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General Sudirman was a high ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian
national revolution. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, he
continues to be widely respected in the country. On 12 November 1945, at an election to
decide the military’s commander-in-chief in YogyakartA. The 24 years old Sudirman was
chosen over Oerip Soemohardjo in a close votE. While waiting to be confirmed, Sudirman
ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in AmbarawA. The ensuing battle and British
withdrawal strengthened Sudirman’s popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18
December. General Sudirman commanded military activities throughout Java, including a
show of force in Yogyakarta on 1 March 1949. When the Dutch began withdrawing, in July
1949 Sudirman was recalled to Yogyakarta and forbidden to fight further. In late 1949
Sudirman’s tuberculosis returned, and he retired to Magelang, where he died slightly more
than a month after the Dutch recognised Indonesia’s independencE. He is buried at Semaki
Heroes’ Cemetery in Yogyakarta.
On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky
because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to
Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that
Borobudur gate would be closed.
For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees.
Now, however, there is a proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways,
therefore, like a human being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for
man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear
the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to
make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories
about dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.
Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive or land. Some
species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meter length, is the
largest animal which lives on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there
are important difference in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat
horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its breadth,
broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of flat (blubber). This is
up to 30 meter in thickness and serves to conserve heat and body fluids.
b Asking opinion
c. Giving opinion
43. Fill the table with correct regular and irregular verb