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

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Once, a farmer owned a donkey and a lapdog. The donkey worked hard all day, hauling heavy loads. The lapdog stayed with his master all day and lived in the house with him. He did not work, but allowed to sit on the master’s lap. The donkey grew jealous of the lapdog.                 “Perhaps if I behaved like the dog, like wagging my tail and jumping on the master, he will start loving me as much as he loves the dog.“ So, the donkey decided to wait for his chance.                 One day, when he was left unattended, the donkey broke his halter and ran into the farmhouse kitchen. There, the farmer sat at the table. The donkey rushed to the farmer began wagging his tail vigorously, and knocked off all the china from the table. He, then, started jumping around and frolicking like a little dog and finally plonked himself down on the farmer’s lap. The shocked farmer yelled for help. The farmhands came running in, dragged the donkey off to his stable, and gave him a beating he wouldn’t forget for the rest of his life.

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ANNOUNCEMENT Good afternoon passengers. This is the pre-boarding announcement for flight 89B to Rome. We are now inviting those passengers with small children, and any passengers requiring special assistance, to begin boarding at this time. Please have your boarding pass and identification ready. Regular boarding will begin in approximately ten minutes time. Thank you.

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"The government has been trying to replace bajaj with kancil, a new 4-wheel transportation."

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In daily life, every person faces many kinds of problems. He/she must find ways to solve the problems. One of the ways is a compromise. A compromise is an agreement in which people involved in an an argument reduce their demands of change their opinion in order to agree with each other. In other world, they can make a win-win solution.

  In the traditional market, a seller and a buyer meet to do a trading process. They discuss to get the deal for the proce of some goods. The buyer usually bargains for the low price untill the seller agrees. If there is a deal between two sides, a compromise has done. Compromise makes both the seller and the buyer solve the problem without any disappointment.

  A compromise is also necessary for people to workd in group to discuss a problem. As we know, they may have diferrent opinions and ideas to solve the problem. For example, while they are discussing the problem, they sometimes argue with each other. By having a compromise, they can accept the agreement.

  In conclusion, compromise makes the problem solved in a simple way and also gives benefits to both sides.

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Tigers are the largest member pf the cat family and are renowned for their power and stregth

   There were eight tiger subspecies at one time, but three became extinct during the 20 to the power of t h end exponent century. Over the last 100 years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 2.500. Tigers are hunted as trophies, and also for the body parts that are used in traditional Chinese medicine. All five remaining tigers subspecies are endangered, and many protection programs are in place.

   Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away. They are powerful nocturnal hunters that travel many miles to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mamals. Tiger use their distinctive coats as camuflage. Despite their fearsome reputation, most tigers avoid human; however a few do become dangerous man eaters.

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Ingredients

1 tb Margarine, dairy free

1 tb Vegetable oil

1 c Onion- chopped

8 oz Mushrooms - sliced

1 lg Garlic Glove - minced

1/3 c Celery - thinly sliced

1/3 c Bell pepper, green - diced

3 c Soybean Milk

4 c Potatoes - cubed 1/2 inch

1/4 ts Black Pepper

1 ts Salt, or to taste

1 tb Parsley - choped

Directions

1. Saute onions, garlic, celery and green pepper in hot oil and margarine about 3 minutes. Add sliced mushrooms and saute 3 more minutes

2. Add soybean milk, black pepper, salt and potatoes. Bring mixture almost to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Makes about 6 cups. Thin with extra soybean milk if soup is too thick.

4. Garnish with parsley and serve with the veal.

1 tb parsley - chopped

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