Bahasa Inggris UM 03

The most important thing that keeps a family together is the faith of each member that when he or she has
something to say, the others will listen. You shouldn’t have to yell in order to be heard. You should be able to say, ”I
went downtown today and I saw these interesting people,“ and give an account of your day, and the others should
pay attention. This sort of everyday storytelling is what holds people together. We can endure terrible hardships if we
get to tell somebody about them.

Authoritarian fathers get in the way of storytelling, and so do over-anxious mothers and jealous brothers and
sisters, but mostly what defeats us is noise and busyness. The people around us deserve our best attention sometimes,
and then we have to shut the world out. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Don’t read the newspaper. Live a
smaller life. The television is full of trash, the radio is full of noise and nonsense, and the newspaper is full of horrors
and disasters and stories about terrible things done by other people’s children – and all of it an open invitation to be
self-righteous; those weren’t our children who beat up the old lady and put her in the hospital.

Worst of all, the media tend to remove us from direct experience. When we are fascinated by television and
accept it as reality, the real world pales. American children don’t want to go on trips to strange places because it will
mean missing their favourite shows. What a pity.

We have more information than any other people in history, and we need a little less of it and a little more
experience. The terrible danger of the media is their power to diminish our pleasure in the ordinary day, the richness
and the goodness of a simple landscape and ordinary small talk and stories.
43. The article says that everyday storytelling is
important because _______.

The most important thing that keeps a family together is the faith of each member that when he or she has
something to say, the others will listen. You shouldn’t have to yell in order to be heard. You should be able to say, ”I
went downtown today and I saw these interesting people,“ and give an account of your day, and the others should
pay attention. This sort of everyday storytelling is what holds people together. We can endure terrible hardships if we
get to tell somebody about them.

Authoritarian fathers get in the way of storytelling, and so do over-anxious mothers and jealous brothers and
sisters, but mostly what defeats us is noise and busyness. The people around us deserve our best attention sometimes,
and then we have to shut the world out. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Don’t read the newspaper. Live a
smaller life. The television is full of trash, the radio is full of noise and nonsense, and the newspaper is full of horrors
and disasters and stories about terrible things done by other people’s children – and all of it an open invitation to be
self-righteous; those weren’t our children who beat up the old lady and put her in the hospital.

Worst of all, the media tend to remove us from direct experience. When we are fascinated by television and
accept it as reality, the real world pales. American children don’t want to go on trips to strange places because it will
mean missing their favourite shows. What a pity.

We have more information than any other people in history, and we need a little less of it and a little more
experience. The terrible danger of the media is their power to diminish our pleasure in the ordinary day, the richness
and the goodness of a simple landscape and ordinary small talk and stories.
44. According to the text, the greatest obstacle to
storytelling is _______.

The most important thing that keeps a family together is the faith of each member that when he or she has
something to say, the others will listen. You shouldn’t have to yell in order to be heard. You should be able to say, ”I
went downtown today and I saw these interesting people,“ and give an account of your day, and the others should
pay attention. This sort of everyday storytelling is what holds people together. We can endure terrible hardships if we
get to tell somebody about them.

Authoritarian fathers get in the way of storytelling, and so do over-anxious mothers and jealous brothers and
sisters, but mostly what defeats us is noise and busyness. The people around us deserve our best attention sometimes,
and then we have to shut the world out. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Don’t read the newspaper. Live a
smaller life. The television is full of trash, the radio is full of noise and nonsense, and the newspaper is full of horrors
and disasters and stories about terrible things done by other people’s children – and all of it an open invitation to be
self-righteous; those weren’t our children who beat up the old lady and put her in the hospital.

Worst of all, the media tend to remove us from direct experience. When we are fascinated by television and
accept it as reality, the real world pales. American children don’t want to go on trips to strange places because it will
mean missing their favourite shows. What a pity.

We have more information than any other people in history, and we need a little less of it and a little more
experience. The terrible danger of the media is their power to diminish our pleasure in the ordinary day, the richness
and the goodness of a simple landscape and ordinary small talk and stories.
45. In the text the author says that we need more
_______.

The most important thing that keeps a family together is the faith of each member that when he or she has
something to say, the others will listen. You shouldn’t have to yell in order to be heard. You should be able to say, ”I
went downtown today and I saw these interesting people,“ and give an account of your day, and the others should
pay attention. This sort of everyday storytelling is what holds people together. We can endure terrible hardships if we
get to tell somebody about them.

Authoritarian fathers get in the way of storytelling, and so do over-anxious mothers and jealous brothers and
sisters, but mostly what defeats us is noise and busyness. The people around us deserve our best attention sometimes,
and then we have to shut the world out. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Don’t read the newspaper. Live a
smaller life. The television is full of trash, the radio is full of noise and nonsense, and the newspaper is full of horrors
and disasters and stories about terrible things done by other people’s children – and all of it an open invitation to be
self-righteous; those weren’t our children who beat up the old lady and put her in the hospital.

Worst of all, the media tend to remove us from direct experience. When we are fascinated by television and
accept it as reality, the real world pales. American children don’t want to go on trips to strange places because it will
mean missing their favourite shows. What a pity.

We have more information than any other people in history, and we need a little less of it and a little more
experience. The terrible danger of the media is their power to diminish our pleasure in the ordinary day, the richness
and the goodness of a simple landscape and ordinary small talk and stories.
46. We may infer from the text that there is a tendency
of the media to _______.

The most important thing that keeps a family together is the faith of each member that when he or she has
something to say, the others will listen. You shouldn’t have to yell in order to be heard. You should be able to say, ”I
went downtown today and I saw these interesting people,“ and give an account of your day, and the others should
pay attention. This sort of everyday storytelling is what holds people together. We can endure terrible hardships if we
get to tell somebody about them.

Authoritarian fathers get in the way of storytelling, and so do over-anxious mothers and jealous brothers and
sisters, but mostly what defeats us is noise and busyness. The people around us deserve our best attention sometimes,
and then we have to shut the world out. Turn off the television. Turn off the radio. Don’t read the newspaper. Live a
smaller life. The television is full of trash, the radio is full of noise and nonsense, and the newspaper is full of horrors
and disasters and stories about terrible things done by other people’s children – and all of it an open invitation to be
self-righteous; those weren’t our children who beat up the old lady and put her in the hospital.

Worst of all, the media tend to remove us from direct experience. When we are fascinated by television and
accept it as reality, the real world pales. American children don’t want to go on trips to strange places because it will
mean missing their favourite shows. What a pity.

We have more information than any other people in history, and we need a little less of it and a little more
experience. The terrible danger of the media is their power to diminish our pleasure in the ordinary day, the richness
and the goodness of a simple landscape and ordinary small talk and stories.
47. Sometimes we should just shut out the world
because _______.

Text III
There has been so much written about the
dangers of cigarette smoking that it is hard to believe
that anyone would smoke, knowing the risks it brings
and the energy drain it causes. Cigarette smoke is
composed of over 4000 chemicals, ___(48)___ 43 that
are known to cause cancer. Advertisers spend billion
of dollars a year to ___(49)___ you that smoking will
make you more attractive, sexier, cooler, and calmer,
and will solve all your problems in life. We are a
drug-using ___(50)___, and the payoff is excitement
and pleasure and a quick fix for problems. The fact is,
___(51)___, that nicotine is a depressant and saps your
energy. Recent studies also show that smoking even
causes wrinkles. The risks are well documented, and
nearly 500.000 people die every year from smoking
___(52)___ illness. Nonsmokers who are married to
smokers have a 30 percent greater risk of developing
lung cancer than those who are married to
nonsmokers.
48.

Text III
There has been so much written about the
dangers of cigarette smoking that it is hard to believe
that anyone would smoke, knowing the risks it brings
and the energy drain it causes. Cigarette smoke is
composed of over 4000 chemicals, ___(48)___ 43 that
are known to cause cancer. Advertisers spend billion
of dollars a year to ___(49)___ you that smoking will
make you more attractive, sexier, cooler, and calmer,
and will solve all your problems in life. We are a
drug-using ___(50)___, and the payoff is excitement
and pleasure and a quick fix for problems. The fact is,
___(51)___, that nicotine is a depressant and saps your
energy. Recent studies also show that smoking even
causes wrinkles. The risks are well documented, and
nearly 500.000 people die every year from smoking
___(52)___ illness. Nonsmokers who are married to
smokers have a 30 percent greater risk of developing
lung cancer than those who are married to
nonsmokers.
49.

Text III
There has been so much written about the
dangers of cigarette smoking that it is hard to believe
that anyone would smoke, knowing the risks it brings
and the energy drain it causes. Cigarette smoke is
composed of over 4000 chemicals, ___(48)___ 43 that
are known to cause cancer. Advertisers spend billion
of dollars a year to ___(49)___ you that smoking will
make you more attractive, sexier, cooler, and calmer,
and will solve all your problems in life. We are a
drug-using ___(50)___, and the payoff is excitement
and pleasure and a quick fix for problems. The fact is,
___(51)___, that nicotine is a depressant and saps your
energy. Recent studies also show that smoking even
causes wrinkles. The risks are well documented, and
nearly 500.000 people die every year from smoking
___(52)___ illness. Nonsmokers who are married to
smokers have a 30 percent greater risk of developing
lung cancer than those who are married to
nonsmokers.
50.

Text III
There has been so much written about the
dangers of cigarette smoking that it is hard to believe
that anyone would smoke, knowing the risks it brings
and the energy drain it causes. Cigarette smoke is
composed of over 4000 chemicals, ___(48)___ 43 that
are known to cause cancer. Advertisers spend billion
of dollars a year to ___(49)___ you that smoking will
make you more attractive, sexier, cooler, and calmer,
and will solve all your problems in life. We are a
drug-using ___(50)___, and the payoff is excitement
and pleasure and a quick fix for problems. The fact is,
___(51)___, that nicotine is a depressant and saps your
energy. Recent studies also show that smoking even
causes wrinkles. The risks are well documented, and
nearly 500.000 people die every year from smoking
___(52)___ illness. Nonsmokers who are married to
smokers have a 30 percent greater risk of developing
lung cancer than those who are married to
nonsmokers.
51.

Text III
There has been so much written about the
dangers of cigarette smoking that it is hard to believe
that anyone would smoke, knowing the risks it brings
and the energy drain it causes. Cigarette smoke is
composed of over 4000 chemicals, ___(48)___ 43 that
are known to cause cancer. Advertisers spend billion
of dollars a year to ___(49)___ you that smoking will
make you more attractive, sexier, cooler, and calmer,
and will solve all your problems in life. We are a
drug-using ___(50)___, and the payoff is excitement
and pleasure and a quick fix for problems. The fact is,
___(51)___, that nicotine is a depressant and saps your
energy. Recent studies also show that smoking even
causes wrinkles. The risks are well documented, and
nearly 500.000 people die every year from smoking
___(52)___ illness. Nonsmokers who are married to
smokers have a 30 percent greater risk of developing
lung cancer than those who are married to
nonsmokers.
52.

53. Erika _______ on her report for three days in a row
without much sleep. That’s why she looks so tired.

54. ‘I thought lunch is ready.’
‘Don’t worry, it _______ now.’

55. ‘Why did you have to work overtime yesterday?’
‘Well, I had to finish not only the company’s
annual report _______.’

56. I’ve just received a fax from the bookstore _______
that the latest version of the accounting book
written by Kelso will be available tomorrow.

57. ‘Yumi, I really don’t know _______. You know as
much English as I do.’
‘Well, I mainly want you to correct my
pronunciation.’

58. ‘May I borrow your calculator, please?’
‘Sorry, I can’t find it in my bag. I _______ at home.’

59. Kerosene lamps had been used in every house in
this village until _______ in remote places.

60. If the food-producing nations had not sent
immediate aid, thousands of people in the
drought regions would have died.
From the above sentence we may conclude that
_______.