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Read the text and answer the question! Never Try Smoking A lot of people, especially teenagers, who do not smoke, always want to try smoking. They know it is bad for them and all, but it is just something they want to try. Thus, they ask one of their smoker friends for a cigarette. Admittedly, they firstly cannot light it on their own, so they ask his friend to do it. Then, they inhale that cigarette and smoke occasionally. Apparently, that makes them the born smokers. Now, they do smoke fairly regularly. They cannot avoid smoking, and they enjoy it too. They also have smoker friends. Every day, they bring a pack in their pocket. For them, a pack of cigarette is as important as a wallet for their money. Suddenly, for certain reasons, they realize the fact that tobacco is the cause of a long list of nasty diseases. It is not only heart disease, stroke, and chronic lung disease, but also bladder, lung, and pancreatic cancer. Even it was reported that around 400,000 Americans died each year. It was one every 80 seconds from tobacco-related illnesses. Then, they decide it is stupid to harm themselves. They want to quit smoking. Unfortunately, they find that quitting smoking is so difficult. “Why can’t I stop smoking? I really want to stop it”. It is hard to quit because nicotine is powerfully addictive. Cigarette is one of the most efficient drug-delivery devices ever devised. As a result, when people try to quit smoking, they often experience classic nicotine withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, irritability, headache, depression, and restlessness. The arguments explained before suggest that everyone should never try smoking. How does the writer relate paragraph 1 and 2 in the passage?
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Never Try Smoking
A lot of people, especially teenagers, who do not smoke, always want to try smoking. They know it is bad for them and all, but it is just something they want to try. Thus, they ask one of their smoker friends for a cigarette. Admittedly, they firstly cannot light it on their own, so they ask his friend to do it. Then, they inhale that cigarette and smoke occasionally.
Apparently, that makes them the born smokers. Now, they do smoke fairly regularly. They cannot avoid smoking, and they enjoy it too. They also have smoker friends. Every day, they bring a pack in their pocket. For them, a pack of cigarette is as important as a wallet for their money.
Suddenly, for certain reasons, they realize the fact that tobacco is the cause of a long list of nasty diseases. It is not only heart disease, stroke, and chronic lung disease, but also bladder, lung, and pancreatic cancer. Even it was reported that around 400,000 Americans died each year. It was one every 80 seconds from tobacco-related illnesses.
Then, they decide it is stupid to harm themselves. They want to quit smoking. Unfortunately, they find that quitting smoking is so difficult. “Why can’t I stop smoking? I really want to stop it”. It is hard to quit because nicotine is powerfully addictive. Cigarette is one of the most efficient drug-delivery devices ever devised. As a result, when people try to quit smoking, they often experience classic nicotine withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, irritability, headache, depression, and restlessness. The arguments explained before suggest that everyone should never try smoking.
How does the writer relate paragraph 1 and 2 in the passage? 
The former explains how people get cigarettes, and the latter is about how they start smoking.
The former tells how some people start smoking, and the latter is about how they get the cigarettes.
The former informs how some people start smoking, and the latter is about how they get used to it.
The former explains how some people become addicted to smoking, and the latter is about how hard it is to quit smoking.
The former argues the danger of smoking, and the latter is about how people become addicted to it.
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D. Yaniar
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Mahasiswa/Alumni UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
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Soal menanyakan hubungan antara paragraf pertama dan kedua dalam teks. Pada paragraf pertama ( former ), penulis menjelaskan bagaimana seseorang yang mulai merokok, kebanyakan diawali dengan rasa ingin tahu daningin mencoba. Lalu, pada paragraf kedua ( latter ), penulis menjelaskan bagaimana seseorang menjadi terbiasa merokok. Orang yang tadinya mulai merokok untuk coba-coba saja, menjadi menikmatinya. Mereka juga punya teman perokok, dan pada akhirnya, merokok itu jadi terasa penting bagi mereka. Dengan demikian, pernyataan yang sesuai adalah "Paragraf sebelumnya menginformasikan bagaimana beberapa orang mulai merokok, dan paragraf sesudahnya menyampaikan tentang bagaimana mereka terbiasa merokok." ("The former informs how some people start smoking, and the latter is about how they get used to it"). Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
Soal menanyakan hubungan antara paragraf pertama dan kedua dalam teks.
Pada paragraf pertama (former), penulis menjelaskan bagaimana seseorang yang mulai merokok, kebanyakan diawali dengan rasa ingin tahu dan ingin mencoba.
Lalu, pada paragraf kedua (latter), penulis menjelaskan bagaimana seseorang menjadi terbiasa merokok. Orang yang tadinya mulai merokok untuk coba-coba saja, menjadi menikmatinya. Mereka juga punya teman perokok, dan pada akhirnya, merokok itu jadi terasa penting bagi mereka.
Dengan demikian, pernyataan yang sesuai adalah "Paragraf sebelumnya menginformasikan bagaimana beberapa orang mulai merokok, dan paragraf sesudahnya menyampaikan tentang bagaimana mereka terbiasa merokok." ("The former informs how some people start smoking, and the latter is about how they get used to it").
Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
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