Skill 1-14

01. In the United States _____ approximately four million miles of roads, streets, and highways. *

A. there

B. is

C. they

D. there are

Jawaban : D

Karna pada soal belum terdapat subject dan verb, sehingga kita harus mencari subject dan verb pada
pilihan jawaban.

02. _____ twelve million immigrants entered the United States via Ellis Island. *

A. More than

B. There were more than

C. Of more than

D. The report of

Jawab : A

Pada soal terdapat verb yaitu entered, namun tidak terdapat subject, sehingga kita harus mencari
subjectnya maka jawabannya adalah A.

03. The television, _____ so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.

A. has

B. it has

C. which

D. which has

Jawaban : D
Karna di soal sudah terdapat subject yaitu the television dan verbnya has. Di soal tersebut terdapat 2
koma, dimana koma ini menunjukkan adanya penjelasan tambahan terhadap subject dan verb. Sehingga
jawabannya adalah D, karna pada jawaban itu terdapat subject dan comector sehingga pada soal
memiliki kalimat yang seimbang yaitu 2 klausa.

04. Psychologists have traditionally maintained that infants cannot formulate long-term memories until
_____ the age of eight or nine months.

A. They

B. they reach

C. to reach

D. reach

Jawab : B

Pada soal terdapat 2 subject yaitu psychologist dan that infants serta verbnya can dan have. Pada soal
juga terdapat 2 conector yaitu that dan until, sehingga jawabannya adalah B karena pada soal terdapat 2
conector sehingga kita haru mencari subject dan verbnya karna kalau ada 2 conector maka harus ada 3
klausa, maka pada pilihan jawaban kita mencari subject dan verb

05. _____ a cheese shop has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and
two retail stores.

A. In the beginning of

B. It began as

C. Its beginning which was

D. What began as

Jawab : C

Pada kalimat sudah terdapat verb yaitu has, namun di kalimat tersebut tidak terdapat subject sehingga
kita harus mencari subjectnya, maka jawaban yang tepat adalah C

06. Primarily a government contractor, _____ preferential treatment from government agencies as both
a minority-group member and a woman.

A. receives Weber

B. Weber receives

C. the reception of Weber

D. according to Weber's reception

Jawaban : B

Pada soal tidak terdapat subject dan verb namun ada adverb yaitu primarily a government contractor.
Maka kita harus mencari subject dan verbnya, maka jawaban yang tepat adalah B

07. Because the project depends on _____ at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait
until the budget cutting ends.

A. it happens

B. which happening

C. what happens

D. that it happens

Jawab :

Soal di atas sudah lengkap karna memiliki 3 klause. Pada soal terdapat 3 subject yaitu the project, the
city country dan the budget country kemudian ada juga verbnya yaitu depends on, may dan ends. Ada
juga terdapat conector yaitu because dan until. Maka jawaban yang tepat untuk mengisi titik titik
tersebut adalah C what happenns

08. _____ definitive study of a western hard-rock mining community cemetery appears to have been
done is in Silver City, Nevada

A. Most

B. The most

C. Where most

D. Where the most

09. One of the areas of multimedia that is growing quickly _____ is sound.

A. yet is easily overlooked

B. is easily overlooked

C. it is easily overlooked

D. that is easily overlooked

10. _____, early approaches for coping with workplace stress dealt with the problem only after its
symptoms had appeared.
A. Although well-intending

B. Although it is a good intention

C. Although a good intention

D. Although well-in tended