: READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY

BAB X : READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY

A. Noun Terdapat beberapa cara untuk mengenal kata benda dalam bahasa Inggris. Beberapa ciri yang membantu kita untuk mengenalnya antara lain :

a. Inflectional Suffixes Inflectional suffixes adalah akhiran pada kata benda, tetapi tidak mengubah jenis kata benda yang mendapatkan akhiran tersebut seperti pembentukan kata benda jamak (pluralizer) –s, -es, dan penanda menyatukan kesamaan (possesive marker) ‘s-dan-s.’

Contoh : Mother must buy books and pencils for my little brothers and sister.

b. Position : Kata benda menduduki posisi tertentu dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris. Salah satu posisi adalah sebelum kata kerja sebagai subyek sedang posisi yang lain adalah sesudah kata kerja sebagai obyek. Contoh : The soldiers found tracks near their camps.

c. Deteminers : Deteminers adalah kata yang terletak sebelum kata benda. Contoh : a its each many more

An our every much most The their no few one My this both several two

Your that some either ten His these any neither twenty-one Those all Several groups of outlaws lived in those mountains.

d. Derivational Suffixes Derivational suffixes adalah akhiran pada suatu kata hingga mengubah jenis kata yang mendapatkan akhiran. Suffix Verb Noun -ment improve improvement -er, -or play player

invent inventor

-t complain complaint -ion, -tion act action -ation, -tion apply application

compete competition

-ance,-ence allow allowance -ist, -ant, -ent type typist

apply applicant serve servant

-al approve approval -ure, -ture, depart departure

mix mixture

-ature sign signature -y, -ery, -ary deliver delivery -age carry carriage

SOAL-SOAL LATIHAN

The text for number 1 to 5. Many government leaders are coming to realize that population growth is reaching a crisis point; they fell that the world’s land, water, and energy ____(1) will not be able to support many more people. This view however , is often in ____(2) to the traditions and beliefs of many people . ____(3) conflicts often exist between government policies ____(4) birth control people’s practices. Looking at three ____(5) countries, India, China, and Kenya, we can see how effectively the world population crisis is being dealt with.

1. A. assets

B. supplies

C. conditions

D. alternatives

E. demands

2. A. agreement

B. counterpart

C. contribution

D. opposition

E. approval

3. A. consequently

B. in addition

C. otherwise

D. moreover

E. nevertheless

4. A. due to

B. regarding

C. resulting in

D. referring

E. caused by

5. A. develop

B. developed

C. developing

D. to developing

E. development

This text for number 6 to 9 Organic architecture—that is, natural architecture—may be varied in concept and form, but it is always faithful to principle. Organic architecture rejects rules imposed by individual preference or mere aesthetics in order to remain true to the nature of the site, the materials, the purpose of the structure, and the people who will ultimately use it. If this natural principle is upheld, then a bank cannot be built to look like a Greek temple. Form does not follow function; form is inseparable from function. In other words, a building should be inspired by nature’s forms and constructed with materials that retain and respect the natural characteristics of the setting to create harmony with its natural environment. It should maximize people’s contact with and utilization of the outdoors.

6. What is another name for organic architecture?

A. Natural architecture

B. Aesthetic architecture

C. Principle architecture

D. Varied architecture

E. Mixed architecture

7. In organic architecture, which of the following of is true?

A. form follows function

B. function follows form

C. function is not important to form

D. form and function are one

E. no comment

8. A good example of natural principles is a ___.

A. bank that is built to look like a Greek temple

B. bank built so that the location is unimportant to the structure

C. bank that is built to conform to the natural surrounding

D. bank that is built to be beautiful rather than functional

E. the sweaty bank

9. Which of the following statements best describes the architect’s view of nature?

A. Nature should be conquered.

B. Nature should not be considered

C. Nature should be respected

D. Nature should be improved

E. Nature should be broken