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

What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

Arrange these sentences below into a good order.

                Here is how to polish your shoes to shine.

1.       Wipe off dust with damp cloth. Place some polish on a rubbing instrument.

2.       Apply polish in a small, circular movements to evenly cover each shoe.

3.       When the polish is “gone”, spray each shoe until it is covered with tiny water droplets and then polish dry.

4.       Finally repeat steps 2 through until you reach the level of shine you want or need.

5.       Make sure that polish reaches the inside of the creases of each shoe (if they have any).

6.       Let the polish “go off” on each shoe (preferably in the sun or near a warm heater) for 2 to 3 minutes.

Scientist … (1) that increased in these gases in the atmosphere will make the Earth a warmer place. They expect a global rise in the average temperature of 1.4 to 5.8 Celsius degree (2.5 to 10.4 Fahrenheit degrees) in the next century. The average … (2) has in fat been rising. The 1990s were the warmest decade on record, and 2005 was the warmest year on record. Some scientists are reluctant to say that global warming has actually begun because climate … (3) varies from year to year and decade to decade, and it takes many years of records to be sure of a fundamental change. There is little disagreement, though, that global warming is on its way.

Once upon a time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.                 The man felt excited having the smartest parrot, but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano, however the bird kept not saying the word.                 At first, the man was very nice to the bird, but then he got very angry. ”You stupid bird” pointed the man to the parrot. ”Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over. “Say Catano or I’ll kill you.” The bird kept not saying the word Catano.                 One day after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner. “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them.” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble. “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot.” After that he left the chicken house.                 The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken. “Say Catano or I’ll kill you.”

What is the purpose of the text?

PT EUREKA Jl. Jendral Sudirman 112-116 Palembang   May 21, 2011 PT Internusa Jl. Gatot Subroto Jakarta   Dear Sir or Madam;                 We are interested in becoming a distributor for your software products in Palembang. Would you please send us your latest catalogs, brochures, and terms of agreement?                 We are hardware company and eager to add software products to our sales offering. Our animal report is enclosed.                 We look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely yours, Imam Subagio Chairman

Why did PT Eureka have a letter to PT Internusa?

Which of the following elements is not taken up from the soil?

Speech production is made possible by the specialized movements of our vocal organs that generate speech sounds waves. Like all sounds production speech productions requires a source of energy. The source of energy for speech production is the steady stream of air that comes from the lungs as we exhale. When we breate normally, the air stream is inaudible. To become audible, the air stream must vibrate rapidly. The vocal cords cause the air stream to vibrate. As we talk, the vocal cords open and close rapidly, chopping up the steady air stream into a series of puffs. These puffs are heard as a buzz. But this buzz is still not speech. To produce speech sounds, the vocal tract must change shape. During speech we continually alter the shape of the vocal tract by moving the tongue and lips, etc. These movements change the acoustic properties of the vocal tract which is turn produce the different sounds of speech.

The topic of the passage is about...

The emergence of the internet as given internet entrepreneurs many ways to make money. Writers are one group that have benefited from their talents as a result in the rise of internet based jobs.

Blog writing is am increasingly popular way to earn money online determined by the owner of the blog. They are very popular because Blogs are usually written on a certain subject area but vary as its content is thier simplicity to get up and running. There are many free websites out there that will help you set up your own blog if you choose to go that route because blog plus advertisement is a potential money.

Writing is also good money to earn money online. Make sure to gear your articles to promote and advertise your own business ventures. These articles are free way to market the products and services you offer for free. The most effective advertising with these dialogue box that is inserted at the end of each articles. These dialogue boxes contain links to basically any website you would like to drive traffic to. For instance, you might have one link in your dialogue bix to a product you are sellung and one to a blog where you are promoting a discussing other products.Writing takes some time to gain credibility through but once it's done' earning potential can become very powerful.

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

The forest and peatland fires and smog, billed the worst in Indonesian history, still dominated medaia headlines this week, with thousands of hot spots covering Sumatra and Kalimantan. At least 19 people in Sumatra and Kalimantan have died, and mostly children, have been hospitalized because of severe respiratory illnesses caused by the haze. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the ongoing haze crisis has resulted in more than 500,000 people in six provinces - Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan - suffering from respiratory infections.

As evidence indicates that most hot spots are related to oil palm and pulp wood plantations, President has instructed Forestry and Environment Ministry to stop issuing new permits for peatland cultivation for monoculture, restore damaged peatland and review all peatland licenses that have been issued. Put bluntly, companies can no longer convert active forests and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations, such as acasia for pulp and oil palm plantations.

Recent research by forest scientist at the Bogor, West Java-Based center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) found that the main cause of haze in Riau came from dry and deforested peatland, and not just from the slashing-and-burning of forested areas, as commonly thought. The research found that peat swamps in their natural state are resistant to fire because they are wet underground, but they can be highly flammable when they dry out and are degraded

Put bluntly, companies can no longer convert  active forests and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations, such as acasia for pulp and oil palm plantations.

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Physics examination cannot be done on Tuesday because all the question sheet had been flooded. The school decides to delay the examination and it will be held on Monday next week. All the students who will take exam are required to bring a ruler with a length of 30cm.

Thank you for attention

 

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