Jumat, 20 April 2012

Bahasa Inggris 2 Tugas ke3


1. Which of the following is NOT true ?
A.   Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.
B.   The games were held in Greece every four years.
C.   Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
D.   Poem glorified the winners in song.
Answer : C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
Reason : in paragraph one there is sentence : an any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. In Indonesian is suatu peperangan yang sedang dalam proses dihentikan untuk berpartisipasi dalam permainan . So the battles is not interrupted.
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in meaning to…
A.  aristocracy
B.   Brave
C.   intellectuals
D.   muscular
Answer : A. aristocracy
Reason : because elite and aristocracy have the same meaning that is “pilihan”.
3. Why were the Olympic Games held?
A.   To stop wars
B.   To honor Zeus
C.   To crown the best athletes
D.   To sing songs about the athletes
Answer : B. To honor Zeus
Reason : Because in the first sentence in the story is the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god,Zeus.
4.Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?
A.   800 years
B.   1200 years
C.   2300 years
D.   2800 years
Answer : B. 1200 years
Reason : if we count 776 up to year 2012 hence about  approximately is 1200 years.
5.What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?
A.   They were pacifists
B.   They believed athletic events were important
C.   They were very simple
D.   They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates
Answer : B. They believed athletic events were important
Reason : because in the article there sentence : The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength to their education of youth. So they believed athletic were important
6.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.   Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks
B.   The Greeks severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs
C.   The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games
D.   The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were over
Answer : A.   Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
Reason : Because the article’s contain all about Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to…
A.   Accomplishments
B.   Ancestors
C.   Documents
D.   Property
Answer : A.   Accomplishments
Reason : because which most compatible is accomplishments,  that meaning to ‘prestasi/pencapaian’.
8. Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?
A.   They must have completed military service.
B.   They had to attend special training sessions
C.   They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
D.   They had to be very religious
Answer : C.   They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
Reason : because there sentence : but the later games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. So the right answer is C.
9. The word “halted” in line 16 means most nearly the same as…
A.   Encourages
B.   Started
C.   Curtailed
D.   Fixed
Answer : C.   Curtailed
Reason :  curtailed is the most compatible. Because in Indonesian curtailed  is “dibatasi”
10. What is an “Olympiad”?
A.   The time it took to finish the games
B.   The time between games
C.   The it took to finish a war
D.   The time it took the athletes to train
Answer : B.   The time between games
Reason : because in the first line in the second paragraph; The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads”. so the answer is B.
STYLISTIC  PROBLEMS
1. The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions…..
A.   Because he was afraid it would incriminate him
B.   For fear that they will incriminate him
C.   Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
D.   Fearing that he will be incriminated by it
Answer : C.   Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
Reason : there is a complete independent clause and dependent clause, and match in tenses.
2. Mrs.Walker has returned…..
A.   A wallet back to its original owner
B.   To its original owner the wallet
C.   The wallet to its originally owner
D.   The wallet to its original owner
Answer : D.   The wallet to its original owner
Reason :  because if we translate in Indonesian answer D means : Mrs walker telah mengembalikan dompet itu ke pemilik aslinyai, that the most compatible.
3.The hospital owes……for the construction of the new wing.
A.   The government twenty million dollars
B.   For the government twenty million dollars
C.   To the government twenty million dollars
D.   Twenty million of dollars to the government
Answer : D.   Twenty million of dollars to the government
Reason : because, if translate in Indonesian which most compatible is answer D.
 4. Sarah…..that she could not attend classes next week
A.   Told to her professors
B.   Said her professors
C.   Told her professors
D.   Is telling her professors
Answer : D.   Is telling her professors
Reason : the sentence is present continuous. Is telling her professors is present countinous tense. So the most compatible answer is D.
5.The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because…
A.   He painted very good
B.   They believed he painted well
C.   Of their belief that he was an good artist
D.   The judges had been told of his talents
Answer : A.   He painted very good
Reason : because the sentence is simple past tense
6. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay a fine.
Correction :
If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and fined.
Reason :
have to pay a fine must be change with verb, such as ; fined. Because the sentence above must be parallelism.
7.Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had  an accident on his way to the practice
Correction :
Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.
Reason :
The sentence is right. 
8.A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle  dreams of her daughter who lives overseas.
Correction :
A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle  had dreamed  of her daughter who lives overseas.
Reason :
we must change dreams to dreamed. Because the sentence is past perfect tense
9. The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
Correction :
The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and welcome to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
Reason :
we must change Gives a welcome feeling with welcome. Because the sentence above must be parallelism.
10. Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing songs.
Correction :
Some of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.
Reason :
watched must be change with watching, because the sentence above must be parallelism.


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