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

My family of three went to see an early screening of the new Disney movie, "Brave" yesterday, so I thought I would write a quick "mommy" review of the movie.

Disney definitely breaks the standard "Disney Princess" mold with this movie as Princess Merida is a fun, outgoing and wild girl that for once is not in search for the love of a prince. The characters in the movie are entertaining and I loved the way that the Scottish culture comes out in the movie. I found myself wishing for more music though, which is one of the things that I truly love about past Disney movies. I would compare this movie more with "Shrek" than a movie  like "Tangled."

As to the age of the kids that would like this movie I would have to say maybe 5 years old and up. The movie is not quite engaging enough for very young viewers, which was a little disappointing for our three years old. There were parts of the movie that our daughter enjoyed, but it is engaging enough for younger viewers in the audience and made them cry, so be forewarned of this if you are bringing children under the age of five years old.

I've always been a big fan of Disney movies so on a 5-star scale I would rate this 4-star movie. It's definitely not a favourite, but I give it four stars for the relationship that build between Merida and her mother. I think this offers a great lesson to appreciate your family and truly listen to each others needs and concerns.

 

How does the writer feel about he movie?

My family of three went to see an early screening of the new Disney movie, "Brave" yesterday, so I thought I would write a quick "mommy" review of the movie.

Disney definitely breaks the standard "Disney Princess" mold with this movie as Princess Merida is a fun, outgoing and wild girl that for once is not in search for the love of a prince. The characters in the movie are entertaining and I loved the way that the Scottish culture comes out in the movie. I found myself wishing for more music though, which is one of the things that I truly love about past Disney movies. I would compare this movie more with "Shrek" than a movie  like "Tangled."

As to the age of the kids that would like this movie I would have to say maybe 5 years old and up. The movie is not quite engaging enough for very young viewers, which was a little disappointing for our three years old. There were parts of the movie that our daughter enjoyed, but it is engaging enough for younger viewers in the audience and made them cry, so be forewarned of this if you are bringing children under the age of five years old.

I've always been a big fan of Disney movies so on a 5-star scale I would rate this 4-star movie. It's definitely not a favourite, but I give it four stars for the relationship that build between Merida and her mother. I think this offers a great lesson to appreciate your family and truly listen to each others needs and concerns.

 

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How Chocolate is made;

Have we wondered how we get chocolate from? Well this time we willl enter the amazing world of chocolate so we can understand exactly how chocolate is made.

Chocolate is taken from a tree called cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial regions, especially in places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit about the size of small pine apple. Inside the fruits are the tree's seeds. They are also known as a coco beans.

Next, the beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun. After that they are shipped to the chocolate maker. The chocolate makers works by roasting the beans to bring out the flavour. So they are often sorted and blended to produce a distinctive mix.

The next process is winnowing. The roasted beans are winnowed to remove the meat nib of cacao bean from its shell. Then the nibs are blended. The blended nibs are grinds to make liquid. The liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter.

All seeds contain some amount of fat and cacao beans are not different. However, cacao beans are half fat. It is pure bitter chocolate.

 

"After that they are shipped to the chocolate maker" (paragraph 3)

The underline words is closest in meaning to ...

Named after one of her father's favorite crocodiles, Bindi Sue Irwin first appeared in front of the cameras when she was only a few weeks old. Her father, Steve Irwin, was the star of the popular nature program, The Crocodile Hunter.

Iriwn shared her parent's passion for wildlife. Home-schooled, she grew up surrounded by the animals at the Australian Zoo which is owned and operated by her family.

She experienced a terrible loss in 2006 when her father died after being stung by a stingray while snorkeling on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. At Steve Irwin's memorial service, held at the Australian Zoo, she spoke warmly of her father, calling him "her hero".

In memory of her fater, Irwin starred in the 2007 television documentary My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter. She continued to work on her new wildlife series for American television, Bindi: The Jugle Girl, which debuted that same year, with the young wildlife enthusiast educating and entertaining viewers with stories about animals. She rode an elephant, played with a phyton and introduced her audience to her pet rat, Candy. Irwin even sang and danced on the show with her back-up group, known as the Crocmen. Along with her mother, Irwin also appeared in the documentary series, Planet's Best with Terri and Bindi, around time.

Though the show only lasted for 26 episodes, Bindi: The Jungle Girl found a second life on Australian television. The series aired there in 2009. Back in the states, Irwin has made appearences on such talk shows as The Oprah Winfrey Show in recent years.

 

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INDONESIANS SHINE AT 'RUN FOR FRIENDS

Nethy Dharma Somba

The Jakarta Post / Jayapura

Two hundred runners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) ran from Wutung to Skouw in the International Cross Border 10k on Wednesday.

The race started at Wafa Village, Vanimo, 7.5 kilometers from the RI-PNG border in Wutung, PNG, and finished in Skouw, Indonesia. The event, which took 'Run for Friendship' as its theme, started at 8 a.m. Estern Indonesia Time.

Heavy rain did not affect the participants who kept in high spirits throughout the race. The event was dominated by male runners. There were only eight female runners in the event.

Hanafi of Indonesia came in first place in the male category, completing the course in 31 minutes. Another Indonesian national, FG Manori, took first place in the female category, comleting the course 44 minutes. The winner in both categories received a cash prize of Rp 5 milion each.

The cross border race was the first of its kind held between the two neighbouring countries and was ade possible thanks to cooperation between the Indonesian Papua province administration and the PNG Sandaun provincial administration, as well as the support of PT. Freeport Indonesia as the event partner.

 

The third paragraph tells us ...

INDONESIANS SHINE AT 'RUN FOR FRIENDS

Nethy Dharma Somba

The Jakarta Post / Jayapura

Two hundred runners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) ran from Wutung to Skouw in the International Cross Border 10k on Wednesday.

The race started at Wafa Village, Vanimo, 7.5 kilometers from the RI-PNG border in Wutung, PNG, and finished in Skouw, Indonesia. The event, which took 'Run for Friendship' as its theme, started at 8 a.m. Estern Indonesia Time.

Heavy rain did not affect the participants who kept in high spirits throughout the race. The event was dominated by male runners. There were only eight female runners in the event.

Hanafi of Indonesia came in first place in the male category, completing the course in 31 minutes. Another Indonesian national, FG Manori, took first place in the female category, comleting the course 44 minutes. The winner in both categories received a cash prize of Rp 5 milion each.

The cross border race was the first of its kind held between the two neighbouring countries and was ade possible thanks to cooperation between the Indonesian Papua province administration and the PNG Sandaun provincial administration, as well as the support of PT. Freeport Indonesia as the event partner.

 

Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

Hotel Work:

One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places on the one month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be offered employment in the Colony's leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday 21st July to Friday 22nd August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

Applications for places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtained from:

The Hong Kong Institute of Management,

Box 948,

The South China Times.

The closing date for applications is April 29th

 

Those who successfully complete will be given ....

Each keyboard uses a series of switches to provide messages to the computer. The keys are nested on rubber dome switches that contain crbon in the center. This causes each key to be pressed down and come right back up when you do not press it anymore. Keyboard contain anywhere between 80 to 110 keys, but there could be more. The keyboard also has a microprocessor, to respect the frequency with which signals are passed. Regadless of how sophisticated your keybord is, keyboards generally use the same system for transmitting signals to the computers that they are attached to.

When a key is pressed, the rubber dome switch pushes down on the circuit board, making its center carbon contact touch the circuit, completing an electrical circuit. This instructs the keyboard to send a signal. Signals from the keyboard continue to be sent at a certain frequency, regulated by the microprocessor. Keyboard have internal circuit boards, meaning it must pull power somewhere. Wether a keyboard uses  USB cable or a PS/2 cable, when the computer detects a keyboard connected, it will supply to the keyboard through the cable. Wireless keyboards work differently in that they are powered by an internal battery. The wireless portal is powered by the computer, and a signal is shared bertween the two devices, using infrared, radio or Bluetooth technology. However, wireless keybords are similiar to wired keyboards in that they both have a similiar structure, sending signals when a circuit is completed on their circuit boards. The only difference is how the signal reaches its destination.

 

From the text above, we know that a keyboard ....

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artist of the 1900's. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso's works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and several art schools. However, he never finished his college level course of study at the Academy of Arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a tradisional style. Then he enteres what was called the Blue Period during this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.

After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Amoh his well-known cubist paintings are "Three Musicians" and "Man with a Guitar".

Picasso died in Mougins, France in 1973. He was a really great artist.

 

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Wade Withdraws From US Basketball Team

NEW YORK: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade withdraw his name from the player pool for the US Olympic basketball team on Thursday because his injured left knee will require surgery, USA Bsketball said.

after receiving the diagnosis from the Heat team physician, the All-Star guard, who helped Miami win the NB title in five games over the Oklahoma City Thunder, informed USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo that he was having the surgery soon and would be unable to compete in London.

"As many people may know, throughout the season, I struggled with a recurring knee issue, "Wade said in a statement. "After the championship game, I visited my doctors for around of comprehensive medical test, and the recent result dictated the need surgery. While every part of me wants to be in London, I need to take this time to do what's best to improve my health and allow me to continue to play the game I love."

Wade was the US team's leading scorer in their run 2008 Olimpic gold in Beijing, scoring a game-high 27 points as the Americas beat Spain 118-107 in the Olympic final.

Despite having his knee drained during the NBA play-off, Wade averaged over 22 points a game during Miami's championship series triumph over the Thunder.

Wade's exit from the US squad left 17 players in the mix for 12 spots on The Plympic team following injuries that removed several plyers from consideration, including Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Dwight Howard of the Chicago Bulls.

-Reuters

 

Based on the text, Dwyane Wade ....