Exercise 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: Battles were not interrupted, but halted to allow the games to take place. look in line 15: Originally these contests were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.

2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in meaning to…

A.  aristocracy
B.   Brave
C.   intellectuals
D.   muscular

Answer: A. aristocracy

Reason: elite has the closest meaning with aristocracy. In Bahasa Indonesia, Elite mean kaum atas and aristocracy mean kaum ningrat.

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: Look in line 1: the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ 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: D. 2800 years

Reason: 776 B.C to 0 is 776 years + 2012 (current year) = 2788 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: look in line 18: The greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four year cycles called Olympiads.

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: look in line 7: The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth.

7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to…

A.   Accomplishments
B.   Ancestors
C.   Documents
D.   Property

Answer: A. Accomplishments

Reason: Deeds has the closest meaning with accomplishment. In Bahasa Indonesia, deeds mean perbuatan and accomplishment mean 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: Look in line 6: but later the games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record.

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: halted has the closest meaning with Curtailed. In Bahasa Indonesia, Halted mean memberhentikan and curtailed mean membatasi.

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: look in line 18: The greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four year cycles called Olympiads.



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: Because the answer and the question is 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:  option A is redudancy(return and back), option B mean Mrs. Walker has an owner, the word originally option C is adverb and cannot used for this 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 the answer and the question is match in tenses and the answer can fill the blank sentence well.

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: The tenses must be present continuous because the event is happening now.

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: C. Of their belief that he was an good artist

Reason: the word "because" is match well with "of" in option C (Of their belief that he was an good artist)

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

Incorrect: D. have to pay a fine

Reason: The sentence is parallelism, have to pay a fine should be replaced by 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

Incorrect: C. he had

Reason: The accident is already happen so we use past perfect tense (s + had + v-3)

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

Incorrect: C. dreams

Reason : the dream happen last month so it should be dreamed

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

Incorrect: B. gives a welcome feeling

Reason: The sentence is parallelism so instead of "gives a welcome feeling" it should be "welcoming"

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

Incorrect: C. watched

Reason : The sentence is present continous tense so instead of "watched" it should be "watching"

Fashion Article

Shirts clothing - Some precautions you need to do to protect clothing and otheraccessories to keep your pretty durable.
Because some things like mushrooms, or an unexpected stain clothing or jewelrycan make you corrupt. To that end, prevent damage to clothing and accessorieswith the following tips:

protect clothes from wrinkling
"Use a hanger or a hanger can protect clothes from wrinkling." Said DeborahBede, a bradford, new hampshire, textile conservator. With neatness clotheshanger can be maintained. But be careful to choose hangers, use hanger made ​​ofsoft material so as not to damage clothing, wide clothes hangers also give more support.

Protect clothes from mildew
types of fungal spores require certain conditions to grow. Usually they live in a warm, humid, and there are many food sources. So that the fungus does not growon your clothing storage area, preferably before the store, clothes washed first andremove food debris or stain on clothes when you wash. After rinsed with clean, dry in the sun in a place that is really hot to dry completely. If the storage area moist, use mothballs or camphor to absorb moisture.

If you have a handbag, keep it away from sharp objects
to save it less susceptible to sharp items, wrap your hand luggage hanbag or a paper towel. It can also protect it from dust. Hang on a nail or hook to keep it.

Protect clothes from stains
the sooner you remove the stain at one point, the better the results. Do not use a clothes dryer if there are stains on your clothes. Remove the stain until it is completely 100% clean, then rinse again while rinsing with water. If you are surethe stain is gone, just use a clothes dryer.

What did passengers say if the pilot lost it?

Did you read about that pilot who lost it and started shouting and screaming on a JetBlue flight? Wow, on Jet blue, even pilots can’t get earphones and a drink?

I would have loved to have overheard the conversations on that flight. Passenger: “Who’s the crazy lunatic being pinned to the floor?” Flight attendant: “That’s the pilot, ma’am.” Passenger: “No, really, who is he?”

It reminds me of flying through Russia in the old days. It was never us passengers who drank too much, got rowdy and had to be restrained, it was the pilots and flight attendants. One of the passengers would hold down the pilot while the rest of us took turns flying the plane. 

The travel business gets wackier every week. Case in point. I don’t usually agree with statements by the extremist wackos at the notorious Islamic seminary in Deoband, India, but I like what they did last month. They issued a fatwa against airport full-body security scanners. I hope they assassinate the cheeky machine at my nearest airport before my next flight (only because the sight of my magnificent body unclothed may leave staff feeling traumatized and inadequate). 

And what about the news that you can now check your Facebook page in mid-air? The face of my friend Andy Tung, a shipping executive, comes up every day as a recommendation on my page. I told him: “The Facebook computer really, really wants us to be friends. It’s desperately disappointed that we’re not.” He said: “But we are friends.” I pointed out that real friendship doesn’t count. 

 A journalist told me that Facebook’s efforts to connect users through overlapping contacts led two Washington women to find out they were married to the same man last month. The guy has been slapped with bigamy charges. 

That got me thinking. The Facebook computer is going to cause big trouble for Asian guys like my late lamented Dad, who tended to marry more than the recommended number of women. And what about all those Hong Kong/Singaporean guys who have secret wives in China/Malaysia? For Asia, the “friend suggestion” program needs to change its heading from “People You May Know” to “People You May Have Married”.

But, of course, you don’t need a computer to get into that sort of trouble. A friend of mine worked for a well-known hotel in a coastal resort. To drum up business, he made a list of all the couples who had booked into the hotel in recent years and wrote letters addressed to the women: “We hope the two of you enjoyed your previous visit. Why not surprise your husband with another romantic getaway?”

It was only when furious feedback started pouring in that he realized that Asian businessmen don’t have romantic getaways with their wives, but their secretaries, mistresses and hourly paid workers. 

Anyway, one travel-planning reader told me she had tickets for the London Olympics. Not for beach sports, I hope. The International Olympic Committee last week announced that they had cancelled one regulation in female beach volleyball, the rule that says players must wear bikini-style sportswear. Huh? Are there any other rules in female beach volleyball? 


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Exercise 2

 (Skill 1-3)

1.Nobody know the process of glass-making was invented

                       A               B                                   C        D

Answer : know:knows

Because “nobody” is singular

*Nobody knows the process of glass-making was invented

2.The languages of the world presents a vast array structural similarities and differences                                       A                  B                           C   

         D 

            Answer : presents:present

            Because : “the languages of the world” is plural subject

            *The languages of the world present a vast array structural similarities and differences

3.      The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because                                    A      B

multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions

                           C        D

            Answer : have:has

            Because : “The rise” is singular subject so it must use “has”

*The rise multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because         multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions

4.      All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers , while  

       B                                                                                   A

north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered

                                                       C         D

Answer : has:have

Because : “highway” is plural subject

*All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers , while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered

5.      When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987 , a wave of

   A                                                                                    B

neutrions were detected on Earth

                   C         D

Answer : were:was

Because : “a wave” is singular subject

*When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987 , a wave of neutrions was detected on Earth

6.      Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the 

                                A                     B                                         C

white-crowned sparrow

Answer : are:is

Because : “every open space” is singular subject

*Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow

7.      Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets

A                                             B

around the world was affected for two years afterward

                                    C                                      D

Answer : put:puts

Because : “Krakatoa” is singular subject

*Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward

8.      The term”Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England , but now

 A

anyone from the United States are referred to as a Yankee

                                                    B       C       D

Answer : are:is

Because : “anyone” is singular verb

*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

9.      A network of small arteries , mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying

   A                                             B

muscles , supply blood to the face and scalp

                     C       D

Answer : supply:supplies

Because : “a network” is singular subject

*A network of small arteries , mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles , supplies blood to the face and scalp

10.  Mesquito is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought

A B                                  C                   D

            Answer : who:that

            Because : “Mesquito” is not person

            *Mesquito is a small tree in the Southwest that can withstand the severest drought