Once there was a young fisherman who live on Pulau Hantu. His home on the northern shore of the island was made of dried palm leaves, and he found it very comfortable. Though he was often lonely.

Each morning the young fisherman went fishing, and then he took his fish to Singapore where he would sell them in the market. One morning when he was pulling in his nets, he heard someone crying. He looked down into the water and saw that he had caught a mermaid!

The young fisherman quickly pulled his net into the boat. The mermaid asked the fisherman to release her, but he was too surprised to find her.

The mermaid said that she was in her way for home, but was caught by him "I am on my way home to my father's kingdom beneath the sea. I had stopped a moment to look at those island over there when you caught me."

Then, there was a conversation between them, the fisherman asked her whether she liked the island she lived.

The mermaid also asked the fisherman about his opportunity in catching fish, but it was not so lucky for him for his catch. As the mermaid listened to the fisherman story. She felt in love with him. Soon she wished to marry him and lived with him on the island, and so, the mermaid and the fisherman were married.

They were very happy. She helped him by swimming ahead of his boat and telling him where the best fish were. The young fisherman was a good husband. He worked hard and soon he was able to buy a fine new boat.

One evening the mermaid said to the fisherman. "If you are ever lost at sea, I shall ask the gods to turn me into a bird. Then I shall fly all over the earth to look for you."

One day a terrible storm came to the sea near the island while he was out in his boat. The mermaid, who was at home, prayed that he would come home safely. She prayed and waited for several days, and she became very ill. "Gods of the sea and the earth," she prayed. "Change me into a bird," soon she died, and the Gods granted her wish; they changed her into a bird so she could look for her lost husband.

The young fisherman, meanwhile, was on another island where the sea had taken him during the storm. After the storm had passed, he returned home, but the mermaid was gone. He looked all over the island for her without success. Then he sat down to wait. The days of waiting turned into weeks and the weeks into years. The fisherman grew old and sad, waiting for his wife to come home.

Then one day a white seagull flew over the fisherman's house. The seagull cried but the fisherman didn't hear it because he was dreaming of his mermaid. A few hours later. He died. When the fisherman died, the Gods of the sea and the earth turned him into a seagull. He flew joyfully to his wife, and together they flew away.

2. What is the topic of the text above?

I have a close friend. Her name is Nurlela. She is beautiful, attractive and fashionable. She is always well - dressed in every moment. She gives much attention on her appearance.

Recently, she bought a new stylish bag made from sting ray fish skin. Her new sting ray fish bag is luxurious, she looks amazing with the bag. When she is walking all her friends including me turn around and give special attention. The bag that she carries and her clothing style make her stunning. She really has got perfect appearance.

1. What is the writer's purpose to write the text?

My dad is a lovely and kind person. He often knows what I have on my mind. He is someone who listens, suggests, and defends. My Dad can be one of my very best friends. He is proud of my triumphs, but when things go wrong, he can be patient and helpful and strong. There is always a place for him deep in my heart

My Dad is Taufik Sutrisno, he is a handsome man with 173 cm in height. He has curly hair, a sharp nose, and big eyes. He has brown skin and a muscular body. If you see him, then you will think that my Dad has a descendant of Arabic because his body and face are similar to the Arabs.

My Dad is a very neat and clean. He gets up at dawn; goes to the mosque to pray together, reads the Qur’an; then takes a shower. However, before taking a bath, he always waters flowers and cleans the front yard and backyard. My Dad works in a large corporation and it's not too far from my home. For 10 years working in that company, I think he never comes late because he is very disciplined. He goes at 06:30 AM and fifteen minutes later he arrives at his office. My Dad once said that he would never regret to come earlier than others and then he is alone in the office. Meanwhile, he regrets when he comes too late and starts all work in a hurry. In short, my Dad is my hero and superstar.

4. The writer's intention to write the text is ....

1. The inviter of the text is….

THE SERPONG PARK HOTEL

Country in the heart of Serpong Area City and new development City!

Convenience Beyond Compare

Located right next to the heart of the city centre,

a ten minute walk to the financial district and shopping belt.

Yet, it's so serene and unspoiled.

85 luxurious with full amenities, 5 opulent suites, Continental and Asian restaurants, Swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and gymnasium, Free shuttle service to the city

Promo rate starts RP. 1.500.000 net.

Include buffet breakfast for 2 persons and 21%.

Government tax and service charge. This is valid until September 2021

RESERVATIONS ONLY (AT LEAST 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE) Jalan

Raya Serpong-Tangsel, Telp: (021) 93311 – 2552

6. The text is addressed to ... in Serpong Area City and new Development City.

One of the most well-known landmarks in the world, the Statue of Liberty, is synonymous with freedom and liberty. Situated in New York Harbor on Liberty Island, the statue is situated just two miles from the tip of Manhattan and just 2,000 feet from Jersey City,

N.J. However, while you may be well-versed in some of the main facts about the looming Lady Liberty, there are some interesting tidbits about the statue's physical features that you might not know.

The Statue of Liberty depicts a tall female form with a torch in one hand and a tablet in the other. The tablet has a date on it--JULY IV MDCCLXXVI, which depicts the day of America's independence from England. She has chains on her feet and there are seven spikes in the crown of the statue, which stand for the seven continents or seven seas of the world.

She measures in at 305 feet from the top of the torch all the way to the ground; this measurement considers the foundation on which the statue stands as well as her pedestal. The statue alone measures at 151 feet. Moreover, according to The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Inc., the face of the statue is more than eight feet in height. The weight of the statue overall is 225 tons, and her waistline is 35 feet in diameter.

A restoration of the statue was completed in 1986. During the process, the torch of the Statue of Liberty was covered in 24 karat gold. It was also rebuilt during this process, with copper that had already been aged to match the existing hue of the rest of the statue. An elevator was also installed at this time, though visitors still have the option of climbing the 354 steps to the crown.

7. What will readers probably do after reading the text?

Jeffrey Preston Bezos was born on January 12, 1964. He was an American technology and retail entrepreneur, investor, electrical engineer, computer scientist, and philanthropist, best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, the world's largest online shopping retailer.

Born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston, Bezos graduated from Princeton University 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. He went on to work on Wall Street in a variety of related fields from 1986-94. He founded Amazon.com in 1994. The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services, most recently video and audio streaming. It is currently the world's largest Internet sales online company, as well as the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services via its Amazon Web Services arm. A number of his other business investments are managed through Bezos Expeditions.

Bezos diversified his business interests by founding aerospace company Blue Origin in 2000 and purchasing The Washington Post newspaper in 2013 for $250 million in cash. Blue Origin started test flights to space in 2015 and plans for commercial suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018.

On July 27, 2017, he became the world's wealthiest person with an estimated net worth of just over $90 billion according to Forbes Magazine. His net worth surpassed $100 billion for the first time on November 24, 2017, after Amazon's share price increased by more than 2.5%. As of January 25, 2018, he is worth $116.6 billion, and is contended to be on track to become the wealthiest person in history.

8. What good lesson can you get from the text?

Dear Dennis,

I’ve prepared some food for breakfast. I put it in the kitchen cabinet. I have to go to work very early while you are still sleeping.

Mom

9. Why did Dennis’ mother send the message?

The rabbit’s tail story

Many years ago, rabbits had long tails, not short ones, and crocodiles had tongues. One such long-tailed rabbit lived near a pond. He drank water from the pond and the grass nearby.

Now, in the pond lived a crocodile. The crocodile saw the rabbit eating grass and drinking water, and he thought how nice it would be to eat the rabbit.

One day the crocodile swam very close to the edge of the pond. He lay still in the water, hoping that the rabbit wouldn’t see him. When the rabbit came to drink, the crocodile opened his mouth wide. Then he closed it with a snap. The rabbit was caught between the crocodile’s sharp teeth!

Of course, the rabbit was very frightened, but he did not want the crocodile to know this. “I’m not afraid of you,” said the rabbit. “I’m only afraid of animals that roar. Everyone knows that crocodiles can’t roar, so you can’t frighten me”

When the crocodile heard this, he became very angry. He wanted to show the rabbit that he could roar as fiercely as a tiger. And so, the crocodile opened his mouth to roar. When the crocodile opened his mouth, the clever rabbit jumped free. As he jumped, the rabbit’s sharp toenails caught the crocodile’s tongue and tore it out.

The crocodile tried to catch the rabbit again, but his great teeth only snapped off the end of the rabbit’s tail. Again and again the crocodile tried to catch the rabbit, but the rabbit

10. What is the main idea of paragraph four?

THE SERPONG PARK HOTEL

Country in the heart of Serpong Area City and new development City!

Convenience Beyond Compare

Located right next to the heart of the city centre,

a ten minute walk to the financial district and shopping belt.

Yet, it's so serene and unspoiled.

- 85 luxurious with full amenities

- 5 opulent suites

- Continental and Asian restaurants

- Swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and gymnasium

- Free shuttle service to the city

Promo rate starts RP.1.500.000 net. Include buffet breakfast for 2 persons and 21%. Government tax and service charge. This is valid until September 2017 RESERVATIONS ONLY (AT LEAST 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE) Jalan Raya

Serpong-Tangsel, Telp: (021) 93311 - 2552

11. "Yet, it's so serene and unspoiled."

The word”serene” is closest in meaning to ...

The city of Los Angeles, California is a home to not only a prodigious population but also a large number of icons instantly recognized around the world.

Besides Hollywood, the Rose Parade and the infamous smog and traffic, Los Angelos has one of the busiest airports in the world. About 200,000 passengers passed through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) each day. It is the busiest cargo airport in the world, carrying some 2.1 millions tons a year. By 2010, LAX handled double that amount of cargo and 94 million passengers annually. With all of this traffic, it is no wonder thet LAX is a well- known landmark.

Standing in the center of LAX is a huge spaceship-looking structure. Four legs support a giant rotating disk. When first seen, many people assume that it is the control tower. But it is a restaurant which gives you a ride and a 360° view while you dine.

12. "... which gives you a ride and a 360^° view while you dine." What does the word "you" in the sentence refer to?

I was so happy to hear that we were going to the Singapore Flyer as it was my first time to go there.

When we reached the Singapore Flyer, I felt scared to see that it was gigantic. But, I decided to give a try after my friends encouraged me. We boarded the flyer and waited for a while before it reached the top. Once it reached the top, the scenery was so fantastic. My friend Laila shouted loudly, "Wow! What a nice scenery!" Unlike Laila, my friend Budi seemed to be shivering. He said, "I am afraid to fall down." We smiled at him. "You are safe here, buddy", said Tom.

By the time we got down, my stomach was already growling. My buddies brought us to Popeye's restaurant and the food there was yummy. After lunch, we had ice-cream and chatted with my buddies. At last our bus arrived and we headed for Marina Barrage at 4

p.m. to play in the water.

Time flew and I felt very sad when our buddies told us that it was time for us to go home as it was getting late

13. The writer was sad to end his journey ... he knew that it was time to go home.

Lala

: Dinar, we

are going to decorate our class soon, so that we can win the

competition

as the best and the most beautiful class.

Dinar

: Yes,

you are right. How if we decorate it using colorful paper? We can

make some

flowers or wall decorations.

Lala

: I am

sorry, Dinar. I don’t agree with you. Decoration from paper is not

durable. It

is fragile and can be broken easily.

Dinar

: I think

so. How if we use plastic materials?

Lala

: Yes, I

absolutely agree with you. We will use recycle plastic bottles,

plastic

glasses, plastic food wrappings, or plastic bags.

Dinar

: Of course. I

am sure we will win the competition because it meets our

school’s

“Adiwiyata” program.

Lala

: Sure.

Let’s hunt the materials in garbage bins, such in the canteen,

other

classrooms, library or laboratory.

Dinar

: Let’s

go.

14. What kind of competition will be held in Lala’s school?

Jane

: Hello,

Susan. Where will you go?

Susan

: I just

remembered that tomorrow we have to bring pices of ribbon to make a

handy craft. I am going to go to the

supermarket in order to buy it. Would you mind

with me?

Jane

: But the

road is too crowded for us to ride our bike there.

Susan

: I don’t

think so. I often go there by bike.

Jane

: Listen! It

will be dangerous for you and me, too.

Susan

: Hmm,

ok, I am with you, but I have to buy the ribbon for tomorrow.

Jane

: Just go

to my house. I will give you some.

Susan

: Really?

Thank you.

15. The correct verb form to complete the sentence in the dialog above is …

How to Make Special Fried Rice

Ingredients:

· Salt as you wish

· Chili as you wish

· Pepper as you wish

· Cooking oil as you wish

· A plate of white rice

· 2 cloves of garlic

· 2 eggs or as you wish

· 2 cloves of Shallot

· The sauce as you wish

It can be tomato sauce, spicy sauce, or ketchup Complements: chicken, sausage, meat ball, shrimp, or nuggets. Steps:

· Blend the spices including shallot, garlic, chili, pepper, and salt.

· Pour oil into skillet and turn on the heat.

· Once hot, add the mashed spices, stir until fragrant scent.

· Add the eggs and saute until cooked.

· Add the sauce according to your taste, and stir

· Put the white rice and stir until mixed with all the condiments and complementary materials.

· If you smell fragrant, turn off the heat, lift the rice and serve it on a plate.

· You can garnish it and the fried rice is ready to be served.

16. Read the list of sentences below, then choose activities that are

needed to make special fried rice based on the text above.

1. Boil the eggs

2. Turn off the heat

3. Saute the rice until cooked

4. Mash the onion

5. Pour oil into skillet

6. Add the eggs

7. Cook the nuggets

8. Add the sauce

9. Put the butter

10. Garnish the fried rice

11. Blend the spices

12. Serve the fried rice on a plate

13. Slice the chicken

Turn on the heat The activities needed are….

DOG BOTTLE BANK

Recycle a one liter bottle into an adorable puppy bank that can watch over your money. This is a great green crafting project for kids.

Materials:

· Quick Dry Tacky Glue

· ½“ flat brush

· Ribbon

· Acrylic paint, burnt umber

· Chalk pencil

· Clear plastic 1 liter bottle

· Styrofoam egg, 2 – ½ “

· Brown felt (we used furry felt)

· Craft knife

· Pom-pom: (2) 1” brown, (1) ½ “ black

· Pattern Instructions

1. Cut a ¼” x 1 – ½” slot at back edge of plastic bottle.

2. For the head, paint Styrofoam egg with ½” flat brush with Burnt Umber. Let dry.

3. Glue the heads to the top of bottles. Let dry.

4. Using chalk pencil, trace patterns onto brown felt. Cut out all pieces. Cut out dog bone. Glue felt pieces into place.

5. Glue on eyes. Glue on brown pom-poms and black pom-pom for nose. Glue on ribbon collar and dog bone. Let dry.

17. The word “this” in “This is a great green crafting project for kids” refers to ….

18. How does the writer describe the product to attract the target consumers?

The island of Sangalaki in Kalimantan was opened for diving in 1993. Its shallow reef system extends over 200 meters from the island. It is famous as Indonesian Marine Park. The island is also a breeding ground for green turtles. At night female turtles come ashore and lay their eggs. As soon as baby turtles hatch, they struggle their way to the sea and try hard to avoid the attack of hungry birds. For hungry birds, baby turtles are rapturous meal.

19. The suitable word to complete the text is ….

1. Camel are able to travel in great distances across hot and dry deserts with little food or water.

2. Camels are trained as means of transportation by carrying people and loads on their backs.

3. The first kind of camel has one hump and the second has two humps.

4. Camel is a large and strong animal which is commonly seen in desert.

5. There are two kinds of camels; Arabian camel and Bactrian camel.

6. They also serve the people of the desert in many other ways.

20. They walk easily on soft sand the desert

Choose the best arrangement of the random sentences above.