QUIZ 1 BAHASA INGGRIS

I. STRUCTURE (20 POINTS)

Choose the best answer.
1. She has to finish her assignment by the end of this month, ___________?
A. hasn’t she B. don’t she C. doesn’t she D. isn’t she
2. “There are many books here, _________ book do you want?”
“ The one on the top shelf”
A. whose B. when C. where D. which
3. They got to the station on time; __________, the train had left early.
A. however B. furthermore C. therefore D. beside
4. _______ your sister always ______ every morning?
A. Do - study B. Does - study C. Are - studying D. Is - studying
5. The hotel on the corner of the street ________ in the eighteenth century.
A. build B. was built C. built D. has been built
6. Our teacher _________ the result of our test at the moment.
A. were explaining B. was explaining C. are explaining D. is explaining
7. I am doing your assignment. The materials for the assignment ____________ since last Monday.
A. are collected B. was being collected C. is collected D. have been collected
8. According to research papers, there ________ an increase of poverty over the past 5 years.
A. is B. was C. has been D. has
9. The new route in Bogor _______ in June 2016.
A. will launch B. will be launched C. is launched D. launched
10. Don’t sleep _____________ that tree. There are lots of bugs that make you itchy.
A. under B. on C. at D. above
11. Hurry up, we have to go ________ the tunnel before it gets dark.
A. through B. along C. in D. by
12. The teacher told us to prepare carefully for our trip,__________?
A. doesn’t he B. didn’t he C. did he D. does he
13. The problem was very complicated, ________ she could finish the subject in only a few minutes.
A. so B. and C. for D. but
14. “Could you help find my umbrella?”
“Sure, no problem _________________ did you lose it?
A. what B. why C. where D. whose
15. Our mother is a talented chef, and she always _________ special dishes for us
A. is preparing B. prepared C. prepares D. prepare
16. ______ you ______ those little ships over by the pier?
A. Do - see B. Does - see C. Does - sees D. Do - sees
17. Please talk quietly, people _______________ here.
A. are studying B. is studying C. was studying D. were studying
18. “Mark, it’s now 2 o’clock. How long ___ you _____ the television?”
“Since this morning”
A. are - watching B. has - watched C. have - watched D. did - watch
19. I went to the doctor last night, _____ he gave me some medicine.
A. so B. and C. for D. but
20. “________ do you think of my new jacket?’
“Well, it looks pretty expensive”
A. Who B. Which C. How D. What

II. READING COMPPREHENSION (30 POINTS)

READING 1
Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.

Lin In today's agriculture, hybrid plants are crucial for the sufficient production of food, fuel and
e fiber. These crosses between two different varieties are considered particularly hardy and far more
productive than their thoroughbred parent generations. Their harvests from types of cereal crop, such
as corn, can be more than doubled. However, the positive properties are already lost in the next
generation, which is why hybrid seeds need to be reproduced annually. These crosses are costly and
5 time-consuming; moreover farmers are dependent on new seeds every year.
Back in the 1930s, two Russian scientists came up with a proposal to simplify this elaborate
process: if the first generation of crosses, that they called F1 hybrid, were able to reproduce asexually,
it would keep their increased efficiency. Some plant species naturally reproduce by cloning their
seeds, which is referred to as apomixis. The theory that apomixis might preserve the properties of
10 hybrid plants, however, had never been tested in an experimental setup -- until now: Professor Ueli
Grossniklaus and his team from the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of
Zurich have found proof.
The research team created 11 new hybrids using natural apomictic mouse-ear hawkweed
(Hieracium pilosella) and reproduced them for two generations through the natural cloning of the
15 seeds. There were 20 different properties measured and tested to see if they changed from one plant
generation to the next. In addition, both generations of the same clone were grown in the greenhouse
at the same time to expose them to the same environmental conditions and exclude various factors,
such as temperature, water and light.

Cross (X) A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The development of hybrid plants.
B. The research using natural apomictic.
2. What is the topic of paragraph 2?
A. Cloning seeds
B. The first generation of crosses
3. What is the topic of paragraph 3?
A. The environmental condition
B. The generation of new hybrids
C. The research by scientist from Russian.
D. The new hybrids found in Zurich.
C. A proposal by two Russian scientists.
D. The properties of hybrid plants.
C. The clone is the greenhouse
D. One plant generation
4. Where in the passage does the author mention the importance of producing hybrid plants?
A. Lines 1-3 B. Lines 8-10 C. Lines 11-14 D. Lines 17-20
5. Where in the passage does the author mention the research using different properties of hybrid?
A. Lines 4-6 B. Lines 10-11 C. Lines 15-17 D. Lines 17-20
6. What does the word ‘their’ in line 9 refer to?
A. some plant species B. f1 hybrid C. two Russian scientists D. the seeds
7. What does the word ‘they’ in line 16 refer to?
A. the research team B. 11 new hybrids C. the seeds D. 20 different properties
8. Which of the following is NOT mention as the positive properties of hybrid plants?
A. hardy B. more output C. expensive D. productive

Cross (X) T or F on your answer sheet.

9. Hybrid plants are very important not only for the production of food but also for fuel and fiber.
10. According to the passage, the next generation has the same properties as the parent generation.
11. The author mentions that hybrid needs to be produced every year.
12. Until now, there has never been an experiment to test the properties of hybrid plants.
13. The experiments done by Professor Ueli used different natural apomixis.
14. The 11 new hybrid was grown in a greenhouse.
15. The word “them” in line 18 refers to both generations.

READING 2
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (15 points)
A new biorefinery process developed by Tao Dong, Eric Knoshaug, Ryan Davis, Lieve Laurens,
Stefanie Van Wychen, Philip Pienkos, and Nick Nagle scientists at the Energy Department's National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has proven to be significantly more effective at producing
ethanol from algae than previous research. The paper about the recent research, "Combined algal
5 processing: A novel integrated biorefinery process to produce algal biofuels and bioproducts," appears
in the journal Algal Research.
The research follows work previously done at NREL and published in 2014 in The Royal Society of
Chemistry's journal Green Chemistry. In that work, scientists examined two promising algal strains,
Chlorella and Scenedesmus, to determine their applicability as biofuel and bioproduct producers.
10 They concluded Scenedesmus performed better in this process with impressive demonstrated total fuel
yields of 97 gallons gasoline equivalents (GGE) per ton of biomass.
Cost of algal biofuel production is still a major challenge and the Energy Department has made an
effort to overcome this by reducing the costs of both algae production and converting algal
intermediates to fuels significant goals. In traditional processes, the algae produce lipids that get
15 converted into fuels. However, simply increasing the amount of lipids in algae isn't expected to bring
costs down enough. NREL determined further progress could be made by more completely using all
algal cellular components instead of just relying on the lipids. By applying certain processing
techniques, microalgal biomass can produce carbohydrates and proteins in addition to lipids, and all of
these can be converted into co-products.

Cross (X) A, B, or C on your answer sheet.

16. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Researches by scientists at NREL.
B. Biofuel and bioproducts.
C. Algal biofuel production.
17. Why do researchers examine algal strains?
A. Because they have a new laboratory.
B. Because they want to publish the research in the journal Algal Research.
C. Because they want to produce ethanol.
18. What is still the problem for researchers?
A. The application of Scenedesmus has not performed well.
B. The cost of algal biofuel production.
C. An effective way to produce ethanol
19. All of the following are mentioned as the contribution of Energy Department to overcome the biofuel
problem EXCEPT _________.
A. producing lipids from algae
B. reducing the cost of the algae
C. changing algal intermediates to fuels significant goals
20. Which of the following is NOT produced by microalgal biomass?
A. Carbohydrate. B. Lipid. C. Protein.
21. Where is the latest research published?
A. There is no latest journal. B. In the journal Green Chemistry. C. In the Algal Research.
22. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To inform the reader about the latest development of algal biofuel.
B. To compare between two algal strains as biofuel producer.
C. To find more information about the traditional process.
23. The word “their” in line 9 refers to ______.
A. Chlorella and Scenedesmus B. the scientists C. the readers
24. The word “They” in line 10 refers to ________.
A. Chorella and Scenedesmus B. The scientists C. The readers

Cross (X) T or F on your answer sheet.

25. According to the passage, researchers have found a specific algal strain as a biofuel producer.
26. The researchers are not ready to reveal their new research on biofuel.
27. The scientists fail to examine algal strains as bioproduct producers.
28. As a biofuel and bioproduct producer, Scenedesmus is better than Chlorella.
29. According to NREL the completely used of algal cellular component is one way of reducing the
fuel cost.
30. The author mentioned advantages and disadvantages of traditional process.

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