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Farmer in Lampung and West Java are likely to face difficulties with rice harvest in the next
two
month. As hundred of thousands of hectare rice field have been under threat a long drought.
But
it has tried worrying two provincies.
7 . What is the text about?
A . The next rice harvest
B . Farmers in Lampung
C . Rice fields
D . Possible failure in the next harvest
E . Farmers in West Java
Kunci : D
A supporter of the national education bill displays a sign reading "Endorse the national
education
bill right now" to every motorist passing the back gate of the House of Representatives
compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta. Thousands of members from Islamic groups gathered
outside the compound on Tuesday demanding that the bill be endorsed.
9 . The topic of the passage is about ........
A . national education
B . education bill
C . supporters of the bill
D . a supporter's idea
E . a public demand
Kunci : C
Satellite Space-eye does not look like the satellites of the 1980's. It has large wings that
gather solar power. The power is for the motor. It keeps the satellite in the same place above
the earth. All the big farmers in the area have paid for the cost of Satellite Space-eye.
Constanza is one of those farmers, his home computer makes, the connection with
Satellite Space-eye. He asks to see a picture of the field in the south-west corner of his farm.
The picture appears on a TV screen. It is a picture of a green wheat field. Everything looks
fine.
He then asks the computer to show the same area, but in colours. The colours show the
different temperatures in the field. He knows healthy wheat plants will all be green. The TV
screen blinks and a beautiful picture appears. It has many shades of blue, red, and green.
Constanza looks closely at the large red spot near the middle of the wheat field. He
knows that something is wrong in the wheat field. The red colour means the spot is warmer
than
its surroundings. It may be due to-lack of moisture or not enough nutrients in the soil. Insects
eating the wheat can also show a red spot.
Constanza tells the computer to tell him more about the warm spot. The computer points
out that the problem is a shortage of nitrogen in the soil. He asks the computer to predict the
harvest if he adds the fertilizer. He then tells the computer the current market price for wheat.
He also tells the price of the fertilizer. He asks for a costing. He wants to know if it will give
him
a profit to add the fertilizer. The computer gives him the answer, is it a science fiction? No, it
is happening now.
Dear Rossa,
I am a guy, twenty-eight years old. I have a problem with a girl friend. She is twenty five
years old. We have been dating each other for years, since we were high school students.
Now
we have jobs. I feel very sure that we love each other. Now it is time for me to get married.
Unfortunately, her parents never approve of our relationship ever since the very first time.
My
family, anyhow, does not really mind. At first I thought my girl friend had the power to
defend
our love. But then he surrendered. She loves me and she loves her family too. On the one
hand
she said, "I'll be happy if my family is happy." It means she had to get approval from her
parents.
For this, I was shocked. My heart was broken. She ended our relationship just at the
time when I was ready to marry her. When I was with her, we were very happy. We had a lot
in common and there were no conflict. The truth was, we separated only because of her
parents. They want her to marry her cousin, her aunt's son (this is one of the traditions in the
Karonese).
For the time being I am very upset. When I miss her I call her. Then we can eat together,
talk together for hours. We act like dating because she loves me, too. The real problem is, she
cannot refuse what her parents want.
So, should I forget my girl friend, the only one that I truly love? Or else, should I just
wait, and dream that one day she will be back to me?
Rio N., Padang
Dear Rio,
You call her your gil friend, but she has chosen her own way. For this reason I'd say that
there is nothing your can do except forget her and go on with your normal life. Hopefully
you can find another and live happily forever.
Rossa
Uday and Qusay are killed and the delighted British and American governments suggest
that Iraq will be a safer place. Yes, the Iraqis may well feel safer. And - with the dictator's
brutal sons out of the way forever more confident about continuing the resistance against the
American occupiers.
Shortly before their deaths were announced, Richard Gephardt, Democrat presidential
hopeful, delivered a blistering attack on Bush's foreign policy which was driven, he said, by
"machismo" and "arrogant unilateralism". Bush, he continued, had treated U.S. allies "like so
many flies on America's windshield". He added: "Foreign policy isn't a John Wayne movie."
The attack on the villa where Saddam's sons were hiding might be seen as driving home
the point. Instead, the announcement that they had been killed by the U.S. troops in a shoot-
out
is welcomed by Tony Blair as "great news".
22 . "The attack on the villa where Saddam's sons were hiding might be seen as driving home
the point." (Paragraph 3)
The word attack has similar meaning to ........
A . raid
B . resist
C . shield
D . defend
E . withdraw
Kunci : A
25 . A . goes
B . flies
C . jumps
D . drives
E . comes
Kunci : B
26 . A . cuts
B . continues
C . moves
D . reaches
E . limits
Kunci : D
34 . The manager always comes early to the office. I wonder where he lives. I often see him
driving his car to jalan Pakubuwono Kebayoran Baru. So he leaves not far from the office
then.
What is the dialogue about?
A . The manager's car
B . The manager's office
C . The manager's house
D . The manager's address
E . The manager's driver
Kunci : D
35 . Although the telephone was patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The first
transatlantic telephone cable went into operation eighty years later.
When the transatlantic telephone cable go into operation?
A . When he was still alive
B . Soon after he invented the telephone
C . Before he patented his invention
D . In 1796
E . In 1956
Kunci : E
36 . 1. The aim of a political party is to elect officials who will try to carry their interests.
2. A large political party usually has millions of members and supporters.
3. A political party is a group organized to support certain policies on questions of
public interests.
4. When people in a democracy disagree about what the government should do,
each voter expresses his opinion by voting for the candidate that supports his
side of the argument.
5. The questions may range from issues of peace, war and taxes, to how people
should earn a living.
The best order of the sentences above is ........
A . 3-2-1-4-5
B . 2-1-3-4-5
C . 2-1-4-3-5
D . 2-1-3-5-4
E . 3-2-4-5-1
Kunci : A
40 . Nuki : What was your sister doing when you arrived home last night?
Rendra : She ........ in the kitchen.
A . cooks
B . is cooking
C . has cooked
D . has been cooking
E . was cooking
Kunci : E
43 . A : Have you heard that uncle Joe will come next week?
B : Oh. really? When did he tell you?
A : Last week.
The underlined sentence is used to express ........
A . happiness
B . pleasure
C . surprise
D . enjoyment
E . curiousity
Kunci : C
48 . Mr. Anwar : Are you pleased that your son wants to be a dentist?
Mr. Rahman : No, not really. I wish my son became a manager of my shoe-store.
The underlined expression means that .........
A . Mr. Rahman's son is a manager.
B . Mr. Rahman wants his son to be a manager.
C . Mr. Rahman's son is running,a shoe-store business.
D . Mr. Rahman's son was not a dentist.
E . Mr. Rahman's son was the manager of the shoe-store.
Kunci : B