Soal Olimpiade Bahasa Inggris Guru SMA

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1. The US government encourages the society to ____ water by not washing their cars.
a. spend
b. waste
c. use
d. save
e. utilize

2. One of the special attractions at Legoland in Billund, Denmark, is Miniland, ____

miniature models of famous places such as the Taj Mahal.
a. depict
b. depicts
c. depicted
d. is depicted by
e. depicting

3. Whether you prefer relaxing strolls, ____ hikes, romantic boat rides or an exciting time
windsurfing, the Lake District is the place to choose for a holiday.
a. biking
b. scenery
c. vigorous
d. ascent
e. incline

4. Equality and freedom ____ as important characteristics of democracy since ancient times.
a. are both identified
b. were both identified
c. have both been identified
d. have both identified
e. had both identified

5. ____ to painting, Picasso was also a printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and
playwright.
a. In addition
b. Besides
c. Beside
d. Furthermore
e. Likewise

6. World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, in which over 9 million
combatants and 7 million civilians died ____ this global war.
a. as a result to
b. as a result for
c. as a result of
 d. as the result
e. for a result of

7. According to one estimate, over 20 per cent of India’s economy is ____ on children,
which comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working.
a. depend
b. depends
c. dependent
d. dependant
e. dependence

8. The most important part of the Thanksgiving celebration is the dinner which ____
cranberry sauce, and pumpkin.
a. includes the customary turkey served with
b. including the customary turkey served with
c. served includes the customary turkey with
d. served the customary turkey includes with
e. the customary turkey served with includes

9. Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where
it won the Golden Lion and ____ the United States on October 4, 2019.
a. released in
b. released at
c. has been released in
d. was released at
e. was released in

10. The history of slavery stretches across so many cultures, nationalities, and ____ from
ancient times to modern times.
a. religions
b. devout
c. spiritual
d. religious
e. virtuous

11. ____, Hemingway contended that by omitting superfluous and extraneous matter, writing
becomes more interesting.
a. Influenced by his journalistic career
b. The influence of his journalistic career
c. The he influence his journalistic career
d. When his journalistic career influence
e. Without the influence of his journalistic career

12. The researchers found that in places ____ family decisions, children are more likely to
suffer from malnutrition.
a. where women are excluding to
 b. where women are excluded from
c. where women are excluded to
d. where women are excluded in
e. where women are excluding in

13. Alfred Hitchcock made brief appearances, technically ____, in his own films.
a. which calls cameo appearances
b. it is calls cameo appearances
c. is calling cameo appearances
d. called cameo appearances
e. calls cameo appearances

14. The news reported that when the ship sank, ____ into the open decks.
a. all the passengers moving
b. out of the ship all the passenger move
c. all the passenger arrived
d. all the passenger are out to move
e. all the passengers had already moved out

15. Teenagers sometimes feel they have to commit petty crimes ____ be accepted by their
group of friends.
a. so that
b. in case to
c. if
d. in order to
e. so as

16. Greenland is ____island in the world and ____ piece of land to the North Pole.
a. larger, closer
b. the larger, the closer
c. large, close
d. the largest, the closest
e. very large, very close

17. There are only two hundreds combat soldiers in the British Army who can parachute into
the sea, ____ and spy in enemy territory successfully.
a. diving for hours in freezing waters
b. dive for hours in freezing waters
c. diving in hours in freezing waters
d. dive in hours in freezing waters
e. dive in hours on freezing waters

18. The rainforests are dying, rare plant and animal species are disappearing, crops are failing
to grow, rivers and seas ____ and the air____.
a. are being contaminated, are being polluted
b. are contaminated, are polluted
 c. are being contaminated, is being polluted
d. are contamination, is pollution
e. contaminate, pollute

19. William Shakespeare is not only England’s most famous poet and playwright, ____ the
greatest writer the world has ever known.
a. but
b. and
c. as well as
d. but also
e. as

20. ____, are really popular in the United Kingdom but not in the USA.
a. People who suffer from any kind of disability
b. Some sports, such as football and cricket
c. Some people do sport for their career
d. However, most countries
e. Participation in sporting activity

21. The rainforests clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and ____ oxygen.
a. take out
b. give out
c. giving out
d. absorb in
e. absorbing in

22. ____ being the largest parrot in the world, the kakapo is the only parrot that is nocturnal
and the only one that can’t fly.
a. Because
b. As well as
c. Even though
d. Although
e. Because of

23. Rudyard Kipling’s most famous works include Kim (1901) and The Jungle Book (1894),
____ The Second Jungle Book in 1895.
a. who follows
b. who followed
c. who was followed by
d. which follows
e. which was followed by

24. A Toronto police officer clarified that nobody died in the accident, but fifteen passengers
were ____.
a. broken
b. spoiled
 c. injured
d. damaged
e. hurted

25. Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad, ____ is widely regarded as a
significant work of English literature.
a. which
b. where
c. was
d. then
e. so

26. The Helston Flora Day ____ on May 8th each year in the town of Helston in Cornwall to
celebrate the beginning of the summer.
a. held
b. is held
c. was held
d. has been held
e. will be held

27. The London underground train service, or the ‘Tube’, ____, is the oldest and and largest
in the world.
a. is called by the Londoners
b. as Londoners call it
c. the Londoners call it
d. it is called by the Londoners
e. makes the Londoners call it

28. Aboriginal Australians, also referred to as aboriginal people, ____ to the Australian
continent.
a. were indigenous people whose ancestor
b. are ancestor people indigenous
c. whose ancestor were indigenous people are
d. are people whose ancestors were indigenous
e. whom their ancestor were indigenous

Stereotypes may affect people negatively. This includes forming inaccurate and
distorted images and opinions of people. Stereotypes may also be used for scapegoating
or for making general erroneous judgments about people. Some stereotyping people may
feel comfortable when they prevent themselves from emotional identification with the
stereotyped group, which leads to xenophobic or racist behavior. Finally another serious
consequence of stereotypes is the feeling of inferiority that the stereotyped people may
have and which may impair their performance.

29. Which of the following best describes the topic of the passage?
a. The feeling of inferiority due to stereotypes
 b. The negative effects of stereotypes
c. The use of stereotypes
d. Inconveniences caused by stereotypes
e. The types of stereotypes

30. The main idea of the passage is that____.

a. Stereotypes have unfortunate negative impacts on both stereotyping and stereotyped
people
b. Stereotypes form inaccurate and distorted images and opinions of people
c. Stereotyping people make themselves racist
d. Xenophobia is one of the effects of stereotypes
e. Stereotyping people are inferior than stereotyped people
George Orwell, whose real name is Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist,
essayist, journalist, and critic. He is well-known for his literary criticism, poetry, fiction,
and polemical journalism. He has gained worldwide acknowledgment for his dystopian
novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945). His
book Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil
War, is widely acclaimed, as are his numerous essays on politics, literature, language, and
culture. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of "The 50 greatest British
writers since 1945."

31. The passage mainly discusses____.

a. George Orwell’s career
b. George Orwell’s real name
c. Books written by George Orwell
d. Acknowledgement gained by George Orwell
e. The greatest British writers

32. Which of the following is NOT true about George Orwell?

a. He is one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945
b. He is well known for his literary works
c. He wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four novel
d. Homage to Catalonia is his work that he wrote based on the experiences of others
e. He is a journalist

Renewable energy is energy that is environment-friendly because it is collected

from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished. Examples of these renewable
resources include sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat (i.e. the thermal
energy generated and stored in the Earth).
There are a lot of benefits to using renewable energy. First, naturally replenished
energy resources are found over wide geographical areas, in contrast to non-renewable
resources, which exist only in a limited number of countries. In addition to that, rapid
deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy
security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits. The results of a recent review
of the literature concluded that as greenhouse gas emitters begin to be held liable for
 damages resulting from greenhouse gas emissions resulting in climate change, a high
value for liability mitigation would provide powerful incentives for deployment of
renewable energy technologies.
There are other undeniable advantages of renewable energy. Renewable
technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas and developing countries, where
energy is often crucial in human development. Former United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon has said that renewable energy has the ability to lift the poorest nations to
new levels of prosperity. Besides, as most renewables provide electricity, renewable
energy deployment is often applied in conjunction with further electrification, which has
several benefits; electricity can be converted to heat (where necessary generating higher
temperatures than fossil fuels), electricity can be converted into mechanical energy with
high efficiency and electricity from renewable resources is clean at the point of
consumption.
Renewable energy systems are rapidly becoming more efficient and cheaper. Their
share of total energy consumption is increasing. Growth in consumption of coal and oil
could end by 2020 due to increased uptake of renewables and natural gas.

33. The passage above most likely discusses____.

a. the process of renewable energy
b. the development of renewable energy
c. the benefits of renewable energy
d. the renewable resources
e. the origin of renewable energy

34. The pronoun “it” in line 1 of paragraph 1 refers to____.

a. environment
b. environment-friendly
c. energy
d. renewable energy
e. renewable resources

35. The followings are the renewable resources, except____.

a. sunlight
b. wind
c. rain
d. rubber
e. stream

36. Which of the following is NOT true about the benefit of renewable energy?
a. It can help developing countries from over-reliance on fossil fuels
b. It makes real economic sense
c. It can be used in remote settings
d. The resources are easier to find
e. The electricity generation capacity is not large

37. The word “replenished” in line 1 of paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____.

 a. restock
b. renewable
c. recharge
d. reload
e. supplement

38. The word “crucial” in line 3 of paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to____.

a. trivial
b. voluntary
c. critical
d. inconsequential
e. optional

39. It can be inferred from the passage that renewable energy____.

a. exists in a limited number of countries
b. is still not efficient
c. may enrich poor country
d. consumes a lot of renewable resources
e. should be cheaper

Anorexia is an eating disorder which is characterized by unusually low body

weight, food self-deprivation, a severe fear of gaining weight, and a craving to be thin.
Even though people suffering from anorexia are underweight, they consider themselves
as obese. Anorexic people are often in self-denial concerning their low body weight.
The causes of anorexia are not clearly identified. Specialists recognize that there
are at least two types of factors that lead to this type of eating disorder, namely genetic
predisposition and cultural factors. It has been proven, for example, that identical twins
are more often affected than non-identical ones. Besides, it seems that anorexia is more
widely spread in societies that highly value thinness. Also, this eating disorder occurs
more often among those people who are involved in careers such as modeling, athletic
performance, and dancing.
The treatment of anorexia is threefold: medical, nutritional and psychological.
The primary focus is to address any serious health problem that may have emerged from
the eating disorder such as amenorrhea, malnutrition, and an unstable heartbeat.
Additionally, the treatment focuses on restoring weight to its healthy level through the
implementation and supervision of a personalized diet and education about normal eating
patterns. Patients have also to undergo a therapy that aims at recognizing the primary
issues related to the eating disorder. The therapy also involves addressing and healing
from traumatic life events. In addition to that, patients have to learn healthier strategies
and coping skills. Finally, medications may be used to help with associated anxiety or
depression.

40. The main purpose of the passage above is____.

a. to describe the signs that someone is anorexic
b. to explain the severe health problems caused by anorexia
c. to inform that people suffering anorexia are often depressed
 d. to explain the cause and the treatment of anorexia
e. to alert readers to the impact of anorexia

41. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics indicating a person with
anorexia?
a. A person suffering from anorexia is usually thin and has a low body weight
b. A person suffering from anorexia has the restriction access to food
c. A person suffering from anorexia is always afraid that he/she will gain weight
d. A person suffering from anorexia is basically fat and wants to be thin
e. A person suffering from anorexia always has desire to be thin

42. The word “predisposition” in line 3 of paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____.

a. impartial
b. tendency
c. equitable
d. hatred
e. disinclination

43. According to the passage, anorexia is usually caused by____.

a. the influence of a social environment which believes that being thin is very crucial
b. an excessive exercise
c. overeating which causes a person throw up
d. medications
e. unstable heartbeat

44. Psychological treatment for anorexia treatment is____.

a. medications
b. nutrition
c. therapy
d. exercise
e. normal eating

45. The word “malnutrition” in line 3 of paragraph 3 has the same meaning as____.
a. repletion
b. satiation
c. glut
d. malnourishment
e. surfeit

46. Anorexia sufferers can be treated by doing the following, except ____.
a. giving medication that can reduce the anxiety
b. doing therapy
c. giving nutrition
d. restoring weight to its healthy level
e. going on strict diet
 Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective
lining that covers many of the body's internal organs, the mesothelium. It is usually
caused by exposure to asbestos which is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals
exploited commercially for their desirable physical properties.
Mesothelioma's most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and
internal chest wall), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal
cavity), the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart), or the tunica vaginalis (a sac that
surrounds the testis).
Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled
asbestos, or they have been exposed to asbestos dust and fiber in other ways. It has also
been suggested that washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos
can put a person at risk for developing mesothelioma. Unlike lung cancer, there is no
association between mesothelioma and smoking, but smoking greatly increases the risk of
other asbestos-induced cancers.
The symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath due to pleural
effusion (fluid between the lung and the chest wall) or chest wall pain, and general
symptoms such as weight loss. The diagnosis may be suspected with chest X-ray and CT
(X-ray computed tomography) scan, and is confirmed with a biopsy (tissue sample) and
microscopic examination. A thoracoscopy (inserting a tube with a camera into the chest)
can be used to take biopsies. It allows the introduction of substances such as talc to
obliterate the pleural space (called pleurodesis), which prevents more fluid from
accumulating and pressing on the lung. Despite treatment with chemotherapy, radiation
therapy or sometimes surgery, the disease carries a poor prognosis. Research about
screening tests for the early detection of mesothelioma is ongoing.

47. It can be inferred from the passage that mesothelioma is____.

a. a symptom
b. a diagnosis
c. a cancer
d. a venereal disease
e. a respiratory disease

48. The word “malignant” in line 1 of paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____.

a. severe
b. clumsy
c. petite
d. immense
e. thundering

49. Mesothelioma may occur in several sites of the body, except____.

a. axilla
b. abdominal cavity
c. pericardial sac
d. tunica vaginalis
e. testis
50. The word “develop” in line 1 of paragraph 3 has the same meaning as____.
a. expand
b. spread
c. elaborate
d. suffer
e. expel

51. According to the passage, the main cause of mesothelioma is____.

a. smoking
b. asbestos exposure
c. exhaustion
d. breathless
e. lung disorders

52. Which of the following is NOT true about mesothelioma?

a. The mesothelioma treatment is not 100% effective
b. There is no association between mesothelioma and smoking
c. Mesothelioma is a severe disease
d. Diagnosis includes only X-ray and CT scan
e. The mesothelium is a protective lining that covers the body's internal organs

53. The following are symptoms of mesothelioma, except____.

a. weight loss
b. breathless
c. chest wall pain
d. exhaustion
e. appetite increases

Women won their present status through struggle and sacrifices rather than
through men's kindness. Women and their supporters have fought and in some places
continue to fight for the same rights as men. Laws were made to replace local customs
which denigrated and suppressed women's rights. Women have gained higher positions in
the world at all levels: political, economic and social.
Historically, whether in Hindu, Greek or Roman civilizations women were always
minors and subject to men. It was only during the Islamic civilization, between 610 and
661, that the early reforms were undertaken. The reforms gave women greater rights than
Muslim women in pre-Islamic Arabia and medieval Europe. These reforms included
greater rights in marriage, divorce and inheritance. Women were not accorded with such
legal status in other cultures until centuries later.
During the middle ages women were enslaved and were denied all rights in
Europe. In the late 18th century, however, women's status became a subject of political
debate. In the 19th century women started their fight for equal rights. In the late 19th
century they won the right to vote in various countries in the world. More gigantic steps
were taken during the following years. Women gained more economic, social and
political status in various degrees and in different countries.
 In spite of all success women still suffer from discrimination at various levels. For
example, women work more and earn less than men. In addition to that, the majority of
the world’s poor and illiterate is women. The road to real equality is still long.

54. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
a. The types of women’s right
b. The equality between men's and women's rights
c. Women’s suffering
d. Women’s rights
e. Women’s statuses

55. The word “customs” in line 3 of paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____.

a. mores
b. clothes
c. excise
d. duty
e. regulations

56. At which of the following civilization did women's rights begin to reform?
a. Pre-Islamic civilization
b. Islamic civilization
c. Arabic civilization
d. Greek civilization
e. Roman civilization

57. The reforms provided women greater rights including rights in____.
a. political field
b. dating
c. heritage
d. education
e. social interest

58. The word “gigantic” in line 4 of paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to____.

a. enormous
b. minor
c. narrow
d. infinitesimal
e. imperceptible

59. According to the passage, when did women start having the suffrage?
a. at the beginning of the middle ages
b. in the 18th century
c. in the late 18th century
d. in the 19th century
e. in the late 19th century
60. The antonym of the word “illiterate” in line 3 of paragraph 4 is____.
a. uneducated
b. erudite
c. ignorant
d. vacuous
e. frivolous