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

Many people imagine the sea-horse to be real horse living in the sea. This is not true at all. The sea-horse is so called because it is a tiny creature with a horse-liked head which lives in the sea. Sea-horse are found mostly in warm seas.

            They have a long, flexible tail which is used for wrapping around weeds for support. They swim upright position, their movements being helped by a rapidly oscillating fin on their back. The male sea-horse lays her eggs in this pouch.

            The most remarkable thing about the sea-horse is that part of the process of reproduction is taken over by the male creature. Once the female sea-horse has laid her eggs in the male creature’s pouch, she leaves. The hatching of the egg is done by the male fish. Mating begins with the male and the female sea-horses doing courtship dance. The male and female creatures swim around each other in circles.

            At the end of the dance, the male appears to bow to its partner, but actually, the male is banding to pump water from his pouch. Next, the female fish lays eggs into the male’s pouch. About two hundred eggs are laid. The pouch, the close up. The female sea-horse now swims away, leaving the male sea-horse to do hatching.

The eggs are hatched about a month later. The young sea-horse are ejected from the male creature’s pouch by means of muscular contractions.

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Many people imagine the sea-horse to be real horse living in the sea. This is not true at all. The sea-horse is so called because it is a tiny creature with a horse-like head which lives in the sea. Sea-horses are found mostly in warm seas.

            They have a long, flexible tail which is used for wrapping around weeds for support. They swim upright position, their movements being helped by a rapidly oscillating fin on their back. The male sea-horse lays her eggs in this pouch.

            The most remarkable thing about the sea-horse is that part of the process of reproduction is taken over by the male creature. Once the female sea-horse has laid her eggs in the male creature’s pouch, she leaves. The hatching of the egg is done by the male fish. Mating begins with the male and the female sea-horses doing courtship dance. The male and female creatures swim around each other in circles.

            At the end of the dance, the male appears to bow to its partner, but actually, the male is banding to pump water from his pouch. Next, the female fish lays eggs into the male’s pouch. About two hundred eggs are laid. The pouch, then close up. The female sea-horse now swims away, leaving the male sea-horse to do hatching.

The eggs are hatched about a month later. The young sea-horses are ejected from the male creature’s pouch by means of muscular contractions.

What makes sea-horses remarkable?

Many people imagine the sea-horse to be real horse living in the sea. This is not true at all. The sea-horse is so called because it is a tiny creature with a horse-like head which lives in the sea. Sea-horses are found mostly in warm seas.

            They have a long, flexible tail which is used for wrapping around weeds for support. They swim upright position, their movements being helped by a rapidly oscillating fin on their back. The male sea-horse lays her eggs in this pouch.

            The most remarkable thing about the sea-horse is that part of the process of reproduction is taken over by the male creature. Once the female sea-horse has laid her eggs in the male creature’s pouch, she leaves. The hatching of the egg is done by the male fish. Mating begins with the male and the female sea-horses doing courtship dance. The male and female creatures swim around each other in circles.

            At the end of the dance, the male appears to bow to its partner, but actually, the male is banding to pump water from his pouch. Next, the female fish lays eggs into the male’s pouch. About two hundred eggs are laid. The pouch, then close up. The female sea-horse now swims away, leaving the male sea-horse to do hatching.

The eggs are hatched about a month later. The young sea-horses are ejected from the male creature’s pouch by means of muscular contractions.

How does the sea-horse swing its fin?

Internet has been the most outstanding innovation in the history of mankind. As with every single innovation, the internet has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The target of the internet has always been the communication. By the beginning of computer's internet, our earth has reduced and attained the form of a global village. Now we can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other parts of the world. Today, for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail and we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services in offering. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship.

However, the internet also has disadvantages. One of them is the wide spread of unsuitable contents for kids. It is a very serious issue and related to children's healthy mental life. There are thousands of such inappropriate contents on the internet which can be easily found. Though, the internet can also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it out-weigh its diasadvantages.

 

All in all, the writer believes that the internet is ....

Internet has been the most outstanding innovation in the history of mankind. As with every single innovation, the internet has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The target of the internet has always been the communication. By the beginning of computer's internet, our earth has reduced and attained the form of a global village. Now we can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other parts of the world. Today, for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail and we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services in offering. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship.

However, the internet also has disadvantages. One of them is the wide spread of unsuitable contents for kids. It is a very serious issue and related to children's healthy mental life. There are thousands of such inappropriate contents on the internet which can be easily found. Though, the internet can also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it out-weigh its diasadvantages.

 

What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

Internet has been the most outstanding innovation in the history of mankind. As with every single innovation, the internet has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The target of the internet has always been the communication. By the beginning of computer's internet, our earth has reduced and attained the form of a global village. Now we can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other parts of the world. Today, for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail and we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services in offering. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship.

However, the internet also has disadvantages. One of them is the wide spread of unsuitable contents for kids. It is a very serious issue and related to children's healthy mental life. There are thousands of such inappropriate contents on the internet which can be easily found. Though, the internet can also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it out-weigh its diasadvantages.

 

What is one of the advantages of internet?

Hacking: Pro and Contra?

Do you know what a hacker is? Well, a hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems on computers and he or she likes to stretch the capability of the systems. The activities they do in the computers are called ‘hacking’.

So, what’s the problem with ‘hacking and its hackers’? Well, the problem is whether ‘hacking and its hackers’ is legal or illegal. What I mean is that people in the world have many different views about hacking and hackers. Some of them take sides, but many object.

To get back to what I was saying previously, let us see the positive points of a hacker, shall we? Although in most places breaking into computer systems is considered illegal, I believe that hackers don’t do anything illegal because they only want to know and try the systems. I dare to say that a hacker likes finding the strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system. They feel proud if they can find the weaknesses. So I don’t really see the crimes in this case. In addition, these hackers sometimes help the police catch the ‘white collar criminals’, such as bank robbers, money launderers, credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S. hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made ‘Virus Love’ to break up the programs of the U.S. National Security system.

Nevertheless, those who object to the good points of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The reason is that some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks and other vital institutions where they can get money and destroy information, and the worst thing is they can get secret information and sell it to another country. This is a treachery.

 

We can infer from the text that hackers ...

Hacking: Pro and Contra?

Do you know what a hacker is? Well, a hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems on computers and he or she likes to stretch the capability of the systems. The activities they do in the computers are called ‘hacking’.

So, what’s the problem with ‘hacking and its hackers’? Well, the problem is whether ‘hacking and its hackers’ is legal or illegal. What I mean is that people in the world have many different views about hacking and the hackers. Some of them take sides, but many object.

To get back to what I was saying previously, let us see the positive points of a hacker, shall we? Although in most places breaking into computer systems is considered illegal, I believe that hackers don’t do anything illegal because they only want to know and try the systems. I dare to say that a hacker likes finding the strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system. They feel proud if they can find the weaknesses. So I don’t really see the crimes in this case. In addition, these hackers sometimes help the police catch the ‘white collar criminals’, such as bank robbers, money launderers, credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S. hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made ‘Virus Love’ to break up the programs of the U.S. National Security system.

Nevertheless, those who object to the good points of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The reason is that some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks and other vital institutions where they can get money and destroy information, and the worst thing is they can get secret information and sell it to another country. This is a treachery

 

The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ...

Hacking: Pro and Contra?

Do you know what a hacker is? Well, a hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems on computers and he or she likes to stretch the capability of the systems. The activities they do in the computers are called ‘hacking’.

So, what’s the problem with ‘hacking and its hackers’? Well, the problem is whether ‘hacking and its hackers’ is legal or illegal. What I mean is that people in the world have many different views about hacking and the hackers. Some of them take sides, but many object.

To get back to what I was saying previously, let us see the positive points of a hacker, shall we? Although in most places breaking into computer systems is considered illegal, I believe that hackers don’t do anything illegal because they only want to know and try the systems. I dare to say that a hacker likes finding the strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system. They feel proud if they can find the weaknesses. So I don’t really see the crimes in this case. In addition, these hackers sometimes help the police catch the ‘white collar criminals’, such as bank robbers, money launderers, credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S. hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made ‘Virus Love’ to break up the programs of the U.S. National Security system.

Nevertheless, those who object to the good points of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The reason is that some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks and other vital institutions where they can get money and destroy information, and the worst thing is they can get secret information and sell it to another country. This is a treachery.

 

Which of the following activities done by hackers is considered illegal?

Hacking: Pro and Contra?

Do you know what a hacker is? A hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of a programmable system on computers and he or she likes to stretch the capability of the system. The activities they do in the computers are called ‘hacking’.

So, what’s the problem with ‘hacking and its hackers’? The problem is whether ‘hacking and its hackers’ is legal or illegal. What I mean is that people in the world have many different views about hacking and the hackers. Some of them take sides, but many object.

To get back to what I was saying previously, let us see the positive points of a hacker, shall we? Although in most places breaking into computer systems is considered illegal, I believe that hackers don’t do anything illegal because they only want to know and try the system. I dare to say that a hacker likes finding the strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system. They feel proud if the can find the weaknesses. So I don’t really see the crimes in this case. In addition, these hackers sometimes help the police catch the ‘white collar criminals’, such as bank robbers, many launderers, credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S. hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made ‘Virus Love’ to break up the programs of the U.S National Security system.

Nevertheless, those who object to the good points of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The reason is that some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks and other vital institutions where they can get money and destroy information, and the worst thing is they can get secret information and sell it to another country. This is a treachery.

We can infer from the text that hackers ....