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Jumat, 16 Mei 2014
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Koleksi Soal Soal Bahasa Inggris
UN PRACTICE 05 2011
The text
ONE is for questions 1 to 3
For a
time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of jokes and subject to the wrath of
those who believed the U.S. government had spent too much money on the space
projects that served no valid purpose. The Hubble was sent into orbit with a
satellite by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 amid huge hype and
expectation. Yet after it was in position, it simply did not work, because the
primary mirror was misshapen. It was not until 1993 that the crew of the
Shuttle Endeavor arrived like roadside mechanics, opened the hatch that was
installed for the purpose, and replaced the detective mirror with a good one.
Suddenly,
all that had originally been expected came true. The Hubble telescope was
indeed the “window on the universe,” as it had originally been dubbed. When you
look deep into space, you are actually looking back trough time, because even
though light travels at 186,000 miles a second, it requires time to get from
one place to another. In fact, it is said that in some cases, the Hubble
telescope is looking back eleven billion years to see galaxies already forming.
The distant galaxies are speeding away from Earth, some traveling at the speed
of light.
Hubble
has viewed exploding stars such as the Eta Carinae, which clearly displayed
clouds of gas and dust billowing outward from its poles at 1.5 million miles an
hour. Prior to Hubble, it was visible from traditional telescopes on earth, but
its details were not ascertainable. But now, the evidence of the explosion is
obvious. The star still burns five million times brighter than the sun and
illuminates clouds from the inside.
Hubble
has also provided a close look at black holes, which are describe as cosmic drains.
Gas and dust swirl around the drain and are slowly sucked in by the incredible
gravity. It has also looked into an area that looked empty to the naked eye
and, within a region the size of a grain of sand, located layer upon layer of
galaxies, with each galaxy consisting of billions of stars.
The
Hubble telescope was named after Edwin Hubble, a 1020s astronomer who developed
a formula that expresses the proportional relationship of distances between
clusters of galaxies and the speeds at which they travel. Astronomers use the
stars known as Cepheid variables to measure distances in space. These stars dim
and brighten from time to time, and they are photographed over time and
charted. All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn
more about the formation of early galaxies.
1.
Why was the Hubble not always popular ?
A.
It was more expensive than most space shuttle
B.
It was defective for its first three years
C.
Many people believed space exploration was a waste of
time
D.
People were afraid of what might be found
E.
It had no specific purpose
2.
What are the astronauts of the Endeavor compared to?
A.
Scientists D.
jokers
B.
Astronomers E.
mechanics
C.
Politicians
3.
“For a time, the Hubble telescope was the brunt of
jokes and subject to the wrath of those ….”
The
synonym of the word ‘brunt’ is . . . .
A.
Subject D.
unhappiness
B.
Expense E.
weakness
C.
Contentment
The text TWO is for questions 4 to 5
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4.
What is the announcement about ?
A.
A boat festival
B.
A sea view Restaurant
C.
The Pangandaran Beach
D.
A schedule of a school trip
E.
The Green Canyon at the Pengandaran Beach
5.
This announcement is mostly addressed to . . . .
A.
Visitors D.
sightseers
B.
Tourists E.
travelers
C.
Students
The text THREE is for questions 6 to 9
Do you want to buy a mobile phone? Don’t be hasty!
There are many things to consider. Be reasonable before making a decision.
First,
you can start by asking yourself the usefulness of the equipment. The question
might be, :Do I want it for prestige or its usefulness?”
Then
you should make a choice on the type of the mobile phone. There are various
choices in the market, so you should decide the one that meets your needs and
whether you can afford it or not.
The
consequence of using a mobile phone is its high operational costs. You have to
pay more for a mobile phone compared to a fixed telephone. Therefore you should
only use the mobile phone only for important talks.
6.
What is the text about ?
A.
The advantage of using a mobile phone
B.
The various types of mobile phones
C.
The consequences of using a mobile phone
D.
How to use a mobile phone effectively
E.
Things to consider before buying a mobile phone
7.
Which of the followings is NOT TRUE about a mobile
phone ?
A.
Practical D.
Economical
B.
Expensive E.
Easy to carry
C.
Prestigious
8.
Which of the followings is the most important thing to
consider before buying a mobile phone?
A.
The type D.
Your money
B.
The price E.
Your prestige
C.
Your choice
9.
Which of the followings is TRUE according to the text
?
A.
All types of mobile phones are good
B.
It is very important for us to have a mobile phone
C.
Buying an expensive mobile phone is a wise decision
D.
It is wise using a mobile phone for chatting with
friends
E.
It is advisable to use a mobile phone only for
important talks
The text FOUR is for questions 10 to 13
The case of animals in medical research has many
practical benefits. Animal research has enabled such as heart disease and
depression. It would not have been possible to develop vaccines for diseases
like smallpox and polio without animal research. Any drug you take today was
tried first on animals.
Future
medical research is dependent on the use of animals. Which is more important:
the life of a rat or that of a three-year-old child?
Medical
research is also an excellent way of using animals had to be killed in animal
shelters because nobody wanted them as pets.
The fact
that human’s benefits cannot be used to justify using animals in research
anymore than it can be used to justify experimenting on other humans. Animals
suffer a lot during these experiments. They are forced to live in small cages,
and they may be unable to move.
Much
of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway. Animals have the
same rights as human’s do to be able to move freely and not to have pain or
fear forced upon them. Researchers must find other ways of doing their
research, using cell culture and computer modeling. There should be no animals
in research laboratories at all.
10.
What is the text about ?
A.
A debate whether it is right or not to use animals in
research
B.
An argument about the using animals in research
C.
Persuading the readers not to use animals in research
D.
Sharing opinion against using animals in research
E.
The reason of using animals in research
11.
“The fact that human’s benefit can’t be used to justify
animals ….” Paragraph 4.
The
meaning of the underlined word is . . . .
A.
Make D. consider
B.
Decide E.
legitimate
C.
Permit
12.
Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
A.
There are some advantages of using animals in medical
research
B.
It is estimated more than 12 million animals are
killed every day
C.
Researchers have the best way of doing their research
D.
There is no research to develop vaccines
E.
There are more experiments to save animals
13.
What is the main idea of the last paragraph ?
A.
Animals have the same rights as humans
B.
Scientists should not use animals for their
experiments
C.
Scientists must find other ways of doing their
research
D.
There should be no animals in research laboratories at
all
E.
Animals can be replaced by using cell culture and
computer modeling
The text FIVE is for questions 14 to 17
Ciroyom Market
Ciroyom market is a popular market in Bandung. It is
the cheapest and the most complete market. They sell fresh food, vegetables,
fruit, meat, eggs, coffee, sugar, etc. People can bargain before they decide to
buy anything.
The
location is convenient. People can park easily and it is safe. Nobody tries to
steal your money or goods. Usually there are young porters who offer to carry
your shopping to the nearest bus stop. The sellers are kind and helpful. They
are always patient to serve people even though they keep bargaining.
People
can see why the Ciroyom market is very popular in Bandung. The prices are
reasonable and the products are good. That’s why people like to shop there.
14. The main
idea of the third paragraph is . . . .
A. The
sellers are kind and helpful
B. The
location of the market is convenient
C. The
sellers sell fresh food, vegetables, fruit, meat, etc
D. Ciroyom
market is a popular market in Bandung
E. There are
reasons why people like to shop in Ciroyom market
15. People
like to shop at Ciroyom market because . . . .
A. It is
easy to park
B. There are
young porters
C. The
prices are expensive
D. It is the
most complete market
E. The
sellers are not patient to serve
16. Which of
the following items are NOT sold in Ciroyom market ?
A. Meat D. Tomatoes
B. Apples E. Fresh food
C. Furniture
17. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE
according
to the text ?
A. People
can park easily
B. There
are no pickpockets
C. The
location is convenient
D. The
prices are very cheap
E. The
goods are sold with fixed price
The text
SIX is for questions 18 to 20
It’s been over a year since first show Saving Private
Ryan—a worthy effort by Spielberg—his best since Schindler’s List. You’ve
probably heard about the amount of violence, blood, and gore and that’s very
engaging in all.
The movie
has the trademark of Spielberg style—the structure is all tied up and unified
from the beginning to the end, the emotional symbols abound, the music swelling
when he’s working at your emotions, the hand held the camera that worked so
well in Schindler’s List to give you a feeling of participation, camera angles
and periods of silence to disorient you, suspense techniques.
Hanks
will be the early front runner for Oscar after this flick—Academy members like
him. It is his best acting job. While Spielberg will likely be criticized for
attempting to manipulate the audience’s emotion while keeping a distance from
the inner core of his characters. Tom Hanks reveals a really complex military
leader in this story, and does so without overacting—somehow it comes from
within. While you may not deeply empathize with many of the platoon, you will
still feel something because of the relationship that is formed with Hanks.
18. The text is about ?
A. The
summary of Saving Private Ryan
B. A review of a Spielberg’s film: Saving
Private
Ryan
C. The writer’s opinion about Oscar
D. A report about Tom Hanks
E. The life story of Steven Spielberg
19.
“You’ve probably heard about the amount … that’s
very engaging in all.” Paragraph 1.
The antonym of ‘engaging’ is . . . .
A. disappointing D. happy
B. interesting E. sad
C. boring
20.
According to the text, Spielberg’s role in the film is
as . . . .
A. the star D. the producer
B. the director E. the stuntman
C. the supervisor
The text SEVEN is for questions 21 to 23
On Friday, the Emergency Services were called to
Riverton Secondary School in Jurongvale, when an escaped crocodile wreaked
havoc in the school compound.
The
principal, Mrs. Angela Bloom, said, “The secretary told me there was a crocodile
in the school compound eating the students’ lunches. I ran outside with the
caretaker. The students were of course, were very frightened.
Mr.
Chen, the gardener, was quick to act. He used a large broom to push the
crocodile into a nearby shed. The students were evacuated quickly without
anyone being hurt.
Within
minutes the Emergency Services arrived. The crocodile was found to belong to
the Wildlife Park. The park Manager was very apologetic. “I’m glad that none of
the students were hurt,” he said. “We have invited them to come to visit the
park free of charge.”
21. What does the text tell us?
A. an evacuated crocodile
B. an escaped crocodile
C. A crocodile visit
D. A crocodile show
E. A crocodile attack
22. “…
when an escaped crocodile wreaked havoc in the
school compound.” Paragraph 1
The
underlined word is synonymous to . . . .
A. fear D.
confusion
B. panic E.
destruction
C. disaster
23. Which
of the following is TRUE according to the
text?
A. The Emergency Services arrived late
B. The Wildlife Park was nearby the shed
C. The crocodile belonged to the Park
Manager
D. The gardener was able to push the
crocodile into a
shed
E. The principal told the gardener to take
the
crocodile back
The text EIGHT is for questions 24 to 25
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24. The text is about a/an . . . .
A. brochure D. application letter
B. advertisement E. recommendation
C. job opportunity
25. The
qualifications for male applicants are for the
position of . . . .
A. Receptionist and Public Relation
B. Duty Manager and Sales Executive
C. Duty Manager and Asst. F&B Manager
D. Asst. F&B Manager and Sales Manager
E. Sales Executive and Guest Relation
Officer
The text NINE is for questions 26 to 28
BIRDS
Birds belong to a class of warm blooded vertebrate
animals with feather covered bodies. Next to the mammals, birds are the most
important group of land-living vertebrates. All birds have feathers, although
in some types, particularly those that cannot fly, the normal structure of the
feathers may be much modified and be downy, woolly, or straw like. The
forelimbs of birds are modified into wings. The bony part of the tail, except
in the very earliest fossil birds, is very short, and the visible tail is composed
of feathers only. The teeth are absent except in some fossil forms. As in
mammals—the only other group of warm-blooded animal—the circulation is highly
perfected so that the arrangement of veins and arteries by which this is
accomplished, is different in the two groups. Birds have keen hearing, although
they have no external ears. The sense of sight also is very keen, but the sense
of smell is weak or lacking except in a few vultures and other birds.
26. The passage is about the . . . of birds
A. species D.
classification
B. definitions E. characteristics
C. clarification
27. From
the text we can conclude that both birds and
mammals have . . . .
A. backbone D. downy feathers
B. keen sights E. weak sense of smell
C. keen hearing
28. According
to the text, the following statements are
true, EXCEPT . . . .
A. birds are warm—blooded animals
B. birds have external ears
C. not all birds can fly
D. birds are vertebrate
E. birds have feathers
The text TEN is for questions 29 to 32
Why The Sky Is High
A long time ago, the sky was close to the earth. When
you stood up and stretched your arms, you could touch it.
One
day, a farmer bought home some coconuts for his wife. His wife wanted to drink
the juice inside. She knocked one of the coconuts against a rock to break open
the shell.
“That’s
not the way to do it,” her husband said. “You should cut it open with a knife.”
He
gave her his bolo or jungle-knife.
His
wife raised the knife to cut the coconut shell. “Crack!” As she lifted the knife
above her head, it split open the sky and there was a heavy rain.
The
woman told the sky, “Will you please go a little higher ? I can’t raise my
knife high enough to cut this coconut shell.”
She
raised the knife over her shoulder the second time. Once again, it hit the sky
and there was thunder and lightening.
“You
are still too slow.” The woman said to the sky. “please go higher.”
She
raised the bolo a third time. It
still cracked the sky. There was a typhoon, and the woman’s house was almost
blown away by the fierce wind.
“What
are you doing?” cried her husband, “Can’t you even try to open a coconut shell
without causing a typhoon?”
“It’s
not me,” his wife answered. “It’s the sky which is too low. I need more room to
use the knife.”
Finally,
the woman became very angry. She looked up and shouted at the sky. “You’d
better do as you are told. Otherwise I shall cut you to pieces.”
The
clouds rose and rose and the sky went up higher and higher. That’s why it is
now so high.
29. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the
text?
A. A bolo is a jungle knife
B. The woman cut her husband’s hand with
the knife
C. The farmer’s wife wanted to drink some
coconut
water
D. A very long time ago, the sky was very
low
E. The woman tore the sky for several
times
30. The
communicative purpose of the text is to . . ..
A. entertain readers with fairy legend
B. describe how the farmers open the
coconut shell
C. persuade readers to read the stories
D. inform readers about coconut shells
E. explain to readers why it’s hard to
open coconut
shell
31. Why
was the woman angry ?
A. Her husband forbade her to crack the
coconut
shell open
B. The sky went up too slowly
C. The sky gave her rain, thunder,
lightening, and
typhoon
D. She regretted cutting the sky into
pieces
E. Her husband took over her work
This text ELEVEN is or questions 32 to 35
Bandung, West Java: The driver of a truck carrying
load of vegetable and his assistant died when their vehicle smashed into
several houses in Cilengkrang, East Bandung, at around 6 p.m. Monday.
East
Bandung district chief Muhammad Jamaluddin identified the victims as Wawan, 40,
and Mikdan Mustafa 46, both of Soreang. Their bodies were taken to Hasan
Sadikin General Hospital in Bandung for autopsies.
“They
were probably sleepy or their brakes failed. The truck hit five houses, but the
worst hit were three houses,” Jamaluddin said in Cilengkrang on Friday-JP.
32. The text above tells about . . . .
A. poor driver
B. Colengkrang district
C. the accident
D. the victims of the accident
E. the chief of East Bandung district
33. The
accident happened because
A. the driver was sleepy
B. the visibility was poor
C. the road was bad condition
D. the driver run the truck fast
E. the truck carried the vegetables
overload
34. Which
of the following is TRUE ?
A. The truck hit the pillar
B. There is a policeman at the location
C. The accident happened in the morning
D. The driver and the assistant of the
truck died
E. The chief of East Bandung district was
the
eyewitness of the accident
35. “East
Bandung district chief Muhammad Jamaluddin
identified the victim as ….”
Paragraph 1.
The underlined word has the same meaning
as ….
A. recognized D. distinguished
B. linked E.
characterized
C. personalized
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