SOAL DAN PEMBAHASAN UN BAHASA INGGRIS

Soal & Pembahasan UN Bahasa Inggris

The Buyat Bay, issue has been a hot topic these past two weeks.

       However, no party has claimed responsibility for the pollution in the bay. This country is

suffering from an old illness : it cannot see the culprits even though it could - if it wanted to.

       The issue started when a non-governmental organization discovered that a number of

people living near the bay in South Minahasa district, North Sulawesi province, were suffering

from skin diseases.

       Blood tests showed that some had high levels of mercury i
n their blood.

       Public opinion then turned against the subsidiary of U.S based Newmont Minahasa Corp.

PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, accusing it of causing the pollution by dumping its tailings in the

bay.

1 . This text mainly talks about ........

A . the pollution in the bay

B . the discovery of pollution by a non government organization

C . the failure of the government to find the culprits

D . the skin disease of the people living in Buyat Bay

E . the Buyat Bay issue

Kunci : E

Penyelesaian :

Teks di atas membicarakan mengenai isu di pantai Buyat

2 . "Public opinion then turned ........ by dumping its tailings in the bay." (Paragraph 5)

The underlined word means ........ in a careless manner.

A . unloading

B . piling

C . burying

D . packing

E . covering

Kunci : C

Penyelesaian :

dumping berarti  penimbunan sama dengan burying yang berarti penguburan.

Flood is a body of water that covers normally dry land. Most floods are harmful. They may

....(17).... homes and other properties and even carry off the top soil leaving the land ....(18)....

When people are not prepared, sudden and violent floods may bring huge ....(19).....

3.    A . destroy

B . break

C . bunt

D . fall

E . drop

Kunci : A

Penyelesaian :

They may destroy homes and other properties ....

Mereka menghancurkan rumah dan peralatan lainnya .....

4.     A . dry

B . wet

C . helpful

D . barren

E . fertile

Kunci : E

Penyelesaian :

carry off the top soil leaving the land fertile.

mengikis bagian atas tanah membuat tanah menjadi tidak subur.

5.     A . advantages

B . demolition

C . benefits

D . questions

E . losses

Kunci : B

Penyelesaian :

When people are not prepared, sudden and violent floods may bring huge demolition.

Pada saat orang tidak siap, dan tiba-tiba banjir besar dapat membuat kerusakan yang

sangat besar.