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

Answer the following questions based on the interview in Activity 3.

What was Edison's thought about working as an inventor?

Where does the dialog probably take place?

Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer.

Pamukkale is one of Turkey's incomparable natural wonders with the calcium cascade terraces of snow white stalactites .and is known as 8th wonder of the World by Turkish people. Located to the south central of the Aegean region of Turkey, this lovely, developing district Pamukkale is in Menderes Valley. This unique land locates on a platform overlooking the Curuksu Valley, known as Lycos in antiquity. It is at altitude of 360 m from the sea level and 70 m from the Lycos Valley.

Pamukkale and Hierapolis together are both recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1988. They have all the conditions required for ideal touristic resorts. Pamukkale means 'cotton castle' but had many different uncomm6n names in the past. Pamukkale is very well known with the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formation and also with its historical remains.

The white cotton-like terraces are mineral deposits which come from Cal Mountain's rich spring waters and volcanic springs that were saved since thousand years. The water runs down the travertines and fill them up with water and there is a pool where you can have a chance to swim among the ancient Roman columns.

The ancient' city of Hierapolis was located on, the top of the white terraces and is about 2700 m long and 1 60 m high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley. It has l4,000 year-old existence; To keep the travertine white and to prevent crush and damage on them, in 1997 it was forbidden to walk on them and the water is allowed to reach the terraces periodically according to weekly watering schedule. However, it is possible to walk on the south part of the travertine with naked foot.

Adopted from: /http:/lwww.pamukkale.net(llstlngview.php? llstlng/0=5 (October 3, 2018)

People like to swim in the pools in Pamukkale because the pools ____.

The following text is for questions 13 to 15.

What is the requirement needed to apply Branch manager posistion?

What does the organisation decide to do?

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.

“She must try harder if she wants to succeed,” he said.

Which information is true based on the chart?

How does the organisation make the video?

Read the text entitled Afternoon Tea, complete the gaps with the correct form of passive verb of the verbs in bracket.

Afternoon Tea

    Afternoon tea (or Low tea) 1) ____ (use) as a term of a light meal typically eaten at 4:00 pm. It originated in Britain, though various places in the former British Empire also have such a meal. Afternoon tea 2) ____ (introduced) in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840.

    The evening meal in her household 3) ____ (served) fashionably late at eight o'clock. At 4 o'clock, when she was hungry, she asked that a tray of tea, bread and butter and cake 4) ____ (bring) to her room during the late afternoon.

    During the 1880's upper-class and society women would change into long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea. The afternoon tea ____ (served) in the drawing room.

    Traditionally, loose tea 6) ____ (will serve) in a teapot with milk and sugar. This 7) ____ (will accompany) by various sandwiches, scones and usually cakes and pastries. Traditionally the tea and food 8) ____ (will serve) on a lounge (or low) table.

    While afternoon tea used to be an everyday event, nowadays it 9) ____ (consider) as a treat in a hotel, café, or tea shop, although many Britons still have a cup of tea and slice of cake or chocolate at teatime. Accordingly, many hotels now market and promote afternoon teas.

(Source: http:///Iwww.hisroric-uk.com/CultureUK/afternoon-tea, http://english-magazine.org/english-reading/english-for-culture/328-tea-high-tea-and-ofternoon-tea-novembers-culture-artide)

(3) ____

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.

He said, “I will ring her.”