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 most developed societies, visiting exotic places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourism industries of both developed and developing countries have recognised 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 epidemic before their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many diseases 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 visitors. 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 faster planes and cheaper flight? Because….

Barcelona: Lionel Messi preferred to focus on winning trophies rather than attempting to better the 73 goals he scored for Barcelona last season, when he spoke at a news conference on Wednesday.

The world player of the year rattled in an unprecedented tally in all competitions in the last campaign, helping Pep Guardiola end his four-year tenure as coach with another four trophies to add to the 10 he had already won.

"I'm not looking to beat my tally of goals, that is not my objective," Messi said. "I want to try and develop as a player and to give more to the team. I hop I still have margin to continue improving. My objective is to win more titles."

Real Madrid and Cgelsea denied Barca the major prizes last year, Jose Mourinho's side winning La Liga and Chelsea knocking them our of the Champions League in the semi-finals on their way to a final victory over Bayern Munich.

"I how we can get back to winning everthing again," he added.

"We know it is very difficult to do, but I am still hurting from losing the semi-final against Chelsea with the penalty I missed, and La Liga with the defeat to Madrid at the Nou Cam." (News: Sport)

 

From the text, we know that ......

                Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He was Indonesia’s first Vice President, later also served as the country’s prime minister. Known as the ‘proclamator’, he and a number of Indonesian people including the first President of Indonesia Soekarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from Dutch. Despites his efforts to gain Indonesian independence, he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932.

                Moreover, after this early education, he studied in Dutch School in Indonesia. He is more remembered as Bung Hatta (Bung is an affectionate title used to address colleagues, popular in the early 1900 and is still used by Indonesians).

 

 

 

 

“Known as the ‘proclamator’, he … “ (paragraph 1)

The underlined word means a person who …

Barcelona: Lionel Messi preferred to focus on winning trophies rather than attempting to better the 73 goals he scored for Barcelona last season, when he spoke at a news conference on Wednesday.

The world player of the year rattled in an unprecedented tally in all competitions in the last campaign, helping Pep Guardiola end his four-year tenure as coach with another four trophies to add to the 10 he had already won.

"I'm not looking to beat my tally of goals, that is not my objective," Messi said. "I want to try and develop as a player and to give more to the team. I hop I still have margin to continue improving. My objective is to win more titles."

Real Madrid and Cgelsea denied Barca the major prizes last year, Jose Mourinho's side winning La Liga and Chelsea knocking them our of the Champions League in the semi-finals on their way to a final victory over Bayern Munich.

"I how we can get back to winning everthing again," he added.

"We know it is very difficult to do, but I am still hurting from losing the semi-final against Chelsea with the penalty I missed, and La Liga with the defeat to Madrid at the Nou Cam." (News: Sport)

 

The text is about......

                Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He was Indonesia’s first Vice President, later also served as the country’s prime minister. Known as the ‘proclamator’, he and a number of Indonesian people including the first President of Indonesia Soekarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from Dutch. Despites his efforts to gain Indonesian independence, he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932.

                Moreover, after this early education, he studied in Dutch School in Indonesia. He is more remembered as Bung Hatta (Bung is an affectionate title used to address colleagues, popular in the early 1900 and is still used by Indonesians).

 

 

 

The first paragraph is about …

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 want the demand-make up a working market. The market is the way in which an economic activity is organized between buyers and sellers through their 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 demand. This law states that with all else equal, when the price of goods rises, the quantity demanded 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...."

                Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He was Indonesia’s first Vice President, later also served as the country’s prime minister. Known as the ‘proclamator’, he and a number of Indonesian people including the first President of Indonesia Soekarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from Dutch. Despites his efforts to gain Indonesian independence, he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932.

                Moreover, after this early education, he studied in Dutch School in Indonesia. He is more remembered as Bung Hatta (Bung is an affectionate title used to address colleagues, popular in the early 1900 and is still used by Indonesians).

 

 

Why was Mohammad Hatta called Bung Hatta?

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 want the demand-make up a working market. The market is the way in which an economic activity is organized between buyers and sellers through their 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 demand. This law states that with all else equal, when the price of goods rises, the quantity demanded 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 "law of demand" works if...

August 11, 2012

James Stephen

15^th Park Lane, Hyderabad.

 

Dear James, Everything is fine here and I hope you do too. I hope your studied are going great. I am writing this letter to invite you and your family to come here (Mumbai) for this summer holidays. Since were been apart for a long time, I want to spend this summer holidays with our families and I think we will enjoy it a lot.

We are planning to go to some cool places or a mountainous area during this time so that we can have a good time. The options are Ooty, Darjeeling, Shimla and many others. After we decide the place, we can arrange trips to nearby places as well. We will make this trip as a memorable one. Please let me know if you have any other place in mind, we will consider that as well. Reply me soon so that we can plan it well. Awaiting your reply.

 

Your loving friend,

Radit

 

Why did the writer write the letter to James?

August 11, 2012

James Stephen

15^th Park Lane, Hyderabad.

 

Dear James, Everything is fine here and I hope you do too. I hope your studied are going great. I am writing this letter to invite you and your family to come here (Mumbai) for this summer holidays. Since were been apart for a long time, I want to spend this summer holidays with our families and I think we will enjoy it a lot.

We are planning to go to some cool places or a mountainous area during this time so that we can have a good time. The options are Ooty, Darjeeling, Shimla and many others. After we decide the place, we can arrange trips to nearby places as well. We will make this trip as a memorable one. Please let me know if you have any other place in mind, we will consider that as well. Reply me soon so that we can plan it well. Awaiting your reply.

 

Your loving friend,

Radit

 

Where does James live?