TOKYO: A Japanese man who stole valuable king crabs from a fish marker was arrested after accidentally locking himself inside a freezer, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

Unemployed Hirohisa Matsumoto, 32, allegedly broke into a fish marker’s freezes storage in Kagoshima, southern Japan, early on December 23 last year. Police said Matsumoto had netted ¥42,000 (US$400) worth of king crabs, and other seafood. However, it is alleged when back into the freezer to fetch more, the door closed, locking him inside.

Police said Matsumoto was trapped in the freezer, where the temperature was minus 16 degrees Celcius (3.2 degrees Fahrenheit), for about 20 minutes. He used his mobile phone to call a friend, who then asked a security guard to open the freezer door, police said.

Investigators believed the man could have died had his mobile phone failed to work.. – AFP

The following statements are true, except...

a. Horohisa Matsumoto stole crab for the first time.b. Hirohisa Matsumoto was lucky.c. Hirohisa Matsumoto went into the freezer more than once.d. Hirohisa Matsumoto was alone when he stole the crabs.e. Hirohisa's old is 32.

The topic of the above text is....

a. Matsumoto was trapped in the freezer.b. A criminal who was trapped inside of a fish market.c. A Japanese man who stole valuable king crabs from a fish market.d. A. Japanese man who allegedly broke into a fish market’s freezer storage in

Kagoshima.e. A crab thief who was arrested after being rescued from a freezer.

The meaning of the last sentence of the text is that....

a. The man died in the freezer because he had a mobile phone.b. The man was lucky that his mobile phone can be used to call for help.c. The man was arrested because he call a security guard to rescue him from the

freezer.d. The man will die.e. The man was dead when his mobile phone failed to work.

Slovakia upsets France in Fed CupReuters•

Bratislava•Daniels Hantuchova outplayed Amelie to give Slovakia a surprise win over France and clinch a Fed Cupsemifinal spot. Hantuchova and Martina Sucha both won their reverse singles to put the tie beyond the 1997 champions. After a jittery start against the powerful French number one, Hantuchova hit back to claim an impressive 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory before Sucha edged out Nathalie Dechy 7-6-6-1. Mauresmo brake serve twice to take the first set in 29 minutes but Hantuchova, who has recently captured the attention of the media for both her solid play and good looks, began to take risks and leveled the match. The French 23-year-old came out strong in, the third set to break Hantuchova's serve but she could not sustain the pressure and Hantuchova broke twice to seal victory.

Jakarta Post

Daniela Hantuchova is from..a. Italyb. Germanc. Franced. Slovakia

What does the news tell us about?a. Tennis match.b. Badminton match.c. Athletic eventd. All England.

Who will play at the final match?a. Martina Sucha.b. Natalie Dechy,c. Daniela Hantuchova.d. Amelie Mauresmo.

"Hantuchova broke twice to seal victory.The underlined word nearly means ...

a. Joyb. Occasionc. Satisfactoryd. Success

Java Jimmy's is featuring four bandsSurabaya - The Java Jimmy's Irish Pub of theWestin Surabaya feature at least four famous Bandsfrom Bandung and Jakarta: the Gypsy Can Band, the Ocean Park Band, the Brown Sugar Band, and the Funky Thumb Band. The attractive performance of those four group bands can be s«en from May 27 - June 30, at the music venues of the Java's Jimmy's Irish Pub.The four Bands perform various kinds of music, such as funky, R & B, and alternative music.They also will present freshness and new* nuance for Surabaya people."While enjoying music, the guests can enjoy various cuisine a, la pub, such as Chicken Wings,Supreme Nachos, Cheese Quesadilla's and others," said Sri Rezeki, the Public Relations Manager of The Westin Hotel Surabaya.

What is Java Jimmy's? It’s name of ...a. A bandb. A hotelc. A pubd. A cuisine

The whole paragraph 3 tells us that ...a. The guests can come without invitation.b. This performance is intended to attract more Guestsc. Sri Rezeki is a successful Public Relation Managerd. The guest are the audiences who buy the tickets

The Public relation Manager has the duty to ...a. Recognize the band to the peopleb. Popularize the hotel in the marketc. Arrange food and drinkd. Find the famous band

The guests will enjoy the live musical entertainment in exactly...a. Two monthsb. Four weeksc. Five weeksd. 35 days

The word "Various" has similar meaning with ...a. Differentb. Monotonousc. Similard. Identical

Korea beat Indonesia 3-1 in the first semi final of the Sudirman Cup on Saturday thanks to a surprise success of Hwang Hye Youn over Olympic bronze medalist Maria Kristin. They will meet the winner of Malaysia and China who play later in the evening.How about an Olympic Game final rematch for a starter? That’s exactly what the fans from the Guangzhou Gymnasium got for the first match of the tie between Korea and Indonesia, played on Saturday afternoon.

Nova Widianto and Lyliana Natsir taking on Lee Yong Dae and Lee Hyo Jung. Lee Yong Dae and Lee Hyo Jung beat Nova Widianto and Lyliana Natsir 21-18 and 21-15. In the second match, Sony Dwi Kuncoro from Indonesia defeat Park Sung Hwan with the score 14-21, 21-15, and 22-20. In the 3rd match, Maria Kristin Yulianti from Indonesia was beaten by Hwang Hye Youn from Korea 21-23 and 19-21. The score is 2-1 for Korea. At the 4th match, Jung Jae Sung and Lee Young Dae from Korea easily beat Indonesian pairs, Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-9 and 21-19. This means that Korea Team beat Indonesia Team 3-1.

1.       What country which beat Indonesia in Sudirman Cup Semi Final?2.       To whom Nova Widianto and Lyliana Natsir lost with score 18-21 and 15-21?3.       Who played second match for Indonesia Team?4.       What country does Maria Kristin Yulianti come from?5.       Who easily beat Muhammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan at the 4th match? 

Every year thousands of people die, due to wheather related problems. This has been a particular problem in Europe over the last few years. It can happen in both winter and in summer. Let’s examine the causes for a moment.

The year 2003 was a time of extreme cold in the winter. Extreme, that is by European standards. In Britain alone, the number of people who died from cold-related illnesses was described as ‘shameful’. Nearly twenty-five thousand people died from illnesses such as strokes, heart attacks, bronchitis, flu and pneumonia. Each of these deaths were though to have been caused by the cold weather. A campaign called ‘The cold can kill’ was launched to give people advice on how to survive the effects of t he cold wheather and freezing temperatures.

In the summer of t he same year, around twenty-three thousand people died in Europe due to the sizzling temperatures. France was particulary badly hit, with nearly fifteen thousand death which were related to the sweltering heat. In Britain, the number of heat-related death was much lower than the number of winter deaths. Even so, with temperatures reaching 38oC, the government issued advice to people on how to protect their health. This advice warned that it only took two consecituve days of high temperatures to have significant effects on people’s health. It said that people who became overheated and dehydrated ran the risk of irreversible damage to the body or even death.

(Adapted from news@nature.com)

1. What is the type of the text?A. ReportB. NarrationC. ExpositionD. DescriptionE. News item

2. What is the organization of the text?A. Orientation-events-evaluationB. Orientation-complication-resolutionC. Thesis-arguments-reiterationD. Thesis-events-complication- resolutionE. Abstract- orientation-events- resolution

3. What is the communicative purpose of the text?A. To persuade the readers to do somethingB. To tell the readers about certain eventsC. To inform the readers about the danger of cold D. To share an amusing incident with the readersE. To state a point of view or arguments about the problems caused by the weather

4. The text mainly discussed about___ .A. the effects of cold weatherB. cold weather causes many illnessesC. people died due to the cold weatherD. the problems arouse during cold weather timeE. the Europeans against the cold weather

5. From the text above we can infer that the number of people died due to the weather in Europe is___ than that of in the France.A. lowerB. higherC. the sameD. fewerE. less

6. “Every year thousands of people die, due to wheather related problems”From the sentence above we can conclude that___

A. weather can spread illnessesB. it’s better to avoid the weatherC. many people died because of the weatherD. we have to be careful with the weatherE. winter and summer are dangerous weather

analytical

Why is the Internet so addicted ? Two reasons: information and freedom. People go online to get information (music, news, stock prices, etc). Logging onto the Internet is like a kid going to a toy store; there is so much to do and explore that once you get in, you never want to leave. People also go online because the Internet offers freedom to do whatever they want, to say whatever they want and to be whoever they want.

This could have a negative effect since people will act in certain ways and say certain things that they otherwise wouldn’t do in real life. Furthermore, because the Internet offers so much freedom, you can find your ideal self much easier, but it’s not the same as your social self. The difference is due to you talking to a computer screen and you talking to a real person. Thus, the experiences we encounter on the Internet are not the same as the ones we encounter in real life.

Even though our overt use of the Internet can cause a conflict between your virtual self and your social self, many still excessively rely on the Internet for their activities. As a result of information and freedom, the Internet has become an unbreakable addiction for individuals and society. Computers are as common as televisions in households; in addition, laptops and Internet-ready cell phones enable the Internet to travel with us.

“By 2000 it was estimated that the number of adults using the Internet exceeded 100 million in the United States alone” (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition). We believe that the Internet experience is the same as real life experience, but it’s not. Although the Internet has many benefits, it also separates us from others while causing many unruly behaviors in the process.

1. What is the text tells about ?2. Why many people use the internet ?3. What’s disadvantages from using the internet ?4. So, what should you do about “using internet” after read this text ?

Now, television seem so important for our life. But, spending too many hours watching television, consumes the precious time that can rather be spent in fruitful and healthy activities like exercise or reading. It also uses up the time that you can rather spend with your family and friends. Chatting with your near ones, spending time with your close ones is a better expenditure of time than in watching TV.

The children of today watch television for long hours. Many a time, they spend their evenings watching their favorite programs on TV. At times they stay up late to watch films on TV. This activity adds to their sedentary hours. The addiction to television deprives them of their time to play.

Children should rather engage in physical activities during the evenings. They should go to the open spaces to play with friends or spend time reading some good books. Moreover, watching television is detrimental to one’s eyesight. These activities can help them live a healthier living.

So, i think , television is one means of recreation but its excessive use is detrimental to one’s physical and mental health.

1. In your opinion, what is the reason the

author wrote like this “Now, television seem so important for our life” ?2. Do you agree with this text ?3. Do you like to watching television ?4. Besides the text , what the other

disadvantage from watching television ?5. So, what should you do after read this

text ?

Having spent most of my life living off of junk food. Junk food is so practical food for many people. I was pretty shocked when I started learning about what goes into the produce we consume every day from the grocery store.

Most of the produce you would buy at the grocery store has been genetically modified to be more appealing to the customer. But, evidence suggests that genetically modified food can be harmful to your health. There are very few regulations on genetically modified food, and there aren’t any long term studies on how they affect human health. About 70% of the food you pick up at the grocery has been genetically modified.

Also, there are many types of insecticides used on produce, that are potentially harmful to your health. Farmers, nowadays, do not use the proper crop rotation when growing their produce. Crop rotation means: The successive planting of different crops on the same land to improve soil fertility and help control insects and diseases. The by-product of no crop rotation is that food in general is much less nutritious and raises a need for more insecticides to be used.

I don’t crave junk food or sugary snacks anymore. I know other people too, who have noticed the same effects from switching to an organic diet.

1. Do you like junk food ?2. Why is junk food is considered dangerous in this life?3. What’s the meaning of “crop rotation” ?4. Do you agree with this text ? if yes, what should you do ?

Cars, as we all know, contribute the most of pollution in the world. Cars emit a deadly gas causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and trigger of asthma. Some of these illness are so bad that people can die from them.

the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.

If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or concentrate in your homework, and especially talk to someone.

Because of that, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.

1. What is the text tells about ?2. What kind of the illness that causes by gas ?3. Do you agree with this text ? if not , what your reason ?4. What should you do after read this ?

The Dangerous of Using Drugs

Today we can look for anybody especially for teenagers that they mostly using drugs for their pleasure. But everybody must pay attention of drugs. Drugs are very dangerous for us. Why it is very dangerous for us? Because its can caused harm to our body.

In terms of health, many organs in our body can be harm because using drug. In general, the impact of using drug are can unconscious, make us hallucinate, can harm our nerve, and cause addictive effect. Beside that, using drugs can make the users depressed, liver disease, schizophrenia, blockage of blood vessels, dehydration, optic nerve damage, brain damage, and finally it can cause DEATH!

When viewed in terms of Islamic law, drugs are forbidden. Because it is cause badness, self harm, debilitate. And Islam proscribes all that can cause badness, self harm because it is included zhalim. Also if we using drugs, it means we already do the forbidden things in Islam, it means we sin. So, in terms of Islamic law, using drugs also dangerous.

Furthermore, if the users of drugs are teenagers, it can endanger their future, and endanger their homeland, their country. From the data, 32 percent of drugs users in Indonesia are teenagers, so, if many teenagers –in this case Indonesia- use drugs, it can be endanger this country, harm youth generation, whereas youths are nation expectation. If the youth using drugs, our nation can be destroy!

So, from now on we must pay attention of drugs, because it’s very dangerous, both in terms of health, religion (Islam), nationality and state.

1. What’s the text tells about ?2. Why we should pay attention of drugs ?3. What’s the impact from using drugs ?4. What is the relation between drugs and Islam law ?5. How many teenagers of Indonesia using the drugs ?6. So, what should you do after read this text ?

mystery

Once there was a husband and his wife who had a baby. They had a dog named Bony. It was a very smart dog and faithful to them. The dog used to take care of the baby while were working in the rice field.

One afternoon, while working in the field, they heard Bony barking. It was running toward them. It’s mouth smeared with blood. The husband shocked and thought that it had killed their baby. Suddenly he took his sickle and threw it to the dog. It hit the dog’s had and the dog head and the dog fell down and died.

Hurriedly they got home and saw the baby sleeping. When the husband looked around in the baby’s room, he found a big snake lying on the floor. It was dead and blood spilled everywhere. It seemed the dog had killed the snake and the killed his faithful dog.

Who was Bony? Bonny was……….

a. The husband’s nameb. The wife’s namec. The bay’s named. The dog’s namee. The snake’s name

Why was the dog running toward the couple?

a. Because it afraid of snakeb. Because it was hurtc. Because the dog wanted some foods.d. Because the dog wanted to tell that something dangerous almost happened in their home.e. Because a snake wanted to catch it.

..…finally killed by the husband. The correct answer to fill in the blank is…….

a. The babyb. The snakec. The wifed. The doge. The couple

The snake was killed by…………………

a. The dogb. The husbandc. The wifed. The childe. The baby

Was the baby hurt by the dog?

a. Yes, it isb. Yes, it wasc. No, it didd. No was note. No, it doesn’t

“Suddenly, he took his sickle …..”(paragraph 2, sentence 5). The word suddenly has the same meaning with the word………………

a. Usuallyb. Quietlyc. Quicklyd. Angrilye. Hungrily

Why was the husband shocked? Because………………

a. He thought that the dog hurt killed his babyb. He was sickc. He saw a snaked. He saw a dog diede. His wife fell down

Last night I was walking home next to the river thames, when something strange happened to me. It was late at night and I’d had a long and difficult day at work. There was a large full moon in the sky and everything was quiet. I was tired and lonely and I’d just had a few pints of beer in my local pub, so I decided to stop by the riverside and look at the moon for a while. I sat on some steps very close to the water’s edge and looked up at the big yellow moon and wondered if it really was made of cheese. I felt very tired so I closed my eyes and after a few minutes, I fell asleep.

When I woke up, the moon had moved behind a cloud and it was very dark and cold. The wind was blowing and an owl hooted in a tree above me. I rubbed my eyes and started to get up, when suddenly I heard a splash. I looked down at the water and saw something. Something terrible and frightening, and unlike anything I’d ever seen before. Something was coming out of the water and moving towards me. Something green and strange and ugly. It was a long green arm and it was stretching out from the water to grab my leg. I was so scared that I couldn’t move. I’d never been so scared in my whole life. The cold green hand was moving closer and closer when suddenly there was a blue flash and a strange noise from behind me. Someone jumped onto the stairs next to me. He was wearing strange clothes and he had a crazy look in his eyes. He shouted “Get Back!” and pointed something at the monster in the water. There was a bright flash and the monster hissed and disappeared.

I looked up at the man. He looked strange, but kind. “Don’t fall asleep by the river when there’s a full moon”, he said “The Moon Goblins will get you.” I’d never heard of moon goblins before. I didn’t know what to do. “Who… who are you?” I asked him. “You can call me… The Doctor.” He said. I was trying to think of something else to say when he turned around and said, “Watch the stars at night, and be careful of the full moon”. I was trying to understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, he had gone.

I couldn’t believe what had happened. What on earth were Moon Goblins, and who was the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers to these strange questions. I stood up, looked at the moon and quickly walked home.

1. Where is the incident happen ?2. Why did he fall asleep ?3. What happen after he wake up ?

4. Then, what things that come out from the water ?5. On your mind , what on earth were Moon Goblins ? and who was the mysterious Doctor ?

and why had he saved the man ?

  "Koko, where are you?" Hamid called softly to his cat.      "He may have wandered to the harbour," said Hamid's friend, Muchtar.     Soon, the boys were at the harbour's gate, marked 'Gate 6', of Priok Harbour. Two policemen were guarding the gate. The boys moved quietly so that the policemen would not see them. The boys knew the policemen would chase them away if they saw them.     The boys knew Koko was somewhere neat the gate because they had heard him meowing. The sound seemed to have come from a taxi that was parked near by. Hamid and Muchtar saw two men standing beside the taxi. The men were talking in low tones. Then, one of them opened the carboot, and Hamid saw Koko crouching among some bags.      Not long after that, the men left. Hamid quickly ran to the taxi. Finding the boat unlocked, Hamid lifted the lid. What a shock! There were bags of explosive! At the moment, Hamid heard the men coming back. He swept Koko into his arms and ran back to where Muchtar was keeping watch.     "Those men are smugglers trying to bring explosive into the harbour," Hamid whispered to Muchtar.     "What shall we do?" asked Muchtar fearfully.     "We must alert the policemen at the gate," Hamid said.The boys moved cautiously until they reached the gate. Hamid told the policemen what he had seen. The policemen did not really believe him, but they went with the boys to the taxi. The policemen were just in time to see the men taking the bags of explosive out of the boot.     The policemen quickly stopped the men and handcuffed them.

Where did Jack sell his cow ........a. At a castle.b. At the market.c. At the giant's castle.d. At the butcher's house.e. On the way to the market.

What is the story about ........a. Jack and a butcher.b. Jack and the giantess.c. Jack and the bean stalk.d. A poor widow and his son.e. The giantess and her husband.

"Oh! It's my husband!" cried the giantess. (Paragraph 7) "What on earth shall I do?" From the sentence we know that the giantess is ........ her husband.

a. Afraid ofb. Angry withc. Fed up withd. Annoyed with

e. Displeased with.

Jack's mother looked very furious when Jack told that ........a. The beans were preciousb. The butcher bought his cowc. He had sold his cow to a butcherd. He traded his cow for the beanse. He met a butcher on the way to the market

What do we learn from the text ........a. Sincerity makes Jack get something precious.b. Jack's mother was a furious mother.c. Poverty makes people hopeless.d. The giantess took pity on Jack.e. Jack was an innocent boy.