TUGAS SOFTSKIL B.INGGRIS BISNIS 2

1.      The large carotid artery ____ to the main parts of the brain.

(A) Carrying blood

(B)  Blood is carried

(C)  Carries blood

(D) Blood carries

Jawaban     : (C ) Carries blood

Alasan         : akhiran kata konsonan

2.      Mark Twain _____ the years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age.”
(A) called
(B) calling
(C) he called
(D) his calls

Jawaban     : (A) Called

Alasan         : Bentuk kalimatnya adalah “past tense” karena terdapat kata “After” yang berarti setelah itu artinya kalimat tersebut menyatakan kejadian yang telah terjadi.

3.      _____ radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.
(A) Marconi’s development
(B) The development by Marconi
(C) Developing Marconi
(D) Marconi developed

Jawaban     : (D) Marconi developed

Alasan     : Dalam pertanyaan ini yang dicari adalah subjek, dan jawaban A,B,C bukan merupakan subjek,sehingga jawabannya adalah D.

4.      The earliest medicines _____ from plants of various sorts.
(A) obtaining
(B) they obtained
(C) were obtained
(D) they were obtained

Jawaban     : (C) were obtained

Alasan     : Karena “the earliest medicines” menunjukan kalimat plural, dan “were” itu adalah plural, dan selain itu kalimatnya juga past tense, jadi jawabannya D.

5.      Pluto’s moon, Charon, _____ in a slightly elliptical path around the planet.
(A)moving
(B) ismoving
(C) it was moving
(D) in its movement

Jawaban : (A) moving

 Alasan       : Karena disini yang dicari adalah kata kerja, dan jawaban A yang paling tepat. Alasan lainnya adalah untuk jawaban (B) penambahan kata bantu tidak sesuai; (C) bukan past continous; (D) tidak tepat sekali

6.      Robert E. Lee ____ the Confederate army to General Grant in 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse.
(A) surrendered
(B) he surrendered
(C) surrendering
(D) surrender

Jawaban : (A) surrendered

Alasan     : Karena kalimatnya adalah Past Tense, jawaban ada pada A dan B, tetapi yang paling TEPAT adalah jawaban A, karena apabila jawabannya B maka kalimatnya akan memiliki dua subjek.

7.      In the Stone Age, stone tools _____ with other rock materials.
(A) polishing
(B) they polished
(C) for polish
(D) were polished

Jawaban : (D) were polished

Alasan     : Karena yang dicari adalah Verb dan ” stone tools” menunjukan plural, dan “were” itu untuk plural jadi jawabannya adalah D.

8.      The first steamship to cross the Atlantic ____ Savannah, in 1819.
(A) was the
(B) it was the
(C) the
(D) in it the

Jawaban : (B) was the

Alasan     : Kalimat/pertanyaan diatas menujukan kalimat Past Tense dan Singular, dan “was” itu untuk singular, jadi jawabannya adalah B.

9.      The first plant-like organisms probably _____ in the sea, perhaps 3 billion years ago.
(A) life
(B) living
(C) lived
(D) it was living

Jawaban : (C) lived

Alasan     : Karena terdapat kata “years ago” yang menunjukan kalimat tersebut adalah Past Tense dan Jawaban C adalah yang paling tepat.

10.   Air near the equator ____ a faster west-to-east motion than air farther from the equator.

(A) to have

(B) it has

(C) has

(D) having

Jawaban : (A) to have

Alasan     : Karena pada jawaban A penambahan kata bantu to sebelum have tepat ; B ada dua subyek; C kata ganti yang salah; D kata ganti saja

11.  ____ quickly after an animal dies.

(A) In the degradation of DNA

(B) Degrading DNA

(C) DNA degrades

(D) For DNA to degrade

Jawaban : (B) Degrading DNA

Alasan     : Yang dicari adalah Subjek, dan jawaban B menunjukan subjek.

12. _____ is famous as the home of the U.S. Naval Academy.

    (A) Annapolis

    (B) Because of Annapolis

    (C) Why Annapolis

    (D) Because Annap

 Jawaban : (A) Annapolis

 Alasan    : Yang dicari adalah Subjek, dan jawaban yang menunjukan Subjek adalah A.

13.           _________ the deepest valleys and canyons on the Earth.

    (A) In the Pacific Ocean with

    (B) In the Pacific Ocean

    (C) The Pacific Ocean

            (D) The Pacific Ocean has

Jawaban         : (D) The Pacific Ocean has

Alasan             : Karena yang dicari adalah Subjek dan Verb, jawaban D adalah yang paling tepat karena menunjukan subjek + verb ( kata kerja ) kepemilikan.

14.  In the United States, the participation of females in the labor force              from 37  percent in 1965 to 51 percent in 1980.

    (A) it jumped

    (B) jump

    (C) jumping

    (D) jumped

    Jawaban       : (A) it jumped

Alasan          : Kalimatnya Past Tense, Jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena jawaban menjukan  past tense dan juga punya memiliki kata ganti.

15. ______ the second most common metal in the earth’s crust, and it always occurs in  combination with other substances.

    (A) Iron

    (B) Iron is

    (C) With iron

    (D) With iron is

  Jawaban : (B) Iron is

           Alasan  : Yang dicari adalah Subject dan Verb, dan B adalah jawaban yang tepat.

  16.  Although knives and forks _____ of prehistoric origin, spoons are relatively new.

    (A) are

    (B) they are

    (C) are they

    (D) which are

       Jawaban         : (A) are

Alasan             : Karena jawaban A menunjukan kata kerja bantu. B dan C akan menjadikan   kalimat memiliki 2 subjek, dan D menjukan kalimat tanya.

17. ____ lived on Earth for nearly 150 million years.

    (A) Dinosaurs

    (B) Dinosaurs who

    (C) If dinosaurs

    (D) Since dinosaurs

Jawaban    : (A) Dinosaurs

Alasan        : Karena yang dicari adalah Subjek, jadi jawabannya adalah A.

18. _____along most of its length into an upper chamber and a lower chamber.

    (A) The divided cochlea

    (B) Dividing the cochlea

    (C) The cochlea is divided

    (D) With a divided cochlea

    Jawaban     : (C) The cochlea is divided

Alasan        : Yang dicari adalah Subjek, dan yang palin tepat adalah jawaban C. B dan C tidak menunjukan Subjek, sedangkan D terdapat penambahan kata bantu diawal kalimat sehingga tidak tepat.

19. When _____ the conference?

    (A) the doctor attended

    (B) did the doctor attend?

    (C) the doctor will attend

    (D) the doctor’s attendance

    Jawaban     : (C) the doctor will attend

Alasan        : C merupakan kalimat tanya yang paling tepat ( simple future tenses ), jawaban A menujukan kalimat past tense, jawaban B merupakan kalimat tanya, jawaban D terdapat kata bantu sehingga jawaban A,B dan D kurang tepat.

20. To Mike ____ was a big surprise.

    (A) really

    (B) the party

    (C) funny

    (D) when

Jawaban    : (B) the party

Alasan        : Yang hilang dari pertanyaan diatas adalah Objeknya, jadi jawabannya adalah B. Karena jawaban A menujukan keterangan; C menunjukan sifat; D menujukan pertanyaan sehingga kurang tepat.

21. Each day practiced the piano for hours. ( Incorrect )

      Each day practices the piano for hours.( Correct )

 Alasan : Kata “practiced” pada kalimat pertama kurang tepat karena menunjukan kalimat pas tense dan gantinya adalah “practices” karena kalimatnya menunjukan kegiatan yang selalu dilakukan.

22. the directions to the exercise on page twenty unclear ( Correct )

      Alasan : Penempatan “on” dalam kalimat sudah tepat.

23. During the week eat lunch in the school cafeteria. ( Incorrect )

      During a week eat lunch in the school cafeteria. ( Correct )

Alasan : Penggunaan kata “the” sebagai kata bantu kurang tepat, seharusnya menggunakan “a”.

24. In the morning after concert was tired. ( Correct )

Alasan : Karena kalimat diatas menujukan Past Tense yaitu karena ada kata “after” dan “was tired”

25. During the meeting in the office discussed the schedule. (Incorrect)

      During the meeting in the office discuss the schedule. ( Correct )

Alasan : Penggunaan “ discussed” pada kalimat pertama kurang tepat dan harus diganti dengan “discuss” karena kalimat ini menunjukan Present Tense.

26. Everyone must leaves the room immediately. ( Incorrect )

      Everyone must leave the room immediately ( Correct )

Alasan : Kata “leaves” tidak tepat seharusnya tidak menambahkan huruf “s” diakhir kata karena itu akan merubah arti. Leaves itu artinya daun.

27. I could sat on the beach for hours. (Correct)

Alasan : menunjukan kalimat past tense.

28. She will asking you many difficult questions. (Incorrect)

      She will ask you many difficult questions. ( Correct )

Alasan : Setelah penggunaan –ing harus kembali ke verb1.

29. The new movie is receive good reviews. ( Correct )

Alasan : Kalimat “the new movie is” tepat, karena kata bantu untuk kata benda adalah “is”.

30. We took a new routes to the beach house. ( Correct )

Alasan : Menunjukan kalimat Simple present tense.

31. They helped she with the work. ( Incorrect )

      They helped her with the work. ( Correct )

Alasan : Seharusnya kata “she” diganti “her” karena menunjukan kepemilikan.

32. Her and Bob came over to visit me. ( Incorrect)

      She and Bob came over to visit me ( Correct )

Alasan : Kata “her” kurang tepat seharusnya diganti dengan “she”

33. She lent it to you and I. ( Correct )

34. we offered she a place to stay. ( Correct)

35. The soup needs more salt because he does not taste very good. ( Correct )

36. the girls ran too fast and she fell down. (Correct )

37. they sold the car to you and I. ( Correct )

38. I told his the truth, but he didn’t believe me. ( Incorrect )

      I told him the truth, but he didn’t believe me. ( Correct )

Alasan : Karena kata ganti dia ( laki-laki) adalah “him” jadi penggunaan “his” kurang tepat.

39. you and she should look for they. ( Incorrect )

      you and she should look for them ( Correct )

Alasan : “they” seharusnya “them”, karena untuk kata ganti mereka jika sbg objek adalah “them”.

40. Martha was happy when she boss gave her a pay raise. ( Incorrect )

      Martha was happy when her boss gave her a pay raise. ( Correct)

Alasan : Penggunaan “she” kurang tepat, seharusnya adalah “her” karena kalimatnya menunjukan kepemilikan.

41. just between our, I am not sure if we can trust them. ( Incorrect )

     just between an our, I am not sure if we can trust them. ( Correct )

Alasan : Kurang kata penghubung “an”.

42. the travelers lost our way in the storm. ( Incorrect )

      the travelers lost their way in the storm ( Correct )

Alasan : Kata “our” seharusnya “their”

43. please tell your brother that me need to talk to him. ( Incorrect )

      please tell your brother that I need to talk to him ( Correct )

Alasan : “me” kurang tepat, dan harus diganti dengan “I” karena “saya” disini menunjukan objek.

44. the boy got the box and his opened it carefully. (Incorrect)

      the boy got the box and he opened it carefully. ( Correct )

  Alasan : “his” seharusnya “he”

45. if my friend calls, please ask them to call back later. (Correct)

46. me and my friend are taking a trip. (Correct)

47. our neighbors are going with you and I. (Correct)

48. Ghea explained that her and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant. ( Incorrect )

      Ghea explained that she and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant. ( Correct )

Alasan : Kata “her” seharusnya adalah “she”

49. the students are allowed to ask questions when she doesn't understand a problem. ( Incorrect )

       the students are allowed to ask questions when they doesn't understand a problem. ( Correct )

Alasan : “She” diganti dengan “they” karena kata “the students” menunjukan jumlah lebih dari satu orang.

50. do you know Ben and her wife? ( Incorrect )

      do you know Ben and his wife? ( Correct )

Alasan : “her” adalah kata ganti kepemilikan dia (perempuan), dan yang tepat adalah “his” karena itu kata ganti kepemilikan dia (laki-laki) “ Ben”.

48. Ghea explained that her and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant. ( Incorrect )

      Ghea explained that she and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant. ( Correct )

      analisis  : Kata “her” seharusnya adalah “she”