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I. Choose the correct answer!

1. ‘Do you know where ------------------?’ ‘No, he didn’t say?’

A. Tom has gone B. has Tom gone C. has gone Tom

2. The police officer stopped us and asked us where -------------------------.

A. were we going B. are we going C. we were going

3. ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘--------------------------------.’

A. I hope not B. I don’t hope C. I don’t hope so

4. ‘You don’t know where Karen is, ---------------?’ ‘Sorry, I have no idea.’
A. don’t you B. do you C. are you?

5. You can’t stop me ------------------- what I want.

A. doing B. to do C. that I do

6. I must go now. I promised ------------------------------.

A. not being late B. not to be late C. to not be late

7. Do you want -------------------- with you or do you want to go alone?

A. me coming B. me to come C. that I come

8. I know I locked the door. I remember ------------------------------.

A. locking it B. to lock it C. to have locked it

9. She tried to be serious. But she couldn’t help --------------------.

A. laughing B. to laugh C. that she laughed

10. It’s not my favourite job, but I like --------------- the kitchen as often as
possible.
A. cleaning B. that I clean C. to cleans

11. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ------- the other car.
A. for B. on C. to

12. These shoes are uncomfortable. I’m going to ----------------------------.

A. take it off B. take them off C. take off them

13. Nobody believed Paul at first, but he --------------------- to be right.

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A. came out B. found out C. turned out

14. I’m tired. I’d rather ------------------ out this evening, if you don’t mind.
A. not to go B. not going C. not go

15. Are you looking forward ----------------------------- on holiday?

A. going B. to go C. to going

16. When Jenny came to Australia, she had to get used -------------------- on the left.
A. driving B. to driving C. to have driven

17. A friend of mine phoned ------------------ me to a party.

A. for invite B. to invite C. for inviting

18. ---------------- a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

A. Finding B. Having found C. We found

19. Which sentence is correct?

A. There are millions of stars in space.
B. There are millions of stars in a space.
C. There are millions of stars in the space.

20. Which sentence is correct?

A. When was telephone invented?
B. When was the telephone invented?
C. When was the telephones invented?

21. Which sentence is correct?

A. Have you been to Australia or United States?
B. Have you been to Australia or the United States?
C. Have you been to the Australia or the United States?

22. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was --------------------- journey.
A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour

23. The Stevens are very kind to me. They treat me ------------------ their own son.
A. like I am B. as if I am C. as if I’ll be

24. I’ll be in London next week. I hope to see Tom --------------------- there.
A. during my visit B. while I’ll be C. during I’m

25. Which sentence is correct?

A. We travelled in the 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.
B. They travelled on the 7.30 train, which arrived at 10.50.
C. Margie travelled by the 8.50 train, which arrived at 8.30

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26. ‘Have you read anything ------- Ernest Hemingway?’ ‘No, what sort of books
did he write?
A. of B. from C. by

27. I couldn’t ------------------ such noisy neighbours as yours.

A. put up with B. put up to C. put up for

28. All the students at his school were ------------------- Gants in the tennis
championship.
A. rooting with B. rooting to C. rooting for

29. Bob looks really pale and tired. Something is clearly -----------------------------.
A. weighing on him B. weighing in him C. weighing at him

30. I discovered the washbasin ---------------------- in the bathroom, so I had to

clear that.
A. clogged up B. was clogged up C. was clogging up

II. Read the text and decide which option (A, B, or C ) best fits each space.

Employees protesting at the planned closure of the Magnet Electronics factory

have begun a protest outside the factory in Brook Road. It (31) --------------- last
week that production in the factory, where over 3,000 local people (32)-----------,
(33) ------------- for existing magnet plant in Luton next month. Only a few new
jobs (34) --------------to be created. ‘Why (35) -----------------about this earlier? We
(36) ----------------- about this two days ago,’ said Marjorie Calder, representing
the workforce. ‘It’s about time companies such as this (37)-------------------
thinking about how local communities (38) ------------------by their policies. Most
of us here own our houses. How are we going to keep paying the mortgage and
find a job? I wish I (39) ----------------.’ Reg Reynolds, Director of Magnet was
asked what was being done to help those who have (40) ------------------
redundant. ‘every effort (41) ----------------over the past month to offer early
retirement to those who qualify,’ he told our reporter. When (42) -----------------
about why the workers (43) ----------------- about the closure earlier, he revealed
the company (44) -------------- a government loan to keep the factory open, but at
the last minute the government (45) ------------------ not to provide the loan after
all. ‘So don’t blame the company, we’ve done our best.’

31. A. was revealed B. were revealed C. being revealed

32. A. is employed B. are employed C. was employed
33. A. is being transferred B. are being transferred C. transferred
34. A. expected B. is expected C. are expected
35. A. are we not informed B. were we not informed C. not informed
36. A. were only told B. are only told C. have been told

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37. A. start B. started C. start to

38. A. is affected B. are affected C. have affected
39. A. know B. knew C. have known
40. A. been made B. made C. to make
41. A. been made B. has been made C. have to make
42. A. question B. questioning C. questioned
43. A. were not telling B. did not tell C. were not told
44. A. was promised B. were promised C. was promising
45. A. decided B. was deciding C. have decided

III. Choose the correct answer!

46. I am very interested. I think the apartment is ----------------------.

A. extremely nice B. extreme nicely C. extreme nice

47. I think it’s a great place, and the price is very ---------------. I,m sure it will
rent-----------------.
A. reasonable – incredible fast
B. reasonable – incredibility fast
C. reasonable – incredibly fast

48. I thought it would ------------------ the apartment, but it wasn’t. It was -----------
---------.
A. be hardly to find – surprisingly easy
B. hard to finding – easily surprised
C. be hard to find – surprisingly easy

49. ‘What’s the matter with Alice?’ “Who knows? She’s always --------------.
A. annoying about something
B. annoyed about something
C. annoyed for something

50. Maybe she was ------------------------ the movie, but it sounds to me she might
be ------------------------ the guy.
A. fascinated by – disappointed with
B. fascinated with – disappointed by
C. fascinating by – disappointing by

51. It’s hard to tell with Bob; his moods -------------------.

A. are always very surprising
B. is always very surprised
C. can be very surprised

52. Which sentence is correct?

A. The waiter is as polite as the waitress, but he’s not as fast as she is.

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B. The more crowded the restaurant, slower the service.

C. I liked the old menu. The new one isn’t as various as the old one.

53. ‘ I can’t believe the size of this menu. It’s going to take me forever to -----------.
A. make my mind. B. making up my minds C. make up my mind

54. Our table is too close to the smoking section. ------------------------ the room, ----
------------ my cough ----------------.
A. the smokier – the B. the more smoky – C. the smokier – the
worse – get the worse – gets worse – gets

55. Which sentence is correct?

A. You’re the more wonderful brother in the universe.
B. This is the most practical gift of all the gifts I’ve received.
C. You have the most lovelier smile I’ve ever seen.

56. The lunch menu is so short. It’s ---------------- the dinner menu.
A. less varied than B. the least varied than C. less various of

57. Which sentence is correct?

A. Richards remembered to mailing the invitation.
B. She gets in the habit of repeating things aloud.
C. Martha’s worried with forgetting people’s names.

58. The coffee table is ---------------------- the room.

A. on the middle of B. in the middle of C. at the middle of

59. --------------- is the study of money and finance.

A. economy B. economics C. economies

60. Which sentence is correct?

A. Where can I get some informations about your country?
B. The east of the country usually have a better weather than the west.
C. The news is not very good today.

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ANSWER KEY
SOAL OLIMPIADE SISWA BAHASA INGGRIS SMP/MTS 2018

1 A 16 B 31 A 46 A
2 C 17 B 32 B 47 C
3 A 18 B 33 A 48 C
4 B 19 A 34 C 49 B
5 A 20 B 35 B 50 A
6 B 21 B 36 A 51 A
7 B 22 C 37 B 52 A
8 A 23 B 38 B 53 C
9 A 24 A 39 B 54 C
10 A 25 B 40 A 55 B
11 C 26 C 41 B 56 A
12 B 27 A 42 C 57 B
13 C 28 C 43 C 58 B
14 C 29 A 44 A 59 B
15 C 30 B 45 A 60 C

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