Tugas TOEFL halaman 291 Menentukan tenses dari soal-soal berikut.

Section 2 (structure)
1. was (main verb)
2. is (main verb)
3. were (main verb)
4. declines (main verb)
5. meet (main verb)
6. assert (main verb)
7. have (main verb)
8. are afflicted (main verb)
9. are call (main verb)
10. was (main verb)
11. is removed (main verb)
12. decide (main verb)
13. will grow (main verb)
14. is interested (main verb)
15. died (main verb)
16. would be (main verb)
17. lived (main verb)
18. is (main verb)
19. consider (main verb)
20. are (main verb)
21. can (main verb)
22. is (main verb)
23. is (main verb)
24. is (main verb)
25. serve (main verb)

6. present perfect tense
7. present perfect tense
8. present tense
9. simple past tense
10. simple present tense
11. simple present tense
12. simple past tense
13. simple present tense
14. past progressive tense
15. simple present tense, future tense
16. past progressive tense, simple past tense
17. simple present tense
18. present tense
19. simple past tense
20. simple present tense
21. present tense
22. simple past tense
23. simple present tense
24. simple past tense
25. present tense

The Qur’an

The Qur’an is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.

Islam holds that the Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibrīl (Gabriel) from 610 AD to his death in 632 AD. The Qur’an was written down by Muhammad's companions while he was alive, although the prime method of transmission was oral. In 633 AD, the written text was compiled, and in 653 AD it began to be distributed in the Islamic Empire. The present form of the Qur’an is regarded as Muhammad's own words by Muslims worldwide. The search for significant variants by Western academia has been strongly rejected in the the Islamic world.

Muslims regard the Qur’an as the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with those revealed to Adam, regarded in Islam as the first prophet, and continued with the Suhuf Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham), the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injeel (Gospel). The aforementioned books are not explicitly included in the Qur’an, but are recognized therein. The Qur’an also refers to many events from Jewish and Christian scriptures, some of which are retold in comparatively distinctive ways from the Bible and the Torah, while obliquely referring to other events described explicitly in those texts.

The Qur'an itself expresses that it is the book of guidance. Therefore it rarely offers detailed accounts of historical events; the text instead typically placing emphasis on the moral significance of an event rather than its narrative sequence. It does not describe natural facts in a scientific manner but teaches that natural and supernatural events are signs of God. Muslims believe the Qur'an itself to be the main miracle of Muhammad and that its alleged "inimitability" proves his status as a prophet.

Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice (Turkish: Kurban Bayramı) is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims (including Druze) worldwide in commemoration of the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God. The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey God and spare his son. As Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son, God intervened and instead provided a lamb as the sacrifice. This is why today all over the world Muslims who have the means to, sacrifice an animal (usually a goat or a sheep), as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to God. The meat is then shared out with family, friends (Muslims or non-Muslims), as well as the poor members of the community.

Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from the Quran. (Muslims in Iran celebrate a third, non-denominational Eid.) Like Eid el-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon (khuṭba).

Eid al-Adha annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities last for three days or more depending on the country. Eid al-Adha occurs the day after the pilgrims conducting Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. It happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.

Cihampelas street.

Hai,see you again in my posting..

In this posting I want to tell you about one of popular street in bandung,it is cihampelas street.

The street with many creativity of human in bandung…

Many people from many territory usually come to cihampelas to spent their holidays.

In cihampelas street you can find many factory outlet and distro all along of street.

And you can choose many clothes and jeans what you like there,and I think the price is not too expensive.some of clothes is made hand and product of creativity of human bandung

In there you can find one of a delicious food and popular food from bandung, it is peuyeum.you know peuyeum??? It is a food make from cassava with fermentation agent.

You can find many accessories there,such glasses,purslane,ring,necklace etc with the cheap prices.

If you tired walk all along the street or hungry or thirsty you can break and enjoy your day in cihampelas walk,usually peoples say ciwalk, ciwalk is a mall in cihampelas street., you can rest in many café there and enjoy many food and drink .

And if you want bring gift from bandung you can buy brownies,and suggest for you the delicious brownies is from Amanda and kartika sari.

If you want to spent times some days there you can stay in many hotels there.

Ok I think enough,so if you have holiday please visit cihampelas walk and enjoy your day there,hopefully you have the kind holiday and you enjoy it.

Thanks for your attention,see you in my next time,

Bye…

Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris. More than 200,000,000 have visited the tower since its construction in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006, making it the most visited paid monument in the world. Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 325 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.

Eiffel Tower October 2007

When the tower was completed in 1889 it was the world's tallest tower — a title it retained until 1930 when New York City's Chrysler Building (319 m — 1,047 ft tall) was completed. The tower is now the fifth-tallest structure in France and the tallest structure in Paris, with the second-tallest being the Tour Montparnasse (210 m — 689 ft), although that will soon be surpassed by Tour AXA (225.11 m — 738.36 ft).

Eiffel Tower from the neighborhood.

The metal structure of the Eiffel Tower weighs 7,300 tonnes while the entire structure including non-metal components is approximately 10,000 tonnes. Depending on the ambient temperature, the top of the tower may shift away from the sun by up to 18 cm (7 in) because of thermal expansion of the metal on the side facing the sun. The tower also sways 6–7 cm (2–3 in) in the wind. As demonstration of the economy of design, if the 7300 tonnes of the metal structure were melted down it would fill the 125 meter square base to a depth of only 6 cm (2.36 in), assuming a density of the metal to be 7.8 tonnes per cubic meter. The tower has a mass less than the mass of the air contained in a cylinder of the same dimensions, that is 324 meters high and 88.3 meters in radius. The weight of the tower is 10,100 tonnes compared to 10,265 tonnes of air.

The first and second levels are accessible by stairways and lifts. A ticket booth at the south tower base sells tickets to access the stairs which begin at that location. At the first platform the stairs continue up from the east tower and the third level summit is only accessible by lift. From the first or second platform the stairs are open for anyone to ascend or descend regardless of whether they have purchased a lift ticket or stair ticket. The actual count of stairs includes 9 steps to the ticket booth at the base, 328 steps to the first level, 340 steps to the second level and 18 steps to the lift platform on the second level. When exiting the lift at the third level there are 15 more steps to ascend to the upper observation platform. The step count is printed periodically on the side of the stairs to give an indication of progress of ascent. The majority of the ascent allows for an unhindered view of the area directly beneath and around the tower although some short stretches of the stairway are enclosed.

Maintenance of the tower includes applying 50 to 60 tonnes of paint every seven years to protect it from rust. In order to maintain a uniform appearance to an observer on the ground, three separate colors of paint are used on the tower, with the darkest on the bottom and the lightest at the top. On occasion the colour of the paint is changed; the tower is currently painted a shade of brownish-grey. On the first floor there are interactive consoles hosting a poll for the colour to use for a future session of painting. The co-architects of the Eiffel Tower are Emile Nouguier, Maurice Koechlin and Stephen Sauvestre

Friendship should be positive

Friendship makes you feel good, right ?
Ideally it should also inspire you to do positive things.
So next time you hear your friend ask you to learn something new, say, how to make some handicraft or join an extracurricular activity,
be greatful to know that you have chosen the right friend.
Positive encouragement or praise from a friend, even for the smallest achievement, will also strengthen the beautiful bond.

Daun Bunga Lily, rumah terapung masa depan

Apa ini? Kok kaya UFO yang mendarat di pantai ya?

Arsitek dari Belgia, Vincent Callebaut, mengajukan terobossan baru dalam menghadapi masalah perubahan iklim dan kepadatan, solusinya dinamai: Daun Bunga Lili.

Daun Bunga Lili ini digambarkan sebagai: prototipe kota amfibi yang mampu menghidupi diri sendiri, dengan masing2 daun mampu menampung 50.000 orang. Di tengah Daun ini ada sebuah danau yang menampung dan menjernihkan air hujan. Kota terapung ini tidak membutuhkan jalan dan akan mengapung dan "terhanyut" ke seluruh dunia akibat pergerakan arus laut.

Desain dari Daun ini di memuat 3 marina dan 3 gunung yang dikhusukan bagi bisnis dan hiburan. Kota ini unik, karena kota ini merupakan kota amfibi, setengah kota air, setengah lagi kota darat.

Kota ini mendapat sumber daya dari matahari, angin dan arus laut, yang akan memproduksi lebih banyak energi daripada energi yang dikonsumsinya, dan akan menjadi kota yang ber-"emisi nol" karena semua karbon dan limbah akan di daur ulang.

Harapan yang ada adalah pada tahun 2100, akan ada 250 juta orang yang melarikan diri dari perubahan cuaca, yang disebut "Climactic refugee", karena air laut akan menghancurkan kota2 seperti New York, Shanghai dan Bombai.

Vincent percaya, bahwa produknya ini adalah solusi jangka panjang untuk menghadapi naiknya air laut, dan bukannya memperkuat garis pantai, karena solusi garis pantai ini hanyalah solusi jangka pendek.

Desain dari Daun ini diinspirasikan oleh daun Amazonia Victoria Regia yang memiliki tulang daun yang sangat rapat. Tujuan Vincent adalah untuk menciptakan "hubungan harmonis antara manusia dan alam".