Kamis, 13 Juni 2013
Kembang Melati dan Gold Butterfly
KEMBANG
MELATI, a beautiful young princess, lived with her old nurse and many
serving-women in a palace on the bank of a great river.
Rajah
Banjir, the monarch of the rains, lived in his rainbow-colored palace on the
other bank of the river. He could cause floods to appear at his will, and his
tears made brooks and rivers swell. From his windows he could see the little
princess weaving her bridal dress, and he could hear her singing a song for
luck. But the princess never looked toward his side of the river.
The
monarch of the rains kept gazing at her with great sad eyes. Because he was so
sad, he wept many tears, and the river swelled and the wind sighed softly
through the high trees around the palace. The princess heard the sighing of the
wind, and saw the river rising higher and higher. But she did not know that it
was her future husband who was weeping and calling to her.
For
many days the monarch of the rains yearned for the princess. Finally, to be
near her, he changed himself into a golden butterfly and flew back and forth
before her window until at last the princess saw him and opened the window so
that she could admire his dazzling wings.
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Then the golden butterfly lighted on Kembang Melati’s little hand, kissed her
finger tips, and flew out of the window.
A
few days later the butterfly returned and perched on Kembang Melati’s right ear
and whispered to her, "Weave your bridal dress quickly, princess, for soon
your bridegroom will come."
The
princess heard only the word "bridegroom." She asked, 'Where is my
bridegroom?" The butterfly did not answer her, for he had flown out of the
window.
But
someone else had heard her question. That was Nasiman, the wicked son of the
princess's old nurse. He went to his mother at once. "Mother," he
said, "I was standing outside the princess's window and I heard her ask,
'Where is my bridegroom?' I want you to go to her and tell her that I am her
bridegroom."
'That
you can never be, son/' the old woman said, "because you are not of noble
birth."
"Nevertheless,
I wish to marry the princess," he answered.
"Go
to her, Mother, and tell her that her bridegroom has come”
Nasiman
was wicked and cruel, and his mother was afraid of him. So she went to the
princess and told her of the bridegroom who had come to claim her hand. Just
then the golden butterfly flew back and whispered in the princess's ear,
"The real bridegroom has not yet come, princess. The one who is now under
your roof is a wicked man. His name is Nasiman, and he is the son of your old
nurse, Sarinah. Do not many him. . . . Wait till the true bridegroom
comes!"
When
the golden butterfly had flown away, the princess said, "I will wait,
nurse, till the true bridegroom comes/'
"This
is the true bridegroom/' the nurse insisted. She clasped her hands and begged,
"Oh, princess, dear princess, marry him at once, for if you do not, we
shall both die!”
The
princess did not want to die. So finally she said to her nurse, "Tell the
bridegroom who has come that I must have seven days to think it over. Tell him
to wait on the bank of the river and I will send him my answer there/'
Nasiman
found this idea good, and agreed. He took a big basket, filled it with food to
last him seven days, and had it carried to a spot on the bank of the river.
On
that same day the monarch of the rains called to him a white crow, one of his
best and biggest messenger-birds, and gave her a little chest full of costly
ornaments and a letter.
"Take
these immediately to the Princess Kembang Melati," he ordered, "and
make sure that you don't lose anything."
"Don't
worry, master," the crow replied. "I myself will take everything to
the princess."
The
white crow flew off with the little chest bound fast to her back and the letter
between 'her claws, and winged her way to the opposite bank of the river. There
she saw Nasiman eating the last of a delicious-looking fish. The white crow,
who loved fish, flew over swiftly, and cried, "Oh, how good that looks!
May I have a little bite?"
"How
do you dare ask me that?" Nasiman demanded crossly. "Who are you, and
where do you come from, with a letter in your claws and a chest on your
back?"
"Well,"
the crow answered smugly, "I happen to be the messenger of the great
magician, the monarch of the rains! And I am to take this letter and this
little chest to the Princess Kembang Melati, as my master ordered. What's more,
I am to give them to her myself."
"Hmm/'
Nasiman said with a false little laugh. "In that case, Til let you eat
some of my fish. Put down your letter and take the chest from your back, and
fall to!"
The
white crow didn't have to be invited twice. She laid the letter and the little
chest in the grass, and began to eat greedily of the delicious bit of fish.
Nasiman
lost no time. He opened the chest, took out the beautiful golden ornaments and
in their place put some "big spiders and some gruesome-looking scorpions.
Then he hurried to his mother with the letter. "Mother/ 7 he said, "I
can't read, but I imagine that this letter must be full of lovely words. Now I
want you to change them, at once, into ugly words. Meanwhile I'll hide these
ornaments."
The
white crow was so busy eating that she did not notice what was going on. She
ate the fish, down to the last scrap. Then she went to get a drink at the
spring. The spring murmured to her, "Ah, white crow, why didn't you take
the letter and the little chest to the princess as Rajah Banjir said?"
But
the white crow didn't hear. She didn't hear the wind, either, sighing to her,
"Ah, white crow, something dreadful will happen because of your
greediness!"
And
something dreadful did happen. When the princess saw the white crow come,
bearing the letter and the little chest, she believed that the bird came from
her true bridegroom, and in great excitement she decided to read the letter
first. As her eyes flew over the words, she could hardly believe what she read:
"You are very ugly," the letter said, "and what is in the little
chest is foul and old. That goes, too, for your green hair and your blue
skin."
She
was so angry that she tore the letter into shreds and tossed the little chest,
without opening it, through the window. The spiders and the scorpions swarmed
over the garden to the great astonishment of the white crow who could not
understand how her master could have sent such horrible things to the lovely princess.
But
Nasiinan laughed to himself. Now the princess would marry him, he thought
But
the princess had no thought of marrying anyone now. She was bitterly grieved by
the ugly letter. Weeping, she paced back and forth in her chamber. No one could
comfort her, and she cried, "Take away my weaving stool! I will never
weave again on my bridal gown!"
Toward
evening of that sad day the golden butterfly came back and flew through the
open window. He lit on the princess's ear. "Darling princess," he
whispered, "why don't you wear the beautiful ornaments that your
bridegroom sent you?"
At
that the princess hit at him with an angiy hand. The great monarch of the rains
thought surely she was only teasing him. He whispered in her ear again:
"Beloved little princess, would you like to see your bridegroom tomorrow
morning? He will take you to his rainbow-colored palace where the golden rays
of the sun are magnified a thousand times into the most wonderful colors, and
where you shall see woven cloth so fine, so dazzling, that it is like
moonbeams! Come, darling princess, finish weaving your bridal gown, for
tomorrow your bridegroom comes!"
The
princess grew even angrier. She called her serving women to her and bade them
chase the golden butterfly away and never again to let it come inside. When the
great magician heard the princess say these words he became so angry that he
caused a mighty flood to come over the land that very night. Everything that
was not submerged drifted away, torn loose from the land. The palace with
Princess Kembang Melati and her nurse and the wicked Nasiman and all the others
who lived in it, drifted on the floodwaters.
The
palace drifted farther and farther, until it came near the other bank where the
palace of the great monarch of the rains stood. The king was in his doorway,
watching, but when he saw the princess's palace floating toward him he
pretended not to see it. The princess cried piteously for help, but he
pretended not to hear.
They
were drifting out of sight when the nurse cried out in despair, "It's my
fault! I bear the blame! It was I who changed the beautiful words of the letter
into ugly ones! And my son, Nasiman, filled the little chest with spiders and
scorpions while the white crow was eating the fish 1 /'
When
he heard the nurse's confession, the monarch of the rains understood
everything. He leaped down and dragged the princess and all the others out of
the drifting palace and brought them into his own. Only her old nurse and the
nurse's wicked son were not permitted to enter,
"May
great waves engulf you!" he thundered. And at his words mighty waves, as
high as the heavens, rose in the water and swallowed up the nurse and her son.
The
white crow was punished, too, for her greediness. She was changed into a black
bird which could never speak again.
All
she could say was, "Kaw . . . kaw . . . kaw . . . kr - kr. . . ." It
meant "gold . . . gold/' But though the crow searched, she never could
find the gold and jewels with which the little chest had been filled.
When
the evildoers were punished, the monarch of the rains caused the flood to
subside. In a short time, the whole world was dry once more, and when he had
accomplished that he turned to the princess and told her that he was the son of
a nobleman and that for days and nights he had yearned for her.
Kembang
Melati took pity on him. She knew that he was truly her bridegroom from the way
he spoke to her. So she married him and lived the rest of her happy life with
him in the rainbow-colored palace on the bank of the river.
But,
strange to tell, no mortal has ever found the spot where that palace stood.
Diceritakan
Adele Leeuw dalam Indonesian Legends and Folktales
Jaka Tarub
Once upon a time there was a widow who lived in the village of Dadapan. She had a son whose name was Joko Tarup. Dadapan village was close to a wood so Joko Tarup liked to go to the wood. He liked hunting for animals with his blowpipe.
One day when he was in the wood he saw a beautiful rainbow and he saw seven angels went down through it. He came closer and searched for them. The seven angels were swimming and taking a bath in a lake. Joko Tarup looked at them while hiding behind trees. When they had finished taking a bath, they flew through the rainbow to heaven.
The next day he saw the same thing again. This time Joko Tarup had an idea. He searched for their dress and when he found them he took one of them. As they had finished swimming and taking a bath, they looked for their dress. One of them could not find her dress. Her friends had to come back to heaven so they left her. She was crying while staying in the water. Joko Tarup approached her.
‘Why are you crying lady?’
‘I lose my dress so I cannot go home’
‘Where is your home?’
‘I live in heaven. I’m an angel. My name is Nawang Wulan. But I lose my dress so I cannot fly anymore’
‘I you don’t mind I will take my mother’s dress for you’
‘OK, please do’
‘Wait for me here, I’ll be back’
Then Joko Tarup went home to take her mother’s dress and gave it to Nawang Wulan. He asked her to stay at her house with his mother. Not long after that Joko Tarup married Nawang Wulan.
As an angel Nawang Wulan had spiritual power. She had ability which far above human being. She could cook rice with just a bar of rice and when it had done the bowl will be full of rice. But there was one condition. The bowl must not be opened before it has done. Joko Tarup was very surprised with her wife’s ability. He was very curious about it. So when Nawang Wulan was away he opened the bowl. Consequently Nawang’s spiritual power disappeared. She had to cook as ordinary human being.
Several months later Nawang Wulan gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Her name was Nawang Sih. The birth of Nawang Sih added happiness to Joko Tarup and Nawang Wulan.
Since Nawang Wulan could not cook efficiently anymore, she needed more rice than usual. The stock of rice in their store room diminished rapidly. Then one day when she took rice there she was very surprised. Nawang Wulan found her angel dress. It was hidden there under piles of rice. She immediately wore it and talked to Joko Tarup.
‘My dear husband, now I know what you did to me’
‘Forgive me, my dear. I admit that I did this because I love you’
‘I love you too. But now I find my dress. I must come back to heaven. I am an angel. My place is not here. I have to go now’.
‘How about Nawang Sih? She needs you’
‘I will leave her but don’t worry. I will take care of her. Anytime she needs me I will be here. For that purpose please build a tower. When Nawang Sih cries put her there then call my name. I will come immediately. But I will be invisible to you. Good bye dear’
Then Joko Tarup built a tower behind his house. Every time Nawang Sih cried he would put her there. Nawang Wulan would come and take care of Nawang Sih.
Written by : bbudiyono
Malin Kundang
Malin Kundang
Once upon a time, on the north coast of
Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They
didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew
up as a skillful young boy. He always helps his mother to earn some money.
However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty.
“Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother.
Her mother didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I
stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person,” urged
Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t
stop you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his
mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come home.”
In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready
to go. Three days ago, he met one of the successful ship’s crew. Malin was
offered to join him. “Take a good care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s
mother as she gave him some food supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said.
“You too have to take a good care of yourself. I’ll keep in touch with you,” he
continued before kissing his mother’s hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship,
Malin’s mother hugged him tight as if she didn’t want to let him go.
It had been three months since Malin Kundang
left his mother. As his mother had predicted before, he hadn’t contacted her
yet. Every morning, she stood on the pier. She wished to see the ship that
brought Malin kundang home. Every day and night, she prayed to the God for her
son’s safety. There was so much prayer that had been said due to her deep love
for Malin Kundang. Even though it’s been a year she had not heard any news from
Malin Kundang, she kept waiting and praying for him.
After several years waiting without any news,
Malin Kundang’s mother was suddenly surprised by the arrival of a big ship in
the pier where she usually stood to wait for her son. When the ship finally
pulled over, Malin Kundang’s mother saw a man who looked wealthy stepping down
a ladder along with a beautiful woman. She could not be wrong. Her blurry eyes
still easily recognized him. The man was Malin Kundang, her son.
Malin Kundang’s mother quickly went to see
her beloved son. “Malin, you’re back, son!” said Malin Kundang’s mother and
without hesitation, she came running to hug Malin Kundang, “I miss you so
much.” But, Malin Kundang didn’t show any respond. He was ashamed to admit his
own mother in front of his beautiful wife. “You’re not my Mother. I don’t know
you. My mother would never wear such ragged and ugly clothes,” said Malin
Kundang as he release his mother embrace.
Malin Kundang’s mother take a step back,
“Malin…You don’t recognize me? I’m your mother!” she said sadly. Malin
Kundang’s face was as cold as ice. “Guard, take this old women out of here,”
Malin Kundang ordered his bodyguard. “Give her some money so she won’t disturb
me again!” Malin Kundang’s mother cried as she was dragged by the bodyguard,
”Malin... my son. Why do you treat your own mother like this?”
Malin Kundang ignored his mother and ordered
the ship crews to set sail. Malin Kundang’s mother sat alone in the pier. Her
heart was so hurt, she cried and cried. “Dear God, if he isn’t my son, please
let him have a save journey. But if he is, I cursed him to become a stone,” she
prayed to the God.
In the quiet sea, suddenly the wind blew so
hard and a thunderstorm came. Malin Kundang’s huge ship was wrecked. He was
thrown by the wave out of his ship, and fell on a small island. Suddenly, his
whole body turned into stone. He was punished for not admitting his own
mother.***
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Mouse Deer and Tiger
Mouse Deer and Tiger
One upon a time, there was a mouse deer
living in a forest. Although he was small, he wasn’t afraid of the other bigger
animals who wanted to eat him. He was so smart; he always managed to ditch
them. One day, a tiger was wandering around for food. He hadn't been eating for
days. He was really hungry. While he was walking in the forest, he saw Mouse
Deer. The tiger wanted to eat him.
Tiger slowly ducked, crawled, approaching
Mouse Deer, then..."Gotcha!" said Tiger. He caught Mouse Deer.
“Hello, Mouse Deer! I’m really hungry right now. You’ll be my lunch!” said
Tiger. Mouse Deer didn’t want to be his lunch. He tried to be calm. He looked
around and saw some buffalo’s dung. He had an idea. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t
be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his cake,” said Mouse Deer
calmly. “His cake?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It’s very
delicious. The King doesn’t want anyone else to eat it, so he ordered me to
guard it,” Mouse Deer pointed the buffalo’s dung. “Can I taste it?” Tiger
asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer
refused. “Just one little bite, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said
Tiger. “Well, okay, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t
blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer
ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took a big mouthful of the ‘cake’.
“Phoooey!” He spit it out. “Yuck, that’s not cake. That’s buffalo’s dung.”
Tiger ran through the forest. He caught up
with Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me. But now you will be my lunch.”
Mouse Deer looked around and saw a wasp nest in a tree. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I
can’t be your lunch now. The King has ordered me to guard his drum,” said Mouse
Deer calmly. “His drum?” said Tiger curiously. “Yes, there it is. It has the
best sound in the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to hit it,” Mouse
Deer pointed the wasp nest. “Can I hit the King’s drum?” Tiger asked. “Of
course you can’t. The King would be very angry,” said Mouse Deer refused. “Just
one little hit, Mouse Deer! The King will never know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all
right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so the King won’t blame me,” said
Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out
of sight. Tiger then reached up and hit the wasp nest. Bzzzzzzz…! “Ouch…ouch!
That’s not a drum. That a wasp nests!”
Tiger ran away. But the wasps keep following
him. He came to the river. He jumped in and stayed underwater as long as he
could. At last the wasps went away. Then he jumped out. He ran through the
forest till he found Mouse Deer. “Mouse Deer, you tricked me again. But now you
will be my lunch.” Mouse Deer looked around and saw a cobra. The snake was
coiled asleep on the ground. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch now. The
King has ordered me to guard his belt,” said Mouse Deer calmly. “His belt?”
said Tiger curiously. “Yes. There it is. It’s the best belt in the world. The
King doesn’t want anyone else to wear it,” Mouse Deer pointed the cobra. “Can I
wear it?” Tiger asked. “Of course you can’t. The King would be very angry,”
said Mouse Deer refused. “Just for one moment, Mouse Deer! The King will never
know,” said Tiger. ”Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so
the King won’t blame me,” said Mouse Deer. “All right, Mouse Deer. You can go
now.” Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight. Tiger then took the snake and
started to warp it around himself. The cobra woke up. It squeezed Tiger and bit
him. SSssssstt! “Oouch! Ow! Ooow! That’s not a belt! That’s a cobra! Help!
Mouse Deer! Help!” But Mouse Deer was already far away. He laughed aloud. Mouse
Deer was safe from Tiger now.***
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Lutung Kasarung
Prabu Tapa Agung had led a kingdom in West
Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore wanted to choose a
successor. But unfortunately, he had no son. He thought of choosing one of his
daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. But it wasn’t an easy choice. They were
both very pretty and smart. The only difference was their temperament.
Purbararang was rude and dishonest, while Purbasari was kind and caring. With
those considerations, Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose Purbasari to be his
successor.
Purbararang didn’t agree with her father’s
decision. “It’s supposed to be me, Father. I’m the eldest daughter!” Purbararang
said. Prabu Tapa Agung smiled. “Purbararang, to be a queen takes more than age.
There are many other qualities that one must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa
Agung wisely. “What does Purbasari have that I don’t?” Purbararang pouted.
“You’ll find out when Purbasari has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered.
After the discussion, Purbararang went back
to her room. “Is there something wrong?” asked Indrajaya. Indrajaya is
Purbararang’s future husband. “I’m upset! Father chose Purbasari as his successor
and not me! I have to do something!” Purbararang said. Driven mad by her anger,
she came to a witch and asked her to send rash all over Purbasari’s body.
Before going to bed, Purbasari started to feel itch all over her body. She
tried applying powder to her body, but it’s no use. Instead, the itching grew
even worse. She didn’t want to scratch it, but she just couldn’t help it. In
the next morning, there were scratch mark all over Purbasari’s body. “What
happened to you?” asked Purbararang, pretending to be concerned. “I don’t know,
sis. Last night, my body suddenly felt very itchy. I scratched and scratched,
and this is what happened,” Purbasari answered. Purbararang shook her head.
“You must have done something really awful. You’ve been punished by the gods!”
That day, the whole kingdom was scandalized.
“What have you done, Purbasari?” demanded Prabu Tapa Agung. Purbasari shook her
head. “I didn’t do anything that would upset the gods, Father,” she answered.
“Then how can you explain what happened to your body?” Prabu Tapa Agung asked
again. “If you don’t confess, I’ll banish you to the woods.” Purbasari took a
deep breath. “Like I said before, I didn’t do anything wrong. And I’d rather be
thrown into the woods than to confess to a deed I didn’t commit.”
After a short discussion with his advisor,
Prabu Tapa Agung ordered Purbasari to be moved to the woods. Purbasari was very
sad, but she couldn’t do anything to defy her father’s order. She was
accompanied to the woods by a messenger. He built a simple hut for Purbasari.
After the messenger left, suddenly a black monkey came to Purbasari’s hut. He
carried a bunch of bananas. From behind him, some animals looked on. “Are the
bananas for me?’ Purbasari asked. The black monkey nodded, as if he understood
what Purbasari said. Purbasari took the bananas with pleasure. She also said
thanks. The other animals that were looking on also seemed to smile. “Are you
willing to be my friend?” Purbasari asked them. All the animals nodded happily.
Although she was living by herself in the woods, Purbasari never lacked of
supplies. Everyday, there were always animals bringing her fruits and fish to
eat.
A long time had passed since Purbasari was
banished to the woods, but her body still itched. At some places, her skin was
even ulcerating. What am I supposed to do?” Purbasari sighed. The monkey who
was sitting next to her stayed still, there were tears in his eyes. He hoped
Purbasari would remain patient and strong.
One night, on a full moon, the monkey took
Purbasari to a valley. There is a pond with hot spring water. The monkey
suddenly spoke, “The water of this pond will heal your skin,” he said.
Purbasari was surprised, ”You can talk? Who are you?” she asked. “You’ll find
out, in time,” the monkey said. Purbasari didn’t want to force the monkey. She
then walked to the pond. She bathed there. After a few hours, Purbasari walked
out of the pond. She was shocked to see her face reflected on the clear pond
water. Her face was beautiful again, with smooth and clean skin. Purbasari
observed her entire body. There were no traces of any skin ailments. “I’m
cured! I’m cured!” Purbasari shouted in joy. She quickly offered thanks to the
gods and also to the monkey.
The news of Purbasari’s condition quickly
spread to the kingdom, irritating Purbararang. She then accompanied by
Indrajaya go to the woods to see Purbasari. Purbasari asked if she would be
allowed to go home. Purbararang said she would let Purbasari return to the
palace if Purbasari’s hair were longer than hers. Purbararang then let her hair
down. It was so long, it almost touched the ground. But it turned out that
Purbasari’s hair was twice longer than Purbararang’s hair.
“Fine, so your hair is longer than mine.”
Purbararang admitted. “But there is one more condition you must fulfill, do you
have a future husband who is handsomer than mine?” said Purbararang as she
walked toward Indrajaya. Purbasari felt miserable. She didn’t have a future
husband yet. So, without much thought, she pulled the black monkey beside her.
Purbararang and Indrajaya burst out, but
their laughter didn’t last long. The monkey meditates and suddenly transformed
into a very handsome young man, a lot more handsome than Indrajaya. “I’m a
prince from a kingdom far away. I was cursed to be a monkey because of a
mistake I committed. I could regain my true form only if there’s a girl who
would be willing to be my wife,” said the young man.
Finally, Purbararang gave up. She accepted
Purbasari as the queen, and also confessed everything she had done. “Please
forgive me. Please don’t punish me,” Purbararang said, asking for forgiveness.
Instead of being angry, Purbasari smiled. “I forgive you, sis,” she said. Soon
after, Purbasari become queen. Beside her was the handsome prince, the former
monkey known as Lutung Kasarung.***
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komentar:
Rabu, 17 April 2013
TOEFL 2
(Skill 1-3) : Choose the letter of the underline word or group of
words that is not correct.
1. Nobody (A) know when the (B) process of glass making(C) was (D) invented.
Answer
: A (know) is incorrect. Know should be knows because nobody is
singular.
2.
The languages of the world (A) presents a vast (B) array of
structural (C) similarities and (D) differences.
Answer
: A (presents) is incorrect. Presents should be present because the
subject is the languages and the languages is plural.
3.
The rise of multinationals (A) have (B)resulted in a
great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals(C) can (D) operate in
so many jurisdictions.
Answer
: A (have) is incorrect. Have should be has because the rise is subject
and the rise is singular.
4.
All of the east west interstate highways in the United States (A) has even (B) numbers,
while north south interstate highways (C) are (D) odd
numbered.
Answer
: A (has) is incorrect. The subject (all) can be singular or plural,
depending on what follows the preposition of and the following preposition of
is the east west interstate highways. The east west interstate highways is
plural, so has should be have.
5.
(A) When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud(B)exploded in
1987, a wave of neutrinos(C) were (D)detected on Earth.
Answer
: C (were) is incorrect. Were should be was because a wave is singular
subject.
6.
Every open space in the (A) targeted area that (B) hasgrass
and a few bushes (C) are (D) occupied by
the white crowned sparrow.
Answer
: B (has) is incorrect. The rule of singular is every + noun, while in
the sentence is every + verb, so that isn't singular. Has should be have.
7.
Krakatoa (A) is remembered as the volcano that(B) put so
much ash into the air that sunsets around the world (C) was
affected for two years (D) afterward.
Answer
: B (put) is incorrect. Put should be puts, because Krakatoa is singular
subject.
8.
The term "Yankee" (A) was originally a nick
name for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States (B) are (C) referred (D) to
as a Yankee.
Answer
: B (are) is incorrect. Are should be is, because anyone is singular
subject.
9.
A network of small arteries, mostly (A) sandwichedbetween the
skin and (B) underlying muscles,(C) supply (D) blood to
the face and scalp.
Answer
: C (supply) is incorrect. The subject is a network and a network is
singular, so supply should be supplies.
10.
Mesquit (A) is a (B)small tree in Southwest (C)whocan (D) withstand the
severest drought.
Answer
: D (withstand) is incorrect because the subject is singular, so
withstand should be withstands.
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