Ujian Akhir Semester

Semester Ganjil Tahun Ajaran 2021/2022

PROGRAM STUDI TEKNIK MEKATRONIKA
DEPARTEMEN TEKNIK MEKANIKA DAN ENERGI
POLITEKNIK ELEKTRONIKA NEGERI SURABAYA
Kampus PENS Raya ITS Keputih Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111
FM-VVS.01.Rev.01
Mata Kuliah : Bahasa Inggris 1 Dosen : Dr.Eny Kusumawati
Kelas : 3 MEKA B Sifat : Tertutup.
Durasi Waktu/Jam : 70 menit / 15.30 – 16.40 Hari / Tgl : Rabu, 22 Desember 2021
Pelaksanaan

I. Reading

Toefl Practice Test Vol.1

1. What is the main topic of the passage ?

a. The microbe hunters
b. The potential of genetic engineering
c. The progress of modern medical research
d. The discovery of enzymes

2. The word ”which” in line 4 refers to

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 a. Diseases
b. Microbe
c. Cholera
d. Diphteria

3. The word ”incriminated in line 4 is closest in meaning to

a. Investigated
b. Blamed
c. Eliminated
d. Produced

4. Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet?

a. Tuberculosis
b. Cholera
c. Cystic fibrosis
d. Pellagra

5. The word ’strived’ in line 10 is closest in meaning to

a. Failed
b. Tried
c. Experimented
d. Studied

6. How do vitamins influence health?

a. They are necessary for some enzymes to function
b. They protect the body from microbes
c. They keep food from spoiling
d. They are broken down by cells to produce energy

7. In the third paragraph, the author compares cells that have been genetically altered by
biotechnicians to
a. Gardens
b. Factories
c. Hunters
d. Spotlights

8. The word ’them’ in line 18 refers to

a. Cells and plants
b. Hormones
c. Genes
d. Gene hunters or genetic engineers

9. The phrase ’occupy the spotlight’ in line 24 closest meaning to

a. Receive the most attention
b. Go the furthest
c. Conquer territory
d. Lighten the load

10. The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be
a. The functions of the brain
b. Inherited diseases
c. The operation of vitamins
d. The structure of genes

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11. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the last paragraph of the
passage?
a. Critical
b. Speculative
c. Appreciative
d. Emotional

12. Which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
a. The focus of media research will change in the next two decades.
b. Medical breakthroughs often depend on luck
c. Medical research throughout the twentieth century has been dominated by mocrobe
hunters.
d. Most diseases are caused by defective genes

II. Reading

Toefl Practice Test Vol.1

13. The author refers to the ocean bottom as a ’frontier’ in line 2 because it
a. Is not a popular area for scientific research
b. Contains a wide variety of life forms
c. Attracts courageous explorers
d. Is an unknown territory

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14. The word ’inaccessible’ in line 3 is closest in meaning to
a. Unrecognizable
b. Unreachable
c. Unusable
d. Unsafe

15. The author mentions outer space in line 7 because

a. The earth climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space
b. It is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
c. Rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
d. Techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those use in
ocean exploration.

16. Which of the following is true of Glomar Challenger ?

a. It is a type of submarine
b. It is an ongoing project
c. It has gone on over 100 voyages
d. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968

17. The word ’extracting’ in line 13 is closest in meaning to

a. Breaking
b. Locating
c. Removing
d. Analyzing

18. The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was
a. An attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
b. The first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
c. Composed of geologists from all over the world
d. Funded entirely by the gas and oil industry

19. The word ’strength’ in line 21 is closest in meaning to

a. Basis
b. Purpose
c. Discovery
d. Endurance

20. The word ’they’ in line 26 refers to

a. Years
b. Climates
c. Sediments
d. Cores

21. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea
Drilling Project?
a. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of
years ago.
b. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
c. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes
d. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.

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III. Choose the best answer.

Structure.

22. Andy Warhol was … in the Pop Art movement who was known for his multi-image silk-
screen paintings.
a.
b. that one of the leading figure d. leading figures
c. a leading figure e. who leads figures

23. Even with vast research, there is still a great deal that is … known about the workings of
the human brain.
a. neither c. no
b. none d. not

24. … the US consists of many different immigrants groups, many sociolinguists believe
there is a distinct national character.
a. In spite of c. Even though
b. Despite d. Whether

25. Typically, … in meadows or damp woods and bloom in the spring.

a. wild violets grow c. growing wild violets
b. wild violet growth d. the growth of wild violets

26. The art works of Madlyn-Ann Woolwich are characterized by strong, dark colors and fine
attention to patterns of light … the viewer’s eye.
a. that attract
b. when attracted
c. which attraction
d. attract to

27. A grass-eating, river dwelling mammal, the hippopotamus … to the pig.

a. being related c. relate
b. is related d. relating

28. Woodrow Wilson … as governor of New Jersey before he was elected President of the
United States in 1912.
a. to have served c. serving
b. who has served d. served

29. … fish in Great Salt Lake, but its waters do contain small brine shrimp.
a. Why no c. Not only
b. No d. There are no

30. An etude is a short musical composition written especially … a particular technique.

a. enable students practicing c. enable students to practice
b. enables students practicing d. to enable students to practice

31. Seldom … games been of practical use in playing real games.

a. theories of mathematics c. has the mathematical theory of
b. theorized as mathematics d. the mathematical theory has

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32. The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a Native American word …
‘bubbling springs’.
a. meant c. that it meant
b. meaning d. whose meaning

33. Jet propulsion involves … of air and fuel, which forms a powerful exhaust.
a. a mixture is ignited c. a mixture of igniting
b. to ignite a mixture d. the ignition of a mixture

34. Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most, … . Other commercial
chemicals.
a. of all not c. are not all
b. not if all are d. if not all

35. The United States consists of fifty states, … has its own government.
a. each of which c. they each
b. each they d. each of

36. Though smaller than our solar system, a quasar, which looks like an ordinary star, emits
more light … galaxy.
a. than an entire c. that the entire
b. entirely as d. entirely than

37. According to the third law of thermodynamics, … possible is

-273.16 degrees centigrade.

a. That temperature is lowest c. Lowest temperature

b. The temperature is lowest d. The lowest temperature

38. After the first world war, the author Anais nin interested in the art movement

known as surrealism and in psychoanalysis, both … her novels and short stories

a. In which the influence c. To have influence

b. Of which influenced d. Its influence in

39. Muskrats generally … close to the edge of a bog, where their favourite plant foods grow
plenty fully.

a. staying c. stay

b. they are staying d. to stay there

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 40. Oliver Ellsborth, … of the United States supreme court, was the author of the bill that
established the federal court system.

a. he was the third chief justice c. who the third chief justice

b. the third chief justice was d. the third chief justice

41. … colonial period the great majority of the Connecticut’s settlers came from England.

a. since c. during the

b. the time d. it was

42. A politician can make a legislative proposal more … by giving specific examples of what
its effect will be.

a. to understanding c. understandable

b. understandably d. when understood

43. Playing trumpet with dazzling originality, … dominated jazz for 20 years.

a. Louis Armstrong

b. The influence of Louis Armstrong

c. the music of Louis Armstrong

d. Louis Armstrong’s talent

44. Before every presidential election in the United States, the statistician try to guess the
proportion of the population that … for each candidate.

a. are voted c. to be voted

b. voting d. will vote

45. … at a river forth on the Donner Pass route to California, the city of Reno grew as bridges
and railroads were built.

a. settle d. having been settled

b. to settle

c. it was settling

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46. Some people have … about this year's collection, New Writing 3, although I cannot understand
why.
A. complain C. to complain
B. complained D. complaining

47. When I …the first 'Body Shop' in 1976 my only object was to earn enough to feed my children.
A. open C. opens
B. opened D. have opened

48. In the years since we began I …a lot.

A. learned C. have learned
B. learn D. was learning

49. You have a special card …the electronic lock on your room door and a key for the main door of
the hostel.
A. when operates C. which operated
B. when operated D. which operates

50. The ZX Spectrum was the brainchild of the entrepreneur Clive Sinclair, …one of the first cheap
and slim pocket calculators.
A. who has previously developed C. who have previously developed
B. whom had previously developed D. who had previously developed

51. For many people, the ZX Spectrum was …first experience of using a computer and it soon gained
a loyal following.
A. his C. her
B. their D. theirs

52. Clive Sinclair had not worked in electronics before …the computer.
A. he makes C. he made
B. to make D. making

53. People are writing programs for it …the computer is still on the market.
A. when C. if
B. because D. because of

54. Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen,
and subsequently …one of the richest men in the world.
A. became C. becomes
B. Becoming D. to become

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55. In February 2014, Gates …that he was stepping down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on
charitable work at his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
A. announces C. is announcing
B. announced D. has announced
56. With his wife Melinda, Bill Gates chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's …
private charitable foundation.
A. large C. larger than
B. largest D. the largest
57. Gates has sold or …away much of his stake in Microsoft -- he owns just over 1% of shares -- and
invested in a mix of stocks and other assets.
A. gives C. gave
B. given D. giving
58. Increasingly, network perimeters are being …to known and unknown devices with wildly varying
intelligence and interfaces, opening the door to more dynamic and short-lived external threats.
A. extend C. extended
B. extending D. to be extended
59. Most devices and applications that …security log data don’t have the ability to analyse the
information for compliance violations, long-term changes or current attacks.
A. generates C. generated
B. generate D. generating
60. The BLS predicts employment of computer hardware engineers to grow 7 percent from 2012 to
2022, which is …than the average for all occupations.
A. slow C. more slowly
B. slower D. the slowest

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