TPM PREPARATION 3

To: Ms Mary Smith

Room 123 Star Star Hotel

Respected Sir/Madam,

I am the responsible person for all the positive and negative that a customer would be entertained wiithin this Hotel. I being the Manager of this Star Star Hotel really feel sad about the worst service which was delivered to you from our side due to the unexpected rush while you were staying in our hotel.

I know that you were coming from a distant location to visit this city being a temple city. I also realize that you woould be very tired of your tour during the day time to all the temples in the city.

We always are well prepared to serve our customer who were inside our hotel with much dedication and patience. But the inconvenience that you have intended through us is purely due to our lack of concentration over you during your days of stay.

But I kindly request you to consider the fact that being a temple city, the number of  customers staying in our hotel will be dependent on the days of religious importance only.  That too, in times of yearly festivals of traditional or astrological importance, the rush of people will be high as in your period of stay in our hotel.

Hope you could understand our grievance and the justice. We kindly request you to ignore our mistakes, correct our mistakes through your valuable suggestions.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely,

The Manager of Star Star Hotel

1.      The manager writes the letter Ms Mary Smith to ....

A.    tell that the hotel has provided its best service to the customers

B.    ask for her forgiveness for the inconvenient service of his hotel

C.   inform about the hotel’s  busiest days at religious importance

D.   let Ms Mary Smith understand the hotel’s mistakes in service

inform about the hotel’s  busiest days at religious importance

2.      From the text we know that the inconvenient service ....

A.    always happens to the hotel

B.    ís not the manager’s responsibility

C.   is not a serious problem for the manager

D.   happens out of the manager’s expectation

    always happens to the hotel

3.   What is Mary’s purpose of writing the text? She wants to ....

1.          ask her friends to come for her brunch
2.          inform the detailed events of her party
3.          tell her friends that she will go away
4.          deliver her gratitude to her friends

        ask her friends to come for her brunch

      Staff of Maldives Resort,

Unfortunately, we cannot push through with our stay at your resort this weekend. We have to settle important family matters on those days. However, my husband and I really want to experience your resort, so we agreed to go down there on April 3 and 4. We would appreciate if the amount that we previously paid will just be used for our upcoming stay . Thank you and we hope for your consideration.

Jacobs fam

5465 Harland Park,  Cyprus

Adapted from: http://www.samplelettersworld.com/sample-letters/cancellation-letters/2018-

1. Why do Jacobs family postpone their staying at the resort this weekend? Because ....

          A.    they are not willing to enjoy the resort

          B.    Maldives resort is crowded on those days

          C.   they have not given any payment the yet

          D.   they have to handle other family problems
          they have to handle other family problems

2. What does Mr Jacob want the resort staff do to his previous payment?

          A.    They will return the payment on April 3 and 4

          B.    They will take no consideration to the payment

          C.   The payment will be allocated for his upcoming stay

          D.   The amount will be used to afford his stay this weekend

         The payment will be allocated for his upcoming stay

1.  Which service is for floor restoration?

1.        Upholstery cleaning
2.        Carpet cleaning
3.        Tile cleaning
4.        Odor control

            Tile cleaning

2    2. What is being advertised?

1.       A comfortable housing residence and its facilities
2.       A service on house restoration and cleaning
3.       A set of cleaning device and furniture
4.       Some kinds of chemicals for cleaning 
5. 
   

             A service on house restoration and cleaning

     3. What is the purpose of writing the text?

1.        To tell about the advantages of cleanliness
2.        To advertise some cleaning products
3.        To enforce environment cleanliness
4.        To promote a cleaning service
5. 
   

               To promote a cleaning service

     My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school together.
Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school principal and his mother is also a teacher.
          He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is really hard working. He always does his homework. He is also well-dressed and well-behaved. All teachers have a high opinion of him.
          Ernesto has a well-built body. He is gentle but fearless. He takes part in all sports, scout, trekking and mountaineering activities. He has a good heart. He is truthful, honest and obedient.
          He also plays the guitar, and he makes his parents very proud of him. He secures good marks and is usually top of his class in examinations. This inspires me to work harder. He keeps me away from bad company. I am happy to have such a friend.

1. The text mostly talks about ...

           A.    the writer’s  family

           B.    a very good friend

           C.   my best friend

           D.   Ernesto

                Ernesto

2.  What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

          A.    The writer takes some benefits from his best friend.

          B.    The writer’s best friend has a good character and many activities.

          C.   People are very proud of Ernesto because of his awesome achievements

          D.   Ernesto is a brilliant student and usually gets the highest mark in the class.

               The writer’s best friend has a good character and many activities.

3.   Why does the writer regard Ernesto as his inspiring friend? Because... .

          A.    He makes the writer realize the importance of friendship

          B.    His good achievement leads him to be top of his class

          C.   All friends, teachers and his parents are proud of him

          D.   He comes from educated family

               His good achievement leads him to be top of his class

1.          It was a cold winter’s night when I went to Tumble Wood. The full moon drifted in and out of the clouds, casting silvery  light on the branches. My heart pounded  like a drum and my knee shook like jelly, but I coudn’t turn back. I had to find the gold ring I lost at the picnic, the ring my grandma gave me before she passed away.
             All around me the trees towered like giants. The branches waved in the wind like bony fingers. Snapping branches suonded like a thousands gunshots.
             I run as fast as a cheetah until I came to the clearing. I got down on my hands and knees and began to search for the ring. The full moon disappeared behind the trees. The night was dark as dark as the deepest well. I dug deeper at the frosty earth with my bare hands. Suddenly I felt something soft but cold. I shone my torch at the muddy earth. Then I screamed and jumped up, my face was as white as ghost. I looked down at the gruesome sight. It was a hand... a human hand!

1.      How did the writer dig the earth searching for the ring?

              A.    Making use of his torch.

              B.    Asking for giants’ help.

              C.   Shooting his gun.

              D.   Using his hands.

Using his hands.

 2.  Why did the writer scream and jump up? Because he  ... .

          A.     met the  giant trees

          B.     lost his ring at the picnic

          C.   saw a human hand at the mud

          D.    had no friends in the dark night

                saw a human hand at the mud

3.    What can we learn from the story above? 

           A.    The courage to do difficult things is more worthwhile than to do nothing.

           B.    Serious attempts should be made to find out valuable things.

           C.   Being in fear is not good time to solve the problems  .

            D.  An obstacle may make us stronger

 The courage to do difficult things is more worthwhile than to do nothing.

It was a beautiful day today.  As you know, I am not an early bird by nature; I thought I would laze in bed for a while, but mom told me to get up and not to laze the day away.

           Reluctantly, I dragged myself out of bed, but only after mom promised to have breakfast ready for me very soon. Still feeling groggy, I tripped over Tita’s doll and fell. I yelled out in pain and threw the doll through the door. Tita was coming through the door at the same time, but she managed to duck in the nick of time. However, the doll hit the passage wall and its head broke off Tita then started to cry.

            Mom came out of the kitchen and furiously reprimanded me for my bad temper. Feeling unhappy, I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. While brushing my teeth, I was lamenting the unfortunate things that had happened when, all of a sudden, the toothbrush broke into two.

             What a bad morning! I hope I will never have such a bad luck again.

  1.   “Mom came out of the kitchen and furiously reprimanded me for my bad temper” (Paragraph 3).

          The underlined word means... .

               A.    refreshed

               B.    restored

               C.   warned

               D.   asked

                    warned

   2.    “but she managed to duck in the nick of time”.

         The word “she”  refers to ... .

              A.    the writer’s daughter

              B.    the writer’s mother

              C.   the writer

              D.   Tita

                Tita

   3.  Why did Tita cry?

             A.    Her doll got broken.

             B.    The doll hit her head.

             C.   Mom told her to get up.

             D.   She tripped over the doll and fell.

                                        Her doll got broken.

    4.  From the text, we know that ... .

              A.    Tita succeeded breaking the wall

              B.    the writer regreted doing something rudely

              C.   the writer always woke up early in the morning

              D.   the writer’s mother promised to repair the doll’s head

                    the writer regreted doing something rudely

    A healthy lifestyle helps you deal with life hassles better due to an effective mind and physical fitness. It keeps away heart diseases, obesity, fatigue, depression and even hair and skin related problems. Only a few changes in your routine can help you live a long, healthy and active life that you desire.

1. Rise and Shine with a glass of water
   Drink a glass of water right after waking up. It will help in the maintenance of body systems, improve metabolism rate, remove the toxins and reduce weight.
2. Sleep Well
   Sleep for at least 8 hours in a day. Lack of sleep would result in lack of concentration, memory loss, and disturbed mood.
3. Welcome the morning with a few stretches

After getting out of the bed stretch your arms, your legs, back and neck. Stretching early in the morning helps to increase the flow of the blood and add your muscles an extra dose of oxygen.

4.    Say goodbye to unhealthy snacks

Avoid snacks like cokies, bags of chips, salted nuts, candies and other tasty foods. Choose healthy substitutes like fresh fruits, vegetables and raw nuts .

5.    Go for a walk

    Take stairs instead elevators, increase the physical activities in your routine. Walk for at least 125 to 200 minutes in a week to improve heart health.

           6.    Don’t ever think about skipping your Breakfast

     People who skipped their breakfast were more likely to get obese and developed diabetes. They tend to nibble on unhealthy snacks to overcome their craving for food till lunch.

    1.    “They tend to nibble on unhealthy snacks to overcome their craving...” (Number 6).

          The underlined words means... .

               A.    avoid

               B.    cook

               C.   buy

               D.   eat

                      eat

    2.    “It will help in the maintenance of body systems,....”. (number 1)

          The word “it”  refers to ... .

                A.    A glass of water

                B.    Waking up in the morning

                C.   Drinking water after waking up

                D.   The maintenance of body systems

                     Drinking water after waking up

     3.    What is the intention of writing the text above?

      A.    To guide the reader how to do 6 important steps in his/her life

      B.    To help the reader have a long, healthy and active life

      C.   To give the reader tips dealing with life hassles

      D.   To help the reader change his/her daily routine

  To help the reader have a long, healthy and active life

          Roses are the type of the ornamental plants from the genus named Rosa. They have more than 100 species in nature. They are most found in the northern part which has a cool atmosphere. These plants are generally a thorny shrub or climber plants that can reach 2 to 5 meters.

           The leaf is a compound leaf with its length is approximately between 5-15 cm. these leaves grow opposite each other on its stem. Its leaves are oval shaped, pinnate bones, serrated edge, and tapered at the edge of the leaf. In general, their stems have thorns and particularly shaped like a hook. Those thorns are used as a means of personal protective from animals and used as a media for climbing other plants.  Roses are very beautiful and varied in color such as: white, pink, yellow and blue. Their ovary lies on the underside of leaves and petals. Roses grow well in temperate climate although there are several types of roses can be grown in the subtropical and tropical climate.

       Besides being a decorative flower, Rose has so many benefits, including as antidepressants, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and a source of vitamin C. It also produces oil called as astir oil. This oil comes from the distillation and evaporation of roses. It is very fragrant and can be used as a mixture of perfume. Roses can also be used to make tea, jelly, and marmalade.

         1. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

             A. Rose has many benefits

             B. Rose is a decorative flower

             C. Rose is the source of vitamin

             D. Rose is an ornamental plant

                 Rose has many benefits

          2. What part of roses are used as personal protective means?

              A. leaf

              B. stem

              C. petal

              D. thorn

                  thorn

           3. “It is very fragrant and can be used as … “. (Last par, line 3)

                The underlined word refers to the … .

                A. evaporation

                B. distillation

                C. astir oil

                D. roses

                    astir oil

           4. The text above mainly discuss about … .

               A. parts of roses

               B. a flower called rose

               C. various products of roses

               D. ornamental plant called roses

                     ornamental plant called roses

Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”, “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 centre, 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 weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorised waterbuses which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city’s islands. The city 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.

     Adapted from: http://www.wikipedia.com

         

       1. What does the second paragraph of the text tell us about?

A.  The forms of transport in the world.

B.  The canals and roads that people like to use.

C.  The archipelago that has a lot of islands.

D.  Venice as the world famous for its canals.

         Venice as the world famous for its canals.

        2. From the text we can say that Venice belongs to a city of ….

A.  water

B.  roads

C.  islands

D.  transportation

water

          3. How many bridges connected   the islands of Venice?

   A.  117

   B.  150

   C.  141

    D.  400

         400

Telaga Warna

A Folktale from West Java

The king of a famous kingdom in Cipanas, West Java, was a very wise man. He had a beautiful daughter. The king and queen loved their daughter so much. But all their love was not enough for the princess. All the jewelries that they had given, were not enough for her. She was not satisfied with her gorgeous look either.

            Once, the princess had an idea. She planned to put all the jewelries in every single hair in her head. So, she told her parent about it. She was very sure they would not say no.

  The king was surprised to hear his daughter desire. He tried to convince her that her plan is not proper.

   "My daughter, the beauty of a princess is not measured by her clothes or by the jewelry she is wearing, but by her attitude. It's not that we don't love you, but what will people think if you go through with your plan?" said the king.

The princess was so mad to hear that. So she ran to her room to get her jewelry box, and in anger, she threw it to her father.

  The wise king is outraged seeing his daughter did, "You are the ungrateful daughter!"

Suddenly, the floor of the palace erupted and water poured out from the crack. In a matter of second the palace was flooded, drowning the ungrateful princess and her jewelry. The palace then replaced by a lake. The lake always reflects multiple colors to its surrounding. Some say the colors come from the princess's jewelry. The lake is known as Telaga Warna that means colorful lake.

       1. Why was the King outraged? Because …

            A. the princess was so mad

            B. the princess ran to her room

            C. the princess wanted to have more jewelry

            D. the princess threw the jewelry box to him

            the princess threw the jewelry box to him

         2. “So, she told her parent about it”. (P.2, Ll.2)

              The word “it” refers to … .

              A. the princess’ idea

              B. the princess’ jewelry

              C. the princess’ attitude

              D. the princess’  beauty
                  
                   the princess’ idea

          3. “She was not satisfied with her gorgeous look either”. (P. 1, last sentence)

         The underlined word has the same meaning as … .

              A. beautiful

              B. powerful

              C. fabulous

              D. famous
                   beautiful

          4. What can we learn from the story above?

               A. We have to respect others for their wealth

               B. Parents always love their children for any reasons

               C. We have to be grateful for everything that our parents give to us

                 D. Parents will never say no to the children much

                    We have to be grateful for everything that our parents give to us

Getek

   Getek are small foot ferries/rafts that operate on several rivers in Jakarta. This form of transportation has been used in Jakarta to cross the rivers just since the colonial times. Though it’s not widely seen, now they're … (1) found in the slum areas of the city. You will find getek on the Ciliwung River on Jl. Kartini, Jl. Gunung Sahari; on Banjir Kanal (Jati Pulo); as well as at other … (2) on the 13 rivers that pass through Jakarta. The raft is made from bamboo and the boatman … (3) the raft across the small rivers using a long bamboo pole or by pulling a cable.

        1. mostly

  

         2.  points

        

        3.  moved

Cut Nyak Dien

Cut Nyak Dien was awarded Nation’s Heroine in May 2nd 1964 by President Soekarno. She was one of the first women warriors recorded in Indonesian history. … (1) persistence and unbroken spirit set the ground for her own people, citizens of Aceh, to fight back Colonialism.

Born in 1848 from an aristocratic and religious family in Lampadang, Cut Nyak Dien was an attractive and … (2) girl. Her beauty was admired by most men, that is why she was married in a very young age, 12 years old, to Teuku Cek Ibrahim Lamnga, son from an uleebalang (elder).

Since Aceh was invaded by the Dutch colonialism, her husband … (3) in the front line to defend their homeland. Unfortunately, in 1878, he was killed in Gle Tarum which made Cut Nyak Dien furious and vowed to destroy Dutch no matter what it took. From that moment on, she actively involved in the front line.

          1.  Her

        

          2.   gorgeous

           3.  fought

          

Arrange these words or phrases into a good sentence.

 were  -  Julie and Andrew – chocolate -  children -   liked -  since -  have -  they

                 1                    2                         3                4             5          6          7         8

                  2-7-5-3-6-8-1-4.

 Arrange these words or phrases into a good sentence.

because - bite - or – some insects - they - are - destroy crops - harmful

                  1            2      3             4                5        6            7                    8

4-6-8-1-5-2-3-7

         Rearrange the following sentences to write about a pet

                          

        1.    When a place is crowded he becomes very nervous and unfaithful.

        2.    He always makes me happy.

        3.    When I’m sad, he makes me laugh by running around with his favorite ball.

        4.    We have many beautiful memories.

        5.    Joy, a French Poodle dog is my favorite pet

        6.    Playing hide and seek with him is always fun.

        7.    Joy always obeys my orders but stll it is difficult to take care f him. 

        8.    It has been with me for 8 years.

   The correct order is ....

   5 – 2 – 3 – 6 – 7 – 1 – 8 - 4

     Rearrange the following sentences to write a procedure text on how to reserve books    

through the website.

   

     1.    Click Reserve to hold the material for you

     2.    Search for the books that you want to reserve using the Web OPAC

     3.    Go to LRC website of BINUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

     4.    Type in your correct Binusian ID number

     5.    Insert your Password in the log in section

     6.    Click Cancel Reservation for cancelation by logging in to the library in the Binusian ID        number and password

    7.    A confirmatin message will appear showing the details of your reservation including the time of its availability.

The correct order is ....

               3 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 7 – 6