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

How to Make Mango Juice

Materials

• some mangoes
• a half glass of water
• a glass of iced cube
• a spoon of sugar
• 3 spoons of condensed milk
   

Procedures:
First, peel the mango and clean it. Next, cut the mango
into pieces and put them into the juicer. Then, put the
water, ice, sugar, and milk, After that, turn on the juicer
and wait about 15 seconds.

 

Finally, pour the mango juice into the glass and it ready
to be served.

 

What should we do before we put the mango into the juicer?

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The Legend of Toba Lake

There was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.

Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free. the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with that  fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and told her about it.

The mother was very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believe that the big hole became a lake. Today the lake is known as Toba lake.

 

From the text, we know that...

Corn Flour Pudding   Ingredients: 2000 ml milk 200 gr corn flour 500 gr brown sugar 4 tbs water to dissolve the sugar 1 stick of 10 cm cinnamon 1 tbs butter 3 tbs cinnamon for sprinkling   Method: Thoroughly mix milk and corn flour until smooth. Boil brown sugar and water until sugar dissolved, then sieve. Mix brown sugar with the milk, corn flour mixture and cinnamon stick. Add butter and simmer whilst stirring until corn flour become thick. Pour into a suitable mould and let it cool. When serving sprinkle with ground cinnamon Makes: 10-15 portions, best served when cold.

The "it" in step 4 refers to ... of corn flour pudding.

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Sand and Stone

Ikhwan and Arif were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and Ikhwan slapped Arif in the face. Arif was hurt, but he said nothing and wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking and finally found an oasis. They decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Arif slipped on moss, hit his head and started drowning, but Ikhwan saved him. After Arif gained his consciousness, he carved on a stone "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

Ikhwan asked Arif,"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you carved it on a stone, why?"

Arif replied,"when someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where wind of forgiveness would blow it away and when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.

What can you learn from the text above?

In ancient times. the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant pickep up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

What does the last paragraph tell us?

Ojek "motorcycle taxi" began appearing in Jakarta after becak was banned in 1994. Ojek service began as a people's initiative to provide an alternative transportation for people who used becak from main roads into housing complexes.

There is no government license or control for ojek. By the law, all motorcycle passengers should wear helmet so ojek drivers should have a spare for their passengers to wear. Ojek tends to congregate at t-junctions on main roads and near smaller roads that are not serviced by bus routes.

Ladies should have a careful position in taking ojek. Also, if the women wear a dress, they have to sit sidewise on the back of the vehicle. You have to bargain before you get on and ask a local people about the usual price.

What is the main idea of paragraph three?

 

Once upon a time, there was a poor woman had lost her husband and had a son named Malin Kundang. One day, Malin Kundang went sailing to other place. Ever since Malin Kundang leaving, his mother went to the shore everyday, waiting for Malin Kundang to return.

After years, her waiting came to an end when a luxurious ship docked at the shore. A young couple in extravagant clothes stepped down from the ship. Malin’s mother was sure that the young man was her son. She tried to embrace him, but he threw her away. He didn’t admit the woman as his mother.

Being denied and humiliated, Malin’s mother cursed her son. After a moment, the luxurious ship was attacked by a hurricane and the cursed son turned into rock.

 

What can we learn from the story?

Once upon a time, there was a poor woman had lost her husband and had a son named Malin Kundang. One day, Malin Kundang went sailing to other place. Ever since Malin Kundang leaving, his mother went to the shore everyday, waiting for Malin Kundang to return.

After years, her waiting came to an end when a luxurious ship docked at the shore. A young couple in extravagant clothes stepped down from the ship. Malin’s mother was sure that the young man was her son. She tried to embrace him, but he threw her away. He didn’t admit the woman as his mother.

Being denied and humiliated, Malin’s mother cursed her son. After a moment, the luxurious ship was attacked by a hurricane and the cursed son turned into rock.

 

Malin Kundang step down from the ship with his ...