LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS MIPY 4

ChiaPudding12 Cooking homemade food

Opinion thread: We need to start cooking Posted July daily is not only a way for
homemade food daily to live healthier. 15th, 2023 me to get the nutrients I
11:25 AM need, but it's also my daily
ChiaPudding12 Cooking homemade food
escape from work. Plus,
Posted July daily is not only a way for
let's be honest, store-
15th, 2023 me to get the nutrients I
bought food can be
11:25 AM need, but it's also my daily
ridiculously expensive,
escape from work. Plus,
and it's often packed with
let's be honest, store-
sodium and sugar, not to
bought food can be
mention those hidden
ridiculously expensive,
allergens that sneak in. I
and it's often packed with
prefer to control what goes
sodium and sugar, not to
into my meals. Who's with
mention those hidden
me on this?
allergens that sneak in. I
prefer to control what goes
into my meals. Who's with HealthyEats ChiaPudding12, you've got
me on this? Posted July a point about the
16th, 2023 unhealthy stuff in store-
1:15 PM bought food. Cooking at
FoodLover45 I get where you're coming
home allows us to control
Posted July from, ChiaPudding12.
the ingredients. But,let's
15th, 2023 Store-bought stuff can be
remember, life's a juggling
2:12 PM pricey, and you're never
act for many. Even when
quite sure what's in it.
we can't cook daily,
Cooking at home has its
making smart choices
perks, but I still prep and
when we grab takeout or
plan to find a balance. It's
pre-made meals can still
all about what works for
lead to a healthier lifestyle.
you!

BusyBee79 I agree with your points

QuickBites22 I totally agree about the
Posted July about hidden allergens
Posted July quality and hidden
17th, 2023 and the quality of store-
16th, 2023 ingredients in store-
7:50 AM bought food,
9:30 AM bought food. But for many
ChiaPudding12. It's a
of us,it's not always
challenge to cook daily
feasible to cook daily. We
with a busy life, but we
do what we can, right? The
make an effort to choose
key is to choose the best
healthier options when we
option when we have to
can. Balance is key!
opt for convenience.

HomeChef101 ChiaPudding12, you're

Posted July spot on about the hidden
17th, 2023 issues in store-bought
3:10 PM food. I love cooking daily,
but I understand it's not
everyone's reality.

ChiaPudding12 Cooking homemade food
Posted July daily is not only a way for
15th, 2023 me to get the nutrients I
11:25 AM need, but it's also my daily
escape from work. Plus,
let's be honest, store-
bought food can be
ridiculously expensive,
and it's often packed with
sodium and sugar, not to
mention those hidden
allergens that sneak in. I
prefer to control what goes
into my meals. Who's with
me on this?
Planning and food
prepping when you can is
essential. Whether
homemade or not, the
quality of what you eat
matters!
1. Which of the following is the most agreed-upon
point in the opinion thread?
A. Store-bought food is always more expensive
than homemade ones.
B. Although convenient, store-bought food has its
drawbacks.
C. Everyone can cook homemade food daily no
matter what.
D. Everyone loves cooking homemade food daily.
E. Homemade food is a necessity for everyone.
2. According to HomeChef101, what is
considered important for those who cannot cook
daily?
A. Avoiding store-bought food entirely
B. Prioritizing takeout for convenience
C. Planning and prepping for cooking when
possible
D. Cooking monthly to support one’s mental
health
E. Daily cooking is the only solution
3. What does HealthyEats mean when they say
“life's a juggling act for many”?
A. Many people face many challenges in life.
B. Everyone is secretly a professional juggler.
C. Life resembles a circus with constant
excitement.
D. Life is a simple and effortless endeavor for
most.
E. Everyone leads an identical life path.
4. What do both FoodLover45 and BusyBee79
agree on in their comments?
A. Store-bought food is very expensive.
B. They both find cooking daily an easy thing to do.
C. They live very laid-back lives.
D. Homemade cooking is very cheap.
E. Balance is key in an effort to eat healthy food.
5. According to ChiaPudding12, why is cooking
daily important to them?
A. It allows them to avoid cooking altogether.
B. It's the only way to avoid allergens in food.
C. They want a getaway from work.
D. Store-bought food is cost-effective.
E. They enjoy a variety of store-bought meals.
6. Text 1
Fast fashion can be defined as cheap, trendy
clothing that samples ideas from the catwalk or
celebrity culture and turns them into garments at
breakneck speed to meet consumer demand.
The idea is to get the newest styles on the market
as fast as possible, so shoppers can snap them
up while they are still at the height of their
popularity and then, sadly, discard them after a
few wears. It plays into the idea that outfit
repeating is a fashion faux pas and that if you
want to stay relevant, you have to sport the latest
looks as they happen. It forms a key part of the
toxic system of overproduction and consumption
that has made fashion one of the world’s largest
polluters.
Fast fashion’s impact on the planet is immense.
The pressure to reduce costs and speed up
production time means environmental corners
are more likely to be cut. Fast fashion’s negative
impact includes its use of cheap, toxic textile
dyes—making the fashion industry the one of the
largest polluters of clean water globally, right up
there with agriculture. That’s why Greenpeace
has been pressuring brands to remove dangerous
chemicals from their supply chains through its
detoxing fashion campaigns through the years.
Cheap textiles also increase fast fashion’s
impact. Polyester is one of the most popular
fabrics. It is derived from fossil fuels, contributes
to global warming, and can shed microfibres that
add to the increasing levels of plastic in our
oceans when washed or even worn. But even
“natural” fabrics can be a problem at the scale
fast fashion demands. Conventional cotton
requires enormous quantities of water and
pesticides in countries like India and China. This
results in drought risks and creates extreme
stress on water basins and competition for
resources between companies and local
communities.
(Adapted from: https://goodonyou.eco/what-is-
fast-fashion/)
Text 2
Clothes were once used until they fell apart—
repaired and patched to be re-used, ending their
lives as dishcloths and oil rags. Not today. In high-
income countries in particular, clothing,
footwear, and upholstered furniture are
increasingly frequently bought, discarded, and
replaced with new fashions, which are
themselves soon discarded and replaced.
‘Fast fashion’ is so called partly because the
fashion industry now releases new lines every
week, when historically this happened four times
a year. Today, fashion brands produce almost
twice the amount of clothing that they did in 2000,
most of it made in China and other middle-
income countries such as Turkey, Vietnam, and
Bangladesh. Worldwide, 300 million people are
employed by the industry.
Textiles fit into two broad categories: natural and
synthetic. The production of those such as cotton
and wool, which are made from plant and animal
sources, is largely stable, albeit slowly
increasing. By contrast, the production of
polymer-based fibres, particularly polyester,
raced ahead from about 25 million tonnes a year
in 2000 to some 65 million tonnes in 2018,
according to the NIST workshop report. Taken
together, these trends are having a staggering
environmental impact.
Change is sorely needed, but will require the
fashion industry to work harder to embrace more
of what is known as the circular economy. That
will involve at least two things: refocusing on
making things that last, and so encouraging
reuse; and more rapidly expanding the
technologies for sustainable manufacturing
processes, especially recycling. There’s a big role
for research—both academic and industrial—in
achieving these and other ambitions.
According to Text 1, fast fashion views outfit
repeating as …
A. a way to set a good example
B. a money-saving trend
C. a way to stay fashionable on a budget
D. embarrassing and tactless
E. the best way to stay fashionably relevant
7. Which of the following statements expresses
the main idea of Text 2?
A. There was a time when clothes were used until
they literally fell apart and were no longer
wearable.
B. The fashion industry needs to embrace the
circular economy in order to tackle “fast fashion”
and its lack of sustainability.
C. Fast fashion is “fast” because these days
brand new clothes are released every week.
D. Research plays a major role in achieving
sustainable manufacturing processes.
E. Clothes need to be completely used up until
they become dishcloths and oil rags.
8. The word “it” in Text 1 Paragraph 3 refers to …
A. fast fashion D. cheap textiles
B. conventional cotton E. fossil fuels
C. polyester
9. The word “staggering” used in Text 2 is closest
in meaning to …
A. bewildering D. monumental
B. breathtaking E. miraculous
C. alarming
10. What is the relation between the two texts?
A. Text 1 describes the advantages and
disadvantages of fast fashion whereas Text 2
describes the way to keep up with trends within
fast fashion.
B. Both texts describe the definition of fast
fashion and ways to keep up with current trends.
C. Text 1 describes why fast fashion is harmful to
the environment and Text 2 describes how
harmful fast fashion is to the environment.
D. Text 1 describes fast fashion and its negative
impact on the environment whereas Text 2
provides a solution to tackle the issue that comes
with fast fashion.
E. Both texts provide detailed explanations on
how to better tackle the environmental issues
that come with fast fashion.
11. (1) Stinging trees grow in light-filled gaps in
the rainforest understorey and come in many
different shapes, sizes and species (seven in
Australia). Both Dendrocnide
moroides and Dendrocnide cordifolia are shrubs
that grow to three metres with heart-shaped,
serrated-edged, dark-green leaves that can grow
from the size of a thumbnail to over 50 cm wide.
The sting is caused by stinging hairs that contain
toxins and densely cover the leaves, stems and
fruit. The thick covering of the hairs makes the
leaves look as though they are covered with soft,
downy, fur and may give the impression they are
inviting to touch.
(2) Even the slightest touch of a D. moroides leaf
can cause excruciating pain. An intense stinging,
burning pain is felt immediately, then intensifies,
reaching a peak after 20 – 30 minutes. The hairs
can remain in the skin for up to six months, with
stings recurring if the skin is pressed hard or
washed with hot or cold water. Not only do you
feel pain from where you are stung, if it is a really
bad sting, within about 20 minutes your lymph
nodes under your arms swell and throb painfully
and feel like they are being slammed between
two blocks of wood. The intense throbbing pain
from both the sting and from your lymph nodes
can last anywhere from 1-4 hours, depending
upon what species you touched, the amount of
skin that was stung, and how hard you came into
contact with the plant.
(3) The less well-known and very disturbing thing
about stinging trees is they cause intense
sneezing, nose bleeds, and possibly major
respiratory damage, if you stay close to them for
more than about 20 minutes without protection.
The reaction starts with your nose tingling, then
dripping continuously. After a short period, you
start to sneeze – not just mild sneezing but
intense, harsh and continuous bouts of sneezing.
(4) The stinging hair structure is complex and
consists of a tip, shaft and bulb composed of
silica, calcium carbonate and calcium
phosphate. The tip of the hair is a small bulb that
breaks off on contact, then the hair penetrates
the skin injecting toxin. The structure and
function of Dendrocnide stinging hairs is similar
across five plant families and is described as
similar to a hypodermic needle. The composition
of the toxin is also complex and still not well
understood, including exactly what components
actually cause the stinging sensation. The toxin is
stable and heat resistant and retains its pain-
producing properties for decades. Dried
botanical specimens collected over 100 years
ago can still sting you.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the
passage?
A. Stinging hairs’ structure and function is distinct
from a hypodermic needle.
B. The hairs on stinging trees are extremely
harmful.
C. The hairs of stinging trees can cause death to
the victims.
D. The components of toxins in stinging trees’
hairs are still under research.
E. Stinging trees only can be found in Australia
rainforests.

12. What is the harm of touching stinging trees?
A. Stinging trees can cause burning pain,
swelling, sneezing, nose bleeds, and major
respiratory damage.
B. Staying close to stinging trees can cause
intense sneezing, nose bleeds, and major
respiratory damage.
C. Stinging trees cause excruciating pain and
intense swelling that can last for quite a long
time.
D. The hairs on stinging trees can cause harsh
skin irritation that leave reddish marks.
E. Stinging trees can cause intense respiratory
damage that weakens the victims permanently.
13. By writing the passage above, the author
tends to ….
A. persuade the readers not to touch the stinging
trees carelessly
B. ridicule people who got stung by the stinging
trees
C. give information about the harmful effects of
stinging trees
D. entertain readers with the origin story of
stinging trees
E. prevent readers from coming into contact with
stinging trees
14. What does ‘serrated-edged’ in paragraph 1
mean?
A. Having smooth rounded side
B. Having irregular stalk
C. Having wavy margins
D. Having jaggy margins
E. Having a single side
15. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Appropriate precautions are necessary when
in contact with stinging trees.
B. Further research is necessary to figure out the
stinging trees’ origins.
C. When stung by the stinging tree, first aid is
more important than prolonged medication.
D. A proper medicine for stinging tree’s effects is
still under research and discussion.
E. There are still undiscovered facts about
stinging trees Dendrocnide moroides.
16. (1) Film has a uniquely powerful ubiquity
within human culture. In 2009, across major
territories, there were over 6.8 billion cinema
admissions (compared against a world
population of roughly the same number) creating
global box office revenues of over US $$30 billion.
The convergent nature of film creates
consumption across a number of channels. In the
same year combined DVD and Blu-Ray sales in
the United States, Canada and European Union
alone were US$32.5 billion (amounting to over 1.1
billion units sold). When you start to then
consider revenues and audience figures from
those who consume digitally, via television,
repeat view content they already own and view
through the highly illegal but vast black-market in
films, the figures become truly staggering.
(2) Cinema has become a powerful vehicle for
culture, education, leisure and propaganda. In a
1963 report for the United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization looking at
Indian Cinema and Culture, the author (Baldoon
Dhingra) quoted a speech by Prime Minister
Nehru who stated, “…the influence in India of
films is greater than newspapers and books
combined.” Even at this early stage in cinema,
the Indian film-market catered for over 25 million
people a week- considered to be just a ‘fringe’ of
the population.
(3) Contemporary research has also revealed
more profound aspects to film’s impact on
society. In a 2005 paper by S C Noah Uhrig
(University of Essex, UK) entitled, “‘Cinema is
Good for You: The Effects of Cinema Attendance
on Self-Reported Anxiety or Depression and
‘Happiness'” the author describes how, “The
narrative and representational aspects of film
make it a wholly unique form of art. Moreover, the
collective experience of film as art renders it a
wholly distinct leisure activity. The unique
properties of attending the cinema can have
decisively positive effects on mental health.
Cinema attendance can have independent and
robust effects on mental wellbeing because
visual stimulation can queue a range of emotions
and the collective experience of these emotions
through the cinema provides a safe environment
in which to experience roles and emotions we
might not otherwise be free to experience. The
collective nature of the narrative and visual
stimulation makes the experience enjoyable and
controlled, thereby offering benefits beyond
mere visual stimulation. Moreover, the cinema is
unique in that it is a highly accessible social art
form, the participation in which generally cuts
across economic lines. At the same time,
attending the cinema allows for the exercise of
personal preferences and the human need for
distinction. In a nutshell, cinema attendance can
be both a personally expressive experience, good
fun, and therapeutic at the same time. In a rather
groundbreaking study, Konlaan, Bygren and
Johansson found that frequent cinema attendees
have particularly low mortality risks –those who
never attended the cinema had mortality rates
nearly 4 times higher than those who visit the
cinema at least occasionally (Konlaan, Bygren,
and Johansson 2000). Their finding holds even
when other forms of social engagement are
controlled, suggesting that social engagement
specifically in an artistic milieu is important for
human survival.”
18. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To provide an economic report for film industry
B. To promote cinema’s impacts on mental
health
C. To inform how powerful films are for political
propaganda
D. To encourage readers to consume more films
E. To reveal how impactful films are to our society
19. According to the passage, we can infer that …
A. The film industry contributes vastly to the
country's economy.
B. Films are occasionally used as media for
propaganda purposes.
C. Films are way more than a mere art form of
entertainment.
D. The film industry development marks human
culture development.
E. Films can possibly be used as a medical
treatment for mental health.
20. The word ‘ubiquity’ in paragraph 1 is closest in
meaning to …
A. Omnipresence D. Nullability
B. Capability E. Absence
c. influence

The passage mainly discusses …

A. Film’s impacts to world economy
B. The vast profit of film industry
C. Black market business in film industry
D. Film’s contributions to the society
E. Film as a powerful tool for propaganda

17. Which aspect of film’s impacts is NOT

STATED within paragraph 3?
A. Mental wellbeing D. Mortality rate
B. Educational field E. Art render