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The following text is for questions no. 34-38.
Taufik Hidayat quiting national badminton team after 13 years of service, which culminated in an Olympic gold medal, shuttler Taufik Hidayat announced Friday his resignation from the national training camp in Jakarta.
“My decision to resign is final. It’s not an impulse or emotional decision. I’ve been thinking about quitting the national team since 2004, after I won at the Athens Olympics,” he saiD. “However, people kept on encouraging me to stay in the national team, considering my potential and my youth. Therefore I stayed until 2008.” In 2001, Taufik threatened to quit the training camp because of Mulyo’s exclusion. Mulyo is his mentor. He only joined the national team after the head of PBSI Djoko Santoso has agreed to restore Mulyo. In 2004, Taufik made yet another threat to quit, and again backed down from it. “It’s time for younger players to take the baton. I’m giving way to them.
It’s all about regeneration in Indonesian badminton,” he said (By kompas.com 2008)
34. The text above is.....
A. News Item D. Exposition
B. Narrative E. Procedure
C. Descriptive
35. How many years Taufik Hidayat played badminton with the national team .....
A. 14 years D. 13 years
B. 15 years E. until now
C. 2008
36. How many times he plans to quit the team of national badminton .....
A. 4 times D. 1 time
B. 5 times E. 2 times
C. 3 times
37. Who the coach of Olympic gold winner.....
A. Nurdin Halid D. Mulyo
B. Taufik Hidayat E. Agung Gumelar
C. Djoko Santoso
38. "It’s all about regeneration in Indonesian badminton,” he said. The word “ he “ refers to.....
A. Taufik hidayat D. Agung gumelar
B. Djoko santoso E. Nurdin halid
C. Mulyo
