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1 Text 1 Pembahasan: B
Lifestyle-related chronic illnesses, such as Jika ada question seperti ini, berarti kita
metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cancer, harus tahu arti dari kata yang ditanyakan
and dementia are rising at an alarming, tersebut.
epidemic rate. In this modern world of
Pilihan A, C, D dan E (Salah), karena arti
increasing lifespan, we are actually
yang dimaksudkan bukan itu.
decreasing our health span, placing an undue
burden on healthcare costs to society. Jawaban: B [Benar], karena arti dari kata
tersebut itu adalah “Mencegah”.
Modern medicine has largely gotten away
from addressing key issues to prevent or Note: Tips agar lebih mudah untuk
even reverse some of these chronic menemukan jawabannya ialah, lihat kata
conditions. Yet the evidence for successful sebelumnya dan setelahnya. Langsung kita
interventions in four key areas – nutrition, cocokkan saja dengan kata yang ditanyakan
sleep, physical activity and stress tersebut.
management – to manage and control our
health are mounting.
(Adapted from:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/ )
A. Membiarkan
B. Mencegah
C. Memilih
D. Menahan
E. Meyakinkan
2 Text 2 Pembahasan: A
Long long time ago, there lived a king by the Jika ditanyakan mengenai ‘opposite’. Maka
name Raden Putra. He ruled Jenggala sudah pasti that question menyuruh kita
Kingdom with his beautiful queen. He also had untuk mencari antonym (kebalikan) dari
a concubine. His wife, the queen, and the kata tersebut.
concubine had a very contradictory character.
The queen was a kindhearted and wise person Pilihan B, C, D dan E (Salah), karena bukan
while the concubine was a cunning and itu the opposite word yang dimaksudkan.
envious person.
Jawaban: A (Benar), Big mempunyai arti
One day, the concubine decided to get rid ‘besar’. Sedangkan yang ditanyakan ialah
of the queen so she can have the love and full kebalikan dari small, maka tentulah ‘Big’
attention of Raden Putra all for herself. With jawabannya.
the help of an evil shaman, the concubine
pretended to get ill and put the blame on the
queen. All evidence that the shaman and the
concubine brought to the king proved that the
guilt was on the queen’s hand, so the king
decided to banish the queen from the palace
and instructed his servant to kill her without
knowing that the queen was pregnant.
The queen was forced to leave the palace.
The servant escort the queen until they arrived
in the jungle. The servant believed that the
queen was innocent but there was nothing
that he can do to defend the queen in front of
the king. So, the servant decided to build a
small hut for the queen. When he was about
to return to the palace, he ask for a piece of
the queen’s clothes and put some blood of a
wild rabbit on it so he can report to the king
that he had fulfilled The queen lived all by
herself for months until she gave birth to a
boy. The boy was very healthy and handsome.
The queen named him Cindelaras. Years
passed by, Cindelaras grew into a kind, skillful
and strong young man. He spent his time
playing with animals in the jungle. One day, an
eagle dropped a chicken egg in front of
Cindelaras. He picked it up and brought it to
his hut.
A. Big
B. Huge
C. Medium
D. Little
E. Tiny
3 Text 2 Pembahasan: C
Long long time ago, there lived a king by the Pilihan A, B, D, dan E (Salah), karena opsi-
name Raden Putra. He ruled Jenggala opsi di atas kurang dan tidak tepat untuk
Kingdom with his beautiful queen. He also had
jawaban ini mengenai sifat Cinderelas.
a concubine. His wife, the queen, and the Jawaban: C (Benar), karena Persistent
concubine had a very contradictory character. mempunyai arti ‘Gigih’. Sehingga
The queen was a kindhearted and wise person dia pantas memiliki sifat ini, karena rasa
while the concubine was a cunning and uletnya yang menggambarkan dirinya
envious person. dalam statement tersebut.
B. Strong
C. Persistent
D. Smart
E. Weak
4 How long will a baby born today live? 100 years? Jawaban: E E
120 years? Scientists are studying genes that
could mean long life for us all. There are already Pembahasan
many, many people who have passed the Persamaan yang dimiliki orang-orang
landmark age of 100. In fact, there are now so Calabria dan Okinawa disebutkan di
many healthy, elderly people that there’s a new awal paragraf 2 “There have been many
term for them: the wellderly. These are people scientific studies of communities where a
over the age of 80 who have no diseases such as healthy old age is typical. These include
high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes places like Calabria in southern Italy and the
and have never taken medicines for these island of Okinawa in Japan.” Pada kalimat
conditions. ini menyebutkan mengenai penelitian
tentang ciri-ciri orang tua yang sehat.
There have been many scientific studies of
communities where a healthy old age is typical. Maka jawaban yang tepat adalah opsi E.
These include places like Calabria in southern
Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan. The
small village of Molochio in Calabria has about
2,000 inhabitants. And of these, there are at
least eight centenarians. When researchers ask
people like this the secret of their long life, the
answer is almost always to do with diet and is
almost always the same: ‘I eat a lot of fruit and
vegetables.’ ‘A little bit, but of everything.’ ‘No
smoking, no drinking.’ While in the past
scientists have looked at things such as diet and
lifestyle for an explanation of long life, these
days they are investigating genetics. One such
researcher is Eric Topol, who says, ‘There must
be genes that explain why these individuals are
protected from the aging process.
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What do some people from Calabria and
Okinawa have in common?
A. They suffer from diabetes.
5 How long will a baby born today live? 100 years? Jawaban : C C
120 years? Scientists are studying genes that
could mean long life for us all. There are already Sindrom laron menarik
many, many people who have passed the perhatian ilmuwan karena membuktikan
landmark age of 100. In fact, there are now so adanya faktor genetik dalam usia panjang
many healthy, elderly people that there’s a new seseorang. Ini disebutkan di pertengahan
term for them: the wellderly. These are people paragraf 3 “The condition means that they
over the age of 80 who have no diseases such as don’t grow to more than about one metre,
high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes but it also seems to give them protection
and have never taken medicines for these against cancer and diabetes. As a
conditions. result, they live longer than other people in
their families.”
There have been many scientific studies of Jawaban yang tepat adalah opsi C.
communities where a healthy old age is typical.
These include places like Calabria in southern
Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan. The
small village of Molochio in Calabria has about
2,000 inhabitants. And of these, there are at
least eight centenarians. When researchers ask
people like this the secret of their long life, the
answer is almost always to do with diet and is
almost always the same: ‘I eat a lot of fruit and
vegetables.’ ‘A little bit, but of everything.’ ‘No
smoking, no drinking.’ While in the past
scientists have looked at things such as diet and
lifestyle for an explanation of long life, these
days they are investigating genetics. One such
researcher is Eric Topol, who says, ‘There must
be genes that explain why these individuals are
protected from the aging process.
Source: www.ngllife.com
Laron syndrome is interesting to scientists
because …
6 How long will a baby born today live? 100 years? Jawaban = A A
120 years? Scientists are studying genes that
could mean long life for us all. There are already
many, many people who have passed the Sindrom laron mempengaruhi tinggi
landmark age of 100. In fact, there are now so manusia yang terbatas hanya sekitar 1
many healthy, elderly people that there’s a new meter tapi juga memberi perlindungan
term for them: the wellderly. These are people terhadap penyakit kanker dan diabetes,
over the age of 80 who have no diseases such as seperti yang disebutkan di paragraf 3 “It’s
high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes called Laron syndrome. The condition means
and have never taken medicines for these that they don’t grow to more than about
conditions. one metre, but it also seems to give them
protection against cancer and diabetes.”
There have been many scientific studies of
communities where a healthy old age is typical.
These include places like Calabria in southern
Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan. The
small village of Molochio in Calabria has about
2,000 inhabitants. And of these, there are at
least eight centenarians. When researchers ask
people like this the secret of their long life, the
answer is almost always to do with diet and is
almost always the same: ‘I eat a lot of fruit and
vegetables.’ ‘A little bit, but of everything.’ ‘No
smoking, no drinking.’ While in the past
scientists have looked at things such as diet and
lifestyle for an explanation of long life, these
days they are investigating genetics. One such
researcher is Eric Topol, who says, ‘There must
be genes that explain why these individuals are
protected from the aging process.
Source: www.ngllife.com
What can be inferred from ‘Laron syndrome’
according to the passage?
A. Affects people's height.
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The word "comprises" in line 1 is best replaced
by
A. Adapts to
B. Benefits from
C. Consists of
D. Focuses on
E. Have contents
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“… 7 of which are very large” (paragraph 1)
The word "which" refers to
A. Crusts
B. Mantel
C. Kilometers
D. Plates
E. Continents
B. Europeans
C. United States
D. Diversions
E. Ancestor