Mighty River Short Story Contest

Deadline December 10, 2008

About the contest:
We're searching for the best short story relating in some way to the Mississippi River, the River
Valley, or a sister River: its landscape, people, culture, history, current events, or future.
Semi-finalists will be chosen by a regional team of published writers. The final manuscript will be
chosen by Susan Swartwout, publisher of Southeast Missouri State University Press.
Winner receives an award of $500 and publication in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi
River Valley.
Winner will be announced December 15, 2008.
Mail manuscripts to:
MRSS Contest
Southeast Missouri State University Press MS 2650, One University Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO
63701

1. What is the announcement about?

A. Regional publishers
B. Some rivers in Mississippi
C. The deadline of a contest
D. Short story contest
E. Winners of writing contest

2. When will be the end for the participants send their manuscript?
A. December 10, 2008
B. December 11, 2009
C. December 20, 2008
D. December 20, 209
E. E. December 11, 2008
The following text is for question 18
Let’s go explore
It feels so great let’s go outdoors
(Don’t cha do)
Everyone come on
come on out there
where the air is fresh and clear
So, I won’t stay inside no more
No more
It cannot wait
Let’s go out doors
Well, open up your door and be like me
Open up your door and then breathe free
And look at all the beauty and you’ll find
The earth and the sky is yours
So please go, there’s no need,
There’s no need to hide inside
Let’s go explore
This will, this will feel so great
Let’s go outdoors
What does the singer want?....
A. Sleep
B. Go Outside
C. Play inside his house
D. Live in a sedentary life
E. Live his life

3. Mr. Bayu would give me an interesting bonus if I won the tender. What is the fact of the
previous conditional sentence?
A. I won the tender.
B. I don’t win the tender.
C. I didn’t win the tender.
D. I win the tender.
E. I don’t interest sith the tender

4. “Has Fairuz told the true story?”. The passive voice of that sentence is…………
A. Fairuz has been told by the true story
B. Fairuz has told been by the true story
C. the true story has been told by Fairuz
D. the true story have been told by Faiuz
E. the true story Fairuz has been told

The following text is for question 21

FARMER AND BIRD

A farmer came across a bird with a broken wing. He picked it up, took it home and looked
after it lovingly, even though his wife complained bitterly about his wasting too much time
on the creature.
After some time, the wing mended and, because the bird did not want the farmer to have
kept on arguing with his wife all the time, it decided to go back to its nest.
When the farmer discovered that the bird was gone, he was so upset that he went out to look
for it. Eventually, he found it again, and was greeted happily by the whole family of the
bird. As a sign of their thanks for his care and attention, the birds gave him a little box, and
told him not to open it until he got home.
To his surprise, the farmer found the box full of precious stones. When his wife saw them,
she decided that she too deserved a reward, and she went to see the birds. The birds give
her a little casket, but this one was full of devils. The devils jumped on her as soon as she
opened the casket and chased her away.
Left alone, the farmer went to live near his friend, the bird. There he built a hut of perfumed
wood, and the birds decorated it with flowers of every kind.

5. What do we learn from the text?

A. A good deed deserves a reward
B. Sufferings bring happiness
C. Arguing makes you distressed
D. A gift shows kindness
E. Having no heart makes you isolated
The following text is for question 21-22
Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of
Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy
Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
Venice is world famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by about
150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400
bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on
water or on foot.
You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly used for
tourists, or weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorized
waterbuses which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city’s islands. The
city has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the Traghetti,
foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without bridges.
6. What does the second paragraph of the text tell us about?
A. The forms of transport in the world.
B. The canals and roads that people like to use.
C. The archipelago that has a lot of islands.
D. Venice as the world famous for its canals.
E. Venice is the city of light

7. What does the text tell you about?

A. Gondola.
B. Traghetti.
C. Venice
D. Italy.
E. Venetian boat
The following text is for question 23
Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and
inhabited by about 1.3 million peoplE. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is called
the Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly town by
the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.Beside the temples,
Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or bean curD. This
highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive tastE. The cigarettes factory
dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women labor forcE. Kediri and the
cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in IndonesiA.
Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work here are farmers or traders.
8. What does the above text tell about?
A. The history of Kediri
B. The famous products of Kediri
C. The description of Kediri
D. The people
E. 1.3 million people
The following text is for question 24
I strongly believe that mobile phones are necessary. My reasons for this belief are that these phones
are convenient for business people who travel a lot, and they are handy for emergencies.
To begin with, mobile phones are necessary in the case of emergencies. For instance, if you fall
down a set of stairs in a building and are badly injured and can’t reach a pay phone, it is handy to
have one to use. Or, if your car breaks down in the middle of the night in a strange neighborhood,
it would be dangerous to leave it in search of a public phone booth.
My other main reason is that mobile phones are convenient for business people. For example, if
you are out of the state or even overseas and you have to contact a client to do some important
work, it is useful to have one to use. By using a mobile phone, important information can be
received. People can’t stay in an office all day waiting for their phone to ring. Some people have
to go and do jobs or they will go out of business. You can even send faxes or messages and use
the internet with your mobile.
In conclusion, I believe that mobile phones have now become a necessary part of everyday life.
Instant communication will ensure that information can be passed on with a simple press of a
button. Whether this is to do with business or personal information or emergencies, it goes to show
that they are necessary in the new millennium.

9. Why are mobile phones very convenient for business people?

A. They can contact clients
B. They can do some important works
C. They can receive some important information
D. They can send some data and surf internet
E. They can run business by staying in and out office

The following text is for question 25

I strongly believe that mobile phones are necessary. My reasons for this belief are that these phones
are convenient for business people who travel a lot, and they are handy for emergencies.
To begin with, mobile phones are necessary in the case of emergencies. For instance, if you fall
down a set of stairs in a building and are badly injured and can’t reach a pay phone, it is handy to
have one to use. Or, if your car breaks down in the middle of the night in a strange neighborhood,
it would be dangerous to leave it in search of a public phone booth.
My other main reason is that mobile phones are convenient for business people. For example, if
you are out of the state or even overseas and you have to contact a client to do some important
work, it is useful to have one to use. By using a mobile phone, important information can be
received. People can’t stay in an office all day waiting for their phone to ring. Some people have
to go and do jobs or they will go out of business. You can even send faxes or messages and use
the internet with your mobile.
In conclusion, I believe that mobile phones have now become a necessary part of everyday life.
Instant communication will ensure that information can be passed on with a simple press of a
button. Whether this is to do with business or personal information or emergencies, it goes to show
that they are necessary in the new millennium.

10. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The advantages cellular phones during the emergencies
B. The solution to do when your car breaks down
C. The danger to leave a mobile phone in the car
D. The differences of a mobile phone and a pay phone
E. The necessary equipment among neighbors

The following text is for question 26

Everybody should change their way of life to reduce global warming. There are several things that
we can do. One of them is by buying and consuming fresh local groceries as much as possible. It
of course includes local vegetables, fruits, bread, etc.
Local groceries don’t need much transportation to get it into the market. It of course means, the
amount of carbon dioxide produced is less than the groceries from other region. Therefore, by
buying local groceries we are helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced.
Consuming fresh groceries instead of frozen ones are healthier for us. Furthermore, fresh food or
groceries means no requirements for it to be freeze up. It means that no electricity is needed and
saving energy means reducing carbon dioxide and money.
So, from now on we should consume fresh local groceries to reduce global warming.

11. We are helping reduce the amount of global warming” (Paragraph 2) The reduce word can be
replaced by ….
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Improve
D. Add
E. Maximize
The following text is for question 27
Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights
intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java,
after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night.
“All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be
diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar
said in an official statement on Thursday.
The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to
and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java.
The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to YogyakartA.
Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and
overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed.
Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from :
thejakartapost.com
12. What is the text about?
A. Redirect flights of Garuda Indonesia from Yogyakarta to Surakarta because of runway
accident
B. Slipped plane accident in adisucipto runway lane
C. Evacuation of Garuda Indonesia after its accident
D. Confirmation of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communication about overshot
accident
E. The delay of Garuda Indonesia after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane

The following text is for question 28-29

An Alliance Could Answer The Growing Threat from Google and Facebook By Evelyn M.RuIsi
and Nick Bilton
Apple, which has stumbled in its efforts to get into social media, has talked with Twitter in recent
months about making a strategic investment in it, according to people briefed on the matter.
Although apple has been hugely successful in selling phones and tablets, it has little traction in
social networking, which has become a major engine of activity on the Web and on mobile devices.
Social media are increasingly influencing the ways people spend their time and money —
important consideration for Apple, which also sells application, games, music and movies.
Apple has considered an investment in the hundreds of millions of dollars, one that could value
Twitter at more than $10 billion, up from an $8.4 billion valuation last year, these people said.
They declined to be identified because the discussions were private.
There is no guarantee that the two companies, which are not in negotiations at the moment, will
come to an agreement. But the earlier talks are a sign that they may form a stronger partnership
amid intensifying competition from companies like Google and Facebook.
Apple has not made many friends in social media. Its relationship with Facebook, for example, has
been strained since a deal to build Facebook featured into Ping, Apple’s music-centric social
network, fell apart. Facebook is also aligned with Microsoft, which owns a small stake in it. And
Google, an Apple rival in the phone market, has been pushing its own social network, Google Plus.
13. “But the earlier talks are sign that they may form a stronger partnership”. The word
“partnership” means…
A. Collusion
B. Competition
C. Agreement
D. Negotiation
E. Collaboration

14. According to the news, Apple has not been very successful in…
A. Selling phones
B. Strategic investment
C. Cooperating with Twitter
D. Getting into social media
E. Selling game applications

The following text is for question 30

What is photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is a food-making process that occurs in green plants. It is
the chief function of leaves. The word photosynthesis means putting together with light. Green
plants use energy from light to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and other
chemical compounds. How is the light used in photosynthesis?
The light used in photosynthesis is absorbed by a green pigment called chlorophyll. Each food-
making cell in a plant leaf contains chlorophyll in small bodies called chloroplasts. In chloroplast,
light energy causes water drawn from the soil to split into hydrogen and oxygen.
What are the steps of photosynthesis process? Let me tell you the process of photosynthesis, in a
series of complicated steps, the hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide from the air, forming a
simple sugar. Oxygen from the water molecules is given off in the process. From sugar together
with nitrogen, sulphur, and phosporus from the soil-green plants can make starch, fat, protein,
vitamins, and other complex compounds essential for life. Photosynthesis provides the chemical
energy that is needed to produce these compounds.
15. What are photosynthesis needs…
A. Water, light, oxygen, worm
B. Soil, chlorophyll, sun, human
C. Bug, air, oxygen, food
D. Light, carbon dioxide, humus
E. Candle, vitamins, hydrogen

The following text is for question 31-32

Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough
quality sleep at right time can help prtect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and
safety. Why sleep is important?
Sleep helps your brain work properly. While you’re sleeping, your brain is preparing for the
next day. It’s forming new pathways to help you learn and remember information. studies show
that a good night’s sleep improves learning. Whether you’re learning math, how to play the
piano, how to perfect your golf swing, or how to drive a car, sleep helps enhance your learning
and problem-solving skills. Sleep also helps you pay attention, make decisions, and be creative.
Physical Health often relate to sleep quality. It plays an important role in your physical health.
For example, sleep is imvolved in healing and repair of your heart and blood vessels. Ongoing
sleep deficiency is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease, high blood
pressure, diabetes, and stroke.
Besides that, sleep also helps maintain a healthy balance of the hormones that make you feel
hungry (ghrelin) or full (leptin). When you don’t get enough sleep, your level of ghrelin goes up
and your level of leptin goes down. This make you feel hungrier than when you’re well-rested.
16. Sleep helps maintain a healthy balance of hormones that makes you feel hungry (ghrelin) or
full (leftin) ...., you must get enough sleep if you want your level of ghrelin to go down
A. therefore
B. however
C. moreover
D. furthermore
E. nevertheless

17. Getting enough quality of sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health,
physical health, quality of life, and safety. (paragraph 1)
The synonym of the word enough is ....
A. suficient
B. good
C. massive
D. less
E. confortable

The following text is for question 33

How to Change a Tire

Have you ever been stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire? Do you want to be able to change
a tire without having to ask for help? Fortunately, changing a tire is a pretty simple task, provided
you're prepared and willing to exert a little effort.
1. Find a flat, stable and safe place to change your tire.
2. Apply the parking brake and put car into "Park" position.
3. Take out the spare tire and the jack.
4. Raise the jack until it is supporting (but not lifting) the car.
5. Remove the hubcap and loosen the nuts by turning counterclockwise.
6. Pump or crank the jack to lift the tire off the ground.
7. Remove the nuts the rest of the way and Remove the tire.
8. Place the spare tire on the hub.
9. Tighten the nuts by hand until they are all snug.
10. Lower the car without applying full weight on the tire to the ground fully and remove the
jack.

18. After reading the passage above, we can infer that the text ....
A. gives us tips how to change the tire by ourselves
B. provides us information how to remove a tire
C. tells us how to be a good mechanic
D. is useful when we have a flat tire
E. helps us to choose the best tire

The following text is for question 34

These days, increasing number of households use gas hot water systems, which mostly burn LPG
(liquefied petroleum gas). It is a good solution if you live in an area with limited sunlight for a
solar hot water system.
There are two main types of hot water systems. The first is storage water heater, which heat
and store water in an insulated tank for use when it is needed. The second is instantaneous systems
(or continuous flow systems), which only heat water when it’s needed and don’t use a storage tank.
The second type is the most popular in the country, as it is more affordable. In instantaneous
systems, the water is heated by a gas burner as it flows through a coiled pipe called a heat
exchanger. The gas burner starts when a hot water tap is turned on. It only heats the amount of
water that is required instead of continuously heating a full tank.
(adapted from http://yourenergysavings.gov.au)
19. “The second type is most popular in the country, as it is more affordable.” (paragraph 3)
The underlined word is similar to….
A. cheap
B. excessive
C. expensive
D. exaggerate
E. extravagant

The following text is for question 35

HOW TO MAKE A CHEESE OMELETE
Do you know how to make a Cheese Omelette? To make a Cheese Omelette, you should
prepare ingredients such as one egg, 50 grams of cheese, ¼ cups of milk, three tablespoons of
cooking oil, a pinch of salt and don’t forget some pepper.
Now, to make a Cheese Omelette, you will need some kitchen utensils like a frying pan, a
fork, a whisk, a spatula, a cheese grater and a bowl and of course a plate. Let me tell you how to
make it.
First, crack an egg into a bowl. Then whisk the egg with a fork until it is smooth. After
that, add some milk and whisk well. Grate the cheese into the bowl and stir. Next, heat the oil in a
frying pan, and pour the mixture into the frying pan. Then, turn the omelette with a spatula when
it browns. Okay, next cook both sides. After the omelette is done, place it on a plate, don’t forget
to season it with salt and pepper and you can eat it while warm. It’s easy, isn’t it? Bon appetite!

20. Which statement is true about the instructions?

A. We do not need a cheese grater
B. We should not prepare ingredients first
C. First, crack an egg into a plate
D. We need a quarter cups of milk
E. Turn the omelette with spoon when it browns

21. Why does the caption text above use old man in the picture?
A. To represents of the goal
B. To represents of the dream
C. To represents set the goal
D. To make people realize there is never too late to reach the dream
E. To inform that an old man can reach dream
22. What is the best caption for the picture?
A. A collapsed school building in Cianjur
B. A damaged classroom in Cianjur
C. People were rushed to hospital in Cianjur in the aftermath of the earthquake
D. Rescuers pull a woman from the rubble after the 6.2 magnitude earthquake
E. Survivors are treated outside a hospital in Cianjur on Monday.

The following text is for question 38-39

World War II in the Pasific ended after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The Empire
of Japan surrendered to the Allies aboard USS Missouri in 1945.It inspired the East Indies
(Indonesian) nationalist to proclaim independence, which the Japanese had promised. Soon, the
leaders of the Indonesian nationalist movement insisted that Soekarno, a son of a school-teacher
and theosophist, and Hatta, a Sumatra economist, proclaim Indonesian independence on the
August 17th , 1945. There were also appointed president and vice-president of the new nation.
After the Japanese fled from the East indies, the Dutch came back to recover territory. They
realized that the East Indies was very important for the Dutch economy. Armed with Japanese
weapons, the Dutch were able to make significant headway in Sumatra and Java.
The Dutch aggression came under much criticism from the United Nations. They proposed
a negotiation between the Dutch and the Indonesian nationalist movement and both sides agreed
to negotiate. Eventually, a conference of 120 delegates was held in The Hague (Dutch: Den Haag)
in 1949. The Indonesian nationalist delegates were led by Mohammad Hatta. After ten weeks of
meetings, both sides reached an agreement by which the Dutch recognized the sovereignty of the
United States of Indonesia, with Queen Juliana as the titular head of an Indonesian-Dutch union.
Adapted from: http://www.historyday.com/richard-cavendish /independence-Indonesia
23. In paragraph 2, we can infer that…
A. The return of the Dutch was rejected by the nationalists.
B. The United Nations supported the Dutch aggression.
C. The Dutch were armed with Japanese weapons.
D. The Japanese had promised independence.
E. The Dutch declared war on the Japanese.
24. “They proposed a negotiation between the Dutch and the Indonesian nationalist movement.”
(Paragraph 3) the underlined word refers to…
A. The Allies
B. The Dutch
C. The Japanese
 D. The Nationalist
E. The United Nations

25. The announcement is about ….

A. a serious power shortage in the city
B. the high demand for electrical power
C. the extremely cold weather in the city
D. the need to turn off all unnecessary appliances
E. the demand to postpone energy-consuming tasks

26. The announcement is addressed to …..

A. the residents of the city
B. the officials that work in the city
C. the companies in the city
D. the employees of the electricity company
E. the rich people in the city

Far away
This ship has taken me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
Starlight
I will be chasing a starlight
Until the end of my life
I don't know if it's worth it anymore
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
My life
You electrify my life
Let's conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive
I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
Far away
This ship has taken me far away
Far away from the memories
 Of the people who care if I live or die
I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
I just wanted to hold
27. Choose the correct message of this song....
A. This song is talking about how lost the love of his life
B. The song about something you missed in your life
C. The song talks about places
D. The song talks about simple thing
E. The song talks about someone

28. If I had come to her wedding party, I would not have regretted what is the fact of the previous
conditional sentence?
A. I didn’t come to her wedding party. Therefore, I regretted.
B. I don’t come to her wedding party. Therefore, I regret.
C. I have not come to her wedding party. Therefore, I regretted.
D. I had not come to her wedding party. Therefore, I regret.
E. I come to her wedding so I am happy

29. “Many moms were washing the clothes in the edge of the river.” The passive voice of that
sentence is…………
A. the clothes was washed Many moms in the edge of the river
B. Many moms were being washed in the edge of the river
C. Many moms were washed in the edge of the river
D. the clothes were wash Many moms in the edge of the river
E. the clothes were being washed Many moms in the edge of the river
 BEAR AND RABBIT
Once upon a time there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good short,
and the bear, being very clumsy, could not use the arrow to good advantage. The bear would
call over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with the bear to
the other side of the hill. The rabbit, fearing to arouse the bear's anger by refusing, consented
and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed, he shot
and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded
themselves, and packed all they could carry home. The bear was very gluttonous and did not
want the rabbit to get any of the meat, so the poor rabbit could not even taste the blood from
the butchering, as the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. Poor rabbit would
have to go home hungry after his hard day's work.
The bear was the father of five children. The youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. The
mother bear, knowing that her youngest child was very hearty eater, always gave him an extra
large piece of meat, but the youngest child didn't eat. He would take it outside with him and
pretend to play ball with it, kicking it toward the rabbit's house, and when he got close to the
door he would give the meat with such a great kick, that it would fly into the rabbit's house and
in this way the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear.
30. The story teach us that ....

A. Poverty makes people suffer

B. We must keep our promise
C. Being greedy makes other people happy
D. People should love each other
E. We must keep our relationship with others
 Orchard Road is a Boulevard which becomes business and entertainment center in Singapore.
Orchard Road is surrounded by a lush tropical and flower gardens which are beautiful. At first,
Orchard Road is just a suburban street lined with orchards, plantations nutmeg, and pepper
farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned into a shopping center in Singapore. In 1960 and
1970 entertainment industries began to enter this road. Shopping centers such as mall and Plaza
was built in 1974.
Orchard Road runs along about 2.2 km. This road is one-way street flanked by a variety of
shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The shopping area which is nearly 800,000 square
meters provides a wide range of Things, food, and entertainment. In this area there are many
options that can satisfy visitors from all walks of life starting from the luxury branded things
to the Popular branded, from exclusive restaurants to fast food.
There are so many ways that can be accessed to get to Orchard road such as: by taxi, bus or
drive your own car. For those who are driving to Orchard Road can be entered from the west
through the Napier Road. Vehicles from Dun earn Road can turn to left at the intersection of
the Marriott Hotel junction. Vehicles that come from Paterson can turn right onto Orchard
Road. Orchard is always crowded so you have to be careful in order not to get lost.
31. In the third paragraph the writer describes about?
A. The location of Orchard Road
B. The things that we can see at orchard road
C. The direction to get to Orchard Road
D. The history of Orchard Road
E. The distance of Orchard Road

32. The text mainly focuses on

A. Singapore
B. Orchard Plantation
C. Plaza and Mall
D. Orchard road as business and entertainment center
E. Shopping Center

Losari Beach
Losari beach is a beautiful beach and located on the edge city of Makassar. It is located only about
3 km from the center of Makassar (Karebosi Park). The beach used to be the longest café in Asia,
because many cafes stand in along the beach, but now the cafes are collected in a special place so
it does not spread along the coast. Charm of the beach is mainly seen in the evening when the
sunset stands out. This is a major attraction of people’s coming to the Losari beach.
Every evening hundreds of people come to witness the panorama of red as the sun will disappear
into the ocean, so do not miss the sunset at the Losari beach. If the sky is sunny, the scenery is
absolutely perfect. Because of its location in a bay, the water of Losari is even often quiet as usual
pool water.
Losari is its waterfront of Makassar. The lengthy of the beach is approximately one kilometer and
it is a public space that can be accessed by anyone. On this beach there is a park called the Pelataran
Bahari (Marine Park), with semicircular area of nearly one hectarE. This place is a plaza with a
clean floor for children to play and running around, while parents and teens sit on concrete benches
to enjoy the sea breezE. From this place, you are also free to view out to the sea and watch the
sunset slowly turns reddish in the line of the horizon. The reflected light also creates sheen on the
surface of sea water.
The Pelataran Bahari also serves as the stadium of open water to watch the coastal waters in front
of Losari beach. This coastal water is often used as a racecourse jet ski, boat races and traditional
boat jolloro katinting, or become a transit point of rely of Sandeq traditional sailboats and yachts.
In Losari there are also a few hotels. Some of them qualified as a tree stars hotel. The hotel is
offering panoramic beauty of the sea with luxury service treats. There are Losari Beach Hotel,
Losari Beach Inn, Makassar Golden Hotel, and Pantai Gapura Hotel. All of the hotels located in
Jalan Penghibur.
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33. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Losari beach is a awful place.
B. Losari beach is a good place to visit.
C. No body visit Losari beach.
D. Many visitors on Pantai Gapura Hotel.
E. There are also a few hotels.

There is no best way to deal with pests in agriculture. Pesticides which are commonly used may
cause many problems. I think combining different management operations is the most effective
way to control pests.
Firstly, the chemicals in the pesticides may build up as residues in the environment and in the soil
which absorbs the chemicals. This reduces the quality of farm product.
Secondly, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides. This means that newer and stronger
ones have to be developed.
Lastly, some pesticides affect non target plants and animals such as fish and bees. This affects the
ecology and environment as well.
So, understanding of ecology of an area helps a lot in pest control. Pesticides should be chosen and
applied carefully so that they don’t affect the ecological balance and environment.
Therefore, integrated pest management is a safe and more effective option to fight pest in
agriculture and livestock.
34. Which of the following is not directly affected by pesticides used?
A. Plants
B. Ecology
C. Animals.
D. Environment.
E. Human Beings

Big news today as the US board of Finance has announced it will end its quantitative easing policy
at the end of September this year. This means they will have formally ended their attempt to save
the US economy by improving its balance sheet. The UBF’s rate decision in late October allowed
interest rates to remain unchanged.
On a different note, the Secretary of Commerce has reported that there are minor signs of a
slowdown in the business boom. This is to be expected but it’s too soon for them to have any
noticeable effect on the overall inflationary picture. Millions of Americans are feeling the financial
pressure of runaway inflation with prices rising at their fastest rate in over fifty years.
Petrol prices are rising sharply, and the cost of goods and services is growing seemingly out of
control, putting an enormous burden on lower-income families. There are currently three remedies
proposed by industry leaders and law-makers. The first is gas rebate cards, the second is gas tax
holiday, and the last is invoking the defense production act. The last point will allow the refineries
to get back up to speed after the drop in demand caused by the pandemic.
The signs for the future worrying; the DOW is down eighteen percent, inflation is running at almost
nine percent, and the FED raised interest rates up three-quarters of a point. Whilst the president is
saying that the country is strong with a great economy, other experts are predicting a recession.
Any previous situation comparable to our current predicament has quickly slid into recession.
Couple that with a drop in consumer confidence, and you can see we are already approaching a
tipping point. Whilst you cannot predict a recession with one hundred percent accuracy, it seems
that we are in for some tough times, and so fiscal caution is the order of the day until we get more
confidence back into the financial markets.
35. is it the worst inflation happened in US for the last five decades ago?
A. During the fifty years the same inflation also happened in US
B. US never feel the same inflation ever
C. The worst inflation also happened several time in US during the last five decades
D. The same inflation never occurred for the last half century
E. US can handle the worst inflation for over fifty years