Surabaya, 1st February 2014 ……

Dear Igon a. escape

How are you? Hope everything is okay with b. predict
you. I’m all right here. c. success 
We are going to have the national d. reach
examination, aren’t we? Are you well e. underestimate
prepared for it? Well, to be honest, I just
Contoh Personal Letter 6
have some difficulties in preparing for it,
Dear Susan,
especially in science. There are extra
It feels like such a long time since the last
lessons in my school and I take them all.
time I saw you. I know it’s only been
But, I feel that they don’t help. I’m still
several weeks since I saw you. So far my
confused in solving mathematic problems.
summer has been great!
I’m just worried that I fail the national
I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I
examination. Do you have any suggestion
am getting a nice tan and you can no
for me? I really appreciate your help.
longer say I am paler than you. I have been
I look forward to hearing from you.
playing lots of volleyball, surfing and
Your buddy
building a nice collection of sea shells. Just
Fahim
this past week-end I took second place in a
1. What does the letter tell us about? sandcastle building contest!
a. Asking for a friend to teach mathematic On the weekdays I work. I drive an ice
d. Giving a solution to a friend cream truck around and sell ice cream to
b. Preparing for the national examination the kids. It is so cool. It is a combination of
e. Having extra lesson at school the two things I love most, ice cream and
c. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a kids. The pay isn’t too great but I love the
problem  job so much.
I hope the summer’s been going well for
2. Why is Fahim worried that he may fail the
you too. There’s only a month and a half
national examination?
left in summer vacation and after that it’s
a. There are extra lessons at Fahim’s school
back to school. Would you like to meet up
b. He appreciated Igon’s help
some time before school starts?
c. He will have the national examination
Your friend,
soon
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d. His friends are all well prepared
P.S. John Austin.
e. He is confused in solving mathematic
problem  5. The letter shows about ….
A. Spending time in summer
3. “I’m still confused in solving mathematic
B. Happiness someone who meet her friends
problems.” The word “confused” means
soon
……
C. The poor students in summer vacation
a. Unable to think clearly 
D. How to finished summer vacation
b. unable to perform well
E. Missing old friend in summer
c. unable to behave politely
d. Unable to speak fluently 6. What is writer do on the weekdays?
e. unable to read quickly A. She is getting a nice tan
B. Drive an ice cream truck around and sell
4. “I’m just worried that I fail the national
ice cream 
examination.” The antonym of word “fail” is
C. Spend her time with working
D. Playing lots of volleyball and surfing B. Winter
E. Building a nice collection of sea shells C. Trees
D. Bunnies
SPRING: A Poetry
E. Honey
In the early part of spring
You will hear, many birds sing 12. Mark : “Don’t chase her away from me,
They are just letting, the rest of us know mom!”
Winter is over, spring melted the snow Mother : “Hi.What’s the matter, son?”
Mark : “Well,...... and I promise to marry
You will notice, a beautiful scene
her next month.”
The trees will slowly, begin to turn green
a. I love her so much
Chipmunks and bunnies will come out and
b. I don’t know her
play,
c. I hope her
Bears will no longer, sleep during the day
c. I understand
It’s exciting, when spring finally arrives d. I’m interested
Bees will make honey, inside their hives
So much to do, so much to see 13. John : ”Why do you look so shame,
Insects and animals are happy and free anything happened?”
Martin : ”I was really embarrassed for
7. What is the poetry about?
realizing gas when I was talking to my
A. School life
teacher.”
B. Home
John. : “Oh, it’s really embarrassing.”
C. Love
What does Martin expresses
D. Nature
a. Advice d. Disappointed
E. Politics
b. Asking for apology e. Happiness
8. How many stanzas does the poem have? c. Embarrassment
A. One
B. Two 14. Lina : Rena? What’s wrong with you?
C. Three Rena : Nothing
D. Four Line : I know there is something which
E. Five bothers you. Please tell me if youdon’t
9. What is ‘spring, sing, know, snow’ mind. It will make you relieved
(stanza 3) called? Rina : I just remember my brother who died
A. Assonance last month. Why did he die so soon in his
B. Alliteration young age?
C. Diction Lina :Rina,.......I am sorry..........
D. Rhyme Rina :You know, We were very close. My
E. Personae tears always flow every time I remember
10. The animals told in the poem is, except him.
…. Lina :I know your feeling. But, he is now in
A. Birds the most beautiful place. He must feel happy
B. Bee now.
C. Bears
D. Butterfly What does the sentences in bold type
E. Insects expresses?
11. What is able to melt the snow?
A. Spring
a. Happiness c. Go away
b. Sadness d. Calm down
c. Love e. No way
d. Embarrassment
e. Advice Is it important to know what your kids are
watching? Of course, yes. Television can
15. Kamasean : Daffa, please don’t make expose
any unnecessary noise. I’m studying for a things you have tried to protect them from,
test tomorrow. especially violence, pornography,
Daffa : But I need to practice singing. consumerism,etc.
Tomorrow my band will perform.
Kamasean : That’s included to the A study demonstrated that spending too
unnecessary noise. much time on watching TV during the day
Daffa : But I just ....... or
Kamasean : Quiet, will you? at a bedtime often causes bedtime
Daffa : O.K. disruption, stress and short of sleep duration.

What should Daffa do according to the
dialogue?
a. He should practice hard
b. He should give his best performance
c. He should not disappoint everyone
d. He should make interesting noises
e. He should not be noisy
Another research found that there is a
significant relationship between the amount
of
time spent for watching television during
adolescence and early adulthood, and the
possibility of
being aggressive.

16. Daniel :”Did you see Emma?” Meanwhile, many studies have identified a
Rupert :”Yes, I did. I .... her at the restaurant relationship between kids who watch TV a
an hour ago”. lot and being inactive and overweight.
a. is meeting d. met Considering some facts mentioned above,
b. was meeting e. was met protect your children with the following tips;
c. meets 1) Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours
each day.
17. Jonny didn’t join the extracurricular club 2) Do not allow your children to have a TV
......... He was sick. set in their bedrooms.
What is the suitable word in the sentence ? 3) Review the rating of TV shows that your
a. Why children watch.
b. Where 4) Watch television with your children and
c. Because dicuss what is happening in the show.
d. So that
e. Wherever 19. What is the text about?
A. The programs shown on TV
18. X : It’s disturbing . They have made me B. Watching TV is disadvantageous
really angry. I must talk to them. C. The effects of watching television on kids
Y : .................. D. Reviewing the ratings of TV shows is
a. Don’t say that. important
b. No problem
E. The importance of knowing the program
watched by our children 25. …. I was walking on the street, the
accident happened.
20. The following are the effects of a. While
watching TV a lot, except b. When
A. Stress c. Whereas
B. Being active d. Unless
C. Being aggressive e. Otherwise
D. Bedtime disruption
E. Shorten sleep duration 26. I can’t go further …. the street
congestion.
21. Which of the following statements is a. because
TRUE according to the text? b. because of
A. All TV programs are good for children c. although
B. Children know what programs to watch d. otherwise
C. It is good for a kid to watch a TV all day e. whereas
long 27. Rita still got the bad mark…. she learns
D. It is very important for children to have a hard.
TV set in their bedrooms a. although
E. Spending too much time for watching TV b. because
may cause kids inactive c. but
d. and
22. It is hard for a child to sleep because ….. e. whenever
A. The parents review TV’s program 28. The electricity will be cut down …. Jaka
B. The parents limit the time to watch TV pays his bill.
C. The kid watches TV with his/her parents a. whereas
D. The kids watches too much TV at b. because
bedtime c. although
E. The kid discusses the program with his d. unless
/her parents e. and
29. She has decided to move to Portland ….
23. “ ….often causes bedtime disruption there are more opportunities for employment
……(Paragraph 2) in that city.
The similar meaning of the bold-typed word a. because
is …. b. wherever
A. Comfort c. if
B. Disturbance d. as long as
C. Problem e. whenever
D. Pleasure 30. You can borrow my car …. you agree to
E. Happiness be very careful with it.
24. I will follow you …. You go. a. because
a. because b. wherever
b. but c. whenever
c. although d. if
d. wherever e. as long as
e. case