Di bisnis seperti inilah merpati harus terjun. Sementara itu, pada saat yang sama
perusahaan ini harus mengemban misi yang tidak ringan, yaitu melayani rute-rute
perintis. Rute-rute seperti ini jelas bukan rute komersial, alias besar kemungkinan
merugi. Akan tetapi, demi kepentingan nasional, rute itu tetap harus dijalani.
Beban itu makin erat setelah Garuda Indonesia, sang induk semang,
mulai menyapih si Merpati. Dengan penyapihan ini, beberapa rute gemuk yang
dulu dikelola Merpati harus dikembalikan ke Garuda. Kini, seluruh armada Merpati
(85 pesawat, 66 diantaranya milik sendiri dan sisanya disewa dari berbagai pihak)
harus melayani 72% rute kurus, 14% rute sedang, dan 3% rute baru. Dari seluruh
rute itu, hanya 14% yang terkategori rute padat.
Dengan penyapihan oleh Garuda itu pula, seluruh aset Garuda yang
digunakan perusahaan bermotto “Jembatan Udara Nusantara” ini juga harus
dikembalikan. Padahal, pada saat yang sama persaingan di jalur non perintis yang
dijalani Merpati justru makin ketat.
If you end up with depression, anxiety, OCD or any other condition, it can be hugely
debilitating, often consuming your daily existence. Having someone, be they a family
member or total stranger, dismiss it outright or accuse you of “faking it” or similar can only
make it worse, compounding the problem.
This is how campaigns to raise awareness of the issues can be beneficial. Just like how
increased exposure to people of different ethnicities or backgrounds has been shown to
reduced feelings of prejudice and suspicion, so increased exposure to mental health
problems and what they mean for those who deal with them can enhance the
understanding of those who don’t have to.
rwhelmed by the complex world we inhabit, so when it comes to creating mental models
of how the world works, it operates a general “stick to what you know” policy. As such,
things that are different or unfamiliar, especially if they’re confusing and uncertain or
introduce an element of perceived threat or danger, are met with suspicion, doubt,
dismissal and so on. All are defence mechanisms, in a way; it’s the brain saying “this is not
how the world is meant to work, so I must dismiss this challenging new information”.
But the brain is not that inflexible. Our idea of how the world works is adaptable and ever-
updating, based on what we experience in our day-to-day lives. And if those experiences
involve people discussing mental health and the issues around it, that’s more likely to
become part of how we see the world and so has less chance of unsettling us overall.
This is especially important for mental health, as opposed to more physical ailments,
because mental health problems often affect people’s minds and understanding rather
than their bodies (although there’s copious overlap). Basically, someone experiencing a
mental health problem or crisis may not realise this. Many need help and assistance to
even accept they have an issue that requires dealing with. And the more there are people
around them who are “aware” of mental health problems and how they manifest, the
more likely this assistance is.
The biggest concern about ocean trash is that most of it is plastic. Plastic can take
up to 1,000 years to biodegrade, or break down into smaller parts, once it's thrown
away. These plastic products get caught in ocean currents and end up in large
"garbage patches" in the water. People rarely see these garbage patches because
they are created in areas of the ocean far away from land, but they pose a big
problem for both humans and wildlife. Plastic and other junk that ends up in the
ocean can wash up on beaches. This can be harmful to birds and other animals that
live on the shore, one of them is Seagull. If plastic gets mixed in with the food that
these birds eat, it can hurt their stomachs.
Humans can be affected by beach trash as well. Some plastic objects can have
sharp or jagged edges. People who walk barefoot on the beach could cut
themselves on trash hidden in the sand. Also, trash can carry germs that make
people sick.
Furthermore, plastic can be deadly for animals that live in the ocean. For example,
turtles and seals think plastic bags floating in the ocean are jellyfish. The turtles
and seals swallow the bags. That can cause the animals to choke, drown, or starve.
Without urgent action, the UN says in its report, the ocean trash problem will only
get worse. The report suggests several ways to address the problem. These
solutions include better enforcement of littering laws and creation of programs to
raise awareness of the problem. What can individuals do to solve this problem?
They can drink from reusable water bottles. They can use cloth grocery bags
instead of plastic ones. People can also volunteer with groups that clean up
beaches and rivers. Thus, everybody is responsible for this issue and real actions
should be taken now.
Sekolah seharusnya menjadi tempat yang ….. bagi anak sehingga otaknya makin
terangsang untuk bisa berkembang dengan baik. Sejumlah penelitian…. fakta
bahwa IQ hanya memberikan kontribusi dua puluh persen dari keberhasilan
seorang manusia. Adapun delapan puluh persen lainnya lebih banyak…. oleh
kecerdasan emosional (EQ).
16. Untuk mengisi titik-titik pada teks di atas, kata-kata yang tepat adalah…
a. (1)
b. (2)
c. (3)
d. (4)
e. (6)
a. (3)
b. (5)
c. (7)
d. (8)
e. (11)
8. Kata “that” di teks bekerja sebagai intensifier. Berarti, ada hal atau ide yang sudah
dibahas sebelumnya yang menjadi acuan, dan ide tersebut adalah bagaimana otak
kita bekerja jika ada unusual things yang dialami. Karena respon otak kita secara
mekanikal termasuk kaku, jadi penulis ingin menekankan bahwa yang sebenarnya
tidak sekaku itu. Jadi, jawabannya adalah D.
9. Kata “exposure” mempunyai dua sinonim yaitu vulnerability dan revelation.
Namun, kita harus memilih sinonim yang sesuai dengan fungsi pemakaian kata
“exposure” di teks. Exposure sendiri dipakai untuk menyatakan ide yang terekspos.
Vulnerability artinya ‘open to threats’ (rawan terhadap ancaman) dan revelation
artinya penyingkapan suatu ide. Jadi, jawabannya adalah C.
10. Penulis menyatakan bahwa semakin sering sesuatu terekspos, semakin banyak
orang-orang yang dapat mengerti tentang hal itu dan turut bersimpati juga. Penulis
mengaitkan keuntungan mengekspos suku-suku yang berbeda agar orang-orang
dapat mengerti dan menghormati budaya masing-masing dengan keuntungan
mengekspos mental health issue yang tujuannya sama: agar bisa mendapat simpati.
Jadi, jawabannya adalah B.
11. Biodegrade artinya sudah dipaparkan di frase berikutnya yaitu “break down into
smaller parts.” Maka pilihan yang tidak sesuai dengan itu langsung di eliminasi
saja. Pilihan yang tepat adalah “be decomposed by bacteria into several parts”
14. Tujuan dari artikel di atas dapat ditemukan di kalimat terakhir pada paragraf
terakhir: Thus, everybody is responsible for this issue and real actions should be
taken now. Kalimat tersebut menyebutkan dengan jelas apa yang diinginkan penulis,
dan informasi di paragraf-paragraf sebelumnya berisi tentang informasi
penunjangnya. Jadi, jawabannya adalah D.