In
the natural rainforest, Mahogany is a very large canopy tree, sometimes
reaching over 150 feet in height, with trunks sometimes more than 6 feet in
diameter above a large basal buttress. It is a generally open-crowned tree,
with gray to brownish-red fissured bark.
Mahogany
is perhaps the most valuable timber tree in the whole of Latin America and has
been heavily exploited for most of this century. Mahogany is becoming
increasingly rare, and is already extinct in parts of its original range. It is
listed as threatened in "Arboles Maderables en Peligro de Extinción en
Costa Rica" and is listed in CITES Appendix III.
Mahogany
varies from yellowish, reddish, pinkish, or salmon colored when freshly cut, to
a deep rich red, to reddish brown as the wood matures with age. Mahogany is
fine to medium texture, with uniform to interlocking grain, ranging from
straight to wavy or curly. Irregularities in the grain often produce highly
attractive figures such as fiddle back or mottle. Mahogany polishes to a high
luster, with excellent working and finishing characteristics. It responds well
to hand and machine tools, has good nailing and screwing properties, and turns
and carves superbly.
Mahogany is regarded
by many as the world's premier wood for fine cabinetry, high-class furniture,
trimming fine boats, pianos and other musical instruments, sculpture, joinery,
turnery, figured and decorative veneer, interior trim, and carving.
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Soal:
1.
How
large can Mahogany be?
A.
Less
than 5 feet in diameter
B.
More
than 6 feet in diameter
C.
About
100 feet in diameter
D.
Over
150 feet in diameter
Kunci
jawaban : B
Pembahasan :
Ukuran
pohon tersebut bisa mencapai lebih dari 6 meter diameternya.
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Soal:
2.
What
makes Mahogany becoming increasingly rare?
A.
Its
size
B.
Its
exploitation
C.
Its
quality
D.
Its
value
Kunci
jawaban : B
Pembahasan :
Yang
menyebabkan pohon itu semakin langka adalah karena dieksploitasi.
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Soal:
3.
“…
and is already extinct in parts of its original range. The underlined
word means…
A.
survive
B.
vanish
C.
stay
alive
D.
uncommon
Kunci
jawaban : b
Pembahasan :
Kata
extinct bermakna punah, padanannya adalah vanish.
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