This text is for questions 5 to 8.
Below are some tips on how to lose weight.
1. Choose a low–carb diet
If you want to lose weight you should start by avoiding sugar and starch (like bread). Sugar and starch may increase your hunger, avoiding it may decrease your appetite to an adequate level.
2. Eat when hungry
Don’t be hungry. The most common mistake when starting a low carbohydrate (carb) diet, reducing carb intake while still being afraid of fat. The problem is that carbs and fat are the body’s two main energy sources. It needs at least one. Avoiding both carbs and fat results in hunger, cravings. The solution is to eat more natural fat until you feel satisfied. You can eat butter, full-fat cream, olive oil, meat including the fat, fatty fish, eggs and coconut oil.
3. Eat real food
Another common mistake when eating a low-carb diet is getting fooled by the creative marketing of special “low carb” products. An effective low carb diet for weight loss should be based on real food like, meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, butter, olive oil, nuts, etc.
4. Stress less, Sleep more
Chronic stress may increase levels of stress hormones such as cortisol in your body. This can cause increased hunger and result in weight gain. Letting yourself get a good night’s sleep is another way of reducing stress hormone levels.
5. Exercise smart
Exercise burns the body’s glycogen stores, which are essentially carbohydrate. This means that after a workout, you can eat a little more carbs than you otherwise can permit yourself, without negative effect on insulin or fat storage. Exercise can both make you feel and look better.
soal 5 .
Why does the writer write the text?
| A. | To explain how to lose weight. |
| B. | To explain how to choose real food. |
| C. | To explain how to decrease appetite. |
| D. | To explain how to apply low-carb diet. |
| E. | To explain how to reduce stress hormone levels. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 5
Kunci: A
Teks dibuka dengan kalimat “Below are some tips on how to lose weight.” Artinya tujuan utama adalah memberi tips menurunkan berat badan, bukan hanya menjelaskan satu aspek tertentu. Semua poin (diet rendah karbohidrat, makan saat lapar, makanan asli, kurangi stres, olahraga) mendukung tujuan umum tersebut.
Opsi D hanya sebagian dari isi karena low-carb diet hanyalah salah satu cara. Opsi lain terlalu sempit dibanding tujuan utama.
Jika ditinjau secara logis: tujuan umum teks \(\gt\) tujuan parsial seperti hanya menjelaskan hormon atau makanan tertentu.
soal 6.
Which of the following statement is stated in the text?
| A. | An effective low carb diet for weight loss should be based on junk food. |
| B. | If you want to lose weight you should start eating sugar and starch. |
| C. | Cortisol can cause decreased hunger and result in weight gain. |
| D. | Avoiding both carbohydrates and fat results in hunger. |
| E. | Exercise burns the body’s oxygen stores. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 6
Kunci: D
Teks menyebutkan secara eksplisit: “Avoiding both carbs and fat results in hunger, cravings.” Itu sesuai dengan opsi D.
A salah karena teks menyebut “real food”, bukan junk food. B salah karena teks menyarankan menghindari sugar dan starch. C salah karena teks menyebut cortisol meningkatkan hunger (\(\gt\) hunger), bukan menurunkan. E salah karena teks menyebut glycogen stores (karbohidrat), bukan oxygen.
soal 7.
What does the writer suggest to lower stress hormone levels?
| A. | To do exercise. |
| B. | To eat good food. |
| C. | To have enough rest. |
| D. | To burn glycogen stores. |
| E. | To choose a low-carb diet. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 7
Kunci: C
Teks menyebut: “Letting yourself get a good night’s sleep is another way of reducing stress hormone levels.” Jadi cukup istirahat adalah cara menurunkan hormon stres.
Secara sebab akibat: kurang tidur \(\gt\) hormon stres meningkat, maka tidur cukup \(\lt\) hormon stres.
soal 8.
“This means that after a workout, you can eat a little more carbs than you otherwise can permit yourself, …”
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
| A. | job |
| B. | work |
| C. | practice |
| D. | exercise |
| E. | test |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 8
Kunci: D
Kata “workout” dalam konteks kalimat membahas pembakaran glycogen stores dan aktivitas fisik. Sinonim paling tepat adalah “exercise”.
Pilihan lain tidak sesuai konteks olahraga. “Job” dan “work” terlalu umum, “practice” dan “test” tidak berkaitan langsung dengan pembakaran energi tubuh.
Karena exercise membakar glycogen (\(\gt\) penggunaan energi), maka setelah exercise diperbolehkan sedikit tambahan karbohidrat.
This text is for questions 9 to 10.
Jl. Jambu \(129\)
Bandung
\(30^{th}\) January \(2017\)
Dear Fred,
It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill. For your brother told me several weeks ago. However, he at that time did not seem to think. The illness was very serious, the news of your mother’s death came to me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly. I feel it also as a personal loss to myself for your mother was always very kind to me. I admired her a good and noble woman. Her death must be a terrible grief to your father too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy.
Words, I know, are poor comforters. “The heart knows its own sorrow”, and in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.
Your sincere friend,
Jack
soal 9.
What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?
| A. | Relatives. |
| B. | Employers. |
| C. | Friends. |
| D. | Siblings. |
| E. | Employees. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 9
Kunci: C
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Di akhir surat penutupnya jelas: “Your sincere friend,” lalu nama pengirim “Jack”. Ungkapan itu menunjukkan hubungan pengirim dan penerima adalah teman.
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Tidak didukung: tidak ada penanda hubungan keluarga seperti paman/sepupu, dan penutup surat tidak menunjukkan kekerabatan.
B. Tidak didukung: tidak ada konteks pekerjaan, jabatan, atau relasi atasan-bawahan.
C. Paling tepat: frasa penutup “Your sincere friend,” secara langsung menyatakan relasi pertemanan.
D. Tidak didukung: jika saudara kandung, biasanya sapaan/penutup akan berbeda dan tidak memakai “friend”.
E. Tidak didukung: tidak ada tanda relasi pekerja/pegawai.
Catatan \(\gt\) dan \(\lt\) yang relevan: Surat menekankan simpati yang kuat (“sincere and heartfelt sympathy”), sehingga tingkat empati yang ditunjukkan \(\gt\) sekadar formalitas, namun tetap dalam bingkai pertemanan.
soal 10.
From the letter we know that...
| A. | Fred’s mother was not ill before her death. |
| B. | Jack sent letter to Fred several weeks ago. |
| C. | Jack was very sorrowful to send the letter to his mother. |
| D. | Jack had known Fred’s mother before. |
| E. | Fred is the only child in his family. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 10
Kunci: D
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Pengirim menulis: “I knew your mother was ill” dan juga “your mother was always very kind to me.” Ini menunjukkan Jack mengenal ibu Fred sebelumnya (bahkan punya pengalaman interaksi dengannya).
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Bertentangan: surat jelas menyatakan “I knew your mother was ill.”
B. Tidak sesuai: “several weeks ago” merujuk pada informasi dari “your brother told me several weeks ago”, bukan Jack mengirim surat beberapa minggu lalu.
C. Tidak sesuai: surat ini ditujukan kepada Fred, bukan kepada ibu Jack (“his mother”). Selain itu tidak ada kalimat bahwa Jack mengirim surat kepada ibunya.
D. Tepat: Jack mengenal ibu Fred (“always very kind to me”) dan mengetahui kondisi sakitnya.
E. Bertentangan: surat menyebut “your brother”, artinya Fred bukan anak tunggal.
Catatan \(\gt\) dan \(\lt\) yang relevan: Karena ada “your brother”, jumlah anak dalam keluarga Fred \(\gt\) \(1\).
soal 11.
“You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow.” What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
| A. | Real. |
| B. | Caring. |
| C. | Generous. |
| D. | Honest. |
| E. | Curious. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 11
Kunci: D
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Kata “sincere” pada frasa “sincere and heartfelt sympathy” berarti simpati yang tulus/jujur, bukan pura-pura. Pilihan yang paling dekat adalah “Honest”.
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Kurang tepat: “real” bisa mendekati makna “genuine”, tetapi dalam konteks ini padanan yang lebih langsung untuk “sincere” adalah “honest/tulus”.
B. Tidak paling tepat: “caring” berarti peduli, sedangkan “sincere” menekankan ketulusan (kejujuran perasaan), bukan sekadar kepedulian.
C. Tidak sesuai: “generous” berarti dermawan, tidak terkait ketulusan simpati.
D. Paling tepat: “honest” menggambarkan ketulusan/kejujuran simpati yang dinyatakan.
E. Tidak sesuai: “curious” berarti penasaran.
Catatan \(\gt\) dan \(\lt\) yang relevan: Surat menekankan simpati yang “sincere” dan “heartfelt”, sehingga kedalaman simpati \(\gt\) simpati biasa yang sekadar formal.