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

What do you call this kind of text?

Check your understanding. Answer these questions.

Who doesn't agree with Bob? Why?

This text is for questions 40 to 43.

The Coronavirus Pandemic is Making Earth Vibrate Less

(CNN, April 3, 2020): Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside.

    Global containment measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus have seemingly made the work:l much quieter. Scientists are noticing it, too.

    Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise-meaning, the vibrations generated by cars, trains, buses and people going about their daily lives. And in the absence of that noise; Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less.

    Thomas Lecocq, a geologist and seismologist at the Royal Observatory in Belgium, first pointed out this phenomenon in Brussels.

    Brussels is seeing about a 30% to 50% reduction in ambient seismjc noise since mid-March, around the time the country started implementing school and business closures and other social distancing measures, according to Lecocq. That noise level is on par with what seismologists woukl see on Christmas Day, he said

    The reduction in noise has had a particularly interesting effect in Brussels: Lecocq and other seismologists are able to detect smaller earthquakes and other seismic 􀮥vents that certain seismic stations wouldn't have registered.

    Take, for example, the seismic station in Brussels. In normal times, Lecocq said, it's "basically useless" Seismic stations are typically set up outside urban areas, because the reduced human noise makes it easier to pick up on subtle vibrations in the ground The one in Brussels, however, was built more than a century ago and the city has since expanded around it.

    The daily hum of city life means that the station in Brussels wouldn't typically pick up on smaller seismic events. Seismologists would instead rely on a separate borehole station, which uses a pipe deep in the ground to monitor seismic activity.

    "But for the moment, because of the city's quietness, it's almost as good as the one on the bottom," Lecocq said

    Seismologists in other cities are seeing similar effects in their own cities.

(Adopted from: Harmeet Kaur, https:/ /edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/workJ.jcoronavirus-earth-seismic-noise-scn-trnd/index.html (April 11, 2020))

What is the direct impact of a little less Earth's upper crust movement? 

This text is for questions 36 to 39.

    To avoid burglary, many houses are now complete with the alarm system. Here are easy steps to install it.

    Step 1. Carefully read the installation manual that comes with the Alarm System Installation kit. Check with local officials regarding any requirements to install an alarm.

    Step 2. Determine where to install an alarm keypad, paying special attention to avoid any wiring installation parallel to high voltage electrical wiring as it may induce interference and cause false alarms: Determine also where to install the control panel and siren(s) and motion detector(s).

    Step 3. Prepare to fasten the control panel to the wall by first leveling and marking its location, installing the anchors and cutting any necessary access hole(s) in the sheetrock.

    Step 4. Drill any holes necessary to fish wires ·for keypad(s), siren(s) and motion sensor(s) and power transformer for control panel Be extra careful not to drill into other wiring during this alarm system installation step.

    Step 5. Run wires for the devices listed in Step 4 and the control panel

    Step 6. Secure the control panel to the wall and fasten the motherboard inside the control panel box. Make your wiring connections at both the control panel and device(s). Power up and program the alarm in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

(Adopted from: http:/ jallabouthomeelectronics.com/installalarm- system/ (April 23, 2020))

How many kinds of wires are there to connect? 

Jane: Please lend me a novel.

Lidia: I am sorry, the novel is ____ (1) by my sister.

Jane: Do you have another novel?

Lidia: No, I don’t have any novel, but my sister has.

Jane: So what is your favorite book?

Lidia: I like comics so much.

Jane: May I see your comics?

Lidia: Yes, sure. Here you are. But Conan is being read by my brother.

Jane: No problem. Where did you buy these comics?

Lidia: Those ____ (2) in Gramedia.

Jane: Does your sister like a novel so much?

Lidia: Yes, she does. Novels ____ (3) by her. A novel is always bought in a month.

How many people were killed by cardiovascular diseases in 2006?

What is the purpose of the letter?

Based on the study, what activities should people do to extend their life and reduce illness?

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