READING KELAS 9

A Pretty Carpet

We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get a or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big supprise when she saw all those books on the floor. This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen, she said. She gazed at it for some time than added, “you don’t need bookcases at all you can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!”.

Vocabularies :

Ø Have just moved = baru saja pindah

Ø Try = mencoba

Ø In order = sesuai dengan harapan

Ø Own = milik

Ø Matters worse = membuat tambah buruk

Ø Rather = agak

Ø Temporarily = sementara

Ø Cover = menutupi

Ø Actually = kenyataan

Ø Space = bagian kecil

Ø Bookcases = rak buku

Ø Stairs = tangga

Ø Supprise = terkejut

Ø Gazed = memandang sekilas

Ø Add = menambah

Ø Spare time = waktu luang

Question :

1.    What have we just done in new house ?

= We have just moved in new house.

2.    What have you been trying to get in order ?

= I have been trying to get my new room in order.

3.    Where have you temporarily put your books ?

= I have temporarily put my books on the floor.

4.    What has covered every inch of floor space ?

= the books have covered every inch of floor space

5.    How many books did you have ?

= I have a thousand books .

6.    How can you go in and out the room ?

= I can go in and out the room walking on the books.

7.    Who did help the man to arrange the books ?

= His sister helped him to arrange the books.

8.    What did man and his sister carry up the stairs ?

= Man and his sister carried one of his old bookcase

9.    What his sister say when she saw all those books on the floor ?

= she said “This is the prettiest carpet I’ve ever seen !

10.                       Why did’nt the man need bookcases to put his books ?

= because the thousand books he has is too much so te bookcases is not enough for the books he has