Text 1

Many years ago on a bank of a river in West Sumatra, there lived a poor man
called Lebai. He made a living by teaching people to read. His house laid two big
villages. One village was to the North and the other was to the South of the river.
One day two rich families in the two villages were holing a big party at the very
same time. And both families had invited this poor man.
On the day of the feast Lebai dressed himself in his best, and made for his boat.
But before he reached the boat, an idea came to his mind. The north village was
close by and the food was delicious, but they slaughtered one buffalo only.
Besides, the people there did not know him very well so that they wouldnt pay
much respect to him.
On the contrary, the people in the south village knew him very well, and they
slaughtered two buffaloes. But it was little farther. For a moment he kept thinking,
the North or the South. Finally hoping to get three buffalo heads, he decided to go
to the nearer village first and then go to the south village.
When he was only half way to the village, why should I go to the North village?
They only slaughtered one buffalo, he thought.
Lebai turned his boat and rowed to the other direction, to the South village where
the family slaughtered two buffaloes.
When he was about to reach the village, he passed the people in boats rowing to
the North. Where are you rowing to? they asked. The feast there is over
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1. Where and when was the story happened?
2. What is the suitable title for the text above?
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grandpa is hospitalized. Because of this
4. His house laid between two big villages. The synonym of the underline
problem, I have to go home now, so I am sorry for going home without your permission.
word means ...........
Actually I still have to submit my English assignment to Professor Michele, but I cannot
5. Identify the generic Structure of the text above!
do it today. Will you please help do that, because tomorrow is the last for submitting.
Dont forget to bring my permission letters for the lecturers that I cannot attend their
meeting. They are on our table. I will be back next three days. Thank.
Text 2

Jember, February 23, 2011

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6. there was a call from my village, telling that my grandpa is hospitalized.

Because of this problem I have to go home now, so I am so sorry for going
home without your permission. What does the underlined word refer to?
7. Dont forget to bring my permission letters for the lectures that I cannot
attend their meeting. The antonym of the underlined word is .......
Change the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense.
There was once a poor woman who 8. ___________ (wish) very much to have a
little child. She went to a fairy good mother who lived near the green meadow in
Barley. The woman 9. __________ (receive) the barley corn seed from the fairy.
She went home and planted it in the flower pot, several days later the seed grew
up into large beautiful flower, surprisingly the woman saw a little girl inside the
flower. This quite little girl was as long as a thumb. The woman gave her the name
of Thumbelina because she 10.__________ (be) so small.
11. Rearrange these sentences into a good paragraph!
Slobber on the Train
1. I tried to stay a wake, but didnt succeed.

2. I was mortified!
3. One day, I was on the train on my way home from my grandmothers
place.
4. Before I knew it, I was slobbering.
5. I had spent the day there and I was very tired.
6. Startled, I awoke to find two beautiful girls who were sitting in front of me
giggling and watching me.
12. read the following sentences.
1. once upon a time, there reigned in East Java a king named Sindureja.
2. Sidupeksa had very beautiful wife.
3. he had a prime minister named Sidupaksa.
4. they lived in complete happiness.
5. each day she tried to think a way to separate Sidupaksa from his wife.
6. Sidpaksa loved his wife deeply.
7. However, Sidupaksas mother didnt like her daughter in law.
ARRANGE these sentences to make a good narrative text.
13. Complete the dialogue below!
Anna
: what happen to your knee?
Dion
: Fell of the bicycle.
Ann
: .............................................
Does it hurt?
Dion
: ........................
Does it hurt? Killing me!
Ann
: How did it happen?
Dion
: I was looking back because somebody called me. Didnt realize
there was this barrier. Before I knew it, I was lying on the ground.
Ann
Dion
Ann
Dion
Ann
Dion
Ann

My knee struck the asphalt.

: How terrible. It looks nasty. Did you see the doctor?
: Nah. It will be okay in no time.
: Are you sure about that? Well, anyway, be more careful next time.
: Ill try the other knee next time.
: Dion, thats not funny.
: Ok, Ok. Well, thanks, anyway.
: surely.

14. A
B
A
B

: I have a bad news.

: What?
: Andi failed the exam
: ......................................

Text 3
The Bear and the Two Traveler

Two men were travelling together when a bear suddenly met them on their
path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the
branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, feel flat on the ground
and when the bear came up and felt him with his snout and smelt him all over.,
he held his breath and feigned the appearence of death as much as he could.
The bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he
was quite gone, the other traveler descended from the tree and inquired of his
friend what it was the bear had whispered in his ear. he gave this advance,
his companion replied. never travel with a friend who deserts you at the
approach of danger.
15. where do you think the story took place?
16. why didnt the bear eat the man lying on the ground?
17. the goal of the text above is ......
18. write 3 sentences of past tense based on the text above!