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

                A man and his son were going to the market. While they were walking a country man passed and said, “You fool, what a donkey for but to ride upon?”

                So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passerby said, “see that lazy young steer. He lets his father walk while he rides.”

                So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said, “Shame on that lazy old man, he lets his poor son walk, while he riders”

                The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the passerby said “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading the poor donkey?”

                The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it and raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived to a bridge when the donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey feel over the bridge and then it was drowned.

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Orchid is one of the most beautiful (46) ... on earth. Its trunk and budding. The leaves are long, stiff and thick. The colour of this plant can be (47)... by using crossing method. It can be white, purple, yellow or others. People like to use orchid as a decorative plant. Orchid usually grows (48)... in a tree but it is not parasite. It can only produce flowers not fruit.

Sand and Stone

Ikhwan and Arif were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and Ikhwan slapped Arif in the face. Arif was hurt, but he said nothing and wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking and finally found an oasis. They decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Arif slipped on moss, hit his head and started drowning, but Ikhwan saved him. After Arif gained his consciousness, he carved on a stone" TODAY MY BESI FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

lkhwan asked Arif, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you carved it on a stone, why?"

Arif replied, "when someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness would blow it away and when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.

Why did Arif carve on a stone? Because ...

       Named after one of her father’s favorite crocodiles, Bindi Sue Irwin first appeared in front of the cameras when she was only a few weeks old. Her father, Steve Irwin, was the star of the popular nature program, The Crocodile Hunter.

                Irwin shared her parent’s passion for wildlife. Home-schooled, she grew up surrounded by the animals at the Australian Zoo which is owned and operated by her family.

                She experienced a terrible loss in 2006 when her father died after being stung by a stingray while snorkeling on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. At Steve Irwin’s memorial service, held at Australian Zoo, she spoke warmly of her father, calling him “her hero”.

                In memory of her father, Irwin starred in the 2007 television documentary My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter. She continued to work on her new wildlife series for American television, Bindi: The Jungle Girl, which debuted that same year, with the young wildlife enthusiast educating and entertaining viewers with stories about animals. She rode an elephant, played with a phyton and introduced her audience to her pet rat, Candy. Irwin even sang and danced on the show with her back-up group, known as the Crocmen. Along with her mother, Irwin also appeared in the documentary series, Planet’s Best with Terri and Bindi, around time.

                Though the show only lasted for 26 episodes, Bindi: The Jungle Girl found a second life on Australian television. The series aired there in 2009. Back in the States, Irwin has made appearances on such talk shows as The Oprah Winfrey Show in recent years.

How dis Steve Irwin die?

The Legend of Toba Lake

There was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.

Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free. the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with that  fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and told her about it.

The mother was very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believe that the big hole became a lake. Today the lake is known as Toba lake.

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The Legend of Toba Lake

There was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.

Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free. the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with that  fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and told her about it.

The mother was very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believe that the big hole became a lake. Today the lake is known as Toba lake.

Why was the mother very angry ? Because ...

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu in Peru, which means ‘old peak’ is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world. According to the legend, Machu Picchu was a sacred place. The extraordinary city was created by Inca people. They erected many stones structured and turned the place into a work art.

Two thousand feet above the Lirubamba river, these ruins consist of baths, temples and about 150 hauses, all very well preserved. These gray granite structures some of which weight more than 50 tons, are perfectly sculpted that they are nothing less than works of architectural genius. They were rediscovered by a Yale archeologist in 1911. The ethereal beauty, workmanship, and history of the place attract millions of tourists each year.

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Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu in Peru, which means ‘old peak’ is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world. According to the legend, Machu Picchu was a sacred place. The extraordinary city was created by Inca people. They erected many stones structured and turned the place into a work art.

Two thousand feet above the Lirubamba river, these ruins consist of baths, temples and about 150 hauses, all very well preserved. These gray granite structures some of which weight more than 50 tons, are perfectly sculpted that they are nothing less than works of architectural genius. They were rediscovered by a Yale archeologist in 1911. The ethereal beauty, workmanship, and history of the place attract millions of tourists each year.

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