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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 -

         Esperanto is what is called a planned,or artificial,language.It was created more than a century ago by Polish eye doctor Lucdwik Lazar Zamenhof.Zamenhof believed that a common language would help to alleviate some of the misunderstandings among cultures.

        In Zamenhof's first attempt at a universal language,he tried to create a language that was as uncomplicated as possible.This first language included words such as ab,ac,ba,eb,be,and ce.This did not result in a workable language in that these monosyllabic worlds,though short,were not easy to understand or to retain.

        Next,Zamenhof tried a different way of constructing a simplified the grammar tremendously.One example of how he simplified the language can be seen in the suffixes;all nouns in this language end in o,as in the noun amico,which means"friend,'and all adjectives end in -a,as in the adjective bela,which means"pretty."Another example of the simplied language can be seen in the prefix mal-,which makes a word opposite in meaning;the word malamico therefore means'enemy,"and the word malbela therefore means"ugly"in Zamenhof's language.

        In 1887,Zamenhof wrote a description of this language and published it.He used a pen name,Dr.Esperanto,when signing the book.He selected the name Esperanto because this word means"a person who hopes"in his language.Esperanto clubs began popping up throughout Europe ,and by 1905,Esperanto had spread from Europe to America and Asia.

        In 1905,the First World Congress of Esperanto took place in France,with approximately 700 attendees from 20 different countries.Congresses were held annually for nine years,and 4,000 attendess were registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914,when World War I erupted and forced its cancellation.

        Esperanto has had its ups and downs in the period  since World War.Today,years after it was introduced,it is estimated that perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it.This may seem like a large number,but it is really quite small when compared with the billion English speakers and billion Mandarin Chinese speakers in today's world.Current advocates would like to see its use grow considerably and are taking steps to try to make this happen.

1.The topic of this passage is

a.a language developed in the last few years

b.one man's efforts to create a universal language

c.how language can be improved

d.using language to communicate internationally

2.According to the passage,Zamenhof wanted to create a university language

a.to resolve cultural differences

b.to provide a more complex language

c.to build a name for himself

d.to create one world culture

3.It can be inferred from the passage that the Esperanto word malespera means

a.hopelessness

b.hope

c.hopeless

d.hopeful

4.The expression"popping uo"in line 17 could best be replaced by

a.leaping

b.shouting

c.hiding

d.opening

5.It can be inferred from the passage that the/third World Congress of Esperanto took place

a.in 1905

b.in 1907

c.in 1909

d.in 1913

6.According to the passage,what happened to the Tenth World esperanto congress?

a.It had 4,000 attendees.

b.It was scheduled for 1915.

c.It had attendees from 20 countries.

d.It never took place.

7.The expression"ups and downs"in line 23 is closest in meaning to

a.tops and bottoms

b.floors and ceiling

c.takeoffs and landings

d.highs and lows

8.Which paragraph describes the predecessor to Esperanto?

a.The first paragraph

b.The second paragraph

c.The third paragraph

d.The forth paragraph

9.This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on

a.European history

b.English grammar

c.world government

d.applied linguistics

10.The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses

a.how current supporters of Esperanto are encouraging its growth

b.another of Zamenhof's accomplishments

c.the disadvantages of using an artificial language

d.attempts to reconvene the World Congress of Esperanto in the 1920s

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Reference:
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