SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS LEVEL IV

Celebrating a nation that doesn’t exist

By Sarah Reid

By the time the morning sun had crept above the city’s Soviet-era apartment blocks, the

crowd-control barriers lining Suvorov Square in downtown Tiraspol were already three-deep with

families dressed in their Sunday (in this case, Monday) best. Their collective excitement was

almost palpable on this surprisingly warm September day; anyone would have thought a royal

wedding was on the cards.

But in Transnistria (also spelled Trans-Dniester), a silver of land tracing Moldova’s border

with Ukraine for 400km, the capital’s Independence Day celebrations are the highlight of the

year. Never mind that the tiny Eastern European nation, formally called the Pridnestrovian

Moldavian Republic (PMR), doesn’t officially exist.

Unrecognised as a nation by any member of the United Nations despite declaring its

independence in 1990, a year before the Soviet Union crumbled, Transnistria is a wonderfully

peculiar place. Less than 70km south-east of the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, Tiraspol

(population: 130,000) is often described as being stuck in the USSR. Indeed, from the imperious

statue of Lenin guarding Transnistria’s Brutalist parliament building to its streets named after

Communist luminaries and significant dates, it’s certainly not short on Soviet-era relics.

1.What is Transnistria formally name?

• Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR)

• USSR

• Tiraspol

• Soviet

To some this might seem sinister, ...... a much-ballyhoeoed celebration of family values and womenhood.

• Amid

• Among

• Around

• Along

Celebrating a nation that doesn’t exist

By Sarah Reid

By the time the morning sun had crept above the city’s Soviet-era apartment blocks, the

crowd-control barriers lining Suvorov Square in downtown Tiraspol were already three-deep with

families dressed in their Sunday (in this case, Monday) best. Their collective excitement was

almost palpable on this surprisingly warm September day; anyone would have thought a royal

wedding was on the cards.

But in Transnistria (also spelled Trans-Dniester), a silver of land tracing Moldova’s border

with Ukraine for 400km, the capital’s Independence Day celebrations are the highlight of the

year. Never mind that the tiny Eastern European nation, formally called the Pridnestrovian

Moldavian Republic (PMR), doesn’t officially exist.

Unrecognised as a nation by any member of the United Nations despite declaring its

independence in 1990, a year before the Soviet Union crumbled, Transnistria is a wonderfully

peculiar place. Less than 70km south-east of the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, Tiraspol

(population: 130,000) is often described as being stuck in the USSR. Indeed, from the imperious

statue of Lenin guarding Transnistria’s Brutalist parliament building to its streets named after

Communist luminaries and significant dates, it’s certainly not short on Soviet-era relics.

3.Which countries have acknowledged Transnistria’s sovereignity?

• Ukraina and Moldova

• USSR, Ukraine, Moldova

• Russia, Moldova or Ukraine

• Abkhazia; Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as the Republic of Artsakh; and South Ossetia

He threw the phone ...... into the bag he’s been bringing everywhere.

• That he hold

• he was holding

• he holding

• that he is holding

Brooke woke up early morning .... His boyfriend was calling her at midnight.

• Although

• Despite

• Even though

• Even

Suzan : Well, I guess everyone was affected by this Corona pandemic. Brody : Geez... Suzan, your Dad lost his job too, .....?

• Did he?

• Didn’t he?

• Doesn’t he?

• Does he?

“My fellow Tiger, I am afraid that this elephant will bring a huge problem for us. He said that a hunter hunted him,” the snake whispered. These words have the same meaning with the the word “fellow”, except ....

• associate

• foe

• colleague

• mate

I don’t think she can actually fix the phone ....... That computer

• With

• On

• By

• In

Complete this dialogue. A. Shaggy : Sheema, .................. ? B. Sheema : I haven’t heard it.

• What are you doing?

• How are you?

• Have you know?

• Have you heard the news?

Into the room hobbled the fairy who had not been invited. “So you didn’t bother to ask me?” she cackled bitterly. “Well I came anyway. And I, too, ........ the Princess a magical gift”.

• have brought

• had brought

• had bring

• have bringing