Nama : Nia Reski

NIM : 2004111547
Kelas : MSP B

READING

A. Check the meaning

Read the paragraph below. Think about the meaning of the words in bold type

The stone-age whale hunters who kill with their bare hands

In Lamalera, a group of skilled fishermen using only their bodies and extraordinary bravery
to catch 75ft long sperm whales to provide enough food and materials for their whole village.
This amazing whale hunt is one of the last traditional methods to fish for one of the largest
creatures in the seas. They battle for more than six hours, their hands gripping traditional
flensing knives, to spear the whale which they call koteklema. The fishermen of Lamalera (a
village perched on the southern part of Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province,
Indonesia) kill their prey with their bare hands.

To hunt the whale, the fishermen use traditional boat. The sails of the wooden boats are
woven from gebang leaves and each vessel is hand-made, with no nails or metal parts. Ropes
are made from palm leaves and waru wood fibers, coiled together. There is no other
equipment, apart from the centuries-old rituals of whale-hunting passed down through the
generations.

During the sea season, from May to October, the villagers hunt whales, sharks and dolphins.
In hunting the whale, the fishermen work as a team the leader of the team called Lamafa
(boat captains). When there is a whale, the team direct the boat to chase the whale. The
Lamafa leaps from the boat holding a 'kefa' (a bamboo pole with a sharp iron-blade) which he
uses to pierce the whale before swimming back to collect another pole. The tiny boats,
dwarfed by the bulk of a whale, risk being pulled under with every lurch of its huge tail.
With a swing of its huge tail, a sperm whale can knock a fisherman unconscious and it may
break the boat.

Moving faster than a jet-ski, the whale drags the boats through the water, writhing as kefa are
thrust into its flesh. The whale blubber is at least a foot thick and it takes a great effort to
reach the tender flesh underneath. More boats from other village clans will join in the
desperate effort.

As the whale die, it is dragged to the shore and applause breaks out over the boats along with
jubilant shouts of 'Hirkae!'. It may seem a cruel way to hunt, but Lamafa Korolus says: "We
have no other choice, we need koteklema to live." The Lamafa got the first cuts of the whale.
The rest of the cuts of meat are then distributed among the elderly and poor of the village in
the belief that harmony within the community will ensure future catches.

Check the meaning for word in bold type.

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 1. A group of skilled fishermen using only their bodies and extraordinary bravery to
catch 75ft long sperm whale.
a. competent

2. The whale is one of the largest creatures in the sea .

b. big

3. They battle for more than six hours.

a. fight

4. Their hands gripping traditional flensing knives

b. holding

5. The sails of the wooden boats are woven from gebang leaves
c. sew

6. There is no other equipment, apart from the centuries-old rituals of whale-hunting

passed down through the generations.

b. tool
7. There is no other equipment, apart from the centuries-old rituals of whale-hunting
passed down through the generations
c. except

8. The tiny boats, dwarfed by the bulk of a whale

b. much smaller than

9. Moving faster than a jet-ski, the whale drags the boats through the water.
a. push

10. The whale blubber is at least a foot thick.

b. fat layer

11. The whale hunting in Lamalera may seem a cruel.

b. brutal

12. With a swing of its huge tail, a sperm whale can knock a fisherman unconscious
c. hit

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 B. Listening: Identifying location (the questions are read by the teacher)
1 a. a hair salon 2 a. book store 3 a. a school
b. a doctor office b. a pet store b. a theater
c. a laboratory c. the zoo c. a pond
4 a. an airport 5 a. a dental clinic 6 a. a market
b. a hotel b. a class room b. a canteen
c. a supermarket c. a museum c. a police office
7 a. a home 8 a. a school 9 a. a laboratory
b. a restourant b. a swimming b. a class room
c. an ice cream pool c. a library
stand c. a bus stop
10. a. an airport 11 a. a garden 12 a. a park
b. a gasoline stand b. a class room b. a home
c. a supermarket c. a book store c. a library
13 a. a grocery store 14 a. a home 15 a. a laboratory
b. a pet store b. a bed room b. a class room
c. the zoo c. a kitchen c. a library

C. Fill the blank with a correct word

1. I ................................ (go) to library yesterday.
2. The teacher.............................(teach) in the class now.
3. My mother .............................(go) to Jakarta tomorrow.
4. Sinta..................................(wait) for her sister for 15 minutes.
5. I am the .....................(2) child in my family
6. How many .........................(chair) are on this room?
7. She...................(do not) go to her office yesterday
8. He........................(is) ill last week
9. Kelud mountain............................(explode) two weeks ago
10. Who....................(clean) the room tomorrow?
11. How....................apple do you have?
12. .......................is the Dean of this faculty?
13. ........................do you live?
14. .......................... will your brother coming?
15. How.........................the price of this bag?
16. When..............................(do) he attend the conference?
17. The Koto Panjang Dam is.................................(surround) by forest.
18. She.................... (is) the tallest girl in this class
19. I..............(do) a student in the Fishery Faculty of Riau University
20. There are 20..................(student) in this class.

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Regular and irregular verbs

Funny experience in Japan

I .................... (live) in Japan 20 years ago. The Japanese

government................................(provide) a scholarship to support my study in the

University of the Ryukyus. When I................... (arrive) in japan, I..................(do not)

know anything about Japanese culture. I ..............( have) a Japanese friend named

Uchima, he is very nice and friendly. One day I ......................(phone) him as

we ................................. (have) appointment to do our paper together. When

I.................... (call) him someone .........................................(receive) the phone and I

said “Excuse me...., I would like to talk to Mr Uchima”, and the lady on the

phone...........................( say) : ”OK..., just wait for a moment.....”. Then some one on

the phone said “Hello......, I am Mr Uchima....”. I....................

(am).................................(surprise), because it was the voice of an elderly man.

I ...............(say) that I want to talk to my friend. Another people ...........................

(talk) in the phone and also ...........................(say) “hello......, I am Uchima”.

I...............(am) very..........................(confuse) because everybody .....................(say)

that their name is Uchima. So...., I said carefully...” I am a student from Indonesia

and I would like to talk to Mr Uchima..., he is a student...”. Finally I.................(hear)

the voice that I familiar with, he said “Hiii...., I am Kiyoharu Uchima...., your friend...,

Uchima is our family name and everybody in our hous named Uchima.....”.

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