TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 ,WRITTEN EXPRESSION DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

         READING TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA           Today,the most universally known style of trousers for both men and women is jeans;these trousers are worn throughout the world on a variety of ocasions and in diverse situations.Also called levis or denims,jeans have an interesting history.One that is intermixed with the derivations of the words jeans,denims,and levis.          The word jeans is derived from the name of the the place where a similar style of pants developed.In the sixteenth century,sailors from Genoa,Italy,wore a rather unique type of catton trousers,In the French language,the word for the city of Genoa and for the people from that city is genes;this name became attached to the specific style of pants worn by the sailors from this and developed into the word jeans that today describes the descendents of the Genovese sailors' cotton pants.          Similar to the word jeans,the word denim is also derived from a place name.In the sevent

1. The sea chantey , a type of folk music,not only deskribed the                                     A  pleasures of stations' live ashore, also but the harsh conditions of                    B                                    C life abroad ship.            D Jawab :(C)also Key word :not only Pembahasan :Also➠but also Pola Correlative/Coordinate Conjuntion:Not only-but also-         2.Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota has   a                                                                                                 A                                B heads of four presidents of the United States carved into its face.                                              C                               D Jawab :(B)a Key word :heads Pembahasan :a➠the article/determiner a digunakan untuk menunjukkan singular noun.heads adalah plural maka article yang digunakan seharusnya noun. 3.Nest builing is much less commonly among mammals than           

1. To convert an angle measured in radians for an equivalent angle     A                                                                B  measured in degrees,multiply the number of radians by 57.296.                                                            C                        D Jawab :(B)for Key word :convert Pembahasan:for➠into Maka kata kerja convert adalah mengubah sesuatu ke dalam bentuk yang berbeda,maka preposisi yang tepat adalah into bukan for. 2. Serving as chief of the United States Chilfren's Bureau from          A  1921to 1934,Grace Abbott fought for the rights of women and                                                       B                    C     children through the world.                         D Jawab :(D)through Key word :the world Pembahasan :through➠throughout Dilihat dari konteks kalimat soal, Grace Abbot berjuang demi hak perempuan dan anak-anak di seluruh dunia bukan dengan melalui dunia.Maka preposisi yang tepat

1.The analysis,interpretation and appreciation of the many aspects of American literature...........throughout the course.     a.is emphasized     b.are emphasized     c.emphasize     d.have emphasized Subjek kalimat di samping adalah the Analysis .Sedangkan interpretation and appreciation of the many aspects of American literature merupakan penjelas bagi subjek the analysis. Karena the Analysis merupakan subjek tunggal maka kata kerja yang tepat adalah yang juga berbentuk tunggal-yaitu is emphasized. 2.Fitzgeraid..........the society of the 1920's in his novel,The Great Gatsby.     a.reflect     b.reflects     c.are reflecting     d.have reflected Fitzgerald merupakan subjek orang ketiga tunggal.Jadi,kata kerja yang mengikutinya juga dalam bentuk tunggal-yaitu reflects. 3.You..........a concerned citizen.     a.has     b.is      c.are     d.be You adalah subjek orang kedua tunggal.Secara gramatikal,subjek orang kedua tunggal berkesesuaian dengan kata kerja

  1. Thomas Paine's writings communicated the ideas of the Revolution to common                                                                                       a                                                                                 farmers    as easily as to intellectuals,and created prose who stirred the hearts of the             b                   c                                                                            d Americans. pembahasan: keyword :Thomas Paine's writings(noun benda mati) answer :which                relative pronoun who mewakili orang  2.Early spring is the harder time of year for squirrels,since buried nuts begin to sprout                                             a                                                                      b    and   are no longer available for the squirrels to eat.              c      d pembahasan: keyword :the answer :the hardest(superlative degree) harder.......than(comparative degree) 3.In