By the year 2000 young people who are now going to Secondary School will have grown up, most of them will probably have become parents who have responsible positions in the community. Babies born this year will go to Secondary School or will have become school dropouts, The Indonesian population will have increased by 130 million, making the total number 280 million. But if parents today follow the family planning programme, the population increase will be much less. Mainland China by the year 2000 will have a population of 1.4 billion people, which is an increase of 600 million people within a time span of about 25 years. India will probably have 1.1 billion people in the year 2000, this means that there will be an increase of 480 million if the birth-rate remains as it is now.
According to records, in 1968 about two third’s population lived in less developed areas and only one third in the more developed areas. By the year 2000, there is a strong possibility the population in the less developed areas will have increased to 77% and that the population in the more developed areas will be only 23% of the world’s total. It is estimated that South Asia’s population will have doubled from 1.126 billion to 2.302 billion.
28. What does paragraph one tell about?
| A. population in China. |
| B. Baby booming. |
| C. The increasing population. |
| D. The effectiveness of family planning. |
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis
Analisis: Bacaan pertama menjelaskan tentang proyeksi jumlah penduduk yang semakin meningkat, khususnya dalam konteks keluarga yang lebih besar dan perencanaan keluarga. Jawaban yang benar adalah C. The increasing population.
29. The number of population grows greater in ........ countries.
| A. developed |
| B. developing |
| C. less developed |
| D. more developed |
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis
Analisis: Berdasarkan bacaan, disebutkan bahwa pertumbuhan jumlah penduduk lebih besar di negara berkembang. Jawaban yang tepat adalah B. developing.
30. How many people lived in China in 1975?
| A. 1.4 billion |
| B. 860 million |
| C. 800 million |
| D. 600 million |
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis
Analisis: Bacaan menyebutkan bahwa pada tahun 2000, China akan memiliki populasi sebesar 1,4 miliar, dan untuk tahun 1975, populasi China adalah sekitar 860 juta. Jawaban yang tepat adalah B. 860 million.
31. India will probably have 1.1 billion people in the year 2000. The underlined word means .......
| A. possibly |
| B. certainly |
| C. positively |
| D. exactly |
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis
Analisis: Kata *probably* dalam kalimat ini menunjukkan kemungkinan atau ketidakpastian, yang berarti *possibly*. Jawaban yang benar adalah A. possibly.
Latihan Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP/MTs
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 1
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- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 3
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 4
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 5
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 6
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 7
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 8
- Soal Bahasa Inggris SMP – Paket 9
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