Dec 19, J101

Fire razes four houses in Ambon

AMBON, Maluku: Fire razed four houses in Ambon city on Friday, but no fatalities were reported.

       The fire began in one of the four houses and quickly spread to the neighboring homes in the densely populated area of Skip, Sirimau Kota District, Ambon City.

Two fire trucks were deployed to the scene and were able to extinguish the blaze after an hour. Local authorities said that the fire was sparked by a short circuit.

(Taken from:”The Jakarta Post”, 2004).

1. The sentence: “Fire razed four houses in Ambon City late on Friday, but no fatalities were reported” is the ……of text.

a. Background event.

b. Reorientation.

c. Source.

d. Newsworthy event.

e. Complication.

2. What caused the fire?

a. Two fire trucks exploded near the house.

b. The fire was sparked by a short circuit.

c. Two fire trucks extinguished the blaze after an hour.

d. The neighboring homes were densely populated.

e. The fire was not extinguished soon

3. Which part is the source of text?

a. Fire razed four houses in Ambon city late on Friday

b. No fatalities were reported

c. Local authorities said that the fire was sparked by a short circuit

d. The fire began in one of the four houses in Sirimau Kota district, Ambon

e. Two fire trucks were able to extinguish the blaze after an hour.

Text 2

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest(Adventure, 151 minutes)

Starring: Johnny Deep, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski Released by: Walt Disney Pictures.

       In this sequel to the 2003 highly successful film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, you can see everyone’s favorite scoundrel, Captain Jack Sparrow (the brilliant Johnny Deep) trying to weasel out of paying a blood debt owed to the mythical Davy Jones, the captain of the otherworldly ship The Flying Dutchman.

       Time is being his biggest enemy, and Sparrow pulls every trick he knows to find a way to escape the 100 years of servitude owed to Davy Jones. His old friends, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), are once again sucked into Sparrow’s misadventures.

     The success of the first sequel relied on the simple thrill ride charm of a classic swashbuckler. Unfortunately, this second sequel overextends that charm without adding anything new other than a long, contrived and rather an unnecessary plot twist.

       The only true pleasurable aspect of this film is Depp’s reprise of Sparrow, which never fails to generate laughs. Without Depp, this film would have simply drowned in an ocean of redundancy.

4. According to the reviewer, who becomes the most favorable actor in this film?

a. Keira Knightley

b. Orlando Bloom

c. Bill Night

d. Gore Verbinski

e. Johnny Depp

5. "Without Deep, this film would have simply drowned in an ocean of redundancy." 
    This means that the film is ...

a. Interesting

b. Exciting

c. Adventurous

d. Dishonest

e. Awkward

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