Thursday, April 28, 2016

simple past and present perfect

Apple reports iPhone sales down, 1st revenue drop since 2003


Apple sold more than 51 million iPhones in the first three months of this year — and that's the problem.
That's 10 million fewer iPhones than the tech giant sold during the same quarter a year ago. As a result, Apple on Tuesday reported its first drop in quarterly revenue in 13 years — and the first-ever year-over-year decline in iPhone sales.
The slide is putting more pressure on Apple and CEO Tim Cook to come up with its next big product.
Cook, of course, has problems many corporate bosses would kill to have. Despite the decline in sales, Apple managed to rack up $10.5 billion in profit for the quarter.
"The future of Apple is very bright," Cook told analysts on a conference call Tuesday.
But Apple is battling perceptions that its latest iPhones aren't that different from previous models, at a time when overall smartphone sales are slowing around the world. Apple also sells iPads, Mac computers and other gadgets, but nearly two-thirds of its $50.6 billion in quarterly revenue came from iPhones.
"They need to come out with that next great product," said Angelo Zino, a financial analyst with S&P Global Market Intelligence. Zino said that while he is optimistic about the company's future, "Apple absolutely needs to start diversifying their revenue base."
Overall, the company's revenue in the January-March quarter was down 13 percent from a year earlier. And the company surprised analysts by forecasting another revenue drop of 13 percent or more in the current quarter.
The forecast, which was announced after Apple had closed for the day at $104.35 a share, drove its stock price down 8 percent in extended trading.
Apple hasn't reported a year-over-year sales decline since 2003, when the iPod was still relatively new and the iPhone didn't exist. Since then, the iPhone and other products have propelled the company's stock value from $5 billion to $579 billion, making it the most valuable public company in the world.
Despite the quarterly decline, Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri defended the iPhone business in an interview with The Associated Press.
"We think we can continue to bring a lot of innovation to the market," he said of future models, while adding that Apple is working to expand other lines of business.
Apple's revenue for the quarter included $6 billion from online services, apps and other software, he noted. That's up 20 percent from a year earlier. Analysts agree the figure could rise further, given that there are more than 500 million iPhones in use.


Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/04/27/apple-reports-iphone-sales-down-1st-revenue-drop-since-2003.html

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Soal subject verb agreement

soal subject verb agreement

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1.      The price of these pants …….. reasonable
a.      Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
2.      The books borrowed from the library …….. on my desk
a.       Was
b.      Were
c.       Are
d.      Is
3.      The boy who won the two medals …… a friend of mine
a.      Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
4.      Bread and butter ….. our daily food
a.      Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
5.      The famous singer and composer …….  Arrived
a.      Has
b.      Have
c.       Had
d.      Was
6.      Collecting match boxes …… one of his favourite pastimes
a.      Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
7.      The quality of the candies ……. Poor
a.      Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
8.      Neither his father nor his mother …… mahjong
a.      Plays
b.      Play
c.       Played
d.      Playing
9.      Neither parent …… fond of playing mahjong
a.      Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
10.  None of my friend …… there
a.       Is
b.      Are
c.       Was
d.      Were
ERROR ANALYST
11.  Many a student had made the same mistake
a.       Had = has
12.  Gold, as well as platinum, had recently risen in price
a.       Had = has
13.  The boss, as well as his colleagues, have been robbed by the robber
a.       Have = has
14.  Ten tons are a heavy load
a.       Are = is
15.  Fifty miles was a long distance
a.       Was = is
16.  Thirty years are a long time
a.       Are = is
17.  One of the books have been missing
a.       Have = has
18.  The poor was suffering
a.       Was = are
19.  You should decide which one og the three choices A,B, or C best answered the question.
a.       Answered= answers
20.  One of the most intelligent student who scores full marks is peter
a.       Scores=score
21.  Carlos is the only one of those student who have lived up to the potential described in  the year book
a.       Have = has
22.  One of my best friend was an extra Seinfeld this week
a.       Was=is
23.  Not only the students but also their instructor have been called to the principals office.
a.       Have=has
24.  Most of the milk have gone bad, six gallons of milk are still in the refrigerator
a.       Have = has
25.  Each and every student and instructor in this building hope for a new facility by next year
a.       Hope =hopes


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