THIS IS TEXT FOR QUESTION NUMBER 1-2

People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early
and so inexorably that it’s easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding
their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impressive
accuracy—one plate, one knife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are
capable of noting that they have placed five knives, spoons and forks on the table and a bit later,
that this amounts to fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to
substraction. It seems almost reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island
at birth and retrieved seven years later, he or she could enter a second-grade mathematics class
without any serious problems of intellectual adjustment.
Of course, the truth isn’t so simple. In the twentieth century, the work of cognitive
psychologists illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress
depends. Children were observed as they slowly grasped--- or, as the case might be, bumped
into--- concepts that adults take for granted, as they refused, for instance, to concede that
quantity is unchanged as water pours from a short stout glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists
have since demonstrated that young children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report
the number of blue or red pencils but must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have
suggested that the rudiments of mathematics are mastered gradually and with effort. They have
also suggested that the very concept of abstract numbers—the idea of a oneness, a twoness, a
threeness that applies to any class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more
mathematically demanding than setting a table—is itself far from innate.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
a. Trends in teaching mathematics to children
b. The use of mathematics in child psychology
c. The development of mathematical ability in children
d. The fundamental concepts of mathematics that children must learn
2. According to the passage, when small children were asked to count a pile of red and blue
pencils they…
a. Counted the number of pencils of each color
b. Guessed at the total number of pencils
c. Counted only the pencils of their favorite color
d. Substracted the number of red pencils from the number of blue pencils
Hotels were among the earliest facilities that bound the United States together. They were
both creatures and creators of communities, as well as symptoms of the frenetic quest for
community. Even in the first part of the nineteenth century, Americans were already foring the
habit of gathering from all corners of the nation for both public and private, business and
pleasure, purposes. Convetions were the new occasions, and hotels were distinctively American
facilities making conventions possible. The first national convention of major party to choose a
candidate for president (that of the National Republican Party, which met on December 12, 1831,
and nominated Henry Clay for president) was held in Baltimore, at a hotel that was then reputed
to be the best in the country. The presence in Baltimore of Barnum’s city hotel, a six-story
building with two hundred appartments, helps explain why many other early national political
conventions were held there.
 In the longer run, Americal hotels made other national conventions not only possible but
pleasant and convivival. The growing custom of regularly assembling from afar the
representatives of all kinds of groups—not only for political conventions, but also for
commercial, professional, learned, and avocational ones—in turn supported the multiplying
hotels. By the mid-twentieth century, conventions accounted for over a third of the yearly room
occupancy of all hotels in the nation; about 18,000 different conventions were held annually with
a total attendance of about ten million persons.
Nineteenth-century American hotelkeepers, who were no longer the genial deferential
“hosts” of the eighteenth-century European inn, became leading citizens. Holding a large stake in
the community, they exercised power to make it prosper. As owners of managers of the local
“palace of the public,” they were makers and shapers of a principal community attraction.
Travelers from abroad were midly shocked by this high social position.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that early hotelkeepers in the United States were
a. Active politicians
b. European immigrants
c. Professional builders
d. Influential citizens
Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness, its originality of
perspective. Satire rarely offers original ideas. Instead, it presents the familiar in a new form.
Satirist don’t offer the world new philosophies. What they do is look at familiar conditions from
a perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish, harmful, or affected. Satire jars us out of
complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we unquestioningly
accept are false. Don quixote modest proposaldramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism.
None of these ideas is original. Chilvary was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the
claims of pure science before Aldous Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift. It
was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of
expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are
wholesome or ethically instructive. They are stimulating and refreshing because with
commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions. With spontaneous
irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into incongruous
juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude.
Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a
refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinous thinking,
cheap moralizing, and foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of
truth, though rarely to any action on behalf of truth. Satire tends to remind people that much of
what they see, hear, and read in popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental and only partially
true. Life resembles in only a slight degree the popular image of it. Soldiers rarely hold that
movies attribute to them, nor do ordinary citizens devote their lives to unselfish service of
humanity. Intelligent people know these things but tend to forget them when they don’t hear
them expressed.
4. Which of the following can be found in satiric literature
a. Newly emerging philosophies
b. Odd combinations of objects and ideas
 c. Abstract discussion of morals and ethnics
d. Wholesome characters who are unselfish

5. The Insan Cendekia, by B.J. Habibie, is a well-rated school that contains many of genius
students.
a. The establishment in 1996
b. Was established in 1996
c. Established in 1996
d. Who established
Read the following text and answer number 6-9
Pakistan’s houbara bird facing extinction
The indiscriminate hunting of endangered houbara bustard birds in Pakistan by rich hunting
parties from the Gulf nations have pushed the species toward extinction. The hunting was
initially banned by the Pakistani courts, but under continuous pressure from the provincial
governments of Sind, Baluchistan, and Punjab, as well as the federal government, recently the
courts lifted the ban on the hunting of this vulnerable species.
Some people in Pakistan have been advocate for sustainable hunting of the species instead
of a complete ban, but this is highly debatable. Reckless hunting for decades has pushed this
beautiful species toward extinction and it is now critically endangered in Pakistan. No reliable
or credible statistics on the population dynamics of the species are available either. Unless
specially protected by law, the species runs the risk of becoming extinct in the wild in the next
few decades.
Under these circumstances, the only logical approach to save the species from extinction in
the not-so-distant future is to immediately start comprehensive captive breeding program for the
species across the nation. If the captive breeding program runs successfully and produces an
appreciable number of chicks, then reintroduction programs could be initiated in their wild
habitats. Only after rebuilding the population for some time in the wild and allowing them to
breed naturally to reach a sustainable population could some restricted hunting be planned.
Currently, the low numbers have made this species vulnerable and with zero or poor monitoring,
sustainable hunting practices in Pakistan for this dwindling species will not work.
Game hunting works only when a stable population is achieved with strict monitoring on
the ratio of males to females hunted per season. If the females (no true statistics available) are
being taken out of the population through random hunting, the population is sure to pass through
a bottleneck in the wild habitat, with high vulnerability to eventual extinctionThe people of
Pakistan need to decide what is more important-a few petrodollars or protecting the biodiversity
of the nation.
Saikat Kumar Basu Lethbridge, Canada
6. What is the subject of the text?
a. the extinction of Pakistan‟s houbara bird
b. the hunting of Pakistan‟s houbara bird
c. the conservation of Pakistan‟s houbara bird
d. the protection of Pakistan‟s biodiversity
7. From the text, we know that the writer ....
a. enjoys hunting the houbara bird
b. advocates for sustainable houbara bird hunting
c. approves all kinds of houbara bird hunting
d. tries to persuade people to conserve houbara bird
8. According to the text, why does the writer want all kinds of houbara bird hunting be banned?
a. the population of houbara bird is getting smaller and smaller
b.the captivation of houbara bird has been unsuccessful
c. the houbara bird is difficult to catch
d the hunters are reckless
9. From the passage, we can conclude that people can resume hunting the houbara bird only … a
sustainable population is reached.
a. after b. when
c. because d. if
Galaxies are the major building blocks of the universe. A galaxy is a giant family of
many millions of stars, and it’s held together by its own gravitational field. Most of the material
in the universe is organized into galaxies of stars, together with gas and dust.
There are three main types of galaxies; spiral, elliptical, and irregular. The milky way is a
spiral galaxy; a flattish disc of stars with two spiral arms emerging from its central nucleus.
About one-quarter of all galaxies have this shape. Spiral galaxies are well supplied with the
interstellar gas in which new stars form; as the rotating spiral pattern sweeps around the galaxy,
it compresses gas and dust, triggering the formation of bright young stars in its arms. The
elliptical galaxies have a symmetrical, elliptical; or spheroidal shape with no obvious structure.
Most of their member stars are very old, and since ellipticals are devoid of interstellar gas, no
new stars are forming in them. The biggest and brightest galaxies in the universe are ellipticals
with masses of about 1013 times that of the sun; these giants may frequently be sources of strong
radio emission, in which case they are called radio galaxies. About two-thirds of all galaxies are
elliptical. Irregular galaxies comprise about one-tenth of all galaxies, and they come in many
subclasses.
 Measurement in space is quite different from measurement on Earth. Some terrestrial
distances can be expressed as intervals of time; the time to fly from one continent to another or
the time it takes to drive to work, for example. By comparison, with these familiar yardsticks, the
distances to the galaxies are incomprehensibly large, but they too are made more manageable by
using a time calibration, in this case, the distance that light travels in one year. On such a scale,
the nearest giant spiral galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy, is two million light years away. The most
distant luminous objects seen by telescopes are probably ten thousand million light years away.
Their light was already halfway here before the earth even formed. The light from the nearby
virgo galaxy set out when reptiles still dominated the animan world.
10. Why does the author mention the virgo galaxy and Andromeda galaxy in third
paragraph?
a. To describe the effect that distance has on visibility
b. To compare the ages of two relatively young galaxies
c. To emphasize the vast distances of the galaxies from earth
d. To explain why certain galaxies can’t be seen by telescope

Question Number 11-12

University of Cambridge
Do you plan to study abroad? Don't hesitate. Welcome to Cambridge University. Cambridge
University, an institution of higher education, is the second oldest university in Great Britain
after the University of Oxford. It is located in the city of Cambridge.
The University of Cambridge is a system of faculties, departments, and 31 independent colleges.
You know, although the colleges and the university are separate corporations, all are parts of an
integrated educational entity. The university examines candidates for degrees during their
residencies and at the conclusion of their studies. The colleges provide their students with
lodgings and meals, assign tutors, and offer social, cultural, and athletic activities. Every student
at the University of Cambridge is a member of a college.
Let's see its academic year. The academic year is divided into three terms of approximately eight
weeks each: Michaelmas (autumn), Lent (late winter), and Easter (spring). Students required to
study under supervisor are usually members of the college's faculties who maintain close
relationships with small groups of students in their charge and assist them in preparing for
university exams.

11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. The academic year is held in four seasons in a year.
b. Students in colleges are not members of the university
c. Students must not be in their residence during the terms.
d. The students of Cambridge University have holidays in summer.
12. "The colleges provide their students with lodgings and meals, assign tutors and offer ..."
(Paragraph 2).
The underlined word means ...
a. dormitories used for studying in groups
b. places offered for doing some business
c. houses needed for taking a rest
d. rooms rented to stay in
 The Hen with the Silver Eggs
One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. A few
days later to her surprise the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be
persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to
work again.
So the woman decided to make the hen eat more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only
result was that the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.

13. The hen died because it ...

a. was forced to lay eggs
b. ate too much
c. laid more eggs
d. was badly injured

14. I recently took a trip to New Hampshire and had what I would call my first genuine
experience hiking up a mountain. I've gone up hiking before but this was without a doubt the
best experience of my life. My friend, Sean and Madeline took some pictures during the trip. We
need 2 hours stright before we reached the summit. The strom clouds were heading right toward
us and you could actually see the rain falling from the cloud. It was like a wall of water moving
at an alarmingly ...(14) pace ready to engulf us.

a. fast c. long
b. strong d. broke

Question 15 to 17
In total, the plant has need of at least 16 elements, of which the most important are carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
The plan obtains carbon and hydrogen dioxide from the atmosphere; other nutrients are taken up
from the soil. Although the plant contains sodium, iodine, and cobalt, these are apparently not
essential. This is also true of silicon and alumunium.
Overall chemical analyses indicate that the total supply of nutrients in soils is usually high in
comparison with the requirements of crop plants. Much of this potential supply, however, is
bound tightly in forms that are not released to crops fast enough to give satisfactory growth.
Because of this, the farmer is interested in measuring the available nutrient supply as contrasted
to the total quantities.

15. Which of the following elements is not taken up from the soil?
a. Potassium c. Carbon
b. Magnesium d. Calcium
16. Why do farmers prefer considering the only available nutrients to the total quantities of
nutrient found in the soil? Because ...
a. chemical analyses indicate that the soil constrains all the nutrients needed
b. the nutrient are in the soil
c.most of the nutrients are bound in compounds
d. some of the nutrients are found in the atmosphere
 17. The topic of paragraph three is about ...
a. the result of chemical analyses
b. the requirements of crop plants
c. giving satisfactory growth to the plants
d. the abundant of nutrients in the soil

There are used to be a general feeling that computer games were bad for you, and books were
good. Now people are not so sure. Researchers have found that computer games, TV and internet
have become key factors in boosting children’s IQs up to levels never reached by past
generations.

It has been claimed that, in moderation, computer gaming is positively good for youngsters.
It requires positive qualities such as perseverance, fast thinking and rapid learning. However, it
seems that improvements in IQ may not last very long without continuing stimulation. The brain
seems to be like a muscle and requires repeated and vigorous exercise to stay fit and healthy.

Others argue that computers have only limited value. They fear that young people who spend
too much time playing computer games alone will never learn to think independently. They
claim that the danger with a computer is that doing repetitive tasks can actually reduce
intelligence.

18. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

a.      The change of people’s opinion about computer games.

b.      The arguments against computer games.
c.       The arguments for computer games.
d.      The key factors in boosting children’s IQ.
19. Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful paragraph!
1.      Being afraid Alya and Deby sat closely to each other.
2.      What a relief! The shadow was their camp leader doing an inspection.
3.      It was midnight, but Alya and Deby were still awake.
4.      Then, they saw a tall and big shadow outside their tent.
5.      They peeped outside through a small hole in the tent.
6.      Suddenly, they heard a soft voice outside.
7.      After the campfire, all the scouts enter their tents to have a rest, including Alya and
Deby.
A) 7 – 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 2
B) 7 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 6 – 1
C) 7 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 6 – 2
D) 7 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 6

COMPANY ACCOUNTANT
Expanding wholesaler satisfactory and office equipment requires:

o A responsible accountant for director to run smoothly the company finance with
good salary and good working condition for good applicant
 Apply with curriculum vitae to:
Mr. Dean

Office Equipment World and Efficiency Work

PO Box 36 Whistle Woods UK.

20. Apply with curriculum vitae to Mr. Dean

What information should the applicant include in it?
a. Experience in managing a company.
b. A statement of salary wanted.
c. A statement of responsibility.
d. A statement of education and work experience.s

21. Most people agree that some form of family limitation or spacing is desirable for the good of
the family and society. But individuals and groups–especially religious groups–differ sharply on
the methods of birth control that they consider moral and acceptable.

Couples that practice birth control do so for various reasons. They may want to limit or space
their children, or to have no children at all. Young couples often postpone having children so that
both partners can work full-time. Other couples space their children so they can give each child
as much attention as possible. Some women are advised by their doctors to avoid pregnancy for
health reasons. In many countries with rapidly growing populations, the government encourages
couples to limit the size of their families.

Even though birth control has gained in acceptance, opposition to the practice is continuous.
Some people fear that birth control encourages sexual relations outside marriage or that
government might impose birth control. Some religious groups oppose birth control on moral
grounds.

Some religious groups teach that artificial methods of birth control are immoral because they
separate the two purposes of intercourse in marriage–conjugal love and the procreation of
children. Although they oppose all artificial birth control, they consider natural family planning
acceptable.

The issue of the text is ….

a. government’s population program

b. family planning programs

c. family limitation

d. birth control

22. Is it important to know what your kids are watching? Of course yes. Television can expose
things you have tried to protect them from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism, etc.
A study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime
often causes bedtime disruption, stress, and short sleep duration.

Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent
for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being
aggressive.

Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and
being inactive and overweight.

Considering some facts mentioned above, protect your children with the following tips:

1. Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours each day;

2. Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their bedrooms;

3. Review the rating TV shows that your children watch;

4. Watch television with you children and discuss what is happening in the show.

 Too much TV watching can possibly lead to ....

a. Frustration c. Low achievement

b. Be heavier d. Laziness

23. ASEAN private companies and its dialogues partner countries are expected to be more
actively engaged in the region's economic integration process, says ASEAN deputy secretary-
general Pushpanathan Sundram. "We have provided several channels for ASEAN public officials
and private sectors, such as regular consultation and business dialogues either industry
associations or business councils from ASEAN and partner countries, he said during presentation
at the ASEAN Trade Facilitation Forum in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Saturday. He explains
that it was important for ASEAN to pay close attention to response and feedback from the
private sector on the implementation of measures stipulated in the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) blueprint.

The forum was jointly held the Indonesia Trade Ministry, the US Mission to ASEAN and US
Agency for International Development (USAII) on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Economy
Minister's Meeting (AEMM). Sundram reveal the despite positive progress of AEC blueprint
measure implementation, several challenges remained in place, such as how to ensure timely
implementation of cutting issues such coordination at national and regional levels," I said.

How can private companies and public officials from ASEAN countries participate in the
region's economic integration process?
a. By participating in Asean Trade Facilitation
b. Through consultations and dialogues
c. By paying close attention to responses and feedback from private sectors
 d. By considering meetings and conferences
This text for question number 24-27
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope
and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by
the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar
system.
Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family. His parents recognized
their child‟s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated. At his
father‟s insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of medicine. But, at the University of
Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects. He was also critical of many of
Aristotle‟s teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years.
Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa, but his strident
criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of
persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he taught maths. His
entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years
pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.
24. Something that we can learn from Galileo Galilei‟s biography is ....
a. we must always believe whatever the society believes to avoid getting persecuted
b. we must never go against the believe of the society to avoid getting imprisoned
c. we must sacrifice everything to get ourselves educated
d. we should spend 18 years to pursue our interests
25. From the fact that Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory,
which later was proven to be true, we know that Galileo Galilei was ....
a. reckless b. stubborn
c. tenacious d. arrogant
26. According to the biography, why did Galileo Galilei resign from his teaching job at the
University of Pisa?
a. he had attracted many followers
b. he was persecuted for three years
c. he had a better offer from the University of Padua
d. he wanted to pursue his interests in astronomy and mechanics
27. “His parents recognized their child‟s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to
have him educated.” (Paragraph 2) The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
a. acquired c. inborn
b. multiple d. strident
Read the following text and answer number 28-31
The indiscriminate hunting of endangered houbara bustard birds in Pakistan by rich hunting
parties from the Gulf nations have pushed the species toward extinction. The hunting was
initially banned by the Pakistani courts, but under continuous pressure from the provincial
governments of Sind, Baluchistan, and Punjab, as well as the federal government, recently the
courts lifted the ban on the hunting of this vulnerable species.
Some people in Pakistan have been advocate for sustainable hunting of the species instead
of a complete ban, but this is highly debatable. Reckless hunting for decades has pushed this
beautiful species toward extinction and it is now critically endangered in Pakistan. No reliable or
credible statistics on the population dynamics of the species are available either. Unless specially
protected by law, the species runs the risk of becoming extinct in the wild in the next few
decades. Under these circumstances, the only logical approach to save the species from
extinction in the not-so-distant future is to immediately start comprehensive captive breeding
program for the species across the nation. If the captive breeding program runs successfully and
produces an appreciable number of chicks, then reintroduction programs could be initiated in
their wild habitats.
Only after rebuilding the population for some time in the wild and allowing them to breed
naturally to reach a sustainable population could some restricted hunting be planned. Currently,
the low numbers have made this species vulnerable and with zero or poor monitoring,
sustainable hunting practices in Pakistan for this dwindling species will not work. Game
hunting works only when a stable population is achieved with strict monitoring on the ratio of
males to females hunted per season. If the females (no true statistics available) are being taken
out of the population through random hunting, the population is sure to pass through a bottleneck
in the wild habitat, with high vulnerability to eventual extinctionThe people of Pakistan need to
decide what is more important-a few petrodollars or protecting the biodiversity of the nation.
Saikat Kumar Basu Lethbridge, Canada
28. What is the subject of the text?
a. the extinction of Pakistan‟s houbara bird
b. the hunting of Pakistan‟s houbara bird
c. the conservation of Pakistan‟s houbara bird
d. the protection of Pakistan‟s biodiversity
29. From the text, we know that the writer ....
a. enjoys hunting the houbara bird
b. advocates for sustainable houbara bird hunting
c. approves all kinds of houbara bird hunting
d. tries to persuade people to conserve houbara bird
30. According to the text, why does the writer want all kinds of houbara bird hunting be banned?
a. the population of houbara bird is getting smaller and smaller
b. the captivation of houbara bird has been unsuccessful
c. the houbara bird is difficult to catch
d. the hunters are reckless
31. From the passage, we can conclude that people can resume hunting the houbara bird only …
a sustainable population is reached.
a. after b. when
c. because d. if
32. Promoting Tourism: Good or Bad?
Lots of tourists visit our town, but many people argue whether this is good or bad for the
community. Each side has their own viewpoints.

Those in favor of the tourist industry argue that tourism brings money to the town and creates
employment. Business owners also supports this saying that tourism promotes development in
town. Moreover, everyone benefits from having better facilities and more shops. Others also
argue that tourism develops a better understanding of other cultures so people become more
tolerant.

People against tourism, however, say that most of tourist’s dollars are spent in international
hotels owned by foreign interest groups. Consequently, the town receives little financial benefit.
In addition, they point out that the new developments have caused traffic and water supply
problems. They argue that several unpleasant incidents in the community indicate that the local
community resentment towards tourists.

Undoubtedly, the local council should please both sides. Not only should it promote tourism, but
also restrict new development that would cause traffic and water supply problems.
From the viewpoint of those who disagree with tourist industry, who will likely receive the most
financial benefit?
a. Business owners b. The local people
c. The local community d. International hotel owners

33. Being on time is a beautiful social ethic and one of great importance, as it creates efficiency
in systems and implies respect for one another. However, it is one the many values that is not
easy for our students to learn.
Inner discipline, one that comes from an understanding of the set rules and regulations, is the
highest from of the behaviour. Most exellent schools try to instill this with a loving environment.
Why, even adults arrive late to meetings, work, etc. Here, we do not agree that late comers
should be shut out. They can be given warnings, most of which are enough to make them try
their best to reach the school on time later. If this fails, invite their parents to school.

By closing the gates, the school is behaving cruelly, to which we prefer not to expose our
children. Every school has a responsibility to implant good educational principle, but it should be
in appropriate ways. Good schools create competitive students who can organize themselves
effectively in society, so that everyone gets a quality life as a result of ethics and values learned
for as long as 12 years.

Children are precious and dependent on the adults for guidance. Understanding them is the key,
and to this end, both parents and schools must work hand in hand without playing the blame
game.
What does the writer think to be “the highest from of behavior” (in the second paragraph)?
a. Respect for one another
b. Not being late to school
c. Understanding the regulations
D. Inner discipline
34. Anybody who is over the age of six knows that there is nowhere safe for skateboarders to
skate. This prevents young people from enjoying an active, energetic, and adventurous pastime.

Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of skaters speeding up and
down the footpaths. Toddlers can be trampled on and old ladies can be knocked down as they
struggle home carrying their cat food from supermarkets.Thunderous rattles are heard on our
main roads each night as skaters travel without lights and without signs to oncoming cars.

Skateboarding is a serious sport that improves young people’s health. It increases fi tness,
improves balance, and strengthens the joints in knees and ankles. Although it appears to be a solo
sport, when groups practice together and compete to perform stunts or runs they form fi rm
friendships.

Young people should be prevented from becoming overweight couch potatoes. If they are
actively involved in skating, they do not smoke, take drugs, or break laws for fun.

Kids will always seek thrills and excitement. They need to practice their 180’s, 360’s, and Ollie’s
free from restrictions. We must build skate parks in the suburbs so that street are safe for small
children and senior citizens and skaters have spaces where they can race, chase, speed, and soar
towards the sun.
What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

a. There is no safe place for skateboarders

b. The goodness of skateboarding    
 c. The skateboarding is a serious sport 
d.  How to prevent overweight by skateboarding
Get answer number 35 and 36 from this
Aurick ….
I just got a bad news. As you know Irene’s father is hospitalized. He passed away last night.
Please forward this massage to our friends.
Sender
Syifa
08189973460
35. Who just passed away?
a. Syifa’s friend
b. Aurick’s friend
c. Irene’s father
d. Writer’s father
36. “As you know Irene’s father is hospitalized. The underlined words refer to …
a. Syifa c. Reader

b. Aurick d. Irene’s father

SATURDAY July 28TH, 2018

There will be a girl’s basketball short meeting right after school this afternoon in the school
library. The meeting is expected to last around 45 minutes and finish by 5. Every member needs
to be present in this important meeting.
Should anyone unable to attend the meeting, find Mr. Jack for permission and further details
about the agenda.
Looking forward to seeing you all in the meeting.
37. When will the meeting start?
a. Around 4.05 a.m.
b. At 4.45 p.m
c. At about 4.15 p.m
d. At 4.05 p.m
38. Lyanda : Hi, Dad, I will be late home because the committee will hold a meeting after class.
Father : It's okay but you must go straight home after the meeting.
Lyanda : Don't worry, Dad.
Mother : What did Mira say?
Father : She said that she would be late home today.
What is the most possible place where Lyanda is talking to her father?
a. a hall c. The office
b. her home d. Her school
39. Sammy: Were you sleeping when I called you last night?
Cindy : I went to the cinema.
From the dialogue we know that Irene wanted to know if Cindy ... when she called her.
a. sleeps
b. slept
c. was sleeping
d. has been sleeping
40. Choose the best meaning of the idiom
I met her after a while but she gave me the cold shoulder.
a. Ignored me
b. Greeted me
c. Left me
d. Insulted me
41. He cleaned up his kitchen sink after finding two ...

a. mouses
b. mouse
c. mice
d. mices

42. Farach was afraid of the old lady, … voice sounded strange.

a.Whose   b.That   c.Whom   d. Which

This text is for questions 43 and 44

Mr. Hasan Renaldi

PT Jaya Sentosa

Jl. Hasanudin 73

Makasar

Dear Mr. Hasan Renaldi,

In response to your letter of December 20, 2015 we apologize for the error in shipment. We are
sending immediately the additional 500 boxes of glossy photo papers, that were not included in
the shipment.

We value our relationship with your company, and we regret the inconvenience. You can be
assured that this will not happen again in the future. We also enclose some catalogues of our new
products.

Sincerely yours,

Hilman
Manager of order Department

43. The purpose of sending the letter is to …

 a. request the paper excluded in the previous shipment.
 b. complete another request from PT Jaya Sentosa.
c. ask for apology for the error in shipment.
 d. enclose some new catalogues.
44. We know from the text that he first shipment was ….
a. not complete
b. not insured
c. damaged
d. late

Read the text and answer questions 45 and 46

Many people now have a card which enables them to withdraw money from a cash dispenser.
You feed your card into the machine and key in your PIN
(Personnel Identification Number) and the amount of money you want If you have enough in
your account, the money requested will be issued to you up to a dairy limit. Your account is
automatically debited for the amount your have drawn out.
Provided you have a sound credit, you can get a credit card from a bank and other financial
institutions. To obtain goods or services, you present your card and sign a special voucher. When
it receives the voucher, the credit card company pays the trader (less a commission) and then
sends you a monthly statement. Depending on the type of card you have, you will either have to
pay in full or be able to pay part of what is owed and pay interest on the balance left outstanding.
If you need to make fixed payments at regular intervals, e.g. for insurance premiums, you can
arrange a standing order (sometimes known as a banker's order) so that the bank will do this for
you.

45. The main purpose of the writer is to ...

a. give the reader information about bank service
b. check the customers' account
c. persuade die readers to have a credit card
d. explain to the reader how to use PIN
46. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a. The credit card company pays the traders.
b. The credit card company sends you a monthly statement.
c. Other financial institutions help the banks to provide credit cards.
e. Banks and other financial institutions offer us credit cards to get goods and services.

Get answer number 47 and 48 from this text

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and keep their airway
open. Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce
bleeding. Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through
their pause every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops.

Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots
that may have started to form in the nose. If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30
minutes, call for medical help.

47. The text is mostly useful in condition …

a. When the nose bleed just accured
b. When the bleeding cannot be controlled
c. When the nose bleed occurs regularly
d. When the patients keep coughing

48. In case of nose bleeding, if person speaks, ...

a. His/her blood drains out though his/her nose

b. He/she will suffer from severe bleeding

c. d. His/her blood clot will not form

e. His/her nose bleeds again

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of
over 100 feet (30.5 meters), onto land. These walls of water can cause widespread destruction
when they crash ashore.

These awe-inspiring waves are typically caused by large, undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate
boundaries. When the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls suddenly, it displaces the
water above it and launches the rolling waves that will become a tsunami.

Most tsunami, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire," a geologically
active area where tectonic shifts make volcanoes and earthquakes common.

Tsunamis may also be caused by underwater landslides or volcanic eruptions. They may even be
launched, as they frequently were in Earth's ancient past, by the impact of a large meteorite
plunging into an ocean.

Tsunamis race across the sea at up to 500 miles (805 kilometers) an hour — about as fast as a jet
airplane. At that pace they can cross the entire expanse of the Pacific Ocean in less than a day.
And their long wavelengths mean they lose very little energy along the way.

A tsunami's trough, the low point beneath the wave's crest, often reaches shore first. When it
does, it produces a vacuum effect that sucks coastal water seaward and exposes harbor and sea
floors. This retreating of sea water is an important warning sign of a tsunami, because the wave's
crest and its enormous volume of water typically hit shore five minutes or so later. Recognizing
this phenomenon can save lives.

A tsunami is usually composed of a series waves, called a wave train, so its destructive force
may be compounded as successive waves reach shore. People experiencing a tsunami should
remember that the danger may not have passed with the first wave and should await official word
that it is safe to return to vulnerable locations.

Some tsunamis do not appear on shore as massive breaking waves but instead resemble a quickly
surging tide that inundates coastal areas.

49. Why did the author write the report?

a. To raise people' awareness about tsunami.

b. To warn people about an upcoming tsunami.

c. To warn people about the dangers of tsunami.

d. To inform people about the different types of tsunami.

50. Tsunamis are usually the result of ...

a. The sudden rise or fall of ocean floors

b. Pacific Oceans "Ring of Fire"

c. The awe-inspiring waves

d. Volcanoes
 Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris 2019

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. D
22. B
23. B
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. A
31. A
32. D
33. D
34. B
35. C
36. B
37. C
38. D
39. C
40. A
41. C
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. C
46. D
47. A
48. C
49. C
50. A