SIBI ULANG UTS 2013 Evi Murti Wardhani,S.Pd,MA CROWDING Look around youwhat do you see?

What do you hear? What do you smell? If you live in a city, you probably see many people. You hear the noise of traffic, and you smell the pollution from cars and factories. We are entering a new time in the history of the world. Before this, most people were farmers. They lived in the country. Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for jobs. The cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded. People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, using more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and producing more things in factories than ever before. Life is becoming difficult. Some governments are trying to plan for the future. They are building new roads, putting up new houses, looking for more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried. People are crowding into the cities faster than the cities can take them. The cities are running out of room. What is the answer to this problem? 1. Here are the facts about a city except .. a. See many people b. Hear the noise of the traffic c. Smell the pollution d. Stay in a factory

2. What happened when before we were entering a new time in the history of the world? a. Most people are farmers

b. Most people live in the city c. All people looked for jobs d. Everybody left their farm

3. Why are most cities crowded? a. Because the governments are trying to plan for the future b. The farmers are still in their farms c. Because there are more people d. The factory is opened at night

4. making more garbage. The underlined word has a similar meaning to. a. Garage b. Waste c. Trash d. Dirt

5. They are building new roads, putting up new houses The underlined word refers to. a. The building b. The garbages c. The governments

d. The people

CORNER STORES AND SUPERMARKETS The corner grocery store was an American tradition, but now it is dying out. In older times there was a small grocery store in every neighborhood. Every day the' housewife went to the-store to buy milk, fresh bread, and other food. Now most corner stores are gone, or they are closing. They are losing business to large supermarkets. Supermarkets are bigger than corner stores. The corner store is a family business, a "Ma and Pa" operation. Supermarkets like Shop-Rite or Super Valu employ more people. They are newer, more modern, and they stay open longer. They have a greater variety of products. They buy larger amounts of food, so they can offer lower prices. Most supermarkets are in large shopping centers. They may be one, two, or ten miles from people's homes. Now housewives shop less often. They go to the supermarket once or twice a week. Many people miss the old corner store. It was smaller, friendlier, and closer to home. But small businesses can't compete with large companies. 6. Here are the things that the housewife buy in the stores except .. a. Milk b. Fresh bread c. Other food d. Fruit

7. Why most of corner stores are gone or they are closing?

a. Because they lost their consumer b. Because they are too old c. Because they want to large supermarket d. Because they are boring

8. They have a greater variety products. The underlined word refers to. a. Supermarkets b. Customers c. Prices d. Products

9. Most supermarkets are in large shopping centre. The underlined word has a similar meaning to. a. Big b. Great c. Wide d. Wonderful

10. How often the housewife goes to the supermarket? a. Once a month b. Once or twice a year c. Once or twice a week

d. Once in a week

FAMILY ROLES Father is running after junior. Mother is taking Sis on her bike to day care. Then she will go to work. Dad is cooking dinner. Mom is putting oil in the car and filling it with gas.