Sabtu, 21 April 2012

Tugas Bahasa Inggris Part 3

1. Which of the following is NOT true ?
A.   Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.
B.   The games were held in Greece every four years.
C.   Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
D.   Poem glorified the winners in song.
Answer : C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
Reason : Because in paragraph one there is sentence : an any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. So the battles is not interrupted.

2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in meaning to…
A.  aristocracy
B.   Brave
C.   intellectuals
D.   muscular
Answer : A. aristocracy
Reason : because elite and aristocracy have the same meaning

3. Why were the Olympic Games held?
A.   To stop wars
B.   To honor Zeus
C.   To crown the best athletes
D.   To sing songs about the athletes
Answer : B. To honor Zeus
Reason : Because in the first sentence in the story is the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god,Zeus.

4.Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?
A.   800 years
B.   1200 years
C.   2300 years
D.   2800 years
Answer : B. 1200 years
Reason : 2012 – 776 = 1236 years, so approximately is 1200 years.

5.What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?
A.   They were pacifists
B.   They believed athletic events were important
C.   They were very simple
D.   They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates
Answer : B. They believed athletic events were important
Reason : because in the article there sentence : The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength to their education of youth. So they believed athletic were important

6.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.   Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks
B.   The Greeks severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs
C.   The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games
D.   The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were over
Answer : A.   Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
Reason : Because the article’s contain all about the history of Olympic Games and physical fitness was an integral part of  the lives of the ancient Greeks.

7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to…
A.   Accomplishments
B.   Ancestors
C.   Documents
D.   Property
Answer : A.   Accomplishments
Reason : because in the sentence: winners of Olympic were having poems sung about their deeds. Which most compatible is accomplishments,  that meaning to ‘prestasi/pencapaian’.

8. Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?
A.   They must have completed military service.
B.   They had to attend special training sessions
C.   They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
D.   They had to be very religious
Answer : C.   They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
Reason : because there sentence : but the later games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. So the right answer is C.

9. The word “halted” in line 16 means most nearly the same as…
A.   Encourages
B.   Started
C.   Curtailed
D.   Fixed
Answer : C.   Curtailed
Reason :  in the article, any war in progress were halted, curtailed is the most compatible. In Indonesian is “dibatasi”

10. What is an “Olympiad”?
A.   The time it took to finish the games
B.   The time between games
C.   The it took to finish a war
D.   The time it took the athletes to train
Answer : B.   The time between games
Reason : because in the first line in the second paragraph; The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads”. so the answer is B.


STYLISTIC  PROBLEMS

1. The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions…..
A.   Because he was afraid it would incriminate him
B.   For fear that they will incriminate him
C.   Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
D.   Fearing that he will be incriminated by it
Answer : C.   Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
Reason : there is a complete independent clause and dependent clause, and match in tenses.

2. Mrs.Walker has returned…..
A.   A wallet back to its original owner
B.   To its original owner the wallet
C.   The wallet to its originally owner
D.   The wallet to its original owner
Answer : D.   The wallet to its original owner
Reason :  because original in the option D means : Asli, that more suitable with the sentence.

3.The hospital owes……for the construction of the new wing.
A.   The government twenty million dollars
B.   For the government twenty million dollars
C.   To the government twenty million dollars
D.   Twenty million of dollars to the government
Answer : D.   Twenty million of dollars to the government
Reason : because, if translate in Indonesian which most compatible is answer D.

4. Sarah…..that she could not attend classes next week
A.   Told to her professors
B.   Said her professors
C.   Told her professors
D.   Is telling her professors
Answer : D.   Is telling her professors
Reason : because the sentence is present continuous. So the most compatible answer is D.

5.The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because…
A.   He painted very good
B.   They believed he painted well
C.   Of their belief that he was an good artist
D.   The judges had been told of his talents
Answer : A.   He painted very good
Reason : there is a sequence of tense, simple past tense in ; The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest; with simple past tense in ; because he painted very good. and also the perfect combination of dependent-independent clause.

6. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay a fine.

Correction :
If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and fined.

Reason :
Because the sentence above must be parallelism. So,, have to pay a fine must be change with verb too, such as ; fined.

7.Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had  an accident on his way to the practice

Correction :
Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.

Reason :
The sentence is right that is the past perfect tense. 

8.A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle  dreams of her daughter who lives overseas.

Correction :
A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle  had dreamed  of her daughter who lives overseas.

Reason :
we should use the past perfect tense. so we must change dreams to dreamed.

9. The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the good fortune to visit there.

Correction :
The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and welcome to all who have the good fortune to visit there.

Reason :
The sentence above must be parallelism. So we must change Gives a welcome feeling with welcome.

10. Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing songs.

Correction :
Some of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.

Reason :
Standing and Singing, is a present continuous. So watched must be change with the same tenses too.

Rabu, 04 April 2012

all about me…



Its,, all about me…

My name is dandy kurnia,, my friend always call me dandy.. now iam studied at gunadarma university. I was born in Jakarta, 12 July 1990, so iam 21 years old now. I live at papaya street number 163. Jagakarsa, south of Jakarta. My hobbies are writing poetry, drawing, playing games, but my favourite hobbies is sleep and eat delicious food.. hhmmm… yummy…. 

I am a nosy but also confident. love to hang out and smiled at everyone. If about music ... i like the music of anything which is important easily heard and a great voice. build some businesses is the sweetest a dream in my life and it would be the motivation and the purpose of my life...

 In addition to the lecture I also work part time on campus. soon I will also be preoccupied with making a skripsi. the motto in my life is to do the best while you can, because tomorrow is not necessarily there is another chance to grab it…

so that's all about me.....

Tugas Softskill Bhs. Inggris bisnis 2 Part 2


1. Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.
The incorrect word : A. know
The correct answer : Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was invented.
The Explanation : The verb is must be followed by s/es. Because Nobody is a singular subject.

2. The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and differences.
The incorrect word : A. presents
The correct answer : The languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences.
The Explanation: the verb doesn’t need to be followed by s/es in the end of the verb. Because  the languages is a plural subject.

3. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
The incorrect word : A. have
The correct answer : The rise of multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
The Explanation: The rise of multinationals  is a singular subject that has the auxiliary verb such as : is,was, does,and has.

4. All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers,while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
The incorrect word : A. has
The correct answer : All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers,while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
The Explanation: All of the east-west interstate highways is a plural subject , must be followed by the one of auxiliary verb for the plural subject, have.

5. When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were defected on Earth.
The incorrect word : D. were
The correct answer : When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos was defected on Earth.
The Explanation: must follow with was the one of auxiliary verb for singular subject is was, because a wave of neutrinos is a singular subject.

 6. Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
The incorrect word : C. are
The correct answer : Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
The Explanation: the verb must be followed by is,  because every open space is a singular subject.

7. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.
The incorrect word : B. put
The correct answer : Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.
The Explanation: krakatoa is a singular subject. must be followed by singular verb that contains s/es in the end of the word.

8. The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States are referred to as a Yankee.
The incorrect word : B. are
The correct answer : The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States is referred to as a Yankee.
The Explanation: anyone from the United States must be followed by is, because anyone is a singular verb.

9. A network of small arteries,mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles,supply blood to the face and scalp.
The incorrect word : C. supply
The correct answer : A network of small arteries,mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles,supplies blood to the face and scalp.
The Explanation: a network of small arteries is the singular subject, so the verb must be followed by s/es.

10. Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought.
The incorrect word : D. withstand
The correct answer :Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstands the severest drought.
The Explanation: the verb must be followed by s/es. Because Mesquite is a singular subject.