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The Houses of the Toraja


    The ethnic groups in the mountain regions of southwest and central Sulawesi (Celebes) are known by the name of Toraja, which has come to mean "those who live upstream" or "those who live in the mountains". Their name is in fact derived from the word Raja, which in Sanskrit means "king". The society is hierarchically structured: the noblemen are called rengnge, the ordinary people to makaka, and the slaves to kaunan; birth determines which rank a person will occupy. 

    The distinctive features of the traditional houses (tongkonan) of the Toraja are the "buffalo horns", the roof design and the rich decoration on the walls. The buffalo is a symbol of status, courage, strength and fighting spirit. 

    Designed as a representation on the universe, the tongkonan is constructed in three parts: the upper world (the roof), the world of humans (the middle of the building), and the underworld (the space under the floor). The highly distinctive roors constructed by the Toraja given rise to various ingenious interpretations. Certainly the roof is something of deep significance for the Toraja, and even today they build "modern" (in other words houses built with cement) houses with such roofs.

1. What is the text about?

    A. The culture of Toraja

    B. The society of Toraja

    C. The distinctive features of traditional houses

    D. The decription of a traditional houses of Toraja

    E. The ethnic groups of southwest and central Sulawesi


2. “… and even today they bulid modern…” (paragraph 3)

    The underlined word refers to…

    a. Raja

    b. Rengnge

    c. Society

    d. Toraja people

    e. Mountain regions


3. What are the ordinary people commonly called?

    a. Tongkonan

    b. Makaka

    c. Celebes

    d. Rengnge

    e. Kaunan


4. Which of the following does not symbolize a buffalo?

    a. Status

    b. Courage

    c. Strength

    d. Cowardice

    e. Fighting Spirit


Question for number 5-10

    Have you ever seen how some people run a business office? There are some professions that have very important roles in business activities. These professions are related to each other in an organization. The professions discussed here are banker, accountant, and secretary.

    A banker is person who conducts banking. He may be the owner of a bank or he can be the member of the board of directors who operated the bank. Bankers give loans to business offices, firms, factories, to operate or expand their business.

    An accountant is a person who has charge of the accounts of a company. He is the one who records, keeps financial accounts and makes financial statements. He plays an important role to make the firms remain in good financial condition.

    A secretary is someone who keeps records, handles correspondence, or does the administration for an organization or person. The assistant or private secretary of an executive always deals with the business letter writing of that person. The secretary is, therefore, concerned with any business that the firm undertakes. The secretary must be qualified and able to speak English, fluently. There are certain types of duties that a secretary is responsible of such as making appointments, receiving orders, making reservations for the manager, sending letters of congratulations or condolence, sending invitations etc. She also makes an agenda for the manager. An office usually has more than one secretary who are always busy doing their duties.

5. What is the topic of the second paragraph?

    A. How a banker gives credits

    B. The financial system of a bank

    C. The job description of a banker 

    D. A banking business as a company

    E. The board of directors


6. An accountant who works unprofessionally will …

    A. bring big profit for the company

    B. improve the book keeping 6f the business

    C. harm the financial management of the firm

    D. help the manager plan his expenditure

    E. complete his work properly


7. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ...

    A. the office can hire two secretaries 

    B. a secretary should prepare the manager's agenda

    C. the manager should help the secretary complete her job

    D. English is not so important for a private secretary

    E. a secretary often makes appointments with the manager


8. Which of the following statements is not true?

    A. A manager should follow whatever his secretary says 

    B. An accountant must deal with the finance of the firm

    C. Most banks deal with receipt and transmission of money

    D. A professional banker is needed to run money business

    E. A good secretary should master English


9. He plays an important role to make the firms remain in good financialcondition, (paragraph 3). The underlined       word means ...

    A. administrative details of a firm

    B. any credits taken from banks

    C. loan procedures in a bank

    D. line of jobs in an office

    E. monetary position 


10. The secretary is, therefore, .concerned with any business that the firmundertakes .(paragraph 4). The synonym     of the underlined word is ...

    A. inspects

    B. observes

    C. performs

    D. holds 

    E. tries



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