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Don’t let TV Control Your Life: Expert

JAKARTA (JP), “Television is beginning to take control of live of many Indonesian, ”

leading mass communication expert Alwi Dahlan warned.
Most TV stations in Indonesia were giving out, “useless information, ” Alwi told
Antara yesterday. Alwi launched his attack as three local television channels preparing to
celebrate their anniversaries this weekend.
“We should control television, not other way round, ” he said. ”But now many
people turn on their television the moment they get up in the morning and spend long
hours the day goggling at the box without reaping any real benefit.”
The state-run TVRI and private commercial TV stations RCTI and SCTV mark
their anniversaries tomorrow. There are three other commercial stations in Indonesia:
TPI, Anteve, Indosiar, and others.
Alwi said that neither TVRI nor commercial networks had been able to provide
information considered really useful for public.
“Many channels air foreign programs that are necessary suitable for the nation’s
character,’’ he said. And they give little consideration to education in their
programming.”
“Alwi pointed to Chinese martial art film which simply portrayed violence and
revenge, while Indian and Mexican melodramas portrayed: dance, song, and plenty of
tears.
He suspects that the programs were chosen by the stations because they were
inexpensive compared to the cost of producing their own programs.

1. It is stated in the passage that …….

(A) Only TVRI had been able to provide really useful information for public
(B) Only private commercial stations had been able to provide really useful
information for public
(C) Both TVRI and commercial network had been able to provide really
useful information for public
(D) Only foreign private commercial stations had been able to provide really
useful information for public
(E) Neither TVRI nor commercial TV stations in Indonesian had been able to
provide really useful information for public
 2. Alwi Dahlan considered that information and programs from abroad are …….
(A) useful
(B) useless
(C) worth
(D) intereting
(E) exciting

3. Which of the film simply show violence and revenge? …….

(A) Chinese martial art film
(B) Indian melodramas
(C) Mexican melodramas
(D) Indonesian melodramas
(E) Chinese acting film

4. Why do TV stations in our country import films from China, India, or

Mexico? Because they are …….
(A) more challenging
(B) more interesting
(C) cheaper in cost compared to producing their own programs
(D) more expensive in cost compared to producing their own programs
(E) allowed to do that

5. TRANS TV is a private commercial station while TVRI is a ……. station.

(A) legal (C) famous (E) exclusive
(B) public (D) loyal

RADIO AND TELEVISION

Radio and television all are around us. they have become an essential part of our
daily life and only a few houses in our country today do not have either a radio or
television set.
Radio is a popular device of communication. Many important happenings can be
reported to the entire globe in a few second after they happen. Explorers in remote areas,
ships at sea, and even astronauts who circle the earth are able to keep in touch with
civilization by means of radio.
Television is another major instrument of communication. It enables us to see as
well as to hear the performers. Since its appearance, television has had tremendous
effects on the daily life of people everywhere. Improvements of all kinds are constanly
being made in television so that reception will be as close to perfect as possible. Many
programmers are now televised in color.
Both radio and television are the most effective way to communicate with a large
number of people. They inform us the news of today, instruct us in many fields of
interest, and entertain us with singing, dancing, and acting. In short, we can enjoy
ourselves and improve our knowledge by listening to the radio or wathing television.
1. Based on the text, what have become an essential part of our daily life? …….
(A) radio
(B) houses
(C) television
(D) radio and television
(E) television and house

2. According to the text, what is a popular device of communication?

(A) radio (C) telephone (E) facsimile
(B) letters (D) magazine

3. What is the main idea of paraghraph three?

(A) Radio and television are two important means of communication.
(B) The most effective ways to communicate with a large number of people
are radio and TV.
(C) Another major instrument of communication is television.
(D) People need radio and television to communicate
(E) Newspaper and magazine are also important for communication.

4. What enable us to see as well as to hear the performers?

(A) letter (C) telephone (E) television
(B) facsimile (D) radio

5. What does the word they in the last paraghraph refer to?
(A) Fields
(B) Astronouts
(C) Radio and television
(D) Houses
(E) Ships