1
SOAL PENGAYAAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Read the text to answer question 1 CHECK OUT TIME IS 12 NOON GUESTS WILL AVOID AN ADDITIONAL DAY'S ROOM CHARGE BY CHECKING OUT IN TIME
1.
To the guest, what does the notice mean? A. B. C. D.
The guests are advised to check out at 12 for an additional room's charge. The guests will pay an extra bill due to checking out after 12 noon. All guests are not allowed to check out after 12 o'clock. It is a must for for every every guest to check check out at 12. 12.
Read the text to answer question 2 To: Dewi I've just got the news that my grandmot grandmother her is sick and is now hospital hospitalized. ized. My family and I have to visit her immediately. Therefore, I cannot attend the class tomorrow. Would you mind submitting my report to Mr. Juhari? ( It will be due tomorrow). Thanks for your kindness. Aldi
2.
For her friend, what should Dewi do?
A.
Asking the teacher a permission.
B.
Helping Aldi to hand in his project. p roject.
C.
Telling the class that Aldi is absent.
D.
Visiting the grandmother with Aldi.
2
All Students of Grade 9 You are invited to:
FAREWELL PARTY 2010 JHS Read the text to answer questions 3 andGLOBAL 4 Day/Date: Saturday, the fifth of July two thousand and ten Time: 7pm – 10 pm Venue: Ball Room, Sultana Hotel Jl. Sudirman kav. 10 – 12 Surabaya
*Invitation card available at the OSIS room.
3.
Where wi will th the gr graduat uation party be be he held? A. At the OSIS room.
B. On Sud Sudir irma man n stre street et.. C. At Global JHS. D. At Ball Room, Sultana Hotel.
4.
How long will the farewell party be carried out? A. 2 ho hours.
3
B. 3 ho hours. C. 4 hours. D. 5 hours
Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6.
Dear Bima,
Congratulations Congratulations on your success to be the best photographer journalist 2009
The manager and staff of The JJ Daily Post
Bima’s profession is most likely … .
5.
A. B. C. D.
a journalist of a magazine. a journalist of a newspaper. a photographer of a magazine. a photographer journalist of a newspaper.
The text is written in order to … .
6.
best photographer A. announce to people the best To
[email protected] : B. invi invite te peop people le to to come come to JJ JJ Dail Daily y Post Post inform people about Bima’s Bima’s new career C.
[email protected] From: D. pass on good wishes to Bima on his success RE : Planning 4 holiday
Date 29thtext 2009 Read the: June, following to answer questions 7 and 8
Hi, Akmal. How’s life? We’re going to have a long holiday this summer, aren’t we? What are u going to do? U know summer is a good time for camping and hiking. We plan to go to Salak mountain. It’s a nice place for camping and hiking, and also for fishing. There’s a river near campsite. But I’m not really keen on it. At night we’ll sit around the fire and sing songs. Why don’t u join us? It’ll be more fun if u come. Let me know soon.
4
7.
8.
What activities is Denise going to do in the long holiday?
A.
Campin ping and hikin king.
B.
Campin ping and fishing.
C.
Cam Camping ping,, hiki hiking ng and and fish fishiing. ng.
D.
Campin Camping, g, hiking hiking,, sing singing ing,, and and sittin sitting g arou around nd fire. fire.
They are going to go to Salak mountain because ...
A.
it’s a summer season.
B.
it’s a nice place for holiday.
C.
they’re going to camp and hike.
D.
they’re going to fish in the river.
5
Read the following text to answer questions 9 and 10. ANNOUNCEMENT
To : All Marketing Managers There will be a meeting this afternoon January 4 th 2010 at 01.30 pm. The meeting will discuss the customers’ orders. Please bring the documents needed.
9.
10.
About the the customers, the meeting will deal with their ... A.
orders.
B.
needs.
C.
documents.
D.
complaints.
Who are supposed to attend the meeting? A. Customers. B.
All marketing managers.
C.
Secretary, director, and all managers.
D. Director, secretary, and all marketing managers.
6
Read the following text to answer questions 11 and 12 Tamansari
Visit Tamansari You will find a unique atmosphere of the past periods.
Tamansari is an interesting place to visit. Many tourists come to Tamansari to find a unique atmosphere of the past periods. It is located about 2 k m south of Yogyakarta Sultan Palace and was built by a Portuguese architect. Besides, the location is very close to the Sultan palace, Tamansari has its own specialty in attraction reflected in some unimpaired ancient buildings and its atmosphere as the main tourist object of Yogyakarta. The Tamansari complex consists of:
1.
The Sacred Room As a hermitage place for the Sultan and his family. The Bathing Pool 2. A pleasure place for the royal family with
two bathing pools that are separated with a 2-storey building. The water sprouts from a forming animal statue into the pool. The pool is also adorned with some big flowerpots.
3.
Kenanga or Cemeti Island This is an interesting part with some buildings such as Kenanga or Cemeti Island (forming Island), Sumur Gemuling and underground tunnels. This artificial island is a high building used as a room to take a rest and an inspecting spot. This will be the only building appearing when the canals are opened and the water over flows into this area. From a higher place, it looks like a lotus floating in the middle of a big pool.
11.
Tamansari is an interesting place to visit because …
A.
it was built by a Portuguese architect.
B.
It is very close to the Sultan Palace.
C.
it consists of some ancient buildings.
D.
it has unique ambiance of the past periods.
7
12.
The place where Sultan lives alone for worshipping is called … .
A.
the Sacred room
B.
the Sultan Palace
C.
the Bathing pool
D.
Kena Kenang ngaa or or Ceme Cemetti Isl Islan and d
Read the text to answer questions 13 to 15 COUGH SYRUP Secretolytic agent Composition 5 ml Elixir bromhexine HCL 4 mg.
Indicator For productive cough i.e to influenza, flu, cough in acute/chronic, bronchitis, and asthma.
Dosage 13.
Elixir The text is written with the purpose ... Adult and children > 10 year
: 3 x 2 tsp.
Children 5 - 10 years : 3 x 1 tsp. A. to tell how to drink cough syrup. B. to give detail information of the product. C. to inform the composition of cough syrup. D. to describe the usage of cough syrup.
14.
The underlined word in “Or according according to doctor’s prescription” has same meaning as … .
8
15.
A.
caution
B.
warning
C.
recipe
D.
advice
A diabetic patient is allowed to drink this medicine because…. A. it con conttains ains sugar ugar B. it is is fre freee fro from m sug sugar ar C. it has a good composition D. it is safe for all kinds of diseases Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /ba'ra:k hu'sein ou'ba:ma/; born August 4, 1961) the President-elect oftothe Read the is text to answer questions 16 19 United States of America, and the first African American to be elected as President of the United States. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois in 2004 and served until his resignation on November 16, 2008, following his election to the Presidency. His term of office as the forty-fourth U.S. president is scheduled to begin on January 20, 2009. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. He worked as a community organizer and practiced as civil rights attorney in Chicago before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He also taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Representatives in 2000, Obama was elected to the Senate in November 2004. Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for U.S. military personnel returning from combat assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan. (htpp://en.wikipedia.org/wki/Barack-Obama)
9
16.
What does the text mainly tell us about? A. B. C. D.
17.
In his earlier career, Obama Obama used to be a lecturer in … A. B. C. D.
18.
The process of the 44th Presudent election in US The expe experie rience nce of of Obama Obama while while he he was was a senat senator. or. th Inauguration of Obama as 44 gresident elect. The biogr biography aphy of of Obama Obama before before becomi becoming ng the presi president dent elec elect. t.
Harv Harvar ard d Law Law Scho School ol Harv Harvar ard d Law Law Revi Review ew Univ Univer ersi sity ty of Chic Chicag ago o Colu Columb mbia ia Univ Univer ersi sity ty
The underlined word in “... until his resignation on November 16, 2008 ...” (Paragraph 1 line 3) means that he ... A. stopped doing his previous political activities. B. was ready to be elected in the presidential election. C. started to be actively involved in his new career. D. got dissatisfied with with his position as a senator. senator.
19.
How long had he been a senator before he got into the presidential election? A. 4 B.
7
C.
12
D. 18 Read the text to answer questions 20 to 22 Gemblong (Sugar-coated Black Rice Cakes) Ingredients:
10 125 g (1 ¼ cups) black glutinous rice flour Pinch of salt 50 g (1/2 cup) young grated coconut 100 ml (scant ½ cup) thin coconut milk, warmed ½ tablespoon slaked lime water Oil for deep frying Sugar coating: 75 g (1/3 cup) sugar 2 tablespoons water • • • • • •
• •
Methods:
1. Mix black glutinous glutinous rice flour, salt and grated coconut in a small mixing bowl. Pour the lime juice and warm coconut milk into the mixture. Then, mix with your hands in the bowl to get fairly soft, pliable dough. If the dough seems crumbly, put a few more drops of water. 2. Squeeze it for a few minutes until the mixture is smooth. Then, divide the dough into 10 to 12 pieces. Roll the pieces in your hands into oval shapes and flatten them to be about 1 cm thick. 3. Heat oil to a depth of 2 ½ cm over medium heat and fry the cakes for 3 to 4 minutes. Then drain them on absorbent paper. 4. Mix the sugar and water in a small, heavy based saucepan and boil the mixture until the syrup is thick and the surface is full of large bubbles. Put the cakes in the sugar syrup for sometime. Then take the cakes out until until the sugar sugar hardens hardens on the surface. surface. Finally, Finally, put the cakes cakes onto a plate to cool. These cakes are called ‘getas’ when made with white glutinous flour and coated with caramelized brown sugar.
For 12 cakes Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes
20.
Where will you pour the mixture of lime water and coconut milk? A. B. C.
In a smal mall mixi ixing bowl bowl.. In fair fairly ly soft soft,, pli pliab able le doug dough. h. In a mixture of water and dough.
D.
In a mixture of rice flour, salt and grated coconut
pou r this into the ingredients in the mixing bowl..” refers to … . 21. The word ‘this’ in “ … and pour
A. the doug dough h B. a sma small ll mixi mixing ng bow bowll C. a mixing mixing of milk milk coconut coconut and and lime lime water water
11
D. a mixing mixing of rice rice flour, flour, salt salt and grated grated coconut coconut
22. The underlined word in “Roll in your hands into oval shapes and put them to about 1 cm thickness.” means …
A. B. C.
make something flat destroy a building defeat someone
D.
hit someone.
flatten
to
Read the text and answer questions 23 to 26.
After spending one night in Manado I headed off to Bunaken on one of the public boats on Sunday. I had expected something like a ferry but it was actually a wooden boat full of locals and a whole lot of supplies heading to the Island. On the trip over the place I met a French tourist who had been to the Island twice before and said that he knew a nice place to stay and to do some diving. We arrived at the Sea breeze dive centre and were immediately greeted by a local who instantly picked me for an Australian. We worked out. What I thought was a fair deal for room for four days with the diving equipment. Even with a fair price diving was one of the most expensive sports I have undertaken whilst on my travel. Definitely one of the most worthwhile though. Bunaken was a small, quiet island which comprises of a local village and a row of a diving centre centre offering offering food, accommodation accommodation and diving diving packages. packages. The place I stayed stayed has a whole whole lot of bungalows and a restaurant, a common area on the water edge, which was a very nice place to enjoy dinner and a few drinks.
12
23.
The text manly deals with …. A. the diving spot in Manado B. the writer’s tour in Bunaken C. a beautiful beach in an island D. public transportation in Bunaken
Whom did the writer meet when he h e arrived at the dive center?
24.
A. B. C. D. 25.
What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. B. C. D.
26.
An Aust Austra rali lian an.. A tou tourr gui guide de.. The The Fr French ench.. A res resid iden ent. t.
The write writerr descri described bed Bunake Bunaken n and the the place place he staye stayed. d. The writ writer er told told abou aboutt the local local vill village age and and the food food.. Bunaken was a small island with many facilities. Bunaken was a good place for diving.
Based on the text we can conclude that … A. B. C. D.
the writer took a ferry to go to Bunaken. diving was the cheapest sport to the writer. it was the second time for the writer to visit Bunaken. in Bunaken the writer stayed in a cottage on the water edge.
Read the text to answer questions 27 to 30
There was a couple who lived on the foot of Mount Bromo, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. After eight years of marriage, they had not had any children. For six years they prayed, appealing gods to give them children. Finally, their prayer was complied on one condition: they would have to sacrifice their youngest son to the Bromo crater. After some time, Roro Anteng gave birth to a child. And it happened every year until they had 25 children. They lived happily and ignored the agreement. The Mount Bromo erupted signaling that the gods asked the couple to fulfill their promise. But they didn’t want to let their youngest son, Raden Kusuma, be sacrificed to the crater. Raden Kusumo learned about the deal his parents had made. Meanwhile, the lava from the crater had made the people living near the mountain suffer. Raden Kusuma was a kind and noble man. He didn’t want his siblings and the people to suffer because of him. Therefore, he went to Mount Bromo and sacrificed himself to the crater. The eruption suddenly stopped. Since that day, every Kasodo 14 th in the Tenggerese calendar, the Tengger people (descendants of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger) give offerings to the crater, as Raden Kusuma had asked before the sacrifice.
13
27.
To the gods the couple agreed that the couple had to...
A. give give thei theirr sons sons to the Bromo Bromo crater crater.. B.
sacr sacrif ific icee their their chil childr dren en to the the gods gods..
C.
give give offe offeri rings ngs to to the the Brom Bromo o crat crater er..
D. sacri sacrific ficee their their younge youngest st son son to the Brom Bromo o crater. crater.
underline ined d in “He didn’t didn’t want his sibli siblings ngs and the people people to suffer… suffer… .” is 28. The word underl synonymous with … .
A. family B.
parents
C.
grand andparents
D. brot brothe herr or or si sister ster
29.
Based on the story, what caused the eruption of mount Bromo?
A.
Gods were angry with people living on mount Bromo.
14 B.
People never gave offerings to the Bromo crater.
C.
The couple broke their promise to gods.
D. The The coup couple le had had too too man many y chil childr dren en..
30.
What moral value can we learn from the story?
A. Peopl Peoplee must must kee keep p thei theirr prom promis ise. e. B.
People People must must sacr sacrifi ifice ce to to get get thei theirr desir desire. e.
C.
People People must must suffer suffer before before they they get get happi happines ness. s.
D. People People must fulfill fulfill their their promise promise to the god to get their desire. desire. Read the text and answer questions 31 to 34. Tokyo is Japan’s Japan’s leading leading city. city. The city is filled filled with factories, factories, large office office buildings, buildings, banks, restaurants, religious shrines, and shops of all sizes. It is a center for Japanese art and is the home to more than 100 colleges and universities. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the city is also a major seaport. Many people move from from other parts of Japan to attend colleges and then work in Tokyo. Tokyo. Most Japanese companies have their headquarters h eadquarters in Tokyo. At the heart of Tokyo is the Imperial Palace. High walls, a water-filled moat, and a large park surround the palace. This is where whe re the emperor of Japan lives with his family. Japan’s emperors once ruled the country, but today they have little real power. Locate Located d near the palace palace are the most most import important ant governm government ent buildi buildings ngs,, includ including ing the National Diet Building. That’s where Japan’s parliament meets. 31. 31.
The text text main mainly ly deal dealss wit with h…
A. B. C. D. 32.
Japa Japan’ n’ss leadi leading ng city city cal calle led d Tokyo Tokyo.. The The Nati Nationa onall Diet Diet Bui Build ldin ing g in Tok Tokyo yo The The Impe Imperi rial al Pal Palac acee of a Japa Japan n emper emperor or The The popul popular ar uni univer versi siti ties es in in Japan Japan
Which Which is the the place place for membe members rs of Japan’ Japan’ss parliam parliament entss to gather gather?? A. The The Japa Japane nese se head headqua quart rter ers. s. B. The The Nat Natio iona nall Diet Diet Buil Buildi ding. ng.
15
C. The The Impe Imperi rial al Pala Palace ce.. D. The The hea head d of of Toky Tokyo o Bay Bay..
33. The word “they” “they” in “…but “…but today they they have little little real power.” power.” (Paragraph (Paragraph 3) refers refers to ... . A. B. C. D.
The hear heartt of of Tok Tokyo yo.. The hig high wa walls. The large par parks. The The Jap Japan an’s ’s empe empero rors rs..
34. The underlined underlined word in “ … the city city is also a major major seaport.” seaport.” is similar similar in meaning meaning to the word ... A. B. C. D.
harbor. bay. moat. shrine
Read the text and answer questions 35 to 38. WHAT IS THUNDER? Thunder sounds like an explosion. explosion. Lightning Lightning causes thunder. thunder. The sound comes from air that suddenly gets very hot. A bolt of lightning can make the air around it as hot as 18,000° Fahrenheit (10,000° Celsius). That’s hotter than the surface of the Sun! The hot air rushes away from the lightning bolt. The air rushing away makes the loud sound of thunder. You often hear the thunder after you see a bolt of lightning. This is because sound travels slower than light. The farther away the lightning is, the longer it takes for you to hear the thunder. You can tell how far away the lightning is. You can count the seconds between the lightning and the sound of the thunder it makes. Sound travels about 1 mile (about 1.6 kilometers) every 5 seconds. If you count slowly to 5 and hear thunder, the lightning bolt was about 1 mile away. If you count to 15 before you hear thunder, the lightning bolt was 3 miles away. 35. 35.
Para Paragr grap aph h 2 of the the text text abov abovee tell tellss you you abou aboutt … . A. B. C. D.
the the hea heatt of of the the sun sun sur surfa face ce the loud loud soun sound d of air air how how the the thun thunde derr hap happe pens ns.. the the sun sun that that shin shines es the the air air..
36. We often hear the thunder after seeing the lightning because ...
16 A.
the light travels faster the sound.
B.
the thunder is very hot to feel.
C.
the lightening is farther away.
D.
the air rushes to heat the earth.
thund er at 37. How many miles away from you is the lightning bolt if you count the sound of thunder 30 seconds? A.
7
B.
6
C.
5
D. 4
38. The word “it” in the sentence “A bolt of lightning can make the air around it as hot as
18,000° Fahrenheit (10,000° Celsius.” refers to … .
A.
the air
B.
the sun
C.
the lightning
D.
the sound
Read the text and answer questions 39 to 43.
17
I had never been camping before I met my best friend, Jacklyn. I didn’t know that camping meant sleeping out in nature, in a tent. I guess I didn’t really think about it at all. We were off to a nearby campground. We drove in and paid for our site. It was beautiful. There were ducks and a small lake and up on the hill there was a pool and small store if you needed anything. At dusk we lit our fire. It was very nice and pleasant. However I had a small allergy problem with mosquitoes. I hate bugs, and mosquitoes seem to be the worse, due to their stinging and being irritating. It was awful, but the camp fire was nice. Jacklyn told me about her camping stories. They were really interesting. After a full night of stories and fire, we settled in o ut the tent. We slept in our sleeping bags on the ground. To my surprise, the ground was not wet, and we had a small air mattress under us. Of course, the mattress wasn’t as comfortable as mine at home but it was no problem. Then in the middle of the night I heard scuffling just out of our tent. I woke Jacklyn and I told her that there was a bear in our camp. She told me to just go back to sleep. I really didn’t know that there were bears in local camp grounds. The next morning I woke to the same noises and found the culprit. It was ducks. I felt so stupid. To this day we still talked about my first camping trip. It was a very memorable experience.
39. What What does does the the text text tell tell you you about about?? A. Jacklin’s camping experiences.
B. The writer’s writer’s first first camping camping.. C. The school school camping camping program. program. D. Jacklyn’s Jacklyn’s memorable memorable experience. experience.
40. What What is is para paragra graph ph 4 about? about?
18 A. The writer’s sleep at campground.
B. The location location for for having having a rest. rest. C. The equipment equipment for camping camping.. D. The place to to set up the tent. tent.
41. Why did the the writer writer wake Jacklyn Jacklyn in the the middle middle of the night? night?
A. To ask Jacklyn Jacklyn to leave the tent. tent. B. To tell Jacklyn Jacklyn that that she could not sleep sleep well. C. To give information information about the local local camp grounds. grounds. D. To inform Jacklyn Jacklyn about an animal coming to the tent. tent.
42. The word “it” in the sentence “It was beautiful. ”(paragraph 2) refers to ...
A. The small store. B. The nice hill. C. The campground . D. The small lake.
43. What the writer worried about in the middle of the night was ….
19 A.
bears
B.
animals
C.
ducks
D.
snakes
For questions 44 to 46 choose the best word to complete the text. Honeybees Like ants, honey bees work together with their friends. They live in a huge group of female and male workers. workers. … (44) leader leader is the queen bee. Honeybees Honeybees often visit visit flower or drink drink on the surface surface of pools and ponds. These bees … (45) the honey that we eat. They are also pollinators pollinators of many fruit and vegetable crops. Their wings that moved … (46) cause the “buzz” sound. 44. A. Her B. His C. Their D. They
45. A. produce
20
B. consume C. save D. like
46. A. soundly dly B. happi ppily C. rapidly D. slowly
Read the text and answer questions 42 to 45.
Andrea Andreass was a studen studentt of the Universit University y of Indones Indonesia. ia. Like many other students, he did not have much money because his grant was just enough to live on. Last year, during the semester holiday, he decided to go to Surabaya. He wanted to visit some friends there. Unfortunately, he could not afford a bus ticket, and even the train was too expensive. expensive. He, therefore, therefore, decided to hitchhike. hitchhike. He caught a bus to reach the highway and waited. It was a cold, rainy December day. While he was waiting, he got soaked to the skin. After waiting for hours, he finally got a lift from a truck driver driver,, who was going going to Surabay Surabaya. a. Andrea Andreass felt felt extrem extremely ely relieved. The truck driver, a reasonably well-dressed man of around 35 seemed friendly. He and Andreas talked a lot. Suddenly, as they were driving along the highway, a police car raced past them and made them stop. They were taken to the police station because the police suspected that the truck was carrying stolen goods. Andreas was interrogated by a detective for two hours. He even had to spend the night in a cell. He was eventually released the the next next day. day. Appa Appare rent ntly ly,, the the truc truck k was was carr carryi ying ng stol stolen en television sets.
21 47.
48.
What does the text tell you about? abou t? A.
A cheap trip to Surabaya.
B.
A poor hitchhiker.
C.
An exciting holiday.
D.
A missing student.
What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Andreas took a bus to get to the highway.
B. Andreas went to Surabaya Surabaya to spend his holiday. C. Andreas had many friends friends who lived in Surabaya. D. When Andreas waited for a bus, the weather was cold.
49. Andreas tried to get a lift to Surabaya because ... .
A. there was no bus bus passing passing by the highway B. he was a college college student who liked liked an adventure adventure C. he had promised promised to visit his friends friends during holiday holiday D. he had no money to buy the the bus and train ticket ticket
50. What moral value can you learn from the story above?
22
A. Good people always help each other. B. It is shameful to ask for someone’s help.
C. You should should take high risk risk in order to get fun. fun. D. Do not fully trust someone whom you do not know well.
Read the text and answer questions 51 to 53. There are many kinds of cactus plants, but most grow in deserts and other dry places. These plants have adaptations, or special features that let them live in places where there is little water. Imagine only having to take one big drink of water two or three times a year. That’s all the water a cactus plant needs. The cactus is made up mostly of stems and roots. Most kinds of cactus have no leaves or leaves that are very small. The cactus is made for storing water, and water can escape through leaves. The roots of a cactus spread out close to the surface of the ground. When it rains, the roots soak up as much water as possible. Cactus plants do not grow close to one another. Each plant needs lots of room to collect water. The stem of the cactus stores the water for later use.
51.
The text is writen with the purpose ...
A.
to give information about cactus plants.
B.
to announce cactuses to the reader.
C.
to tell the reader how to find cactuses.
D.
to remind the reader about the unusual plant.
23
52.
Cactus Cactus plants plants do not not grow grow close close to one another another becaus becausee … . A.
the roots of a cactus spread out close to the ground
B.
they need a lot of rooms to collect water
C.
they need to soak water through leaves
D.
the stem of the cactus stores the water
53. The underlined words in “ …. the roots soak up as much water as possible.” (paragraph
3) mean ... A.
absorb
B.
take out
C.
include
D. spread
Read the text and answer questions 54 to 57. Boy Scouts learn useful skills while having fun. Scouts swim and play sports, go camping and hiking, and learn how to survive in the outdoors. They learn how to protect the environment and conserve resources. Other Scout activities include making arts and crafts, learning first aid, and learning how to use computers or fix cars. Scouts often do community service and volunteer work. Scouting has many ranks. Scouts advance through the ranks by learning new skills and earning badges. Scouts learn teamwork and cooperation by working together. Scout law requires them to practice many virtues. Among them, a scout should be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, and cheerful. 54. The text tells tells you you about … . A. arts B. crafts
24
C. scouts D. skills 55. What is the main idea of the first first paragraph? paragraph? A. Boy scouts learn useful skills while having fun.
B. Scouts Scouts learn learn how to to protect protect the the environmen environment. t. C. Scouts Scouts know how to to survive survive in the the outdoors. outdoors. D. Scouts Scouts swim, swim, play play sports sports and go camping. camping. 56. Which virtues must not be done by scouts according to the the text? A. Courtesy. B. Cruelty. C. Obedience. D. Cheerfulness.
57. The word “survive” in “ …. and learn how to survive in the outdoors.” (paragraph 1) mean ... . A. stay alive B. look for C. get ready D. eat out
58.
Choose the best arrangement of the sentences below to make a good paragraph.
1. They don’t eat any mushroom unless they know it’s safe. 2. Mushroom hunters have to to be very careful. 3. But some mushrooms are poisonous. 4. They can make you sick and damage your organs. 5. A few are even deadly. 6. The most famous poisonous poisonous mushrooms are the the amanitas. amanitas.
25
7.
They cause most of the mushroom poisonings poisonings in the United United States. States.
A. 3-1-7-4-5-2-6 B. 3-5-7-1-2-4-6 C. 3-4-5-6-7-2-1 D. 3-6-7-2-1-4-5
For questions 59 and 60 arrange the words into meaningful sentences. 59. A. B. C. D. 60.
listening listening to – Mr. Teddy – telling telling – are – is – a story story – and – his students students – him 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2-5-1-8-7-4-6-3-9 2-5-3-6-5-1-7-9-2 2-5-3-6-7-8-4-1-9 2-5-1-4-3-9-8-6-7 in – thro throw w – plea please se - your your – our – trash trash – wast wasteba ebaske skets ts 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 A.
3-2-5-7-1-4-6
B.
3-2-4-7-1-5-6
C.
3-2-1-5-7-4-6
D.
3-2-4-6-1-5-7
