters?

Female sea otters raise their young on land.
Male sea otters are able to dive more than 300 kilometers.
They eat sea creatures bigger than the size of their young.
They are the same as primates and elephants in wielding tools.
They are the smallest sea mammals in the northern Indian Ocean.

On the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, UN Secretary- General Antonio Guterres has urged
all states to end impunity for torture.
"The prohibition of torture is absolute - under all circumstances. Yet this core principle is undermined every day
in detention centers, prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions and elsewhere,' he said in a statement on Wednesday.
The occasion, which falls on June 26 every year, is aimed at honoring victims of torture and reiterating global
commitment to eradicating the crime. Guterres said he was encouraged that the world was moving towards universal
ratification of the 1984 UN Convention against Torture (CAT).
But states needed to ensure their national laws are in line with the convention in order to move from prohibiting
torture from "principle to practice", he said. Some 166 countries have ratified the convention, making it one of the most
widely ratified international conventions. However, despite torture being condemned and criminalized widely, human
rights experts say very few countries actually prosecute the offence.
CAT defines torture as ’any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally
inflicted for such purposes as obtaining information or a confession or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind,
when such pain is inflicted by a public official or any person acting in an official capacity." Crucially, it also obliges states
to investigate and prosecute torture, regardless of where the offence occurred. But that happens only rarely, said experts.

In relation to the fourth paragraph, the last paragraph. ..

Argues that torture can mate somebody suffer physically and mentally
Explains that torture is intentionally inflicted for obtaining information or confession
Prove that torture causes severe pain
States that torture is hardly ever investigated and prosecuted
Provides information on torture as a crime

According to the text, what probably makes torture considered as a crime?

It can cause war.
It causes somebody’s death.
It can cause severe suffering physically or mentally.
 It is intentionally inflicted to obtain information or confession.
It was ratified by Convention against Torture (CAT).

Why does Antonio mention “detention centers, prisons, police stations and psychiatric institutions” in the second
paragraph?
To let the readers know where torture is strictly prohibited.
To provide examples where torture is usually committed.
To argue some places in which torture is rarely done.
To prove Some places in which torture is always committed.
To state the area where torture is originated.

London, United Kingdom- Thousands of people have descended on London to demand legislators take bolder
action to end the United Kingdom's contribution to climate change.
More than 100 environmental, conservationist, student and interfaith groups took part in a mass lobby around
Londons Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, from where participating MPs were ferried by rickshaw to their
constituents, gathered in a nearby park and along Lambeth Bridge to the South Bank.
Many had travelled to London in the morning to deliver a message to the UK government that the British public
demands swifter action to tackle the climate emergency. More than 200 MPs heeded the call.
Titled 'The Time is Now', the event was organized by The Climate Coalition and Greener UK, two groups
representing leading environmental organizations such as the WWF, RSPB and Friends of the Earth with millions of
members across the country, as well as aid agencies and women's groups.

It is implied in the text that…

The participants of the events are those who care of environmental sustainability
UK’S legislators have applied effective ways to prevent climate change
It seems that only environmentalists and conservationists who take action to prevent climate change from getting
worse.
UK contributes the most to solve climate change issues.
The event has successfully influenced the UK's legislators in making the rules regarding climate change.

According to the text, we can conclude that....

The event was unplanned previously
The action done to prevent climate change from getting worse is considered weak and slow
Climate emergency is a global threat and should be prevented before it's getting even worse
UK’s government hasn’t taken any action at all to Solve climate change Issue
British public’s demand has turned into reality

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat has agreed to lend Timor Leste a helping hand as
the neighboring country pleads for assistance from Indonesia to quarantine its citizens airlifted from corona virus-stricken
China, an NTT administration official said.
"I've informed the governor of the 17 Timor Leste nationals who are due to be repatriated from China and he said
he was willing to quarantine them in NTT; Marius Ardu Jelamu, the provincial administration
spokesperson, said on Wednesday evening.
Marius said the administration was ready to help Dili put their citizens into quarantine in NTT should President
Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instruct them to do so.
The governor had ordered the NTT Health Agency and the director of WZ Johannes General Hospital in the
provincial capital of Kupang to set up a temporary shelter at the Naimata Mental Hospital for the Timor Leste returnees,
he added.
Timor Leste Planning and Strategic Investment Minister Xanana Gusmao previously said his country had
requested assistance from Indonesia for the quarantine on Bali of 17 of its citizens awaiting repatriation from China,
saying that Timor Leste lacked the proper infrastructure and equipment to handle corona virus cases.
 The Bali provincial administration confirmed that Timor Leste, through the Indonesian Embassy in Dili, had
asked for Indonesian permits and assistance to quarantine 17 of its citizens on the island. However, the administration on
Monday rejected Timor Leste's request, (rfa)

What conclusion can we draw from the text above?

If the 17 citizens were not repatriated from China, they would not be infected by coronaviruS.
If Timor Leste had asked for help, Bali administration would have helped the 17 citizen.
If Timor Leste had proper infrastructure and equipment, the 17 citizens would be quarantined there.
If the Infected citizens hadn’t been to China before, they would have been repatriated.
If NTT administration hadn't refused to help, Timor Leste would not have asked Bali for a help.

The text implies that...

Corona virus is not only dangerous but also contagious
the corona virus-infected citizens have zero life expectancy
china can’t help people Suffering from corona virus-related diseases
Indonesia's government failed to stop corona virus outbreak in NTT and Bali
NTT can’t avoid helping Timor Leste’s citizen

The attitude of the NTT's governor toward the 17 citizens of Timor Leste is best described as...
supportive
indifferent
concerned
generous
brave

NTT's government is willing to help Timor Leste’s 17 citizens is probably for the sake of....
tolerance
unity
freedom
people's happiness
humanity

The explanation that best suits the diagrams is....

The pie charts depict the different Sources of energy in the USA in two decades - the 198os and 1990S. Around
one-fourth of energy in the USA came from natural gas both in these decades. The use of oil and coal had reduced
and their places as energy sources were replaced by the use of Nuclear power in the USA.

According to the given data, oil was the main energy Source in the USA which was 42V. in 198o, The second
largest energy source in this decade was the natural gas which Supplied 26% of total energy in the Same period.
Then coal Supplied more than 20 percent energy demand in the USA while hydroelectric power and Nuclear
power both Supplied 5% of the total energy.

The Nuclear power produced one-tenth of total energy demand and that was almost doubled than it was in the
previous decade. The hydroelectric power as an energy Source remained unchanged as it provided 57 of total
energy demand in this decade also. The other main sources of energy in the USA, coal and natural gas, remained
almost unchanged in this decade. Finally, the use of oil as an energy Source reduced to 337, which was almost
107 less than the previous decade but remained the largest source albeit the reduction in this 90s decade.

The pie charts show data on the main energy sources in the United States of America for two decades. As is
presented in the pie charts, oil was the main energy Source for the USA both in the 80s and 90s. Around one-
fourth of energy in the USA came from natural gas in these decades. The usage of nuclear power as source of
energy was doubled in one decade while surprisingly, the production of energy from hydroelectric power
remained the same.
 PT Bersinar Terang
Jalan Jaya Kusuma No. 32, Maluku
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Based on the decree of Ministries and the government of Indonesia we officially announce
that “1st May 2020 sets as a joint holiday”.
Thus we submit this announcement, thank you.

21st April 2020

Arga Kurniawan Irin Manila

General Manager Director

SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji)—Women footballers playing for Australia's national team will earn the same as their male
counterparts under a deal unveiled Wednesdayand hailed as landmark for gender equality in sports
Under a new centralized contract system announced by Football Federation Australia (FFA), Matildas stars, such
as Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter, will be paid an equal amount as big-name Socceroos like Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan.
They will also be afforded business class flights to international fixtures and tournaments.
The breakthrough will be a big boost for America’s women footballers, who have filed an equal pay lawsuit
against the U.S. Soccer Federation due to be heard in May next year. The United States triumphed at the Women’s World
Cup in France this year with chants of “equal pay" ringing out after they defeated the Netherlands in the final.
“Football is the game for everyone, and this new collective bargaining agreement is another huge step toward
ensuring that we live the values of equality, inclusivity, and opportunity," said FFA chairman Chris Nikou.
Under the four-year deal, through the next World Cup cycles, the Socceroos and Matildas will receive a 24
percent share of national team revenues, rising by 1 percent each year. In other words, the better they do, the more they
get paid.
FFA chief David Gallop said it was the “Socceroos’ choice to share the revenue.

What does a professional footballer usually get when going to matches?

A city night tour
A business flight
A visit to landmarks
Luxurious entertainment
Huge transportation

Who are the sources of the news?

Footballers of Matildas
Leaders of Football Federation Australia
Leaders of the U S. Soccer Federation
Committees of the Women’s World Cup
Professional athletes of Socceroos

When did the U S. women footballers propose for being paid equally to the men?
Kids always have to sit in the backseat these days. They cannot sit in the front seat, because every car now has
After they won the Women s World Cup in France
air bags, and kids might get hurt by these safety devices.
Before Australia's women athletes got the equality policy
This would have taken a lot of joy away from my childhood. How many times did my brother and I argue over
Before FFA showed their support for gender equality in sport
who got to sit in front? I'm surprised my mom never really implemented a policy. She kind of left it up to us. Once in a
When Socceroos’ athletes received shares of the revenues
while, she would put her foot down and make us take turns Otherwise; it was a free-for- all. “All” being my brother and
After the national team revenues have risen up by 2 percent each year
I. I recall that at times, the front seat would go to whoever yelled "I call the front" first. However, it had to be after we
were outside of the store or the house. We couldn’t “call it" while we were still inside.
Sometimes we would determine who got to sit in the front by whoever touched the car first. I inevitably lost in
this one because my brother was older and more athletic, and therefore quicker. So, he would tag the car first.
Then, the other way we would decide who got the front was by arguing over whose turn it was. Of course, we
always thought it was our own turn. So, we'd argue about it until one of us gave in, or my mom got frustrated enough to
make one of us sit in the back.
Kids nowadays don't even know what they are missing. For my brother and me, fighting over the front seat was
an important part of our sibling bonding.
 When would the writer and her sibling say that the front seat belonged to one of them?
After they went outside of a shop
Before they arrived at the destination
After they entered their house
Before they went out of a department store
When they were on the way from the parking

From the text we know that the writer…

could run fast when she was younger
was younger than her sibling
loved the car a lot
was a junior athlete
has an older sister

Why can kids today not quarreling over the front seat?
The kids are the only child in their families.
There is a consideration for children's safety.
Their families do not own any cars.
The kids tend to have a sit in the back to play games.
Their parents prefer riding motorcycles to driving their cars .

“I INEVITABLY lost in this one because my brother was older and more athletic ...”
The capital word is similar in meaning to....
certainly
necessarily
fortunately
possibly
unexpectedly

Avoiding Insects’ Bites and Stings

The most dangerous animals are not giant sharks, bears, or crocodiles, but are much smaller creatures that bite, sting,
or transmit scary diseases. They include insects, such as mosquitoes, ants, wasps, and bees. You need to know how to
avoid these and what to do if you fail.
As for ants, wasps, and bees, which live in colonies, they defend themselves and their hives by swarming over
intruders and biting or stinging them. Here are several tips you can follow to avoid their stings. Stay away from nests or
beehives. Get medical help as fast as you can if you suffer multiple stings or if any stings are inside your mouth, nose, or
throat. If you are stung by a bee, remove the stinger by pulling it out with your fingers.
Why does the writer write the text?
To show how to avoid insects’ attacks
To persuade people to use insect repellents
To explain how to make insect-proof nets
To inform of the steps to extract insects venom
To differentiate diseases transmitted by insects

What differentiates the tips on the second and third paragraphs?

Species of insects
Sizes of the insects
Kinds of insects’ venom
The way the insects move
How insects attack people

What makes mosquitoes more dangerous than sharks?

They carry deadly diseases.
They spit venom to people.
They live both water and land.
They are found in any weather
They can hijack people's bodies.

Topaz Textile Group

Jalan Safir no. 65, Manado
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13th April 2020
Dear Mr. Wicaksono,
Allow me the pleasure of inviting you. and a few of your fellow associates, on behalf of Topaz Textile
Group to a business luncheon at our offices on Wednesday. 15th April 2020.
As our companies will discuss the machines for textile business that you've ordered and the upcoming
new machines that can be ordered in several months later, it would be a good opportunity for us to discuss
the specification of those new machines.
Please give our reception a call on (061) 5984562928 to inform us whether you will be attending. We
look forward to seeing you.

Yours sincerely
Ayu Sabrina

PT Sophistist Machinery
E-mail: sabrina.a ©email.dotcom

What will probably be discussed in the meeting?

The pre-order of sewing machines
The technicians for new machines
The location of Topaz Textile Group
The profit of PT Sophistist Machinery
The specification of the ordered machines

Why does Mr. Wicaksono receive the letter?

He orders machines from the company.
He will be the speaker in the meeting.
He gives several offers of new machines.
He is the machine supplier manager.
He needs the information of shipments.

What will Ayu Sabrina do after Mr. Wicaksono has confirmed that he will attend the event?
Order new machines
Cook menus for lunch
 Prepare the meeting room
Send the machine specification files
Prepare transport tor new machines

Share today's story and plan for the future.

It is necessary to listen to other people s points of view.

The caption shows us that....

the future needs to be seen
the activity is usually done with family or friends
the plan we made need to be supported
other people's perspective is not important
other people's stories are good to listen to

Once upon a lime, there was a woman who had been lost in the desert for three whole days without water. Just as
she was about to collapse, she saw what appeared to be a lake just a few hundred yards in front of her. "Could it be? Or is it
just a mirage?” she thought to herself.
With the last bit of strength she could generate, she quarreled toward the lake. Quickly she learned that her prayers
had been answered. It was no mirage—it was indeed a large, spring-fed lake full of fresh water- more fresh water than she
could ever drink in her lifetime. Yet, while she was literally dying of thirst, she couldn't bring herself to drink the water. She
simply stood by the water’s edge and stared down at it.
There was a passerby riding on a camel from a nearby desert town who was watching the woman's bizarre behavior.
He got off his camel, walked up to the thirsty woman, and asked, "Why don’t you have a drink. Ma’am?”
She looked up at the man with an exhausted, DISTRAUGHT expression across her face and tears welling up in her
eyes "I am dying of thirst," she said, "but there is way too much water here in this lake to drink. No matter what I do, I can't
possibly finish it all.”
The passerby smiled, bent down, scooped some water up with his hands, lifted it to the woman's mouth and said,
"Ma’am, your opportunity right now, and as you move forward throughout the rest of your life, is to understand that you
don’t have to drink the whole lake to quench your thirst. You can simply take one sip just one small sip... and then another if
you choose. Focus only on the mouthful in front of you, and all your anxiety, fear, and overwhelm about the rest will
gradually fade.”

What did the woman prayed for?

To have a ride
To keep strong
To find a water source
To meet a passerby
To stay conscious

How did the passerby help the woman?

By smiling at her
By giving his camel
By giving her water to drink
By showing the way to the river
By showing how to drink

What can we learn from the story?

We should focus on our goals in the future.
 We should prepare ourselves for the worst.
We should be generous to other people
We should be grateful for whatever we have.
We should take what we need rather than what we want

“She looked up at the man with an exhausted, DISTRAUGHT expression across her face and tears welling up in
her eyes’ (Paragraph 4)
The capital word is similar in meaning to ....
confused
panic
annoyed
anger
ill

Keep moving and never stop until you reach the top.

What does the caption mean?

We should make efforts to reach success.
We should count how many steps to reach the top.
To keep moving is very important to do in people’s lives.
We can touch the top of the tall monument.
How far we step forward determines our future.
Travelling for pleasure is relatively new in the
history of transportation. For most people, leisure
trips have only become common in the last 100
years. Early vacations were limited to day trips to
the seaside. Recently people go by motor homes that
they could take comforts with them as the vehicles
are completed with cooking equipment, one or more
beds, and even toilets. Since the 1970s, more people
have ventured farther afield on package tours to
exotic places. The world seems much smaller than it
used to be.
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animals. WeWhywere happy,explore
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plane.
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facilities
his London Thehouse
motor homes are spacious and unique
One day, a photographer called Michael Goss saw me in the street. He took my picture and the photographs were
beautiful “You should try and do modeling." he told me.
When my aunt and uncle returned to Africa, I stayed in London I found a place to stay and got a job. Then, one
day I took Michael Goss photographs to an agency. They sent me to a studio, and my picture appeared on the cover of the
Pirelli calendar. Soon after that, the agency got me a part in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.
Since then I've done modeling all over the world and I’ve appeared in magazines such as Vogue and Be I have
even hosted the US music program me Soul Train, Once. I was worth five camels. Now I can earn up to £5.000 for one
day's work. I have gone from the bottom to the top.
 Why did Waris Dirie decide to flee?
She wanted to live with her aunt and uncle.
She needed a good job for her future.
She refused to marry at early age.
She wanted to continue her studies.
She loved her mother more than anything.

When did Waris Dirie's bright future seem to appear?

Her aunt sent her to a modeling school in London.
Her aunt and uncle returned to Africa.
She found a place to stay and got a job.
She took a part in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.
Michael Goss saw her in the street and took her picture.

What would have happened if she didn't run away from home?
She would have stayed with her uncle and aunt
She would have become a housewife.
She would have had five camels and been rich
She would have become a popular model.
She would had met Michael Goss

Thousands of egg-shaped balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland, the result of a rare weather phenomenon.
Amateur photographer Risto Mattila was among those who came across the "ice eggs" on Hailuoto Island in the
Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden.
Experts say it is caused by a rare process in which small pieces of ice are rolled over by wind and water. Mr.
Mattila, from the nearby city of Oulu, told the BBC he had never seen anything like it before.
I was with my wife at Mananiem Beach. The weather was sunny, about -1C and it was quite a windy day." he told
the BBC.
“There we found this amazing phenomenon. There were snow and ice eggs along the beach near the water line."
Mr Mattila said the balls of ice covered an area of about 30 meters. The smallest were the size of eggs and the
biggest were the size of footballs.
That was an amazing view. I have never seen anything like this during 25 years living in the vicinity." Mr. Mattila
said.
“Since I had a camera with me, I decided to preserve this unusual sight for posterity."
BBC weather expert George Good fellow said conditions needed to be cold and a bit windy for the ice balls to
form.
 What do you think this news is about?
A real weather condition in Finland
The “ice eggs" on Hailuoto Island
A common phenomenon on the beach
A frozen stones phenomenon
A general condition of Hailuoto Island

The purpose of the text is ...

to describe a natural phenomenon in general
to explain how a phenomenon occurs
to present the good and bad sides of a certain phenomenon
to tell the readers about worthy news
to describe a certain natural phenomenon

What is needed for balls of ice to form?

Salty water and breeze
Cold condition and salty water
Cold weather and strong wind
Hard rock, ice, and hard wind
Hard rock, snow, and strong wind

Subject: Dinda Sekar Merah, Support General Manager

IMPORTANT
We are very excited to announce the promotion of Dinda Sekar Merah as Support General Manager in the Production
Department. Sekar has been working as a manager for seven years and has advanced progressively through more responsible
positions in planning and controlling the products. Besides, she has played an important role in improving the product quality
and diversification. Thus, she has brought good income to the company.
As a form of appreciation for her achievement and dedication, she deserves to gain her new position.
Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Dinda Sekar Merah as Support General Manager of the Production
Department.

Regard

Julian Girl
Vice-Operational Director

What is the topic of the text?

A new employee
A new program
A vacant job
A job description
A new position

What was Dinda's former task?

Supervising employees
Controlling product delivery
Managing the production system
Planning and controlling the products
Planning and selling the products
 Arapaima Pet Shop and Clinic Notification
We are happy to announce that Arapaima Pet Shop and Clinic is moving to a larger office at Jl. Cendrawasih no.
12. South Jakarta. Our new office will provide more examination rooms and a larger waiting room. We now also have open
space for pets. These changes will make it possible for us to serve you more efficiently and comfortably. Our e-mail
address and web remain the same. Our phone number has changed into (021) 777 8889.
Our working operation is still the same: Weekday 7:30 am-5 pm and 7:30 am-12:30 pm on the weekend. The vets
and all the staff would also like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to our valuable customers for their trust
on our services.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

To emphasize the changes in the new clinic

To inform of the relocation of the pet shop and clinic
To show gratitude to the loyal patrons of the clinic
To promote the new pet shop and clinic’s amenities
To entertain costumers with the new facilities of the clinic

2. Which change allows more pets to receive treatments?

The new staff

The open space
The working hours
The waiting rooms
The examination rooms

3. What do we know about the clinic?

It operates longer than before.

It keeps the old address.
The pets can roam around freely.
The pets will receive better medication.
It offers the same services as it did before

November 7, 2019

Ray Mardison
Human Resources Manager
MMM Company Inc.
Jl. Jati Timur Raya No. 225
Bekasi, 17117

Dear Mr. Mardison

I am writing to apply for the job as an account manager that you have posted on the Daily Tempo recently. Being
completed with the experience of selling and fulfilling the sales target in company gives me courage to apply to your company
and give my further contribution for your business goal
Currently I have experience of being accounting manager in Shamjay Ltd for two years. I have been successfully
implemented a new accounting system which has been proven to be more suitable and efficient for Shamjay Ltd to record and
track the cash flow. Being enthusiastic individual with a dedicated motivation in my job has improved my capability in
fulfilling company, building good relationship with potential client and managing my co-workers for gaining better work
achievement and work ambience. I hope my capability can help you to find a better selling achievement in the future.
For me, it would be an honor if I can join on your company and to give my best contribution. I would be glad to
have a personal meeting with you to discuss my abilities and if you do, you can contact me at 081213567890. Thank you for
your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
4. Sari Rasa
Citra What is the writer’s intent to write the letter?
To request the position offered by MMM Company Inc.
 To submit all her qualifications to MMM Company Inc.
To inform MMM company about expertise and experience.
To apply for the job as an account manager on Daily tempo.
To ask Mr. Mardison to accept her to work as an account manager.

5. What competence does the applicant have?

Experience in working as an accountant in some companies.
Experience of selling and fulfilling the company sales target.
Two years working experience in several limited companies.
Having highly dedicated motivation to improve her capability.
Having ability in dealing with potential clients and co-workers.

6. The capital word in “…meeting with you to discuss my abilities and IF YOU DO, you can contact …” (Paragraph
3) means ….
Contact me
Join the company
Discuss my ability
Have personal meeting
Give my best contribution

This Is Me by Keala Settle When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I am not a stranger to the dark I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
Hide away, they say I am brave, I am bruised
'Cause we don't want your broken parts I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars Look out 'cause here I come
Run away, they say And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
No one'll love you as you are I'm not scared to be seen
But I won't let them break me down to dust I make no apologies, this is me
I know that there's a place for us Another round of bullets hits my skin
For we are glorious Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink
in
We are bursting through the barricades
And reaching for the sun
(We are the warriors)
Yeah, that’s what we’ve become.

7. What message does the song express?

Be strong and fight the foes who hurt you.
Show them that we cannot be insulted.
Be confident and never let other people lower us.
Be ourselves and give hands to people who need help.
Show them who we are and never hide our identity.
Jakarta. The East Nusa Tenggara provincial government is developing an online ticketing system for the Komodo
National Park,
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regional government’s tourism revenues."We are preparing a ticket payment technology for the Komodo Island. The
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system will be connected to banks for easy payment by foreign visitors, starting next year," government spokesman Marius
Attack
Ardu Jelamu said in the provincial capital of Kupang.
Foreign visitors will be offered with premium passes but they must pay $1,000, which he said was ‘very cheap’.
"The $1,000 entry pass is very cheap for a foreigner visiting the Komodo Island, one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. A
rare creature like Komodo has its price,” he said. “The pass is valid for one year and the holder may come anytime during the
period,” he said.
The online ticketing will be developed jointly with provincial government-owned Bank NTT, he added. The
government targeted 50,000 foreign visits to the island and a revenue of at least Rp 600 billion ($42.5 million) a year.
The Komodo National Park comprises three islands and is home to more than 2,800 Komodo dragons. The Komodo
Island has the biggest population of the world's largest lizards named after the island. According to the government’s latest
data, the island is home to 1,727 Komodo dragons.
The government said earlier visitors to the Komodo Island will be required to have a premium pass; otherwise they can
only visit two other islands.
9. What is the topic of the text?
Online booking system proposed by NTT provincial government.
Reasonable ticket price offered to foreign visitors to Komodo Island.
An online ticketing system developed by NTT provincial government.
A Year Long Pass to Komodo Island offered to foreign visitors at $1,000.
A Year Long Pass to Komodo National Park offered through online system.

10. According to the text, the ticket owners….

Can come to Komodo Island whenever they want to during the period
Should have an account at provincial government-owned Bank NTT
Can visit and stay in one of the three Komodo islands once in a year
May come and stay in one of the three islands anytime they want to
Should pay another $1,000 if they want to stay in all three Islands

11. What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

All the world’s largest lizards dwell on the Komodo Island.
The Komodo dragons can only be found on the Komodo Island
The Komodo Island is inhabited by more than 2,800 komodo dragons.
The biggest population of the world’s lizards live on the Komodo Island.
The Komodo National Park consists of three islands with a thousand dragons.

12. The capital word in “The pass is VALID for one year….” (paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to….
Tenable
Capable
Available
Defensible
Tsunamis are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. The waves travel inland, they
Acceptable
build up to higher and higher heights as the depth of the ocean decreases. The speed of tsunami waves depends on ocean
depth rather than the distance from the source of the wave. Tsunami waves may travel as fast as jet planes over deep
waters, only slowing down when reaching shallow waters.
The tsunami is also often mistaken as a tidal wave. This is because when it reaches the mainland, this wave is more
like a high tide than usual resemble waves that reach the shore naturally by the wind. However, the actual tsunami wave
has nothing to do with the events of the tide. Therefore, to avoid misinterpretation, oceanographers often use the term
seismic sea waves to refer to the tsunami, which is scientifically more accurate.
Tsunamis occur when a major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it
like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of
the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach
the continental shelf, the part of the Earth’s crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.
Tsunamis wash ashore with often disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and
damage to property.
13. What is the author’s intent to write the text?
To describe scientifically how and why tsunamis occur to the readers.
To give forewarning to the readers that a tsunami causes a calamity.
To explain how a tsunami occurs and how to cope with it to the readers.
To give the readers illustration of the most dangerous natural phenomenon.
To give information to the readers about the disastrous effects of a tsunami .

14. What do paragraphs 2 and 4 tell about?

Both paragraphs tell about what tsunamis are and how tsunamis occur.
Both paragraphs tell about the misconception between a tsunami and a tidal wave.
Paragraph 2 tells about how tsunamis happen; while paragraph 3 tells about the effect of tsunamis.
Paragraph 2 tells about the misinterpretation of tsunamis; while paragraph 4 tells about the result of tsunamis.
Paragraph 2 tells about the confusion about what a tsunami is; while paragraph 4 tells about the victim of the
tsunami.

15. The capital word in ”The ocean waves spread out from the VICINITY of the earthquake source.…” (Paragraph 3)
means ….
Environs
Distance
Position
Regency
Place

Global warming is one of the most serious concerns at present. Due to global warming, the average temperature of
the earth is rising day by day. It is not only affecting the lives of humans on earth but also have an impact on other living
organisms.
The main causes of global warming are deforestation and greenhouse effect. The forests act as the lungs for the
people on earth as they create lots of oxygen which are required by humans for breathing. They capture harmful carbon
dioxide from the air. The deforestation leads to the increase in the level of carbon that consecutively results in increasing
global temperatures.
Greenhouse gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, etc., redirect emission which the
earth releases. In the absence of such gases, earth might become too cold to sustain any life. The human activities like the
burning of fossil fuels, emissions from the vehicles, etc., are increasing greenhouse gases in the air that result in the rise of
the earth’s temperature.
Global warming has impacted the ocean on earth. Due to global warming, the ice and snow worldwide is getting
melted at rapid speed in comparison to the past. Lots of sea ice has also vanished in different parts of the world. Global
warming makes the dry regions drier than earlier. It has affected the pattern of rainfall in a few areas.
Global warming is causing lots of problems for humans on earth but we should not forget that we humans are
responsible for its occurrence. It is our duty to take care of our earth so that our future generation does not get affected by
the problem of global warming.

16. What is the aim of the text above?

To persuade the readers that global warming should be overcome.
To assure the readers that global warming causes a lot of problems.
To remind the readers to be aware of the danger of global warming.
 To argue the readers about the causes and bad impact of global warming.
To convince the readers to learn the causes of global warming and its impact.
17. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
Global warming changes the form of ocean on earth.
Global warming causes the dry regions become drier.
Global warming influences the snow and pattern of rainfall.
Global warming makes the ice and snow melt faster than usual.
Global warming has an effect on sea ice in different parts of the world.
18. Why can deforestation affect global warming?

Forests function as the lungs for human beings.

Forests cause escalation in the level of carbon.
Forests lead to the increase of global temperature.
Forests produce oxygen needed by human to breathe.
Forests control harmful carbon dioxide from the air

Long time ago, things on this Earth was bigger and better than they are today. Fruits, Vegetables, grains, even people
animals were bigger and stronger.
Those were the days when people didn’t have to work very hard. When the grains of rice were ripe, they just fell down
on their own and went rolling into the village. There they would offer themselves to be eaten.
Once, an old woman and her daughter were building a storehouse for rice. A big grain of rice came rolling in before
the building was ready. Being already tired of hard work, the old woman became angry when she saw the grain of rice rolling
down to her incomplete storehouse. She kicked the rice and said” Could you not wait in the field till we were ready? Why do
you keep running after us?”
The grain of rice broke into thousands of pieces and said” We have always been kind to you. We give you food to eat.
We make things easy for you so we come to you ourselves and don’t give you trouble of collecting us in field. From now on,
we will not come to you. You will have to come and gather us. You will have to cook and eat a lot of grains of rice to fill your
stomach.”
From that day on wards, rice grains have become smaller in size. They do not come to people as they used to come
earlier. People have to gather grains from the fields and carry them to their stores and homes

19. According to the story, why didn’t people have to work hard to get food at that time?
The grains of rice were ripe enough to eat.
Fruits, vegetables and grains were very big.
The grains fell down and went rolling into the village.
People were bigger and stronger than they are today.
Things on earth were bigger than they are today.

20. How are paragraphs 3 and 4 related?

Both paragraphs are about how the old woman and her daughter treated the grain of rice which were rolling to
their incomplete store house.
Both paragraphs show how the old woman and her daughter built a store house for rice and their treatment to the
rice that were rolling down to their store house.
Paragraph 3 is about the storehouse for rice built by the old woman and her daughter; paragraph 4 is about the rice
gathered from the field.
The old woman’s cruel conduct to the grain of rice in paragraph 3 was immediately responded by the rice grain in
paragraph 4.
The old woman’s behavior towards the rolling grain of rice in paragraph 3 made it break into thousands of pieces
in paragraph 4.
21. “We give you food to eat.” (Paragraph 4)
The sentence above means …
Food is given to eat.
Food given is for you.
Food and you are given.
You are given food to eat.
You are given to eat food.
22. What moral value do we learn from the story?
Never underestimate anyone.
Never hurt the grains we have.
You must respect the grains of rice.
 You have to work hard to in order get food.
You have to know who you are speaking to.

On 26 October 1945, Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby reached an agreement with Mr Suryo, the Republic of Indonesia’s
governor of East Java, that the British would not ask Indonesian troops/militia to hand over their weapons. An apparent
misunderstanding about the agreement between British troops in Jakarta (lead by Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison)
and Mallaby’s troops in Surabaya was to have serious ramifications.
The Allied forces arrived at the end of October 1945, and fighting broke out on 30 October after the British
commander, Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby was killed in a skirmish. The British retaliated with a punitive sweep that began on
10 November, under the cover of air attacks. Bung Tomo spurred thousands of Indonesians to action with his distinctive,
emotional speaking-style of his radio broadcasts. Although the Colonial forces largely captured the city in three days, the
poorly armed Republicans fought for three weeks.
Despite the military defeat suffered by the Republican fighters and a loss of manpower and weaponry that would
severely hamper Republican forces for the rest of the revolution, the battle and defense mounted by the Indonesians roused
the nation in support of independence and helped garner international attention. For the Dutch, it removed any doubt that the
Republic was not simply a gang of collaborators without popular support. It also had the effect of convincing Britain that
wisdom lay on the side of neutrality in the revolution; within a few years, in fact, Britain would support the Republican cause
in the United Nations.

23. What event is the main reason the battle of Surabaya occurred?
The British movement over Indonesia.
Bung Tomo’s provocation to the battle.
The arrival of Allied forces in Surabaya.
The murder of Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby.
Agreement between W.S. Mallaby and Mr. Suryo.

24. How do we compare the ideas of paragraphs 1 and 2?

Paragraph 2 is about how Brigadier A. W.S. Malaby was murdered; while paragraph 2 is about how the battle of
Surabaya happened.
Paragraph 1 is about the agreement between Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby and Mr Suryo; while paragraph 2 is
about how Brigadier A. W.S. Malaby was killed.
Paragraph 1 is about misunderstanding of the agreement between British troop in Surabaya and in Jakarta; while
paragraph 2 is about how the battle of Surabaya broke out.
Paragraph 1 is about the agreement between British troops in Jakarta and Mallaby’s troops in Surabaya; while
paragraph 2 is about how Brigadier A. W.S. Malaby was killed.
Paragraph 1 is about the agreement between Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby and Mr Suryo; while paragraph 2 is
about how the arrival of the Allied forces in Surabaya.
25. The capital word in “…a loss of manpower and weaponry that would severely HAMPER Republican forces….”
(paragraph3) can be best replaced with….

Refute
obstruct
conduct
destruct
expedite
26. What message is conveyed by the caption?
Don’t damage our environment.
Save our earth, don’t make it ruined.
Don’t take all the natural resources.
We must value our natural resources.
We should keep our environment green.

Smartphone manufacturers release their new products every year. These new phones are claimed better than the
previous models. They have a better operating system, storage, cameras, and other features. Thus, it is usual for few people to
change their phones regularly. However, is changing phones that often necessary?
We change our phones regularly for several good reasons. We are on our phones for a longer period of time
nowadays. We spent hours on our phones for works, school projects, entertainment, and sometimes exercises. Thus, our
phones are easily worn out, its battery is running low quickly, and there is no more storage for our data. A new phone can
offer these upgrades.
On the other hand, changing our phones regularly may not be necessary. New smartphones released may only offer
little differences from their predecessors. The new operating system's performance feels similar to the previous products that
we own, the phones offer less extra storage and battery power, and. sometimes, the manufacturers remove previous systems
that we prefer.
Changing our phones too often may leave us with more e-waste. With so many affordable pones released every year,
people tend to buy new phones instead of buying secondhand ones. Thus, we will have a difficulty to get rid of our old
phones. We will end up with a pile of old phones and their boxes lying around our houses or taking spaces in your closet.
Changing a new phone regularly, while proposing several benefits such as having a better battery life and storage,
may not be as necessary as you think Phone updates rarely offer you significant changes to your phones. We may also stack
unnecessary e-waste in our houses. It is best to change our phones not too often.

27. The writer’s intention in writing the text is ….

To tell the readers about the importance of an issue

To present an issue from different points of view
To persuade the readers to see an issue from her point of view
To entertain the readers with two sides of opinions towards an issue
To persuade the readers to make their own opinions about an issue

28. Why may changing phones too often not be the best idea?

We have to adjust ourselves to new phones.

We can allocate the money for other gadgets.
We only need to change a phone when it is broken.
We can simply upgrade its system without changing the phones.
Our old phones are not as bad as we think compared to the newly released ones.

29. How does the writer present his/her stance related to the topic?

He/She lets the readers guess his/her stance on the matter.

 He/She states his/her stance on the matter at the end of the text.
He/She presents more arguments about not changing phones regularly.
He/She states his/her stance on the matter since the beginning of the text.
He/She only presents arguments on the benefits of not changing phones regularly.

Once upon a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles in an
auditorium filled with students. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the typical glass half
empty or glass half full' question. Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked. “How heavy is this glass of water
I'm holding?"
Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple of pounds. She replied, "From my perspective,
the absolute weight of this glass doesn't matter. It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's
fairly light. If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm
will likely cramp up and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me to drop the glass to the floor. In each case, the
weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me."
As the class shook their heads in agreement, she continued, “Your stresses and worries in life are very much like
this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache
a little. Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed—incapable of doing anything else
until you drop them."

30. What leads to the problem of the story?

A heavy glass
Too much stress
A different perspective
A misunderstanding lesson
The professor’s explanation

31. Why did the professor give such a lesson to her students?
To compare how people have different lives
To give new knowledge about a modern life
To give a clear explanation about problems in life
To encourage the students to see problems wisely
To persuade the students to share the lesson with others
32. What would happen if a student could answer the professor's question correctly?

The professor would have finished her class

The professor would have changed the material.
The professor would have explained the lesson more.
The professor would have given the glass to the student.
The professor would have asked the student to teach his friends.

33. What can we learn from the story?

Life is not as simple as it looks like.
There are many people who’d like to listen to our problems.
We need other people to help us solve our problems.
The problems we face will make us stronger and wiser.
Keeping problems for a long time only leads to a stressful and unhappy life.
 Parents send their children to school with the best of intentions, believing that formal education is what kids need to
become productive, happy adults. Many parents do have qualms about how well schools are performing, but the
conventional wisdom is that these issues can be resolved with more money, better teachers, more challenging curricula, or
more rigorous tests. But what if the real problem is school itself?
Children are required to be in school, where their freedom (49) …, far more than most adults would tolerate in their
workplaces. In recent decades, we have been compelling them to spend ever more time in this kind of setting, and there’s
strong evidence that this is causing psychological damage to many of them.
Compulsory education has been a fixture of our culture now for several generations. President Obama and
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan are so enamored of it that they want even longer school days and years. Most people
assume that the basic design of today’s schools emerged from scientific evidence about how children learn. But nothing
could be further from the truth. The top-down, teach-and-test method, in which learning is motivated by a system of
rewards and punishments rather than by curiosity or by any real desire to know, is well designed for indoctrination and
obedience training but not much else. It’s no wonder that many of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs and innovators either
left school early (like Thomas Edison) or said they hated school and learned despite it, not because of it (like Albert
Einstein).
Most students—whether A students, C students, or failing ones have lost their zest for learning by the time they’ve
reached middle school or high school. In a telling research study, professors Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeremy Hunter
fitted more than 800 sixth through 12 th graders, from 33 different schools across the country, with special wristwatches that
emitted a signal at random times of day. Other researchers have shown that, with each successive grade, students develop
(50) … toward the subjects taught, especially math and science

34. ….

Greatly restricted
Is greatly restricted
Restricted greatly
Is great restricted
Is restricted greatly

35. ….

Increasingly negative attitude

Increasingly attitude negative
Attitude increasingly negative
Increasingly negatively attitudes
Attitude increased negative
 At home.
At school.
On TV.
At the skate park.
At the boy's house.

Offering help.
Giving an opinion
Showing attention.
Giving a suggestion.
Asking for information.

Get Mrs. Miliana a new pendant.

Look for Mrs. Miliana's missing pendant.
Reply her message on social media.
Tell everyone about Mrs. Miliana's pendant.
Meet Mrs. Miliana at the teacher's office.

Offering help.
Asking for a help.
Asking for an opinion.
Giving an option.
Giving a suggestion.

5, A
6,B
7A
8B
9C
10 A
11 E

A cat.
A bird.
A fish.
A reptile.
A monkey.

Maya.
Aztec.
Mexico.
Bolivia.
Guatemala.

The history of pagers.

The end of pager service.
The merits of using pagers.
The end of pager production.
The remaining pager users.

Nurse.
Police officers.
Taxi drivers.
SAR team.
Fire fighters.