Selasa, 22 Januari 2008

10 ipa

History is all that happened in the past and what man has written about the past. We know that some events in the past took place because we have evidence that they happened. We know that the ancient cities of Pompeii and Harculaneum were destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius because archeologists have found these cities buried under the volcanic debris and volcanic mud that were thrown out by the eruption. We know about other events only through the writings of historians, and sometimes historians differ in describing in the same event.


  1. Why were the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum damaged?

They were damaged because ___ .

  1. all happened in the past time

  2. we have evidence that they happened

  3. they were destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius

  4. we know that some events in the past had took place

  5. archeologists have found the cities buried under the mud


  1. What is history according to the text?

It may be ___ .

  1. an eruption of Vesuvius

  2. all that happened in the past

  3. the archeologists and the historians

  4. the volcanic debris and the volcanic mud

  5. the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum


  1. “ … sometimes historians differ in describing the same event”.

What does the word historian mean?

  1. A history teacher

  2. A man who never studies history

  3. A person who is expert in history

  4. A person who often reads history books

  5. A student who is learning history books


Text 2

Telex is a telegraph exchange service that enables subscribers to communicate directly with one another by means of teleprinters temporarily connected by lines and switching equipment. Telex, which started on a national basis in Europe in the early 1930’s, became an international service by mid 1930’s. It expanded rapidly, mainly after World War II, and is now available in almost every country in the world.

Telex service is analogous to the public telephone service except that machine printed messages replace speech. The printed record makes telex particularly useful in the business world, which requires the authority of the written word. Another advantage is that call can be made and message can be left at unattended machine, which is very useful where there are time differences.

The teletypewriter, which has a typewriter like keyboard, produces electrical signals that are transmitted to a distant point, where teletypewriter produces a printed copy from the electrical signals, transmitted to it. Messages are sent in a-5 unit code at origin. In manual calling, an operator is required at the district of destination.


  1. Which of the following statements is correct according to the text?

  1. Telex was invented in the mid 1930’s

  2. Telex expanded before the second World War

  3. You have to speak when you use telex

  4. Messages are sent in a 5 unit code at 67 words per hour

  5. The printed record in business world produced by telex are useful


  1. The main idea of paragraph two is ___ .

  1. The advantages of using telex

  2. The time when telex was invented

  3. Teletypewriter which is like a typewriter

  4. Subscribers who communicate directly

  5. The similarities of telex and typewriter


  1. It was about ___ years before telex could expand rapidly after it started.

  1. 5

  2. 10

  3. 15

  1. 25

  2. 30



  1. Telex service is analogous to the public telephone service expect that machine printed ___ .”.

The italic word means ___ .

  1. similar to

  2. contrast to

  3. opposite to

  1. different from

  2. not similar to




Text 3

Some high school and college students have part-time jobs. They do them at times before school, after school and at weekends. Some people believe this is good. By doing part-time jobs students earn money andlearn to be independent. They help themselves and their families financially. Theythe value of money more than students who just ask their parents for it.

Some people, however, think that students should not work. They believe that students have two full-time jobs already:and going to school. According to them part-time jobs make students tired. Tired students cannot study well. They tend to loose their tempers easily. They also tend to fall asleep in class, and when do, their classmates usually make fun of them. According to these people, education is more important than money. Students should not do part-time jobs.



  1. A. differ

  1. different

  2. differently

  3. difference

  4. differentiate


  1. A. since

B. never

  1. though

  2. instead

  3. therefore


  1. A. appoint

  1. approve

  2. approach

  3. appreciate

  4. approximate


  1. A. memorizing

B. growing up

  1. watching

  2. listening

  3. seeking


  1. A. their

  1. these

  2. them

  3. they

  4. there


  1. The young lady ___ you are talking to is a talented artist

  1. which

  2. of which

  3. who

  4. whom

  5. whose


  1. Tomy : Eight bridges in Nangroe Aceh Darusalam have collapsed in tsunamy wave.

Aldy : If I were a governor, I would build the new ones.

The underlined statement shows that Aldy ___ . The governor of Nangroe Aceh Province.

  1. is not

  2. used to be

  3. wants to be

  4. fight against

  5. does not support


  1. Suzi : Excuse me. Would you mind holding my camera for a moment? I’ve to go to the restroom.

Tiko : Of course, Go ahead.

The underlined utterance means that ___ .

Suzi requests Tiko to hold her camera

  1. Tiko asks Suzi to hold the camera

  2. Suzi holds the camera for Tiko

  3. Suzi invites the man to hold the camera

  4. Tiko wants to hold the camera


  1. Haikal : Was the emperor successful in his ambition?

Cindy : No, he ___ . before he accomplished it.

  1. dies

  2. to die

  3. has died

  1. had died

  2. would die



  1. Pegy : Did you see a a new bridge over there, Dea?

D e a : Yes, the bridge over there ___ . in 2000

  1. is built

  2. was built

  3. has been built

  4. has been building

  5. had been building


  1. Pamela : What time is it, Arnold?

Arnold : Sorry, I don’t know ___ ., my watch is broken.

  1. what time is it

  2. what is time it

  3. it is what time

  4. what time it is

  5. what it is time



  1. Rearrange these words to make a good sentence!

– – – – – – – – –


  1. 4 – 6 – 10 – 3 – 8 – 1 – 5 – 9 – 2 - 7

  2. 4 – 6 – 2 – 10 – 3 – 8 – 1 – 5 – 9 - 7

  3. 2 – 7 – 8 – 1 – 5 – 9 – 6 – 10 – 4 - 3

  4. 2 – 7 – 3 – 8 – 1 – 5 – 9 – 4 – 6 - 10

  5. 7 – 3 – 8 – 1 – 5 – 9 – 4 – 6 – 1 - 10


  1. Rearrange these sentences into a good paragraph.

  1. We tell them what to do by processing various buttons

  2. We call this a computer program

  3. Computers work like calculators

  4. To do the same work, we can give a series of instructions to a computer

  5. Once we provide a program the computer can do all this work automatically


  1. 2 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 3

  2. 3 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 5

  3. 4 – 5 – 3 – 2 – 1

  4. 1 – 5 – 2 – 4 – 3

  5. 3 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 4




























Who won the football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new movie? Minutes after an event takes place , newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic purpose – to get the news as quickly as possible from those who know it to those who want to know it.

Radio, telegraph, television, and other inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. However, newspapers quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the speed and efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are printed and read than ever before.

Newspapers are sold for prices that fail to cover the cost of production. The main source of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The ability to sell advertising depends on a newspaper’s value to advertisers. This is measured in terms of circulation: how many people read the magazine?

Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment offered in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information about the community, city, nation, and world.


  1. The basic purpose of a newspaper is ___ .

  1. to gather the news on the spot

  2. to get the most important news

  3. to deliver the news to the readers quickly

  4. to get the information from sources quickly

  5. to give newspapers to those who need them


  1. Newspapers present the details of an event soon by ___ .

  1. printing more newspapers

  2. reporting the details of an event

  3. circulating the details of an event

  4. developing the news for the newspapers

  5. using the faster means of communication


  1. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

  1. The cost of production

  2. The prices of newspapers

  3. The income of newspapers

  4. The circulation of newspapers

  5. The advertisement in newspapers


  1. “… reporters are on the spot to gather the news.”

The underlined word has similar meaning to ___ .

  1. at the place where they work

  2. on the street giving the details

  3. at the place of the action

  4. at the moment an accident happens

  5. in the world where reporter gives new



Text 2

Thousands of tourists go to Bali each year. They like to go on trips for the fun of seeing new and strange things in Bali is one of the places where they expect to see them.

There are many books on Bali that foreign tourists can read before they leave their hometowns. However, books cannot explain everything to them, so it is a good idea for them to go to Bali themselves. The island offers them many good things to see. If it did not, people would not go there.

There are many hotels where visitors can stay. The three-hundred-room Bali Beach Hotel is one of them. There are just enough hotels now. These hotels offer tourists guides who speak English and other foreign languages. The government has given these guides training because tourists ask them many kinds of questions.

Names like ‘Island of Thousands Temples’ and ‘Island of goods’ show visitors that religion is an important part of life in Bali. Most of the Balinese people are members of the Hindu religion. They have religious ceremonies in their temples and other places almost everyday.

Many villages have gamelan and dance teams for their religious as well as other ceremonies. The Kecak or Monkey Dance shows part of the famous Ramayana story. Some of the other dances are the Legong, the Kebyar, and the Janger.


  1. What may tourists do before they leave for Bali?

  1. They get in contact with Balinese

  2. They try to get souvenirs from Bali

  3. They book hotels which offer professionals guides

  4. They are exited to talk about Bali and its culture

  5. They buy a lot of books describing Bali and its people


  1. “Balinese people are religious”

This information can be found in paragraph ___ .

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  1. 4

  2. 5



  1. “There are many books on Bali that foreign tourists can read before they leave their hometowns.”

The word ‘they’ refers to ___ .

  1. hosts

  2. comers

  3. persons

  1. tourists

  2. people



Text 3

There are many kinds of pollution. They can be grouped into several major. Of which we mention here: water pollution, air pollution, land pollution, noise pollution and radiation pollution. Air pollution is caused by cars engines and by big factories with large chimneys through which dirty air escapes. Land pollution can be caused by waste or rubbish such as paper, bottles, plastic, aluminium, scraps, junk, etc. Because of our carelessness and laziness, our surroundings are very dirty. They are filled by household factory waste. Some wastes can be broken down by natural organisms such as bacteria. Rubbish like this is called organic waste. On the other hand rubbish which cannot be broken down by natural organisms is called inorganic waste. This is more difficult to dispose off and it makes the surroundings very unpleasant to . Noise pollution can be caused by several things: loud music through loudspeakers, the noise of motorized vehicles such as trucks, buses, motorcycles, and also aircraft. Loud noise is annoying and is dangerous to our ears. It may cause deafness. can affect the heart and cause nervous strain. Radiation pollution can kill many people in one moment. It is caused by uranium and other radioactive materials. The testing of atomic weapons is by people in general because atomic weapons are radioactive. These are few examples of the different kinds of pollution in our lives.


  1. A. classification

  1. classifies

  2. classify

  3. classificate

  4. classified


  1. A. so

  1. as well as

  2. in order to

  3. although

  4. between


  1. A. look after

  1. look for

  2. look at

  3. look up

  4. look on


  1. A. they

  1. deafness

  2. its

  3. ears

  4. it


  1. A. fear

  1. fearless

  2. fearful

  3. feared

  4. fearness


  1. A r a : Hi, Ir. Do you want to know Budi’s sister?

Irkham : Yes, of course. Which one of them?

A r a : The one ___ . hair is long.

  1. who

  2. whom

  3. whose

  1. which

  2. where



  1. Jack : Happy birthday, An.

Here is a present for you.

Anne : ___ . How kind of you.

  1. I’m really so sure

  2. I’ll never forget it

  3. Thank you very much, Jack

  4. You are really my best friend

  5. How do you find such a good present



  1. Father : Son, what about my letter?

S o n : ___ . I forget to send it. I’ll send it now.

  1. No matter, Dad

  2. Of course, Dad

  3. All right, Dad

  4. Forgive me, Dad

  5. That’s okey, Dad


  1. Pamela : I have got a job and I have been working for logging company in Ujung Pandang for a month

Hana : Really? ___ .

  1. I’m sorry to hear that

  2. I’m glad to hear that

  3. Good you are

  4. That’s right

  5. Oh, my God


  1. Lisa : How does Indosiar differ from Metro TV?

Jane : I think the former is full of ___ . While the later focuses on news.

  1. education

  2. circulation

  3. entertainment

  1. development

  2. communication



  1. B o b : Don’t go anywhere. Wait here ___ . I get back.

Sister : Okey.

  1. when

  2. while

  3. until

  1. after

  2. as soon as



  1. Rearrange these jumbled words into a meaningful sentence.

– – – – – – –


  1. 4 - 1 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 8

  2. 4 – 3 – 8 – 6 – 7 – 5 – 1 – 2

  3. 4 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 3

  4. 4 – 1 – 6 – 8 – 3 – 7 – 5 – 2

  5. 4 – 7 – 5 – 1 – 6 - 2 – 8 – 3


  1. Rearrange these jumbled sentences into a good paragraph.

  1. The daily is published in Semarang, Central Java

  2. Suara Merdeka is one of good dailies

  3. For examples, problems about politics, sports, culture, advertisement and even entertainment.

  4. Basically we will know about the Central Java’s problems if we read this daily.

  5. That news consists of many problems

  6. It gives us the news we need about Central Java

  1. 2 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3

  2. 2 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 1

  3. 2 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 1

  4. 2 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 3

  5. 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 6







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