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

    In the days when a soda float costed less a 9 year old girl entered a coffee shop and sat at a table. A waiter put the menu in front of her.

“How much is a soda float?”

“One dollar,” replied the waiter.

     The little girl pulled her hand out of her cute little pink purse and studied a number coins in it.

“How much is a bottle of soda?” she inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waiter was a bit impatient.

“75 cents.” He said brusquely.

    The little girl again counted the coins. “I’ll have a bottle of soda,” she said. The waiter brought the soda bottle, put the bill on the table and walked away. The girl finished the soda, paid the cashier and departed.

    When the waiter returned, he began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what he saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 25 cents – his tip.

 

“… and studied a number of coins in it.” (paragraph 2)

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    In the days when a soda float costed less a 9 year old girl entered a coffee shop and sat at a table. A waiter put the menu in front of her.

“How much is a soda float?”

“One dollar,” replied the waiter.

    The little girl pulled her hand out of her cute little pink purse and studied a number coins in it.

“How much is a bottle of soda?” she inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waiter was a bit impatient.

“75 cents.” He said brusquely.

    The little girl again counted the coins. “I’ll have a bottle of soda,” she said. The waiter brought the soda bottle, put the bill on the table and walked away. The girl finished the soda, paid the cashier and departed.

    When the waiter returned, he began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what he saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 25 cents – his tip.

 

What can we learn from the story?

Becaks were banned within the Jakarta city limits in 1994. At that time, former President Soeharto wanted to eradicate becaks from the city streets because they caused traffic problems. However, you can find an occasional becak driver in certain locations within Jakarta. Becak can also be found at the junction of main roads and smaller country lanes.

Becak are widely missed by people who live in housing complex off the main roads and small roads which are not service by bus routes – as their means of transportation. A becak seats two passengers. If we want to ride it with more comfort, choose the one a plastic sheet that protect passengers during rain. Bargain before you get in and prepare some small change to pay.

 

From the text, we can conclude that...

Nowadays, the police have been applying the new regulation concerning the use of seat belts. In European countries, this regulation has been applied for a long time. However, this new regulation has become controversial and is an interesting topic to discuss. Here are some of the arguments.         The use of seat belts has been proven to reduce the risk of injury or death in an accident. Seat belt has become a standard component in cars. The research shows that most car accident will cause an injury to the head. Frequently, drivers or the passengers driving without seat belts die because of this. By wearing the seat belts, the injury will not happen since belts restrain our body on the car seat when the accident happens.         Unfortunately, many cars, especially the old ones, don't have seat belts. This is because the traffic conditions in the past were unlike the recent traffic conditions. The designer of old cars didn't consider a seat belt as an important part. Besides, the drivers wearing the seat belt will think that they are completely safe, so they may drive carelessly. They are safe, indeed, but how about the safety of others?         The seat belt is only one of the ways to reduce the risk of car accidents. It doesn't mean that we are completely safe. In short, our safety depends on ourselves.

Who considered a seat belt as an unimportant part?

Becaks were banned within the Jakarta city limits in 1994. At that time, former President Soeharto wanted to eradicate becaks from the city streets because they caused traffic problems. However, you can find an occasional becak driver in certain locations within Jakarta. Becak can also be found at the junction of main roads and smaller country lanes.

Becak are widely missed by people who live in housing complex off the main roads and small roads which are not service by bus routes – as their means of transportation. A becak seats two passengers. If we want to ride it with more comfort, choose the one a plastic sheet that protect passengers during rain. Bargain before you get in and prepare some small change to pay.

 

What is the second paragraph about?

Becaks were banned within the Jakarta city limits in 1994. At that time, former President Soeharto wanted to eradicate becaks from the city streets because they caused traffic problems. However, you can find an occasional becak driver in certain locations within Jakarta. Becak can also be found at the junction of main roads and smaller country lanes.

Becak are widely missed by people who live in housing complex off the main roads and small roads which are not service by bus routes – as their means of transportation. A becak seats two passengers. If we want to ride it with more comfort, choose the one a plastic sheet that protect passengers during rain. Bargain before you get in and prepare some small change to pay.

What is the reason to eradicated becaks?

Becaks were banned within the Jakarta city limits in 1994. At that time, former President Soeharto wanted to eradicate becaks from the city streets because they caused traffic problems. However, you can find an occasional becak driver in certain locations within Jakarta. Becak can also be found at the junction of main roads and smaller country lanes.

Becak are widely missed by people who live in housing complex off the main roads and small roads which are not service by bus routes – as their means of transportation. A becak seats two passengers. If we want to ride it with more comfort, choose the one a plastic sheet that protect passengers during rain. Bargain before you get in and prepare some small change to pay.

 

Who eradicated becak from the city?

Becaks were banned within the Jakarta city limits in 1994. At that time, former President Soeharto wanted to eradicate becaks from the city streets because they caused traffic problems. However, you can find an occasional becak driver in certain locations within Jakarta. Becak can also be found at the junction of main roads and smaller country lanes.

Becak are widely missed by people who live in housing complex off the main roads and small roads which are not service by bus routes – as their means of transportation. A becak seats two passengers. If we want to ride it with more comfort, choose the one a plastic sheet that protect passengers during rain. Bargain before you get in and prepare some small change to pay.

 

The text tell us about ... in Jakarta.

Pakistan's houbara bird facing extinction           The indiscriminate hunting of endangered houbara bustard birds in Pakistan by rich hunting parties from the Gulf nations have pushed the species toward extinction. The hunting was initially banned by the Pakistani courts, but under continuous pressure from the provincial governments of Sind, Baluchistan, and Punjab, as well as the federal government, recently the courts lifted the ban on the hunting of this vulnerable species.           Some people in Pakistan have been advocating for sustainable hunting of the species instead of a complete ban, but this is highly debatable. Reckless hunting for decades has pushed this beautiful species toward extinction and it is now critically endangered in Pakistan.           No reliable or credible statistics on the population dynamics of the species are available either. Unless specially protected by law, the species run the risk of becoming extinct in the wild in the next few decades.           Under these circumstances, the only logical approach to save the species from extinction in the not-so-distant future is to immediately start comprehensive captive breeding program for the species across the nation.           If the captive breeding program runs successfully and produces an appreciable number of chicks, then reintroduction programs could be initiated in their wild habitats.           Only after rebuilding the population for some time in the wild and allowing them to breed naturally to reach a sustainable population could some restricted hunting be planned. Currently, the low numbers have made this species vulnerable and with zero or poor monitoring, sustainable hunting practices in Pakistan for this dwindling species will not work.           Game hunting works only when a stable population is achieved with strict monitoring of the ratio of males to females hunted per season. If the females (no true statistics available) are being taken out of the population through random hunting, the population is sure to pass through a bottleneck in the wild habitat, with high vulnerability to eventual extinction.           The people of Pakistan need to decide what is more important-a few petrodollars or protecting the biodiversity of the nation. Saikat Kumar Basu Lethbridge, Canada

From the passage, we can conclude that people can resume hunting the houbara bird only ... a sustainable population is reached.

Raja Ampat Island

Raja Ampat is located in the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua. It is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small cays and shoals surrounding the four main islang of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigo, and the smallest islang of Kofiau.

Raja Ampat is the most bio-diverse location in the world. More than 3000 species of fish and over 300 species of corals have been identified here. In single one and half hours dive we can see more than 400 species of fish. Until today, the area is virtually unexplored and unknown due to its size. From mid-June to the end of August, Raja Ampat area has its roughest seas and lowest visibility. During the rest of the year, the sea is mostly very smooth with good visibility.

The marine natural resources in Raja Ampat make it significantly potential as a tourist destination. Many travel agents place Raja Ampat as one of their top ten diving destinations while it ranks number one in under water biodiversity. The International Marine Conservation surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area be the highest recorded on Earth. It is greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Island, and Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the wolrd

 

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