The text mainly tells us about……

• The advantage of technical progress in our world

• The necessity to delay technical progress

• The development of technical progress to fulfill human needs

• The examples of negative impacts caused by technical progress

Why should we postpone continuing the development of technology?

• Because it brings good effects and bad effects for us

• Because human does not need it anymore

• Because no one can promise that technology will be only used for prosperity.

• Because technology will create new innovations that give benefit us

“For example, pesticide put inside particle boards to proscribe termites has now been found to be toxic to human life.” What does the word “proscribe” mean?

• Prevent

• Authorize

• Allow

• Accept

The main reason why local and road users complain about the poor condition of roads in Jakarta is….

• The roads become water pools or puddles in the rainy season

• There is no attention from the government about problem

• It endangers road users when they pass into these roads

• The damaged roads are repaired by the government carelessly so they are easily broken

“The government should pay special attention to these problems.” What does the word “these” refer to?

• The accidents occurred during the rainy season

• The worse conditions during the rainy season

• The poor condition of the roads

• The repair of the damaged roads

What is the main idea of paragraph four?

• Locals and roads users complain to local government about damaged roads in Jakarta

• Damaged roads endanger the road users

• The writer suggests the government to repair the damaged roads carefully

• There are some questions from people about action to repair the roads

The text mainly tells about.....

• The use of the computers in the world

• The benefits in using computers

• The benefits in using computers to children

• The advantage of the internet to children

Why parents should provide children with computers?

• They can train children with games

• They give a lot of advantages

• They are good inventions

• They acquire dozens of friends all over the world

Based on the text, what is the writer’s purpose in writing the text?

• The writer persuades parents to provide children with computers

• The writer suggests that parents give children computers

• The writer doesn’t care about the use of computers

• The writer thinks that computers are a good innovation

How is the computer very useful to society?

• Children spend less time playing with friends

• People can acquire more information easily

• Children can play many games on the computer

• They develop children’s characters through games