Inggris 2

1.
Read the text
Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural disasters. What causes them? Geologists
explain the main terms of a theory known as plate tectonics. Continents are floating
apart from each other; this is referred to as the continental drift. About sixty miles below
the surface of the sea, there over which plates, or slabs, carry continents and sea floors
at a rate of several inches a year. As the plates separate from each other, a new sea floor
is formed by the molten matter that was formerly beneath. Volcanic islands and large
mountain ranges are created by this type of movement.
The topic of the paragraph is.....

A. The occurrence of the continental drift
B. Deadly natural disasters
C. The cause of earthquakes
D. The formation of the new sea floors
E. Geologists’ research on earthquakes
Jawaban : C.
The cause of earthquakes
2. Read the text
From the text we can conlude that the movement of plate tectonics
A. Destroy existing continents
B. Are felt fifty miles below sea surface
C. Causes changes on earth
D. Is good for volcanic islands and mountains
E. Form new sea floors every year
Jawaban : E. Form new sea floors every year
3. Read the text
Skueedwart can book the ticket in advance, so that he… queue up for it
A. Mustn’t
B. Cannot
C. May not
D. Might not
E. Don’t have to
Jawaban : E. Don’t have to
4. Read the text
As the road to Trawas had become very slippery after the rain, my friend told the angkot
driver…
A. Do not speed
B. Not to speed
C. Let us no speed
D. Not speeding
E. He does not speeding
Jawaban : B. Not to speed
5. Read the text
When Koh Fikri was visiting his cousin, he suddenly had to make an urgent call. Having
forgotten his mobile phone he asked his cousin,…..
A. Do you have a phone?
B. May I use your phone?
C. Will you allow one to make a phone call?
D. Do you think I can call home?
E. Should I call home from here?
Jawaban : B. May I use your phone?
6. Read the text below
Imagine 15 grocery bags filled with plastic trash piled up on every single yard of shoreline in the
world. That’s how much land-based plastic trash ended up in the world’s oceans in just one year. The
world generates at least 3.5 million tons of plastic and other solid waste a day, 10 times the amount
a century ago, according to World Bank researchers.
The U.S. is the king of trash, producing a world-leading 250 million tons a year—roughly 4.4 pounds
of trash per person per day. And yet there are a growing number of people—often young millennial
women—who are part of a zero-waste movement.
Their yearly trash output can be small enough to fit inside an eight-ounce mason jar. These are not
wannabe hippies, but people embracing a modern minimalist lifestyle. They say it saves them money
and time and enriches their lives. Kathryn Kellogg is one of those young millennials who has
downsized her trash pile—anything that hasn’t been composted or recycled—so two years' worth
literally fits inside one 16-ounce jar.
Meanwhile, the average American produces 1,500 pounds of trash a year. (Learn more about Kellogg
in the recent plastic issue of National Geographic magazine).
“We also saved about $5,000 a year by purchasing fresh food instead of packaged, buying in bulk,
and making our own products like cleaners and deodorant,” says Kellogg, who lives with her
husband in a small house in Vallejo, California. Kellogg is one of several zero-waste bloggers who
share online the details of their efforts, along with practical tips and encouragement, for others
looking to embrace a zero-waste lifestyle. In three years, she has gained 300,000 monthly readers on
her blog goingzerowaste.com and on Instagram.
“I think many people are ready to cut their waste,” says Kellogg. However, she doesn’t want people
to fixate on trying to stuff all their trash into a jar. Zero- waste is really about trying to minimize your
trash and making better choices in your life, she says. “Just do the best you can and buy less.”
What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Kellogg as one of the zero-waste bloggers
B. Zero-waste management movement by millennial women
C. Two years’ worth of trash in only 16-ounce jar
D Amount of plastic trash in the ocean
E. The U.S. as the king of trash
Jawaban : B. Zero-waste management movement by millennial women

The bold words in paragraph one has closest meaning to…

A. People who support a modern minimalist lifestyle
B. People who saves money and time because of their minimalist lifestyle
C. Millennials who downsized their trash
D. People who are trying to live an eco-friendly life and oppose the conventional way of living
E. None of the above
Jawaban : E. None of the above
What is the definition of trash pile according to the act of Kellogg?

A. Accumulation of trash
B. Accumulation of non-recycled trash
C Junk heap
D. Accumulation of discarded matter
E. All of the above
Jawaban : B. Accumulation of non-recycled trash
What is the definition of zero-waste as stated by Kellogg?

A. Trying to put all their trash into a jar
B. Producing no waste at all
C. Do your best to escalate shopping
D. Make new choices in life
E. Make better choices to diminish waste production
According to World Bank researchers, what is the amount of trash produced per day?
A. 10 times the amount centuries ago
B. 3.5 million tons
C. 250 million tons
D. 4.4 tons
E. Less than 250 million tons
Jawaban : B. 3.5 million tons
11. Text
United States citizens have always had a problem relating to the colonial period of their history. They
have often thought that earlier period to be less relevant, less historically significant, than the later
national period of their history.
For many, the colonial era lacks seriousness; it seems trivial and antique and shrouded in nostalgia.
For much of United States history, popular opinion has considered the century and a half of the
colonial period to be simply a quaint prolog to the main story that followed the American
Revolution.
In part this is because the colonial period has become a natural source of folklore and mythmaking.
Since the United States, unlike older Western nations, lacks a misty past in which the historical
record is remote and obscure, people have tended to transform authentic historical figures and
events of the colonial past into mythical characters and legends.
Unlike England we have no King Canute, no King Arthur, no Robin Hood to spin tales and legends
about. Instead, we have transformed John Smith and Pocahontas, the Pilgrim Fathers, and Squanto
(historical figures about whom we know a great deal) into fanciful and fabulous characters.
But such has not always been the case. In the decades following the Revolution, the colonial period
was an integral and important part of history.
The primary purpose of this passage is to ….
A. argue that colonial history had no influence on later periods in United States history.
B. demonstrate that the colonial history of the United States is a mixture of legends and myths.
C. present a rationale for teaching future generations of people in the United States about colonial
history.
D. explain why many people in the United States perceive colonial history in a particular way.
E. suggest that a general ignorance of colonial history has caused people to repeat the mistakes of
that era.
Kunci: D
Pembahasan:
Option A is incorrect because this isn’t the purpose of the passage. The author doesn’t suggest that
colonial history had no influence; in fact, “In the decades following the (American) Revolution, the
colonial period was an integral and important part of history.”
Option B is incorrect because this is too narrow to be the
main purpose of the passage. The author says that the current U.S. perception of colonial history is a
mythical one, but the purpose of the passage is to explain why that is.
Option C is incorrect because this isn’t the purpose of the passage. The author doesn’t talk about the
education of future United States citizens about colonial history; instead, the passage focuses on
current U.S.
12. Text
United States citizens have always had a problem relating to the colonial period of their history. They
have often thought that earlier period to be less relevant, less historically significant, than the later
national period of their history.
For many, the colonial era lacks seriousness; it seems trivial and antique and shrouded in nostalgia.
For much of United States history, popular opinion has considered the century and a half of the
colonial period to be simply a quaint prolog to the main story that followed the American
Revolution.
In part this is because the colonial period has become a natural source of folklore and mythmaking.
Since the United States, unlike older Western nations, lacks a misty past in which the historical
record is remote and obscure, people have tended to transform authentic historical figures and
events of the colonial past into mythical characters and legends.
Unlike England we have no King Canute, no King Arthur, no Robin Hood to spin tales and legends
about. Instead, we have transformed John Smith and Pocahontas, the Pilgrim Fathers, and Squanto
(historical figures about whom we know a great deal) into fanciful and fabulous characters.
But such has not always been the case. In the decades following the Revolution, the colonial period
was an integral and important part of history.
The primary purpose of this passage is to ….
Perceptions of the time period (and also compares the perceptions of this time period to those of
people in the decades following the American Revolution).
Option E is incorrect because this isn’t the main point of the passage; the author doesn’t discuss
repeated mistakes. Option D is the best choice. The passage starts by saying that people in the U.S.
Perceive the colonial period as a “quaint prolog” to U.S. history and is “shrouded in nostalgia.” The
rest of the passage focuses on why U.S. citizens perceive colonial history in that way.
The author implies that which of the following is the most direct result of transforming colonial
history into sentimental stories?
A. It gives a much-needed nostalgic tone to an era otherwise lacking in emotion.

B. It makes knowledge of colonial history more accessible to people of all ages.
C. It fills in gaps where no actual historical data are available.
D. It denigrates the work of those who study colonial history.
E. It detracts from the historical significance of the colonial era.
Kunci: E
Pembahasan:
Option A is incorrect because the author doesn’t suggest that the colonial period’s actual history
lacks emotion. We don’t have enough information from the passage to make this inference.
Option B is incorrect because the author doesn’t suggest this; the author doesn’t talk about age
groups at all, so we don’t know the author’s view on whether the “sentimental stories” of the
colonial period might be more accessible to younger people, for example.
Option C is incorrect because it conflicts with what the author suggests. The author says that there is
a lot of historical data available about the historical figures people have turned into myths:
“we have transformed John Smith and Pocahontas, the Pilgrim Fathers, and Squanto (historical
figures about whom we know a great deal) into fanciful and fabulous characters.” The author
doesn’t mention any gaps in historical data.
Option D is incorrect because this choice is too strong to be the likely result of transforming colonial
history into myth. To “denigrate” means to belittle or to say bad things.
13. Manic depression is another psychiatric illness that mainly affects mood. A patient suffering
from this disease will alternate between periods of manic excitement and extreme depression,
with or without relatively normal periods in between. The changes in mood suffered by a manic–
depressive patient go far beyond the day-to-day mood changes experienced by the general
population. In the period of manic excitement, the mood elevation can become so intense that it
can result in extended insomnia, extreme irritability, and heightened aggressiveness. In the
period of depression, which may last for several weeks or months, a patient experiences feelings
of general fatigue, uselessness, and hopelessness, and in serious cases, may contemplate
suicide.
The topic of this passage is…
A.Various psychiatric illnesses
B.How depression affects the mood
C.The intense period of manic excitement
D.The mood changes of manic depression
E.How insomnia happens
Pembahasan:
Topik pada paragraf di atas adalah tentang depresi yang memengaruhi perasaan seseorang.
Jawaban: B. How depression affects the mood
from this disease will alternate between periods of manic excitement and extreme depression,
with or without relatively normal periods in between. The changes in mood suffered by a manic–
depressive patient go far beyond the day-to-day mood changes experienced by the general
population. In the period of manic excitement, the mood elevation can become so intense that it
can result in extended insomnia, extreme irritability, and heightened aggressiveness. In the
period of depression, which may last for several weeks or months, a patient experiences feelings
of general fatigue, uselessness
The passage indicates that most people…
A.Never undergo mood changes
B.Experience occasional shifts in mood
C.Switch wildly from highs to lows
D.Become highly depressed
E.Feel happy anytime
Pembahasan:
Bacaan di atas menyiratkan bahwa hampir sebagian besar orang menjadi sangat depresi.
Jawaban: D. Become highly depressed
15. In almost every developing country, the lack of adequate supplies of cheap, convenient and
reliable. Fuel is a major problem. Rural commodities depend largely on kerosene, wood, and
dung for their cooking and lighting needs, but kerosene is now priced out of reach of many
people, and wood, except in heavily forested areas, is in short supply. The search for
firewood occupies a large part of the working day and has resulted in widespread
deforestation.
Dung is in constant supply wherever there are farm animals and when dried, it is convenient
to store and use. But burning dung destroys its value as fertilizer, thus depriving the soil of a
much-needed source of humus and nitrogen. Rural areas of developing countries are also
plagued by a lack of adequate sanitation, improper waste disposal spreads disease,
contaminates water sources, and provides feeding grounds for disease-carrying insects.
The problem of improving environmental hygiene, conserving sources, and finding
alternative sources of fuel may be unrelated. Their solution, however, is not, as many
countries experimenting with biogas technology are discovering. Biogas, a mixture of
methane and carbon dioxide, is produced by anaerobic fermentation is a natural one.
Occurring whenever living matter decomposes. By keeping the matter and the process in a
digester or biogas plan, the combustible gas can be trapped and used as fuel for household
lighting and cooking. The digested slurry that remains can be used on the land as a soil
conditioner and fertilizer.
What are the two problems mentioned in the text?

A.Pollution and the high price of fuel
B.Widespread deforestation and the use of dung
C.The lack of adequate fuel and hygienic conditions
D.The lack of humus and nitrogen in the soil
E.Contaminated water sources and rural areas
Pembahasan:
Masalah utama yang dipaparkan pada bacaan di atas adalah kurangnya bahan bakar yang cukup
atau layak, serta kondisi kesehatan yang bisa disimpulkan dari paragraf awal hingga paragraf akhir.
Jawaban: C
deforestation.
conditioner and fertilizer.Soal 2
What is the text mainly about?

A.Socio-economic problems in developing countries
B.The process of producing biogas
C.The effect of burning dung on the soil
D.Biogas as a solution so many problems
E.The advantages of using dung as fuel
Pembahasan:
Isi teks di atas memaparkan permasalahan sosial dan ekonomi yang terjadi di negara berkembang
yang dapat disimpulkan dari seluruh paragraf.
Jawaban: A
deforestation.
The disadvantage of traditional fuel used in developing countries is that they…

A.Reduce people’s energy
B.Are difficult to extract
C.Make the soil poor
D.Do not meet people needs
E.Cause damage to the environment
Pembahasan:
Kerugian yang didapatkan dari bahan bakar tradisional jika diterapkan di negara berkembang adalah
bisa menyebabkan kerusakan lingkungan.
Jawaban: E
deforestation.
The main factor causing the lack of adequate sanitation is…

A.The domestic use of biogas
B.The great number of farm animals
C.The pollution of water sources
D.The badly-managed waste disposal
E.The increase of disease-carrying insects
Pembahasan:
Faktor utama penyebab kurangnya sanitasi yang layak adalah pengaturan limbah yang buruk.
Jawaban: D
deforestation.
Why is the digested slurry of the fermented organic matter considered valuable?
A.It improves the quality of soil for agriculture

B.It increases the export from developing countries
C.It is considered a relatively cheap fertilizer
D.It is the best fertilizer in the world
E.It can be used as fuel for cooking
Pembahasan:
Alasan ampan biogas berbahan kotoran ternak dan air melalui proses tanpa oksigen atau anaerobik
dianggap bernilai karena ampas biogas bisa meningkatkan kualitas tanam untuk bercocok tanam
atau untuk pertanian.
Jawaban: A
from this disease will alternate between periods of manic excitement and extreme
depression, with or without relatively normal periods in between. The changes in mood
suffered by a manic–depressive patient go far beyond the day-to-day mood changes
experienced by the general population. In the period of manic excitement, the mood
elevation can become so intense that it can result in extended insomnia, extreme irritability,
and heightened aggressiveness. In the period of depression, which may last for several
weeks or months, a patient experiences feelings of general fatigue, uselessness, and
hopelessness, and in serious cases, may contemplate suicide.
The topic of this passage is…

A.Various psychiatric illnesses
B.How depression affects the mood
C.The intense period of manic excitement
D.The mood changes of manic depression
E.How insomnia happens
Pembahasan:
Topik pada paragraf di atas adalah tentang depresi yang memengaruhi perasaan seseorang.
Jawaban: B.How depression affects the mood
Baca Juga :
The passage indicates that most people…

A.Never undergo mood changes
B.Experience occasional shifts in mood
C.Switch wildly from highs to lows
D.Become highly depressed
E.Feel happy anytime
Pembahasan:
Bacaan di atas menyiratkan bahwa hampir sebagian besar orang menjadi sangat depresi.
Jawaban: D.Become highly depressed
The passage implies that…

A A.Changes from excitement to depression occur frequently and often
B.Only manic depressive patients experience aggression
C.The depressive phase of this disease can be more harmful than the manic phase
D.Suicide is inevitable in cases of manic depression
E.A different type of mental disease
Pembahasan:
Pada bacaan di atas, tersirat informasi bahwa fase depresif bisa lebih berbahaya daripada fase
manic.
Jawaban: C.The depressive phase of this disease can be more harmful than the manic phase
23. Read the passage below.
Malnutrition among children in refugee is a critical public health concern due to the heightened
vulnerability. The rate of malnutrition in refugees’ camp needs to be viewed as not just a health
issue but as a serious protection and access to basic rights failure. The magnitude of acute
malnutrition among refugee camps in Ethiopia is relatively well-documented. A nutritional survey
done in 2014 among south Sudanese refugee camps showed that the prevalence of acute
malnutrition was almost two-fold the emergency threshold of 15%.
Acute malnutrition is not only a condition that kills but also has long term health and developmental
consequences among recovered children after receiving appropriate treatment. These long term
consequences include an increased risk of stunted growth, impaired cognitive development and a
greater chance of developing non-communicable diseases in adulthood. This demonstrates that it is
of utmost importance to invest not only in the treatment of acute malnutrition but also in its
prevention.
The problem, as well as the solution to malnutrition, is multi-faceted. In addition to an actual

shortage of food; poor sanitation, a lack of available potable water, caring practices and insufficient
health services are all significant factors contributing to the population’s overall nutritional status
and health. There is no single silver bullet that will instantly eradicate malnutrition from the refugee
camps but only through a holistic approach and strong group effort. Effective policies and programs
to alleviate malnutrition requires an understanding of the determinants of acute malnutrition in the
refugee camps.
Adapted from: http://primarycare.imedpub.com
Which of the following can best replace the word magnitude in “The magnitude of acute
malnutrition …” (paragraph 1)?
A. capacity
B. importance
C. weight
D. amount
E. power
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Untuk menemukan kata yang dapat menggantikan kata lain di dalam kalimat, temukanlah sinonim
katanya. Sinonim kata magnitude dapat dipahami dari frasa di kalimat selanjutnya, yaitu … was
almost two-fold the emergency threshold of 15%. Frasa ini menunjukkan persentase atau jumlah,
sehingga magnitude merujuk pada jumlah malnutrisi akut (acute malnutrition) pada teks. Jadi,
kata magnitude dapat digantikan oleh kata amount pada kalimat soal karena sama-sama bermakna
‘jumlah’.
Kata pada pilihan lain masing masing memiliki arti: weight = berat, importance= penting, power:
tenaga, dan capacity = kapasitas.
Latihan Soal 2
Read the passage below.
When exploratory divers discovered the underwater Mexican cave site known as
Hoyo Negro, the conditions of the cave were so pristine and stable, but there was
evidence that at least one person had been inside the cave before the divers: A
Paleoamerican girl nicknamed Naia, who had fallen to her death while presumably
collecting water from the cave during the late Pleistocene era, between 13,000 and
12,000 years ago. The divers found her skeleton, as well as the remains of several
Ice Age animals, on the cave floor. According to Rissolo and project co-director,
James Chatters, it was like the La Brea tar pits without the tar.
This remarkable discovery represents the first and only example of human remains
found in direct association with extinct megafauna in the Americas, says Rissolo,
who is a visiting scholar at UC San Diego from the Waitt Institute and a research
associate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The remains of two
gomphotheres (extinct elephant-like creatures), two Shasta ground sloths, a pair of
saber-toothed cats and numerous other animals were also found with Naia in the
underwater pit, which measures 200 feet in diameter and is located in the far
Southeast of the country, on the Yucután Peninsula.
Computer science Ph.D. student Vid Petrovic – a member of the Center’s Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in cultural heritage
diagnostics – is using photos taken by the scientific dive team to create 3D structure-
from-motion (SfM) models of the cave site, and he has used the same technique to
recreate Naia’s mandible.
SfM is an imaging technique that, in this case, uses two-dimensional photographs
taken underwater at the cave site. Petrovic tracks and aligns features in the photos
(such as corner points) to ‘stitch together’ and reconstruct the objects digitally in 3D.
Rissolo says that given the proper lighting, camera set-up and protocols, SfM is a
relatively straightforward and cost-effective imaging and visualization method,
especially for documenting archaeological sites that are not easily accessible or are
threatened with destruction, either natural or human-derived.
Adapted from: http://archaeologicalconservancy.org
According to the text, what remains are not found in Hoyo Negro? The remains of…
1. gomphotheras
2. elephants
3. Shasta ground sloths
4. saber-toothed cats
5. Paleoamerican girl
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
Pilihan jawaban pada soal ini dapat dijadikan kata kunci untuk menemukan informasi
spesifik yang ditanyakan. Perhatikan bahwa hampir semua frasa atau kata pada
pilihan jawaban disebutkan pada paragraf kedua kalimat kedua: The remains of
two gomphotheras (extinct elephant-like creatures), two Shasta ground sloths, a

pair of saber-toothed cats and numerous other animals were also found with Naia in
the underwater pit, ….
Pada kalimat ini, frasa underwater pit merujuk pada the underwater Mexican cave
site known as Hoyo Negro atau gua bawah laut yang dikenal dengan Hoyo Negro
(paragraf pertama kalimat pertama). Selain itu, kata ‘Naia’ jika di-scan pada teks
terdapat pada klausa: a Paleoamerican girl nicknamed Naia (paragraf pertama
kalimat pertama). Artinya, Naia adalah nama seorang gadis. Berdasarkan informasi
tersebut dapat diketahui bahwa sisa-sisa (tulang-belulang/fosil)
dua gomphotheras (makhluk seperti gajah yang sudah punah), dua kungkang tanah
jenis Shasta, sepasang kucing bergigi tajam, dan sejumlah binatang lain juga
ditemukan bersama Naia di Hoyo Negro.
Jadi, sisa-sisa tulang-belulang/fosil yang tidak ditemukan di Hoyo Negro adalah
gajah (elephants). Pahami bahwa yang ditemukan di Hoyo Negro adalah binatang-
binatang pada zaman es (Ice Age animals), salah satunya makhluk yang
dinamakan gomphotheras (makhluk seperti gajah yang sudah punah), bukan gajah
(elephants) yang dikenal pada zaman sekarang ini.
Latihan Soal 3
The study of songbirds has revealed a variety of fundamental properties of
biological systems. In particular, neurobiological studies carried out in songbirds
have revealed the presence of newly born neurons in the adult brain, how steroid
hormones affect brain development, the neural and mechanistic bases of
vocalizations, and how experience modifies neuronal physiology. More evidently,
however, songbirds have been extensively used as a model for imitative vocal
learning, a behavior thought to be a substrate for speech acquisition in humans.

Now an international consortium has unveiled the genome of the zebra
finch (Taeniopygia Guttata).
Sequencing the zebra finch genome was initiated in 2005 under the Large
Scale Genome Sequencing Program of the National Human Genome Research
Institute. The prior work in the research community characterizing the zebra finch
brain transcriptase. These initiatives, along with new zebra finch genome sequences,
have resulted in the complete genome sequenced with 17,475 protein-coding genes
identified, as well as regulatory regions and non-coding RNAs. The annotation and
sequence coverage of the zebra finch genome will certainly be refined in the years to
come, but the initial endeavor is expected to provide a unique platform for modern
genomics research in this organism. Furthermore, this initial snapshot of the
songbird genome should provide critical insights into fundamental scientific
questions, including an array of physiological and evolutionary processes.
Adapted from: link.springer.com
From the sentence ‘… songbirds have been extensively used as a model for
imitative vocal learning, ….’ in paragraph 1, it can be stated that…
1. Songbirds are good models of vocal learning.

2. Human can practice vocal learning through songbird.
3. Songbirds are observed intensively by the scientist.
4. Songbirds imitate human’s speech.
5. Human speech acquisition in inspired by songbird.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Kalimat soal songbirds have been extensively used as a model for imitative vocal
learning dapat diartikan bahwa burung berkicau telah banyak digunakan sebagai
model untuk pembelajaran vokal imitatif. Kata extensively pada kalimat soal ini juga
dapat diartikan sebagai sering. Dengan seringnya burung berkicau digunakan, hal ini
berarti burung berkicau telah terbukti bagus untuk dijadikan model dalam
pembelajaran vokal (good models of vocal learning).
Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah songbirds are good models of vocal learning.
Latihan Soal 4
What will man be like in the future – in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We
can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from
what he is today. From man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious
example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on
average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred is a relatively short period
of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the
modern world, we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only
about 20% of the brain capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our
brains more and more – and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to
bring about a physical change too; the head, in particular the forehead, will grow
larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very
often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period
of time, it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to
make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At
the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used
a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappear from
the body altogether in the course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose
any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not a very attractive
creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of these changes,
future man will still have a lot of common with us. He will still be a human being, with
thoughts and emotions that resemble us.
Taken from: www.platea.pntic.mec
According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE about the man?
1. It takes a few decades for man to be taller.

2. The development of man’s brain does not affect his physical development.
3. Modern people are using the full capacity of their brains.
4. Within a decade, man has become three inches taller.
5. It can be expected that future man will be taller.
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:
Pernyataan it can be expected that future man will be taller benar karena sesuai
dengan pernyataan so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller pada
paragraf pertama kalimat ketujuh.
Pernyataan lain salah karena: butuh waktu lebih dari 500 tahun bagi manusia
menjadi lebih tinggi (sekitar 3 inci) (kalimat keempat dan kelima paragraf pertama);
perkembangan otak kemungkinan akan mempengaruhi perkembangan fisiknya
terutama dahi yang akan menjadi lebih besar (kalimat terakhir paragraf pertama);
manusia modern baru menggunakan sekitar 20% dari kapasitas otaknya (kalimat
kesembilan paragraf pertama).
Latihan Soal 5
Everyone knows the basics about Santa, the jolly man in a red suit that
delivers gifts at Christmas. How a small town near the Arctic Circle in Finland
became known as his “official hometown” proves a less familiar twist to the story.
Santa was a marketing gimmick, based on a third-century, ancient bishop from
Turkey known for secretly giving away his large inheritance. His random acts of
kindness didn’t go unnoticed, earning sainthood and global celebration on the date of
his death, December 6. This story of Saint Nicolas then traveled with Dutch
immigrants to the US, where “Sinterklaas” was moulded into the visual image of
Santa we all recognize today. Without much of a backstory to Santa Claus, an
illustration in Harpers magazine from 1866 is credited with establishing the legend of
his home at the “North Pole.”
In 1927, Markus Rautio–a Finnish radio broadcaster known as “Uncle
Marcus”–claimed on-air that Santa’s workshop was discovered in Rovaniemi,
Finland. The government of the province, Lapland, declared itself “Santa Claus
Land” decades later to boost tourism. Santa Claus Village opened just outside
Rovaniemi in 1985. Of course, there are other places that lay claim to a Santa or
Saint Nick association: Korvatunturi, Finland, claims to be his real home and that
Rovaniemi was just created for tourists. The Church of Saint Nicolas in Demre,
Turkey, contains his sarcophagus but not his bones. There’s a multitude of pop-ups
around the world, but the Santa in Rovaniemi differs in that the man is marketed as
the original, and tourists can visit him throughout the year.
Christmas lasts all year round in Rovaniemi, a place of anticipation. Even the
hardcore cynic will be moved by the “Christmas Spirit.” After visiting Santa, families
can dine in the snowglobe atmosphere of the Ice Restaurant and Ice Bar in
Snowman World. Leaving from the Elf’s Yard, kids can cross the Arctic Circle with
traditional Lappish wooden skis. The region forms part of the natural habitat for
roaming reindeer–unlike the North Pole.
Santa Claus’s Main Post Office, with a special Arctic Circle stamp, received
about half a million letters last year. In reality, this figure is much higher since post
offices around the world have their own systems of dealing with letters addressed to
Santa. Santa in Rovaniemi received 18 million letters from 199 different countries to
date, and at Christmastime, can receive 32,000 letters per day, with the most letters
arriving from China. An official reply from Santa Claus will set people back more than
10 dollars (8.90 euros). It is free to see him, but tourists can’t take photos or videos,
although you can buy the official one. In high season (November through March),
prices reach more than 50 dollars (45 euros).
Adapted from: http://www.nationalgeographic.com
The second paragraph mainly talks about…
1. the discocery of Santa’s workshop

2. the description of Rovaniemi, Finland
3. Santa Clause’s original village
4. Millions letters for Santa Clause every year
5. Uncle Marcus’s claim over Santa Clause village
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Paragraf kedua membahas tentang klaim bengkel Santa Clause (Santa’s
workshop) yang ada di Rovaniemi, Finland yang kemudian diklaim sebagai Santa
Claus Land untuk mendongkrak sektor pariwisata di tempat tersebut. Ada pula kota
Korvatunturi yang mengklaim sebagai desa Santa yang asli. Gereja di Demre Turki
pun menyimpan sarkofagus Santa namun tidak ditemukan tulang belulangnya di
gereja tersebut. Meskipun beberapa tempat diklaim sebagai desa Santa atau tempat
Santa, namun hanya Rovaniemilah yang memasarkan Santa sebagai sosok yang
asli dan para wisatawan dapat mengunjunginya sepanjang tahun. Hal ini berarti
Rovaniemi dapat dikatakana desa Santa yang asli. Oleh karena itu, paragraf kedua
ini kebanyakan membicarakan mengenai desa asli Santa Clause.
Sementara itu, pokok bahasan pada paragraf lainnya adalah sebagai berikut.
Paragraf 1: ulasan tentang Santa Clause.
Paragraf 3: deskripsi Rovaniemi yang menarik.

Paragraf 4: jutaan surat untuk Santa Clause tahun lalu yang ada di kantor pos Santa
Clause.
Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah Santa Clause’s original village.
Latihan Soal 6
Read the following text.
Over the past 115 years global average temperatures have increased 1.8 degrees
Fahrenheit, leading to record-breaking weather events and temperature extremes,
the report says. The global, long-term warming trend is “unambiguous,” it says, and
there is “no convincing alternative explanation” that anything other than humans —
the cars we drive, the power plants we operate, the forests we destroy — are to
blame.
The report was approved for release by the White House, but the findings come as
the Trump administration is defending its climate change policies. The United
Nations convenes its annual climate change conference next week in Bonn,
Germany, and the American delegation is expected to face harsh criticism over
President Trump’s decision to walk away from the 195-nation Paris climate accord
and top administration officials’ stated doubts about the causes and impacts of a
warming planet.
While there were pockets of resistance to the report in the Trump administration,
according to climate scientists involved in drafting the report, there was little appetite
for a knockdown fight over climate change among Mr. Trump’s top advisers, who are
intensely focused on passing a tax reform bill — an effort they think could determine
the fate of his presidency.
Adapted from: http://nytimes.com
The author is primarily concerned with…

1. the record-breaking weather events and temperature extremes
2. the effort and fate Trump’s presidency
3. the climate report released by the White House
4. the decision taken by US delegation in the climate change conference
5. the United Nation annual climate conference in paris
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Fokus penulis di dalam teks dapat terlihat dari mayoritas informasi yang dijelaskan.
Pada paragraf pertama, penulis membuka bahasan teks dengan menyebutkan
adanya kenaikan rata-rata temperatur bumi berdasarkan suatu laporan, juga
disebutkan mengenai beberapa penyebabnya. Di paragraf kedua, penulis
memfokuskan pada sikap yang diambil oleh perwakilan dari Amerika Serikat yang
memutuskan untuk meninggalkan konferensi terlepas dari betapa pentingnya bagi
setiap negara untuk mendukung penyelamatan lingkungan dari pemanasan global.
Pernyataan ini terdapat pada kalimat terakhir: … and the American delegation is
expected to face harsh criticism over President Trump’s decision to walk away ….
Terakhir, di paragraf ketiga penulis menuliskan bahwa para penasihat Presiden
Trump lebih fokus pada reformasi pajak daripada memikirkan solusi terhadap
perubahan iklim.
Berdasarkan informasi-informasi dari setiap paragraf, terlihat bahwa teks secara
umum membahas mengenai keputusan yang diambil oleh delegasi Amerika Serikat
dalam konferensi perubahan iklim (the decision taken by the US delegation in the
climate change conference).
Latihan Soal 7
Read the following passage.
The story of Dara Puspita, an Indonesian all-female band that was famous in
the 1960s, is set to be made into a biopic by production house FP. FP producer
Frederica said she believed the Surabaya-based band’s story deserved to be told on
the big screen. “We think it’s important, especially because at that time they were the
only Indonesian all-female band that performed in dozens of European cities,”
Frederica told tempo.co.
Expected to be released in 2020, the production house is currently still
conducting research. “Their story will be very inspiring,” said Frederica, who
expressed optimism the film would set a new trend in the industry, which she said
lacked, films about local musicians. The band has reportedly given consent for the
adaptation. Drummer Titiek Hamzah also expressed hopes the film would show the
band’s stories and struggles. “It needs to represent what a musician’s journey is
like,” she said. The journey of Dara Puspita began from the 1960s to the early
1970s. In 1965, they became the opening act for legendary band Koes Bersaudara
under the name Irama Puspita. Among their popular tracks were “A Go Go”, “Burung
Kakaktua” and “Tanah Airku”.
Adapted from: http://www.thejakartapost.com
How does the author organize the passage? By…
1. exposing the news about the film then explaining its values
2. exposing the reason behind the making of the film and explaining the plot
3. explaining the purpose of the film and the targets of the producer
4. describing the film and explaining the members of Dara Puspita Band
5. describing Dara Puspita Band and explaining its next project
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Untuk menjawab pertanyaan ini, pahami ide pokok paragraf 1 dan 2.
Paragraf 1 → memaparkan berita tentang rencana pembuatan film Dara Puspita
yang akan dibuat oleh rumah produksi FP (the story of Dara Puspita, an Indonesian
all-female band that was famous in the 1960s, is set to be made into a biopic by
production house FP). Selain itu, perwakilan dari rumah produksi FP menyatakan
kepada salah satu situs berita bahwa pembuatan film ini penting mengingat Dara
Puspita adalah grup musik wanita satu-satunya Indonesia yang tampil di berbagai
kota di Eropa (kalimat terakhir).
Paragraf 2 → berisi tentang nilai-nilai yang ingin disampaikan lewat film ini, bahwa
ceritanya akan menginspirasi dan diyakini akan memberikan tren terbaru dalam
industri film dengan menampilkan kisah mengenai musisi lokal (their story will be
very inspiring,” said Frederica, who expressed optimism the film would set a new
trend in the industry, which she said lacked, films about local musicians). Dengan
demikian, dapat diketahui bahwa penulis menyusun teks ini dengan memunculkan
berita tentang rencana pembuatan film Dara Puspita dan menjelaskan nilai-nilai
yang akan disajikan dalam film ini.
Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah exposing the news about the film and explaining its
values.
Latihan Soal 8
In 1979, two British farmers reported that, while sitting on a hill, they suddenly saw
the crops below flattened in a perfect circle. They inferred that some great force must
have come down directly from above to squash the corn and barley. This started a
public hysteria about so-called crop circles. The patterns pressed into the crops (not
all of them were circles) seemed to have no entry or exit points. Many people
hypothesized that only alien spaceships could make such bizarre imprints.
Others, including Britain’s police, assailed such wild conclusions. They had a
contrary theory: Someone was playing a big hoax. Teams of investigators took
samples of the plants and the soil, trying to objectively analyze the crop circles as if
they were a crime scene.

Public curiosity often impaired the investigators, who had to tolerate busloads of
tourists flocking to the circles. The farmers in the area, long suspicious of the police,
approached the case as an instance of police versus the people. If the local farmers
knew the circles were a hoax, they wouldn’t say so.
Taken from: McGraw-Hill’s Must-Have Words p. 141
Which of the following can be inferred from the statement ‘Many people
hypothesized that only alien spaceships could make such bizarre imprints’ in the first
paragraph?
1.The phenomenon interest lots of tourist to sightsee the crops.

2.The government believes that someone was playing a big hoax.
3.The crops seemed to have no entry or exit points.
4.Most people do not believe that humans are able to make crop circles.
5.Some great force must have come down directly from above to make the
crops.
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Pernyataan many people hypothesized that only alien spaceships could make such
bizarre imprints membicarakan mengenai hipotesa kebanyakan orang yang
menyebutkan bahwa hanya makhluk luar angkasa sejenis alien yang hanya bisa
membuat jejak aneh tersebut. Pahami bahwa frasa such bizarre imprints merujuk
pada crop circles yang disebutkan di kalimat sebelum pernyataan soal. Selain itu,
kata kerja hypothesized merupakan kata kerja yang menggambarkan suatu hipotesa
atau dugaan. Berdasarkan hal ini dapat dipahami bahwa pernyataan pada soal
mengindikasikan bahwa kebanyakan orang tidak mempercayai kemampuan
manusia bisa membuat hal seperti crop circles ini–yang kemudian menyebabkan
mereka berhipotesa mengenai alien.
Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang paling tepat adalah most people do not believe that
humans are able to make the crop circles.

Latihan Soal 9
“She dances….(beauty-beautiful-beautifully-beautified beautify).”
To answer that question, we need to do … techniques in reading.
1. cloze procedure
2. vocabulary improvement
3. reading
4. scanning
5. understanding the sentence
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
That kind of question is using derivatives form. That’s why we have to do a cloze
procedure and know exactly about parts of speech.
Latihan Soal 10
Read the following text.
Dangerous as anger can be, it is also natural, even necessary, and has been hard-
wired into the brain by evolution. Most obviously, anger helped people survive. As
soon as this survival was threatened, anger was triggered, along with violent
defensive action. More surprisingly, perhaps, anger also helped early humans to live
together in groups, acting as a kind of warning signal in the form of threatening facial
expressions, clenched fists, reddening cheeks, and so on. This lets others know that
their behavior was unacceptable, that they were invading someone’s personal space
and that they risked physical retaliation.
At first glance, anger seems relatively simple. Ask the man in the street to define it
and he will probably say ‘it’s what happens when people annoy you.’ But anger can
take many forms and has numerous different triggers. And what infuriates one
person may pass by another unnoticed. One individual can make her way through a
bustling crowd, or sit next to a screaming child, and seem perfectly relaxed. But if
someone questions her political beliefs, or disrupts her plans, she will fly into an
uncontrollable rage.
For some, anger is triggered more by petty annoyances than by major catastrophes.
They will be calm and methodical during a bereavement, for example, or when
traveling to the hospital for an operation, but as soon as the neighbor’s car alarm
goes off, or the printer runs out of ink, they explode. For others, it is threats to their
money, property, status or time that act as the major catalyst. They may let the petty
irritations go, but if their car is scratched or their authority questioned, they become
enraged.
Finally, some will laugh off both petty irritations and threats to their money or status.
For them, rule-breaking is the most infuriating thing. This is especially true of those
with obsessive-compulsive or autistic traits: people who like and need things to be
regular and ordered. And such rules can be more like vague, unspoken agreements.
For example, someone may be sensitive about their acne or low income. Friends
understand this and so the subject is never raised. One evening, someone makes a
harmless remark and is shocked to see their friend explode with rage. But it wasn’t
the fact that his low income or bad skin had been mentioned, nor even that he felt
humiliated; his anger was sparked because someone had broken the rules.
Taken from: http://www.healthguidance.org
From the passage, it can be summed up that…
1. Some people get angry for small or serious things and some others might get
angry, not due to small or serious matters, but because people ask them what
they do not like to be asked.
2. Most people get angry with something they cannot control or predict, or
something they are very sensitive to.
3. Some people get angry for small things, while some get angry for more
serious matters.
4. Amongst many conditions that make people angry, the most frequent reason
is when people raise a topic that relates to the person’s bad experience in the
past.
5. For an obsessive-compulsive person or someone with autistic traits, he/she
can get angry when someone has broken the rules by, for example messing
up the order or regulation and not doing what they are asked to do.
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Rangkuman teks dapat diketahui dengan memahami ide pokok tiap paragraf. Untuk
teks ini, ide pokok tiap paragrafnya adalah sebagai berikut.
Paragraf 1 → mengenai rasa marah yang dimiliki oleh setiap orang (Everyone has
anger, and it is an act of survival).
Paragraf 2 → mengenai bentuk-bentuk rasa marah dan pemicunya (Anger can take
many forms and has different triggers).
Paragraf 3 → mengenai hal apa saja yang dapat membuat orang marah (Some
people get angry for small things, while some get angry during major catastrophe).
Paragraf 4 → masih mengenai hal apa saja yang dapat membuat orang
marah (Some people with obsessive-compulsive traits have rules on what they can
be asked and what they cannot be asked. They can get angry if other people break
this rule).
Setelah memahami ide pokok tiap paragraf, perhatikan pilihan jawaban.
 Amongst many conditions that make people angry, the most frequent reason is
when people raise a topic that relates to the person’s bad experience in the past. →
Tidak mewakili keseluruhan isi teks.
 For an obsessive-compulsive person or someone with autistic traits, he/she can get
angry when someone has broken the rules by, for example messing up the order or
regulation and not doing what they are asked to do. → Salah karena hanya
mencakup isi paragraf terakhir.
 Most people get angry with something they cannot control or predict, or something
they are very sensitive to. → Salah karena hanya mencakup isi paragraf 2.
 Some people get angry for small things, while some get angry for more serious
matters. → Salah karena tidak mencakup isi paragraf terakhir.
Ingat kembali bahwa rangkuman teks harus mencakup isi keseluruhan teks. Jadi,
pernyataan yang benar untuk merangkum isi teks pada nomor ini adalah pilihan
jawaban some people get angry for small or serious things and some other might get
angry not due to small or serious matter, but because people ask them what they do
not like to be asked. Pilihan jawaban ini merangkum isi paragraf pertama sampai
terakhir teks.

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Read the text

The topic of the paragraph is.....

The cause of earthquakes

2. Read the text

Jawaban : E. Form new sea floors every year

3. Read the text

Jawaban : E. Don’t have to

4. Read the text

Jawaban : B. Not to speed

5. Read the text

Jawaban : B. May I use your phone?

6. Read the text below

What is the main idea of the passage?

Jawaban : B. Zero-waste management movement by millennial women

The bold words in paragraph one has closest meaning to…

Jawaban : E. None of the above

8. Read the text below

What is the definition of trash pile according to the act of Kellogg?

Jawaban : B. Accumulation of non-recycled trash

9. Read the text below

What is the definition of zero-waste as stated by Kellogg?

10. Read the text below

Jawaban : B. 3.5 million tons

The primary purpose of this passage is to ….

The primary purpose of this passage is to ….

A. It gives a much-needed nostalgic tone to an era otherwise lacking in emotion.

The topic of this passage is…

A.Various psychiatric illnesses

B.How depression affects the mood

C.The intense period of manic excitement

D.The mood changes of manic depression

E.How insomnia happens

Jawaban: B. How depression affects the mood

The passage indicates that most people…

A.Never undergo mood changes

B.Experience occasional shifts in mood

C.Switch wildly from highs to lows

D.Become highly depressed

E.Feel happy anytime

Jawaban: D. Become highly depressed

What are the two problems mentioned in the text?

What is the text mainly about?

The disadvantage of traditional fuel used in developing countries is that they…

The main factor causing the lack of adequate sanitation is…

A.It improves the quality of soil for agriculture

The topic of this passage is…

The passage indicates that most people…

The passage implies that…

23. Read the passage below.

The problem, as well as the solution to malnutrition, is multi-faceted. In addition to an actual

associate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The remains of two

gomphotheres (extinct elephant-like creatures), two Shasta ground sloths, a pair of

Southeast of the country, on the Yucután Peninsula.

Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in cultural heritage

recreate Naia’s mandible.

SfM is an imaging technique that, in this case, uses two-dimensional photographs

relatively straightforward and cost-effective imaging and visualization method,

threatened with destruction, either natural or human-derived.

pilihan jawaban disebutkan pada paragraf kedua kalimat kedua: The remains of

two gomphotheras (extinct elephant-like creatures), two Shasta ground sloths, a

the underwater pit, ….