Wild cats lived among the peoples of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and were domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE. Recent excavations have provided evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the closest relative of the modern domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers likely to control rodent pests attracted by grain supplies.
Wild cats lived among the peoples of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and were domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE. Recent excavations have provided evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the closest relative of the modern domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers likely to control rodent pests attracted by grain supplies.
Wild cats lived among the peoples of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and were domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE. Recent excavations have provided evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the closest relative of the modern domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers likely to control rodent pests attracted by grain supplies.
Wild cats lived among the peoples of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and were domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE. Recent excavations have provided evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the closest relative of the modern domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers likely to control rodent pests attracted by grain supplies.
Although it has been commonly accepted that cats … in Egypt 4000 years ago, their history among human beings goes back much further. Wild cats are now known to have lived among the … of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and to have been domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE at about the same time as dogs, sheep, and goats. … excavations in the past ten years have provided evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the … relative of the modern-day domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers, most probably as … pests, such as mice, which were attracted by grain supplies.
A. Peoples
B. People
C. Persons
D. Humans
Pembahasan Pembahasan
Arti kalimat soal:
“Kucing liar yang sekarang kita kenal, telah hidup di antara … Mesopotamia lebih dari 100.000 tahun yang lalu, …”
Pilihan A salah karena peoples merupakan bentuk plural dari people
yang bermakna suku bangsa.
Pilihan C salah karena persons merupakan bentuk plural dari person
dalam penulisan formal yang bermakna orang dalam penulisan formal.
Pilihan D salah karena humans aritnya manusia dalam bentuk plural,
dan tidak sesuai dengan konteks bacaan.
Jawaban [B] benar karena people dalam kalimat ini bermakna suku bangsa Mesopotamia atau orang-orang Mesoppotamia.
Materi Grammar 1
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George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797. The son of a prosperous planter, Washington was … in colonial Virginia. As a young man, he worked as a … then fought in the French and Indian War (1754-63). During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British … became a national hero. In 1787, he … president of the convention that wrote the U.S. Constitution. Two years later, Washington became America’s first president. Realizing that the way he handled the job would impact how future presidents approached the position, he handed down a legacy of strength, integrity and national purpose. Less than three years after … office, he died at his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, at age 67.
A. Left
B. Leaved
C. Leaving
D. Leave
Pembahasan Pembahasan
Untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut, maka diperlukan gerund. Hal ini
ditandai dengan penggunaan kata after sebagai preposisi yang harus diikuti oleh gerund. Gerund adalah kata benda (noun) yang terbentuk dari kata kerja (verb) yang diakhiri dengan akhiran -ing.
Pilihan A salah karena left bukan merupakan bentuk gerund.
Pilihan B salah karena leaved bukan merupakan bentuk gerund.
Pilihan D salah karena leave bukan merupakan bentuk gerund.
Jawaban [C] benar karena leaving merupakan bentuk gerund.
Materi Grammar 1
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Text 1
In 2014, when Ashvin Kumar began ... No Fathers In Kashmir, a feature film set in the disputed region of Kashmir, the director knew it would be fraught – but he didn’t expect a nine-month battle and censorship row ... it for ‘public exhibition’ in India. Kumar had to heavily edit four scenes so that India’s Central Board of Film Certification ... issue the film with a Universal Adult certificate (equivalent to PG) in April 2019. The Indian director, ... received an Academy Award nomination for his 2004 short film Little Terrorist, remains hugely frustrated with the protracted struggle and (30)... it was politically motivated.
A. Makes
B. Making
C. Maked
D. Made
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Penggunaan gerund yaitu membendakan kata kerja ‘make’, sehingga
jawaban yang tepat adalah making
Pilihan A salah karena makes berada dalam bentuk verb 1 dan biasanya digunakan dalam present tense.
Pilihan C salah karena maked tidak ada dalam kata bahasa inggris.
Pilihan D salah karena made berada dalam bentuk verb2 atau verb3 yang biasa digunakan dalam past tense atau past participle.
Jawaban [B] benar karena bentuk gerund dari make adalah making.
Materi Grammar 1
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Although it has been commonly accepted that cats … in Egypt 4000 years ago, their history among human beings goes back much further. Wild cats are now known to have lived among the … of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and to have been domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE at about the same time as dogs, sheep, and goats. … excavations in the past ten years have provided evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the … relative of the modern-day domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers, most probably as … pests, such as mice, which were attracted by grain supplies.
A. Shortest
B. Nearest
C. Closest
D. Nigh
Pembahasan Pembahasan
Arti kalimat soal:
“… bahwa Near Eastern Wildcat adalah kerabat … dengan kucing
domestik modern dan dibesarkan oleh petani Mesopotamia.”
Pilihan A salah karena shortest artinya paling pendek tidak sesuai
dengan konteks isi bacaan.
Pilihan B salah karena nearest artinya paling dekat (dalam
hubungannya dengan jarak) tidak sesuai dengan konteks isi bacaan.
Pilihan D salah karena nigh artinya hamper tidak sesuai dengan
konteks isi bacaan.
Jawaban [C] benar karena closest artinya terdekat sesuai dengan
konteks isi bacaan dalam soal.
Materi Grammar 1
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London (CNN) A fire has …....... out at Japan's Shuri Castle on the island of Okinawa, local police told CNN on Wednesday. People in the area …..... being evacuated, said a police spokesperson, though it is unclear how many …. ......... there are or how big the fire is. The main building of the Shuri Castle is seen ….....fire in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan, early 31 October 2019. The castle was …... destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, and reconstruction work was only completed in the early 1990s.
A. Evacuate
B. Evacuates
C. Evacuees
D. Evacuation
Pembahasan Pembahasan: Arti kalimat soal:
“walaupun masih belum jelas berapa banyak …. yang ada atau
seberapa besar kebakaran yang terjadi.”
Kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah Noun.
Pilihan A salah karena evacuate adalah verb.
Pilihan B salah karena evacuates adalah verb.
Pilihan D salah karena yang dimaksud kalimat tersebut adalah kata pengungsi bukan aktivitas mengungsikan para pengungsi.
Jawaban [C] karena kalimat tersebut membutuhkan noun yang memiliki
arti pengungsi maka kata yang sesuai adalah evacuees.
Materi Grammar 1
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A fuel truck lost control while speeding...... the Mangunraharjo Street, Surabaya, and suffered serious accident. The truck...... a motorcycle that came from the opposite direction and burned. A pedestrian who saw the incident said that the fuel truck was seen speeding then........ swerved ........ and hit a motorcyclist who came from the front.
This incident made the motorcycle rider was killed instantly after being hit by the truck while the truck driver......... serious injuries to the chest and head.
The suitable word to fill in the blank is......
A. Had crashed
B. Have crashed
C. Was crashed
D. Crashed
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Kalimat pada soal menggunakan bentuk Simple Past Tense. Ini adalah sebuah tenses yang menunjukkan sebuah kejadian pada masa lampau. Rumus Simple Past Tense:
(+) Subjek + Kata Kerja Kedua + Objek
(-) Subjek + Did + Not + Kata Kerja Kedua + Objek
(?) Did + Subjek + Kata Kerja Pertama + Objek
Pilihan (A) salah karena “had crashed” merupakan bentuk dari Past Perfect Tense Pilihan (B) salah karena “have crashed”
merupakan bentuk dari Present Perfect Tense
Pilihan (C) salah karena “was crashed” merupakan bentuk dari Passive Voice Jawaban (D) benar karena “crashed” merupakan bentuk dari Simple Past Tense
Materi Grammar 1
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Dear Chris,
I was .………… to hear that you..……. the first winner of the..……… contest. Please..…….. my warmest congratulation ! I know you have tried the best. So, you deserve to be the champion. I really...… of you.
Your best friend,
James
a. Become
b. Be
c. To be
d. Been
Pembahasan PEMBAHASAN
PILIHAN A merupakan jawaban yang paling tepat sebab become =
menjadi . Become menyiratkan makna bahwa adanya perubahan dari suatu kondisi ke kondisi yang baru
PILIHAN B : merupakan jawaban yang kurang tepat. Sebab be dianggap
sebagai suatu keadaan yang berkelanjutan
PILIHAN C : merupakan jawaban yang kurang tepat. Sebab to be
merupakan bentuk infinitive dan kurang tepat untuk kalimat ini
PILIHAN D : merupakan jawaban yang kurang tepat. Sebab been
merupakan verb 3 dari bentuk been dan kurang tepat untuk kalimat
Materi Grammar 1
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Taman Safari Indonesia Group announced on Monday that it … all its parks … Taman Safari Bogor in West Java, Taman Safari Prigen in East Java, Bali Safari Park in Bali … Batang Dolphins Center in Central Java, until April 3. During the … , all parks will … deep cleaning and be disinfected.
A. Undergo
B. Underwent
C. Undergone
D. Undergoes
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Kalimat tersebut adalah kalimat simple future yang ditandai dengan modal “will”, maka harus diikuti dengan verb bentuk dasar “undergo”.
Pilihan B, C dan D salah karena bukan merupakan verb bentuk dasar yang tepat untuk mengikuti verb modal “will”.
Jawaban [A] karena “undergo” adalah verb dasar yang tepat untuk mengikuti modal verb “will”
Materi Grammar 1
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….. the pandemic bring the world to a standstill, art communities have ….. up with creative ways to survive, from ..… on shows online, holding virtual auctions and, a latest one, holding an arisan (rotating savings gathering ….. raffle popular among housewives) that will ..… lucky winners the prize of an art piece.
A. Although
B. As
C. After
D. Since
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Soal ini mencari kata hubung yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat. Maka harus memahami makna kalimat terlebih dahulu,
“Ketika pandemi membuat dunia terhenti, komunitas seni telah datang dengan cara-cara kreatif untuk bertahan hidup, mulai dari menempatkan pertunjukkan online, mengadakan lelang virtual dan, yang terbaru, mengadakan arisan (pengumpulan tabungan bergilir dan undian yang populer di kalangan ibu rumah tangga) yang akan memberi pemenang yang beruntung hadiah karya seni.”
Pilihan A salah karena “although” digunakan untuk menunjukan hubungan yang berlawanan
Pilihan C dan D salah karena bukan merupakan kata hubung yang sesuai untuk melengkapi kalimat di atas
Jawaban [B] karena “as” mempunyai arti ketika dan merupakan kata hubung yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat di atas
Materi Grammar 1
Nomor 10. Soal This question is marked in red
In … every job or position you hold during your time in the United States will …you to be punctual, which means … . This practice will serve you well in both … academic … professional careers.
A. Their
B. His
C. Our
D. Your
Pembahasan Pembahasan: Kalimat tersebut harus dilengkapi dengan possessive pronoun yang tepat. Di klausa sebelumnya digunakan pronoun “you” maka possessive pronoun yang tepat adalah “your”. Pilihan A, B dan C salah karena bukan bentuk possive pronoun yang tepat untuk pronoun “you”. Jawaban [D] karena “your” adalah possessive pronoun yang tepat untuk “you”.
