The Surabaya Police have arrested a man, identified only as MN, for allegedly buying an infant via

Instagram. MN was arrested at his house on Jl. Karah in Jambangan district in Surabaya, East Java,
on Sunday. He was found to have paid some Rp 3.8 million (US$250) for a baby boy when he was only
three days old. Surabaya police chief Sr. Comr. Rudi Setiawan said recently that the transaction was
conducted in Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 23. The baby’s parents live in Tangerang.“The baby is
now safe with the Surabaya administration,” Rudi said on Monday (The Jakarta Post, Tue, October 16,
2018)

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform readers about arrested man for buying an infant
B. To describe the important person for readers
C. To argue that arresting the man is important
D. To explain how police arrested the man
E. To convince reader that buying infant is illegal

2. What is the generic structure of the text above?

A. Orientation – Complication – Reorientation
B. Orientation – Series of event – Reorientation
C. Stating thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
D. Goal – Equipments – Steps
E. Newsworthy event – Background events – Sources

3. MN was arrested at his house…” The underlined word refers to a house belongs to…….
A. The police officer
B. The arrested man
C. The infant parent
D. A Surabaya administration officer
E. A Semarang administration officer

4. “…for allegedly buying an infant” The infant word has similar meaning with ……
A. Adult
B. Teenager
C. Child
D. Grown
E. Man

Two state-owned lenders — Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI — will build temporary houses for 400
families displaced by the recent strong earthquake that hit Sigi District, Central Sulawesi Province.
Second Assistant Secretary of Sigi District Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the temporary
houses for 100 families will be constructed by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala area of Dolo Sub-
district. Meanwhile, Bank BNI will erect the temporary shelters for 300 families in Jonoge Village of Sigi
Biromaru Sub-district that severely suffered from soil liquefaction during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake
that rocked the area on Sept 28, he noted. The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land,
owned by the sub-district government, village, and community members, he stated, adding that the Sigi
district government will facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of agreement.
 “We are going to provide a letter of agreement that will be signed by all related parties to avoid any
unexpected eventuality in the future,” he explained. (Antara, 17th October, 2018)

5. What is the text about?

A. Building temporary houses for displaced family
B. Planning to displace the temporary house
C. Signing a letter of agreements to build a permanent house
D. New luxury house will be built by BNI
E. Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses

6. What can we infer from the text?

A. The temporary house will be build in the family lands
B. The displaced family will build 400 houses for two state banks
C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the earthquake victims
D. Bank Mandiri will be built in the South Sibayala
E. Bank BNI will be built by the earthquake victims in Jonoge Village of Sigi

7. What makes 400 families displaced?

A. Local governement
B. 7.4-magnitude earthquake
C. Temporary shelters
D. 400 houses
E. Mandiri bank and BNI

8. “The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land.” The temporary word has antonym
of ……..
A. Momentary
B. Transitory
C. Limited
D. Permanent
E. Seasonal

Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights intended for
Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after one of its
planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night.“ All of Garuda Indonesia flights
heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda
Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in an official statement on
Thursday. The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali,
two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java. The airline would
provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to Yogyakarta. Garuda Indonesia is still
evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and overshot a lane on Wednesday
night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed. Garuda aims to finish evacuating the
aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (BBN) Taken from : thejakartapost.com

9. What is the text about?

A. Redirect flights of Garuda Indonesia from Yogyakarta to Surakarta because of runway
accident
B. Slipped plane accident in Adisucipto runway lane
C. Evacuation of Garuda Indonesia after its accident
D. Confirmation of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communication about overshot accident
E. The delay of Garuda Indonesia after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane
10. It can be concluded from the text that?
A. Adisucipto Airport will be closed after the incident
B. Because of the incident, Garuda Indonesia redirected Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta
permanently
C. Garuda Indonesia supplied bus to support passengers from Surakarta to yogyakarta
D. Garuda Indonesia had been finished evacuating its plane when this news was reported
E. There are a lot of passengers were harmed due to that accident
11. The reason why Garuda Indonesia diverted Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta is because of ….
A. Maintenance one of Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft
B. The accident of its plane which slipped on the runway lane
C. Many flights in Adisucipto Airport
D. The statement of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications
E. The evacuation of Garuda Indonesia’s aircrafts

Indonesia put in an impressive performance in their 2-0 defeat of Singapore, but still failed to qualify for
next year’s AFC U-22 soccer championship after finishing a third place at the end of Group E matches
in Pekanbaru, Riau on Sunday. The two goals for the home side, which welcomed Coach Aji Santoso
back the sidelines from a four matches suspension, both came in the second half from Agung
Supriyanto. He scored his first goal from the penalty box before finding his second several minutes
later. He beat a defender with a swift maneuver from the right flank and had the goalkeeper gasping as
his thunderous goal blasted into the far post. The young Indonesians collected 9 points, or just one
point behind runner-up Australia, out of a six strong field of competitors. Japan topped the standing
with a perfect collection 20-2 goal margin. Singapore came in fourth with 7 points followed by Timor
Leste with 3 points and Macau with no points. In earlier matches in the day, favorite Japan continued
their dominant form with a 5-0 drubbing of another tournament favorite Australia, while Timor Leste
chalked up their first victory, a 4-1 over last-placed Macau.

12. Why did Indonesia fail to qualify for next year’s AAFC U-22?
A. They defeated Singapore.
B. They got disqualified.
C. They finished in the third place.
D. They did not have the chance.
E. They showed impressive performance.
13. How did Agung Supriyanto get his second goal?
A. He let the goalkeeper keep the ball.
B. He beat a goalkeeper with a maneuver.
C. He welcomed Coach Aji Santoso back.
D. He kicked the ball from the penalty box.
E. He beat a defender with a swift maneuver
14. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. Indonesia failed to qualify next year’s AFC U-22 despite their winning over Singapore.
B. Indonesia and Singapore participated in the AFC U-22 in Pekanbaru, Riau.
C. Indonesia’s impressive performance has trounced Singapore by 2-0.
D. Indonesia did not perform well but could defeat Singapore by 2-0.
E. Indonesia could defeat Singapore by 2-0.

Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and
foreign tourists collided in the popular island beach party, police said Sunday. The speedboats were
ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan Island for a “Full moon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands
of young, mostly western tourists. Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the 42 travelers
injured, 39 were hospitalized including four Britons, four Australians and four Singaporeans. Also
among them were Irish, Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said. The boats collided and
overturned before midnight Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the
island, the website of The Nation newspaper said. –AP

15. We know from the text that?

A. The boat carried forty two passengers
B. The accident happened not far from Pha-Ngan
C. The two missing passengers were westerners
D. The passengers were mostly foreign tourists
E. The boats collided on the way back to Pha-Ngan Island
16. What had possibly caused the accident?
A. A careless captain
B. Too many passengers on board
C. There were too many boats
D. A rough weather
E. The boats were speeding

(JP, Jakarta) The Indonesia government and world wild fund (WWF) have announced a bold
commitment to protect the remaining forest and critical ecosystem of Sumatra. WWF said the historic
agreement represented the first-ever island- wide commitment to protect Sumatra’s stunning
biodiversity. The commitment was announced Thursday at the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), world Conversation Congress in Barcelona and was endorsed by the governors of
Sumatra’s 10 provinces- the world’s sixth-largest island- and also by four ministers. Sumatra is the only
place in the world where tigers, elephants, orangutans and rhinos co-exist. The agreement commits all
the governors in Sumatra, along with the Indonesia ministries of forestry, environment, home affairs
and public works, to restore critical ecosystems in Sumatra and protect areas whit high conservation
values. WWF, Conservation International, Fauna and Flora International, Wildlife Conservation Society
and other conservation groups working in Sumatra have agreed to help implement the political
commitment to protect what remains of the island is species-rich forests and critical areas. The island
has lost 48 percent of its natural forest cover since 1985. More than 13 percent of Sumatra’s remaining
forests are peat forests, which sit a top the deepest peat soil in the world; clearing peat forests is a
major source of carbon emissions that cause climate change.

17. The following parties are involved in the commitment to protect Sumatra’s biodiversity, EXCEPT:
A. The Indonesia Conservation Group
B. The minister of forestry
C. The minister of public works
D. The 10 governors of Sumatra
E. The World Wildlife Fund
18. The agreement is?
A. to implement the decisions of the World Conservation Congress
B. to support the governors of Sumatra to chase animals hunters
C. to stop the emissions of carbon that cause climate change
D. to protect the forests and ecosystems in Sumatra
E. to work together for the development of Sumatra

Geneva (AP): Indonesia has recorded another human case of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu, raising
its world-leading total to 117 cases, according to the World Health Organization. The agency said Friday
night that the Indonesian Health Ministry had reported that a 16-year-old girl from West Java Province
has been hospitalized since Jan. 4 with symptoms of the disease. It said the strain had been confirmed
as H5N1.Of the total number of human cases in Indonesia, 94 have been fatal. WHO says that globally
349 people have been infected with H5N1 since the 2003 outbreak of the disease. Of those, 216 have
died. After Indonesia the country with the next highest number of cases in Vietnam with 101, followed
by Egypt with 43, according to the U.N. health agency

19. Which of the following statement is true according to the text?

A. Egypt ranked second as the highest number of bird flu cases
B. Indonesia’s 117th human case of bird flu was found in West Java
C. The article is taken from the UN report
D. Since 2003, it has been reported that all 117 Indonesians died of bird flu
E. According to WHO, there have been 349 people in Indonesia infected by H5N1
20. In the WHO release, the country ranked second in number of bird flu case found is ….
A. Indonesia
B. Vietnam
C. Egypt
D. USA
E. Singapore