This following text is for questions \(22\) to \(24\).
The Government should Provide Rehabilitation Programme for Drug Users
Drug users are actually ill people who need help. Rehabilitation is one of the main things they should get. Instead of punishing drug users in prisons, the government should provide rehabilitation for them.
Most users are actually victims of persuasive peddlers and they suffer from consuming the drugs. Therefore, by rehabilitating them, we are actually helping them out from traps, which they might accidently step on.
If we only arrest drug users and send them to jail, this doesn’t solve the problem as drug users will still be addicted unless proper rehabilitation is imposed to them. Providing rehabilitation programmes for drug users and forcing them to participate in the programmes is better than only arresting them and doing nothing to their illness. Only drug dealers, traffickers, and wholesalers should be imprisoned.
Soal 22
Most drug users get drugs from ....
| A. | jails |
| B. | peddlers |
| C. | traffickers |
| D. | wholesalers |
| E. | rehabilitation center |
Lihat Jawaban & Analisa
Jawaban: B
Kalimat kunci pada paragraf \(2\): “Most users are actually victims of persuasive peddlers ...”. Jika mereka “victims of peddlers”, berarti sumber yang paling jelas mereka berurusan dengan peddlers (pengedar kecil yang membujuk). Jadi, jawaban paling tepat: peddlers.
Analisa opsi:
A salah, teks membahas penjara sebagai hukuman, bukan sumber memperoleh drugs.
B benar, disebut langsung “victims of persuasive peddlers”.
C dan D disebut di kalimat terakhir sebagai pihak yang “should be imprisoned”, tetapi teks tidak menyatakan “most users get drugs from traffickers/wholesalers”.
E salah, rehab adalah tempat pemulihan, bukan sumber drugs.
Soal 23
Sending drug users to prison is not a good solution because ....
| A. | they can’t consume harmful drugs |
| B. | they are treated normally |
| C. | they may still be addicted with harmful drugs |
| D. | they can be freed as soon as possible |
| E. | they are given the whole recovery program |
Lihat Jawaban & Analisa
Jawaban: C
Kalimat kunci paragraf \(3\): “... this doesn’t solve the problem as drug users will still be addicted unless proper rehabilitation is imposed to them.” Artinya, dipenjara saja tidak menyelesaikan masalah karena mereka masih tetap kecanduan. Itu sejalan dengan opsi C: “they may still be addicted ...”.
Analisa opsi:
A salah, teks tidak mengatakan mereka “can’t consume”, masalahnya justru kecanduan tetap ada.
B salah, “treated normally” tidak dibahas.
C benar, inti alasan: masih akan kecanduan tanpa rehabilitasi.
D salah, soal “cepat bebas” tidak dibahas.
E salah, justru teks menuntut program rehabilitasi; kalau mereka “are given the whole recovery program”, itu malah solusi, bukan alasan penjara tidak baik.
Soal 24
“... the drug users will still be addicts unless proper rehabilitation is imposed to them”
(Paragraph \(3\))
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
| A. | influenced |
| B. | treated |
| C. | forced |
| D. | burdened |
| E. | implemented |
Lihat Jawaban & Analisa
Jawaban: C
Kata imposed dalam konteks “rehabilitation is imposed to them” bermakna rehabilitasi itu “diberlakukan secara wajib” kepada mereka. Petunjuk kuat ada pada kalimat berikutnya: “... forcing them to participate in the programmes ...”. Jadi makna paling dekat adalah forced.
Analisa opsi:
A terlalu lemah (sekadar memengaruhi).
B “treated” berarti diobati, bukan “diwajibkan/dipaksakan”.
C benar, paling sesuai dengan petunjuk kata “forcing”.
D “burdened” berarti dibebani, tidak tepat untuk konteks aturan wajib rehabilitasi.
E “implemented” berarti diterapkan (oleh pemerintah), tetapi fokus “imposed to them” adalah dikenakan secara wajib kepada mereka, lebih dekat ke “forced”.
Soal 25
This following text is for questions \(40\) to \(42\).
Gene Splicing
Genetic research has produced both exciting and frightening possibilities. Scientists are now able to create new forms of life in the laboratory due to the development of gene splicing.
The ability to create life in the laboratory could greatly benefit mankind. For example, as it is very expensive to obtain insulin from natural sources, scientists have developed a method to manufacture insulin inexpensively in the laboratory.
Another beneficial application of gene splicing is in agriculture. Scientists foresee the day when new plants will be developed using nitrogen from the air instead of the fertilizer. By this, food production could hopefully be developed to feed the world’s hungry people.
On the contrary, no one agreed on gene splicing. Some people think that it has terrible consequences. A laboratory accident, for example, might cause an epidemic of an unknown disease that could wipe out humanity.
As a result of this controversy, the government made rules of controlling genetic experiments. In response to these rules, some members of the scientific community argue that the rules are too strict, whilst many other believe that they are still lenient.
Scientists hope to ....
- create new air substance for plants
- develop agricultural sector using gene splicing
- free the world from hunger by creating new forms of life
- manufacture insulin by exploring alternative resources
- develop modern fertilizer for new plants
Lihat Jawaban & Analisa
Jawaban: C
Teks menyebutkan manfaat gene splicing, terutama untuk pertanian: “food production could hopefully be developed to feed the world’s hungry people.” Ini menunjukkan harapan ilmuwan: meningkatkan produksi pangan agar dunia terbantu dari kelaparan. Dari opsi yang ada, yang paling sejalan adalah “free the world from hunger ...”.
Analisa opsi:
A salah, tidak ada konsep “new air substance” untuk plants; yang ada “nitrogen from the air”, bukan “air substance”.
B kurang tepat, ini hanya menyebut bidangnya (agriculture), tetapi tujuan harapan ilmuwan yang ditekankan teks adalah memberi makan yang lapar (tujuan akhir).
C benar, merangkum tujuan “feed the world’s hungry people” melalui pengembangan (new forms of life \(\rightarrow\) produksi pangan meningkat).
D salah, teks justru mengatakan insulin dari natural sources mahal lalu dibuat murah di lab, bukan “exploring alternative resources”.
E salah, teks mengatakan “using nitrogen from the air instead of the fertilizer”, jadi bukan mengembangkan pupuk modern.
Soal 26
Some people object to gene splicing because ....
- food production will be increased
- it will endanger civilization
- the insulin will be produced easily and cheaply
- geneslicing experiments bring more harms
- unknown disease could be eradicated
Lihat Jawaban & Analisa
Jawaban: B
Teks menyatakan penolakan karena “terrible consequences”, bahkan “might cause an epidemic of an unknown disease that could wipe out humanity.” Artinya, orang menolak karena gene splicing bisa membahayakan kelangsungan hidup manusia (peradaban).
Analisa opsi:
A salah, peningkatan produksi pangan justru disebut sebagai manfaat, bukan alasan penolakan.
B benar, sejalan dengan “wipe out humanity” \(\rightarrow\) membahayakan peradaban/kelangsungan manusia.
C salah, insulin murah juga manfaat, bukan alasan penolakan.
D kurang tepat, terlalu umum; teks spesifik menyebut ancaman wabah penyakit yang bisa memusnahkan manusia. Jadi inti penolakan paling tepat adalah ancaman terhadap peradaban (B).
E salah, “eradicated” tidak dibahas; yang ada justru risiko penyakit baru.
Soal 27
“Scientists foresee the day when new plants will be developed using nitrogen from the air ...” \( \)(Paragraph \(3\)\( \))
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
- see
- dream
- predict
- look
- imagine
Lihat Jawaban & Analisa
Jawaban: C
Kata foresee berarti “melihat ke depan/meramalkan” sesuatu yang akan terjadi (bukan melihat dengan mata saat ini). Dalam konteks “foresee the day when ... will be developed”, maknanya paling dekat dengan “predict”.
Analisa opsi:
A salah, “see” lebih ke melihat secara langsung sekarang.
B salah, “dream” lebih ke harapan/khayalan tanpa nuansa perkiraan ilmiah.
C benar, “predict” = meramalkan sesuatu akan terjadi di masa depan.
D salah, “look” berarti melihat/menatap, tidak sesuai konteks masa depan.
E kurang tepat, “imagine” adalah membayangkan, tetapi “foresee” lebih kuat sebagai perkiraan/ramalan (predict).