The following test is for questions 1 to
4.
Once, a hunter lived in a village. He used to
boast of his brave hunting trips to the villagers. The villagers respected him a lot. He mostly told everyone
how he had fought a lion bare-handed. He said that the tiny animals used to get scared even at the
sight of him.
One day, the hunter was passing through
a forest. He met a woodcutter from the same village.
The boastful hunter approached him and said, "How are you? It’s a fine
day, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes, indeed!" the woodcutter replied.
"Well, can you tell me if you have seen some footprints of the lion nearby? It’s been months since I defeated any."
The woodcutter knew that the hunter only boasted, so he said, "Yes, a lion is in a nearby den. Can I take you there?"
The scared hunter
said, "No ... No ... I only just wanted to see his footprints." Finally, the boastful hunter
ran away from the spot.
1. What is the best title for the text?
A. A Boastful
Hunter
B. A Brave woodcutter
C. A Woodcutter's Advice
D. A Woodcutter's Rewards
E. A Beautiful day
2. What did the hunter boast about himself?
A. Nobody defeated
him.
B. He was the smartest man.
C. He was the strongest man.
D. He was the most courageous
man.
E. He was the worst man
3. What did hunters
feel when the woodcutter said that there
was a lion in a nearby
den?
A. Upset.
B. Scared.
C. Jealous.
D. Disappointed.
E. Brave
4. If the hunter met a wild animal
on the way, he probably
would ... it.
A. trap.
B. fight.
C. catch.
D. avoid.
E. Touch
The following test is for questions 5 to
8
Outlet of the pond and made a dam across it.
The second fish now began
to think. It came to the top of the water and floated on its back.
One of men picked it up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it
back into the water.
The fish that never thought
sank to the bottom
of the pond and was easily
caught.
5. What is the main idea of paragraph five?
A. A man picked
the second fish.
B. The second
fish could finally
save itself.
C. The second
fish pretended to be dead.
D. A man threw the second fish back to the
pond.
E. The bottom of the pond
6. What was the main problem of the story?
A. The fish could not escape
from the men.
B. Two men was going to catch the three fish.
C. The third
fist didn't think about how to save itself.
D. The fish looked for ways to escape
themselves from the men.
E. The fish that never thought
sank to the bottom
of the pond
7. How could you describe the first fish?
A. Smart
B. Honest
C. Patient
D. Humble
E. Clever
8. From the test we can learn
that ....
A. a good man
is hard to find
B. two heads are better
than one
C. No one succeeds
without effort
D. a good beginning
makes a good ending
E. He threw it back into the water
The following test is for questions 9 to
12.
A wealthy businessman worried about his son's bad habits, so he sought
counsel from a wise, old man. The old man met the man's son and
took him out for a stroll. They walked into the woods, and the old man showed the boy a small sapling
and asked him to pull it out. The boy did so with
ease, and they walked on.
The old man then asked the boy to pull out a small plant. The boy did that too, with a little effort.
As they walked, the old man asked the boy to pull out the bush, which he did.
The next was a small tree, which the child had to struggle a lot to pull out.
Finally, the old man showed him a bigger tree and asked the child to pull it
out. The child failed to pull it out even after trying several times, in
different ways.
The old man looked at the
boy, smiled and said,
"So is the case
with habits, good or bad".
9. The businessman worried about his son because
he ...
A. was spoiled
B. was unlucky
C. behaved badly
D. disobeyed his
parents
E. Was dead
10. Why do you
think the boy failed
to pull out a bigger
tree?
A. It was a big
challenge.
B. He had done his best.
C. The tree roots had settled deeply.
D. The tree had a thin but strong stem.
E. He had been doing it
11. What can we
learn from the story?
A. It is best to do
everything with great effort.
B. It is hard to get
rid of permanent bad habits.
C. There will be many problems in human life.
D. Nobody can change our bad habits if we don't change them.
E. the old man asked the boy to pull out the bush
12. "The child failed to pull it out ... "
(Paragraph 2) What does the bold
word refer to?
A. Bushes
B. A sapling
C. A small tree
D. A bigger
tree
E. Fall
The following test is for questions 13 to
15.
Once upon a time there was a rose who was very
proud of its beautiful looks. Its only disappointment was that it grew next to
an ugly cactus. Every day, the rose would insult the cactus on its looks
while the cactus
stayed quiet. All the other plants in the garden
tried to make the rose see sense, but it was too
swayed by it own good looks.
One summer, the well in the garden grew dry and
there was no water for the plants. The rose began to wilt. I saw a sparrow dip its beak into the cactus for some water.
Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if it could have
some water too. The cactus readily agreed, and they both got through the tough
summer as friends.
13. What is the
story about?
A. Two different, but special plants.
B. A beautiful, but arrogant rose.
C. Two plants in
a beautiful garden.
D. A beautiful
rose and an ugly cactus.
E. . I saw a sparrow
dip its
14. From the story, we know that the cactus was ...
A. brave
B. wise
C. patient
D. humble
E. The well in the garden grew dry
15. The rose ignored other
plants' advice to change its attitude because
...
A. It believed
it was the prettiest.
B. It could
change others to do so.
C. It thought that it was right.
D. it didn't
trust other plants.
E. the rose asked the cactus
The following test is for questions 16
to 19
Officer: Can you
say your name again?
Tina: Tina
Sulaeman.
Officer:
Address?
Tina: Jalan Sawo
thirteen, Kebayoran Baru.
Officer: Latest education?
Tina: Law. I graduated from the law
faculty.
16. What applicant graduate?
A .
Educational institution
B . Faculty
of education
C . Law institution
D .
Professional lawyer
E . Faculty of law
17. Where does the applicant live?
A . Jalan
Sawo thirteen, Kebayoran Baru
B . Jalan
Sawo sixteen, Kemayoran
C . Jalan Seno,
thirteen, Kebayoran Baru
D . Jalan
Jambu thirteen, Kemayoran
E . Jalan
Sawo thirty, Kebayoran Baru
18. What job would she apply for?
A . A
Chinese teacher
B . A chef
C . A
restaurant manager
D . A
waiter
E . Hotel
manager
19. What media realized the advertisement?
A . A
magazine
B . RRI
Radio
C . A
newspaper
D .
Television
E . A
bulletin.
The following test is for questions 20 to
23
There is a vacancy today
daily. What job is offered?
Hayati Hutabarat says that she has downright satisfaction in her
position in the company. But what about some other thing in life. There are
still important to many women like married and children. Does Hayati regret not
have time for
this thing?
20. What is the text about?
A .
Unmarried women
B . Career
women
C . Married
women
D . Women's
position in company
E . Women's lives
21. What things are still important to many women?
A .
Position in the company
B .
Satisfaction in career
C . Having
time for children
D . Career
in the company
E .
Marriage and children
22. What is the text about?
A . The next rice harvest
B . Farmers
in Lampung
C . Rice
fields
D .
Possible failure in the next harvest
E . Farmers
in West Java
23. What threatened the rice fields?
A . A long
drought
B . The
rainy season
C . Wet
fields
D . Next
harvest
E .
Difficult farmers
The following test is for questions 24 to
25
A supporter of the national education bill displays a
sign reading "Endorse the national education bill right now" to every
motorist passing the back gate of the House of Representatives compound in
Senayan, Central Jakarta. Thousands of members from Islamic groups gathered
outside the compound on Tuesday demanding that the bill be endorsed.
24. The topic of the passage is ........
A . National Education
B .
education bill
C .
supporters of the bill
D . a
supporter's idea
E . a
public demand
25. . ". that the bill be
endorsed"
The word endorsed is closest in meaning to ........
A . talked
B .
discussed
C .
approved
D . decided
E . resumed
The
following test is for questions 26 to 29
Satellite Space-eye does not look like the satellites
of the 1980's. It has large wings that gather solar power. The power is for the
motor. It keeps the satellite in the same place above the earth. All the big
farmers in the area have paid for the cost of Satellite Space-eye.
Constanza is one of those farmers, his home computer
makes, the connection with
Satellite Space-eye. He asks to see a picture of the
field in the south-west corner of his farm. The picture appears on a TV screen.
It is a picture of a green wheat field. Everything looks fine. He then asks the
computer to show the same area, but in colours. The colours show different
temperatures in the field. He knows healthy wheat plants will all be green. The
TV screen blinks, and a
beautiful picture appears. It has many shades of blue, red, and green.
Constanza looks closely at the large red spot near the
middle of the wheat field. He
knows that something is wrong in the wheat field. The
red color means the spot is warmer than its surroundings. It may be due to lack of
moisture or not enough nutrients in the soil. Insects eating the wheat can also
show a red spot.
Constanza tells the computer to tell him more about
the warm spot. The computer points out that the problem is a shortage of
nitrogen in the soil. He asks the computer to predict the
harvest if he adds the fertilizer. He then tells the
computer the current market price for wheat.
He also tells the price of the fertilizer. He asks for
a cost. He wants
to know if it will give him a profit to add fertilizer. The
computer gives him the answer, is it science fiction? No, it is happening now.
26. The text talks about
........
A . Constanza and his
wheat field
B . the use
of satellite Space eye in farming
C . the
blue, red, and green colours on the TV
screen
D . the
meaning of the colours appeared
on the TV screen
E . the
ability of the computer to predict.
27. The main idea of paragraph two is ........
A .
Constanza is one of the farmers who makes use of the Satellite Space-eye.
B .
Constanza's home computer is connected to Satellite Space-eye.
C . The
picture appears on the TV screen comes from Satellite Space-eye.
D . Various
information can be served by Satellite Space-eye.
E . The
Satellite Space-eye sent Constanza what he wanted.
28. The red color shown on the TV screen means that ........
A . The plants are
healthy
B . The soil does
not have enough nutrients
C . The
temperature is low
D . The plants are
not distrubed by any insects
E . The wheat
field is in good condition
29. ''it may be due to lack of
moisture." (Paragraph 3) We can replace the underlined word with ........
A . make
B . have
C . get
D . owing
to
E . let
The following test is for questions 30 to 33
Dear Rossa,
I am a guy, twenty-eight years old. I have a problem
with a girlfriend. She is twenty-five
years old. We have been dating each other for years, since
we were high school students. Now we have jobs. I feel very sure that we love
each other. Now it is time for me to get married.
Unfortunately, her parents never approve of our
relationship ever since the very first time. My family, anyhow, does not really
mind. At first, I thought
my girlfriend had the
power to defend our love. But then he surrendered. She loves me and she loves
her family too. On the one hand she said, "I'll be happy if my family is
happy." It means she had to get approval from her parents.
For this, I was shocked. My heart was broken. She
ended our relationship just at the
time when I was ready to marry her. When I was with
her, we were very happy. We had a lot in common and there was no
conflict. The truth was, we separated only because of her parents. They want
her to marry her cousin, her aunt's son (this is one of the traditions in the Kerosene).
For the time being I am very upset. When I miss her, I call
her. Then we can eat together,
talk together for hours. We act like we are dating because
she loves me, too. The real problem is, she cannot refuse what her parents
want.
So, should I forget my girlfriend, the only
one that I truly love? Or else, should I just wait, and dream that one day she
will be back to me?
Rio N., Padang
Dear Rio,
You call her your girlfriend, but she
has chosen her own way. For this reason, I'd say that there is nothing you can do
except forget her and go on with your normal life. Hopefully you can find
another and live happily forever.
Rossa
30. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ........
A . The writer
wants to get married
B . the
writer has been dating for years
C . the
writer has a problem with his girlfriend
D . the
writer feels sure that they love each other
E . the
writer's parents disapprove of his relationship
31. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the text?
A . Rio is
not ready to get married.
B . Rio's
parents disagree with his
marriage.
C . Rio and
his girlfriend often got into conflicts.
D . Rio's girlfriend didn't
really love Rio.
E . Rio's girlfriend couldn't
defend her love for Rio.
32. Why do the girl's parents disapprove of their marriage? Because ........
A . They don't like
Rio.
B . The
girl is still studying.
C . Rio and
his girlfriend often get
into conflicts
D . They
keep the Karonese tradition.
E . The
girl has chosen another guy.
33. Rio cannot forget her girlfriend because ........
A . she is
very pretty
B . she is
very faithful
C . she is
his true love
D . she is
his first love
E . she is
his last love
The following test is for questions 34 to 36
Being On time
Being on time is a beautiful social
ethic and one of great importance, as it creates efficiency in system and
implies respect for one another. However, it is one the many values that is not
easy for our students to learn.
Inner discipline, one that comes
from an understanding of the set rules and regulation, is the highest form behaviour.
Most excellent schools try to install this with a loving environment. Why, even
adults arrive late to meeting, work, et c. Here, we do not agree that late
comers should be shut out. They can be given warnings, most of which are enough
to make them try their best to reach the school on time latter. If this fails,
invite the parent to school.
By closing the gates, the school is
behaving cruelly, to which we prefer not to expose our children. Every school
has responsibility to implant good educational principle, but it should be in
appropriate ways. Good schools create competitive students who can organize
themselves effectively in society, so that everyone gets a quality life because
of the ethics and values learned for as long as 12 years.
Children are precious and dependent
on the adult for guidance. Understanding them is the key, and to this end, both
parents and schools must work hand in hand without playing the blame game.
34. What
should the school do if a student can’t stop his/her habit to come late to
school?
A. Punish him/her
B. Shut him/her out
C. Fail him/her
D. Talk to his/her parents
E. Try to understand him/her
35. What
does the writer think to be “the highest form of behaviour” (in the second
paragraph)?
A. Respect for one another
B. Not being late to school
C. Understanding the regulations
D. Understanding the rules
E. Inner discipline
36. .”
Children are precious and dependent on the adults for guidance.” The word
“precious” is closest in meaning to ….
A. Valuable
B. Excellent
C. Clever
D. Innocent
E. Naive
The following test is for questions 37 to 39
Boarding School Education
There are many arguments in Favor
of a boarding school education. Nevertheless, the boarding school is not always
the best education institution for everyone.
At an early age interacting and
communicating with people is very important for a child’s personal life and can
be especially helpful for his/her future. In a boarding school, shy children
can take advantage of interaction through communal activities. The boarding
school also offers a great variety of activities such as arts, sports, and
music that allow children to demonstrate and develop specialized skills in
their free time.
Furthermore, the structured way of
life and strict rules at the boarding school may help students to get used to a
well-ordered way of life. The manners and social skills will help them to
become more responsible and confident, and to develop their talents in
leadership. Professionally trained teachers and educators in the boarding
school can offer excellent education without the parents’ constant supervision.
Despite these good points, it is
not advisable to send a child to a boarding school if he/she is a dependent
learner. A boarding school usually demands that student learn independently. In
addition, the boarding school should not be seen as a measure to solve
inappropriate behaviour or unsatisfactory study performance. Instead of
improving, problematic children may close off their relationship with their
peers and teachers.
In conclusion although a boarding
school may provide good education to many children, it is not recommended for
those who are strongly attached to their families. They may become frustrated
and socially isolated.
37. .
According to the writer, children in a boarding school can develop specialized
skills in…
A. Entrepreneurship
B. Community service
C. Reading
D. Drama
E. Music
38. .
Why do parents send their children to boarding school? Because…
A. It is good for shy children
B. It gives good education for adults
C. Interacting and communicating with people is very important
D. It does not allow children demonstrate excellence and develop their skills
E. It is safe and makes children become responsible and develop talents in
leadership
39. From the text, we can conclude that…
A. The boarding school can be very expensive
B. There are good and bad boarding schools
C. The boarding school is the solution to our educational problems
D. It’s not necessary to send children to a boarding school because the
students can live independently
E. Not everyone thinks that the boarding school is the best educational
institution for children
The following test is for questions 40
Skateboarding
Anybody who is over the age of six
knows that there is nowhere safe for skateboarders to skate. This prevents
young people from enjoying an active, energetic and adventurous pastime.
Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of
skaters speeding up and down the footpaths. Toddlers can be trampled on, and
old ladies can be knocked down as they struggle home carrying their cat food
from supermarkets.
Skateboarding is a serious sport
that improves young people’s health. It increases fitness, improves balance and
strengthens the joints in knees and ankles. Although it appears to be a solo
sport, when groups practice together and compete to perform stunts or runs,
they form firm friendships.
Young people should be prevented
from becoming overweight couch potatoes. If they are actively involved in
skating, they do not smoke, take drugs or break laws for fun.
Kids will always seek thrills and excitement. They need to practice their 180s,
360s and Ollie’s free from restrictions. We must build skate parks in the
suburbs so that streets are safe for small children and senior citizens and
skaters have spaces where they can race chase, speed, and soar towards the sun.
40. Where
do the kids usually ride their skateboard?
A. In the main roads and foot paths
B. In front of the supermarket
C. In front of their home
D. In the suburbs
E. In the park
ESSAY !!!
The
following test is for questions
41-45
The
Donkey of Guizhou
Once
upon a time, there was a donkey in Guizhou. Someone officious shipped one
there, but finding no use for it, he set it loose at the foot of the mountain.
A tiger ran out from the mountains. When he saw this big, tall thing, he
thought it must be divine. He quickly hid himself in the forest and surveyed it
from under cover, sometimes the tiger ventured a little nearer but kept a
respectful distance.
One day
the tiger came out again. Just then the donkey gave a loud bray, I thinking the
donkey was going to eat him, the tiger hurriedly ran away. After a while, he
sneaked back and watched the donkey carefully. He found that though it had a
huge body it seemed to have no special ability. After a few days, the tiger
gradually became accustomed to its braying and was no longer so afraid. Sometimes,
he even came near and circled around the donkey.
Later
the tiger became bolder. Once, he walked in front of the donkey and purposely
bumped it. This made the donkey so angry that it struck out his hind legs and
kicked wildly. Seeing this the tiger was very gleeful, such a big thing as you
can do so little!’ With a roar, he pounced on the donkey and ate it up.
Answer
the questions based on the text above!
41. Was there a donkey in Guizhou?
42. When did the tiger hide himself in the forest and
survey it from under cover?
43. Why did the tiger hurry run away?
44. Why did the donkey feel angry to the tiger?
45. What did the donkey do then?
Kunci Jawaban
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. A
16. E
17. A
18. B
19. E
20. B
21. E
22. D
23. A
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. E
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. E
32. D
33. C
34. D
35. E
36. A
37. B
38. C
39. E
40. A
ESSAY
1. No, there was not.
2. When he saw a big, tall thing, he thought it must
be divine.
3. Because thinking the donkey was going to eat him.
4. Because the tiger walked in front of the donkey and
purposely bumped it.
5. He struck out his hind legs and kicked wildly.
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