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b. can be shown
B. ANSWER THE QUESTION CORRECTLY
The text below refers to number 24 - 25 BASED ON THE TEXT!
HOW TO MANAGE OUR MONEY The best trip that I’ve ever taken was
It’s easy to manage our own income in when I was in the second grade at Senior High
order for us to be thriftier. All we have to do is School. I went to Yogyakarta with all of my
follow these steps. First we have to devide our school friends. My school held the trip. We went
income into several different cases or wallets. there by bus. We spent three days and went to
One case is for the money that we use for daily some tourists places around Yogyakarta.
needs, one is for our savings which we can First, we went to small village near
deposit into a bank directly. The second way is Yogyakarta where we were divided into small
to make a ledger. Just like an accountant, we groups consisting of two to four people to stay in
have to help ourselves become accustomed to the villagers’ homes. We learnt many traditional
noting the cash in and out in two different arts and culture, such as how to make batik, how
columns. By doing thos, we can notice to play gamelan (karawitan), and how to cook
whenever our purchase are too many, and then traditional food. The next day, we went to
we can control them in the future. Yogyakarta and checked in into a hotel that we
Next, we have to get accustomed to had reserved. In the hotel, five to six people
paying everything in cash, and not by using a occupied each room. My best friend and I were in
credit card and having a debt to anyone else. If the same room. And we spent the night by talking
we don’t haveany cash we should forget the and sharing about many things.
intention to buy or shop. Therefore, we don’t be In Yogyakarta, we went to many places.
trapped in a situation where we don’t have any We went to the Sultan Palace of Yogyakarta,
money to pay a debt or spending our savings shopped in Malioboro, saw the sunset from the
wihout realizing it. Last but not least is to start rubble of an old temple that is found on the top of
finding the right way and the right time to get the hill (I forgot the name of the temple), watched
additional income by setting up our own a Rama Sinta play in Prambanan (which was very
bussiness. Just start it with a simple one, like fascinating performance and play) and the best
selling our self-made handicraft or cakes. By part was that we got to eat a seafood restaurant
doing all the steps that have been mentioned that was located above the pond where we could
above, we may be richer because of our ability eat big delicious fresh lobster.
to manage our money and thrifty. I have to say it was a great holiday. I had
so many great new experiences and it enabled me
to know my friends and know them better.
24. The topic of the passage is............
a. How to be rich in the future
b. Ways to manage our income 1. What is the most suitable title for the text above?
c. How to start a new bussiness 2. What does the second paragraph talk about?
d. Several ways to avoid being in debt 3. What does the passage tell us about?
e. How to avoid being in debt 4. What did the writer do in the first day?
25. How many steps are suggested for us to be thrifty? 5. What is the best experience of the writer based on
a. five the text?
b. four
c. three
d. two
e. one