The Green Generation

Who is going to pay the pric...

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The Green Generation

Who is going to pay the price if the current generation 23 _______ to pollute the environ ment? Today's children will foot the bill. California teenagers who figured this out have started an organisation called YES (Youth for Environmental Sanity). As one member of YES points out, "Adults didn't learn about the environment when they were growing up. "Therefore, YES members believe that unless kids 24 ______  on themselves, nothing is going to happen.

The group is realistic but hopeful. Spokes person Sol Solomon states the YES philosophy in a few words: "Who says we can't save the earth? If we don't save it for ourselves, nobody 25 _______ it for us. "A lot of this hope is based on teenagers growing economic power. According to one national wide poll, US teenagers spend about $80 billion a year. Using that power, kids' ecology groups have told some manufactures, "We won't buy your products unless you 26 _______ the way you do business. "Youngsters have forced giant food corporations such as Burger King and Star-Kist to change. Now, if kids 27 _______ to a product for environmental reasons, manufacturers listen.

Partly because companies want kids to buy their products, "green" advertising–advertising that mentions a company's concern about the environment–is booming. But environmental groups tell companies that they'd better actually solve problems and not just spend money on advertising. "Kids are sharp", warns one spokes person. "They'll figure it out fast if manufac turers practise false advertising."

Taken from Focus on Grammar, 2000

24. 
a. would depend
b. are depending
c. has depended
d. depend

E. Hamukti · Accepted Answer

Jawaban dari soal ini adalah d. depend.

Perintah dari soal adalah melengkapi kalimat rumpang nomor 24.

Kalimat nomor 24 adalah, "As one member of YES points out, "Adults didn't learn about the environment when they were growing up. "Therefore, YES members believe that unless kids 24 ______ on themselves, nothing is going to happen." (Salah satu anggota YES mengatakan, "Orang dewasa tidak belajar tentang lingkungan ketika mereka tumbuh dewasa. "Oleh karena itu, anggota YES percaya bahwa kecuali anak-anak 24 ______ pada diri mereka sendiri, tidak ada yang akan terjadi.)

Kalimat rumpang menyatakan sebuah pendapat. Maka, kita akan melengkapi bagian rumpang menggunakan Simple Present Tense dengan rumus S + V1 s/es + O/C. Dari opsi A-D, opsi "depend" (V1) adalah opsi yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat.

Kalimat lengkapnya menjadi, "As one member of YES points out, "Adults didn't learn about the environment when they were growing up. "Therefore, YES members believe that unless kids depend on themselves, nothing is going to happen." (Salah satu anggota YES mengatakan, "Orang dewasa tidak belajar tentang lingkungan ketika mereka tumbuh dewasa. "Oleh karena itu, anggota YES percaya bahwa kecuali anak-anak bergantung pada diri mereka sendiri, tidak ada yang akan terjadi.)

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah d. depend.

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