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B. inggris Sekolah Menengah Atas The world's richest person, Elon Musk, has bought the social media site Twitter. Mr Musk
bought the company for $44 billion. On April the 4th, he bought 9.1 per cent of Twitter for $2.64
billion. Twitter's value rose by 27 per cent after this. Musk then made a follow-up offer to buy
the whole company, but the board of directors rejected this. However, on April the 25th, the
board publicly accepted Mr Musk's offer. Musk is number seven on the list of Twitter's most-
followed people. He has 84 million followers. Former U.S. President Barack Obama tops the list
with 131 million followers. Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey said he was happy that Mr Musk is
Twitter's new owner. He said: "I trust his mission."
Mr Musk said he wants to open up Twitter more to free speech. One of his biggest aims is to
remove spam bots, which fill Twitter with fake tweets. Many spam bots are used to tweet false
information to people voting in elections. They are also used to spread conspiracy theories about
vaccinations, immigration and other social issues. Mr Musk said he wants to introduce new
products. He said the company has "tremendous potential". One big question people are asking is
whether Musk will allow former U.S. President Donald Trump back on the platform. He was
banned in January 2021. Other concerns people have are about hate speech. Human rights groups
say a more open Twitter could lead to a rise in hate speech.
Answer the following questions:
1. Where is Elon Musk on the world's richest people list?
a. number two
b. number seven
c. number three
d. number one
2. When did Mr Musk purchase 9.1 per cent of Twitter?
a. last year
b. April the 4th
c. April the 25th
d. yesterday
3. Who publicly accepted Mr Musk's offer on April the 25th?
a. Jack Dorsey
b. Facebook
c. the board of directors
d. Silicon Valley
4. Who has the most followers on Twitter?
a. Barack Obama
b. Katie Perry
c. Adele
d. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Who trusts Elon Musk's mission?
a. Joe Biden
b. Donald Trump
c. Jack Dorsey
d. the CEO of Apple
6. What does Elon Musk want to remove from Twitter?
a. ads
b. spam bots
c. fake accounts
d. lies
7. What kinds of theories do spam bots spread?
a. scientific theories
b. new theories
c. easy to understand theories
d. conspiracy theories
8. What does Elon Musk want to introduce?
a. new products
b. subscriptions
c. video tweets
d. a TikTok format
9. Who might be allowed to come back to Twitter?
a. Elon Musk
b. Jack Dorsey
c. Donald Trump
d. Bob
10. Who is worried about a rise in hate speech?
a. Elon Musk
b. human rights groups
c. Jack Dorsey
d. poor people
SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
a. goals
b. believe in
11. richest
12. bought
13. rose
14. whole
15. trust
16. aims
17. false
18. potential
19. allow
20. concerns
c. possibilities
d. purchased
e. untrue
f. worries
g. wealthiest
h. let
i. increased
j. entire​

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