A Small Experiment

An elderly gentleman of 85 fea...

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A Small Experiment

An elderly gentleman of 85 feared his wife was getting hard of hearing. So one day he called her doctor to make an appointment to have her hearing checked. The Doctor made an appointment for a hearing test in two weeks, and meanwhile there’s a simple informal test the husband could do to give the doctor some idea of the state of her problem.

“Here’s what you do,” said the doctor, “start out about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.”

That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he’s in the living room. He says to himself, “I’m about 40 feet away, let’s see what happens.”

Then in a normal tone he asks, “Honey, what’s for supper?” No response.

So the husband moved to the other end of the room, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, “Honey, what’s for supper?” Still no response.

Next, he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, “Honey, what’s for supper?” Again he gets no response.

So he walks up to the kitchen door, only 10 feet away. “Honey, what’s for supper?” Again there is no response.

So he walks right up behind her. “Honey, what’s for supper?”

“Damn it Earl, for the fifth time, CHICKEN!”

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10. “So he walks right up behind her”. The word he in the sentence refers to ...
 a. The doctor
 b. The husband
 c. The writer
 d. The chicken seller
 e. The cook

S. Ratna · Accepted Answer

Jawaban yang benar adalah b. The husband

Pembahasan :
Soal menanyakan kamu kata 'he' merujuk ke siapa dalam pernyataan "so he walks right up behind her" berdasarkan teks di atas.

Teks di atas menceritakan seorang kakek tua yang melakukan sebuah tes berdasarkan petunjuk dokter karena dia khawatir akan pendengaran istrinya yang memburuk.

Tes dilakukan dengan melakukan percakapan bersama sang istri dimulai dari jarak 40 feet hingga dia memberi respon. Dari awal jarak yang di tentukan kakek tersebut tidak mendapat respon sama sekali.

Akirnya dia berjalan tepat di belakang istrinya. Dan bertanya apa menu makan malam. Namun tidak disangka ternyta sang istri sudah memberi respon semenjak pertama sang kakek bertanya. Jadi sebenarnya yang mengalami pendengaran yang buruk adalah si kakek.

"So he walks up to the kitchen door, only 10 feet away. “Honey, what’s for supper?” Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her. “Honey, what’s for supper?” “Damn it Earl, for the fifth time, CHICKEN!”

"So he walks right up behind her" kalimat ini merujuk kepada sang kakek atau suami karena dia yang melakukan tes.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah b. The husband

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