My Timmy Suramadu Bridge

I have some pets. However, my favourite pet is The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan
Timmy. Suramadu), also known as the Surabaya
Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very Madura Bridge, is a bridge with three cable-
adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has stayed sections constructed between Surabaya
innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. on the island of Java and the town of
He always meows when I come home, he Bangkalan on the island of Madura in
usually give me a kiss. Indonesia. Opened on June 10, 2009, the 5.4-
Timmy is a nice playmate. Im so happy to km bridge is the longest in Indonesia and the
spend my time with him. Most of the time, first bridge to cross the Madura Strait.
hes a good cat. Its almost impossible for me The cable-stayed portion has three spans with
to be angry at him. In the morning, he always lengths 192 m, 434 m and 192 m. The bridge
wakes up early. When he wakes up earlier, he has two lanes in each direction plus an
waits quality by my bedside until I wake up. emergency lane and a dedicated lane for
motorcycles. The first toll bridge in Indonesia,
1. When does Timmy usually give a kiss fares have been initially set at Rp. 30,000
to the writer? When the writer. (US$3 in 2009) for four-wheeled vehicles and
a. fells hungry Rp. 3,000 (US$0.30) for two-wheelers.
The bridge was built by a consortium of
b. goes to sleep
Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT
c. leaves home
Waskita Karya working with China Road and
d. comes home Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering
e. wakes up Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including
connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5
2. Why is the writer almost impossible to trillion rupiah (US$445 million).
be angry at his cat? Because . Construction was started on August 20, 2003.
a. It has innocent round eyes In July 2004, a girder collapsed, killing one
b. Most of the time, it is a good cat worker and injuring nine others. Work on the
c. It gives the writer kiss bridge halted at the end of 2004 due to lack of
d. It always wakes up early funds, but was restarted in November 2005.
The main span of the bridge was connected on
e. It is a male tabby cat
March 31, 2009, and the bridge was opened to
the public in June 10, 2009.Within a week of
3. The second paragraph tell about. the opening, it was discovered that nuts and
a. Characteristic bolts as well as maintenance lamps had been
b. Habit stolen and that there was evidence of
c. Habitat vandalism of cables supporting the main span.
d. Food
e. Behavior 5. Suramadus bridge also known as.
a. Longest bridge
4. What is the purpose of the text about? b. sura and madu
a. To describe place c. Surabaya-Madura bridge
b. To entertain the reader d. toll bridge
c. To describe something e. overpass
d. To tell how to make something
e. To tell how to care for cats
6. Suramadus bridge connects the My Very Best Friends
island. I believe that a friend is an angel who lifts us
a. Java and Sumatra off our feet when our wings have trouble
b. Java and Bali remembering how to fl y. It means that our
c. Sumatra and Kalimantan friends are people who will always be there for
us any time we need them.
d. Java and Madura
I'm so lucky because I have three best
e. Correct all
friends. They are Firsty, Ronald and Jonathan.
We have known each other since we were four
7. Length of the Suramadus bridge is. years old. We met in the kindergarten. Since
a. 5.400 meters then, we always go to the same school.
b. 192 meters Moreover, our houses are still in the same
c. 494 meters block. We do everything together. Our motto is
d. 526 meters "United we stand, divided we fall". It means
e. nothing is true "together we are stronger". Now, let me
introduce my friends one by one.
8. The following statement is true, Firsty is the youngest among us because
she was born in December. We call her "The
except ....
Sweety Firsty". Her father is French. She is
a. Suramadus bridge is also known
tall and slim. She's about 171 cm. She has long
Surabaya-Madura bridge straight hair. Actually the color of her hair is
b. the long of Suramadus bridge is 5400 blonde. However, she dyed her hair black
meters since last year. She has beautiful blue eyes, an
c. suramadus bridge connects the islands oval face and pointed nose. "The Sweety
of Java and Madura Firsty" is a cheerful, confident, and determined
d. bridge was opened on March 31, 2009 girl. However, she is a little bit careless and
e. car charged at 30000 rupiahs stubborn. She has many cats in her house.
There are about nine cats. She loves them all.
One of her favorite is a little orange cat. She
9. When the bridge was built?
calls her 'Shinny'. Firsty loves to dance and
a. March 31, 2009
sing. Nevertheless, she wants to be a model.
b. August 20, 2003
Ronald's nickname is Ron. Most of girls in
c. July 2004 our school love and adore him. There's no
d. June 10, 2009 doubt about his good looking. We call him
e. November 2005 "The Charming Ron". His height is 176 cm.
Ron has straight hair and perfect face. He is an
10. Suramadus bridge have tracks in intelligent and introvert person. Above all, he
one way. is humble. He was crowned as The Best
a. 2 Student this year. He won so many prizes on
b. 3 Math, Chemistry and Physic competition.
However, his favorite subject is Chemistry. He
c. 4
wants to be a chemist someday.
d. 5
Jonathan is a funny person. He can always
e. 6 find a way to make the people around
him laugh. I wonder what it is in his head for
he can create jokes spontaneously. Jonathan's
nick name is Jo. He is plump. He's about 168
cm tall. His weight is 80 kg. That's why we
call him "The Big Jo". He has a round face
with brown eyes. His spiky hairstyle makes
him easily recognized. Jo is a humorous,
friendly and an easy going person. He is a
movie freak. He would never miss any new
movie in the cinema. He dreams of becoming
a famous actor one day.
About me? Well, my name is Hana. I'm the
shortest one among them. I'm about 160 cm
tall. I have long wavy hair with round face.
My friends call me "The Chubby Hana"
because I also have a chubby check. Most
people, even my parents say that I'm a careful,
generous and diligent person. They also say
that I'm a bit sensitive. I love painting. I spend
much time in my small studio just painting.
That's all about me and friends of mine.
Even though we are quite different, we love
each other and will keep this relationship for
good.
11. The purpose of the text is
a. to describe persons and characters
b. to tell a sequence of events
c. to entertain the readers
d. to persuade the readers to have many
friends
e. to teach the readers how to make
friends
12. The followings are Firsty's characters,
except
a. cheerful, humorous, and sensitive
b. cheerful, confident, and strong-minded
c. determined, sensitive, and funny
d. determined, humorous, sensitive
e. sensitive, confident, serious 23.
13. What is Jonathan like?
a. He is fat, easy going, and funny
b. He is fat, stubborn, and funny.
c. He is chubby, diligent, and sensitive.
d. He is plump, humble, and sensitive.
e. He is friendly, easy going, and slim.
14. What is Hana's favorite?
a. She loves Chemistry.
b. She loves cats.
c. She loves watching TV.
d. She loves painting.
e. She loves singing.
15. Which statement is true according to
the text?
a. Firsty has a round face.
b. Jonathan wants to be a chemist.
c. Ron wants to be an artist.
d. Hana has long straight hair.
e. Jonathan is plump.
16. A word in the text that has the same
meaning as "strong-minded" is
a. sensitive
b. friendly
c. determined
d. Confident
e. Cheerful
Kecak Dance
Kecak (pronounced [?ket?ak]) is a form of
Balinese music drama, originated in the 1930s
and is performed primarily by men. Also
known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the
piece, performed by a circle of 100 or more
performers wearing checked cloth around their
waists, percussively chanting "cak" and
throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from
the Ramayana where the monkey-like Vanara
helped Prince Rama fight the evil King
Ravana. However, Kecak has roots in
sanghyang, a trance-inducing exorcism dance.
Kecak was originally a trance ritual
accompanied by male chorus. German painter
and musician Walter Spies became deeply
interested in the ritual while living in Bali in
the 1930s and worked to recreate it into a
drama, based on the Hindu Ramayana and
including dance, intended to be presented to
Western tourist audiences. This transformation
is an example of what James Clifford describes
as part of the "modern art-culture system" in
which, "the West or the central power adopts, d. holy book of bali
transforms, and consumes non-Western or e. bali traditional weapons
peripheral cultural elements, while making 'art'
which was once embedded in the culture as a 18. from which the drama in the Kecak
whole, into a separate entity."Spies worked
is taken?
with Wayan Limbak and Limbak popularized
a. local legend
the dance by traveling throughout the world
with Balinese performance groups. These b. Ramayana story
travels have helped to make the Kecak famous c. Mahabharata Book
throughout the world. d. mythical story
Performer, choreographer, and scholar I Wayan e. legend
Dibia cites a contrasting theory that the
Balinese where already developing the form 19. who describes the "modern art
when Spies arrived on the island. For example, culture system"?
well-known dancer I Limbak had incorporated a. Wayan Limbak
Baris movements into the cak leader role b. I Wayan Dibia
during the 1920s. "Spies liked this
c. Prince Rama
innovation," and it suggested that Limbak,
d. James Clifford
"devise a spectacle based on the Ramayana,"
accompanied by cak chorus rather than e. Correct All
gamelan, as would have been usual. 20. Where is Kecak from?
a. Bali
17. What is meant by kecak? b. Jawa
a. Balinese music drama c. Papua
b. bali dance d. Kalimantan
c. traditional house bali e. Sulawesi