The underlined word is equal in meaning to ...

Jawaban: Mostly

Reading the text for questions numbers 8 up to 11.

The forest and peat land fires and smog, billed the worst in Indonesian history, still dominated media headlines this week, with thousands of hot spots covering Sumatra and Kalimantan. At least 19 people in Sumatra and Kalimantan have died, and mostly children, have been hospitalized because of severe respiratory illness cause by the haze. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the ongoing haze crisis has resulted in more than 500,000 people in six provinces – Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan – suffering from respiratory infections.

As evidence indicates that most hot spots are related to oil and palm and pulpwood plantations, President has instructed the Forestry and Environment Ministry to stop issuing new permits for peat land cultivation for monoculture restore damage peat land and review all peat land licenses that have been issued. Put bluntly, companies can no longer convert active forests and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations, such as acacia for pulp and oil palm plantations.

Recent research by forest scientists at the Bogor, West Java-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) found that peat swamps in their natural state are resistant to fire because they are wet underground, but they can be highly flammable when they dry out and are degraded.

Soal 8

What is the text about?

Jawaban: The forest fire and the effect in Indonesia

Soal 9

What can we infer from the text?

Jawaban: Many people suffered from serious illness because of the haze

Soal 10

“companies can no longer convert active forests and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations....”( paragraph 2, line 4 ). The underlined word is closest in meaning to ...

Jawaban: Change

Soal 11

"... are resistant to fire because they are wet underground,....” ( Paragraph 2,line 7 )

The bold-typed word in the sentence refers to ... .

Jawaban: Peat swamps

Reading the text to answer questions numbers 12 to 14.

Dear Hanif

Congratulations on graduating. Wishing that brighter opportunties come your way and you achieve success of them.

Septi

Soal 12

The card above is best given in

Jawaban: A graduation occasion

Soal 13

Why was the card written ?

Jawaban: To congratulate him on his success

Soal 14

"... wishing that brighter OPPORTUNITIES light up your way...”.

The bord lined word is similar in meaning to ...

Jawaban: Chances

Read the reading text to answer questions numbers 15 up to 17.

THE CHEETAH

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can run 100 kilometers an hour. It is now rare and is one of the animals which is in danger of extinction.

The cheetah has a small head and ears, and long, powerful legs. It always hunts and chases its prey on open ground.

This is a different way of hunting from the other “big cats.” They like to stay in and near trees to catch their prey. The cheetah is also different from other cats because it cannot draw in its claws.

Soal 15

Paragraph two tells us about ... .