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4. “My boss is very pleased that I am so fit again
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Phil Young
BUILDER: Phil Young is celebrating a very
special anniversary today – it is exactly one year
since he was operated on at St Bartholomew’s
hospital and given a new heart.
Mr. Young, 47, of Tottenham, is now so full
of energy that he is training to play in a charity
football match to raise money for the hospital’s
transplant program. So far eleven people have
been given new hearts.
Mr. Young wants to help others like
himself. In 1990 he was seriously ill with heart
disease. He couldn’t work, he couldn’t climb the
stairs, and he had two young sons to look after.
Now the boys are helping to train their
father for the ball match. “My boss is very pleased
that I am so fit again,” said Mr. Young. “I have
become a real father to them again. We don’t just
play football – we go jogging and swimming and
play snooker together. I hope more people will help
by the hospital, as I was.
1. The text is about ……
A. Phil Young, a man with a new heart
B. a real father with his two sons
C. Phil Young’s special anniversary
D. Phil’s activity after having been given a
new heart
E. A charity football match for the hospital’s
transplant program
2. Paragraph 3 mainly discusses about …….
A. a charity football match
B. the hospital’s transplant program
C. new hearts for eleven people
D. Tottenham, Mr. Young’s football club
E. Mr. Young’s activity before a charity
football match
3. Which of the following statements is NOT
TRUE about Phil Young according to the text?
A. Phil Young had a heart disease in 1990
B. He wants to help the hospital’s transplant
program
C. He is very energetic now
D. He is a football trainer for the charity
E. He has two sons
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….” (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word means ……
A. strong
B. healthy
C. excited
D. courageous
E. powerful
5. All of the followings are Mr. Young’s activities,
EXCEPT …..
A. He plays football for a charity football
match
B. He trains to play in a charity football match
C. He raises money for the hospital’s
transplant program
D. He gave new hearts for eleven people
E. He goes jogging, swimming and playing
snooker with his sons
100 million rupiah
An Indonesian businessman plans to throw
100 million rupiah (US$10,600) out of an airplane
over the capital this Sunday as a publicity stunt to
promote his new book.
“I want to create a rain of money in
Jakarta,” author and motivator speaker Tung
Desem Waringin said, “It’s a little bit crazy, but it’s
marketing.”
Police spokesman Col I Ketut Untung said
authorities may not allow the plan to go forward
because it could draw huge crowds and cause
chaos.
Ten of millions of Indonesians live on less
than US$1 a day and food and aid giveaways
always draw large numbers.
The 42-year-old Tung said instead of
opting for regular advertising for his book, he came
up with an idea that “will make people happy.”
6. ‘Giveaways’ in line 8 has the same meaning as
….
A. Information
B. Money
C. Idea
D. Charity
E. Marketing
7. It can be inferred from the text that …..
A. Tung Desem Waringin is crazy
B. Many Indonesians are still poor
C. Tung Desem Waringin’s plan is common
advertising campaign
D. Tung Desem waringin is permitted to
realize his advertising plan

E. Many Indonesians will not like Tung
Desem Waringin’s plan
8. What is the main reason why the authorities
might refuse Tung Desem Waringin’s plan?
A. It is expensive
B. It is dangerous
C. It is difficult
D. It is crazy
E. It is unbelievable
China Denies Island Dispute, Seeks Talks
BEIJING (AFP): China denied yesterday
that any dispute existed between itself and
Indonesia over the South China Sea’s Natuna
Island, but said it was willing to hold talks with
Jakarta to settle demarcation.
There is no dispute between China and
Indonesia on possession of the Natuna Islands,’
said foreign ministry spokesman Chen Jian when
asked about reports of growing concerns in Jakarta
over Chinese interest in a gas-rich zone near the
archipelago.
“We’re willing to hold talks with the
Indonesian side to settle demarcation of this area.”
Chen added, without elaborating. China is one of
the six nations which claims all or part of the
Spratly Island in the South China Sea and its
interpretation of that claim includes part of the
large Indonesian maritime zone of Natuna,
between Borneo and the Malaysian Peninsula.
United States oil giant Exxon signed a contract in
November with the Indonesia state owned firm
Pertamina to exploit a natural gas field, 250
kilometres northeast of Natuna, in a zone
apparently claimed by China.
China has lodged no official protest over
the deal. Indonesia has sent a diplomatic note to
Beijing expressing its condemn the moment it
found out that the latest Chinese official map
showed Natuna as within dotted line of its
boundary.
9. The denial of having no dispute between China
and Indonesia by the China’s side is found in
paragraph……
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
10. From the text we know that the Natuna islands
are…….
A. Rich in gas
B. In China zone
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C. Only claimed by China
D. Claimed by Indonesia
E. Settled demarcation zone
11. Indonesia has sent a diplomatic note to Beijing
expressing its concern the moment….
(paragraph 6).
The underlined word means……
A. something that is important to somebody
B. something who did the negotiation
C. something that is expensive to buy
D. something to be cared for
E. something to be shown off
12. …. in the South China Sea and its
interpretation of that claim. (paragraph 4).The
underlined word refers to…..
A. China
B. Natuna
C. China Sea
D. Spratly Island
E. South China Sea
13. Which statement is not true according to the
text?
A. Natuna is claimed by China
B. China denies that there is no dispute
C. The dispute is about Natuna Island
D. Chen Jian is the foreign Minister of China
E. China and Indonesia are willing to talk
about Natuna
Supervisor
SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for
two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian
maid on the head and back with a television
remote.
Muhammad Shafiq Woon Abdullah was
brought to court in Singapore because he had
physically hurt the woman on several occasions
between June and October 2002, the Straits Time
said.
The magistrate’s court heard that Shafiq,
31, began striking Winarti, 22, about a month after
she started working for him.
He hit her on the head with the TV sets
remote control because he was unhappy with her
work. On the occasion, he punched her on the
back after accusing her of daydreaming.
S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer, said that his
client had become mad when he saw his
daughter’s face covered as she was lying in bed.
He said his client thought the maid had put the
child in danger.

14. The text reported ……
A. the arrest of a supervisor
B. the working condition in Singapore
C. the Indonesian workers’ condition in
Singapore
D. an Indonesian worker in Singapore
E. A crime by a Singaporean supervisor
towards his maid
15. Which one of the following statements is TRUE
according to the text?
A. A supervisor was put in jail for two years
B. The supervisor gave many kinds of jobs to
the maid
C. The maid has been working for him for two
months
D. Winarti struck the supervisor with a remote
control
E. The supervisor hit his maid’s head with the
TV set’s remote control
16. “….. he physically hurt the woman …..”
( Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is close in meaning to ……
A. cut
B. injured
C. offended
D. punished
E. damaged
17. Why did Shafiq punch Winarti on her back?
She was accused of ……
A. talking much time for herself
B. not working properly
C. working carelessly
D. daydreaming
E. being lazy
Yogya Reports Rise in Dengue
Yogyakarta: Two chidren in Yogyakarta
died of dengue fever at Sardjito Hospital Monday,
raising to 12 the number of deaths caused by the
disease in the last four months. “They were very ill
when they arrived. We did our best.” The head of
the hospital’s pediatric ward, Ida Safitri, said on
Tuesday.
Sadjito spokesman Trisno Heru Nigroho
said there had been a significant increase in the
number of dengue fever patients at the hospital in
recent months. In January, 69 patients were
treated at the hospital, 88 in February and 102 in
March.
18. What kind of text is it?
A. descriptive
B. narrative
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C. news item
D. report
E. anecdote
19. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To amuse the reader
B. To inform the reader
C. To entertain the reader
D. To persuade the reader
E. To describe the reader
20. What caused the death of two children in
Yogyakarta based on the news?
A. yellow fever
B. dengue fever
C. an unidentified illness
D. a harmless illness
E. a serious illness
21. How is the total victims caused by that
disease?
A. 10 people
B. 12 people
C. 14 people
D. 15 people
E. 16 people
Collision
Seven people were killed in a collision
between a bus, a car and a truck on Jalan Sultan
at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all
passengers of the car. The police believed the car
had been trying to overtake the bus when it was
struck by a truck coming from the opposite
direction. The driver of the car might not be using
his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see
the car approaching.
The police said the car should not have
tried to pass the bus, since overtaking is not
allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police
reported that the car, a small Japanese car, should
not have been carrying more than five people. If
the passengers had brought their identity cards,
the police would have identified the names of the
victims easily.
22. The text mainly reports that there was/were
…….
A. a car accident
B. careless drivers
C. a small Japanese car
D. victims of an accident
E. the function of an identity card
23. What was the cause the collision?
A. The truck came from the opposite direction
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B. The car carried more than five people A. two days
C. The truck driver didn’t use his lights B. three days
D. The truck driver didn’t see the car C. four days
E. The truck driver was sleepy D. five days
E. a week
24. “If the passengers had brought their identity
card, the police would have been easily to 28. X: What did Mr. Clinton and Mr. Bush do to
identify the names of the victims.” raise the donation for tsunami victims?
The sentence above means ……. Y: They …..
A. the victim’s names were not known A. appear on television advertisements
B. the victims were easy to be identified requesting help
C. the passengers brought their identity cards B. appear on television advertisements
D. the police had no difficulty in identifying the requesting homeless people to build their
victims house
E. it was easy for the police to identify the C. appear on television advertisements
victims of the accident requesting the government of Indonesia to
help the victims
25. Who said that the accident was caused by the D. appear on television advertisements
car? requesting White House to help the victims
A. The police E. appear on television advertisements
B. The victims requesting donations
C. The reporter
D. The truck driver 29. X: From what sources did the journalist of the
E. The bus passengers newspaper take the news?
Y: It was taken from…..
A. Bill Clinton
Bush, Clinton to Visit Tsunami Areas
B. Goerge Bush
WASHINGTON: Former US presidents Bill
C. White House speaker
Clinton and Goerge Bush – the current president’s
D. Indonesia government
father – will visit tsunami – affected countries of
E. Sri Langka government
South and Southeast Asia later this month, White
House Speaker announced Friday.
30. X: What countries will they visit?
Clinton and Bush, whom President Goerge
Y: They will visit…..
Walker Bush last month put in charge of efforts to
A. Indonesia, Sri Langka, Thailand, Maldives,
raise private US aid for nations devastated by
and White House
December’s Indian Ocean tsunamis, will lead a
B. Indonesia, Sri Langka, Maldives, and
presidential delegation to Indonesia, Sri Langka,
White House
Thailand and the Maldives, the White House said
C. Indonesia, Thailand, Maldives, and the
in a statement.
White House
They will visit region from February 19 –
D. Indonesia, Sri Langka, Thailand, and the
21, the statement added.
Maldives
Clinton and Bush regularly appear on
E. Indonesia, Sri Langka, Thailand, and
television advertisements requesting donations for
White House
the hundreds of thousands made homeless by the
earthquake – triggered tsunamis.
(from the Jakarta Post, Saturday Feb, 5, 2005)

26. X: From what newspaper the news is read?

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Y: It’s from
A. the Jawa Pos
B. the Indonesian Times
C. the Washington Post
D. the Jakarta Post
E. the Strait Times

27. X: How long will they visit the region?

Y: They will visit the region for …..

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