Selasa, 24 Juni 2014

tulisan

 Essay
1. Cotton used to rank first between Alabama's crops, but it represents only a fraction of the agricultural
      A                     B              C                                                        D
production now.
Jawaban (C). Masalah: kata depan. Kata "between" diperlukan untuk membandingkan hanya dua benda. Pada kalimat ini bentuk jamak dari "crops" menyiratkan bahwa ada lebih dari dua "crops" yang dibandingkan. Kata yang benar adalah "among."

2. To building their nests, tailorbirds use their bills as needles.
           A                   B                           C            D
Jawaban (A). Masalah: infinitive/gerund. Kata yang benar adalah "build." Ini bisa menunjuk tindakan yang akan datang: "in order to build their nests ..."
3.  With its strong claws and its many protruding tooth a gopher is an excellent digger.
       A              B                                         C                             D

Jawaban (C). Masalah: kata benda tunggal/jamak. Kata tersebut seharusnya menjadi "teeth," bentuk jamak dari "tooth," karena "a gopher has more than one tooth."
4.  Americans annually import more than $3 billion worthy of Italian clothing, jewelry, and shoes.
            A                                 B                              C                        D

Jawaban (C). Masalah: bentuk kata. Kata yang benar adalah "worth" yang bersinonim dengan kata "value." Kita berkata "$2dollars' worth of goods," yang berarti Anda sedang membeli sesuatu yang berharga setara dengan $2.00. Kata "worthy" adalah kata sifat yang berarti "having value or worth," or "deserving."
5.  There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
       A                                                B                                                              C            D

Jawaban (C). Masalah: kata ganti. Kata yang benar adalah "that" karena ia menunjuk ke "economy," kata benda tunggal. 

tugas

PG
1. The committee has met twice and ....
    A. they reached a final decision
    B. a final decision was reached
    C. its decision was reached
    D. it has reached a final decision
2. The manager won't be able to attend the shareholders' meeting tomorrow because....
    A. he must to give a lecture
    B. he will be giving a lecture
    C. of he will give lecture
    D. he will have giving a lecture
3. Brenda's score on the test is the highest in class.
    A. She should study hard last night.
    B. She should have studied hard last night.
    C. She must have studied hard last night.
    D. She had to study hard last night
4. To answer accurately is more important than...
    A. to finish quickly
    B. a quick finish
    C. you finish it quickly
    D. quick finish
5. Having been served lunch,....
    A. the problems were discussed by the participants.
    B. the participants discuss the problems.
    C. it was discussed by the participants.
    D. A discussion of the problems were made by the participants.