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

Answer the following questions.

Who are the characters involved?

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How are the problems resolved?

Comprehension questions. Answer the following questions.

Why did the Dutch Government apply the Cultivation System?

Main ideas. Work in groups and find the main ideas of the paragraph. 

The purpose of the text: ....

Read the following text and complete the missing words.

December 7 - ON THIS DAY

1941

Japanese forces with 353 planes (1) ____ the U.S. Navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Eighteen ships were (2) ____, including five battleships. More than 2,400 Americans died at Pearl Harbor, and more than 1,700 were (3) ____. The day after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Congress quickly (4) ____ FDR's request to (5) ____ war on Japan. Three days later, Germany and Italy declared (6) ____ on the United States. The U.S., which had (7) ____ neutral for many years, was now (8) ____ involved in World War II.

(7) ____

What happened on April 14, 1865?

How many times did Columbia go on its successful mission?

Read the following columns and answer the questions

What are the function of the column?

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Where do you probably find the column?

Complete the following interview with suitable sentences from the box.
Then, perform the complete interview with your friend.

Adam Smith: Hello, Adam Smith speaking. Am I talking to Donna Strickland?

Donna Strickland: Yes, I am.

Adam Smith: Hi, I'm calling from Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm.

Donna Strickland: O.K. What can I help you, Sir?

Adam Smith: (1) ____

Donna Strickland: Thank you very much.

Adam Smith: What was your immediate thought on hearing the news?

Donna Strickland: (2) ____

Adam Smith: I knew it was the right day---it would have been a cruel prank, but that is what I was thinking. Were you sleeping when the call came?

Donna Strickland: (3) ____

Adam Smith: Yeah, you bet. Anyway, it's fairly amazing. I don't know if there's another case of somebody being awarded a Nobel Prize for their very first scientific paper. That's an extraordinary

Donna Strickland: No, I don't know that either. [Laughs] No, I know, I sort of feel like I just lucked into this whole thing. I have to say that. (4) ____

Adam Smith: You must have been a naturally gifted experimentalist. Where did it come from, you think, the gift?

Donna Strickland: I don't know, I mean it was . . . it was just a fun thing to do, and so I enjoyed putting many hours into it. (5) ____You know, it was a fun time in the field of short-pulse lasers, and it was a fun group to be in and . . . · I don't know, I put in the long hours and it was fun most of the time. Most of the time!

Adam Smith: It's the classic vision of the experimental physicist, sort of tinkering around in the lab.

Donna Strickland: That's right.

Adam Smith: Of course, you are the first female Laureate for 55 years.

Donna Strickland: Yes, and Goeppert-Mayer, yes, I couldn't think of her name.

Adam Smith: That's right.

Donna Strickland: Marie Curie everyone comes to, but I was thinking, "Oh, I even quoted her." I cited her work in my thesis.

(Adopted from: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/201 8/stricklandlinterview/ (July 26, 2019))
 

The most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank number (3) is ….