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thedrivers wearing the seat belt will think that they are completely safe, so they
may drive carelessly. They are safe, indeed, but how about safety of others?
The seat belt is only one of the ways to reduce the risk of car accidents. It
doesn’t mean that we are completely safe. In short, our safety depends on
ourselves.

39. Which one is true according to paragraph 3?
A. old cars do not use seat belts
B. the old cars have seat belts for their safety
C. the drivers wearing seat belts may drive carefully
D. the traffic conditions in the past were similar to the recent
E. the old cars’ designer considered a seat belt as an important part

40. What is the function of seat belts?
A. to become a standard component in cars
B. to reduce the traffic conditions
C. to reduce the risk of injury or death in an accident
D. to prevent the drivers driving cars carefully
E. to increase the risk of injury in car accidents

41. Who considered a seat belt as an unimportant part?
A. police
B. people
C. drivers
D. passengers
E. old cars designers

42. “… that they are completely safe.”
(Paragraph 3)What does the word ‘they’
refer to?
A. cars
B. seat belts
C. drivers
D. designers
E. Others

This text is for questions 43 to 45.
Apartments Offer Practical Living
The number of high-rise apartment buildings continues to mushroom not
only in the center of the city but also in suburban areas. This shows that many
Indonesianenjoy living in apartments. This is true for a number of reasons.
In the first place, people prefer to live in an apartment because it is located
near
strategic areas. They can save time and energy as they don’t have to experience
terrible traffic jam.
In addition, they enjoy the new life style because an apartment offers
comfort and privacy so they don’t have to worry about the city’s high crime rate as
most apartments have 24-hour security systems.
Moreover, people now enjoy practicality and this is reflected in the design of
their place. Living rooms become smaller and a veranda is no longer considered
an important part of the house.
From the facts above, it is clear that apartments offer practical living which
thus make them mustrooming.

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