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

Amid the Pokemon Go hype,  a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday.

Dubbed PokeDates, the service allows singles in the US  to explore their city playing Pokemon Go with someone.

The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preferences and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or PokeStop meeting point.

PokeDates was launched by Project Fixup, a popular offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.

"People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and Project Ficup give people their time back and turns online dating into "offline dating", said chief Project Fixup officer Dank Korenevsjy in a press release on Wednesday.

The first PokeDate is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by refering a friend to paying US$20 per date

How are the dates organized? Base on ....

We would hereby like to invite you to attend the inauguration ceremony of our business located at The Millenium Plaza, Andheri (East) on April, 2016 at 9.30 a.m. It would be an honor to have you as our loyal customer in our other business. We are hoping that we will get the same support from you as we continue to receive from others.

We have been in this business for quite some time now and we have always managed to stay on top of our copetitors. This would not have been possible without your support to our business. We have prepared something for you as our patrons as a way of saying Thank You.

Please come early so that we can find a comfortable seat for you. Your presence will be acknowledged as our loyal costumers and you are definitely on the list. Please let us know if you will attend the event.

We are looking forward to your presence and business collaborations

 

What is the passage about?

 

We would hereby like to invite you to attend the inauguration ceremony of our business located at The Millenium Plaza, Andheri (East) on April, 2016 at 9.30 a.m. It would be an honor to have you as our loyal customer in our other business. We are hoping that we will get the same support from you as we continue to receive from others.

We have been in this business for quite some time now and we have always managed to stay on top of our copetitors. This would not have been possible without your support to our business. We have prepared something for you as our patrons as a way of saying Thank You.

Please come early so that we can find a comfortable seat for you. Your presence will be acknowledged as our loyal costumers and you are definitely on the list. Please let us know if you will attend the event.

We are looking forward to your presence and business collaborations

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

 

   Rabbit are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit ( Orcytolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus ; 13 species0, and the Amani rabbit ( Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Oshima, Japan ). There are many other species of rabbit,, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe ; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

   Rabbit habitats include meadows, woods, forests, grasslands, desert, and wetlands. Rabbits live in groups, and the best known species, The European rabbit, lives in underground burrows, or rabbit holes. A group of burrows is called a warren.

    More than half the world's rabbit population resides in North America. They are also native to south-western Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatra , some islands of Japan, and in parts of Africa and South America. They are not naturally found in most of Eurasia, relatively recently, as part of the Great American Interchange. Much of the continent has just one species of rabbit, the tapeti, while most of South America's southern cone is without rabbits.

"More than half the world's rabbit population resides in North America " (Paragraph 3)

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                Stone-jumping is a traditional ritual on Nias island, North Sumatra, with locals leaping over large stone towers. It was born out of inter-tribal fighting on the island.

                The stone jump was a ritual taken very seriously. Boys leapt to their adulthood, dressed in warrior garb, signifying that they were ready to fight and assume the responsibilities of men. Leaping the stone barrier, ringing in height from 1.5-2 metres, was essentially a final talk in warrior training. There is even a historical indication that sharpened bamboo was placed atop the barrier to increase the states of the jump.

                Today, the jump is still taken seriously and many boys begin training at young ages. However, it has also become a serious spectacle for gawking tourists that want to see traditional rites of another culture. Along with the stone jump, the traditional war dance on the island similarly draws in the gazes of foreign visitors.

Adopted from: https://wws.atlasobscura.come/places/nibs-ceremo- nail-stone-jump (30th November 2018)

 

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

                Stone-jumping is a traditional ritual on Nias island, North Sumatra, with locals leaping over large stone towers. It was born out of inter-tribal fighting on the island.

                The stone jump was a ritual taken very seriously. Boys leapt to their adulthood, dressed in warrior garb, signifying that they were ready to fight and assume the responsibilities of men. Leaping the stone barrier, ringing in height from 1.5-2 metres, was essentially a final talk in warrior training. There is even a historical indication that sharpened bamboo was placed atop the barrier to increase the states of the jump.

                Today, the jump is still taken seriously and many boys begin training at young ages. However, it has also become a serious spectacle for gawking tourists that want to see traditional rites of another culture. Along with the stone jump, the traditional war dance on the island similarly draws in the gazes of foreign visitors.

Adopted from: https://wws.atlasobscura.come/places/nibs-ceremo- nail-stone-jump (30th November 2018)

 

The text is mainly about ....

 

Hotel work:

One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places on the one month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institue of Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be offered employment in the Colony’s leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday 21^th July to Friday 22^nd August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except Saturday and Sunday.

Application for places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowladge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtained from:

                                                                                The Hong Kong Institue of Management

                                                                                Box 948,

                                                                                The South China Times.

The closing date for application is April 29^th

What requirement is needed by an applicant to apply for the hotel work training?

 

Hotel work:

One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places on the one month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institue of Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be offered employment in the Colony’s leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday 21^th July to Friday 22^nd August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except Saturday and Sunday.

Application for places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowladge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtained from:

                                                                                The Hong Kong Institue of Management

                                                                                Box 948,

                                                                                The South China Times.

The closing date for application is April 29^th

Those who successfully complete the course will be given...

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I would like to apologize for sending the Forecast Grade form of our CIE candidates very late. I have overlooked the deadline to send this form. I had been so absorbed in carrying out the exmnation that we forgot to send the forecast grade form in October. Actually, I had been trying to send the Forecast Grade using Cameo program, but I failed to install it. I couldn't find the location of Cameo in Direct CIE as recommended when installing it.<o:p></o:p>

We are really sorry for this inconvenience. I promise not to make this mistake again in the future.<o:p></o:p>

Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p>

Faithfully yours,<o:p></o:p>

Kusworo

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Yogyakarta, December 12^th, 2012

University of Cambridge International Examination

Cambridge Assesment DC 10

Hill Farm Road

Whittlesford

Cambridge CB2 4FZ, England

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to apologize for sending the Forecast Grade form of our CIE candidates very late. I have overlooked the deadline to send this form. I had been so absorbed in carrying out the exmnation that we forgot to send the forecast grade form in October. Actually, I had been trying to send the Forecast Grade using Cameo program, but I failed to install it. I couldn't find the location of Cameo in Direct CIE as recommended when installing it.

We are really sorry for this inconvenience. I promise not to make this mistake again in the future.

Thank you very much.

Faithfully yours,

Kusworo

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