Text 1
“Indonesian
Idol” is an annual Indonesian televised singing competition that has been
airing on RCTI. Part o the Idol franchise, it originated from the British
reality program “Pop Idol”. “Indonesian Idol” is a combination of a reality
show and a talent search show. Unfortunately, instead of giving the opportunity
to anyone who has talent and capability to be promoted as an idol. I find some
weaknesses in this program.
Sometimes,
the winner is not guaranteed to have the quality of a good singer because the winner is merely determined by pubic voting by phone and SMS. Most of these
voters do not consider the jury’s comments on the contestant’s performance
because they would prefer focusing on the contestant’s physical appearance and
personality rather than his/her singing quality.
As
a consequence, after the competition is over, only a few of the winners get the
chance to be professional singers. Why is it so? Because they don’t have great
skills to be professional singers. Furthermore, most of them only have little
experience in the show business, while being professional singers need a long
process and time.
My
suggestion is that “Indonesian Idol” should not determine the winner based on
the contestant’s popularity. The singing quality of each contestant should be
the first priority.
Yours
truly,
Pinky
Baboe- Semarang
1.
“They
would prefer focusing on the contestant’s physical appearance and personality
rather than his/her singing quality”.This sentence means that . . .
a. They like
the contestant’s physical appearance and personality better than the quality of
a good singer
b. They like
the quality o a good singer better than the contestant’s physical appearance
and personality
c. They prefer
the quality of a good singer to the contestant’s physical appearance and
personality
d. They prefer
the quality of a good and talented singer
e. They don’t
like the physical appearance and the personality
Text 2
The
Federal Government is necessary for big things. This government is
responsible for enacting laws, defense, taxation, telecommunications, and
external affairs.
The State governments look after the middle-sized things. For example, they
look after industrial relations and preventing things like vandalism in school.
Local
government looks after the small things, they look after things like garbage
collection, local parks, and reserves.
Thus,
we can conclude that the three levels of government above are necessary.
2.
The topic of the text above is . . .
a. The federal
government is necessary
b. Three levels
of government in Australia
c. Collecting
rubbish
d. Vandalism in
Australia
e. Local
government
3.
“.. . they look after industrial relations and
preventing things like vandalism in school.” The word “they” refers to . . . .
a. The Federal
government
b. The Local
government
c. The State
government
d. Big things
e. Middle-sized
things
Text 3
4.
What
does the advertisement above offer?
a. A chance to
win fabulous prizes
b. Furniture
worth Rp 1 million for the winner
c. An
opportunity to be a millionaire upon winning
d. An
opportunity to spend Rp 1 million in a single receipt
e. A chance to
win a set of furniture worth Rp 1 million
5.
The communicative purpose of the text is . . .
a. To describe
the life of a millionaire
b. To persuade
the readers to spend 1 million and win the competition
c. To persuade
the readers to be a millionaire
d. To show the
readers some steps to be a millionaire
e. To tell the
readers about a millionaire
Text 4
Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900s. He
is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is
represented in Picasso's works.
Picasso
was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied
painting from his father and his college-level course of study at the academy
of arts in Madrid.
From
about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. He,
then, entered what was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used
shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.
After
1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist
paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”. Picasso died in
Moughins, France in 1973.
6.
The
text above mainly discusses about ...
a. Picasso
b. Important
artist
c. An art
teacher
d. The most
outstanding artist
e. The style of
cubism
7.
Which
of the following statements is true?
a. Picasso was
the only outstanding and important artist of the 1900’s
b. Picasso was
a modern artist who passed away in France in 1973
c. “Man with a
Guitar” was Picasso’s first painting
d. Picasso
studied painting together with his father
e. Since
Picasso was young, he only uses shades of blue in his paintings
8.
The
type of the text above ia a/ an ...
a. Report
b. Anecdote
c. Recount
d. Narrative
e. Spoof
Text
5
9.
What is the communicative purpose of the text above?
a. To share an
amusing story with others
b. To persuade
the readers that Bright School is the best choice
c. To compare
between International and National School
d. To ensure
the readers that Bright is an international school\
e. To describe
how to enroll in Bright School
10.
What is the text about?
a. Bright
School
b. South
Jakarta InternationalSchool
c. Academic
Colleges Group
d. New Zealand
and UK
e. Spacious
School
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