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

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KOMODO DRAGON

INDONESIA

The Komodo dragon truly lives up to its name, being the largest species of lizard ever known and capable of growing up to 3m in lenght and weighting up to 70kg. This sheer size, when combined with the dragon's predatory nature, demands that caution be exercised when in its immediate vicinity.

Moreover, the dragon is also famous for its ferocious bite, which combines serrated teeth with mysteriously toxic saliva. Scientist still debate whether this saliva contains venom or bacteria but either way, the dragon's fearsome reputation is well known.

This killing machine is only found in few island in the Komodo National Park, a conversation area listed in two international groups: UNESCO World Heritage and the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

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THE HORNED MELON

The horned melon, also called African horned cucumber, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. It is considered to be the ancestor of the other cultivated melons. Often known by its nickname in the southeastern United States, blowfish fruit, it is grown for its fruit, which look like oval melons with horn like spines.

The fruit of this plant is edible, but it is used as often for decoration as for food. When ripe, it has a yellow-orange skin and a lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.

In Zimbabwe, this cucumber is called gaka, and it is primarily used as a fruit-snack, salad, and rarely for decoration. It is eaten young, mature green, or when ripe bright yellow/orange. It grows naturally in the fields and also in the bush. However, some people leave some to rot, in the fields for the next summer’s seeds/plants.

As traditional food plant in Africa, this fruit is potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable land care. Along with the Gemsbok cucumber, it is the only source of water during the dry season in the Kalahari Desert. Despite the fruit’s colourful appearance, it is not found any significant uses in Western cuisine and been called “astringent”, and the price is “exorbitant”.

 

How do people in Zimbabwe get the next summer's seeds of the horned melon?

THE FLY AND THE BULL

There was once a little fly who thought he was very important. He felt proud of himself. One sunny morning, he flew around looking for someone to talk to. He saw a bull grazing in a field. He decided to fly down to talk to him.

The little fly flew down and buzzed around the bull’s head. The bull did not bother him. He went on chewing grass.

The fly then (29) ... right inside the bull’s ear. The bull continued chewing grass. The fly thought, “ What a stupid animal!”

Now the fly decided to land on one of the bull’s  (30)... to make the bull notice him. He waited for the bull to say something, but the bull kept quiet.

The fly then shouted angrily, “ Oh, Bull, if you find that I am too heavy for you, let me know and I’ll fly away!”

The bull laughed and said, “ Little fly, I don’t care if you stay or leave. You are so (31) ... that your weight does not make any difference to me, so please be quiet and leave me alone.”

Arrange these sentences into a correct paragraph.

1. First, soak the orchid in the original pot until the soil is very damp.
2. After that, wash off extra bark and soil attached to the roots and cut off roots that appear dark or rotted
3. Add 1/2 an inch of fir bark and perlite to the new pot.
4. Then pull the plant out using a knife to loosen the roots from the soil.
5. Finally, place the orchid in the new pot below the rim and keep the plant out of the sun for 6 weeks
6. To transplant orchids, there are some steps to follow

Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. In the most 'developed' societies, visiting exoting 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, hovewer some problems associated with this new industry. Firstly, there is the increasing crime rate. Some locals see tourist 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 dan jewelery which can be disposes 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 illnes was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many diseases which resist antibiotics is casing scientist 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 tourist and there are plans to restrict visitors to some of the more delicate coral cays

There 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)

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Brain cancer might be categorized as the worst and the deadliest disease. Approximately 17.000 people in the United States are diagnosed with primary cancer each year and nearly 13.000 die of the disease.

The brain is made up of individual cells. These cells are the smallest units which compose the brain. A brain cancer can arise from any of the cells, which make up the brain. Brain cancer starts in just one cell. As the cell makes more and more copies of itself, it grows to form a tumor. A malignant tumor has a capacity to spread, and is then called "brain cancer"

"Primary brain cancer" starts within the brain, and is the main subject of the transcript. In contrast, "secondary brain cancer" starts in some other organs (like lung or breast) and then spread to the brain. This is called "brain metafisis"

There are several things that have been found to increase the risk of developing brain cancer. Having rare family disease (such as neurofibromatosis, Von-Hippel Lindau) exposure to radiation, and exposure to certain chemicals (like pvc) have been connected to developing brain cancer. The risk is greater if the person is exposed to at a younger age to a higher dose.

"... are diagnozed with primary ..." (paragraph 1)

The underlined word has the closest meaning to ....

Brain cancer might be categorized as the worst and the deadliest disease. Approximately 17.000 people in the United States are diagnosed with primary cancer each year and nearly 13.000 die of the disease.

The brain is made up of individual cells. These cells are the smallest units which compose the brain. A brain cancer can arise from any of the cells, which make up the brain. Brain cancer starts in just one cell. As the cell makes more and more copies of itself, it grows to form a tumor. A malignant tumor has a capacity to spread, and is then called "brain cancer"

"Primary brain cancer" starts within the brain, and is the main subject of the transcript. In contrast, "secondary brain cancer" starts in some other organs (like lung or breast) and then spread to the brain. This is called "brain metafisis"

There are several things that have been found to increase the risk of developing brain cancer. Having rare family disease (such as neurofibromatosis, Von-Hippel Lindau) exposure to radiation, and exposure to certain chemicals (like pvc) have been connected to developing brain cancer. The risk is greater if the person is exposed to at a younger age to a higher dose.

Secondary brain cancer happens when ...

Steven Paul Jobs, popularly known as Steve Jobs, was born on February 24, 1995, to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, two university of Wisconsin graduate students who gave their unnamed son up for adoption. His father, Abdulfattah Jandali, was a Syrian political science professor and his mother, Joanne Simpson, worked as a speech therapist. Shortly after Steve was placed for adoption, his biological parents married and had another child, Mona Simpson. It was not until Jobs was 27 that he was able to uncover information on his biological parents.

As an infant, Steven was adoptep by Clara dan Paul Jobs and named Steven Paul Jobs. Clara worked as an accountant and Paul was a Coast Guard veteran and machinist. The family lived in Mountain View within California's Silicon Valley. As a boy, Jobs and his father would work on electronics in the family garage. Paul would show his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics, a hobby which instilled confidence, tenacity, and mechanical prowess in young Jobs.

After he enroled high school, Jobs spent his free time at Hewlett-Packard. It was there that he befriended computer club teacher Steve Wozniak. Wozniak was a brilliant computer engineer, and the two developed great respect for one another.

In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Wozniak started Apple Computers. The duo started in the Jobs family garage and funded their enterprenerurial venture after Jobs sold his Volkwagen bus and Wozniak sold his beloved scientific calculator.

What di Jobs and Wozniak do to get financial support to run Apple Computers?

We have known Grand Canyon. It is a large steep (4) .... in America but in Ciamis, West Java there is natural tourism object named Green Canyon. It is located in a village Kertayasa, Ciamis, 31 km from Pangandaran. During dry season, the water in the river is (5) ... may be that is how the place get its name. Visitors can enjoy the (6) ... scenery of the trees and the strong storny wall at the bank of the river.