Paket 7The text is for question number 1 to 3

Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 m in length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks like a fish, but there are important differences in its external structure: its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat, horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its large, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (blubber). This is up top 31 cm in thickness and serves to converse heat and body fluids.

1. What is the text about ? a. kinds of fish c. Sea animals b. The whales d. All mammals

2. The following are the proofs that whales are not fish, EXCEPT ….. a. It has a single nostril b. It cannot survive on land c. The skin is smooth and shiny d. Its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat, horizontal paddles.

3. “ ….. is the largest animal to have lived on earth”. What does the underlined word above mean ?

a. Tallest c. Smallest b. Fastest d. Biggest

4. Ira : How much water do you need to water the flower?

Ayu : Only some ........ My garden is not as large as yours.a. glasses c. poolsb. pails d. spoonfuls

For questions 5 and 6 below, choose the closest meaning to the bold type word!

The Titanic

The biggest ship ever built was called the Titanic. The builders of this magnificent ship believed it was the safest vessel (5) afloat. Excited passengers rushed to book tickets for its maiden

voyage. The Captain was in rush to get to New York in recorded time but on the way the ship struck an iceberg.

Unfortunately, there were not enough life rafts, so hundreds of lives were lost (6) in the icy sea.

5. a. boat c. planeb. ship d. transport

6. a. drowned c. escaped b. seasick d. unconscious

7. Jalu : What is your brother doing with his friends in the library?Tio : They are ..............a. lending some booksb. buying some booksc. collecting some booksd. borrowing some books

8. Tasya : Belladona is . . . plant I’ve ever seen.Sasha : Yes. Look at the picture! The trunk is too tall to be placed in the room.a. more unusualb. the most unusualc. as unusuald. unusual

9. Arrange the words below to make a meaningful sentence!The experiment – they – take – in the laboratory . 1 2 3 4a note – do – and 5 6 7a. 1 – 6 – 3 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 4 b. 4 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 6 – 3 c. 2 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 7 – 6 – 4 d. 2 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 5 – 4

The text is for number 10 to 14.

WHAT IS A KANGAROO?

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia, although it has smaller relative, called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and also in Guinea.

Kangaroo eat grass and plans. They have short front legs, but very long and very strong back legs and a tail. These they use for sitting up on and for

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jumping, kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of offer eight meters. And leap a cross fences more than three meters high. They can also run at speeds of offer 45 km per hour.

The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adults grow to a length of 1.60 meters and weigh over 90 kilos.

Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at acne into this pouch where it spends its first five months of life.

10. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?a. The marsupialsb. The food of Kangarooc. The weight of Kangarood. The largest Kangaroo

11. …….and it crawls at once into this pouch …..(Paragraph 4) it refers to ….a. The red Kangaroob. The big Kangarooc. The baby Kangarood. The female Kangaroo

12. For sitting on and for jumping, kangaroo uses ….a. Bag legs and tailb. Short front legs and tailc. External pouchd. Their body

13. How long the largest kangaroo grow?a. Sixteen metersb. Sixty metersc. Six points one meterd. One point meters

14. Which is not true according to the text?a. A kangaroo is found only in Australiab. The largest kangaroo is wallabyc. Kangaroo eats grass and plantsd. The pouch is on the front of its body.

15. Combine these two sentences into one.I like reading newspaper to get informationI like watching TV to get informationa. I like neither reading newspaper nor watching TV to get informationb. I like not only reading newspaper but also watching TV to get infomationc. I dislike both watching TV and reading

newspaper to get infomation

d. I dislike either reading newspaper or watching TV to get information

16. Mr. Hasyim : We’ll arrive in New York on time, ......?

Mr. Hasan : Yes, we will. We’ll arrive in New York at 11.30 a.m.

a. do we c. will we b. won’t we d. don’t we

17. Ghazi : Sport is very important for our health.Zahra : …. Everyone can keep his body fit and

strong by taking any sport. a. I don’t think so c. I don’t know b. That’s right d. I’m not sure

18. Wulan : I am very busy today. I have to finish my

works and tasks.Yayuk : .....................Wulan : Thank you very much. Please type the

letter.a. May you help me?b. Could you help me?c. Do you want me to help you?d. Would you mind helping me?

19. Rearrange the sentences into a good paragraph!1 It covers an area of 8.000 square kilometers2 It is situated in North Sumatera3 The Leuser National Park is the largest park in South East Asia4 It is a part of Bukit Barisan range of mountainsa. 2 – 4 – 3 – 1b. 3 – 4 – 1 – 2 c. 3 – 2 – 4 – 1 d. 4 – 3 – 1 – 2

20. Ivan : I think this English course is good for Yudha.

Devo : ............... It will help him to study English easily.

a. I disagree c. I don’ t agreeb. I absolutely agree d. I don’t think so

21. Chika : What are you looking for?Biyan : Some beverage. I am thirsty.Chika : It’s in the fridge.Biyan : But ............ nothing left, Chika.a. there isn’t c. there areb. there aren’t d. there is

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The text is for question number 22 to 24

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23. How many ships are stated in the table?a. Seven c. Twob. Six d. Three

24. The most beds of the 2nd Class are in ….a. Kerinci and Tambunab. Kerinci and Tidarc. Tambuna and Ceremaid. Rinjani and Dobonsolo

25. Azizah : Who is that nice young man?Wishi : He is my cousin, Ken. He works for a big company in the city. He is a very hard working.The opposite of the word printed in bold is .......a. kind c. diligentb. slow d. lazy

26. The lady is an artist. I saw her on TV last night.The lady ...... I saw on TV last night is an artist.a. which c. whob. whom d. Where

27. Fitri : What time we will start the journey?Elmir : Come at six ..... we’ll leave you.a. but c. andb. although d. or

28. Andra : .... have the children been in the garden?Rana : For an hour.a. How soon c. How longb. How often d. How far

29. Dhika : I prefer to live in a small town.Lathif : ..............

a. neither do I c. I do eitherb. I do too d. So am I

30. Eizel : I have a new bicycle. It costs Rp. 500.000,-Barran : Oh, great. Mine is only Rp. 350.000,-a. Eizel’s bicycle is more expensive

than Barran’sb. Eizel’s bicycle is not more

expensive than Barran’sc. Eizel’s bicycle is less expensive

than Barran’sd. Eizel’s bicycle is as expensive as

Barran’s

The text is for question number 31 to 33!

In the Gutter

One day, I was waiting for a bus when suddenly I dropped my wallet into the sewer. Uh, uh, how was I to get it back? Because there was nothing that I could use to get my wallet, without thinking any further, I jumped into the sewer. Fortunately, the sewer was quite dry although it was quite steep. Just when I picked my wallet up, a bus full of passengers arrived and stopped right in front of me. Smiling, all of the passengers watched me waiting for the bus in the sewer (as if I had just finished doing something inappropriate)!

31. Where did the writer drop his wallet?a. in the bus c. in the sewerb. in the river d. in the class

32. Fortunately, the sewer was quite dry ...The word printed in bold has the same meaning with.....a. unfortunately c. sadlyb. advantage d. luckily

33. How does the writer make the scene funny?a. By presenting a personal commentb. By giving a twist in one eventc. By giving funny words in the storyd. By giving the funny characters in the story

34. Don’t be ......... because if you drive ....... in the street, you may hurt yourself or someone else.a. careful – carefullyb. careless – carefully c. careless – carelesslyd. careful – carelessly

35. My sister ........ sending a letter better than making a phone call.

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a. prefers c. would ratherb. likes d. would prefer

36. Tia : Whose book is that?Aida : It’s .......a. he’s c. himb. his d. he

37. Mr. Adi : ....... the customer buy the camera?Saras : Yes, he bought it.a. does c. wasb. did d. will

The text is for question number 38 to 41

Taufik Hidayat booked a place in the men’s single final on Friday. He beat Thailand’s Ponsana 15-9, 15-2. But Indonesia’s hopes for an all Indonesian final were shattered after Sony Dwi was beaten by Show of South Korea later in the day. Sony will play in Saturday’s bronze medal match against Ponsana.

Taufik knocked out Malaysia, third seed Wong and Danish sixth seed Peter Gode on his way to the last four. When he was asked about the key to defeating Ponsana, taufik explained, ”Ponsana performed below his best. He is a difficult opponent, but today he made many mistakes.”

Ponsana led 6-5 in the opening game but he was unable to maintain his solid start. He made errors and it allowed Taufik to take control of the match. Taufik Hidayat battered Ponsana with a series of leaping cross-court smashes. In the second game he easily finished the game and gave Ponsana, the unseeded Thai, 15-2.38. What does the text tell us about?

a. The semifinal match between Taufik Hidayat and Ponsana Boonsak.b. The badminton match in the 2004 Olympics

in Athensc. The final match between Taufik and Shawd. The games of the 2004 Olympic in Athens

39. Taufik Hidayat met Show to fight for...a. the second winnerb. the third winnerc. the silver medald. the gold medal

40. According to the text above, which of the following statements is correct?a. Ponsana won the game easily in the semifinal match

b. Taufik made many mistakes in the semifinal matchc. Taufik beat the Thailand’s Ponsana in the

final matchd. Ponsana was beaten by Taufik in the

semifinal match

41. ”....Sony Dwi was beaten by Show of South Korea later in the day.” (Paragraph 1). What does the word printed in bold means?a. won c. defeatedb. played d. succeeded

42. My aunt always ...... me a cake on my birthdays.a. sent c. sendsb. send d. has sent

43. July : Do you like Ms. Marry, our English teacher?

Stella : She is never late, ..... she? She always goes early.

a. does c. doesn’tb. is d. isn’t

44. The water in the pond was so ...... It only came up to my ankles.a. deep c. smooth b. shallow d. clear

45. Sonia : Your house is bigger than mine. Femmy: That’s true. Mine has...room than yours.

a. many c. muchb. most d. more

46. Jason : Don’t give ...... sauce to your meatballs. You will have a stomachache.

Yudha: All right. Thanks for your advice.a. too little c. too manyb. too much d. too few

47. Students: We have succeeded in doing the research.

Teacher : ....... That’s a good work.a. I disagreeb. I’m very sorry to hear thatc. I’m very pleased to hear thatd. I’m very disappointed

The text is for question number 48 to 52.

Lincoln’s now famous Gettysburg Address was not, on the occasion of its delivery, recognized as the masterpiece that it is today. Lincoln was not

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even the primary speaker at the ceremonies, held at the height of the Civil War in 1863, to dedicate the battlefield at Gettysburg. The main speaker was orator Edward Everett, whose two-hour speech was followed by Lincoln’s shorter remarks. Lincoln began his small portion of the program with the words that today are immediately recognized by most Americans: ”Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” At the time of the speech, little notice was given to what Lincoln had said, and Lincoln considered his appearance at the ceremonies rather unsuccessful. After his speech appeared in print, appreciation for his words began to grow, and today it is recognized as one of the all-time greatest speeches.

48. The main idea of this passage is that...a. the Gettysburg Address has always been regarded as a masterpieceb. at the time of its delivery the Gettysburg Address was truly appreciated as a

masterpiecec. it was not until after 1863 that Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg took its place in historyd. Lincoln is better recognized today than he

was at the time of his presidency

49. Which of the following is true about the ceremonies at Gettysburg during the Civil War?a. Lincoln was the main speakerb. Lincoln gave two-hour speechc. Everett was the closing speaker of th

ceremoniesd. Everett speech was longer than Lincoln’s

50. According to the passage, when Lincoln spoke at the Gettysburg ceremonies,a. his words were immediately recognized by

most Americansb. he spoke for only a short period of timec. he was enthusiastically cheeredd. he was extremely proud of his performance

51. When did Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address begin to receive public acclaim?a. After it had been publishedb. Immediately after the speechc. Not until the present dayd. After Lincoln received growing recognition

52. The pronoun ”it” in line 18 refers to which of the following?a. His speech c. Printb. Appreciation d. One

Atlantic ArcticArea 82,200,000 sq.km 14,000,000 sq.km

Coastline 111,800 km 45,400 kmDepth 12,250 feet 3,400 feet

53. From the table, we can conclude that ....a. The Atlantic is much smaller than the Arcticb. The Arctic is longer than the Atlanticc. The Arctic is deeper than the Atlanticd. The Atlantic is bigger than the Arctic

54. Joze : What did he say? Heidy : He said he ...... come to your party.

a. will c. wouldb. can d. Have

55. The person ...... taught me how to play soccer is my father.a. whom c. whoseb. which d. who

56. X : Oh, these earrings are so beautiful!Y : If I get my money next week, ..............a. I would buy themb. I would bought themc. I will bought themd. I will buy them

57. ”I have seen neither Borobudur nor Prambanan temple.” What does this sentence mean?a. The speaker has seen Borobudur temple

before but not Prambanan templeb. The speaker has visited Prambanan temple

in the pastc. The speaker does not know what Borobudur

and Prambanan temple look liked. The speaker has never seen Borobudur and

Prambanan temple

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The text is for question number 58 – 60.

58. Who is the event organizer for the event mentioned in the brochure?a. Centennial Hallb. Nusantara c. Sierra Spring Waterd. www.nusantara.com

59. Who is Alian Isma?a. A singer c. A conductorb. A player d. A sponsor

60. What information can you get about the Nightingale Orchestra?a. It belongs to Nusantara b. It has a singer named Anisa Annovac. It is famous in Asiad. It belongs to the great conductor Alian Isma

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NUSANTARA PRESENTS:The famous Orchestra team, Nightingale Orchestra, with multi-award nominated singer Arisa Annova. The Nightingale Orchestra is viewed as one of the most significant symphony orchestras in Asia and it is led by the great conductor Alian Isma.

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