Latihan Tugas Reading: Big City Noise





Big City Noise

My name is Olaf.
I live in a big city. I live on a busy road. At night and during the day, cars go by. Buses go by. Trucks go by. People do not seem to hear the noise during the day. But at night, the noise makes it hard to sleep. My road has a lot of animals, too. People keep their animals outside in their yards at night. There are cats. There are dogs.

The dogs make a lot of noise. To me, the dogs are like the trucks. The dogs are like the cars. The dogs are like the buses. All of them are loud! One dog barks more than the others do. His name is Simba. Simba is Mr. Cheek’s dog. “That is a very bad dog. He keeps me up at night,” says Mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas lives next door to Mr. Cheek. “You should give him away,” says Mr. Lucas. This makes Mr. Cheek very mad. "You should not sleep with your windows open," says Mr. Cheek. "You should take your dog inside at night," yells Mr. Lucas. The two men argue about Simba’s barking almost every day. I think this is funny. To me, Simba is as bad as the cars. He is as bad as the buses. He is as bad as the trucks. This is what living in a big city is like. There is a lot of noise.
A.   Choose the best answer!

1) In what place does Olaf live?

A. He live in a big city and busy road that full of noise
2) What does Olaf say make noise?

A. airplanes

B. buses

C. dogs

D. horses

3) What goes by at night?

A. bikes

B. cats

C. dogs

D. trucks

4) Why may people NOT hear the noise during the day?

A. because it is quiet

B. because they are sleepy

C. because they are busy doing other things

D. because they do not hear well during the day

5) What does Olaf say about his road?

A. It is dark.

B. It is busy.

C. It is dirty.

D. It is noisy.

6) Which noise makes Mr. Lucas mad?

A. cats meowing

B. trucks going by

C. a dog barking

D. people talking

7) Who argues every day?

A. Mr. Lucas and Olaf

B. Olaf and Mr. Cheek

C. Simba and Mr. Lucas

D. Mr. Lucas and Mr. Cheek

8) What could Mr. Cheek do to help Mr. Lucas sleep?

A. get a cat

B. not argue with him

C. not drive his car at night

D. take his dog inside at night


9) What could Mr. Lucas do to sleep better?

A. close his windows at night

B. not argue with Mr. Cheek

C. go to bed later

D. talk to Olaf

10) Who says Simba is a bad dog?

A. Mr. Lucas when he argues with Mr. Cheek

B. Do you think it is better to live in the city or in a village? Give your reasons.


I can't say that this is the right answer for everyone—there is depends on what kind of life you prefer—but I will choose live in village rather than big city. First of all, because the air is fresh. It is good for health and peace of mind. Secondly, pace of life in village is slow. We are not pursued by the times and demands of modernity. We have more time to know ourselves and contemplate with them.


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