Reflection of Life
Once upon a time, there was a mystical place deep in the words known as the castle of one-thousand reflection.
A pleasant and happy young man was told about this place and decided to pay a visit to this castle. After travelling for many days, he arrived at his destination. Upon seeing the castle, he said to himself, “What a beautiful place!”
He peeped into the hall to check if there was anyone there. He tock off his baseball cap and scratched his head wondering why nobody was around in such a beautiful castle.
As he walked futher, he was extremely surprised to see one-thousand young men talking off their caps, waving and smiling at him. He did not know thw walls in the hall were covered with one-thousand mirrors. He was very happy with his new discovery and thought to himself, “This is awonderful place. I will come back again.”
Soon, news about this wonderful place spread. There was another young man who was unhappy with life and wanted to visit the castle to find happiness.
After many hard days of traveling, he finally arrived and grumbled at the mystical castle. He said to himself, “What a horrible place!” As he walked into the room of one-thousand mirrors, he saw one-thousand sad and unfriendly-looking young men, staring angrily at him and appearing as hostile as him. Not only was he angry but he was also terrified of the images. He thought to himself, “What a terrible place with so many angry aggressive faces. I swear I will never return here again.”
1. Where was this mystical castle?
a. It was next to the king’s palace.
b. It was in an island
c. It was deep in the woods.
d. It was in the Nourthern province.
e. It was in an imaginary palce.
Answer : C
2. What did they call this castle?
a. A haunted castle.
b. A ghost town.
c. A castle of one-thousand mirrors.
d. A castle of one-thousand reflections.
e. A castle of one-million voices.
Answer : D
3. According to paragraph 2, who visited the castle?
a. An angry young man.
b. A pleasant and happy young man.
c. An old lady.
d. A group of merchants.
e. And old man and his son.
Answer : E
4. What did the young man say when he reached the castle?
a. He said that it was a beautiful place.
b. He said that it was a wonderful place.
c. He said that it was a great place.
d. He said that it was like a place in heaven.
e. He said that it wasn’t as beautiful as he thought.
Answer : A
5. According to paragraph 3, what did the young man do?
a. He tiptoed into the castle
b. He walked into the castle and sat on the ground.
c. He put on a helmet.
d. He put on a jacket.
e. He took off his baseball cap and scratched his head.
Answer : E
6. What did the young man seeanside the castle?
a. He saw God.
b. He s aw a devil.
c. He saw his grandmother who had passed away decades ago.
d. He saw one-thousand happy young men.
e. He saw a lost soul.
Answer : D
7. How do you know the firsy young mang was happy with the palace?
a. He said that it was a wonderful place.
b. He said that it was a unique place.
c. He said that he loved the place.
d. He said that he wanted to live place.
e. He said that it was his dream house.
Answer : A
8. After this pleasant young man visited the castle, what happened next?
a. Another group of people wanted to visit the castle.
b. The furtune hunters wanted to visit the castle.
c. News about the castle spread to other villages.
d. The king issued an order to close the castle.
e. Some scientists wanted to visit the castle to do research.
Answer : C
9. What did the unhappy young man say about the castle?
a. He said that it was a lonely castle.
b. He said that it was a rundown castle.
c. He said that it was a condemned castle.
d. He said that it was the ugliest castle he had ever seen.
e. He said that it was a terrible castle.
Answer : E
10. Here are five sentences. Some are true, and some are fals. Write “T” for true and “F” in the boxes provided.
a. The castle that it was a lonely castle.
b. After years of traveling, the happy young man reached the castle.
c. The happy young man took off his cap and scratched his head.
d. The happy young man was unhappy with his discovery.
e. The unhappy young man swore that he would never return again.
toefl
TOEFL
1. Incorrect : We are going to the concert, and so do they.
Correct : We are going to the concert, and so are they.
2. Incorrect : He likes to travel, and so is she.
Correct : He likes to travel, and so does she.
3. Incorrect : I am worried about it, and also is he.
Correct : I am worried about it, and so is he.
4. Incorrect : Mary wants to go home, and so want we.
Correct : Mary wants to go home, and so do we.
5. Incorrect : She took pictures, and I did so.
Correct : She took pictures, and so did I.
6. Incorrect : She’s taken the test already, isn’t she?
Correct : She’s taken the test already, hasn’t she?
7. Incorrect : We have to signthis, have we?
Correct : We have to signthis, don’t we?
8. Incorrect : Tom had a tooth fill.
Correct : Tom had a tooth filled.
9. Incorrect : She made the baby to take a nap.
Correct : She made the baby take a nap.
10. Incorrect : They had their lawyer to change their will.
Correct : They had their lawyer change their will.
11. Incorrect : It is imperative that you are on time.
Correct : It is imperative to be on time.
12. Incorrect : The doctor suggested thet she will not smoke.
Correct : The doctor suggested thet she not smoke.
13. Incorrect : She insisted that they should give her a receipt.
Correct : She insisted that they give her a receipt.
14. Incorrect : If I was you, I would not go.
Correct : If I were you, I would not go.
15. Incorrect : I wish that it was true.
Correct : I wish that it were true.
16. Sam usually does his work very …… and well, but today he seemed a little preoccupied.
a. careful c. carefully
b. careful manner d. care
answer : C
17. Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes….
a. badly c. too much bad
b. too badly d. bad
answer : D
18. …….. here since 1976 when her parents moved from new York.
a. she’s lived c. she was living
b. she’s living d. she’d live
answer : A
19. We’ll get …... by train if we leave tonight.
a. fast enough there c. there enough fast
b. there fast enough d. enough fast there
answer : B
20. If the cab arrives ……. you will miss your flight.
a. lately c. more later
b. lateness d. late
answer : D
21. Mary overslept and was ….. late that she missed her bus.
a. so c. much
b. too d. very
answer : A
22. I think it’s ……. to take a few more pictures.
a. enough light c. light enough
b. light as enough d. enough as light
answer : C
23. I’m sorry, but there isn’t …..
a. any left c. leaving any
b. left any d. some left
answer : D
24. Mother’s day is ….. may
a. on c. at
b. in d. for
answer : B
25. Jane went home ……. her clothes.
a. to changing c. to lend me
b. borrowing me d. lend me
answer : D
1. Incorrect : We are going to the concert, and so do they.
Correct : We are going to the concert, and so are they.
2. Incorrect : He likes to travel, and so is she.
Correct : He likes to travel, and so does she.
3. Incorrect : I am worried about it, and also is he.
Correct : I am worried about it, and so is he.
4. Incorrect : Mary wants to go home, and so want we.
Correct : Mary wants to go home, and so do we.
5. Incorrect : She took pictures, and I did so.
Correct : She took pictures, and so did I.
6. Incorrect : She’s taken the test already, isn’t she?
Correct : She’s taken the test already, hasn’t she?
7. Incorrect : We have to signthis, have we?
Correct : We have to signthis, don’t we?
8. Incorrect : Tom had a tooth fill.
Correct : Tom had a tooth filled.
9. Incorrect : She made the baby to take a nap.
Correct : She made the baby take a nap.
10. Incorrect : They had their lawyer to change their will.
Correct : They had their lawyer change their will.
11. Incorrect : It is imperative that you are on time.
Correct : It is imperative to be on time.
12. Incorrect : The doctor suggested thet she will not smoke.
Correct : The doctor suggested thet she not smoke.
13. Incorrect : She insisted that they should give her a receipt.
Correct : She insisted that they give her a receipt.
14. Incorrect : If I was you, I would not go.
Correct : If I were you, I would not go.
15. Incorrect : I wish that it was true.
Correct : I wish that it were true.
16. Sam usually does his work very …… and well, but today he seemed a little preoccupied.
a. careful c. carefully
b. careful manner d. care
answer : C
17. Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes….
a. badly c. too much bad
b. too badly d. bad
answer : D
18. …….. here since 1976 when her parents moved from new York.
a. she’s lived c. she was living
b. she’s living d. she’d live
answer : A
19. We’ll get …... by train if we leave tonight.
a. fast enough there c. there enough fast
b. there fast enough d. enough fast there
answer : B
20. If the cab arrives ……. you will miss your flight.
a. lately c. more later
b. lateness d. late
answer : D
21. Mary overslept and was ….. late that she missed her bus.
a. so c. much
b. too d. very
answer : A
22. I think it’s ……. to take a few more pictures.
a. enough light c. light enough
b. light as enough d. enough as light
answer : C
23. I’m sorry, but there isn’t …..
a. any left c. leaving any
b. left any d. some left
answer : D
24. Mother’s day is ….. may
a. on c. at
b. in d. for
answer : B
25. Jane went home ……. her clothes.
a. to changing c. to lend me
b. borrowing me d. lend me
answer : D
AFF
Comingg AFF in Gelora Bung Karno very crowded, to see the AFF Cup finals match Indonesia vs Malaysia, but fans supporting national teams because they had to queue from dawn to evening not get tickets! , This is due to the handling of ticket sales system is very bad, many people assessing that PSSI failed in the ticket distribution and incompetent and not cooperative.
Compared with the time of the preliminary round and semi final, AFF Cup final ticket prices sky-high, even for the VVIP and VIP up nearly two-fold. Ticket prices VVIP Rp 1 million, West VIP $ 500 thousand, East VIP USD 350 thousand. While Class I USD 250 thousand, 150 thousand USD Class II, Class III Rp 50 ribu.Tiket new category III sold on 26 December on five sales counter located in the area of Bung Karno. The committee itself is only prepared 30,000 pieces of category III.
But it all did not deter enthusiastic supporters of national teams to watch the final fight. Because of the handling system that fails, then there is a variety of incidents ranging from riot to occur fall.
Compared with the time of the preliminary round and semi final, AFF Cup final ticket prices sky-high, even for the VVIP and VIP up nearly two-fold. Ticket prices VVIP Rp 1 million, West VIP $ 500 thousand, East VIP USD 350 thousand. While Class I USD 250 thousand, 150 thousand USD Class II, Class III Rp 50 ribu.Tiket new category III sold on 26 December on five sales counter located in the area of Bung Karno. The committee itself is only prepared 30,000 pieces of category III.
But it all did not deter enthusiastic supporters of national teams to watch the final fight. Because of the handling system that fails, then there is a variety of incidents ranging from riot to occur fall.
Floods in Wasior-Papua
Floods in Wasior-Papua
Natural disasters are a consequence of a combination of natural activity of a physical event, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides and human activity.
Due to the powerlessness of human beings, due to lack of good emergency management, causing losses in financial and structural, even until death. The resulting loss depends on the ability to prevent or avoid disasters.
May never present and imagined in our minds that Papua will be attacked by the disaster, which has been devastating natural lantakkan and everything in it in the brunt of devastating flash floods. Monday, 08/30, nature's wrath brings heavy flood water overflowing of Sungai Batang Silai crashing 80% of the city Wasior Wondama Bay district, West Papua. through Friday (10/09/2010) night, there were 126 killed and 76 people remain missing and 800 injured.
Of the 3 major disaster that occurred recently, the flooding in Wasior Wondama Bay, West Papua, the earthquake and tsunami in the Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, and the eruption of Mount Merapi in Sleman, Yogyakarta, last disaster called the most public attention. Locations that are more accessible and mass media coverage also makes this disaster into the public spotlight. This does not mean we forget about the handling of post-disaster in Wasior and Mentawai. In Merapi disaster, which highlighted the institution is the National Disaster Management Agency (BNBP). Understandably the President specifically called on the command of disaster management in the hands BNBP. Institutions established by Law 24/2007 on Disaster Management is tasked with coordinating the central government apparatus, such as military, police, Ministry of Social Affairs, as well as local government officials. In essence, the handling of disaster victims have not done well, so that the next BNBP have homework to improve themselves, especially related to coordination, management and transparency of funds, as well as information disclosure.
Natural disasters are a consequence of a combination of natural activity of a physical event, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides and human activity.
Due to the powerlessness of human beings, due to lack of good emergency management, causing losses in financial and structural, even until death. The resulting loss depends on the ability to prevent or avoid disasters.
May never present and imagined in our minds that Papua will be attacked by the disaster, which has been devastating natural lantakkan and everything in it in the brunt of devastating flash floods. Monday, 08/30, nature's wrath brings heavy flood water overflowing of Sungai Batang Silai crashing 80% of the city Wasior Wondama Bay district, West Papua. through Friday (10/09/2010) night, there were 126 killed and 76 people remain missing and 800 injured.
Of the 3 major disaster that occurred recently, the flooding in Wasior Wondama Bay, West Papua, the earthquake and tsunami in the Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, and the eruption of Mount Merapi in Sleman, Yogyakarta, last disaster called the most public attention. Locations that are more accessible and mass media coverage also makes this disaster into the public spotlight. This does not mean we forget about the handling of post-disaster in Wasior and Mentawai. In Merapi disaster, which highlighted the institution is the National Disaster Management Agency (BNBP). Understandably the President specifically called on the command of disaster management in the hands BNBP. Institutions established by Law 24/2007 on Disaster Management is tasked with coordinating the central government apparatus, such as military, police, Ministry of Social Affairs, as well as local government officials. In essence, the handling of disaster victims have not done well, so that the next BNBP have homework to improve themselves, especially related to coordination, management and transparency of funds, as well as information disclosure.
Volcano Eruption
volcano eruption
Eruption of Mount a mountain in the area of AT. Yogyakarta and Central Java have erupts. On 26 October last has occurred which caused the eruption of Mount Merapi is big enough and occur approximately four times Merapi erupts, eruption again occurred at 17:03 pm and was followed out hot clouds continuously. Based on these events, Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), Geological Agency, and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources declared Mount Merapi has erupted. In fact, Head PVMBG Surono ensure that the eruption at 17:02 pm greater than the three eruptions that occurred previously. "This is an explosive eruption times and larger than the three previous eruptions," said Surono in Yogyakarta kemarin.Karena amount of energy released, at 18.00 pm there was an eruption three times the sound of the whole observatories and PGM Pos Pos PGM in Selo, Boyolali District , followed by smoke billowing as high as 1.5 kilometers heading south.
Head of Geological Agency, R. Sukhyar, say the that, the energy stored in the eruption of Mount Merapi after non-stop on November 3 to 8 begin to decrease and is now almost equal to the quiet period at the end of October 2010. "Currently, the energy possessed almost the same Merapi quiet period on 26 October to 3 November," said Sukhyar in Media Center National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in Yogyakarta, on Sunday.
According to him, the decline in the energy stored in the Mount Merapi has become one of the factors underlying the reduction in radius of the eruption of Mount Merapi disaster-prone in four kabupaten.Selain decreased energy, from satellite observations also showed that the content of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the vicinity of Merapi began to decline which means that the magmatic activity of Merapi was decreased. He said that, while large-scale eruption occurred on November 5, the content of sulfur dioxide reached 120 kilotons, but then declined to 40 kilotons on 8 November and is now undetectable.
Geological Agency initially increase the radius of risk of the eruption of Mount Merapi on November 5 to 20 km for all districts in the vicinity of the volcano. But since Sunday at 06.00 pm, the radius of hazardous eruption of Mount Merapi changed to three districts, namely Klaten and Boyolali to 10 km to 15 km and Magelang, Sleman was still maintained at a distance of 20km.
In Klaten district and Boyolali, he added, there are obstacles in the form of the river that makes the hot clouds sliding distance to the two districts are shorter than the Sleman and Magelang.
Geology DBadan together BNPB also install detectors lava flow in all rivers that disgorge at Mount Merapi as lava floods still remains a threat. Rivers that disgorge at Mount Merapi is, Woro Kali, Kali Gendol, Kali Kuning, Boyong Kali, Kali Bedog, Krasak, Bebeng Kali, Kali Sat, Lamat Kali, Kali Senowo, Tringsing Kali, and Kali Apu. Based on the volcanic activity monitoring report by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), all the rivers that disgorge at Merapi volcano filled with lava deposits.
Eruption of Mount a mountain in the area of AT. Yogyakarta and Central Java have erupts. On 26 October last has occurred which caused the eruption of Mount Merapi is big enough and occur approximately four times Merapi erupts, eruption again occurred at 17:03 pm and was followed out hot clouds continuously. Based on these events, Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), Geological Agency, and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources declared Mount Merapi has erupted. In fact, Head PVMBG Surono ensure that the eruption at 17:02 pm greater than the three eruptions that occurred previously. "This is an explosive eruption times and larger than the three previous eruptions," said Surono in Yogyakarta kemarin.Karena amount of energy released, at 18.00 pm there was an eruption three times the sound of the whole observatories and PGM Pos Pos PGM in Selo, Boyolali District , followed by smoke billowing as high as 1.5 kilometers heading south.
Head of Geological Agency, R. Sukhyar, say the that, the energy stored in the eruption of Mount Merapi after non-stop on November 3 to 8 begin to decrease and is now almost equal to the quiet period at the end of October 2010. "Currently, the energy possessed almost the same Merapi quiet period on 26 October to 3 November," said Sukhyar in Media Center National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in Yogyakarta, on Sunday.
According to him, the decline in the energy stored in the Mount Merapi has become one of the factors underlying the reduction in radius of the eruption of Mount Merapi disaster-prone in four kabupaten.Selain decreased energy, from satellite observations also showed that the content of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the vicinity of Merapi began to decline which means that the magmatic activity of Merapi was decreased. He said that, while large-scale eruption occurred on November 5, the content of sulfur dioxide reached 120 kilotons, but then declined to 40 kilotons on 8 November and is now undetectable.
Geological Agency initially increase the radius of risk of the eruption of Mount Merapi on November 5 to 20 km for all districts in the vicinity of the volcano. But since Sunday at 06.00 pm, the radius of hazardous eruption of Mount Merapi changed to three districts, namely Klaten and Boyolali to 10 km to 15 km and Magelang, Sleman was still maintained at a distance of 20km.
In Klaten district and Boyolali, he added, there are obstacles in the form of the river that makes the hot clouds sliding distance to the two districts are shorter than the Sleman and Magelang.
Geology DBadan together BNPB also install detectors lava flow in all rivers that disgorge at Mount Merapi as lava floods still remains a threat. Rivers that disgorge at Mount Merapi is, Woro Kali, Kali Gendol, Kali Kuning, Boyong Kali, Kali Bedog, Krasak, Bebeng Kali, Kali Sat, Lamat Kali, Kali Senowo, Tringsing Kali, and Kali Apu. Based on the volcanic activity monitoring report by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), all the rivers that disgorge at Merapi volcano filled with lava deposits.
