Pak/Bu, terima kasih atas jawabannya. Tapi saya masih bingung dengan jawaban yg ini. Jawaban menurut Bpk/Ibu adalah ada 7 kota. Kota mana saja ya, Pak/Bu? Apakah yg Bronx and East Harlem itu dihitung 1 kota? Sehingga jumlahnya 7 begitu, Pak/Bu? Mohon penjelasannya. Terima kasih

            The team found that 95 percent of all homes examined in two New York districts and six other United States cities had evidence of mice in at least one room.

            In Baltimore, allergy triggers in the form of mouse urine and skin flakes were found in every single home visited. Eighteen percent of the children in these homes were allergic to mice and these tended to have a more severe form of asthma.

            The team took samples from homes in the Bronx and East Harlem, both in New York, as well as in Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit.

            For a long time, mice were not suspected of triggering allergies in the home. “Now we know that houses are full of it, and we were surprised that mice turned out to be even more important in inner-city asthma than cats, dogs or dust mites,” said Dr. Robert Wood of Johns Hopkins.

The team found that 95 percent of all homes examined in two New York districts and six other United States cities had evidence of mice in at least one room.

new york +  six other United States cities .

            The root is the part grows under ground. It has two function. The first is to absorb water and organic substances from the soil. The second is to support other parts of the body.

            The stem is the main axis of the plant. It develops buds and shoots it functions in transportations through vascular tissues xylem and phloem. Xylem transport water and dissolved material from the root upward to the leaf Phloem transport food material downward from the leaf to the body cell. It also function in food storage.

            The leaf is usually a flat lateral out growth from stem or branch. The primary function of leaf is to produce food by photosynthesis. A leaf usually has chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is an important things in photosynthesis, a process of carbohydrate formation from carbon dioxide and water.

Pertanyaan2nya adalah:

1.   What’s the form of the passage?

      a.   Exposition

      b.   Recount

      c.   Description

      d.   News item

      e.   Report

2.   The synonym of storage is ………

      a.   support

      b.   supply

      c.   subsidies

      d.   substance

      e.   supplement

1c

2 b

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Pertanyaannya adalah:

Which of the following items is not offered in the advertisement?

a.   Free brochures

b.   Tourist guides

c.   Interesting places

d.   Transportation services

e.   Convenient accommodations

Meetings can waste a great deal of time. But you can make your meeting run more smoothly by following a few simple rules. First, have an agenda. This will help keep you focused on what is important. Next, decide who needs to be involved. More people mean less efficient discussion. Finally, keep the discussions moving. Thanks to each speakers as he or she finishes and move on to the next speaker. This encourages people to make their remark brief. And don’t forget: What happens after a meeting is more important than what happen during the meeting. The skill used then is more professional and less procedural. So no matter how well you run a meeting, it is the work that gets done after the meeting that is important.

Pertanyaan2nya adalah:

1.   The writer states that ………

      a.   meeting should be run silently

      b.   all meetings should be in the morning

      c.   meetings should be held more frequently

      d.   no one should receive other ideas in the meeting

      e.   the real work is accomplished after the meeting

      a.   inform

      b.   explain

      c.   describe

      d.   entertain

      e.   persuade

1 E

2 B

      Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket was opened only 75 years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

            What makes a supermarket different from other types of stores? In supermarket, goods are placed on open shelves. The customers choose what they want and take them to the cashier themselves, so fewer employees are needed than in other stores. Goods are usually sold for a lower price, because larger quantities can be sold in supermarket than in the small shop. Large parking spaces are usually provided for customers, and many supermarkets are kept open until late at night. This makes them popular with shoppers. Beside food some other goods are sold, such as household equipment, plants and even clothing.

Pertanyaan2nya adalah:

1.   The text mainly tells us about ………

      a.   types of stores

      b.   the supermarket

      c.   the quality of goods in supermarket

      d.   variety of goods in supermarket

      e.   the customers of supermarket

2.   What is the purpose of the text?

      a.   to entertain the readers with the knowledge

      b.   to present some points of view about supermarket

      c.   to persuade readers to buy goods in the supermarket

      d.   to inform readers about the existence of supermarket

      e.   to describe how the supermarket comes into existence

1 B

2 E