Fill in the blank with the words suitable in the bracket below! Dear Margaret, I am really sorry for the way I ____ (1) with you at Jen's birthday party. I was in a really bad mood because of the project that I am doing at college and also because of the ____ (2) I had with my roommate, before coming to the party. ____ (3), this is no excuse for the things I said to you that day. The ____ (4) I have decided to write this letter is that I ____ (5) that I was a total fool to shout at you. I want you to know that your ____ (6) means a lot to me and I do not want to lose you because of my ____ (7) behavior. After ____ (8) I said to you that day, I know, it will be difficult for you to forgive me. But, please give me another chance and I promise this will never ____ (9) again. You are a very close friend of mine. You were with me through thick and thin and I don't want to ____ (10) you, ever. Waiting for your reply. Love, Samantha

Pembahasan

Pembahasan untuk soal (8) - (10). Soal meminta untuk melengkapi bagian rumpang dengan kata yang sesuai di dalam kotak. Arti dari pilihan jawaban yang tersedia adalah: reason : alasan whatever: apa pun stupid : bodoh happen : terjadi behaved : berperilaku argument : argumentasi friendship : persahabatan however : namun understand : mengerti lose : kehilangan Arti dari kalimat rumpang (8) adalah "Setelah ____ yang aku katakan padamu, aku tahu, akan sulit bagimu memaafkanku." Berdasarkankonteks kalimat tersebut,bagian rumpang dapat dilengkapi dengan whatever (apa pun/semua), sehingga kalimatnya menjadi "After whatever I said to you that day, ...." Dalam kalimat rumpang (9)Samanthamenyebutkan bahwa "... Dan aku berjanji hal ini tidak akan ____ lagi." Kata yang tepat untuk melengkapibagian rumpang adalah happen (terjadi), sehingga kalimatnya menjadi "... and I promise this will never happen again". Kalimat rumpang (10) berarti "... dan aku tidak mau ____ kamu, selamanya." Berdasarkan makna kalimatnya, kata lose (kehilangan) adalah yang paling tepat mengisi bagian rumpang dan kalimatnya menjadi "...and I don't want to lose you, ever" . Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (8) whatever , (9) happen, dan (10) lose .