Academic English Proficiency Test 1

 VOCABULARY
1. For the questions 1-15, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which the
best completes each blank space in the text.

Text 1
This paper explores the unification of the school system in Indonesia from December
1949 to August 1950. The unification of the educational system during this eight-month
period reflected the Indonesian state formation in its earliest (1)…………. It was a (2)…………
of indonesianization in which the Indonesian Republicans in the Yogyakarta administration
(3)………… the arena. State intervention in the teaching of religious courses and the position
of the school system for non-Indonesian children were two of the most (4)………… issues. At
the same time, centralization of educational policy making was looming. The aim of this
paper to examine the early process of the Indonesian state formation in education by
making use of the archives disposed at ANRI that so far have been much (5)………… in the
writing of the history of Indonesian education.

1. (A) stage 2. (A) processed 3. (A) dominate

(B) age (B) prospect (B) dominated
(C) hour (C) process (C) lead
(D) arrival (D) link (D) leading

4. (A) critic 5. (A) chain

(B) critical (B) hold
(C) space (C) casual
(D) big (D) neglected

Text 2
There are important ethical considerations when it comes to recording people. Either
ask their permission first or, if you feel that your data will be less (6)………… if they know
you are recording, ask them afterwards. You should be prepared to let them (7)…………
What you have recorded and you must give them the (8)………… of asking part, or all, of it
to be erased. Recording from the radio or television and downloading from the Internet do
not entail such ethical problems, because the material is in the public (9)………… However,
some broadcast and internet material is (10)………… and if you intend to use it in
publication or other public the permission of the relevant broadcasting company.

6. (A) genuine 7. (A) guess 8. (A) recommendation

(B) artificial (B) hear (B) compensation
(C) relevant (C) predict (C) consent
(D) partial (D) investigate (D) option

9. (A) domain 10. (A) property

(B) facility (B) royalty
(C) figure (C) archive
(D) space (D) copyright

Text 3
This study aims at (11)………… the correlation between the wage level and the well-
being of the rubber plantation enterprise workers in East Aceh in the period of 1907 to
1939. It is of high significance in the historiography of Aceh because no studies on Aceh
have been found that examine plantation enterprise workers. The major source of
(12)………… is the annual reports of the Labor Inspectorate from 1907 to 1939, the collection
of National Library, Jakarta.
The results of the study (13)………… that the wage of the plantation enterprise
workers in East Aceh was very low and worth only for subsistence and determined
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unilaterally by the enterprise. The workers contributed nothing to the wage determination.
The wage level was adjusted to the living cost, especially the price of rice, and the
(14)………… condition of the enterprise. Therefore, the living standard of the rubber
plantation workers in East Aceh never changed although their wage (15)………….

11. (A) writing 12. (A) this data 13. (A) analyze
(B) investigating (B) this supply (B) hypothesize
(C) diagnosing (C) this study (C) indicate
(D) interpreting (D) this fund (D) predict

14. (A) commercial 15. (A) decreased

(B) political (B) increased
(C) cultural (C) remained
(D) financial (D) fluctuated

2. Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D that best collocates (combines) with

each of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentences.

16. The defendant accused the officers of Corruption Eradication Commission to

…… money from him.
(A) squeeze
(B) extract
(C) wring
(D) extort

17. Human consumption of fossil fuels is predicted to fully deplete the Earth's ……
oil reserve by the year 2060.
(A) crude
(B) rudimentary
(C) simple
(D) basic

18. Indonesian leadership would be …… the test when Myanmar wrapped up its
election in two decades late this year.
(A) take in
(B) put to
(C) sit in
(D) faced off
19. He spoke …… of soup and satay using mushrooms produced by Lampung
farmers, and would continue to help farmers with their goals.
(A) slowly
(B) highly
(C) loudly
(D) uncertainly

20. The advertisement convinced the audience that the shampoo would make the hair ……
(A) moveable
(B) handy
(C) manageable
(D) fertile
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21. The doctor strongly recommended him …… exercise to keep him fit.
(A) regular
(B) usual
(C) frequent
(D) permanent

22. He was awarded a gold medal for …… series of outstanding research.

(A) taking
(B) committing
(C) conducting
(D) holding

23. The fossilization process develops over millions of years, during which swamp
vegetation is submerged …… water, depleted of oxygen, and covered by layers and
layers of sand and mud.
(A) in
(B) into
(C) through
(D) by

24. A member of the House of Representatives' commissions overseeing legal affairs said
the Attorney General move to …… a case review was against the law.
(A) propose
(B) file
(C) sue
(D) report

25. The deputy chairmen of the antigraft body were accused …… extorting a businessman.
(A) with
(B) from
(C) to
(D) of

26. After a tense 20 hours of silence, a search plane launched from Australia's west coast
…… radio contact with the sailor.
(A) made
(B) held
(C) gave
(D) had

27. The sailor's yacht was damaged by 3O-feet waves that knocked out her
communications and prompted her to set …… a distress signal.
(A) out
(B) of
(C) off
(D) under
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28. The crowd generously gave the performers, three famous bassists having a jam-
session, a …… of applause.
(A) round
(B) room
(C) thunder
(D) series

29. Upon seeing her burnt down house, she …… tears heartbreakingly and fell
unconsciously.
(A) Poured down
(B) held back
(C) cast off
(D) burst into

30. One aspect of the trend toward good governance is an emphasis …… corporate
governance.
(A) about
(B) on
(C) in
(D) one