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THE OAK AND THE REEDS

A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind
blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. But the
Reeds bowed low in the wind and sang a sad and mournful song.
“You have reason to complain,” said the Oak. “The slightest breeze that ruffles the
surface of the water makes you bow your heads, while I, the mighty Oak, stand upright and
firm before the howling tempest.”
“Do not worry about us,” replied the Reeds. “The winds do not harm us. We bow
before them and so we do not break. You, in all your pride and strength, have so far resisted
their blows. But the end is coming.”
As the Reeds spoke a great hurricane rushed out of the north. The Oak stood proudly
and fought against the storm, while the yielding Reeds bowed low. The wind redoubled in
fury, and all at once the great tree fell, torn up by the roots, and lay among the pitying Reeds.

1. Oak and Reeds live at …

A. Near the forest
B. In the pasture
C. By the meadow
D. In the south
E. By the stream

2. “The slightest breeze that ruffles the surface of the water makes you bow your heads”.
The word breeze has the similar meaning with …
A. Storm
B. Gentle wind
C. Light rain
D. Twister
E. Down pour

3. The ending of the story is …

A. The Oak and the Reeds became friends
B. The Oak fell on the ground
C. The Reeds torn up by the roots
D. Both of them were lying on the ground
E. The Oak moved to another place

4. The following statements are true based on the text, except …

A. Oak and Reeds live by the brook
B. The Reeds bowed low in the wind and sang a sad and mournful song
C. The Oak asked Reeds to complain
D. The Reeds asked the oak to bow before coming the wind
E. The Reed felt happy when the wind came

5. The moral value of the story is …

A. Do not attempt too much at once
B. Do not let your vanity make you overestimate your powers
C. Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty
D. Better to yield when it is folly to resist, than to resist stubbornly and be destroyed
E. There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which beyond their reach

6. “Juno’s quality as a writer was never recognized by her boss until lately.”
The synonym of the underlined word is, except ….
A. Acknowledge
B. Disregarded
C. Accepted
D. Knew
E. Realized

7. Raja Ampat is a remote island.

What does the underlined word mean?
A. Crowded
B. Isolated
C. Related to each other
D. Within shipping lines
E. Very rich

8. “It is unbelievable that I finally meet my idol”

The synonym of the underlined is ….
A. Influenced
B. Resistant
C. Enormous
D. Incredible
E. Encompass

Attention, all airline …(9). Please do not leave your bags unattended while you …(10) the
restroom or queue for your boarding pass. There have been several theft cases in the
….(11) lounge, so we ….(12) keeping your bags with you at all times.
 If you are missing any of your ….(13), please report it to security personnel as soon as
possible. You can also come to the lost and found area to search for your bags. It is
advisable to keep a ….(14) on your bag, as that will help us to more quickly assist you if
the need arises. Thank you …(15) your cooperation.

9. …
A. Users
B. People
C. Visitor
D. Airplanes
E. Passengers

10. ….
A. Borrow
B. Take
C. Use
D. Bring
E. Put

11. …
A. Airport
B. Bus station
C. Terminal
D. Harbor
E. Halt bus

12. …
A. Recommend
B. Say to you
C. Tell you to
D. Instruct
E. Order

13. …
A. Luggage
B. Garage
C. Savage
D. Frontage
E. Leakage

14. …
A. Driver’s license
B. Airline ticket
C. Fingerprint
D. Name tag
E. Hand

15. …
A. To
B. For
C. From
D. At
E. By

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Burhanudin

It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home.
Congratulations on your new home. May your new place give you warmth,
happiness and lot of joy!

Your sincerely
Mr. and Mrs. Ma’ruf

16. What have Mr. and Mrs. Burhanudin done?

A. They have bought a new house
B. They have given a new home
C. They have moved into a new house
D. They have sent a new home
E. They have rent a ne house

17. What is the writers’ purpose to write the text?

A. To describe a new house of Mr. and Mrs. Burhanudin
B. To congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Burhanudin
C. To ask Mr. and Mrs. Burhanudin to buy a new house
D. To support Mr. and Mrs. Burhanudin to build a new house
E. To inform that there is a new house built.

Marry, I get the information from my sister that there will be a story telling contest
at your school next month. And it is open for everybody to join. Can you give me
further information about it? Actually I plan to join the contest. Is it okay if I come
to your house this afternoon? I am looking forward to hearing your confirmation.
Thank you.
Haida

18. What does Haida do to Marry?

A. She asks Marry to come to her house
B. She invites Marry to join the story telling contest
C. She informs that there will be a story telling contest
D. She asks her more information about story telling contest
E. She congratulate Marry that she takes part in the contest

19. From the text we can conclude that ….

A. Haida and Marry will compete in the contest
B. Haida will be involved in the contest
C. Marry will invite Haida to join the contest
D. Marry is good at telling a story
E. Marry and Haida don’t follow the contest

20. ‘And it is open for everybody to join.

The synonym of underlined word is ….
A. Follow
B. Take part
C. Ask
D. Combine
E. Separate