TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL,WRITTEN EXPRESSION DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL (READING) DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

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        READING TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA            Madison Square Garden,a world-famous sporting venue in Newyork City,has actually been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot.In 1873,P.T.Barnum built Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street,across from Madison Square Park.Two years later,bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property,added statues and fountains,and renamed it Gilmore's Gardens.When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879,it was renamed Madison Square Garden.          A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890,with a ballroom,a restaurant,a theater,a rooftop garden,and a main arena with seating for 15000.However,this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924,when it was torn down to make way for a forty-story skyscraper.          When the second Madison Square Garden ha
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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL(STRUCTURE)

By YULI ROSA RITA -
1.The subject........how to deal with life,how to interact with people and how to become independent are taught and experienced there.
a.such as
b.like
c.since


d.however
pembahasan:Kalimat disamping memiliki deretan klausa yang lebih tepat diawali kata hubung such as.Such as ini merupakan kata hubung yang menunjukkan daftar ide-ide.
2.They tend to be very biased........their love of their children.
a.in
b.on
c.at
d.by
pembahasan:Be biased merupakan bentuk pasif yang selalu diikuti oleh preposisi by.Jadi jawaban yang tepat adalah by.
3........is person whom we know,like,and trust.
a.Friends
b.A friend
c.The friends
d.The friend
pembahasan:Secara konteks nampak jelas bahwa kalimat ini merupakan kalimat deskriptif.KaLimat ini mendiskripsikan teman-teman yang bisa berupa siapapun atau belum menunjuk pada satu teman.Maka,jawaban yang tepat adalah A friend.
4.........,I couldn't have done it without you.
a.Bless you
b.Alas
c.Hmm
d.Uh
pembahasan:I couldn't have done it without you merupakan ungkapan pujian yang digunakan sebagai tanda berterimakasih.Untuk menunjukkan rasa terimakasih atau membalas kebaikan kita dapat mendoakan orang tersebut.Jadi,kata seru yang tepat adalah Bless you.
5.I wonder.........from Germany.
a.if he is
b.if is he
c.he is
d.is he
pembahasan:Kalimat ini dapat diikuti objek kata kerja berupa klausa nomina.Penanda klausa nomina yang sesuai adalah if yang kemudian diikuti oleh word order-yaitu he is.
6.Television..........has served many needs of people.
a.which is very popular
b.who is very popular
c.whom very popular
d.whose popular
pembahasan:Klausa adjective ini menjelaskan kata benda television sebagai subjek sehingga kata ganti relatif yang tepat adalah which is very popular.
7.Since the end of the last century.......technology started to make a full impact,debates have sprung up among people worldwide.
a.although
b.if
c.until
d.when
pembahasan:Keterangan since the end of the last century menunjukkan bahwa kedua klausa memiliki hubungan waktu.Jadi,subordinate conjunction yang menunjukkan hubungan waktu adalah when.
8.If you are working in a company,you.....only because of working hard.
a.were promoted
b.was promoted
c.be promoted
d.will be promoted
pembahasan:Kalimat ini menggunakan rumus conditional tipe 1(if+present-future).Bentuk future yang tepat adalah will be promoted.
9.Sometimes the museums are even........the most famous place of interest.
a.attractive
b.more attractive
c.attractive than
d.more attractive than
pembahasan:Kalimat ini jelas membandingkan dua hal-yaitu the museums dan the most famous place of interest.Maka,pelengkap yang tepat adalah komparative more attractive than.
10.Jeremy is...........in this class.
a.smart
b.smarter
c.smartest
d.the smartest
pembahasan:Jeremy berdasarkan kalimat di samping dibandingkan dengan seluruh penghuni kelasnya.Sehingga,Jeremy adalah yang paling/ter- yaitu tercerdas.Smart(cerdas)bila diubah menjadi superlatif lebih tepat disertai the.Jadi,jawaban yang tepat adalah the smartest.
11.If he........so mean,he would buy one for me.
a.wasn't
b.weren't
c.isn't
d.aren't
pembahasan:Seperti yang telah dibahas,setelah if dalam kalimat subjunctive wajib menggunakan were atau weren't dengan apapun subjecnya.Jadi,kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat ini adalah weren't.
12.John wishes he........so busy.
a.isn't
b.weren't
c.hadn't
d.not be
pembahasan:Bila setelah subjek dan kata kerja terdapat pelengkap(kata sifat/keterangan),wish dapat diikuti oleh were/weren't sebagai penganti was/wasn't.Jadi,jawaban yang benar adalah weren't.
13.If it were,the rate of suicase.........incredible high.
a.will be
b.would be
c.would have been
d.had been
pembahasan:Kata were menunjukkan bahwa kalimat ini menggunakan Tipe 11 yang mengacu pada kejadian sekarang namun menggunakan bentuk lampu karena kejadian yang dimaksud tidak mungkin terjadi.Maka,main clause menggunakan kata kerja will be.
14..........teach us how to talk,how to speak,and what are good manners and bad manners.
a.He
b.She
c.It
d.They
pembahasan:Mengacu pada kata kerja teach(v1)maka pronoun yang tepat adalah They yang masuk dalam kategori plural number.
15.It is a common phenomenon and........that people are living longer now.
a.an indisputable fact
b.a indisputable fact
c.indisputable fact
d.a indisputable facts
pembahasan:And mengindikasikan adanya hubungan yang setara antara a common phenomenon dengan kata benda/frase setelahnya.Jika frase a common phenomenon merupakan frase tunggal maka setelah and diikuti 0leh kata benda/frase tunggal-yaitu an indisputable fact.

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