One evening last week my and I were sitting quietly at home. Suddenly, we heard a loud bang. I supposed that the old lady in the flat above ours was moving the furniture about. My wife was afraid that the noise would wake the baby. Site turned down the TV and moment later we heard someone calling for help. I run upstairs. The old lady's door was shut but I could see smoke coming through the letter box and under the door and smell something burning. "Ring the fire brigade." I should down to my wife. I hanged on the door but the old lady took a long-time answer. I was turning over in my mind the idea of breaking the door down when she finally appeared. "I was having a bath," she said, "when the water heater in the kitchen blew up. And I was getting dressed when you knocked down." I took her down stairs to our flat. Smoke was pouring out of the kitchen and the heater was in flames. Just then I heard a fire engine arriving outside and the heavy footsteps of the firemen on the stairs." It's in here," I shouted," You turned up promptly, I must say". When I got back to our flat, my wife was making the old lady a cup of tea, soon afterwards, the fire chief came in to ask a few questions. It tarried out that the fire was not very serious and the firemen were already putting it out. When they left, my wife went up with the old lady to help her clean up the mess. When she returned, my wife remarked, "It's all right now. Nothing was damaged except the water heater. But wasn't it lucky that baby slept through the noise?" She took the teacups into the kitchen and I heard her scream and the cups crash to the floor. When I got there, water dripping from the ceiling and forming a pool on the floor. The baby woke up at least and began to cry. What is the story about? a. A confused old lady. b. A surprising evening c. A disastrous accident. d. A fire brigade in action .

<p>Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah <strong>B. </strong><i><strong>A surprising evening</strong></i><strong>.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Soal ini menanyakan ide pokok atau inti cerita dari teks tertera.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan kalimat-kalimat berikut!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kalimat 1 dan 2 di paragraf 1</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>One evening last week, my wife and I were sitting quietly at home. Suddenly, we heard a loud bang.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Suatu sore minggu lalu, aku dan istriku sedang duduk tenang di rumah. Tiba-tiba, kami mendengar dentuman keras.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kalimat 1 dan 2 di paragraf 2</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>I run upstairs. The old lady's door was shut but I could see smoke coming through the letter box and under the door and smell something burning.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Aku berlari ke lantai atas. Pintu kamar sewa nenek itu tertutup, tapi aku bisa melihat ada asap keluar dari kotak surat dan di bawah pintu, serta tercium bau gosong.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Paragraf 3</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>"I was having a bath," she said, "when the water heater in the kitchen blew up. And I was getting dressed when you knocked down."</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>("Aku sedang mandi," ucapnya, "saat pemanas air di dapur meledak. Dan aku sedang berpakaian saat kau mengetuk pintu.")</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kalimat 1 dan 2 di paragraf 4</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>I took her down stairs to our flat. Smoke was pouring out of the kitchen and the heater was in flames.</i></p><p>(Aku membawanya turun ke kamar sewa kami. Asap keluar dari dapur dan pemanasnya terbakar.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kalimat 1 dan 2 di paragraf 5</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>When I got back to our flat, my wife was making the old lady a cup of tea, soon afterwards, the fire chief came in to ask a few questions.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Saat aku kembali ke kamar sewa kami, istriku membuatkan secangkir teh untuk nenek itu, setelah itu, ketua pemadam kebakaran datang untuk menanyakan beberapa pertanyaan.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Paragraf 6</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>When she returned, my wife remarked, "It's all right now. Nothing was damaged except the water heater. But wasn't it lucky that baby slept through the noise?"</i></p><p><br>(Saat dia kembali pulang, istriku berkata, "semua baik-baik saja sekarang. Tak ada yang rusak kecuali pemanas airnya. Tapi, bukankah untung bayi kita tidur meski berisik?")</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kalimat 1 dan 2 di paragraf 7</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>She took the teacups into the kitchen and I heard her scream and the cups crash to the floor. When I got there, water dripping from the ceiling and forming a pool on the floor. The baby woke up at least and began to cry.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Dia membawa cangkir tehnya ke dapur, lalu aku mendengar suaranya berteriak dan cangkir pecah. Saat aku ke sana, air menetes dari atap dan membentuk kubangan di lantai. Pada akhirnya, bayi kita terbangun dan menangis.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Berdasarkan arti kalimat-kalimat di atas, diketahui bahwa teks di soal ini intinya menceritakan tentang 'kejadian-kejadian di sore hari yang mengejutkan', seperti pemanas air terbakar dan air menetes dari atap hingga menjadi kubangan di lantai dapur. Ini sesuai dengan opsi B.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah <strong>B. </strong><i><strong>A surprising evening</strong></i><strong>.</strong></p>