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Barack Obama is the previous president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face. He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

• To persuade the readers to choose him in the election

• To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama

• To report the life of the president of United States of America

• To describe Barack Obama’s physical appearance and personality

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Barack Obama is the previous president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face. He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

2 “… dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.” The antonym of the word “pointed” is ….

• Flat

• Short

• Straight

• Handsome

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Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and business woman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girl”and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter. After The Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled “Intimately Beckham”and a range of handbags and jewelry. In addition she had written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

3. What did Victoria do before being a solo singer?

• Married to David Beckham

• Worked as fashion designer

• Joined The Spice Girl

• Created fashion style

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Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and business woman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girl”and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter. After The Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled “Intimately Beckham”and a range of handbags and jewelry. In addition she had written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

4. . Based on the text, what do we know about Victoria?

 

• She is an ordinary woman

• She is a multi-talented woman

• She designed The Spice Girls

• She married to an ordinary person

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Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been listed in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean. Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair complexion and black short hair. Some people considered Atkinson “the man with the rubber face.” In fact, he has really funny face with unique smile. He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows. His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a man’s suit with shirt, collar, trousers and a pair of shiny shoes. Rowan Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham on 6th January 1955. He has two elder brothers. Atkinson studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University and continued with an MSc at the Queen’s College, Oxford. Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990. The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, and lives in England in the Northamptonshire. With an estimated wealth of $100 million, Atkinson owns many expensive cars.

5. The text mainly describes … A. B. C. D.

• Rowan Atkinson

• Rowan Atkinson’s school

• Rowan Atkinson’s movies

• Comedy festivals in England

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Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He was best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art was represented in Picasso’s works. Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting with his father and also in Madrid. From 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. Then he entered what was called the Blue period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show poverty in Barcelona. After 1907, he entered the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “The Three Musician” and “The man with a guitar” which depicted the destruction of Spanish town. Picasso died in France in 1973.

6. Picasso used shades of blue in his painting during the Blue Period, because ….

• He was sad to live in a traditional Barcelona

• The blue was to show poverty in Barcelona

• The blue represented modern art of this paintings

• Blue was Picasso’s favorite color in his paintings

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Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He was best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art was represented in Picasso’s works. Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting with his father and also in Madrid. From 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. Then he entered what was called the Blue period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show poverty in Barcelona. After 1907, he entered the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “The Three Musician” and “The man with a guitar” which depicted the destruction of Spanish town. Picasso died in France in 1973.

7. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

• Picasso used shades of blue in his paintings

• Picasso died in France on 1973

• Picasso was taught by his father

• Picasso was taught by his father

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I have a special friend. She is my classmate and sits besides me. Her name is Rohma. Rohma is a quite girl and very simple on the look. However, I really adore her. She is not only kind but also tough. Rohma comes from a very simple family. Her father is a pedicab driver and her mother has passed away. She has a younger brother. His name is Rahmat. In order to help their father, Rohma and her brother work part-time to earn some money. Rohma sells food during our class break, while her brother sells newpapers and magazines after school. One thing that I always admire about her is that she can manage her time well, and she always looks cheerful.

 

8. What does the second paragraph tell you about?

• Rohma and her family

• Rohma and her father

• Rohma and her brother

• Rohma and her friends

I’m so happy to have a close friend. She is my beloved classmate, Fafa. We’ve known each other since we were in grade 10. We were in the same class, and we still are in grade 11 until now. Fafa is a very kind and friendly girl. She is always ready to help other people. Although she comes from a rich family, she never looks down on other people. She is very sociable and has a lot of friends. She can interact easily with people from different ages. Therefore, she is also popular among teachers and parents.

 

9.  What is the text about?

• The writer’s sister.

• The writer’s family.

• The writer’s deskmate

• The writer’s best friend.

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I’m so happy to have a close friend. She is my beloved classmate, Fafa. We’ve known each other since we were in grade 8. We were in the same class, and we still are in grade 9 until now. Fafa is a very kind and friendly girl. She is always ready to help other people. Although she comes from a rich family, she never looks down on other people. She is very sociable and has a lot of friends. She can interact easily with people from different ages. Therefore, she is also popular among teachers and parents.

 

10. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

• Fafa has good characters

• Fafa comes from a rich family

• Fafa is an eighth grader student

• Fafa is popular among neighbors