ENGLISH MID-TERM TEST

Use of Formalin and Other Additives in Foods

            The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course, when it is used for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body. The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government.

            This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen’s bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem is is not resolved immediately

   Why is formalin dangerous for human’s body?

• It is not for food preservative

•   It is a disinfectant for human beings

• It is used top reserve biological specimens

•   It is 10% solution of formaldehyde in water

• It is controlled flighty from the government

Use of Formalin and Other Additives in Foods

            The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course, when it is used for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body. The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government.

            This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen’s bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem is is not resolved immediately

1.        The main idea of paragraph 2 is…Use of Formalin and Other Additives in Foods

            The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course, when it is used for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body. The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government.

            This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen’s bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem is is not resolved immediately

The main idea of paragraph 2 is…

• The human’s bodies will be harmful after consuming the formalin

• The government has not controlled the use of formalin firmly

• The weak control of using formalin is not threatening the human

• The human’s body will be harmful before consuming the formalin

•   The use of formalin is known all over the regions

Use of Formalin and Other Additives in Foods

            The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course, when it is used for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body. The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government.

            This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen’s bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem is is not resolved immediately

“This condition makes people’s health is really in a threat”. Which word has similar meaning to the underlined word?

• expert

• circumstance

• appoinment

• erroneous

• professional

Use of Formalin and Other Additives in Foods

            The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious problem for three reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservatives. Of course, when it is used for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body. The second reason is that there is no tight control from the government.

            This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use formalin was spread wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizen’s bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem is is not resolved immediately

“Can you imagine that out digestive… The underlined word has synonym with, except….

• figure

• visualize

• envisage

• conceive

• substantive

Illegal Minning

The activities of illegal mining must become our concern. It is undeniable that illegal mining activities can be a livelihood for the people near the site. However, these activities bring harmful effects to our environment, especially the impact on the quality of human life. Therefore, illegal mining activities must be banned and stopped.

If we take a deeper look, illegal mining activities bring negative impacts to the environment (i.e. soil and water), ecology (i.e. plants and animals, and the miners.

Firstly, Illegal mining activities produce toxic waste and harmful chemicals. These toxic and chemicals are dumped into the river and the land. When the river gets polluted, the ecosystem in the river gets disturbed. The fish will be poisoned yet the water quality is no longer safe to be consumed.

Secondly, if the toxic waste and harmful chemicals are released into the land, it will also get spoiled. The plants cannot grow because the soil water get intoxicated. The area of the illegal mining activities will also be in great damage. Without recovery, these areas will turn into useless wastelands.

Moreover, an illegal mining activity is harmful for the miners. Those illegal miners are mostly not a skillful labor. Yet, they are not equipped with proper safety tools. Their safety during mining activities is in a great risk. It surely endagers their health in the future.

The fact that illegal mining activities bring harmful impact to the environment must be our consideration to ban and stop it as soon as possible.

     From the first paragraph of the passage, we can predict the purpose of the text which is…

• Persuading people to support the idea that illegal mining should be stopped

• Persuading people to support the idea that illegal mining has great economic value

•   Enganging readers the harmful effect illegal mining to environment and human life and activities

• Persuading people to involve in the legal mining activities that is not harmful for our environment

• Informing readers the harmful effect of illegal mining to environment  and human life activities

Illegal Minning

The activities of illegal mining must become our concern. It is undeniable that illegal mining activities can be a livelihood for the people near the site. However, these activities bring harmful effects to our environment, especially the impact on the quality of human life. Therefore, illegal mining activities must be banned and stopped.

If we take a deeper look, illegal mining activities bring negative impacts to the environment (i.e. soil and water), ecology (i.e. plants and animals, and the miners.

Firstly, Illegal mining activities produce toxic waste and harmful chemicals. These toxic and chemicals are dumped into the river and the land. When the river gets polluted, the ecosystem in the river gets disturbed. The fish will be poisoned yet the water quality is no longer safe to be consumed.

Secondly, if the toxic waste and harmful chemicals are released into the land, it will also get spoiled. The plants cannot grow because the soil water get intoxicated. The area of the illegal mining activities will also be in great damage. Without recovery, these areas will turn into useless wastelands.

Moreover, an illegal mining activity is harmful for the miners. Those illegal miners are mostly not a skillful labor. Yet, they are not equipped with proper safety tools. Their safety during mining activities is in a great risk. It surely endagers their health in the future.

The fact that illegal mining activities bring harmful impact to the environment must be our consideration to ban and stop it as soon as possible.

  The following information are correct based on the fifth paragraph, except….

•   Most of illegal miners are well trained and fully- equipped

•   Illegal miners risk their safety when they are doing the illegal activities

• Illegal miners might have serious helath problem in the future

• Most of illegal miners are lack of skill and equipment

• Illegal mining edangers the miners.

Illegal Minning

The activities of illegal mining must become our concern. It is undeniable that illegal mining activities can be a livelihood for the people near the site. However, these activities bring harmful effects to our environment, especially the impact on the quality of human life. Therefore, illegal mining activities must be banned and stopped.

If we take a deeper look, illegal mining activities bring negative impacts to the environment (i.e. soil and water), ecology (i.e. plants and animals, and the miners.

Firstly, Illegal mining activities produce toxic waste and harmful chemicals. These toxic and chemicals are dumped into the river and the land. When the river gets polluted, the ecosystem in the river gets disturbed. The fish will be poisoned yet the water quality is no longer safe to be consumed.

Secondly, if the toxic waste and harmful chemicals are released into the land, it will also get spoiled. The plants cannot grow because the soil water get intoxicated. The area of the illegal mining activities will also be in great damage. Without recovery, these areas will turn into useless wastelands.

Moreover, an illegal mining activity is harmful for the miners. Those illegal miners are mostly not a skillful labor. Yet, they are not equipped with proper safety tools. Their safety during mining activities is in a great risk. It surely endagers their health in the future.

The fact that illegal mining activities bring harmful impact to the environment must be our consideration to ban and stop it as soon as possible.

The following statement about analytical text are correct, except…

• It contains the writer’s opinion toward an issue

• It is written in simple past tense

• It uses relating verb, thinking vern and modals

• It uses evaluative language

•   It uses connectives words

  The word consideration in the last paragraph has a similar meaning with….

• Attention

• belief

• decision

• interference

• restriction

The sense of taste is one of a person’s five sense. We taste with the help of taste-buds in the tongue.

There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All other tastes are just mixtures of two or more of these main types.

The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-buds (or cells). These are connected to the brain by special nerves which send the so- called tastes messages.

When the tongue comes into contact with food of any kind, the taste-buds will pick up the taste. The nerves then send a message to the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All this happens in just a few seconds.

There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only a particular taste. These four groups are located in different parts of the tongue.

The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes are found round the tip of the tongue and along its sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at the sides of the tongue. The taste-buds of the bitter taste are found at the inner mist edge of the tongue. There are taste-buds at the center of the tongue.

The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of food increases its taste. Similarly, attractive colours can make food appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not smell good or is dull-colored, it will look tasty and may not taste good at all.

Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive. Food that is too hot or too cold, when placed in the mouth, will have no tastes at all.

What is the best title for the text above?

• The good smell of food

• The four main kinds od tastea.     

• The taste-buds in the tongue

• The senses of smell and sight

• The taste-buds round the tip of the tongue

The sense of taste is one of a person’s five sense. We taste with the help of taste-buds in the tongue.

There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All other tastes are just mixtures of two or more of these main types.

The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-buds (or cells). These are connected to the brain by special nerves which send the so- called tastes messages.

When the tongue comes into contact with food of any kind, the taste-buds will pick up the taste. The nerves then send a message to the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All this happens in just a few seconds.

There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only a particular taste. These four groups are located in different parts of the tongue.

The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes are found round the tip of the tongue and along its sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at the sides of the tongue. The taste-buds of the bitter taste are found at the inner mist edge of the tongue. There are taste-buds at the center of the tongue.

The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of food increases its taste. Similarly, attractive colours can make food appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not smell good or is dull-colored, it will look tasty and may not taste good at all.

Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive. Food that is too hot or too cold, when placed in the mouth, will have no tastes at all.

  When we eat very hot or cold food…

• The food will lose its taste

• The food won’t smell good

• The taste of the food increases

• The taste-buds will be sensitive

• The taste buds will be very responsive