Passage A Thomas Jefferson could many things. As a young man, he was a farmer and a lawyer in Virginia.
Passage A
Thomas Jefferson could many things. As a young
man, he was a farmer and a lawyer in Virginia. He
was also a scientist, an inventor, a philosopher, and
an architect. He designed his own home, called
Montecella. He could communicate in French,
Italian, Spanish, Latin, and Greek
Many of Jefferson’s ideas became basic principles of
the government of the United States. For example,
he believed that all men are created equal. That is
we are born the same and should receive the same
treatment under the law. He also said that power
must come from the consent of the governed (the
voters, not the leaders). He wanted free elections, a
free press, and free speech.
Thomas Jefferson held many important
government jobs. He was ambassador to France,
Secretary of State (under George Washington), Vice
President of the United States, from 1801 to 1809.
As President, Jefferson bought the huge Louisiana
territory for the United States from France. However,
he was killed on April 1865 by a well-known actor
and Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth at
Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C.
Passage B
John F. Kennedy was President for only three years,
from 1961, but his personality and ideas changed
America. He was both the first Roman Catholic and
the youngest President in the history of the country.
He set clear goals for America. For example, he
promised that the United States would land a man
on the moon before 1970,
Kennedy supported the ideas of Martin Luther
King, Jr. and fought for civill right, fair housing, and
program to stop poverty. He asked Congress for
more money for education and medical care for
elderly people.
Kennedy was against Communism. For example,
when the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba,
he sent US ships to surround the island. But he
believed that the best way to fight Communism
was not by sending armies but by attacking
poverty and injustice. He started the Peace Corps
and sent Americans to over sixty countries in Africa,
Asia, and South America. These young volunteers
worked and lived with the people, built school, and
thought farmers more modern methods. Kennedy
was a man for the future. He worked to stop the
testing of nuclear weapons. But on November 22, 1963, he was assassinated.
The topic discussed in both passages is……
A. Effort of US president to fight against Communism
B. Intentions of two men to become the US president
C. The risk of getting killed for being a US president
D. The two brilliant and charismatic US presidents
E. Great deeds done by two presidents of the US
jawaban;
D. The two brilliant and charismatic US presidents
penjelasan;
Teks A membahas tentang Thomas Jefferson yang termasuk di dalamnya
adalah ide-ide, pencapaian, dan akhir hidupnya. Teks B
membahas tentang John F. Kennedy dengan ide-ide cemerlang
untuk membangun Amerika dan dunia dan akhir hidupnya.
Jadi, kedua teks membicarakan tentang dua presiden Amerika.
(Dua presiden Amerika yang brilian dan karismatik).