Going to the beach

To spend the long school holidays, my parents and I went on holiday to the beach in Anyer. We all stayed in a villa.

During the trip to Anyer, I saw many natural views that were pleasing to the eye such as green trees and rice fields. Arriving at the beach in the Anyer area, our family and I were very happy because we could unwind while enjoying the beauty of the beach there, which was quite cool and not too crowded.

there were many activities that our family did there, starting from swimming, playing in the sand, surfing, banana boating, and snorkeling to enjoying various seafood culinary delights

1. 1. The text is written in a form of ...

• narrative

• recount

• poster

• procedure

• description

Going to the beach

To spend the long school holidays, my parents and I went on holiday to the beach in Anyer. We all stayed in a villa.

During the trip to Anyer, I saw many natural views that were pleasing to the eye such as green trees and rice fields. Arriving at the beach in the Anyer area, our family and I were very happy because we could unwind while enjoying the beauty of the beach there, which was quite cool and not too crowded.

there were many activities that our family did there, starting from swimming, playing in the sand, surfing, banana boating, and snorkeling to enjoying various seafood culinary delights

1. 2. The purpose of the text is .....

• to describe about a beach

• to describe about writers' own beach

• to persuade the reader to buy a house

• to retell the writer experience at a beach

• to show how to go to a beach

Going to the beach

To spend the long school holidays, my parents and I went on holiday to the beach in Anyer. We all stayed in a villa.

During the trip to Anyer, I saw many natural views that were pleasing to the eye such as green trees and rice fields. Arriving at the beach in the Anyer area, our family and I were very happy because we could unwind while enjoying the beauty of the beach there, which was quite cool and not too crowded.

there were many activities that our family did there, starting from swimming, playing in the sand, surfing, banana boating, and snorkeling to enjoying various seafood culinary delights

1. 3. "I was very happy because we could unwind"

2. the closest meaning of underlined word is ...

• relax

• tense up

• work up

• panic

• confuse

Vacation

Last weekend, my best friends and I went to Yogyakarta. We went on Friday by train. We stayed in a hotel there. On saturday, we visited the Prambanan temple. At night, we went to malioboro. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because there were lots of promotions for visitors, such as discounts for batik and handcrafted bags, free testers for bakpia, and so on. I bought new clothes for my sister and a bag for my mom with a big discount. On Sunday, we left for Jakarta by plane

4. The purpose of the text is ...

• to describe Yogyakarta

• to retell writers experience on vacation

• to describe about the writer

• to persuade the reader to buy souvenirs

• to show how to go to Yogyakarta

Vacation

Last weekend, my best friends and I went to Yogyakarta. We went on Friday by train. We stayed in a hotel there. On saturday, we visited the Prambanan temple. At night, we went to malioboro. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because there were lots of promotions for visitors, such as discounts for batik and handcrafted bags, free testers for bakpia, and so on. I bought new clothes for my sister and a bag for my mom with a big discount. On Sunday, we left for Jakarta by plane

5. On Friday, the writer.....

• went to prambanan

• went to malioboro

• stayed in hotel

• went to the beach

• went to train station

Vacation

Last weekend, my best friends and I went to Yogyakarta. We went on Friday by train. We stayed in a hotel there. On saturday, we visited the Prambanan temple. At night, we went to malioboro. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because there were lots of promotions for visitors, such as discounts for batik and handcrafted bags, free testers for bakpia, and so on. I bought new clothes for my sister and a bag for my mom with a big discount. On Sunday, we left for Jakarta by plane

6. The closest meaning of the word "handcrafted" is ....

• handmade

• homemade

• production

• custom

• manual

Exploring Art and Making Memories: A Weekend with Ryan

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday, we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o'clock, and we stayed there all morning.

We say some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art but Ryan didn't like the art very much. I bought copies of two paintings at souvenir shop. I'm going to put them on the wall in my bedroom.

At one o'clock, we were very hungry, so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near museum. we went home at five o'clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday, we stayed home and studied.

1. 7. What did the writer and his roommate do last weekend?

• They had a big dinner

• They went to an art museum

• They watched people paint

• They worked part time as a guide

• They worked part time at a cafetaria

Exploring Art and Making Memories: A Weekend with Ryan

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday, we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o'clock, and we stayed there all morning.

We say some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art but Ryan didn't like the art very much. I bought copies of two paintings at souvenir shop. I'm going to put them on the wall in my bedroom.

At one o'clock, we were very hungry, so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near museum. we went home at five o'clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday, we stayed home and studied.

1. 8. The main idea of the second paragraph is ..

• The museum only displayed modern art

• A guide accompanied the visitors

• The writer liked all the art displayed at the museum

• The guide helped visitors to buy the paintings displayed

• Ryan and his roommate liked all the beautiful paintings at the museum

Exploring Art and Making Memories: A Weekend with Ryan

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday, we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o'clock, and we stayed there all morning.

We say some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art but Ryan didn't like the art very much. I bought copies of two paintings at souvenir shop. I'm going to put them on the wall in my bedroom.

At one o'clock, we were very hungry, so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near museum. we went home at five o'clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday, we stayed home and studied.

1. 9. The following statements are TRUE about Ryan, except ....

• Ryan liked all the art displayed

• Ryan was the writer roommate

• Ryan and the writer had a great weekend

• Ryan and the writer went to an art museum

• Ryan and the writer had lunch at the museum cafetaria

Challenging Days Reporting from Disaster Zones

I usually woke up at 8 a.m. and went to the press center to check the daily schedule of briefings and press conferences, usually held by the United Nations officials or disaster mitigation team chief, Alwi Shihab.

It was challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human interest stories. Then, I went back to the press center in between to cover the press conferences of the day.

It was heartbreaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and secondhand clothing, which they said were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, full noon, it was time to go back to the press center to write stories and race against time, always fearing that the internet connection would come crashing down.

And after everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I only ate once a day because you always had to rush and it was difficult to find food. You had to travel quite far, about a 30-to 45-minute trip by car to find fresh food.

4. 10. The phrase "Emerging to glaring, full noon" in paragraph 3 means.....

• the author was working through the night

• the author finally had a break to enjoy the sunshine

• The weather there was harsh and unforgiving

• the weather was overwhelmed by the sight of the disaster

• the author appreciated the beauty of nature amidst the hardship