Teks Explanation 1

Recycling is a collection, processing, and reuse of materials that would otherwise be thrown
away. Materials ranging from precious metals to broken glass, from old newspapers to plastic
spoons, can be recycled. The recycling process reclaims the original material and uses it in new
products.
In general, using recycled materials to make new products costs less and requires less energy
than using new materials. Recycling can also reduce pollution, either by reducing the demand
for high-pollution alternatives or by minimizing the amount of pollution produced during the
manufacturing process.
Paper products that can be recycled include cardboard containers, wrapping paper, and office
paper. The most commonly recycled paper product is newsprint. In newspaper recycling, old
newspapers are collected and searched for contaminants such as plastic bags and aluminum
foil. The paper goes to a processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and turned into pulp
in a machine that works much like a big kitchen blender. The pulp is screened and filtered to
remove smaller contaminants. The pulp then goes to a large vat where the ink separates from
the paper fibers and fl oats to the surface. The ink is skimmed off, dried and reused as ink or
burned as boiler fuel. The cleaned pulp is mixed with new wood fibers to be made into paper
again.
Experts estimate the average office worker generates about 5 kg of wastepaper per month.
Every ton of paper that is recycled saves about 1.4 cu m (about 50 cu ft) of landfill space. One
ton of recycled paper saves 17 pulpwood trees (trees used to produce paper).

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Daur ulang adalah pengumpulan, pemrosesan, dan penggunaan ulang bahan yang seharusnya
dibuang. Bahan mulai dari logam mulia hingga pecahan kaca, dari koran bekas hingga sendok
plastik, dapat didaur ulang. Proses daur ulang mengambil kembali bahan asli dan
menggunakannya dalam produk baru.
Secara umum, menggunakan bahan daur ulang untuk membuat produk baru lebih murah dan
membutuhkan lebih sedikit energi daripada menggunakan bahan baru. Daur ulang juga dapat
mengurangi polusi, baik dengan mengurangi permintaan untuk alternatif polusi tinggi atau
dengan meminimalkan jumlah polusi yang dihasilkan selama proses manufaktur.
Produk kertas yang dapat didaur ulang termasuk wadah karton, kertas kado, dan kertas kantor.
Produk kertas yang paling sering didaur ulang adalah kertas koran. Dalam daur ulang koran,
koran bekas dikumpulkan dan dicari kontaminan seperti kantong plastik dan aluminium foil.
Makalah ini pergi ke pabrik pengolahan yang dicampur dengan air panas dan berubah menjadi
bubur dalam mesin yang berfungsi seperti blender dapur besar. Pulp diputar dan disaring untuk
menghilangkan kontaminan yang lebih kecil. Pulp kemudian pergi ke tong besar di mana tinta
memisahkan dari serat kertas dan oat-oat ke permukaan. Tinta ini dilepas, dikeringkan dan
digunakan kembali sebagai tinta atau dibakar sebagai bahan bakar boiler. Pulp yang
dibersihkan dicampur dengan serat kayu baru untuk dibuat menjadi kertas lagi.
Para ahli memperkirakan rata-rata pekerja kantoran menghasilkan sekitar 5 kg sampah per
bulan. Setiap ton kertas yang didaur ulang menghemat sekitar 1.4 cu m (sekitar 50 cu ft) ruang
TPA. Satu ton kertas daur ulang menyimpan 17 pohon pulp (pohon yang digunakan untuk
memproduksi kertas).

1. The following things can be recycled, EXCEPT….

A. Precious metals
B. Broken glass
C. Old newspapers
D. Plastic spoons
E. Fresh vegetables and fruits
2. Which of the following is NOT the benefit of recycling?
A. It costs much money for the process of recycling
B. It costs less to make new products
C. It requires less energy
D. It can reduce pollution
E. It reduces the demand for high-pollution alternatives
3. What is the third step of recycling paper products?
A. Collect and search for contaminants such as plastic bags and aluminium foil
B. Mix the paper with hot water in a blender which turns it into pulp
C. Screen and filter the pulp to remove smaller contaminants
D. Put the pulp to a large vat to separate the ink from the paper fibres
E. Mix the pulp with new wood fibres to be made into paper again
4. We can make use of the ink after being separated from the paper fibres by doing the
followings, EXCEPT….
A. Skim it off
B. Dry it
C. Reuse as ink
D. Burn as boiler fuel
E. Mix it with the pulp

Teks Explanation 2
Human body is made up of countless millions of cells. Food is needed to built up new cells and
replace the worn out cells. However, the food that we take must be changed into substances
that can be carried in the blood to the places where they are needed. This process is called
digestion.
The first digestive process takes place in the mouth. The food we eat is broken up into small
pieces by the action of teeth, mixed with saliva, a juice secreted by glands in the mouth. Saliva
contains digestive juice which moisten the food, so it can be swallowed easily.
From the mouth, food passes through the esophagus (the food passage) into the stomach.
Here, the food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the stomach for several hours.
Then the food enters the small intestine. All the time the muscular walls of the intestine are
squeezing, mixing and moving the food onwards.
In a few hours, the food changes into acids. These are soon absorbed by the villi (microscopic
branch projections from the intestine walls) and passed into the bloodstream.

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Tubuh manusia terdiri dari jutaan sel yang tak terhitung jumlahnya. Makanan dibutuhkan untuk
membangun sel-sel baru dan menggantikan sel yang sudah usang. Namun, makanan yang kita
ambil harus diubah menjadi zat yang dapat dibawa dalam darah ke tempat-tempat di mana
mereka dibutuhkan. Proses ini disebut pencernaan.
Proses pencernaan pertama terjadi di mulut. Makanan yang kita makan dipecah menjadi
potongan-potongan kecil oleh aksi gigi, dicampur dengan air liur, jus yang dikeluarkan oleh
kelenjar di mulut. Air liur mengandung jus pencernaan yang melembabkan makanan, sehingga
dapat ditelan dengan mudah.
Dari mulut, makanan melewati esophagus (bagian makanan) ke dalam perut. Di sini, makanan
dicampur dengan jus yang disekresikan oleh sel-sel di lambung selama beberapa jam.
Kemudian makanan memasuki usus kecil. Sepanjang waktu dinding otot usus meremas,
mencampur dan menggerakkan makanan ke depan.
Dalam beberapa jam, makanan berubah menjadi asam. Ini segera diserap oleh vili (proyeksi
cabang mikroskopis dari dinding usus) dan masuk ke ali
ran darah.

5. What is the text about?

A. The digestive system
B. The digestive juice
C. The method of the digestive system
D. The process of intestine work
E. The food substances
6. How can we swallow the food easily?
A. The food changes into acids absorbed by the villi.
B. The food must be digested first through the process.
C. The food is directly swallowed through esophagus into the stomach.
D. The food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the stomach.
E. The food we take must be changed into substances carried in the blood to the places.
7. From the text above, we imply that ….
A. a good process of digestive system will help our body becoming healthier.
B. no one concerned with the process of digestive system for their health.
C. the digestive system is needed if we are eating the food instantly.
D. every body must conduct the processes of digestive system well.
E. the better we digest the food we eat, the healthier we will be.
8. “Human body is made up of countless millions of cells.” (Paragraph 1) The phrase “made up”
means ….
A. produced
B. managed
C. arranged
D. completed
E. constructed

Teks Explanation 3
Have you ever wondered how people get chocolate from? In this article we’ll enter the amazing
world of chocolate so you can understand exactly what you’re eating.
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial regions,
especially in places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a
fruit about the size of a small pine apple. Inside the fruit are the tree’s seeds, also known as
cocoa beans.
The beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun and then shipped to the chocolate
maker. The chocolate maker starts by roasting the beans to bring out the flavour. Different
beans from different places have different qualities and flavor, so they are often sorted and
blended to produce a distinctive mix. Next, the roasted beans are winnowed. Winnowing
removes the meat nib of the cacao bean from its shell. Then, the nibs are blended. The blended
nibs are ground to make it a liquid. The liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter. All seeds
contain some amount of fat, and cacao beans are not different. However, cacao beans are half
fat, which is why the ground nibs form liquid. It’s pure bitter chocolate.

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Pernahkah Anda bertanya-tanya bagaimana orang mendapatkan cokelat? Dalam artikel ini kita
akan memasuki dunia cokelat yang luar biasa sehingga Anda dapat memahami apa yang Anda
makan.
Cokelat dimulai dengan sebatang pohon yang disebut pohon kakao. Pohon ini tumbuh di
daerah khatulistiwa, terutama di tempat-tempat seperti Amerika Selatan, Afrika, dan Indonesia.
Pohon kakao menghasilkan buah seukuran buah pinus kecil. Di dalam buah adalah biji pohon,
juga dikenal sebagai biji kakao.
Kacang difermentasi selama sekitar satu minggu, dikeringkan di bawah sinar matahari dan
kemudian dikirim ke pembuat cokelat. Pembuat cokelat dimulai dengan memanggang kacang
untuk mengeluarkan rasa. Biji yang berbeda dari tempat yang berbeda memiliki kualitas dan
rasa yang berbeda, sehingga mereka sering disortir dan dicampur untuk menghasilkan
campuran yang khas. Selanjutnya, biji panggang sudah ditampi. Memenangkan menghilangkan
nib daging biji kakao dari cangkangnya. Kemudian, nibs diblender. Nibs dicampur tanah untuk
membuatnya cair. Cairan ini disebut minuman coklat. Rasanya pahit. Semua biji mengandung
sejumlah lemak, dan biji kakao tidak berbeda. Namun, biji kakao setengah gemuk, itulah
mengapa biji tanah membentuk cairan. Ini coklat pahit murni.

9. The text is about …

A. the cacao tree
B. the cacao beans
C. the raw chocolate
D. the making of chocolate
E. the flavour of chocolate
10. The third paragraph focuses on …
A. the process of producing chocolate
B. how to produce the cocoa flavour
C. where chocolate comes from
D. the chocolate liquor
E. the cacao fruit
11. ” …, so they are often sorted and blended to produce …” (Paragraph 3.) The word “sorted
“is close in meaning to …
A. arranged
B. combined
C. separated
D. distributed
E. organized
12. How does the chocolate maker start to make chocolate?
A. By fermenting the beans.
B. By roasting the beans
C. By blending the beans.
D. By sorting the beans.
E. By drying the beans

Teks Explanation 4
What is photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is a food-making process that occurs in green plants. It
is the chief function of leaves. The word photosynthesis means putting together with light. Green
plants use energy from light to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and other
chemical compounds.
How is the light used in photosynthesis?
The light used in photosynthesis is absorbed by a green pigment called chlorophyll. Each food-
making cell in a plant leaf contains chlorophyll in small bodies called chloroplasts. In chloroplast,
light energy causes water drawn form the soil to split into hydrogen and oxygen.
What are the steps of photosynthesis process? Let me tell you the process of photosynthesis, in
a series of complicated steps, the hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide from the air, forming
a simple sugar. Oxygen from the water molecules is given off in the process. From sugar
together with nitrogen, sulphur, and phosporus from the soil-green plants can make starch, fat,
protein, vitamins, and other complex compounds essential for life. Photosynthesis provides the
chemical energy that is needed to produced these compounds.

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Apa itu fotosintesis? Fotosintesis adalah proses pembuatan makanan yang terjadi pada
tanaman hijau. Ini adalah fungsi utama dari daun. Kata fotosintesis berarti menyatu dengan
cahaya. Tanaman hijau menggunakan energi dari cahaya untuk menggabungkan karbon
dioksida dan air untuk membuat gula dan senyawa kimia lainnya.
Bagaimana cahaya yang digunakan dalam fotosintesis?
Cahaya yang digunakan dalam fotosintesis diserap oleh pigmen hijau yang disebut klorofil.
Setiap sel pembuatan makanan di daun tanaman mengandung klorofil dalam tubuh kecil yang
disebut kloroplas. Dalam kloroplas, energi cahaya menyebabkan air yang diambil membentuk
tanah untuk terpecah menjadi hidrogen dan oksigen.
Apa langkah-langkah proses fotosintesis? Biarkan saya memberi tahu Anda proses fotosintesis,
dalam serangkaian langkah rumit, hidrogen bergabung dengan karbon dioksida dari udara,
membentuk gula sederhana. Oksigen dari molekul air dilepaskan dalam proses. Dari gula
bersama dengan nitrogen, sulfur, dan fosforus dari tanaman hijau-tanah dapat membuat pati,
lemak, protein, vitamin, dan senyawa kompleks lainnya penting untuk kehidupan. Fotosintesis
menyediakan energi kimia yang diperlukan untuk menghasilkan senyawa-senyawa ini.

13. What step after the hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide from the air …
A. Photosynthesis provides the chemical energy that is needed to produced these compounds.
B. Water drawn form the soil to split into hydrogen and oxygen.
C. Food-making process that occurs in green plants.
D. Phosporus from the soil-green plants can make starch, fat, protein, vitamins, and other
complex compounds essential for life.
E. Oxygen from the water molecules is given off in the process.
14. What are photosynthesis need …
A. Water, light, oxygen, worm
B. Soil, chlorophyll, sun, human
C. Bug, air, oxigen, food
D. Light, Carbon dioxide, humus
E. Candle, vitamins, hydrogen
15. What the product of photosynthesis …
A. Sugar
B. Food and O2
C. Root
D. Food
E. Branch
16. What kind of the text …
A. Narrative text
B. Hortatory text
C. Descussion text
D. Explanation text
E. Descriptive text

Teks Explanation 5
Biodiesel is a clean burning substitute for petroleum based diesel fuel. Biodiesel is made of
vegetable oil.
To make or manufacture Biodiesel, you must first start with raw materials. The raw materials
needed in the production of Biodiesel are a small amount of methanol and a ready supply of
vegetable product. One of the most common vegetables used in the production of Biodiesel is
corn, although depending on the geographic location of the manufacturing facility many other
plants are used as well (rapeseed, soybeans, flaxseed, etc.). The first step is to use the raw
vegetable product to make vegetable oil. Vegetable oil by itself will not be what you need to
power a car, from here it has to be processed into Biodiesel.
The process for converting vegetable oil into Biodiesel is sometimes called ester interchange.
To complete this process the vegetable oil has to be combined with a smaller amount of
methanol and then put in the presence of a small quantity of an alkaline catalyst (for example,
5% to 1% sodium hydroxide). Vegetable oil is made up of so-called triglycerides, which is a
compound of the trivalent alcohol glycerin with three fatty acids. The goal of ester interchange is
to separate the glycerin molecule from the three fatty acids and replace it with three methanol
molecules. This process then yields roughly 90% Biodiesel and 10% of a glycerin byproduct.
The glycerin byproduct can be used in a number of other chemical processes for different
industries.

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Biodiesel adalah pengganti pembakaran bersih untuk bahan bakar diesel berbasis minyak bumi.
Biodiesel terbuat dari minyak nabati.
Untuk membuat atau memproduksi Biodiesel, Anda harus terlebih dahulu mulai dengan bahan
baku. Bahan baku yang dibutuhkan dalam produksi Biodiesel adalah sejumlah kecil metanol
dan pasokan produk sayuran siap pakai. Salah satu sayuran yang paling umum digunakan
dalam produksi Biodiesel adalah jagung, meskipun tergantung pada lokasi geografis fasilitas
manufaktur banyak tanaman lain yang digunakan juga (rapeseed, kedelai, biji rami, dll).
Langkah pertama adalah menggunakan produk nabati mentah untuk membuat minyak nabati.
Minyak sayur dengan sendirinya tidak akan menjadi apa yang Anda butuhkan untuk
menyalakan mobil, dari sini ia harus diolah menjadi Biodiesel.
Proses untuk mengubah minyak nabati menjadi Biodiesel kadang-kadang disebut ester
interchange. Untuk menyelesaikan proses ini minyak nabati harus dikombinasikan dengan
jumlah metanol yang lebih sedikit dan kemudian dimasukkan ke dalam sejumlah kecil katalis
alkalin (misalnya, 5% sampai 1% natrium hidroksida). Minyak nabati terdiri dari apa yang
disebut trigliserida, yang merupakan senyawa dari alkohol gliserin trivalen dengan tiga asam
lemak. Tujuan pertukaran ester adalah memisahkan molekul gliserin dari tiga asam lemak dan
menggantinya dengan tiga molekul metanol. Proses ini kemudian menghasilkan sekitar 90%
Biodiesel dan 10% dari produk sampingan gliserin. Produk sampingan gliserin dapat digunakan
dalam sejumlah proses kimia lainnya untuk industri yang berbeda.

17. What is the text about?

A. The process of making Biodiesel
B. The use of the Biodiesel.
C. The advantage of using the Biodiesel.
D. The benefit of producing the Biodiesel.
E. The development of the Biodiesel product.
18. What are interchanged in the process of ester interchange?
A. The three fatty acids with the glycerin molecules.
B. The glycerin molecule with three methanol molecules
C. Methanol with the three fatty acids.
D. Vegetable oil with methanol
E. Methanol and alkaline catalyst.
19. According to the text, one of the advantages in using biodiesel is…
A. it is cheap.
B. it only uses vegetable oil.
C. it uses replaceable materials.
D. it can be done in small industry.
E. it gives less pollution than petroleum
20. “The process for converting vegetable oil…”(Paragraph 3). The word “converting” is closest
in meaning to…
A. Producing
B. Separating
C. Attaching
D. Processing
E. Changing

Teks Explanation 6
A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually
causes great suffering and loss of a large sum of money. The casualties are injured or died.
Some people are homeless and need medical care.
Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or streams overflow their banks and pour onto the
surrounding land. Floods are caused by many different things. Often heavy rainstorms that last
for a brief can cause a flood. But not all heavy storms are followed by flooding. If the
surrounding land is flat and can absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If, however, the land is
hard and rocky, heavy rain cannot be absorbed. Where the banks are low, a river may overflow
and flood adjacent lowland.
In many part of the world flood are caused by tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons.
They bring destructive winds of high speed, torrents of rain, and flooding. When a flood occurs,
the destruction to surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes
swept away by water pouring swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and uprooted from
their beds. Highways are washed away.
When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps
were invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed
a human chain from the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to hand
to be poured on the flames.
The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where it happened. In the country or a small
village, only a single house might burn down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroyed whole
blocks and neighborhoods before being controlled. (Soal UN SMA/MA IPA 2011/2012)

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Bencana alam adalah kecelakaan yang mengerikan, misalnya banjir besar, kebakaran besar
atau gempa bumi. Biasanya menyebabkan penderitaan besar dan kehilangan sejumlah besar
uang. Korban terluka atau meninggal. Beberapa orang kehilangan tempat tinggal dan
membutuhkan perawatan medis.
Banjir terjadi ketika air sungai, danau, atau sungai meluap dan mengalir ke tanah di sekitarnya.
Banjir disebabkan oleh banyak hal yang berbeda. Sering badai hujan deras yang berlangsung
singkat bisa menyebabkan banjir. Namun tidak semua badai berat diikuti oleh banjir. Jika tanah
di sekitarnya datar dan dapat menyerap air, tidak akan terjadi banjir. Namun, jika tanahnya
keras dan berbatu, hujan deras tidak dapat diserap. Di mana bank-bank rendah, sungai
mungkin meluap dan membanjiri dataran rendah yang berdekatan.
Di banyak bagian dunia, banjir disebabkan oleh badai tropis yang disebut angin topan atau
topan. Mereka membawa angin yang merusak dengan kecepatan tinggi, hujan deras, dan
banjir. Ketika banjir terjadi, perusakan terhadap tanah di sekitarnya bisa parah. Seluruh desa
dan kota terkadang tersapu oleh air yang mengalir deras di atas tanah. Jalur kereta api diblokir
dan dijebol dari tempat tidur mereka. Jalan raya tersapu bersih.
Ketika sebuah bangunan terbakar, para petugas pemadam menembak untuk membantu
pertempuran kobaran api. Sebelum pompa ditemukan, orang membentuk brigade ember untuk
melawan kebakaran. Berdiri berdampingan, mereka membentuk rantai manusia dari api ke
sumur atau sungai terdekat. Mereka melewati ember air dari tangan untuk dituangkan ke atas
api.
Kerusakan api sangat bergantung pada tempat terjadinya. Di negara atau desa kecil, hanya
satu rumah yang bisa terbakar. Namun di kota-kota yang padat, api sering menghancurkan
seluruh blok dan lingkungan sebelum dikontrol. (Soal UN SMA / MA IPA 2011/2012)

21. What can possibly prevent rivers and lakes from overflowing?
A. An absorbent bed.
B. A rocky surrounding.
C. A low land.
D. A high bank
E. A high road.
22. We know from the text that . . . .
A. River can sweep heavy flood
B. People can make money from flood
C. The destruction by flood is always less severe
D. Water flood is absorbed by land
E. Typhoons caused heavy flood
23. We know from the text that . . . .
A. The pump is the only tool used by fire fighters now
B. The pump helps people to fight fires more efficiently
C. Fires in big cities are always very big
D. People no longer use buckets to control fire
E. Only firemen can control fires in crowded cities

Teks Explanation 7
The sense of taste is one of a person’s five senses. We taste with the help of taste-buds in the
tongue.
There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All other tastes are just
mixtures of two or more of these main types.
The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-buds (or cells). These are
connected to the brain by special nerves which send the so-called ‘tastes messages.
When the tongue comes into contact with food of any kind, the taste-buds will pick up the taste.
The nerves then send a message to the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All this
happens in just a few seconds.
There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only a particular taste. These
four groups are located in different parts of the tongue.
The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes are found round the tip of the tongue and along its
sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at the sides of the tongue. The taste-buds of the bitter
taste are found at the innermost edge of the tongue. There are taste-buds at the centre of the
tongue.
The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of food increases its taste.
Similarly, attractive colours can make food appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not
smell good or is dull-coloured, it will look tasty and may not taste good at all.
Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive. Food that is too hot or too
cold, when placed in the mouth, will have no tastes at all.

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Indera perasa adalah salah satu dari lima indra seseorang. Kami merasakan dengan bantuan
lidah-lidah di lidah.
Ada empat jenis rasa utama: manis, asam, asin, dan pahit. Semua rasa lainnya hanyalah
campuran dari dua atau lebih dari jenis-jenis utama ini.
Permukaan lidah memiliki lebih dari lima belas ribu pengecap (atau sel). Ini terhubung ke otak
oleh saraf khusus yang mengirim apa yang disebut ‘pesan rasa.
Saat lidah bersentuhan dengan makanan apa pun, tunas rasa akan menangkap rasanya. Saraf
kemudian mengirim pesan ke otak. Ini akan membuat kita sadar akan rasanya. Semua ini
terjadi hanya dalam beberapa detik.
Ada empat jenis indera pengecap, yang masing-masing sensitif hanya pada rasa tertentu.
Keempat kelompok ini terletak di berbagai bagian lidah.
Piring-selera untuk rasa asin dan manis ditemukan di sekitar ujung lidah dan di sepanjang
sisinya. Rasa asam dapat diambil hanya di sisi lidah. Rasa pahit dari rasa pahit ditemukan di
ujung lidah terdalam. Ada lidah-lidah di tengah lidah.
Indera penciuman dan penglihatan bisa memengaruhi selera. Bau makanan yang baik
meningkatkan rasanya. Sama halnya, warna yang menarik bisa membuat makanan tampak
lebih lezat dan lebih lezat. Jika makanan tidak beraroma baik atau berwarna kusam, makanan
akan terlihat lezat dan tidak enak rasanya.
Sensasi yang sangat panas atau dingin dapat membuat pucuk peka tidak sensitif. Makanan
yang terlalu panas atau terlalu dingin, ketika ditempatkan di mulut, tidak akan memiliki selera
sama sekali.

24. We can taste any kind of food because of ……..

A. the good smell of food
B. the four main kinds of taste
C. the taste-buds in the tongue
D. the senses of smell and sight
E. the taste-buds round the tip of the tongue
25. When we eat very hot or cold food ……..
A. the food will lose its taste
B. the food won’t smell good
C. the taste of the food increases
D. the taste-buds will be sensitive
E. the taste-buds will be very, responsive
26. The senses of smell and sight ……..
A. increase the taste of the food
B. affect the taste of the food
C. make food more delicious
D. make the food look good
E. make the food attractive
27. The purpose of the text is ……..
A. to explain how we can taste any food in the mouth
B. to give a report about the sense of taste
C. to inform how important the tongue is
D. to describe the use of the tongue
E. to tell the taste of the food

Teks Explanation 8
A cell phone is a great gadget in this modern world. What is a cell phone? A cell phone is
actually a radio in certain way. Like a radio, by a cell phone we can communicate to other
people in real time. Million people use cell phone for their communication. Even nowadays,
people use cell phones to communicate in voice, written and data. Alexander Graham Bell is the
person who make great change in the way people communicate to each other. He invented a
telephone in 1876. While wireless radio was formally known in 18994 presented by Guglielmo
Marconi. By these two technologies, then a cell phone was born. However do you know how
actually cell phones work?
This short explanation on how a cell phone work is really wonderful. A cell phone or in long term
“cellular telephone’ works by transmitting signals of radio to towers of cellular. The towers are
networked to a central switching station. The connection usually uses wire, fiber optic-cables, or
microwave.
Then the central switching station which handles calls in certain given area is directed
connected to the wire-based telephone system. Cellulars are pick up by the towers and relayed
to another cellular telephone user or the user of wire-based telephone network.
the towers vary in the capacity and capability to receive signals. Some can receive the signal
from short distance and the others can receive more distance. However, there are usually more
than one tower in certain given area so that the system can handle the increasing telephone
traffic.

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Ponsel adalah gadget hebat di dunia modern ini. Apa itu ponsel? Ponsel sebenarnya adalah
radio dengan cara tertentu. Seperti radio, melalui telepon seluler kita dapat berkomunikasi
dengan orang lain secara real time. Jutaan orang menggunakan ponsel untuk komunikasi
mereka. Bahkan saat ini, orang menggunakan ponsel untuk berkomunikasi dalam suara, tertulis
dan data. Alexander Graham Bell adalah orang yang membuat perubahan besar dalam cara
orang berkomunikasi satu sama lain. Dia menemukan telepon pada tahun 1876. Sementara
radio nirkabel secara resmi dikenal pada 18994 yang disajikan oleh Guglielmo Marconi. Dengan
dua teknologi ini, kemudian ponsel lahir. Namun tahukah Anda bagaimana sebenarnya ponsel
bekerja?
Penjelasan singkat tentang bagaimana cara kerja ponsel benar-benar indah. Sebuah telepon
seluler atau dalam “telepon seluler” jangka panjang bekerja dengan mengirimkan sinyal radio ke
menara-menara seluler. Menara-menara tersebut dihubungkan ke pusat stasiun switching.
Sambungan biasanya menggunakan kawat, kabel serat optik, atau gelombang mikro.
Kemudian stasiun sentral switching yang menangani panggilan di area tertentu yang diberikan
diarahkan terhubung ke sistem telepon berbasis kawat. Cellulars diambil oleh menara dan
diteruskan ke pengguna telepon seluler lain atau pengguna jaringan telepon berbasis kawat.
menara bervariasi dalam kapasitas dan kemampuan untuk menerima sinyal. Beberapa dapat
menerima sinyal dari jarak dekat dan yang lain dapat menerima jarak yang lebih jauh. Namun,
biasanya ada lebih dari satu menara di area tertentu sehingga sistem dapat menangani
peningkatan lalu lintas telepon.

28. What the main idea of paragraph three …

A. How to use the telephone
B. The founder of telephone
C. The part of telephone
D. Function of telephone
E. How to make the telephone
29. What is cell phone …
A. Cell phone is an object can movement
B. Cell phone is general object
C. Cell phone is a contraption thing
D. A cell phone is actually a radio in certain way
E. Cell phone is Graham Bells’ founder
30. How telephone celluler work …
A. By signal radio
B. By battery
C. By user
D. By GPS Signal
E. By transmitting signal
31. Who the telephone celluler founder …
A. Graham bells
B. Guiglemo Marconi
C. Wilbur O’Wright
D. Antonio Meucci
E. BJ Habibie
32. What the text about …
A. The telephone founder
B. The part of telephone
C. The history of telephone
D. How telephone work
E. How much the telephone
33. History … by Ani today
A. Will learn
B. Will learnt
C. Would learnt
D. Have learnt
E. Has learnt
34. I hadn’t … brookfast when you call me
A. Already
B. Have
C. Done
D. Just
E. Has
35. The car … driven by The person who laughing
A. Will
B. Is being
C. Was being
D. Has been
E. Will be
36. My cat … their fish today
A. Eats
B. Will ate
C. Has eat
D. Eaten
E. Eat
37. Your meal hasn’t been …
A. Finish
B. Finished
C. Finishing
D. Finishs
E. Did

Teks Explanation 9
Silkworms live for only two or three days after laying eggs. About 36,000 to 50,000 eggs are
laid, and these are carefully stored at the silkworm farm until they are ready to hatch. The eggs
hatch into caterpillars, which feed on mulberry leaves. Soon, the caterpillars are ready to spin
their cocoons. Not all caterpillars can spin silk cocoons. Only the caterpillars of a silkworm moth
known as ‘Bombyx mari’ can do such spinning. This caterpillar has special glands which secrete
liquid silk through its lower lip. The liquid produced later hardens to form tine strands.
The caterpillar makes its cocoons using these strands. The threads on the outside of the cocoon
are rough, while those inside are soft and smooth.
Some fully-spun cocoons are heated. This kills the pupa inside. The cocoons are then put into
hot water to loosen the fine threads. Finally, these threads are reeled off the cocoons.
The length of unbroken thread produced by a single cocoon measures about one-and-a-half
kilometers. Being twisted together several of these threads make single woven materials.

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Ulat sutra hidup hanya dua atau tiga hari setelah bertelur. Sekitar 36.000 hingga 50.000 telur
diletakkan, dan ini disimpan dengan hati-hati di peternakan ulat sutera sampai mereka siap
menetas. Telur menetas menjadi ulat, yang memakan daun murbei. Segera, ulat siap memutar
kepompong mereka. Tidak semua ulat dapat memutar kepompong sutera. Hanya ulat ngengat
ulat sutera yang dikenal sebagai ‘Bombyx mari’ yang bisa melakukan pemintalan seperti itu.
Ulat ini memiliki kelenjar khusus yang mengeluarkan sutra cair melalui bibir bawahnya. Cairan
yang dihasilkan kemudian mengeras membentuk untaian tine.
Ulat membuat kepompongnya menggunakan untaian ini. Benang di bagian luar kepompong
kasar, sedangkan yang di dalam lembut dan halus.
Beberapa kepompong sepenuhnya dipanaskan. Ini membunuh pupa di dalam. Kepompong
kemudian dimasukkan ke dalam air panas untuk melonggarkan benang halus. Akhirnya,
benang-benang ini digulung dari kepompong.
Panjang benang tak terputus yang dihasilkan oleh satu kepompong berukuran sekitar satu
setengah kilometer. Diputar bersama beberapa benang ini membuat bahan tenunan tunggal.

38. What is the purpose of the text ……..

A. To persuade readers to buy silk.
B. To put silk into different categories.
C. To entertain readers with the knowledge.
D. To present some points of view about silk.
E. To describe how silk comes into existence.
39. How are the threads on the outside of the cocoon ……..
A. Fine.
B. Soft.
C. Rough.
D. Strong.
E. Smooth.
40. What are mulberry leaves for ……..
A. Feeding caterpillars
B. Spinning cocoons.
C. Storing threads.
D. Hatching eggs.
E. Laying eggs.

Teks Explanation 10
A geyser is the result of underground water under the combined conditions of high temperatures
and increased pressure beneath the surface of the earth. Since temperature rises approximately
1 F for every sixty feet under the earth’s surface, and pressure increases with depth, the water
that seeps down in crack and fissures until it reaches very hot rock in the earth interior becomes
heated to temperature in excess of 290 F. Because of the greater pressure, the water shoots
out of the surface in the form of steam and hot water. The result is a geyser. In order to function,
then a geyser must have a source of heat, reservoir where water can be stored until the
temperature rises to an unstable point, an opening through which the hot water and steam can
escape, and underground channels for resupplying water after an eruption.
Favorable conditions for geyser exist in some regions of the world including New Zealand,
Iceland, and the Yellowstone National Park area of the United States. The most famous geyser
in the world is Old Faithfull in Yellow Park. Old Faithfull erupts almost every hour, rising to a
height of 125 to 170 feet and expelling more than ten thousand gallons during each eruption.

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Geyser adalah hasil dari air bawah tanah di bawah kondisi gabungan suhu tinggi dan
peningkatan tekanan di bawah permukaan bumi. Karena suhu naik sekitar 1 F untuk setiap
enam puluh kaki di bawah permukaan bumi, dan tekanan meningkat dengan kedalaman, air
yang merembes ke dalam retakan dan celah sampai mencapai batu yang sangat panas di
interior bumi menjadi dipanaskan sampai suhu lebih dari 290 F. Karena tekanan yang lebih
besar, air menyembur keluar dari permukaan dalam bentuk uap dan air panas. Hasilnya adalah
geyser. Agar berfungsi, maka geyser harus memiliki sumber panas, waduk di mana air dapat
disimpan sampai suhu naik ke titik yang tidak stabil, suatu pembukaan melalui mana air panas
dan uap dapat melarikan diri, dan saluran bawah tanah untuk memasok air setelah letusan.
Kondisi yang menguntungkan untuk geyser ada di beberapa wilayah dunia termasuk Selandia
Baru, Islandia, dan kawasan Taman Nasional Yellowstone di Amerika Serikat. Geyser paling
terkenal di dunia adalah Old Faithfull in Yellow Park. Old Faithfull meletus hampir setiap jam,
naik ke ketinggian 125 hingga 170 kaki dan mengeluarkan lebih dari sepuluh ribu galon selama
setiap letusan.

41. How geyser is produced?

A. By the rise of temperature pressure functioning hot steam.
B. From a huge tension of heated water that coming out from the earth crack.
C. From the heated temperature in earth crack that absorbing water.
D. From the temperature and absorbed water that occurs on earth surface.
E. By the hot water and temperature of hot rock that occurs on earth surface
42. Steam and hot water shoot out of the surface because of ….
A. hot rock and water
B. temperature and pressure
C. greater pressure
D. high temperature and increased pressure
E. underground temperature and increased pressure
43. Reservoir where the water can be stored will be after eruption and resupplying again …..
A. hot
B. narrow
C. open
D. empty
E. unstable
44. “… and expelling more than ten thousand gallons during each eruption.” (Paragraph 2). The
word “expelling” is closest in meaning to ….
A. heating
B. melting
C. wasting
D. supplying
E. discharging

Teks Explanation 11
A kite is an object which is made from a light material stretched over a frame. Due to its light
material a kite will lift off the ground and fly when it is tilted into the wind.
A kite is uses wind to make it fly because it is heavier than air. When wind travels over the
surface of the kite, it is split into two streams of air. One stream of the air goes over the kite
while the second stream goes under the kite.
The upper stream above the kite. The lower stream hits the kite at a shallow angle and creates
an area of high pressure.
The high pressure area has a pushing effect while the low pressure area has a pulling effect.
The combination of push and pull can creates enough force to lift the kite into the air.
Kites have been known for thousand of years. They are used for military or scientific purposes.
Todays kites are much used for leisure and competition.

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Layang-layang adalah benda yang terbuat dari bahan ringan yang membentang di atas bingkai.
Karena bahannya yang ringan, layang-layang akan terangkat dari tanah dan terbang ketika ia
miring ke angin.
Layang-layang menggunakan angin untuk membuatnya terbang karena lebih berat daripada
udara. Ketika angin bergerak di atas permukaan layang-layang, itu terbagi menjadi dua aliran
udara. Satu aliran udara melewati layang-layang sementara aliran kedua mengalir di bawah
layang-layang.
Aliran atas di atas layang-layang. Aliran bawah menyentuh layang-layang pada sudut dangkal
dan menciptakan area tekanan tinggi.
Area bertekanan tinggi memiliki efek dorongan sementara area bertekanan rendah memiliki
efek menarik. Kombinasi push dan pull dapat menciptakan kekuatan yang cukup untuk
mengangkat layang-layang ke udara.
Layang-layang telah dikenal selama ribuan tahun. Mereka digunakan untuk tujuan militer atau
ilmiah. Layang-layang saat ini banyak digunakan untuk rekreasi dan kompetisi.

45. What media which use by kite to fly?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Ground
D. Light
E. Wind
46. How many stream of air if we want the kite flying?
A. Two
B. One
C. Four
D. Three
E. There is no stream
47. The first Word of “ it” at the first line of paraghraph two refers to
A. Wind
B. Air
C. Kite
D. Frame
E. Fly
48. What is the function of the upper stream?
A. hits the kite at a shallow angle
B. creates an area of high pressure
C. creates an area of middle pressure
D. creates an area of low pressure
E. give space for kite to fly
49. Bassed on the text, what is the function of kite at past?
A. Used for competition
B. Used for military
C. Used for sent message
D. Used for sent money
E. Used for keep home for annoying evil

Teks Explanation 12
Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other air
pollutants dissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid rain may have a pH
value as low as 2.8.
Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. Certain lakes, for example, have lost
all fish and plant life because of acid rain.
Acid rain comes from sulfur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make sulfur dioxide (SO2 ).
Most sulfur leaves factory chimneys as the gaseous sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) and most nitrogen are
also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2 ), both of which are gasses. The gasses
may be dry deposited–absorbed directly by the land, by lakes or by the surface vegetation. If
they are in the atmosphere for anytime, the gasses will oxidize (gain an oxygen atom) and go
into solution as acids. Sulphuric acid (H2 SO4 ) and the nitrogen oxides will become nitric acid
(HNO3 ). The acids usually dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great distances before
being precipitated as acid rain.
Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and ammonium help promote the formation of
acids in clouds. More ammonium (NH4 ) can be formed when some of the acids are partially
neutralized by airborne ammonia (NH3 ). Acidification increases with the number of active
hydrogen (H+) ions dissolved in acid. Hydrocarbons emitted by, for example, car exhausts will
react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides to produce ozone. Although it is invaluable in the
atmosphere, low-level ozone causes respiratory problems and also hastens the formation of
acid rain. When acid rain falls on the ground it dissolves and liberates heavy metals and
aluminum (Al). When it is washed into lakes, aluminum irritates the outer surfaces of many fish.
As acid rain falls or drains into the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer the effect of acid
rain through damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and through the increased
amounts of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil microorganisms.

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Hujan asam adalah hujan yang sangat asam karena sulfur oksida, nitrogen oksida, dan polutan
udara lainnya terlarut di dalamnya. Hujan normal sedikit asam, dengan pH 6. Hujan asam
mungkin memiliki nilai pH serendah 2,8.
Hujan asam dapat sangat merusak kehidupan tanaman dan hewan. Danau tertentu, misalnya,
telah kehilangan semua ikan dan tanaman hidup karena hujan asam.
Hujan asam berasal dari belerang dalam batu bara dan minyak. Ketika mereka terbakar,
mereka membuat sulfur dioksida (SO2). Sebagian besar sulfur meninggalkan cerobong pabrik
sebagai gas sulfur dioksida (SO2) dan sebagian besar nitrogen juga dipancarkan sebagai salah
satu nitrogen oksida (NO atau NO2), keduanya adalah gas. Gas-gasnya dapat didepositkan
secara kering — diserap langsung oleh tanah, oleh danau atau oleh vegetasi permukaan. Jika
mereka berada di atmosfer kapan saja, gas akan mengoksidasi (mendapatkan atom oksigen)
dan masuk ke dalam larutan sebagai asam. Asam sulfat (H2 SO4) dan nitrogen oksida akan
menjadi asam nitrat (HNO3). Asam biasanya larut dalam tetesan awan dan dapat melakukan
perjalanan jauh sebelum diendapkan sebagai hujan asam.
Katalis seperti hidrogen peroksida, ozon, dan amonium membantu mempromosikan
pembentukan asam di awan. Lebih ammonium (NH4) dapat terbentuk ketika beberapa asam
sebagian dinetralkan oleh amonia udara (NH3). Pengasaman meningkat dengan jumlah ion
hidrogen aktif (H +) yang terlarut dalam asam. Hidrokarbon yang dipancarkan oleh, misalnya,
knalpot mobil akan bereaksi di bawah sinar matahari dengan nitrogen oksida untuk
menghasilkan ozon. Meskipun sangat berharga di atmosfer, ozon tingkat rendah menyebabkan
masalah pernapasan dan juga mempercepat pembentukan hujan asam. Ketika hujan asam
jatuh ke tanah itu melarutkan dan membebaskan logam berat dan aluminium (Al). Ketika dicuci
ke danau, aluminium mengiritasi permukaan luar banyak ikan. Ketika hujan asam turun atau
mengalir ke danau, pH danau turun. Hutan menderita efek hujan asam melalui kerusakan daun,
melalui hilangnya nutrisi penting, dan melalui peningkatan jumlah logam beracun yang
dibebaskan oleh asam, yang merusak akar dan mikroorganisme tanah.

50. What is the text mainly about?

A. The definition of acid rain
B. The process of acid rain
C. The effect of acid rain
D. Acid rain
E. Rain
51. The acid of normal rain is .… then the acid rain
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Denser
D. Severer
E. The same
52. What is the result of the burning of the coal and oil?
A. Ammonium
B. Nitric acid
C. Sulphuric acid
D. Sulfur dioxide
E. Airborne ammonia
53. The sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides will …. in the air.
A. Be absorbed directly by the vegetation
B. Dissolved in the lake water and land
C. Emit another sulfur gas
D. Radiate an oxygen atom
E. Gain an oxygen atom
54. Which of the following is not true about acid rain?
A. It contains lower pH than the normal rain
B. It has higher pH than the normal rain
C. It can damage animal and plant life
D. It contains dangerous gasses
E. It endangers water life
55. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To report the acid rain in general
B. To explain the process of acid rain
C. To persuade the reader to prevent acid rain
D. To discuss the danger of acid rain in the air
E. To present two different opinions on acid rain process