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Natural Bridge National Park

  Natural Bridge National Park is tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.

  The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offers toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

What is the function of paragraph 1?

• as an identification 

• as an orientation

• as a thesis

• as a classification

• as an abstract

Natural Bridge National Park

  Natural Bridge National Park is tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.

  The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offers toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

The text above is in form of …

• hortatory exposition

• narration

• description

• report

• explanation

Natural Bridge National Park

  Natural Bridge National Park is tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.

  The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offers toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

What is the communicative purpose of the text?

• to present two points of views about natural bridge national park

• to explain the bridge national park

• to describe the bridge national park

• to retell the bridge national park

• to persuade readers to treat preserve the bridge National Park

Natural Bridge National Park

  Natural Bridge National Park is tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.

  The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offers toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

Where is the natural bridge national park located?

• 110 kilometers from South of Brisbane

• 110 kilometers from Pacific Highway

• 110 kilometers from Numinbah Valley

• 110 kilometers from Lamington National Park

• 110 kilometers from Nerang

Natural Bridge National Park

  Natural Bridge National Park is tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers from south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numinbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of Lamington National Park.

  The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascades is a short one-kilometer walk below a dense rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. Picnic areas offers toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

What the visitors will see in the night?

• a common glow worm

• the unique feature of the glow worms

• a great dark cave

• the unique rocks

• the fantastic bridge

Ismail Marzuki was an indonesian composer and musician. He wrote many popular patriotic songs during the country's early post-independence period in 1940s and 1950s.

Ismail Marzuki was born on May 11, 1914. He enjoyed listening to musics and playing some instruments. However, he did not study music formally, instead learning by himself. In 1931, he wrote his first song O Sarinah which is about suffering people. During his career, he wrote between 202 and 204 songs. His most famous compositions are Rayuan Pulau Kelapa, Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti, and Selendang Sutera. The last song Inikah Bahagia was composed in 1957.

On 17 August 1961, Ismail Marzuki received the first Wijaya Kusuma Award. He was recognized as National Hero of Indonesia in November 2004.

From the text, we know that Ismail Marzuki ....

• was a soldier

• was a journalist

• was a composer

• was a singer

• was a farmer

Ismail Marzuki was an indonesian composer and musician. He wrote many popular patriotic songs during the country's early post-independence period in 1940s and 1950s.

Ismail Marzuki was born on May 11, 1914. He enjoyed listening to musics and playing some instruments. However, he did not study music formally, instead learning by himself. In 1931, he wrote his first song O Sarinah which is about suffering people. During his career, he wrote between 202 and 204 songs. His most famous compositions are Rayuan Pulau Kelapa, Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti, and Selendang Sutera. The last song Inikah Bahagia was composed in 1957.

On 17 August 1961, Ismail Marzuki received the first Wijaya Kusuma Award. He was recognized as National Hero of Indonesia in November 2004.

What is his first song about?

• A beautiful woman

• Suffering people

• A protest of condition

• A beautiful beach

• The beauty of Indonesia

Ismail Marzuki was an indonesian composer and musician. He wrote many popular patriotic songs during the country's early post-independence period in 1940s and 1950s.

Ismail Marzuki was born on May 11, 1914. He enjoyed listening to musics and playing some instruments. However, he did not study music formally, instead learning by himself. In 1931, he wrote his first song O Sarinah which is about suffering people. During his career, he wrote between 202 and 204 songs. His most famous compositions are Rayuan Pulau Kelapa, Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti, and Selendang Sutera. The last song Inikah Bahagia was composed in 1957.

On 17 August 1961, Ismail Marzuki received the first Wijaya Kusuma Award. He was recognized as National Hero of Indonesia in November 2004.

Which of the followings is the last song composed by Ismail Marzuki?

• Rayuan Pulau Kelapa

• Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti

• O Sarinah

• Selendang Sutera

• Inikah Bahagia

Ismail Marzuki was an indonesian composer and musician. He wrote many popular patriotic songs during the country's early post-independence period in 1940s and 1950s.

Ismail Marzuki was born on May 11, 1914. He enjoyed listening to musics and playing some instruments. However, he did not study music formally, instead learning it by himself. In 1931, he wrote his first song O Sarinah which is about suffering people. During his career, he wrote between 202 and 204 songs. His most famous compositions are Rayuan Pulau Kelapa, Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti, and Selendang Sutera. The last song Inikah Bahagia was composed in 1957.

On 17 August 1961, Ismail Marzuki received the first Wijaya Kusuma Award. He was recognized as National Hero of Indonesia in November 2004.

"...instead learning it by himself."

The underlined word refer to . . .

• Languages

• Music

• School subject

• his first song

• how to sing

Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24th, 1987, is an Argentinian football player for F.C Barcelona. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the growing problem he had when he was younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.

Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown’s Newell’s Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel’s parents were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.

In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16th, 2004, in Barcelona’s derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium (0-1). And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he is best player in the world.

According to the text, Messi’s parents moved to Barcelona ....

• because they were very poor in Argentina

• because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer

• so that Messi could learn in the best soccer club

• to get Messi’s health problem cured

• to find the best treatment to cure Messi’s health problem