Readi

ngCompr
ehensi
onPassage1

Rober tMoogwasanAmer i
caninventorwhodevelopedt heMoogSy nthesizer.Itwasoneoft he
fi
rstsy nthesizerstogai nwidespreaduseasamusi calinst
rument .Moog’ssy nthesizerswerean
i
mpor t
antpaLi neofmusi cali
nnov ati
oninrockandj azzmusi cinthe1960sand1970s.Rober t
ArthurMoogwasbor ninQueens,abor oughofNew Yor kCi t
y75y earsago.Hebecame
fascinatedwi thelectroni
csasat eenager,par
ti
cularlyanear lyelectronicmusi ci nstrument
call
edt het heremin.Moogst udiedphy si
candel ect r
icalengineeri
ngatQueensCol legeand
Columbi aUni versi
ty,bothinNew Yor kCityandl aterreceiv
edaPh. D.i nengi neeri
ngphy sic
CornelUni versit
yinI thaca,New Yor k.In1954,whi l
est i
llanunder graduat estudent ,Moog
formedhi sowncompanyt osellthereminsandtheremi nkit
s.

Soonaf ter,Moogbeganwor kingonakey boardinstrumentthatcouldrepli

cat ethesoundof
anymusi calinst
rumentel ectr
oni call
y.Workingwi
thAmer i
cancomposerHer ber tDeutsch,Moog
i
ntroducedt heprototy
peMoogSy nthesi
zerataconv enti
onin1964.Thedev icerepresenteda
si
gnifi
cant adv ance ov er pr evious elect
roni
c sy nthesi
zer because of it s use of new
semiconduct ortechnology ,whi ch made i tsmallerand considerabl
ycheapert han earl
ier
machines.TheMoog, asi twasknown, wassoonindemandbymusi cianall
ov erthewor ld.

In1964, Moogbeganacol laborati

onwi t
hAmer icancomposerandor ganistWalt
erCarl
os( now
WendyCar l
os),whorel
easedt hebest sel
li
ngel ectronicmusicalbum Switched-OnBachin1968.
Rockgr oupssuchast heBeat lesandYesandj azzmusi cianssuchasHer bieHancockand
ChickCor eabeganincorporati
ngMoogSy nthesizerintot
heirrecor
dings,at r
endthati
ncreased
when t he company introduced t he compactand por table Mi
nimoog i n 1970.A Moog
Synthesizerwasalsopromi nent
lyfeaturedont hesoundt racktothemov ieACl ockwor
kOr ange
i
n1971.Ency cl
opedi
aofWor ldBiography,2008

1.Thewor
d“pr
omi
nent
ly”i
npar
agr
aph3caneasi
l
yber
epl
acedby…•

(
A)si
gni
fi
cant
ly

(
B)per
fect
ly

(
C)accur
atel
y

(
D)excel
l
ent
ly•

Jawab:(
A)signi
fi
cant
lyKey
word:feat
uredonPembahasan:•pr
ominentl
y=si
gni
fi
cant
ly=
menonj
ol•perf
ect
ly=sempurna•accurat
ely=akur
at•excel
l
ent
ly=baik•

2.Thepassagedescr
ibest
her
emi
nasa/
an…

(
A)pr
otot
ypeofMoogSy
nthesi
zer

(
B)i
nit
ial
elect
roni
cmusi
cinst
rument

(
C)musi
cal
inst
rumentt
orepl
i
cat
ethesound

(
D)i
nst
rumentofel
ect
roni
ctoo

l•Jawab:(
B)i
nit
ialelectr
onicmusi
cinstr
umentKeyword:
inst
rumentcal
ledt
her
emin
Pembahasan:
Ini
tialelect
roni
cmusicinst
rument
.Dapatdi
li
hatpadabacaan‘
par
ti
cul
arl
yon
ear
lyel
ect
roni
cmusi
cinst
rumentcal
l
edt
her
emi
n.

3.Thepr
onoun“
it
”par
agr
aph2r
efer
sto…

(
A)el
ect
roni
csy
nthesi
zer

(
B)akey
boar
dinst
rument

(
C)pr
otot
ypeofMoogSy
nthesi
zer

(
D)newsemi
conduct
ort
echnol
ogy

:(
C)protot
ypeofMoogSynt
hesi
zerKeyword:
int
oducedyheprot
oty
pePembahasan:Pr
ototype
ofMoogSy nt
hesi
zer
.Ji
kadi
li
hatdar
ibacaanpadaparagr
af3,
Moogmemperkenalkansebuah
prot
oty
peMoogSy nt
hesi
zer
.•

4.Accor
dingt
othepassage,
all
oft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
etr
ueaboutTheMoog,
EXCEPT…

(
A)i
twasi
nvent
edbyRober
tMoog

(
B)i
twasf
ir
sti
ntr
oducedi
n1964

(
C)i
tini
ti
atednewt
echnol
ogywhi
chwassmal
l
erandcheapert
hanpr
evi
ous

(
D)i
twast
hef
ir
stsy
nthesi
zeri
nthewor
ld•

Jawab:(D)i
twasthefi
rstsy
nthesi
zerintheworldKeyword:madeitsmall
erandconsiderabl
y
thanPembahasan:i
twasthefi
rstsynt
hesizerI
ntheworld.Karenadal
am bacaanke-18-
19
dit
uli
skanbahwasebel
umnyasudahdiciptakanmesinsynthesi
zer“
whichmadei tsmall
erand
consi
derabl
ycheapert
hanearl
iermachine”.

5.Thepar
agr
aphf
oll
owi
ngt
hepassagemostl
i
kel
ydi
scusses…

(
A)col
l
abor
ati
onbet
weenTheMoogandot
hermusi
cians

(
B)t
hedescr
ipt
ionofcompactandpor
tabl
eMi
niMoog

(
C)t
hei
mpr
ovementofMoogSy
nthesi
zer

(
D)t
rendi
nthemusi
cindust
ryaboutsy
nthesi
zer•

Jawab: (
C)thei
mprovementofMoogSy nt
hesi
zerKeyword:MooSythesi
zerwasalso
prominentl
yPembahasan:Yangpal
ingmungki
ndibahasdal
am par
agrafsel
anj
utny
aadal
aht
he
i
mpr ovementofMoogsy nt
hesi
zer.

6.Themai
nideaofpar
agr
apht
hreei
s…

(
A)t
heMoog’
scol
l
abor
ati
oni
nmusi
cfi
eld

(
B)t
heMoogi
nthemov
iesoundt
rack

(
C)t
hei
ntr
oduct
ionofMi
nimoog

(
D)t
hecol
l
abor
ati
onofTheMoogwi
thmusi
cgr
oups
Jawab:(A)theMoog’scoll
aborati
oninmusicfi
eldKeyword:Moogbeganacoll
aborat
ion
Pembahasan:theMoog’scoll
aborati
oninmusicfi
eld.Dal
am bacaandi
tul
i
skanbahwaMoog
mulai
berkol
aborasi
denganber bagaimusi
sidalam ber
bagai
genremusik.

Readi
ngCompr
ehensi
onPassage2

Thr
oughouthistory,peoplehav ebeenthev icti
m ofpickpockets.Today,pi
ckpocketi
ngisthe
oneofthemostr apidl
yincreasi
ngcr i
mes.Pickpocketsareincr
easinginnumberanddev el
opi
ng
bet
termethodst oLinepracticethei
rskil
l.Approxi
mat el
yonemi l
l
ionAmer i
canslosemoneyto
pi
ckpocket
sev eryy ear,andnonei sreall
ysaf efrom aski l
ledpickpockets.Hisvi
cti
ms,or
‘
marks’astheyarecalled,canber i
chorpoor, y
oungorol d.

Duri
ngt heeight
eenthcentury,pickpocketswer ehangedi nEngland,largecrowdsofpeopl e
wouldgat herwatcht hehanging,whichwassupposedt obeawar ningt ootherpi
ckpockets.
Howev er,intimet hepracti
cewasdi scont
inued.Ther eason:whil
epeopl ewereattent
ively
watching the hanging ofa pi ckpockets,otherpickpockets ski
ll
full
y stol
et he money of
spectators.

Poli
ceoffi
cialsaythatt
hemosteffi
cientpickpocket
scomefrom SouthAmeri
ca.Manyoft hese
expertpi
ckpocketsar etr
ainedi
nspeci alschoolcall
ed‘Ji
ngl
eBel lSchool
s’
.A pickpocket’
s
graduat
efrom J.B.Swhenhei sabletostealawal l
etf
rom adr
essesdummy( mannequi
n)that
hasbell
sinsideit
spockets.

Ev enthemostwel ldressed,respectablepersonmaybeapi ckpocket.Someoft hefavori

te
placesofpi
ckpocket sarebanks, ai
rports,r
acetr
ack,supermar
kets,el
evator
s, andtrainandbus
stati
ons.Oftent
imesapi ckpocketwillworkwi thanotherpi
ckpocketsashi spartner.Another
ki
ndofpi ckpocketswor ksout sideori nsi
debar sandspeciali
zei nsteal
ingf r
om womeni s
call
eda‘pursesnatcher’.

Toavoi
dbeingthevi
cti
m ofapickpocket
,it
’si
mpor
tantt
obev
erycaut
iousandal
ertwheni
n
themi
dstofl
argegat
heri
ngoft
hepeopl e.

7.Thebestt
it
lef
ort
hepassagewoul
dbe…

(
A)Pi
ckpocket
sar
ewel
ldr
essed

(
B)Ji
ngl
eBel
lSchool
s

(
C)Pi
ckpocket
s

(
D)Thehangi
ngofpi
ckpocket
s

Jawab: (
C)Pickpocket
sKeyword:hav
ebeent hevi
cti
m ofpi
ckcpocket
sPembahasan:
Kesel
uruhanbacaandiatasber
isi
tentangpi
ckpocket(
pencopet
).

8.Thehangi
ngofpi
ckpocket
swer
enotcont
inuedbecause…

(
A)t
heywer
elar
gecr
owdofpeopl
e

(
B)i
twasagai
nsthumani
ty

(
C)t
hepol
i
cewer
enotatt
hehangi
ng
(
D)i
twasnotef
fect
ivet
ost
oppi
ckpocket
ing

:(D)i
twasnoteff
ect
ivetostoppi ckpocketi
ngKeyword:ot
herpi
ckpocket
sskil
lf
ull
ystolet
he
moneyPembahasan:Padapar agraf2dijel
askanbahwaketi
kaparapencopetdi
gantung,
pencopety
anglai
nberaksi
di antarakerumunanpenonton.

9.Pi
ckpocket
ingi
s…cr
ime.

(
A)anol
d

(
B)amoder
n

(
C)at
empor
ary

(
D)acont
empor
ary•

Jawab:(
A)anol
dKeyword:
duri
ngthe18t
hcent
uryPembahasan:
Pencopet
anmer
upakan
kej
ahat
anlamasej
akabadke-
18.•

10.Thepassagement
ionst
hatpi
ckpocket
sst
eal
in/
from t
hef
oll
owi
ng,
except

(
A)cr
owdedpl
aces

(
B)t
heshops

(
C)dr
unkar
ds

(
D)women

Jawab:(
C)drunkar
dsKeyword:
hisv
icti
mscanberi
chorpoor
,youngorol
dPembahasan:
Ber
dasar
kanbacaan,dr
unkar
dti
dakdisebut
kan.

11.Sout
hAmer
icanspi
ckpocket
sar
ethemostef
fi
cientonesbecause…

(
A)t
heyar
ewel
l
-tr
ained

(
B)t
heyar
ehandsome

(
C)t
heyar
ewel
l
-dr
essed

(
D)t
heyar
erespect
abl
e

Jawab:(
A)theyar
ewell-
trai
nedKeyword:t
hemostef f
ici
entpi
ckpocket
scomef rom Sout
h
Ameri
caPembahasan:
Di AmerikaSeal
tant
erdapatsekol
ahuntukparapencopet
.

Readi
ngCompr
ehensi
onPassage3

Thecauseoft oothdecayi sacid,whichisproducedbybact eri

aint hemout h.Theacidremov es
mineralsfrom t
oot henamel ,all
owingtoothdecayt obegin;t
hesalivainyourmout hencour ages
remineral
izat
ionandLi neneut rali
zestheacid.Ther ateatwhichbact er
iainthemout hpr oduce
aci
ddependsont heamountofpl aqueont het eet
h,thecompositionoft hemi cr
obialfl
ora,and
whetherthebact eri
aoft hepl aquehavebeen“ pri
med”byf r
equentexposur et osugar.Tokeep
yourteethhealthy,aregulardentalhygi
enepr ogram shoul
dbef ol
lowed.
Remov i
ngplaquewi t
hat oothbrushanddent alfl
osst empor aril
yr educest henumbersof
bacteri
ainthemout handthusr educest oothdecay .Italsomakest hesur facesoftheteet
h
mor eaccessibl
e,enabli
ng sal
ivat o neutral
izeacid and remi neral
isel esions.Iffl
uori
deis
presentindr
inki
ngwaterwhent eetharef orming,somef l
uorideisincor poratedintot
heenamel
oftheteeth,
maki ngt
hem mor eresist
antt oattackbyacid.Fluoridetoot hpasteseemst oacti
n
anotherway,bypromoti
ngtheremi ner
alizati
onofearlycariouslesions.

Inadditiont oar egulardent alhy gieneprogram,agoodwayt okeepy ourt eethhealthyist o

reducey ouri nt
akeofsweetf ood.Thel eastcav i
ty-causi ngwayt oeatsweet si stohav ethem
withmeal sandnotbet ween.Thenumberoft imesy oueatsweet sratherthant hetotalamount
determineshow muchhar mf ulaci dthebact eriainy oursal i
vapr oduce.Butt heamountof
sweetsi nfl
uencest hequal i
tyofy oursali
va.Av oi
d,i fyoucan,st ickysweet st hatstayiny our
mout hal ongt i
me.Al sotrytobr ushandf l
ossy ourteethaf tereati
ngsugar yf oods.Evenr i
nsing
yourmout hwi t
hwat eriseffect i
ve.Whenev erpossi ble,eatf oodswit hfi
ber,suchasr awcar rot
sti
cks,appl es,cel
erysticks,etc.,thatscrapeoffpl aque, act
ingasat oothbrush.Cav i
ti
escanbe
greatl
yreducedi ftheser ul
esar ef oll
owedwheneat i
ngsweet s.

12.Whatdoest
hispassagemai
nlydi
scuss?

(
A)Goodnut
ri
ti
on

(
B)Foodwi
thf
iber

(
C)Way
stokeepy
ourt
eet
hheal
thy

(
D)Fl
uor
idi
zat
ionandcav
iti
es•

Jawab:(C)Waystokeepyourteethheal
thyKeywor
d:tokeepyourt
eet
hheal
thyPembahasan:
Bacaanter
sebutmembahastentangcaramenjagagi
giAndasehat(
Waystokeepyourt
eeth
heal
thy)
.

13.Accor
dingtothepassage,al
loft
hefol
l
owi
ngst
atement
saboutpl
aquear
etr
ueEXCEPT…•
(A)i
tconsi
stsofacidproduci
ngbact
eri
a

(
B)i
tisnotaf
fect
edbyeat
ingsweet
s

(
C)i
tcanber
emov
edf
rom t
eet
hbybr
ushi
ngandf
lossi
ng

(
D)i
treducest
heposi
ti
veef
fectofsal
i
va

Jawab: (
B)Iti
snotaff
ectedbyeati
ngsweet
sKey word:havebeenpri
medbyf requentexposur
e
tosugarPembahasan:Perny
ataant
ent
angplakberdasarkanbacaant
ersebutkecual
i:“
Itisnot
aff
ectedbyeati
ngsweets.
”

14.Wecani
nferf
rom t
hepassaget
hatonebenef
itoff
luor
idet
oheal
thyt
eet
his…

(
A)I
tst
rengt
henst
oot
henamel

(
B)i
tst
imul
atessal
i
vapr
oduct
ion

(
C)i
tmakest
eet
hwhi
ter
(
D)I
tIsar
epl
acementf
orbr
ushi
ngandf
lossi
ngi
ndent
alcar
e•

Jawab:(
A)itstr
engthenstoothenamelKeywor
d:makingthem mor
eresi
stantt
oatt
arckbyadd
Pembahasan:Kit
abi samenyi
mpulkansatumanfaatdar
ifl
uori
deunt
ukgigi,
yai
tumemperkuat
enamelgi
gi(I
tstrengthenst
oothenamel.
)

15.Thewor
d“i
t”i
npar
agr
aph2r
efer
sto…

(
A)dent
alf
loss

(
B)bact
eri
a

(
C)r
emov
alofpl
aque

(
D)pl
aque

•Jawab:(
C)removalofplaqueKeywor
d:removingplaquePembahasan:
“it
”par
agr
afke2
menunj
ukkanremovalofplaque(
menghil
angkanplak).

16.Whatcanbeconcl
udedf
rom t
hepassageaboutsweet
s?

(
A)Al
lsweet
sshoul
dbeav
oided.

(
B)Sweet
sshoul
dbeeat
enwi
thcar
e.

(
C)I
tisbet
tert
oeatsweet
sal
i
ttl
eatat
imet
hroughoutt
heday
.

(
D)St
ickysweet
sar
elesshar
mful
thanot
hersweet
s.

•Jawab:(B)Sweet
sshouldbeeatenwithcare.Key
word:Av
oid,
ifyoucan,
sti
ckysweet
s
Pembahasan:Si
mpulant
entang“sweets”(per
men)adal
ahsweetsshoul
dbeeatenwit
hcar
e.
(Sweet
sharusdi
makandenganhat i
-hat
i)
.•

17.Thewor
d“scr
apeof
f”i
npar
agr
aph3i
scl
osesti
nmeani
ngt
o…

(
A)r
epel

(
B)r
ubt
oget
herwi
th

(
C)r
emov
e

(
D)di
ssol
ve

Jawab: (
C)removeKey word:
acti
ngasatoot
hbr
ushPembahasan:Kat
a“scr
apeoff
”y ang
ter
dekatdal
am ar
tiuntukremove.•r
epel
=mengusir•r
ubt
ogetherwit
h=gosokbersama-
samadengan•remov e=menghapus•dissol
ve=lar
ut

18.Accor
dingt
othepassage,
thev
alueofeat
ingf
oodswi
thf
iberi
sthat…

•(
A)t
heycont
ainVi
tami
nA

(
B)t
heyar
elessexpensi
vet
hanat
oot
hbr
ush

(
C)t
heyar
eabl
etor
emov
ethepl
aquef
rom y
ourt
eet
h
(
D)t
heycont
ainnosugar•

Jawab:(
C)theyareabletor
emovetheplaquefr
om yourt
eethKeyword:thatscrapeoffpl
aque
Pembahasan:Menurutbagi
ani
ni,ni
laimakanmakanandenganser
atadal ahbahwa“theyare
abl
etoremovetheplaquefr
om yourteet
h”(mer
ekamampumenghi langkanplakdarigigi
Anda).

19.Theauthoroft
hepassagest
atest
hatt
heamountofaci
dpr
oducedbyt
hebact
eri
ainy
our
sal
ivai
ncreases…

(
A)wi
tht
heamountofsweet
syoueat

(
B)wi
tht
henumberoft
imesy
oueatsweet
s

(
C)i
fyoueatsweet
swi
thy
ourmeal
s

(
D)i
fyoueatst
ickysweet
s

•Jawab: (
B)withthenumberoft i
mesy oueatsweetsKeyword:theamountofsweet s
i
nfluencesthequali
tyofyoursali
vaPembahasan:Jumlahasam y angdi
produksiol
ehbakt
eri
dalam ai
rli
urakanmeni ngkatsei
ri
ngdenganjumlahpermeny angdimakan.(wit
hthenumberof
ti
mesy oueatsweet s.
).