Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Reading Comprehension) Bagian 4

  1. Soal
  2. Reading Comprehension

            The Hollywood  sign  in the hills  that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world  over. The white painted, 50 foot high,  sheet metal letters can be seen  from   great  distances  across  the  Los Angeles basin.

            The sign  was not  constructed, as  one might   suppose, by  the movie  business  as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to  this industry: instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for  sale  in  a 500acre housing subdivision  in  a  part of  Los  Angeles  called "Hollywoodland." The sign that was constructed at the time, of  course, said " Hollywoodland". Over the years, people began referring to  the area by the shortened version "Hollywood", and after the sign and its site were donated to  the city in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

            The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and  in   1973  it   needed  to   be  completely replaced,   at  a  cost  of   $27.700  per  letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock  star Alice Cooper, for   example,  bought  an  "O"  in   memory  of Groucho  Marx, and  Hugh   Hefner  of  Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the "Y". The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.



  1. What is the topic of this passage?

    1. World landmarks
    2. Hollywood versus Hollywoodland
    3. A famous sign
    4. A famous city
    Jawaban : c

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  2. The expression "the world  over" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by....

    1. in the entire world
    2. in the skies
    3. in the northern parts of the world
    4. on top of the world
    Jawaban : a

    “The world  over” = “in the entire world” = seluruh dunia

  3.  It can be inferred from  the passage  that most people think  that the Hollywood sign was first constructed by?

    1. construction company
    2. the city of Los Angeles
    3. an advertising company
    4. the movie industry
    Jawaban : d

    Lihat pada paragraph 2 kalimat 1

  4. The pronoun " it " in paragraph 2 refers to...

    1. the importance of Hollywood
    2. this industry
    3. the sign
    4. the movie business
    Jawaban : c

    “It” pada paragraph 2 mengacu pada “the sign” pada awal paragraph 2

  5. Which  of the following  is  not  mentioned  about Hollywood land?

    1. There were houses for sale there.
    2. It was the most expensive area of Los Angeles.
    3. It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles.
    4. It was formerly the name on the sign in the hills.
    Jawaban : b

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