Listening Section

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand
spoken English. There are four parts to this section with special direction for each part.

Part I: Questions 1 to 4
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in
English. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in
your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are
saying.After you listen to the dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible
answers, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Now listen to a sample question.
You will hear:
Man : I give up! I’ll stop learning French
Woman : Why do you say that? You are making a lot of progress.
Man : No, I’m not. I’ve tried hard but still, I cannot speak it well
Woman : How come? You can Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, and even Rusian well, can’t you?
Narrator : What language is difficult tor the man to learn?
A. Hindi
B. Arabic.
C. French
D. Russian
Narrator : The best answer to this question is “French”. Therefore you should choose
answer (C).

Now, let's begin with number one

1. 3.
A. Dictionary A. promotion to be a manager
B. computer book B. The best achievement in Math
C. Winning the contest
C. Novel D. Getting scholarship
D. Comics E. Graduation
E. English book
4.
2. A. 6.30
A. watching movie B. 6.45
C. 7.00
B. Hiking
D. 7.15
C. Climbing E. 7.30
D. going to the beach
E. shopping

PART II Questions 5 to 7.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English,
followed by four responses, also spoken in English. The dialogues and the responses will be
spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each
question. Now listen to a sample question.

Woman : Do you have any plans for next weekend?

Man : I am thinking of going mountain climbing.
Woman : That's interesting. Can I go with you?
Man : Sure. Do you have any suggestions for activities there?
Woman : …
Narrator : What does the woman probably respond?
A. Sorry, but I don't know much about that.
B. Yes, we could have a barbeque there.
C. Yes, I think that mountain is too high.
D. Yes, I really love mountain climbing.
Narrator : The best answer to the question "What does the woman probably respond?" is
"Yes, we could have a barbeque there." Therefore you should choose answer (B).

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5. Mark your answer on your answer sheet
6. Mark your answer on your answer sheet
7. Mark your answer on your answer sheet

PART III Questions: 8 to 11.

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or monologues spoken in English. The
dialogues or monologues will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book,
so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen
to the dialogue or monolog ue, look at the five pictures provided in your test book, and
decide which would be the most suitable one for the dialogue or monologue you have
heard.

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PART IV Questions 12 to 15.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken
twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers are saying. After you hear the monologue and the question
about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to
the question you have heard.
14. What is the monologue about?
12. Where did the mouse usually search for food? A. Atlantic Ocean
A. Water B. Pacific Ocean
B. Pond C. Panama Canal
C. Meadow D. International Maritim Trade
D. Jungle E. Artificial Canal
E. swamp
15. What is the name of the artificial lake
13. How did the hawk catch the mouse? created to reduce the amount of excavation
A. By using his beak work required for canal?
B. By using his talons A. Gatun lake
C. By shouting loudly B. Panama lake
D. By flying in the sky C. Ishtimus
E. By observing a mouse D. Post Panamax
E. Montmarte
This is the end of listening section.

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The following text is for questions 16 to19

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nourishing oil and Shea butter cream, your skin will become soft and smooth in no time.
Additionally, our body lotion can help you improve your skin-tone and texture. For satisfying effects, apply
Ruby Cream Oil daily. You will get a long-lasting result as the cream oil penetrates your skin.
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Ruby Intensive Cream Oil Body Lotion

Extra Dry Skin Advanced Formula
Contains Shea butter and skin-nourishing oil

16. The text above offers ....

A. Tips to treat our skin better
B. An advertisement about body lotion
C. An announcement of treating about body lotion
D. Tips to apply extra dry skin lotion regularly
E. A description of intensive cream oil body lotion

17. The lotion will create a good effect if ....

A. Your skin is smooth and soft
B. It is bought in a good store
C. It is used correctly
D. It is used regularly
E. Your skin is oily

18. The function of lotion is to ....

A. Absorb oil
B. Cure our skin
C. Make the skin dry
D. Make skin very smooth and soft
E. Protect our skin from the sun light

19. “...as the cream oil penetrates your skin...”

What does the underlined word closely mean?
A. Join D. Absorb
B. Burn E. Reimburses
C. Smooth

The following text is for questions 20 to 24

If you get up early in the morning you will see an unusual sight. In city parks and in city
streets, lot of boys and girls, or men and women are already up and busy. But they are
not working or going anywhere. They are exercising. Some are playing football or
badminton and some others are jogging. What is jogging?

Jogging is a gentle running. Why is jogging so popular today? Why do people jog?
People jog to relax themselves, to keep themselves fit, or simply to enjoy themselves.
Our world today is a world where life is comfortable and easy for many city people. Fast
buses, cars, or motorcycles take us to work or to school. Lifts carry us quickly from one
floor to another in large buildings. So many people get very little exercise.

What do you need to start jogging? You only need a pair of running shoes, an old pair or
jeans or shorts, a sweater, and a little courage. Don’t be embarrassed if you meet your
neighbour as you return home, hot and tired. When you begin jogging, start by running
some of the way and then walking. Don’t jog too far to begin with and jog slowly. Once
you develop a regular jogging programme, you will feel fi t and well, and you will be
ready to start a busy day feeling fresh and awake.

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Next time you are at the swimming pool, look at the people around you, especially those
who are over thirty. How many of them have a fat stomach? Now you understand why
more people today go jogging or do some other sort of exercises.
20. Which of the following titles is suitable for the text above?
A. An Easy and Cheap Sports
B. How to Lose Stomach Fat
C. Having Comfortable Life
D. Jogging, a Gentle Running
E. City Parks

21. What will a jogger feel after having a regular jogging programme?
A. Well and fit
B. Strong and fat
C. Fat and clumsy
D. Weak and stressed
E. Tired and exhausted

22. From the text, we know that ....

A. Jogging programme means extra exercise for city people
B. Jogging will need extra sport equipment to use
C. People get many exercises in easy and comfortable life
D. Jogging can make people relax
E. The neighbour will be embarrassing to see us jogging

23. The communicative purpose of the text is ....

A. To show the steps of jogging
B. To analyze what jogging is
C. To discuss about jogging
D. To see if jogging works
E. To tell what jogging is

24. “... you will see an unusual sight.” (Paragraph 1)

What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Strange
B. Popular
C. Regular
D. Common
E. Traditional

The following text is for questions 25 to 28

Nowadays, like it or not, the way people think is influenced by social media.
People can get different benefit. Social media is very beneficial for business. Salesperson
tend to advertise their product through social networks. They don’t have to spend a lot of
money to promote their product on printed ads and radio or television commercials. In
social media, it is free to advertise. The only cost is energy and time and a little money to
reload your cell phone. Through Facebook, Twitter, WA, online shopping media or any
other social site you can lower your marketing cost by a significant amount.
For society, social media has also brought about important effects. Social
campaigns, such as sanitation, and health care are effectively transformed for the whole
society. Pictures, detailed information and videos might be enclosed, as part of the
campaign, so people can easily follow the ideas.
In conclusion, social media is not something that people should put aside. In fact,
it has a lot of benefit for the society.

25. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The positive effects of social media

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 B. Good and bad effects of social media
C. Importance of social media for students
D. The use of social media for businessmen
E. Facebook, Twitter, WA, and online shopping

26. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To advice the reader about the effects of social media
B. To tell about an experience of using social media
C. To explain to readers how to use social media
D. To persuade readers not to avoid social media
E. To describe social media in detail

27. According to the text, we can say that ....

A. Advertising through Twitter is cheaper than in TV commercials
B. Salespersons must use social media to advertise their products
C. There are some negative effect stated in the text
D. Social networking sites separate people
E. The only cost is energy and time

28. Social media is beneficial for business because . . . .

A. It links people in towns
B. It is more expensive
C. It has good effects
D. It is cheap
E. It is cool
The following text is for questions 29 to 32

CORAL WEST SWIMMING CLUB

1. Make sure of the cleanliness of your body before entering the pool
2. Use the diving board if you want to dive
3. Playing around the pool is not allowed
4. Children under 12 must be accompanied by adults
5. Show your membership card at the registration desk
6. Take your towel from the place provided
7. Smoking inside the pool area will incur a fine of $ 50
8. Guest must sign at the registration desk
9. Get the keys at registration desk then put your clothes in the locker then
10. The pool is only for the member and their family
11. Persons without membership cards will not be allowed to use the pool
12. Leave the pool before 5.30 p.m.

29. What is the text about?

A. How to join Coral West Swimming Club
B. The regulation of Coral West Swimming Club
C. Learning to swim with Coral West Swimming Club
D. Rewards and punishments if you join Coral West Swimming Club
E. Advantages and disadvantages of joining Coral West Swimming Club

30. What happens if someone smokes in the pool area?

A. The guard will throw him into the pool
B. His membership will be revoked
C. The guard will kick him out
D. He will be fined
E. He will be jailed

31. What mustn’t do in the pool area?

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 A. Come to the pool accompanied by parents
B. Request the locker key to safeguard their clothes
C. Take towels to the place provided
D. Use diving boards to dive
E. Play around the pool

32. “Use the diving board if you want to dive.”

The underlined pronoun refers to ....
A. The writer
B. The reader
C. The trainer
D. The member
E. The pool guard

The following text is for questions 33 to 36

An antibiotic is a compound that is used to stop the growing process of certain organism, to be precise,
bacteria. In biotechnology, an antibiotic is used as a tool to treat bacterial infection. It works by breaking the
metabolism of the bacteria’s chain. In the process of killing bacteria, antibiotics are not the same as disinfectant
because disinfectant kills bacteria by making a peculiar environment for germs to live in.
Because the antibiotic kills the bacteria quickly, without harming the sufferers, it is known as “the magic bullet.”
even though antibiotics are known as good medication, they are not suggested for use in treating infection caused
by other nonbacterials, such as fungi and viruses.
There are several types of antibiotics, based on how effective they are in treating bacteria. Antibiotics are
divided into two types based on how they are used, namely oral antibiotics and antibiotic intradermal. An oral
antibiotic is taken by the sufferers through the mouth, while the antibiotic intradermal is used through the anus,
usually for serious cases.

33. Why did the author write the report?

A. To inform people about the function of antibiotics
B. To inform people about the weakness of antibiotics
C. To inform people about different types of antibiotics
D. To warn people about the danger of using antibiotics.
E. To warn people about serious issues in using antibiotics.

34. An antibiotic is a compound that . . . .

A. Kills fungi and viruses
B. Kills nonbacterial compound
C. Breaks the metabolism of bacteria
D. Harms the sufferers while working
E. Makes an unusual environment for germs to live in

35. From the text, we know that antibiotics are called “magic bullets” because . . . .
A. It is different from disinfectant
B. It kills bacteria through the mouth
C. It is not effective in treating viruses
D. It does not harm the sufferer when working
E. It creates an unusual environment

36. “....an antibiotic is not the same as disinfectant, because disinfectant kills bacteria by
making a peculiar environment for germs to live in.” (paragraph 1)
The underlined word is closest meaning to . . . .
A. Comfortable D. Unnatural
B. Friendly E. Precise
C. Special

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The following text is for questions 37 to 39
Thousand of years ago, a married couple named Angalo and Angarab lived in the
Philippines .
One day, they went to the beach to pick up some shellfish. They were very surprised
when they discovered a large, yellow coloured pearl in the shellfish.
Then, Angalo said that she could find more pearls than he could. As a result, they
fought and yelled at each other.
They run along the shore, competing to gather as many shellfish as they could and
soon there was a pile of shellfish. They opened up all of it, hoping they would find other
pearls.
“I’ve found more pearls than you!” shouted Angalo to Angarab
“No, you have not!” yelled Angarab, “In fact, my pearls are bigger than yours!” she
yelled.
As they continued to fight, they started to throw at each other the shells and pearls
they had gathered. It reached the point where they were rolling on the beach and
stamping their feet.
Suddenly, loud voices of “Boom!” and “Crack!” can be heard. They looked around and
notice that the mountains and hills started to crack in two, and the land has been flooded
by the water from the rivers and lakes.
Ignoring what was happening, the couple continued to fight. Unexpectedly, a great
storm with thunder and lightning approached the land, causing it to break into several
pieces. It made the land of Luzon in the north, the Visayan islands in the middle, while
the Mindanao land in the south.
It created what we know now as the more than seven thousand islands in the
Philippines.

37. The text mainly tells us about....

A. The legend of Philippines
B. The big disaster in the Philippines
C. The battle among the Philippines
D. How Angalo and Angarab collected pearl
E. Friendships between Angalo and Angarab

38. Angalo and Angarab were fighting because ....

A. They hated each other
B. The wanted to challenge each other
C. They wanted to show their strength
D. There was a great storm, with thunder and lighting
E. They were envy and wanted to defeat each other

39. They were rolling on the beach and stamping their feet.
The underlined word can be replaced by .....
A. Hitting C. Stomping
B. Sampling D. Attacking
C. Kicking

The following text is for questions 40 to 43

SINGARAJA, BALI: At least five people were injured and eight cars parked along Jl. Hasanuddin
in Singaraja, Bali, were damaged in a clash between youths from two neighboring villages early
on Saturday. The clash, which also destroyed dozens of food stalls located along road,
reportedly took place because of misunderstanding between two groups of youths from Kajanan
and Tegal Mawar villages. Peace was restored after Buleleng Police Chief Ajd. Sr. Comr. I
Nyoman Muliarta, local administration officials and local leaders came to the village and
promised to investigate the incident.

40. What does the text talk about?

A. A clash D. An incident
B. A match E. An explosion
C. An accident

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41. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. To entertain the readers with the clash story
B. To amuse the readers with the clash story
C. To inform the readers about the clash
D. To describe the story of the clash
E. To retell the events

42. Who is I Nyoman Muliarta?

A. One of the victims C. The suspect
B. A police officer D. A reporter
C. An eyewitness

43. “Peace was restored....” (line 4)

The sentence means that the circumstance returned to ....
A. Peace D. Quiet
B. Normal E. Calm
C. Silent

The following text is for questions 44 to 46

Trains are a form of transports which have good prospects. They can be used to solve our country’s
problems, such as increasing energy consumption, traffic congestion, and pollution. Trains are not only
faster, but also more economical in terms of energy use. Trains can carry a lot more passangers than
buses. They also consume much less fuel.
Futhermore, since Jakarta started operating electric trains, they have more produced very little
pollution. According to a survey on transportation in Sweden, the pollution cost of road transportation
is much greater than the pollution cost of trains. Jakarta is the third most polluted city in the world with
its 6.5 million vehicles, mostly private cars and motor vehicles.
Every day, many people, who commute from suburban areas, use their private cars for their
activities. These make roads very crowded. So, it is the right time for government to upgrade and
rebuild the trains, because it will attract many people to use them.

44. What makes trains able to solve the problem of pollution?

A. The operating trains are electric
B. Trains can carry more with less fuel
C. A train can take around 1.600 passangers at one time
D. A train only consumers three liters of fuel per kilometer
E. Trains have an annual pollution coast of US$60 million

45. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. All trains produce little pollution
B. All vehicles produce pollution
C. Trains can produce a lot of pollution
D. Electrical trains can minimize air pollution
E. Motor vehicles produce a lot of air pollution

46. From the text, we know that the writer intends to....
A. Tell about the experience of travelling by train
B. Discusses increasing energy consumption
C. Give information about mass transportation
D. Persuade the government to develop trains
E. Show the benefits of trains as mass transportation

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The following text is for questions 47 to 50

The Incas used to be a large empire of 990.000 km² in Peru of South America. Their city
was high up in the Andes Mountains. They were well- known for their great wealth,
especially gold. This great empire was unfortunately destroyed in an attack by the
Spaniards who were searching for their famed gold. Although this empire existed way
back in 1493, it was not backward but complex and well-organized.

The empire was ruled by the Sapa Inca, Lord of the World, Son of the Sun. He owned
everything in the empire - the land, soil, gold and even the people. The people,
therefore, had no freedom.

Boys and girls were to life of obedience and tradition. They began working in their ayllu
or family groups. The rule was Ama sua, ama llulla, ama sheklla, which means, "Do not
steal, do not lie, do not be lazy."

Despite this difficult way of live, the Incas were very skillful. They constructed drainage
system and underground water reservoirs. Their buildings were made from huge stones.
These were cut to flit perfectly together so that no mortar was needed. Their rope
bridges were so strong that even a horse could gallop across them!

The Incas had no written language. Information was recorded on knotted strings called
quipus. These were also used as calculators. Strong and healthy young boys were chosen
as chasquis or couriers to carry messages from one place to another.

47. The text mainly tells about ....

A. Chasquis
B. The Incas
C. Sapa Inca
D. Spaniards
E. The Andes

48. "They constructed drainage system and underground water reservoirs." (Paragraph4)
The underlined word has the same meaning as ....
A. Grew
B. Bore
C. Built
D. Existed
E. Renovated

49. How was the empire destroyed?

A. The empire was destroyed by huge stones
B. It was destroyed by well-organized ayllu
C. The empire was ruled by the Sapa Inca
D. It was reconstructed by systems
E. It was attacked by the Spaniards

50. What did they use to calculate?

A. Quipus
B. Strings
C. Mortars
D. Chasquis
E. Huge stones

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