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

Put the verbs into the correct past continuous or past simple tense. 

The mountain climbers were climbing the mountain when the landslide ____ (happen). 

Answer the following questions.
 

What are the problems in the story?

Answer the following questions.

What are the characters like?

Making inference. Based on the text in Activity G, fill in the blanks with appropiate words.

To avoid bankruptcy, the Dutch Government ____ local people to plant export crops, ____ tobacco, rubber, sugarcane and cocoa.

Making inference. Based on the text in Activity G, fill in the blanks with appropiate words.

To prevent people from ____ their compulsory work in the Dutch plantation, the Dutch government ____ human mobility.

Comprehension questions. Answer the following questions.

Was the Cultivation System successful? Why?

Comprehension questions. Answer the following questions.

What was the obligation of Javanese farmers?

What happened on April 14, 1981?

What was the impact of the event on the U.S.?

Complete the following interview with suitable sentences from the box.
Then, perform the complete interview with your friend.

Adam Smith: Hello, Adam Smith speaking. Am I talking to Donna Strickland?

Donna Strickland: Yes, I am.

Adam Smith: Hi, I'm calling from Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm.

Donna Strickland: O.K. What can I help you, Sir?

Adam Smith: (1) ____

Donna Strickland: Thank you very much.

Adam Smith: What was your immediate thought on hearing the news?

Donna Strickland: (2) ____

Adam Smith: I knew it was the right day---it would have been a cruel prank, but that is what I was thinking. Were you sleeping when the call came?

Donna Strickland: (3) ____

Adam Smith: Yeah, you bet. Anyway, it's fairly amazing. I don't know if there's another case of somebody being awarded a Nobel Prize for their very first scientific paper. That's an extraordinary

Donna Strickland: No, I don't know that either. [Laughs] No, I know, I sort of feel like I just lucked into this whole thing. I have to say that. (4) ____

Adam Smith: You must have been a naturally gifted experimentalist. Where did it come from, you think, the gift?

Donna Strickland: I don't know, I mean it was . . . it was just a fun thing to do, and so I enjoyed putting many hours into it. (5) ____You know, it was a fun time in the field of short-pulse lasers, and it was a fun group to be in and . . . · I don't know, I put in the long hours and it was fun most of the time. Most of the time!

Adam Smith: It's the classic vision of the experimental physicist, sort of tinkering around in the lab.

Donna Strickland: That's right.

Adam Smith: Of course, you are the first female Laureate for 55 years.

Donna Strickland: Yes, and Goeppert-Mayer, yes, I couldn't think of her name.

Adam Smith: That's right.

Donna Strickland: Marie Curie everyone comes to, but I was thinking, "Oh, I even quoted her." I cited her work in my thesis.

(Adopted from: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/201 8/stricklandlinterview/ (July 26, 2019))
 

The most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank number (5) is ….