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BAHASA INGGRIS

9
EXERCISE

SONG
Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh SMPK PENABUR Jakarta
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Read the following texts and choose the best answer!

1. The lyrics of the song is intended to say that ….

A. happiness will make you fly.
B. no one likes us if we are sad all the time.
C. stop being sad and make yourself happy is important.
D. your sadness will bring you into failure and disappointment.

2. “Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.”

The underlined word is similar meaning to ….
A. applaud
B. gather
C. crush
D. walk
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3. The song writer wants to say that ….

A. everyone can give happiness to the others.
B. we must have achievement for the inspiration.
C. we have to live in friendship in whatever situations.
D. we have to enjoy and thank for the life we have got.

4. “We all have pain.” The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….

A. hurt
B. case
C. issue
D. trouble
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Don't Give Up
Peter Gabriel

In this proud land we grew up strong

We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail

No fight left or so it seems

I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
I've changed my face, I've changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose

Don't give up
'cause you have friends
Don't give up
You're not beaten yet
Don't give up
I know you can make it good

Though I saw it all around

Never thought I could be affected
Thought that we'd be the last to go
It is so strange the way things turn

Drove the night toward my home

The place that I was born, on the lakeside
As daylight broke, I saw the earth
The trees had burned down to the ground
Don't give up
You still have us
Don't give up
We don't need much of anything
Don't give up
'cause…

5. The text above motivates us to be ….

A. good
B. proud
C. strong
D. arrogant

6. “I am a man whose dreams have all deserted.”

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. got
B. left
C. lost
D. remain
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Go the Distance
Michael Bolton

I have often dreamed of a far off place

Where a hero's welcome would be waiting for me
Where the crowds would cheer, when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday, I can go the distance

I will find my way if I can be strong
I know every mile would be worth my while
When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road to embrace my fate

Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you
And a thousand years would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime but somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back, I can go the distance

And I'll stay on track, no I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope, but I won't loose hope,
'till I go the distance, and my journey is complete, oh yeah…

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part

For a hero’s strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star, I will go the distance

I will search the world, I will face its harms
I don’t care how far, I can go the distance
Till I find my hero’s welcome, waiting in your arms

7. What message does the song tell us about?

A. A person must fight to be hero.
B. One should do hard effort to be successful.
C. We must go far away to become a hero.
D. Everybody must be strong to become a hero.

8. “And I’ll stay on track, no I won’t accept defeat.”

What word can replace the underlined word?
A. Destiny
B. Dignity
C. Fate
D. Loss
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BROTHERS
Jung Yong-hwa

Screaming at each other again

We never seem to click
We're fighting all of the time
Surrounded by the tension and strain
So sick of all your jokes

But times they never lie

Times they never lie
Round 'n' round we go
Laugh all together
Already we know

When you told me your dreams

And your ambitions
Something crushed inside of me
I see right through you the same
Same way you see right through me
Goin' back when I found my soul brother
So we'll never be apart

If I'd walked on my way alone

I would be in a place to make myself all grown
But we're carving into our hearts
Create a path of arts

And times they never lie

The times they never lie
Round 'n' round we go
Laugh all together
Already we know

And…

9. The writer wants to say that ….

A. everyone can give happiness to the others.
B. we must have achievement for the inspiration.
C. We have to live in friendship in whatever situations.
D. We have to enjoy and thank for the life we have got.

10. “Something crushed inside of me.”

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. defeated
B. inspired
C. composed
D. delivered
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True Friend
Hannah Montana

We sign our cards and letters BFF

You've got a million ways to make me laugh
You're lookin' out for me, you've got my back
It's so good to have you around

You know the secrets I could never tell

And when I'm quiet you break through my shell
Don't feel the need to do a rebel yell
Cause you keep my feet on the ground

You're a true friend

You're here till the end
You pull me aside
When something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
'Til it's alright again
You're a true friend

You don't get angry when I change the plans

Somehow you're never out of second chances
Won't say "I told you" when I'm wrong again
I'm so lucky that I've found

A true friend
You're here till the end
You pull me aside
When something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
'Til…

11. What is the message of the song above?

A. True friends bring out the best in us.
B. Our friends know us more than our family.
C. We must have many friends in life.
D. When you are with your friends, you can’t be yourself.

12. According to the text, a true friend is …

A. the one who can give you everything
B. someone who releases you all the time.
C. everyone who stays around us in good situation.
D. someone who understands us through the ups and downs.
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I Have a Dream
Westlife

I have a dream
A song to sing
To help me cope
With anything
If you see the wonder (wonder)
Of a fairy tale
You can take the future
Even if you fail

I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream, oh yeah

I have a dream (have a dream)

A fantasy (fantasy)
To help me through (help me through)
Reality (reality)
And my destination (destination)
Makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness (through the darkness, baby)
Still another mile

I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream (cross the stream)
I have a dream

I have a dream (oh yeah)

A song to sing (a song to sing)
To help…

13. The writer of the song wants to deliver a message that …

A. we should be optimistic to face the future.
B. we must prepare our future life.
C. everyone has his own dream.
D. dream is part our lives.

14. What is the topic of the song?

A. The power of dream in our lives.
B. How to prepare the future lives
C. Trusting someone who has great love.
D. Believing that the dream will come true.
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Earth Song
Michael Jackson
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?

What about killing fields?

Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice

All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

What have we done to the world?

Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?

What about flowering fields?

Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice

All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh…

15. What does the song want to tell us?

A. We have to take care of our environment.
B. There are so much destruction on earth.
C. The earth is crying against human deed.
D. Most people are very destructive.