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XII IPA 3
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VENICE

Venice is a city in northern Italy. It is the capital of region Veneto. Together wih Padua,
the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area. Venice has been known as the
Queen of the Adriatic, City of Water, City of Bridges, and The City of Light. The city
stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in
northeast Italy.
Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed
by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by
about 400 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of
transport is on water or on foot.
You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly
used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by
motorised waterbuses (vaporetti) which ply regular routes along the major canals and between
the citys islands. The city also has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use
by Venetians are the traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points
without bridges.
You can see the amusing citys landmarks such as Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Contarini
del Bovolo, Saint Marks Cathedral or villas of the Veneto. The villas of the Veneto, rural
residences for nobles during the Republic, are one of the most interesting aspects of Venetian
countryside.
They are surrounded by elegant gardens, suitable for fashionable parties of high society.
The city is also well known for its beautiful and romantic view, especially at night.

QUESTIONS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What are the nicknames of Venice?

What does Venice famous for?
How many bridges connect the islands on the city?
How do people of Venice travel to one place nowadays?
What are the landmarks of Venice?

ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.

Queen of the Adriatic, City of Water, City of Bridges, and The City of Light.
Its canals.
About 400 bridges.
They travel by motorised waterbuses (vaporetti) which ply regular routes along the
major canals and between the citys islands.
5. Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Saint Marks Cathedral or villas of
the Veneto.

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Antibiotic, also called antibacterial, is kind of compounds both natural and synthetic, which has function to
press or stop a process of organisms growth, particularly bacteria. Antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections
and used as a tool for genetic engineering in biotechnology. Antibiotic works as pesticides by pressing or break
the chain of bacterias metabolism. Nevertheless, antibiotic is different with disinfectant in the process to kills
bacteria. Disinfectant kills bacteria by creating an unnatural environment for germs to live.
In 1928, Alexander Fleming identified penicillin, the first chemical compound with antibiotic properties. Fleming
was working on a culture of disease-causing bacteria when he noticed the spores of a little green mold
(Penicillium chrysogenum), in one of his culture plates. He observed that the presence of the mold killed or
prevented the growth of the bacteria.
In terms of treatment, antibiotics dubbed as magic bullet because antibiotic kills instantly without injuring its
sufferers. Although antibiotic is good for medication, it is not effective in handling infection caused by viruses,
fungi, or other nonbacterial.
Antibiotic has diverse types based on their effectiveness against bacteria. There are antibiotics that target
gram- negative or gram- positive bacteria and some antibiotic has wider spectrum. The effectiveness depends
on location of the infection and the ability of antibiotic to reach location of the infection. Based on how to use,
antibiotics are divided into two that are oral antibiotics and antibiotic intradermal. An oral antibiotic is used by
mouth while antibiotic intradermal used through anus. Intradermal antibiotic is used for serious cases.

Questions

1. What is the best tittle for the text above?

a. How antibiotic is work
b. The invention of antibiotic
c. Antibiotic
d. Kinds of antibiotic
e. Disinfectant
2. Which one is not true?
a. Antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections
b. Antibiotic is not same with disinfectant
c. Antibiotic kills instantly without injuring its sufferers
d. Antibiotic is effective in handling infection caused by viruses
e. All of statement is true
3. In terms of treatment, antibiotics dubbed as magic bullet . (Paragraph 3)
The underline word close in meaning to...
a. Work
b. Seen
c. Say

d. Like
e. Call
4. What is the purpose of the text above?
a. To inform about antibiotic
b. To describe about antibiotic
c. To inform about disinfectant
d. To describe about antibiotic
e. To entertain the reader
5. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
a. Antibiotic is a compound
b. Antibiotic is good for medication
c. Antibiotic is not good for fungi
d. Antibiotic kill without injuring its suffers
e. Antibiotic is magic bullet

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XII MIPA 3
44
Cactus

Read the following text and answer the questions 1 to 5.

A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. They are
often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for protection of property
from wild animals, as well as many other uses.
Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets, gypsophila,
spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago, bougainvillea, chickweed
and knotgrass.
Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot environments,
showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which conserve water. Their stems have
adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have become the spines for which cacti
are well known.
Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a maximum
recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1 cm in diameter at
maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise from areoles. Many cactus
species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals, principally moths
and bats. Cacti range in size from small and globular to tall and columnar.
1. Where can we find cacti mostly?
A. In the jungle.
B. On the beach.
C. On the mountain.
D. In the arid and hot region.

2. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?

A. Because their flowers are large.
B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.
C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.
D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.
3. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A. The members of cacti.
B. The habitat of cacti.
C. The use of cacti
D. Types of cacti.
4. What is the purpose of the text ?
A. To give information about American cacti
B. To explain physical feature of cacti
C. To describe cacti in general
D. To tell cacti's life
5. Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which
The synonym of the word distinctive is
A. typical
B. antique
C. unique
D. different

Answer :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

D
C
C
C
C