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Silkworms live for only two or three days after laying eggs. About 36,000 to 50,000 eggs are laid, and these are carefully stored at the silkworm farm until they are ready to hatch.

The eggs hatch into caterpillars, which feed on mulberry leaves. Soon, the caterpillars are ready to spin their cocoons. Not all caterpillars can spin silk cocoons. Only the caterpillars of a silkworm moth known as ‘Bombyxmari’ can do such spinning. This caterpillar has special glands which secrete liquid silk through its lower lip. The liquid produced later hardens to form tine strands.

The caterpillar makes its cocoons using these strands. The threads on the outside of the cocoon are rough, while those inside are soft and smooth. Some fully-spun cocoons are heated. This kills the pupa inside. The cocoons are then put into hot water to loosen the fine threads. Finally, these threads are reeled off the cocoons.

The length of unbroken thread produced by a single cocoon measures about one-and-a-half kilometers. Being twisted together several of these threads make single woven materials.

The text tells you about....

• A. To persuade readers to buy silk.

• B. To put silk into different categories.

• C. To entertain readers with the knowledge.

• D. To present some points of view about silk.

• E. To describe how silk comes into existence.

Silkworms live for only two or three days after laying eggs. About 36,000 to 50,000 eggs are laid, and these are carefully stored at the silkworm farm until they are ready to hatch.

The eggs hatch into caterpillars, which feed on mulberry leaves. Soon, the caterpillars are ready to spin their cocoons. Not all caterpillars can spin silk cocoons. Only the caterpillars of a silkworm moth known as ‘Bombyxmari’ can do such spinning. This caterpillar has special glands which secrete liquid silk through its lower lip. The liquid produced later hardens to form tine strands.

The caterpillar makes its cocoons using these strands. The threads on the outside of the cocoon are rough, while those inside are soft and smooth. Some fully-spun cocoons are heated. This kills the pupa inside. The cocoons are then put into hot water to loosen the fine threads. Finally, these threads are reeled off the cocoons.

The length of unbroken thread produced by a single cocoon measures about one-and-a-half kilometers. Being twisted together several of these threads make single woven materials.

The following statements are true based on the text, except...

• A. The eggs hatch and eats mulberry leaves

• B. The cocoons don’t need to be heated to kill the pupa.

• C. Silkworm lives no more than three days after it lays eggs.

• D. The caterpillar makes its cocoon using fine strand from its liquid.

• E. The measure of threads produces by one cocoon is about 1500 metres.

A farmer came across a bird with a broken wing. He picked it up, took it home and looked after it lovingly, even though his wife complained bitterly about his wasting too much time on the creature.

After some time, the wing mended and, because the bird did not want the farmer to have kept on arguing with his wife all the time, it decided to go back to its nest.

When the farmer discovered that the bird was gone, he was so upset that he went out to look for it. Eventually, he found it again, and was greeted happily by the whole family of the bird. As a sign of their thanks for his care and attention, the birds gave him a little box, and told him not to open it until he got home.

To his surprise, the farmer found the box full of precious stones. When his wife saw them, she decided that she too deserved a reward, and she went to see the birds. The birds give her a little casket, but this one was full of devils. The devils jumped on her as soon as she opened the casket and chased her away.

Left alone, the farmer went to live near his friend, the bird. There he built a hut of perfumed wood, and the birds decorated it with flowers of every kind.

What do you learn from the text?

• A. A gift showing kindness

• B. Sufferings bring happiness

• C. Arguing makes you distressed

• D. A good deed deserves a reward

• E. Having no heart makes you isolated

What Causes Weather ?

Weather is the physical condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. It includes temperature, air pressure and water content.

Weather is produced when air move from place to place. This moving air is known as wind. Winds are formed when the cooler air moves in to replace the rising warm air . Warm air is usually less dense than cool air; therefore, it creates low air pressure. Cool air is more dense and creates high air pressure.

Usually we have fine weather when the air pressure is high and there are clouds , rain and snow when the air pressure drop.

“Warm air is usually less dense than cool air ….”(par. 2 ).

The underlined word has the opposite meaning to ….

• A. spare

• B. solid

• C. thick

• D. heavy

• E. compact

Based on the caption above, it infers that....

• A. Bankruptcy in restaurant business affects Indonesia economic situation.

• B. Restaurant businesses are falling down due to economic situation.

• C. Indonesia acquires more funding for restaurant businesses.

• D. Indonesian cannot afford to have meals in restaurants.

• E. Starting a restaurant in Indonesia is not promising.