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To : All young
writers.
Do you want to win book, CD,
video or DVD voucher? Then, enter our new competition! Just write a short
scary story about a frightening encounter with an animal. To make your story
really creepy, make sure you set the scene, build your tension, describe what
you saw and how you felt, and explain how the encounter ended and describe
your feelings.
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16.
What does the text tell us about?
A. The prizes for the winners
of the story writing competition.
B. The announcement of a story
writing competittion.
C. How to join the story
writing competition.
D. The outine of a good story.
E. How to write a good story.
The following text is for questions 17 and 18.
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Northeast
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Account
# 0725 6880 243 9379
The due
date on your bill has passed and we have not received your payment. Unless we
receive a payment of ₤53.30 by 7-10, we must interrupt your service. If
interrupted, you will be charged £14.00 for reconnection, which can take up
to 24 hours. We will also request an additional deposit. If we do not receive
payment within ten days after interruption, we will discontinue your service.
If you decide to resume service later, a reinstallation charge of ₤42.50 will
apply. If you have any questions concerning your bill or this notice, please
call us.
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17.
What is the letter about?
A.
Telephone service
B.
Payment service
C.
Electric service
D.
Station service
E.
Water service
18.
What is the purpose of this letter?
A.
To
request payment of a delinquent account.
B.
To
apologize for interrupted service.
C. To remind a connection service.
D. To offer improved services.
E. To announce a rate change.
The following text is for questions 19
and 20
Bandung is
most convenient Hotel
Looming high and majestic
Our ideal location makes it top choice for business travelers.
Comprehensive facilities covering private boardrooms a world-class
private lounge and impeccable guest rooms will leave you with little else to
desire.
If that is not enough, our blend of prompt efficiency and
personalized service will surely win you over. It’s all here to enjoy like
never before all you have to do is ask.
To make a reservation,
please call Bougenville Hotel, Bandung at (022) 2935448 or visit on website at www.Intan.com
19.
What is the purpose of the text?
A.
To tell us about Bandung
B.
To tell us about where to visit
C.
To advertise a hotel in Bandung
D.
To describe a world-class private lounge
E.
To describe hotels in Bandung in general
20.
“Our blend of prompt
efficiency and personalized service will surely win you over.”
The underlined word is
closest in meaning to …
A.
Fast
B.
Soon
C.
Slow
D.
Quick
E.
Immediately
The
following text is for questions 21 to 23.
An American young woman, Helen, was traveling through
Europe on her first job after University. She was intelligent and spoke French
and Italian. The Global Tours offered her to be a tour guide to escort twelve
people. The offer made her so confused because at the meantime she wanted to
meet her boyfriend, Tom. He was in Scotland. He phoned her that he was hired in
a big company. He would be placed in Brisbane to study the use of sun’s heat to
warm houses and factories. Baffled with what she was going to do, she met her
close friend to ask for her advice. She advised her to be herself, not
depending on a man. Helen started her work in mid August. Ben, driver number
one and Stan, driver number two were in charge of the bus. She remembered her
lessons in university: ‘Don’t show your feelings. Be nice to the tourists. Make
them happy.’ She knew it was easy, though.
Helen met people with twelve
different characters. Mary liked to buy and write postcards. Angela always made
troubles. Eleven people left from London. The other one would join the tour
group in France. When they arrived at the Hotel Britania in Paris, a problem
emerged. Angela demanded a single room. But there was one that attracted her.
It was Vic, the photographer. In Europe they went to see a lot of tourist
resorts. In Paris they visited some interesting places. They enjoyed the famous
museum Louvre, where the painting of Monalisa was displayed. They also visited
Versaillers, the great Palace. Helen was worried because Keren Benton, the one
that was supposed to join the group in Switzerland. There they visited Lucerne,
Venice and Doge’s Palace. In Lucerne Karen Benton arrived and joined the group.
She said her Coloseum, Vatican Museum. Then they continued their journey to
Greece. Vic asked Helen to put a package on her case. He said his case did not
have enough room for it. He said he would take back in Athens. He would give it
to a friend of his as a present. Helen refused to do it. In Greece, they enjoyed
a play at the Herod Atticus Theatre, under the Acropolis hill. Vic looked
strange. He liked going off alone. The journey then was continued to Istanbul.
They visited Topkapi palace and the Bosphoris. Helen noticed that one of the
groups, Sarah, went off alone.
Turkey was the last country they
visited. She almost fell relieved. Up to now, she could refrained herself. She
remembered her lessons in university: ‘Don’t show your feelings. Be nice to
tourists. Make them happy,’ The group flew back to London. Helen saw them off
at the airport. At the airport something happened. Vic was caught with a stolen
passport. As he was interrogated by the customs officer, three policemen came.
Due to their criminal act, they were put in jail in Turkey for many years. Helen
was surprised when Angela, the difficult woman, came to her at the airport and
said, ‘Thank you for great holiday, Helen. You are a wonderful woman.’ She felt
wonderful. She liked her job better.
She had two days in Turkey for a
rest. In the hotel, she received two letters. One was from Tom and the other
was from Global Tours. In his letter, Tom offered her to find a job in
Brisbane. He also said he loved her very much. The Global Tours offered her
another job in Kenya. She had been expected to go to Kenya for a long time. She
wanted to work and wander in a country inhabited by wild animals. Helen was
confused to choose. At last she made up her mind she took the Global Tours’
offer. She had to take the chance for her life time. Tom could wait for her in
another time.
21.
Who is the main character in the story?
A.
Vic
B.
Tom
C.
Mary
D.
Sarah
E.
Helen
22.
What is the text about?
A.
Tom’s
adventure on his life time.
B.
Sarah’s
problem on Global Tours.
C.
Vic’s
a well known photographer.
D.
Helen’s
life time on Global Tours.
E.
Mary’s
team on Global Tours
23.
What is the purpose of the text?
A.
Giving
the entertainment to the readers of the listeners.
B.
Giving
the criticism toward the history or the art result.
C.
Describing
a thing or a person from two points of view.
D.
Presenting
information about argument for both sides of issue.
E.
Informing
about a thing or a person as a systematical or analytical result.
The following text is for
questions 24 to 26.
Indonesian Sailors Free as Pirates' Ransom is Paid
The crew of 20 Indonesian sailors aboard the Sinar Kudus
cargo ship were finally freed by Somali pirates on Sunday.
“We received the cash of $4.5 million early this morning.
We have abandoned the ship and it is preparing to sail away,” a pirate who gave
his name as Geney told Reuters news agency
In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized
the Indonesian flagged and owned ship about 320 nautical miles northeast of the
Yemeni island of Socotra. The Sinar Kudus was on its way to the Netherlands
from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked.
“The ship is now on its way to the nearest secure port and
is being heavily guarded by Indonesian warships,” David Batubara, vice
president of Samudra Indonesia told reporters late on Sunday.
24.
What does the text tell us about?
A.
Sinar
Kudus cargo ship.
B.
The
crew of 20 Indonesian sailors aboard.
C.
The crew of 20 Indonesian sailors cargo ship.
D.
Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged.
E.
Indonesian Sailors Free as Pirates'
Ransom is Paid.
25. Where
is the Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship?
A. Northeast of the Yemeni island.
B. Northwest of the Yemeni
island.
C. At
Smudera Indonesia
D. Southeast
of Socotra.
E. Sulawesi
island.
26. The pirates have abandoned the ship because...
A. they gave freedom.
B. they are seized by the
police.
C. they have paid the cash of
$4.5 million.
D. they have received the cash
of $4.5 million.
E. they were on its way to the
Netherlands from Indonesia.
The following text is for
questions 27 to 29.
I paddled for about five miles and then I was tired. I
stopped on Jackson’s island, hid the canoe behind some trees and went to sleep.
I woke up when I heard a boom. It came from somewhere up
the river then another boom came louder.
I saw the white smoke. They were shooting a big gun from a
steamboat into the water because they wanted to find my dead body. They wanted
it to come up to the top of the water.
I hid in the tall grass when the steamboat came near the
island. I could see Tom Sawyer. Tom’s Aunt Polly, the Window Douglas, Judge
Thatcher, even Pap was there. Everybody was talking about me. They all thought
I was dead. They shot the big gun again. BOOM! That one was really loud. It
made my ears ring, but I didn’t move from the tall grass. After a while, the
boat went away.
On the fourth day, when I was looking around, I steeped on
a fire. It was still smoking. I didn’t wait to see who made it. I just ran. I
ran all the way back to my canoe. I thought I heard somebody, so I climbed a
tree and looked around. There wasn’t anybody there. That night I went very
quietly back to the fire. When I got there, I saw a man sleeping near it. He
had a coat aver his head. Then, suddenly he started to move and he took the
coat off his face. It was Jim.
“Jim”, I said quietly while tapping his shoulder.
Jim
turned around and said surprisingly, “it is you, Huckleberry Finn!”
I was very glad to see Jim. Jim and I sat and talked. It
was good to talk to somebody. I didn’t feel so lonely.
27. What is the text about?
A.
The shooting in the wildness
B.
It s part of Tom Sawyer Tale
C.
Huckleberry Finn experience
D.
The adventure’s people
E.
Unexpected event
28. What is the main idea of
paragraph 5?
A.
The man met the intimate friend
B.
The fire made the man wonder
C.
The fire showed there was life
D.
The man climbed the tree t make sure something around
him
E.
The man was sleeping near the fire without feeling
fear of anything
29. “…, I said quietly while tapping his
shoulder.” (Paragraph 6)
What is the closest meaning
of the underlined word?
A.
Hitting
B.
Kicking
C.
Pushing
D.
Touching
E.
Knocking
The following text is for questions 30 to 32.
Australian trees have very dry wood, and Aboriginals can
make fire in the old way. The bush boy sat by the flat rock. He put some very
small pieces of wood on the rock. Then he took a long piece of wood between his
hands. He put the end of this into the small pieces, and moved it round and
round very fast. And very quickly, there was a good fire.
‘That’s
clever!’ said Peter. He put some more wood on the fire.The boy took the
wallaby, and cooked it slowly on the fire. An hour later, they sat down near
the fire and ate it
Now
they were tired. The bush boy put some water on the fire. Then the three
children slept.
Mary
woke up first. There was a question on her head. Why was the bush boy alone in
the desert? Where was his family?
Peter
and the bush boy played in the water. Mary sat up and saw the two boys.
Then
the bush boy pulled the strange plant of the ground. The bottom of the plant,
under the ground was green, and there was also a pretty flower! The bush boy
was happy. It was good food. The two children ran into the desert and looked
for other food.
Mary
waited alone. Half an hour later, she heard the boys. The boys had twenty or
thirty the peculiar plants in their arms. But now, Peter was naked too! ‘Peter,
where are your clothes?’ ‘Oh Mary! Stop being Big Sister! Do this! Do that!
Peter wasn’t happy, but he went to Mary. He looked at her. ‘OK.’ He said. I’ll
wear the trousers, but not the shirt.’
After the food, they felt good. Peter put his hands on his
stomach. It was very big now, and he started to laugh. The bush boy laughed,
and put his hands on his stomach too. Then he stood up, and started to do an
Aboriginal dance. He danced round and round the fire.
For the bush boy, and for his tribe, there was
a life plan. You were born, and then you walked with your tribe. After that,
you walked alone, on your walkabout. Then you were a man, and you lived with a woman. And after
that, you died. It never changed. That was life. Now the bush boy walked alone.
He was on his walkabout. He had to live in the desert alone for six months. He
had to find food and water. He had to kill animals, and find fruit on the
trees. Every day was dangerous for him. After his walkabout, he was a man.
The bush boy thought
about the two children. They didn’t know the desert and they couldn’t find food
without him. ‘They’ll die.’ He thought.
Then he had an idea. He had to take
the children to the rivers-under the mountains. That was the end of his
walkabout, and a good place for them. There was water, and food. There were
white people not far from there too.
30.
What is the writer’s intention in writing the text?
A.
To
critique the text
B.
To
entertain the reader
C.
To
describe Australian trees
D.
To
explain Australia continent
E. To give information about the
Australia
31.
‘After that, you walked
alone, on your walkabout.’
What
does the underlined word mean?
A.
You
walked with your tribe.
B.
You
lived with a woman
C.
There
was a life plan.
D.
You
were a man,
E.
You
died
32.
Why did the bush boy take the two children to the rivers-under the
mountain?
A.
In
order not to die
B.
To
find their uncle.
C.
To
buy some food.
D.
To
find their parents
E.
To
find children at same age.
The following text is for questions 33 to 35.
Avian influenza is an
infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. These influenza
viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in
their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, avian
influenza is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds,
including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them.
Infected birds shed influenza
virus in their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. Susceptible birds become
infected when they have contact with contaminated secretions or excretions or
with surfaces that are contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected
birds. Domesticated birds may become infected with avian influenza virus
through direct contact with infected waterfowl or other infected poultry, or
through contact with surfaces (such as dirt or cages) or materials (such as
water or feed) that have been contaminated with the virus.
Infection with avian influenza viruses
in domestic poultry causes two main forms of disease that are distinguished by
low and high extremes of virulence. The low pathogenic form may go undetected
and usually causes only mild symptoms (such as ruffled feathers and a drop in
egg production). However, the highly pathogenic form spreads more rapidly
through flocks of poultry. This form may cause disease that affects multiple
internal organs and has a mortality rate that can reach 90-100% often within 48
hours.
33.
What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
A.
To
entertain readers
B.
To
persuade readers
C.
To
report avian influenza
D.
To
tell the history of avian influenza
E.
To
criticize information on avian influenza
34. What is
NOT a medium to spread avian influenza virus?
A.
nasal secretion
B.
feathers
C.
saliva
D.
feces
E.
cages
35. How
does the writer describe highly pathogenic virus?
A.
unexpected
B.
deathful
C.
common
D.
strange
E.
mild
The following text is for questions 36 to 38.
Do you like exercising? Exercise is important for us to be
healthy. By exercising, we can get many benefits. First, exercise makes us
strong by increasing the size and strength of our muscles. Without it muscles
waste away.
Besides, it strengthens
our hearth. As a result, our hearth can pump blood more efficiently. These
means that it can do more work with less effort. You know, just running for a
bus can strain an unfit person’s heart. Exercise also makes us breathe deeper
and take in more oxygen inside our body before it can give us energy.
Next, exercise improves our circulation by making our blood
vessels more elastic and opening up new
channels. What does it mean? Well, food and oxygen, which are carried in our blood, get around our body before more
efficiently. Exercise also improves our speed of reaction and coordination by
making our brain and nervous system work more efficiently. It also helps us to
move more gracefully. And finally, it helps us relax and overcome stress. We
fell generally healthier and happier. These are the reasons why exercise is
important for us.
36.
The best title for the text above is ....
A.
Exercising
is important
B.
The
advantages of exercising
C.
Exercising
overcomes our stress
D.
Exercising
is strengthen our muscles
E. Exercising improves our blood
circulation
37.
What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A.
Our
hearth can pump blood more efficiently.
B.
Exercising
takes oxygen in and out.
C.
Exercising
makes our hearth strong.
D.
Exercising
gives us more energy.
E.
Our
heart can work less.
38.
How can exercise affect our mentality?
A.
Generally
exercising improves our blood circulation.
B.
Generally
we feel healthier and happier.
C.
Exercising
will increase our strength.
D.
Our
muscles will waste away.
E.
We
can set many benefits.
The
following text is for questions 39 and 40.
School uniform is special clothes worn by all students of a
particular school. The uniforms of the school may differ from others. Are
school uniforms important? Below are some reasons about their importance.
First of all, Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology produced
a study in 1998 concerning school uniforms. Their findings using 10th
grade students showed that uniforms have no direct effect on substance abuse,
behavioral problems, or attendance.
Secondly, uniforms help to crease a strong sense school
ethos and sense of belonging to a particular community as such uniforms promote
discipline and help to drive up academic standards.
Finally, uniforms act as a social leveler under which all
students are equal in the eyes of the school and of each other. In institution
without uniforms, students are often competitive and worry endlessly about
their appearance and the clothes they should wear. Students without expensive
designer clothes and trainers may be singled out as social outcasts or
considered as being from poor background. For these reasons many parents prefer
uniforms as they could save their money to buy clothes for school wear.
Considering the findings, school should implement the
uniforms as their identity. The government should also publish some kinds of
rules which makes uniforms compulsory for schools.
39. What is the text about?
A.
The school rules
B.
The school identity
C.
The quality among students
D.
What we should wear at school
E.
The importance of school uniforms
40. “… that uniforms have no direct effect
substance abuse, behavioral problems or attendance.” (paragraph 2) The
underlined word means ….
A.
Arrival
B.
Presence
C.
Absence
D.
Appearance
E.
Performance
The following text is for questions 41 to 43.
Last night, the news said that the government would
increase the price of fuel. This can help our government decrease the burden of
subsidy.
But, it surely will affect the market. Soon, all prices
will be increasing. For example, people won’t get many things with only fifty
thousand rupiahs. How about the poor, it’s getting more difficult to survive
with only ten thousand rupiahs a day. The flight fees are not competitive
anymore. For example, Jakarta – Medan, there has been a three fold increase. We
have to think twice before deciding travel with our family by plane at this
time. Such a high budget for a shuttle flight could be used for our sons’ school
fee.
Yeah, the poor people. Indonesia is absolutely rich in
natural resources, but, it doesn’t benefit them.
Let’s think about it thoroughly. The expenses for
subsidizing the fuel can be shifted to other sectors. The government has
already thought about it before making a decision, hasn’t it?
41.
What is the topic of the passage above?
A.
The
government would increase the price of fuel.
B.
The
government would increase the subsidy of the fuel.
C.
The
government would increase the price of the product.
D.
The
government would decrease the burden of the subsidy.
E.
The
government thinks it’s time to increase the price of every product.
42.
What is the effect of the increase of fuel price?
A.
The
poor will suffer more.
B.
The
flight will get more burden.
C.
All
the goods will get worse in marketing.
D.
All
the prices of the goods will be decreasing.
E. The high budget will decrease the number of passengers.
43.
What is the writer’s opinion about the passage?
A.
The
airlines will get fewer passengers.
B.
The
price of fuel shouldn’t be increased everytime.
C.
The
people will more confused to spend the money for their daily needs.
D.
The
government has to do more wisely to increase the price of other sectors.
E.
Indonesia
is absolutely rich while the people will be more and more suffering.
Text following text is for questions 44 to
46.
Murder, she says is a classic mystery that will be received
most enthusiastically by people who enjoy folk culture. The film is like a
traditional folk story, one that has been told and retold through the centuries
by expert story tellers.
Like a folk story, the film contains little that is new or
surprising. But the beauty of this movie lies in the way the story is
presented. The photography is good, the music is exciting, and the special
effect are realistic, but do not overpower the film itself. Best of all the
acting is wonderful.
44. The reviewer suggests that
the film is....
A. tiring
B.
boring
C.
worth seeing.
D.
uninteresting.
E.
disappointing
45. The film will be received by
the people because of ....
A. the plot
B. the music
C. the story
D. the photography.
E. the way is presented.
46.
The film is like a traditional folk story. (Paragraph 2)
The underlined phrase has the closest meaning to ….
A.
the
film has nothing surprising
B. the film is traditionally
processed
C.
the story is considered a traditional one
D.
the story used to be told generation to generation
E.
the costumes worn by the crew are all traditional
The following text is for question 47.
Study the following sentences related to “How to Make a
Cardboard Photo Frame”!
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47.
Which of the followings is the good arrangement to be the correct
text?
A. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 - 7
B. 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 4 - 7
C. 1 – 2 – 3 – 7 – 4 – 5 - 6
D. 2 – 3 – 7 – 5 – 1 – 4 - 6
E. 2 – 3 – 2 – 7 – 6 – 5 - 4
The following text is for questions 48 to
50
After
inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However,
he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to
be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before
his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had
made ... (48) … contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards:
literatures, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in
1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s
original legacy of nine million dollars was … (49) …, and the interest on this
sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the
awards are gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money. The awards are … (50) … to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the
judges’ decision. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively
few literature prizes.
48.
A. worthwhile
- meanwhile
- worthless
- worship
- worth
49.
A. lent
- donated
- invested
- invented
- contributed
50.
A. bought
B.
existed
C.
prepared
D.
accepted
E.
presented
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