Bacharudin Jusuf Habibie

  Now i'm going to tell you one of my inspirational person to Indonesia especially me,that is Bacharudin Jusuf Habibie. (born 25 June 1936) is an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. He succeeded Suharto, who resigned in 1998. His presidency is seen as a transition to the post-Suharto era. Upon becoming president, he liberalised Indonesia's press and political party laws, and held an early democratic election in 1999, which resulted in the end of his presidency. His presidency was the third, and the shortest, after independence.
  Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R. A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo. His father was an agriculturistfrom Gorontalo descent and his mother was a Javanese noblewoman from Yogyakarta. His parents met while studying in Bogor. Habibie's father died when he was 14 years old.

Habibie started to study aviation and aerospace at the University of Delft (Netherlands) but for political reasons (West New Guinea dispute, which involved Netherlands and Indonesia), he had to continue his study in Aachen, Germany.

  He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1990.In 1960, Habibie received a degree in engineering in Germany, giving him the title Diplom-Ingenieur. He remained in Germany as a research assistant under Hans Ebner at the Lehrstuhl und Institut für Leichtbau, RWTH Aachen to conduct research for his doctoral degree.When Habibie's minimum wage salary forced him into part-time work, he found employment with the automotive marque Talbot, where he became an advisor. Habibie worked on two projects which received funding from Deutsche Bundesbahn.

  In January 1998, after accepting nomination for a seventh term as President, Suharto announced the selection criteria for the nomination of a vice president. Suharto did not mention Habibie by name, but his suggestion that the next vice president should have a mastery of science and technology made it obvious he had Habibie in mind.In that year, in the midst of the Asian Financial Crisis, this suggestion was received badly, causing the rupiah to fall. Despite this and protests (the former minister Emil Salim tried to nominate himself as vice president), Habibie was elected as Vice President in March 1998.

 A lot of changes that this president brought at the time.Habibie's government stabilized the economy in the face of the Asian financial crisis and the chaos of the last few months of Suharto's presidency.When Habibie was State Minister for Research and Technology, he created the OFP (Overseas Fellowship Program), STMDP (Science Technology and Manpower Development Program) and STAID (Science and Technology for Industrial Development). These three programs provided scholarships to thousands of high school graduates to earn their bachelor degrees in the STEM fields and for other technical professionals to continue their study for master’s and doctorate program in the United States, Europe, Japan, and other countries.

  I think that is all that i can tell you about B.J.Habibie.Thank you

1.The synonim of 'resigned' is...
   a. Surrendered
   b. Brought
   c. Kept in position
   d. Became
   e. Maintained
2.What is the purpose of the text?
   a. To entertain the lifestory of Suharto
   b. To tell the one who invented planes
   c. To inform the reader about Habibie
   d. To tell the history of Indonesia
   e. To retell the old information
3.Habibie was born in..
   a. Sumatera
   b. Sulawesi
   c. Jawa
   d. Kalimantan
   e. Europe
4.What can we learn from Habibie,except..
   a. To not give up until we made a plane
   b. To do our best and our macimum effort
   c. To study a lot so we can continue our study in Germany 
   d. To be born in Parepare
   e. To not to forget our beloved country
5.This is a/an..
   a. Autobiography text
   b. Report text
   c. A bunch of words
   d. Narrative text
   e. Something to read

Borobudur

  Now i'm going to tell you on of the seven wonders of the world,that is Borobudur temple.is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. The temple is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple,as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.
  Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesianindigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The temple also demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian. The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument and ascends to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world.

  Approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Yogyakarta and 86 kilometres (53 mi) west of Surakarta, Borobudur is located in an elevated area between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. According to local myth, the area known as Kedu Plain is a Javanese "sacred" place and has been dubbed "the garden of Java" due to its high agricultural fertility. During the restoration in the early 20th century, it was discovered that three Buddhist temples in the region, Borobudur, Pawon and Mendut, are positioned along a straight line. A ritual relationship between the three temples must have existed, although the exact ritual process is unknown.
  I think that is all that i can tell you about Borobudur temple.Thank you.


1.What is the perpouse of the text?
   a. To inform the reader about Jogjakarta
   b. To inform the reader about Sailendra Dynasty
   c. To inform the reader about Borobudur Temple
   d. To tell the reader specifically about the ritual in Borobudur temple
   e. To entertain the reader about the story of Buddha
2.Which is not correct about the temple from the text above?
   a. Borobudur, Pawon and Mendut, are positioned along a straight line.
   b. The temple is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
   c. Approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Yogyakarta.
   d. Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty.
   e. The temple was designed by Indians
3.Borobudur is located in..
   a. Jogjakarta
   b. Surabaya
   c. Bandung
   d. Jakarta
   e. Surakarta
4.How many Buddha statues that exist surrounding the central dome of the temple?
   a.43
   b.2.432
   c.72
   d.1.421
   e.0
5.What is the definition of 'Pilgrim'?
   a. The designer of Borobudur Temple
   b. A person who plays football
   c. A personn who journeys to a sacred place in the act of religious
   d. A person who cares about himself
   e. The king in the Sailendra Dynasty

Gorillas

  Now i'm going to tell you one of the greatest animal on earth,that is gorilla.Gorillas are ground- dwelling animal.They inhabited in Central Africa.Groillas covered a large area of tropical and subtropical forests in Africa.Predominantly omnivorous apes besause they mostly eat fruits and vegetables,but sometimes the eat little insects,like ants.
  By genus,gorilla is devided into two species:The western gorillas that live on the high land like mountain.And eastern gorillas that live on the low land,wet,and warmer like swamp,but still sleep on a tree by the way.
  They are the biggest living primates.The DNA of gorilla is highly similliar to humans,form 95-99% depending of what counted,and they are our (humans) closest relatives after chimpanzees and bonobos.Bonobo is some kind of african ape too.
  Compared to humans,they have a bigger body than us,stronger arms,legs,and jaw,longer arms and legs,but still we are the smartes species though.A male gorillas can be 130-180 kg and the female one can be 70-100 kg.Gorillas move arround by knuckle-walking.But sometimes they use their lower legs in a situation like bringing their food or in a defensive mode.

  Gorillas live in small family or convoy about 15.In a group,there is an alpha,that is always the oldest,the strongest,and has a silver fur covered his back also called a silverback gorilla.And the rest of the members are females,younger males,and other older males.
  In a public zoo or a city zoo,they can live for 45-60 years.But in the wild of africa,they only can live for 20-30 years.That is why they are in an extremly endangered for extinction.That's apitty.Because we can learn more from them,right?So,i think that is a good reason keep the existance of gorillas.Let's save gorillas!
  I think that is all that i can tell you about gorillas.Thank you.
1.Where is the originally gorillas inhabited?
   A.America
   B.Asia
   C.Africa
   D.Europe
   E.Australia
2.Statements are true,except..
   A.Gorillas move arround by knuckle-walking
   B.A male gorillas can be 95-99 kg
   C.Eastern gorillas can live in the swamp
   D.The alpha gorilla is a silverback gorilla
   E.Gorillas are omnivorous apes besause they mostly eat fruits and vegetables,insects
3.The same genus,or the closest relatives from the DNA,except
   A.Humans
   B.Chimpanzees
   C.Bonobos
   D.Orangutan
   E.Phanter
4.Which situation that gorillas use their lower legs to move arround?
   A.Defending itself
   B.When they are climbing
   C.When they are swimming
   D.Being high
   E.In a meeting
5.What is the purpose of the wirtter?
   A.To inform a new species of gorilla
   B.To entertain the reader about Africa
   C.To entertain the reader about Chimpanzees
   D.To describe and give information about gorillas
   E.To retell the writters experience meeting a gorilla