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Six U.S. Soldiers Killed by a Blast
Baghdad (Reuters) – Six U.S. soldiers were killed by a blast north of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, in one of the single deadliest ground attacks against American forces in Iraq in months.
Three other soldiers were wounded after an explosion went off near their vehicles in the province of Salahaddin, the military said in a statement, without giving details. Salahaddin is a Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold.
More than 3,170 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the third week of a security crackdown in Baghdad aimed at stemming sectarian violence. U.S. military commanders have expressed concerns that insurgents could step up attacks outside Baghdad.
1. The text talks about …
A. Six U.S. soldiers killed by a blast
B. Attacking against American
C. A blast north of Baghdad
D. A Sunni Arab insurgent
E. The U.S. military
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Teks tersebut berbicara tentang …”. Pada teks tersebut secara umum membahas tentang enam tentara AS yang tewas akibat ledakan.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (A) Six U.S. soldiers killed by a blast
2. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Insurgents could increase attacks outside Baghdad.
B. Three soldiers were wounded after an explosion went off.
C. The U.S invasion has caused more than 3,170 of its soldiers died.
D. Six, US, soldiers died due to a blast north of Baghdad on Monday.
E. Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the second week of a security crackdown in Baghdad.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Manakah dari pernyataan berikut yang TIDAK disebutkan dalam teks?”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the third week of a security crackdown in Baghdad aimed at stemming sectarian violence” yang memiliki arti “Pasukan Irak dan AS berada di minggu ketiga penumpasan keamanan di Baghdad yang bertujuan untuk membendung kekerasan sektarian”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka pernyataan yang tidak sesuai adalah “Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the second week of a security crackdown in Baghdad”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (E) Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the second week a security crackdown in Baghdad.
3. Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the third week of a security crackdown in Baghdad aimed at stemming sectarian violence. (Paragraph 3). The underlined word means …
A. Line
B. Guard
C. Attack
D. Clean-Up
E. Protection
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Kata yang digarisbawahi berarti …”. Pada konteks kalimat tersebut, kata “crackdown” memiliki makna “pengamanan”. Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka kata yang memiliki makna yang paling dekat dengan kata tersebut adalah Guard.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) Guard.
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