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BAHASA INGGRIS
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By __1__ all your homeworks diligently, your 02. ....

knowledge will __2__ and your __3__ to solve many (A) run faster
types of question will get stronger. That is the reason (B) decrease
why students must always do their homeworks (C) increase
enthusiastically and on time. (D) swim
(E) stay
01. ....
(A) to do 03. ....
(B) do (A) are able
(C) you do (B) ability
(D) doing (C) enable
(E) are doing (D) enabled
(E) are enabling
Is talking on the mobile phone dangerous? It is difficult to know for sure. Some researchers suggest that heavy
users of mobile phones are at a greater risk of developing brain tumors. However, many studies suggest there are
no links between cancer and mobile phone use.
The main problem with the current research is that mobile phones have only been popular since the 1990s. As
a result, it is impossible to study the long term exposure of mobile phone use. This concerns many health
professionals who point out that many cancers take at least ten years to develop. Another concern about these
studies is that many have been funded by those who benefit financially from the mobile phone industry.
Over three billion people use mobile phone on a dialy basis, many talk for more than an hour a day. Mobile
phone’s antennas are similar to microwave ovens. While both rely on electromagnetic radiation, the radio waves
are lower in radio frequency (RF). Microwave ovens have enough RF to cook food and are ,therefore, known to be
dangerous to human tissues. However, the concern is that lower frquency radio waves that mobile phones rely on
may also be dangerous. It seems logical that holding a heat source near your brain for a long period of time is a
potential health hazard. Mobile phones and other electronic devices get hot when they are operated for a long
period of time.
Some researchers believe that other types of wireless technology may also be dangerous to human health.,
including laptops, cordless phones, and gaming consoles. Organizations that are concerned about the effect of
electromagnetic radiation (EMR) suggest replacing all cordless devices with wired ones. They say that many
cordless phones emit dangerous levels of EMR even when they are not in use. They even suggest keeping electronic
devices, such as computers and alarm clocks out of bedrooms, or at least six feet from your pillow. This means that
all wireless technology may be hazardous to our health.
A growing number of health professionals worldwide are recommending that mobile phone users not make
mistakes on the side of caution until more definitive studies can be concluded. They recommend that adults use
headsets or speaker phones and that children, whose brain tissue is still developing use mobile phones only for
emergencies. Concerned medical experts use the example of tobacco to illustrate the potential risk. Many years
ago, people smoked freely and were not concerned about the effects of cigarettes on their health. Today, people
know that cigarettes cause lung cancer, though it is still unknown how or why. Some doctors fear that the same
thing will happen with the devices such as mobile phones.
04. Which paragraphs does paragraph 1 give 05. Based on the passage, which of the following
comparative examples of the danger of mobile phone most likely reflects doctor’s concern on the
use in relation to radiation? association between mobile phone use and cancer?
(A) 2 and 3 (A) Cheff and menu
(B) 4 and 5 (B) Demand and supply
(C) 2 and 4 (C) Speeding and accident
(D) 3 and 5 (D) Eyeglass and sight
(E) 3 and 4 (E) Fire and heat

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06. About the use of mobile phones, the author
assumes that ....
(A) heat transmitted from the phone affects
the brain
(B) the device becomes hot and dangerous
(C) the health risk is still empirically questionable
(D) the danger is similar to microwave oven use
(E) there is no link to cancer incidents

07. Which paragraph of the passage most effectively

illusrates health effect of mobile phoens?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

08. Despite the potential harm that they may cost us,
(A) people are fully aware that mobile phones are
of no use at all
(B) any electronic cordless devices may strengthen
your stamina
(C) the mobile phone industries lose a lot from low
sales
(D) mobile phones are very useful in our daily
lives
(E) the users of cordless devices will someday
abandon them

09. Which of the following best restates the idea in

paragraph 1?
(A) It is not easy to know for sure why people use
mobile phone
(B) Our health must be at risk if we are talking on a
mobile phone
(C) People suffer from cancer, not caused by mobile
phone use
(D) It is still debatable that mobile phone uses are
dangerous to our health
(E) The result of the research are already affirmative

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 With different forms of energy resources at hand, they have helped us in many ways, from running our
vehicles to cooking at home or generating electricity. There are two types of energy resources: renewables and
unrenewables. The former do not get depleted and can be used repeatedly whereas the latter cannot be used again
and again.
Life without the existence of fossil fuels is hard to imagine, but their usage creates lots of problems: global
warming, increasing prices and threat of peak oil. Can we overcome these issues? It is clear that the most plausible
key to overcoming these issues and helping the environment is alternative energy solutions.
Industries have been thriving to make use of such alternative solutions as solar power and and wind power
as modern technologies no longer work to an optimum to extract enough crude oils from drying wells, while
demand is growing. Hence, it is high time that people started turning their eyes to an alternative.
Home-users hesitate to go for the alternative as initial investments need to be made. However, once the
equipment is installed, there will be no maintenance costs or other repetitive costs. Apart from the set-up cost,
solar and wind power will always be free and users are fully independent. On the contrary, the prices of non
renewables keep increasing and certain countries have to be dependent upon oil-producing ones. As usual, every
system has its pros and cons. But the wisest thing is to weigh the options and choose the one with long-term
benefits. Building solar plants and wind mills is huge and complicated, but once set up, they offfer endless
benefits. In case of fossil fuels, oil companies need to keep locating proven-reserves, dig wells and convert the
crudes to reach end-consumers.

10. In presenting the ideas, the author starts by ....
(A) Stating that energy resources vary
(B) referring to non-renewable energy resources.
(C) Showing evidence of the roles of energy
resources
(D) Stating the needs for alternative energy solutions
(E) Arguing the possibility of using various forms
of energy
11. The author’s attitude towards alternative energy
may be best described as ....
(A) assertive (D) persuasive
(B) optimistic (E) symphatetic
(C) supportive
12. The paragraph preceding the passage most
likely delas with ....
(A) modern technologies used for energy solutions
(B) investment needs for equipment installations
(C) introduction to current energy resources
(D) alternative energy solutions
(E) sun as an energy resources
14. The author’s bias regarding pollution is that ....
(A) The author prefers fossil fuels to alternative
energy
(B) Industries making use of fossil fuels contribute
the least of it
(C) Energy from fossil fuels will produce the
minimum level of it
(D) It is merely alternative energy that offers
solutions to it
(E) Fossil fuels contributes none to it
15. Based on the passage, it can be hypothesized
that we cannot stop global warming and save
non-renewable energy resources for our future
generatiions if ....
(A) the prices of renewable energy resources
are decreasing
(B) we keep using fossil-based energy at
the present rate
(C) alternative energy is out of industrial solutions
(D) present life-styles shift from alternative energy
(E) fewer modern technologies are employed

13. The ideas in the passage may be summarized as ....

(A) the government must never support attempts
for new energy solutions
(B) solar and wind resources are examples of
unrenewable energy solutions
(C) setting solar plants and building windmills is
an easy process
(D) alternative energy solutions can keep our
environment clean and green
(E) initial investment and maintenance cost of the
alternative energy is just a little

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