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(STRUCURE)

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 1..............takes eight years after sowing.

a.The nutmeg yields fruit

b.That nutmeg yields fruit

c.For the nutmeg to yields fruit

d.To the nutmeg's yielding fruit

pembahasan:

(c)memiliki infinitif dengan subjek didahului oleh "to". Struktur ini dapat mengambil posisi subjek. (A) salah karena mengandung subjek dan kata kerja. (B) salah karena saya menyiratkan bahwa "the fact(bahwa pala menghasilkan buah)membutuhkan delapan tahun"rather than"membutuhkan delapan tahun untuk pala untuk menghasilkan buah.(D)tidak benar karena merupakan frase preposisi, yang tidak dapat mengambil posisi subjek.Jadi jawabannya adalah C.

2..........has been used as a perfume for centuries.

a.To use lavender

b.That the lavender

c.Lavender

d.For the lavender

pembahasan:

(C)Kalimat tersebut membutuhkan subjek sederhana yang sesuai dengan singular berb.(A)adalah infinitive tetapi tidak logis karena redundant verb"use."(B)bukan merupakan klausa lengkap dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek. (D) adalah pfrase preposisi dan tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.Jadi jawabannya adalah C.

3..........shortens and thickens the muscles on either side of the jaw

a.The teeth clenching

b.Clenching the teeth

c.That clenching the teeth

d.The teeth clenched

pembahasan:

(B)"cleaning the teeth" adalah frase gerund dan dapat mengambil posisi subjek. (A) dan (D) adalah subjek sederhana, tetapi tidak logis karena gigi tidak mengatup sendiri. Sebaliknya, sesuatu yang lain (the jaw) mengatup gigi. (C) bukan klausa lengkap dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.

4.Even though 26 percent of Californian residents do not speak English in their homes,only......do not speak English at all.

a.that 6 percent of them

b.those of the 6 percent

c.to the percent of them

d.6 percent of them

pembahasan:

(D)Kalimat tersebut membutuhkan subjek sederhana yang sesuai dengan kata kerja "do."(A)bukan klausa lengkap dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.(B)tidak benar karena menyiratkan bahwa 6 persen, bukan dari yang dinyatakan 26 persen, adalah totalnya. (C) adalah frasa preposisi dan tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.Jadi jawabannya adalah D.

5.........started as a modern spot in India at the same time that it did in Europe.

a.To ski

b.That skiing

c.Ski

d.Skiing

pembahasan:

(D)Kalimat tersebut membutuhkan subjek yaitu nama olahraga.(A)infinitive,bukan nama olahraga.(B)bukan klausa lengkap dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek,( C) adalah peralatan yang digunakan dalam olahraga.

6........was caused by a cow's kicking over a lantern has been told to American schoolchildren for several generations.

a.That the Great Chicago Fire

b.That Great Chicago Fire

c.To burn in the Great Chicago Fire

d.Burning in the Great Chicago Fire

pembahasan:

(A)(A)melengkapi klausa yang digunakan sebagai subjek.(B)ditambahkan ke dalam kalimat membuat klausa mandiri yang lengkap,yang tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.Baik frasa infinitif(C)maupun frasa gerund(D ) dapat digunakan untuk melengkapi klausa.

7............are effective means of communication.

a.Theater,music,dance,folk tales,and puppetry

b.That theater,music,dance,folk tales,and puppetry

c.To use theater,music,dance,folk tales,and puppetry

d.Using theater,music,dance,folk tales,and puppetry

pembahasan:

(A)(A) adalah daftar kata benda, yang dapat digunakan sebagai subjek jamak dan sesuai dengan kata kerja jamak "are."(B) bukan klausa lengkap dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.( C) dan (D) menggunakan frasa yang menggunakan kata kerja tunggal

8.When China's dramatic economic reforms began to encourage private enterprise,.........began to set up a variety of businesses immediately.

a.that entrepreneurs

b.to be an entrepreneur

c.entrepreneur

d.entrepreneurs

pembahasan:

(D) Kalimat tersebut membutuhkan subjek sederhana yang sesuai dengan kata kerja "began" (A) bukan merupakan klausa lengkap dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek. (B) tidak logis karena frasa infinitif tidak dapat melakukan aktivitas seperti itu sebagai awal mendirikan bisnis.(C)membutuhkan artikel yang benar.

9..........are worthy of protection moved English Heritage historians into action against developers.

a.Some buildings in and around Fleet Street

b.That some buildings in and around Fleet Street

c.Some buildings that are in and around Fleet Street

d.To build in and around Fleet Street

pembahasan:

(B)(B)melengkapi klausa yang digunakan sebagai subjek.(A)atau(C)ditambahkan ke dalam kalimat membuat klausa mandiri yang lengkap, yang tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.(D)adalah subjek infinitif dan mengambil kata kerja tunggal.

10.........makes the moutain patrol team's job interesting and fulfilling.

a.Climbers and trekkers in distress are assisted

b.Assisting climbers and trekkers in distress

c.Assistance is given to climbers and trekkers that are in distress

d.Climbers and trekkers in distress

pembahasan:

(B)Dalam (B)frasa gerund digunakan sebagai subjek dan mengambil kata kerja tunggal "membuat."(A)dan(C)adalah klausa independen dan, oleh karena itu, tidak dapat digunakan sebagai subjek.Dalam(D)subjek "pendaki dan trekker" adalah jamak dan membutuhkan kata kerja jamak.


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