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Part 1. Choose the correct answer!

Text 1
Advantages and Disadvantages of Falling in Love
Have you ever fallen in love? How does it feel? Does it give you more strength or weakness? Many
people will say that it gives them more advantages while others may say that its disadvantages are
pre-dominant for their loved ones' lives.
So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of falling in love? The following discussion is trying
to give you a better vision of the advantages and the disadvantages of falling in love.
The first advantage of falling in love is that you have someone by your side, someone to share life’s
experiences, and someone who will always support you. Besides, love makes life more exciting,
colourful, and enjoyable. You will also be healthier physically and mentally when you have
someone who always cares about you.
Another advantage is that you can also experience the greatest mysteries of life when you fall in
love. Lastly, having someone who loves you can motivate you to be a better person because you will
always want to make him/her proud of you and you'll have someone around you who can help you.
On the other hand, falling in love also has some disadvantages. The first disadvantage is feeling
confined or trapped. It happens when the percentages of love are not balanced by both people.
Also, sometimes, expectations result in disappointment. The disadvantage is that this condition
often makes you down and lose your spirit to continue your life. In this case, falling in love can also
add drama to your life.
Love will always have good and bad effects. It is only maturity that can manage these two effects
wisely. So, you may fall in love every time but don't have a relationship unless you have been
mature enough to manage your feelings and not to be too dramatic when you fall in love with
someone.
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1. What is purpose of the text?

a. To describe about falling in love
b. To inform advantages and disadvantages of falling in love
c. To describe the negative impact of falling in love
d. To describe how two people fall in love
e. To persuade readers to fall in love
Answer: B. To inform advantages and disadvantages of falling in love
2. The following are advantages of falling in love, except …….
a. love makes life more exciting, colourful and enjoyable
b. having someone to love can motivate you to be a better person
c. you can experience the greatest mysteries of life
d. to feel confined or trapped when love is not showed in balance
e. to have someone who will always support
Answer: D. to feel confined or trapped when love is not showed in balance
3. “Also, sometimes, expectations result in disappointment.” (paragraph 6) The underlined word is
closest in meaning with the following, except ……
a. emptiness
b. frustration
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c. dissatisfaction
d. insatiability
e. promise
Answer: E. promise
4. “It is only maturity that can manage these two effects wisely.” (paragraph 7) This statement
means …….
a. It needs to be mature to carry out the good and bad effect of falling in love
b. Maturity is the only stage of two people to fall in love wisely
c. Maturity can manage only two effects of falling in love
d. Maturity only cause two people to fall in live wisely
e. Falling in love phase requires only maturity in order to be wise
Answer: A. It needs to be mature to carry out the good and bad effect of falling in love

Text 2
Pros and Cons of Vaccines for Children
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends getting 28 doses of 10 vaccines for kids aged 0
to six. No US federal laws mandate vaccination, but all 50 states require certain vaccinations for
children entering public schools. Most states offer medical and religious exemptions, and some
states allow philosophical exemptions.
Proponents say that vaccination is safe and one of the greatest health developments of the 20th
century. They point out that illnesses, including rubella, diphtheria, smallpox, polio, and whooping
cough, are now prevented by vaccination, and millions of children’s lives are saved. They contend
adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare.
Opponents say that children’s immune systems can deal with most infections naturally and that
injecting questionable vaccine ingredients into a child may cause side effects, including seizures,
paralysis, and death. They contend that numerous studies prove that vaccines may trigger
problems like autism, ADHD, and diabetes.
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5. What does the passage mostly discuss? It discusses about …….

a. The strengths and the weaknesses of vaccine
b. The benefit of giving vaccine to children
c. The positive and negative views of giving vaccine to children
d. Why children need vaccine
e. How the vaccines react to children’s body
Answer: C. The positive and negative views of giving vaccine to children
6. When should be a person given vaccines according to Centers for Disease Control?
a. Since they are in the womb
b. When they are 0 to six
c. When they are entering primary school
d. When they are entering senior high school
e. When they ae infected by virus or bacteria
Answer: B. When they are 0 to six
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7. From the passage, it can be inferred that …….

a. The Centers for Disease Control does not recommend vaccination for children
b. Vaccination in USA are mostly conducted when children join a formal school
c. There are many cases of adverse reactions to certain vaccine
d. Rubella, diphtheria, smallpox and polio are some disease prevented by vaccination
e. There are no negative impacts of vaccination for children.
Answer: D. Rubella, diphtheria, smallpox and polio are some disease prevented by vaccination

Text 3
Smartphones for Children
Do children need their own smartphones? I suppose the answer is going to be interesting. The
technology system has been rapidly changing from time to time. The more sophisticated technology
is, the more people are filled with prestige.
That ultimately happens to children nowadays. But what can happen if they use smartphones on a
daily basis? Are smartphones really important for children?
Most parents believe that children can learn how to use the internet to seek knowledge, especially
by using smartphones. They will be able to gain new information about things they haven’t learned
at school.
Moreover, there are tons of educational games and podcasts available freely on smartphones.
Those applications are actually very useful. For example, a storytelling podcast or puzzle games to
help them improve listening and memorizing skills.
On the other hand, children will probably have less socialization in real life. When they get
addicted, they'll end up leaving their other activities behind. Parents cannot monitor what children
are seeing and doing every single time.
For instance, children might play a war game that can lead their minds to make strategies for
killing. That game can actually affect them in real life if parents are not being careful.
There are benefits to giving children smartphones, however, parents should still heighten their
roles in this. The best way is to prevent children from using smartphones too much. Do not buy
them smartphones unless they are getting old enough.
Smartphones are a load of games and inappropriate content spread on the internet. Start educating
them on the smallest aspects of real life because it can build their skills based on what they
observe. Besides, socializing more with parents and society is more effective than spending the
most time on smartphones, isn't it?
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8. The passage is kind of …… text.

a. Report
b. Explanation
c. Analytical exposition
d. Discussion
e. Review
Answer: D. Discussion
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9. The writer intends to …….

a. describe the use of smartphones
b. describe how children use smartphones
c. persuade reader about letting children use smartphone
d. inform the cases while children are using smartphone
e. tell controversial issue of the usage of smartphone toward children
Answer: E. tell controversial issue of the usage of smartphone toward children
10. “They will be able to gain new information about things ….” (paragraph 3) The underlined
word refers to …….
a. Children
b. Parents
c. Internet
d. Smartphones
e. Knowledge
Answer: A. Children

Part 2. Take 5 sentences from the Texts above and analyse the Tenses used!

Passive Tenses

Does it give you more strength or weakness? Simple present

You will also be healthier physically and mentally Simple future

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Part 3. Find 5 Verbs from the Texts above and Write Verb 1, Verb 2 and Verb 3 as well as The Translation! Then,
make your own sentence from the verbs you chose

Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Translation/Meaning

E.g. share shared shared berbagi
spend spent spent menghabiskan
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Part 4. Make your own sentences from the verbs in part 3!

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