TUGAS KELAS IX A,B,C

25 SEPTEMBER 2016 S/D 28 SEPTEMBER 2016

A school uniform is a standard set of clothing that people wear

when they go to school. It is usually a/an . (41) of a
skirt/trousers, a shirt, a tie, and a cap.
In Indonesia, a complete uniform is usually worn in flag ceremony
on Mondays. (42) ., in some schools students have to wear a
complete uniform for more than one day.
The use of school uniform was originally intended to reduce (43)
differences among students. Nowadays, school uniforms tend
to become a unique identity of a school.
41. a. collaboration b. application c. combination d. introduction
42. a. so that

b. as a result

c. however

d. therefore

Lying on a sofa, Risma laughed remembering what she experienced last holiday.
On that ... (44), Risma and her classmate planned to climb a mountain. They
agreed to meet at a bus stop in front of a big mall in the city.
When she reached the bus stop, she could not find her friends. She saw no one
in front of the bus except the driver. Risma wondered if she came too early. She
(45) She was mistaken about the time. The driver then asked her to get on
the bus.
(46) she got in, Risma was very surprised and embarrassed to know there
were no one in the bus except her and the driver. As the bus left, she realized
that she mistakenly came to a wrong bus stop.
44. a. day b. seat c. sofa

d. bus

45. a. asked

c. stated

b. thought

46. a. as soon as b. in order

d. cried

c. so that d. if only

Waruga is a coffin made of stone that is used to put the dead body. It can be found in
the Sawangan village, the Airmadi sub-district, the Minahasa district of Manado, North
Sulawesi. (46) has a cube shape. The dead body is put in a squatting position. It
portrays that the dead person will return to God in the same position as he was in the
mother's womb. The coffin is finely (47) with some patterns such as plants, animals,
and traditional geometric. This philosophy is called by (48) as whom. Visiting waruga
means observing the incredible heritages of North Sulawesi.
46. a. it b. its c. Hed. His
47. a. carve b. carved c. carves d. carving
48. a. the local people b. the dead body c. the mothers d. the animals

Scientist (43) that increase in these gases in the atmosphere

will make the Earth a warmer place. They expect a global rise in
the average temperature of 1.4 to 5.8 Celsius degrees (2.5 to
10.4 Fahrenheit degrees) in the next century. The average (44)
has in fact been rising. The 1990s were the warmest decade on
record, and 2005 was the warmest year on record. Some
scientists are reluctant to say that global warming has actually
begun because climate (45) varies from year to year and
decade to decade, and it takes many years of records to be sure
of a fundamental change. There is little disagreement, though,
that global warming is on its way.
43. a. hope

b. think

c. expect

44. a. climate b. weather

d. predict

c. temperature d. atmosphere

I recently visited the Cuban Islands (43) a two week break with
my partner. I never (44) South America prior to this visit and
was extremely excited at experiencing this new culture. Needless
to say, I was not disappointed. I had heard that the Cuban (45)
are traditionally extremely polite to strangers as a sign of respect,
but never did I expect the treatment that I received.
43. a. for

b. from

c. since

44. a. visit

b. visits

45. a. person

b. people

d. during

c. visited

d. visiting

c. children

d. spectator