Text (For questions no 1-3)
On Wednesday, my students and I went to
Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu hotel which is not far from Malioboro.
On Thursday, we visited the temples in
Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wishnu Temples.
They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and syiwa temples because
Wisnu temple is being renovated
On Friday
morning, we went to Yogyakarta keraton. We spent two hours there. we were lucky
because we led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to
Borobodur. We arrived there at 4 pm. At 5 p.m we heard an announcement that
Borobudur gate was closed. In the evening, we left for Jakarta by Wisata bus.
1.
The
text mainly discusses ….
a. the
writer’s trip to Yogyakarta d. the writer’s experience at Yogyakarta keraton
b. the
writer’s first visit to Prambanan e. the writer’s impression about Borobudur
c. the
writer’s impression about the guide
2.
Which
temple is being renovated?
a.
Syiwa d. Borobudur
b.
Wisnu e. Syiwa and wisnu
c.
Brahma
3.
Which
of the following statement is TRUE?
a.
the writer and the students went to
Yogyakarta for having a research
b.
the writer went to Borobudur first
and then to keraton
c.
the writer was very disappointed
with the guide
d.
Malioboro is very far from Dirgahayu
Hotel
e.
the writer left for Jakarta on Friday
Text (For questions no 4 - 6)
A
fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat comes
along. Seeing the fox in the well, it asked if the water was good. “Good,” said
the fox,” it’s the best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it
yourself”.
The
goat was thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked
around but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said,” I have a good idea.
You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well.
Then, I’ll climb on your back. From there, I’ll step on your horns and I can
get out. And when I’m out. I’ll help you out of the well.”
The
goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the
well. Then he coolly walked away. The
goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help him
out. The fox merely turned to him and said,” If you only had thought carefully
about getting out, you wouldn’t have jumped into the well “.
The
goat felt very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him
and put a plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked to the old man
4.
The
text tells the story of ….
a. a fox d. an old man and the fox
b. a goat e. the goat and an old man
c. a fox and a goat
5.
Paragraph
two mainly tells ….
a. how the fox helped the goat d. the fox’s idea to get out of the well
b. why the fox got into the well e. how both the goat and the fox got out of the well
c. how the fox got out of the well
6.
“The goat did as he was asked ….” (p.3)
What
does the above sentence mean?
a. The goat drunk enough and looked around
b. The goat came down to the well and drank
c. The goat called out loudly after the fox
got out
d. The goat waited someone who might help him
e. The goat stood on his hind legs and put
his forelegs against the side of the well
Text (For questions no 7 - 10 )
Forest are very important to keep
the soil fertile and to prevent flood. The fallen leaves and decayed plants
become humus which makes the soil rich and holds the rainwater.
For many years, people have not been
obeying the government’s regulations. They have been cutting down the trees
carelessly. As a result, thousands of hectares of land have become worse and
the rivers will be full of mud. In the wet season there will be erosion and
floods which will destroy the farm lands and villages.
7.
What
is the main idea of paragraph 2?
a. rivers are full of mud d. erosions have caused floods
b.
land becomes infertile e. deforestation has caused a lot of destruction
c.
floods destroy villages
8.
The
following statement are the advantages of forests mentioned in the text, EXCEPT
….
a.
they keep the soil fertile d. they hold rainwater
b.
they prevent flood e.
they produce fresh air
c.
they produce humus
9.
Humus
is made from ….
a.
fertile soil d. a kind of artificial fertilizer
b.
rown leaves e. decayed plants and leaves
c.
the root of tree
10. The soil fertile and to prevent
flood. The underlined word is synonymous to ….
a.
cause d. change
b. move e. produce
c.
hinder
Text (For questions no 11 - 12)
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·
Always take off
your jewellery before doing housework. Detergents and cleaning powder can
make it dull
·
Put jewellery on last when dressing, perfumes
and hairsprays can tarnish it
·
Don’t swim when
wearing any gold- you might lose it. Also, chlorine and saltwater can have a
bad effect
·
Clean it
regularly. Soak in warm soapy water and gently brush with toothbrush. Rinse
in clean water and dry with a soft , clean cloth.
·
To prevent
scratching, keep gold separately in a jewel box
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11. What is the topic of the text?
a.
carat guide
c. going for gold e. What to look for
b.
Buyer’s Guide d.
caring for gold
12. Which of the following can make your jewellery
tarnish?
a.
hairsprays and chlorine c. cleaning powders and perfumes e. salt water and warm soapy water
b.
hairsprays and perfumes d. detergents and cleaning water
Text (For questions no 13 - 15)
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The Jakarta Post, a leading English-
language daily newspaper, requires a qualified reporter. The following
qualifications are required :
1.
Indonesian
citizen 5.
Not more than 26 years old
2.
university degree 6.
pleasing personality, highly motivated and dynamic
3.
willing to take
a series of tests 7.
Able to operate a computer
4.
Good
understanding of English, TOEFL score at least 550
Please send an
application letter in English, a copy of current curriculum vitae, a
photocopy of identification card, a photocopy of diploma, a photocopy of
TOEFL score, a sample of writing in English, and a recent passport sized
photograph to
Human
Resources Manager
The
Jakarta Post
PO BOX
Palmerah, Jakarta, 11001
Application
should reach us before March 20, 2009.
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13. Under what heading is this text likely found?
a.
housing b. education c.
furniture d. job vacancy e.
travel agency
14. The Jakarta Post is looking for a person who
is qualified in ….
a.
Teaching English c. making a series of
tests e. being a human resource manager
b.
Writing news report d. leading a daily newspaper
15.
The
Jakarta Post, a leading English language daily newspaper, requires a
qualified reporter. The underlined word
means ….
a. hires b. find c. needs d. looks e. employs
Text ( For questions no 16 - 19 )
J.P
: there was a bad accident on Sudirman street last night. A bus which was
travelling south was hit by a large truck. Several people in the bus were
killed, including the driver. The injured people were taken to the hospital.
The driver of the truck was drunk. He was taken to the police station to be
interrogated.
16.
What
happened on Sudirman street last night ?
a.
a bus crash d.
a dead drunken driver
b. a truck crash e. a fight between two drivers
c.
a terrible accident
17.
The
accident happened because ….
a. the driver of the truck was drunk d.
the driver of the bus escaped
b. the driver of the truck ran away e.
the driver of the bus was ill
c. the driver of the bus was killed
18.
The
injured people were taken to the hospital. The underlined word means ….
a.
killed d. damaged
b.
blooded e. destroyed
c.
wounded
19.
From
whom did the police get the information about the accident ?
a.
pedestrians d. the passengers of the bus
b. the driver of the bus e. both the bus driver and the truck driver
c.
the driver of the truck
Text 7( For questions no 20 - 21 )
Pancake
Ingredients :
2
cups all purpose flour, sifted before measuring 1
egg, slightly beaten
2
½ teaspoons baking powder 1
½ cups milk
½
teaspoon salt 2
tablespoons melted butter
Direction :
Stir
together flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine eggs and
milk. Then, add to flour mixture, stirring only until smooth. After that, blend
in melted butter. Cook on a hot, greased griddle, using about ½ cup of butter
for each pancake. Cook until brown on one side and around edge, turn and brown
the other side. Recipe for pancake serves 4
20.
The
goal of the text above is to tell us ….
a. the process of making cakes d. a description of pancake
b. ingredients needed to make pancake e.
how to make pancake
c. how to serve pancake
21.
The
melted butter is mixed together into ….
a. the mixture of flour, egg and milk d.
the mixture of baking powder, salt and egg
b. the mixture of milk and baking powder e.
the mixture of egg, flour and salt
c. the mixture of egg and flour
Text (For questions no 22 - 23)
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Tom !
I am going to Anula supermarket to get some sugar. Would you like to
turn the stove on when you are home? I have put some soup there. Just heat it
for about 5 minutes and then take it out from stove before you have dinner
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22.
What
is the message about ?
a. Telling Tom to eat the soup d.
Telling Tom to heat the soup
b. Asking Tom to buy some sugar e. Telling
Tom to wait for about 5 minutes
c. Asking Tom to go to supermarket
23.
I’ve
put the soup there. the word there refers to ….
a. home d.
the supermarket
b. kitchen e.
Anula supermarket
c. the stove
Text (For questions no 24 - 26)
Birds
belong to a class of warm blooded vertebrate animals with feather covered
bodies. Next to the animals, birds are the most important group of land-living
vertebrates. All birds have feathers, although in some types, particularly
those that cannot fly, the normal structure of the feathers may be much
modified and be downy, woolly, or straw like. The forelimbs of birds are
modified into wings. The bony part of the tail, except in the very earliest
fossil birds is very short, and the visible tail is composed of feathers only.
The teeth are absent except in some fossil forms. As in mammals the only other
group of warm-blooded animal , the
circulation is highly perfected so that there is no mixing of arterial and
venous blood, but the arrangement of veins and arteries by which this is
accomplished different in the two groups. Birds have keen hearing, although
they have no external ears. The sense of sight also is very keen, but the sense
of smell is weak or lacking, except few vultures and others birds.
24.
The
passage is about the …. of birds
a. species d. classification
b. definitions e. characteristic
c. clarification
25.
From
the text we can conclude that both birds and mammals have ….
a. backbones d. downy feathers
b. keen
sights e. weak sense of smell
c. keen
hearing
26.
Which
of the following is NOT possessed by
birds?
a. Feathers d. Tails
b. Wings e. Ears
c. Teeth
Text (For questions no 27 - 28)
“Bisa Saja” is choosen as the
first single of the album and theme song of BROWNIES, since the lyric reflects
the story in the movie. Budjana of GIGI demonstrates his skills in playing
acoustic guitar in “ Cinta Terakhir “. Three other brand new song “Dilema”,
“Jangan Bilang Pacarku” and “ Semua Orang Berhak Mendapat Rasa
Bahagia”, gives supporting nuances to the movie flow as GIGI composed them
by imagining how the scenes would like look based on the screenplay.
When Hanung Bramantyo, the
director, and Dewa Budjana of GIGI chated, Budjana expressed his interest in
making soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few of GIGI songs, which the
producer accepted because of the chemistry they created with the movie. Since
GIGI can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to
enrich the movie, the producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to
complete OST of BROWNIES. Armand Maulana (vocalist), I Gede Dewa Budjana (guitarist),
Thomas Ramdhan (Bass player) , and Gusti Erhandy (Drum-stand-in player for
Budhi haryono) put a lot of effort to this album. As a result, they’ve created
perfect blend of movie and songs that makes BROWNIES tastier.
It’s always fun to have a piece of
Brownies in your mouth. But having it in your stereo set is more entertaining.
No movie is perfect without musical score and OST of Brownies proved it
excellent.
27.
The
passage is mainly about …
a. the description how the album is accomplished through a series of steps
b.
an account of unusual or
amusing incident retold by the album
c.
a
review an of an original soundtrack of movie
d.
the process in making original soundtrack of movie
e.
an amusing story dealing with
experience in different ways
28.
Which
of the following statements is NOT TRUE
according to the text?
a.
Budjana is the acoustic guitar
player of GIGI
b.
“ Bisa Saja” is the theme song
of BROWNIES
c.
Hanung Bramantyo is the director
of GIGI band
d.
Armand Maulana is the vocalist of GIGI
e.
OST of BROWNIES is excellent
Text (For questions no 29 – 33)
Is Smoking Good For Us?
Before
we smoke, it is better to look at the fact of smoking effects, not only for
smokers but also for non smokers. About 50 thousands people die every year in
Britain as the direct result of smoking. This is the seven times as many as
deaths in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases
caused by smoking.
Ninety
percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a
day, we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non- smoker. If
we smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen times greater. Ninety
five percent of people who suffer from bronchitis are people who smoke. Smokers
are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non- smokers.
Additionally,
children of smokers are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one
hour in a smoky room, a non-smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer
as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.
Smoking
is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from
smoking habit. Smoking, however, is not good for everybody else.
29.
What
is the text about?
a. A report of deaths caused by smoking
b. The effects of smoking for people
c. A calculation of how many cigarettes that
may cause cancer
d. Information of the effect of smoking to
non smokers
e. The result of smoking habit for tobacco
companies
30.
Which
of the statement below is TRUE?
a. Smoking only does a good impact for the
tobacco company
b. Non-smokers don’t have any threat of
getting pneumonia
c. Fifteen cigarettes a day is all right for
smokers
d. Smoking can risk ninety five percent of
the people in a country
e. The risk caused by smoking for non-smokers
is low
31.
What
is the effect of smoking to non-smokers?
a. It makes non-smokers healthy d. It
causes so much fun
b. It makes non-smokers have a good life e.
it results in a better lung function
c. It risks non-smokers’ health
32.
What
is the purpose of the text?
a. To make people realize the risk of
smoking
b. To make non-smokers stay away from smokers
c. To make the government stop tobacco
production
d. To make the doctors find the cure of lung
cancer
e. To make people in Britain stop smoking
33.
This is the
seven times as many as deaths in road accidents (p.1)
The
underlined word refers to ….
a. The smokers d. the accident
b. The non-smokers e. the company
c. The data
Text (For questions no 34 – 37)
During
the twentieth century the world has witnessed the inventions of many amazing
things. Television is a great invention, but there are arguments for and
against whether it is the best invention of the twentieth century
Television
was invented in the1920s and first came to Australia in 1956. It has played an
important role in communicating news. We can learn instantly about what is
happening in the world because of television. Also, television has provided
people with entertainment in their own homes. People in isolated areas can
still feel the other part of the world because of television. For these reasons
I feel that television could be considered the best invention of the twentieth
century.
On
the other hand, there are other inventions that could be considered better than
television. Some might argue that computer should be awarded the distinction of
being the best invention because computer has made life easier. Others might
argue that medical inventions such as heart pacemakers are best inventions
because they help to save live.
It
can be seen that there are reasons for and against television being considered
the best invention of the twentieth century. After looking at both sides I
still believe it is the best invention.
34.
What does the
text mainly discuss?
a. The
role of television in communicating news
b. The
positive and negative impacts of television
c. The
best invention of the twentieth century
d. Television
is the invention of the twentieth century
e. An
argument whether television is the best invention of the twentieth century.
35.
We
can learn instantly about ….
a. with
ease d. without delay
b. rather
lately e. without doubt
c. very
simply
36.
Which
of the following is NOT the benefit
of a television?
a. It
communicates news
b. It
makes people have easy life
c. It
provides people with entertainment
d. It
informs people instantly what is happening in the world
e It
makes people in isolated areas can feel the other part of the world
37.
Which
one is TRUE according to the text?
a. Television
is the only great invention
b. Television
makes people feel isolated
c. Computers
make people’s lives more difficult.
d. Television
keeps amazing things from around the world
e. The
writer is sure that television is the greatest invention
Text (For questions no 38 - 41)
Facsimile, often called fax, is a way
of transmitting texts and pictures over telephone lines. News services often
use facsimile to send news, stories and photographs to newspaper and television
stations. Banks, law firms and other businesses use facsimile to send copies of
documents to clients and other organizations.
A device called a facsimile
machine is used for transmitting and receiving images. Facsimile machines
resemble small photocopiers. However, they are equipped with a telephone or are
connected to one. To send a document, the user inserts it into the machine and
dials the telephone number of the receiving fax machine. After the connection
is made, an electronic scanner on the transmitting machine moves across the
page and converts the image into a set of electric signals. These signals
travel over the telephone line to the receiving fax machine. Then machine
converts the electric signals back into an image of the original document and
then prints a copy.
Some business people use small
desktop fax machines or portable models at home or when they travel. A personal
computer can also be used to send and receive documents if it is equipped with
a special electronic circuit board called a fax board
38.
What
is the main information in paragraph 2?
a.
a facsimile machine is a small
photocopier
b.
a facsimile machine is equipped with
a telephone to transmit images
c.
a facsimile machine transmits and
receives images
d.
a facsimile machine converts the
electric signals back into an image
e.
a facsimile machine sends documents
to distant places
39. What do you call in the facsimile
machine that converts the image of the document into a set of electric signals?
a.
a copier d. an
electronic scanner
b.
a converter e. a transmitting machine
c.
a telephone
40. What do you need to enable your
computer to send and receive documents like a fax?
a.
a fax board d. an electronic circuit
b. a transmitter e. an electronic scanner
c.
a signal converter
41. …. transmitting texts and
pictures ….
The
underlined word may be replaced by ….
a.
sending d. translating
b.
changing e. connecting
c. processing
Text (For questions no 42 - 45)
The Good Stepmother
The
old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned
to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let
them go. Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had
never tried to get rid of the children. ”I must find them,” she said and set
off into the forest.
Many
hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from
thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped
through the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.
She
picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside. The witch was
putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push.
The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.
“Children,
I have come to save you,” she said, hugging them tightly. I have done a
dreadful thing. I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and
become a family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became
the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever
after.
42. The story is about a stepmother who
….
a. cried every night d. tried to run away from a witch
b. planned to eat her children e. Saved her children from a witch
c. begged a witch for money
43. Which statement is TRUE about the stepmother?
a. She
was the witch’s friend. d. She
locked her children in a cage
b. She
loved her stepchildren. e. She visited the witch to see her children.
c. She
hit the witch with a broom.
44. “The witch fell into the oven and the
stepmother shut the door …. ”
(p.4)
The underlined word can be replaced
by the word
a. closed
d. marked
b. opened
e. polished
c. painted
45. How did the witch die ?
a. She
was burnt in the oven d. She was locked in her
house
b. She
was trapped in a cage e. She was pushed against
the wall
c. She
was hit with a broom
Text (For questions no 46 - 48)
Philipines
: At least nine people were killed and dozens were injured when the
Philipines security forces clashed with
dozens of slum dwellers who resisted the tearing down of their homes in the
northern province, a police commander said Tuesday.
Raul
Gonzales, the police chief in the northern Cordirella area, said that the
soldiers and police officers traded gunfire with dozens of people who are
illegally occupying the private land in Kalinga province.
“our
team was ambushed on their way to the community to be demolished,” said
Gonzales. He added that the security only defended themselves after the
residents dug foxholes and opened fire with automatic rifles.
“nine
people were killed and dozens were wounded, including 10 police officers during
almost 10 hours of fighting. We even had to evacuate some of our officers who
needed surgery to get the bullets from their bodies.”Reuters
46. What is the passage about?
a. An
illegal gunfire trade.
b. A
demolition of illegal slum dwellers.
c. A
fight between the police officers and the soldiers.
d. A
clash between the security forces and the slum dwellers.
e. A
clash between the police officers and the security officers.
47. The clash happened because ….
a. illegal
slum dwellers resisted the demolition of their home.
b. the
police officers and soldiers shot the dwellers.
c. nine
people were killed by the security forces.
d. the
police officers firing the dwellers.
e. the
people dwelled on private land.
48. Raul Gonzales said that …
a. ten
police officers had to be evacuated.
b.
ten police officers were killed in the
fighting.
c. ten
police officers were injured during the fighting
d. some
of the wounded people needed surgery.
e. more than ten police officers were killed and
injured an the fighting
Text (For questions no 49 - 50)
The
polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives
inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the
South Pole.
The
polar bears live at the North pole. There is only snow, ice, and water. There
is not any land.
These
bears are three meters long, and weight 450 kilos. They can stand up on their
back legs because they have very wide
feed. They can use their front legs like arms. The Polar bears can swim
very well. They can swim 120 kilometres out
into the water. They catch fish and sea animals for food. They go into
the sea when they are afraid.
People
like to kill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats. The governments
of Canada, the united states and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears
now. They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.
49. What does the passage mainly discuss?
a. The
size of polar bears d. Why people hunt polar bears
b. Where polar bears live e. A brief description of polar bears.
c. The
habitat of polar bears
50. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about a polar bear?
a. A
polar bear weigh 450 kilos d. A polar bear goes into the sea when it is
angry
b. A
polar bear is three meters long e. A polar bear can swim 120 km out into the
water
c. A
polar bear catches fish for food
