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One day, a monkey wanted to cross a river. He saw a crocodile in the river, so he asked the crocodile to help him. The crocodile told the monkey to jump onto its back.Then, the crocodile swam down the river. Now, the crocodile was very hungry. When crocodile was in the middle of the river, it stopped and said to the monkey, !onkey, my father is very sick. He must eat the heart of the monkey, then he will be strong again." The monkey thought for a while. Then he told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. What for #" asked the crocodile. $ecause % didn&t bring my heart with me, said the monkey," % left it under the tree near some coconuts." 'o the crocodile turned around and swam back to the bank of the river. (s soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile&s back and climbed up to the top of the tree. Where is your heart #" the monkey said to the crocodile, )ou are foolish, The monkey said to the crocodile, Now, % am free and you have nothing. )hoo*e the %o&&e%t #n*+e&* o, the ,o((o+'n- ./e*t'on* 0 *.What is the kind of the te+t above # a. Narrative. d. .rocedure. b. ,escription. c. -ecount.

/. The purpose of the te+t above is to 000 the readers. a. persuade d. discuss b. entertain c. e+plain

1. Why did the crocodile turn around and swim back to the bank of the river # a. He liked the monkey left. b. He wanted to cross the river. b. To take the monkey&s heart that was d. To do what the monkey ordered. 3 par. 2 4. The word it refers to c. monkey&s

2. % left it under the tree near some crocodiles 0 00. a. !onkey heart b. crocodile d.tree

5. How did the monkey trick the crocodile # a. $y saying that his father was sick. crocodile was foolish b. $y telling the crocodile that he left his heart. crocodile to give him a ride 6. 7rom the story above, we can learn that 00 a. We have to be cunning with friends. always be the winner. b. We have to be calm in solving problems. someone easily. 8. 0.. to swim back to the river bank a. the land along side of the river. many plants grow. b. The place where we deposit our money. woods near a river. 9. Which statement is true according to the te+t # a. The crocodile was a clever and cunning animal. b. The crocodile wanted to give the monke&s heart to his father. c. The monkey was finnaly eaten by the crocodile. d. The crocodile swam back to the river bank because he believed in what the monkey said. :. % left it under the tree near some crocodiles 0 is 00. a. tall d. big b. short the apposite of the word ne#& c. far c. The strongest will d. We may not trust c. $y saying that d. $y asking the

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*;. !y house is 00.. than yours. a. big d. bigger **. b. the biggest c.very big

<an you help me #" 0.. is the e+pression of 00. b. offering help. c. asking opinion.

a. asking for help. d. giving opiion.

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a. (sking opinion. d. giving opinion.

*5. % have 00. my homework for two hours seriously. a. did d. doing b. do c. done

*6. ,ian has 00.. in ?aranganyar since *::8. a. lives d. been living. b. living c. lived

*8. 0. ,o you choose al @ Hikmah -eligious >unior High 'chool # because the Auality is good. a. What d. Which *9. (cha = b. Why How are you to day (mbar #" c. Where

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The correct sentence above is 000. a. *,5,2,1,/ d. /,2,1,5,* Text t+o I h#1e # %#t 'pot is a regular house cat. He is an adorable cat. He has orange fur with white and black spots. % like to cuddle him because his fur feels soft. Bvery morning, % give spot milk. 'pot does not like rice, so % give him cat&s food. 'pot is an active animal. He likesto run around the house. He likes to chase everyone inmy house. When he feela tired or sleepy, spot usually sleeps on the sofa in the livingroom or sometimes under the table. An*+e& the ,o((o+'n- ./e*t'on* 2#*e$ on the text #2o1e 0 1. 3h#t '* *4ot 5 2. 3h#t $oe* *4ot (oo! ('!e 5 3. 3h#t $oe* the +&'te& -'1e to the *4ot e1e&" 4. 3h#t $oe* *4ot ('!e to $o 5 6. 3he&e $oe* *4ot /*/#((" *(ee4 5 SOAL MID SEMESTER GAN7IL KLS I8 MTS AL-HIKMAH THN 9ELA7ARAN 2013/2014 Text one Ho+ to 4(#nt %h'(('e* o&n'n- 5 b. *,1,2,5,/ c. *,2,1,5,/

.lanting is a nice activity in our spare time. The fpllowing is guided informaton on how to plant a chilli plant easily. Here are the steps. 7irstly, dry a handful seeding under the sunlight. 'econdly, put the seeding on the soil. % should be in open area. Ne+t, wait it. There will come out the sprout after that let it be bigger. 7innaly, put it in another big pot. %t will soon grow bigger and bigger and yield us some fresh chillies soon. <hoose the correct answer of the following Auestions. *.What is the te+t above #

a..lanting chillies b. .lanting is a hobby .lanting chillies is difficult.

c..lanting chillies is easy.

d.

/. What should we do after we put the seed on the soil # a. .ut the chillies under thw sunlight. c. Wait until the sprouts come out. b. Ceave chillie in an open area. d. Water the chillies.

1. 7rom the te+t we can know that planting chillies is 00 a. Basy d. surpraising. 2. b. nice c. interesting.

Ne+t, wait it 3 line 5 4 What does it refer to #

a. The chillies The seeding 5

b. The soil.

c. The sunlight. 3 line 6D8 4

d.

0 and yield us some fresh chillies soon

The italic word has the same meaning as 000. a. 'end d. surender b. give c. take

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$udy is very laEy to study. 000. # b. does he # c. isn&t he #

a. was he # d. is he #

:. ,ony studies hard. He always does the e+ercises well. % am 00.. he will pass in e+am.

a. uncertain d. certain.

b. doubt.

c. can&t say for sure

*;. Cet&s 00. her mother in the kitchen F a. to help d. helping Text t+o The Goose that Caid Golden Bggs Once upon the time, there lived a happy family in a village. ( man and his wife lived happily on a little farm, tending their flock of geese and selling theireggs at the market. They were not rich, but they were happy with their life together. Then one day, a new goose flew in among their flock. The couple was surprised to find a shiny golden egg in her nest. Bach and everyday after that, the goosw laid another egg of solid gold. The couple was soon richer than they had ever dreamed of, but they not happy. The grew impatient with only one golden egg a day. The farmer said to his wife, Our goose must be full of gold. Why should we wait to have moore eggs #" 'o they killed the goose F They were very surprised to find that it was just like any other goose inside. Bven worse, there would never be anymore golden egg F )hoo*e the %o&&e%t #n*+e& o, the ,o((o+'n- ./e*t'on* 0 **. The family earn their life by 00 a. living on a little farm d. eating the geese meat b. selling geese eggs c. selling geese meat. b. help c. helped

*/. They were very surprised because 00. a. They god shiny golden egg. d.They got a silver egg. b.They would be rich. c. They would be rich.

*1. The couple relieved their impatience by 00 a. killing the goose d. eating the goose meat b. hitting the goose. . c. selling the goose

*2. What is the word It in par. 1 3 0 that it was just like any other 0. 4 referring to # a. the couple d. the golden egg b. other goose c. the egg

*5. What is the genre H kind of the te+t above # a. recount te+t d. report te+t. b. narrative te+t c. e+planation te+t

*6. The purpose of the te+t above is to 00 the readers. a. e+plain d. entertaint b. describe c. retell

*8. The moral lesson that we can take from the te+t above is0. a. Inited we stand devided we fall. gain without pain. c. Greedy made someone loose little is not always weak. * 9. $etty moved from dormitory 000. The noise. of a. because e. caused by b. cause c. cause from d. because b. No d. The

*:. % didn&t hear what the teacher 000. when he gave us the task. a. says b. that says c. is saying d. said

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The weather was very clear. !y family and % decided to go camping last holiday. 7ather prepared the tent and other eAuipments. !other prepared the cooking and eating utensils. % took my fishing rod and my brother brought sport eAuipments. When everything was ready, we left for the camping site in country side. There were many campers when we arrived at the camping site. Infortunately, the good location near the river had been occupied by other campers so we had to lookj for another place. 7inally,we found a good place little bit further. %t was near the big tree. (fter sitting up the tent, my father and % went fishing. We joined other people sit on the rock near the river.

%n the evening, father made the fire. !other cooked rhe fish we cought.% could say that it was the best fish % had ever tasted. 'leeping in the tent wasa very wonderful e+perience. % just woke up early in the morning.% felt fresh. Then % accompanied my brother playing ball. %n the efternoon, we came back to our home. An*+e& the ,o((o+'n- ./e*t'on* 2#*e$ on the text #2o1e 0 *. What is the te+t about # /. When and where did the writer&s family camp # 1. ,id they find a good location # and where was it # 2. What did father and mother do in the evening # 5. What is the purpose of the te+t above #