KUIS

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BAHASA INGGRIS
SUPERINTENSIF PERSIAPAN UTBK 2022

After 1785, the production of children’s books in the United States increased but remained largely reprint of
British books, often published by John Newberry, the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting
a child audience. Ultimately, however, it was not cheerful, commercially-minded Newberry, but Anglo-Irish
author Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence in this period of American children’s literature. The
18th century had seen a gradual shift away from the spiritual intensity of earlier American religious writings for
children, toward a more generalized moralism. Newberry notwithstanding, Americans still looked on children’s
books as vehicles for instruction, not amusement, though they would accept a moderate amount of fictional
entertainment for the sake of more successful instruction. As the children’s book market expanded, then, what
both public and publishers wanted was the kind of fiction Maria Edgeworth wrote: stories interesting enough to
attract children and morally instructive enough to allay adult distrust of fiction.
Although reactions against imported books for children set in after the war of 1812 with the British. A wave
of nationalism permeated everything, and the self-conscious new nation found foreign wrtings (particularly from
the British monarchy) unsuitable for children of a democratic republic, a slate of self-governing, equal citizens.
Publishers of children’s books began to encourage American writers to write for American children. When they
responded, a pattern established by Maria Edgeworth was at hand, attractive to most of them for both its
rationalism and its high moral tone. Early in the 1820s stories of willful children learning to obey, of careless
children learning to take care, of selfish children learning to “tire for others,” started to flow from American
presses, successfully achieving Edgeworth’s tone, though rarely her lively style. Imitative as they were, these
early American stories were quite distingishable from their British counterparts. Few servants appeared in them
and class distinctions had by no means disappeared. The character of children in this fiction were serious,
conscientious, self-reflective, and independent – testimony to the continung influence of the earlier American
moralistic tradition in children’s books. .

01. What does the passage mainly discusses? 04. The word “they” in line 8 of paragraph 1
(A) The career of Maria Edgewort as an author refers to ....
of children’s books (A) children
(B) The development of children’s literature (B) Americans
in the United States (C) Books
(C) Successful publishers of children books (D) Vehicles
in Britain and North America (E) Writings
(D) Basic differences between British and American
(E) American reactions agaunst important books. 05. The word “allay” in line 11 of paragraph 1 is
closest in meaning to ....
02. The publisher John Newberry is principally known (A) clarify
for which of the following reason? (B) attack
(A) He produced and sold books written by Maria (C) reduce
Edgeworth. (D) confirm
(B) He had more influence on American children’s (E) realize
literature than any other publisher
(C) He published books aimed at amusing children 06. It can be inferred from the passage that American
rather than instructing them children’s books sold before 1785 were almost
(D) He was commercially minded and cheerful always ....
(E) He published books aimed at instructing strong (A) written by Maria Edgeworth
moralism of the children (B) attractive and interesting to children
(C) written by American authors
03. The word “notwithstanding” in line 7 of paragraph (D) amusing and entertaining
1is closest in meaning to .... (E) intended only for religious and moral
(A) in spite of hinstruction
(B) in addition to
(C) as a result of
(D) as a part of
(E) in contrast

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07. By the end of the 18th century, the publishers of
children’s books in the United States were most
concerned about which of the following?
(A) Attracting children with entertaining stories
that provided lessons of correct behavior
(B) Publishing literature consisting of exciting
stories that would appeal to both children and
adult
(C) Expanding markets for books in both Britain
and the United States
(D) Reprinting fictional books from the earlier
century
(E) Emphasizing on religious books
08. The word “permeated” in line 2 of paragraph 2
is closest in meaning to ....
(A) opposed
(B) improved
(C) competed with
(D) spred through
(E) surprised at
09. According to the passage, American children’s
stories differed from their British equivalents in that
the characters in American stories were ....
(A) children who showed a change of behavior
(B) children who well behaved
(C) rarely servants
(D) generally not from a variety of social classes.
(E) children who were testimony- independent.
10. The word “testimony to” in line 12 of paragraph 2
is closest in meaning to ....
(A) inspiration for
(B) evidence of
(C) requirement for
(D) development of
(E) advantage o

__11__ the composition and role of the board of director of a division will vary from one organization to the
other, a few __12__ may be made. As regards with the composition of the composition of the board, customarily
some directors are prominent men and women selected to give prestige to the group. Others are usually chosen
from among retired executives of the organization for their specialized knowledge of the company.
It is generally true that as long as the top management maintains the confidence of the board of directors, they
will not actively intervene to dictate specific policies. This is the same administrative __13__ usually __14__ by
the board of trustees of a college or university, and is similar in many respects to the parliamentary system of
ministerial __15__ practiced in Great Britain.
11. .... 14. ....
(A) Since (A) Following
(B) However (B) Followed
(C) As (C) To be followed
(D) Although (D) To follow
(E) Despite (E) Followers

12. .... 15. ....

(A) General (A) responsible
(B) Generally (B) responsibly
(C) Generalize (C) responsibility
(D) Generalizations (D) being responsible
(E) Despite (E) to be responsible

13. ....
(A) procedure
(B) solution
(C) way
(D) item
(E) requirement

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