Swimming and jogging are both good for burning calories. Swimming needs about 350 – 700 calories per hour, while jogging needs about 500 – 600 calories per hour. So, if you are on diet, swimming is (A) … choice. Both sports are good for bones and muscles. When swimming people have to more all parts of their body, jogging on the other hand focuses only on calf and the back part of the thigh. That’s why swimming is (B) …. than jogging in forming strong muscles and bones. However, swimming needs a special place, a swimming pool. On the other hand. People can go jogging anywhere and anytime. That’s why jogging is (C) … than swimming. The correct answer to complete the sentence (A) is …..

Swimming and jogging are both good for burning calories. Swimming needs about 350 – 700 calories per hour, while jogging needs about 500 – 600 calories per hour. So, if you are on diet, swimming is (A) … choice. Both sports are good for bones and muscles. When swimming people have to more all parts of their body, jogging on the other hand focuses only on calf and the back part of the thigh. That’s why swimming is (B) …. than jogging in forming strong muscles and bones. However, swimming needs a special place, a swimming pool. On the other hand. People can go jogging anywhere and anytime. That’s why jogging is (C) … than swimming.

The correct answer to complete the sentence (A) is …..
a. worse
b. smaller
c. higher
d. better

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah D. better.

Soal ini menanyakan kata sifat yang paling cocok untuk melengkapi bagian rumpang A pada teks.

Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan isi kalimat 1 sampai 3 berikut:

“Swimming and jogging are both good for burning calories. Swimming needs about 350 – 700 calories per hour, while jogging needs about 500 – 600 calories per hour. So, if you are on diet, swimming is (A) ____ choice.”

Arti:
Berenang dan lari santai bagus untuk membakar kalori. Berenang mengurangi sekitar 350 – 700 kalori per jam, sedangkan lari santai mengurangi sekitar 500 – 600 kalori per jam. Jadi, jika kamu sedang diet, berenang adalah pilihan yang (A) ____.”

Kemudian, perhatikan arti tiap kata sifat di opsi jawaban berikut:

A. worse artinya “lebih buruk”.
B. smaller artinya “lebih kecil”.
C. higher artinya “lebih tinggi”.
D. better artinya “lebih baik”.

Dilihat dari arti kalimatnya, bagian rumpang A lebih cocok dilengkapi oleh kata ‘better’ (lebih baik) di opsi D karena berenang mampu membakar kalori 350 – 700 kalori per jam dan ini lebih banyak dibanding saat lari santai, sehingga berenang menjadi pilihan yang ‘lebih baik’ untuk orang yang sedang diet.

Oleh karena itu, bagian rumpang A bisa diisi oleh kata ‘better’ di opsi D dan berikut kalimat lengkapnya:

“So, if you are on diet, swimming is better choice” artinya “Jadi, jika kamu sedang diet, berenang adalah pilihan yang lebih baik”.

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah D. better.