PEMERINTAH KOTA SURAKARTA

DINAS PENDIDIKAN PEMUDA DAN OLAHRAGA

LATIHAN UJIAN NASIONAL
Tahun Pelajaran 2014/2015

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Hari, tanggal : 4 Maret

2015

A. Choose the correct answers by crossing (x) a, b, c, or d in your answer sheet!

Text for question no 1

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome aboard Korean Air flight 493 bound for Taipei .
We are sorry for the delay in our departure.
Please fasten your seat belt and refrain from smoking while the no smoking sign is on.

From captain Jackson and the crew, it is our pleasure to serve you today.
If there is anything we can do to make your flight more enjoyable, please let us know.
Thank you.

1. What can we conclude from the text above?

A. The flight for Taipei departed on time.
B. The captain and the crew felt sorry due to the flight delay.
C. The captain and the crew felt happy because the flight was enjoyable.
D. The annoucnement was announced just before the plane landed in Taipei.

Text for questions no 2 – 3

Many homeowner finds that their houses needs LOTS OF

REPAIRS before they can sell it.
But there’s NO NEED TO SPEND THOUSANDS on repairs.
LET US TAKE THAT BURDEN!
We pay CASH for houses, and we can close FAST!
2. What is the social function of the text?
A. Telling the readers to repair their houses
B. Asking the houseowners to sell their houses in days
C. Persuading the readers to sell as well as to purchase houses
D. Convincing the buyers about the expense of renting a house

3. What does ‘WeBuyHouses’ say about renting a house?

A. It can be continued for some days or months.
B. Most of rent-houses need lots of repairs
C. The renter must pay the rent monthly
D. It costs too much, so better to stop.

Text for questions no 4 – 5

The Alpaca is a domesticated species of South American

camelid developed from the wild alpacas. It resembles a sheep
in appearance, but is larger and has a long erect neck as well as
coming in many colors, whereas sheep are generally bred to be
white and black.

Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the
Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of
3500 to 5000 meters above sea-level, throughout the year.
Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike them are not used as beasts of
burden but are valued only for their fiber. Alpacas only have fleece fibers, not woolen
fibers, used for making knitted and woven items much as sheeps wool is. These items
include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves.

4. What animal does the text mainly discuss about?

A. Alpaca
B. Sheep
C. Llama
D. Camel

5. What is the benefit of keeping the animals?

A. Their power of bringing things
B. Their beautiful appearances
C. Their meat and milk
D. Their fiber

Text for questions no 6 – 7

6. What is the goal of writing the text?
A. Inviting someone to come to a retirement reception
B. Telling the readers that David Larson is retired
C. Celebrating on someone’s success in his career
D. Entertaining someone after he is retired

7. Who do you think Ricardo Romois?

A. David Larson himself
B. David Larson’s friend
C. David Larson’s wife, Betty
D. David Larson’s former boss

Text for questions no 8 – 10

How to Make Terrarium

Terrariums are mini indoor gardens that are perfect for people who want to decorate their
home or office with houseplants, but don't have a lot of time to care for them. Here, I'm
going to show you how to build your own terrarium.

Step 1: Prepare the Materials

The materials for a terrarium can usually be purchased at a local nursery or hardware store.
To make a terrarium you will need:

 glass globe to house the terrarium • minerals, shells, or stones

 sand • small plants well suited terrarium life
 activated charcoal • air plant like tilandsia and succulent
 well draining potting soil • a nice hook or string to hang it by
 various mosses • spray bottle or mister
 small sticks or bark

Step 2: Place Sand Layer

The first layer in the terrarium is a thin layer of sand or pebbles for
drainage. Small pebbles might look nicer.
Find a small cup, scooper or funnel to load the sand into the terrarium.  
It doesn't take much, 1 cup of sand is probably more than enough.

Step 3: Activated Charcoal Layer

The next layer to put in is activated charcoal or activated carbon.  If
you've got that, put it in there. My sister and I devised a simple cardboard
chute to deliver materials precisely where we wanted them in the terrarium.  The chute, plus a
push stick or brush works much better than the dump method.The activated charcoal layer just
keeps things "fresh”.
Step 4: Put Soil Layer
Next, put in an inch or two of well draining soil.  I mixed some potting
soil with succulent soil to achieve a good blend.  You don't need much,
as the plants themselves come with a soil clump that will likely allow
them to survive on their own for quite a while. Use a paintbrush.

Step 5: Place Large Features

The living plant we chose was hearty, and strategically planted at the
back of the terrarium where it's likely to remain moister.  We positioned
the succulent on a little hill of soil so it would drain first, as well as
located it closer to the opening which is likely to be a dryer
environment. It can be easier to position the plants before filling the
terrarium with soil, and then backfill the space between the root balls of the plants. You can
also simply dig small holes and plant normally.  
Step 6: Place Small Features
We used a pair of long handled tweezers to position additional items
inside the terrarium.  Chopsticks also work well.  We added in a hearty
dose of a few different types of dried, ornamental mosses, and a small
stone egg.
We also included some dried pieces of tree bark from some trees.  This
was followed up by inserting a small "air plant" called Tilandsia. They are perfect candidates
for terrariums.

Finally, we added in some colorful shells that we had collected at the beach (wash them
thoroughly as they may introduce salt to the tiny ecosystem, plants and salt don't get along
well).

8. What is the purpose of the text?

A. Describing the elements and structures of terrarium
B. Informing where to put the terrarium we made
C. Explaining the ways in creating a terrarium
D. Telling the materials in making a terrarium

9. From the text above we can conclude that terrarium is ....

A. a mini garden inside or outside our houses
B. a place for keeping fish and small sea animals
C. a tiny ecosystem inside a transparent glass container
D. a kind of house decoration that consists of artificial plants and animals

10. What is the material for the base of our terrarium?

A. Soil
B. Sand or pebbles
C. Activated Charcoal or carbon
D. The mixture of sand and soil and pebbles

Text for questions no 11 – 12

11. What did the writer do to the stranger?
A. Asked the stranger to help him changing his truck tires
B. Told him to change the tires of his trucks
C. Bought him some tires for his trucks
D. Wanted to do something nice

12. According to the text we can conclude that Steven Hodges is ....
A. the warehouse tire
B. the brand of the tires
C. the name of the stranger
D. the owner of the warehouse tire

Text for questions no 13 – 15

Yohannes Christian John or Chris John was born in Banjarnegara, 14

September 1979, was the second son of four children of the couple Johan Tjahjadi
and Maria Warsini. Boxing has been a part of John's life since his childhood and he
never considered any other profession. John's father was a former amateur boxer in
Indonesia. He introduced boxing to his sons, John and his younger brother Adrian, at
an early age of 5. John's Father inspired him by regaling with stories of hard fought
battles and triumphant victories. Given the choice to fight or pursue other sports,
John chose boxing and became an amateur champion in Banjarnegara.
In 1997, Chris caught the attention of renowned boxing trainer, Sutan Rambing.
Sutan recruited John into his gym and relocated John to Semarang, a city in central
Java Indoesia. Sutan served as John's trainer till 2004 and soon after parted ways
when John won his first major world title.
John turned professional in 1997 and was known as "Thin Man" before he
proclaimed his new nickname "The Dragon" that he now uses. In his first professional
fight, John won by knockout, beating a local fighter Word Kanda. In his 6 th bout, the
reputation of Chris John rose when he knocked out the national featherweight
Champion in a 12 rounds bout, Muhammad Afaridzi.
On December 19, 2013 Chris John announced his retirement from boxing,
because his 34th of age following the first lost match and lost world boxing title.

13. What is the text about?

A. The world of boxing
 B. Chris John’s biography
C. Some boxers from Banjarnegara
D. Yohannes Christian John’s childhood

14. When did Chris John start to learn boxing?

A. Starting from 14 September 1979
B. Since he was five years old
C. When he was twelve
D. In 1997

15. From the text we can conclude that Chris John ....
A. loves boxing so much
B. was one of amateur boxers in indonesia
C. finally retired from boxing for no one could beat him
D. learned boxing from his brother, Adrian since he was five

Text for questions no 16 – 17

Bolton
rd
3 March ‘13
Dear Steffi,
Here is the second book about the “Mennyms’ and I have also got the third one which I
will give you when I see you in a fortnight. I hope you are still enjoying yourself both at
home and at school.
Your Mum sounded to have a bad cold when I spoke to her the other night and I hope it is
a lot of better now and that you and Phil have not cought it from her.
All is well here and I am looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Lots of hugs and kisses
Grandma Joan

16. What is the text about?

A. Enjoying the time either at school or at home
B. Having a bad cold and way to prevent it
C. Giving books and saying hopes
D. Hugging and kissing of Mum’s

17. Who was not feeling well?

A. Mennyms
B. Grandma Joan
C. Phil and Steffi’s mother
D. Steffi and her brother, Phil
 Text for questions no 18 – 19

18. What did Rob want to show to Kanina?

A. Italy
B. An old castle
C. A volcanic rock
D. Island of Ischia

19. Where was Rob when he wrote the post card?

A. On the bridge in the island of Ischia
B. In the middle of the sea
C. Yogyakarta Indonesia
D. Italy

Text for questions no 20 – 21

20. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To invite someone to come to a baby shower
B. To inform someone that the baby is in trouble
C. To congratulate someone of having a baby boy
D. To congratulate someone of having a baby girl

21. The text above is a kind of a/an ....

A. Greeting card
B. Invitation card
 C. Advertisement
D. Short message

Text for questions no 22 – 23

22. What is the function of the text above?

A. To inform the readers about the flight schedule of an airline
B. To persuade the readers to become passengers of an airline
C. To give detail information about the flight destination
D. To tell the readers about the fare of an airline

23. How many cities (airports) did the airline serve?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

Text for questions no 24 – 26

Stewed Beef

Prepare these materials:

½ cup of brown sugar, 2 cups of water, ¼ cup of soy sauce, ¾ cup of vinegar, 1 kg of beef,
cut into large chunks, 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed, 1 bay leaf, a little salt.

The way to make it:

1. Combine sugar, water, soy sauce, and vinegar in a bowl and stir well.
2. Transfer to a casserole and add the beef chunks, garlic and bay leaf.
3. Boil, then heat to simmer until the beef is tender, about 40 minutes.
4. Discard bay leaf and serve meat with rice. Put spoon over the sauce.
24. What does the text tell us about?
A. The way to make the Stewed Beef
B. The use of the famous Stewed Beef
C. The taste of the delicious Stewed Beef
D. The preparation of making Stewed Beef

25. How long do we boil the beef?

A. More than half hour
B. Less than half hour
C. exactly an hour
D. About an hour

26. What can we do after combining sugar, water, soy sauce, and vinegar?
A. Transfer to a casserole
B. Cut them into pieces
C. Boil them well
D. Stir them well

Text for questions no 27 – 29

In 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang dynasty, sections of earlier fortifications were joined
together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction
continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's
largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its
architectural significance.
The Great Wall was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD
on the northern border of the country as the great military defence project of successive
Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers. The Great Wall begins
in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebei province and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu province to the
west. Its main body consists of walls, horse tracks, watch towers, and shelters on the wall, and
includes fortresses and passes along the Wall.
The Great Wall reflects collision and exchanges between agricultural civilizations and
nomadic civilizations in ancient China. It provides significant physical evidence of the far-
sighted political strategic thinking and mighty military and national defence forces of central
empires in ancient China, and is an outstanding example of the superb military architecture,
technology and art of ancient China. It embodies unparalleled significance as the national
symbol for safeguarding the security of the country and its people.

27. How long did the construction of the great wall last?
A. Three centuries
B. Fourteen centuries
C. Seventeen centuries
D. Twenty centuries

28. “the national symbol for safeguarding the security of the country and its people”(last
sentence)
What does the word ‘its’ refer to?
A. The symbol
B. The security
C. The country
D. The great wall

29. Where did the great wall start to be built?

 A. From the northern border of the country
B. In Hebei province in the east
C. InGansu province to the west
D. at Shanhaiguan in the south

Text for questions no 30 – 32

Supercell

A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of

a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotatingupdraft.  For this reason, these storms
are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of
thunderstorms (supercell, squall line, multi-cell, and single-cell), supercells are the
overall least common and have the potential to be the most severe. Supercells are
often isolated from other thunderstorms, and can dominate the local weather up to 32
kilometres away.
Supercells are often put into three classification types: Classic, Low-
precipitation (LP), and High-precipitation (HP). LP supercells are usually found in dry
climates, and HP supercells are most often found in moist climates. Supercells can
occur anywhere in the world under the right pre-existing weather conditions.
Supercells are usually found isolated from other thunderstorms, although they
can sometimes be embedded in a squall line. Typically, supercells are found in the
warm sector of a low pressure system propagating generally in a north easterly
direction in line with the cold front of the low pressure system. They can last for
hours. Supercells have the capability to deviate from the mean wind. If they track to
the right or left of the mean wind (relative to the vertical wind shear), they are said to
be "right-movers" or "left-movers". Supercells can sometimes develop two separate
updrafts with opposing rotations, which splits the storm into two supercells: one left-
mover and one right-mover.
Supercells can be any size – large or small, low or high topped. They usually
produce huge amounts of hail, torrential rainfall, strong winds, and
substantial downbursts. Supercells are one of the few types of clouds that typically
spawn tornadoes within the mesocyclone, although only 30% or fewer do so.
Supercells can occur anywhere in the world under the right weather conditions.
The first storm to be identified as the supercell type was the Wokingham storm
over England, which was studied by Keith Browning and Frank Ludlam in 1962.
Source: wikipedia
30. What does the first paragraph of the text tell us about?
A. The description of the supercells
B. The classification of the supercells
C. The way how supercells are formed
D. The premises where supercells can be found

31. How do supercells move and rotate?

A. Upward
B. Downward
C. To the right
D. To the left

32. According to the text above, we can say that supercells ....
A. are the least common and the least dangerous among others
B. are considered as different from thunderstorms
C. frequently found in moist and wet climates
D. can influence the local weather condition

Text for questionno 33

33. What does the text imply?

A. We have to update status while walking.
B. Walking carefully first, update status later.
C. We must not walking and updating facebook status.
D. Updating status in facebook can be done by walking.

Text for questions no 34 – 36

The Dancing Plant

Desmodium gyrans is well known as the “Telegraph Plant” and famous for its
movement. The small lateral leaflets will rotate on their axis, moving in jerky motions under
the slightest influence of touch, sunshine, warmth or small vibrations. At night they droop
downwards.
The plant is native to Asia, easy to raise from seed it will soon make a small shrub, but
it is not hardy, preferring indoor temperatures of 22 to 35C. The soil must be kept
consistently moist, without drying out between watering. The perfect place for this plant is a
light shade, since a direct sun is far too strong for its delicate nature. 
 The foliage is very simple; it has a very airy look to it with delicate stems that bear the
leaves. It is a fascinating plant, perfect for children to grow and have fun with, the plants
really do 'dance' in their own way.
A study done in 1998 says the movements are caused by the swelling and shrinking of
motor cells in special organs buried deep within the leaves. The movement of water molecules
causes the motor cells in the leaves to shrink or swell and, as the water enters and exits, the
plant's leaflets twitch. Experts say there is no particular sound it reacts to, though some
believe that it does not respond well to electronic sounds.
Darwin called the plant Hedysarum. It was first described in 1779 by Dutch physician
and naturalist Maarten Houttuyn, who named it Hedysarum motorium. Modern botanists call
it either Desmodium gyrans or, more correctly these days, Codariocalyx motorius. The
species name is derived from the word "gyration". Its common name is Telegraph plant or
Semaphore plant -- after the leaf movements, which resemble semaphore signals or Morse
code. 
Members of this genus are among the few plants capable of rapid movement. As far as
we know the only four plants that show any leaf sensitivity movements are: Desmodium
gyrans, Mimosa pudica the sensitive plant, Venus Fly Trap, and Averrhoa carambola the star
fruit tree. These types of movements have been termed seismonastic movements. Darwin
believed, the movements shook water droplets from its leaves following a heavy rainfall.

34. What is the purpose of the text?

A. Persuading the readers to observe in detail about the dancing plant
B. Entertaining the readers with the unique characteristic of the plant
C. Telling the readers the description of the dancing plant
D. Explaining the readers how to make this plant ‘dance’

35. What is the fact about the movement of the young leaves of the plant?
A. It is caused by the swelling and shrinking of motor cells in special organs in the
leaves.
B. They move or ‘dance’ when they ‘hear’ to a particular music or electronic sound.
C. The movements are only generated by the sensitive touch in the night time.
D. When the children touch quite hard the young leaves, they will move.

36. Who found the plant for the first time?

A. Darwin
B. Hedysarum
C. Maarten Houttuyn
D. Desmodium gyrans

Text for questions no 37

Mount Bromo is stands tall which the most iconic at 2329 m one of mountain ¿ Indonesia
− − − − − − − −
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 1–4–3–6–2–7–5–8–9
B. 1–2–7–5–8–4–3–9–6
C. 1–9–2–3–6–4–5–8–6
D. 1–2–6–9–2–5–8–4–3

Text for questions no 38 – 40

 PARENTS LACK AWARENESS OF BULLYING

The survey, conducted between December 1994 and January 1995, involved some
19,000 parents, teachers and children at primary, junior and senior high schools where
bullying has occurred. The survey covered students from the fourth grade up.
According to the survey, 22 per cent of the primary school children polled said they
face bullying, compared with 13 per cent of junior high school children and 4 per cent of
senior high school students.
On the other hand, some 26 per cent of the primary school children said they have
bullied, with the percentage decreasing to 20 per cent for junior high school children and
6 per cent for senior high school students. The survey indicated that 37 per cent of the
parents of bullied primary school children were aware of bullying targeted at their
children. The figure was 34 per cent for the parents of junior high school children and 18
per cent for those of the senior high school students.
Of the parents aware of the bullying, 14 per cent to 18 per cent said they had been
told of bullying by teachers. Only 3 per cent to 4 per cent of the parents learned of the
bullying from their children, according to the survey.
The survey also found that 42 per cent of primary school teachers are not aware of
bullying aimed at their students. The portion of such teachers was 29 per cent at junior
high schools and 69 per cent at senior high schools.
Asked for the reason behind bullying, about 85 per cent of the teachers cited a lack
of education at home. Many parents singled out a lack of a sense of justice and
compassion among children as the main reason.
Source: The Japan Times Ltd., Tokyo, May 23 1996

38. What is the text mainly discussing about?

A. Kinds of schools in Japan
B. How to conduct survey in schools in Japan
C. A survey about bullying among students in Japan
D. The percentage of bullied students of some schools in Japan

39. What percentage of teachers at each type of school was not aware that their students
were being bullied?

40. Who are the object of the survey?

A. Students
B. Teachers
C. Students and teachers
 D. Students, teachers, and parents

Text for questions no 41 – 44

The Princess Who Loved To Sing

Princess Isabel loved to sing very much. She sang anytime and anywhere. When she
was singing, everyone must be quiet. If not, she would punish them.
One day an old beggar asked her some money while she was singing, Princess Isabel
was very angry, but the beggar was angry, too. The old beggar was actually a witch. She
cursed Isabel, “From now on, you cannot sing!”
Fortunately, there was a fairy. She was a good one. She said, “You can sing again after
you do a good thing to someone else.”
From then on, Isabel was always good to everyone. She wanted her voice back. So,
she travelled from one city to another to do good things.
One day, when she took a rest in a forest after her long journey, she saw a thin little
boy. The boy was hungry. Without thinking of herself, Isabel gave her only sandwich.
Suddenly, she sang. The beautiful voice was back.
(Adapted from Fun English Magazine)

41. How was Princess Isabel at first?

A. Bad tempered
B. Very kindly
C. Very cruel
D. Very nice

42. Isabel was a daughter of a ….

A. Witch
B. King
C. Fairy
D. Beggar

43. What is the moral value of the story?

A. Singing makes us happy
B. Anger cannot solve the problem.
C. We must be kind to everyone
D. Punishment sometimes help

44. What is the text tell us about?

A. Princess Isabel
B. Beautiful voice
C. How to get back voice
D. The changes of Isabel’s manner

Text for questions no 45 – 46

There was once a farmer who suffered much at the hands of a money-lender. Good
harvests, or bad, the farmer was always poor, the money-lender was rich. At the last, when he
hadn't any money left, farmer went to the money-lender's house, and said, "Please tell me the
secret of becoming rich."
 The farmer and the money-lender, "My friend, riches come from Ram, ask him."
"Thank you, I will!" replied the simple farmer; so he prepared three girdle-cakes on the
journey, and set out to find Ram.
First he met a Brahman, and to him he gave a cake, asking him to point out the road to
Ram; but the Brahman only took the cake and went on his way without a word. Next the
farmer met a Jogi and to him he gave a cake without receiving any help in return. At last, he
came upon a poor man sitting under a tree, and finding out he was hungry, the kindly farmer
gave him his last cake, and sitting down to rest beside him.
"And where are you going?" asked the poor man.
"Oh, I have a long journey to find Ram!" replied the farmer. "Could you tell me which
way to go?"
"Perhaps, I can," said the poor man, smiling, "for I am Ram! What do you want of me?"
Then the farmer told the whole story, and Ram, taking pity on him, gave him a conch
shell, and showed him how to blow it in a particular way, saying, "Remember! whatever you
wish for, you have only to blow the conch that way, and your wish will be fulfilled. Only
have a care of that money-lender, for even magic is not proof against their wiles!"
The farmer went back to his village rejoicing. In fact the money-lender noticed his high
spirits at once, and said to himself, "Some good fortune must have befallen the stupid fellow,
to make him hold his head so jauntily." Therefore he went over to the simple farmer's house,
and congratulated him on his good fortune, in such cunning words, pretending to have heard
all about it, that before long the farmer found himself telling the whole story—all except the
secret of blowing the conch.
Nevertheless, the money-lender determined to have the conch by hook or by crook, and
as he was villain enough not to stick at trifles, he waited for a favourable opportunity and
stole the conch.
But, after nearly bursting himself with blowing the conch in every conceivable way, he
was obliged to give up the secret as a bad job. However, being determined to succeed he went
back to the farmer, and said, coolly, "Look here; I've got your conch, but I can't use it; you
haven't got it, so it's clear you can't use it either. Business is at a stand-still unless we make a
bargain. Now, I promise to give you back your conch, and never to interfere with your using
it, on one condition, which is this,—whatever you get from it, I am to get double."
"Never!" cried the farmer; "that would be the old business all over again!"
"Not at all! You will have your share! Now, if you get all you want, what can it matter
to you if I am rich or poor?"
At last, from that time, no matter what he gained by the power of the conch, the money-
lender gained double. And the knowledge that this was so preyed upon the farmer's mind day
and night, so that he had no satisfaction of anything.
At last, there came a very dry season,—so dry that the farmer's crops withered for want
of rain. Then he blew his conch, and wished for a well to water them, and ....there was the
well, but the money-lender had two! This was too much for any farmer to stand; and our
friend brooded over it, and brooded over it, till at last a bright idea came into his head. He
seized the conch, blew it loudly, and cried out, "Oh, Ram! I wish to be blind of one eye!" And
so he was, in a twinkling, but the money-lender of course was blind of both, and in trying to
steer his way between the two new wells, he fell into one, and was drowned.
Now this true story shows that a farmer once got the better of a money-lender—but only
by losing one of his eyes.
 http://www.kidsgen.com/stories/folk_tales

41. What is the story about?

A. The three gods; Brahman, Jogi and Ram
B. A poor farmer and a money-lender
C. Three girdle-cakes and three gods
D. A powerful magic conch

42. Why did Ram decide to help the poor farmer?

A. He took a pity on the farmer.
B. The other two gods didn’t help the farmer.
C. The farmer always suffer from the money-lender.
D. He knew that the farmer was a good and honest man.

Text for questions no 47 – 49

Once, a rich merchant’s house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was
one of his servants. So he went to Birbal and mentioned the incident. Birbal ____ (47) to his
house and assembled all of his servants and asked that who stole the merchant’s things.
Everybody denied.
Birbal thought for a moment, then gave a stick of equal length to all the servants of the
merchant and said to them that the stick of the real thief will be _____(48) by two inches
tomorrow. All the servants should be present here again tomorrow with heir sticks.
All the servants went to their homes and gathered again at the same place the next day.
Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two
inches. Birbal said, “This is your thief, merchant.”
Later the merchant asked Birbal, “How did you catch him?” Birbal said, “The thief had
already _____ (49) his stick short by two inches in the night fearing that his stick will be
longer by two inches by morning.”

47. A. go
B. went
C. has gone
D. was going

48. A. longer
B. shorter
C. bigger
D. thinner

49. A. been cut

B. is cutting
C. to cut
D. cut

50. Arrange these sentences into a good text.

1. Dian Sastrowardoyo is well known as talented actress which full of totality. Her
hobbies are reading, watching movie and doing anything related to arts.
 2. DiandraParamitaSastrowardoyo, more popular known as Dian Sastro, is an Indonesian
model and actress. She was born in Jakarta on March 16, 1982. She is the daughter
and only child of the late AriawanSastrowardoyo and DewiParwatiSetyorini.
3. Dian Sastro started in entertainment business at 1996 as winner of ‘Gadis Sampul’
program by Gadis magazine. Beside model, she develops her ability to become
actress, TV presenter and exclusive TV commercial .
4. The first movie of Dian is ‘Bintang Jatuh’ by Rudi Soejarwo released in 2000.
‘Bintang Jatuh’ is Indie movie (not played in cinema).
5. The next movie is ‘Pasir Berbisik’ 2001 year. Dian played with senior actress
Christine hakim, Slamet Raharjdo and Didi Petet. In 2002 Dian played in the most
popular movie in Indonesia ‘Ada Apa Dengan Cinta’ 

The best arrangement is ....

A. 1 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 3
B. 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5
C. 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5
D. 4 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 5