Name : Klemens Pongbulintong

NIM : D011211051
Class : Bahasa Inggris Sipil B

TASK 2
Exercise 6

1. What is this article about?

Answer : This article is about why women generally live longer than men
2. What are some biological reasons for women's long lives, according to this article?
Answer : Biological reason for women's long lives is Hormonal differences between
men, women’s hormones have a positive effect on the heart and help prevent infections.
And also the cells of the female body tend to age more slowly than men
3. What are some of the other reasons mentioned?
Answer : Females genes slow down aging. Male genes age more quickly. Women
generally smoke and drink less. They suffer from stress less, and they are in better
physical condition
4. Does the author think the situation is likely to change? Why?
Answer : Yes he does, because now more women are working and holding more
responsible positions. Some of the cultural reasons for women’s longer life are
changing, but not the biological reasons. Thus, women will still live longer.
5. Is the information in this article new to you?
Answer : No, it’s not. I have read the same information of this article on the social
media before.

Exercise 7

1. The connection between smoking and cancer was made by

a. the A.M.A.
b. government doctors
c. the Surgeon General.
2. Smoking can increase a person's chances'of developing
a. liver dišease.
b. ulcers
 c. colds.
3. Smoking makes the heart beat faster after a lapse of
a. three seconds
b. ten seconds.
c. twenty seconds.
4. According to the article, smoking
a. causes dizziness
b. kills red blood cells
c. raises blood pressure.
5. The author points out that giving up smoking requires
a. courage
b. patience.
c. willpower
6. This article is mostly about
a. giving up smoking.
b. attitudes toward smoking
c. the connection between growing and smoking.
7. The author implies that a person who gives up smoking
a. gains weight.
b. enjoys food more
c. sleeps more soundly
8. The reader can infer that
a. smoking can cause the common cold.
b. the odor of smoke clings to cloth.
c. cigarettes are more popular than cigars and pipes.
9. Giving up smoking is easiest for someone who is
a. twenty years old
b. forty years old.
c. sixty years old.
10. The reader can conclude that
a. cigarette sales have declined in the past few years.
b. illnesses and smoking are often related.
c. cancer kills more people than any other disease.
 Exercise 8

1. The coldest area in the world is

a. The arctic
b. Antarctica
c. Siberia.
2. The world's record low temperature was recorded in
a. 1950
b. 1960
c. 1970.
3. How much of the world's ice is located in Antarctica?
a. 15 percent
b. 55 percent.
c. 85 percent
4. Compared to the United States, Antarctica is.
a. the same size
b. twice the size.
c. four times the size.
5. Some areas of Antarctica are
a. ice free
b. very humid.
c. quite mild
6. One type of animal found in the Arctic is the
a. Fox
b. wolf.
c. opossum.
7. The author develop his point through
a. comparison and contrast
b. theories and proof
c. characters and actions.
8. The author implies that if Antarctica's ice melted,
a. Coastal areas of the world would be flooded.
b. ocean currents would shift direction.
c. climate would change drastically everywhere.
 9. The name Antarctica, meaning "opposite to the Arctic," was based on
a. insufficient exploration.
b. inaccurate information.
c. adequate knowledge
10. We may conclude that
a. life at the North pole is more tolerable than at the South Pole.
b. the Arctic is a solid land mass.
c. penguins could not live at the North Pole.