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(VOCABULARY)

By YULI ROSA RITA -

 1.We have been conducting a survey on the dietary habits of University graduates.

a.running

b.examining

c.condemning

d.discussing

pembahasan:

(A)"Conduct" berasal dari kata yang berarti "memimpin bersama(lead together)." Seseorang yang melakukan survei mengumpulkan survei ini dan memimpin(lead) atau menjalankannya(runs). Dengan kata lain, orang tersebut mengatur dan melaksanakannya.

2.The Concorde aircraft consumes a great amount of fuel.

a.needs

b.waster

c.leaks

d.uses

pembahasan:

(D) "consumes(mengkonsumsi)" berasal dari kata yang berarti "menggunakan(uses)". Awalan con-digunakan untuk menekankan makna. Ketika sesuatu atau seseorang mengkonsumsi sesuatu, habiskan.

3.Lisa felt detected after the interview.

a.elated

b.determined

c.discauraged

d.convinced

pembahasan:

(C) "Dejected(kecewa)" berasal dari kata yang berarti "throw down(melempar)." Discauraged(kecewa)"berarti kehilangan semangat. Seseorang yang sedih atau putus asa merasa rendah atau kehilangan semangat karena beberapa pengalaman yang tidak menyenangkan.

4.The speaker interjected anecdotes about......the football team.

a.inserted

b.transformed

c.interrupted

d.delivered

pembahasan:

(A)"Interjected"berasal dari kata yang berarti"throw between." "Dimasukkan(inserted)" berasal dari kata yang berarti "put into(dimasukkan ke dalam)." Dalam kalimat ini, pembicara telah interjected(thrown between )atau inserted (put into) anekdot tentang tim sepak bola ke dalam pembicaraan.

5.The group was involved in several subversive activities.

a.charitable

b.rebellious

c.preposterous

d.questionable

pembahasan:

(B) "Subversive" berasal dari kata yang berarti "(turn under)berbalik." Ini berarti "dilakukan dengan cara yang dimaksudkan untuk melemahkan atau menghancurkan sistem." Seseorang yang melakukan hal subversif melakukannya secara sembunyi-sembunyi tidak terlihat)untuk menjungkirbalikkan (mengubah) suatu sistem. Seseorang yang terlibat dalam aktivitas pemberontakan(rebellious) terlibat dalam tindakan melawan figur otoritas.

6.The professor wants Jan to improve the coherence of his term paper.

a.rationality

b.consistency

c.penmanship

d.distinctiveness

pembahasan:

(B) "Koherensi" berasal dari kata yang berarti "melekat." Ketika sesuatu memiliki koherensi, bagian-bagiannya cocok satu sama lain sehingga jelas dan mudah dipahami. Profesor ingin ide-ide Jan cocok secara logis. Seseorang yang konsisten diatur atau disajikan sehingga setiap bagiannya sesuai dengan semua bagian lainnya. Jan perlu bekerja pada konsistensi makalahnya.

7.The explosion projected pieces of masonry and debris for several miles.

a.destroyed

b.melted

c.wrected

d.hurted

pembahasan:

(D) "Diproyeksikan" berasal dari kata yang berarti "dilempar sebelumnya." Ketika sesuatu diproyeksikan, itu terlempar ke luar."Hurted" berarti melempar sesuatu dengan keras. Dalam hal ini, ledakan itu melemparkan sesuatu dengan keras ke luar.

8.Lucy deduced what had dappened in the playground.

a.surmised

b.provoced

c.appealed

d.condoned

pembahasan:

(A)"Terdeduksi"berasal dari kata yang berarti"Memimpin dari."Seseorang yang menyimpulkan sesuatu dituntun dari fakta ke kesimpulan tentangnya."Surmise"berasal dari kata yang berarti"kirim ke luar."Seseorang yang menduga sesuatu pergi di luar bukti untuk sampai pada kesimpulan.

9.Bill has a tendency to be introverted.

a.biased

b.haughty

c.reserved

d.devious

pembahasan:

(C)"Introvert"berasal dari kata yang berarti"berubah menjadi."Orang yang introvert mengalihkan pikiran mereka ke dalam diri mereka sendiri dan enggan berinteraksi dengan orang lain."Reserved"berasal dari kata yang berarti"menyembunyikan perasaan mereka.

10.Susan was subjected to Tony's cooking last night.

a.converted

b.diverted

c.exposed

d.opposed

pembahasan:

(C)"Subjected" berasal dari kata yang berarti "dilempar ke bawah." Seseorang yang tunduk pada sesuatu dipaksa untuk mengalaminya (dilemparkan di bawah kendali sesuatu yang lain.)"Exposed"berasal dari kata yang berarti "dikeluarkan." Seseorang yang dihadapkan pada sesuatu ditempatkan dalam situasi (walaupun tidak harus dengan paksaan) di mana sesuatu itu dialami.


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reference:CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL TEST



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