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

The following text is for questions 25 to 28. 

Indonesian Students Win Gold, Silver at Malaysia's Young Scientists Conference

    A team of Indonesian students scored gold and silver medals at the 26th International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) in Kuala Lumpur.

    The team, which consisted of eight junior and high school students, presented its research findings in seven academic fields including computer science, mathematics, physics, life sciences, and environmental sciences on Thursday.

    Felicia Angie Hosea, a student of SMA Cita Hati high school in Surabaya, East Java; and Avriza Devano Bestafa who studied at SMP 5 junior high school in Yogyakarta; each took home a gold medal for their research in environmental science.

    Meanwhile, Viona Setiawan, a student of SMA Aloysius in Bandung, won a silver medal for her research in physics, in addition to the best poster award.

    In life sciences, Fiona Terianto from SMA St. Laurensia in Tangerang won a bronze medal, as well as the best poster award. The rest of the team scored the best poster awards.

    Center for Young Scientists (CYS) director Monika Raharti said the students who represented Indonesia at the 26th ICYS in Kuala Lumpur had competed in last year's Young Scientist Competition (LPB) at the provincial and national levels.

    "The winners of last year's national-level LPB received training from CYS earlier this year in preparation for the international competition," Monika said on Thursday as quoted by tempo.co.

    "Congratulations to the boys and girls of Indonesia who have made the country proud," she
added.

    The 26th ICYS, which ran from April 19 to 25 at the Mandarin Court Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, was attended by participants from 26 countries.

(Adopted from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/youth/201 9/04/27/indonesian-students-win-gold-silver-at-malaysias-youngscientists-conference.html (April 6, 2019))

The students received brilliant results in the competition ____ they were proud of their efforts. 

You are talking to a visitor. Practice the dialogue. Use the cues in the box below.

A: How do you like it here?

B: Fantastic. I am enjoying not only ____ but also ____.

A: That's good. And what about the food? Do you like it?

B: It's delicious. I love both ____ and ____.

A: Do you? And what's your hotel like?

B: It's all right. But the room is neither ____ nor ____.

5. Connecting these sentences with the right connector.

b. My mother buys vegetables. My mother buys fruit.

Answer the questions by crossing (X) a,b, c, d, or e in front of the right answer!

My mother ____ I went to the market for shopping.

Ratu is visiting Ciamis for the first time. Talk to her about it. Use the information from the postcard below and the appropriate paired conjunctions.

 

You: Do you like Ciamis?

Ratu: Yes, I do. The place is ____.

You: That's good. How are you enjoying the food?

Ratu: The food is ____ and the price is ____.

You: No, it isn't. Have you done much shopping?

Ratu: Not much really.

You: How do you like the shops?

Ratu: Well, actually, ____.

You: That's true. And how do you like the weather?

Ratu: ____.

(7) ....

(8) ....

(9) ....

(10) ....

Write five sentences using 'or' 'and' 'but' related to historical places or buildings correctly. Read your sentences aloud.

How does the poem make you feel?

Do you agree with Kahlil Gibran's opinion about love?

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Mind the tenses and singular/plural subjects.

____ the store ____ [renovate] last week?