REMEDIAL PREPARATION STS I

On Wednesday, my best friends and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at the Tentrem Hotel located not far from Malioboro. On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. On Friday night we went to Malioboro. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because there are 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 big discount. After that we left for Jakarta by train.

When did they go home?

• On Saturday morning

• On Friday night

• On Thursday evening

• On Friday afternoon

Rina went to a cooking festival in the morning to join the cooking competition. She wanted to cook fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At first, she thought she had brought everything, but suddenly, she realized that she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn’t cook fried rice and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed.

Why did Rina lose the competition?

• She left the rice.

• She left the festival.

• She cooked fried rice.

• She was disappointed.

Last Thursday was my day off. I didn’t go anywhere. I just stay at home for two weeks to did the same activities routinely, over and over again. I felt that was the worst day I have ever passed. I woke up earlier and prayed. After that, I had breakfast with my family in the morning. At 08.00 am, I turned on computer and played many games. Not felt, it was 10.00 o’clock, I rushed to take a bath to freshen my body. Then, I watched my favourite TV programs until it almost midday. At 01.00 pm, I had lunch and helped my mother to clean the house. Because I was tired, I felt asleep on the couch. Unexpectedly, after waking up I had a guest who could cheer me up, my aunt came with her child. I kept playing with my nieces until nightfall. Although just a home holiday, at least to refresh my mind from the routine activities in the office.

How many days did the writer get a holiday?

• two days

• two weeks

• one weeks

• twelve days

       Last Friday, Simon was late for school. He woke up at 07.45 am. He missed the bus, so he walked to school.

When he arrived, the school gate was already closed. He felt worried about missing the flag ceremony and getting detention. So, Simon decided to climb over the gate. But he got stuck and was nervous.

He fell down the gate and broke his ankle. He cried, and his teacher heard it and ran to the gate.

How did Simon's being late and the closed gate force him to climb over, causing his ankle injury?

• Simon woke up late at 07:45 am.

• Simon's teacher didn't see him climbing the gate.

• Simon's lateness and his worry about punishment, which compelled him to take the risky action of climbing the already closed school gate.

• The school gate was too tall to climb.

Coming Late to School

Last week was the first day I came late to school. I had never come late to school before.

I was staying up late until 2 am which was very unusual for me. I set my alarm to 5 am. I woke up at 7 am and I did not hear my alarm rang. It turned out that my alarm was broken. I rushed to bathroom and changed to my school uniform. I ran to my school. When I arrived, I was punished for being late. After school I bought two new alarms to prevent this happen again.

 

Did the writer usually come late to school?

• Yes, he was.

• No, he was not.

• No, he did not.

• Yes, he did.

Yesterday, I went to a shopping center. I went there by city bus. I felt something bad would happen but I tried to ignore that feeling.

When I was on the bus, I couldn’t find any empty seats. I stood in front of a beautiful lady. She was smiling at me. I smiled back. I thought my feeling was wrong. I felt very lucky.

The beautiful lady got off in front of a café. She waved at me. I was very happy. When the bus reached the shopping center, I got off. I felt that my pocket was empty. It was right. My wallet had been stolen by the beautiful lady. She was a pickpocket.

What is the moral of this story that applies to real life?

• Never travel to a shopping centre alone.

• People who smile at you on the bus are dangerous.

• Be watchful and don't trust strangers just because they look nice.

• Never ignore a bad feeling because it is always right.

Last month, I visited my childhood friend’s house on Depok. His Name is Juniar. There were many activities I did there. In the morning, Juniar and I had breakfast. We had nasi uduk that we enjoyed when we were kids. I liked it very much. After breakfast, he took me to our old school and retell the story about what we had when we were in elementary school. The school looks better than 13 years ago. There is a big bench in the school garden. There were 3 sports fields for students. After visiting the school, Juniar and I went to the market to buy some food and snacks. We bought kue ape, kue pukis, kue cucur, kue mangkok, and nasi padang.  We had lunch together at his house and had a small chit chat. It was so much fun. I really enjoyed my time with Juniar. After enjoying three days together, I went home after being picked up by my father.

From the text, we know that the writer...

• Had gone and visited many places during her holiday.

• Lived in the same village with his Juniar.

• Liked butterflies and swimming very much.

• Spent her holiday at a friend's house.

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.

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

• A. She is an ordinary woman.

• B. She is a multi-talented woman.

• C. She designed The Spice Girls.

• D. She married to an ordinary person.

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works. Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. He, then, entered what was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona. After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.

Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

 

What can be inferred from the text?

• Picasso’s father was not good at art.

• Picasso passed away at the age of 92.

• Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.

• Blue Period shows the poverty in Barcelona.

Here is my unforgettable experience. One day I joined a story telling contest. Two of my friends and I had been chosen to take a part in the final round at the district level. I was very happy and eager to win the competition. For preparation, I had to memorize and understand the story well. My teacher guided and taught me pronunciation, facial expression and gestures. One day, before performing, my friends and I were busy to prepare the props and costumes for the competition. Thing that made me sad was my teacher rented the props and costumes for my friends but not for me.

My two friends had beautiful costumes and luxurious props. Although I just wore the simple ones, I performed my best to win the competition. The competition started. I got number 29 and my friends got number 5 and 10. I was nervous but I showed my best performance on stage. Lots of people took photos and videos of me. Finally, anxiety was gone after I had finished performing. And then, the announcement came which made three of us very uneasy. Luckily, I was chosen as the first winner. I went to the stage and all the judges congratulated me and gave a plaque, trophy, and money. I was very happy.

 

What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

• To tell his achievement..

• To win the competition.

• To describe his feeling to the teacher.

• To show his disappointment to teacher.