Expression 19

 

Selpi     : Bad news! There will be a bus-driver strike tomorrow morning!

Suci      : Oh no! How shall we go to school?

Selpi     : I have an idea. What do you think hiring a taxi?

Suci      : It’s expensive.

Selpi     : So, what’s your idea?

Suci      : There is my father’s motorcycle at home, but no one can ride it. My father is out of town.

Putri     : Do you mind if I ride it? Don’t worry, I have a driving license.

Suci      : OK, but let me ask my mom first. Prily        : Sure.

1.      What are the speakers talking about?

a.      Why they can’t take a taxi.

b.      How they will go to school.

c.       When a bus driver strikes takes place.

d.      Why all bus drivers’ strike tomorrow.

e.      How to ask for a person’s permission.

 

2.      How does Michele feel to know the news about a bus-driver strike?

a.      Sad       

b.      Upset

c.       Panicky               

d.      Nervous

e.      Envious

 

3.      Why does Michele disagree with Selpi’s idea to take a taxi to school?

a.      They do not know the driver.

b.      They have no taxi phone number.

c.       She has a bad experience when taking a taxi.

d.      It is quite difficult to get a taxi in the morning.

e.      They don’t have enough money to pay for a taxi fare.

4.      What can we infer from the dialog?

a.      They can’t decide how to go to school.

b.      Selpi’s father has a business in another town.

c.       All buses will not operate tomorrow morning.

d.      All taxi drivers will strike tomorrow morning.

e.      Michele’s mother will drive them to school.

5.      These are sentences to ask for an opinion, EXCEPT….

a.      What do you think about hiring a taxi?

b.      OK but let me ask my mom first.

c.       How shall we go to school?

d.      Do you mind if I ride it?

e.      So, what’s your idea?

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