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1 Cats also called the domestic cat or house cat (with its scientific name: Felis silvestris catus or
Felis catus) is a type of carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae. The word “cat” generally refers to
a “cat” that has been tamed, but can also refer to the “big cats” such as lions and tigers.
Cats are considered as “perfect carnivore” with teeth and particular digestive tract. The first
premolar and molar teeth form a pair of fangs on each side of the mouth that works effectively as a
pair of scissors to tear the meat. Although these features also exist in the Candace or dog, but these
traits are better developed in cats.
Unlike other carnivores, cats eat almost non vegetable substance. Bears and dogs sometimes eat
berries, roots, or honey as a supplement, while cats only eat meat, usually freshly killed prey. In
captivity, cats cannot adapt to a vegetarian diet because they cannot synthesize all the amino acids
from plant material; it is in contrast with domesticated dogs, which commonly are fed a mixture of
meat and vegetables and sometimes they can adapt to a completely vegetarian meal.
Cats have mingled with human life since at least 6000 BC, from the skeleton of the cat found
on the island of Cyprus. The ancient Egyptians of 3500 BC have used cats to keep away the rats or
other rodents from the barn where the crops were saved. Currently, the cat is one of the most popular
pets in the world. Cats that his lines are recorded officially as a cat breeds or pure breed are Persian,
Siamese, Manx, and the Sphinx. These kinds of cat are usually bred in official captivity animal. The
number of purebred cat is only 1% of all cats in the world; the rest is a cat with mixed ancestry such
as wild cats or domestic cats.
(saintif.com)
“….., but these traits are better developed in cats.” (Paragraph 2)
The word of traits could best be replaced by …..
A. Tries

B. Trails

C. Trials

D. Characteristics

E. Characterized

Cats also called the domestic cat or house cat (with its scientific name: Felis silvestris catus or Felis
2 catus) is a type of carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae. The word “cat” generally refers to a
“cat” that has been tamed, but can also refer to the “big cats” such as lions and tigers.
Cats are considered as “perfect carnivore” with teeth and particular digestive tract. The first premolar
and molar teeth form a pair of fangs on each side of the mouth that works effectively as a pair of
scissors to tear the meat. Although these features also exist in the Candia or dog, but these traits are
better developed in cats.
Unlike other carnivores, cats eat almost non vegetable substance. Bears and dogs sometimes eat
berries, roots, or honey as a supplement, while cats only eat meat, usually freshly killed prey. In
captivity, cats cannot adapt to a vegetarian diet because they cannot synthesize all the amino acids
from plant material; it is in contrast with domesticated dogs, which commonly are fed a mixture of
meat and vegetables and sometimes they can adapt to a completely vegetarian meal.
Cats have mingled with human life since at least 6000 BC, from the skeleton of the cat found
on the island of Cyprus. The ancient Egyptians of 3500 BC have used cats to keep away the rats or
other rodents from the barn where the crops were saved. Currently, the cat is one of the most popular
pets in the world. Cats that his lines are recorded officially as a cat breeds or pure breed are Persian,
Siamese, Manx, and the Sphinx. These kinds of cat are usually bred in official captivity animal. The
number of purebred cat is only 1% of all cats in the world; the rest is a cat with mixed ancestry such
as wild cats or domestic cats.
These following statements are true, except …..
A. Cats are considered as “perfect carnivore” with teeth and particular digestive tract.

B. Cats eat almost non-vegetable substance.

C. Cats cannot adapt to a vegetarian diet because they cannot synthesize all the amino acids that
they need from plant material.
D. Cats have mingled with human life since at least 600 BC.

E. The cat is one of the most popular pets in the world.

3 The Burj Khalifa (or how it was called until 2010, Burj Dubai) opened on January 14th, 2010.
Even before the building construction was finished, starting from 2007, it had become the highest
skyscraper in the world. Its exact height is 2,722 feet, or 829,8 meters, and it obviously can be seen
from any point in Dubai. The number of floors, however, is a bit fewer than some might expect: Burj
Khalifa totals in 163 floors, which is 16’2” (about 5 meters) for each floor.
Burj Khalifa looks like a stalagmite, which means it resembles vertical minerals growing from
cave floors. Stalagmites usually have a shape of a cone, and so does Burj Khalifa; if you look at it
from a distance, it will remind you of a gigantic sharp cone made of glass and steel.
The most impressive aspect about Burj Khalifa is that it had been planned to be a “city within
the city”; this means inside the tower, you can find parks, alleys, districts, fountains, and so on. The
glass of the tower’s surface always shines, because it is washed every single day, and the make of
concrete of which the tower was built from was invented specifically for Burj Khalifa. There are three
entrances to the tower, because it is so huge that one or two would not be enough. At the foot of the
skyscraper, there is a big artificial lake that measures up to 12 hectares.
Inside, the building is as magnificent as it is from the outside. The interiors were projected by
famous designers—for example, the interior of the Armani hotel, located on the floors from first to
39th, was designed by Giorgio Armani himself. The air inside Burj Khalifa is conditioned and
flavored—it is said that the flavor was also designed exclusively for the tower; 57 elevators work 24
hours each day to transport visitors between floors.
“Inside, the building is as magnificent as it is from the outside.” (paragraph 4)
Which one of the following words is the antonym of magnificent?
A. Pretty

B. Beautiful

C. Great

D. Good

E. Execrable

4 The Burj Khalifa (or how it was called until 2010, Burj Dubai) opened on January 14th, 2010. Even
before the building construction was finished, starting from 2007, it had become the highest skyscraper
in the world. Its exact height is 2,722 feet, or 829,8 meters, and it obviously can be seen from any point
in Dubai. The number of floors, however, is a bit fewer than some might expect: Burj Khalifa totals in
163 floors, which is 16’2” (about 5 meters) for each floor.
Burj Khalifa looks like a stalagmite, which means it resembles vertical minerals growing from cave
floors. Stalagmites usually have a shape of a cone, and so does Burj Khalifa; if you look at it from a
distance, it will remind you of a gigantic sharp cone made of glass and steel.
The most impressive aspect about Burj Khalifa is that it had been planned to be a “city within the city”;
this means inside the tower, you can find parks, alleys, districts, fountains, and so on. The glass of the
tower’s surface always shines, because it is washed every single day, and the make of concrete of
which the tower was built from was invented specifically for Burj Khalifa. There are three entrances to
the tower, because it is so huge that one or two would not be enough. At the foot of the skyscraper,
there is a big artificial lake that measures up to 12 hectares.
Inside, the building is as magnificent as it is from the outside. The interiors were projected by famous
designers—for example, the interior of the Armani hotel, located on the floors from first to 39th, was
designed by Giorgio Armani himself. The air inside Burj Khalifa is conditioned and flavored—it is
said that the flavor was also designed exclusively for the tower; 57 elevators work 24 hours each day to
transport visitors between floors.
These following statements are true, except. . . .
A. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, which is 16’2” (about 5 meters) for each floor.
B. There are four entrances to the tower of Burj Khalifa.
C. There is a big artificial lake that measures up to 12 hectares at Burj Khalifa.
D. The interior of the Armani hotel, located on the floors from first to 39th, was designed by
Giorgio Armani himself.
E. 57 elevators work 24 hours each day to transport visitors between floors at Burj Khalifa.

5 We believe the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. At percent we are forced to look to other bodies in
the solar system for hints as to what the early history of the Earth was like. Studies of our moon,
 Mercury, Mars, and the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn have provided ample evidence that all
these large celestial bodies had formed. This same bombardment must have affected Earth as well.
The lunar record indicates that the rate of impacts decreased to its present low level about 4 billion
years ago. On Earth, subsequent erosion and crustal motions have obliterated the craters that must
have formed during this epoch.
Scientists estimate the Earth’s age by measuring the ratios of various radioactive elements in
rocks. The oldest Earth’s rocks tested thus far are about 3 1/3 billion years old. But no one knows
whether these are the oldest rocks on Earth. Tests on rocks form the moon and on meteorites show
that these are about 4.6 billion years old. Scientists believe that this is the true age of the solar system
and probably the true age of the Earth.
(Source : bigbanktheories.com)
It can be inferred in the passage that the age of the earth is estimated by?
A. By examining fossils and prehistoric
B. By showing the erosion
C. By researching about volcanic activity
D. By studying about the great sun and moon

E. By measuring the ratios of various radioactive elements in rocks

6 We believe the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. At percent we are forced to look to other
bodies in the solar system for hints as to what the early history of the Earth was like. Studies of our
moon, Mercury, Mars, and the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn have provided ample evidence that
all these large celestial bodies had formed. This same bombardment must have affected Earth as well.
The lunar record indicates that the rate of impacts decreased to its present low level about 4 billion
years ago. On Earth, subsequent erosion and crustal motions have obliterated the craters that must
have formed during this epoch.
Scientists estimate the Earth’s age by measuring the ratios of various radioactive elements in rocks.
The oldest Earth’s rocks tested thus far are about 3 1/3 billion years old. But no one knows whether
these are the oldest rocks on Earth. Tests on rocks form the moon and on meteorites show that
these are about 4.6 billion years old. Scientists believe that this is the true age of the solar system and
probably the true age of the Earth.
(Source : bigbanktheories.com)
“On Earth, subsequent erosion and crustal
motions have obliterated the
craters….,” paragraph
The underlined word above is closest in meaning to?
A. Construct

B. Initiate

C. Build

D. Eliminated

E. Create
7 Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a
small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise
man. He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she
was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition.
Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic
power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding. When Sang Prabu was
searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy.
The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this,
she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

Adapted from (http://englishadmin.com)

What is the closest meaning to a word mingle in paragraph 1?

A. Celebrate
 B. Accelerate

C. Associate

D. Future

E. Compliment

8 Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is also one of
the world’s most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout Paris. At night,
many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the city of light. Every year,
millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure
has become the symbol of Paris. D’Louvre, one of the world‘s largest art museums draws many
visitors. The Cathedral Notre Dame, a famous church, is another favorites place to visit.

Adapted from : englishadmin.com.html

“At night, many palaces and statues are lit up.”
The underlined word is closest in meaning with?

A. Light up.
B. Beautiful

C. Strong

D. Fragile

E. Famous

9 Text 1
Television gives several programs for its viewers. One kind of television program is News Report.
News Report is a program that is reported all of the news in the world. This is the factual program; all
of the news is a fact. A fact is something that is true. Some of the news program in television, namely
Liputan 6 Siang, Dunia Dalam Berita, Fokus Siang, and etc. Another program is an infotainment
program. Same as news program this program is the factual program and giving information to
viewers.
Difference with news program, the infotainment programme informs the celebrity’s news, for
example Kisah Seputar Selebriti, Silent, Sinden Gossip, Hot Spot. etc.

Adapted from : (www.text.co.id)

“Same as news program this program is the factual program and giving an information to
viewers”

What is the closest meaning of viewers?

A. Traveler

B. Spectator

C. Citizen

D. Presenter

E. Director

10 A Career is an individual’s journey through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a
number of ways to define a career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
Everybody who have career exactly want to advance their career.

If you want to advance your career, you will have to make some careful decisions about which jobs
you take. Consider a job offered for the value it has to your career. It may mean sacrifices at first. You
may have to move to a different region or country to get a job that is right for you. You may have to
work late hours, at least temporarily. You might even have to take a lower salary for a job that offers
you the experience that you need. But you should never accept a job if it is not related to your career
goals.
 Accepting a job that is not within your career path will not give you the skill or experience you need
or want. You will find yourself frustrated in such a position and consequently will not perform your
best. This will have an effect on the people around you, who will not feel as if you are being part of
the team. The best advice is to think carefully before accepting any position and make sure that the
job is one you to have.

Adapted : www.sekolahbahasainggris.co.id

“You will find yourself frustrated in such a position and consequently will not perform your
best.”

The underlined word has meaning with?

A. Cool

B. Stay calm
C. Depressed

D. Qualified

E. Strong

11 One of the modern world's intriguing sources of mystery has been aero planes vanishing in mid-flight.
One of the more famous of these was the disappearance in 1937 of a pioneer woman aviator, Amelia
Earhart. On the second last stage of an attempted round the world flight, she had radioed her position
as she and her navigator searched desperately for their destination, a tiny island in the Pacific.
The plane never arrived at Howland Island. Did it crash and sink after running out of fuel? It had been
a long haul from New Guinea, a twenty hour flight covering some four thousand kilometers. Did
Earhart have enough fuel to set down on some other island on her radioed course? Or did she end up
somewhere else altogether? One fanciful theory had her being captured by the Japanese in the Marshall
Islands and later executed as an American spy; another had her living out her days under an assumed
name as a housewife in New Jersey.
Seventy years after Earhart's disappearance, 'myth busters' continue to search for her. She was the
best- known American woman pilot in the world. People were tracking her flight with great interest
when, suddenly, she vanished into thin air. Aircraft had developed rapidly in sophistication after
World War One, with the 1920 s and 1930 s marked by an aeronautical record-setting frenzy.
Conquest of the air had become a global obsession. While Earhart was making headlines with her solo
flights, other aviators like high-altitude pioneer Wiley Post and industrialist Howard Hughes were
grabbing some glory of their own. But only Earhart, the reserved tomboy from Kansas who
disappeared three weeks shy of her 40 th birthday, still grips the public imagination. Her
disappearance has been the subject of at least fifty books, countless magazine and newspaper articles,
and TV documentaries. It is seen by journalists as the last great American mystery. There are
currently two main theories about Amelia Earhart's fate.

There were reports of distress calls from the Phoenix Islands made on Earhart's radio frequency for
days after she vanished. Some say the plane could have broadcast only if it were on land, not in the
water.
The Coast Guard and later the Navy, believing the distress calls were real, adjusted their searches,
and newspapers at the time reported Earhart and her navigator were marooned on an island. No-one
was able to trace the calls at the time, so whether Earhart was on land in the Phoenix Islands or there
was a hoaxer in the Phoenix Islands using her radio remains a mystery. Others dismiss the radio calls
as bogus and insist Earhart and her navigator ditched in the water. An Earhart researcher, Elgen
Long, claims that Earhart's airplane ran out of gas within fifty-two miles of the island and is sitting
somewhere in a 6,000- square-mile area, at a depth of 17,000 feet. At that depth, the fuselage would
still be in shiny, pristine condition if ever anyone were able to locate it. It would not even be covered
in a layer of silt. Those who subscribe to this explanation claim that fuel calculation, radio calls and
other considerations all show that the plane plunged into the sea somewhere off Howland Island.

Whatever the explanation, the prospect of finding the remains is unsettling to many. To recover
skeletal remains or personal effects would be a grisly experience and an intrusion. They want to know
where Amelia Earhart is, but that's as far as they would like to go. As one investigator has put it, "I'm
convinced that the mystery is part of what keeps us interested. In part, we remember her because she's
our favourite missing person."
Source: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/
All the following are theories about Amelia's fate EXCEPT:
A. She escaped incognito and lived under an assumed name
 B. She crashed somewhere on Howland Island
C. She and the navigator were stranded on an island
D. She was captured by the Japanese and executed as a spy.
E. She ran out of gas

12 One of the modern world’s intriguing sources of mystery has been aero planes vanishing in mid-
flight. One of the more famous of these was the disappearance in 1937 of a pioneer woman
aviator, Amelia Earhart. On the second last stage of an attempted round the world flight, she
had radioed her position as she and her navigator searched desperately for their destination, a
tiny island in the Pacific.

The plane never arrived at Howland Island. Did it crash and sink after running out of fuel? It had
been a long haul from New Guinea, a twenty hour flight covering some four thousand
kilometers. Did Earhart have enough fuel to set down on some other island on her radioed
course? Or did she end up somewhere else altogether? One fanciful theory had her being
captured by the Japanese in the Marshall Islands and later executed as an American spy; another
had her living out her days under an assumed name as a housewife in New Jersey.

Seventy years after Earhart’s disappearance, ‘myth busters’ continue to search for her. She was
the best-known American woman pilot in the world.
People were tracking her flight with great interest when, suddenly, she vanished into thin air.
Aircraft had developed rapidly in sophistication after World War One, with the 1920s and 1930s
marked by an aeronautical record-setting frenzy. Conquest of the air had become a global
obsession. While Earhart was making headlines with her solo flights, other aviators like high-
altitude pioneer Wiley Post and industrialist Howard Hughes were grabbing some glory of their
own. But only Earhart, the reserved tomboy from Kansas who disappeared three weeks shy of
her 40th birthday, still grips the public imagination. Her disappearance has been the subject of at
least fifty books, countless magazine and newspaper articles, and TV documentaries. It is seen
by journalists as the last great American mystery. There are currently two main theories about
Amelia Earhart’s fate.

There were reports of distress calls from the Phoenix Islands made on Earhart’s radio frequency
for days after she vanished. Some say the plane could have broadcast only if it were on land, not
in the water. The Coast Guard and later the Navy, believing the distress calls were real, adjusted
their searches, and newspapers at the time reported Earhart and her navigator were marooned on
an island. No-one was able to trace the calls at the time, so whether Earhart was on land in the
Phoenix Islands or there was a hoaxer in the Phoenix Islands using her radio remains a mystery.
Others dismiss the radio calls as bogus and insist Earhart and her navigator ditched in the water.
An Earhart researcher, Elgen Long, claims that Earhart’s airplane ran out of gas within fifty-two
miles of the island and is sitting somewhere in a 6,000-square-mile area, at a depth of 17,000
feet. At that depth, the fuselage would still be in shiny, pristine condition if ever anyone were
able to locate it. It would not even be covered in a layer of silt. Those who subscribe to this
explanation claim those fuel calculations, radio calls and other considerations all show that the
plane plunged into the sea somewhere off Howland Island.

Whatever the explanation, the prospect of finding the remains is unsettling to many. To recover
skeletal remains or personal effects would be a grisly experience and an intrusion. They want to
know where Amelia Earhart is, but that’s as far as they would like to go. As one investigator has
put it, “I’m convinced that the mystery is part of what keeps us interested. In part, we remember
her because she’s our favorites missing person.”

Source: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/
“Aircraft had developed rapidly in sophistication
after World War One.”
The underlined word above is best replaced by

A. Well
 B. Apace

C. Moderate

D. Softly

E. Faintly

13 The struggle to obtain legal recognition of aboriginal rights is a difficult one, and even if a
right is written into the law there is no guarantee that the future will not bring changes to the
law that undermines the right. For this reason, the federal government of Canada in 1982
extended constitutional protection to those aboriginal rights already recognized under the law.
This protection was extended to the Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples, the three groups
generally thought to comprise the aboriginal population in Canada. But this decision has placed
on provincial courts the enormous burden of interpreting and translating the necessarily
general constitutional language into specific rulings. The result has been inconsistent recognition
and establishment of aboriginal rights, despite the continued efforts of aboriginal peoples to
raise issues concerning their rights.

Aboriginal rights in Canada are defined by the constitution as aboriginal peoples’ rights to
ownership of land and its resources, the inherent right of aboriginal societies to self-government,
and the right to legal recognition of indigenous customs. But difficulties arise in applying these
broadly conceived rights. For example, while it might appear straightforward to affirm legal
recognition of indigenous customs, the exact legal meaning of “indigenous” is extremely
difficult to interpret. The intent of the constitutional protection is to recognize only long-
standing traditional customs, not those of recent origin; provincial courts
therefore require aboriginal peoples to provide legal documentation that any customs they seek
to protect were practiced sufficiently long ago—a criterion defined in practice to mean prior
to the establishment of British sovereignty over the specific territory. However, this
requirement makes it difficult for aboriginal societies, which often relied on oral tradition
rather than written records, to support their claims.

Furthermore, even if aboriginal peoples are successful in convincing the courts that specific
rights should be recognized, it is frequently difficult to determine exactly what these rights
amount to. Consider aboriginal land claims. Even when aboriginal ownership of specific lands
is fully established, there remains the problem of interpreting the meaning of that
“ownership.” In a 1984 case in Ontario, an aboriginal group claimed that its property rights
should be interpreted as full ownership in the contemporary sense of private property, which
allows for the sale of the land or its resources. But the provincial court instead ruled that the law
had previously recognized only the aboriginal right to use the land and therefore granted
property rights so minimal as to allow only the bare survival of the community. Here, the
provincial court’s ruling was excessively conservative in its assessment of the current law.
Regrettably, it appears that this group will not be successful unless it is able to move its case
from the provincial courts into the Supreme Court of Canada, which will be, one hopes, more
insistent upon a satisfactory application of the constitutional reforms.

Sumber: https://www.lsac.org/
The following statements are true in the passage, except?

A. The Canadian government has recognized the rights of the aboriginal people and it is
written in the law.

B. Canada not only protects the rights of aborigines but also other tribes.

C. The aborigines do not have a record of the customs they protect

D. Aborigines have rights to land ownership and are allowed to sell the land

E. The aborigines have not yet taken their case to Canada's Supreme Court

14 The struggle to obtain legal recognition of aboriginal rights is a difficult one, and even if a
 right is written into the law there is no guarantee that the future will not bring changes to the
law that undermines the right. For this reason, the federal government of Canada in 1982
extended constitutional protection to those aboriginal rights already recognized under the law.
This protection was extended to the Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples, the three groups
generally thought to comprise the aboriginal population in Canada. But this decision has placed
on provincial courts the enormous burden of interpreting and translating the necessarily
general constitutional language into specific rulings. The result has been inconsistent recognition
and establishment of aboriginal rights, despite the continued efforts of aboriginal peoples to
raise issues concerning their rights.
Aboriginal rights in Canada are defined by the constitution as aboriginal peoples’ rights to
ownership of land and its resources, the inherent right of aboriginal societies to self-government,
and the right to legal recognition of indigenous customs. But difficulties arise in applying these
broadly conceived rights. For example, while it might appear straightforward to affirm legal
recognition of indigenous customs, the exact legal meaning of “indigenous” is extremely
difficult to interpret. The intent of the constitutional protection is to recognize only long-
standing traditional customs, not those of recent origin; provincial courts therefore require
aboriginal peoples to provide legal documentation that any customs they seek to protect were
practiced sufficiently long ago—a criterion defined in practice to mean prior to the
establishment of British sovereignty over the specific territory. However, this requirement
makes it difficult for aboriginal societies, which often relied on oral tradition rather than
written records, to support their claims.

Furthermore, even if aboriginal peoples are successful in convincing the courts that specific
rights should be recognized, it is frequently difficult to determine exactly what these rights
amount to. Consider aboriginal land claims. Even when aboriginal ownership of specific lands
is fully established, there remains the problem of interpreting the meaning of that
“ownership.” In a 1984 case in Ontario, an aboriginal group claimed that its property rights
should be interpreted as full ownership in the contemporary sense of private property, which
allows for the sale of the land or its resources. But the provincial court instead ruled that the law
had previously recognized only the aboriginal right to use the land and therefore granted
property rights so minimal as to allow only the bare survival of the community. Here, the
provincial court’s ruling was excessively conservative in its assessment of the current law.
Regrettably, it appears that this group will not be successful unless it is able to move its case
from the provincial courts into the Supreme Court of Canada, which will be, one hopes, more
insistent upon a satisfactory application of the constitutional reforms.

Sumber: https://www.lsac.org/
“aboriginal group claimed that its property rights should be interpreted as full ownership ...”

The words ‘interpreted’ are closest in meaning to

A. Construed

B. Evident

C. Explicit

D. Manifest

E. Spoken

15 The struggle to obtain legal recognition of aboriginal rights is a difficult one, and even if a right is
written into the law there is no guarantee that the future will not bring changes to the law that
undermines the right. For this reason, the federal government of Canada in 1982 extended
constitutional protection to those aboriginal rights already recognized under the law. This protection
was extended to the Indian, Inuit, and Métis peoples, the three groups generally thought to comprise
the aboriginal population in Canada. But this decision has placed on provincial courts the enormous
burden of interpreting and translating the necessarily general constitutional language into specific
rulings. The result has been inconsistent recognition and establishment of aboriginal rights, despite
the continued efforts of aboriginal peoples to raise issues concerning their rights.
 Aboriginal rights in Canada are defined by the constitution as aboriginal peoples' rights to ownership
of land and its resources, the inherent right of aboriginal societies to self-government, and the right to
legal recognition of indigenous customs. But difficulties arise in applying these broadly conceived
rights. For example, while it might appear straightforward to affirm legal recognition of indigenous
customs, the exact legal meaning of "indigenous" is extremely difficult to interpret. The intent of the
constitutional protection is to recognize only long-standing traditional customs, not those of recent
origin; provincial courts therefore require aboriginal peoples to provide legal documentation that any
customs they seek to protect were practiced sufficiently long ago-a criterion defined in practice to
mean prior to the establishment of British sovereignty over the specific territory. However, this
requirement makes it difficult for aboriginal societies, which often relied on oral tradition rather than
written records, to support their claims.

"....that any customs they seek to protect were practiced sufficiently long ago."

In the second paragraph, what does the word "they" refer to?

A. Canadian federal government

B. Provincial courts

C. Canadian society

D. Indian peoples

E. Aboriginal peoples

16 Before the grass has thickened on the roadside verges and leaves have started growing on the
trees is a perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has become. The pavements
are stained with chewing gum that has been spat out and the gutters are full of discarded fast
food cartons. Years ago I remember travelling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags,
discarded bottles and soiled nappies at the edge of every road. Nowadays, Britain seems to look
at least as bad. What has gone wrong?

The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer than
before. If it is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in the undergrowth for years; a
semi- permanent reminder of what a tatty little country we have now.

Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been given to shoppers. These will take
anything from 100 to 1,000 years to rot. However, it is not as if there is no solution to this. A
few years ago, the Irish government introduced a tax on non- recyclable carrier bags and in
three months reduced their use by 90%. When he was a minister, Michael Meacher attempted to
introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics industry protested, of course. However,
they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before it could draw breath, leaving
supermarkets free to give away plastic bags.

What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and
collective, before it is too late. The alternative is to continue sliding downhill until we have a
country that looks like a vast municipal rubbish tip. We may well be at the tipping point. Yet we
know that people respond to their environment. If things around them are clean and tidy,
people behave cleanly and tidily. If they are surrounded by squalor, they behave squalidly.
Now, much of Britain looks pretty squalid. What will it look like in five years?

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What is the closest meaning of the word “tatty” in the second paragraph?
A. Seedy

B. Wrong

C. Ugly

D. Stingy

E. Greasy
17 Before the grass has thickened on the roadside verges and leaves have started growing on the
trees is a perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has become. The pavements
are stained with chewing gum that has been spat out and the gutters are full of discarded fast
food cartons. Years ago I remember travelling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags,
discarded bottles and soiled nappies at the edge of every road. Nowadays, Britain seems to look
at least as bad. What has gone wrong?

The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer than
before. If it is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in the undergrowth for years; a
semi- permanent reminder of what a tatty little country we have now.

Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been given to shoppers. These will take
anything from 100 to 1,000 years to rot. However, it is not as if there is no solution to this. A few
years ago, the Irish government introduced a tax on non- recyclable carrier bags and in three
months reduced their use by $90 \%$. When he was a minister, Michael Meacher attempted to
introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics industry protested, of course. However,
they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before it could draw breath, leaving
supermarkets free to give away plastic bags.

What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and
collective, before it is too late. The alternative is to continue sliding downhill until we have a
country that looks like a vast municipal rubbish tip. We may well be at the tipping point. Yet we
know that people respond to their environment. If things around them are clean and tidy,
people behave cleanly and tidily. If they are surrounded by squalor, they behave squalidly.
Now, much of Britain looks pretty squalid. What will it look like in five years?

What can we inferred about from the last pharagraph?

A. People are squalid.

B. People behave according to what they see around them.

C. People are clean and tidy.

D. People are like a vast municipal rubbish tip.
E. People today are behaving dirty

Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming
18 and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set
among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for
visits to the nearby temples.

From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the
Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and
Thailand. The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor
Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were
rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King
Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finest
examples of Khmer art and architecture. Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the place.
In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of
which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over
the last 800 years. To see the whole thing can take several days. The most important temples to
visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of
the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.

Visas are required to enter Cambodia. You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International
Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person. You will also need another
passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass. Please ensure you take comfortable
walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there. The most
commonly accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar.
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What can be inferred about the “Cambodia” according to the passage?

A. Siem Reap as the capital

B. It has Khmer, and Vietnamese architecture
C. It’s home of the world’s largest temple complexes.
D. Near to Angkor Thom
E. Overgrown by jungle and Bayon.

19 Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming
and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set
among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for
visits to the nearby temples.

From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the
Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and
Thailand. The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor
Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were
rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King
Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the
finest examples of Khmer art and architecture. Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the
place.

In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of
which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over
the last 800 years. To see the whole thing can take several days. The most important temples to
visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the
capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.
Visas are required to enter Cambodia. You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International
Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person. You will also need another
passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass. Please ensure you take comfortable walking
shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there. The most commonly
accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar.
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What is the closest meaning of the word “ensure” in the last paragraph?
A. Undermine

B. Bring

C. Guarantee

D. Few

E. Satisfied

20 Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming
and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set
among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for
visits to the nearby temples.

From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the
Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and
Thailand. The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor
Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were
rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King
Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the
finest examples of Khmer art and architecture. Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the
place.

In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of
which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over
the last 800 years. To see the whole thing can take several days. The most important temples to
visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of
the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.

Visas are required to enter Cambodia. You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International
Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person. You will also need another
passport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass. Please ensure you take comfortable
walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there. The most
commonly accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar.

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The following statements are true in the passage, except?

A. Most people visit Siem Reap because it is close to temples.

B. Angkor Wat was the capital of the Cambodian empire

C. Dawn and dusk are particularly good times to visit Angkor Wat.

D. You will need a couple of passport photos.

E. The US dollar is widely accepted in Cambodia.