LATIHAN SOAL- SOAL UNTUK PERSIAPAN US / UN
TAHUN
PELAJARAN 2014 / 2015
This text is for number 1 – 3
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Dear
Edward
I am very glad to write this
letter to you. How is your school ? We are preparing for the Independence Day
Celebrations. So everybody is very busy.
First, we are going to have
some sports competition. The winning team will receive a big goat as a prize.
I’m going in football and volleyball competitions.
Then we are going to have a wayang show on the night before the
Independence Day. The dalang is a famous
one from Yogyakarta. He will perform all night long. Have you ever seen a wayang show ? It is very entertaining.
And I’m going to attend a flag
raising ceremony at school on Independence Day. After that, we will give out
prizes to the competition winners.
What are your school’s plans for the Independence Day celebrations
? Please write back and tell me.
Best
regards,
Rosa
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1. What does the text tell us
about ?
A. Wayang show C.
Raising flag ceremony
B. Independence
Day D.
Sports competitions
2.. “He will perform all night long.”
The word He refers to………
A. writer B. dalang C. winner D. wayang
3. “After that, we will give out prizes to the competition winners.”
The
underlined word means………………
A. receive B. send C. buy D. distribute
This text is for number 4 – 6
Departure
Tuesday, March 14, 2015 Time
: 16:30
Simpang Tiga Airport
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AIRLINE
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FLIGHT NO
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TIME
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GATE
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DESTINATION
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REMARK
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Lion air
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JT. 503
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16.28
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3
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Jakarta
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Delayed
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GIA
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GA 245
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16.49
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2
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Jakarta
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Scheduled
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Sriwijaya
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SJ 223
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17.45
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1
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Padang
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Boarding
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Batavia
Air
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BT 465
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18.20
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2
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Medan
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Estimated
time of departure
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Trigana
Air
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TA 432
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19.15
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4
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Sorong
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Scheduled
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For flight
information call 0247608735
Ext. 295
4. What is
the text about ?
A. The flight schedule of all
airline flights to all destinations
B. All the local time schedules
to all parts of Indonesia
C. The flight departure of
airlines from Simpang Tiga Airport
D. The delay of all flight
schedules at Indonesian Airport
5. The text
shows that the schedule was taken...........
A. In the morning B. In the evening C. At midday D. In the afternoon
6. “for flight information call
0247608735.” The underlined word can be replaced by .............
A. aviation B. journey C. voyage D. cruise
This text is for number 7 – 10
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Charles Robert
Darwin was an English scientist, who proposed and provided evidence for the
scientific theory that all species have evolved through natural selection.
This theory became widely accepted by the scientific community in the 1930s,
and now become the basic of modern evolutionary theory.
Darwin developed his
interest in natural history at Edinburgh University while studying first
medicine, then theology. His five-year voyage on the Beagle established him
as a geologist whose observations and theories supported Charles Lyell’s
uniformitarian idea, and publication of his journal af the voyage made him
famous as a popular author.
His study on the
geographical distribution of wildlife that he colected during the voyage,
resulting his theory of natural selection in 1838. Having seen other being
attacked for similar ideas, he confided only to his closest friends and
continued his research. In 1858, Alfred Russell Wallace sent him an essay
describing a similar theory, causing the two to publish their early theories
in a joint publication. In 1859 He published his famous book, The Origin of
Species.
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7.
What initiated Darwin’s theory of natural selection ?
A.
The researcher’s discovery on the natural wildlife
B.
The theory of natural selection that he had developed
C.
The geographical distribution of wildlife he collected
D.
His friend who continued his extensive research in 1838
8. Darwin became a popular author
because of ...............
A.
his voyage’s jpurnal C.
a scientific community
B.
the geographical distribution D.
his study in theology
9. The third paragraph is about
...............
A.
Darwin’s education C.
the natural selection
B.
Darwin’s research on plants D.
Darwin’s pupbications
10. “ ... he confided only to
his closest friends ...“ The
underlined word is similar in meaning with......
A.
conducted a research C.
did observation
B.
made a group D.
told a secret
This text is for number 11 – 13
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Whales are large, intelligent, aquatic mammals.
They breathe air through blowholes into lungs unlike fish who breathe using
gills. Whales have sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the
water. They are the only mammals, other than manatees (seacows), that live their entire lives in the
water, and the only mammals that have adapted to life in the open oceans.
The biggest whale is the blue whale,
which grows to be about 94 feet (29 m) long - the height of a 9-story
building. These enormous animals eat about 4 tons of tiny krill each day,
obtained by filter feeding through baleen. Adult blue whales have no
predators except man.
The smallest whale is the dwarf sperm whale which as an adult is only 8.5 feet (2.6 m) long. |
11. How do whales breathe air ?
A.
The whales breathe air using gills
B.
The whales breathe air through blowholes into lungs
C.
The whales unlike the fish who had gills to breathe air
D.
The whales breathe air through blowholes into the gills
12. What is the main idea of the
second paragraph ?
A.
the definition of whales C.
the habitat of whales
B.
the size of whales D.
the behaviour of whales
13. “These enormous
animals eat about 4 tons of...” The same meaning of the underlined word is ...
A. dangerous B. marvelous C.
tremendous D. hazardous
This text is for number 14 – 17
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MY BUSY
HOLIDAY
On March 21st, 2015, I thought
this would be a great holiday for me because that was the holy day for Hindhu
people . I was so tired about the study, so I guessed this time I could get
full refresh anyway. However, the fact said the other way.
First like an ordinary daughter, I
had to get up early morning helping my mother, of course after I prayed. Then
I did my chores, cleaned up my room, and spread out my bed under the sun ray.
I was really in danger if my mom knew that my room was messy. So, I made it
as soon as possible. Second, my relatives visited us in the afternoon. We did
not meet them for a long time, I spent my day with them. After that, unpredictable my neighbour
visited me. She asked my help finishing her homework. Then before dinner my
mother asked me to met my grand
parents who lived close of my home
having dinner with us. At last, the time was running because after
dinner we had chat until ten at night. And when I wanted to go bed I just
remembered that I had a lot of homework. I got mad, confused and regretful
why I did not check my homework before. Therefore, I did my homework until
2:00 a.m. the next morning nervously. Poor, I woke up late. So my parent were
very angry about that.
I did not feel this was holiday instead of I had to work hard and got a long ship with my homework. |
14. What is the main idea of the text above ?
A.
The writer can’t enjoy her holiday C.
The writer forgot her homework
B.
The writer was very happy on holiday D.
The writer’s parents were very angry
15. “She asked my help finishing her homework.” The underlined word refers to
................
A. writer’s mother C.
writer’s relatives
B. writer’s neigbour D.
writer’s grandparent
16. How many activities did the writer do before
She remembered about the homework ?
A.
four activities B. five
activities C. six activities D. seven activities
17. “.....met
my grandparents who lived close
of my home..” The statement below are not suit with the underlined word.
A. The writer’s house and her
grandparents are neighbours
B. The grandparent writer’ s house
is near the writer
C. The writer and grandparents’
house are not far
D. The grandparents and writer’s
house are open
This text is
for number 18 – 21.
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Sung-Yow has a secret. He could paint a picture and
make it come alive! This only happened when the painting was finished.
Sung-Yow loved to paint dragons. He left out their eyes because he didn’t
want them to come alive. In this way his secret stayed a secret.
The king heard that
Sung-Yow was good at painting dragons. He asked Sung-Yow to paint four
dragons on a wall. In three days the painting was almost finished. The
dragons looked like they could jump off the wall. They didn’t jump because
Sung-Yow had left out their eyes.
People came from far away
to see the paintings.
“The dragons look so
real,” they said.
“But where are their
eyes?” they asked.
“If I dotted the eyes, the
dragons would fly away,” said Sung-Yow.
Everyone laughed. No one
believed him. Sung-Yow was not happy. This time he would NOT leave out the
eyes. He painted little black dots on two of the dragons.
Crash! Crack! the wall
split open. Two dragons jumped off the wall. Sung-Yow went on to become a
very famous artist with a very famous secret.
In China when someone adds
a finishing touch to a work, people might say “Draw Dragon Dot Eyes”.
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18. What
is Sung-Yow’s secret?
A. His painting could come alive C. His King knows him
B. He
could paint dragons. D. Draw Dragon Dot
Eye
19. Why
was the painting almost finished? Because…
A. He did not finish it C.
the dragons looked so real
B. people
were asking D.
the dragons jumped aff the wall
20. How
could Sun-Yow become famous?
A. He
was asked by the king C. People knew secret
B. Everyone
liked him. D. He made a saying “Draw
Dragons Dot Eyes
21. What’s
possible title for the text?
A. Sung – Yow C. Alive dragons
B.
Draw Dragon Dot Eyes D.
Secret dragons painting
For number 22 – 23 arrange these words into a good sentence !
22. Forty
– let – minutes – for – the chicken – in – the seasoning – marinate – about
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A.
2 – 5 – 8 – 6 – 7 – 4 – 9 – 1 – 3 C. 2 – 5 – 8
– 7 – 6 – 9 – 4 – 1 – 3
B.
2 – 5 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 4 – 9 – 1 – 3 D. 2 – 5 – 8
– 6 – 7 – 4 – 1 – 9 – 3
23. Will – open - Monday
and Wednesday – be - each
- afternoons – the uniform shop
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
A.
3
– 5 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 7 C.
5 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 3 – 7
B. 7 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 6 – 5 D.
7 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 6
For
number 24 – 25, arrange these sentences into a good paragraph !
24.
1-Most people who meet him think he is strange, but I
believe he is just shy.
2-He does not have many
friends, but he does not mind.
3-Mr. Bean is one of my favourite characters.
4-He is slim and of medium height.
5-He usually wears a brown suit.
6-He likes to drive his
small car and he loves his teddy bear.
7-He has brown eyes and short brown hair.
8-He is an ordinary-looking man.
A. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 C.
8 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 3 – 6 – 7
B. 3 – 8 – 4 – 7 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 1 D.
2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 7 – 8
25. 1. Then he went to a jungle to pray
2. It
made the queen and all women in the kingdom sad and cried
3. Now
people called it “telaga warna”
4. But
it was apity that he had not got any children
5.
Suddenly, from the ground, emerged spring and made lake of water
6. The princess grew more beautiful but
behaved badly
7. Then
the queen got pregnant and nine month later, a beautiful princess was born
8. Long ago there was a kingdom in west Java,
ruled by a wise king
A.
8 – 4 – 1 – 7 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 3 C.
8 – 4 – 7 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 6
B.
8 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 2 – 7 D.
8 – 4 – 7 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 1 – 3
This text is for number 26 – 28
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Dear
Joy
I am very glad to write this
letter to you. How is your school ? We are preparing for the Independence Day
Celebrations. So everybody is very busy.
First, we are going to have some
sports competition. The winning team will receive a big goat as a prize. I’m
going in football and volleyball competitions.
Then we are going to have a wayang show on the night before the
Independence Day. The dalang is a
famous one from Yogyakarta. He will perform all night long. Have you ever seen
a wayang show ? It is very
entertaining.
And I’m going to attend a flag
raising ceremony at school on Independence Day. After that, we will give out
prizes to the competition winners.
What are your school’s plans for the Independence Day celebrations ?
Please write back and tell me.
Best
regards,
Lee
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26. What does the text tell us about ?
A. Wayang show C.
Raising flag ceremony
B. Independence
Day D.
Sports competitions
27. “He will perform all night long.”
The word He refers to………
A. writer B. dalang C. winner D. wayang
28. “After that, we will give out prizes to the competition winners.”
The
underlined word means………………
A. receive B. send C. buy D. distribute
This text is for number 29 - 31
Departure
Tuesday,
March 9, 2015 Time
: 12:00
Achmad Yani Airport
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AIRLINE
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FLIGHT
NO
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TIME
|
GATE
|
DESTINATION
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REMARK
|
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Lion air
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JT.
503
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16.28
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3
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Jakarta
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Delayed
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GIA
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GA
245
|
16.49
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2
|
Jakarta
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Scheduled
|
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Sriwijaya
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SJ
223
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17.45
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1
|
Padang
|
Boarding
|
|
Batavia Air
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BT
465
|
18.20
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2
|
Medan
|
Estimated time of
departure
|
|
Trigana Air
|
TA
432
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19.15
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4
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Sorong
|
Scheduled
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For flight information call
0247608735
Ext. 295
29. What is the text about ?
A. The flight schedule of all airline flights to all
destinations
B. All the local time schedules to all parts of
Indonesia
C. The flight departure of airlines from Achmad Yani
Airport
D. The delay of all flight schedules at Indonesian
Airport
30. The text shows that the
schedule was taken...........
A. In the morning B.
In the evening C.
In the afternoon D. at midday
31. “for flight information call
0247608735.” The underlined word can be replaced by .............
A. aviation B.
journey C.
voyage D.
cruise
This text is for number 32 – 35
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Marie Curie was born in Poland
1867. She was the only person who gained two Nobels Prize at that time. She achieved one on
physics and one on chemistry. She was born as Marie Sklodowska, the daughter
of a chemistry professor. She was the first woman who attended University of
Sorbonne in Paris. As a poor student, she lived in Paris on only ten cents a
day for 3 years. In 1895, she married Pierre Curie, a chemist. They had two
daughters : Irene and Eve. Marrie managed three lives as a researcher, a wife
and a mother.
In 1898, Marrie discoved radium.
Later she developed a concept of radioactivity, which marked the beginning of
the atomic age. During World War 1, Marrie and her daughter completed a new
medical tool – the X – ray. Marrie died in 1934, only a year before her
daughter Irene won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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32. What is Marrie Curie’s achievement
during World War 1 ?
A.
She married to her husband and had two daughters
B.
She lived with only ten cents a day for three years
C.
She completed the X-ray machine with her daughter
D.
She was the first woman to study in Sorbonne University
33. From the text, we know that
.....................
A.
Marrie Curie’s passion for chemistry was followed by her daughter
B.
Piere Curie was a chemistry professor in Sorbonne University
C.
Irene Curie was Marrie Curie’s sister and had similar passion
D.
Piere Curie lived in Paris and went to Sorbonne University
34. What is the main idea of paragraph
2 ?
A.
Marrie Curie and her Nobel Prizes C.
Marrie’s family background
B.
Marrie’s daughter are Irene and Eve D.
Marrie’s achievement as a scientist
35. “ In 1898, Marrie discovered radium. “ The underlined word means.............
A.
had B. met C. got D. found
This text is for number 36 – 38
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KANGAROO
A Kangaroo is a
marsupial from the Marcopodidae family (marcopods, meaning “ large foot”). In
common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family,
the Red Kangaroo, the Antilopine Kangaroo, and the Eastern and Western Grey
Kangaroo of the Macropus genus.
The Kangaroo is an
Australia icon: It is featured on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its
currency, and is used by many Australian organization, including Qantas.
Kangaroos have large,
powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, along muscular tail for
balance, and a small head. Like all marsupials, female kangaroos have a pouch
called a marcupium in which joeys compkete postnatal development.
Because of its long
feet, it cannot walk correctly. To move at slow speeds, it used its tail to
form a tripod with its two forelimbs. It then raises its hind teet forward,
in a form of locomotion called “crawl-walking.”
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36. The following are about the Kangaroo, except...........
A. The Kangaroo has large, powerful hind legs C. The Kangaroo can’t walk
correctly
B. Male Kangaroos have pouch called marsopium D. Kangaroo is an Australian icon
37. To move at slow speeds, Kangaroos ..................
A. form a tripod B. use its tail C. use its pouch D. use its hind
feet
38. “....... have large, powerful hind
legs,...” The underlined word has the similar meaning with.......
A. front B.
beneath C. back D. close
This text is for number 39 –
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MY
VACATION WITH MY BELOVED PERSONS
One day, my youngest sister said to
me that she really wanted to go to the beach. So I promised her that the next
day we would go to Maron beach in Semarang.
The next day, we prepared many
things in the morning. We brought some foods and beverages, such as fried
rice, chocolate wafers, potato chips, water and orange juice. Before going to
the beach, I ask my closefriend to join us going to the beach. He agreed to
join and he came to my house. After that, we went to the beach. We went there
by motorbike. It took 25 minutes to arrive there. Then, we bought tickets in
the entrance gate. Before swimming, we changed our clothes first. We swam
there for more than one hour. We felt so tired that we decided to eat the
foods that we had brought. Next, my closefriend and I created a very big sand
castle, while my sister continued swimming. After that, we decided to go home
because it was getting dark.
On the way home, we still felt
hungry. So we stopped at a Javanese restaurant to eat something. I ordered “gudeg”,
while my closefriend and my sister ordered “rames” rice. After finished
eating, we paid our bills. Then, we went home. We arrived at home at 6
o’clock and we were absolutely exhausted.
That was a very exhausting day, but I felt so happy that I could have a vacation with my sister and my closefriend. |
39. What is the main idea of the text above ?
A. The writer
enjoyed her vacation C.
The writer swam on the beach
B. The writer had
a closefriend D.
The writer ate “gudeg” after vacation
40. What did they do before swimming ?
A. They bought
ticckets in the entrance gate C. They
created a very big sand castle
B. They changed
their clothes D.
They had meals at Javanese Restaurant
41. “After finished eating, we paid our bills.” The underlined word has
the similar word with.......
A.
meal B.
money C. cost D. wage
42. ” I ask my closefriend to join...”
From the text above we know that the underlined word means...
A.
friendship B. bestfriend C. girlfriend D. boyfriend
This text is for number 43 – 46
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A man with his
donkey carrying two sacks of wheat was on his way to the market. After a
little while he was tired and they rested under a tree.
When he woke up
from his nap he could not see the donkey and started searching for the donkey
everywhere. On the way he met a boy, he asked the boy, “Have you seen my
donkey?” The boy asked, “Is the donkey’s left eye blind, his right foot lame
and is he carrying a load of wheat?” The man was happy and said, “Yes,
exactly! Where have you seen it?” the boy answered “I haven’t seen it.” This
made the man very angry and he took the boy to the village chief for
punishment.
The judge
asked, “Dear boy, if you had not seen the donkey, how could you describe it?”
The boy answered, “I saw the tracks of a donkey and the right and left tracks
were different from this. I understood that the donkey that passed there was
limping. And the grass on the right side of the road was eaten but the grass
on the left was not. From that I understood that his left eye was blind.
There were wheat seeds scattered on the ground and I understood that he must
have been carrying a load of wheat. The judge understood the boy’s cleverness
and told the man to forgive the boy.
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43. The text shows that the boy knew
about the donkey based on …
A. the clues
that he saw. C. the report
made by passer by
B. the words which people said. D.
the people who told him
44. “…and I understood that he must have been carrying a
load of wheat.”
What does the underlined word in the sentence refer to?
A. The donkey C.
The traveler
B. The man D. The village
chief
45. What lesson can we learn from
telling the story?
A. Punishment should be done as soon as
possible.
B. Law enforcement must be done to everyone.
C. We
should not jump into conclusion quickly.
D. We must not be little people especially
children.
46.
“Is
the donkey’s left eye blind, his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of wheat?”
The
underlined word means that the donkey’s right foot was…
A.
very
strong C.
very weak
B.
unable
to walk D. all
right
For number 47 and 48, arrange these words into a good sentence !
47. you – happy – the –
congratulation – knowing – competition – we’re – won
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A.
4 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 8 – 3 – 6 C. 4 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 3
– 6
B.
4 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 3 – 8 – 6 D. 4 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 8 – 6
– 3
48. direction – read – using –
before – the
1 2 3 4 5
A.
2 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 3 C. 2 – 5 – 1 – 3 – 4
B.
2 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 4 D. 2 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 3
For number 49 – 50, arrange the
sentences into a good paragraph !
49. 1 .Suddenly, it was a heavy rain
2. The fish asked God to
give it water because the river was getting dry
3. She was very old and
weak
4. At home the widow
prayed for some money to buy meal
5. Long long time ago,
there was a poor widow
6. One day, when she was
looking for some wood near a little river, she heard a fish was praying
7. Her neigbours heard her
and they were very angry
8. The little stones in
the sack have changed to be money and jewelries
9. So, they collected some
little stones into a sack and drop it from the roof
A. 5 – 3 – 6 – 2 –
1 – 4 – 8 – 7 – 9 C.
5 – 3 – 6 – 2 – 1 – 7 – 4 – 9 – 8
B. 5 – 3 – 6 – 2 –
1 – 4 – 7 – 9 – 8 D.
5 – 3 – 6 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 7 – 8 – 9
50. 1. Skateboarders skated on streets
or sidewalks.
2.
In
the beginning, skateboarding was simple.
3.
Today’s
skaters are like flying acrobats.
4.
What
secret powers do these skateboarders have?
5.
Doesn’t
gravity apply to them?
6.
They
leap, skid over obstacles, flip, and turn at amazing speeds.
7.
Their
most exciting trick was to slide down the top of a hill.
8.
The
answer is simple: understand the laws of
physics.
A. 2 – 1 – 3 – 7 – 4 – 6 – 5 – 8 C. 2 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 6 – 4 –
5 – 8
B. 2 – 7 – 1 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 4 – 8 D. 2 – 6 – 7 – 1 – 5 – 8 –
4 – 3
