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

#What is the main idea of the paragraph?

We are announcing today that we are bringing the Milestone and Ever Green brands even closer together. Effective as of 5th December 2013, our official name will be:

GREEN MILES WEST

The substitution of “West” in our name--- replacing “Cianjur”---is the result of an agreement we reached with Cianjur Gardening Association, following a protest over the original use of ”Cianjur” in our name. We hope this does not create any confusion among our loyal consumers. While this represents a change from our initial name introduction, it does not change the quality of products we offer to our consumers.

#Who issues the announcement?

"The substitution of West‟in our name ....”

#The underlined word has closest in meaning to ....

Jl. Jambu 129

Bandung 30th

January 2017

Dear Fred,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill. For your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not seem to think. The illness was very serious, the news of your mother‟s death came to me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly, I feel it also as a personal loss to myself for your mother was always very kind to me. Her death must be a terrible grief to your father, too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy. Words, I know, are poor comforters. “The heart knows its own sorrow”, and in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.

Your sincere friend,

Jack

#What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?

Jl. Jambu 129

Bandung 30th

January 2017

Dear Fred,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill. For your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not seem to think. The illness was very serious, the news of your mother‟s death came to me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly, I feel it also as a personal loss to myself for your mother was always very kind to me. Her death must be a terrible grief to your father, too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy. Words, I know, are poor comforters. “The heart knows its own sorrow”, and in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.

Your sincere friend,

Jack

#From the letter we know that ....

Jl. Jambu 129

Bandung 30th

January 2017

Dear Fred,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill. For your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not seem to think. The illness was very serious, the news of your mother‟s death came to me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly, I feel it also as a personal loss to myself for your mother was always very kind to me. Her death must be a terrible grief to your father, too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy. Words, I know, are poor comforters. “The heart knows its own sorrow”, and in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.

Your sincere friend,

Jack

#You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow.” What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and keep their airway open. Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding. Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their nose every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops. Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose. If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

#These are the purpose of the text, except….

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and keep their airway open. Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding. Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their nose every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops. Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose. If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

#The text is mostly useful in a condition ....

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and keep their airway open. Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding. Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their nose every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops. Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose. If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

#In case of nose bleeding, if the person speaks, ....

“… to make sure the blood drains out …” .

#The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a small relative called a wallaby, which lives in Tasmania and New Guinea. Kangaroo‟s eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, long and strong back legs and a tail. These are used to sit up and jump. Kangaroo‟s are well known for their 8-meter forward jumps and more than 3-meters high leap across fences. They can also run at the speed of over 45 kilometers per hour. The largest kangaroo‟s are the Great Grey Kangaroo‟s and Red Kangaroo‟s. Adult kangaroo‟s grow to a meter in length and 90 kilos in weight. Kangaroo‟s are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. The baby kangaroo is very tiny when it was born. It right away crawls into its mother‟s pouch where it spends the first five months of its life.

Adapted from Peter Haddock Ltd, Ref.083

#What is the purpose of the text?

#We can conclude from the text that ....

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a small relative called a wallaby, which lives in Tasmania and New Guinea. Kangaroo‟s eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, long and strong back legs and a tail. These are used to sit up and jump. Kangaroo‟s are well known for their 8-meter forward jumps and more than 3-meters high leap across fences. They can also run at the speed of over 45 kilometers per hour. The largest kangaroo‟s are the Great Grey Kangaroo‟s and Red Kangaroo‟s. Adult kangaroo‟s grow to a meter in length and 90 kilos in weight. Kangaroo‟s are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. The baby kangaroo is very tiny when it was born. It right away crawls into its mother‟s pouch where it spends the first five months of its life. Adapted from Peter Haddock Ltd, Ref.083

#Which of these statements is contrary to the fact?

Which of the following words "pouch" is closest in meaning to?

The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results in injury and loss of life. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes - with 3,092 people killed - and crashes resulting in an injury - with 416,000 people wounded. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable.

#What is the main idea of the passage?

The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving

The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results in injury and loss of life. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes - with 3,092 people killed - and crashes resulting in an injury - with 416,000 people wounded. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable.

#What does the passage tell us about the writer's opinion on the issue at hand?

The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving

The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results in injury and loss of life. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes - with 3,092 people killed - and crashes resulting in an injury - with 416,000 people wounded. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable.

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

Distracted driving endangers life … it is not an acceptable action.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar system. Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family. His parents recognized their child‟s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated. At his father‟s insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of medicine. But, at the University of Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects. He was also critical of many of Aristotle‟s teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years. Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa, but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he taught maths. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.

#Something that we can learn from Galileo Galilei‟s biography is ....

From the fact that Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory, which later was proven to be true, we know that Galileo Galilei was ....

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar system. Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family. His parents recognized their child‟s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated. At his father‟s insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of medicine. But, at the University of Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects. He was also critical of many of Aristotle‟s teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years. Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa, but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he taught maths. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics

#According to the biography, why did Galileo Galilei resign from his teaching job at the University of Pisa?

“His parents recognized their child‟s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated.”

#The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30,5 meters), onto land. These walls of water can cause widespread destruction when they crash ashore. These awe-inspiring waves are typically caused by large, undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate boundaries. When the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls suddenly, it displaces the water above it and launches the rolling waves that will become a tsunami. Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean‟s “Ring of Fire,” a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make volcanoes and earthquakes common. Tsunamis may also be caused by underwater landslides or volcanic eruptions. They may even be launched, as they frequently were in Earth‟s ancient past, by the impact of a large meteorite plunging into an ocean. Tsunamis race across the sea at up to 500 miles (805 kilometers) an hour — about as fast as a jet airplane. At that pace they can cross the entire expanse of the Pacific Ocean in less than a day. And their long wavelengths mean they lose very little energy along the way. A tsunami‟s trough, the low point beneath the wave‟s crest, often reaches shore first. When it does, it produces a vacuum effect that sucks coastal water seaward and exposes harbor and sea floors. This retreating of sea water is an important warning sign of a tsunami, because the wave‟s crest and its enormous volume of water typically hit shore five minutes or so later. Recognizing this phenomenon can save lives. A tsunami is usually composed of a series of waves, called a wave train, so its destructive force may be compounded as successive waves reach shore. People experiencing a tsunami should remember that the danger may not have passed with the first wave and should await official word that it is safe to return to vulnerable locations. Some tsunamis do not appear on shore as massive breaking waves but instead resemble a quickly surging tide that inundates coastal areas.

#Why did the author write the report?

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30,5 meters), onto land. These walls of water can cause widespread destruction when they crash ashore. These awe-inspiring waves are typically caused by large, undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate boundaries. When the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls suddenly, it displaces the water above it and launches the rolling waves that will become a tsunami. Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean‟s “Ring of Fire,” a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make volcanoes and earthquakes common. Tsunamis may also be caused by underwater landslides or volcanic eruptions. They may even be launched, as they frequently were in Earth‟s ancient past, by the impact of a large meteorite plunging into an ocean. Tsunamis race across the sea at up to 500 miles (805 kilometers) an hour — about as fast as a jet airplane. At that pace they can cross the entire expanse of the Pacific Ocean in less than a day. And their long wavelengths mean they lose very little energy along the way. A tsunami‟s trough, the low point beneath the wave‟s crest, often reaches shore first. When it does, it produces a vacuum effect that sucks coastal water seaward and exposes harbor and sea floors. This retreating of sea water is an important warning sign of a tsunami, because the wave‟s crest and its enormous volume of water typically hit shore five minutes or so later. Recognizing this phenomenon can save lives. A tsunami is usually composed of a series of waves, called a wave train, so its destructive force may be compounded as successive waves reach shore. People experiencing a tsunami should remember that the danger may not have passed with the first wave and should await official word that it is safe to return to vulnerable locations. Some tsunamis do not appear on shore as massive breaking waves but instead resemble a quickly surging tide that inundates coastal areas.

#Tsunamis are usually the result of ....

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30,5 meters), onto land. These walls of water can cause widespread destruction when they crash ashore. These awe-inspiring waves are typically caused by large, undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate boundaries. When the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls suddenly, it displaces the water above it and launches the rolling waves that will become a tsunami. Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean‟s “Ring of Fire,” a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make volcanoes and earthquakes common. Tsunamis may also be caused by underwater landslides or volcanic eruptions. They may even be launched, as they frequently were in Earth‟s ancient past, by the impact of a large meteorite plunging into an ocean

#From the text, we know that tsunami can be very destructive because ....

“Some tsunamis do not appear on shore as massive breaking waves but instead resemble a quickly surging tide that inundates coastal areas.”

#The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....

Think Globally with World View Software!

Keep time with the rest of the world by converting your computer screen into a world clock. Clocks located at the top of the screen display the current time for every time zone in the world in an attractive graphical display. The display can be customized to display the local time for virtually any world cities you choose. World View Software adjusts automatically for Daylight Saving Time. It can also be set up as a screen saver. Typically costs $45.00 or more at retail stores and $40.00 when you order from the software washer, but now available for Nationwide Airline passengers at the discount rate of only $34.35 when you order directly from Sky catalogue!

#What is the text about?

Think Globally with World View Software! Keep time with the rest of the world by converting your computer screen into a world clock. Clocks located at the top of the screen display the current time for every time zone in the world in an attractive graphical display. The display can be customized to display the local time for virtually any world cities you choose. World View Software adjusts automatically for Daylight Saving Time. It can also be set up as a screen saver. Typically costs $45.00 or more at retail stores and $40.00 when you order from the software washer, but now available for Nationwide Airline passengers at the discount rate of only $34.35 when you order directly from Sky catalogue!

#What does this product cost when we order from the software washer?

#What is the synonym of the word "converting"?

choose the appropriate option to complete each dialogue

Donita : I feel exhausted today, but the report is due at three.

Fikri : ....

Donita : Thanks. That's very kind of you.

choose the appropriate option to complete each dialogue!

Bank Teller : May I help you?

Customer : ....

Bank Teller : Certainly, Madam. Is that a savings or checking account?

Customer : Saving account, please.

Bank Teller : All right. Please fill out this form then.

Complete the dialogue bellow!

Teacher : Good morning students. Let’s start our lesson. Where is John?

Abel : … He called me that he got a traffic jam.

complete the dialogue bellow!

Room boy : Good morning, Sir ....?

Mr. Jack : Yes, please. Give me a hand with these two big suitcases.

Room boy : Yes, Sir.

Rafa : What does your sister usually do in the afternoon? Seva : She takes a rest after coming home from her office. Sometimes she ....................... and plays games on it.

Complete with suitable words in the blank !

Lumongga :I’m thinking about quitting my studies.

Bertha :Are you serious? What’s going on?

Lumougga :I need to help my family’s financial problem...

Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful !

1. She could not walk, so my father brought her home

2. He also promised that he would buy a cushion for him.

3. I am really happy because I have a pet now.

4. The cat was badly injured and her legs were hurt

5. My father was on his way home from the office when he saw a cat.

6. After I put a bandage, my father said that I could have her as my pet.

7. I call my pet Ginger and I will take care of her.

8. At home, we cleaned the cat and put a bandage on her injured leg.

Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful procedure!

(1) Wrap the casualty in a sheet which has been dampened with cold water.

(2) Move the casualty to a cool place, loosen or remove any tight or heavy clothing.

(3) Make sure the sheet stays wet and fan the casualty to keep them cool.

(4) Check the casualty‟s temperature regurarly.

(5) Once it has fallen to a safer level (under 400C), remove the wet sheet and stop the cooling process.

Rearange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful paragraph!

(1) The tunnel was full of vehicles when the accident happened.

(2) As a result of the lost wheel, the lorry hit the tunnel‟s wall.

(3) Shortly after 6 p.m, a lorry going through the tunnel lost a wheel.

(4) It finally collided with ten cars.

(5) The accident caused no casualties but many people were panicking.

Arrange these sentences below into a good order.

Here is how to polish your shoes to shine.

1. Wipe off dust with a damp cloth. Place

some polish on a rubbing

2. Apply polish In a small, circular movements to evenly cover each shoe

3. When the polish Is 'gone", spray each

shoe until It Is covered with tiny water

droplets and then polish dry

4. Finally repeat Steps 2 through until you

reach the level of shine you want or

need

5. make sure that polish reaches the inside

of the creases of each shoe

6. Let polish go off' on each shoe

(preferably In the sun Or near a warm

heater) for 2 to 3 minutes