Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Saturday, June 20, 2009


Cinderella

Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsisters. They were very bossy. They made Cinderella do all the housework.One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsisters would not let her go. Cinderella was sad because she wanted to go to the ball too. Her stepsisters went to the ball without her.Fortunately, the fairy Godmother came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella dance with the prince. The prince fell in love with her then married her. They lived happily ever after.

A Legend of Candy Cane

A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.
He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the church, and firmness of the promises of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It also represents the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used the tree small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life, if only we put our faith and trust in Him. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a Candy Cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear".

Tuesday, June 02, 2009


The Purse of Gold

A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in a market place. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shouted, "A reward! A reaward to the one who find my leather purse!"

Being an honest man, the beggar came forward and handed the purse to the merchant saying, "Here is your purse. Will you keep your word to give a reward now?"\

"Reward?" scoffed the merchant greedily counting the amount of gold. "The purse I dropped had 200 pieces of gold in it. You've already stolen more than the reward I'll give to you.! Go away or I'll tell you to the police."

"I'm an honest man," said the beggar defiantly. "Let's take this matter to the court!" In the court, the judge patiently listened to both sides of the story and said, "I believe you both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 200 pieces of gold. Well, that's a considerable cost. But the purse the beggar found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn't be the one you lost."

And, with that, the judge gave the purse and all the golds to the beggar.

Listening Test UAN SMA-MA 2011  

http://listeningsection.blogspot.com/2011/08/listening-test-uan-sma-ma-2011.html

This is the file audio MP3 and the written question for National examination (UAN) SMA-MA 2011. You can listen the MP3 online or download it for offline study.


Listening Section
In this section of the test, you will have the chance how well you understand spoken English. There are four parts to this section with special directions for each part.

PART I
Questions 1 to 4.

Directions:
In this part of the test you will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in English. The questions and the dialogues will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question.

You will hear:

Boy : Do you use internet very often?

Gir : Yes, I do. I use it for communication.

Boy : How do you communicate with it?

Girl : I send and receive emails, and I speak with my friends using voice mail.

What is the main topic of the conversation?

A. How to use email.

B. Internet usage.

C. Receiving emails.

D. Voice mail.

E. Communication.

The best answer to this question is “internet usage” therefore you should choose answer (B).

1. A. Having a journey for a week.

B. Going shopping.

C. Going swimming.

D. Beautiful scenary.

E. Discussing holiday plans.

2. A. She will go to school.

B. She will go to her factory.

C. She will go to the hospital.

D. She will go to the man’s office.

E. She will go to a department store.

3. A. She has broken her own promises.

B. She cannot cook the dinner well.

C. She is going to a concert.

D. She practices some sounds.

E. She will perform in the concert.

4. A. The short red one.

B. The short green one.

C. The short black one.

D. The long red one.

E. The long green one.

PART II
Questions: 5 to 7

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by four responses, also spoken in English. The dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each question.

Now listen to a sample question.

Man : Where are we going to stay?

Woman: At the Sun Hotel, near the beach.

Man : Why there?

Woman: ….

What will the woman most likely reply?

A. Stay there.

B. It provides excellent service.

C. There’s a hotel there.

D. It’s on the beach.

The best answer to the question is choice B “It provides excellent service.” Therefore you should choose answer B.

5. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

6. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

7. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

PART III
Questions: 8 to 11.

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or monologues spoken in English. The dialogues or monologues will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the dialogue or monologue, look at the five pictures provided in your test book, and decide which one would be the most suitable with the dialogue or monologue you have heard.

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PART IV
Question 12 to 15.

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you hear the monologue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

12. A. An actor.

B. Harry Potter.

C. Popular book series.

D. Literary agent.

E. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe.

13. A. Being born in England.

B. Buying a popular book series.

C. Playing Harry Potter.

D. His mother being a casting agent.

E. His father being a literary agent.

14. A. Over the head.

B. Around the waist.

C. Outsite the aircraft.

D. In the back of the seat.

E. Under the seat.

15. A. Table.

B. The life jacket.

C. Mobile phones.

D. The attached light.

E. Tapes around the waist.

This is the end of the listening section.
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