Exercise about Explanation Text

1. How does Rain Fall?

Rain is one of the main sources of fresh water for almost all people in the world. It provides suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems. It is also used as hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. But, do you know how rain happens?

The rain’s phenomenon is actually what we often call as “water circle.” The concept of the water cycle involves the sun heating the Earth’s surface water and causing the surface water to evaporate. Then the water vapor rises into the Earth’s atmosphere.

The water in the atmosphere cools and condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow bigger and heavier and fall to the Earth as precipitation.

However, not all rain can reach the surface of the earth. Some evaporates while failing through dry air. This is what we call as “Virga”, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.

What happen to the doplet when it gets heavy?

a. Rise

b. Fall

c. Flow

d. Evaporates

e. Boiled

Answer : B

2. Human body is made up of countless millions of cells. Food is needed to built up new cells and replace the worn out cells. However, the food that we take must be changed into substances that can be carried in the blood to the places where they are needed. This process is called digestion.

The first digestive process takes place in the mouth. The food we eat is broken up into small pieces by the action of teeth, mixed with saliva, a juice secreted by glands in the mouth. Saliva contains digestive juice which moisten the food, so it can be swallowed easily.

From the mouth, food passes through the esophagus (the food passage) into the stomach. Here, the food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the stomach for several hours. Then the food enters the small intestine. All the time the muscular walls of the intestine are squeezing, mixing and moving the food onwards.

In a few hours, the food changes into acids. These are soon absorbed by the villi (microscopic branch projections from the intestine walls) and passed into the bloodstream.

What is the text about?

A. The digestive system

B. The digestive juice

C. The method of the digestive system

D. The process of intestine work

E. The food substances

Answer : A

3. A kite is an object which is made from a light material stretched over a frame. Due to its light material a kite will lift off the ground and fly when it is tilted into the wind.

A kite is uses wind to make it fly because it is heavier than air. When wind travels over the surface of the kite, it is split into two streams of air. One stream of the air goes over the kite while the second stream goes under the kite.

The upper stream above the kite. The lower stream hits the kite at a shallow angle and creates an area of high pressure.

The high pressure area has a pushing effect while the low pressure area has a pulling effect. The combination of push and pull can creates enough force to lift the kite into the air.

Kites have been known for thousand of years. They are used for military or scientific purposes. Todays kites are much used for leisure and competition.

What media which use by kite to fly?

A. Air

B. Water

C. Ground

D. Light

E. Wind

Answer : E

4. 

The snowfall is always exciting, isn’t it? In the snowfall you can crunch through the snow, make a snowman and play snowballs with your brother. Have you ever wondered how snow is made, through?

Snow occurs when water vapors in the air freeze before they can turn into water. This happens when the temperature in the clouds is very cold. Snowflakes are made up of crystals of ice that have formed around bits of dirt in the air. The snowflakes start out very small and grow. Each snowflake is different and might contain up to 200 crystals.

What does the writer think about snowfall?

a. Exciting

b. Sad

c. Frightening

d. Dejecting

e. Ugly

Answer : A

5. Global warming is a phenomenon used to describe the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Global warming is not a new problem lately people are acknowledging that we are facing a serious problem. Climate change is apparent everywhere.

Based on the text, we can conclude that global warming is ...

A. the raise of Earth's atmosphere and ocean temperature

B. is a new problem faced by human

C. is not a severe problem

D. the temperature of Earth's atmosphere and the oceans

E. a phenomenon

Answer : A

 Exercise about Exposition Text

1. The government should Provide rehabilitation Program for Drug Users

Drug users are actually ill people who need help. Rehabilitation is one of the main things they should get. Instead of punishing drug users in prisons, the government should provide rehabilitation for them.

Most users are actually victims of persuasive peddlers and they suffer from consuming the drugs. Therefore, by rehabilitating them, we are actually helping them out from traps, which they might accidentally step on.

If we only arrest drug users and send them to jail, this doesn't solve the problem as drug users will still be addicted unless proper rehabilitation is imposed to them. Providing rehabilitation programs for drug users and forcing them to participate in the programs is better than only arresting them and doing nothing to their illness. Only drug dealers, traffickers, and wholesalers should be imprisoned. 

Sending the drug users to prison is not a good solution because ....

A. They can't consume harmful drugs

B. They are treated normally

C. They may still be infected with harmful drugs

D. They can be freed as soon as possible

E. They are given the whole recovery program

Answer : C

2. 

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 causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and trigger of asthmA. Some of these illness are so bad that people can die from them.

Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander every where 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.

We usually call the last paragraph as………

A. Resolution

B. Reiteration

C. Conclusion

D. Recommendation

E. Twist

Answer : C

3. In Australia there are three levels of governments, the federal government, state governments and local governments. All of these levels of government are necessary. This is so for number of reasons. First, the federal government is necessary for the big things. They keep the economy in order and look after like defensE. Similarly, the state governments look after the middle sized things. For example they look after law and order, preventing things like vandalism in school. Finally, local government look after the small thins. They look after things like collecting rubbish, otherwise everyone would have diseasE. Thus for the reason above, we can conclude that the three levels of the government are necessary

Who is responsible for defense?

A. Federal government

B. State Government

C. Federal and State Government

D. Federal and Local Government

E. Local Government

Answer : A

4. 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.

Which of the following is not directly affected by pesticides used?

A. Plants

B. Ecology

C. Animals.

D. Environment.

E. Human Beings

Answer : E

5. 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 other 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.

The text gives us information about …. …

A. The ways to minimize global warning

B. The ways to increase global warning

C. The effects of global warning

D. The importance of consuming local groceries

E. The importance of knowing global warning

Answer : A

 Exercise about Narrative Text

1. What is Narrative Text?

A. A text that contains general information

B. A text that describes someone or something specifically

C. A text that contains complication and resolutions

D. A text that is constructed about past events

E. A text that tells about recent information

Answer : C

2. A fish with big bones

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.

One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”

So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away.

Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.

They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.

What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ? 

a. Another village 

b. Mountains 

c. Forests 

d. Hills ve. Towers and logs

Answer: C

3. A Story From The Farm Yard Two roosters were fighting fiercely to be the king of the farm yard. One finally gained advantage and the other surrendered.

The loosing rooster slunk away and hid itself in a quiet corner. The winner flew up to a high wall, flapped its wings and crowed its victory, as loud as it could.

Suddenly, an eagle came sailing through the air and carried it off, with its talons. The loosing rooster immediately came out of its corner and ruled the farm yard from then on.   

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. An eagle watching the rooster from a distance

B. The loosing rooster came out from its hiding place

C. The eagle took the winning rooster as its prey

D. The winning rooster celebrates its winning proudly

Answer : C

4. A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot.  There was no other parrot like it.

It was very, very smart.  This parrot would say any word-except one.  He would not say the name of the town where he was born.  The name of the town was Catano.

The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano.  But the bird would not say the word.  At first the man was very nice, but then he got angry.  “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it.  Then the man got to so angry that the shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.

One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry.  He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house.  “You are more stupid than the chickens.  Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens.  They were for Sunday’s dinner.  The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the man came back to the chicken house.  He opened the door and stopped.  He was very surprised at what he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor.  The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!

From the text we learn that…

A.  We have to follow others

B.  We have to respect pet owner

C.  We have to imitate others

D.  We are not allowed to force others

E.  We are not allowed to help others

Answer : D

5. The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house.  She planned to eat them both.  Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.

Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the children.  “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch.  The stepmother peeped through the window.  Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.

She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside.  The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push.  The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.

‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly.  I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me.  Let me take you home and become a family again.  They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!The story is about….

A.  Two children went to school for the first time

B.  A witch who is really kind

C.  A father who begged a witch for money

D.  A stepmother who saved her children from a witch

E.  Two children saved their stepmother from a witch

Answern: D

 Exercise about RECOUNT TEXT = FAMOUS PERSON 

1. 

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and business woman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, EnglanD. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girl”and was known as Posh SpicE. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After The Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb StylE. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled “Intimately Beckham”and a range of handbags and jewelry.

In addition she had written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

We found in the text that ….

A. Victoria named her fragrance by dVb style

B. Beckham is Victoria’s autobiography

C. Beckham is Victoria’s brand for her fragrance

D. Posh Spice is the title of her new album

E. Spice Girls is Victoria’s label for her wardrobe

Answer : C

2. 

Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24th, 1987, is an Argentinian football player for F.C BarcelonA. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the growing problem he had when he was younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.

Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown’s Newell’s Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel’s parents were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.

In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16th, 2004, in Barcelona’s derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium 0-1... And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he is best player in the world.

1. According to the text, Messi’s parents moved to Barcelona ….

A. because they were very poor in Argentina

B. because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer

C. so that Messi could learn in the best soccer club

D. to get Messi’s health problem cured

E. to find the best treatment to cure Messi’s health problem

Answer : D

3. 

Diana was born in 1961 as the third daughter of Edward John Spencer and his wife Ruth Burke RochE. Diana grew up in a very privileged family that had a long history of close ties with the royal family. When Diana’s paternal grandfather passed away in 1975, Diana’s father became the 8th Earl of Spencer and Diana gained the title of “Lady”.

In 1969, Diana’s parents divorceD. Her mother’s affair helped court decide to give custody of the couple’s four children to Diana’s father. Both of her parents eventually remarried, but the divorce left an emotional scar on Diana.

Diana attended school at West Heath in Kent and spent a short time a finishing school in SwitzerlanD. Although she was not an excellent student academically, her determined personality, caring nature, and cheerful outlook helped her through it. After returning from Switzerland, Diana rented an apartment with two friends, worked with children at the Young England Kindergarten, and watched movies and visited restaurants in her free time.

It was about this time that Prince Charles, in his early 30, was under increasing pressure to choose a wifE. Diana’s vibrancy, cheerfulness, and good family background caught the attention of Prince Charles and the two began dating during in mid-1980. It was a whirlwind romance for on February 24, 1981, Buckingham Palace officially announce the couple’s engagement. At the time, Lady Diana and Prince Charles seemed truly in love and whole world was awed by what seemed like a fairytale romance.

How did Diana spend her free time when she was still a bachelorette?

A. She watched movies

B. She finished her school

C. She worked in restaurant

D. She returned to Switzerland

E. She visited her friends near the restaurant

Answer : A

4. 

Atta Halilintar

Muhammad Attamimi Halilintar (Atta Halilintar) was born on November 20th, 1994. He's already been known as a public figure, entrepreneur, traveller and content creator, thanks to YouTube which, makes his content were viewed by more 300 million people who instantly made his name being famous.

He’s only 22, talented and got into the apparel industry and travel agency at a young age. Atta was born in Dumai, first child of 11 siblings from Halilintar Anofial Asmid (father) and Lenggogeni Faruk (mother). Inherited from his parents who has passion in trading and expeditions, Atta spent challenging childhood. He already travelled many places around the world. He has become a businessman since primary school. At fifth grade, he's already sold handicraft to his friend and marketing his father communication products. Among his friends, Atta is known as self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hard working person. It comes no surprise he is passionately in love with fashion and travel.

What is Atta parents' name?

A. Asmid and Faruk

B. Halilintar Anofial Asmid and Lenggogeni Faruk

C. Anofial Asmid and Lenggogeni Faruk

D. Halilintar Anofial and Faruk Lenggogeni

E. Anofial and Asmid

Answer : B

5. 

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior born 5 February 1992, commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team, as forward or winger.

At the age of 19, Neymar Jr won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award, after coming third in 2010. He followed this up by winning it again in 2012. In 2012 Neymar received nominations for the FIFA Ballon d’or, where he came 10th, and the FIFA Puskas Award, which he won. He is known for his acceleration, speed, dribbling, finishing and ability with both feet. His playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media and former players drawing comparison to former Brazil player Pele, who has called Neymar “an excellent player”.

Neymar joined Santos 2003 and after through the ranks, he was promoted to their first team squaD. He made his debut for Santos in 2009 and was voted the Best Young Player of the 2009 Campeonato PaulistA. Further honours followed, with Neymar being voted best player as Santos won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, and also being top score in the 2010 Copa de Brasil with 11 goals. He finished the 2010 season with 42 goals in 60 games as his club achieved the DoublE. Neymar was again voted best player of the year in 2011 as his retained the state title and Santos also winning the 2011 Copa Libertadores in which Neymar scored 6 goals in 13 appearances. He also playeda key role in securing a continental Double for his team, Santos’ first since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, with Santos making it to the final, where they were defeated 4-0 by Barcelona.

The main idea of paragraph 3 is…

A. Neymar played for Santos

B. Neymar joined Santos

C. Neymar played the best

D. Neymar received awards

E. Neymar scored many goals

Answer : D

Exercise about Recout Text : Inventor

1. 

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional stylE. He, then, entered what was called the Blue PerioD. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.

After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.

Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

Why did Picasso become so popular? because ….

A. he was the most outstanding artist of the 1990’s.

B. he was known for his great paintings

C. he painted in traditional style.

D. he was son of an art teacher.

E. he studied in art school.

Answer : B

2. 

MICHAEL JORDAN

If you are a sports fan, you are sure to know the name Michael Jordan.  He is probably the greatest basketball player the world has ever seen. Although his career as a player is over, his fame will live on for many years to come.

Michael Jordan certainly looks like a star. He is tall, well-built and handsome, with friendly brown eyes and a wide grin. He always manages to look well-dressed, even in his casual clothes or smart suits.

His personality, too, is as outstanding as his playing ability. Michael is a very determined person. This has made him a successful basketball star. He has given lots of money and support to charities.

All in all, Michael Jordan is not only a great athlete, but also a warm, caring person. Is it no wonder that so many boys have dreamed of growing up to be just like him?

The text indicates that the writer is…

A.      Michael Jordan’s son.

B.       Michael Jordan’s fan.

C.       Michael Jordan’s coach.

D.      Michael Jordan himself.

Answer : B

3. 

one of the most wonderful inventions of the past 100 years is the telephone. It was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell when he was working on a telegraph set. The telephone which is familiar, handy instrument becomes a highly important part of our daily life. The first telephone was invented in 1877. Today there are over 250,000,000 telephones in the world and it is estimated that nearly 1,000,000,000,00 (billion) conversations take place a day.

The text tells....

A. The invention of the telephone.

B. How the telephone was invented.

C. Bell, the inventor of the telephone.

D. the number of telephones used by people.

E. The estimation of the users of the telephone.

Answer : A

4. 

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the center of the solar system.

Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family His parents recognized their child’s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated. At his father’s insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of medicine. But, at the University of Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects. He was also critical of many of Aristotle’s teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years.

Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa, but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he taught math. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.

“His parents recognized their child’s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated.” (Paragraph 2). The underlined word “innate” is closest in meaning to …

A. Acquired

B. Ingenious

C. Multiple

D. Inborn

E. Great

Answer : D

5.  

Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came from a wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831 he graduated from University of Cambridge with a degree of theology.

He began a career as a scientist quite by chancE. On December 27,1831, 22 years old Charles Darwin joined the crew of the HMS Beagle as a naturalist.The five years expedition collected hydrographic, geologic, and meteorologic data from South America and many other regions around the worlD. Darwin’s own observation on this voyage led to his theory of natural selection.

Charles Darwin was greatly influenced by the geologist Adam Sedgwick and naturalist John Henslow in his development of the theory of natural selection, which was to become the foundation concept supporting the theory of evolution. Darwin’s theory holds that environmental effects lead to varying degrees of reproductive success in individuals and groups of organisms. Natural selection tends to promote adaptation in organisms when necessary for survival. This revolutionary theory was published in 1859 in Darwin’s now famous On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution believed that ….

A. people could defend themselves naturally

B. environment affected natural election

C. organism needed adaptation to survive

D. people and nature supported to each other

E. natural selection tend to adapt organism to survive

Answer : B

 Exercise about news item

1. Madrid (Reuters) – Spain’s most wanted thief, “The Loner,” saw himself as a Robin Hood-style figure and said he robbed banks only because they stole from the public, his lawyer said Thursday.

Accused of killing three policemen and holding up more than 30 banks, Jaime Jimenez Arbe was planning to move on to insurance companies when he was arrested last month, Spanish media reported, citing lawyer Jose Mariano Trillo-Figueroa.

“I am not a killer and if I was obliged to shoot at officers of the law, it was always against my will and in order to avoid being arrested,” Jimenez said in a letter reproduced on the websites of newspapers El Pais and El Mundo.

Trillo-Figueroa said Jimenez, who robbed the banks disguised in a false beard and a wig, thinks of himself as Curro Jimenez, a Spanish 1970s television bandit in the style of Robin Hood.

The Loner was arrested in Portugal, armed with a submachine gun in preparation for another bank robbery-Reuters

What is the text about?

A. The websites of newspaper EI Pais and EI Mundo

B. Spanish media reporter, Jose Mariano Trillo-Figueroa

C. The arresting of Spains’s most wanted thief in Portugal

D. A submachine gun in preparation for another bank robbery

E. A Spanish 1970s television bandit in the style of Robin Hood

Answer : C

2. Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night.

“All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in an official statement on Thursday.

The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java.

The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to YogyakartA.

Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed.

Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from : thejakartapost.com

The reason why Garuda Indonesia diverted Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta is because of ….

A. Maintenance one of Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft

B. The accident of its plane which slipped on the runway lane

C. Many flights in Adisucipto Airport

D. The statement of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications

E. The evacuation of Garuda Indonesia’s aircrafts

Answer : B

3. Taufik Hidayat quiting national badminton team after 13 years of service, which culminated in an Olympic gold medal, shuttler Taufik Hidayat announced Friday his resignation from the national training camp in Jakarta.

“My decision to resign is final. It’s not an impulse or emotional decision. I’ve been thinking about quitting the national team since 2004, after I won at the Athens Olympics,” he saiD. “However, people kept on encouraging me to stay in the national team, considering my potential and my youth. Therefore I stayed until 2008.” In 2001, Taufik threatened to quit the training camp because of Mulyo’s exclusion. Mulyo is his mentor. He only joined the national team after the head of PBSI Djoko Santoso has agreed to restore Mulyo. In 2004, Taufik made yet another threat to quit, and again backed down from it. “It’s time for younger players to take the baton. I’m giving way to them.

It’s all about regeneration in Indonesian badminton,” he said ( By kompas.com 2008 )

.It’s all about regeneration in Indonesian badminton,” he saiD. The word “ he “ refers to …

A. Taufik hidayat

B. Djoko santoso

C. Mulyo

D. Agung gumelar

E. Nurdin halid

Answer : A

4. Indonesia put in an impressive performance in their 2-0 defeat of Singapore, but still failed to qualify for next year’s AFC U-22 soccer championship after finishing a third place at the end of Group E matches in Pekanbaru, Riau on Sunday.

The two goals for the home side, which welcomed Coach Aji Santoso back the sidelines from a four matches suspension, both came in the second half from Agung Supriyanto.

He scored his first goal from the penalty box before finding his second several minutes later. He beat a defender with a swift maneuver from the right flank and had the goalkeeper gasping as his thunderous goal blasted into the far post.

The young Indonesians collected 9 points, or just one point behind runner-up Australia, out of a six strong field of competitors. Japan topped the standing with a perfect collection 20-2 goal margin.

Singapore came in fourth with 7 points followed by Timor Leste with 3 points and Macau with no points.

In earlier matches in the day, favorite Japan continued their dominant form with a 5-0 drubbing of another tournament favorite Australia, while Timor Leste chalked up their first victory, a 4-1 over last-placed Macau

Why did Indonesia fail to qualify for next year’s AAFC U-22?

A. They defeated Singapore.

B. They got disqualified.

C. They finished in the third place.

D. They did not have the chance.

E. They showed impressive performance.

Answer : C

5. Geneva (AP): Indonesia has recorded another human case of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu, raising its world-leading total to 117 cases, according to the World Health Organization.

The agency said Friday night that the Indonesian Health Ministry had reported that a 16-year-old girl from West Java Province has been hospitalized since Jan. 4 with symptoms of the diseasE. It said the strain had been confirmed as H5N1.

Of the total number of human cases in Indonesia, 94 have been fatal. WHO says that globally 349 people have been infected with H5N1 since the 2003 outbreak of the diseasE. Of those, 216 have dieD.

After Indonesia the country with the next highest number of cases in Vietnam with 101, followed by Egypt with 43, according to the U.N. health agency.

In the WHO release, the country ranked second in number of bird flu case found is ….

A. Indonesia

B. Vietnam

C. Egypt

D. USA

E. Singapore

Answer : B

 Exercise about Caption Text

1.

What is the purpose of the text?

a. To make fuuny

b. To inform readers

c. To educate readers

d. To make surpised

e. To motivate readers

Answer : E

2.

What is the aim of the text?

a. To make readers understand about love

b. To make readers what to know about music

c. To inform readers that music can make love to everyone

d. To inform that a father loves his child

e. To inform that music can bring love

Answer : C

3.

“I can’t change the direction of the wind”.  What does the sentence mean?

a. We can follow the wind blows

b. We can’t change the God’s will

c. We need to change our wind blows

d. We need someone to direct our ways

e. We should follow the rule

Answer : E

4.

What is the meaning of the text?

a. Name is not a mistake

b. The writer’s name is fault

c. Ms. World is just a program

d. We can not depend on the program

e. We have to be grateful with our name

Answer : A

5.

What is the purpose of the caption?

a. To make the picture look better

b. To give a description of what is going on in the picture

c. To tell about who was taking the picture

d. To explain the news

e. To make readers ignoring the picture

Answer : B