Read the following text and answer the question! Sleeping is important for our health. In fact, it is as important as eating and exercising. Unfortunately, many people sometimes forget the benefits of this important activity. The quantity and quality of sleeping should be something that we are concerned with. Here are some benefits of sleeping. Studies show that poor sleep affects hormones that regulate appetite. Those who get adequate sleep tend to eat fewer calories than those who don't. Thus, having a good sleep is needed by our bodies. In addition, sleep loss reduces our ability to interact socially. It is confirmed by some studies that people who had not slept had a reduced ability to recognize expressions of anger and happiness. Researchers believe thatpoor sleep affects our ability to recognize important social cues and process emotional information. Based on the arguments elaborated above, sleeping helps to reduce our appetites and increase our ability to interact socially. Therefore, sleeping is important for our health. The correct statement based on the text above is ...

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Pada paragraf pertama, terdapat kalimat " The quantity and quality of sleeping should be something that we are concerned with. " ( Kuantitas dan kualitas tidur haruslah menjadi sesuatu yang kita perhatikan ). Berdasarkan kalimat tersebut, kita dapat mengetahui bahwa penulis teks ini menyarankan agar kita (pembaca) memerhatikan kedua aspek tersebut, yaitu kuantitas dan kualitas. Pilihan Ctepat karena sesuai dengan hal tersebut ( pay attention memiliki makna "memerhatikan"). Pilihan Atidak tepat. Pada paragraf terakhir, terdapat pernyataan "..., sleeping helps to reduce our appetites and increase our ability to interact socially ." Pemakaian neither dan nor membuat kalimatnya menjadi negatif (tidur tidak mempengaruhi nafsu makan ataupun kemampuan untuk berinteraksi sosial). Pilihan B tidak tepat karena seharusnya tidur itu meningkatkan ( increase ) kemampuan untuk berinteraksi sosial, bukan menurunkan ( reduce ) . PilihanD tidak tepat karena hanya menyebutkan kuantitas saja. Pilihan Etidak tepat karena pada paragraf ketigadijelaskan bahwa dampak positif dari tidur ini telah dikonfirmasi oleh beberapa penelitian (" It is confirmed by some studies that ...." ). Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.