READING
SECTION
The
following text is for questions 16 and 17
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Dear Mr Jenkins
I am writing to complain about my
recent holydays in Sydney which was organized by your company. My wife and I
selected a two-weeks Women Weekly Tour starting on 29 December. Your agency
claimed we would be picked up at the airport and that the hotel was
three-star quality. The all-inclusive price we paid inclueded breakfast and
dinner and two excursions.
On arrival at the airport, there
was no one to meet us. We were waiting for half an hour and then had no
choice except to take a taxi. This cost $30. The receipt is enclosed.
The hotel was not what i would
consider three-stars. The room was dirty: the beds were small and uncomfortable.
The breakfast portions were very small, and the hotel refused to provide us
with dinner. Wee had to spend some more $500 for extra meals. Again I enclose
our restaurant receipts.
I found it dishonest and
unacceptable that your company offered us a tour which doesn’t resemble the
description; I expect to be compensated for all of my extra expenses. The
receipts enclose worth for a total of $530. In addition, we clam a refund of
$100 because the room was not up to the promised standard.
We expect real action to be done
very soon.
Your sincerely
Mr. Imron
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16. The letter
tells us about....
A.
The
happy holiday in Sydney
B. The servoce’s reservation at the
hotel
C. The satisfied services from the
travel agency
D. The complaint of the travel
service in Sydney
E.
The
impression of holidays in Sydney
17. Who did Mr.
Imron write his letter to?
A.
His
wife
B. Hotel manager
C. Taxi driver
D. Travel agency
E.
Restaurant
staff
This
text is for question 18 and 19
This new and
unusual building in the downtown business district offers unique opportunities
for small to midsized tenands to occupy an entire floor
From 1,600 to 6,000
square feet are avaible for immediate occupany
Commuting
is easy, with the subway stop only one block away. It’s convenient to shops,
restaurant, hotels, and business services.
For
leasing information call
18.
What is this advertisement about?
A. A new office building
B.
Office
suites to rent.
C.
The
unusual building downtown
D.
Office
suites to sell
E. A building in the business
district
19.
The good poin about the office suits is...
A. Furnished
B.
Avaible
in one type size
C.
Far
from public places
D.
Several
blocks away from subway stop
E. Easy to reach for commuters
This text is for questions 20 to
22
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J.P.
as many as 180 students participated in a flash mob at Jl. HR Rasuna Said,
South Jakarta, to raise awareneses about environmental issue, on Sunday.
During
the flash mob, tittled “One Man, One Tumbler”, the students taught the on
lookers about the need to reduce the usage of plastic bottles by using
tumblers.
The
participants, a mix of high school and college students, danced, as part of a
series of shows called “Eco Ways For The Future” (Ecoture) that promote
environmental awareness.
“Ecoture
aims to show how important it is to protect the environmental. It also wants
to provide information about recyclable products that are of value, “said
Kartika Nindya, Ecoture’s coordinator, on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com.
“At
the end of today’s ceremonies, we will create petition to show the commitment
for young people to become environmental heroes,”Nindya said.
Ecoture
previously held a giveaway of 2,000 plants on March 25, during car-free day
at Jl. Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
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20.
What is the text about?
A. Plastic bottles.
B.
Recyclable
products
C.
A
students’ flash mob
D.
Students’
ceremony.
E. Awareness of environmental issues
21.
What did the students do in the flash mob?
A. They raises awareness of the
onlookers.
B.
They
oncouraged the use of tumblers.
C.
They
reduce the use of plastic of bottles.
D.
They
asked high school students to participate
E. They taught the onlookers about
recyclable products.
22.
“... the need to reduce the usage of plastic bottles by using tumblers.”
(Paragraph 2).
the underlined word can be best replaced
by...
A. Ban
B.
eliminate
C.
remove
D.
shorten
E. minimize
The text is for question 23 to 25
Cristiano
Ronaldo was born on frebruary 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Manchester United paid $12 million to sign him in 2003 – a record fee for a
player of his age. In the 2004 cup FA Cup Final, he scored Manchester’s first
three goals and helped them capture the championship. In 2008, he set a
franchise record for goals scored. In 2009, Real Madrid paid a record $131
million for his service.
It
was throught his dad’s work as an equipment manager at a boy’s club that
Ronaldo was first introduced to the game of soccer. By the time he was 10 years
old, he was already recognized as a phenomenon – akid who ate, slept and drank
the game. “All he wanted to do as a boy was playing football,” his godfather,
Fernao Sousa, recalled for British reporters, adding, “He loved the game so
much that he’d miss meals or escape out his bedroom window with a ball when he
was supposed to be doing his homework.”
By
his early teens, Ronaldo’s talent and legend had grown considerably. After a
stint with acional da liha da madeira, he signed with Sporting Portugal in
2001. That same year, at the tender age of 16, Ronaldo turned heads with a
mesmerizing performance against Manchester United, wowing even his opponents
with his footwork and deft skill. He made such an impression that a number of
United players asked their manager to try and sign the young player. It wasn’t
long before the club paid Ronaldo’s team more than $12 millio for his services
– a record fee for a player of his age.
23.
What was Ronaldo action for MU in year 2004?
A. Signed new contract
B.Scored goals to Real Madrid
C.Won FA Championship
D.
Got
payment of $131 million of his service
E. Paid $12 million
24.
We can learn from paragraph 2 that...
A. Ronaldo was a talented football
player
B.Ronaldo was very energetic football player
C.Ronaldo gained his succes by his early teens
D.
Ronaldo
was a legendary young football player
E. Ronaldo became the youngest
player in Manchester
25.
“After a stint with nacional da liha da Madeira, he signed with Sporting
Portugal in 2001.” (Paragraph 3)
The
underlined word can be replaced by....
A. Participated
B. Followed
C. Joined
D.
Wrote
E. Went
This text is for questin 26 to 29
Biodesel is a clean burning substitute
for petroleum based diesel fuel. Biodesel is made of vegetable oil.
To make or manufacture Biodesel, you
must first start with raw materials. The raw materials needed in the production
of biodiesel are a small amount of methanol and a ready supply of vegetable
product. One of the most common vegetables used in the production of biodiesel
is corn, although depending on the georaphic location of the manufacturing
facility many other plants are used as well (rapeseed, soybeans, flaxseed,
etc.) The first step is to use the raw vegetable product to make vegetable oil.
Vegetable oil by itself will not be what you need to power a car, from here it
has to be processed into biodiesel.
The process for converting vegetable
oil into biodiesel is sometimes called ester interchange. To complete this
process the vegetable oil has to be combained with a smaller amount of methanol
and then put in the presence of a small quantity ofan alkaline catalyst (for
example, 5% to 1% sodium hydroxide). Vegetable oil is made up of so –called
triglycerides, which is a compound of the trivalent alcohol glycerin with three
fatty acids and replace it with three methanol melocules. Ths process then
yields roughly 90% Biodiesel and 10% of a glycerin byproduct. The glycerin
byproduct can be used in a number of other chemical processes for different
industries.
26.
What is the text about?
A The oproces of making Biodiesel
B The use of the Biodiesel
C The advantage of using the
Biodiesel
D The benefit of producing the
Biodiesel
E The development of the biodiesel
products.
27.
What are intercharged in the process of ester intercharge?
A. The three fatty acids with the
glyserin molecules
B.The glyserin molecul with three methanol molecules
C.Methanol with the three fatty acids
D.
Vegetable
oil with methanol
E. Methanol and alkalin catalyst
28.
According to the text, one ofthe advantages in using biodiesel is...
A. It is cheap
B.It only uses vegetable oil
C.It uses replaceable materials
D.
It
can be done in small industry
E. It gives less pollution than
petroleum
29.
“The process for converting vegetable oil...”(paragraph 3)
The
underlined word is closest in meaning to...
A. Producing
B.Separating
C.Attaching
D.
Processing
E. Changing
This text is for question 30 to
32
We all know that exercise is good for our bodies as
well as for our brain. Just like any other muscle, the brain can get in shape,
be strengthened and developed in use.
We have understood how important exercises for our
body is, but we rarely think about that exercises which help us to maintain our
brain. These are some ways to maintain our valuable brain.
The
first simple thing we can do is don’t be isolated. Get involved in groups or
social organizations. And participate in stimulating conversation that
strengthens family and friendship. Make friend with peoplearound us and get
benefits from the conversation we made.
Participating
in regular physical activies can also a good to maintain our brain. We can just
walk, ride a bycicle, dance, do aerobc exercise. Challenge your brain by
challenging your body. Then learning something new will help us to maintain our
brain. Try to take a class to something that interest you, read and write every
day, learn a second languages, learn sign languages, or learn to play a musical
instrument.
Playing
games is another good alternative. There are many games around us: on
magazines, in out cellphones, on television, in our computer, through internet
and many other gadgets, do crossword puzzles or challenging word and number
games. In addition, some activities can help to maintain the brain such as
activities which stimulate the senses like travelling learning to relax with
music, meditating, and, doing yoga or tai chi.
The
food we eat also has great effect on our brain. For this reason feed our brain
wisely. Eat more salmon, sardines, herring, walnuts, and unsalted nuts,
increase your intake of vitamins C and E, fruits and vegetables, decrease your
intake of processed food and fast food; make it a priority to sitdown with
thers for at least one meal a day.The last don’t forget to get enough sleep. A
well rested brain is a healhly brain.
30.
What is the topic of the text?
A. Some benefits of making
conversation with others
B.Some reasons of a good exercise for our bodies
C.Some effects of heathy food for our brain
D.
Some
ways to maintain our brain
E. Some games stimulating the senses
31.
What is the topic of the text?
A. Have a well balanced function
B.Be strong, well shaped, and development
C.Be able to learn something new and interest us
D.
Understand
knowledge and skills
E. Explore and do various ways to
maintain it
32.
What is the main idea of the paragraph 4?
A. Playing games is a challenging
activity
B.Games can be found on many kinds of gadgets
C.Our brain needs activities which stimulate the
senses
D.
Game
provide good activities for the brain to exercise
E. Not all games are good for our
brain
This text is for question 33 to
35
GRAVITY
Gravity is a 2013 3D scince fiction
thriller and space drama film co-written, co-produced, co-edited and directed
by Alfonso Cuaron. The film stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as surviving
astronauts from a damaged space shuttle; they are the only actors appearing in
the entire film, apart from voice acting.
Bio-medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone is a mission
specialist on her first space shuttle mission, STS-157, accompanied by veteran
astronaut Matt Kowalski, who is commanding his final expedition. During the
final spacewalk to service the hubble Space Telescope, Mission Control in
Houston warns Stone and Kowalskithat debris from a Russion misile strike on a
defunct satelite caused a chain reaction of destruction and that they must
abort the mission. Shortly afterward, communications from Mission control are
lost, though Stone and Kowalski continue to transmit in hopes that the ground
crew can hear them.
High speed debris damages the space shuttle Explorer and stone tumbles out of
control away from it. Kowalski who is wearing a thruster pack, navigates to
stone and retrivies her. Tethered together, the
two make their way back to Explorer,
where they discover it has been damaged for beyond usability, and the rest of
the crew are dead. They decide to use the thruster pack to make their way to
the Internation Space Station (ISS), which is in orbit only about 100 km(60 mi)
away. Kowaski estimates they have 90 minutes before the debris field completes
an orbit and threatens them again.
The film was praised by film makers James Cameroon,
who said, “the think it’s the best space photography ever done. I think it’s
the best space film ever done, and it’s
the movie I’ve been hungry to see for an awful long time. Spend your time to
watch it and don’t miss it!” Quentin Tarantino named it one of the ten best
movies of 2013 so far. Astonaut Buzz Aldrin is also a big fan of the film,
calling the visual effects “remarkable”. He goes on saying, “ I was so extravagantly
impressed by the portayal of the reality of zero gravity.”
33.
The text is....
A. A science fiction
B.A discussion of gravity
C.A story of gravity
D.
A
movie review
E. A summary of a novel
34.
One of the good qualities of the work is...
A. The visual effects
B.The soundtrack
C.The space photography
D.
The
complicated plot
E. The voice acting
35.
Who directs the final expedition?
A. Ryan Stone
B.Buzz Aldrin
C.Matt Kowalski
D.
The
ground crew
E. Quentin Tarantino
This text is for question 36 to
38
Chronicles of Narnia book review:
The Lion, The witch & The Wardrobe
By
Brian Hobbs
While few people may have read all
seven books in C.S. Lewis ‘ Chronicles of Narnia, a vast majority are familiar
with the second book in the series.
The Lion, The Witch & The
Wardrobe. What an interesting name to those who may not have heard it before. I
will not spend much time summarizing the plot of this fairy tale, which has
threads of Christian Theology throughout. It tells the tale of four
siblings-Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy- who leave for the english countryside
during air raids in London during WWII. Tey stay at the large house of a
distinguished professor and find a magic wardrobe during a game of high and
seek that leads the to another world, the world of Narnia.
Narnia is a magical world, with fauns,
talking animals, and centaurs and a white whitch holding the whole of the realm
under her dictatorship. The white witch, who represent satan, trick the young
boy Edmund into betraying his siblings and all of what is good in Narnia. In
the story, there is a lion named Aslan who comes to save Edmund and all of
Narnia from the clutches of the white witch.
There is no way to capture the power
of the story without reading it.
36.
Who wrote the chronicle of Narnia?
A. Brian Hobbs
B.C.S. Lewis
C.Edmund
D.
Narnia
E. Peter
37.
The chronicle of Narnia is a .... book.
A. Fiction
B.Scientific
C.Nonfiction
D.
Religious
E. Historical
38.
“...young boy edmund into betraying his siblings and...” (Paragraph 3)
The
synonim of the underlined word is...
A. Brother and sister
B.The white witch
C.Distinguished professor
D.
Fauns,
animals, and centaurs
E. Close relatives
The following text is for
question 39
Homeschooling is a hot topic, with a
great deal of opposing views. For those favoring homeschooling. First and
foremost, homeschooling offers a great deal of educational freedom. While the basics are certainly covered for
all homeschool students, the students have a great deal of freedom over what
they specifically learn and when. Next, homeschooling offers a great deal
physical freedom. Whiout the strict schedule of school hours, homework and
school trips, families have much more freedom to vacation at odd times, and
other such activites. Additionally, homeschooling offers emotional freedom.
Students often experience troubles with bullies, peer presure, boredom and
competition. In a homeschool enviroment, these factors are eliminate.
Homeschooling also provides a sense of stability to families during difficult
times, wheter it is illness, moving, death or a new family member.
While homeschooling can do a great
deal of good, there are also a number of disadvantages. First, there are the
time restrainst. Wheter you work, are a single parent, or simply choose a time
intensive schooling method, there is a great deal of factors limiting a time
avaible for homeschooling. Financial restraints are another concern. The
closeness ofhomeschooling may prove too much for some families are parents
often must spend a large amount of time with their children. Other
disadvantages come from limitd social interactions. For example, team sports
opportunities are limited for most homeschoolers , especially teenagers who
want to participate in competitive sports.
39.
Homeschooling is considered better in offering more effective welfare to
children as...
A. Familial interaction creates
closer relationships among home mebers.
B.In learning, time constraints are minimal, avoiding
them for pressure.
C.Homeschoolers have a free choice to learn or not to
learn something.
D.
Homeschooling
activities keep children emotional states stable.
E. Homeschooling children enjoy more
learning materials
This text is for question 40 and
41
Study groups are commonly itilized by
many student to prepare themselves for class discussions, examinations or class
presentation. They can also make use of it to review their weak points and
learn new ideas. I myself find that we can learn more effectively in a study
group. However, i can’t deny that study groups have also some disadvantages.
On the positive side a study groups
gives the students motivitation to study and update their readings because the
other members likely give them encouragement. It also helps them to learn new
ideas as well as important points they missedon their readings. Most of the
members in my study group are very open in sharing whay the know. These alert
me that i should update my readings so I could also share something.
On the other hand, the disadvantage of
a study group is a part of compeling the students to attend it after class or
during their free time. Commitment among each member is also an important
aspect in a study group. Hence the members of a study group have to set aside
other activities to study together.
To join a study or not is student’s
own choice, because there are other students we learn better when they do it on
their own. If a student thinks he/she will be learning effectively in group,
he/she had better go on and enjoy the fun way of learning.
40.
From the text we know that...
A. A study has nothing to do with
reading ability
B.A study group is alway useful for everybody
C.The writer doen’t think a study useful for him
D.
An
agreement made to study regularly in a study group isn’t neccesary
E. The members have to sacrifice
their time for their study group
41.
the disadvantage of a study group is a part of compeling the students to attend
it. (Paragraph 3)
The
underlined word is closest in meaning to....
A. Influencing
B.Sugessting
C.Forcing
D.
Inviting
E. Persuading
This text is for question 42
The changes that our planet has
undergone throughout its history are a result of natural factors like tiny
changes in the earth’s path around the sun, volcnic activity and fluctuation
within the climate system. However, humans are havng an increasing influence on
our climate by burning fossil fuels, cuttingdown rainforest and farming
livestock. What is a greenhouse effect? As the sun energy warms up the earth,
our planet radiates some of this heat back out towards space. Certain gases in
the atmosphere act like the glass in greenhouse, allowing the sun’s energy in
but preventing heat from escaping. Some greenhouse gases, such as water vapor –
the most abundant greenhouse gas – are naturally present in the atmosphere;
without them, the Earth’s average temperature world be an unbearably cold -18 C
instead of the 15 C it is today. However, human activities are releasing
immense additional amounts of greenhouse
gases into the atmosphere and this is enhancing the grenhouse effect.
42.
What is the topic of the text?
A. Relation between human activities
and ‘greenhouse effect’
B.‘Greenhouse effect’ is a natural phenomenon.
C.Greenhouse gases and ‘greenhouse effect’
D.
Definition
of ‘greenhouse effect’
E. Causes of ‘greenhouse effect’.
The following text is for question
number 43 and 44
The
white pelicans is one the most succesful fish eating birds, The succes in largely due it’s command hunting behavior. A
group, perhaps two dozen birds, will gather in a curved are some distance
offshore. The birds then begin to move forwards towards the shore, beatingthe
water furiously with their wings, driving the fish before them.
When
the water is shallow enough for the birds to reach the fish, the formation
breaks up as each bird dips it’s bill into the water to scoop up it’s meal. As
te birds lift their lead, the water drains from it’s bill leaving the fish that
are then swallowed.
Pelicans
are among the oldest group of birds. Fossils of this genus have been found
dating back 400 millions years.
43.
It can be concluded that...
A. Pelican dives the sea for the
fish
B.Pelican can life for very long time
C.Pelican hunts by itself
D.
Pelican
hunts by it’s wings
E. Pelicans hunt in a formation
44.
“..., beating the water furiously with their wings, ...” (Paragraph 1)
The
underlined word is closest in meaning to....
A. Repeating
B.Hitting
C.Mixing
D.
Stirring
E. Meaning
This text is for question 45 and
46
ANA ISWANTI INC.
Announce the opening
Of
Textils & objects
At Jalan Mas Mansyur 8
JAKARTA
a wholesale and reatil shop
Offering
THE ANA ISWANTI COLLECTION
OF
FABRICS & TEXTILE ITEMS
DECORATIVE OBJECS
Selected by Gunawan Tirta
OPEN FOR BUSINESS-MAY-22,2013
PLAZA 3-5105
45.
What is Ana Iswanti,Inc?
A. A brand of textile
B.A fashion brand.
C.A goup of designers
D.
A
wholesale and retail shop
E. A fashion company
46.
“Unusual and sympathetic”
The
underlined word is closest in meaning to....
A. Strange
B.Bizarre
C.Unique
D.
Familiar
E. Expensive
47.
Arranfe the sentence below into thge correct and meaningful paragraph
1. But no matter how hard it tired,
it could not manager to pick them.
2. A generous monkey noticed this,
and threw him down a bunch
3. Bud the wife turned the crocodile
against the monkey: ‘If that monkey live on bananas, then it liver must be big
and sweet,’she said
4. The ccrocodile ate its fill and
also left some of the bananas for its wife
5. A crocodile was trying to pick
the bananas which grew on a palm trees near its pool
Which of the following
arrangement is correct?
A. 1-5-2-4-3
B. 5-1-2-4-3
C. 1-5-4-2-3
D. 1-2-5-4-3
E. 5-2-1-4-3
Questions 48 to 50 based on the following
cloze text
Octopuses
are mollusks, a kind of animal with a soft body. Unlike other
mollusks, such as clams and oysters, octopuses and squid have no hard .... (48)
to project them. AN octopus is an animal without any bones. Surrounding the
main portiion of its body is a fleshy covering, called a mentle. Most of the
internal organs of an octopus are inside the mantle. An octopus has two big
.... (49), so it has very good vision. Seals, eels, and other sea animals prey
on octopuses, An octopus’ main method of defense is too shoot a cloud of dark
ink into the water. The ink cloud confuse the attacker, and the octopus jets
away. Octopuses can also.... (50) color rapidly when they are in danger. They
change color to fit in with their surroundings. This helps them t hide from
prey.
48....
A. Skin
B.Scales
C.Seals
D.
Shells
E. Skull
49....
A. Eyes
B.Bones
C.Fingers
D.
Thumbs
E. Shoulders
50.
.....
A. Complain
B.Wonder
C.Deliver
D.
Change
E. Brethe
