Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Cloze Question) Bagian 6

  1. Soal
  2. Cloze Question

            Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia. Or TNI) have the total of approximately 350.000 members, including the army, the navy, marines, and air force. The army is  the largest branch with about 280.000 about active-duty personnel. Defense spending in the national budget accounts for 1,8% of GDP, but is supplemented by ....(168).... from many military businesses and foundations.

            The Indonesian National Police were the branch of the armed forces for many years. The police were formally separated from the military in April 1999,a process that ....(169).... in July 2000. With 250.000 personnel, the police represent a much smaller portion of the population than in most nations.

            Indonesia has peaceful relations with its neighbors. Without a ....(170).... external threat in the region, the military ....(171).... viewed its prime mission as assuring internal security. Military leaders have said that they wish to transform the military to a professional, external security force, providing domestic support to civilian security forces as necessary.

            Throughout Indonesian history, the military maintained a prominent role in the nation`s political and social affairs. A significant number of cabinet members have had military backgrounds, ....(172).... active duty and retired military personnel occupied a large number of seats in the parliament. Commanders of the various territorial commands played influential roles in the affairs of their respective regions. With the inauguration of the ....(173).... national parliament in October 2004, the military no longer has a formal political role, although it retains important political influence.



    1. Charge
    2. Payment
    3. Charge
    4. Outcome
    Jawaban : a

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    1. had completed
    2. completed
    3. was completed
    4. has completed
    Jawaban : a

    past perfect tense: peristiwa yang ber langsung dan telah berakkhir di waktu lampau

    1. Credit
    2. Credibility
    3. Credibly
    4. Credible
    Jawaban : d

    external threat (n. phrase) is preceded by credible (adj.)

    1. History
    2. Historian
    3. Historical
    4. Historically
    Jawaban : a

    suatu klausa terdiri dari sekurang-kurangnya S + V -> the military history (n. phrase as subject) + viewed (v)

    1. thus
    2. so that
    3. therefore
    4. while
    Jawaban : a

    digunakan dalam satu kalimat yang sama. Sementara ‘therefore’ digunakan dalam dua kalimat terpisah.

    1. new-elected
    2. newly-elected
    3. newly-electing
    4. newly-election
    Jawaban : a

    national parliament (n. phrase) is preceded by newly-elected (adj.)