Have you ever been to Bali? Even though you haven’t, you must have heard of Pura Tanah Lot, right? Well, Pura Tanah Lot is a famous temple located on Bali Island. The temple uniquely stands on a rocky island, just off the southwest coast of Bali. It is one of Bali’s most sacred sea temples, which is dedicated to the guardian spirits of the sea. The temple itself is not accessible to visitors, but we can enjoy magnificent views of the temple from several points nearby. Crowds especially gather on the terraces nearby to watch the glow of the sunset behind the temple.

What can visitors enjoy from the temple?

Green Canyon Indonesia is located in Kertayasa Village, in Ciamis Regency, West Java Province, about 31 km or 45 minutes drive from Pangandaran Beach. Originally called ‘Cukang Taneuh’, the local Sundanese meaning for Soil Bridge, Green Canyon has a 3-meter-wide bridge made up of soil above the twin cliffs on both river banks. This natural wonder is a surely spectacular scene that you will not find anywhere else. The name Green Canyon is believed to have been dubbed by a French tourist who came to the location in 1993. It is said that the clear green water of the river and the abundant green moss on the cliff had given it its popular name.

There are many things to admire in this place. Look up and you will see green vegetations of various sizes growing everywhere on the thousands-of-year-old cliff walls, which function like umbrellas and prevent a large amount of sunlight from going entering. The real color of water is blue, but in the morning (before 10 a.m.) with the sunlight thrusting inside the water, the color will change into green due to the underwater mosses.

Inside the canyon, boats cannot go in and the current is stronger. To enter, you need to partake in an activity called ‘body rafting’, a local term for ‘drifting along with the current’. With your life jacket, helmet, boots and knee pads on, you will plunge into the river and the current will carry you down a track, which takes about 4 hours to complete the entire stretch. Some parts of the river can be as deep as 10 meters, but it gets very shallow before reaching the one-meter river drop, which is the end of the track.

If you have the nerve, before the body rafting starts, you can jump from a 4-meter-tall stone, called ‘batu payung’ (umbrella stone) by the locals. It is called that way because the stone protrude from the cliff, which makes it safe to jump into the 10-meter-deep river from here.

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Why is the place familiar as Green Canyon?

If you visit Banjarmasin and you are eager to have a culinary experience,

then you should visit a culinary center located on the edge of Martapura

River. This culinary center is located in Banjarmasin post road which

connects Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Hasanuddin.

The site stretches along 300 meters, consisting

of around 52 stalls selling various kinds of foods. There are original

Banjarmasin recipes, such as laksa, yellow rice, soto

Banjar and lupis. However, you may also find common Indonesian

foods, such as fried rice, Padang food and empek-empek Palembang.

Where can people enjoy delicious meals?

Jam Gadang, which means a big clock, is a clock tower and a major landmark of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. Located at Sabai Nan Aluih park area, this clock tower is one of the tourist attractions in Sumatra. This clock also serves as an icon and center marker or the zero point of Bukittinggi.The structure of this clock tower was built during the Dutch colonial era, as a gift from the Queen to the city secretary or Controleur, Rook Maker. It was designed by Yazin and Sutan Gigi Ameh. The roof structure of the clock tower has been modified three times. Originally, a rooster figure was placed on the apex, facing east, but it was changed into a pagoda shaped roof during the Japanese occupation. Today, its roof reflects the architecture of a traditional Minangkabau house.

The clock tower has four large clocks, one on each side. Each clock face has a diameter of 80 centimeters. The background of each clock is white, while the numbers are in black type. The unique feature of this tower is that the clocks use “IIII” for number 4 instead of “IV”. It was said that the four vertical lines represent the four workers who died during its construction. From the top of the tower, the visitors can enjoy the view around Bukittinggi.

There are a number of trees planted around the clock tower area which make the area shady and comfortable. Besides, the local government has provided concrete benches for visitors to relax.The area is a kind of a meeting place for community activities, on weekdays or holidays. Near the clock tower are Bung Hatta Palace, Plaza Bukittinggi and Atas Market, which is a trading center in Bukittinggi.

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The following statements are correct, EXCEPT ________.

Taka Bonerate-Kepulauan Selayar Biosphere Reserve is located in the south of

Sulawesi between the Flores Sea, Java Sea and Banda Sea which belongs to

Selayar Island Regency, South Sulawesi Province. It hosts the largest atoll

in the Southeast Asia and the third largest in the world. Coral reefs,

mangroves, lagoons, sand dunes and seagrass are the main habitats of the

reserve. Coral reefs cover 91,382ha and act as a principal habitat for

several species. Among the different kinds of coral reefs found on the

islands are atoll reefs, fringing reefs, barrier reefs and patch reefs.

Mangrove forests serve as a barrier

against strong sea waves and consequently as a shelter and spawning ground

for various types of fish, as well as a habitat for numerous species of fauna

such as birds. The mangrove forests include 22 to 26 species from 14

families, such as Rhizophora stylosa and Ceriops

tagal.The reserve has a high level of biodiversity including several

protected and threatened marine fauna species such as scale turtles,

hawksbill turtles, green turtles, napoleon fish, dolphins and fin whales.

There are also 34 species of birds, consisting of 12 land bird species, 13

shore bird species and 9 species of seabirds.

The reserve has a total population of

approximately 125,000 inhabitants of which 6,700 live in the core area. This

is mainly due to the local community inhabited the core area prior to its

designation as a national park. Selayar Island is inhabited by a variety of

local and ethnic immigrants of which the Selayar are the major group. Other

ethnic groups include Bugis, Bajo, Buton and ethnic Chinese. The principal

economic activity is fishery followed by tourism.

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From the text we know that ________.

Wakatobi is one of the regencies in South-East Sulawesi having its own vision to realize the only real underwater paradise at the world’s coral reef triangle center. This place is the richest site for coral reef collections. Wakatobi is also geographically situated at the world’s coral reef triangle center, with its 942 fish species and 750 coral reef species from total 850 of the world’s collection, comparing to the two world’s famous diving center like Caribbean Sea that owes only 50 species and other 300 coral reef species in the Red Sea, Egypt.

Besides the underwater beauty, Wakatobi also has other beauty and richness, such as white sandy beach, clear sea water, sunset in every island’s edge, historical ruins like ancient fortresses and cannons that spread out in the four main islands, old villages with its pillar houses, traditional waving, blacksmiths, Bajo tribe, and various particular dances. This nature and culture heritages put Wakatobi as the world’s famous marine tourist destinations.

Wakatobi is well-known as the Tukang Besi Island in the map and it is the abbreviation of four main islands’ names which are: WA (Wangi-wangi), KA (Kaledupa), TO (Tomia), and BI (Binongko).

Wakatobi covers an area of 1,400,000 hectares and the coral reef places 90,000 hectares from the total area. The site is also famous as the second largest barrier after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia which consists of 39 islands and 7 of them are inhabited with the total population of 100,563, while the rest remain uninhabited.

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Why are visitors mostly interested to come to Wakatobi? Because ________.

Berbak Wildlife Reserve dominates one-fifth of Sumatra’s east coast. It is a dense, swampy refuge on the edge of the Malaka strait. The reserve contains Indonesia’s largest peat forest, a unique environment caused by an excess accumulation of organic matter on the forest floor. Due to its acidic soil, trees rarely grow past 40 meters.

The reserve’s most famous and common resident is tigers, whose deep, thick roars are often heard in the distance. There are also a good amount of birds here, over 240 species, as well as crocodiles and turtles.

The best time to visit this place is during the dry season from June to October. When heavy rains inundate areas of Berbak, animals will often gather at higher elevations, often in inaccessible areas.

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What is the most familiar animal in the Berbak Wildlife Reserve?

Atlantis Water Adventure is a swimming arena with several types of swimming pools, such as a swimming pool with fountain, a rainbow balls pool, a streaming pool, a wave pool, a rainbow pool, a river rapids pool, and a spiral pool. A rainbow balls pool with 0.5 meter in depth is a pool for children and their families. The rainbow balls pool is characterized by the statues of heron tails in the middle of the pool which function as the sliders of fountain. A stream pool with 1.2 meters in depth, 350 meters in length, and 8 meters in width is a pool in the shape of a streaming canal that looks like a river. The stream pool ideally to be used as a place to play together with families. A wave pool with 2 meters in depth is a pool which has artificial waves, looks like sea waves offering you a specific sensation to enjoy.

The rainbow pool is a pool for children with a depth adjusted for children. Children can find water alley, water curtain, water sprayer, and water gun provided. The river rapids pool is a water games arena letting you sliding from 14 meter high by using a special band. Meanwhile, the spiral pool is a kind of water game that let you slide through the spiral trench while screaming out lout to release your tension.

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Suppose Mr. and Mrs. Niko have a picnic in the Atlantis Water Adventure, together with their ten-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter. Which pool is suitable for them?

Ampera Bridge is a located in South Sumatra. It is the icon of Palembang

City. The bridge spans above Musi River and connects Ulu and Ilir, two towns

dissociated by Musi River. It is 1,177m long, 22m wide, with a 78m high of

tower. Building commenced in April 1962, after President Soekarno’s approval,

and completed in 1965.

Initially the bridge could be raised for

big ships to pass Musi River, until 1970. The time taken to lift the bridge

was approximately 30 minutes and it was assumed to disrupt traffic between

Ulu and Ilir.

The name of the bridge has its own

history. Once the bridge was named ‘Bung Karno Bridge’ as a tribute to

President Soekarno who had fought vigorously to have a bridge erected above

Musi River.

However, after the turbulence of

politics in 1966, the name of the bridge was changed to Ampera Bridge. Ampera

Bridge was renovated in 1981, costing about Rp850 million.

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Why isn’t the bridge raised any longer?

This waterfall is the highest in Indonesia. It has a height of up to 250

meters high. It is located in Toba Samosir Regency, which is one of the

highland on the shores of Lake Toba, or about 250km from Medan, the

capital of North Sumatra Province.

The waterfall is from the Asahan River

which comes from Lake Toba. The air is cool and the scenery is so beautiful.

Tourists can do rafting sports because this place has a pretty heavy flow and

stony. The surrounds also offer the perfect setting for outdoor fans.

Visitors can set a tent for camping around the area. The government has

designated the waterfall as a source for water powered electricity

generation.

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What is the government’s plan related to the waterfall?

Kapoposang is one of the largest of the Spermonde Islands, around 70 km northwest of Makassar, South Sulawesi. Kapoposang covers an area of around 50.000 hectares and is inhabited by around 100 families. Several other islands, both inhabited and uninhabited, lie near Kapoposang. The larger ones include Papandangan, Kondongbali, Suranti, and Tambakulu.

Kapoposang and the nearby islands were declared a Nature Tourism Park by the Departement of Forestry in 1999. Diving has been an important activity at Kapoposang. There were so few local divers at the time, and because of the distance from other wellknown diving areas in Indonesia, Kapoposang has basically remained a secret.

The best time to visit Kapoposang is between April and November, when the seas are calm, the weather favorable, and the wind less fi erce than in the other months. The trip takes two hours by speedboat; the ocean breezes help to cool your skin in the hot morning sun. As you approach Pulau Kapoposang, you see the deep blue water, which suddenly meets an expanse of coral reefs between extensive shallows with white sands in the seabed. Sea grass also grows lushly near the shore. The sea bed at Kapoposang has a unique composition; near the island are some quite shallow contours, and then suddenly steep underwater cliffs leading to seemingly endless depths. The water is very clear, you can expect underwater visibility of over 15 meters – ideal condition for divers.

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Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is called the Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.

Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes factory dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and the cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in Indonesia. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work here are farmers or traders.

What does the above text tell us about?

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.

The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar's past architecture before Islam came. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era of ....

Bale Kambang

Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from Malang town and two hours' drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.

In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island, those names are taken from "wayang" figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers.

What makes Bale Kambang famous?

Bale Kambang

Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from Malang town and two hours' drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.

In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island, those names are taken from "wayang" figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers.

What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

This museum is located in Ambarawa in central JavA. The musseum focuses on the collection of steam locomotivE. Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to transport it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD. Back then it was known as the Willem I station. The Ambarawa railway museum was established much later on October 16, 1976 in the Ambarawa station to preserve the steam locomotivE. They were coming to the end of their useful life when the 3 feet 6 inches guard railway or the Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api was closeD. The steam locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.

Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?

The Indonesian Archipelago

The Indonesian Archipelago is the largest group of islands in the world. It extends between two continents, Asia and Australia. It also lies between two oceans the Samudera Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean.

Indonesia’s 13,667 islands stretch 5,120 kilometres from east to west and 1,770 kilometres from north to truth. The five main islands are Sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya.

Indonesia has a land area of 1,904,345 square kilometres. More than half of it is forested land and a part is mountainous, with 15 of the mountains are I still volcanically active. One of history’s greatest volcanic eruptions, which killed thousands of people, occurred in 1883 on the island of Krakatau, which lies between Java and Sumatera.

Indonesia is one of the most populous countries in the world. Its total population is 160 million. More than 60% of the population live on the island of Java.

The Indonesian population consists of more than 300 ethnic groups which speak 500 different languages, but most of them understand the national language, Bahasa Indonesia. The Indonesian government’s campaign to popularize Bahasa Indonesia at present can be seen , through signs in public places and various which say ‘Use good Bahasa Indonesia correctly. Indonesia’s motto offices Bhinneka tunggal Ika, which means Unity in Diversity, symbolizes the unity of the people in spite of their ethnic and cultural origins.

"… occurred in the 1883 on the island of Krakatau …" (see paragraph 3) The underlined word has similar meaning with ….

Yogyakarta is one of the foremost cultural centers of Java, the seat of the mighty Javanese empire of Mataram from which present day Yogyakarta has the best inherited of traditions. The city itself has a special charm, which seldom fails to captivate the visitor. Gamelan, classical and contemporary Javanese dances, leather puppet, theater and other expressions of traditional art will keep the visitor spellbound. Local craftsmen excel in arts such batiks, silver and leather works. Next to the traditional, contemporary art has found fertile soil in Yogya's culture oriented society.

Yogyakarta is often called the main gateway to the Central Java as where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road. Yogyakarta is commonly considered as the modern cultural of Central Java. It is a very lively city and a shopper's delight. The main road, Malioboro Street, is always crowded and famous for its night street food-culture and street vendors. Many tourist shops and cheap hotels are concentrated along this street or in the adjoining tourist area such Sosrowijayan Street.

The key attraction of Yogyakarta is 'Kraton' (the Sultan's Palace), the centre of Yogya's traditional life and despite the advance of modernity; it still emanates the spirit of refinement, which has been the hallmark of Yogya's art for centuries. This vast complex of decaying buildings was built in the 18th century, and is actually a walled city within the city with luxurious pavilions and in which the current Sultan still resides. Yogyakarta is also the only major city, which still has traditional 'Becak' (rickshaw-style) transport.

" ... spirit of refinement, which has been the hallmark of Yogya's art for centuries.(Pargraph 3) The underlined word is closest in meaning ....

Petruk cave is one of the leading tourist attractions in Kebumen, Central JavA. The cave is located in the dukuh Mandayana Candirenggo Village, Ayah District, Kebumen regency. In the petruk cave there is no lighting that illuminates the cavE. It is still very natural cave so that petruk cave is very dark to be entereD. Petruk cave’s name is taken from the punokawan of puppet characters that is Petruk. The cave Named Petruk cave because the length of cave is as long as petruk’s nose.

In the cave there are 3 floors that are the first is a basic cave, Hindu caves and Petruk cavE. The base cave is a short cave which is just 100 meters away. The cave is used for tourist attractions. Hindu cave is part of the cave that is usually used to put offerings to the ancestor. Inside Petruk cave there are so many stalactites and stalagmites which are really awesomE. If you want to explore this cave, you must be led by guides who are ready to take you through the cavE. After arriving at the end of the cave, you can see the beach or waterfall located near at the end of the cave.

Why did Petruk cave named as one of character in Punokawan puppet?