Bees
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in nine recognized families though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and 12 in females, as is typical for the super family. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless.
The smallest bee is Trigona minima, a stingless bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm (5/64") long. The largest bee in the world is Megachile pluto, a leafcutter bee whose females can attain a length of 39 mm (1.5"). Members of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies.
1. What is the text about?
A. Describing bees in general.
B. Explaining bees in Antarctica.
C. Telling the habitat of the bees.
D. Giving information about bees in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. Bees live on every continent.
B. Bees belong to flying insects.
C. Bees produce honey and beeswax.
D. Bees only live with insect-flowering plants.
3. Which of the following sentences describes the physical appearance bees?
A. None has wings.
B. It has 13 antennae.
C. Its length is 39 mm.
D. Its tongue is complex.
4. "They are found on every continent except Antarctica,…"
A. The word "they" refers to … .
B. ants
C. bees
D. insects
E. flying insects
Every body know tigers especially in thier wildness of hunting instincts and skill for survival and their extinction. The habitats of tigers are in Asia, Siberia and India. And the habitats of the tigers in each place is decrease every year, like we found in India where there are less than 3500 tigers in wild around of which 1411 are in India with its habitat falling by over 50% in last 30 years. Globally tigers occupy less than 7% of their historical geographical landscape.
Tigers are one of the biggest among the 37 species of cats in the world today. Tigers have very sharp teeth and very powerful claws to catch thier food such as deers, zebras, even buffaloes and other animals to be able to survie. Althoug tigers placed in the highest rank of predators but they also has a predator except a human. The predator of the tigers is a lion. Lions do not eat the tigers but just kill them to erase rivaly in catching their target. Tigers have big mouths and also have big gums. Tigers have piericing yellow eyes that glown in the dark that are used to hunting their food in the night.
5. What is the text about?
a. of the characteristics and habitat of the tiger
b. food tiger
c. tiger population
d.tingkah tiger behavior
Read the following text and answer the questions 6 to 10
cactus
A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for protection of property from wild animals, as well as many other uses.
Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets, gypsophila, spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago, bougainvillea, chickweed and knotgrass.
Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot environments, showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which conserve water. Their stems have adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have become the spines for which cacti are well known.
Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a maximum recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1 cm in diameter at maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise from areoles. Many cactus species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals, principally moths and bats. Cacti range in size from small and globular to tall and columnar.
6. Where can we find cacti mostly?
A. In the jungle.
B. On the beach.
C. On the mountain.
D. In the arid and hot region.
7. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?
A. Because their flowers are large.
B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.
C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.
D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.
8. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A. The members of cacti.
B. The habitat of cacti.
C. The use of cacti
D. Types of cacti.
9. What is the purpose of the text ?
A. To give information about American cacti
B. To explain physical feature of cacti
C. To describe cacti in general
D. To tell cacti's life
10. "Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which …"
The synonym of the word "distinctive" is …
A. typical
B. antique
C. unique
D. different
Elephants: The Amazing Animals
Elephants are the largest land animals on earth. They have the largest brains of
any mammal. Elephants talk to each other. Researchers have discovered
more than 50 different types of calls that they use to communicate with each other.
Their trunks are strong enough to pick up trees but sensitive enough to pick up
flowers They use them as tools to sweep paths, to scratch themselves,
to swat flies, and to draw in the dir They are good swimmers and use
their trunks like snorkels. They live together in family groups. They help
each other when in trouble. They join together to care for and rescue their young.
Comprehension questions
11. What does the text tell us about?
a. amazing animal b. elephants c. researchers
12. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a. Elephants have largest brain
b. Elephants are the largest animals
c. Elephants has 50 differents types
d. Elephants are good awimmwera
13. The elephants part of the body that is described in the text …
a. head c. tusk
b. ears d. trunks
14. Which of the following descriptions is not correct?
a. Elephants can't take flowers.
b. They can communicate well with their babies.
c. They are cooperative among others.
15. How do they sweep paths?
They use
a. its feet c. its trunks
b. its head d. its brain
16. "They use them …"
Them refers to …
a. elephants b. flowers c. trunks d. esearcher
17. They talk each other the other word of talk is …
a. communicate b. help c. join d. rescue
18. "… to care for and rescue their …"
The closest synonim of the word "rescue" is …
a. bring b. feed c. save d. eat
19. "Researchers have discovered more than…."
The underlined word has the same meaning as ….
a. looked for b. got c. searched d. found
GORILLAS
Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters
tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very strong but they do not
often fight. In fact they are peaceful animals. Gorillas live in small family groups of
about 15. In a group there is one strong, older male, some young males, and
a few females with their babies. They move slowly around a large area of jungle
eating leaves and bushes.
In some ways gorillas are very like humans. When they are happy,
they laugh and wave their arms. When they are angry, they beat their chests.
When they are sad, they cry. But they cry quietly, without any tears.
Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas. They also cut down and burn their trees.
There are now only about 10,000 gorillas left in the world.
Questions:
20. How tall can gorillas be?
a. one hundred and eighteen c. eighteen hundred
b. one hundred eighty d. two hundred
21. What is thepurpose of the text above?
a. to retell about gorillas c. to entertain the gorillas
b. to explain gorillas d. to describe gorillas
22. What does paragraph 1 tell us about?
a. The size of gorillas c. The largest gorillas
b. The strenght of gorillas d. The habitat of gorillas
23. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….
a. There are only about 10,000 gorillas in the world
b. People hunt and kill gorillas
c. Gorillas are like human
d. When gorillas sad, they cry
24. How do gorillas live?
They live …
a. alone b. in group c. peacefully d. nomad
25. "They also cut down and burn …"
"They" here refers to ….
a. gorillas b. people c. humans d. females
:
Sumatran Rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest
rhino species. It is also the most distinctive rhinoceros. It has been hunted
a lot that it is almost extinct. There are less than 300 Sumatran rhinoceroses
surviving in Malaysia and Indonesia. Between 1985 and 1995, the number
of Sumatran rhinos declined by 50 percent because of poaching and habitat d
estruction.
The Sumatran rhinoceros has unique grey or reddish-brown coat. It is
believed to be the only survivor of the lineage that included the woolly rhinoceros.
Sumatran rhinos stand up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh
up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). They have folded skin, like the other Asian rhinos,
except that it is covered with coarse, bristly hair. The Sumatran is the only rhino
in Asia with two horns. The front horn is usually the longest, reaching a length
of 90 cm (36 inch), and the rear one is sometimes so small that the animal
looks as if it is single-horned.
They live mainly in forest-covered hills near water and are known to be
good at climbing slopes and swimming. They move mainly at night, and spend
most of the day wallowing in mud-holes and pools. Sumatran rhinoceroses
usually feed on leaves, twigs, and fruits.
Female rhinos reach sexual maturity at about the age of five or six.
The males mature between the ages of seven and eight. However, they
do not father calves until they have claimed a territory, which may take
them three or four years. Rhinos always have a single calf, born after a gestation
period of 15 to 18 months. The calf may feed on its mother's milk for up to
two years, and it usually remains with its mother until she is about to give birth
once more. The calf is only raised by its mother.
26. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
a. the description of sumatran rhinos c. The number of Sumatran rhino
b. The habitat of Sumatran rhino d. The destrucyion of habitat
27. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about …of the Sumatran rhino
a. habit b. food c.habitat d. life
28. Why is the sumatran rhinos almost extinct?
Because ….
a. people lokk after them c. people feed them
b. people hunt them d. people save them
29. The following is true based on the text?
a. There are a large number Sumatran rhinos
b. Female rhino has folded skin
c. Sunatran rhinos only live in Indonesia
d. Sunatran rhinos live in open forest
30. How tall is the sumatran rhino?
a. 40 cm b. 140 m c. 50 sm d. 1,4 m
31. "….the rear one is …."
"one" refers to ….
a. rhino b. horn c. length d. animal
32. "... the rear one is ..."
The underlined word hs similar meaning as ...
a. front b. small c. single
Pharmacists are the professionals who dispense medicines to the patients, as prescribed by the medical expert. In most of the cases, the experienced pharmacists can even prescribe some better drugs and medicines to the patients. One of the most important pharmacist job descriptions is the management of medicines and drugs in health care units and hospitals. The pharmacist job description also includes assisting the patients, advising the medical experts and helping the patients by recommending the right medicine.
Some of the job duties of a pharmacist are as follows; give advice and assist doctors or surgeons in matters relating to dosages and prescriptions to the patient. Monitor and analyze the health of the patient, with respect to the drugs that have been given to the patient. Answer the queries of the patients about the probable side effects and benefits of the drug therapy. Seek immediate help from the doctor in case the drug shows some side effects on the patient. Recommend drugs to visitors with minor ailments.
33. What does the text tell us about?
A. A pharmacist
B. A drug therapy
C. A medical expert
D. A doctor and surgeon
34. Which one is usually done by a pharmacist?
A. Giving immediate help to the patients
B. Recommending better drugs to patients
C. Helping surgeon while doing an operation
D. Giving drugs to patients with major ailments
35. Who has responsibility to recommend drugs to visitors with minor ailments?
A. A doctor
B. A surgeon
C. A pharmacist
D. A medical expert
36. What s the main idea of paragraph two?
A. A pharmacist has some duties.
B. A pharmacist and doctor work cooperatively.
C. A pharmacist recommends drugs to the patient.
D. Doctor and surgeon give prescriptions to the patient
The Yogya Kembali Monument is located in Yogyakarta. It is three kilometres north of the Yogya city centre in the Jongkang village of the Sleman Regency. The monument was inaugurated on June 29th, 1985 to commemorate the historic Indonesian struggle for independence. Yogya Kembali means Yogya Returns, as a reminder of the returning of the Indonesian Republic Government.
There are two sections of the Yogya Kembali Monument. The first section of the Cureng Aircraft is on the eastern gate, while the other section of Guntai Aircraft stands closer to the western entrance of the monument. The Monument has two wheeled-machine guns which can be seen from a podium towards the eastern and the western side. In the southern end of the yard, there is a wall engraved with 420 names of freedom fighters who lost their lives during a great struggle, from December 19th, 1948 to June 29th, 1949. A poem by Chairil Anwar, titled Karawang Bekasi, is written on one side of the wall dedicated to these unknown patriots.
The Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by fish ponds. It is divided into four alleys which lead to the main building. The main building consists of different floors displaying a wide range of collections during and after the war times. It shows dioramas, carved reliefs or collection of clothes and weapons.
37. What can be found in the western entrance of the monument?
A. Two wheeled machine guns.
B. A replica of the Guntai Aircraft.
C. A replica of the Cureng Aircraft.
D. A wall engraved with 420 names of freedom fighters.
38. What is the topic of the text above?
A. Yogyakarta.
B. The Guntai Aircraft.
C. The Yogya Kembali Monument.
D. The history of Indonesian struggle.
39. From the text above we can conclude that ....
A. the collection during and after the war is displayed outside the building
B. the Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by fish ponds
C. dioramas can be seen in one of the four alleys
D. the main building has only one floor
Gardenia plants are popular for the strong sweet scent of their flowers. Gardenia is the national flower in Pakistan. In Japan and China, the flower is called Kuchinashi (Japanese) and Zhi zi (Chinese).
Gardenia plants are evergreen shrubs. Their small trees can grow to 1 - 5 meters tall. The leaves are 5 - 50 centimeters long and 3 - 25 centimeters broad, dark green and glossy with a leathery texture. The flowers are in small groups, white, or pale yellow, with 5-12 lobes (petals) from 5-12 centimeters diameter. They usually bloom in mid- spring to mid-summer. Many species have strong aroma.
To cultivate gardenia as a house plant is not easy. This species can be difficult to grow because it originated in warm humid tropical areas. It demands high humidity and bright (not direct) light to thrive. It flourishes in acidic soil with good drainage and thrives on 20° – 23° C during the day and 15° – 16° C in the evening. Potting soils developed specifically for gardenias are available. It grows no larger than 18 inches in height and width when grown indoor. In climates where it can be grown outdoors, it can reach the height of 6 feet. If water hits the flowers, they will turn brown.
40. How tall is a gardenia tree?
A. 3 - 25 cm.
B. 5-12 cm.
C. 5-50 cm
D. 1-5 m
41. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. It is easy to plant a gardenia tree.
B. A gardenia plant needs high humidity.
C. It's not easy to plant gardenia as a house plant.
D. A good drainage is important for gardenia plant.
42. From the text we know that ....
A. people don't like the strong scent of the flower
B. Gardenia is widespread in Asia
C. the flower is easy to plant
D. the flower is expensive
43. "... because it originated in warm ..." (paragraph 3, line 10)
The underlined word refers to ....
A. the flower
B. the species
C. the soil
D. the leaf
Doctor is a popular job. It takes a great responsibility to work as a doctor. Minor mistakes made by a doctor can bring the lost of a patient.
There are a lot of jobs that doctors must do. They are expected to evaluate symptoms and run a test to determine what is wrong with a patient. If a. doctor does not know off handedly what the diagnosis should be, it is his or her responsibility to do the necessary research.
Notes are kept on each patient to ensure that any medical professional can walk into a room and know what has been done in the past. It is also a way to track the patients' progress during recovery.
Writing prescriptions is a major part of doctors' jobs. They must know how much medicine to prescribe based on the patient's history; they also need to know how two drugs can interact with one another.
A doctor needs to know not only how to treat the current conditions, but also how to advise the patient on how to prevent another occurrence.
44. What is mainly discussed in the text above?
A. The duties of a doctor.
B. Getting a job as a doctor.
C. Vacancy for a doctor position.
D. The success of being a doctor
45. Why does a doctor keep a note on their patients?
A. To know how to prescribe certain drugs to the patients.
B. To track the patients' improvements and complaints.
C. To cure the patients' certain illnesses.
D. To ensure the health of the patients.
46. "It is also a way to track patients' ..... (paragraph 3, line 8)
The synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. to follow
B. to pursue
C. to capture
D. to apprehend
47. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To practice the doctor's job.
B. To explain the doctor's profession.
C. To educate the doctors in their job.
D. To describe a doctor's jobs and responsibilities.
The National Monument (or Monumen National) is a 132 tower in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It symbolizes the fight for Indonesia's independence. The Monument consist of a 117, 7 m obelisk on a 45 m square platform at a height of 17m.
The towering monument symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Lingga resembles, rice pestle (alu) and Yoni resembles a mortar rice (lesung), two important items in Indonesian Agricultural tradition.
The construction began in 1961 under the direction of President of Sukarno and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and museum is open daily from 8.00 – 15.00 everyday throughout the week, except for the last Monday of the month the monument is closed.
48. "It symbolizes the fight…" (paragraph 1)
The underlined word refers to….
A. The opening day
B. The construction
C. The monument
D. The gold oil
49. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. The obelisk itself is a clad with Italian marble.
B. The monument consists of a 117, 7 m obelisk.
C. The National Monument is a 132 meter tower.
D. It symbolized the fight for Indonesia's independence.
50. The text mainly tells us about….
A. The construction of the National Monument
B. The meaning of Lingga and Yoni
C. The schedule of the visit
D. The National Monument
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike fish or people, they have no backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.
Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems for sensing the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely of water, which is why you can look through them.
Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made by a chemical reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for several reasons. For example, they may glow to scare away predators or to attract animals they like to eat.
Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water. Jellyfish are found in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm, tropical seas and in icy waters near the North and South poles.
51. Which one creates Jellyfish's light?
A. White blood.
B. Nervous system.
C. Chemical reaction.
D. Salt water.
52. Based on the text, we know that….
A. They belong to invertebrate animals.
B. They have heads like other animals.
C. Their brain helps them find the food.
D. They cannot live in fresh water.
53. What is the text about?
A. Jellyfish.
B. Kinds of all fish.
C. All invertebrate animals.
D. Some kinds of sea animals.
54. "Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light." (paragraph 3)
The word "glow" in the sentence means….
A. Move
B. Produce
C. Appear
D. Shine
The Peach
The peach is known as a species of Prunus. It is a kind of edible juicy fruit. It is native to China. The peach tree grows to 4-10 m tall. It is a deciduous tree so it will fall its leaves in certain seasons. It belongs to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae.
The leaves are 7-16 em long and 2-3 em broad. The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves. They are solitary or paired with about 2,5-3 cm in diameter. The color of the flower is pink.
Peach fruit is very nice. Its aroma smells good. The color of the flesh is yellow or white. The skin of the peach is smooth or velvety. The flesh is soft and juicy. It is delicious. It is a little bit harder when it is unripe. Inside the flesh, there is a large single seed. The seed is oval in shape. Its color is red-brown. Its length is about 1,3-2 cm. A wood–like husk surrounds this seed.
Most people know peaches as 'persicas'. It is related to the belief that peaches were native to Persia (now Iran). The modern botanical consensus is that they originate in China, and were introduced to Persia and the Mediterranean region along the Silk Road before Christian times.
55. Which part of the peach fruit contains water?
A. The flesh.
B. The husk.
C. The seed.
D. The skin.
56. What is the purpose of the third paragraph?
A. To describe a peach tree.
B. To describe the peach fruit.
C. To describe the taste of peach fruit.
D. To describe the smell of a peach tree.
57. From the text we know that ....
A. peaches come from Persia
B. peaches do not originate in Persia
C. China imported peaches from Persia
D. the modern botanical consensus decided the name of the fruit
58. "It is a little bit harder when it is unripe". (paragraph 3)
The underlined word refers to the ... of the peaches.
A. flesh
B. seed
C. skin
D. Tree
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was founded on the bank of the Kuin river, near Kampung Kraton, which was destroyed by the colonial Dutch.
The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar's past architecture before Islam came. Different from any other old mosque in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.
59. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era of...
A. Banjar people
B. Colonial Dutch
C. Kalimantan king.
D. Sultan Suriansyah
60. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. A king reign
B. A palace complex
C. An Islamic location.
D. A historical mosque
61. From the text we know that
A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local style
B. The Banjar people burned down the mosque
C. There is nothing special from this mosque
D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque
Whales are the largest animals on the earth. Bigger than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weigh 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weigh 3 tons.
Although whales live in the oceans and swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish they bear young alive, not as eggs. Their babies live on their mother's milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breath when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water, and are cold-blooded.
Whales life in all-the ocean, in the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are to kinds of whales, whales with teeth (tooted whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouth and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human and killer whale attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.
62 What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
There are two kinds of whales.
Whales are mammals.
Whales have few enemies.
Fish lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water
63. Whales occasionally live in warm waters…
a. To get more foods
b. For production
c. For fresh air
d. To avoid winter
64. From the text we may conclude…
b. tooted whales chew their food before swallowing it
the two types of whales live in different waters.
Baleen whales swallow the water containing plankton
Each type of whale eat specific in of food
The Brainy Body
Your brain is as big as your two fists side by side. It's the place where you think, learn, work out problems, remember, feel happy and sad, wonder, worry, have ideas, sleep and dream.
Yet the brain looks like a wrinkly lump of grey-pink jelly! On average, it weighs about 1.4 kilograms. It doesn't move, but its amazing nerve activity uses up one-fifth of all the energy needed by the body.
The main part of the brain is its bulging, wrinkled upper part, the cerebrum. Different areas of its surface (cerebral cortex) deal with nerve signals to and from different parts of the body. For example, messages from the eyes pass to the lower rear part of the cerebrum, called the visual center. They are sorted here as the brain cells work out what the eyes are seeing.
There are also areas for touch, hearing, taste and other body processes. ,
The cerebellum is the rounded, wrinkled part at the back of the brain. It processes messages from the motor center, sorting and coordinating them in great detail, to send to the body's hundreds of muscles. This is how we learn skilled, precise movements such as writing, cycling or playing music (or all three), almost without thinking.
The brain stem is the lower part of the brain, where it joins the body's main nerve, the spinal cord. The brain stem controls basic processes vital for life, like breathing, heartbeat, digesting food and removing wastes.
The brain really does have 'brain waves'. Every second it receives sorts and sends millions of nerve signals. Special pads attached to the head can detect these tiny electrical pulses. They are shown on a screen or paper strip as wavy lines called an EEG, electro-encephalogram.
65. How big is the brain according to the text?
a. 1.4 kilograms
b. Hundreds
c. Millions tons
d. 1.5 kilograms
66. What is the main part of the brain ?
a. fists
b. cerebrum
c. cerebellum
d. bulging
67. What is the cerebellum?
a. it is the main part of the brain which processes massage from the eyes pass to the lower rear part
b. it is the special pads attached to the head can detect these tiny electrical pulses
c. it controls basic processes vital for life, like breathing, heartbeat, digesting food and removing wastes
d. it is back part of the brain which processes massage from the motor center
68. Which part controls the heartbeat?
a. the cerebellum
b. the cerebrum
c. the brain stem
d. the cerebral cortex
69. The cerebellum controls basic process vital for life like…
a. breathing
b. seeing
c. cycling
d. hearing
Kangaroo
A Kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Marcopodidae (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 organizations, including Qantas.
Kangaroo soon became adopted into Standard English where it has come to mean any member of the family of kangaroos and wallabies. Male kangaroos are called bucks, boomers, jacks, or old men; famales are does, flyers, or jills, and the young ones are joeys. The collective noun for kangaroos is a mob, troop, or court. Kangaroos are sometimes colloquially referred to as roos.
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 complete 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 feet forward, in a form of locomotion called "crawl-walking."
70. The following are about the kangaroo, EXCEPT…
a. Male kangaroos have puch called marsopium
b. The kangaroo has large, powerful hind legs
c. The kangaroo can not walk correctly
d. The kangaroo is an Australian icon
71. To move at slow speeds, kangaroos…
a. Form a tripod
b. Use its tail
c. Use its pouch
d. Use its hind feet
72. The young Kangaroo is…
Jill
Jack
Boomer
Joey
Mangrove Trees
A mangrove is a tropical maritime tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora. Mangroves have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots that enable them to thrive in brackish water (brackish water is salty, but not as salty as sea water).
There are several species of mangrove tress found all over the world. Some prefer more salinity, while others like to be very close to a large fresh water source (such as a river). Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. Some species have their roots covered with sea water every day during high tide. Others are more sensitive to salinity, and grow closer to the shore. Other species grow on dry land, but are still part of the ecosystem.
Mangrove need to keep their trunk and leaves above the water line. Yet they also need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are not moved by waves. There are three types of mangrove roots that help in this process :
1. Support roots which directly pierce the soil.
2. Level-growing roots which twist upward and downwards, with the upward twists emerging on the water surface.
3. Level-growing roots whose downward twists (sub-roots) appear on the water surface.
Any part of a root that appears above the water line channels oxygen to the plant below the water line. Over time as soil begins to build up, these roots produce additional roots that become embedded in the soil.
73. What is a mangrove tree ?
b. It is a mountain tree or plant of the genus polychaeta
It is a jungle tree or vegetation of the genus ancylostoma
It is a sea tree or plant of the genus pseudoselomata
It is a tropical maritime tree or shrub of the genus rhyzophora.
74 What makes mangroves able to thrive in brackish water? Because………
a. They have feet to move to another area
b. They do need oxygen to live
c. They do not need water to live
d. They have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots
75. What can you say about brackish water?
a. Brackish water is sweet but not as sweet as sugar
b. Brackish water is sour but not as sour as acid
c. Brackish water is hot but not as hot as red pepper
d. Brackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water
76. Why do mangroves need to be firmly attached to the ground ? so…
a. They will move by waves to another area
b. They are not moved by waves
c. It is easier to catch their prey
d. They can fly like bird
77. What is the generic structure of the text?
a. Newsworthy events > background events > sources
b. Identification > description
c. Orientation > event > re-orientation
d. Orientation > evaluation > complication > resolution > re-orientation
The Sumatran elephant's habitat is in Sumatra, Indonesia. The average male elephant reaches eight feet high and weighs up to six tons. A baby elephant can weigh up to one ton. The males are always larger than the females. They are massive creatures.
Elephants have a trunk, two tusks, two eyes, two ears and two lumps on their head. They are known to be clever animals. When an elephant is hot, they fan themselves by flapping their ears back and forth. When an elephant herd wants to move they use their ears as a guide. Their hearing range is very large. Elephants hear some noises that can not be heard by a human ear.
Sumatran elephants have enough strength to knock down a tree. They can also pick up a log using just their trunk and their tusks. Their trunk is their nose. They also use it like a hand. Just below their trunk they have their tusks. Only male Sumatran elephants have tusks. A baby elephants is called a calf; the females are called cows.
78. How do elephants guide each other to move in a direction ?
b. They use their tusks as a guide
They use their trunk as a guide
They use their nose as a guide
They use their ears as a guide
79. What are the uses of an elephant's trunk ?
a. can be used as eyes and head
b. can be used as a nose and hand
c. can be used as legs and tail
d. can be used as a trunk and tusks
80. What do elephants use to pick up a log ?
a. they use their eyes and head
b. they use their nose and hand
c. they use their legs and tail
d. they use their trunk and tusks
81. What do you call a baby elephant ?
a. a dog
b. a cow
c. a calf
d. a puppy
82. Where do you find the tusks ?
a. under the nose
b. on the head
c. below the trunk
d. in the neck
Every time they see illegal logging in their area, the woman and children cry out, "Where can we settle and make a living with our forest gone?"
These are the forest people, members of the local Anak Dalam, tribe, in Mangkekal (Makekal), Bukit Duabelas National Park, Jambi province. They have tried very hard to protect the forest zone illegal logging operations, "Adults as well as children are fighting for the conservation of this forest," said tribal chief Tumenggung (Regent) Meriak.
The national park zone is about 60,000 hectares. It is home to about 1,500 Anak Dalam. The tribesmen live in Mangkekal, Kedasung, Air Hitam, and Terap.
83. Who are the forest people ?
a. members of the local Anak Dalam tribe
b. chief Tumenggung (Regent) Meriak
c. Adults and children
d. Woman and children
84. Where do Tumenggung Meriak's people live ?
a. in Bukit Dua Belas National park
b. in Mengkel, kedasung,Air Hitam and Terap
c. in Regent,kedasung,Air Hotam and Terap
d. in Mengkal, Regent, Air Hitam and Terap
85. What are the woman and children unhappy about ?
a. the fighting in their area
b. the conservation in their area
c. the government invasion
d. the illegal logging in their area
86. What are the forest people fighting for ?
a. they fight for food
b. protection from the government invasion
c. to get more farm land
d. the conservation of the forest
87 Whom can they get help from ?
a. the regent
b. the government
c. the people
d. the forest people
Spider
Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals. They are not classified in the class of insect. A spider has eight legs while an insect never has more than six legs.
Spiders have a body with two main divisions, four legs and two other pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning threads of silk. This silk can be used to aid in climbing, build egg sacs and catch pray.
Spiders kill so many insects, but they never do the least harm to man's belonging. Spiders are busy for at least half of the year killing insects. It is impossible to find out how many insects they kill, since they are hungry creature which cannot be content with only three meals a day.
The purpose of the text is to…
explain about spiders
tell a particular spiders in chronological order
describe an insect
persuade people about spiders
Why can't spider be classified in the class of insect?
Because spiders have more than six legs
Because spider's bodies have two main divisions
Because they have walking legs
Because spiders kill many insects
Which sentences describe the behavior of spiders?
a spider has eight legs
a spider has a body with two main divisions
a spider has four pairs of walking legs and two pairs of abdominal spinnerets
a spider kills so many insects
91 The following sentences are true about spiders, except
they have eight legs
the eat many insects
they are not dangerous for people
the eat more than three meals a day
Elephants are the largest land animal alive today. These animals have special body
Characteristics, among them are tusks and trunk.
Elephants tusks are made of a hard, white substances like bone .when an elephant is angry, its tusk can very dangerous. The tusks of an elephant are actually its front teeth. People pay a lot of money for the ivory of an elephants' tusk. The ivory from the tusks is made into many beautiful things.
The trunk of an elephant is a fusion of the nose and upper lip. An elephant uses its trunk in many ways. It pulp up trees with its trunk when it want to make a long path through the jungle. It also uses to get water. The trunk can hold a lot of water, as an elephant needs to drink three hundreds pints of every day.
The main topic of the text above is
An elephant's habits
Training an elephant
Hunting an elephant
How an elephant uses its trunk
According to the text, elephants
Are very weak animals
Are the only animals with tusks
Are the largest land animal in the world
Drink less water than any other animal
94 what do you call text type above
narrative
explanation
procedure
report
95 ''it pulp up trees with its trunk when it want to make a long path through the jungle''.
The underlined word means
a. Street
b. Road
c. Way
d. Tunnel
ANTS
Ants are small insect. The body of an ant is clearly divided into three sections; the head, the thorax, and the gaster. (The narrow waist is actually within the abdomen, so the part of the abdomen behind the waist is called the gaster.) The waist can be made up of one or two small segments, depending on the species.
Ants are social insects living in colonies comprised of one or a few queens, and many workers. The queen generally stays deep and safe within a nest. Most ants that you see are workers and these are all females. Depending on species, workers may be similar in size, or come in a range of sizes,
Ants tend to corne in dark or earth-tones. Different species are black, earth-tone reds, pale tens, and basic browns.
Queen of ants is for one colony.
96. The purpose of the text is....
to describe the way ants are
to persuade the reader.
to make the reader become familiar with ants
to describe the ants' life.
97. The first paragraph tells about…
a. how the colonies of ants work
b. the sections of ants' body
c. the function of ants abdomen
d. the classification of ants
98. The text is focused on….
a. features appearance of ants
b. species of ants
c. social life of ants
d. size of ants
Birds
Birds belong to a class of warm blooded vertebrate animals with feather covered bodies. Next to mammals, birds are the most important group of land-living vertebrates.
All birds have feathers, although in some types, particularly those that can not fly, the normal structure of the feathers of the feathers may be much modified and be downy, woolly, or straw like. The forelimbs of birds are modified into wings. The bony part of the tall, except in the very earliest fossil birds, is very short, and the visible tall is composed of the feathers only. The teeth are absent except in some fossil forms. As in mammals the only other group of warm-blooded animal-the circulation is highly perfected so that there is no mixing of arterial and venous blood, but the arrangement of veins and arteries by which this is accomplished, is different in the two groups. Birds have keen hearing, although they have no external ears. The sense of sight also is very keen, but the sense of smell is weak or lacking, except in a few vultures and other birds.
99. The passage is about the …of birds.
Species
Definitions
Classification
Characteristics
100. From the text we can conclude that both birds and mammals have….
a. Backbone
b. Keen sight
c. hot blood
d. Downy feathers
101. Which of the following is NOT possessed by birds?
a. Feathers
b. Wings
c. Teeth
d. Tails
Although gorillas look ferocious, they are really rather quiet apes. They live in family groups in the thickest parts of jungles.
A gorilla's feet, hands, and wrinkled face are bare and black. His fur may be short or long, depending where he lives.
The short-hair gorilla lives in the hot, damp, tropical forest of western Africa and the long-hair gorilla live in the cooler air in the high mountains of central Africa.
A gorilla's arms are so long; they almost touch the ground, even when he is standing up!
Some wild mountain gorillas weigh as much as you, your father all weigh together.
At night the father gorillas sleeps on the ground. But the mother and baby gorillas sleep in the big nest of stick and leaves on the ground, or in the lower branches of trees, where they are safer from prowling animals.
102. The text mainly tells about…
a. Father gorillas
b. A gorilla's life
c. Kinds of gorillas
d. Gorillas in brief
103. The…of gorillas affect the length of the gorillas fur.
Size
Food
Weight
Habitat
104. "Although gorillas look ferocious, they are really rather quiet apes," (paragraph 1)
What does the word underlined mean?
a. Rude
b. Cruel
c. Rough
d. Strong
The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole. The are no polar bear at the South Pole.
The polar bears live in the North Pole. The is only snow, ice and water. The is not any land.
These bears are three meters long and weight 450 kilos. They can stand up on their back legs because the have very wide feet. They can use their front legs like arms. The polar bears can swim very well. They can swim 120 kilometers out into the water. They catch fish and sea animals for food. They go into the sea when they are afraid.
People like to kill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats. The government of Canada, The United States, and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.
105. What does the passage mainly discus?
a. The size of polar bear
b. Where polar bears live
c. The habitats of polar bears.
d. Why people hunt polar bears
106. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
The polar bears are tame animals
Polar bears live at the North Pole
There are no polar bears at the South Pole
Polar bears are hunted because of the beautiful white coats.
107. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about a polar bear?
A polar bear weighs 450 kilos
A polar bear is three meters long
A polar bear goes into the sea when it is angry
A polar bear can swim 120 kilometers out into the water
flying insectsThe Island of Wingo is by the island of Singa. In the water around Wingo Island, there are hundreds of sharks. They are so many that the water bubbles like a whirlpool. People can only get to Wingo Island by boat. The boat has a rocket on it. The rocket takes people over the sharks and onto the island.
Wingo Island has no sand but it has green moss. At night the moss sparkles like stars. Tall stars called Fruji grow everywhere The Fruji tress have purple leaves at the top and yellow fruit all over them. When a fruit falls off, another tree grows in a minute.
The Weather on Wingo Island is very hot but at twelve o'clock, everyday, it rains. Sometimes, there are windstorms. They happen when too many animals fly around at the same time.
People who stay on Wingo Island sleep in a big-gloo. It is like an igloo but it is on long poles. It has a ladder to get up and a slide to come down. The big-gloo has a moss bed, chairs, and tables that are made of Fruji tress.
There is no television on Wingo Island. So is the telephone and computer. It is place to listen to the leaves whispering. It is a place to lie on soft green moss and look at the clouds. It is really a place to dream.
108. Fruji is the … on Wingo Island.
a. Name of a river
b. Name of a mountain
c. Name of a tree
d. Name of someone who lives
109. What are the chairs and tables in that island made of?
a. Iron
b. Moss
c. Trees
d. Fruji trees
110. What causes windstorms at Wingo?
a. Moss
b. The sand
c. Animals
d. The sea around Wingo
111. Where do the people of the island live in?
a. In the houses
b. In the forest
c. In the tree holes
d. In the big-gloos
112. According to passage, which of the following is not true?
a. Wingo is an island.
b. Many sharks are in Wingo island.
c. The weather in Wingo Island is tropic all the time.
d. Rain always falls in Wingo Island
113. "People can only get to Wingo Island by boat."
The sentence implies that Wngo Island is ….
a. Near to other islands
b. Close to another island
c. Near to another island
d. Far from other islands
114. What is the story about?
a. A lake
b. A river
c. An island
d. A continent
115. "It is place to listen to the leaves whispering"
The underlined word refers to ….
a. The telephone
b. The computer
c. An island
d. Wingo Island
116. "People can only get to Wingo Island by boat." (paragraph 1)
What does the word "boat" mean?
a. A rocket
b. An island
c. A small ship
d. A helicopter
117. "It is place to listen to the leaves whispering." (last paragraph)
The closest meaning of the underlined word is ….
a. Talking in a soft way
b. Singing
c. Laughing
d. Makes a soft sound
The Island of Wingo is by the island of Singa. In the water around Wingo Island, there are hundreds of sharks. They are so many that the water bubbles like a whirlpool. People can only get to Wingo Island by boat. The boat has a rocket on it. The rocket takes people over the sharks and onto the island.
Wingo Island has no sand but it has green moss. At night the moss sparkles like stars. Tall stars called Fruji grow everywhere The Fruji tress have purple leaves at the top and yellow fruit all over them. When a fruit falls off, another tree grows in a minute.
The Weather on Wingo Island is very hot but at twelve o'clock, everyday, it rains. Sometimes, there are windstorms. They happen when too many animals fly around at the same time.
People who stay on Wingo Island sleep in a big-gloo. It is like an igloo but it is on long poles. It has a ladder to get up and a slide to come down. The big-gloo has a moss bed, chairs, and tables that are made of Fruji tress.
There is no television on Wingo Island. So is the telephone and computer. It is place to listen to the leaves whispering. It is a place to lie on soft green moss and look at the clouds. It is really a place to dream.
118. Fruji is the … on Wingo Island.
a. Name of a river
b. Name of a mountain
c. Name of a tree
d. Name of someone who lives
119. What are the chairs and tables in that island made of?
a. Iron
b. Moss
c. Trees
d. Fruji trees
120. What causes windstorms at Wingo?
a. Moss
b. The sand
c. Animals
d. The sea around Wingo
121. Where do the people of the island live in?
a. In the houses
b. In the forest
c. In the tree holes
d. In the big-gloos
122. According to passage, which of the following is not true?
a. Wingo is an island.
b. Many sharks are in Wingo island.
c. The weather in Wingo Island is tropic all the time.
d. Rain always falls in Wingo Island
123. "People can only get to Wingo Island by boat."
The sentence implies that Wngo Island is ….
a. Near to other islands
b. Close to another island
c. Near to another island
d. Far from other islands
124. What is the story about?
a. A lake
b. A river
c. An island
d. A continent
125. "It is place to listen to the leaves whispering"
The underlined word refers to ….
a. The telephone
b. The computer
c. An island
d. Wingo Island
126. "People can only get to Wingo Island by boat." (paragraph 1)
What does the word "boat" mean?
a. A rocket
b. An island
c. A small ship
d. A helicopter
127. "It is place to listen to the leaves whispering." (last paragraph)
The closest meaning of the underlined word is ….
a. Talking in a soft way
b. Singing
c. Laughing
d. Makes a soft sound
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technology to detect and classify objects on Earth (both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and ocean) by means of propagated signals (e.g. electromagnetic radiation emitted from aircraft or satellites).
There are two main types or remote sensing: passive remote sensing and active remote sensing. Passive sensors detect natural radiation that is emitted or reflected by the objects or surrounding area being observed. Reflected sunlight is the most common source of radiation measured by passive censors. Examples of passive remote sensors include film photography, infra-red, charge-coupled devices, and radiometers. Active collection, on the other hand, emits energy in order to scan objects and areas whereupon a sensor then detects and measures the radiation that is reflected or backscattered from the target. RADAR and LIDAR are examples of active remote sensing where the time delay between emission and return is measured, stabilizing the location, height, speed and direction of an object.
128. From the text we know that remote sensing…
a. Is a way to obtain information about an object or phenomenon
b. Does not difficult to do c. Makes physical contact with the object
d. Does not make use of censors
e. Does not make use propagated signals
129. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a. Active sensing is better than passive sensing
b. The energy in sunlight is important for remote sensing
c. Passive sensing is not as strong as active sensing d. Active remote sensing and passive remote sensing are equally useful for the development of knowledge and technology
130. Based on the text we can say that…
a. Remote sensing is expensive technology
b. Remote sensing is useful for transportation
c. We can apply the technology to study animals
d. Remote sensing make it possible to collect information of an object in a dangerous area
Wingo Island has no sand but it has green moss. At night the moss sparkles like stars. Tall stars called Fruji grow everywhere The Fruji tress have purple leaves at the top and yellow fruit all over them. When a fruit falls off, another tree grows in a minute.
The Weather on Wingo Island is very hot but at twelve o'clock, everyday, it rains. Sometimes, there are windstorms. They happen when too many animals fly around at the same time.
People who stay on Wingo Island sleep in a big-gloo. It is like an igloo but it is on long poles. It has a ladder to get up and a slide to come down. The big-gloo has a moss bed, chairs, and tables that are made of Fruji tress.
There is no television on Wingo Island. So is the telephone and computer. It is place to listen to the leaves whispering. It is a place to lie on soft green moss and look at the clouds. It is really a place to dream.
131. Fruji is the … on Wingo Island.
a. Name of a river
b. Name of a mountain
c. Name of a tree
d. Name of someone who lives
132. What are the chairs and tables in that island made of?
a. Iron
b. Moss
c. Trees
d. Fruji trees
133. What causes windstorms at Wingo?
a. Moss
b. The sand
c. Animals
d. The sea around Wingo
134. Where do the people of the island live in?
a. In the houses
b. In the forest
c. In the tree holes
d. In the big-gloos
135. According to passage, which of the following is not true?
a. Wingo is an island.
b. Many sharks are in Wingo island.
c. The weather in Wingo Island is tropic all the time.
d. Rain always falls in Wingo Island
136. "People can only get to Wingo Island by boat."
The sentence implies that Wngo Island is ….
a. Near to other islands
b. Close to another island
c. Near to another island
d. Far from other islands
137. What is the story about?
a. A lake
b. A river
c. An island
d. A continent
138. "It is place to listen to the leaves whispering"
The underlined word refers to ….
a. The telephone
b. The computer
c. An island
d. Wingo Island
139. "People can only get to Wingo Island by boat." (paragraph 1)
What does the word "boat" mean?
a. A rocket
b. An island
c. A small ship
d. A helicopter
140. "It is place to listen to the leaves whispering." (last paragraph)
The closest meaning of the underlined word is ….
a. Talking in a soft way
b. Singing
c. Laughing
d. Makes a soft sound
Shark are the most fearsome predatory fish of the seas . there are 375 species of sharks . they live mostly in warm seas
Their torpedo-shaped bodies make them very fast swimmer. shark have a skeleton made of rubbery cartilage. Most other kinds of fish have bony skeletons.
Shark's main weapons are its teeth . they are powerfull enough to bite through steel plate. The killing machine of the shark world is the great white shark. This shark is responsible for most attacks on humans . up to 20 people die from recorded shark attacks each year. So be careful when yo swim in the sea
141. The writer wrote the text to....
a. to ask people to hunt sharks
b. to describe about sharks
c. to persuade people not to hunt sharks
d. to ask people to stay away from warm shark
142. Why are the whale sharks harmless?
a. because they eat plankton
b. because they live in warm seas
c. because they are very fast swimmers
d. because they are biggest fish in the world
143. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
a. the lives of sharks
b. the bodies of the sharks
c. the weapons of sharks
d. the biggest sharks
144. "Sharks are the most fearsome predatory fish of the seas(paragraph 1)
The underlined word can be best replaced by....
a feasible
b. harmful
c. dreadful
d. excellent
145. How many did people die from recorded shark attack annualy?
a. 10 people
b. 20 people
c. 30 people
d. 40 people
Dolphins
For many years, many people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous water.
146. The text tells us about …..?
A. fish
B. Dolphins
C. mammals
D. big apes
147. The fourth paragraph tells us …..?
A. how dolphins help man B. how genius the dolphins are
C. how friendly man to dolphins D. how diligent the dolphins are
148. Which statement is TRUE...........?
A. Dolphins are fish
B. dolphins are intelligent animals
C. Dolphins' sense of hearing is very sharp
D. Chimpanzees are the cleverest animals in the world
149. The writer wrote the text to....
a. to ask people to hunt dolphins
b. to describe about dolphins
c. to persuade people not to hunt dolphins
d. asking people to maintain dolphins
150. The text above is in the form of …….?
A. spoof
B. Report
C. Recount
D. Procedure
