Where does the applicant live?

Questions no. 3 and 4 refer to the following dialog.

Anita : “There is a vacancy in today’s daily.”

Dina : “What job is offered?”

Anita : “A part time chef in a Chinese restaurant in Jakarta Hotel.”

Dina : “I would apply for the job.”

Anita : “There is another vacancy: a waitress in an Italian restaurant.”

Dina : “I see. Thank you for the information.”

What job would Dina Apply for?

What is the name of a hotel mentioned by Anita?

Hayati Hutabarat says that she has downright satisfaction from her position in the company. But what about some other things in life. There are still important for many women to have things like marriage and children. Does Hayati regret for not having time for these things?

What is the text about?

What things are still important to many women?

Questions no. 7 and 8 refer to the following text

Farmer in Lampung and West Java are likely to face difficulties with rice harvest in the next two month because hundreds of thousands of hectare rice field have been under threat from a long drought. Therefore, the government has started worrying the two provinces.

What is the text about?

What threatened the rice fields?

Questions no. 9 and 10 refer to the following text.

A supporter of the national education bill display a sign reading “Endorse the national education bill right now” to every motorist passing the back gate of the House of Representatives compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta. Thousands of members from Islamic groups gathered outside the compound on Thuesday demanding that the bill be endorsed.

9. The topic of the passage is about….

“…. That the bill be endorsed”

The word endorsed is close in meaning with….

Questions no. 11 and 14 refer to the following text.

Satellite Space-eyes does not look like the satellites of the 1980’s. It has large wings that gather solar power. The power is for the motor. It keeps the satellite in the same place above the earth. All the big farmers in the area have paid for the cost of Satellite Space-eye.

Constants in one of those farmers, his home computer makes the connection with Satellite Space-eye. He asks to see picture of the field in the south-west corner of his farm. The picture appears on a TV screen. It is a picture of a green wheat field. Everything looks fine. He then asks the computer to show the same area, but in colors. The colors show the different temperatures in the field. He knows healthy wheat plants will all be green. The TV screen blinks and a beautiful pictures appears. It has many shades of blue, red, and green.

Constants looks closely at the large red spot near the middle of the wheat field. He knows that something is wrong in the wheat field. He knows that something is wrong in the wheat field. The red color means the spot is warmer than its surroundings. It may be due to-lack of moisture or not enough nutrients in the soil. Insect eating the wheat can also show a red spot.

Constants tells the computer to tell him more about the warm spot. The computer points out that the problem is a shortage of nitrogen in the soil. He asks the computer to predict the harvest if he adds the fertilizer. He then tells the computer the current market price for wheat. He also tells the price of the fertilizer. He asks for a costing. He wants to know if it will give him a profit to add the fertilizer. The computer gives him the answer, is it a science fiction? No, it is happening now.

The text tells about….

The main idea of paragraph two is….

The red color showed on the TV screen means that….

What can also show a red spot on the TV screen?

Dear Rossa,

I am a guy, twenty-eight years old. I have a problem with a girlfriend. She is twenty-five years old. We have been dating each other for years, since we were high school student. Now we have jobs. I feel very sure that we love each other. Now it is time for me to get married. Unfortunately, her parents never approve our relationship ever since the very first time. My family, anyhow, does not really mind. At first I thought my girlfriend had the power to defend our love. But then she surrendered. She loves me and she loves her family too. On the one hand she said, “I’ll be happy if my family is happy.” It means she had to get approval from her parents.

For this, I was shocked. My heart was broken. She ended our relationship just at the time when I was ready to marry her. When I was with her, we were very happy. We had a lot in common and there were no conflict. The truth was, we separated only because of her parents. They want her to marry her cousin, her aunt’s son (this is one of the traditions in the Karonese). For the being I am very upset. When I miss her I call her. Then we can eat together, talk together. The real problem is, she cannot refuse what her parents want.

So, should I forget my girlfriend, the only one that I truly love? Or else, should I just wait, and dream that one day she will be back to me?

Rio, Padang

Dear Rio,

You call her your girlfriend, but she has chosen her own way. For this reason I’d say that there is nothing you can do except forget her and go on with your normal life. Hopefully you can find another love and life happily forever.

Rossa

The main idea of the first paragraph is that….