Beluntas

Beluntas are one of clump plants, which grow in everywhere. In general, people
grow it only for planting the empty field in our house. These plants are always
considered wild plants by a few people. We can easily see it as life fence in their
house. But, in fact beluntas are good for our health.

These plants are included asteraceae family. They have the characteristic itself. A
little leaf with short stem, oval from with the top become pointed, upright grow with
many branches. The color leaves are bright green. The height of plants is 1 to 2 m.
if the leaf is kneaded, it will appear unpleasant taste (langu dan getir :
Indonesia ). From here, they have antiseptic subtances of chemistry subtances, i.e
alcalin, clasium, aluminium, asitirin oil, etc. For consuming, we can eat it directly as
lalapan : Indonesia or to be cooked as sayur ( vegetables dish ).

We can also boil it for drinking every day. This plants can be used for healing
diseases i.e : to losesmell body, fever, mentruation, reumatic, pektei (keputihan :
Indonesia), etc.

In fact, beluntas can grow easily in every where, because we dont need special
land for its breeding. We just cut a lip the old stem to grow it.

Answer the question correctly.

1. What is Beluntas?
2. What are the physical characteristics of Beluntas?
3. What can we do with Beluntas?
4. Was Beluntas good or not good for our health?
5. Where Beluntas can grow?
 The use of formalin and other additives in foods

The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been serious
problem for three reasons.

Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimens and
experiments. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which
is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not
for food preservatives. Of course when it is used for food preservative, it will be very
dangerous to humans body.

The second reason is that there is not tight control from the government. This
condition makes the peoples health is really treat. When the control is weak and
the use formalin was speared wide all over the Indonesian regions, and these days it
has really happened, the citizen's bodies will be badly contaminated with the
poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their products which contain formalin and
dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorb the
substance that should be for the human and animal corpses?

The third is that the difficult economy seems not to end. This can make the situation
worse. We all know that todays economy is very difficult. People buy daily products
and fulfill their need with high cost. Things are getting more and more expensive.
Consequently, the food production costs increases. For example, the preservation
process for fish will be much cheaper if the producers use formalin. They know the
danger of formalin but they dont care about the others health. What is in their
mind is only how to get profit.

Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of formalin and
other preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.

Answer the question correctly.

1. What is the purpose of the text above?
2. What is the function of formalin actually?
3. They know the danger of formalin, but they dont care about the others
health (paragraph 4). What does they in the sentence refer to?
4. Why do food producers like to use formalin for the preservative substance?
5. What the conclusion of the text above?
 The Zoo Job Story

One day a clown was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money by
making a street performance. He acted and mimed perfectly some animal acts. As
soon as he started to drive a crowd, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him
into his office.

The zoo keeper explained to the clown that the zoos most popular gorilla had died
suddenly and the keeper was fear that attendance at the zoo would fall off. So he
offered the clown a job to dress up as the gorilla until the zoo could get another one.
The clown accepted this great opportunity. So the next morning the clown put on
the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He felt that it was a
great job. He could sleep all he wanted, played and made fun of people and he
drove bigger crowds than he ever did as a clown.

He pretended the gorilla successfully. However, eventually the crowds were tired of
him for just swinging on tires. He began to notice that the people were paying more
attention to the lion in the next cage. Not wanting to lose the attention of his
audience, he decided to make a spectacular performance. He climbed to the top of
his cage, crawled across a partition, and dangled from the top to the lions cage. Of
course, this made the lion furious, but the crowd people loved it. At the end of the
day the zoo keeper came and gave him a raise for being such a good attraction.
Well, this went on for some time, he kept taunting the lion, the audience crowd grew
a larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day happened. When he
was dangling over the furious lion, he slipped and fell into the lion cage. The clown
was really in big terrible situation. He was terrified.

Sooner the lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce. The clown was so scared.
He could do nothing and he began to run round and round the cage with the lion
close and closer behind. Finally, the lion could catch him. The clown started
screaming and yelling, Help me, help me!, but the lion was quick and pounces.
The clown soon found himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and
suddenly he heard a voice from the lions mouth;Shut up you idiot! Do you want to
get us both fired?.

Answer the question correctly.

1. Why did the clown pretend to be the gorilla?
2. Why did the clown accept the zoo keepers offer?
3. Was the clown successful pretended to be the gorilla?
4. What did the clown do to attract the audiences attention?
5. Who didnt like the clowns action? Why?
Answer the question correctly.
1. What is Beluntas?
2. What are the physical characteristics of Beluntas?
3. What can we do with Beluntas?
4. Was Beluntas good or not good for our health?
5. Where Beluntas can grow?

1. Beluntas are one of clump plants, which grow in everywhere.

2. A little leaf with short stem, oval from with the top become pointed,
upright grow with many branches. The color leaves are bright green. The
height of plants is 1 to 2 m.
3. For consuming, we can eat it directly as lalapan : Indonesia or to be
cooked as sayur ( vegetables dish ). We can also boil it for drinking every
day. This plants can be used for healing diseases i.e : to losesmell body,
fever, mentruation, reumatic, pektei (keputihan : Indonesia)
4. Beluntas are good for our health.
5. Beluntas can grow easily in every where, because we dont need special
land for its breeding.
Answer the question correctly.
1. What is the purpose of the text above?
2. What is the function of formalin actually?
3. They know the danger of formalin, but they dont care about the others
health (paragraph 4). What does they in the sentence refer to?
4. Why do food producers like to use formalin for the preservative substance?
5. What the conclusion of the text above?

1. To give information to reader about the use of formalin and other

additives in foods
2. Formalin in Biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is
usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens.
Thus, it is not for food preservatives.
3. The producers use formalin
4. Because the difficult economy seems not to end. This can make the
situation worse. We all know that todays economy is very difficult.
People buy daily products and fulfill their need with high cost. Things
are getting more and more expensive. Consequently, the food
production costs increases.
5. Considering the reasons, we can make a conclusion that the use of
formalin and other preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not
resolved immediately.
Answer the question correctly.
1. Why did the clown pretend to be the gorilla?
2. Why did the clown accept the zoo keepers offer?
3. Was the clown successful pretended to be the gorilla?
4. What did the clown do to attract the audiences attention?
5. Who didnt like the clowns action? Why?

1. Because the zoos most popular gorilla had died suddenly.

2. Because he think this is a great opportunity to earn money.
3. Yes, he pretended the gorilla successfully.
4. He climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition, and
dangled from the top to the lions cage.
5. The lion didnt like the clown because the clown taunting the lion
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