A. Cross a,b,c,d or e for the correct answer!

HOMEWORK

The amount of homework given to students needs to be reduced for several reasons. In short,
time is limited in many students’ lives. At the same time, other students are showing alarming levels of
obesity due to sedentary lifestyles. Lastly, family disharmony has increased as a result of stressed
parents trying to get their children to do their homework.
Firstly, time is limited. Many students don’t arrive home until 6 pm. This is because they have
chosen to play sports which require a few hours training each week or they engage in cultural activities,
which are often taught after school. By the time they have finished dinner, showered and finished jobs it
is 8pm. If they have homework, then it is too late to start. Therefore it is fair to say there is not enough
time after school to complete quality homework.
On the other hand, many other young people are recording high levels of obesity because of
their sedentary lifestyles. Why sit still at night when students have been sitting still in classrooms all
day? This is not good for their health and contributes to the high level of obesity seen today.
Finally, homework places huge amounts of stress on already stressed out families. In many
families both parents are working and the last thing they need is to fight with their children at the end of
a stressful day.
By reducing the amount of nightly homework, the family home would be a much more relaxed
place, as it should be.
In conclusion, homework should be reduced. We must recognize that students’ time is limited,
sedentary work contributes to the high levels of obesity and finally, homework can cause an increase in
family disharmony. The wellbeing of students is far more important than excessive amounts of
homework.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

a. To inform the importance of homework.
b. To analyze and to argue about homework.
c. To describe homework.
d. To explain how to do homework.
e. To amuse the readers of doing homework
2. What is the type of the text?
a. Exposition
b. Explanation
c. Report
d. Description
e. Narrative
3. The amount of homework give to student … (paragraph 1) is called …
a. Orientation
b. Reorientation
c. Argument
d. Sequence of event
e. Statement of position
4. In which paragraph can you find the arguments?
a. Paragraph 1,2,3
b. Paragraph 2, 3, 4
c. Paragraph 3, 4, 5
d. Paragraph 1, 3, 5
 e. Paragraph 1, 3, 4
5. In conclusion, homework should be reduced (Par. 5) is called …
a. Argument
b. Reinforcement of position statement
c. Statement of position
d. Sequence of events
e. Description.

Boarding School Education

While many parents send their children to public schools, there are some other people choose
boarding school education. They prefer their children are educated there for some reasons.

At an early age interacting and communicating with people is very important for a child's personal life
and can be especially helpful for his/her future. In a boarding school, shy children can take advantage of
interaction through communal activities. The boarding school also offers a great variety of activities such
as arts, sports, and music that allow the children to demonstrate and develop specialized skills in their
free time.

Furthermore, the structured way of life and strict rules at the boarding school may help students
to get used to a well ordered way of life. The manners and social skills will help them to become more
responsible and confident, and to develop their talents in leadership. Professionally trained teachers and
educators in the boarding school can offer excellent education without the parents' constant
supervision.

In conclusion, boarding schools allow students to interact communally and to do some positive
activities. Besides they also build students characters.

6. What is the text about?

a. What makes boarding school difference from public schools.
b. Some good points of boarding schools.
c. Why people don’t send their children to public schools.
d. The comparison between boarding schools and public schools.
e. Boarding school education is the best.
7. According to the text, the weakness of boarding school is …
a. It provides excellent education.
b. It is inappropriate for dependent student.
c. It can help the learners develop their talents.
d. It makes the learners more responsible and confident.
e. It help the students develop their talent in leadership.
8. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
a. Boarding school teaches student to interact with people.
b. Boarding school prepares student future.
c. Boarding school teaches student social skills.
d. Boarding school has some professional teaches.
e. Boarding school teaches students to be discipline.
 Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier than ever before for people to travel. in
the most "developed" societies, visiting exotic place is a sought- after status symbol. The tourism
industries of both developed and developing countries have Recognised this fact and are learning to
take advantage of it.
There are, however, some problems associated with this new industry. Firstly, there is the
increasing crime rate. Some locals see tourists as an easy prey because, not only are they in unfamiliar
territory and therefore less able to take care of themselves, but also they carry visible items of wealth,
such as cameras and jewelry which can be disposed of quickly for profit.
Another major problem is health. with greater mobility comes greater danger of spreading
contagious diseases around the world. One carrier returning home could easily start an epidemic before
their illness was diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many diseases which resist antibiotics is
causing scientists to be increasingly concerned about this issue.
Also to be considered is the natural environment, which can be seriously threatened by too
many visitors. Australia's Great Barrier Reef, for example, is in danger of being destroyed by tourist and
there are plans to restrict visitors to some of the more delicate coral cays
These are just three of the reasons why any country should be wary of committing itself to an
extensive tourism development program.

9. Why does the natural environment become one of the serious problem associated with the faster
planes and cheaper flight?
a. It easily started an epidemic before their illness was diagnosed.
b. It can be destroyed by too many visitors.
c. The health problem will increase.
d. They carry visible items of wealth.
e. It can increase crime rate.
10. Why is crime rate increasing due to the new industry?
a. Some tourists carry visible items of wealth.
b. The tourists are spreading contagious diseases.
c. The government is planning to restrict visitors to some coral cays.
d. The new industry makes the number of unemployment increase.
e. The tourists come by plane.
11. “One carrier returning home could easily start an epidemic before their illness was diagnosed”
(Paragraph 3). The word diagnosed same meaning with?
a. Found
b. Observed
c. Identified
d. Examined
e. Healed
 Cigarette smokers are said to have a good chance of getting various fatal diseases. But, I think
that other people's tobacco smoke seems to increase the chances of nonsmokers getting a wide range of
cancers.
First, although passive smokers inhale less tobacco smoke, the researchers point out that the
smoke you breathe in is richer in many toxic chemicals. There is, for example, three times as much as
Benzo-apyrene, six times as much toluene and more than 50 times as much dimethynitrosamine. Of
course this substance will harm our body in the long run.
Secondly,the recent research reported that the risk of getting cancers not normally associated
with smoking also rose among passive smokers. The risk of Leukimia rose 6-8 times and the risk of
cervical cancer increased 3-4 times.
Thirdly, past studies have found that by product of cigarette smoke such as coinine and
thiocyanate, turn up in the blood, urine and saliva of non-smoking adults, children and fetuses that have
been exposed to smokers. These substances are the main causes of various cancers.
In short, the effects of exposure to the cigarette smoking of others are greater than has been
previously suspected. That is why passive smokers have more chances of contracting cancer than people
with now such exposure.

12. A passive smoker is a person who …

a. Smoker a little.
b. Joins smoking with other smokers.
c. Inhales less tobacco smoke.
d. Is exposed to cigarette.
e. Seldom smokes cigarette.
13. The following are toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke …
a. Benzo – apyrene
b. Stream and benzo – apyrene
c. Toluene, dimethylntrosamnine.
d. Saliva, coinine, and thiocyanate.
e. Saliva and urine.
14. … the researchers point out that …
The synonym of underlined words is …
a. Appoint
b. Believe
c. Object
d. Know
e. Explain
15. What turn up in the blood, urine and saliva non – smokers?
a. Toluene
b. Thiocyanate
c. Coinine
d. Coinine and thiocyanate
e. Toluene, coinine and thiocyanate
16. What is the structure of the first paragraph?
a. Orientation
b. Thesis
c. Argument
d. Reiteration
e. Explanation
 Nobody likes paying taxes. Even those who know that taxation is necessary and just are
reluctant to pay taxes. It is not pleasant to see part of your monthly income taken away from you in
income tax. Ignorant people think this is an injustice and make a grievance of it ; so it is just as well that
we should know why we are taxed. So that we can see the fairness of the system.
Every country must have a government of some sort, or life would be impossible. The primary
duties of a government are to protect the life and property of the citizens, to maintain law and order
and settle dispute between citizens in a just and orderly why through the law – courts, to defend the
country from foreign foes and to maintain the roads and highways. Besides, may government maintain
and direct education, provide hospitals for the sick and attend to sanitation. All these great public duties
need money: an army and navy have to be kept up. The police force and the judges have to be paid,
school have to be provided and teachers supported, expert health – officers and sanitary engineers have
to be employed.
Now where is all the money needed for the public service to come from?. The question is
answered by another. For whose benefits are all these service maintained? The answer is, for the
benefits of the public. It is the people as a whole, rich and poor, that benefit by security of life and
property, by the sound administration of justice, by the maintenance of roads, by the public hospital,
public schools, and good sanitation. Therefore it is only right that the public, the individual citizens of
the country should contribute the money needed; for the money they give comes back to them in the
shape of these public benefits which all enjoy.
So long, therefore, as we have a good and efficient government, so long as our money is being
used in the right way and so long as the burden of taxation is distributed fairly, as different classes can
bear it, we have no right to grumble at having to pay our share of the taxes.

17. Which one of these titles is the most suitable for the text above?
a. Objections to Taxes
b. Why citizens are Taxed?
c. The Burden of Taxation
d. Taxation is a Necessity
e. Income Taxes
18. The topic of paragraph two is …
a. The reasons of taxation
b. The right of citizens
c. The expenses of public duties
d. The duties of a government
e. The types of public services
19. Why do the people have to pay incomes tax? Because …
a. They have to pay tax for the things they need.
b. They have to pay tax whether they are rich of poor.
c. The tax is heeded to carry out the government’s public duties.
d. They have to pay tax or the things they but or sell
e. They have to pay tax for the government benefit.
20. According to the text, the following statements are true, except …
a. Everyone knows that taxation is necessary.
b. The public must bear their shares or public expense.
c. It is the government’s duty to provide hospitals for the sick
d. The same amount of income tax is imposed on the rich and the poor.
e. The taxpayers enjoy public services provided by the government.
B. Read the text and answer the question!

LAPTOP AS STUDENT'S FRIEND

Conventionally, students need book, pen, eraser, drawing book, ruler and such other stuff.
Additionally, in this multimedia era, students need more to reach their progressive development.
Students need mobile keyboards to record every presented subject easily. Of course it will need more
cost but it will deserve for its function.

First, modern schools tend to apply fast transferring knowledge because the school needs to
catch the target of curriculum. Every subject will tend to be given in demonstrative method.
Consequently students need extra media cover the subject. Since there is a laptop on every student’s
desk, this method will help student to get better understanding.

Secondly, finding an appropriate laptop is not difficult as it was. Recently there is an online shop
which provides comprehensive information. The best is that the shop has service of online shopping.
The students just need to brows that online shop, decide which computer or laptop they need, then
complete the transaction. After that the laptop will be delivered to the students’ houses. That is really
easy and save time and money.

From all of that, having mobile computer is absolutely useful for students who want to catch the
best result for their study. Buying laptop online is advisable because it will cut the price. This online way
is recommended since online shop also provides several laptop types. Students just need to decide
which type they really need.

1. What do students need in the multimedia era?

2. Why is there any laptop in very student’s desk in modern school?
3. According to the text, how to find an appropriate laptop for students?
4. Why is buying laptop from online shop is advisable?
5. Show the generic structure of the text?