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(READING)

By YULI ROSA RITA -
        The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat,It has at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat.Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the died as well, especially cancer of the colon.People of different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.
        That food is related to illness is not a new discovery.In 1945,government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites(commonly used to preserve color in meats)as well as other food additives caused cancer.Yet,these carcinogenic additives remain in our food,and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging labels of prrocessed food are helpful or harmful.
        The additives that we eat are not all so direct.Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and puoltry,and become of this penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes,but for financial reasons.The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market.Although the food and drug administration(FDA) has tried repeadly to control these procedures,the prectices continue.
        A healty diet is directly related to good health.Often we are unaware of detrimental substances to ffod without our knowledge.

1.How has science done a disservice to people?
a.Because of science,disease, caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated.
b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value food.
c.As a result of scienctific intervention,some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food.
d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not o.vegetables.

pembahasan:A"distance" is a harmful action.Sentence 2 says that science has"made many foods unfit to eat."The reading later gives nitrates and nitrites as harmful substances that have been added to food.

2.The word"prone"in line 8 is nearest in meaning to
a.supine
b.unlikely
c.healthy 
d.predisposed

pembahasan:"prone"in this context means the different cultures are more"likely"to contract certain illnesses because of their food choices.Choice(B)can be eliminated because it's the opposite of"likely."Choice(C)doesn't make sense."Predisposed"is the synonym for"prone"in this use.

3.What are nitrates used for?
a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.
b.They preserve the color of meats
c.They are the objects of research

pembahasan:Paragraph 2,sentence 2,says that nitrates are used as color preservers in meat.

d.They cause the animals to become father.
4.FDA means
a.Food Direct Additives
b.Final Difficult Analysis
c.Food and Administration
d.Federal Dairy Additives

pembahasan:In the last sentence of the third paragraph,the letters FDA follow the title Food and Drug Administration.

5.The word"these"in line 13 refers to
a.meats
b.colors
c.researchers
d.nitrates and nitrites

pembahasan:"These"is specifying the"cardicogenic additives" that follow it."These carcinogenic additives"refers to the previous sentence's"nitrates and nitrites"that caused cancer.Therefore,"nitrates and nitrites"is answer.

6.In line 13,the word"carcinogenic"is closest in meaning to
a.trouble-making
color-retaining
c.money-making
d.cancer-causing

pembahasan:"Carcinogenic"means"cancer-causing."Paragraph 2,sentence 2,states that nitrates and nitrites cause cancer.The following sentence begins,"yet, these carcinogenic additives......"You can assume that the word"these refers to the cancer-causing additives mentioned in the previous sentence.

7.All of the following statements are true except
a.drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
b.some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
c.researchers have known about the-potential hazards of food additives for more than forty-five years
d.food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world.

pembahasan:Paragraph 3,sentence 3 and 4,tell us that grugs are not always administered for medicinal reasons.

8.The word"additives"in line 13 is closest in meaning to
a.added substances
b.dangerous substances
c.natural substances
d.benign substances

pembahasan:The root"add"should lead you to choose answer choice(A)

9.What is the best title for this passage?
a.Harmful and Harmless substances in food
b.Improving Health Through a Natural Diet
c.The Food You Eat Can Affect Your Health
d.Avoiding Injurious Substances in Food

pembahasan:The whole passage discuses illnesses and the benefits of a healthy diet.Answer choices(A)and(B)are too general.Choice(D)is incorrect because the passage does not deal only with"avoiding"injurious substances.

10.In line 3,the word"fit"is closest in meaning to.....
a.athletic
b.suitable
c.tasty
d.adaptable

pembahasan:The word"fit"is contrasted with"unfit.The fact that the sentence says"science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat"should provide a clue that"fit"is"suitable."

11.The fact that the topic has been known for some time is discussed in line
a.2-4
b.10-11
c.17-19
d.26-27

pembahasan:The passage states "that food is related to illness is not a new discovery"in line 10 and goes on to describe a 1945 study.

reference:cliffs
toefl preparation guide
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