Senin, 31 Maret 2014

Tugas Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 (SOFTSKILL)



Choose the best answer and give an explanation of your answer
1. _ _ _ big carotid artery to the main parts of the brain.
a. bring the blood
b. blood done
c. bring the blood
d. blood lead
Answer: "A" because the artery-carotid artery supplying the front part of the brain, which is responsible for our personality and our ability to think, talk and move.

2. Mark Twain _ _ _ years after the civil war "the Golden Age."

(A) referred to
(B) call
(C) he calls
(D) his call
Answer: "A" because it is better known by his pen name, he is a writer.

3. ___ radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.

(A) development of the Marconi
(B) the development by Marconi
(C) the development of Marconi
(D) Marconi developed
Answer: "B" for the famous Marconi after developing a wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the "radio"

4. initial ___ medicines from plants of various kinds.

(A) get
(B) they acquire
(C) obtained
(D) they obtained
Answer: the "C" since rather is derived from plants.

5. ___ Moon of Pluto, Charon, in the way a little ellipses around the planet.

(A) move
(B) move
(C) it moves
(D) in the movement
Answer: "A" because it more accurately.

6. Robert e. Lee's Confederate Army ___ General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.

(A) the surrender
(B) he submits
(C) submit the
(D) the surrender
Answer: "D" because it more accurately.

7. in the stone age, stone tools _ _ _ with another stone.

(A) Poles
(B) they are polished
(C) for Poland
(D) polished
Answer: "D" because it is more precise and correct
8. the first steamship to cross the Atlantic ___ Savannah, in 1819.
(A) is
(B) is
(C)
(D) in it
Answer: "A" as more appropriate
9. organisms such as plants may ___ first at sea, perhaps 3 billion years ago.

(A) live
(B) live
(C) live
(D) it's alive
Answer: the "C" because it more accurately describes the past

10. the aircraft near the Equator _ _ _ movement of the West-to-East faster than air farther from the equator.
(A) to have
(B) has
(C) has been
(D)
Answer: "D" for wearing conjunctions

11. _ _ _ soon after the animal dies.
(A) the degradation of DNA
(B) the downgrading of DNA
(C) DNA degradation
(D) for DNA to degrade
Answer: "B" due to the downgrading of the DNA will be made faster

12. ___ is famous as the home of the U.S. Naval Academy.
(A) Annapolis
(B) because of Annapolis
(C) why Annapolis
(D) since Annapolis
Answer: "A" since Annapolis as the home of U.S. Naval Academy

13. ___ the deepest valleys and canyons on Earth.
(A) in the Pacific Ocean with
(B) in the Pacific Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) the Pacific Ocean has been
Answer: "A" as more appropriate in the preparation of his sentence

14. in the United States, women's participation in the labor force from 37 per cent in 1965 to 51 percent in 1980.
(A) it jumps
(B) hops
(C) jump
(D) jump
Answer: the "C" because it already happened

15. _ _ _ the second most common metal in Earth's crust, and it always occurs in combination with other materials.
(A) iron
(B) iron
(C) with iron
(D) with iron
Answer: "B" because "is" explaining something

16. Although the knife and fork _ _ _ a prehistoric origin, spoon is relatively new.
(A) is
(B) they
(C) whether they are
(D)
Answer: "B" because "they" to describe a knife and fork

17. ___ staying on Earth for nearly 200 million years.
(A) the dinosaur
(B) the dinosaur
(C) if the dinosaurs
(D) since the dinosaurs
Answer: "A" because quite simply with the word dinosaur.

18. ___ along most of its length to the upper Chamber and the lower spaces.
(A) the cochlea is divided
(B) divide the cochlea
(C) consists of the cochlea
(D) with the cochlea is divided
Answer: the "C" because in this case explain kokleanya

19. when ___ Conference?
(A) the physician who attended
(B) does not present the doctor?
(C) doctor will attend
(D) the presence of a doctor
Answer: the "C" because in this case asking about the presence of the doctor

20. _ _ _ for Mike was a big surprise.
(A) really
(B) The Party
(C) funny
(D) when the
Answer: "A" because Mike really is a surprise


Right or wrong, revise and gives an explanation of the mistake and you answer

21. daily practiced piano for hours.
Revision: the Piano is played every day for hours
22. the instructions for the exercises on page twenty is not clear.
Revised: instructions on the exercises twenty-page is not clear.
23. during the week at lunch in the school cafeteria.
Revision: this week-long lunch in the school cafeteria.
24. on the morning of the day after the concert was tired.
Revision: on the morning after the concert is very tiring.
25. during the meeting in the Office discussed the schedule.
Revision: During a meeting in the Office to discuss about the schedule.
26. everyone must leave the room immediately.
Revision: is correct.
27. I can sit on the beach for hours.
Revision: is correct.
28. He will ask a lot of questions that are difficult.
Revision: is correct.
29. a new movie is receiving good reviews.
Revision: the new Movie received good reviews.
30. we take a new route to the Beach House.
Revision: through our new route to go home on the beach.
31. they helped him with the work.
Revision: they help him with how it works.
32. She and Bob came up to visit me.
Revision: is correct.
33. She lent to you and me.
Revision: He lend to you and me.
34. We offer him shelter.
Revision: is correct.
35. the soup needs more salt because it doesn't taste very good.
Revision: Not very nice for the soup that excess salt.
36. the girl was running too fast and he fell.
Revision: Girl ran too fast so that he fell.
37. they sell the car for you and me.
Revision: is correct.
38. I told him the truth, but he didn't believe me.
Revision: I told the truth, but he does not believe in me.
39. You and he had to find them.
Revision: is correct.
40. Martha felt happy when her boss gave her a pay rise.
Revision: Martha felt happy when his boss gives him a raise.
41. just between us, I'm not sure if we can trust them.
Revision: is correct.
42. the tourists lost the way in the storm.
Revision: Tourists missing in the event when the storm.
43. Please tell brother that I needed to talk to him.
Revision: Please tell him that I need to talk to him.
44. the boys got a box and she opened it carefully.
Revision: boy that's got the box and she opened it carefully.
45. If my friends call, ask them to call back later.
Revision: if my friend calls, ask them to call me back later.
46. me and my friend were travelling.
Revision: is correct.
47. our neighbors will be with you and me.
Revision: our neighbors will meet with you and me.
48. Nos VIES "explains that the sister and often eat at that restaurant.
Revision: Nos VIES "explains that his sister often eat at that restaurant.
49. the students are allowed to ask when he does not understand the problem.
Revision: students are allowed to ask when he does not understand the problem.
50. do you know Ben and wife?
Revision: is correct.







Minggu, 02 Maret 2014

Peluang Bukan Sekedar Pekerjaan…

Menurut laporan Organisasi Perburuhan International – ILO akhir tahun lalu di Jakarta, selama kurun waktu Agustus 2012 – Agustus 2013 terjadi pertumbuhan 0 % di ketenaga-kerjaan Indonesia. Artinya selama kurun waktu tersebut tidak ada pertambahan lapangan kerja sama sekali, meskipun ekonomi masih mengalami pertumbuhan. Pertumbuhan  ekonomi belum cukup untuk menambah lapangan kerja, maka bisa jadi inilah waktunya bagi tenaga-tenaga muda berpotensi untuk tidak lagi mencari pekerjaan tetapi mengejar peluang.

Ketika pertumbuhan tenaga kerja mandeg, lowongan pekerjaan hanya muncul dari pekerjaan-pekerjaan yang ditinggalkan oleh orang yang pensiun atau berhenti bekerja. Lowongan pekerjaan di perusahaan baru atau perusahaan yang masih tumbuh, terkurangi dengan lapangan pekerjaan yang hilang karena perusahaan bangkrut atau melakukan pengurangan pegawai.

Ironinya kemandegan lapangan pekerjaan juga bisa disebabkan oleh kebijakan-kebijakan pemerintah sendiri. Perijinan yang lambat, infrastuktur yang stagnan, birokrasi, ketentuan UMR dlsb. semua bisa menjadi pemicu berhentinya pertumbuhan lapangan kerja.

Fenomena ini bukan hanya di negara seperti Indonesia, di negara yang mengaku dirinya super power-pun masalah ketenaga kerjaan ini tidak kalah njlimetnya. Di awal krisis ekonomi global tahun 2007, di Amerika ada 32 % atau 18.5 juta kelompok yang disebut millenials – yaitu kelompok angkatan kerja muda usia 18 sampai 31 tahun – yang tinggal bersama orang tuanya ( sebagai indicator ketidak mampuan berdiri sendiri).

Enam tahun kemudian yaitu tahun 2013,  jumlah ini meningkat menjadi 36 % atau 21.6 juta angkatan kerja produktif yang tetap tinggal bersama orang tuanya. Di kita mungkin terbiasa anak-anak yang sebenarnya sudah mampu berdiri sendiri tetapi tetap tinggal bersama orang tuanya. Di negeri individualistik seperti Amerika, tetap tinggal bersama orang tua di usia produktif adalah karena keterpaksaan – karena mereka tidak bekerja atau bekerja dengan penghasilan yang tidak memadai.

Melihat suramnya lapangan pekerjaan tersebut di atas, baik di negeri berkembang seperti kita ataupun di negeri maju nan adi kuasa sekalipun – kini waktunya orang tua, sekolah-sekolah, perguruan tinggi dan unsur-unsur masyarakat untuk bersama-sama merubah orientasi anak-anak mudanya.

Kini bukan lagi waktunya untuk mencari pekerjaan di lapangan kerja yang tidak tumbuh, karena sedikit orang bisa saja tetap memperoleh lapangan pekerjaan – tetapi mayoritasnya akan kesulitan. Kini waktunya untuk fokus pada membangun kemampuan angkatan kerja untuk minimal menciptakan pekerjaan untuk dirinya sendiri.

Agar tidak hanya berteori, maka upaya menuju generasi muda yang mandiri ini perlahan-lahan insyaAllah benar-benar kita wujudkan. Yang jangka pendek antara lain adalah ketika nanti tanggal 1/3/2014 insyaAllah kami mengadakan Power Lunch di Majlis BTWG – Startup Center, insyaAllah  pada acara tersebut kami akan membuka peluang bagi yang ingin bekerja mandiri dalam berbagai bentuknya.

Yang jangka menengah yaitu dalam 6 tahun kedepan, adalah program Madrasah Al-Fatih kami  insyaAllah akan menyiapkan tenaga-tenaga muda yang mandiri di kisaran usia 18 tahun – yaitu ketika mereka lulus dari Madrasah. Bukan hanya mandiri, standar mereka insyaAllah juga hafal Al-Qur’an 30 juz ! Enam tahun adalah jangka waktu yang ditempuh angkatan pertama yang mendaftar saat ini hingga kelulusan mereka rata-rata enam tahun yang akan datang.

Yang jangka panjang adalah hal-hal yang sudah kami rintis di Project Kebun Al-Qur’an, Jalan Menuju Baldatun Thayyibatun wa Rabbun Ghafuur. Negeri idaman yang dibangun dengan berkebun mengikuti petunjukNya tersebut, insyaAllah akan memberi makan (yang berarti juga pekerjaan) yang cukup bagi seluruh penghuninya.

Program jangka panjang ini sudah kami tuangkan dalam buku yang bisa di-download gratis melalui link dalam tulisan tersebut di atas. Sejak kami upload tiga bulan lalu , hingga saat ini setidaknya sudah di- download 7,221 kali oleh para pembaca – mudah-mudahan ini menjadi kekuatan tambahan untuk mengimplementasikannya di lapangan kerja masing-masing.

Tentu tidak tidak ada yang mudah dari tiga program tersebut yaitu jangka pendek, menengah dan panjang. Tetapi perjalanan ribuan mile itu telah kita mulai dengan satu- dua langkah-langkah pertamanya.  Langkah-langkah awal inipun alhamdulillah sudah memberi peluang bukan sekedar pekerjaan yang diperebutkan. Mudah-mudahan Allah menuntunnya dan menunjukinya ke langkah-langkah selanjutnya. Amin.

sumber : http://geraidinar.com/index.php/using-joomla/extensions/components/content-component/article-categories/81-gd-articles/entrepreneurship/1386-peluang-bukan-sekedar-pekerjaan
oleh : Muhaimin Iqbal