This
text is for question 1 to 3
“Multicultural Education of Indonesia in Surabaya” is proud
to present Ms. Jane Batubara, a well-known educator and researcher in
multiculturalism. She was appointed Principal of Jasmine International School
in 1999, and since then she has conducted many studies on multiculturalism in
formal education. Ms. Batubara will be in Surabaya on the 1st and 2nd of August 2005 to
talk on “Multicultural Education for the Youth.”
During
the talk, the participants will be provided with information on how to:
a.
Obtain a wholly approach to
multicultural aducation.
b.
Teach the youth to appreciate
differences
Registration
for the talk is FREE
Please
call Rina at (031) 715632 for seat reservation.
1.
The text aims to ...
a.
Conduct multicultural studies
b.
Introduce multicultural education
c.
Promote Jasmine International
School
d.
Provide information about
multiculturalism
e.
Invite as many participants as
possible to a seminar
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:
Dilihat
dari bentuk, susunan, dan isinya, teks tersebut adalah pengumuman
(Announcement). Adapun tujuan dari text
pengumuman bisa dilihat pada bagian text:
“Registration
for the talk is FREE. (Pendaftaran untuk mengahiri acara bincang-bincang ini
GRATIS). Please call Rina at (031) 715632 for seat reservation. (Silahkan
menghubungi Rina di nomor (031) 715632 untuk memesan tempat)”.
Jadi, tujuan pengumuman adalah untuk mengajak pembaca
untuk mengikuti acara tersebut.
2.
Which is NOT TRUE about Ms. Jane Batubara?
a.
She is an event organizer
b.
She is a school principal
c.
She is a researcher
d.
She is an educator
e.
She is speaker
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Berdasarkan
informasi yang tersirat dan tersurat dari text Ms. Jane Batubara memiliki
beberapa profesi sebagai berikut:
-
Educator (pendidik) and researcher
(peneliti)
“a well-known educator and researcher in
multiculturalism.”
-
School principal (Kepala Sekolah)
Diketahui dari “She was appointed
Principal of Jasmine International School in 1999” (dia diangkat menjadi Kepala
Sekolah Jasmine International School pada tahun 1999).
-
A speaker (penceramah)
Dari kalimat “Ms. Batubara will be in
Surabaya on the 1st and 2nd
of August 2005 to talk on ....” (Ms. Batubara akan berada di Surabaya
pada tanggal 1 dan 2 Agustus untuk memberikan ceramah ...).
Dengan
demikian, menurut informasi teks Ms. Jane Batubara bukan seorang “event
organizer” (penata acara).
3.
“During the talk, the participants will be provided
with information on how to...”
a.
Granted
b.
Supplied
c.
Arranged
d.
Presented
e.
Contributed
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
Kalimat
soal yang dikutip dari teks “During the talk, the participants will be provided
with information on how to ...” bermakna “Selama ceramah, para peserta akan
diberi informasi mengenai bagaimana caranya untuk ...”
Pilihan
jawaban:
Granted
(diberi hadiah)
Supplied
(disuplai)
Arranged
(ditata)
Presented
(disajikan)
Contributed
(disumbang)
Jadi
kata “provided” bisa digantikan dengan kata supplied.
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5
Before the fall from the Berlin wall, East Berlin was like the rest of
East Germany - drap and depressed. Today it is a different story. There are
over 40 major construction project underway and investment in new construction
are expected to exceed $20 billion. Part of this
boom can be attributed to the fact that the national government of Germany will
move to Berlin. The city will once again be Germany’s leading city and a
gateway to be expanding markets in Poland, Crash Republic, and other countries
east of the German border.
4.
How was East Berlin before the
fall Berlin wall?
a.
Beautiful and nice.
b.
Modern and interesting.
c.
Leading and expanding.
d.
Sophisticated and good.
e.
Dull and uninteresting.
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:
Situasi
Berlin Timur sebelum keruntuhan Tembok Berlin digambarkan oleh teks “Before the
fall from the Berlin wall, East Berlin was like the rest of East Germany - drap
and depressed.” (Sebelum keruntuhan Tembok Berlin, Berlin Timur keadaannya sama
seperti daerah-daerah German Timur lainnya tidak menatik dan tertekan).
Pilihan
jawaban:
a.
Beautiful and nice (indah dan
menyenangkan)
b.
Modern and interesting (modern dan
menarik)
c.
Leading and expanding (terkemuka
dan maju)
d.
Sophisticated and good (canggih
dan bagus)
e.
Dull and uninteresting ( sepi dan
tidak menarik)
5.
What the changes happen to East
Berlin after the fall of the Berlin wall?
a.
It’s developing to become a
leading city of Germany.
b.
It will become one of the richest
cities in Germany.
c.
It’s now the center of the
country’s government.
d.
It will be the biggest city in the
world.
e.
It has become a state city.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Perubahan
yang tejadi di Berlin Timur setelah keruntuhan Tembok Berlin digambarkan
sebagai “There are over 40 major construction project underway and investment
in new construction are expected to exceed $20 billion. Part of this boom can be attributed to the fact that the
national government of Germany will move to Berlin. The city will once again be
Germany’s leading city and a gateway to be expanding markets in Poland, Crash
Republic, and other countries east of the German border”. (ada lebih dari 40
proyek pembangunan yang sedang berlangsung dan penanaman modal pada proyek
pembangunan baru diharapkan bisa melebihi 20 milyar dolar. Sebagian dari
perkembangan pesat ini disebabkan kenyataan bahwa pemerintahan nasional German
akan pindah ke Berlin. Kota ini sekali lagi akan menjadi kota yang terkemuka di
German dan menjadi pintu gerbang bagi pasar yang sedang berkembang pesat di
Polandia, Republik Ceko, dan negara-negara lain dibagian timur perbatasan
German.