I strongly believe that mobile phones are necessary.

My reasons for this belief are that these phones are

To begin with, mobile phones are necessary in the case of emergencies. For instance, if you fall down a
set of stairs in a building and are badly injured and can’t reach a pay phone, it is handy to have one to
use. Or, if your car breaks down in the middle of the night in a strange neighbourhood, it would be
dangerous to leave it in search of a public phone booth.

My other main reason is that mobile phones are convenient for business people. For example, if you are
out of the state or even overseas and you have to contact a client to do some important work, it is
useful to have one to use. By using a mobile phone, important information can be received. People can’t
stay in an office all day waiting for their phone to ring. Some people have to go and do jobs or they will
go out of business. You can even send faxes or messages and use the internet with your mobile.

In conclusion, I believe that mobile phones have now become a necessary part of every day life. Instant
communication will ensure that information can be passed on with a simple press of a button. Whether
this is to do with business or personal information or emergencies, it goes to show that they are
necessary in the new millennium.

14. How many reasons are used to support the writer’s opinion?

15. Why are mobile phones very convenient for bussines people?

16. What is the main idea of the second parragraph?

Everybody should change their way of life to reduce global warming. There are several things that we
can do. One of them is by buying and consuming fresh local groceries as much as possiblE. It of course
includes local vegetables, fruits, bread, etC.

Local groceries don’t need much transportation to get it into the market. It of course means, the amount
of carbon dioxide produced is less than the groceries from other region. Therefore, by buying local
groceries we are helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produceD.

Consuming fresh groceries instead of frozen ones are healthier for us. Furthermore, fresh food or
groceries means no requirements for it to be freeze up. It means that no electricity is needed and saving
energy means reducing carbon dioxide and money.

So, from now on we should consume fresh local groceries to reduce global warming.

17. The text gives us information about …. …

18. To reduce the global warming we should ….

19. We are helping reduce the amount of global warming” (Paragraph 2) The reduce word can be
replaced by ….
The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three
reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments.
Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or
to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course when it is used for food
preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body.

The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government. This condition makes the
people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all
over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen’s bodies will be badly
contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and
dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should
be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is
really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.

20. Why is formalin dangerous for human`s body?

21. The main idea of paragraph two is ….

22. Based on the facts above, the writer suggest that … .

23. What is the generic structure of the text?

I personally think that reading is a very important activity in our life. Why do I say so? Firstly, by reading
we can get a lot of knowledge about many things in the world such as Science, technology. Sports, arts,
culture, etc written in either books, magazine, newspaper, etc.

Secondly, by reading we can get a lot of news and information about something happening in any parts
of the world which can we see directly.

Another reason, reading can give us pleasure too. When we are tired, we read books, newspaper or
magazine on the entertainment coloumn such as comedy, short story, quiz, etC. To make us relaxeD.

The last, reading can also take us to other parts of the worlD. By reading a book about Irian Jaya we may
feel we’re really sitting in the jungles not at home in our rooms.

From the facts above, it’s obvious that everyone needs to read to get knowledge, information and also
entertainment. Or in summary we can say reading is truly important in our lifE.

24. Why is reading very important in our life? Because…..

26. What does the text tell us about?

27. What is the social function of the text?

28. Paragraph ………… n the text is the thesis of the text.

Learning English through music and songs can be very enjoyablE. You can mix pleasure with learning
when you listen to a song and exploit the song as a means to your English progress. Some underlying
reason can be drawn to support the idea why we use songs in language learning.

Firstly, “the song stuck in my head” Phenomenon (the echoing in our minds of the last song we heard
after leaving a restaurant, shopping malls, etc) can be both enjoyable and sometimes unnerving. This
phenomenon also seems to reinforce the idea that songs work on our short-and-long term memory.

Secondly, songs in general also use simple conversational language, with a lot of repetition, which is just
what many learners look for sample text. The fact that they are effective makes them many times more
motivating than other text. Although usually simple, some songs can be quite complex syntactically,
lexically and poetically, and can be analyzed in the same way as any other literary samplE.

Furthermore, song can be appropriated by listener for their own purposE. Most pop songs and probably
many other types don’t have precise people, place or time referencE.

In addition, songs are relaxing. They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within oneself and
within one group. Little wonder they are important tools in sustaining culture, religion, patriotism and
yeas, even revolution.

Last but not least, there are many learning activities we can do with songs such as studying grammar,
practicing selective listening comprehension, translating songs, learning vocabulary, spelling and culturE.

From the elaboration above, it can be concluded that learning through music and songs, learning English
can be enjoyable and fun.

29. The type of the text above is ………

30. What is the communicative purpose of the text?

Another reason smoking should not be allowed in restaurant is the harm it can do to others. Passive
smoking that is breathing in smoke made by a smoker can lead to asthma attacks and even cancer.
Finally, smoking is dangerous and a health risk to the smokers. Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease
and people should not smoke anywhere, not just in restaurants.

Therefore, smoking in restaurants is impolite, harmful to others and a health risk to the smokers and
should not be allowed in any restaurants.

[Link] in the restaurants must be avoided because……

32. We have many reasons to say that smoking must be avoided. The word reasons mean…..

33. Since we can find a thesis, arguments and reiteration in the text, so we can conclude that this text
belongs to…..

34. What is the purpose of the text?

35. The synonym of the word dangerous in the text is……

36. Smoking in restaurants is just not on. It must not be allowed because it is rude, harmful to others
and dangerous for the smokers. The sentence above characterize as….. of the text.

37. Smoking in restaurant should not be allowed. It means that…..

To improve comfort and cleanliness at our school, a number of dust bins should be increased.

When we look at classrooms, school corridors and school yard, there are paper mineral water cups,
straws, and napkins here and therE. The condition of uncleanliness and discomfort really hinders
learning and teaching environment. Litters thrown carelessly cause disease, especially empty plastic cup
or glasses. They can be filled out with water coming from the rain. This can be placed for dengue
mosquitoes to spread out. Besides, these rubbish can deteriorate the scenE. Well painted wall and green
school yard do not mean anything litters are scattered everywherE.

Anyway I notice that most of the students in our school have responsibilities for the school
environment. They put their litters on the proper places. But some are not diligent enough to find the
dust bins. The numbers of dust binds in our schools are not enough. Ore dust bins should be put beside
each of steps, outside of the classrooms, and some more also the corridors. Probably one dust bin
should be in every ten meters. So when students want to throw away their litters, they can find the dust
bins easily.

When school is equipped with sufficient dust bins, we do not have problems of freak and discomfort any
morE. Our school will be very clean and become a nice place to study.

38. What is the writer’s intention? It is to ………. readers to do something good.

39. According to the writer, more dust bins….. in every ten meters.
40. What is the writer’s argument on a sufficient number of dust bins?

41. What is the writer’s suggestion?

School uniform is special clothes worn by all students of a particular school. The uniform of a school may
differ from others. Why should schools use uniforms? Below are some reasons.

First of all, Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology produced a study in 1998 concerning school
uniforms. Their findings using 10th grade students showed that uniforms have no direct effect on
“substance abuse, behavioral problems or attendancE.” It also claimed a negative effect on student
achievements for those students considered ‘pro-school’.

Secondly, uniform helps to create a strong sense school ethos and a sense of belonging to a particular
community. As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic standards, which is why a
uniform is often adopted by schools which are being reopened with a fresh start after being classified as
failing.

Finally, uniform acts as a social leveler, under which all students are equal in the eyes of the school and
of each other. In institutions without uniform students are often competitive and worry endlessly about
their appearance and the clothes they should wear. Pupils without expensive designer clothes and
trainers may be singled out as social outcasts, or stigmatized as being from poor backgrounds. For these
reasons many parents prefer uniforms as they save them money on buying clothes for school wear.
Considering the findings, schools should implement the uniform as their identity. The government
should also publish some kind of rule which makes uniform compulsory for schools.

42. What is the text about?

43. In institutions without uniform students, one will be regarded poor because he/she ………..

44. “As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic standards ……” (Paragraph 3). What
does the it word refer?

45. The last paragraph is about ……..