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

One day, Archie, his brother and sister (29) … a hike in the hills. On their way to the hill a growl and a bark were heard somewhere nearby. The sound scared them so much that they started to cry. Archie’s brother and sister ran quickly away as the wolf chase, but Archie did not run. He stayed there in (30) … with an angry look Archie showed no fear at all. He yelled at the wolf and it turned right around. It was (31) … of him that it slipped on the ground. The wolf ran away through the trees, quickly out of his sight. When his brother and his sister saw what Archie did, they thought that Archie was truly a courageous kid.

Supply & Demand: How Market Works

The two basic terms used most often by economian 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 are economic activity organized between buyers and sellers through their behaviour and interaction wiht one another.

Buyers as  a group, determine the overall demand for a particilar 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 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 market is one in which no one can be made better off unless someone else in made worse off.

Which of the followings statements is TRUE according to the text?

One day, Archie, his brother and sister (29) … a hike in the hills. On their way to the hill a growl and a bark were heard somewhere nearby. The sound scared them so much that they started to cry. Archie’s brother and sister ran quickly away as the wolf chase, but Archie did not run. He stayed there in (30) … with an angry look Archie showed no fear at all. He yelled at the wolf and it turned right around. It was (31) … of him that it slipped on the ground. The wolf ran away through the trees, quickly out of his sight. When his brother and his sister saw what Archie did, they thought that Archie was truly a courageous kid.

Supply & Demand: How Market Works

The two basic terms used most often by economian 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 are economic activity organized between buyers and sellers through their behaviour and interaction wiht one another.

Buyers as  a group, determine the overall demand for a particilar 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 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 market is one in which no one can be made better off unless someone else in made worse off.

According to the law of demand, the quantity of consumption and production of goods is determined by ,,,

THE HORNED MELON<o:p></o:p>

The horned melon, also called African horned cucumber, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. It is considered to be the ancestor of the other cultivated melons. Often known by its nickname in the southeastern United States, blowfish fruit, it is grown for its fruits, which look like oval melons with horn like spines.<o:p></o:p>

The fruit of this plant is edible, but it is used as often for decoration as for food. When ripe, it has yellow-orange skin and a lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.<o:p></o:p>

In Zimbabwe, thus cucumber is called gaka, and it is primarily used as a fruit-snack, salad, and rarely for decoration. It is eaten young, mature green, or when ripe bright yellow/orange. It grows naturally in the fields and also in the bush. However, some people leave some to rot in the fields for the next summer’s seeds/plants.<o:p></o:p>

As traditional food plant in Africa, this fruit is potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable land care. Along with the Gemsbok cucumber, it is the only source of water during the dry season in the Kalahari Desert. Despite the fruit’s colorful appearance, it is not found any significant uses in Western cuisine and been called “astringent”, and the price is “exorbitant”<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>

 

<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>From the last paragraph we can conclude that western people ... the horned melon.

THE HORNED MELON<o:p></o:p>

The horned melon, also called African horned cucumber, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. It is considered to be the ancestor of the other cultivated melons. Often known by its nickname in the southeastern United States, blowfish fruit, it is grown for its fruits, which look like oval melons with horn like spines.<o:p></o:p>

The fruit of this plant is edible, but it is used as often for decoration as for food. When ripe, it has yellow-orange skin and a lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.<o:p></o:p>

In Zimbabwe, thus cucumber is called gaka, and it is primarily used as a fruit-snack, salad, and rarely for decoration. It is eaten young, mature green, or when ripe bright yellow/orange. It grows naturally in the fields and also in the bush. However, some people leave some to rot in the fields for the next summer’s seeds/plants.<o:p></o:p>

As traditional food plant in Africa, this fruit is potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable land care. Along with the Gemsbok cucumber, it is the only source of water during the dry season in the Kalahari Desert. Despite the fruit’s colorful appearance, it is not found any significant uses in Western cuisine and been called “astringent”, and the price is “exorbitant”<o:p></o:p>

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How do people in Zimbabwe get the next summer's seeds of the horned melon?

THE HORNED MELON<o:p></o:p>

The horned melon, also called African horned cucumber, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. It is considered to be the ancestor of the other cultivated melons. Often known by its nickname in the southeastern United States, blowfish fruit, it is grown for its fruits, which look like oval melons with horn-like spines.<o:p></o:p>

The fruit of this plant is edible, but it is used as often for decoration as for food. When ripe, it has yellow-orange skin and a lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.<o:p></o:p>

In Zimbabwe, thus cucumber is called gaka, and it is primarily used as a fruit-snack, salad, and rarely for decoration. It is eaten young, mature green, or when ripe bright yellow/orange. It grows naturally in the fields and also in the bush. However, some people leave some to rot in the fields for the next summer’s seeds/plants.<o:p></o:p>

As traditional food plant in Africa, this fruit is potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable land care. Along with the Gemsbok cucumber, it is the only source of water during the dry season in the Kalahari Desert. Despite the fruit’s colorful appearance, it is not found any significant uses in Western cuisine and been called “astringent”, and the price is “exorbitant”<o:p></o:p>

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The important things of this fruit besides as a plain fruit in Africa is that ….

A Memoir of WS Rendra

Willibrodus Surendra 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 one of the most talented artists and often called "the peacock" by the press.

Rendra studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the same school as Marion 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 audience 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 thorugh his experimental works wih Bengkel Teater. Rendra brought traditional expressions into modern context.

In 1969, he created a sereies of dramas without any dialogues where actors employed their bodies and simple sounds such ass bip bop, zzzz, and rambate rata-rata. The journalist poet Gunawan Mohammad 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?

A Memoir of WS Rendra

Willibrodus Surendra 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 one of the most talented artists and often called "the peacock" by the press.

Rendra studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the same school as Marion 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 audience 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 thorugh his experimental works wih Bengkel Teater. Rendra brought traditional expressions into modern context.

In 1969, he created a sereies of dramas without any dialogues where actors employed their bodies and simple sounds such ass bip bop, zzzz, and rambate rata-rata. The journalist poet Gunawan Mohammad 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.

Why did Gunawan Mohammad call Rendra's series of drama as a "mini-word theater"? Because....

A Memoir of WS Rendra

Willibrodus Surendra 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 one of the most talented artists and often called "the peacock" by the press.

Rendra studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the same school as Marion 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 audience 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 thorugh his experimental works wih Bengkel Teater. Rendra brought traditional expressions into modern context.

In 1969, he created a sereies of dramas without any dialogues where actors employed their bodies and simple sounds such ass bip bop, zzzz, and rambate rata-rata. The journalist poet Gunawan Mohammad 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.

How did Bengkel Theater amaze their fans?