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

The Man and The Monster

Once upon a time, there lived a young man, named Nazar. He lived a very poor life. One day, Nazar went to town to look for a job. He had to climb up the hill and (48) ... a thick jungle to get to the nearest town. Suddenly, he heard (49) ... from a bush. When he approached, he found some people gathering around a big tree. Nazar realized that the people were doing against God order. Then he took out a big (50) axe and planned to cut down the tree.

 

 

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Arrange these sentences below into a good order.

1. Grate the cheese into the bowl and stir

2. Then turn omelette with a spatula when it brown

3. First, crack an egg into a bowl

4. Heat the oil in a frying fan, and pour the mixture into the frying fan.

5. Next cook both side and it is ready to serve

6. Whisk the eggs with a fork until it is smooth

Supply & Demands : How Market Works

The two basic terms used most often by economists are supply and demand. The amount of something that is available – the supply – and the amount of something that people want – the demand – make up a working market. The market is the way in which an economic activity is organized between buyers and sellers through their behavior and interaction with one another.

Buyers, as a group, determine the overall demand for a particular product at various prices while sellers, as a group, determine the supply of a particular product at various prices, thereby allocating scarce goods and services efficiently. The price is taken into account when deciding how much of something to consume, and also how much to produce.

The relationship between price and quantity demanded is so universal that is called the law of demand. This law states that with all else equal, when the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded falls – and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises. The supply curve provides the opposite information: the higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied – and the lower the price, the lower the quantity supplied.

A key function of the market is to find the equilibrium price when supply and demand are in balance. At this price, the goods supplied are equal to what is being demanded thereby bringing about the most efficient allocation of the goods. An efficient allocation of goods in a market is one in which no one can be made better off unless someone else is made worse off.

"... the market to find the equilibrium price ..."
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ...

Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came from a wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831 he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree of theology.

He began a career as a scientist quite by chance. On December 27, 1831, 22 years old Charles Darwin joined the crew of the HMS Beagle as a naturalist. The five years expedition collected hydrographic, geologic, and meteorologic data from South America and many other regions around the world. Darwin's own observation on this voyage led to his theory of natural selection.

Charles Darwin was greatly influenced by the geologist Adam Sedgwick and naturalist John Henslow in his development of the theory of natural selection, which was to become the foundation concept supporting the theory of evolution. Darwin's theory holds that environmental effects lead to varying degrees of reproductive success in individuals and groups of organisms. Natural selection tends to promote adaptation in organisms when necessary for survival. This revolutionary theory was published in 1859 in Darwin's now famous On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

How was Darwin's theory of natural selection developed?

The Jakarta Post - Saturday, October 13, 2012.

Juve assistant has been cut

Rome: Juventus assistant coach Angelo Alessio will be back in the dugout for the Serie A champions next weekend after the Italian Sports tribunal cut his matchday ban from six to four months on Friday.

Alessio was initially handed an eight-month ban for failing to report attempts to fix matches during the time at Siena but had it reduced to six on appeal on Aug 24. The latest reduction means that his ban expires on Monday, meaning that he will be allowed to be on the touchline for the champion's huge clash with title rivals Napoli next Saturday.

Earlier this month, Juve boss Antonio Conte had his 10-month ban, also imposed for failing to report match-fixing at Siena, cut to four, meaning that he will be free to begin full managerial duties on Dec, 8 - Reuters.

 

Why did the Juve assistant coach get match ban?

INVITATION TO THE PREQUALIFICATION TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT

 

Total E&P Indonesie, acting as a Production Sharing Contractor of BPMIGAS, hereby invites companies to register and participate for pre-qualification prior to the start of the tendering process for the above mentioned contract.

 

Prequalification requirements

In order to participate in the prequalification process, potential tenderers shall submit prequalification valid documents as set out below:

a. Expression of Interest letter on potential tenderer’s letterhead signed by his authorized person.

b. Copy of business certificate issued by the authorized government (SIUP). Qualification: Usaha Besar (UB)

c. Statement of confirmation that potential tenderer will be able to meet the minimum domestic content requirement of 35%.

d. Copy of NPWP

e. Copy of the latest fiscal year balance sheet, which has been audited by public accountants.

f. Copy of the latest fiscal year report (SPT 1771/pph Badan) and proven payment of Income Tax (SSP).

g. Copy of Certificates issued by the Applicable Accredited Association which clearly indicate potential tenderer’s classification of business field/subfield and qualification of expertise.

 

The certificates indicating potential tenderer's classification of business field and qualification of expertise must be issued by ....

Once upon a time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayed, pleaded to Gods for children. Their prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater.
 

After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfill their promise. But they didn't want their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed to the crater.
 

Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didn't want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.
 

After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before.

 

<meta charset="utf-8">The moral of the story is . . .

Once upon a time, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger lived on the foot of Mount Bromo After six years of marriage, they had not had any children. They prayed, pleaded to Gods for children. Their prayer was granted in one condition. They should sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater.
 

After sometime, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, and it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and forgot about the agreement. The mount Bromo erupted signaling that the Gods asked the couple to fulfill their promise. But they didn't want their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, to be sacrificed to the crater.
 

Raden Kusuma learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffered. Since Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man, he didn't want his siblings and other people suffered because of him. Therefore he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped.
 

After that day, the Tengger people have given offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had sacrificed himself before.

 

<meta charset="utf-8">The text shows that Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. . .

Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the most 'developed' societies, visiting exotic places is a sought-after status symbol. The tourism industries of both developed and developing countries have recognised this fact and are learning to take advantage of it.

There are, however, some problems associated with this new industry. Firstly, there is the increasing crime rate. Some local's tourists as an easy prey because, not only are they in unfamiliar territory and therefore less able to take care of themselves, but also they carry visible items of wealth, such as cameras and jewelry which can be disposed of quickly for profit.

Another major problem is health. With greater mobility comes greater danger of spreading contagious diseases around the world. One carrier returning home could easily start an epidemic before their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many diseases which resist antibiotics is causing scientists to be increasingly concerned about this issue.

Also to be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too many visitors. Australia's Great Barrier Reef, for example, is in danger of being destroyed by tourists and there are plans to restrict visitors to some of the more delicate coral cays.

These are just three of the reasons why any country should be wary of committing itself to an extensive tourism development program.

 

"One carrier returning home could easily start an epidemic before their illness was diagnosed." (Paragraph 3) The underlined word means ....

Marie Curie was born in Poland 1867. She was the only person who gained two Nobel prizes at that time. She achieved one on physics and one on chemistry. She was born as Marie Sklodowska, the daughter of a chemistry professor. She was the first woman who attended the University of Sorbonne in Paris. As a poor student, she lived in Paris on only ten cents a day for 3 years. In 1895, she married Pierre Currie, a chemist. They had two daughters: Irene and Eve.

Marie managed three lives as a researcher, a wife, and a mother.

In 1898, Marie discovered radium. Later she developed a concept of radioactivity, which marked the beginning of atomic age. During World War I, Marie and her daughter completed a new medical tool - the X-ray. Marie died in 1934, only a year before her daughter Irene won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

 

<meta charset="utf-8">What is Marrie Currie’s achievment during World War I?