STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESION (exercises 3)

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESION

PART A

1. In addition to the more traditional simple oven many _____ either by circulating heated air around to the food or by heating the moisture contained in the food with microwaves, and a few do both.

The answer is C. modern ovens function

2. _____ many communication companies are now able to offer radio and television broadcasts over the internet.

The answer is D. With the introduction of advanced technology

3. From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology _____ people are beginning to imagine there are no limits to what we can achieve.

The answer is C. has progressed to the point that

4. A trap _____ disguise is what has come to be called a Trojan Horse, from the ancient story of the gift of the wooden horse from the Greeks.

The answer is D. offered as a gift in

5. Telecommuting is a new from of work _____ to work, such as fathers with children, the chance to work while remaining at home.

The answer is A. affording those previously unable

6. It is the lack of gravity on the moon that makes _____ leaps of 30 or more.

The answer is A. possible

7. It is believed that the modern bird _____ the pterodactyls that existed millions of years ago.

The answer is B. evolved from

8. Although _____ a successful film, none of her other works have to date been adapted to the film format.

The answer is D. Amy Tan’s best known novel, The Joy Luck Club, made

9. The advent of the personal computer and easy access to information via the internet has allowed many more entrepreneurs _____ than over before.

The answer is C. opening businesses home-based

10. _____ “orca” means whale, the orca is actually a member of the dolphin family, the delphinids.

The answer is C. While

11. Many modern critics of American literature have called Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, _____.

The answer is C. America’s greatest writer

12. _____ its area of defense, a fort should be built on an elevation and with some sort of natural feature of the landscape to obstruct direct access to the fort.

The answer is A. To better protect

13. An iron smelting forge _____ ore into usable metals.

The answer is A. melts

14. The one in charge of a meeting _____ toward the end of the meeting.

The answer is D. generally tables important topics

15. Sufficient gravitational force is _____ atmosphere, otherwise the atmosphere will drift off into space.

The answer is D. necessary to retain a planet’s

PART B

16. Because of the enormous pull gravitational of the Moon, the shape of the

A B

Earth actually changes as the largest oceans are “pulled” toward the Moon.

C D

The answer is B (gravitation)

17. Only with the advent of refrigerator were most Americans able to begin to

A B C

consume fresh meat.

D

The answer is A (refrigerates)

18. The smaller of all nine planets in the solar system is Pluto.

A B C D

The answer is A (smallest)

19. The function of a biologist is both to describe organisms in minute detail also

A B C

to understand why they behave as they do.

D

The answer is C (and)

20. According to all findings to date, the known universe consists almost entirely

A B C

of the hydrogen.

D

The answer is D (don’t make word “the”)

21. Because of their flexibility, reeds and straw are able to endure harsh winds

A B

that other more brittle materials like brick and concrete would not be able to

C

withstanding.

D

The answer is D (withstand)

22. Before hay can be processed and sold, it is typically bundled into boxlike

A B C

bales so that it can be more easily transport.

D

The answer is D (transported)

23. Most of the birds living in desert regions inhabits the fringes of the desert.

A B C D

The answer is D

24. Areas of rocks may shifts up or down on each side of a fault.

A B C D

The answer is B (shift)

25. From the 1850s until after the turn of the century, many of America’s super-

A

rich families made Newport his favorite summer resort.

B C D

The answer is D (their)

26. Of Jane Austeen’s six great novels, the first four were published anonymous

A B C

during her lifetime.

D

The answer is B (was)

27. Clarence Birdseye is best know for developing a process for freezing food in

A B C

small packages.

D

The answer is A (known)

28. It was as a direct result of the widespread implementation electricity that the

A B C

US had a source of light other than gas lights.

D

The answer is C (implementing)

29. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC is home to the largest

A

collecting of Native American artifacts in the United States, most of which

B C

uncatalogued and hidden from public view.

D

The answer is B (collection)

30. In the modern era, face to face communication is becoming near as uncommon

A B C

as hand-written letters.

D

The answer is B (nearer)

31. The leaves of most coniferous species are slender and length.

A B C D

The answer is D (long)

32. Like an airplane, a helicopter have to control sticks instead of one.

A B C D

The answer is C (has)

33. Much bright young starts lie along the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy.

A B C D

The answer is A (many)

34. Hippocrates believed that health depended on the balanced of the four fluids

A B C D

of the body blood, phlegm, bile and black bile.

The answer is C (balance)

35. Because mistletoe berries are poisonous, everyone with Christmas decorations

A

containing mistletoe need to be aware of the potential danger.

B C D

The answer is C (needs)

36. The earliest known artworks were done by caveman which used a mixture of

A B C

clay, chalk and burned wood and bones.

D

The answer is C (who)

37. The Earth’s crust is composed of fifteen plates which float on the partially

A B C

molten layer below they.

D

The answer is D (them)

38. The Cabinet consist of secretaries of departments, who report to the president,

A B

give him advice, and helping him make decisions.

C D

The answer is C (help)

39. Operas can be broadly classified as either comedies or they are tragedies.

A B C D

The answer is D (don’t make word “or they are”)

40. During the annually salmon migration from the sea to fresh water, Alaska’s

A B

McNeil River becomes a gathering place for brown bears waiting eagerly to

C D

catch their fill.

The answer is A (annual)

Tugas 2 Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2

Part I
1. ‘ Tell me why you’re interested in learning this subject?’
‘ Economics… to explain the phenomena in Business World.’
( B. tries / verb )


2. ‘ What’s on the news today?’
‘ The policeman… caught the criminal.’
( B. has / auxiliary verb )


3. ‘ After traveling across the country, I think Toronto… the busiest city in Canada.’
( C. is / to be )


4. ‘ You should sleep early tonight because we start our journey tomorrow and five hundred miles… a long distance to drive in one day.’
( D. are / to be )


5. ‘ After the incident at the border yesterday, the army has reinforced… strength this morning.’
( D. their / possessive adjective )


6. ‘ Children, tell me the functions of these tools!’
‘ Scissors… to cut thin materials.’
( C. are used / auxiliary verb + verb )


7. ‘ According to the recipe, I need seven… to make this chicken pie.’
( C. potatoes / noun )


8. ‘ There are a lot of disasters in Indonesia these days.’
‘ Yes. and now, the earthquake and tsunami phemomena always… a lot of people.
( A. fascinate / verb )


9. Which of these sentences is correct?
( D. The car made a loud noise )


10. Jim : Can I use that car?
Mark : No. It’s… car.
( C. my mother – in – law’s /


11. ‘ The old man’s house is old.’
‘ Yes. One of… windows is broken.’
( D. its / possessive adjective )


12. ‘ Where we will sleep tonight?’
‘ Ann is going to share her room with…, isn’t she?’
( A. you and me / pronoun )


13. ‘ What’s said in the memo?’
‘ You and… are expected to be present at the student representative meeting.’
( A. I / pronoun )


14. ‘ The student must be made to understand how each lesson can be value to…’
‘ I absolutely agree with you.’
( C. them / pronoun )


15. ‘ How does Jarohi play guitar?’
‘ As well as… do.’
( A. I / pronoun )


16. ‘ Anything happens to you; don’t forget that… mother and father love you.’
( B. your / possessive adjective )


17. “ Vito and I have a lot in common.”
“ Yes, your ideas,…. somewhat unusual to me.”
( B. like him, is )


18. ‘ Is this your book?’
‘ This doesn’t look like… book; it must be…’
( A. my , yours / possessive adjective )


19. “What’s the decision?’
“ I don’t know yet. The committee are still arguing among…”
( E. themselves / pronoun )


20. Mother : What are you doing?
Children : Chatting.
Mother : What! You waste your time. You get… from that.
( D. nothing / noun )


21. ‘ Does… know where my glasses?’
‘ You’re wearing them. Why you’re always so forgetful?’
( A. somebody / noun )


22. ‘… of the bread has been taken from its box.’
‘No one likes it.’
( A. Some / pronoun )


23. ‘ Who wants to go with me to the orchestra?’
‘… of us want to go to the orchestra.’
( D. All / adjective )


24. A : Look at the picture on the wall !
B : … is a beautiful picture.
( D. That / pronoun )


25. ‘ Who is the man talking to you last night?’
‘ The man… I talked to last night was my brother.’
( A. whom / pronoun )


Part II
1. “… his own assignments, Sony offered to help his friends.”
( C. Having finished )


2. “… the money, Tarwan left for his home town.”
( A. Having received )


3. “ We always avoid… to the mall on Sunday because it’s too crowded.”
( D. going )


4. “What was he interested in?”
“… paleontology.”
( B. Learning )


5. “These floors always look dirty in spite of… every day.”
( D. being swept )


6. Bob : “ I’m going out tonight.”
John : “ Would you mind… the key to the house? ”
( E. leaving )


7. “Doel Fajri completely denied… the money.”
( B. stealing )


8. “ What’s your hobby?”
“… stamps.”
( C. Collecting )


9. “ Can Rosa accept her parent’s divorce?”
“ No. She isn’t mature enough…”
( B. to understand )


10. “ I wonder where Dadang is.”
“ Don’t you know the committee forced him…?”
( C. to resign )


11. “ The poor woman can’t afford… a dress.”
( D. to buy )


12. “ I smell something… in the kitchen.”
( D. burning )


13. “ I had to ask the soldier…”
( B. to stop firing )


14. “ What did the teacher tell us?”
“ He told us… noisy.”
( D. Not to be )


15. “ Do you object to… on the table.”
“ Yes. You sit on the cake”
( B. my sitting )


16. Rudy : “ What are you looking forward?”
Toni : “… my old friends.”
( A. To seeing )


17. “ When you go camping, don’t forget to bring…. bags.”
( B. sleeping )


18. “ The smilling boy clapped his hands.”
It means:
( D. The boy with a smile on his face clapped his hands )


19. “ I am bored the show is very…”
( E. boring )


20. “ We thought of… across France. We’re rather tired of… by train.”
( D. driving / going )


21. “ When at last I succeded in… him that I wanted… home quickly, he put his foot on the accelerator and I felt the car… forward.”
( E. convincing / to get / leaping )


22. X : “ Bob smoked when he was in College. Does he now?”
Y : “ Yes.”
( B. Bob used to smoking )


23. “ I always… the sun… every morning.”
( C. watching / rises )


24. “ I don’t know where… in this holiday.”
( B. to go )


25. “ The car is always hard to start.”
“ I think it needs…”
( E. to be repaired )

TUGAS 1 GRAMMAR REVIEW (Tugas Softskill Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2)

Exercise 1 : Subject, Verb, Complement and Modifier
Identify the subject, verb, complement, and modifier in each of the following sentences. Remember that not every sentence has a complement or modifier.

1. George / is cooking / dinner / tonight.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time

2. Henry and Marcia / have visited / the president.
Subject / verb / complement

3. We / can eat / lunch / in this restaurant / today.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of place / modifier of time

4. Pat / should have bought / gasoline / yesterday.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time

5. Trees / grow.
Subject / verb

6. It / was raining / at seven o’clock this morning.
Subject / verb / modifier of time

7. She / opened / a checking account / at the bank / last week.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of place / modifier of time

8. Harry / is washing / dishes / right now.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time

9. She / opened / her book.
Subject / verb / complement

10. Paul, William, and Mary / were watching / television / a few minutes ago.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time