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

Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the mot ‘developed’ societies, visiting exotic places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourism 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 oncreasing 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 epidemic before their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many disease which resist antibiotics is causing scientists to be increasingly concerned about this issue.

Also to be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too many visitirs. Australia’s Great Barrier 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 cays.

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

 

“One carrier returning home could easily start an epidemic before their illness was diagnosed.” (Paragraph 3)

The underlined word means …

Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the mot ‘developed’ societies, visiting exotic places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourism 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 oncreasing 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 epidemic before their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many disease which resist antibiotics is causing scientists to be increasingly concerned about this issue.

Also to be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too many visitirs. Australia’s Great Barrier 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 cays.

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

 

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

Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the mot ‘developed’ societies, visiting exotic places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourism 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 oncreasing 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 epidemic before their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many disease which resist antibiotics is causing scientists to be increasingly concerned about this issue.

Also to be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too many visitirs. Australia’s Great Barrier 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 cays.

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

 

Why does the natural environment become one of the serious problem associated with the faster planes and cheaper flight? Because ….

          Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect and was born without any arms. None of the prenatal tests her mother took showed there was anything wrong with her. Not only she was born with this rare congenital disease but also with a great spirit.
          The psychology graduate can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair and talk on her phone simply using her feet. Ms. Cox, from Tuscon, Arizona, USA, is also a former dancer and double black belt in Tai Kwon-Do. She has no-restrictions driving license, she flies planes and types 25 word a minute.
          The plane she is flying is called an Ercoupe and it is one of the few airplanes to be made and certified pedals. Without rudder pedals Jessica is free to use her feet as hands. She took three years instead of the unusual six months to complete her lightweight aircraft license, had three flying instructors and practiced 89 hours of flying becoming the first pilot with no arms.

"Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect..." (paragraph 1)
The underlined word is similar in meaning to....

Tsunami

            Tsunami occurs ehen major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of  the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

            A tsunami washes ashore with often-disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and damage to property.

            A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large.

 

"... producing powerful water waves at the ocaean surface."

The synonym of the underlined word is ....

          Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect and was born without any arms. None of the prenatal tests her mother took showed there was anything wrong with her. Not only she was born with this rare congenital disease but also with a great spirit.
          The psychology graduate can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair and talk on her phone simply using her feet. Ms. Cox, from Tuscon, Arizona, USA, is also a former dancer and double black belt in Tai Kwon-Do. She has no-restrictions driving license, she flies planes and types 25 word a minute.
          The plane she is flying is called an Ercoupe and it is one of the few airplanes to be made and certified pedals. Without rudder pedals Jessica is free to use her feet as hands. She took three years instead of the unusual six months to complete her lightweight aircraft license, had three flying instructors and practiced 89 hours of flying becoming the first pilot with no arms.

What subject did Jessica Cox study formally?

                                                                                                                                      Tsunami

            Tsunami occurs ehen major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of  the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

            A tsunami washes ashore with often-disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and damage to property.

            A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large.

 

What are the impacts of tsunami?

Tsunami

            Tsunami occurs ehen major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of  the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

            A tsunami washes ashore with often-disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and damage to property.

            A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large.

 

Tsunami happens because ….

          Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect and was born without any arms. None of the prenatal tests her mother took showed there was anything wrong with her. Not only she was born with this rare congenital disease but also with a great spirit.
          The psychology graduate can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair and talk on her phone simply using her feet. Ms. Cox, from Tuscon, Arizona, USA, is also a former dancer and double black belt in Tai Kwon-Do. She has no-restrictions driving license, she flies planes and types 25 word a minute.
          The plane she is flying is called an Ercoupe and it is one of the few airplanes to be made and certified pedals. Without rudder pedals Jessica is free to use her feet as hands. She took three years instead of the unusual six months to complete her lightweight aircraft license, had three flying instructors and practiced 89 hours of flying becoming the first pilot with no arms.

What makes Jessica's airplane different from common planes?

A Memoir of WS Rendra

            Willibrordus Surenda Broto REndra, known as WS Rendra was born in Solo on November 7, 1935. He was a poet, writer, dramatist, cultural activist, and theater director. He was on of the most talented artists and often clled “the peacock” by the press.

            Rendra studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the same school as Marlon Brando, the greatest movie actor of all time. After he graduated, he returned to Indonesia in 1968, and he founded Bengkel Teater (Theater Workshop) in Yogyakarta. The group quickly astonished audiences with works that were artistically experimental. Rendra rose to fame as a poet in the 1950’s. he is also credited as the man who brought modern Indonesian theater to its maturity through his experimental woeks with Bengkel Teater. Rendra brought traditional expressions into modern context.

            In 1969, he created a series of dramas without any dialogues where actors employed their bodies and simple sounds such as bip bop, zzzz and rambate rata-rata. The journalist poet Gunawan MOhamada dubbed these experimental performance as a “mini-word theater.”

            Rendra died at the age of 73, but the remained he most influential poet in the country.

 

What does the writer suggest Rendra was?