Name : Angga Pernando

: TBI VI

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Infotainment Programs: Pro and Contra

Do you like news which reveals the live of celebrities? If you do, then you must enjoy
watching infotainment programs on TV. Many people condemn the content of the infotainment
programs. However, the TV ratings show that an infotainment program is one of the ‘most
watched'TV program.

People who font of infotainment programs believe that the contents of infotainment program
are based on the fact and can encourage celebrities to do positive things in public. They also
believe that journalists of these programs always try to find the truth behind the gossip.
Moreover, celebrities need such programs to promote their profile. These programs give a room
for mutual needs: reporters and celebrities. Reporters need the story, while celebrities need fame.

Nevertheless, there are also some people who strongly object to the good point of
infotainment programs. They say that infotainment programs are merely about slandering
another person. They say that infotainment programs are merely about slandering another person.
Sometimes, the program goes too far into the private lives of people. For example, gossips about
a divorce or about someone cheating on his / her spouse often become the headlines. The worst
thing is, sometimes, sometimes the stories are reported without firstly seeking the information or
confirmations from the person involved in the stories. So far, infotainment programs have
become a dilemma for some viewers. On one hand, these programs can run stories on how
celebrities build their career and how they feel about being famous, but on the other hand. These
programs also bring terrible consequences, especially for celebrities whose private lives are
scrutinized.

By : Th.Sudarwati

1. The text above mainly discussed about ………

a. the controversy of infotainment programs

b. the positive sides of infotainment programs

 c. the negative effects of infotainment programs

d. the reasons of airing infotainment programs

e. the reasons of rejecting the infotainment programs

2. According to text 4, which statement is true…….

a. The positive side of the infotainment program is it runs news of people’s private lives

b. It is not important to search information from the person involved in the story

c. All people agree with the infotainment program because it is very entertaining

d. Even though many viewers dislike the content of the infotainment program, it still has

high ranting.

e. There is no good point in the infotainment program so it is better to ban the program as

soon as possible

3. Text 4 is the form of a/an …….

a. Description

b. Report

c. Discussion

d. Analytical exposition

e. Hortatory exposition

4. The argument ‘against’ point can be found in paragraph ……..

a. One

b. Tow

c. There

d. Four

e. Five
5. The communicative purpose of text 4 is……….

a. To explain how and why something occurs

b. To criticize the current issues

c. To describe an important issue

d. To share an account of unusual or amusing incidents

e. To present information and opinion about more then one side of an issue

Once upon a time there lived as neighbors, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good shot and
the bear, Bering very clumsy, could not use the arrow to good advantage. The bear was very
unkind the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrow and came with the bear to the
other side of the hill.

The rabbit, fearing to arouse the bear’s anger by refusing, consented to go with the bear and shot
enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed, he shot and killed so many that there was lot
of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry
home. However, the poor rabbit could not event taste the blood from the butchering, as the
gluttonous bear world throw earth on the blood and dry it up. Poor rabbit would have to go home
hungry after his hard day’s work. The bear was the father of five children. The youngest bear
was very kind to the rabbit.

The mother bear, knowing that her youngest child was a very hearty eater, always gave him an
extra large piece of meat. The baby bear did not eat this extra large piece of meat. Instead, he
would take the meat outside and would pretend to play ball with it, kicking it towards the rabbit’s
house, and when he got close the door he would give the meat such a great kick that it would fly
in to the rabbit’s house. In this way, the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa
bear.

(Taken from: Look Ahead 3, PT Erlangga)

6. How was the youngest bear according to the writer?

a. Greedy

b. Humble
 c. Poor

d. Humorous

e. Generous

7. The complication started when …….

a. The bier was very unkind to the rabbit as every morning the bear would call over to the

rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with the bear to the

other side of the hill.

b. The rabbit, fearing to a rouse the bear’s anger by refusing, consented to go with the bear

and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family

c. The rabbit shot and killed so many that there was a lot of meat left after the bear and his

family had loaded them selves and packed all they could carry home

d. The bear would throw earth one the blood and dry it up.

e. The poor rabbit could not even taste the blood form the butchering

8. “The poor rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering, as the gluttonous bear

would throw earth on the blood and dry it up.” ‘Gluttonous’ has almost the same meaning

as…..

a. Humble

b. Glad

c. Fat

d. Greedy

e. Generous

9. What did we learn from the story?

a. Being honest is not always wise

b. Being a miser is sometimes important

 c. To love means to share

d. All that glitters is not gold

e. To be generous is not good

10. The communication purpose of text 6 is …….

a. To tell the readers what really happened in the past

b. To amuse and entertain the readers with problematic events

c. To inform the readers about how and why something works

d. To present information about a current issue

e. To describe an event in the past.

Pirate ringleader admits to murder

JAMBI: A pirate leader admitted, Wednesday, that is gang had been involved in six robberies
and killed and tow police officers.

Itham Guntur, 27, told police investigators that the gang consisted of six people, all former
members of ship crews.” Because we are all ex-crew members, we know the major shipping
lanes, such as Sunda Strait and the East Jambi coasts very well,” he said.

Itham identified the murdered officers as Brigadier General Mulyadi form the south Sumatra
Police and Brigadier Kennedy form the Jakarta Police. The pirates targeted cargo ships, fishing
boats and oil tankers.

11. According to text 1, which statement is true?

a. The pirate ringleader had been accused of murders

b. The members of the pirate were murderers

c. The murders happened in Jambi last Wednesday

d. Two police officers had been involved in six robberies

e. Itham Guntur was one of two police officers who was involved in the robbery

12. The pronoun “he” in the second paragraph refers to…….

 a. Police officers
b. Itham Guntur

c. One of the ship crews

d. Ex-crew member

e. Brigadier General Mulyadi

13. The communicative purpose of text is ………

a. To tell the readers what really happened

b. To explain sequences of events

c. To amuse the readers with problematic events

d. To inform the readers about newsworthy events

e. To describe the murderers in South Sumatra

14. A person who robs the cargo ships, fishing boat or oil tankers is called a……….

a. Robber

b. Police officer

c. Ship crew

d. Pirate

e. Ringleader

15. The text type of text 1 is called a/an …………

a. Recount

b. Narrative

c. Anecdote

d. News item

e. Spoof
 Exit tax spoils visa-free policy

An article titled. “The ASEAN visa free pact hailed as a boon for tourism on page 10 of The
Jakarta Post, July 31, assumed that free visas and low cost airline tickets would not only
encourage people to travel but also stimulate social and commercial interaction within ASEAN
countries. However, the hopes expressed in the article will mislead readers because the exit tax
policy imposed by the Indonesia government is higher then the price of a budget airline ticket. I
once saw an airline company charge a passenger about Rp800.000,00 for a return ticket to
Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur, which certainly attracted people to Malaysia. Unfortunately, those people
had to pay and exit tax of Rp1 million.

Finland, however, a country where I used to live in for several years, does not charge its citizens
with the exit tax. It was easy and cheap for me to travel around European countries. Thus, in
order to promote people-to-people contact in Southeast Asia, the Indonesia government should
revoke the exit tax for visits within ASEAN countries immediately.

Andriani Dutika Ikawati

16. Andriani Dutika Ikawati, a citizen from Jakarta, wrote a latter to The Jakarta Post in order to

…..

a. Persuade the government to put an end to the exit tax policy

b. Spoil the visa-free policy released by the government

c. Balance the price of the airline ticket and the exit tax

d. Promote people – to people contact in Southeast Asia

e. Impose the exit tax policy and new airline ticket

17. The exit tax spoils visa – free policy because ……………

a. The operations of budget airlines are getting more expensive

 b. The exit tax is higher than the price of an airline ticket

c. The policy facilitate many tourists to visit Southeast Asia Countries

d. The exit tax is cheaper than the price of an airline ticket

e. The policy won’t charge every passenger who travels aboard

18. The writer wrote a recommendation in paragraph…………

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5

19. The generic structure of text 3 is …….

a. Orientation- event - reorientation

b. Orientation – complication – resolution

c. Thesis – elaboration

d. Thesis – arguments – reiteration

e. Thesis – arguments – recommendation

20. The tax belongs to a/an …………

a. Explanation

b. Review

c. Discussion

d. Hortatory exposition

e. ram