Text 1

As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other
accidents.
Firstly, cars, as we all know contribute the most of pollution in the world. Cars emit a
deadly gas cause illness such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and trigger of asthma. Some of
these illnesses are so bad that people can die from them.
Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly
hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest
killers.
Thirdly, cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at
night, or concentrate in your homework, and especially talk to someone.
In conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.

Text 2
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.

Text 3
MY STIR AS A REPORTER
I usually woke up at four o’clock a.m. and went to the Press Center to check the
daily schedule of briefings and press conferences. It was usually held by the United Nation
officials or disaster mitigation team.
It was challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human
interest stories. After that I went back to the Press Center to cover the press conferences
of the day.
It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and second-hand
clothing. Unfortunately, as they said, the food and clothing were limited and inadequate.
Emerging to glaring, fool noon, it was time to go back to Press Center to write stories and
race against time. I was always fearing that the internet would come crushing down.
After everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I only ate once a
day because I always had to rush and again it was difficult to find food. I had to travel
quite far. I needed to spend a 30 to 45 minutes by car just to find fresh food.

Text 4
On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu
Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.
 On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the
Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana
and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.
On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We
were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our
journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the
announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed. In the evening we left for Jakarta by
wisata bus.

Text 5
The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. An adult
male weight about four hundred to six hundred and eighty kilograms, while an adult
female is about half that size.
Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has paws to occupy a narrow
ecological niche with many bony characteristics adapted to for cold temperatures, for
moving across the snow, ice, open water, and for hunting seals which make up most of
its diets. Although most of polar bears are born on land, it spends most of its time at sea,
hence its name meaning maritime bear and can hunt consistently only from sea ice. It
spends much of the year on frozen sea.

Text 6
Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike
fish or people, they have no [Link] fact, they have no bones at all.
Jellyfish have stomach and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems for
sensing the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely of water,
which is why you can look through them.
Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made by
a chemical reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for several
reasons. For example, they may glow to scare away predator or to attract animals they
like to eat.
Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water. Jellyfish
are found in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm, tropical seas and in
icy waters near north and south poles.

Text 7
An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal with
its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little eye, long white
tusks and above all it has a long noise, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant
draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can
also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth. In fact, the trunk serves the elephant as a
long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very
quickly.
The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great
strength makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various
ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.
Text 8
On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a
large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in
twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock
stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing
happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has
stopped!”
I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

Text 9
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 another
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.

Text 10
The Monkey and the Crocodile
One day, there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile
so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile
agreed and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river
with the monkey on his top.
Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river
and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey.
So he will be health again.”
At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then
he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. “What’s for?”
asked the crocodile. “Because I don’t bring my heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a
tree, near some coconuts in the river bank.”
The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As
soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he
climbed up to the top of a tree.
“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said the monkey to
the crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.”