Antiremed Kelas 10 Bahasa Inggris
News Item - Exercise
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November 25, 2013:
Identity theft is a price we are paying for
putting so much information on the Inter-
net. There are credit bureau services to pro-
tect you from theft. Crooks are trying to
steal the identities of young children. You
can freeze your (or your childs) credit infor-
mation.
The three big credit bureaus are
Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. You may
request they not give information to any
company that you are not already doing busi-
ness with.
But there is another way to rob consum-
ers. Go after their children. Children do not
have credit cards or outstanding loans. So
what do thieves do?
When they are able to get the social se-
curity number of a baby, thieves can add a
date of birth and a name. This creates a false
identity with a clean credit report. Thieves
can then open credit cards and borrow
money. The parents do not know. The iden-
tify theft might not be discovered for years.
When the child becomes a young adult
and applies for credit or a student loan, he or
she may be rejected because of his or
her poor credit history.
Some states are doing something about
this. They tell parents to have a credit report
created for the child and then freeze it.
In Oregon, parents can contact a credit
bureau. They will ask for a protected re-
cord in their childs name. This creates an
empty credit file, which is then frozen
(cannot be changed). Other states, such as
Utah, use a different system. Companies
seeking credit informabon from a frozen
credit report will get a warning that the ap-
plication is likely fraudulent.
In Oregon, the credit companies charge
$10 to freeze records. Call a credit bureau in
your state, or one of the three listed above,
to find out if there is a program like this.
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01. What is the topic of the text above?
(A) Identity theft in Oregon.
(B) Identity theft.
(C) Child identity theft.
(D) Parents role in identity theft.
(E) Toddlers debt.
02. How does a crimina rob children?
(A) By giving loans to children.
(B) By giving children credit cards.
(C) By getting loans with the childrens
identity.
(D) By rejecting student loans.
(E) By contacting credit bureaus.
03. What is the solution for this type of fraud?
(A) Create a child credit file and freeze the
account.
(B) Borrow from credit bureaus.
(C) Pay $10.
(D) Make a new credit file.
(E) Get a $10-loan from credit bureau.
November 26, 2012:
In the last ten years kidnapping has
become common in Haiti. Usually, young
children of richer people are taken and held
for ransom. It has made Haiti a dangerous
place to live, work and visit.
Now, the nation is addressing the
problem. A wealthy businessman has been
charged with kidnapping the adult children
of a business rival. His arrest changed things.
First, it showed that the Haitian National
Police were able to investigate and charge a
rich person with a crime. Before, the police
were thought to be incompetent and corrupt.
Second, the investigation found many
present and former police officers engaged in
criminal activities, including kidnapping.
Third, the arrests showed that light-
skinned Haitians could be violent criminals.
The common belief was that Haitians with
darker skins were more prone to violent
crime.
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The businessman, from the wealthy
family, is Clifford Brandt. He had the
children of a rival auto dealer kidnapped for
a $2.5 million ransom. The children were
rescued. Investigation showed that Brandt
headed a large criminal enterprise in
kidnapping, illegal arms trafficking, and
laundering money.
Haitians saw the arrests along class and
racial lines. A cab driver said, They are
always blaming us for kidnapping, but I have
always known some wealthy and powerful
people were involved all along.
A businessman said, You always
assumed that kidnapping did not have a
face, said a businessman who negotiated his
kidnapped sons release after eight days in
the summer of 2008. Now it has a face.
The big question in Haiti is whether this
is the start of the stabilization of the country.
04. The underline word headed in paragraph 6
most nearly means ...
(A) gave a title.
(B) led.
(C) skull.
(D) brain.
(E) go to.
05. Apart from kidnapping, Brant played a role
in
(A) human body trafficking.
(B) fake money production.
(C) weapon trafficking.
(D) illegal-drug sales.
(E) automobile production.
06. The sources or comments in the text above
are stated in paragraph
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7
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January 6, 2014:
A low-cost and free telephone program
is available from the federal government. It
is called the Lifeline program.
More than 15 million families are using
the program. Cell phones were included in
the program in 2005.
Low-income families get discounts on
their phone bills. The first 250 minutes and
250 text messages are free. This makes it
possible for many to have phone service.
Georgia and other states say there is
widespread abuse by some participants in the
Lifeline program. State officials charge many
homes are getting more than one Lifeline
phone. Some poor people are no different
than some non-poor. If the system is not
regulated, why not get two or three phones?
The program does not do much check-
ing of participants. Georgia wants to impose
a $5 a month charge for the basic service.
This can cause a problem for poor people.
They need phones but may not be able to
afford them.
Opponents of the $5 fee say if a family
can only afford the free phone, they will be
hurt by the $5 monthly charge.
The telephone industry is a strong
supporter of the Lifeline program. They
think todays poor people are the working
people of tomorrow. They think it a good
idea to get them as customers now.
The companies are supposed to decide
who is eligible. To be in the program, people
must have incomes below 135 percent of the
poverty level. Or be eligible for another
federal program such as food stamps.
A woman in Oklahoma wanted to see
how easy it would be to get a phone. She
waited in line at a tent to see if the vendor
would give her a free phone even though she
does not qualify she did.
Anybody can get them. They say its a
Lifeline... theyre for needy people. Im not
needy and I went up and I got one with no
ID no proof of income, nothing, She said
Policy makers know that some people
will try to take advantage of programs. Their
challenge is to discourage abuse. At the same
time they do not want to penalize honest
people.
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The states and federal governments are
proposing new ways to collect information
on Lifeline telephone use.
07. Which one is NOT TRUE according to the
text?
(A) The Lifeline program is proded by the
government.
(B) More than 15 million people use the
Lifeline program.
(C) Mobile phones are induded in the Life-
line program.
(D) Georgia is one of the states that prodes
the Lifeline program.
(E) The Lifeline program is a low-cost and
free telephone program.
08. What is the problem of the Lifeline pro-
gram?
(A) There is widespread abuse by some gov-
ernment officials in the Lifeline pro-
gram.
(B) The Lifeline program does not check its
participants.
(C) Many homes get more than one Lifeline
phone.
(D) Many families refuse to pay $5 a month.
(E) The telephone industry pays for the
Lifeline program.
09. The underline word eligible in paragraph 8
mostly means
(A) important.
(B) poor.
(C) single.
(D) avaible.
(E) qualified.
10. Why would the author mention the woman
in Oklahoma (paragraph 9)?
(A) To exemplify the use of the Lifeline pro-
gram.
(B) To emphasize how people love the Life-
line program.
(C) To show that the selection to become a
Lifeline recipient has a loophole.
(D) To show the readers that Oklahoma has
the highest number of customers.
(E) To refuse the argument about the wide-
spread abuse of the Lifeline program.
11. According to the text, who is the proponent
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of Lifeline program?
(A) Federal government
(B) Honest people.
(C) Telephone industry.
(D) Policy makers.
(E) The woman in Oklahoma.
November 3 2013:
Herbal supplements are sold in health
food stores and drug stores. They promise
relief for colds, allergies, fighting colds, hot
flashes and memory loss. The ingredients are
often exotic and include St. Johns wort,
gingko biloba, turmeric, saw palmetto
extract, echinacea and dozens more.
There are about 29,000 herbal products
and substances.
A new study from Canada makes some
dramatic charges. About 44 herbal supple-
ments were tested.
Using DNA testing it found that many
of the supplements contained little or none
of the ingredients on the label. One-third
showed no trace of some of the plants
advertised on the bottle.
Instead, many contained powdered rice
and weeds. Many were soybean or wheat.
One bottle contained only Alexandrian
senna. This is an Egyptian yellow shrub that
is a powerful laxative.
Many were mixed with ingredients not
listed on the label. Fillers can be a health
concern for people with allergies or those
seeking gluten-free products.
In other words some herbal supplements
may be totally fake or Include fake ingredi-
ents.
A scientist said, This suggests that the
problems are widespread. It is hard to
recommend any herbal supplements to con-
sumers.
Even an industry spokesman said,
Quality control is an issue in the herbal
industry. He added, I do not think it is as
bad as it looks according to this study.
The F.D.A. audits only a small number
of companies. The F.D.A. says companies
must test the products they sell to make sure
that they are safe. The system relies on an
honor code. The industry says more over-
saghtis needed.
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Supplements are thought to be safe until

shown otherwise. They are sold with little
oversight. They are pulled from shelves only
after complaints of serious injury.
Reading the labels on supplements may
not be enough!

12. Which one is TRUE according to the text?

(A) Herbal supplements are not safe.
(B) There are 29,000 herbal products and
substances.
(C) Many supplements contained powdered
rice and weeds.
(D) Herbal supplements contained Alexan-
drian senna.
(E) The herbal industry has good quality
control.

13. Below are the problems of herbal supple-

ments, EXCEPT...
(A) Many supplements may include fake in-
gredients.
(B) Many supplements do not contain the
ingredients listed on the labels.
(C) Some herbal supplements may be totally
fake.
(D) The supplements are sold with little su-
pervision.
(E) Herbal supplements are very effective
for treating colds.

14. The undedined word audits in paragraph

10 most likely means...
(A) axamines.
(B) hears.
(C) listens.
(D) tries.
(E) searches.

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