Nobody likes paying taxes. Event those who know that. The underlined word in sentence, “...to maintain

Nobody likes paying taxes. Event those who know that taxation is necessary and reluctant to pay taxes. It is not pleasant to see part of your monthly income taken away from your income tax. Ignorant people think this is injustice and make grievance of it.

                Every country has a government. The primary duties of a government are to protect the life and property of the citizens, to maintain law and order, and settle dispute between citizens in a just and orderly way through the law-courts, to defend the country from foreign foes and to maintain and direct education, provide hospitals for the sick and attend to sanitation. All these great to be kept up and have to be paid.

                Furthermore, schools and teachers have to be provided and supported, health experts and sanitary engineers have to be employed. Now where is all from? Tax is needed for the benefits of the public. It is the people as a whole rich and poor that benefit by security of the life and property, by the sound roads, by public hospital, public school and good sanitation.

                Therefore, it is necessary for people to pay taxes. The money will be back to them in the form of public service and facility.

The underlined word in sentence, “...to maintain law and order, and settle dispute between citizens.” (paragraph 2) has the same meaning as....

    A.    revise

    B.    reform

    C.   violate

    D.   preserve 

    E.   introduce

Pembahasan:
Kata yang bergaris bawah yaitu maintain yang artinya mempertahankan, jadi kata maintain memiliki arti yang sama dengan preserve

Jawaban: D

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