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etunjuk A digunakan untuk menjawab soal no. 51 sampai dengan 75.

Text 1

In the twentieth century people depend on unlimited energy to power their everyday lives. A wide range of energy-run devices and modern conveniences are taken for granted, and although it may seem that we will never be in danger of living without those conveniences, the fact is that many supplies of energy are dwindling rapidly. Scientists are constantly searching for new sources of power to keep modern society running. Whether future populations will continue to enjoy the benefits of abundant energy will depend on the success of this search.

Coal, oil and natural gas supply modern civilization with most of its power. However, not only they are supplies of these fuel limited, but they are a major source of pollution. If the energy demands of the future are to be met without seriously harming the environment, exiting alternative energy sources must be improved of further explored and developed. These include nuclear, water, solar, wind, and geothermal power, as well as energy from new, nonpolluting types of fuels. Each of these alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages.

Nuclear power plants efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the atmosphere, however, they are costly to build and maintain, and they pose the daunting problem of what to do with nuclear wastes. Hydroelectric power is inexpensive and environmentally safe, but impractical for communities located far from moving water. Harnessing energy from tides and waves has similar drawbacks. Solar power holds great promise for the future but methods of collecting and concentrating sunlight are as yet inefficient, as are methods of harnessing wind power.

Every source of energy has its disadvantages. One way to minimize them is to use less energy. Conservation efforts coupled with renewable energy resources, such as a combination of solar, water, wind and geothermal energy and alternative fuels, such as alcohol and hydrogen, will ensure supplies of clean, affordable energy for humanities future.

The passage above tell us ___ .
1. the search of energy sources is mainly a problem for the future
2. modern society requires a minimum amount of energy to keep it running
3. people use energy without giving great thought to where it is coming from
4. scientists believe we will never have to go without our modern conveniences
5. scientists are unwilling to search for new sources of power to keep modern society running
It can be inferred from the passage that ___ .
1. solar power can solve all the problems
2. solar and wind power are not promising for the future
3. nuclear power solves one problem while creating others
4. many alternative energy sources are environmentally hazardous
5. most alternative energy sources have proven to be impractical

From the passage, it can be inferred that to solve our energy problems ___ .
1. a combination of conservation and invention will be needed
2. we will have to stop using many of our modern conveniences
3. scientists will have to find one major source of non polluting energy
4. scientists will have to find ways to increase our supplies of coal, oil, and gas
5. scientists have found nuclear power which is unlimited all the time

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
1. We have to start to search for alternative energy sources.
2. The search for energy sources is not over.
3. Demands for energy in the future are likely to decrease.
4. Alternative sources of energy in this planet are very limited
5. Our present energy sources must be eliminated and replaced with alternative sources.

Which of the following source of energy is the most promising?
1. The solar power plant.
2. The hydroelectric power plant.
3. The geothermal energy power plant.
4. Coal, oil, and natural gas.
5. The nuclear power plant.

Text 2

One early theory likened human memory to a muscle that had to be regularly exercised in order to function properly. This theory was eventually replaced by the notion that remembering has like writing, with experience the pen and the mind a blank page. But eventually this theory was also rejected. In its place came other hypothesis __ that human memory function like a complex and well-stocked library catalogue. With access to a key word, you can look up any piece of stored or catalogued information. But overtime that theory has also been discarded. Human memory may, in fact, be too sophisticated and too complex to be explained through anyone single simile or metaphor.

What is the paragraph about?
1. Human memory
2. The theories of human memory
3. The human memory and writing
4. The human memory and library
5. The newest theory of human memory

What is the main idea of the paragraph?
1. All theories of human memory are wrong
2. Human memory must be trained like a muscle
3. Human memory is like writing exercise
4. Human memory can store information like a library
5. In fact human memory may be too sophisticated and complex to be explained through any one single simile or metaphor

Text 3

Vitamin A helps prevent cold and other infections. A deficiency in vitamin A can produce eye diseases. Egg, butter, and yellow vegetables all contain vitamin A.

Vitamin C also helps prevent infections, an it is essential to healthy teeth. Oranges, lemons, tomatoes, and strawberries all contain this important vitamin. Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, helps keep bones and teeth strong. The lack of vitamin D can contribute to arthritis. Liver and eggs are the best sources of this vitamin. The vitamin B complex is also extremely important. It helps keep the skin healthy and affects muscle tone. Vitamin B may even help reduce stress and tension. Green, leafy vegetables, milk and grains help supply this important group of vitamins.

What is the topic of the passage?
1. Many kind of vitamins.
2. How to costume the vitamins.
3. The good and bad effects of consuming vitamins.
4. Consuming a large doses of vitamins.
5. The importance of vitamins for our health.

What is the main idea of the passage?
1. Vitamins are important for maintaining our good health.
2. Consuming a large doses of vitamins will help us live longer.
3. Consuming a large doses of vitamins does not have bed effects on us.
4. There are many kinds of vitamins to consume.
5. There are good and bad effects of consuming vitamins.

Text 4

Autism is a mental illness that 60 children, making them turn away from the outside world and 61 into fantasy. For years, it was thought that autism was produced by cold or inadequate parental 62 , and present of 63 children blamed themselves for the disease. 64 , recent research contradicts this notion. It suggests instead that autism may be the product of genetic inheritance.

A. affect

B. effect

C. changes

D. creates

E. supports

A. sleep

B. dream

C. withdraw

D. modify

E. collaborate

A. food

B. environment

C. expectation

D. treatment

E. bringing up

A. autistic

B. autistical

C. autism

D. autistically

E. autist

A. Accordingly

B. However

C. Moreover

D. As a result

E. Although

When the reporter arrived at the plane accident, the victims ___ .
1. have been evacuating
2. had been evacuating
3. are being evacuating
4. were being evacuated
5. were evacuated

The economy recovery programs ___ by the new government will be evaluated periodically.
1. launch
2. launched
3. are launched
4. are launching
5. will be launched

The train running fast from Jakarta crashed the track ___ the railway.
1. cross
2. crossed
3. crossing
4. was crossing
5. which crossing

The number of deported Indonesian illegal workers from Malaysia ___ recently.
1. had been increasing
2. has been increasing
3. have been increasing
4. have increased
5. increase

When father retires next year, he ___ for the company for more than twenty years.
1. will have been working
2. has been working
3. will be working
4. is working
5. has worked

Had the weather been fine yesterday, the plane ___ the accident.
1. won’t have
2. would not have
3. would have had
4. would not have had
5. will not have had

Both of my parents are always kind. They love me so much. I still remember ___ to the zoo by them.
1. take
2. taking
3. to take
4. to be taken
5. being taken

The general had the suspected watchman ___ about robbery.
1. interrogate
2. interrogated
3. interrogating
4. to interrogate
5. to be interrogated

“What are you planning to do with all these paintings?”

“___ them in the cultural centre next month.”

To be exhibiting
Will exhibit
We exhibit
Exhibited
To exhibit

The yellow card, ___, is only issued for the employees.
1. one cannot enter the factory without
2. without which one cannot enter the factory
3. which without in one cannot enter the factory
4. one cannot enter the factory without it
5. that one cannot enter the factory without it

After diagnosing my father doctor suggested that he ___ because of his serious illness.
1. doesn’t smoke
2. didn’t smoke
3. not smoking
4. not to smoke
5. not smoke

uannnn

BAHASA INGGRIS

TEXT 1

Many of you may have seen a ford car. Some of you may own one, or at least you might have own one. Formerly, ford cars were popular in Indonesia although today there are more Toyota and other Japanese cars than Fords or other American cars.

Like the Toyota car, the Ford car is named after the man who started the car factory. Henry Ford, along with his friends, started the Ford Motor Company in 1903. It was a small company then, but in 1927 had grown into a giant company.

The great success of the company began during the years 1912 and 1913, when it applied all the elements of ”mass production”. The most modern machines were used.

The parts of car were standardized. Machines and workers were placed in orderly sequence. Moving conveyor belts were used. Other devices were employed in order that the movement of the parts and materials might be economical and efficient. All activities where planned and coordinated.

Basically, that is what mass production is all about. The word ”mass” means a large number. The term ”mass production” refers to methods of organizing production process for a maximum number of products at the lowest cost. It is based two general principles. One is the division and specialization of human labour. The other is the use of tools and machines in the production of standards, interchangeable part.

From the Ford Motor Company mass production spread to other companies. Henry Ford became known as its creator. Was this creator of modern mass production a graduate of a famous university? No he was not, he never studied at any university. He didn’t even finish high school. He left school when he was 15 and began to work. You might think that he ought to have finished his schooling first. Young Henry Ford didn’t think so. Perhaps instead he thought that one could be successful without finishing his schooling.

Young Henry Ford might have promised himself that he would be successful man, and his name will be remembered the history of mass production for good.

What is the best title of the text?
1. Mass production
2. Toyota and Henry Ford
3. Henry Ford and Mass Production
4. Henry Ford Motor Company
5. The Story of Henry Ford Education

When did Henry Ford Company begin to apply the mass production?
1. 1903
2. 1912
3. 1927
4. Before 1903
5. After 1927

Henry Ford never studied at the university he became a successful person as the creator of American mass production car. We can find this idea in paragraph ___ .
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. 6

The Ford Motor Company was the first company to ___ .
1. produce cars
2. plan a great success
3. employ human labour
4. avoid the use of machines
5. apply all elements of mass production

Henry Ford was a successful man and his name will be remembered in the history of mass production for good (paragraph 6).

The underlined words mean ___ .

most of the time
in the pass time
last time
for now
forever

It was a small company then, but in 1927 had grown into a giant company (paragraph 2).

The word it refers to ___ .

Toyota
Ford Car
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Toyota Motor Company

TEXT 2

Nuclear energy is the energy contained in the nucleus, or centre, of an atom. It is the powerful form of energy that exists. Only in this century have scientists learned how to obtain nuclear energy. They have put it to constructive uses, as in electric power stations. They have also put it to destructive uses, as in the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb.

Sometimes nuclear energy is called atomic energy because it is obtained from atoms. This is not a good choice of words. Other forms of energy can also be obtained from atoms. For example, chemical energy, also, comes from atoms. But it comes from reactions outside the atomic nuclei. Nuclei is the plural of nucleus. Chemical energy is released when coal, oil, gas other fuels are burned.

An atomic-bomb explosion shows how powerful nuclear energy is. You have probably read of nuclear explosions described in terms of megatons, or million of tons of TNT. You may have known that TNT is the abbreviation of trinitrotoluene. It means a high explosive.

The breakdown, or fission, of uranium atoms supplies about 2 percent of the world’s energy requirements. Fission release tremendous amount of heat, which can be used to make steam to drive electric generators.

Early supporters of nuclear power believed that it would provide plenty of energy at low cost. But many problems have developed. The cost of building nuclear power plants has soared. There is great public concern about the possibility of a spread of radiation following an accident in a nuclear plant. As yet there is also no sure, safe way to dispose of the burned out fuel, which is radioactive. And the supply of uranium on the earth, like the supply of fossil fuels, is limited.

What is the nuclear energy obtained from?
1. Electricity
2. Atom
3. Steam
4. Coal
5. Oil

The topic of paragraph three is about ___.
1. the nuclear explosion
2. the danger of the nuclear energy
3. the meaning of TNT
4. the explosion of an atomic bomb
5. the powerful force of nuclear energy

Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
1. Nuclear is the only energy obtained from atom.
2. Chemical energy comes from reactions inside the atomic nuclear.
3. Nuclear energy has a high explosive.
4. Fission cannot be used to make steam to drive machines.
5. Scientists have learned how to obtain nuclear energy centuries ago.

What does the fifth paragraph tell us about?
1. The supply of uranium on the earth.
2. The cost of building nuclear power plants.
3. The possibility of radiation.
4. The safe way to dispose of the burned out fuel.
5. The disadvantages of nuclear power plants.

” ... about 2 percent of the world’s energy requirements.”

The underlined word has the same meaning as something ___ .

produced
distributed
needed
provided
asked

TEXT 3

In early societies money was unknown and man relied on a simple system of exchange. Perhaps a good hunter had more animal skins than he could use. His neighbor, a good fisherman, might have too many fish but needed furs to protect his children from the cold. Both soon realized that their problems could be easily solved by exchanging what they did not need, their surplus, for what they did need.

This method of exchanging something not needed for something that is needed is called barter. The word comes from the Italian ’barattare’ and the French ’barater’, which mean” to trade”.

Barter was an important means of exchange when the needs of primitive man were mostly for clothing, food, and shelter. But the system had many difficulties. For example, a weaver who wanted to exchange his cloth for a good catch of fish might not be able to find a fishermen who needed cloth. And a farmer with too much corn might not be able to find a hunter with too many deer. When labor and services became more specialized in growing societies, barter no longer satisfied the demands of payment. A new system of exchange had to be found.

As man developed, he turned to many different things in his search for a convenient medium of exchange, or money. One of the earliest forms of money was cattle. The richest man was the one who owned the most livestock. His cattle were called capital, and from that Latin word we get our word ”capital” meaning” wealth”.

Why did people in early societies exchange their things for other thing?

They were unfamiliar with money.
They had an oversupply of products.
They did not need a system of exchange.
Barter system was very simple.
They were very poor.

What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

Barter was the only way of trade.
People exchange their things easily.
The richest man was one who used money.
Man looked for something to satisfy the demands of payment.
People did not think of finding a new means of exchange.

Which statement is true according to the text?

In early societies, people exchanged their things to buy something.
In growing societies, barter system made them satisfied.
In early societies, people traded by exchanging their things.
The richest man used barter as a new system of exchange.
They did not realize that they had to find a new system of exchange.

The main idea of paragraph three is ___ .

man should have a new system of exchange
primitive man wanted clothing, food and shelter only
labor and services became more specialized
barter was an important means of exchange
barter was difficult to carry out

” …, barter no longer satisfied the demands of payment.” (paragraph 3).

The underlined word means ___ .

fulfilled
interested
required
provided
benefited

” … many different things in his search for a convenient … (paragraph 4).

The underlined word has the similar meaning to ___ .

comfortable
effective
suitable
efficient
nice

TEXT 4

In order to request a telephone service in the United States, either call or visit your local telephone store. A sales representative will be glad to show you samples of the designs and colours available. Simply choose the design and colour that you prefer, and leave your name, address, and employer’s name with the sales representative. Students with scholarship should provide their sponsor’s name instead of an employer’s name. A fifty-dollars security deposit must be paid prior to telephone installation, and may be made by check, cash, mastercard, or visa. On the date that your telephone is to installed, a responsible person, such as an apartment manager, must be at home to unlock the door for the serviceman.

The sales representative can give us information about ___ .
1. the telephone service
2. the employer’s name
3. the price of installing telephone
4. the time for installing the telephone
5. the variety of telephone’s designs and colours

It may be concluded from the passage that the first step suggested by the writer to get a telephone service is by ___ .
1. going to the apartment manager
2. calling or visiting a telephone store
3. paying fifty dollars to a serviceman
4. leaving your name with the sales representative
5. leaving your address

The purpose of this passage is to give a/an ___ to us.
1. offer
2. alternative
3. invitation
4. information
5. entertainment

Who will install the telephone?
1. An apartment manager
2. A sales representative
3. An employer
4. A serviceman
5. A manager

In order to request a telephone service in the United States, either call or visit … (the first sentence).

The underlined word has a closest meaning to ___ .

buy
require
propose
call on
ask for

TEXT 5

The energy used to drive car engines is derived from patrol which is also formed with the indirect aid of the sun. Plants and animals were pressed under rocks in the earth. These dead animal and vegetable remains formed petroleum, from which petrol and oil are now obtained.

What is the topic of the passage?
1. The rock in the earth
2. The vegetable remains
3. The indirect aid of the sun
4. The formation of petroleum
5. The use of petrol to drive car engines

What is the main idea of the text?
1. The formation of petroleum is also formed with the indirect aid of the sun
2. The use of petroleum to drive car engines is derived from the sun
3. The rock in the earth form the petroleum
4. The formation of petroleum is natural
5. The indirect aid of the sun is useful

TEXT 6

Banks are closely 75 with the flow of money into and of the seconomy. They often 76 with the governments in efforts to 77 economics and prevent inflation. They are specialist in the business of providing 78 , or allocating funds on credit. Banks 79 as places to which people took their valuables for safe keeping, but today in addition to acting as guardian of 80 private possession.

A. worried

innovated
concerned
motivated
cooperated

A. break

refuse
bother
modify
cooperate

A. economize

standardize
criticize
stabilize
create

A. cheque

interest
capital
bank note
current account

A. purified

stimulated
accounted
considered
originated

A. valuable

worthless
portable
moveable
interesting

One of the purpose of the UN is to gain respect for individual liberties and the right of people to determine their own future.

The underlined word means ___ .

get
find
give
know
respond

The visitors arrived at the temple ornamented with beautiful floral and coconut-leaf actions.

The underlined word means ___ .

covered
painted
plastered
decorated
irritated

The bank lends the deposited money to customers who need capital.

The antonym of the underlined word is ___ .

puts
takes
owes
deposits
borrows

About half an hour before the departure, the passengers begin boarding the aircraft and the crew welcome them on board.

The underlined word is similar to ___ .

getting off
getting out
getting on
taking off
taking away

Nila : Dit, do you think that the government will be successful in ___ tourists to come here?

Dita : I think so. Don’t you see the activities done to promote our tourism?

taking
calling
showing
attracting
informing

Tony : Why did you leave your job?

Boby : Well, if the company ___ me more, I would not have left my job.

paid
had paid
had not paid
will have paid
would have paid

Rini : Why can’t we borrow the new books?

Dina : They ___ now.

are numbering
were numbering
are being numbered
have been numbered
have been numbering

Rinda likes cycling better than walking.

It means that ___ .

Rinda prefers walking to cycling
Rinda prefer cycling than walking
Rinda would rather cycle than walking
Rinda likes cycling better to walking
Rinda would prefer to cycle rather than walk

Nia : We’ll have to steam rice for dinner.

Dea : Why? What’s happened with the rice cooker?

Nia : It is broken.

Dea : ___ then.

We’ll get it repaired
We’ll have repaired it
We’ll get someone repair it
We’ll have it to repair
We’ll have someone repaired it

Director : Is Rudi still sick?

Hardi : I don’t know. I wish he were here now to help me type the report.

From the dialogue above, we know that Rudi ___ in the office.

was not
is not
will be
has been
had been

Dona : Why do you look so sad?

Dini : I got 5 for my English test.

Dona : ____ .

You must study hard
You must have studied hard
You should study hard
You should have studied hard
You might have studied hard

Yeti : Would you like to work in a hotel when you leave school?

Dina : No, I would rather ___ in a bank.

work
worked
working
to work
for working

The farmers ___ by the end of this month.
1. will have harvested
2. have been harvesting
3. were harvesting
4. are harvesting
5. harvested

Dina : Do you mind if I borrow your camera for a few days?

Iwan : Sure.

From the dialogue we know that Dina expresses ___ .

advice
request
invitation
command
permission

Sita : Excuse me, may I go out for a moment?

Dora : Sure.

From the dialogue we know that Sita expresses ___ .

information
an apology
permission
an offer
help

Dicky : Do you think the Indonesian football team will play in the World Cup 2006 in Germany.

Tony : I hope so.

The underlined utterance expresses ___ .

preference
sympathy
certainty
expectation
request

Rani : Do you have the new edition of Reader Digest?

Lita : Yes, Why?

Rani : ___ if I read it for a moment.

Lita : Sure. Go ahead.

Is it okay
Is it possible
Are you sure
Are you proud
It doesn’t matter

Rudy : Do you know how to plant sea weed?

Dody : No. I don’t. I don’t have any expectation about it.

The underlined utterance expresses ___ .

unability
uncertainty
displeasure
disagreement
impossibility

Mother : Would you like some milk in your coffee, dear?

Father : ___, I like black coffee.

Not so bad
No, thanks
No, I’m not
Yes, I don’t
Yes, I do

Dati : ”Bob won’t be at the party.”

Neni : ”___.”

So won’t Dody
Neither won’t Dody
Dody won’t either
But Dody won’t
So don’t Dody

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Text 1

Although each baby has an 41 schedule of development, general pattern of growth have been observed. Three periods of development 42 , including early infancy, 43 extents from the first to the six month; middle infancy, from the sixth to the ninth month; and 44 infancy, from the ninth to the fifteenth month. 45 the newborn is concerned with his or her inner world and 46 primarily to hunger and pair, in early infancy the baby is already aware of the surrounding world. 47 the second month, many infants are awake more and can raise their heads to look at things. They also begin 48 at people. By four months, the baby is searching for things but not yet 49 them with its hands. It is also beginning to be wary of strangers and may scream when a visiting relative tries to pick it up. By five months, the baby is grabbing objects and putting them into its 50 . Some babies are trying to feed themselves with their hands.

Petunjuk A : dipergunakan dalam menjawab soal nomor 41 sampai ke nomor 60 !

A. individual

individually
individualist
individualistic
individuality

A. identify

identifies
identifying
has been identified
have been identified

A. that

which
whom
for whom
in which

A. modern

later
late
latest
up date

A. Moreover

In addition
Accordingly
Whereas
Meanwhile

A. responds

converses
answers
questions
replies

A. At

In
On
During
While

A. smile

smiles
smiling
to smile
to be smiled

A. grasp

grasps
grasping
grasped
to grasp

A. head

eyes
ears
cheeks
mouth

TATA BAHASA

The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent micro film file ___ among the best in the country.
1. is
2. are
3. was
4. were
5. have been

I ___ all over the place for my dictionary when I suddenly remembered that my sister had borroved it.
1. looked
2. am looking
3. was looking
4. have looked
5. have been looking

Mr. Hadi ___ at this school for thirty years when he retires next year.
1. will have been teaching
2. will have taught
3. has been teaching
4. had been teaching
5. was teaching

The famous foreign company ___ employs many people without differentiating their citizenship.
1. that she works
2. which she works
3. whom she works
4. for which she works
5. which she works for it

___ the increase in air fares, most people still prefer traveling by plane.
1. Even though
2. In addition
3. Although
4. Despite of
5. Instead of

It is imperative that a graduate student ___ a grade point average of ”B” in his major field.
1. maintain
2. maintains
3. maintaining
4. to maintain
5. maintained

Nila : What do the student object to?

Dita : ___ a test on Saturdays.

Have
Having
To have
To have had
Having had

If Dinda ___ a toothache, she wouldn’t have seen the dentist yesterday.
1. didn’t have
2. doesn’t have
3. hasn’t had
4. hadn’t had
5. wouldn’t have had

The police officer had the suspected watchman ___ about the bank robbery.
1. interrogate
2. interrogates
3. interrogating
4. interrogated
5. to be interrogated

Do you know the man ___ the paper in the seminar yesterday?
1. presented
2. presenting
3. is presenting
4. was presenting
5. who presenting