PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS

DINAS PENDIDIKAN
SMA NEGERI CAMPURSARI
Jl. Sematung Raya Desa Campursari Kec. Megang Sakti Kab. Musi Rawas SUMSEL 31657

Text 1

ANGELS

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of wealthy family. The family was rude
and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in
the cold basement.
As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. when
the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied. ”Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his
wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could
have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his
wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel, “How could you have let this happen?
The first man had everything, and you let their cow die.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement of
the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was obsessed with
greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn’t find it. then, last night as
we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things
aren’t always what they seem.”
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should. If you have
faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until
some time later.

1. Why did the older angel seal the wall?

a. Because he wanted to repair the wall
b. Because he had something secret there
c. Because he wanted the wall to look good
d. Because he wanted to hide the gold from the rich man
e. Because he wanted to show the younger angel how to repair a wall

2. “I gave him the cow instead.” (Paragraph 5). What does the word ‘him’ refer to?

a. The older angel c. The angel of death e. The farmer’s wife

b. The younger angel d. The rich man’s wife

3. “ … but very hospitable farmer and his wife.” (Paragraph 3). What is the synonym of the word
‘hospitable’?
a. Calm b. Welcoming c. Patient d. Diligent e. Enthusiastic

4. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?

a. The angels stayed in the cold basement of a rich family’s house
b. At first the younger angel felt infuriated with the older angel
c. There was a hole in the wall of the poor man’s house
d. The angel of death took the poor man’s cow
e. The angels visited two different families

5. What can you learn from the story?

a. We should do everything happily d. We should not work too hard to become rich
b. We should be honest to each other e. All that happens is for our own good
c. Angels always help poor people

Text 2

Please follow this procedures in order to make a machine withdrawal from your Country Bank
checking or saving accounts:
1. Insert your card facing up into the card slot of the teller machine.
2. Enter your four digits identification number on the numbered buttons.
3. Press the withdrawal for checking or the button for savings.
4. Enter the amount of withdrawal on the numbered buttons, and wait for your receipt to be
printed.
 5. Remove your card from the slot. The drawer will open with a receipt and your cash
withdrawal in fifty-thousand rupiah packets.
All customers are limited to two withdrawals in a twenty-four-hour period. If you attempt
to withdraw more than the limited number of time, your card will be retained in the
machine, and you will have to reclaim it in person at your main branch bank.

6. What is the passage about?

a. How to get a Country Bank card
b. How to make a loan at Country Bank
c. How to use the Country Bank teller machine
d. How to open an account at Country Bank
e. How to make a deposit and withdrawal at Country Bank

7. All of the following steps must be performed in order to withdraw money from your
account EXCEPT …
a. The identification number must be entered
b. Your card must be inserted into the machine
c. The amount of withdrawal must be entered
d. Your card should be removed from the slot
e. The card must be reclaimed in person from a bank teller

8. Paragraph 2 talks about …

a. The location of the machine
b. The form of the card
c. The place of a branch bank
d. The limited number of time of withdrawal
e. The requirements for opening a savings account

9. What is the communicative purpose of the text?

a. To tell an amusing story
b. To tell the steps of using an ATM
c. To compare the use of an ATM card
d. To inform the nearest Country Bank branch
e. To analyze the use of an ATM

10. “Enter your four digits identification number on the numbered buttons. What is the
closest meaning of the underlined word …
a. Remove
b. Press
c. Insert
d. Limited
e. Printed

11. Find then correct sentence that has passive form.

a. The house will be painted by them next week.
b. The police arrested the thief last night
c. Father likes drinking coffee every morning
d. I plan to give her a reward
e. The boy whom I introduced to you is a new student

12. Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence below.

The floor....by the servant every day
a. was being swept
b. is sweeping
c. will be swept
d. has been swept
e. is swept

13. ‘ The students.....ethics by her so that they respect people in their surrounding’
a. should thought
b. should be taught
 c. should been taught
d. should be teaching
e. should have taught

this text for questions 14 – 16

How do Seasons Happen ?

Season come to us regularly.We have probably notice that it gets warmer in summer or dry
season while it get colder in the winter or wet season.However do we know how these seaso
change?season happen and change every year.this happens because the Earth tits back and forth
as it goes arround the sun.During the summer,the earth tits toward the sun.It makes half of the
Earth hotter.This condition is what we call summer.During the other half of the year,The earth
tilts away from the sun.
As a result,it makes that half of the Earth cooler.This cool condition is then what we call
winter.The different parts of the world have the same season of different times.In the northern
half of the world,winter happens during the months of December,January,and February.The
regions are like South America and Australia.How does this difference happen ? The same
season happens at different times because the top and bottom halves of the Earth tilt away from
the sun at different times.

14. What kind of text is it ?

a. Recount
b.Report
c. Explanation
d. Narrative
e. Review

15. Season happen due to the influence of the.....

a. sun
b. moon
c. earth
d. air
e. wind

16. There are parts region that have the different season.It is caused by.....
a. The different rate of Earth tilting
b. The sun exposure
c. the rate of air
d. the wind speed
e. the constellation

The Red Bird of Paradise

An Indonesian endangered species, the Red Bird of Paradise is distributed to lowland

rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of West Papua. This species shares its home with
another bird of paradise , the Wilson’s Bird of Paradise. Hybridization between these two species
are expected but not recorded yet.
The Bird of Paradise, Paradise rubra, is large , up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow bird
with a dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill. The male has an emerald green face, a pair of
elongated black corkscrew-shaped tail wires, dark green feather pompoms above each eye and a
train of glossy crimson red plumes with whitish tips at either side of the breast.
The male measures up to 72 cm long, including the ornamental red plumes that require a
least six years to fully attain. The female resembles the male but is smaller in size, with a dark
brown face and has no ornamental lured plumes. The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and
arthropods.

17. We know from the text ....

 A. The female Red Bird of Paradise is bigger than the male
B. The Red Bird of Paradise is rare nowadayss
C. The Red Bird of Paradise cannot live alone
D. The Red Bird is as large as the female
E. The Red Bird of Paradise lives in highland of West Papua
18. “ ... with a dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill ... “ ( Paragraph 2 )

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....

A. Wing
B. Tail
C. Breast
D. Eyes
E. Beak

For question num 19 – 20

HEAL THE WORD

There’s a place in your heart

And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow

And if you really try

You’ll find there’s no need to cry
In this place you’ll feel
Ther’s no hurt or sorrow

There are way to get there

If you care enought for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place

Heal the world,make a better place

For you and for me,and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it better place,for you and for me

19. The main idea of the song lyric above is.....

a. love and hurth
b. pain and peace
c. peace and harm
d. love and peace
e. love and sorrow

20. Language features of the song lyric ‘Heal the word ‘ can classied into.....
a. noun,verb,present tense,future tense,imperative,adjective.
b. verb,present tense,imperative,adjective
c. present tense,imperative,adjective
d. verb,present tense,imperative,adjective
e. future tense,imperative,adjective

The Near-Death Story of Mellen- Thomas Benediet

In 1982, I died from terminal cancer. My condition was non-operable. I chose not to have
chemotherapy. I was given six to eight months to live. Before this time, I had become
increasingly despondent over the nuclear crisis, the ecology crisis, and so forth. I came to believe
that nature had made a mistake that we were probably a cancerous organism on the planet. And
that is what eventually killed me.
Before my near-death experience, I tried all sort of alternative healing methods. None
helped. So I determined that this was between me and God. I had never really considered God.
Neither was I into any kind of spirituality and alternative healing. I read various religions and
philosophies. They gave hope that there was something on the other side.
I had no medical insurance, so my life savings went to overnight on test. Unwilling to drag
my family into this, I determined to handle this myself. I ended up in hospice care and was
blessed with an angel for my hospice caretaker, whom I will call “Anne”. She stayed with me
through all that was to follow.

21. According to Mellen-Thomas benedict, what is the reason for many people to die of cancer?
a. The nuclear and ecology crises
b. All sorts of alternative healing methods.
c. They do not believe in the existence of God
d. Chemotherapy is too expensive for most people.
e. The nature’s mistake to make the human being a cancerous organism.

22. We know from the story that Mellen-Thomas Bendiet believed that he eventually died …
a. Because God decided so
b. Because he was not operated
c. Because he did not have chemotherapy
d. Because of the alternative healing methods
e. Because he did not have any medical insurance

23. Why did he choose to stay in a hospice care?

a. They will take care of his health problem
b. He had to do the medical checks there
c. Anne asked him to stay there
d. His family told him so
e. He was broke

Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came
from a wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831 he
graduated from University of Cambridge with a degree of theology.
He began a career as a scientist quite by chance. On December 27, 1831, 22 years old
Charles Darwin joined the crew of the HMS Beagle as a naturalist. The five years expedition
collected hydrographic, geologic, meteorologic data from South America and many other regions
around the world. Darwin’s own observation on this voyage led to his theory of natural selection.
Charles Darwin was greatly influenced by the geologist Adam Sedgwick and naturalist John
Henslow in his development of the theory of natural selection, which was to become the
foundation concept supporting the theory of evaluation. Darwin’s theory holds that
environmental effects lead to varying degrees of reproductive success in individuals and groups
of organisms. Natural selection tends to promote adaptation in organisms when necessary for
survival. This revolutionary theory was published in 1859 in Darwin’s now famous On the
Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

24. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution believed that …

a. People could defend themselves naturally
b. Environment affected natural election
c. Organism needed adaptation to survive
d. People and nature supported to each other
e. Natural selection tend to adapt organism to survive

25. How was Darwin’s theory of natural selection developed?

a. Adapted by necessary for survival
b. Influenced by his collection
c. Supported the effect of environment
d. Influenced by John Henslow
e. Affected bby groups of organisms.
26. The famous Darwin theory was published based on …
a. Theories developed by other scientists
 b. The influence of organism adaptation in survival living
c. The success of his observation supported by geologist and naturalist
d. His expedition and natural observation data a scientist
e. The observation of other geologists’ natural selection

This text is for question number 1 until 6

SINGAPORE : A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his
Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote.
Muhammad Shafiq woon Abdullah was brought to court in Singapore because he had
physically hurt the woman on several occasions between June and October 2002, the straits time
said.
The magistrate’s court heard that Shafiq, 31 , began striking Winarti, 22, about a month
after she started working for him.
He hit her on the head with the TV sets remote control because se was unhappy with her
work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of day dreaming.
S.S Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer said that his client had become mad when he saw his
daughter’s face covered as she was lying in bed. He said his client thought the maid had put the
child in danger.

27. The text reported ….

a. the arrest of a supervisor
b. the working condition in Singapore
c. an Indonesian worker in Singapore
d. the Indonesian workers’ condition in Singapore
e. a crime by a Singapore supervisor toward his maid

28. “ ….. he physically hurt the woman …. “(paragraph 2)

The word “hurt” is close in meaning to …..
a. cut
b. injured
c. offended
d. punished
e. damaged

29. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

a. A supervisor was put in jail for two years
b. The supervisor gave many kinds of jobs to the maid
c. The maid has been working for him for two months
d Winarti struck the supervisor with a remote control
e. The supervisor hit his maid’s head with the TV set’s remote control

30. Why did Shafiq punch Winarti on her back ?

She was accused of ….
a. talking much time for herself
b. not working properly
c. working carelessly
d. day dreaming
e. being lazy

31. When you were a child....away from home ?

a. did you ever run
b. have you ever run
c. has you ever run
d. do you ever run
e. does you ever run

32. I... to my uncle’s house last night.

a. when
b. go
c. goes
d. gone
e. was gone

Number 33 to 37 refer to letter below

Dear Rahmat ,
Hello my best friend.I will have a party for celebrating my birthday.it will begin on Friday,may
20,2015 at 18 p.m.It will be held in Kalaku restaurant,hasanuddin street no.16,Masamba,North
Lawu.I do hope that you can come to gather with the other friends praying for my birthday.
see you.
If you have any questions,call me at 0813 5542 4221.

Your beautiful friend

MAWAR

33. Who is invited to the birthday party ?

a. Mawar
b. Pahlawan street
c. all friends
d. rahmat
e. hasanuddin

34. when will be the birthday party ?

a. nopember 20,2015
b. nopember 21,2014
c. 8.00 p.m
d. may 20,2015
e. tomorrow

35. where will be the birthday party ?

a. rahmat home
b. hasanuddin street
c. kaluku restaurant
d. mawar home
e. may 20,2015

36. who sends the invitation ?

a. mawar
b. pahlawan street
c. all friends
d. rahmat
e. hasanuddin street

37. why mawar made invitation letter.because....

a. her sister will be married
b. her anniversary of birthday
c. mawar made a party
d. her brother got a new job
e. my birthday

Number 38 to 40 refer to dialogue below !

Seller : good morning !

Buyer : (38)....,do you have a new DVD ?
Seller : of course,this is ‘JVC’ the newest product from Japan
Buyer : (39)....?
Seller : I can give you rp.700.000
Buyer : (40).....?
Seller : I’m sorry too.this price is fixed
Buyer : may I have the price cheaper?
Seller : I’m sorry too.this product is cheapest in my shop
38. a. Hello
b. how are
c. good morning
d. thank you
e. your welcome

39. a. may I help you

b. how much do they cost
c. it’s very expensive
d. how much is it
e. which one

40. a. Do you give discount for this DVD ?

b. how much is it
c. no thank you
d. thank you very much
e. there is another product

ESSAY

1. Change the following sentence into interrogative form !

a. Sarah has watched that movie three times

b. I learned English yesterday

2. Read the following dialogue and then answer the questions !

Amir :
we have been waiting nearly three quarters of an hour.
Budi :yes, I think the bus will never come.
Amir :
would it be an idea to walk ?
Budi :yes, it’s a good idea
Amir :
has the new restaurant opened today ?
Budi :It has opened yesterday already my friend told me
It has a new and delicious menu
Amir : why don’t we eat there ?
Budi : it is a wonderful idea.

a. How long have Amir and Budi waited ?

b. What for did Amir and Budi wait ?
c. Mention one expression of giving a suggestion?

3. Match the English word into Indonesian translation !

1. Invitation a.surat

2. Anniversary b. pembukaan

3. Opening c. Hari jadi tahunan

4. Letter d. undangan

4.Answer these questions below !

1. what is the definition of explanation text ?

2. what is the definition of song ?
3. mention the generic structure of personal letter ?
4. What is the social function of song ?

5. Look at the following lyric and then answer the following questions !
 ‘SONGS FOR A DYING PLANET’
Song by : Joe Walsh

Is anyone out there ?

Does anybody listen or care anymore ?
We are living on a dying planet,
We’re killing everything that’s alive
And anyone who tries to deny it
Wear a tie

And gets paid to live

So I wrote these song but I’m telling the truth
And for everybody trying to save it
These songs are for you,too
Is anyone out there ?

Questions :

1. What kind of planet are we living now ?

2. Who are people who deny that they have killed living things ?
3. Who is the singer of the song above ?
4. For whom does the singers wrote that song ?
5. Why does the singer feel sorry ?