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

Read the following incomplete sentences. Complete them with am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).

This time seventy years ago my grandfather ____ in Surabaya joining the militia to fight against the British army.

B.J. HABIBIE

    Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie known as BJ. Habibie was born on 25 June 1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of Indonesia (1998–1999). Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturist from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. When he was 14 years old, Habibie’s father died.
    Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his studies in Jakarta and then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving him the title Diplom-Ingenieur. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhl und Institut für Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral
degree.
    In 1962, Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave. During this time, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the daughter of R.Mohamad Besari. The two married on 12 May 1962, returning to Germany shortly afterwards. Habibie and his wife settled in Aachen for a short period before moving to Oberforstbach. In May 1963 they had their first son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and
later another son, Thareq Kemal Habibie.
    When Habibie’s minimum wage salary forced him into part-time work, he found employment with the Automotive Marque Talbot, where he became an advisor. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn. Due to his work with Makosh, the head of train constructions offered his position to Habibie upon his retirement three years later, but Habibie refused.
    Habibie did accept a position with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm in Hamburg. There, he developed theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively. He worked for Messerschmit on the development of the Airbus A-300B aircraft. In 1974, he was promoted to vice president of the company.
    In 1974, Suharto requested Habibie to return to Indonesia as part of Suharto’s drive to develop the country. Habibie initially served as a special assistant to Ibnu Sutowo, the CEO of the state oil company Pertamina. Two years later, in 1976, Habibie was made Chief Executive Officer of the new state-owned enterprise Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN). In 1978, he was appointed as Minister of Research and Technology. Habibie was elected vice president in March 1998. On 21 May 1998, Suharto publicly announced his resignation and Habibie was immediately sworn in as president. Habibie’s government stabilized the economy in the face of the Asian financial crisis and the chaos of the last few months of Suharto’s presidency.
    Since relinquishing the presidency, Habibie has spent more time in Germany than in Indonesia. However, he has also been active as a presidential adviser during Susilo Bambang Yudoyono’s presidency. In September 2006, he released a book called Detik-Detik Yang Menentukan: Jalan Panjang Indonesia Menuju Demokrasi (Decisive Moments: Indonesia’s Long Road Towards Democracy). The book recalled the events of May 1998.

(Adapted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Habibie)

 

Answer the following questions by referring to the reading text about B.J. Habibie.

Where did the new couple settle in after getting married in May 1962?

Fill in the blanks with the right word. Don’t forget to change the verbs into past tense when necessary.

The militia ____ secretly to take back the conquered city from the aggressor.

Fill in the blanks with the right word. Don’t forget to change the verbs into past tense when necessary.

The city was under _______ so that nobody could get in or get out of the city. Luckily, the people depended on no one for their food.

Read the following incomplete sentences. Complete them with am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).

“Where ____ the veterans?” “I don’t know. They ____ in the lobby of the hotel five minutes ago.”
 

Look at the list of the words below. Find their meanings in a monolingual dictionary.

brezee :         

Look at the list of the words below. Find their meanings in a monolingual dictionary.

interested :      

Look at the list of the words below. Find their meanings in a monolingual dictionary.

soften :        

Study the following pairs of sentences to identify how the words printed in italics are related.

a. CJes Entertainment has decided to cancel the concert.
b. The cancellation of the concert is announced by Faith & D Entertainment Management. 

Study the following pairs of sentences to identify how the words printed in italics are related.

a. He is trying to deny the evidence that the police have presented.
b. His denial appears very ridiculous.