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

This text is for questions 25 to 28.

'It's Just a Nightmare.' Trash· Collectors Overwhehned by Rising Amount of Household Waste

Washington, DC (CNN, April 9, 2020): Barney Shapiro, owner of Tenleytown Trash, never expected that he would turn to the Washington National Opera's costume department to design gear for his employees. But when a member of his staff heard the National Opera was sewing masks for workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, he jumped at the chance.

    Shapiro's staffers haul trashin Washington, DC, and Maryland Like the entire waste management industry, Shapiro is trying to keep his employees healthy and safe, so they can handle the massive
influx of household trash that is accumulating as more Americans self-quarantine at home.

    "Our residential volumes are drastically increased," Shapiro said "People are calling in and asking for increased services. We can't do that on a short-term basis. It's just a nightmare.''

    Republic Services, one of the largest waste management companies in the US, said it expects the volume of residential garbage to increase by as much as 30%. Jn.order to redirect resources and address the growing amount of day-to-day household waste, about SO communities nationwide have paused curbside recycling pickup and dozens have suspended yard waste collection, according to the Solid Waste. Association of America. Other companies are shifting workers to residential routes and away from slower commercial routes where many of the businesses have closed.

    Companies are also making contingency plans in case the residential volume becomes too great or their workers get sick.

    Shapiro said one of his drivers and the colleague he rides with have both tested positive for coronavirus, as well as one of his administrative employees.

    Another driver recently said he was scared to work and is staying home, according to Shapiro. And Shapiro, who employs 32 drivers, is growing concerned that more employees will want to do the same.

    "I hate to say this. Those things do tend to, snowball" he said "I can't say to a driver, 'No I want you working.' Quite honestly, they're being put at risk.''

(Adopted from: Matt McFarland, https:/ fedition.cnn.com/2020/
04/091 economy ftrash-collection-coronavirus /index.html)

Shapiro asks his staffers to work every day ____ he knows that corona virus may infect them any time. 

This text is for questions 25 to 28.

'It's Just a Nightmare.' Trash· Collectors Overwhehned by Rising Amount of Household Waste

Washington, DC (CNN, April 9, 2020): Barney Shapiro, owner of Tenleytown Trash, never expected that he would turn to the Washington National Opera's costume department to design gear for his employees. But when a member of his staff heard the National Opera was sewing masks for workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, he jumped at the chance.

    Shapiro's staffers haul trashin Washington, DC, and Maryland Like the entire waste management industry, Shapiro is trying to keep his employees healthy and safe, so they can handle the massive
influx of household trash that is accumulating as more Americans self-quarantine at home.

    "Our residential volumes are drastically increased," Shapiro said "People are calling in and asking for increased services. We can't do that on a short-term basis. It's just a nightmare.''

    Republic Services, one of the largest waste management companies in the US, said it expects the volume of residential garbage to increase by as much as 30%. Jn.order to redirect resources and address the growing amount of day-to-day household waste, about SO communities nationwide have paused curbside recycling pickup and dozens have suspended yard waste collection, according to the Solid Waste. Association of America. Other companies are shifting workers to residential routes and away from slower commercial routes where many of the businesses have closed.

    Companies are also making contingency plans in case the residential volume becomes too great or their workers get sick.

    Shapiro said one of his drivers and the colleague he rides with have both tested positive for coronavirus, as well as one of his administrative employees.

    Another driver recently said he was scared to work and is staying home, according to Shapiro. And Shapiro, who employs 32 drivers, is growing concerned that more employees will want to do the same.

    "I hate to say this. Those things do tend to, snowball" he said "I can't say to a driver, 'No I want you working.' Quite honestly, they're being put at risk.''

(Adopted from: Matt McFarland, https:/ fedition.cnn.com/2020/
04/091 economy ftrash-collection-coronavirus /index.html)

The underlined word in " ... about 50 communities nationwide have paused curbside recycling pickup and dozens have suspended yard waste collection, .... " (paragraph 4) is synonymous with ____ 

"Through all the hardship, you know, you're a friend of mine" (2nd stanza)

What is the synonym of 'hardship'?

This text is for questions 40 to 43.

The Coronavirus Pandemic is Making Earth Vibrate Less

(CNN, April 3, 2020): Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside.

    Global containment measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus have seemingly made the work:l much quieter. Scientists are noticing it, too.

    Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise-meaning, the vibrations generated by cars, trains, buses and people going about their daily lives. And in the absence of that noise; Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less.

    Thomas Lecocq, a geologist and seismologist at the Royal Observatory in Belgium, first pointed out this phenomenon in Brussels.

    Brussels is seeing about a 30% to 50% reduction in ambient seismjc noise since mid-March, around the time the country started implementing school and business closures and other social distancing measures, according to Lecocq. That noise level is on par with what seismologists woukl see on Christmas Day, he said

    The reduction in noise has had a particularly interesting effect in Brussels: Lecocq and other seismologists are able to detect smaller earthquakes and other seismic 􀮥vents that certain seismic stations wouldn't have registered.

    Take, for example, the seismic station in Brussels. In normal times, Lecocq said, it's "basically useless" Seismic stations are typically set up outside urban areas, because the reduced human noise makes it easier to pick up on subtle vibrations in the ground The one in Brussels, however, was built more than a century ago and the city has since expanded around it.

    The daily hum of city life means that the station in Brussels wouldn't typically pick up on smaller seismic events. Seismologists would instead rely on a separate borehole station, which uses a pipe deep in the ground to monitor seismic activity.

    "But for the moment, because of the city's quietness, it's almost as good as the one on the bottom," Lecocq said

    Seismologists in other cities are seeing similar effects in their own cities.

(Adopted from: Harmeet Kaur, https:/ /edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/workJ.jcoronavirus-earth-seismic-noise-scn-trnd/index.html (April 11, 2020))

The synonym of the underlined word in "Seismologists would instead rely on a separate borehole station, which uses a pipe deep in the ground to monitor seismic activity." (paragraph 9) is ____ 

What is the third stanza about?

This text is for questions 40 to 43.

The Coronavirus Pandemic is Making Earth Vibrate Less

(CNN, April 3, 2020): Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside.

    Global containment measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus have seemingly made the work:l much quieter. Scientists are noticing it, too.

    Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise-meaning, the vibrations generated by cars, trains, buses and people going about their daily lives. And in the absence of that noise; Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less.

    Thomas Lecocq, a geologist and seismologist at the Royal Observatory in Belgium, first pointed out this phenomenon in Brussels.

    Brussels is seeing about a 30% to 50% reduction in ambient seismjc noise since mid-March, around the time the country started implementing school and business closures and other social distancing measures, according to Lecocq. That noise level is on par with what seismologists woukl see on Christmas Day, he said

    The reduction in noise has had a particularly interesting effect in Brussels: Lecocq and other seismologists are able to detect smaller earthquakes and other seismic 􀮥vents that certain seismic stations wouldn't have registered.

    Take, for example, the seismic station in Brussels. In normal times, Lecocq said, it's "basically useless" Seismic stations are typically set up outside urban areas, because the reduced human noise makes it easier to pick up on subtle vibrations in the ground The one in Brussels, however, was built more than a century ago and the city has since expanded around it.

    The daily hum of city life means that the station in Brussels wouldn't typically pick up on smaller seismic events. Seismologists would instead rely on a separate borehole station, which uses a pipe deep in the ground to monitor seismic activity.

    "But for the moment, because of the city's quietness, it's almost as good as the one on the bottom," Lecocq said

    Seismologists in other cities are seeing similar effects in their own cities.

(Adopted from: Harmeet Kaur, https:/ /edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/workJ.jcoronavirus-earth-seismic-noise-scn-trnd/index.html (April 11, 2020))

According to the text, what is the positive side of the corona pandemic? 

"Keep on thinking it's a time to fly" (Last line)

What does it mean?

This song lyrics are for questions 18 to 20.

Unstoppable
(By Sia)

I'll smile, I know what it takes to fool this town
I'll do it 'til the sun goes down
And all through the night time, oh yeah,
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you what you want to hear
Keep my sunglasses on while I shed a tear
It's never the right time, yeah, yeah

I'll put my armor on,
Show you how [18] ____ I am
I'll put my armor on,
I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I'm so powerful
I [19] ____ batteries to play
I'm so confident
I'm unstoppable today
Unstoppable today [3x]
I'm unstoppable today

I break down, only alone I will cry out loud
You'll never see what's [20] ____ out
Hiding out deep down, yeah, yeah

I know I've heard that to let your feelings show
Is the only way to make friendships grow
But I'm too afraid now, yeah, yeah
...

(Adapted from: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sia
unstoppable.html (April 4, 2020))

What does the singer imagine about?

Do the following tasks.

Write a procedure of making something.