Hanna Yaumil Nazia

My Favorite Comic

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Read is my favorite occupation. I am very like read comics. Kind of comic are shoujo and shounen. I like comic shoujo from Japan and Korean. But, first of my favorite comic is comic shounen from Indonesia. The title is Knights of Apocalypse.

I am very like Knights of Apocalypse because the story and picture very interesting, the writer have high imagination until plot of a story is different from another story. Describe of situation and condition it perfectly until make me feel in this story.

Knights of Apocalypse make at 1999. It is emerge at 2007. The concept from game made Aswin Agastya. This setting is Fantasy Scifi. The topic is Space Advanture. It have 3 volume. Story or art by Is Yuniarto, Co Writer/Background Artist by John G Reinhart.

UNIT 5

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Types of Sentences

(page 56-57)

The Answers of Exercise B

1. To make money, they must first spend money, for inventory, supplies, equipment and facilities acquired and employees paid.

2. Revenue from sales of the firm’s product should be the chief source of funding.

3. Financial manager is the ones who keeps track of how money is flowing into and out of the firms.

4. A financial manager decides how the available funds will be used, how much money is needed, and where to get it.

5. Financial management is the responsibility of the vice president of finance of the chief of finance officer.

6. The main function of accountants is to collect and present financial data.

7. The basis of financial decision is financial statement.

8. The financial manager’s job is focus on cash flow and out flow of cash.

9. The jobs of CFO are coordinate information from such area as marketing and production to develop and carry out financial strategies.

10. In a small firm, the financial functions are performed by either the accounting department or one or two poeple.

11. The key activities of the financial managers are financial planning, investment and financing.

12. Budgets are a way to control expense and compare the actual performance to the forecast.

13. The function of budgets are revised when the assumptions on which the budgets was based on longer hold true.

14. The three types of budgets are cash budgets, capital budgets and operating budgets.

(page 58-61)

Exercise 1

1. The one who keep track of how money is flowing into and out the firm is known as:

(b) financial manager.

2. The formal written forcast of revenue and expenses is known as:

3. It is used to forecast the firm’s cash inflow and outflow:

(a) Cash budget

4. Investment, financing and financial planning are the main activities of:

(b) Financial manager

5. It is used to control and monitor the performance of a division or department:

Exercise 2

1. revenue = (b) the main source of funding

2. finance = (a) sum of money intended for special purpose

3. expectation = (f) hopes

4. company = (k) firm

5. job = (m) assignment

6. expense = (l) cost

7. function = (e) role

8. division = (o) Segment

9. plan = (g) design

10. equipment = (n) apparatus

11. estimate = (j) approximate to some value more or less acuracy

12. implement = (h) the act of planning

13. projection = (i) put into practice

14. available = (c) obtainable

15. fund = (a) sum of money intended for special purpose

Exercise 3

1. All companies need money to meet the goals.

(TRUE)

2. Keeping track of cash inflow and outflow is the function of financial managers.

(TRUE)

3. Preparing and implemaenting financial plans is one of the duties of financial managers.

(FALSE)

4. Financial forecast starts with the financial planning process within the firm.

(FALSE)

5. Budget are formal written forecast or revenues and expenses.

(TRUE)

6. Cash budgets forcast outlays for fixed assets.

(FALSE)

7. Budgets guarantee that the firm will have enough funds to buy the equipment. (FALSE)

8. Operating budgets forecast the firm’s cash inflows and outflows.

(FALSE)

Exercise 4

NO. NOUN VERB

1. Equipment Equipe

2. Relation Relate

3. Statement State

4. Preparation Prepare

5. Coordination Coordinate

6. Information Inform

7. Development Develop

8. Estimation Estimate

9. Combination Combine

10. Consideration Consider

The Answer of Exercise 5

1. Money is refered to capital.

2. Continue to is refered to advanced.

3. Chief is refered to primary.

4. Obtain is refered to available.

5. Factor is refered to element.

6. Uses is refered to utilizes.

7. Paid back is refered to repaid.

8. Anticipate is refered to solve.

(page 66-69)

Exercise 1

1. The books from the library need to be returned by Friday.

2. The parents and the chid often watch Disney movies.

3. The phone that belongs to the two friends has finally run out of minutes.

4. That pair of trousers look good on you.

5. Either Matilda or her brother use the simphony tickets each week.

6. The crowd was cheering wildly for Tom.

7. The politics of this campign seem very complicated.

8. Everyone at the company’s headquarters knows the code to the safe.

9. Gulliver’s Travels are one of my favorite books.

10. Measles cause a good deal of itching.

Exercise 2

1. Emily and Greg come to my house every Friday for lunch.

2. There needs is time to watch the movie.

3. My friends who are in the band want me to play a musical instrument.

4. My father or my brothers are coming with me to the ball game.

5. Everyone needs time to relax.

6. That bag of oranges look fresh.

7. The lacrosse team hope to win the turnament next week.

8. Your trousers need to be cleaned.

9. Some of the books on the shelf are dusty.

10. Even though the students like the class, a few think that is too complicated.

Exercise 3

1. So many people are waiting outside.

2. The office next door was closed all day yesterday.

3. The print on the labels is so small.

4. The carpet has so many stains on it that it needs to be replaced.

5. The Trade Union members’ meeting are downstairs in the Conference Room.

6. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have moved in the next door to us.

7. Two cars and a coach were involved in the motorway accident.

8. This application form for the new job, which was posted yesterday, has gone missing.

9. My neighbour plays his music so loud that the walls almost vibrate.

10. Ricardo does not care whether United or City is winning.

11. The bouquet of flowers has just arrived.

12. He makes use of the computer now, and even writes reports for the manager with it.

UNIT 4

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Practice 83-A

1. Many poor boys became famous. (Simple sentence)
2. Wood was a famous painter and Bok was a foremost editor. (Simple sentence)
3. Before he assumed his job, he prepared for it very carefully. (Complex sentence)
4. Bok made the best of a bad situation. (Simple sentence)
5. Hendry Ford inherited many traits from his mother . (Simple sentence)
6. Because he had a brillian mind, Ford planed his horseless carriage. (Complex sentence)
7. He hadn’t worked hard he would never have become a success . (Complex sentence)
8. Will Roger enjoyed wealth and fame in abundance . (Compound sentence)
9. Thomas Edison who made his first scientific experiment at the age of six, invented many things . (Complex sentence)
10. After he invented the phonograph , Edison wrote an article for the megazines. (Complex sentence)

Practice 83-B

1. Grant’s tomb, which was built of granite, is located in New York. (Complex sentence)
2. Though Grant was a fearless military man, he was a weak President. (Compound sentence)
3. Grant and Lee were two famous generals. (Simple sentence)
4. His memoirs, which were finished a week before his death, were sold by Mrs. Grant. (Complex sentence)
5. He fought the southern troops under terrible conditions. (Simple sentence)
6. Lee was offered the command of the union army, but he chose to lead the South. (Complex sentence)
7. When grant finished his second term as President, he and his family toured Europed. (Complex sentence)
8. U.S. Grant served two tems as President, but he died a poor man. (Compound sentence)
9. Clay was a brilliant orator, but Webster was the greatest of them all. (Compound sentence)
10. Clay was a leader of a group of young statesmen who were called “War Hawks”. (Complex sentence)
11. Clay was a member of the cabinet before Webster was ever in the Senate.
12. They worked and fought side by side. (Simple sentence)
13. Andrew Jackson had a nickname “Old Hickory”. (Simple sentence)
14. He had a strong personality or he would never have risen to such heights. (Simple sentence)
15. Jackson, who was the Hero of the Battke of New Orleans, was a military leader. (Compound sentence)

UNIT 3

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SKIMMING

page 26
Exercise 1

1. Against
2. Against
3. For
4. Against
5. Against
6. For
7. Against
8. Against

page 27

Exercise 2

1. Against
2. For
3. For
4. For
5. Against
6. For
7. For
8. For

page 28-29

exercise 1

1. Comparison
2. Comparison
3. Listing
4. Cause-effect
5. Comparison
6. Comparison
7. Time-order
8. Comparison

page 30

exercise 2

1. Time-order
2. Time-order
3. Comparison
4. Cause-effect
5. Comparison
6. Listing
7. Cause-effect

SCANNING

(page 32-43)

The Ansewers of Exercise 1

There are 6 features in the magazines.
The title of the article on noise pollution is “The Trouble with Jet Skis”.
I can read about long lake on page 2.
There are 6 departements in the magazine.
Yes, it does. It is on page 17.
I can read about birds on page 23.
Yes, it does. His name is John Mitchell.
I can read about freshwater ponds on page 14.
The title of the article by Betsy Colburn is “Watcher at the Pond”.
The Article by Deborah Knight is on the page 6.

The Answers of Exercise 2

Item(s) Page(s)

TOEFL 132
Taste 53
Vocabulary v, 12, 28, 29, 33,37,61, 75, 92, 107, 126
Writing 63
Sound 75, 76, 131, 135, 148, 152, 156
Stereotype 9, 14, 53
Time magazine 118
University of Illinois 127, 128, 132
Andrew Wright 159
Garry trudeau 66

The Answers of Exercise 3

The ferry depart from Seattle at 7:00 AM.
The ferry depart from Victoria at 2:00 PM.
I cann’t take the ferry on a Wenesday in March or April.
There are two ferry trips everyday, during June 30, until September 14.
There are ferry trips only on the weekends, during October 1, until October 15.
The bill of a round trip for a student os $39.
A father and two litle children would pay $93 for round trip.
The lastest time that I can take a ferry from Victoria to Seattle is at 4:20 PM.
The ferry take to travel from Seattle to Victoria is about 5 hours more 20 minutes.
No, I cann’t. I cann’t take a ferry from Victoria at 4:20 PM in October.

Parts of Speech

(page 51)

The Ansewers of Exercise 1

In 1610, Galileo Galilei of Pisa, Italy, used his simple telescope and pointed it aat the
moon’s mountains and valleys.
Used = transitive verb
Simple = qualitative adjective
Telescope = countable noun
Pointed = transitive verb
Montains = countable verb
Valleys = countable verb

People who make a living by hunting birds can tell you that certain birds, because of their colour, can easily deceive you.
People = countable nouns
Make = transitive verb
Hunting = transitive verb
Tell = transitive verb
Certain = qualitative adjective
Birds = countable nouns
Colour = countable noun
Easily = qualitative adjective
Deceive = transitive verb

A cameleon can easily change colour so that it is difficult to distinguish it from its surroundings.
Cameleon = countable noun
Easily = qualitative adjective
Change = transitive verb
Colour = countable noun
Difficult = qualitative adjective
Distinguish = transitive verb
Surrounding = Noun (geround)

The acid which is produced by those gland cells is so strong that it can harm living cells.
Acid = countable noun
Produced = transitive verb
Gland = countable noun
Cells = countable nouns
So = subordinate conjunction
Strong = qualitative adjective
Harm = transitive verb
Living = Noun (geround)
Cells = countable nouns

The officer highest in rank in a foreign agency or an embassy is an ambassador who heads the embassy and represents his government in diplomacy or diplomatic affairs.
Officer = countable noun
Highest = qualitative adjective
Rank = adverb of place
Foreign = qualitative adjective
Agency = countable noun
Embassy = countable noun
Ambassador = countable noun
Heads = transitive verb
Embassy = countable noun
Ambassador = countable noun
Represents = transitive verb
Government = countable noun
Diplomacy = intransitive verb
Diplomatic = uncountable noun
Affairs = abstract noun

A legation is also a diplomat lower than an ambassador, and he represents his government in a foreign country.
Legation = countable noun
Diplomat = countable noun
Lower = qualitative adjective
Ambassador = countable noun
Represents = transitive verb
Government = countable noun
Foreign = qualitative adjective
Country = adverb of place

Such relations are important to maintain these countries’ national interest through international co-operation.
Relations = countable noun
Important = qualitative adjective
Maintain = transitive verb
countries’ = countable verb
national = countable noun
interest = qualitative adjective
international = adverb
co-operation = countable noun

He wished that he could have continued his study, but he could not; he had to earn money to support his family.
Wished = transitive verb
Family = countable noun
Support = transitive verb
Money = uncountable noun
Earn = transitive verb

However, when Sams was thirty years old and had had a great eal of experience, he moved to Fransisco, where he merried Olivia Langdon in 1870.
Years = adverb of time
Old = qualitative adjective
Had = auxiliary verb
Experience = countable noun
Moved = intransitive verb
Merried = transitive verb

Writing to a busy man requires that you state your business quickly and accurately, but courteously.
Writing = transitive verb
Busy = qualitative adjective
man = countable noun
requires = transitive verb
state = transitive verb
business = countable noun
quickly = qualitative adjective
accurately = qualitative adjective
courteously = qualitative adjective

UNIT 2

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Describing Company & Its History
(page 17-18)

2. STUDY POINT

1. Complete the sentence with a preposition!

a. The company expanded in the 80’s.
b. I joined AMT in 1991.
c. I left on the spring.
d. The company was taken over on the end of that month.
e. I got a new job with CDR on May 1st.
f. I was sent to Miamy in the beginning of July.
g. My boss called me at 9:00 AM on Tuesday August 5th.
h. He wanted me to go to Rome in September.
i. I called him back at 3:00 PM.

4. Now put these sentences into passive!

a. We bought a factory in Mexico in 1987.
A factory was bought by us in Mexico in 1987.
b. We acquired our Japanese subsidiary in 1988.
Our Japanese was acquired by us in 1988.
c. We closed the Mexician factory in 1989.
It was closed by us in 1989.
d. ZRF took us over in1992.
We take ZRF over in 1992.
e. They tore down the original factory.
The original factory
f. They built a new one on the same site.
A new one was built by them on the same site.
g. They completed the building work in 1993.
The building work was completed by them in 1993.
h. The president opened the new factory.
The new factory was opened by the president.

2. VOCABULARY

Complete the table. Working in pairs, write sentences using the words.

Verb

To merge
To acquired
To take
To expatiate
To produce
To increase
To decrease
To close (down)
To sell off
To grow

Noun

A merge
An acquirement
An takeover
expansion
a production
An increase
A decrease
A closeners
sell out
a grower

(page 24)

EXERCISES 43.1

1. The Bill includes service.
Service is included in in the bill.
2. People don’t use this road very often.
This road isn’t used by people.
3. They canceled all flights because of fog .
All flights were cancelled by them .
4. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
I was accused of stealing the money by them.
5. They are building a new ring road round the city.
A new ring road is being built by them round the city.
6. I didn’t realise that someone was recording our conversation.
I didn’t realise that our conversation was being recorded.
7. They have changed the date of the meeting.
The date of the meeting has been change by them.
8. Bryan told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.
Bryan told me that he had been attacked and robbed by somebody in the street.

EXERCISES 43.2

1. This is very popular televison programm.
Every week it is watched by millions of poeple.
2. What happenes to the cars produced in this factory?
Most of them is exported.
3. A: Was there any truble at the demonstration?
B: Yes. About 20 poeple arrested.
4. A: There is no longer military service in Britain.
B: Really? When was it abolished?
5. A: Did anybody call ambulance to the scene of the accident?
B: Yes. But nobody injured, so it was not need.
6. A: last night someone broke into our house.
B: Oh dear. Anything was taken?
7. Mr. Kelly can’t use this office at the moment.
It is decorated.
8. George didn;t have his car yesterday.
It was serviced at the garage.
9. Where is my bicycle? It’s gone.
It has been steal.
10. The poeple next door disappeared six month ago.
They wasn’t seen since then.
11. This room looks different.
It has been beeing painted since I was last here?
12. A tree was lying across the road.
It was being blewn down in the strom.

PRACTICE READING COMPREHENSION

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QUESTIONS 1 – 8

Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can be produced by combining carbon disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in industry today because of its effectiveness as a solvent as well as its use in the production of propellants.

Despite its widespread use in industry, carbon tetrachloride has been banned for home use. In the past, carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning compounds that were used throughout the home, but it was found to be dangerous: when heated, it changes into a poisonous gas that can cause severe illness and even death if it is inhaled. Because of this dangerous characteristic, the United States revoked permission for the home use of carbon tetrachloride in 1970. The United States has taken similar action with various other chemical compounds.

1. The main point of this passage is that

1. carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous when it is heated

2. the government banned carbon tetrachloride in 1970

3. although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products.

4. carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular part of cleaning compounds

Answer : 3. although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products.

2. The word “widely” in line 2 could most easily be replaced by

1. grandly

2. extensively

3. largely

4. hugely

Answer : 2. extensively

3. The word “banned” in line 4 is closest in meaning to

1. forbidden

2. allowed

3. suggested

4. instituted

Answer : 1. forbidden

4. According to the passage, before 1970 carbon tetrachloride was

1. used by itself as a cleanser

2. banned in industrial use

3. often used as a component of cleaning products

4. not allowed in home cleaning products

Answer : 4. not allowed in home cleaning products

5. It is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is heated, it becomes

1. harmful

2. colorless

3. a cleaning compound

4. inflammable

Answer : 1. harmful

6. The word “inhaled” in line 7 is closest in meaning to

1. warmed

2. breathed in

3. carelessly used

4. blown

Answer : 2. breathed in

7. The word “revoked” in line 8 could most easily be replaced by

1. gave

2. granted

3. instituted

4. took away

Answer : 4. took away

8. It can be inferred from the passage that one role of the U.S. government is to

1. regulate product safety

2. prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride

3. instruct industry on cleaning methodologies

4. ban the use of any chemicals

Answer : 4. regulate product safety

Questions 9 – 16

The next artist in this survey of American artist is James Whistler; he is include in this survey of American artist because he was born in the United States, although the majority of his artwork was completed in Europe. Whistler was born in Massachusetts in 1834, but nine years later his father moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work on the construction of a railroad. The family returned to the United States in 1849. Two years later Whistler entered the U.S. military academy at West Point, but he was unable to graduate. At the age of twenty-one Whistler went to Europe to study art despite familial objections, and he remained in Europe until his death.

Whistler worked in various art forms, including etchings and lithographs. However, he is most famous for his paintings, particularly Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother or Whistler’s Mother, as it is more commonly known. This painting shows a side view of Whistler’s mother, dressed I black and posing against a gray wall. The asymmetrical nature of the portrait, with his mother seated off-center, is highly characteristic of Whistler’s work.

9. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses

1. a survey of eighteenth-century art

2. a different American artist

3. Whistler’s other famous paintings

4. European artists

Answer : 2. a different American artist

10. Which of the following best describes the information in the passage?

1. Several artists are presented

2. One artist’s life and works are described

3. Various paintings are contrasted

4. Whistler’s family life is outlined.

Answer : 2. One artist’s life and works are described

11. Whistler is considered an American artis because

1. he was born in America

2. he spent most of his life in America

3. he served in the U.S. military

4. he created most of his famous art in America

Answer : 1. he was born in America

12. The world “majority” in line 2 is closest in meaning to

1. seniority

2. maturity

3. large pices

4. high percentage

Answer : 4. high percentage

13. It is implied in the passage that Whistler’s family was

1. unable to find any work at all in Rusia

2. highly supportive of his desire to pursue art

3. working class

4. military

Answer : 3. working class

14. The word “objections” in line 7 is closest in meaning to

1. protests

2. goals

3. agreements

4. battles

Answer : 1. protests

15. In line 8, the “etchings” are

1. a type of painting

2. the same as a lithograph

3. an art form introduced by Whistler

4. an art form involving engraving

Answer : 4. an art form involving engraving

16. The word “asymmetrical” in line 11 is closest in meaning to

1. proportionate

2. uneven

3. balanced

4. lyrical

Answer : 2. uneven

Questions 17 – 23

The locations of stars in the sky relative to one another, do not appear to the naked eye to change, and as a result stars are often considered to be fixed in position. Many unaware stargazers falsely assume that each star has its own permanent home in the nighttime sky.

In reality, though, stars are always moving, but because of the tremendous distances between stars themselves and from stars to Earth, the changes are barely perceptible here. An example of a rather fast-moving star demonstrate why this misconception prevails; it takes approximately 200 years for a relatively rapid star like Bernard’s star to move a distance in the skies equal to the diameter of the earth’s moon. When the apparently negligible movement of the stars is contrasted with the movement of the planets, the stars are seemingly unmoving.

17. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

1. What the Eye Can See in the Sky

2. Bernard’s Star

3. Planetary Movement

4. The Evermoving Stars

Answer : 4. The Evermoving Stars

18. The expression “naked eye” in line 1 most probably refers to

1. a telescope

2. a scientific method for observing stars

3. unassisted vision

4. a camera with a powerful lens

Answer : 3. unassisted vision

19. According to the passage, the distance between the stars and Earth are

1. barely perceptible

2. huge

3. fixed

4. moderate

Answer : 1. barely perceptible

20. The word “perceptible” in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following

1. Noticeble

2. Persuasive

3. Conceivable

4. Astonishing

Answer : 1. Noticeble

21. In line 6, a “misconception” is closest in meaning to a(n)

1. idea

2. proven fact

3. erroneous belief

4. theory

Answer : 3. erroneous belief

22. The passage states that in 200 years Bernard’s star can move

1. around Earths’s moon

2. next to Earth’s moon

3. a distance equal to the distance from Earth to the Moon

4. a distance seemingly equal to the diameter of the Moon

Answer : 4. a distance seemingly equal to the diameter of the Moon

23. The passage implies that from Earth it appears that the planets

1. are fixed in the sky

2. move more slowly than the stars

3. show approximately the same amount of movement as the stars

4. travel through the sky considerably more rapidly than the stars.

Answer : 4. travel through the sky considerably more rapidly than the stars.

COHEREN (General English Page 94)

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(1)The Golden Gate Bridge separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. (2) She went to Japan Center, where the buildings and restaurants looked familiar. (3) But San Francisco did not look anything like New York. (4) It crosses from San Francisco to Oakland. (5) Many homes have views of the bay and ocean. (6) Here she was able to talk with people in her native language. (7) She expected to find the tall skyscrapers she had seen on postcards of New York. (8) The Bay Bridge is majestic. (9) Miyoko’s first stop on her flight from Tokyo to the United States was San Francisco. (10) Miyoko especially liked the two bridges that cross San Francisco Bay. (11) From them she learned that San Francisco is a most hospitable city for people from the Orient. (12) After seeing the many hills and bridges, Miyoko was surprised to learn that San Francisco has a very large Japanese population. (13) Even more beautiful is the Golden Gate Bridge, stretching from San Francisco to Marin Country. (14) For one thing, it is all built on hill.

Answer:

1. (9)

2. (7)

3. (3)

4. (14)

5. (5)

6. (10)

7. (8)

8. (4)

9. (13)

10. (1)

11. (12)

12. (2)

13. (6)

14. (11)

Miyoko’s first stop on her flight from Tokyo to the United States was San Francisco. She expected to find the tall skyscrapers she had seen on postcards of New York. But San Francisco did not look anything like New York. For one thing, it is all built on hill. Many homes have views of the bay and ocean. Miyoko especially liked the two bridges that cross San Francisco Bay. The Bay Bridge is majestic. It crosses from San Francisco to Oakland. Even more beautiful is the Golden Gate Bridge, stretching from San Francisco to Marin Country. The Golden Gate Bridge separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. After seeing the many hills and bridges, Miyoko was surprised to learn that San Francisco has a very large Japanese population. She went to Japan Center, where the buildings and restaurants looked familiar. Here she was able to talk with people in her native language. From them she learned that San Francisco is a most hospitable city for people from the Orient.

Quran Stories for Children: Why do we read Noble Qur'an, even we can't understand Arabic?

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An old Muslim lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Nobel Qur'an.

His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa, I try to read the Noble Qur'an just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Noble Qur'an do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home.

Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.

The Grandfather said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.

The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty.

Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The Grandfather said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Noble Qur'an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read the Nobel Qur'an, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah SWT in our lives."

The best way to learn is to share what you have learned and practice it in your life.

Nine great benefits of reciting Holy Qur'an

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Reading and reflecting over the Noble Qur'an fulfils an Islamic duty.
The Noble Qur'an will be a proof for us on the Day of Judgment.
The Noble Qur'an will intercede for us on the Day of Judgment.
Your status in this life will be raised.
You will be from the best of the people.
There are ten rewards for each letter you recite from the Noble Qur'an.
The reciters of the Noble Qur'an will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels.
Your position in Paradise is determined by the amount of Noble Qur'an you memorize in this life!
The Noble Qur'an will lead you to Paradise!

Time in Islam: Time is very precious utilize reading Noble Quran

2010-01-13T00:48:00.000-08:00

Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room.

There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.

Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.

A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Noble Qur'an continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's Mosque. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Noble Qur'an earlier in the waiting room.

After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.

He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Noble Qur'an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Noble Qur'an than he gets to read either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Noble Qur'an, this habit saves him from boredom and stress.

He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the Noble Qur'an? I reflected; how much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Noble Qur'an? I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for? My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number; I went to the doctor.

But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Noble Qur'an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.

Quran Stories for Children: Who will take the Noble Qur'an?

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A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso (Spanish artist who lived in France) to Raphael (Italian painter). They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.

When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.

About a month later, just before Eidul-Fitri, there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands.

He said, "Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art."

The young man held out this package. "I know this isn't much. I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this."

The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture. "Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a gift."

The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.

The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection.

On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. "We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?"

There was silence. Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, "We want to see the famous paintings! Skip this one."

But the auctioneer persisted. "Will somebody bid for this painting. Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?"

Another voice angrily, "We didn't come to see this painting. We came to see the Van Goghs (Dutch painter), the Rembrandts (Dutch artist). Get on with the real bids!"

But still the auctioneer continued. "The son! The son! Who'll take the son?" Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. 'I'll give $10 for the painting.' Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.

We have $10, who will bid $20? Give it to him for $10. "Let's see the masters...." $10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?

The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.

The auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!"

A man sitting on the second row shouted, "Now let's get on with the collection!"

The auctioneer laid down his gavel. "I'm sorry, the auction is over."

"What about the great paintings?"

I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!

Allah SWT gave His Noble Qur'an hundreds of years ago to guide us. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: "The Noble Qur'an, the Noble Qur'an, who'll take the Noble Qur'an? Because whoever takes the Noble Qur'an gets everything."

Holy Qur'an: Your Companion in the Grave

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Rasulullah SAW said: When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased.

When after the burial, the people return home, two angels, Munkar and Nakeer, come in the grave and try to separate this handsome man so that they may be able to interrogate the dead man in privacy about his faith. But the handsome man says, He is my companion, he is my friend. I will not leave him alone in any case. If you are appointed for interrogation, do your job. I cannot leave him until I get him admitted into Paradise.

Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, I am the Noble Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation of Munkar and Nakeer, you will have no grief.

When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk.

Also Rasulullah SAW said: "On the Day of Judgement, before Allah SWT no other intercessor will have a greater status than the Noble Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel."

Why do we listen to Quran Lectures, even we can't remember everything?

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A Masjid (Mosque) goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to Masjid (Mosque). "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 Lectures. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Imams are wasting theirs by giving Lectures at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher.

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to Masjid (Mosque) for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!"

When you are DOWN to nothing....Allah SWT is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank Allah SWT for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful)

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Syed Murtadha was a great aalim (scholar) who lived many years ago. He had many students who attended his classes.

At one of his classes he noticed that one of the students always came late. One day Syed Murtadha asked the student "Why are you always late?"

The student replied that he lived across the river and always took the first ferry across but the ferry service did not start any earlier.

Syed Murtadha wrote something on a piece of paper, folded it and gave it to the student. "Keep this with you" he said "and you will be able to walk across the river from tomorrow - but do not open the paper."

The next day the student got to the river and put his foot tentatively on the water. He could not believe that he could actually walk on the water.

For the next few days, he got to the classes on time.

One day, he could not hold back his curiosity. He looked inside the folded piece of paper. On it was written Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful).

For a moment he thought - "Is this all that helps me walk on water!" He put the paper in his pocket as usual and went to the river to go to his classes. This time he could not walk on the water and had to wait for the ferry. This meant that he was late for his class.

When the class was over, Syed Murtadha called him over and said "You looked into the paper when I had told you not to!"

With Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) you can move mountains provided you have trust and faith in Allah.

Bismillah (In the Name of Allah): Meaning of Bismillah, Power and Worth of Bismillah

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Bismillah (In the Name of Allah) is the start of all good things, so we shall start with it. This blessed phrase is a mark of Islam, one constantly recited by all creatures through their tongues of disposition. If you want to perceive its inexhaustible source of strength and blessing, consider the following allegory:

Travelers in Arabian deserts must travel under a tribal chief's name and protection, or else they will be bothered by bandits and unable to acquire what they need for the journey. Two people, one humble and the other arrogant, set out on a journey. The humble one obtained the name of a tribal chief; the arrogant one did not. The former traveled everywhere in safety. Whenever he met a bandit, he said: "I'm traveling in the name of this chief," and so was left alone. He was treated with respect in every tent he entered. In contrast, the arrogant one suffered disaster and constant fear, for he had to struggle and beg for every need. He became base and vile.

O arrogant soul! You are that traveler, and this world is the desert. Your weakness and poverty are endless, and the enemies and privations to which you are exposed are beyond number. Given this, invoke the name of the Eternal Owner and the Everlasting Ruler of this world, for only this can deliver you from such begging and fear.

Bismillah (In the Name of Allah) is a blessed treasure. It transforms your boundless weakness and poverty, by binding you to the Omnipotent and Merciful One's infinite Power and Mercy, into the most heeded intercessor at His Exalted Court. When you say Bismillah, you act in His name. You are like a soldier acting in the state's name, fearing no one, doing all things in the name of the law and the state, and persisting against all odds.

SQ4R speed reading tips

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The SQ4R Method will help you keep studying organized and efficient. The steps to SQ4R ( Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Record, Review) are explained in the steps below.

SURVEY

Glance over the material to get a feel for what you will be reading.

Survey the entire text

When you first receive the text, spend about 20 minutes skimming the entire textbook to acquire an overall understanding of how the book is organized.

1. Read at the title page.

2. Read at the copyright page.

3. Read at the table of contents.

4. Read the preface.

5. Read at the ancillary material (appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index)

6. Read at any illustrations (including charts, graphs, and tables)

Survey each chapter

Survey a chapter assignment before you actually read it. Survey should tell the scope of the content, how different topics are organized, and what the author's purpose and point of view are. The chapter survey will also give you sufficient background information for class notes.

1. Read the chapter title.

2. Read the chapter objectives.

3. Read the chapter summary or review.

4. Read the major headings and subheadings.

5. Read the visual aids.

6. Read the italicized and/or underlined words and terms.

Survey the illustrations

Our society is visually oriented; authors and publishers are well aware that effective use of illustrations in textbooks is more necessary than ever. Illustrations can literally replace hundreds of words and convey a message more dramatically and quickly than a comparable section of text. Formats range from equations, theorems, and formulas to tables and graphic illustrations.

QUESTION

Ask questions before, during, and after reading the material

As you survey the material, ask the questions about what you will be reading and what you will try to answer. Turn the headings and subheadings into questions. These questions give you a real reason for reading and will help you concentrate on the subject you are reading.

Imagine, as you read the textbook, that the author is speaking directly to you. Question the author statements. Challenge the ideas presented. Textbooks are not the A final word, but are a means of actively involving you, the reader, in the learning process. Do not passively accept the author is presentation of material; look at it critically and read with a questioning and searching attitude. Ask the standard questions: what, why, and how.

READ

Read for the main ideas and organization

Now you should read actively with these certain questions in mind and attempt to answer the questions and organize the material. These answers will be the important facts and details. Read everything in a chapter including any of the visual aids such as picture captions, graphs, charts, etc. Note any words or phrases that are italicized, underlined, or in bold print (there=s a reason this material is highlighted!) The tendency in reading is to keep going, but you should stop at the end of each section to see if you can answer the questions you asked at the start of the section.

Find the main ideas in each chapter or section. Textbook authors write as you have been taught to write: they develop a topic sentence and/or paragraph, substantiate it, and draw conclusions.

Concentrate on what you are reading. Try to feel the rhythm of the author's prose (short, snappy sentences or long, labored explanations) and then "go with the flow." Note particularly the headings and subheadings; they indicate the relative importance of each topic.

Study the illustrations. These serve as "pegs" to help you remember the major points being discussed in the text.

RECITE

Summarize aloud what you read

Recite the main ideas, in other words, aloud or to yourself, after finishing a page. Check the comprehension and make sure you have the correct information. Do the same for the major points after reading each section or chapter.

By reciting what you've read, you are able to see how much information you absorbed, areas you didn't understand and need to review, and answers to the questions you generated for yourself. If you cannot answer the questions, go back to the material and reread.

RECORD

Marking the textbook increases understanding of the material for the present and for future reference. The process of selecting and marking requires you to find the main ideas. Later, when you review the text for exam purposes, you will find that the textbook markings and highlights enable you to grasp the essential points without having to read entire paragraphs and chapters again.

Write down the central points for the chapter or section in the notebook. Do each assignment before class. This will prepare you to participate in class discussions which will, in turn, help you remember the material you have read and to put it into perspective.

Underline and make marginal notes

Underlining key words and sentences will make those items stand out in the mind.

Marginal notes give you the opportunity to question a statement or position taken by the author as well as making you select the key words or items you want to remember from the paragraph.

Summaries enable you to write a brief summation of a section in other words.

Develop your own system of reading. Use whatever facilitates your retention of the material and works best for you. You might use the following: a double underline for main ideas and a single underline for supporting points; a bracket to enclose several consecutive lines that are important, rather than underlining all of them; or a box or circle around key terms.

Read before you mark. Read a few paragraphs or sections and then go back over the material and underline those topics and/or words that you feel are important.

Be selective. Underline only those points that are clearly essential. You will then have a visible outline of the major points on a page.

Use other words. Marginal notations and summaries should be in other language so you can readily recall the original material as you review. Using the text in this manner enables you to extract all that the book has to offer you in a learning situation, now and in the future. You will be able to use the texts for review in later softwares in the same field or in an allied field, thus reducing the need to re-read the material. You will reap the most benefit from reviewing the notes in the text, rather than being distracted by notes you may find written by some other person in a used text.

Coordinate class notes and textbook notes

Read the textbook material on time and prior to the corresponding class or lecture if at all possible. You can then follow the instructor's thought more easily, separate important points from lesser details, and have class notes become more meaningful to you.

Develop your own note-taking technique for each class. Many students use only one side of the paper for class notes, leaving a 2- or 3-inch margin on the left side of the page for writing key words and labeling.

Combine the text notes and class notes. Do this by writing class notes on the right hand page of the notebook and transferring text notes to the appropriate left hand facing page. You can then easily review all the information gained from class and text reading.

REVIEW

Review constantly

Reviewing is an essential part of retention. Review the textbook notes shortly after you have written them and continue to review them periodically.

Spend a few minutes going over the earlier notes before beginning a new reading assignment. This will help you keep the overall picture of the author's development in mind and will let you place the new material properly within that arrangement.

Review any and all supplements to the text. These usually contain quizzes and self tests on material in the text which will prepare you better for examinations. Constantly review throughout the software will greatly reduce the time you will need to spend preparing for exams and will make that time less stressful ("cramming") and more relaxing ("reviewing").

Jawaban Tugas Bahasa Inggris

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Paragraph I
(3) a. Next, add anti freeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly break the container.
(1) b. First, put on snow tires if you plan to dtive on snowy, icy roads very often.
(TS) c. Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less trouble some if you take a few simple precautions*.
(4) d. Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks and a windshield scraper in your car when driving in winter weather.
(2) e. Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary.

Paragraph 2
(3) a. Furthermore, researchers are continuing to work on the development of an efficient, electrically powered automobile.
(TS) b. Researchers in the automobile industry are experimenting with different types of engines and fuels as alternative to the conventional gasoline engines.
(1) c. One new type of engine, which burns diesel oil instead of gasoline, has been available for several years.
(4) d. Finally, several automobile manufactures are experimenting with methanol, which is a mixture of gasoline and methyl alcohol, as an automobile fuel.
(2) e. A second type is the gas turbine engine, which can use fuels made from gasoline, diesel oil, kerosene, other petroleum distillates*, or methanol.

Paragraph 3
(3) a. Later on, people began to write on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls.
(1) b. In the earliest times, people carved or painted messages on rocks.
(2) c. In the middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing; books were laboratoriously copied by hand.
(4) d. With the invention of the printing press in the middle of the fifteenth century, the modern printing industry was born.
(TS) e. Some form of written communication has been used throughout the centuries.

Paragraph 4
(3) a. If there had been a big storm on the day of a baby’s birth, the baby might have been named thunder cloud.
(TS) b. American Indian names are very descriptive, for Indian were usually named for physical attribute, for an occurrence in nature, or for animal.
(1) c. Grey Eagle, red dog, Big bear, and spotted wolf are example of Indians named after animals.
(2) d. Indians with distinctive physical characteristics might be given such names as big foot or crooked leg.

Paragraph 5
(2) a. For one thing, Individual I.Q. scores vary considerably.
(1) b. Many experts also question whether I.Q. scores are related to intelligence.
(3) c. Furthermore, most psychologists agree that intelligence test are biased* in favor of middle-class children.
(TS) d. The validity* of standardized intelligence test is being seriously questioned by educators and physiologists.
(4) e. In fact, motivation seems to be just as important as intelligence in determining a person’s ability to learn.

Mexico City is growing quickly. In 1970, the city had about 9 million people. Now it has over 17 million. All of these people are causing problems for the city. There are not enough jobs. Also, there is not enough housing. Large families have to live together in small homes. Many homes do not have water. They also do not have bathrooms or electricity. The Mexican government is worried about all these problems. It is working hard to make life better in the city.
a. Mexican government ………………………..
b. Large cities ………………………………….
c. Mexico City’s problems ( topic sentense)

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1. Are

2. Was

3. Is

4. Has; Needs

5. Is

6. Have

7. Were

8. Was; Has

9. Plays; Vibrate

10. Does; Is

11. Has

12. Makes; Writes

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Exercise 4

1. a. Parks in California ( Too General )

b. Redwood trees in California ( Topic Sentence )

c. The age of redwood ( Too Specific )

2. a. The land in Scotland ( Too General )

b. How trees hold earth in place ( Too Specific )

c. Forests in Scotland ( Topic Sentence )

3. a. The importance of forests ( Topic Sentence )

b. Taking vacations in forests ( Too Specific )

c. Large forest ( Too General )

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Exercise 5

1. The topic of this paragraph is Lightning

2. The topic of this paragraph is Cloud.

Three kinds of clouds is too general.

Cirrus clouds is too specific

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Exercise 6

1. Topic : Where drinking water comes from

2. Topic : Water problems

3. Topic : How to use water carefully

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Exercise 7

1. Topic : Galileo’s interest in science

2. Topic : Galileo’s first experiment about gravitation

3. Topic : The disagree of Galileo’s scientific ideas

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Exercise 8

1. Topic : : How to make a tea.

2. Topic : The dissemination of coffee.

3. Topic : Orange juice is one of the most popular cold drinks.

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Exercise 9

1. B. Clothes can tell a lot about a person.

2. B. Clothes have to be chosen carefully when you travel.

3. C. Clothes todaay are different from the clothes of the 1800s.

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Exercise 10

1. B. Chemistry lived before the 1700s.

2. A. Robert Boyle helped build the science of alchemy.

3. B. Antoine Lavoisier studied the size and weight of water.