RESPONSI BAHASA INGGRIS
KELAS XII
TANGGAL 11 SEPTEMBER 2015
Answer this Question with reason!
Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other air pollutants dissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid rain may have a pH value as low as 2.8.
Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. Certain lakes, for example, have lost all fish and plant life because of acid rain.
Acid rain comes from sulphur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make sulphur dioxide (SO2 ). Most sulphur leaves factory chimneys as the gaseous sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) and most nitrogen is also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2 ), both of which are gases. The gases may be dry deposited–absorbed directly by the land, by lakes or by the surface vegetation. If they are in the atmosphere for any time, the gases will oxidise (gain an oxygen atom) and go into solution as acids. Sulphuric acid (H2 SO4 ) and the nitrogen oxides will become nitric acid (HNO3 ). The acids usually dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great distances before being precipitated as acid rain. Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone and ammonium help promote the formation of acids in clouds. More ammonium (NH4 ) can be formed when some of the acids are partially neutralised by airborne ammonia (NH3 ). Acidication increases with the number of active hydrogen (H+) ions dissolved in acid. Hydrocarbons emitted by for example, car exhausts will react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides to produce ozone. Although it is invaluable in the atmosphere, low level ozone causes respiratory problems and also hastens the formation of acid rain. When acid rain falls on the ground it dissolves and liberates heavy metals and aluminium (Al). When it is washed into lakes, aluminium irritates the outer surfaces of many fish. As acid rain falls or drains into the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer the effect of acid rain through damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and through the increased amounts of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil micro organisms.
Taken from Science and Technology Encycopedia, 1998
1. What is the text mainly about?
a. The definition of acid rain.
b. The process of acid rain.
c. The effect of acid rain.
d. Acid rain.
e. Rain.
2. The acid of normal rain is … than the acid rain.
a. higher
b. lower
c. denser
d. severer
e. the same
3. The third paragraph tells about ….
a. acid rain damages environment
b. how acid rain endangers life
c. how acid rain occurs
d. the cause of acid rain
e. the acid rain cause
4. What is the result of the burning of the coal and oil?
a. ammonium
b. nitric acid
c. sulphuric acid
d. sulphur dioxide
e. airbone ammonia
5. The sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides will …. in the air.
a. be absorbed directly by the vegetation
b. dissolved in the lake water and land
c. emit another sulphur gas
d. radiate an oxygen atom
e. gain an oxygen atom
6. Which of the following is not true about acid rain?
a. It contains lower pH than the normal rain.
b. It has higher pH than the normal rain
c. It can damage animal and plant life.
d. It contains dangerous gases.
e. It endangers water life.
7. …. is dangerous for the scale of fish in the lake.
a. Acid rain
b. Heavy metal
c. Alumunium
d. Vital nutrient
e. Sulphuric acid
8. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To report the acid rain in genera.l
b. To explain the process of acid rain.
c. To persuade the reader to prevent acid rain.
d. To discuss the danger of acid rain in the air.
e. To present two different opinion on acid rain process.
9. If they are in the atmosphere for any time, …. The italic word can be best replaced by ….
a. oil and coal
b. land and air
c. sulphur oxides
d. nitrogen oxides
e. sulphur and nitrogen oxides
10. Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. The bold word has the closest meaning to ….
a. harm
b. hang
c. endow
d. produce
e. develop
Most people agree that some form of family limitation or spacing is desirable for the good of the family and society. But individuals and groups– especially religious groups–differ sharply on the methods of birth control that they consider moral and acceptable.
Couples that practice birth control do so for various reasons. They may want to limit or space their children, or to have no children at all. Young couples often postpone having children so that both partners can work full-time. Other couples space their children so they can give each child as much attention as possible. Some women are advised by their doctors to avoid pregnancy for health reasons. In many countries with rapidly growing populations, the government encourages couples to limit the size of their families.
Even though birth control has gained in acceptance, opposition to the practice is continuous. Some people fear that birth control encourages sexual relations outside marriage or that government might impose birth control. Some religious groups oppose birth control on moral grounds.
Some religious groups teach that artificial methods of birth control are immoral because they separate the two purposes of intercourse in marriage–conjugal love and the procreation of children. Although they oppose all artificial birth control, they consider natural family planning acceptable.
Adapted from The World Book Encyclopedia, 2007
11. What does the text discuss about?
a. Family planning.
b. The disagreement to birth control
c. Reason to support family limitation
d. The two different opinion on birth control
e. The religious group which disagree to birth control
12. The issue of the text is ….
a. government’s population program
b. family planning programs
c. family limitation
d. birth control
e. sex control
13. Which of the following reason do not support birth control?
a. To limit the family size
b. To space the children birth.
c. To avoid high family budget.
d. To avoid a risk-health pregnancy.
e. To share much attention to the children.
14. Some women should prevent pregnancy because of … reason.
a. unacceptable
b. immoral
c. artificial
d. limited
e. health
15. The religious group feels objected to the birth control because they….
a. think it doesn’t the government programs
b. believe it is an immoral practice
c. believe it is not natural practice
d. dread to the health problem
e. are very conservatives
16. Other couples space their children so they can give each child as much attention as possible. (par.2) The bold word refer to ….
a. couples
b. women
c. families
d. people
e. children
17. Young couples often postpone having children ….(par.2) The bold word means ….
a. suspect
b. suspend
c. respect
d. direct
e. recall
18. According to religious group ….
a. artificial methods of birth control is acceptable
b. traditional methods of birth control can be accept
c. sex intercourse outside the marriage is permitted
d. intercourse in marriage doesn’t to create children
e. conjugal love in the marriage is immoral practice
19. From the text, we can conclude that ….
a. everyone doesn’t agree to family limitation
b. the government doesn’t support birth control
c. the religious group agree of using artificial contraception
d. some women must not pregnant because of health reason
e. young couples don’t want to have many children because they are very busy
20. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
a. Report the birth control in Indonesia
b. Persuade the reader to do birth control
c. Present two different views on birth control
d. Amuse the readers with birth control opinions
e. Ensure the birth control runs well in Indonesia
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