SMA Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

Arrange the sentences bellow into a correct paragraph.

1. We left our house at about 5 o’clock in the morning. We took a taxi to the railway station.
2. Finally our train came. All of us rushed to get on the rain.
3. Last Lebaran,my family and I went hometown. We decided to take a train because it is more comfortable.
4. It took about 5 to 7 hours to get to our hometown. We enjoyed our jorney.
5. Wee took the carriage no 3 according to our tickets.
6. But without any prior information, our train was late for about fifteen minutes, so we had to wait a bit longer.
7. After finding our seats we could sit comfortably.
8. We arrived at the station at six. Our train would leave at 6.40.

                Mr. Bambang is an English teacher. He speaks English fluently. His wife, Mrs. Vanya is a (46) … . She helps sick people. She doesn’t speak English. Mr. Bambang has two children. They study English not only at school but also at home. They are (47) … students. Their father teaches them every night, so they can speak English (48) … . He is very proud of them.

Last night, two houses were damaged by a landslide. Fortunately, nobody was (43) … but four people were injured. All of them were released from the hospital this morning after they were treated by the (44) … . A group of soldiers were ordered to help local people fix the broken buildings. It was very hard to rebuild the houses (45) … because they were seriously damaged. However, they promised to fix them in a month.

Supply & Demand : How Market Works

The two basic terms used most often by economists are supply and demand. The amount of something that is available the supply- and the amount of something that people what-the demand-make up a working market. The market is the way in which an economic activity is organized between buyers and sellers through ther behaviour and interaction with one another.

Buyers as a group, determine the overall demand for a particular product at various prices. The interaction of buyers and sellers in the market helps to determine the market price, thereby allocating scarce goods and services efficiently. The price is taken into account when deciding how much of something to consume, and also how much to produce.

The relationship between price and quantity demanded is so universal that is called the law of deman. This law states that with all else equal, when the price of goods rises, the quantity demanden falls-and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises.

The supply curve provides the opposite information: the higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied-and the lower the price, the lower the quantity supplied.

A key function of the market is to find the equilibrium price when supply and demand are in balance. At this price, the goods supplied are equal to what is being demanded thereby bringing about the most efficient allocation of the goods.

An efficient allocation of goods in a market is one in which no one can be made better off unless someone else is made worse off.

 

"... the market to find the equilibrium price ..."

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....

 

 

 

 

 

Supply & Demand : How Market Works

The two basic terms used most often by economists are supply and demand. The amount of something that is available the supply- and the amount of something that people what-the demand-make up a working market. The market is the way in which an economic activity is organized between buyers and sellers through ther behaviour and interaction with one another.

Buyers as a group, determine the overall demand for a particular product at various prices. The interaction of buyers and sellers in the market helps to determine the market price, thereby allocating scarce goods and services efficiently. The price is taken into account when deciding how much of something to consume, and also how much to produce.

The relationship between price and quantity demanded is so universal that is called the law of deman. This law states that with all else equal, when the price of goods rises, the quantity demanden falls-and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises.

The supply curve provides the opposite information: the higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied-and the lower the price, the lower the quantity supplied.

A key function of the market is to find the equilibrium price when supply and demand are in balance. At this price, the goods supplied are equal to what is being demanded thereby bringing about the most efficient allocation of the goods.

An efficient allocation of goods in a market is one in which no one can be made better off unless someone else is made worse off

 

Which of the followings statements is TRUE according to the text ?

 

 

 

 

 

Supply & Demand : How Market Works

The two basic terms used most often by economists are supply and demand. The amount of something that is available the supply- and the amount of something that people what-the demand-make up a working market. The market is the way in which an economic activity is organized between buyers and sellers through ther behaviour and interaction with one another.

Buyers as a group, determine the overall demand for a particular product at various prices. The interaction of buyers and sellers in the market helps to determine the market price, thereby allocating scarce goods and services efficiently. The price is taken into account when deciding how much of something to consume, and also how much to produce.

The relationship between price and quantity demanded is so universal that is called the law of deman. This law states that with all else equal, when the price of goods rises, the quantity demanden falls-and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises.

The supply curve provides the opposite information: the higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied-and the lower the price, the lower the quantity supplied.

A key function of the market is to find the equilibrium price when supply and demand are in balance. At this price, the goods supplied are equal to what is being demanded thereby bringing about the most efficient allocation of the goods.

An efficient allocation of goods in a market is one in which no one can be made better off unless someone else is made worse off.

According to law of demand, the quantity of consumption and production of goods is determined by ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations. It's not a science fiction. Scientists and doctors are using the creeping metallic tools to perform surgery on hearts, prostate, and other organs. The snakebots carry tiny camera's scissors and forceps, and even more advanced sensors are in the works. For now, the're powered by thehers that humans control. But experts say the day is coming when some robots will roan the body on their own

"it won't be very long before we have robots that re nanobots, meaning, they will actually be inside the body without tether' the cardiac surgery chief at New York-Presbyterian hospital and Colombia University Medical Center, Dr.MIcahel Argenziano said.

Dr Argenziano was involved with some of the first US Food and Drug Administration clinical trails on robotic heart surgery more than 10 years ago. Now he says snake robots have become a commonly used tool that gives surgeons a whole new perspective "Its like the ability to have little hands inside the patients, as if a surgeon had been shrunken and was working on the heart valve "he said. However Dr.Argenziano and experts in robotics say the new crations work best when they're designed for very specific tasks "the robot is a toll , it is no different from scalpel in that sense , its really a master-slave device" he said

 

"... as if the surgeon had been shrunken" ( paragraph 3)

the underlined word is associated with ...

Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations. It's not a science fiction. Scientists and doctors are using the creeping metallic tools to perform surgery on hearts, prostate, and other organs. The snakebots carry tiny camera's scissors and forceps, and even more advanced sensors are in the works. For now, the're powered by thehers that humans control. But experts say the day is coming when some robots will roan the body on their own "it won't be very long before we have robots that re nanobots, meaning, they will actually be inside the body without tether' the cardiac surgery chief at New York-Presbyterian hospital and Colombia University Medical Center, Dr.MIcahel Argenziano said. Dr Argenziano was involved with some of the first US Food and Drug Administration clinical trails on robotic heart surgery more than 10 years ago. Now he says snake robots have become a commonly used tool that gives surgeons a whole new perspective "Its like the ability to have little hands inside the patients, as if a surgeon had been shrunken and was working on the heart valve "he said. However Dr.Argenziano and experts in robotics say the new crations work best when they're designed for very specific tasks "the robot is a toll , it is no different from scalpel in that sense , its really a master-slave device" he said The writer of the text suggest that ....

Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations. It's not a science fiction. Scientists and doctors are using the creeping metallic tools to perform surgery on hearts, prostate, and other organs. The snakebots carry tiny camera's scissors and forceps, and even more advanced sensors are in the works. For now, the're powered by thehers that humans control. But experts say the day is coming when some robots will roan the body on their own

"it won't be very long before we have robots that re nanobots, meaning, they will actually be inside the body without tether' the cardiac surgery chief at New York-Presbyterian hospital and Colombia University Medical Center, Dr.MIcahel Argenziano said.

Dr Argenziano was involved with some of the first US Food and Drug Administration clinical trails on robotic heart surgery more than 10 years ago. Now he says snake robots have become a commonly used tool that gives surgeons a whole new perspective "Its like the ability to have little hands inside the patients, as if a surgeon had been shrunken and was working on the heart valve "he said. However Dr.Argenziano and experts in robotics say the new crations work best when they're designed for very specific tasks "the robot is a toll , it is no different from scalpel in that sense , its really a master-slave device" he said

 

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Schumacher to retire again

Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from formula one for the second time at the age of 43 on Thursday after failing to rekindle his old Ferrari magic in a dissapointing comeback with Mercedes

The team had already anncounced last week that the seven-time world champion, winner of record 91 races in a career that started in 1991, would be replaced by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton for the start of the 2013 campaign

Shcumacher told reporters, packed into the confined space of the tented Mercedes hospitality at the Suzuka circuit ahead of Sunday's Jappanese Grand Prix that his decision came as a relief

"I have decide to retire by the end of the year , althogh i am still able and capable to compete with the best drivers that are arount, "he declared, reading from a statement.

"But at some point, it is good to say goodbye. And that is what I am going here ... and might this time be forever, "he smiled

Schumacher first retirement came at the end of 2006, after he had won five titles in a row with Ferarri from 2000 and won two with the Benetton in 1994 and 1995.

That departure proved premature, with the most succesful driver in 62-year history of the sport unable to resist the allure of a return with Mercedes, Schumacher said he now wanted to enjoy his last sisx race-reuters

 

From the text we learn that Schumacher ....