TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL,WRITTEN EXPRESSION 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 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA


      The teddy bear is a child's toy,a nice,soft stuffed animal suitable for cuddling.It is,however,a toy with an interesting history behind it.

        Theodore Roosevelt,or Teddy as he was commonly called,was president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.He was an unusually active man with varied pastimes,one of which was hunting.one day the president was invited to take part in a bear hunt;and inasmuch as teddy was president,his hosts wanted to ensure that caught a bear.A bear was captured,clunked over the head to knock it out,and tied to a tree;however'teddy,who really wanted to actually hunt,refused to shoot the bear be set free.

        The incident attracted a lot of attention among journalists.First a cartoon-drawn by Clifford K.Berryman to make fun of this situation-appeared in the Washington Post,and the cartoon was widely distributed and reprinted throughout the country.Then toy manufacturers began producing a toy bear which they called a"teddy bear."The teddy bear become the most widely recognized symbol of Roosevelt's presidency.

1.According to line 1 of the passage,what is a"teddy bear"?

a.A ferocious animal

b.The president of the United States

c.A famous hunter

d.A plaything

2.In line 4,"pastimes"could best be replaced by

a.things that occurred in the past

b.previous jobs

c.hunting trips

d.leisure activities

3.The word"extricated"in line 8 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

a.Released

b.Tied up

c.Hunted

d.Shot

4.In line 10,a"cartoon"could best be described as

A.a newspaper

b.a type of teddy bear

c.a drawing with a message

d.a newspaper article

PASSAGE TWO

        A supernova occurs when all of the hydrogen in the core of a huge star is transformed to iron and explodes.All stars die after their nuclear fuel has been exhausted.Stars with little mass die gradually,but those with relatively large mass die in a sudden explosion,a supernova.The sudden flash of light can then be followed by several weeks of extremely bright light,perhaps as much light as twenty million stars.

        Supernovae are not very common;they occur about once every hundred years in any galaxy,and in 1987 a supernova that could be seen by the naked eye occurred in the Magellan Cloud,a galaxy close to the Milky Way.Scientists periodically detect supernovae in other galaxies;however,no supernovae have occured in the Milky Way(the galaxy that includes the Earth)since 1604.One very impressive supernova occurred in the Milky Way on July 4,1054.There was a great explosion followed by three months of lighted skies,and historical chronicles of the time were full a accounts and unusual explanations for the misunderstood phenomenon-many people believed that it meant that the world was coming to an end.

5.A"supernova"in line 1 is which of the following?

a.The iron component of a star

b.The core of a star

c.The hydrogen in a star

d.The explosion of a star

6.According to the passage,which of the following best describes the"Magellan Cloud"in line 7?

a.A galaxy inside the Milky Way

b.A cloud composed of Hydrogen

c.A galaxy near the Earth's galaxy

d.A cloud in the sky above the Earth

7.The"Milky Way"in line 9 is

a.part of the Earth

b.a galaxy close to the Earth

c.the galaxy that is home to the Earth

d.a creamy-colored cloud in the sky

8.Which of the following is closest in meaning to"phenomenon"in line 12?

a.Everyday occurrence

b.Misunderstood event

c.Common belief

d.Unusual occurrence


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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

        

        Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese-born explorer who is credited with the exploration of the coast of what is today the state of California.Sketchy military records from the peroid show that early in his career he served with the Spanish army from 1520 to 1524 in Spain's quest for subjugation of the people in what are today Cuba,Mexico,and Guatemala.Little is known of his activities over the next decades,but apparently he succeeded in rising up through the ranks of the military;in 1541,he was ordered by Antonio de Mendoza,the Spanish ruler of Mexico,to explore the western coast of North America.Cabrillo set out in June of 1542 in command of two of two ships,the San Salvador and the Victoria;he reached San Diego Bay on September 28,1542,and claimed the area has been established as a national monument and park,and local residents each year hold a celebration and reenactment of Cabrillo's landing.

        From San Diego,Cabrillo continued northward for further exploration of the spectacular California coastline.By November 1542,he had reached as far north as San Francisco Bay,although he missed the entrance of the bay due to a huge storm.Soon after,with the approach of winter,he veered south and headed back to Mexico.He made it as far south as the the Channel Islands off the coast never made it back to Mexico.

1.The word"subjugation"in line 3 is closest in meaning to

a.religion

b.flag

c.control

d.agreement

2.In line 5,the word"decades"is closest in meaning to

a.months

b.centuries

c.long epoch

d.ten-year periods

3.In line 8,the word"terrain"is closest in meaning to

a.land

b.population

c.minerals

d.prosperity

4.The word"spectacular"in line 12 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

a.Ruggedly handsome

b.Visually exciting

c.Completely uneven

d.Unendingly boring

5.The word"veered"in line 15 is closest in meaning to

a.arrived

b.ran

c.turned

d.cooled

PASSAGE TWO

        Checks and balances are an important concept in the formation of the U.S.system of government as presented in the Constitution of the United States.Under this conception of government,each branch of government has built-in checks and limitations placed on it by one or more different branches of government in order to ensure that any one branch is not able to usurp total dominance over the government.Under the Constitution,the United States has a tripartite government,with power divided equally among the branches:the presidency,the legislature,and the judiciary.Each branch is given some authority over the other two branches to balance the power among the three branches.An example of these checks and balances is seen in the steps needed to pass a law.Congress can pass a law with a simple majority.However,even if Congress passes a law unconstitutional if it finds that the law is contradictory to the guidelines presented in the Constitution.

6.The expression"dominance over"in line 5 is closest in meaning to

a.understanding of

b.dispute over

c.authority over

d.rejection of

7.The word"tripartite"in line 5 suggests that something is

a.divided into three

b.totally democratic

c.powerfully constructed

d.evenly matched

8.The"judiciary"in line 7 is

a.the electorate

b.the authority

c.the legal system

d.the government

9.The word"counteract"in line 10 is closest in meaning to

a.vote for

b.debate

c.surpass

d.work against

10."Contradictory to"in line 12 is closest in meaning to which of the following expressions?

a.In agreement with

b.Opposite to

c.Supported by

d.Similar to


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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA


        The black widow is the most dangerous spider living in the United States.It is most common in the southern parts of the country,but it can be found throughout the country.The black widow got its name because the female has been known to kill the male after mating and,as a result,becomes a widow.

        The black widow is rather distinctive in appearance;it has a shiny globular body,the size and shape of a pea,and is marked on its underbelly with a red or yellow spot.The female is considerably more ample than the male,roughly four times larger on the average.

        If a human is bitten by a black widow,the spider's poison can cause severe illness and pain.Black widow bites have occasionally resulted in death,but it is certainly not the norm for black widow bites to be mortal.

1.In line 2,the the word"widow"means 

a.a type of poison

b.the dead male spider

c.the human victim of the spider

d.a female whose mate has deid

2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word"globular"in line 5?

a.Earthen

b.Luminescent

c.Green in color

d.Round

3.The word"ample"in line 7 indicates that the spider is

a.feminine

b.large in size

c.dotted with colors

d.normal

4.Which of the following has the same meaning as the the word"mortal"in line 10?

a.Deadly

b.Painful

c.Poisonous

d.Sickening

PASSAGE TWO

        Tornadoes occur throughout the world,but for reasons that scientists are not fully able to discern,the great majority occur in the United States.Approximately 700 tornadoes a year occur within the United States,and this comprises three-quarters of the worldwide total.Most of the U.S. tornadoes take place in the Midwest and in the southern states that border the Gulf of Mexico.

        In general a tornado cuts a path of a few hundred yards and lasts less than an hour;an average tornado might propel itself a speed of 15 or 20 miles per hour and therefore cover a distance of 20 or so miles.Tornadoes,however,can be much worse than average.The most devastating tornado on record occurred on March 18,1925,in the states  of Missouri,Illinois,and Indiana.The path of this tornado was more than 200 miles long and a mile wide.Traveling at an average speed of 60 miles per hour,the winds at the center of the storm swirled around at considerably more than 200 miles per hour.A total of 689 people died,and countless more injured at the hands of this killer storm.

5.The word"discern"in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

a.Present

b.Understand

c.Cause

d.Misrepresent

6.The word"propal"in line 6 could best be replaced by

a.move

b.develop

c.destroy

d.inhibit

7.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word"devasting"in line 7?

a.Described

b.Delicate

c.Destructive

d.Determined

8.The word"swirled"in line 10 is closest in meaning to

a.decreased

b.rose

c.settled

d.circled

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