EXERCISE 3

Ghost
Friday in last week holiday, my father and I went to hotel to have reservation. A receptionist welcomed us friendly. “Can I help you ?” She asked. I said that I wanted a double room with a bath for one night. Her assistant gave me the key to room number 42. I took the key and upstairs. A porter helped carry my cases.
When we found our room. We unlocked the door and opened it. We were shocked when we show two fat women smoking in the room. We shouted and banged the door. We thought there were ghosts in our room.
We run away and got back to receptionist room. One of the fat women ran after me. She was so angry that we were angry.
Then we explained to the receptionist what happened to us. She was very sorry. She had a mistake. Actually our room was next door, number 41.
We returned to our room and had a rest there. The fat women realized it. We were glad because the look of anger had disappeared from her face. And then we checked out in the following morning.

1. What does the text above tell about?
A. Two angry fat women in a double room were smoking.
B. The receptionist gave the wrong key to the writer.
C. The writer’s experience when he stayed in a hotel.
D. The writer and his father entered the writing room.

2. What type of room did the writer of the text want to stay in?
A. Waiting room C. Single room with a bath
B. Receptionist room D. Double room with a bath

3. How long had the writer stayed in the hotel ?
A. for a night C. for 3 nights
B. for 2 nights D. for 4 nights


THE SHIRT OF A HAPPY MAN
There was once a king who was very powerful and rich. But he was unhappy, because he felt ill all the time. No doctors knew how to cure him, nor did any medicine do him good.
One day, he called all his wise men to his palace and asked them what to do. “There is only one way”, said a very old man. “If you can find a happy man, take his shirt and wear it, you’ll be soon cured“
So the King sent his men to search far all the happy men. They traveled all over the country, but they could not find one. There was no body who was completely satisfied.
The men were very tired of their long search, and did not know when to go home. Just as they were worrying about that, they saw a workman who was singing merrily while he was at work.
“Are you happy?” they asked the man. “Yes, I am happy as a lark”, answered the man.
‘“Give us your shirt’ said the men, “Well give you as much money as you need”. J
“Alas!” cried the man, “My shirt is dirty.”

4. Why was the King always unhappy?
A. He was not powerful anymore
B. His men in a palace is greedy
C. There were no good doctors
D. He got sick all the time

5. What is the first paragraph about?
A. A powerful and happy king.
B. A king who is always sick.
C. A hard working workman.
D. An unhappy old wise man.

6. There was nobody who was completely satisfied (paragraph 3). The word ‘completely’ in the sentence means ….
A. Mainly C. Usually
B. Fully D. Nearly

7. What can you learn from the story?
A. Looking for a good doctor is not easy
B. Money can solve our difficulty
C. It teaches us to be generous to the poor.
D. Standing on our own feet is important

Once, Juno, the queen of gods, announced,” I will give a precious prize to the animal who has the most beautiful baby.”
So all the animals gathered at one place. They had their baby with them. Juno went to all the animals one by one. When she saw a flat-nose baby of a monkey, she remarked,” What an ugly baby! This baby can never get a prize at any rate.”
The monkey’s mother was deeply hurt by Juno’s insulting comment. She held her baby close to her heart and whispered into the baby’s ear. “Don’t bother, my dear child. I love you most dearly. To me you are the most precious prize. I don’t want any other prize. May God grant you a long life.”

8. Who offered valuable prize to the animals with the most beautiful baby?
A. the mother monkey
B. the baby monkey
C. Juno
D. the ugly baby

9. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. The monkey hoped the God granted her baby a long life.
B. The monkey’s mother was deeply hurt by Juno’s insulting comment.
C. She held her baby close to her heart and whispered into the baby’s ear.
D. The monkey loves her baby very much, and for her she is the most precious prize.

10. What is the main idea of the text above?
A. The most precious prize.
B. The most beautiful baby contest.
C. A flat-nose baby of a monkey.
D. The ugliest baby of a monkey

11. What can we learn from the story above?
A. We should be aware of animals.
B. It is about how to take care of our baby.
C. Winning the prize is not easy.
D. Mother’s love has no equals.

EXERCISE 2

ANNOUNCEMENT

Petronas Niaga Indonesia holds a family gathering for employees on December 20, 2009 in The Jungle, Bogor.
Please all the employees join and bring your family along. For more information, contact Asih at the HRD office.

HRD Manager

1. Please all the employees join and bring your family along.
The underlined word has similar meaning .....
A. Carry
B. Hold
C. Take part
D. Invite

2. What is the writer’s purpose in the text?
A. Asking all employees to contact the HRD manager.
B. Asking the manager’s family to gather in the Jungle
C. Informing all the company’s employees about a family gathering.
D. Announcing all employees to bring their families to the office


ANNOUNCEMENT

Do you want to have a camping in which you can enjoy the nature’s beauty ?
Please join us ! There will be a holiday camp in Cibubur on September 3rd – 5th.
Lots of fun and full of attractive activities are yours. Pay only Rp. 15.000,00 for the accommodation.
For the registration, please call Andri (0321) 876543.

3. What can you enjoy in the holiday camp ?
A. Lots of fun
B. Nature’s beauty
C. Attractive activities
D. Nature’s beauty, lots of fun and attractive activities


APARTMENT
Rent Apt Bellagio Kuningan, 3 Bdrm, Fully Furnish. 16 th Floor, U$ 1200 month/ year, call : Haresh o858.8381.6627 or 65301032 (9am to 4pm)

4. The renter can call the owner of the apartment ….
A. at 9 in the morning till 4 in the afternoon
B. at 9 o’clock in the morning
C. at the 16th floor of the apartment
D. by paying U$ 1200.

5. “Fully Furnish” as stated in the text means…
A. Good apartment with good facilities
B. It has no furniture
C. It is completed with furniture
D. No facilities

EXERCISE 1

Dear Ibraheem,
Congratulation on your success winning the gold medal in ‘2009 Junior Asian Chess Competition’.
Hope it will lead you to go international Competition.
From Hega

1. The text is written to ....
2. The text is about....


Dad, I’m going to visit my friend, Anna, in the hospital after school. Dina will take me home after that. You don’t need to pick me up. C U
Mavi Marmara

3. How will Mavi Marmara go home?


Dear Dewi,
Please meet me at the library at 03.30 P.m. I’ll be waiting at the main entrece.
See you later.
Mega
4. When will Mega meet Dewi ? In the ....
5. The text is about ....


Dear Jason,

Due to the year-end tour for year 9 students, I would like you to arrange the schedule for the trip. Please contact people related, such as tourist destination, hotel, bus and also the participants.
I hope to receive your report before the end of this month. I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks.

6. When should Jason inform his task to Michael?
7. Michael asks Jason to do the following except....
8. I would like you to arrange the schedule....
The italic word has the closest meaning to....




GOOD LUCK

The Scorpion and the Frog

One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river.

The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.

Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.

"Hellooo Mr. Frog!" called the scorpion across the water, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?"

"Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly.

"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too, for you see I cannot swim!"

Now this seemed to make sense to the frog. But he asked. "What about when I get close to the bank? You could still try to kill me and get back to the shore!"

"This is true," agreed the scorpion, "But then I wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river!"

"Alright then...how do I know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" said the frog.

"Ahh...," crooned the scorpion, "Because you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"

So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current.

Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.

"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"

The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.

"I could not help myself. It is my nature."

Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.

Self destruction - "Its my Nature", said the Scorpion.




By eka pratama putri
cLASS IXc
SMP NEGERI 1 TROWULAN

Bawang Putih Bawang Merah

Bawang Putih lived with her step mother and her step sister, Bawang Merah. Bawang Putih's mother died when she was a baby. Her father remarried another woman and later her step sister was born. Unfortunately, not long after that her father died. Since then, Bawang Putih's life was sad. Her step mother and her step sister treated Bawang Putih badly and always asked her to do all the household chores.

One morning, Bawang Putih was washing some clothes in a river. Accidentally, her mother's clothes were washed away by the river. She was really worried so she walked along the river side to find the clothes. Finally she met an old woman. She said that she kept the clothes and would give them back to Bawang Putih if she helped the old woman do the household chores. Bawang Putih helped her happily. After everything was finished, the old woman returned the clothes. She also gave Bawang Putih a gift. The old woman had two pumpkins, one pumpkin was small and the other one was big. Bawang Putih had to choose one.

Bawang Putih was not a greedy girl. So she took the small one. After thanking the old woman, Bawang Putih then went home. When she arrived home, her step mother and Bawang Merah were angry. They had been waiting for her all day long. Bawang Putih then told about the clothes, the old woman, and the pumpkin. Her mother was really angry so she grabbed the pumpkin and smashed it to the floor. Suddenly they all were surprised. Inside the pumpkin they found jewelries. "Bawang Merah, hurry up. Go to the river and throw my clothes into the water. After that, find the old woman. Remember, you have to take the big pumpkin," the step mother asked Bawang Merah to do exactly the same as Bawang Putih's experience. Bawang Merah immediately went to the river. She threw the clothes and pretended to search them. Not long after that, she met the old woman. Again she asked Bawang Merah to do household chores. She refused and asked the old woman to give her a big pumpkin. The old woman then gave her the big one. Bawang Merah was so happy. She ran very fast. When she arrived home, her mother was impatient. She directly smashed the pumpkin to the floor. They were screaming. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin! They were really scared. They were afraid the snakes would bite them. "Mom, I think God just punished us. We had done bad things to Bawang Putih. And God didn't like that. We have to apologize to Bawang Putih," said Bawang Merah.

Finally both of them realized their mistakes. They apologized and Bawang Putih forgave them. Now the family is not poor anymore. Bawang Putih decided to sell all the jewelries and used the money for their daily lives.



By KUSTIN UMAYAH SAROH
Class IXb
SMP Negeri Trowulan

The Fox and The Goat

A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “Good”, said the fox “It’s the best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself.”

The goat was thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll climb on your back, from there. I’ll step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I’m out, I’ll help you out of the well.”

The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help him out. The fox merely turned to him and said; “If you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldn’t have jumped into the well.”

The goat felt very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked the old man.

Source : http://www.ardianrisqi.com/2009/11/narrative-text-fox-and-goat.html


By ANNISA' MEY ANDINI
Class IXa
SMP Negeri 1 Trowulan

Snow White

Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were died.
One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White with them.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do this. So she decided to run away. The next morning she run away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast, she run away into the wood.
In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and felt asleep
Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There, they found Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said; “What is your name?”. Snow White said; “My name is Snow White”. One of the dwarfs said; “If you wish, you may live here with us”. Snow White told the whole story about her. Then Snow white ad the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.



By DEVI RATNA SARI
Class IXC
SMP Negeri 1 Trowulan