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Latihan Soal AcEPT UGM (Part II. Vocabulary) A. For questions 1 – 15, choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes each blank space in the text.



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The shark has senses specially (1)_____ the animal's life underwater. Smell is a shark's most acute sense. Approximately 70 percent of the shark's brain is used for smelling functions. Experiments have shown that sharks can detect prey (2)_____ by smell, and the hungrier the shark, the less stimulant needed to elicit a reaction. Sharks are sensitive to light and can detect certain objects even in murky water. Some have a mirror-like layer under the retina that reflects incoming light and increases the (3)_____ light available to the eye. Sharks can also sense electric and magnetic fields. Sensory pores located on the shark's head can detect a prey's bioelectric field (4)_____ if the prey is buried in sand. A shark can also detect the Earth's magnetic field. Open-ocean sharks may use this information to (5)_____ and orient themselves.



1. A. appointed by C. figured out B. invented for D. designed for



2. A. timidly C. solely B. hardly D. disorderly



3. A. prominence of C. odor of B. disposal of D. amount of



4. A. even C. however



B. as D. even though



5. A.sink C. crawl B. navigate D. thrust



Kunci Jawaban: 1.D, 2.C, 3.D, 4.A, 5.B



B. Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D that best collocates (combines) with each of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentences.



1. In medieval days, entire communities united to build churches that would not only glorify religion but that would also be a credit ........ their cities. A. for C. to B. on D. in



2. Accounting information can be classified ........ two categories: financial accounting and managerial accounting. A. to C. by B. into D. on



3. Amelia Earhart was greatly interested ........ the development of commercial aviation and took an active role in opening the field to women. A. in C. with B. at D. about



4. Since independence, African governments have tried to diversify their exports so their income does not depend ........ just one item.



A. in C. at B. with D. on



5. Physical anthropologists often rely ........ rigorous medical scientific methods for their research, in addition to more general observational methods. A. above C. on B. under D. with



Kunci Jawaban: 1.A, 2.B, 3.A, 4.D, 5.C



Latihan Soal AcEPT UGM (Part III. Grammar and Structure) A. Sentence Completion Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes each of the following sentences.



1. Traditionally, __________in New England on Thanksgiving Day. (A) when served is sweet cider (B) when sweet cider is served (C) is served sweet cider (D) sweet cider is served



2. Lillian D. Wald, public health nurse and __________, was born in Cincinnati Ohio, in 1867. (A) reforming society (B) social reformer (C) who reformed society (D) her social reform



3. In 1964__________of Henry Ossawa Tanner's paintings was shown at the Smithsonian Institution. (A) was a major collection (B) that a major collection (C) a collection was major (D) a major collection



4. __________irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued. (A) Its (B) Where its



(C) Since its (D) Because of its



5. In order to remain in existence,__________must produce something consumers consider useful or desirable. (A) a profit-making organization (B) a profit-making organization which (C) therefore a profit-making organization (D) whichever a profit-making organization



Kunci Jawaban (Part A) 1.D, 2.B, 3.D, 4.D, 5.A



B. Cloze Test Choose the word or phrase in A, B, C, or D which best completes each blank space in the text.



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When he was 21 years old, Thomas Edison (1)_____ his first patent. It was for an electric vote counter (2)_____ in the United States House of Representatives. The machine worked perfectly, but the congressmen (3)_____ it. They did not want vote counting to be done quickly. This experience (4)_____ the young inventor a lesson. He decided to follow a simple rule: “First, be sure a thing (5)_____ or needed, then go ahead.”



1. A. take out C. was taken out B. took out D. had taken out



2. A. used to be C. had used B. used D. to be used



3. A. not buy C. had not buy B. would not buy D. was not bought



4. A. were teaching C. taught B. has taught D. was taught



5. A. is wanted C. wanted B. wants it D. had wanted



Kunci Jawaban (Part B) 1.D, 2.D, 3.B, 4.C, 5.A



C. Error Identification Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D which is wrong.



1. It is supposed [A] that early people got fire accidentally [B] from trees set ablaze by lightning or from spouting volcanoes. Then they [C] carefully kept them [D] burning in huts or caves.



2. Too much [A] electric current may flow [B] into a circuit as a result either of a fault [C] in the circuit and [D] of an outside event such as lightning.



3. The Appalachian Trail, extending [A] approximately 2,020 miles [B] from Maine to Georgia, is the longer [C] continuous [D]marked footpath in the world.



4. In his speech, Abraham Lincoln spoke [A] about “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” This [B] phrases imply [C] that government was operated for the good of [D] all citizens.



5. For years, elephants were hunted [A] for food and ivory, and as a result theirs [B] numbers [C] have been greatly [D] reduced.



Kunci Jawaban (Part C) 1.D, 2.D, 3.C, 4.B, 5.B



Latihan Soal AcEPT UGM (Part IV. Reading Comprehension) The planet Mars has always captured the human imagination. There is its redness. We know now that the color comes from chemical reactions that long ago locked up Mars's oxygen in reddish minerals on its surface, causing the "rusting" of the planet. To the ancient people, the red color meant only one thing: blood. From the earliest times, Mars has been associated with bloodshed. Even the astronomical symbol for Mars, a circle with an arrow pointing at 2 o'clock, is supposed to represent a shield and a spears. As astronomers used telescopes, Mars mythology grew. It was the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli who, in 1877, produced the most lasting bit of Martian folklore. He saw what he took to be long, thin, unnaturally straight lines on the Martian surface. He called them canali, a word that can translate into English either as "channels" or "canals." Unfortunately, the latter translation was used, and the canals of Mars were born. Of course, if there were canals, there had to be canal builders, so once more Mars was peopled with all manner of intelligent life forms! In 1965 Mariner 4 sent back first close-up pictures of the Martian surface. Not only were there no canals, but Mariner 4 and the spacecraft that followed revealed a planet that was a cratered, lifeless desert. We have subsequently learned that Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the entire solar system, and to a canyon system stretching for almost 3,000 miles around the Martian equator. The atmosphere is extremely thin (equivalent to that at 130,000 feet above Earth) and made up almost entirely of carbon dioxide. The surface is cold, almost never getting above freezing even at the summertime equator. Perhaps the greatest surprise were the photographs from Mariner 9 in 1971 and 1972 that showed channels on the surface. Now these were not Schiaparelli's canali there's, no way these channels could be seen by even the most powerful earthbound telescope. They are unmistakable water courses, however. There is no water in them now, but they trace out the path of water that flowed in the past. They are like the dry river of the American West, through which water from rain flows, but which are dry most of the time. Water once ran on the surface of Mars.



New explorations on Mars by the spacecraft Pathfinder, due to arrive on the planet's surface in 1997, are planned to give scientists more information about possible past life on Mars. One of Pathfinder's missions will be to lay the foundation for future efforts to find fossil remains of living things. The landing site for the Mars Pathfinder is going to be the mouth of a flood channel called Ares Vallis.



1. It can be inferred from the passage that myths about Mars (A) are widely believed today (B) have been dispelled by current space exploration (C) are based on scientific facts (D) depict it as a lifeless planet



2. Which of the following have NOT been a source of information about Mars? (A) Spacecraft (B) Telescopes (C) Conjecture (D) Astronauts 3. The phrase "the latter" in line 21 refers to (A) canals (B) canali (C) channels (D) unusual straight lines



4. Where in the passage does the author give information about the topography of Mars? (A) Lines 2-6 (B) Lines 26-32 (C) Lines 38-46



(D) Lines 58-62



5. The word "powerful" in line 46 is closest in meaning to (A) expensive (B) dominant (C) influential (D) strong



6. According to the passage, the redness of Mars is a result of (A) a chemical reaction on the planet surface (B) the old age of the planet (C) the reflection of the Sun (D) an abundance of oxygen in the planet's atmosphere



7. Why do scientists think that the channels of Mars were waterways? (A) Bones have been found there. (B) They still have a little water in them. (C) They resemble a similar system on Earth. (D) They are straight and narrow.



8. According to the passage, Pathfinder's mission to Mars includes (A) preparing for future fossil-finding expeditions (B) placing specialized equipment on the planet's surface (C) checking for flood damage (D) bringing back fossils for further study Kunci Jawaban 1.B, 2.D, 3.A, 4.B, 5.D, 6.B, 7.C, 8.D