Rumus Toefl

Sebelumnya mohon maaf karena penjelasan dari penulis sulit dimengerti atau kurang penjabarannya, itu dikarenakan penulis hanyalah mahasiswa biasa yang baru memulai "tulis-menulis". Di sini dijelaskan rumus"/trik" dalam menghadapi toefl ataupun tes b. inggris lainnya.


Formula

1. Kata "Very" selalu diikuti kata sifat dan "very" tidak mau bertemu dengan :
-Wonderful -Excellent -Terrific
-Marvellous -Fantastic

Ex : Bengkulu is wonderful (Salah "Bengkulu is very wonderful")

2. Kata "So" diikuti kata sifat (adjective).
Dan apabila ada soal " You're so____that I can't wait to express my love.
Maka dintara So dan That ditengah-tengahnya harus kata sifat. "You're So patient That I can't wait to express my love.

3. Such diikuti kata benda (noun). "You're Such___That I can't wait to express my love.
Maka diantara Such dan That haruslah kata benda. "You're Such A patient woman that I can't wait to express my love. A patient woma disana merupakan kata benda.


4. One of selalu diikuti es.
Ex : Bandung is one of big cities.

5. Another dipakai menjelaskan yang lainnya tetapi untuk satu diantara dua.
Ex : I have two brothers. The one is smart and another one is creative.

6. Sedangkan Other untuk menjelaskan yang lain lebih dari satu.
Ex ; I have three rabbits.
He is black. The other ones are white.
Pada other one-nya ditambah s.

7.Because = Diikuti kalimat.
Because of = diikuti benda.
Ex : a. Because, there are too many foods, people can't remember.
b. Because of too many foods, people can't remember.

8. Kata sesudah to harus V1 (kk. pertama)
Ex : Giving attention to someone is diffucult to do.

9. Sebelum Verb3 harus ada has/have tetapi tergantung kalimat.
Ex : USA has imported all carpet wools.


10. Apabila setelah kata keterangan(adverb) pilihannya mengharuskan memilih kata kerja(verb) maka pilihlah V3.
Ex : He is well(keterangan) managered(V3).
Youare seriously(keterangan) thought(v3) by her.

11. Setelah to be( be, been, am, is, are) harus diikuti v3. Apbila ada kalimat setelah to be diikuti v3, itu menunjukan bahwa kalimat itu passive voice.
Ex : Telephone be discovered by A G Bell

12. Somebody Everyone Nothing
Someone Everybody
Something Everything

Kalimat-kalimat diatas + is/was, works(simple present tense), has+v3, aux (does).
Intinya mereka merupakan singular.

13. Neither+nor
Either+ no

14. Cara membedakan v2 dan v3
Sebelum v3 biasanya ada for, since.




Itu merupakan sebagian rumus-rumus toefl yan didapat penulis di kampus, itu masih merupakan dasar-dasarnya. Menurut saya bahasa Inggris sama dengan bahasa-bahasa lainnya. Intinya di kata-kata. Kita harus tahu apa dan bagaimana kata benda, sifat, kerja, dan keterangan itu. Setelah kita paham mengenai hal-hal tersebut barulah masuk ke tahap mempelajari structure. Berikut ada beberapa hal mengenai kata-kata tersebut.

Pada kata benda biasanya berakhir dengan
Ness_Ty_Ion_Ment_Ary_Hood_Ship_Dom_Ist_Ian
Er_Ar_Ro_Ee
Ex : Environment, Sickness

Pada kata sifat biasanya berakhir dengan kata
Full_Able_Less_Ly_Like_Ent_Al_Ish_Ic
Ex : Charitable

Pada kata kerja berakhir dengan
Ate_En_Fy
Ex : Inaugurate

Pada kata keterangan berakhiran dengan kata
Wise_Ly_Wards
Ex : Relatively

Ini saya di Padang, ketika tiba di Padang sya dkk langsung menuju pantai. ini ketika akan mengikuti tes IMTelkom.

Valentino Rossi wins Malaysian MotoGP

World champion Valentino Rossi earned his ninth victory of the season at the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday, edging past Dani Pedrosa to win a thrilling race.

Rossi started from second on the grid on his Yamaha and stuck close to Pedrosa of Spain, who rode a Honda from pole position.

The Italian rider took the lead on lap ten before cruising to omfortable victory in 43 minutes, 6.007 seconds.

Rossi extended his streak to eight consecutive podium finishes, with a shot at one more during next weekend's season finale in Valencia.

Nearing the end of his maiden MotoGP season, Andrea Dovizioso of Italy came in third after a close battle with Amerin Nicky Hayden.

Earlier, Alvaro Bautista won the 250cc race, but a third place finish for fellow Italian Marco Simoncelli ensured that the latter emerged victorious in the season-long battle for the tile.

Meanwhile, last year's 125cc world champion Gabor Talmacsi of Hungary defended his Malaysian GP ttle, breaking away from a string of rivals who sought to chase him down as he stepped up his quest for the runner-up slot in the 2008 standings.

Hamilton wins Chinese GP, extends title

Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his Formula One drivers' championship lead to seven points.

Hamilton won by 14.9 seconds from his title rival Felipe Massa of Ferrari to move to the brink of his first title, with only one race remaining in Brazil.

"It's that one step closer, but we still have a tough race ahead of us in Brazil," Hamilton said. "I'm feeling good about it. I know it's going to be a tough weekend."

The Briton also led eventual champion Kimi Raikkonen by seven points entering last season's final grand prix but finished only seventh in Brazil and surrendered the title to the Finn.

Massa moved up to second late in the race Sunday, effortlessly passing his obliging Ferrari teammate Raikonnen. Their second and third places, combined with the retirement of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen, extended Ferrari's lead in the constructors' championship to 11 points.

BMW's Robert Kubica finished sixth, ending his slim title chances.

Hamilton and Massa are now tied for race wins and second places this season, but Hamilton has one more third placing, meaning he has the edge in countback if the pair are tied on points after the final race of the season.

Hamilton will clinch the title in Brazil unless Massa wins and the he finishes no higher than seventh, or Massa finishes second and Hamilton out of the points.

"We are in a tough position, but we know anything can happen," Massa said. "We need to keep our heads up, it's not finished yet.

"We can have a much better car in Brazil than we had here."

Renault's Fernando Alonso finished fourth, ahead of the BMW pair of Nick Heidfeld and Kubica. Toyota's Timo Glock was seventh and Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr. got the final point.

In a lap of little incident, Hamilton got off the line well from pole position and led from start to finish.

"It was a great start, one of the best we have had this year, which was needed," Hamilton said. "From there it was pretty smooth sailing.

"Throughout the weekend we knew we had the pace. On Friday we knew we had more pace."

Raikkonen was second for most of the race, before conceding that position to Massa on lap 50 of 56 to keep the Brazilian's title hopes alive.

Team orders prohibit a driver deliberately giving up track position to a teammate, but Raikkonen dropped his lap time from in the 1-minute, 38-second range to 1-minute, 40-second range for two laps as Massa caught and oertook, before stepping up his pace again.

"I am not in a position to challenge for the championship," Raikkonen said. "I know what the team expects and I am happy to try to achieve the maximum points for the team. For my season it does not make any difference."

Hamilton had no problem with Ferrar's swap.

"They're a team," Hamilton said. "I know in my position, if Heikki was leading, we'd probably do the same thing. They did a great job."

The only incident of note in a race that Massa described as "not very exciting" came at the first corner when Toyota's Jarno Trulli and Sebastien Bourdis of Toro Rosso collided. Trulli retired as a result after struggling on for a lap, while Bourdais was dropped to 18th place before climbing to finish 13th.

Hamilton's win was the ninth of his career, and he set a fastest lap for the first time this season. He achieved the combination of race win, fastest lap and pole position for the second time in hs career, after last year's Japanese GP.

Man United held 1-1 by Everton in Premier League

Everton held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw Saturday in another setback for the defending champions as they try to catch the Premier League leaders.

The Red Devils were cruising after Darren Fletcher scored in the 22nd minute, but Marouane Fellaini leveled in the 63rd.

United is five points adrift of Chelsea and Liverpool, which play each other Sunday and are level on 20 points atop the standings.

Third-place Hull was at West Bromwich Albion later Saturday and could also reach 20 points with a win.

Sunderland beat Newcastle 2-1 in the northeast derby, which saw Joey Barton return for the Magpies after serving a six-match ban for attacking a teammate during his Manchester City career. Newcastle fans threw objects at Barton, forcing police to intervene, before the midfielder was brought on in the 85th.

Man United looked headed for its seventh consecutive victory in all competitions after Fletcher controlled a pass from Ryan Giggs, rounded Joleon Lescott and shot through goalkeeper Tim Howard's legs.

Nemanja Vidic could have extended the lead but his shot was cleared off the line by Leon Osman and Howard then denied both Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs.

Everton was lucky to have conceded just one goal in the first half and the Toffees found their way back into the match when Fellaini rose above Vidic to head a cross from former United defender Phil Neville past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Wayne Rooney, who scored his first career goal for Everton in 2002, missed chances to score his 100th against his former club.

Tempers flared after the break when United center back Rio Ferdinand confronted former teammate Phil Neville after his strong challenge on Ronaldo.

"I don't think the referee protected our players enough," manager Alex Ferguson said. "I don't know what the game is coming to with some of the tackles and the speed of the tackles."

Rooney was substituted in the 72nd after being booked for a late tackle on Mikel Arteta, unjustly according to Ferguson.

"The referee (Alan Wiley) was to blame because he booked him for nothing and the crowd was egging him on, wanting him to be sent off," Ferguson said. "In that situation you wonder who will be next."

Ronaldo, still struggling to regain his form after undergoing ankle surgery, squandered a chance to restore United's lead in the 87th when the winger turned Nani's cross wide.

"He had a chance, he may have done better," Ferguson said. "But to be honest, we didn't deserve anything at that point. It was a hanging-on job."

At the Stadium of Light, Kieran Richardson ended Sunderland's 28-year wait for a home win over Newcastle with a 75th-minute free kick.

Sunderland went ahead in the 20th when Djibril Cisse lunged with his right foot to steer in Steed Malbranque's misdircted shot.

But the lead only lasted 10 minutes as Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi, unmarked at the far post, leapt to head in Geremi's free kick.

"We deserved it and played some good stuff," Sunderland manager Roy Keane said. "There were no silly challenges and we just focused on the win."

Sunderland could face repercussions after its fans came onto the pitch to celebrate the victory.

"Hopefully it won't take away from what the players have achieved today," Keane said. "But it's been a while since they've been celebrating and they've got to be allowed to enjoy these things."

Beckham close to joining AC Milan on loan

AC Milan is close to signing David Beckham in a loan deal that would allow the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder and former England captain to play in Italy's Serie A for a few months starting in January.

"He'll stay here in Milan on loan for a few months. We're discussing it with his agent," Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said Wednesday on the club's Web site.

With the Major League Soccer season in the United States nearly over, Beckham is eager to join another club in Europe so he can remain match fit and keep his place in England's squad for World Cup qualifying.

England coach Fabio Capello has said he will not pick players who are not active.

"We'll sign him for a few months and then he'll go back. Beckham has chosen Milan," Galliani said at Malpensa airport before flying to a UEFA Cup match. "Our team is very competitive and will remain as is, but Beckham is something different and intriguing."

While many Italian clubs are struggling with attendance, Galliani noted that 65,000 fans showed up for Milan's home game Sunday with Sampdoria.

"Beckham will bring more fans," Galliani said.

Beckham would join a stellar squad at Milan, including Brazil standouts Ronaldinho, Kaka and Alexandre Pato, plus Italy's Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso.

"For me it will be a pleasure," Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "Beckham is a serious athlete, a great professional. If he'll be available for four months with us, we'll be very happy."

Ancelotti also indicated Beckham could play for Milan in the UEFA Cup.

"If he becomes available for Milan, evidently it will be for both in Italy and in Europe," the coach added.

During the MLS offseason last year, Beckham trained with English Premier League side Arsenal to keep fit but did not play for the club.

Beckham starred for Manchester United and Real Madrid before joining the Galaxy in January 2007 in a multi-million-dollar five-year deal.

He quit as England captain after the 2006 World Cup and was dropped from the team by Steve McLaren. But he was later reinstated to the national side, and has been used sparingly by England coach Fabio Capello, appearing as a late substitute in all four World Cup qualifying victories against Andorra, Croatia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Beckham now has 107 England appearances, one short of the record 108 for an outfield player by 1966 World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the England record of 125.

England has a probable friendly against Spain lined up for February, plus a home friendly against Slovakia in March, followed by World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine in April, and Kazakhstan and Andorra in June.

RI turns to China for power plant projects

With China having pledged the majority of financing for Indonesia's first 10,000 megawatt (MW) power plant project, the government is again seeking China's help to fund a second 10,000 MW plant, a minister says.

In a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday in Beijing, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono offered an closer ties between the two countries, including in the energy sector, at a time when world economy is taking a pummeling.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who also attended the meeting, said Indonesia was optimistic China was relatively immune to the global credit crunch and still had plenty of cash to offer.

With more than 80 percent of the proposed 10,000 MW coal-fired power plant's financing coming from China, Purnomo said there was no reason why China could not play an equally pivotal role in the second phase of the program, which would promote the use of renewable energy sources in power generation.

"When you look around the globe, where else would you look for liquidity if not China, or perhaps the Middle East? We need more than US$10 billion (for the second program). That's not small money; we need to remain aggressive, especially at a time of crisis like this," Purnomo said.

He did not say how much investment Indonesia was expecting from China.

The first 10,000 MW program was launched in 2006 to meet the country's ever-increasing electricity needs, in particular in the Java-Bali system, where demand is rising at an average of 6.7 percent per year. To date, project contracts have been signed for an installed capacity of 8,700 MW.

The government, through state power firm PT PLN, has secured Rp 13 trillion and $1.5 billion from local and foreign banks respectively, in particular China Exim Bank and Bank of China.

Purnomo added the government was so upbeat about China's participation in the second program that it was considering adopting the independent power producer (IPP) scheme -- a business-to-business deal requiring no government guarantee -- in the second program.

The current program obliges the government to provide investors with some form of guarantee.

"We are seriously considering turning to the IPP scheme for the second program. This of course would be good for the state budget because no guarantee would be needed. And the responses so far are relatively good. They basically said 'no problem'," he said, adding the ministry would continue working on the matter.

"They are even ready to provide so-called concessional loans for the government, on top of their financing commitment for the projects, just as they did for the first program (worth $400 million)."

Also on Thursday, President Yudhoyono Susilo and his delegation met with representatives of China Exim Bank and other companies to discuss investment opportunities in Indonesia, including in the power sector.

No details about the outcome of the meeting were available.

Also on the agenda during the Yudhoyono-Hu Jintao meeting was a push for the renegotiation of Indonesia's Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract with the Chinese province of Fujian. The renegotiation is aimed mostly at revising up the commodity's price to better reflect current market prices.

The contract was signed in 2002, obliging Tangguh to supply LNG to Fujian for 25 years, beginning in 2009.

The contract has been heavily criticized for stipulating a fixed LNG selling price, rather than the progressive rate common to other gas deals to ensure rates remain consistent with market prices. The price of LNG has been pegged at $2.40 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in the contract.

Presidential spokesman Dino Pati Djalal said the two leaders acknowledged the need for the contract renegotiation, with the renegotiation teams expected to finalize the process soon. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati heads the Indonesian team, with Vice President Jusuf Kalla directly supervising the talks.

The talks must be completed before February next year when the plant enters its first phase of production.