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Read the text below and answer the question! King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette ruled France from 1774 to 1789, a time when the country was fighting bankruptcy. However, the royal couple did not let the situation limit their excessive spending. Even though the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to waste money, they continued to spend great fortunes on their personal pleasure. This lavish spending greatly enraged the people of France. They felt that the royal couple bought its luxurious lifestyle at the poor people’s expense. Marie Antoinette seemed uncaring about her subjects’ misery. While French citizens begged for lower taxes, the queen embellished her palace with extravagant works of art. She also surrounded herself with artists, writers, and musicians, who encouraged the queen to spend even more money. While the queen liked to have huge feasts at the royal table, many people in France were starving. The French government obliged the citizens to pay high taxes. When the minister of finance tried to stop these royal spendthrifts, the queen replaced him. The intense hatred that the people felt for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette kept building until it led to the French Revolution. During this time of struggle and violence (1789-1799), thousands of aristocrats, as well as the king and queen themselves, lost their lives at the guillotine. Perhaps, if Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had reined in their extravagant spending, the events that rocked France would not have occurred. The best restatement for “ Even though the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to waste money, they continued to spend great fortunes on their personal pleasure ” is …
Read the text below and answer the question!
King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette ruled France from 1774 to 1789, a time when the country was fighting bankruptcy. However, the royal couple did not let the situation limit their excessive spending. Even though the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to waste money, they continued to spend great fortunes on their personal pleasure. This lavish spending greatly enraged the people of France. They felt that the royal couple bought its luxurious lifestyle at the poor people’s expense.
Marie Antoinette seemed uncaring about her subjects’ misery. While French citizens begged for lower taxes, the queen embellished her palace with extravagant works of art. She also surrounded herself with artists, writers, and musicians, who encouraged the queen to spend even more money.
While the queen liked to have huge feasts at the royal table, many people in France were starving. The French government obliged the citizens to pay high taxes. When the minister of finance tried to stop these royal spendthrifts, the queen replaced him. The intense hatred that the people felt for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette kept building until it led to the French Revolution. During this time of struggle and violence (1789-1799), thousands of aristocrats, as well as the king and queen themselves, lost their lives at the guillotine. Perhaps, if Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had reined in their extravagant spending, the events that rocked France would not have occurred.
The best restatement for “Even though the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to waste money, they continued to spend great fortunes on their personal pleasure” is …
Since the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to spend the money recklessly, they kept on spending a great amount of money for their personal enjoyment.
Because the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to spend the money recklessly, they kept on spending a great amount of money for their personal enjoyment.
Although the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to spend the money recklessly, they avoid on spending a great amount of money for their personal enjoyment.
When the minister of finance repeatedly warned them not to spend the money recklessly, they kept on spending a great amount of money for their personal
entertainment.In spite of the minister of finance’s repeated warning to them not to spend the money recklessly, they kept on spending a great amount of money for their personal amusement.
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Kata hubung eventhough artinya "meskipun", yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan hubungan pertentangan. Dengan demikian, arti kalimat bergaris bawah adalah “Meskipun menteri keuangan berulang kali mengingatkan supaya mereka tidak menghambur-hamburkan uang, mereka tetap saja melakukannya untuk kesenangan pribadi.” Pernyataan kembali ( restatement ) kalimat ini harus tetap memiliki makna yang sama meskipun beberapa kata dan struktur kalimatnya diubah. Oleh karena itu, perhatikan penggunaan kata hubung pada pilihan jawaban. (A) Since (sejak) digunakan untuk menunjukkan periode waktu. (B) Because (karena) adalahkata hubung tersebut menunjukkan hubungan sebab-akibat. (D) When (disaat/ketika) menunjukkanwaktu. Ketiga kata hubung tersebut tidak menunjukkan pertentangan sehingga A, B, dan D tidak tepat. Kata hubung yang memiliki hubungan pertentangan dan makna yang sama dengan eventhough adalah although dan in spite of . Namun, Csalah karena makna kata avoid (menghindari) berlawanan dengan makna kalimat bergaris bawah. Dengan demikian, jawaban yang benar adalah E.
Kata hubung eventhough artinya "meskipun", yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan hubungan pertentangan. Dengan demikian, arti kalimat bergaris bawah adalah “Meskipun menteri keuangan berulang kali mengingatkan supaya mereka tidak menghambur-hamburkan uang, mereka tetap saja melakukannya untuk kesenangan pribadi.”
Pernyataan kembali (restatement) kalimat ini harus tetap memiliki makna yang sama meskipun beberapa kata dan struktur kalimatnya diubah. Oleh karena itu, perhatikan penggunaan kata hubung pada pilihan jawaban.
(A) Since (sejak) digunakan untuk menunjukkan periode waktu.
(B) Because (karena) adalah kata hubung tersebut menunjukkan hubungan sebab-akibat.
(D) When (disaat/ketika) menunjukkan waktu.
Ketiga kata hubung tersebut tidak menunjukkan pertentangan sehingga A, B, dan D tidak tepat.
Kata hubung yang memiliki hubungan pertentangan dan makna yang sama dengan eventhough adalah although dan in spite of. Namun, C salah karena makna kata avoid (menghindari) berlawanan dengan makna kalimat bergaris bawah.
Dengan demikian, jawaban yang benar adalah E.
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