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

Complete the following sentences using the words in the box. If needed, you may change the parts of speech.

The man got four year’s imprisonment for ____ a police officer. The punishment was given to make him feel a deep regret for having done such a cruel behavior.

The boxer ____ career was ruined by health problems was on TV last night.

What is the meaning of love based on the poem above?

Task 3: Do the comprehension questions. Answer the following questions by referring to the text from the newspaper above. Compare your answer with your friends'. 

If you were the acting governor, how would you respond to the parents' concerns?

Task 3: Do the comprehension questions. Answer the following questions by referring to the text from the newspaper above. Compare your answer with your friends'. 

If you were one of the parents, what would you do to deal with the problems in the online system?

Task 3: Do the comprehension questions. Answer the following questions by referring to the text from the newspaper above. Compare your answer with your friends'. 

Who was, rejected from school due to his/her height?

Task 3: Do the comprehension questions. Answer the following questions by referring to the text from the newspaper above. Compare your answer with your friends'. 

Why did the parents feel disappointed with the online system?

Task 3: Do the comprehension questions. Answer the following questions by referring to the text from the newspaper above. Compare your answer with your friends'. 

What is the main problem faced by the parents?

Fill in the blanks in the following news with appropriate words in the box.

    British playwright Harold Pinter, a master of sparse dialogue and menacing silences who has been an outspoken critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, was the surprise ____ (1) of the Nobel literature prize on Thursday.

    The 75-year-old Londoner, ____ (2) of a Jewish dressmaker, is one of Britain’s best-known dramatists for plays ____ (3) The Birthday Party and The Caretaker, whose mundane dialogue with sinister undercurrents gave rise to the adjective “Pinteresque”.

    An intimidating presence with bushy eyebrows and a rich voice, he was ____ (4) by Swedish Academy head Horace Engdahl, who ____ (5) the prize, as “the towering figure” in English drama in the second half of the 20th century.

    Pinter ____ (6) Reuters Television he was overwhelmed by the ____ (7): “I haven’t had time to think about it ____ (8) I am very, very moved. It was something I did not ____ (9) at all at any time."

(Taken from: The Jakarta Post, October 14, 2005)

Which paragraph closes the application letter? What information is written in this part?