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local high school and received information aboutthe system of teaching Bahasa Indonesia there.

And he was very surprised because they havevery, very brilliant ideas about how to teachIndonesian Language and make their studentsenjoy it. On the third day they did their livetheater performance at Perth College. Thestudents liked their performance very much.

Visiting Perth was an unforgettable experienceso he thanked Australia that they were a goodneighbor to Indonesia and Australia will have agood relationship forever.

8. Where did Balqis and his friends meet theAmbassador of Australia?A. PerthB. JakartaC. The Perth ZooD. A local high school

9. What did Balqis think about Perth?A. It is very unusualB. It was very oddC. It was remarkableD. It is accepted.

10.What did Balqis and friends get when theyvisited the Western Australian Parliament?

A. nibbles and beveragesB. restricted ticketsC. information of Perth ZooD. information of teaching bahasa Indonesia

11.How did teachers of local high school teachBahasa Indonesia?

A. ArtisticallyB. BoringlyC. InterestinglyD. Unexcitingly

12.How many days did Balqis and his friendsspend in Perth Australia?

A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four

Read the text and answer questions 13 to 17

Once upon a time, there lived a Cloudsfamily. Papa Cloud, Mama Cloud, and Cloudchildren lived quietly in the sky.

Every morning, the cloud children went tothe sky playground to play with the slide. Butsince there was only one slide, they had to taketurns on the slide. Lody, the youngest cloudchild, look impatient. He could not wait for histurn to come. His brother, Tody, didnt like his

attitude. Suddenly, they were quarrelling. Theirwhite bodies became gray. It meant they werevery angry. When the clouds were angry, waterusually came out of their bodies. It meant rainfor the people on Earth.

Stop it, children! Stop fighting! Papa Cloudsaid.

You can play the slide in turns. Now, shake

hands. Both of you! ordered Papa Cloud.Lody and Tody shaked hands and slowly

their colors changed. Their bodies became fairwhite again. The rain stopped and people onEarth could go on their activities again.

13.How many children were there in the Cloudsfamily?

A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four

14.What did the children do on the slide?A. flyB. creepC. glideD. detest

15.But since there was only one slide, they hadto take turns on the slide?The synonym of the underlined word is

A. althoughB. becauseC. neverthelessD. meanwhile

16.When did it rain?A. Clouds family lived quietly.B. Clouds children played with the slide.C. Papa cloud asked his children to stop

quarrelling.D. Clouds children were fighting.

17.What happened when Lody and Todyshaked hands?

A. Their colors changed gray.B. There was no rain.C. It rained heavilyD. Their Papa got angry

Read the text and answer questions 18 to 20

Vegetable Noodles

Ingredients:100 g fine dried egg noodles1 chicken stock100 g cauliflower cut in small florets100 g Chinese cabbage, cut in chunky pieces4 spring onions

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1 large tomato, peeled and chopped1 tablespoon light soy sauce1 teaspoon ground cumin1 teaspoon ground coriander

Steps:1. Soak the noodles in hot water for a few

minutes until strands are separated, drain.

2. Prepare the vegetables. Finely chop springonions. Heat stock in a pan, eat cauliflower,cabbage, chopped spring onions, tomato,soy sauce, cumin and coriander. Bring to aboil, reduce the heat, and simmer uncoveredfor 5 minutes.

3. Add the noodles, simmer further for 3minutes or until the noodles are tender.Serve the noodles immediately.

Preparation time : 15 minutesCooking time : 10 minutes

Serve : 4 minutes

18.How many ingredients are mentioned in thetext?

A. 9B. 10C. 11D. 12

19.What should you do before heating stock ina pan ?

A. Soak the noodlesB. Prepare the vegetablesC. Chop the onionsD. Add the noodles

20.What is the purpose of the text?A. To describe Vegetable NoodlesB. To mention ingredients of Vegetable

NoodlesC. To guide people how to cook Vegetable

NoodlesD. To persuade people to make Vegetable

Noodles

Read the text and answer questionsnumber 21 to 24

Orang Utan

Orang utan is a great ape of Southeast Asia.Its name means man of the jungle. Orangutans only live in the island of Borneo and in thenorthern corner of the island of Sumatra.

The orang utan spends most of its time intrees, using its long arms and hooked-shapedhands and feet for grasping branches and vines.It seldom ventures to the ground, but when itdoes, it walks on all fours.

Orang utans are characterized by coarse,long, reddish-brown fur. Male orang utansaverage about 95 cm in length and about 77 kgin weight. Females are smaller, reaching about78 cm in height and weighing only about 37 kg.The male has puffy cheeks and a hangingthroat-pouch. This pouch contains air sacks thathelp produce a groaning, bubbling call, which

can be heard at least 1 km away.Half of the orang utans diet consists of fruit,

but these animals also eat young leaves, softinner bark, termites, eggs, and occasionallymonkeys. Orang utans accumulate fat in winterto prepare for the monsoon season in Aprilthrough October, when food is scarce.

Orang utans are solitary creatures. Exceptwhen mating, adult usually travel and forage forfood independently. When a female is ready tomate, she will look out an adult male. The pairwill stay together for several days until thefemale pregnant, then they will solitary again.The gestational period for orang utans is justunder nine months, nearly the same as inhumans beings. Female give birth to a singleinfant about once every four to eight years.Infants stay very close to their mothers for thefirst three years until they are weaned. Theyspend the next three to five years becomingincreasingly independent of their mother,gaining complete independence at about eightyears of age.

21.What do orang utan rarely do?A. Stay on treesB. Grasp branchesC. Venture to the groundD. Eat leaves

22.What is paragraph 3 about?A. Physical appearance of orang utansB. Male and female orang utansC. The height and weight of orang utansD. What pouch contains

23.What do an adult male do when a female isready to mate?

A. Accompany the female until it is pregnant.B. Seek out a ready femaleC. Travel independentlyD. Solitary

24.How many babies does a female orang utangive birth to?

A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four

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25.Which statement is TRUE about orang utan?A. When a male is ready to mate, he will

look for a female.B. The gestational period for orang utans is

just five months.C. A female orang utan can reach about 77

kg in weight.D. Orang utans do not live in groups.

Read the text and answer questions 26and 27

WASH AND DRY HANDS THOROUGHLYBEFORE LEAVING

26.What does the text mean?A. Its no use washing and drying our

hands.B. Our hands should be clean and dry

before we leave the room.C. Washing and Drying hands should be

done before entering the room.D. After leaving the room we should wash

and dry our hands.

27.Where might we find the notice above?A. In the supermarketB. At the book storeC. In the laboratoryD. At the gym

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Dear Mom and Dad,

Ill be home late today because Im going tohave an extra class after school. Ill be backafter dinner.

Love,Merlyn

28.Why did Merlyn write the memo?A. She wont go home.B. She will be home as usual.C. She wont want to meet her parents.D. She will be home behind schedule.

29.When will Merlyn at home?A. In the morningB. In the afternoonC. In the eveningD. At mid night

Read the text to answer questions 30 and 31

SMP KEBANGGAAN BANGSA

Announcing:English Speaking Club (ESC)

Anniversary Story Telling Contest!

The winner will grab a total of Rp 1.500.000in cash, courtesy of Bank Kami. The topthree winners will also get an ELECTRONICDICTIONARY each! Check out furtherinformation about this to:

Dalton Class VIII BClift Class VIII D

30.Who might announce the text?A. The HeadmasterB. The committee of ESCC. Daltons and Clifts friendsD. Bank Kami

31.The winner will grab a total of Rp 1.500.000in cash, courtesy of Bank Kami.The underlined word means

A. good mannersB. bad mannersC. rudenessD. impoliteness

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If you want to develop your talent in music

come to:

VOICE OF ART STUDIO (VOA)

The cozy atmosphere with qualified andfun tutors will make easier for you to studyeither in private or regular classes of vocal,guitar, and piano courses.

VOA Studio also accepts demo andjingle recordings.

Interested? Visit or contact the studio.

VOA Studio,

Jl. Margasatwa No. 16, Pondok Labu,Jakarta.

Telp. 0257-3567890

32.What is the text about?A. Developing music talentB. Music and Vocal CourseC. A cozy atmosphere to play musicD. Qualified and fun music tutors.

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33.What kinds of classes are offered by VOA?A. Private onlyB. Regular onlyC. Private or RegularD. General classes

34.The cozy atmosphere with qualified and funtutors will make easier .

The synonym of the underlined word is A. artisticB. beneficentC. comfortableD. dizzy

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Gg. Puspawarna No. 345Kuta Bali

August 23, 2010

Dear Bryan,

Hi, dude! Hows life? There is aninternational kite festival in Kuta. Did youknow that? My friend Michael fromSemarang and Asep from Bandung arecoming soon to join the festival. They arecoming this week. Why dont you come,too?

Call me and lets talk about this some more!Bring some special souvenirs from your city.

And dont forget to bring the kite and itsrope.

Sincerely yours,Galuh

35.What did Galuh inform to Bryan?A. Her city and lifeB. An international kite festivalC. Her friends, Michael and AsepD. Joining the kite festival

36. Why dont you come, too? means Galuh A. forbids Bryan to comeB. doesnt agree with Bryans comingC. hopes Bryan not to comeD. invites Bryan to come to Kuta to join the

festival.

37.Which of the statements is FALSE?A. Galuh lives in different city from Bryan.B. Bryan hasnt known the festival yet.C. Michael and Asep have been in Kuta to

join the kite festival.D. Michael and Asep will come to Kuta this

week.

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Dear Melati,

You are invited to Hands 14th Birthday Partyat Gemina Restaurant (opposite the cinemaon Jalan Sudirman). Saturday, August 23,2010 at 7 p.m.

See you there!Shanti

38.Why did Shanti write the text?A. To invite MelatiB. To celebrate her birthday partyC. To inform where Gemina Restaurant is.D. To describe what Gemina Restaurant is

like.

39.When will the party be held?A. In the morningB. In the afternoonC. In the eveningD. At mid night

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To: Andreas

Congratulation on your success in SpeechContest.

You are our pride.

Mum and Dad

40.How do Andreas parents feel?A. proudlyB. apprehensivelyC. sorrowfullyD. wretchedly

41.What has Andreas done?A. Successfully made his parents happy.B. Participated in the speech contest.C. Won the speech contestD. Spoken lucratively in front of his

parents.

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For questions 42 to 46, choose the suitablewords to fill the blanks.

In the twentieth century, 42 in large citiesdesigned structures in a way that reduced noiseand yet made living as 43as possible. Theyused such techniques as making walls hollowand filling this wall space with materials that

44 noise. Thick carpets and heavy curtainswere used to cover floors and 45. Airconditioners and furnaces were designed to filterair 46soundproofing materials.

42. A. architectsB. bakeriesC. creditorsD. doctors

43. A. profitableB. sensibleC. audibleD. comfortable

44. A. absorbB. blendC. createD. decrease

45. A. ceilingsB. bedsC. cupboardsD. windows

46. A. amongB. through

C. betweenD. with

For questions 47 and 48, arrange thejumbled words into meaningful sentences.

47.at least a day foods three drinks 1 2 3 4 5

give and your pet times6 7 8 9

A. 6 8 4 9 1 3 7 5 2B. 6 8 3 7 5 1 4 9 2C. 6 3 7 5 8 1 4 9 2D. 6 1 3 7 5 8 4 9 2

48. so many of of a culture areas 1 2 3 4 5

our lives seems blame to permeate.6 7 8 9

A. 4 2 8 7 9 1 5 3 6B. 4 3 8 7 9 1 6 2 5C. 1 5 2 6 7 9 4 3 8D. 1 5 3 6 7 4 2 8 9

49. Arrange the sentences into a goodprocedural text.1. Adjust the heat of the iron. Wait until

the iron is hot enough.2. Iron your clothes.3. Fold your clothes neatly.4. Spray the freshener directly on clothes.5. How to Iron Your Clothes6. Plug the iron cable into the electricity

outlet.7. Prepare an ironing board, a bottle of a

fabric freshener, and an iron.8. Cover the ironing board with some cloth.

Make sure that it is thick enough.

A. 5 8 7 1 6 2 4 3B. 5 7 8 1 6 4 2 3C. 5 7 8 6 1 4 2 3D. 5 8 7 3 4 1 4 3

50. Arrange the sentences into a good recounttext.1. But I soon found out that there were

other fascinating dimensions to thiscountry, which has had such an

interesting transition to democracy inthe past decade.

2. I was enchanted by the friendly peopleand beautiful landscape.

3. After all, I had traveled there as a youngbackpacker in the 1990s.

4. Then in 2008 I was awarded anElizabeth ONeill Journalism Award.

5. I thought I already knew a bit aboutIndonesia before my visit earlier thisyear.

A. 5 3 2 1 4B. 5 1 2 3 4C. 3 5 2 1 4D. 3 5 1 2 4