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Text 1 for no. 16
For : Mr. Handoyo
Date : 29-2-2012
Taken by :
Puji
From : Travel agent (Eta).
All flights scheduled to arrive
in Hongkong on March 10th are full. The first available flight leaves
here on the 10th and arrived in Hk at 12.30 p.m., March 11th.
You are booked in economy on that flight. Please confirm before 5 p.m. today.
Unless you inform her, otherwise Eta will make a reservation for you at the
Kowloon Princess Hotels for three nights.
16. The text tells about ... .?
A.
confirmation of flight reservation
B.
confirmation of flight cancellation
C.
schedule flight to Hongkong
D.
booking ticket flight
E.
hotel reservation
Text 2
for no. 17-18
February 28, 2012
Mr. Edward Bares
7885 Honeycraf rd. London
Dear Mr. Bares
We are please to offer you the position of Budget Assistant at Systems,
Inc. we would like you to start working on Monday, March 10. You will report to
supervisor, Ms. Kho, in room 44. We are happy to offer you the salary that you
discussed with Ms. Shirley Smith in your interview. Other benefits include
health insurance for you and your family. We are sorry that we cannot provide life or
dental insurance and automobile insurance at this time, but we may be able in
the future. You will also get 20 vacation days and 5 sick days per year. Stock
options and a pension plan are also available. I would suggest that you make an
appointment to come in and speak with Linda Brown, our benefits expert, very
soon, and she can explain the full benefits package to you. At the same time
you can fill out some paperwork for us.
Welcome to systems, Inc. We look forward to
working with you.
Sincerely,
Bob Jones
17.
The letter is about … .?
A.
applying for the Budget Assistant
B.
offering Budget Assistant position
C.
offering a good salary in the company
D.
offering health salary to Edward bares
E.
suggesting to take the Budget Assistant position
18.
What did the company not offer..?
A.
Good salary.
B.
Pension plan.
C.
Car insurance.
D.
Health insurance.
E.
Family health insurance.
Text 3
for no. 19 - 20
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19.
What is announced in the
text…?
A.
Fasten a seat belt.
B.
Not to smoke in the
airport.
C.
Safety procedures
in the plane.
D.
Safety practice during the
landing of the plane.
E.
Safety procedure in the
plane crash on the airport.
20.
According to the
announcement, the passengers should not … .?
A.
fasten seat belt
B.
sleep during the flight
C.
seat on the available seat
D.
remove the life vest in
emergency only
E.
make a telephone
call using mobile phone
Text 4
for no. 21 - 22
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GAMBAR PALM TREE
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Have you heard?
Everybody
is talking about our city’s newest restaurant,
The
Palm Tree bistro.
We
serve seafood specials every friday, and you can enjoy our famous dessert
everyday of the week.
Call
555-4449 to reserve your table today. Special group discounts are offered to
parties of eight or more.
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21.
What is being advertised in
the text..?
A.
A new food menu.
B.
A famous dessert food.
C.
A special group discount.
D.
A new seafood
restaurant.
E.
A new seafood menu in the restaurant.
22.
We can enjoy special
seafood on … .?
A.
Thursday
B.
Friday
C.
Saturday
D.
Sunday
E.
Monday
Text 5
for no. 23 - 25
Jakarta:
Two high-school students were last week presented with 2011 UNICEF Award for
Indonesian young writers. Nurul Khusnul Khotimah, 15, a junior high school
student from West Nusa Tenggara, and Alifinda Agyputri,16, a senior high
school student from Jakarta, beat the
1.800 other 18-years-olds taking part in the essay-writing contest themed
“Children and Environment”. In her essay, Nurul described the environmental
changes in her village. In the last three
years, farmer have run out the water during the third planting season. So did
they in march 2011 when big floods inundated my village. According to Granny
Aminah who is more than 80 years old, this had never happened before. Is this
because many trees have been cut? The winning essay and 18 other
selected essays will be published as a book. Jakarta Post.
23.
What did the text tell
about…?
A.
The best national essay.
B.
Children and environment.
C.
Essay and writing contestants.
D.
Outstanding writing
achievement
E.
Students
awarded for environmental essay contest.
24.
Nurul explained about … in
her essay.
A.
the environmental
changes
B.
her environmental
achievement
C.
the flood in her village
D.
running out of water
E.
her theme
25.
How did Nurul get the
evidence for her writing that the environment in her village had changed…?
A.
There was a big flood in
march 2011
B.
Every year there is flood
in her village
C.
Granny Aminah is
a witness of the changes for about 80 years
D.
The farmers in her village
run out of water every third planting season
E.
Her essay will be published
as a book and will be spread all over the country
Text 6 no. 26 - 28
Last weekend, my friends and I went camping. We reached the camping
ground after we walked for about one and a half hour from the parking lot. We
built the camp next to a small river. It was getting darker and colder, so we
built a fire camp.
The next day, we spent our time observing plantation and insects while
the girls were preparing meals. In the afternoon we went to the river and
caught some fish for supper. At night, we held a fire camp night. We sang,
danced, read poetry, played magic tricks, and even some of us performed a
standing comedy.
On Monday, we packed our bags and got ready to go home.
26.
What is the text about…?
A.
Going
Camping.
B.
A camp fire night.
C.
Camping activities.
D.
The camping ground.
E.
Observing plantation.
27.
The following is done in
the second paragraph except ….?
A.
observing insect in the
plantation
B.
observing the
camp ground
C.
catching fish in the river
D.
cooking meals
E.
singing songs
28.
“We reached the camping ground …” par.1. The underlined word can
be best replaced by ?
A.
hang in
B.
lived in
C.
left at
D.
arrived at
E.
arranged in
text 7 for no 29 - 32
A computer is a machine that
stores and then processes information. It is a bit like the human brain.
A computer takes in facts or
data(the input), works on it very quckly using hardware and software and
produces information(the output) for us to use.
Even the most modern computer is
useless if it is missing just two essensials parts-hardware and sofware.
Hardware is all the parts you can see and touch. Like the monitor (screen),
keybord and mouse. Software is all the sets of instructions-programmes-that tell
the computers how to process information
to accomplish different tasks.
Computers are very important for
human life. Lots of students now use computers for homework and project
research. Most school records and information about students are now stored on
computers. Apart from being able to store a much greater amount of information,
this process is very environmentally friendly because we don’t have to use and
keep lots of sheets of paper
29. What is the main idea of
paragraph four...?
A.
Computers are very important for human life.
B.
Software is all the sets of
instructions-programs
C.
The information about
students are now stored on computers.
D.
A computer is a machine
that stores and then processes information.
E.
By using computer we don’t have to use
and keep lots of sheets of paper
30. Which statement is not true according to the text..?
A.
Computers cannot be
operated without software and hardware.
B.
Software is all
the parts of computers that we can see and touch.
C.
People can keep lots of sheets of paper
in computers.
D.
Students can use computers
to do their homework.
E.
A keyboard is a kind of
hardware in computers.
31. Why are computers very important
for human life? Because they …?
A.
need time to process the
data
B.
help people to do all kinds
of work
C.
need a lot of sheets of
paper to store data
D.
can’t
do diiferent tasks at the same time
E.
store and process
the information we need.
32.
“Most school records and
information about students are now stored
on computers. (par.4) The underlined word means ….?
A.
read
B.
wrote
C.
kept
D.
took
E.
sold
Text 8
for no 33 – 35
We are indeed living in a period of ‘garbage’, a time when the nation’s
condition is getting worse from time to time. It is hard to imagine how this
could get any worse than it is now. Corruption scandals occur in many sectors
done by ‘black politicians’.
Former Czechoslovakia president, Vaclav Havel, who has a good image
among his people, showed that politics is the will to make people happy.
However, politicians nowadays only full of energy when they talk about power,
particularly when the issue brings benefits to them. One scandals occurs and
another follows, either by the same or different actors. Recently, for example,
several newspapers reveal the evidence that many candidates for the provincial
legislative bodies have falsified their academic degrees.
We should never retreat from the war against ‘black’ politicians.
Therefore, we must say firmly that there will be no compromise with politicians
who build their careers on a cheat.
33.
What will be the best title
of the text above…?
A.
Politician’s way of
thinking.
B.
A period of corruption
scandals.
C.
The Falsifying of Academic
Degrees.
D.
Never compromise
to Black Politicians.
E.
Never compromise to black
campaigns.
34.
Why did the writer mention
former Czechoslovakia President Vaclav Havel in his text..?
He is …?
A.
a good example of black
politician.
B.
a bad example of black politician.
C.
a good example of
good politician.
D.
a good example of a
president
E.
respected by his family.
35.
… there will be no
compromise with politician who build their careers on a cheat. (par.3)
The underlined word refers to ….?
A.
politicians
B.
president
C.
‘black’
politicians
D.
scandals in politics
E.
legislative candidates.
Text 9
for no 36 – 38
Most people agree that some form of family limitation or spacing is
desirable for the good of the family and society. But individuals and groups–
especially religious groups–differ sharply on the methods of birth control that
they consider moral and acceptable.
Couples that practice birth control do so for various reasons. They may
want to limit or space their children, or to have no children at all. Young
couples often postpone having children so that both partners can work
full-time. Other couples space their children so they can give each child as
much attention as possible. Some women are advised by their doctors to avoid
pregnancy for health reasons. In many countries with rapidly growing
populations, the government encourages couples to limit the size of their
families.
Even though birth control has gained in acceptance, opposition to the
practice is continuous. Some people fear that birth control encourages sexual
relations outside marriage or that government might impose birth control. Some
religious groups oppose birth control on moral grounds.
Some religious groups teach that artificial methods of birth control are
immoral because they separate the two purposes of intercourse in
marriage–conjugal love and the procreation of children. Although they oppose
all artificial birth control, they consider natural family planning acceptable.
36.
The text mainly discusses
about … .?
A.
family planning.
B.
the disagreement to birth
control
C.
reason to support family
limitation
D.
the two
different opinions on birth control
E.
the two group which
disagree to birth control
37.
Which of the following
reason do not support birth control….?
A.
To limit the family size
B.
To space the children
birth.
C.
To avoid high
family budget.
D.
To avoid a risk-health
pregnancy.
E.
To share much attention to
the children.
38.
From the text, we can
conclude that ….?
A.
everyone doesn’t agree to
family limitation
B.
the government doesn’t
support birth control
C.
the religious group agree
of using artificial contraception
D.
some women
must not pregnant because of health reason
E.
young couples don’t want to
have many children because they are very busy
Text 10
for no 39 - 42
Illustrating the current situation happening in Indonesia, Get Married
presents the figures of unemployment. A few big-name celebrities show up
in cameo roles. The movie tells about a true friendship of four youngsters Mae
(Nirina Zubir), Guntoro (Desta ‘Club Eighties’), Eman (Aming), dan Beni (Ringgo
Agus Rahman) who judge themselves as the most frustrated people in Indonesia.
Soon, they turn out to be street kids and spend most of their times at street,
bullying people who pass by.
Suddenly, it comes to a moment when Mae is persuaded to grant her
parents’ wish to have a grandchild. Mae’s parents, (Meriam Bellina dan Jaja
Mihardja) firmly state that Mae must get married in a little while. Soon, they
are busy finding candidates who would marry their only daughter. However,
along the process of finding the right one for Mae, the three male friends
of Mae turn out to be brutal evaluators for the candidates. In the mean
time, Mae falls badly in love with Rendy (Richard Kevin), a rich,
handsome and kind-hearted man. Unfortunately Rendy, Mae, Guntoro, Eman, Beni
are brought into a misunderstanding, and soon fights break out between the two
groups of Mae and Rendy.
Written based on some of youngsters’ real-life brotherhood
experiences—this story will stir you to your emotional core while bringing out
your sense of brotherhood. There are a lot of little things and big things that
make this movie worth watching. The story is good, the banter is great, the
relationships between the characters are great, and it’s a fun time at the
movies. While some of the jokes are amusing, some of the fights go on a few bit
too long.
39.
The movie is about ….?
A.
A real life of youngster
B.
Unemployment in Indonesia
C.
A true
friendship of youngster
D.
Youngster real life
brotherhood
E.
The current situation in
Indonesia
40.
… are the most frustrated
people in Indonesia.
A.
Mae’s parent
B.
Eman and Rendy
C.
Eman and Guntoro
D.
Desta Club Eighties
E.
Mae’s three male friends
41.
The following is NOT the fact about Mae ….?
A.
Her parent want to have
grandchild soon
B.
She runs away from her
parent’s home
C.
She must marry immediately
D.
She falls in love to Rendy
E.
She a has a
sister
42.
… this story will stir you to your emotional core.
The word stir means ….?
A.
Bend
B.
Blend
C.
Send
D.
Mend
E.
Rent
Text 11
for no 43 - 46
Sea World in Ancol Dreamland is a place where many kinds of fishes are
kept in captivity. It is designed similar to the real underwater life. There
are big and small fishes, and beautiful corals. People can come and see the
there. The fishes swim to and from in an aquarium as big as volleyball court.
Some people enjoy seeing the fishes, and they think that it’s important to keep
some kind of fishes in captivity so that we can study them and find out about
them. They can see the underwater life without diving into the sea.
Sea World Indonesia is divided into two worlds, fresh water, and salt
water. In the fresh water section, you can find out about ecosystems, South
American fish, Piranha, Indonesian fish, the electric eel, African fish, baby
crocodiles, and giant robber crabs. Salt water consists of special appearance
tank (dugong) jellyfish, coral reef, miniature corals, schooling fish,
dangerous sea creatures, the underwater world and much more.
Diving is also an option at Sea World. You can try to dive in the giant
aquarium and feed the fishes. It is very safe because our professional divers
will guide you.
Are you interested to go there? It opens everyday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Sunday and holiday it opens at 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
43.
The main idea of the first
paragraph is ….?
A.
Sea World is located in
Ancol
B.
Sea world is designed to
underwater life
C.
Ancol dreamland has very
beautiful corals
D.
Sea world has
many kinds of fishes in captivity
E.
People can see the real
life of fish without diving
44.
What time does Sea World
end its operation in holiday..?
A.
9 a.m
B.
9 p.m
C.
7.30 a.m
D.
7.30 p.m
E.
6 p.m
45.
The following creature
cannot be found in the salt water section ….?
A.
Piranha
B.
Dugong
C.
Jelly fish
D.
schooling fish
E.
miniature corals
46.
“They can see the underwater life without diving into the sea.”
(par.1).
They refer to ….?
A.
fishes
B.
people
C.
beautiful corals
D.
underwater life
E.
Ancol Dreamland
47.
Arrange the following
sentences into a good paragraph!
1.
During the summer, the
earth tilts toward the sun.
2.
Seasons happen and change
every year.
3.
As a result, it makes that
half of the earth cooler and it is called winter
4.
This happens because the
earth tilts back and forth as it goes around the sun.
5.
But the other half of the
year, the earth tilts away from the sun.
6.
It makes half of the earth
hotter.
A.
2-1-4-3-5-6
B.
2-1-4-6-5-3
C.
2-4-1-5-6-3
D.
2-4-1-6-3-5
E. 2-4-1-6-5-3
Fill in the blank with the most suitable word!
Many
people believe that fasting has so many benefits. One of them is that fasting
helps to …. (48) toxins in our body. That’s why; fasting is often used as a
method to detoxify the body. This is because the condition of an empty stomach
during the fasting will work more optimally when the fasting ends. When the
stomach is ….(49), the absorption of
nutrients will run more effectively, thereby reducing the risk of accumulation
of food residue or nutrients that did not work perfectly absorbed by the body.
…. (50) the body was no longer store the leftover.
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