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2. Farmers usually .. dry land rice early in the rainy season, before blast incidence is high.
a. planted
b. planting
c. plant
d. to plan
3. Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit signs of independence
___________.
a. its mother from
b. from mother
c. to mother
d. from its mother
7. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro became
the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.
a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been nominated
d. to will be nominated
9. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t have been late for
work.
a. should have remembered
b. could remembered
c. remembered
d. had remembered
The cabildo, which is Spanish for “municipal council,” was the fundamental unit of local
government in colonial Spanish America. Following a tradition going back to the Romans,
the Spanish considered the city to be of paramount importance, with the surrounding
countryside directly subordinate to it.
In local affairs, each municipality in Hispanic America was governed by its cabildo, or
council, in a manner reminiscent of Castilian towns in the late Middle Ages. A council’s
members and magistrates, together with the local judge appointed by the king, enjoyed
considerable prestige and power.
The size of a council varied but was always small. The cabildos of important cities, such
as Lima and Mexico, had about 12 members. The cabildo was in charge of all ordinary
aspects of municipal government—e.g., policing, sanitation, taxation, the supervision of
building, price and wage regulation, and the administration of justice. To assist them in
these responsibilities, the city councilors appointed various officials, such as tax collectors,
inspectors of weights and measures and the markets, and peace officers. In spite of royal
decrees to promote honest and efficient city government, the cabildos were often corrupt
and rapacious.
By the mid-sixteenth century, appointments to cabildos were ordinarily made by the
Spanish crown and sometimes became hereditary. Occasionally, the propertied class in a
city elected some of the councilors. Sometimes citizens were asked to attend an open town
meeting on important matters. Such open meetings became very important to the
movement for the independence of Hispanic America in the early nineteenth century.
1. Which choice does the word “paramount” as used in line 6 refer to?
a. Fundamental
b. Government
c. Tradition
d. Surrounding
2. Where was the cabildo used as a form of government?
a. In Roman colonies
b. In Spanish colonies
c. In Roman provinces
d. In Spanish provinces
3. Which of the following answer choices is closest in meaning to the word
“reminiscent” as used in lines 11–12?
a. Suggesting something in the past
b. Suggesting a schedule
c. agenda Suggesting a small village
d. Suggesting an odor
4. According to the passage, how was a local judge in Hispanic America selected?
a. He was elected by the council.
b. He was appointed by the king.
c. He was chosen by the town's wealthy citizens.
d. He was the richest man in the town.
5. According to the passage, how many councilors did Lima have?
a. Ten
b. Eleven
c. Twelve
d. Thirteen
6. From the passage it can be inferred that some cabildos
a. were poorly educated
b. important
c. corrupt
d. independent
7. What word does the phrase “peace officers” as used in line 29 refer to?
a. Sanitation
b. Policing
c. Assist
d.Tax collectors
8. Which is closest in meaning to the word in the passage “responsibilities” as used in
lines 25–26?
a. Duties
b. Wages
c. Sanitation
d. Inspections
9. From the passage it can be inferred that by the mid-sixteenth century, the cabildo was all
of the following EXCEPT:
a. Elected by all registered voters
b. Appointed by the king
c. Came from the propertied class
d. Was an inherited office
10. Where can the following sentence best be added to the passage?
“Debates were sometimes heated, and the wealthy landowners had to defend their
positions by arresting their opponents.”
A. At the end of paragraph 1
B. At the end of paragraph 2
C. After the words “peace officers” in paragraph 3
D. After the words "important matters" in paragraph 4
2. Dinda would buy tens luxury houses if she ….. (win) the lottery.
a. win
b. wins
c. won
d. had won
3. If you cook vegetables for long time, they ….. (lose) their nutrients.
a. lose
b. loses
c. had lose
d. would lose
7. They ….. (bring) the cake if the baker had finished it.
a. brought
b. had brought
c. would brought
d. would have brought
8. If Rafli gets score more than 90, his mom ….. (buy) PS 4 for him.
a. buy
b. buys
c. will buy
d. would buy
9. Dinda would erase all policies she hated if she ….. (be) a president.
a. was
b. being
c. to be
d. were
10. Nothing is going to change my love for you if you always ….. (love) me too.
a. love
b. loves
c. loving
d. will love
13. If my brother and I finish the homework this evening, we ….. (watch) TV tonight.
a. can watch
b. could watch
c. can be watched
d. could be watched
14. They ….. (win) the match if the had trained harder.
a. won
b. had won
c. would won
d. would have won
15. If my brother ….. (study) hard, he would have passed the exam well.
a. studies
b. had study
c. had studied
d. have studied
16. Indonesian people would be safe from corona if they ….. (keep) healthy environment.
a. keep
b. kept
c. keeping
d. had kept
18. You will never earn money if you just ….. (stay) at home doing nothing.
a. stay
b. stays
c. stayed
d. staying
19. If I were rich, I ….. (collect) many branded bags.
a. collected
b. would collect
c. had collected
d. would collected
22. Fortunately you assisted to push the car. If you hadn’t helped him, he ….. with you.
a. will get angry
b. would have gotten angry
c. should angry
d. would get angry
23. “If Rani were not busy at the moment, she would go out with me.” From this utterance
we know that Rani ….. with her.
a. goes
b. went
c. didn’t go
d. doesn’t go
24. If the students ….. late to submit the scholarship application to the board, they will not
be listed as candidates.
a. be
b. are
c. were
d. have
27. ….. her shyness, she would have become a great teacher.
a. She had overcome
b. If she had overcome
c. If she overcame
d. If she would overcome
28. If we don’t hurry, the meeting ….. by the time we get there.
a. would have started
b. will have started
c. will be started
d. will start
29. “If I had a lot of time, I would study German.” From this sentence we know that ……
a. I have a lot of time, so I study German
b. I studied German because I had a lot of time
c. I want to study German because I have a lot of time
d. I would like to study German, but I don’t have much time
36. If I had gone with my parents five hours ago to our villa, ………..
a. I would not be alone right now.
b. I will not be alone right now.
c. I am not alone right now
d. I was not alone right now.
38.If Maria had obeyed her mother’s advice to accept the scholarship,…..
a. She would have graduated from famous university.
b. She will graduate from famous university.
c. She graduates from famous university.
d. She graduated from famous university.
39. “If I passed the state university entrance test, My father would buy me a new
motorcycle.” It means that …
a. I don’t pass the state university entrance test.
b. I didn’t pass the state university entrance test.
c. I wasn’t passing the state university entrance test.
d. I am not passing the state university entrance test.
40. If you called me, I would see you. This means …
a. You call me and I don’t see you
b. You don’t call me so I don’t see you
c. I see you but can’t reply you
d. I see you but you don’t call me