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Structure (A) as long
(B) as long as
 Wood from the ash tree becomes
(C) so long
extremely flexibly when it is expos
(D) so long that
ed to steam.
Di dalam satu kalimat tidak boleh
 Protein digestion begins in the
menggunakan dua adjective dengan
akhiran ly, (extremely, flexibly) Flexibly -->
stomach ____ ends in the small
flexible. intestine.
Pencernaan protein dimulai di perut
berakhir di usus kecil
 The ability to talk is one of
(A) while
the skill that make humans (B) and
different from the rest of the animal (C) how
world. (D) because
Disini menunjukkan plural sedangkan skill
adalah bentuk singular, yang benar ialah
 Amanda Way’s career as a social
Skills.
reformer ____ in 1851 when, at an
antislavery meeting in Indiana, she
 In plane geometry, the sum of the
called for a state woman’s rights
internal angles convention.
of any triangle has always equal to Karir Amanda Way sebagai reformis sosial
180 degrees. pada tahun 1851 ketika, di sebuah
Has merupakan perfect tense, sedangkan pertemuan anti perbudakan di Indiana, dia
kalimat ini menunjukkan simple present mengadakan konvensi untuk hak-hak
tense, jadi yang benar ialah is. perempuan di negara bagian tersebut
(A) begin
 Nobody know when the process of (B) began
glass-making was invented. (C) have begun
Nobody disini bukan menunjukkan plural (D) to have begun
melainkan singular, sedangkan verb di
kalimat merujuk kepada plural, jadi yg  _____ ballet dancers learn five basic
benar ialah knows. positions for the arms and feet.
(A) All of
 A network of small arteries, mostly
(B) Of every
sandwiched between the skin and
(C) All
the underlying muscles, supply
(D) Every
blood to the face and scalp.
A network itu adalah singular subject jd
 _____ Jane has an excellent resume,
verb nya harus memakai s, supplies.
she hasn’t found a job yet.
 Although beavers rarely remain (A) However
submerged for more than two minutes, (B) Yet
they can stay underwater ___ fifteen (C) That
minutes before having to surface for (D) Although
air.
Meskipun berang-berang jarang di dalam
air lebih dari dua menit, mereka bisa di
  _____ many copper mines in thestate continent Antarctica. It does not snow very
of Arizona, a fact which contributes much in Antarctica, but whatever snow does
significantly to the state’s
fall remains and grows deeper and deeper. In
economy.
(A) They are some areas of Antarctica, the ice has perhaps
(B) There are been around for as much as a million years and
(C) Of the
now is more than two miles deep.
(D) The
1. The main idea of the passage is that
 The sapphire's transparency to (A)   the Earth is a cold planet
ultraviolet and infrared radiation (B)   most of the Earth’s ice is found in
makes _____ in optical instruments.
(A) it is of use Antarctica
(B) it uses (C)   it snows more in Antarctica than in any
(C) it a useful other place on Earth
(D) it useful
(D)   Antarctica is only two miles wide but is
 Mango trees, _____ densely covered 90 percent ice
with glossy leaves and bear small 2.  The best title for the passage is
fragrant flowers, grow rapidly and can
(A)   Snowfall in Antarctica
attain heights of up to 90 feet.
(A) whose (B)   The Icy Earth
(B) which are (C)   The Cold, Cold Snow
(C) are when (D)   The Causes of Antarctica’s Ice Pack
(D) which

 Alaska found the first years of its Awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1918,
statehood costly because it had to take German physics Max Planck is best
over the expense of services _____ remembered as the originator of the quantum
previously by the federal government. theory. His work helped user in a new era in
theoretical physics and revolutionized the
(A) to provide
scientific community’s understanding of
(B) be provided atomic and sub-atomic processes.
(C) providing
(D) provided Planck intriduced an idea that led to the
quantum theory, which became the foundation
 With age, the mineral content of of twentieth century physics. In December
human bones decreases, _____ them 1900, Plnck worked out an equation that
more fragile. described the distribution of radiation
(A) make accurately over the range of low to high
frequencies. He had developed a theory which
(B) and to make
depended on a model of matter that seemed
(C) thereby making very strange at the time. The model required
(D) which it makes the emission of electromagnetic radiation in
small chunks or particles. These particles were
later called quantums. The energy associated
Reading with each quatum is measured by multiplying
Most of the ice on the Earth, close to 90 the frequency of the radiation, v, by a
universal constant, h. Thus, energy, or E,
percent of it, is covering the surface of the equals hv. The constant, h, is known as
 Planck’s constant. It is now recognized as one
of the fundamental constant of the world.
Planck announced his finding in 1900, but it
was years before teh full consequences of his
revolutionary quantum theory were
recognized. Throughout his life, Planck made
significant contributions to optics,
thermodynamics and stastistical mechanics,
physical chemistry, and other fields. In 1930,
He was elected president of the Kaiser
Wilhelm society, which was renamed the Max
II. Though deeply opposed to the fascist
regime of Adolf Hitler, Planck remained in
Germany throughout teh war. He died in
Gottingen on October 4, 1947.
1. In which of the following fields did Max
Planck NOT make a significant
contribution?
a) Optics
b) Thermodynamics
c) Stastistical mechanics
d) Biology
Paragraf terakhir menyatakan empat bidang
yang dikontribusikan oleh Planck. Biologi
tidak disebut sebagai salah satu kontribusi ini.
2. The word “revolutionary” as used in line
13, means…
a) Dangerous
b) Extremist
c) Momentous
d) Militarist
Dalam hal ini “revolutionary” memiliki arti
yang hampir sama dengan “momentous”,
karena penemuan Planck bersifat positif.
Sedangkan pilihan lain memiliki konotasi
negatif
3. It can inferred from the passage that
Planck’s work led to the development of
which of the following?
a) The rocket
b) The atomic bomb
c) The internal combustion engine
d) The computer
Paragraf pertama menyatakan bahwa temuan
Planck “revolutionized the scientific
community’s understanding of atomic and sub-
atomic processes.” Maka bisa disimpulkan
bahwa hasil karyanya memberi jalan
ditemukannya bom atom. Penemuan-penemuan
lainnya seperti yang tersebut dalam pilihan
jawaban a, c, dan d bukan akibat langsung dari
penemuan Planck.
4. The particles of electromagnetic radiation
given off by matter are known as…
a) Quantums
b) Atoms
c) Electrons
d) Valences
Bacaan diatas secara langsung menyatakan
bahwa the particles of electromagnetic radiation
given off by matter dinamakan quantums.
5. The word “universal”, as used in line 10
most nearly means…
a) Planetary
b) Cosmic
c) Worldwide
d) Always present
Di dalam konteks teori Planck, arti dari
“universal” adalah “always present” pilihan
 jawaban lain adalah berkaitan dengan istilah
geografi atau astronomi yang sama sekali tidak
sesuai.

6. The implication in this passage is that…

a) Only a German physics could discover
such a theory
b) Quantum theory, which led to the
development of twentieth century physics,
is basically a mathematical formula
c) Planck’s constant was not discernible
before 1900
d) Radiation was hard to study

Quantum theory pada dasarnya adalah rumus

matematika seperti dinyatakan dalam kalimat,
“Thus energy, or E, equal hv.”

7. “An idea” as used in line 4, refers to…

a) A model of matter
b) Emission of electromagnetic radiation
c) Quantums
d) The equation that described the
distribution of radiation accurately over the
range of low to high frequencies

“Idea” merujuk pada “equation” seperti ada

dalam pilihan (d). Walaupun pilihan-pilihan
jawaban lain disebutkan di dalam bacaan,
tetapi mereka tidak mendefinisikan tentang
“idea”.

8. What is known as Planck’s constant?

a) v
b) h
c) e
d) E