PANITIA PELAKSANA UJIAN SEMESTER GANJIL

MADRASAH ALIYAH ALHUDA

KOTA GORONTALO
Alamat : Jl. Moh Yamin III No.9  (0435) 826658 Limba B Gorontalo 96115

Mata Pelajaran : BAHASA INGGRIS Waktu : SENIN, 12-11-’11

Semester : Ganjil Kelas : XII
Tahun Pelajaran : 2011 - 2012 Program : IPA,IPS,BAHASA

LISTENING SECTION 5.
In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well a) Of course you are okay
you understand spoken English. There are three parts to this section, b) What have you eaten?
with special directions for each part. c) Where are you going?
d) Oh, I’m sorry to hear it. Get better soon
Part 1. e) Oh, I’m fine. Don’t worry
6.
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or
a) The man is giving information
questions spoken in English. The dialogues or questions will be
b) The woman is asking for information
spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you
c) The woman is asking for a help
must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.
d) The woman is giving information
e) The man is working in the post office
After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read the five
possible answer and decide which one would be the best answer to
Part 2
the question you have heard.
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several question or
Now listen to a sample question: statements spoken in English. The question and responses will be
spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you
You will hear: must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You have
Man : Well, I’m very glad to have you with me. By the way, to choose the best response to each question or statement.
my name’s James Bond. How do you do?
Woman : How do you do? I’m Barbara. 7. Mark your answer on your answer sheet
8. Mark your answer on your answer sheet
You will also hear: 9. Mark your answer on your answer sheet
Narrator: What do we learn from the dialogue? 10. Mark your answer on your answer sheet

You will read in your test book: Part 3

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues.
Sample answer: Each monologue will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in
a. The man has never met Barbara before. your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
b. The man never knows James Bond speakers say.
c. Barbara has met the man before.
d. Barbara met James Bond yesterday. After you hear a monologue and the question about it, read the five
e. Barbara meets James Bond everyday. possible answer and decide which one would be the best to the
question you have heard.
The best answer to the question is “The man has never met Barbara 11.
before.” a) The moon left the sun
Therefore, you should choose answer (a). b) The sun left the moon
c) The sun loved the moon very much
1. d) The sun’s light hurt the moon’s eyes very much
a) The man doesn’t like a cartoon movie e) The sun and the moon lived happily together in the sky
b) The man feels pleased 12.
c) The woman is boring a) To entertain the listeners
d) Finding Nemo is uninteresting b) To describe the moon and the sun
e) They try to find the lost memo c) To tell a certain event in the past
2. d) To persuade the listeners that something is the case
a) The woman is going to buy an apartment e) To explain how the sun and the moon shine
b) The woman will help the man to stay in her apartment 13.
c) She has packed her belongings a) In dry regions
d) She will not moved untill the 15th b) In snowy regions
e) She will pay the rent next 15th c) In tropical regions
3. d) In subtropical regions
a) Susi nevr took the math placement test before e) In icy regions
b) The woman also took the math placement test 14.
c) They would help Susi take the math test a) Plenty of rain
d) They passed the math placement test well b) A lot of suckers
e) They did the math placement test together c) sunshines
4. d) the small roots
a) Directly e) plenty of rain and sunshine
b) By SMS 15.
c) By phoning a) Stay inside
d) Through hotel b) Go outdoors
e) Through e-mail c) Take sunglasses
d) Wear a sweater
e) Sleep all day.
Text 1 21. What makes a central bank and a commercial bank
different?
Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather eccentric old a) it’s services
man, named Johnson lived in a small town in the South of England. b) it’s interest
He had accumulated a fortune in the import-export business and no c) it’s customers
relatives to inherit his money. When he was 75, he donated 12, 000 d) its securities
ha the town council to purchase land and for children’s play ground. e) it’s account
As a result of his generosity, Johnson was interviewed by a 22. What account do you need if you want to do some
reporter from a local news paper. In the course of interview, Johnson shopping in a supermarket without carrying a large amount
remarked he was 75 and confidently expected to live be a hundred. of money?
The reporter asked him to what he owed his longevity. Johnson had a) credit
a dry sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. b) loans
“I have an injection in neck each evening”. He told the c) deposits
reporter, thinking of his evening glass of whisky. d) current account
The reporter did not understand what Johnson meant. In his e) saving account
newspaper he faithfully reported that Johnson was 75 and had a 23. It seems impossible for us, individuals, to borrow money
daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson inundated by from …
thousands of letters from all Britain, asking him for the secret of his a) commercial bank
daily injection. b) central bank
c) private bank
16. Which statement is not true according to the text? d) foreign bank
a) Johnson was a rich man e) financial institution
b) Johnson was an old and eccentric 24. “The Former” in the last paragraph refers to …
c) Johnson bought land for his children a) commercial bank
d) Johnson was a successful businessman b) special account
e) Johnson was a very generous man c) saving account of a bank
17. Johnson got his wealth from … d) current account of a bank
a) His parents e) minimum balance accounts
b) His relatives 25. The first paragraph tells us about …
c) Selling whisky a) The difference between a commercial bank and a
d) The town council central bank
e) His trading business b) Where you can pay your telephone and electricity bill.
18. In the interview with a reporter Johnson wanted to say that c) the services that a central bank can give
… d) you can deposit your money safety at a bank
a) He never donated any money e) Where customers can buy travel tickets.
b) He did not expect to live long
c) He wanted to purchase land Text 3
d) He drank whisky everyday Retailing is selling goods and services to the ultimate
e) He wanted to inherit money consumer. Such as, the retailer is the most expensive link in the
19. Which statement is true according to the text? chain of distribution. As middlemen, they make their profit by
a) Johnson’s neck needed injection every morning charging the customer 24 to 100 per cent more than the price they
b) The neck injection made Johnson live long paid for a given item.
c) The injection was in fact Johnson’s drinking of whisky. Most retailers operate through stores, but there are mail
d) Johnson told the reporter the secret of his injection order houses and vending machine operators. Retail store vary also,
e) The reporter wrote about Johnson’s long-life secret. ranging from department stores, discount stores, cooperatives, and
20. Within a week Johnson … franchises to single line retailers. Over 95 per cent of retail
a) Donated thousand of letters establishments concentrate on some single line of merchandise such
b) Received thousand of letters as food, hardware, etc. this seems to be changing, however, as
c) Sent letters to doctors in Britain many single line stores are now taking on a greater variety of
d) Revealed the secret of his long-life supplies.
e) Revealed the secret of his injection The retailer performs many- needed function. First, he may provide a
convenient location. Also, he often guarantees and services the
Text 2 merchandise he sells. Third, the retailer aids in promoting the
A central bank also provides loans to its customers. But the product, often through displays, advertising or sales people. Fourth,
customers are not individuals as in the case of commercial bank. The the retailer may finance the customer by extending credit. Further,
customers of central banks governments, other commercial banks the retailer performs a storage function in his outlet, by having goods
and final institutions. A country will have one central bank. In available.
England is the bank of England. In our country it is the bank of 26. Which of the following statements is not true about
Indonesia. The central bank often has the duty of formulating and retailers?
implementing the country’s monetary and credit policies, usually in a) Most of retailers sell one type of merchandise.
cooperation with the government. b) Some retailers sell their goods based on orders.
For us individuals, the commercial bank is more important c) some retailers offer their merchandise on credit
because it directly provides us with services. We can enjoy the d) retailers get a commission from the manufacturers
services by establishing an account at the bank. There two kinds of e) Retailers sell their merchandise directly t consumers.
accounts. One is the saving account and the other is the current 27. What is the topic of the paragraph?
account. One advantage of having a current is that we can pay using a) the chain of distribution
cheques. This means that we don’t have to carry large amounts of b) the role of the retailer
money with us, and risk loosing it. c) the retailer’s profit
Most banks, commercial banks, have two kinds of current accounts. d) the retailer as a middleman
On is the minimum balance account and the other is the special e) The prices charged by retailers.
account. The former kinds requires the customer to maintain in is 28. the following are types of retail stores except …
account a certain amount as a minimum balance, but the bank will a) department stores
charge the customer a fee for each cheque he or she writes. b) discount stores
c) cooperatives
d) franchises
e) factories
 29. compared to the goods sold in discount stores are a) where a retailer stores the products
a) much cheaper b) the way a retailer serves customers
b) similar in price c) how the retailer provides the merchandise
c) more expensive d) how a retailer provides goods for customers
d) exactly the same in price e) what a retailer usually does to sell the merchandise
e) not much different in price
30. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

Text 4

A herd of thirsty wild buffaloes went to a nearby lake. They were unaware that they had trampled on the underground tunnels where a colony
of mice lived. Some of the mice who survived the tragedy held a meeting. "If they come back again," they said, "we shall all be killed!" They
decided to meet with the buffaloes. The buffaloes regretted what had happened and assured the mice that they would take another path to the
lake in the future.
A few weeks later, the buffaloes fell into a hunter's trap. A large net fell over them and as hard as they tried, they could not free themselves.
They did not know what to do. Realizing that they were doomed, they bellowed their sad predicament throughout the forest.
When the mice heard the buffaloes, they rushed to their aid. They gnawed and chewed the ropes. Soon, thanks to the mice, the whole herd was free
again.

31. The buffaloes went to the lake to _____

a) trample on the mice's home
b) cool themselves
c) have a mud bath
d) quench their thirst
e) take a rest
32. Some of the mice were _____ to death when the herd tramped on the tunnels.
a) crushed
b) pressed
c) knocked
d) squeezed
e) knocked
33. The buffaloes trampled on the tunnels _____
a) deliberately
b) accidentally
c) intentionally
d) Purposely
e) seriously
34. To save their homes and lives, the mice _____
a) fortified their homes
b) abandoned the tunnels
c) approached the buffaloes
d) set a trap for the buffaloes
e) forbidden them
35. The buffaloes "bellowed their sad predicament" _____
a) to alert the hunter
b) because they had given up hope
c) to signal the mice to help them
d) so that the othe
e) to save their homes