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

What does the '2' stand for in the '4-2-3' special?

Fill in the blanks with verbs in brackets, in correct forms.

    Last night, I [1. witness] ____ a strange event. Four spaceships landed on the roofs of the houses in my neighborhood. I was sitting in my house when I [2. hear] ____ leaves rustling outside. I peeked out from the front window and saw the aliens.

    I [3. think] ____ the aliens might be hungry. I grabbed whatever I saw, including two loaves of bread and a bag of peanut butter candies. Then, I [4. run] ____ outside.

    Two sheriffs lived on this block. Their wives [5. come] ____ out because they heard the noise, too. One of them [6. see] ____ the spaceship and she ran back home to get handcuffs. I [7. be not] ____ sure what she was planning to do with those. While she was gone, an alien came out of a spaceship. The alien had two large containers. He [8. approach] ____ me and [9. point] ____ at my candies. I gave him the candies. He [10. not want] ____ the bread. Then, I asked the alien if I could take photographs with him and he didn't seem to mind. Wow!

Read the following text! Then Identify the language features by answer the questions based on the text!

Frying-pan Chicken

lngredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 skinless chicken thighs
• 200 g potatoes, cut into chunks
• 2 carrots, thickly sliced
• 1 parsnip, thickly sliced
• 2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
• 1 small glass chicken steak
• Salt and pepper to taste

Methods:

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan (which has a lid), add the chicken and fry until golden. Tum over and try tor a further 2 minutes. Remove the pan, add the vegetables and fry over-a fairly high heat until they start to colour.
2. Return the chicken to the pan and season with salt and pepper,
3. Add the mustard and stock, and bring to the boil.
4. Reduce the heat, cover the pan, and simmer gently for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
5. Add a splash of water if the sauce starts to become dry.
6. Remove from the stove. The trying-pan chicken is ready to serve.

Question

Do the methods use sequences or they are numbered?

Read again the song lyric Gift of a Friend by Demi Lovato then choose the best answer!

1. "Sometimes you think you'll be fine by yourself."

The underlined word can be replaced with the following words, except . . . .

Questions 47 – 50 are based on the following text.

Dear valued customers,

We are excited to announce that we are officially changing our company name to IDP Corporation from I&A System effective from November 1, 2014.

The new name ... (47) our dedication to ID card industry, and significant expansion of the business activities since ... (48) first began operating under the name of I&A System in the year of 2005. Please take a note that “Smart” brand of existing products remian unchanged representing continuity in these new and exciting times.

The company will continue to operate in its ... (49) structure and there has been no change in ownership, staff and its location. At the same time we will have the new web domain, www.idp-corp.com, and all our e-mail addresses, [email protected], to reflect and strengthen the corporate identity. The old e-mail addresses and website ... (50) our company will continue to be operational for the next two years. For accounting purpose, bank information remains unchanged except the name of account holder to the new business name.

We look forward to your continues success sharing with you in our excitement about the progress and changes we are making under the new business name. As always, we will continue to serve our customers with the same devotion and quality which you have come to expect from us.
Sincerely yours,
Brian Roh

28. Finally I click paste. The similarity of the underlined word is ....

Martin: “I'm sure he ____ be able to do the test well. Because he studied seriously last night.”

David: “I hope so”.

Change the following adverbial clauses to adverbial phrases!

Because she had always been interested in sports, Tirta became a loyal supporter of the football team.

Choose the correct answer by crossing A, B, C, D, or E!

Beautiful Day
(By U2)

The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town

You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace

It's a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away

...

"In return for grace." The underlined word has similar in meaning to...

Read the following texts. What are the similarities and differences of the two texts? Answer the questions for help.

Text 1

    Attention, students.

    We will have a semester test this week, so the basketball practice will temporarily be off. You should focus on studying for the test. The practice will be postponed until next week, when the test has been over. Please wait for further information about when.the practice will begin. You know, we will participate in the interschool basketball competition next month. Thank you.

Text 2

    Attention, shoppers.

    We have good news for you! To celebrate our store anniversary, we will give you discounts on several products, ranging from household, electronic and fashion items. Not only that. Customers with member cards will receive more discounts. It will last for two days only. Happy shopping!

What tense is mostly used in the texts?