Read the script and check your comprehension. Situation: Ilham is asking Rafi about the importance of friends. Ilham: I don't believe in the saying 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'. Rafi: Really? Ilham: You know my friends always walk out on me, if I'm in trouble. Rafi: Oh, that's very bad. Then they're not really friends. Friends should help one another. Ilham: You're right. I sometimes wonder, is it really that hard to make friends? Rafi: No, it isn't. You can even make friends with a monkey, by giving him peanuts. Ilham: Right;but it's not so easy to make friends with people. Rafi: Just try to be nice first, and see if it works. Not all people like to take advantage of others. Do you remember the saying 'out of sight, out of mind'? Ilham: Just because your friends don't visit you doesn't mean that they are not still your friends. Okay, I'll do that. Rafi: Great! And remember, I'm always around if you want me. What is Ilham's problem?

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Soal di atas menanyakan masalah apa yang dihadapi oleh Ilham. Untuk menjawab soal ini, langkah pertama adalah membaca bagian situasi yang tertulis Ilham is asking Rafi about the importance of friends artinya "Ilham bertanya pada Rafi tentang pentingnya teman". Dari kalimat itu, kita tahu bahwa isi dialog antara Ilham dan Rafi berisikan obrolan mengenai pertemanan. Selanjutnya, kita baca dan pahami bagian dialog Ilham. Ilham: I don't believe in the saying 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'. "Ilham: aku tidak percaya pada peribahasa 'teman sejati adalah teman yang tetap ada di samping kita saat kita kesulitan'". Ilham: You know my friends always walk out on me, if I'm in trouble. "Ilham: Kau tahu, teman-temanku selalu meninggalkanku jika aku dalam masalah". Ilham: .... I sometimes wonder, is it really that hard to make friends? "Ilham: .... aku terkadang penasaran, apakah sebegitu sulitnya berteman?' Ilham: ....it's not so easy to make friends with people. "Ilham: .... tidak mudah untuk berteman dengan orang-orang". Berdasarkan arti bagian dialog Ilham, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Ilham memiliki masalah dalam berteman dengan orang karena teman-temannya tidak bersedia membantunyadisaat dia dalam masalah. Saat menjawab soalnya, kita bisa tuliskan "masalah Ilham adalah kesulitannya dalam berteman dengan orang-orang karena temannya tidak bersedia membantunyaketika dia berada dalam masalah". Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah Ilham's problem is his difficulty in making friends with people because his friends do not visit him when he is in trouble .