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This passage discusses the banning of firecrackers in many Southeast Asian countries. It notes that firecrackers were traditionally used to celebrate festivals and drive away evil spirits. However, many tragic accidents resulted from their use, causing deaths, injuries, and property destruction. Over the years, as firecracker usage and related accidents increased tremendously, governments decided to impose a total ban on firecrackers. While this initially dampened celebratory spirits, people later accepted it as a wise decision to prioritize human lives and safety over festival traditions.

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Contoh Soal Tryout

This passage discusses the banning of firecrackers in many Southeast Asian countries. It notes that firecrackers were traditionally used to celebrate festivals and drive away evil spirits. However, many tragic accidents resulted from their use, causing deaths, injuries, and property destruction. Over the years, as firecracker usage and related accidents increased tremendously, governments decided to impose a total ban on firecrackers. While this initially dampened celebratory spirits, people later accepted it as a wise decision to prioritize human lives and safety over festival traditions.

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MUHAMMADIYAH MAJLIS PENDIDIKAN DASAR DAN MENENGAH PIMPINAN DAERAH MUHAMMADIYAH KABUPATEN MAGELANG SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS SMA

MUHAMMADIYAH SECANG JL. H. Abu Bakrin No. 1 S !an" Kabu#a$ n Ma" %an" &'1(& )*+(,-&&.''(1 NPSN / +*,*.'0( NSS / ,*0*,*1+**11 NIS / ,**+(* Email: smamuhammadiyahsecang@gmail.com Web: http://smamuhammadiyahsecang.blogspot.com Mata Pelajaran Kelas/ Program "umlah !oal Wa%tu (ari / )anggal : : : : : Bahasa Inggris II / IP! #$ &'$ Menit !elasa / * +pril '$&' Pak $ 1 P $un2uk / &. Peri%sa dan bacalah soal,soal sebelum anda menja-ab. '. "umlah soal #$ butir. pada setiap butir soal terdapat lima /#0 pilihan ja-aban. *. 1apor%an %epada penga-as ujian apabila terdapat lembar soal yang %urang jelas. rusa%. atau tida% leng%ap. 2. Pilihlah ja-aban yang paling tepat. dengan menghitam%an salah satu pilihan pada lembar ja-aban %omputer #. Pilihlah soal yang mudah lebih dulu. 3. )ida% dii4in%an mengguna%an %al%ulator. (P. atau alat bantu hitung yang lain. 5. Peri%salah pe%erjaan anda sebelum diserah%an %epada penga-as ujian.

Li3$ nin" 3 !$ion In this section o6 the test. you -ill ha7e the chance to sho- ho- -ell you understand spo%en English. )here are 6our parts to this section -ith special directions 6or each part. Part I Questions: 1 to 4. Directions: In this part o6 the test. you -ill hear some dialogues and 8uestions spo%en in English. )he 8uestions and the dialogues -ill be spo%en t-ice. )hey -ill not be printed in your test boo%. so you must listen care6ully to understand -hat the spea%ers are saying. +6ter you listen to the dialogue and the 8uestion it. read the 6i7e possible ans-ers. and decide -hich one -ould be the best ans-er to the 8uestion you ha7e heard. 9o-. listen to a sample 8uestion. :ou -ill hear: Man : ;o you use the internet 7ery o6ten< Woman : :es. I do. I use it 6or communication. Man : (o- do you communicate it< Woman : I send and recei7e emails. and I spea% -ith my 6riends using 7oice mail. What is the topic o6 the con7ersation< +. (o- to use email B. Internet usage =. >ecei7ing emails ;. ?oice mail E. =ommunication )he best ans-er to this 8uestion is Internet usage. )here6ore. you should choose ans-er /B0.

&. @ +. 1etAs go in. B. )his is the bill. !ir. =. Bh. yes. itAs o7er there. ;. )he entrance in this -ay. E. :es. !ir. Please come -ith me. '. @ +. Buying stamp. B. !ending letter. =. Writing a letter. ;. Buying en7elope. E. Coing to the post o66ice. *. @ +. )o ta%e some pills. B. )o ha7e a rest. =. )o ha7e some hot -ater ;. )o ha7e some 6lu tablets E. )o see doctor 2. @ +. )o pic% up someone. B. )o go to the station =. )o call !andra ;. )o describe !andra E. )o ma%e an appointment PART II Questions 5 to 7 Directions: In this part o6 the test. you -ill hear some incomplete dialogues spo%en in English. 6ollo-ed by 6our responses. also spo%en in English. )he dialogues and the responses -ill be spo%en t-ice. )hey -ill not be printed in your test boo%. you must listen care6ully to understand -hat the spea%ers are saying. :ou ha7e to choose the best response to each 8uestion. 9o-. listen to a sample 8uestion. Man : Where are -e going to stay< Woman : +t the !un (otel. near the beach. Man : Why there< Woman : DDDDDDDDD. 9arrator : What -ill the -oman most li%ely reply< +. !tay there B. It pro7ides eEcellent ser7ice =. )hereAs a hotel there ;. ItAs on the beach )he best ans-er to the 8uestions is choice B FIt pro7ides eEcellent ser7ice.G )here6ore you should choose ans-er B. #. Mar% your ans-er on your ans-er sheet. 3. Mar% your ans-er on your ans-er sheet. 5. Mar% your ans-er on your ans-er sheet.

PART III Questions 8 to 11 Directions: In this part o6 the test. you -ill some dialogues or monologues spo%en in English. )he dialogues or monologues -ill be spo%en t-ice. )hey -ill not be printed in your test boo%. so you must listen care6ully to understand -hat the spea%ers are saying. +6ter you listen to the dialogue or monologue. loo% at the 6i7e pictures pro7ided in your test boo%. and decide -hich one -ould be the most suitable -ith the dialogue or monologue you ha7e heard. H. @
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PART IV Question 12 to 15 Directions: In this part o6 the test you -ill hear se7eral monologues. Each monologue -ill be spo%en t-ice. )hey -ill not be printed in your test boo%. so you must listen care6ully to understand -hat the spea%ers are saying. +6ter you hear the monologue and the 8uestion about it. read the 6i7e possible ans-ers and decide -hich one -ould be the best ans-er to the 8uestion you ha7e heard. &'. @ +. +irlanggaAs sister B. +irlanggaAs mother =. =alon +rangAs sister ;. =alon +rangAs daughter E. )he daughter o6 Mpu Baradah &*. @ +. >atna Manggali B. Mpu Prapanca =. Mpu Baradah ;. Mpu Balla-a E. =alon +rang &2. @ +. Jrom the multi7itamin -e ta%e B. Jrom the medicine -e ta%e =. Jrom the instant substance ;. Jrom inside the body E. Jrom the 6ood -e eat &#. @ +. H.3 B. H.5 =. H.H ;. H.I E. I.$ T4i3 i3 $4 n5 o6 $4 %i3$ nin" 3 !$ion. R a5in" 3 !$ion T 7$ 1 =hildren lo7e cartoons. and they can sit 6or hours -atching them. Jor this reason. !unday morning tele7ision o66ers one cartoon program a6ter another. (o-e7er. gi7en the age o6 the 7ie-ing audience. these programs communicate a disturbing message: they suggest that the -orld in one big battle6ield -ith -ar6are -hich is the primary acti7ity o6 human and aliens ali%e. In cartoon a6ter cartoon. animated characters shoot. boom. and blo- another up. )he message is that -ar6are is 6un. -ithout any serious or damaging e66ects. +nd that message is 6urther rein6orced by the commercial interruptions -hich are designed to sell e7erything 6rom play than%s to grenades.

&3. )he main idea o6 this paragraph is D. +. children lo7e cartoon on !unday morning B. cartoons gi7e children a mista%en 7ie- o6 the -orld =. children spend too much time -atching cartoon ;. tele7ision o66ers the children too many cartoons E. children lo7e the animated characters in cartoons &5. @Dand that message is 6urther reinforced by the commercial interruptions.A )he closest meaning o6 the bold -ord is D. +. strengthened B. re6ormed =. regained ;. rehearsed E. regulated T 7$ + "K((+L! WB9;E>! Written by !hei%ha +l !hu%eili Bnce upon a time. there -as a 7ery small 7illage in Baghdad. Its population is 7ery small. In this 7illage e7erybody %ne- each other and %ne- e7ery little or big problem that -ent on in the 7illage. In this small 7illage there -as ba%ery. -hich -as popular 6or its delicious bread. Bne day a poor old -as -al%ing in the street passing the ba%ery and stopped to smell the scent o6 the bread -hich -as spreading out o6 the ba%ery. !uddenly. the ba%er caught the old man and shouted at him demanding the price o6 the breadLs smell< (e nearly too% him to the police. + 7ery 6amous -ise man named "uhha heard the ba%er shouting. !o. he -ent to him and as%ed about the problem. "uhha stood calmly listening to the ba%er and the thought o6 a solution. +6ter a 6e- minutes "uhhaLs eyes glittered and an amused smile -as on his 6ace. (e as%ed the ba%er. M(o- much money do you -ant<M )he ba%er and poor man -ere astonished. but the ba%er ans-ered. M* dinarM. "uhha too% the money out o6 his -allet and put it in his poc%et and shoo% the money. M;id you hear the sound o6 the money<M "uhha as%ed. M:es I did.M the ba%er replied. and -ith a big smile "uhha said. MWell then. this is the price o6 your breadLs scentNM &H. Who -as "uhha< (e -as the man -ho D. +. ba%ed the delicious bread B. heard the old man shouting =. smelled the scent o6 the bread ;. too% the old man to the police E. helped the old man sol7e the problem &I. M!uddenly. the ba%er caught the old man and shouted at him demanding the price o6 the breadLs smell. M/second paragraph0 It means that D. +. the old man had to pay B. the bread -as not sold =. the bread -as 6ree to eat ;. the price o6 the bread -asnLt clear E. the old man -anted to %no- the price

'$. M:es. I did. Mthe ba%er replied. /1ast paragraph0 What is the synonym o6 the underlined -ord< +. +s%ed B. !houted =. -hispered ;. Brdered E. ans-ered T 7$ ,

'&. What does the sign imply< +. )ornado has damaged the hill B. )he hill should be closed 6or tornado =. :ou may access the damage o6 the hill ;. )he hill can be 7isited a6ter the damage E. :ou cannot go to the hill in spite o6 tornado T 7$ 0 I3 i$ ra$iona% 6or "o8 rn9 n$ $o i9#o3 a ban on 6ir !ra!k r3: 1ong time ago. 6irecrac%ers -ere common in many countries around !outheast +sia. )hey -ere used to celebrate all joy occasions such as =hinese 9e- :ear. )he >amadhan. ;eepa7ali and =hristmas. )he =hinese belie7ed that the loud noise and bright spar%s o6 6irecrac%ers -ould dri7e a-ay and u34 r the e7il spirits in the 9e:ear. People o6 other ethnic groups and religions also used 6irecrac%ers to mar% their 6esti7al days. )oday. ho-e7er. many go7ernments ha7e imposed a ban on 6irecrac%ers Why 6iring crac%ers are not allo-ed no-adays< )he main reason that 6irecrac%ers are not allo-ed anymore is because many tragic accidents resulted 6rom the abla4e o6 6irecrac%ers. -hich caused death. injury. and destruction to man%ind. In the past. on 6esti7e occasions. -hen e7erybody started 6iring crac%ers. there -as danger o6 accidents -aiting happen. + crac%er eEploded on roo6 -ould 8uic%ly set it on 6ire. )he 6ire -ould soon spread to the neighboring houses. +t times. the crac%er landed on lorry. cars or e7en on a childAs cloth and set it on 6ire. :ear a6ter year. the tough o6 crac%ers let o66 during 6esti7al days had increased tremendously and so -ere the accidents. Jire,engines had important time then. E7entually. it -as decided by the go7ernment to ban 6iring crac%ers totally. +t 6irst. this dampened the spirit o6 people -ho -ere celebrating the 6esti7e occasions. 9e7ertheless. as time -ent by. they could accept that it -as a -ise decision. Kndoubtedly. the price o6 human li7es and property -ere too great to pay 6or the mishandling o6 lighting 6irecrac%ers.

''. )he social 6unction o6 the teEt abo7e is D. +. to persuade that 6irecrac%ers -ere common in many countries. B. to persuade that go7ernment shouldnAt ban 6iring crac%ers =. to con7ince go7ernment to ban 6iring crac%ers. ;. to con7ince that -e need 6irecrac%ers to celebrate all joy occasions E. to persuade the go7ernment to punish people -ho abla4e the 6irecrac%ers '*. FDDD there -as danger o6 accidents -aiting happen.G /paragraph *0 )he -ord there re6ers toD. +. started 6iring crac%ers B. 6esti7e occasions =. tragic accident ;. crac%er eEploded E. prohibition on lighting o6 6irecrac%ers T 7$ & +*1+ ;i%9 '$&' is >oland EmmerichLs 6ilm -hich uses the Mayan calendar and other end,o6,days prophecies 6or their doomsday scenario. It imagines the -orld coming to an end in '$&'. '$&' 6ilm brings o66 a series o6 -onders. )he mo7ie hits its pea% early on. It starts -hen =usac% dri7es a limo through the streets o6 1os +ngeles as 6ree-ays and s%yscrapers !ru9b% all around him 6rom the shoc% o6 a &$.# earth8ua%e. )he preposterous 6lying se8uence is e8ually thrilling. )he climaE occurs aboard the giant ar%. -hen an e8uipment mal6unction almost threatens the entire mission. Kn6ortunately. the crucial se8uence is not 6ilmed or edited -ith the re8uisite clarity. In '$&' 6ilm. Emmerich lea7es us b 6u55% 5 as to eEactly -hat is happening to -hom. (o-e7er. EmmerichL '$&' deser7es credit 6or o66beat casting. =usac% supplies his trademar% hangdog charm. Mc=arthy has perhaps his best role e7er as PeetLs coc%y. ;anny Clo7er lends 5i"ni$< to the role o6 the $or9 n$ 5 president. =hi-etel Ejio6or. as the chie6 scientist. brings a mo7ing sense o6 an"ui34 to a stoc% role. Platt has 6un playing the 8i%%ain o6 the piece. and Woody (arrelson also che-s the scenery as a bug, eyed radio prophet trying to -arn his listeners about +rmageddon. +ll in one. '$&'Ls cinematography. production design and 7isual e66ects are a-ards,-orthy. Music also #ro# %3 the mo7ie. It presents +merican Idol runner,up. +dam 1ambert. -ho pro7ides a rousing anthem o7er the end credits. Simplified.from:www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-2012 '2. What is the social 6unction o6 the teEt abo7e< +. to record the '$&' mo7ie that sho-ed the doomsday B. to e7aluate the directorAs -or% in art -or% =. to criti8ue the 6ilm o6 '$&' ;. to persuade the readers to see the '$&' mo7ie E. to pro7ide in6ormation about natural phenomena

'#. F;anny Clo7er lends 5i"ni$< to the role o6 the tormented president.G )he 6ollo-ing -ords are the closest meaning o6 the bolded -ord. except . +. 9obleness B. Clory =. Insigni6icance ;. 9obility E. Majesty T 7$ ' NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Born as second o6 the 6our daughters to an Italian /!icilian0 6ather and an +ustralia mother. Imbruglia gre- up on the =entral =oast. north o6 !ydney. Imbruglia studied ballet. tap. and !cottish dancing as a child. hoping to ma%e a career out o6 it. !he also sang in shopping malls and in school per6ormances. 9atalie Imbruglia is one o6 the most success6ul +ustralian , born 6emale singers. !he has recei7ed one M)? +-ards 6or Best 9e- +rtist in &IIH. and * constituti7e nominations o6 Crammy +-ards in &III. !he has sold o7er I million albums -orld-ide EEtracted 6rom (E11B mag4. '3. Which o6 the 6ollo-ing is not done by 9atalie Imbruglia -hen she -as a child < +. !he studied tap B. !he learnt ballet =. !he did !cottish dancing ;. !he studied in shopping malls E. !he sang in school per6ormances '5. M!he has recei7ed one M)? +-ards 6or Best 9e- +rtist in &IIH. and * constituti7e 9ominations o6 Crammy +-ard in &III.M )he synonym o6 the underlined -ord is D. +. Cot B. Made =. created ;. le6t E. touched T 7$ . )-o employees -ere discussing the o66iceAs ne- rule that all the employees must sign their names -hen they come and lea7e the o66ice. Bne o6 them sho-ed her annoyance. !he said that signing their names -as suitable 6or go7ernment o66icials and 6or con7entional -or%. not 6or a high tech o66ice li%e theirs. !o. she -as against the rule. =ontrary to the girlAs opinion. the other employee -as glad -ith it. (e said that he didnAt mind -ith the ne- rule because signing their names -ill ma%e the calculation o6 the -or% hours more accurate and reliable. )he 6irst employee ga7e the reasons that they -ould 6eel uncom6ortable and rigid. Moreo7er. they had to bring pens e7eryday. )he second employees -ould put their signature -illingly. )hey -ould surely be used to it any -ay.

'H. )he boy said he agreed -ith the ne- rule in his company. Which statement sho-s his agreement< +. (e -as not annoyed B. (e -ould not obey the rule =. (e didnAt care o6 the rule ;. (e didnAt li%e signing their name E. (e didnAt mind signing their name 'I. )hey -ould 6eel uncom6ortable and rigid. )he closest meaning o6 the -ord rigid isDD. +. (ard B. 1enient =. >ude ;. !ti66 E. easy T 7$ 1
Jor students -ho ha7e been registered as members o6 the English =lub. please read the 6ollo-ing announcement about the 6irst session o6 English con7ersation: ;ay/;ate : !aturday. Jebruary 3. '$&$ ?enue : >oom 3. 1anguage 1aboratory. !M+ )unas Bangsa )ime : '.$$ p.m P 2.$$ p.m )opic : Bnline Came : harmless or harm6ul< Besides the con7ersation. there -ill be games as -ell. !nac%s are also pro7ided. +ll members o6 the English =lub are eEpected to attend the session. Be sure you can come. or you -ill regret it. WeAll see you there. =hairman o6 English =lub o6 !M+ )unas Bangsa

*$. )he English =lub D. +. -ill hold English games and 8ui44es B. -ill hold a registration 6or members =. -ill hold an English spea%ing class ;. -ill hold an English -riting contest E. -ill hold a gathering session soon T 7$ 1

*&. What does M#$O o66M mean< +. It costs #$ dollars B. It costs hal6 the usual price =. It costs the same as the usual price ;. It costs one 8uarter o6 the usual price E. It costs #$ dollars less than the usual price

T 7$ ( I completely agree -ith Bill )homson /The Jakarta Post. !ept. &20 that -e. the -hole nation o6 Indonesia. need to start a clean up campaign. E7ery time I -al% my dogs I pic% up e7ery plastic bottle. can and other piece o6 garbage lying in my path and I thro- them into the 6irst dustbin I 6ind. People thin% ILm -eird and sometimes I pic% up -aste plastic. cigarette pac%ets and paper boEes -ith stra-s in them lying around these people and ritually toss them into a garbage container nearby. I mean to teach them that cleanliness is part o6 the 6aith /in Islam0. but these people are not inspired by my actions. I thin% that i6 only hal6 o6 "a%artans -ere li%e me. "a%arta -ould not be an ocean o6 garbage. rubbish and trash. It is an eEcellent idea 6rom Bill )homson to let the go7ernment establish an anti, garbage day. )he go7ernment should also -arn people that thro-ing garbage e7ery-here results in serious diseases and attracts rats and other animals. *'. Which o6 the 6ollo-ings is the most possibly proposed in this teEt< +. +n eEcellent idea. B. +nti,garbage campaign. =. Jighting against diseases. ;. Pic%ing up e7ery plastic bottle. E. Warning people that garbage is e7ery-here. **. +ccording to the teEt. the 6ollo-ing statements are true. E =EP) D. +. In Islam. cleanliness is part o6 the 6aith. B. )he -riter thin%s that "a%arta is 7ery dirty no-adays. =. )he go7ernment should be acti7e in %eeping the cityAs cleanliness. ;. People in "a%arta -ould be 7ery happy to enjoy an ocean o6 garbage. E. Bill )homson suggests that the go7ernment establish an anti,garbage day. T 7$ 11 Ms. ?o -as in her -hite Ma4da mini7an -hen she heard a loud crac% and sa- the bridge in 6ront o6 her collapsing li%e a -a7e and her 7an -ent o7er the side o6 the bridge and into the -ater. !he thought it -as an illusion and she thought she -ould die right there. !he sur7i7ed the plunge into the -ater and managed to pull hersel6 out o6 her sin%ing 7ehicle. but she -as 6aced -ith yet another grim reality: !he cannot s-im. Jaced -ith being pulled under-ater. Ms. ?o too% o66 her shoes. because she %nethey -ould -eigh her do-n. and %ic%ed and paddled 6or her li6e. !he -as able to reach sa6ety on a part o6 the bridge in the -ater. along -ith a -oman -ho said something had hit her in the head and that Fher head -as about to eEplode.G Ms. ?o and the other -oman -ere stranded on the concrete eEpanse 6or an hour be6ore the police arri7ed and carried them to a part o6 the bridge -here a rescue boat could reach them. In the boat. they -ere joined by t-o men -ho had been rescued 6rom the -ater. Ms. ?o -as bleeding 6rom a scrape on her shoulder. and she and the other -oman -ere bare6oot. )he boat too% them to shore. and they -ere told to climb the emban%ment. -here rescue 7ehicles -ould be -aiting. When they got to the top o6 the emban%ment. they did not see any emergency personnel. so they just started -al%ing. +6ter about '$ minutes. a man dri7ing by in a truc% stopped and told them to get in the bac%. (e too%

them to the Kni7ersity o6 Minnesota Medical =enter Jair7ie-. -here the emergency room -as already chaotic. +6ter -atching the ne-s reports on tele7ision and seeing the collapse on the ne-s. she said. FI -as ama4ed at ho- I could sur7i7e.G FWhen I loo% bac%. I am so luc%y and than%6ul to be ali7e.G *2. What did Ms. ?o do -hen the bridge collapsed< +. !he -as dri7ing her car. B. !he -as thin%ing she -ould die. =. !he -as thin%ing about an illusion. ;. !he -as -atching the ne-s reports on tele7ision. E. !he -as on her -ay to Medical =enter Jair7ie-. *#. Which o6 the 6ollo-ing statements is )>KE based on the teEt< +. Ms. ?o has sur7i7ed because she can s-im -ell. B. )he police arri7ed shortly a6ter the bridge collapsed. =. Mr. ?o is one o6 the sur7i7ors o6 the collapsed bridge. ;. )he police carried Ms. ?o to Medical =enter Jair7ie-. E. )here -ere three other men had been rescued on the boat. *3. FDbut she -as 6aced -ith yet another "ri9 realityDG )he underlined -ord can be replaced by D. +. Creasy B. Crayish =. pleasant ;. se7ere E. glorious T 7$ 1+ Many young people ha7e di66iculty deciding -here they -ill li7e -hen the time comes to lea7e home and ma%e their o-n -ay in the -orld. +mong the more common alternati7es are sharing a house or 6lat -ith other young people. and 6inding 6ull board and lodgings in someone elseLs home. >enting a house -ith other young people o66ers the ad7antage o6 a high degree o6 6reedom and independence. Bn the do-n side. renting in7ol7es a 7ariety o6 responsibilities that may be more than you -ish to ta%e on. )his -ould mean you -ould be responsible 6or ma%ing large rental payments i6 one or more o6 the people you are sharing -ith should mo7e out o6 the house or 6lat. It might also mean that you are held 6inancially responsible i6 they damage the d-elling. Jinding board and lodgings. on the other hand. has signi6icant ad7antages. Cenerally you ha7e no responsibility 6or the cleaning or maintenance o6 the d-elling or its gardens. other than to ta%e reasonable care o6 your room. (o-e7er. li7ing in board and lodging circumstances has its dra-bac%s too. :ou ha7e less 6reedom and 6leEibility in your li6estyle. In the end. the decision each person ma%es -ill depend on their o-n personal 7aluing o6 independence and o6 con7enience. as -ell as their 6eeling o6 readiness 6or ta%ing on the considerable 6inancial and other responsibilities o6 house or 6lat rental.

*5. )he teEt mainly discusses about D. +. sharing a house B. 6inding 6ull board =. renting a house ;. deciding -here to li7e E. cleaning a house *H. FJinding board and %o5"in"3. on the other hand. has signi6icant ad7antages.G )he underlined -ord means D. +. gained position. B. rooms rented to li7e in =. supply o6 materials. ;. -or% o6 cutting do-n trees E. ability to con7ince. *I. )he -riterAs purpose o6 -riting the teEt is.... +. to present t-o points o6 7ie- about deciding -here to li7e. B. to persuade readers to rent a house -ith other young people. =. to describe ho- to decide to 6ind a rented house. ;. to in6orm readers ho- to decide -here to li7e. E. to eEplain ho- to 6ind board and lodgings. T 7$ 1, T4 =a$ r C<!% )he -ater cycle is also %no-n as the hydrological cycle. )here is the same amount o6 -ater on the Earth no- as there -as -hen the Earth began. )he -ater cycle is ho- the earthAs -ater recycles itsel6. )he cycle includes precipitation. e7aporation. condensation and transportation. EarthAs -ater %eeps changing 6rom li8uid -ater to 7apour and then bac% again. )his cycle happens because o6 the sunAs heat and gra7ity. (o- does the Water =ycle -or%< &. Jirst o6 all. -ater molecules 6rom la%es. ri7ers. streams. reser7oirs. and the sea get heated up by the sun and then $urn in$o 7apour that rises into the air < '. 9eEt. these -ater molecules 6orm into clouds. $4i3 is because a process called condensation occurs. *. When the air and the -ater cool. they 6orm drops o6 -ater -hich then 6all to the earth as rain. I6 they are 6ro4en. they become sno- or sleet. 2. Bnce the -ater reaches the ground. it can 6lo- across the land until it reaches ri7ers. la%es. streams. or the sea. It can also sin% into the ground as 6lo- because o6 gra7ity through gaps in roc%. gra7el and sand. Because o6 this. it reaches these bodies o6 -ater too. #. 9o- he cycle begins again. -hen -ater is e7aporated once more. Why is -ater important< Many o6 us thin% -ater -ill al-ays be there 6or us -hen -e -ant it. Without -ater. li7ing thing -ould die. :ou -ill die i6 you go -ithout -ater 6or more than a -ee%. Plants -ill die -ithout -ater and that -ould %ill all o6 the animals that eat the plants.

2$. )hat does the teEt abo7e tells you about< +. the cycle o6 -ater condensation B. the process o6 ma%ing -ater =. the process o6 raindrops ;. the cycle o6 raindrops E. the cycle o6 -ater 2&. What -ill happen i6 the -ater is missing in this -orld. eEceptD. +. people -ill die B. plants -ill collapse =. human beings -ill be eEtinct ;. animals can not li7e any longer E. e7erything in this -orld -ill disappear 2'. @ADand then turn into 7apour that rises into the air./paragraph *0 !ynonym o6 the underlined -ord isD. +. ta%e B. reach =. become ;. increase E. disappear 2*. FDthis is because a process called condensation occurs.G )he -ord FthisG re6ers to D. +. -ater B. molecules =. -ater molecules ;. molecules 6orm into clouds E. -ater molecules 6orm into clouds T4 n 7$ nu9b r3 ar no$ r %a$ 5 $o $4 $ 7$ 22. We are going on a long trip. so -e must D. +. ha7e chec%ed the car B. ha7e the car chec%ed =. ha7e had the car chec%ed ;. had the car chec%ed E. to ha7e the car chec%ed 2#. (e -as ne7er interested in mathematics until he got a 7ery good teacher. We may conclude that at present D. +. he li%es mathematics B. heAs trying to ma%e mathematics interesting =. he hates mathematics ;. he 6inds mathematics boring E. he a7oids doing mathematics

23. D. she li%es him 7ery much. she al-ays pretends to ignore him. +. !ince B. Whereas =. (o-e7er ;. Because E. E7en though 25. (ad he 6lo-n to Madura. instead to ta%ing the train. he -ould ha7e seen the bull race. We may conclude that D. +. the bull race -as cancelled B. he 6ound the bull race eEciting =. came in time 6or the bull race ;. he -as not present at the bull race E. bull races 6rightened him 2H. In the neEt poetry reading contest. each o6 the contestants D eEpected to be more critical and more accurate in pronunciation. +. Is B. +re =. Was ;. Were E. Been 2I. +s my 6riend -on the 6irst pri4e 6or a scienti6ic -riting competition. I sent him a card sayingQARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRA +. Wo-. I didnAt %no- you could -rite B. Was it hard -riting 6or a competition< =. )hatAs good. But you could do better neEt time ;. =ongratulationN I %ne- you could do it E. Were there many participants in the competition< #$. +ida : +nyone in the thousands can -e 6ind the man but Mr. ;arma-an :unar%o : Why do you say so< +ida : (e lo7es ta%ing care o6 poor children. (e spends a lot o6 his time tal%ing to them about ho- they should impro7e the 8uality o6 their li7es. What can -e learn 6rom the dialogue< +. +ida thin%s Mr. ;arma-an is an ordinary person B. +ida is as%ing :unar%oAs opinion about Mr. ;arma-an =. Mr. ;arma-an sho-s his lo7e to poor children ;. :unar%o thin%s Mr. ;arma-an lo7es children E. )al%ing care o6 un-anted children is Mr. ;arma-anAs hobby

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