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Culture Documents
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LISTENING COMPERHENSION
On the recording, you will hear:
Time ±35 minutes
Woman : Jack I don’t like this book very
(including the directionof each part)
much. The cover is very bad.
3. A. She likes sugar very much. D. Rahmat asks the woman to decorate
B. She doesn’t like sugar. the room.
C. She likes the sweet tea. 10. A. He can help the woman.
D. She doesn’t like the sweet tea. B. He wants to help the woman.
4. A. He studied the lesson. C. He can’t help the woman.
B. He watched TV. D. He will help the woman.
C. He didn’t watch TV.
11. A. It is easy.
D. He went outside.
B. It is tough.
5. A. 15 C. It is not complicated.
B. 20 D. It is fun.
C. 25
12. A. She changes her job.
D. 30
B. She is fired.
6. A. She is stubborn. C. She doesn’t like her job.
B. She is full of attention. D. She stops working due to the age.
C. She is rude.
13. A. She was sick.
D. She is unfriendly.
B. She got up later than usual.
7. A. She doesn’t like cooking. C. She was lazy.
B. She hates cooking. D. The train was late.
C. She wants to cook.
14. A. The wife made the food herself.
D. She is good at cooking.
B. The husband made the food
8. A. One of the chairs was moved. himself.
B. Some of the chairs was moved. C. The servant made the food himself.
D. He made the food with
C. Half of the chairs were moved. someassistance.
D. None of the chairs was moved. 15. A. She was frightened by the snake.
B. The snake is frightened.
9. A. The woman decorate the room
C. The woman is prohibited to go.
herself. D. The woman is not allowed to be
B. Rahmat decorates the room. nervous.
16. A. She prefers to work with them. 22. A. He has interest in rafting.
B. She will join them in the project. B. He has no interest in rafting.
C. She prefers to workindependently. C. He will do rafting with his friends.
D. She prefers to workdependently. D. He will be a trainer for rafting.
23. A. She wants to eat something.
17. A. She was disappointed with
B. She doesn’t want to eatanything.
thetraining. C. She wants to drink something.
B. She was satisfied with the training. D. She doesn’t want to drinkanything.
C. She was enthusiastic with 24. A. Satisfied.
thetraining. B. Worried.
D. She didn’t give any comment on C. Excited
the training. D. Amazed.
18. A. Mathew will finish his study 25. A. In a book store.
next year. B. In a travel agency.
B. Mathew is getting married. C. In a restaurant.
C. Mathew is a trainee now. D. In a ticket counter.
D. Mathew is looking for a new 26.A. 5
job.
B. 10
19. A. The man should sleep earlier. C. 15
B. The man should sleep late. D. 20
C. The man should go late to the 27.A. She will buy a house.
office.
B. She has a lot of money.
D. The man should wake up earlier
C. She cannot afford to buy a house.
than usual.
D. She can buy a house soon.
20. A. The music was bad.
28. A. She doesn’t like her job.
B. The food was bad.
B. She needs a new job.
C. The music and the food were good.
C. She is not familiar with the job yet.
D. The music and the food were not
D. She gets a bad job.
good.
21. A. They have to focus on their job. 29.A. The clinic is already closed.
B. They will get the project. B. The owner will open a new clinic.
C. There is an opening at 8 o’clock
C. They will get the job.
next week.
D. They will not focus on the job.
D. The opening is cancelled.
30. A. Dance with her 34.A. North Dakota.
B. Sing together with her. B. South Dakota.
C. Listen to her song. C. New York.
D. Accompany her while she sings. D. Washington.
35.A. 2
Part B B. 3
book and choose the best answer. Then, 37.A. Drills and missile.
the question and fill in the space that C. Dynamite and drills.
Questions 22 – 31 D. Lines 20 – 21
23. When was the project started?
Panama Canal, a waterway
A. In 1882
connecting the Atlantic and Pasific Oceans
B. In 1920
and cutting across central America, is
C. In 1959
located in Panama and considered one of
D. In 1978
the greatest engeneering successes in the
24. The word initiated in line 6 is closest
world. Panama Canal project was initiated
in meaning to .......
by the French company. At the beginning,
A. fainted
it had problems with cost, politics and
B. scaled
diseases, but after thirty eight years, it
C. activated
was officially opened by President Wilson
D. started
in 1920.
25. Who controls the Canal now?
The 82-kilometer canal lets ships
A. Panama
pass through it instead of traveling
B. America
through Cape Horn. It takes a ship eight
C. France
hours to complete the trip through the
D. Panama and French
canal. Ships can save a distance of about
26. It can be inferred from the passage
13,000 kilometers, and they only need
that ..........
cost one-tenth of a normal average of
A. Panama Canal is useless
fifteen thousand dollars.
B. The canal has commercial and
Though French began the
strategic values
construction of the project, it was America
C. The trip around the canal is
that was given the rights to control it after
hazardous
signing the agreement with the
D. The project was started by the
government of Panama in 1978.
United Stated
27. After the opening of the canal, how D. The canal was opened in 1920.
much would it cost a ship to travel Questions 32 – 41
around Cape Horn now?
Assassination is the killing of a
A. $ 1,500
prominent public figure – usually a ruler
B. $ 15,000
or political leader- by a treacherous act.
C. $ 150,000
Its motive may be a desire to avenge a
D. $ 1,500,000
real or imagined personal wrong or to
28. Which of the following is NOT
lead to the overthrow of an existing
difficullty faced by the project?
political party.
A. Politics
The assassination of a president of
B. Diseases
the United States became a federal crime
C. Costs
after assassination of some presidents.
D. Distances
Congress passed a law making it a federal
29. It is implied from the passage that the
crime to kill, kidnap or assault a president,
canal construction ..........
vice president, president – elect, or acting
A. had no problems
president.
B. needed more time than planned
Since 1840, some American
C. was not strong enough
presidents have a destiny to die in office.
D. caused a conflict between
Abraham Lincoln was one of the victims of
America and Panama
the assassination. He was elected in 1860,
30. The word they in line 17 refers to .......
and he died just five years after his
A. ships
election. James A. Garfield was shot in
B. years
1881 during his first year in office. He was
C. dollars
killed by someone only because he didn’t
D. success
give a job to the assassin. William
31. Which of the following is NOT true?
McKinley was assassinated while shaking
A. The United States got the rights to
hands with the guests during the
control the canal.
reception. He was killed in 1901 in his
B. The length of the canal is 13,000
second term of office. Jhon F. Kennedy
kilometers.
was assassinated in 1963, only three years
C. It is cheaper to pass through this
after his election.
canal.
32. Where in the passage does the author A. 3
give a definition? B. 4
A. Lines 1 – 3 C. 5
B. Lines 7 – 8 D. 6
C. Lines 10 – 11 38. The word assault in line 12 is closest
D. Lines 14 – 15 in meaning to ........
33. The word its in line 4 refers to ......... A. do violent and sudden attack
A. public figure B. train
B. assassination C. eliminate
C. act D. require
D. motive 39. When was Jhon F. Kennedy shot?
34. The word treacherous in line 3 is A. 1957
closest in meaning to ....... B. 1960
A. disloyal C. 1963
B. subsequent D. 1966
C. suitable 40. Which President served the shortest
D. axtraordinary term in office?
35. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Abraham Lincoln
A. Political ruler had the power B. James A. Garfield
B. Existing Political Party was C. William McKinley
important D. John F. Kennedy
C. American Congress was powerful 41. What is the third paragraph about?
D. There were assassinations of A. John F. Kennedy was the last
American Presidents president assassinated.
36. Which of the following would be the B. James Garfield was shot in 1881.
best itle for this passage? C. American president who were
A. American Public Figure killed.
B. Well-known American President D. Abraham Lincoln was elected in
C. The Killing of American President 1860.
D. The Incredible American President
37. How many American Presidents were Questions 42 – 50
assassinated?
Koalas, bear-like marsupials, are 43. What is the best title of the passage?
herbivorous and live in trees. They are A. Koalas, Bear-like Marsupials
native to Australia. Koalas get their name B. An Introduction to Koalas
from Aboriginal word, meaning“ no C. Ecualyptus Leaves
drink”. They only drink when there is not D. The Habitats of Koalas
enough moisture in the leaves, like during 44. When do Koalas drink?
droughts. The diet of theadult Koala is A. When they are thristy.
execlusively Eucalyptus leaves. The oil of B. When they are threatened.
Eucalyptus leaves are toxic to other C. When there is not enough
mammals, but surprisingly Koalas can moisture.
thrive on the them. In Australia there are D. When they are hungry.
about 650 types of Eucalyptus leaves, but 45. The word thrive in line 11 is closest in
Koalas feed on only 35 of them. However, meaning to .........
since there are toxins in Eucalyptus leaves, A. grow strong and healthy
some of which contain more than others, B. become sick
Koalas in one area have a different diet C. omit
from Koalas in another area. D. cause
Fully grown Koalas have the weight 46. Which statement is NOT TRUE about
about 10 kilograms, and the length of the Koalas?
body is about 60 centimeters. The fur is A. Koalas are native to Australia.
thick, the limbs are long, and the toes are B. Female Koalas have a pouch.
clawed. Koalas have the moveable joint C. The oil of Eucalyptus leaves are
that makes them able to be good tree poisonous.
climbers. Most of the time, Koalas are in a D. They are carnivorous.
tree, foraging among the leaves day and 47. What makes Koalas able to climb
night. well?
42. How many species of Eucalyptus do A. They live in trees.
Koalas feed on? B. They are small.
A. 650 C. They have moveable joint.
B. 685 D. They have thick and wolly fur.
C. 615 48. Where in the passage does the author
D. 35 discuss the origin of the name Koala?
A. Lines 4 – 5
B. Lines 5 – 6
C. Lines 7 – 8
D. Lines 8 – 9
49. The word which in line 15 refers
to ........
A. Eucalyptus leaves
B. Koalas
C. Oils
D. Toxins
50. The most likely place to find Koalas
is........
A. in mountains
B. in rivers
C. in trees
D. in caves