Tugas B.Inggris Bisnis 2 (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), karena pada baris ke 9 terapat kalimat “Originally these contests were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place”. Jadi battles were halted not were interrupted.

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

a.       Aristocracy *                                          c. intellectuals

b.       Brave                                                            d. muscular

ANSWER : (A), karena arti dari elite adalah golongan kelas atas jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah aristocracy yang berarti ningrat.

3.       Why were the Olympic Games held?

a.       To stop wars                                             c. To crown the best athletes

b.       To honor Zeus *                                   d. To sing songs about the athletes

ANSWER : (B), karena terdapat kalimat “In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus” pada baris pertama.

4.       Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

a.       800 years                    b. 1,200 years                   c. 2,300 years                    d. 2,800 * years

ANSWER : (D), karena tahun pertama permainan diadakan, pada 776 SM sampai sekarang 2012 jadi sekitar 2800 tahun

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), karena pada paragraph kedua terdapat kalimat “The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth”

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 : (D), karena terdapat pada paragraph kedua

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

a.      Accomplishments *

b.       Ancestors

c.       Documents

d.       Property

ANSWER : (A), karena arti dari deeds adalah tindakan. Jadi kata yang paling mendekati adalah accomplishments yang berarti penyelesaian.

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), karena pada paragraph diatas telah dijelaskan “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), karena arti dari halted adalah berhenti sebentar, jadi kata yang memiliki kesamaan adalah curtailed yang berarti mempersingkat.

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), karena pada paragraph kedua terdapat kalimat “The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from 776 B.C.”

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), karena dalam kalimat pertanyaan questions merupakan bentuk jamak, maka jawaban yang benar adalah his answers yang merupakan bentuk jamak juga.

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), karena returned diikuti dengan kata to dan owner diikuti dengan verb, jadi jawaban yang benar adalah the wallet to its original owner

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 : (A), Karena dalam kalimat tersebut tidak dapat menggunakan kata depan ketika objek tidak langsung mendahului objek langsung.

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), Karena kalimat tersebut merupakan present continuous tense, dengan tanda waktu next week

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 : (B), karena setelah verb dibutuhkan adverb bukan adjective, jadi jawaban yang benar adalah they believed he painted well

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

                                        A                 B                                           C          

have to pay a fine.

D

ANSWER : (D), karena kalimat tersebut merupakan kalimat parallelism, jadi jawaban yang salah adalah have to pay a fine. Seharusnya have to pay a fined.

7.       Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night

                                                                          A                                                 B

because he had an accident on his way to the practice.

                          C                                                     D

ANSWER : (A), jawaban yang salah adalah the choir rehearsals karena rehearsals bukan merupakan verb dari the choir, jadi seharusnya jawaban yang benar adalah the choir rehearsal.

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

          A                                                             B                                                    C

who lives overseas.

                                   D

ANSWER : (C), karena kalimat tersebut merupakan kalimat lampau jadi kata yang salah adalah dreams, seharusnya menjadi dreamed.

9.       The atmosphere in Andalucía is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all

                                             A                                                             B

who have the good fortune to visit there.

  C                       D

ANSWER : (B), karena kalimat diatas merupakan kalimat paralelism, jadi kalimat yang seharusnya adalah gives a welcoming feeling.

10.   Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade,

A                                         B                                C

while others were singing songs.

             D
ANSWER : (C), karena kalimat tersebut merupakan present continous tense maka kata yang benar adalah watching bukan watced.