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

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It seems to take about twenty days for this egg to ____. 

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The neighbors finally decided to ____ their areas by using fences. 

Read the text about photoshop below.

Answer the following questions by referring to the text about photoshop above.

What is the most important element in Photoshop? 

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The family intend to ____ a new species of leopard geckos. 

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Dina has bought a more unique ____ for the newly-hatched birds. 

Read and skim the text. Read and skim each paragraph in the reading text about how to breed leopard geckos below. Then, answer the following question.

How to Breed Leopard Geckos

    Leopard geckos could be easy to breed for some, but difficult for others. In this article, you will see the simplest way to breed leopard geckos.

Things you'll need:

1. Cage for geckos (20 gallon for two, 10 gallon more for each additional female)
2. Laying box (a plastic cintainer filled with damp moss for the female to lay in)
3. Incubation medium (usually perlite)
4. Lots of crickets dusted with calcium for egg growth
5. Very small crickets for the babies

Steps:

1. Get a male and female leopard gecko.
The males have hemipenal bulges below the vent whereas females do not. Males and females both have a V-shaped row of scales above the vent but only the male's scales here are hollow and produce wax. This wax is for scent marking their territory.

2. Prepare a large cage for the male and female to live in together.
Geckos can be kept together without the need to separate them unless you see major aggression. It is sometimes normal when first introducing a male and female for there to be a little squabbling, but this usually stops within the first week. Breeding should occur within a week.

For a pair you will need at least a 20 gallon long tank. You may also choose to house one male with 4-5 females; add 10 gallons of space for additional gecko.

If you see major drama/fighting, separate the pair. You'll want to confirm they are not both males. If one male and one female, you can reintroduce them again later.

3. Get the incubator ready for the eggs and provide a lay box.
You can use a plastic sandwich cintainer with a lid for this purpose. Cut an entry hole on one side and fill it with damp moss (this can be used as the moist hide too).

4. Ready the laying box to put in the cage.
Females dig to lay their eggs, so you will provide a place for them to dig. In about 4 to 5 weeks, the female will lay her eggs. Normally, you will see her digging in the laying box and laying the eggs in pairs. It will be easy to tell she has laid the eggs, particularly since she will be much thinner.

5. Place the eggs in the incubation medium.
Remove them from the laying box and be careful not to rotate or jiggle the eggs. After 24 hours of being laid, the embryo inside attaches itself to the side wall of the egg. Rotating or jiggling this egg could cause the embryo to come loose and drown inside, killing it. If you want girls, set the incubation temperature 80 to 85 degrees; if you want males, set the temperature 90 to 95 degrees, and if you want a mix, set the temperature in the middle!

6. Observe the developing embryos.
After a few weeks you will be able to "candle" the eggs using a small flashlight. You don't have to touch the eggs, just take them into a dark room and shine the light as close to the shell as you can. You should see pink inside with red blood vessels. The further along the eggs are, the more you will also see the baby inside as a dark mass. After around 60 days, give or take depending on the incubation temperature, the eggs should hatch.

7. Have tiny crickets readily available.
Babies will start eating insects within a day or two of being hatched.

(Adapted from: m.wikihow.com)

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How to Make Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

    To make chocolate dipped strawberries, first, prepare all the following ingredients:

- 2 chopped squares semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
- 1/2 tablespoon whipping cream
- Dash almond extract
- 8 strawberries

    Second, combine the chocolate and the whipping cream in a glass measuring cup or bowl. Microwave at medium power for 1 minute until the chocolate melts, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir in the almond extract and cool slightly.

  Finally, dip each strawberry into the melted chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper--lined baking sheet. Refrigerate or freeze for approximately 15 minutes until the chocolate is set.

stir: ____ 

Read the poem and answer the question.

"Dreams"
by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Do you agree with Langston when he says that life is like a wingless bird without dreams? 

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"The Road Not Taken"
by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Did the poet choose between the roads?