Most people agree that some form of
family limitation or spacing is desirable for the good of the family and
society. But individuals and groups– especially religious groups–differ sharply
on the methods of birth control that they consider moral and acceptable.
Couples that practice birth control do
so for various reasons. They may want to limit or space their children, or to
have no children at all. Young couples often postpone having children so that
both partners can work full-time. Other couples space their children so they
can give each child as much attention as possible. Some women are advised by
their doctors to avoid pregnancy for health reasons. In many countries with
rapidly growing populations, the government encourages couples to limit the
size of their families.
Even though birth control has gained
in acceptance, opposition to the practice is continuous. Some people fear that
birth control encourages sexual relations outside marriage or that government
might impose birth control. Some religious groups oppose birth control on moral
grounds.
Some religious groups teach that
artificial methods of birth control are immoral because they separate the two
purposes of intercourse in marriage–conjugal love and the procreation of
children. Although they oppose all artificial birth control, they consider
natural family planning acceptable.
Adapted
from The World Book Encyclopedia, 2007
11. What does
the text discuss about?
Aa. Family planning.
Bb. The
disagreement to birth control
Cc. Reason to
support family limitation
Dd. The
two different opinion on birth control
Ee. The
religious group which disagree to birth control
22. The
issue of the text is ….
Aa. government’s
population program
Bb. family
planning programs
Cc. family
limitation
Dd.
birth control
Ee. sex control
33. Which
of the following reason do not support birth control?
Aa. To limit the
family size
Bb. To space
the children birth.
Cc. To avoid high family budget.
Dd. To avoid a
risk-health pregnancy.
Ee. To share
much attention to the children.
44. Some
women should prevent pregnancy because of … reason.
Aa. unacceptable
Bb. immoral
C. artificial
D. limited
E.
health
5. The
religious group feels objected to the birth control because they….
A. think it doesn’t
the government programs
B.
believe it is an immoral practice
C. believe it
is not natural practice
D. dread to the
health problem
E. are very
conservatives
6. Other
couples space their children so they can give each child as much
attention as possible. (par.2) The bold word refer to ….
A.
couples
B. women
C. families
D. people
E. children
7. Young
couples often postpone having children ….(par.2) The bold word
means ….
A. suspect
B.
suspend
C. respect
D. direct
E. recall
8.
According to religious group ….
A. artificial methods
of birth control is acceptable
B.
traditional methods of birth control can be accept
C. sex
intercourse outside the marriage is permitted
D. intercourse in
marriage doesn’t to create children
E. conjugal
love in the marriage is immoral practice
9. From
the text, we can conclude that ….
A. everyone doesn’t
agree to family limitation
B. the
government doesn’t support birth control
C. the
religious group agree of using artificial contraception
D.
some women must not pregnant because of health reason
E. young
couples don’t want to have many children because they are very busy
10. What is the communicative
purpose of the text?
A. Report the birth
control in Indonesia
B. Persuade
the reader to do birth control
C.
Present two different views on birth control
D. Amuse the readers
with birth control opinions
E.
Ensure the birth control runs well in Indonesia
