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

Dear Phatony,

We're spending a week at a resort on the coast. There are lots of plastic donkeys and silly hats in the shops. It's really a touristy place. I think it's a horrible place.

I rode a bike on Monday, but I fell off and hurt my leg. I wanted to try water skiing or windsurving, but I couldn't.

Yesterday, Mum and Dad just lay on the beach sunbathing all morning. Then we had a picnic, but it was too hot and there were lots of flies. I wanted to go on a boat trip in the afternoon, but we went sightseeing instead. They took lots of photos, but I thought it was really boring. Even the weather's boring : it's just sunny the whole time.

I can't wait to pack my bag and go home.

Ramadhan

 

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Faiz  : "What are you doing now?"
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Important!

For Grade 7 and Grade 8 students

Attention!

December has come! It is a special month. The storytelling competition will be held as usual. Go and get it! Join now!

There are interesting prizes for the three best winners.

Practise your English and enroll for the competition soon.

Registration

Mr. Suryono (Adiministration Office)

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday to Friday, before December 20.

 

The text is written to...

A mouse that cured

A new ally against cancer

 

Dr. Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system her own. She calls it "Mini-Me."

There are also mice containing a part of 9 year old Michael Feeney-a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs. Researches have tasted various drugs on the mice, hoping to find the treatment that would work best for Michael.

In what could be the ultimate in personalized medicine, animals bearing your disease, or part of your anatomy, can serve as your personal guinea pig, so to speak. Some researches call them avatars, like the virtual characters in movies and online games.  

"The mice allow you the opportunity to test drugs to find out which ones will be efficacious without exposing the patient to toxity," said Colin Collins, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

Experiments on mice have been done for decades, including implanting people's tumors into the animals. But the techniques have improved in the past few years and interest is growing. The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, held workshop on personalized animal models which are mainly being used for research. Companies are beginning to commercialize them for use in drug development and medical treatment as well.

Experts caution that it has not been proved that the use of avatars will prolong! the lives of cancer patients. And it costs tens of thousands of dollars, which insurer will not cover, to create and test a colony of the animals.

"It's an act of faith to say this is a superior way of proceeding." said Dr. Edward Sausville, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland.

 

"a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs." (paragraph 2)

The underlined word is synonymous with….

A mouse that cured

A new ally against cancer

 

Dr. Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system her own. She calls it "Mini-Me."

There are also mice containing a part of 9 year old Michael Feeney-a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs. Researches have tasted various drugs on the mice, hoping to find the treatment that would work best for Michael.

In what could be the ultimate in personalized medicine, animals bearing your disease, or part of your anatomy, can serve as your personal guinea pig, so to speak. Some researches call them avatars, like the virtual characters in movies and online games.  

"The mice allow you the opportunity to test drugs to find out which ones will be efficacious without exposing the patient to toxity," said Colin Collins, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

Experiments on mice have been done for decades, including implanting people's tumors into the animals. But the techniques have improved in the past few years and interest is growing. The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, held workshop on personalized animal models which are mainly being used for research. Companies are beginning to commercialize them for use in drug development and medical treatment as well.

Experts caution that it has not been proved that the use of avatars will prolong! the lives of cancer patients. And it costs tens of thousands of dollars, which insurer will not cover, to create and test a colony of the animals.

"It's an act of faith to say this is a superior way of proceeding." said Dr. Edward Sausville, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland.

Why did the research use mice? Because ...

A mouse that cured

A new ally against cancer

 

Dr. Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system her own. She calls it "Mini-Me."

There are also mice containing a part of 9 year old Michael Feeney-a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs. Researches have tasted various drugs on the mice, hoping to find the treatment that would work best for Michael.

In what could be the ultimate in personalized medicine, animals bearing your disease, or part of your anatomy, can serve as your personal guinea pig, so to speak. Some researches call them avatars, like the virtual characters in movies and online games.  

"The mice allow you the opportunity to test drugs to find out which ones will be efficacious without exposing the patient to toxity," said Colin Collins, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

Experiments on mice have been done for decades, including implanting people's tumors into the animals. But the techniques have improved in the past few years and interest is growing. The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, held workshop on personalized animal models which are mainly being used for research. Companies are beginning to commercialize them for use in drug development and medical treatment as well.

Experts caution that it has not been proved that the use of avatars will prolong! the lives of cancer patients. And it costs tens of thousands of dollars, which insurer will not cover, to create and test a colony of the animals.

"It's an act of faith to say this is a superior way of proceeding." said Dr. Edward Sausville, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland.

 

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Faster planes and cheape are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the most ‘developed’ societies, visiting places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourisma industries of both developed and developing countries have recognized this fact and are learning to take advantage of it.

There are, however, some problems associated with this new industry. Firstly, there is the increasing crime rate. Some locals see tourists as an easy prey because, not only are they in unfamiliar territory and therefore less able to take care of themselves, but also they carry visible items of wealth, such as cameras and jewelery which can be disposed of quickly for profit.

Another major problem is health. With greater mobility comes greater danger of spreading contagious diseases around the world. One carrier returning home could easily start an apeidemic before their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence if many disesases which resist antibiotics is causing to be increasingly concerned about this issue.

Also be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too many visitors. Australia’s Great Barries Reef, for example, is in danger of being destroyed by tourists and there are plans to restrict visitors to some of the more delicate coral days.

These are just three of the reasons why any country should be wary of commiting itself to an extensive tourism development program.

 

"One carrier returning home could easily start an apeidemic before their illness was diagnosed." (Paragraph 3)

The underlined word means ...

Rafael Nadal pull out of London Olympics

Associated Press | Thu, 07/19/2012 10:00 PM | Sports

 

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the London Olympics, saying he is not in condition to compete Nadal said in a statement Thursday it is one of the saddest moment of his career and that he will not travel with the Spanish delegation to London. He was set to be the flag bearer for Spain during the opening ceremony. Nadal won gold in Beijing in 2008. He has not played since he was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon by 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol.

 

Paragraph 1 tells us that Rafael Nadal decides to ...

Faster planes and cheape are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the most ‘developed’ societies, visiting places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourisma industries of both developed and developing countries have recognized this fact and are learning to take advantage of it.

There are, however, some problems associated with this new industry. Firstly, there is the increasing crime rate. Some locals see tourists as an easy prey because, not only are they in unfamiliar territory and therefore less able to take care of themselves, but also they carry visible items of wealth, such as cameras and jewelery which can be disposed of quickly for profit.

Another major problem is health. With greater mobility comes greater danger of spreading contagious diseases around the world. One carrier returning home could easily start an apeidemic before their illness wa siagnosed. Moreover, the emergence if many disesases which resist antibiotics is causing to be increasingly concerned about this issue.

Also be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too many visitors. Australia’s Great Barries Reef, for example, is in danger of being destroyed by tourists and there are plans to restrict visitors to some of the more delicate coral days.

These are just three of the reasons why any country should be wary of commiting itself to an extensive tourism development program.

 

Why is the crime rate increasing due to the new industry?

Rafael Nadal pull out of London Olympics

Associated Press | Thu, 07/19/2012 10:00 PM | Sports

 

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the London Olympics, saying he is not in condition to compete Nadal said in a statement Thursday it is one of the saddest moment of his career and that he will not travel with the Spanish delegation to London. He was set to be the flag bearer for Spain during the opening ceremony. Nadal won gold in Beijing in 2008. He has not played since he was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon by 100th-ranked Lukas Rosol.

 

In Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal ...