Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Reading Comprehension) Bagian 33

  1. Soal
  2. Reading Comprehension

            A  little  more  than  a  hundred  years  ago,  a scientist  in  Medford,  Massachusetts  was  trying to  help  local  industry.  Instead  of  helping  local industry,  however,  he  caused  a  major  problem with the local environment.

            The  scientist  thought  that  it  would  be  a good  idea  to  try  to  develop  the  silk – making industry  in  Medford.  He  knew  that  the  silk industry in Asia was successful because of the silkworm,  a  caterpillar  that  ate  only  mulberry leaves. Mulberry trees did not grow in Medford, so  the  scientist  decided  to  work  on  developing a  type  of  silk - making  worm  that  would  eat  the type of tree leaves in Medford.

            His plan was to create a worm that was a cross between the silkworm and another type of imported worm that would eat the types of leaves around Medford. Unfortunately, his plan did not turn out as he wanted. He was not able to come up with a silk-producing worm. However, the worms that he imported did like to eat the leaves of the trees around Medford.



  1. The situation in this passage took place approximately ...

    1. a decade ago
    2. two decades ago
    3. a century ago
    4. two centuries ago
    Jawaban : c

    Lihat kalimat pertama paragraf pertama (a hundred year = century)



  2. The word “major” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ...

    1. Military
    2. Huge
    3. Solvable
    4. Minuscule
    Jawaban : b

    military = militer

    huge = sangat besar

    solvable = dapat dipecahkan

    minuscule = sangat kecil

  3. It can be inferred from the passage that the silk – making industry ...

    1. never got started in Medford
    2. produced lower quality silk
    3. is still being developed
    4. became quite successful
    Jawaban : a

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  4. The expression “a cross between” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by ...

    1. an enemy of
    2. a combination of
    3. a predecessor of
    4. an invention of
    Jawaban : b

    a cross between = mengawinkan silang kombinasi

  5. Finally,  the  scientist  considered  ... new  type of worm.

    1. to create
    2. creates
    3. created
    4. creating
    Jawaban : d

    “considered” selalu diikuti V-ing