READING SECTION

This text is for question 1 and 2

Announcement
So far, we are well known as the producer of men‟s fashion, especially T-shirt,
shirts and jackets. Now, we have expanded our products, for men and women. The
products will not only be people‟s wear, but also shoes and and bags. We plan to
produce products for children in the future.
We guarantee all the products are high qualified as we always choose the best
materials.
If you are curious about our new products, you should not worry. We will issue a
monthly catalogue in order that you know our new products and their prices. For
promotion, we will give you discounts for this month‟s purchase of several items.

1. What is the announcement about?

A. Products for men‟s wear
B. The issue of a product catalogue
C. Prices of the company‟s new products
D. The expansion of the company‟s products
E. The company‟s guarantee about its products

2. From the text we know that ....

A. there will be more products for men
B. there are products for children‟s wear
C. the products have affordable prices
D. the special prices will last for two weeks
E. the catalogue will be issued every week

The following text is for question 3 to 5

Today, it is not surprising to see that many children are familiar with the internet.
Internet is important, but controlling children accessing it is a must. This is because of
the following reasons.
Websites on the internet are easily opened by everyone around the world. The
websites may contain bad and inappropriate articles, pictures and videos. Children
can‟t filter which one they should see and which they should not.
The internet can also make children addicted. Moreover, there are many websites
providing online games for children. if we can‟t control them, they will play the games
for hours without stopping. This is absolutely not good for them.
Besides, if children access the internet too often, they may not have a good social
life. They won‟t be able to get along with their friends. Furthermore, this may make
them anti-social.
Thus, it is clear that we should control children when they access the internet.

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3. What makes children addicted to internet?
A. Factual articles
B. Interesting videos
C. Inappropriate pictures
D. Online games
E. Educational materials

4. “if we can‟t control them, they will play the games for hours without stopping.”
Paragraph 3
The underlined word refers to ….
A. parents
B. children
C. internet
D. game online
E. websites

5. “This is absolutely not good for them.

The underlined word can be replaced with ….
A. wholly
B. perfectly
C. mainly
D. firstly
E. totally

This text is for question 6 to 8

I recently visited Sydney with my parents. We visited many interesting places.
The one I enjoyed best was the Wildlife Park.
The Wildlife Park has a lot different Australian animals and birds. There are over
600 animals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koala and crocodiles. They are kept in
their natural surroundings. I much preferred the Wildlife Park to a zoo where a lot of
animals are in cages.
We were able to walk along the kangaroos and wallabies. We were even allowed
to touch them and to feed them. It was very exciting to be very so close to them
We saw koala bears. They looked very cuddly. I got my photograph taken with
one of them. It is a wonderful souvenir of my holiday in Sydney.
We also went to see the crocodiles. The Wildlife Park has a lot of fresh-, water
and salt-water crocodiles. Some of them were very big and scary with, huge teeth. I did
not get very close to them.
We also visited the aviary. There were some very colorful birds there. I really
liked an old parrot which could talk.
I wish we could have spent more time in the Wildlife Park. There were so much to
see.

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6. The purpose of the text above is ….
A. To show the beautiful place in Sydney
B. To show what the writer did during visiting Sydney
C. To tell the readers about the writer‟s experience in Sydney
D. To inform the readers about the place in Sydney
E. To inform the readers about Wildlife Park in Australia

7. According to the text, what did the writer do when he saw Koala Bears?
A. Walked along the Koala Bears cage
B. Took a photograph with the Koala Bears
C. Gave a wonderful souvenir to Koala Bears
D. Watched the Koala Bears
E. Got wonderful souvenir from Koala Bears

8. ”Some of them were very big and scary with, hugeteeth”.

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. small
B. big
C. medium
D. enormous
E. large

This text is for questions 9 to 10

Orchard Road
Orchard Road is a Boulevard which becomes business and entertainment center in
Singapore. Orchard Road is surrounded by a lush tropical and flower gardens which are
beautiful. At first, Orchard Road is just a suburban street lined with orchards, plantations
nutmeg, and pepper farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned into a shopping center in
Singapore. In 1960 and 1970 entertainment industries began to enter this road. Shopping
centers such as mall and Plaza was built in 1974.

Orchard Road runs along about 2.2 km. This road is one-way street flanked by a variety
of shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The shopping area which is nearly 800,000
square meters provides a wide range of Things, food, and entertainment. In this area there
are many options that can satisfy visitors from all walks of life starting from the luxury
branded things to the Popular branded, from exclusive restaurants to fast food.

There are so many ways that can be accessed to get to Orchard road such as: by taxi, bus
or drive your own car. For those who are driving to Orchard Road can be entered from the
west through the Napier Road. Vehicles from Dunearn Road can turn to left at the
intersection of the Marriott Hotel junction. Vehicles that come from Paterson can turn
right onto Orchard Road. Orchard is always crowded so you have to be careful in order
not to get lost.

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9. What does the writer tell in the third paragraph?
A. The location of Orchard Road
B. The things to see at Orchard Road
C. The direction to get to Orchard Road
D. The history of Orchard Road
E. The distance of Orchard Road

10. “In this area there are many options that can satisfy visitors...” ( paragraph 2).
The the underlined word has the closest in meaning to ...
A. Please
B. Assure
C. Content
D. Threat
E. Love

The following text is for question 11 to 13

Capital punishment is one of the most controversial subjects to be discussed today.

This controversy is caused by so many things all over the world having so many different
views about it. Capital punishment happens when someone is put to death for a crime, for
example murder or drug trafficking. Many people think capital punishment should be
reinstated in Britain, but there are just as many people who think that the criminal system
is better the way it is.
One important argument against the death penalty is that sometimes an innocent
person is put to death. If capital punishment is used, the authorities must therefore have
evidence beyond the shadow of any doubt that they have accused the correct person.
Furthermore, capital punishment removes all possibility for a person who has done
something seriously wrong to be able to change and to be rehabilitated.
Another strong point against capital punishment is that two wrongs do not make a
right. Killing a victim, for instance, and then being sentenced to death does not suddenly
make everything all right or make things better. A poor, helpless victim‟s life has been
stolen from him, but killing the murderer will not bring the victim back.
Nevertheless, those who are in favor of the death penalty have many points with
which to justify their stance. Most importantly it punishes the criminal by doing to him
what he did to others. It acts as a form of revenge for the victim‟s family by letting them
know that the criminal has felt some of the pain he inflicted on another.
Furthermore, capital punishment could act as a deterrent to anyone who ever
thought about committing certain crimes, because he would know that when he was found
guilty, the death penalty awaited him. It can also save money because, instead of the
criminal being kept in person for the rest of his life, he is killed. After weighing up the
arguments for and against capital punishment, I have come to the conclusion that I am for
it, and that it is a pity it was abolished in Britain thirty or so years ago.

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11. What is the topic of this text?
A. Controversy over death penalty.
B. Some benefits of capital punishment.
C. Abolishing death penalty.
D. Pros and cons over Britain legal system.
E. Some justification to support death penalty.

12. According to the text, capital punishment ….

A. has good points.
B. raises different opinions among people.
C. exists in the legal system of all countries.
D. gives more benefits than the bad impacts.
E. has been proved to be the most effective punishment.

13. “One important argument against the death penalty is that sometime an innocent
person is put to death.” (Paragraph 2). The underlined word means ….
A. not fair
B. not care
C. not guilty
D. inhumane
E. Not consistent

This text is for question 14 and 15

Invitation
Bunga Citra Insurance is proud to announce
their 15th anniversary
2010 – 2018
You are cordially invited to join them in celebration
An Evening Feast
Friday, 20th March 2019
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Andromeda Resort
Jl. Anggrek Selatan No. 7
Bunaken, Manado
RSVP by 15th March 2019

085241115566 to Liana
Or RSVP.BCI.com

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14. What should the invitee do based on the invitation?
A. Apply to join the insurance company
B. Call Liana to purchase the insurance
C. Confirm their presence for the event
D. Come to the anniversary celebration event
E. Congratulate the company on their anniversary

15. How will you do if you want to attend to the anniversary?

A. Only contact Lina by phone
B. Only regist by web.
C. Phone Lina or regist by web
D. Directly come to the event
E. Contact to the factory by phone

This text is for questions 16 and 17.

Dizzy, tired and fed up. It has been three years I‟m hiding my sickness. Now
I‟m beat, but I still need to go to school and try to take the lessons. My best friend
asked me, “I‟m okay, only tired”.
I didn‟t go home. I attended an extra curricular activity. When I gathered
with my friends, my chest was hurting, “Oh my God, Why do I need to feel this
suffering everyday? I just want to hang out together with my friends, my family,
everybody … I don‟t want my best friends know this”.
Talking of the devil, my best friend was waiting for me by the front gate. I
then went home with him, but then suddenly my body was trembling, my head was
spinning, and blood to sorting out from my nose. I fainted unconsciously, and was
brought to hospital by my best friend.
Before informing my parents, I asked the doctor and he said. “You are
suffering a heart cancer. Your heart is continuously getting weaker, and I‟m afraid
you can‟t hold much longer. We must conduct a surgery as soon as possible.”
I took my cellphone and called my parents. Then soon arrived at the hospital;
arriving in the state of shock and pity on my condition, with all the life sustaining
equipments stuck on my body.
One week has passed, and I‟ve been unconscious for I went into a coma.
Everyday, my friends watched over me. They even brought me some food, “We
made that for you.” they said.
Then finally my parents agreed to conduct the surgery. They hoped for the
best because they knew that God is still kind to me.

16. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To tell the readers about an extra curricular activity.
B. To inform the readers about suffering a heart cancer.
C. To persuade the readers in order to hold a heart surgery.
D. To inform the readers about saving patients with a heart cancer.
E. To tell the readers about the writer‟s experience with his sickness.

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17. From the text we know that the writer ….
A. had just had a heart surgery
B. waited for his friends in the hospital
C. fainted unconsciously in the hospital
D. told his parents to stay in the hospital
E. has just known that he had serious illness

This text is for questions 18 to 20

The Boy who Cried “Wolf”

There was once a shepherd-boy who kept his flock at the little distance from the
village. Once he thought he would play a trick on the villagers and have some fun at their
expense. So he ran toward the village crying out, with all his might.
“Wolf! Wolf! Come and help! The wolves are at my lambs!”
The kind villagers left their work and ran to the field to help him. But when they got
there, the boy laughed for them at them for their pains, there was no wolf there.
Still another day, the boy tried the same trick, and the villagers came running to help
and got laughed at again. Then one day a wolf did break into the fold and began killing
the lambs. In great fright, the boy ran for help. “Wolf! Wolf! He Screamed. “There is a
wolf in the flock! help!”
The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick, no one paid the
least attention, or went near him. And the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.

18. Paragraph 1 is mainly talking about . . . .

A. a shepherd boy who kept his flock
B. a shepherd boy would play a trick on the villagers
C. the villagers left their work and ran to the field to help him
D. a shepherd boy tried the same trick, and the villagers came running to help and
got laughed at again
E. a shepherd-boy lost all his sheep

19. What has the shepherd-boy learnt from the last incident?
A. The shepherd-boy lost all his sheep
B. The shepherd-boy tried the same trick
C. The shepherd-boy did another trick
D. The shepherd-boy stopped to do the job
E. The shepherd boy will never play the trick anymore

20. The purpose of the outher writing this story is ….

A. to amuse the reader
B. to tell a story
C. to inform about a shepherd boy
D. to persuade the reader
E. to tell an incident

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 This text is for questions 21 to 24.
Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals. They are not
classified in the class of insects. A spider has eight legs while
an insect never has more than six legs.
Spiders have a body with two main divisions, four pairs
of walking legs and two other pairs of abdominal spinnerets
for spinning threads of silk. This silk can be used to aid
climbing, build egg sacs and catch prey.
Spiders kill so many insects, but they never do the least harm to man‟s belongings.
Spiders are busy for at least half of the year killing insects. It is impossible to find out
insects trying to kill, since they are hungry creatures, which cannot be contented with
only three meals a day.

21. The text tells us about .…

A. many kinds of insects killed by the spider
B. the factual information about spider
C. the two main divisions of spider
D. the classification of spiders
E. the hungry creatures

22. Why can‟t spiders be classified in the class of insects? Because ...
A. their bodies have two main divisions.
B. they eat more than three meals a day.
C. they have more than six legs.
D. they have walking legs.
E. kill many insects.

23. What is the use of threads of silk in spiders? It is used for ….

A. classifying the insects
B. spinning and dividing preys
C. walking and hiding their preys
D. dividing insects into two parts
E. climbing, building egg sacs and catching prey

24. “They never do the least harm to man‟s belonging”

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. command
B. damage
C. relation
D. pleasure
E. intervention

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This text is for questions 25 to 27

How to make Star fruit Punch

Ingredients:
 250 gm yellow star fruit in slices
 100 ml water
 2 spoonful of vanilla
 8 teaspoonful of lemonade extract
Procedure:
Put slices of star fruit and water in the blender. Wait until it is soft.
Skim it.
Add syrup, lemonade extract, and water. Stir thoroughly. Put it into
the glass then put in the ice cubes.

25. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To tell readers how to make star fruit punch.
B. To tell readers what ingredients needed to make star fruit punch.
C. To tell readers how to use blender.
D. To tell readers how to stir thoroughly.
E. To tell readers how to slice starfruit.

26. Based on the text above we know that ….

A. put slices of star fruit in the glass
B. put ice cubes in the blender
C. skim two spoonful of vanilla
D. skim the slices of star fruit and water which have already been
softened
E. wait until the ice cubes are melted

27. ...Wait until it is soft. Skim it.

The underlined word means…
A. split
B. refine
C. remove
D. reunit
E. separate

The following question is for question 28 to 30

My Pet
I have a pet. It is a dog and I call it Brownie.
Brownie is a Chinese breed. It is small, fluffy, and cute. It has got thick
brown fur. When I cuddle it, the fur feels soft. Brownie does not like bones.
Every day it eats soft food like steamed rice, fish or bread. Every morning I
give him milk and bread. When I am at school, Brownie plays with my cat. They
get along well, and never fight, maybe because Brownie does not bark a lot. It
treats the other animals in our house gently, and it never eats shoes. Brownie is
really a sweet and friendly animal.

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28. From the text, you can conclude that ….
A. Brownie is a Chinese breed, sweet, and friendly pet
B. The writer is lover of pet.
C. Brownie is so sweet and friendly animal.
D. Brownie cannot get along with other animals because he seldom barks
E. My Chinese breed dog only eats soft food

29. The communicative purpose of this text is…

A. To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining
B. To explain a particular animal
C. To share an amusing incident with others
D. To present two points of view about an issue.
E. To inform the readers about a pet named Brownie

30. “Every morning I give him milk and bread. The word „I’ refers to ….
A. the pet
B. the animal
C. the reader
D. the dog
E. the writer

The following text is for questions 31 to 34.

Nobody likes paying taxes. Event those who know that taxation is necessary and
reluctant to pay taxes. It is not pleasant to see part of your monthly income taken
away from your income tax. Ignorant people think this is injustice and make
grievance of it.
Every country has a government. The primary duties of a government are to
protect the life and property of the citizens, to maintain law and order, and settle
dispute between citizens in a just and orderly way through the law-courts, to defend
the country from foreign foes and to maintain and direct education, provide
hospitals for the sick and attend to sanitation. All these great to be kept up and have
to be paid.
Furthermore, schools and teachers have to be provided and supported, health
experts and sanitary engineers have to be employed. Now where is all from? Tax is
needed for the benefits of the public. It is the people as a whole rich and poor that
benefit by security of the life and property, by the sound roads, by public hospital,
public school and good sanitation.
Therefore, it is necessary for people to pay taxes. The money will be back to
them in the form of public service and facility.

31. The topic of the text is about ….

A. the description of taxes
B. the way people pay taxes
C. the necessity of paying taxes
D. the objection of paying taxes
E. the facilities to pay taxes

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32. Based on the text we know that …
A. defending country from foes is not the job of the government
B. it is pleasant to give your money income to pay taxes
C. government has a simple duty to handle its people
D. ignorant people think it is necessary to pay taxes
E. some people think paying taxes is injustice

33. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

A. Tax is needed for the public‟s benefit.
B. Government should maintain good roads.
C. Good sanitation is necessary for the public.
D. Both rich and poor people have to pay taxes
E. Government should provide good school and sanitary facilities.

34. The underlined word in sentence, “...to maintain law and order, and settle dispute
between citizens..” (paragraph 2) has the same meaning as...
A. violate
B. introduce
C. preserve
D. reform
E. revise

This text is for questions 35 to 37

Photosynthesis is a food-making process that occurs in green plants. It is the chief
function of leaves. The word photosynthesis means putting together with light. Green
plants use energy from light to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and other
chemical compounds.
The light used in photosynthesis is absorbed by a green pigment called chlorophyll.
Each food-making cell in a plant leaf contains chlorophyll in small bodies called
chloroplasts. In chloroplast, light energy causes water drawn from the soil to split into
hydrogen and oxygen.
The process of photosynthesis, in a series of complicated steps, the hydrogen
combines with carbon dioxide from the air, forming a simple sugar. Oxygen from the water
molecules is given off in the process. From sugar together with nitrogen, sulphur, and
phosphorus from the soil-green plants can make starch, fat, protein, vitamins, and other
complex compounds essential for life. Photosynthesis provides the chemical energy that is
needed to produce these compounds.

35. What is the text about?

A. The information of green plants.
B. The pros and cons of photosynthesis.
C. The clarificationofchlorophyll.
D. The characteristic of photosynthesis.
E. The exposition of photosynthesis.

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36. What does the writer inform in the above text?
A. Photosynthesis is a chief function of leave and branch for the green plants.
B. Photosynthesis is a nourishment-production process that happens in green plants.
C. Photosynthesis function is a food-making process that happens in the green
leaves.
D. Aphotosynthesis circulation isa food constructingprocess that happens in green
house.
E. Aprocess of photosynthesis circulation is a complicated way in green plants.

37. “…Photosynthesis provides the chemical energy that is needed to produce these
compounds.” The underlined word has the same meaning to ….
A. provide
B. combine
C. make
D. create
E. plant

This text is for question 38 to 40

Indonesia earthquake: Hundreds dead in Palu quake and tsunami

More than 380 people have been confirmed dead after

a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit
an Indonesian city on Friday. Waves up to 3m (10ft)
high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island. Video on
social media shows people screaming and fleeing in
panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

Strong aftershocks rocked the city on Saturday. Thousands of homes have collapsed, along
with hospitals, hotels and a shopping centre. Rescue efforts are under way, though
hampered by a major power cut. The main road to Palu has been blocked due to a
landslide, and a key bridge is out of action.
Indonesia's disaster agency said at least 384 people had been killed, but the number is
expected to rise. At least 540 have been injured, and 29 are listed as missing.
"Many bodies were found along the shoreline because of the tsunami, but the numbers are
still unknown," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the agency, told Reuters.
"When the threat arose yesterday, people were still doing their activities on the beach and
did not immediately run and they became victims," he told a news briefing.

"The tsunami didn't come by itself - it dragged cars, logs, houses - it hit everything on
land."
Some survived by climbing 6m (18ft) trees to escape the huge waves, the spokesman said.
A less powerful quake earlier on Friday had killed at least one person and injured at least
10 in the smaller fishing town of Donggala.
(Source :
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia)

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38. The news mainly inform us of ….
A. the bad effect of earthquake and tsunami.
B. the positive effect of earthquake and tsunami.
C. the good effect of earthquake and landslide
D. the best effect of landslide and earthquake
E. the bad effect of earthquake and landslide

39. Based on paragraph 3, we can conclude that the whole numbers of victims are ….
A. nine hundred and twenty two.
B. nine hundred and thirty three.
C. nine hundred and fourty.
D. nine hundred and fifty three.
E. nine hundred and sixty.

40. “Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the agency”. Paragraph 3.

The word „spokesman‟ is synonymous with….
A. broadcaster
B. journalist
C. informant
D. newsmaker
E. news agency

Soal Uraian
Aswer the questions correctly!

41. Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph!

1. He won his first tournament just days before his 18th birthday
2. Bjorn Rune Borg was born on June, 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden.
3. He dropped out of school to devote himself to training fulltime when he was 13
years Old
4. At the age of 11, he won his first tennis tournament
5. Borg qualified for the Swedih Davis up tea, at age 15 and won both of his single
matches

This text is for question 42

Ecotourism involves visiting natural areas with the objectives of learning, studying or
participating in activities that do not bring negative effects to the environment; whilst protecting
and empowering the local community socially and economically. It offers travelers the
opportunity to participate in conservation or reservation projects.
An important element of this type of project is education. The goal is that through
participation, eco-travelers will return home with increased awareness and concern for
environmental issues and therefore continue to behave in an environmentally conscious way.
Also involves the local community in aspects of planning, decision-making an
management of ecotourism. This encourages the empowerment of individuals.
Finally, it educates travelers through leaflets, interpretation and advise from thought
operators or guides about the culture, customs, and etiquette of locals. This prevents conflict or
offence between local and travelers interactions that maybe caused through misunderstanding or
ignorance.
Adapted from: http://www.ecotourdirectory.com (8 December 2018)

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42. Write down the generic structure of the above text
………………… - ………………… - …………………..

This text is for question 43

ANTIBACTERIAL ANTISEPTIC SOAP

Zui Yan is a natural alcohol-free instant hand sanitizer. It‟s unique, non-greasy formula
kills 99.99% of known bacteria instantly!

It is formulated with a moisturizing blend of aloe vera, charmomile and lavender

exctract. Zui Yan‟s gentle foaming formula supplies twice as many aplications as
alcohol-based gels.

Available in bottles and wall dispensers Guaranteed not to dry skin-pure and gentle
enough for frequent cleansing when soap and water are not available.
(Adapted from ttps://www.itapuih.com)

Bring this flyer and get a free gift at the

Customer Service Counter.

43. What is the above text about?

The following text is for question 44.

44. Based on the text above, How to learn English online for free?
………………………………………………………………………

45. Rearrange the below jumbled words into good order!

Will – you – find – who – someone – about – cares - you

Good Luck

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