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HELP US CREATE A CLEAN AIR ENVIRONMENT

SMOKE ONLY AT THE DESIGNATED
SMOKING AREA
THANK YOU
1. What does the notice above mean?
A. Smokers have to make the environment clean.
B. People must design a smoking area for smokers.
C. Smokers have to smoke in certain area.
D. We should create a smoking area for smokers.
Dear Ailsa
Our sincere congratulations on your success as the Best
National City Journalist 2014.
This will support you to writes more articles.
The manager and staff of Compas Publiser
2. What does Ailsa do ? She is a.................
A. Staff
C. Journalist
B. Manager
D. Publisher
3.

What is the purpose of the text?

A. Congratulates Ailsa on her success
B. Inform people about the best journalist
C. Tell people to congratulate Ailsa
D. Invite to come to the Compas Publisher

Shirley,
I wont be at home until late. Grandpa is in the hospital.
Lunch is on the table. Help yourself. Wash the dishes.
Water the plants in the front garden.
Thanks
Mom

5.

Why Does Shirleys Mom leave this short message?

A.
B.
C.
D.

6.

She will go out of town

She works in hospital until late
She is sick
She has to accompany grandpa in hospital

What is the most suitable statement based on the text?

A. Shirleys mom will go home soon

B. Shirley should not prepare everything herself

C. Shirley should go after her mom to hospital if she wants something to eat
D. Shirley should look after herself and her house

Text for number 6 - 9

My special day is coming

I am 14 years old now.
My parent are having a special party for me.
Your smile and laugh we hope.
So come to the party, and it will be lots of fun.
The party will be held at three to five p.m
Sunday, 19 January 2014
Dians house
18 A Karangploso
RSVP : Call Kusuma (081) 334347634

6. Why does Dian write the text !

A. She wants her friends to be happy
B. She hopes her friends to smile and laugh
C. Her parent had a special party for her
D. She wants her friends to come to her party
7.

When will Dian celebrate the party?

A. in the morning
B. in the afternoon

Why do you should confirm to Kusuma ?

A. whether you want to come or not
B. call Arin and say thank you
C. come before the time set
D. ignore the invitation

Where will the party be held ?

A. Malang
B. Dians house
C. At three to five pm
D. Sunday

C. in the evening
D. at night

Read the following text and answer questions 10 and 11

Announcement
Due to a new school year, there are many new students around who
need to know the school rules. Senior students are expected to help
them. Additional information, there will be a welcome party where the
new students parents are also invite. Please extend courtesy to them.
Thank you.

10. What is the announcement about?

A. The students should know the school rules
B. Courtesy should be extended to the students parents.
C. Many new students are around.

D. What the students should do in the new school year

11. Please extent courtesy to them.
What does the underlined word refers to?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The students
The new students
The headmaster
The new students parents

The text for number 12 15

Read this procedure text and answer the question no 12 to 15
Mung Bean Porridge
Ingredients:
One cup of mung bean
4 table spoonfuls of sugar
teaspoonful of salt
5 cups of water
Steps:
1.
Wash the mung bean.
2.
Boil the water
3.
Put the mung bean into the boiling water
4.
Let the mung bean become tender
5.
Simmer for 30 minutes
6. Now you can serve it.
12. What is the text about?
A.
B.
C.
D.

serving mung bean porridge

describing mung porridge
making mung bean porridge
Explaining mung bean porridge.

13. What should we do after we let the mung bean become tender?
A.
B.
C.
D.

simmer for 30 minutes

add five cups of water
add the salt and the sugar
put the mung bean into the boiling water

14. Let the mung bean become tender.

The underlined word means.
A.
B.
C.
D.

easy to cut or chew

good taste and smell
very hard to chop
very done

15. What is the purpose of the text ?

A. To describe how to make Mung Bean Porridge
B. To entertain Mung Bean Porridge
C. To inform about Mung Bean Porridge
D. To tell make Mung Bean Porridge

The text for number 16 17

Cusson Baby oil

With Almond oil
Natural care
Babys soft and sensitive skin needs extra care
Cusson baby oil with Almond Oil, a natural moisturizer, help to clean and soften your
babys skin. Apply on the skin especially on the scalp, skin folds as well as elbows, heels,
and thighs.
Ingredients; Mineral Oil, perfume, sweet almond oil
Manufactured by ;
PT P2 Cussons Indonesia - Tangerang Indonesia
Under license from : P2 Cussons (int) ltd. England
16. What is the purpose of the text above?
A.
to explain the use of Cusson baby oil
B.
to persuade people to buy Cussons baby Oil
C.
to describe what Cussons baby Oil is
D.
to give information about Cussons baby Oil
17. Apply on the skin especially. The underlined word means.
A. carry on
B. bring about
C. put in

D. take away

Read the following text and answer question 18 to 22

The weather was very clear . I and my family decided to go camping last holiday. Father
prepared the tent and other equipment. Mother prepared the cooking and eating utensils. I took my
fishing rod and my brother brought his sport equipment. When everything was ready, we left for
the camping site.
There were many campers when we arrived at the camping site. Unfortunately, the good
location near the river had been occupied by other campers so we had to look for another place.
my father and I went fishing. We joined other people sitting on the rock near the river.
In the evening, father made a fire. Mother cooked the fish we caught. I could say that it was
the best fish I ever tasted. Sleeping in the tent was a very wonderful experience. I woke early in
the morning. I felt fresh. Then I accompanied my brother playing ball.
In the afternoon, we came back home.
18. Where did the writer and his family set up their tent?
A. Near the river
C.
At the back of the river
B. Near the big tree
D.
Far away from other campers
19. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. to describe a camping site
B. to give instruction how to set up the tent
C. to retell the writers past camping experience
D. to inform people the new camping site
20. What is the writer and his fathers hobby?
A. camping
B. cooking

C.

fishing

D. playing ball

21. the river had been occupied by . The underlined word is similar in meaning to.

A. inhabited

B. authotized

22. How is the writers feeling ?

A. boring
B. longing

C. bought

D. grabbed

C. exciting

d. disappointing

Read the text below and answer number 23 to 27.

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a real princess .
He traveled all over the world to find one, but in vain. He always found faults in every princess he
met. So he came home again and was sad.
One evening a terrible storm broke out; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain
poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to
open it.There in front of him a princess was standing. She was completely drenched and
trembling."Well, we'll soon find out who she is," thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went
into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took
twenty mattresses and laid them on it.
On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept.
"Oh, very badly!" said she. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in
the bed, but I was lying on something hard. It's horrible!" Now they knew that she was a real princess
because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses. Nobody but a real princess could be
as sensitive as that. So the prince took her for his wife, he knew that he had a real princess.
23.The best title for the text is .
A. the Wise Queen
B. the Kind Old King
C. the Prince and the Bride
D. the Princess and the Pea
24. What did the queen do to find out whether she was a real princess?
A. She allowed the princess sleep with her in her room
B. She asked her to sleep on the mattresses with a pea at the bottom.
C. She asked the prince to hide a pea under the twenty mattresses.
D. She asked the king to put a pea under the twenty mattresses.
25. What do we know about the princess? She was .
A .impolite
B. very honest.
C. a princess in disguise.
D. looking for a husband.
26. then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on it, (Paragraph 2).
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. the bedroom
C. the pea
B. the bedstead
D. the bedding
27. It's horrible!" (Paragraph 3). The underlined expression refers to .
A. her sleepless night
B. her being drenched
C. the twenty mattresses
D. the queens unfriendliness
Read the text below and answer number 28 to 30.
Boyolali

Boyolali regency is located in north of Solo and east of Merapi and merbabu Mountains. This
regency has been known for its production of fresh milk for a long time. No wonder, the cow statues adorn
Boyolali town.
There are six main cow statues in Boyolali. They are displayed in different places. The statues are
made of concrete. The colour and shape are made in such a way to resemble the real cows. However, the
size is made bigger to catch the eye.
Besides decorating the town, the statues also turn out to be helpful for people from out of town
to find places they are seeking in Boyolali. By mentioning the position of the statue, people can get
their way easily.
28. .....they are seeking in Boyolali (paragraph 3)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. People from out town
C.Places in Boyolali
B. Real cows
D.Cow statues
29. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The statues help people to find places easily.
B. The statues decorate the town beautifully.
C. The cow cn get their way easily around the town.
D. The people from out of the town easily find the statues.
30. The text mainly tells us about ...
A.The colour of the statues
B. How to raise cows

C.Cow statues in Boyolali

D.A town called Boyolali

Reading text for number 31 to 35

Animal have different techniques to catch their prey. Birds, reptile, and some fish and
Mammals have very good eyes to see their prey. Soma animals use speed to catch prey for ecample,
doplhins can swim faster than the fish they want to eat, cats may catch their act by sprint.
Dogs can run very long time until their prey feel tired. Other animals are very patient to
wait for their prey. They just keep silent until their prey come and pass in front of them. Leopards, for
example, wait on a branch for hours for their prey. Many spiders lie to wait their food. A rattlesnake
has unique technique. There is a small hole on its face to detects the position of a mouse.
31.Which animals run after its prey for long time ?
A. cat
C. Leopard
B. Dog
D. Rattlesnake
32.

Leopard attack its prey by .....

A. waiting silently on a tree
B. keeping silently on a tree

C. climbing a branch of a tree

D. laying and waiting on a tree

33. How many techniques of catching prey are there?

A. four
C. six
B. five
D. seven
34. Mountain is a nice place to visit during holidays. We can breath the fresh the fresh air and see
beautiful view as green plants. It really gives us a good feeling.
The antonym of underlined word is:
A. nice
C. pleasant
B. boring
D. interesting
35.

What is the main idea of the second pharagraph !

A. How dogs catch their prey
B. Animal have different techniques to catch their prey
C. Many spiders lie to wait their food.
D. A rattlesnake has unique technique.

Text for number 36 to 37

SEMARANG SURABAYA RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Train
Eastern Sun
Arya Triwangsa
Fajar Express
Midnight Express

Departure (Semarang)
7.30 am
9.30 am
5.30 am
10.30 pm

Arrival (Surabaya)
3.00 pm
5.00 pm
1.00 pm
6.00 am

36. Which train travel the earliest from Semarang ?

a. Eastern Sun
c. Midnight Express
b. Arya Triwangsa
d. Fajar Express
37. From the text we can conclude that.............................
a. Three trains leave in the morning
b. Midnight express leaves at midnight
c. Fajar exprees arrives in the morning
d. Two trains arrive in the morning

Text for number 38 to 39

HILSUM HOTEL
Published rate 2014
Room type

room rate

Standard

Rp. 200.000

Superior

Rp. 300.000

Cottage

Rp. 400.000

Executive

Rp. 500.000

Extra Bed

Rp.

50.000

No additional charge for children under 12 years old,

Sharing room with their parents or guardians.
Check out time is 12.00 am. Room will be held until 6.00 pm.
Unless guaranteed payment is received

Reservation
Jl. Watu Gilang 696 Batu, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
WWW. Hilsum Hotel.com/e-mail: My_Hilz@ Hilsum.com

38. , sharing room with their parents or guardians.

What does the word their refer to?
a.
b.

Children
Guests

c. Guides
d. Hotel worker

39. How much should we pay if you spend a night in Superior room with your parent and your little
Brother under 12 years old ?
A. Three hundred thousand
C. Nine hundred thousand
B. Six hundred thousand
D. One million two hundred thousand

40. Arrange the jumble words into a good order.

coffee a sugar Add little my to hot
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A. 6 8 1 4 2 5 3 7
B. 6 3 4 1 5 7 2 8
41.

when out switch the off you light are

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The best arrangement for the words above is .

C. 4 2 5 3 7 6 8 1
D. 4 2 5 7 3 6 8 1

A. 1 4 7 8 5 3 6 2
B. 3 5 4 7 1 6 8 2

C. 1 6 8 5 3 4 7 2
D. 3 5 6 8 1 4 7 2

42. The best arrangement of the following sentence is...

1. We have to jog at least three times a week or every other day.
2. We can jog on the streets, in the big squares, in the park, etc.
3. We only need a pair of running shoes, a sport shirt, shorts, and sock.
4. So, don't jog only on Sundays.
5. Jogging does not need a lot of money
6. If we want to make our body fit.
A. 6 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 3
C. 5 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 1 4
B. 5 - 2 - 6 - 1 - 3 4
D. 6 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 2 4
42. Arrange the sentences into a good paragraph
1) Type the subject of the e-mail
2) Open your e-mail program and launch a new message window by clicking new message
icon
3) Click on the send icon or select send from the file menu
4) Write your message in the message window
5) In to box, type the name of the recipient. You can send a copies (Cc) and blind copies (Bcc)
to multiple addresses
A.
2-3-4-1-5
C. 2-5-4-1-3
B.
2-5-1-4-3
D. 2-5-1-3-4
Re arrange these sentences into a good paragrph
43.
1.
Its raining heavily
2.
But dont worry I can stand for it
3
Wish me luck with my study
4.
Ill do my best here for you
5.
I wish I had you both next to me in such a cold and lonely night like now.
6.
I promise to make both of you proud of me.
The right arrangement of the sentence above to complete the post card is ....
A.
156243
C. 4 6 1 5 2 3
B.
152643
D. 4 6 1 2 5 3
44. The best arrangement of the following sentence is...
1. We have to jog at least three times a week or every other day.
2. We can jog on the streets, in the big squares, in the park, etc.
3. We only need a pair of running shoes, a sport shirt, shorts, and sock.
4. So, don't jog only on Sundays.
5. Jogging does not need a lot of money
6. If we want to make our body fit.
A.
6-1-2-4-5-3
C. 5 - 2 - 6 - 1 - 3 4
B.
5-3-2-6-14
D. 6 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 2 4
45. Arrange the following sentences into a good order of procedure !
1. Second, pay what we buy
2. After that, take some paper napkin and a straw
3. These are the ways on how to eat at a fast food restaurant
4. Third, take the food and drink after the clerk put them on a tray
5. First, come and stand in line in front of the counter
6. Finally, eat and enjoy your lunch at the table provided
7. Then, order the food and drink based on the menu
A. 3 5 1 7 4 2 6
B. 3 5 7 1 4 2 6

C. 3 5 1 7 2 4 6
D. 3 5 7 4 2 1 6

a.
The island
of Sangalaki in Kalimantan was opened for diving in 1993. Its shallow reef system
extends
over
200 meters from the (46)................. . It is (47).................as Indonesian Marine
b.
Park. The island is also a breeding ground for green turtles. At night female turtles come ashore
and lay their eggs. Baby turle htch and they (48 ).............................strunggle their way to sea
while avoiding hungry bird.

46 . A. land
47
A. boring
48. A.lazily

B. island
B. famous
B. carelessly

C. continent
C. luxurious
C. differently

D. archipelago
D .uninteresting
D. desperately

Life in the countryside is more relaxed than in the city. You can wake up in the morning and have a nice ...
(48). You live on a farm. You work on the farm. You are a farmer. You do not have to run out of your
house and...(49) to get on the bus. You do not have to fight to get on a empty bus for an hour.
49. A. breakfast
B. lunch

C. dinner
D. supper

50. A. call
B. order

C. queue
D. cancel