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One day Tomy was walking home from school. He Java, Major-General Mansergh, issued (=
saw a man coming out of a shop. The man was mengeluarkan) an ultimatum. It said that the
carrying a lot of things. He was walking toward his authority and the people of Surabaya had to hand
car. Suddenly something fell from his pocket. over any weapons they possessed. The deadline
Tomy saw it, but the man did not. was 06.00 a.m. 10 th November, 1945."
Tomy ran ani picked up the thing. It was a wallet. "The ultimatum was ignored. Therefore, the Allied
"Sir!, You dropped tour wallet, "Tomy repeated. forces attacked Surabaya on 10 th November, 1945.
"Here it is. It fell from your pocket when you were They were much better armed than the Indonesians
walking." Tommy gave him the wallet. fighters. The streets ran with blood, women and
"Oh, thank you very much, " the man said. children lay dead everywhere. The Kampongs were
"It's all right, "Tomy answered. The man opened in flames. The Indonesians fought the enemy very
the wallet and took out some money. "Here, this is bravely. The Allies won the battle but they suffered
for you," he said. Tomy refused saying "I don't want a great loss."
the money, I just wanted to help you." "Do you see that November 10 th is an important
The man smiled and said, "All right, I am not going date in the history of the Indonesian struggle for
to give you any money, but independece. That is, why we comemorate the day
please, let me take you home." "All right, "Tomy every year.
said and got into the car. In the car It reminds ud of our heroe's courage in the battle
they talked aboul Tomy's school. Tomy was telling and their dedication to the country."
him about his friends when they
arrived. 4. What is the second paragraph about ?
"This is my house, "Tomy said. "Won't you come It's about .......
in ? " The man went with Tomy into the house. He A. Ihe agreement between the Indonesians and
met Tomy's parents and told them what the Japanese
happened.Tomy's parents were very proud of their B. the fights between the Indonesian and the
son. Allies
C. the struggle between the Allies and Japanese
1. How did Tomy's parents feel when they knew D. the announcement of the Japanese surrender
had happened ? They were very ....... Tomny.
A. proud of 5. We commemorate the hero day every year .......
B. unkind to A. to think of the people of Surabaya
C. angry with B. to make the people of Surabaya feel happy
D. disappointed with C. to give response to Brigadir-General
Mallaby
2. What happened when the man walked toward D. to remind us of our heroes' courage and
his car ...... dedication
A. Tomy ran after him
B. He saw Tomy pick emp a wallet 6. What did the Allies come to Indonesia for ......
C. Something fell from his pocket A. To disarm the Japanese troops
D. He saw Tomy carrying a lot of things B. To arm the Indonesian fighters
C. To fight against the Japanese froops
3. What's the suitable title for the text above ...... D. To fight against the Indonesian fightets
A. A wallet
B. shopping 7. In the sentence "They agreed not to interfere in
C. A lucky man the internal affairs of our new republic". (lines
D. An honest boy 5,6), the word "they" refers to .......
A. the Allied forces
"Tommorow is our National Heroes' Day Therefore B. the Japanese troops
in our history lesson today I want to discuss its C. the Indonesian people
background," Mr. Suhita said at the begining of the D. the people of Surabaya
lesson.
"This takes us back to the bloody battle in Surabaya 8. Why did the battle of Surabaya break out ?
on 10 th November, 1945, After the Japanese Beacuse ......
surrendered, the Allied (= sekutu) force landed in A. the Indonesians attacked the Allies
Indonesia to disarm the Japanese troops. They B. the Allied forces came to Indonesia
agreed not to inetrfere in the internal affairs (= C. the Allied forces disarmed the Japanese
urusan dalam negeri) of our new republic. But they troops
did not keep their promise, and fights between the D. the Allies interfered in the internal of our
Indonesians and the Allies in different part country new republic
were inevitable. One of the battles broke out in
Surabaya were Brigadier-General Mallaby of the 9. This watch is good, but I can't buy it, because
Allies forces was killed. This made the Allies very the price is very .......
angry. The commander of the Allied forcas for East A. cheap
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