Tugas Bahasa Inggris Businis 3

Softskill_Meeting 3

In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for preparedness in war, and their lifestyle caused the Greeks to create competitive sports. Only the elite and military could participate at first, but later the games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contest in running, jumping, discuss and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these contests were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. They also helped to strengthen bonds among competitors and the different cities represented.

          The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from 776 B.C. The contest coincided with religious festivities and constituted an all-out effort on the part of the participants to please the gods. Any who disobeyed the rules were dismissed and seriously punished. These athletes brought shame not only to themselves, but also to the cities they represented.

1. Which of the following is NOT true?

a. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.

b. The games were held in Greece every four years.

c. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.

d. Poem glorified the winners in song.

Jawabannya adalah C, karena di dalam paragraf pertama ditulis “and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place”. Jadi the battles not were interrupted tetapi halted.

2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in meaning to…

a. Aristocracy                           c. intellectuals

b. Brave                                    d. muscular

Jawabannya adalah A, karena arti dari “elite” adalah golongan atas atau golongan ,masyarakat elit dan Aristocracy berarti bangsawan.

3. Why were the Olympic Games held?

a. To stop wars                         c. To crown the best athletes

b. To honor Zeus                      d. To sing songs about the athletes

Jawabannya adalah B, karena Pada kalimat pertama dijelaskan bahwa “In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus.”

4. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

a. 800 years          b. 1,200 years                 c. 2,300 years                 d. 2,800 year

Jawabannya adalah D karena dalam paragraph di atas dijelaskan Olympic Games pertama kali ada ada tahun 776 B.C sekarang tahun 2012 maka Olympic games terjadi sejak 2012 dan 776 menjadi 2788/2800 tahun yang lalu.

5. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?

a. They were pacifists.

b. They believed athletic events were important

c. They were very simple

d. They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates

Jawabannya adalah B, karena di paragraf diatas terdapat kalimat “The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth”. Jadi they believed athletic event like Olympic Games were important.

6. What is the main idea of this passage?

a. Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks

b. The Greeks severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs

c. The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games

d. The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were over.

Jawabannya adalah D, karena terdapat pada paragraf ke dua.

7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to

a. Accomplishments

b. Ancestors

c. Documents

d. Property

Jawabannya adalah A. karena Makna dari “deeds” adalah tindakan atau perbuatan. Yang dalam kalimat tersebut dapat juga diartikan dengan Accomplishments berarti penyelesaian, prestasi.

8. Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?

a. They must have completed military service

b. They had to attend special training sessions

c. They had to be Greek males with no criminal record

d. They had to be very religious

Jawabannya adalah C,karena pada paragraf diatas sudah dijelaskan kalimat “the games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record”.

9. The word “halted” in line 16 means most nearly the same as ..

a. Encourages

b. Started

c. Curtailed

d. Fixed

Jawabannya adalah C, karena Makna dari “halted” adalah berhenti sebentar yang dalam kalimat diatas dapat juga berarti Curtailed yang memiliki makna membatasi atau mengurangi

10. What is an “Olympiad”?

a. The time it took to finish the games

b. The time between games

c. The it took to finish a war

d. The time it took the athletes to train

Jawabannya B , karena pada paragraf diatas terdapat kata “The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four year cycles called “Olympiads”, dating from 776 b.c”.

STYLISTIC PROBLEMS

1. The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions ____________

a. Because he was afraid it would incriminate him.

b. For fear that they will incriminate him

c. Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him

d. Fearing that he will be incriminated by it

Jawabannya C,karena Di soal diketahui bahwa “questions” adalah bentuk jamak. karena “that his answers” juga berbentuk jamak.

2. Mrs. Walker has returned_______________

a. A wallet back to its original owner

b. To its original owner the wallet

c. The wallet to its originally owner

d. The wallet to its original owner

Jawabannya adalh D. Karena Kata “return” diikuti dengan kata “to” dan owner diikuti dengan adverb.

3. The hospital owes____________ for the construction of the new wing.

a. The government twenty million dollars

b. For the government twenty million dollars

c. To the government twenty million dollars

d. Twenty million of dollars to the government

Jawabannya adalah A, karena struktur dari kalimat tersebut setelah verb lalu dilanjutkan dengan objek.

4. Sarah ____________ that she could not attend classes next week.

a. Told to her professors

b. Said her professors

c. Told her professors

d. Is telling her professors

Jawabannya Adalah D, karena jawaban merupakan Present Continous Tense. Di dlam kalimat terdapat keterangan next week.

5. The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because___________

a. He painted very good

b. They believed he painted well

c. Of their belief that he was an good artist

d. The judges had been told of his talents

Jawannya adalah B, karena setelah verb (painted) dibutuhkan adverb (well) bukan adjective.

6. If motorists do A.not observe  B.the traffic regulations, C.they will be stopped, ticketed, and D.have to pay a fine.

Jawaban yang salah adalah D, karena kalimat ini merupakan kalimat Parallelism.jadi have to pay a fine menjadi fined.

Jadi kalimat yang benar adalah if motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay fined

7. Fred, who usually conducts A.the choir rehearsals, did not B.show up last night because he C.had an accident D.on his way to the practice.

Jawaban yang salah adalah A, karena kata rehearsals tidak memerlukan huruf ‘s’ karena bukan merupakan verb dari “the choir”

Jadi kalimat yang benar adalah fred, who usually the choir rehearsal did not swow up las nigth because he had an accident on his way to the practice.

8. A.A short time before her operation B.last month, Mrs. Carlyle C.dreams of her daughter who D.lives overseas.

Jawaban yang salah adalah C, karena kalimat di atas bentuknya lampau. “dreams” seharusnya juga lampau. Maka diubah menjadi “dreamed”.

Jadi kalimat yang benar adalah A short time before her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle dreamed of her daughter who lives overseas.

9. The atmosphere A.in Andalucía is open, warm, and B.gives a welcome feeling to all C.who have D.the good fortune to visit there.

Jawaban yang salah adalah B,karena merupakan kalimta Parallelism. jadi, “gives a welcome feeling seharusnya welcoming.

10. Some A.of the people were B.standing in the street C.watched the parade, while D.others were singing songs.

Jawaban yang salah adalah C, karena kalimat ini merupakan present continous tense maka watched berubah menjadi wathing.

Jadi kalimat yang benar adalah Some of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.