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Read the text to answer question 1-2. To: Ryan Buddy, I’ve just received news from Herdy. This afternoon Mrs Ida wants us to finish our projects at school. Please don’t come late. Our group presentation must be good next week!



1. Why did the writer ask Ryan to come to school? A. To finish their project. B. To meet his teacher. C. To receive Herdy’s present. D. To ask for his buddy’s friend.



2. What is the relationship between Ryan and the writer? A. Brothers. B. Relatives. C. Roommates. D. Classmates.



Read the text to answer questions 3 to 4. ANNOUNCEMENT SMP Pembangunan will celebrate its 17th anniversary on: Day/ Date : Saturday, 17 February 2014 Place : Sport Hall Time : 8.00 am – 11.00 am To highlight this event, a special bazaar will be held together with music show of the school band featuring the Indonesian idol Cynthia. All the teachers and students are supposed to attend this celebration. For this reason all school extracurricular activities at school such as basketball, Martial art, Football and English Sunday meeting will not be done for that day. Principal, Zikry Phatony SS, M.Pd 3. What did the school do to celebrate its anniversary? A. To hold a special bazaar. C. To do all extracurricular activities. B. To have a martial art competition. D. To highlight all events well. 4. The school did not have all the extracurricular activities on that day because …. A. the sport hall would be used for the celebration of the school anniversary B. all students had to attend the bazaar and buy everything sold in the event C. there was an attractive music show performed by all students of the school D. nobody was interested in playing basketball in the sport hall that day Read the text to answer questions 5 and 6.



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Whatisisthe thetext textwritten written for? for? 5.5. What A. To Todescribe describethe thedance dance A. B. To Toretell retellabout aboutthe thefundraising fundraising B. C. To Toinform informsomeone someoneabout about the the dance dance C. D. To Toinvite invitesomebody somebodyto to aa fundraising fundraising event event D.



6. What What should should we do to make a confirmation? 6. A. Contacting Contacting the United Dance Association. A. B. Coming Coming to the event before Wednesday. B. C. Calling Calling 661.333.1234. C. D. Paying Paying USD 50. D.



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Whatshould shouldthe theguests guests mention mention in in their their 7.7. What email? email? A. Rebooking Rebookingfee feeand anddate. date. A. B. The Thecharge chargeand andbooking booking detail. detail. B. C. Booking Bookingdetails detailsand and rebooking rebooking date. date. C. D. The Thefee feeand andthe theservice service they they need. need. D.



8. “..., “..., rebooking rebooking fee is free of charge.” 8. What does does the the word fee mean? What A. Salary. Salary. A. B. Cost. Cost. B. C. Requirement. Requirement. C. D. Independence. Independence. D.



Readthe thetext textto toanswer answerquestions questions 99 to to 10. 10. Read Jl. Boulevard Boulevard Barat Raya Unit 2735 Jl. Kelapa Gading Jakarta 13570



November 10, 2011 DearSabrina, Sabrina, Dear Please let let me me express express my my deepest deepest sympathies sympathies to to you you and and the the children. children. I was shocked and Please shattered when when II heard heard about about Frank's Frank's horrific horrific accident. accident. II can't can't even even imagine imagine what you have been shattered goingthrough throughfor forthe thepast pastten ten days. days. going Asyou youknow, know, Frank Frank and and II have have been been colleagues colleagues and and friends friends for for the the past past eight years. His tragic As loss leaves leaves aa terrible terrible void void in in our our office. office. He He was was so so well-liked well-liked and and respected respected by everyone who came loss into contact contact with with him, him, both both colleagues colleagues and and clients clients alike. alike. He He had had tremendous tremendous people skills, and as into such,was wasaarole rolemodel modelin inour ourcompany company and and the the industry industry at at large. large. such, trustthat, that,when whenthey theyare are older, older, the the children children will will be be made made aware aware of of what what an outstanding person IItrust Frankwas wasin inhis hisprofessional professional life. life. Frank Sabrina,please please feel feel free free to to contact contact me me ifif II can can help help in in any any way way while while you go through this very Sabrina, difficultperiod. period.IIwill willsupport support you you in in any any way way that that II can can should should you you reach reach out out to me. difficult Also, please please tell tell the the children children how how terribly terribly devastated devastated all all of of us us are are here here at the company due to Also, theirFather's Father'stragic tragicpassing. passing. their Sincere sympathy, Darlene Francis What’sthe therelationship relationship between between Darlene Darlene 9.9. What’s andFrank? Frank? and A. They Theywere wereclients. clients. A. B. They Theywere werecolleagues. colleagues. B. C. They Theywere wereschoolmates. schoolmates. C. D. They Theywere wereneighbors. neighbors. D. 22||PPaaggee



10. “I “I trust trust that, that, when when they are older,..” 10. The underlined underlined word refers to … The A. people. people. A. B. Frank’s Frank’s friends. friends. B. C. Sabrina’s Sabrina’s children. children. C. D. Sabrina Sabrina and and children. D.



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Read the text to answer questions 11 to 14. This is my favorite artist. Her full name is Robin Rihanna Fenty. She is a famous singer in the world. She was born on 20 February 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. Rihanna has small family. There are 5 people in her family. They are her father, mother, and 2 siblings. Her father's name is Ronald. Her mother is Monica Fenty. Her siblings are Rorrey and Rajad. Rihanna likes modelling. She has ever won modelling contest, Miss Combermere. She also loves fashion style. Her hair style changes quite often. Sometimes she performs with curly hair. But, in another chance she appears in straight hair with different colour. Rihanna is a very success RnB singer. She has won many awards such as Grammy Award and American Music Award. Her songs are known well through the world; Only Girl (In the World), What's My Name?, Unfaithful, Umbrella, Love the Way You Lie, for instance. www.sekolahoke.com/2011/08/function-and-example-of-descriptive.html



11. What often changes in Rihanna’s appearance? A. Her name. B. The family. C. Her hair style. D. Her music genre. 12. The text is written to.... A. tell about the life of Rihanna B. show how to be a famous artist C. describe an artist, Rihanna D. list Rihanna’s albums



13. “They are her father, mother, and 2 siblings.” (Paragraph 2) The underlined word refers to …. A. small family B. five people C. her father and mother D. two siblings 14. What is the text mainly about? A. Rihanna’s childhood. B. Rihanna’s achievement. C. Rihanna’s family. D. Rihanna’s life story.



The following text is for question 32 to 34. NGLANGGERAN Mount Nglanggeran is situated in Nglanggeran village, Patuk, Gunungkidul. The mount is constructed of ancient volcanic materials and is estimated active until around 70 million years ago. The stones are quite huge and very challenging to climb on top of them. The local people call it Mount Wayang because there are lumps of big stones which resemble wayang characters. From a distance the formation of the stones is really amazing and giving scenic view of series of wayang arranged on top of a plateau. Mount Nglanggeran offers a distinguished sensation for night hike. There are some alternative hiking tracks with different difficulties. The first hiking post will be the sloping rock called Latar Gede where hikers can enjoy sunset. The hardest and most challenging part is when arriving at the area of mountain rocks at more than 100 meters high. Beginner hikers should carefully choose the track because there are some tracks that have steep narrow valleys. The highest peak of Mount Nglanggeran is Mount Gede, a mountain of a half acre rock lump from which hikers are able to enjoy the star-spangle, city lights, and the sunrise. In this area, there is a narrow rift that only fits one person. It is called Goa Jepang which is believed to be the hideaway of Japanese army chased by the American troops in World War II. This mount seems to be the perfect hideaway since it has 28 springs and rocky topography. Right beside the Goa there is a spring from the seepage through which flows water down.



15. What does the text mostly tell us about? A. The location of hiking sites on Mount Nglanggeran B. The routes how to get to the top of Mount Nglanggeran C. The description of Mount Nglanggeran in Gunungkidul D. The benefits of Mount Nglanggeran for visitors



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16. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. People may enjoy the star-spangle from Mount Gede. B. Mount Nglanggeran provides great sensation for hikers. C. The hikers should be careful in choosing the tracks. D. Mount Gede is the peak of Mount Nglanggeran. 17. Right beside the Goa there is a spring which flows water from the seepage of a water pond (par.3) The underlined word means . . . A. leakage B. breakage C. sprinkle D. splash Read the text to answer questions 18 to 21. On Saturday, 20th April 2003, Aron Ralston went climbing in the Utah National Park USA. He did not tell his friends or family and he took no mobile phone at all. Later, there was a terrible accident. An enormous rock trapped Aron’s arm. He was there for six days. He could not sleep at night because it was very cold. He did not drink any fresh water, and there was not any food to eat. Besides, he did not see any people. Fortunately, Aron was safe. On the sixth day he escaped. He amputated his trapped arm with a small knife. Then he walked six miles. Finally a helicopter saw and rescued him. Aron wrote a book about his experience. Now he climbs with an artificial arm. 18. What did Aron do On Saturday 20th April 2003? A. He went to USA to visit his family. B. He rescued someone with a helicopter. C. He climbed in the Utah National Park. D. He amputed his trapped arm with a knife. 19. Aron could not drink and eat at that time because … . A. his drink and food was gone on his way B. he was not able to go anywhere C. the weather around him was very cold D. he did not tell anybody about his activity



20. What is the second paragraph of the text about? A. What Aron did to make him sleep well. B. Why Aron wrote his terrible experience. C. How Aron escaped from the accident. D. What happened to the helicopter. 21. “Now he climbs with an artificial arm.” What does the underlined word mean? A. Mobile. B. Official. C. Natural. D. Man-made.



Read the text to answer questions 22 to 24. It began one afternoon, when I visited my grandmother for lunch. By the time I went home, she hadbooked me a ticket to the neighbouring island of Lombok for her friend’s funeral. Couple of days later, I found myself sitting inside a propeller plane for the first time. Anyway, we landed at an unexpected place. This island has a better airport than the more popular. It didn’t stop there. The roads were big and clean. I mean seriously. This island is quiet modern. Oh, I almost forgot to mention. We had hired a private driver for our entire 3 day trip and he was extremely helpful. Not only is he a good and fast driver, but he knows his island. Every question my curious dad asked him, he could answer. It felt like we had Wikipedia as a driver. What I liked most about Lombok is that it’s not as directed towards international tourists, but locals, the mindset of the people wasn’t as rough as of the Balinese. However, I did come across one where a lady tried to sell cheap batik on a deserted beach for RP200, 000 (AUD$20). My granddad almost bought it out of pity, but my grandma dragged him out of it. As he turned his back on her, the lady said okay! RP15,000 (AUD$1.50). What a difference! But eventually, being the kind-hearted person my granddad is, he bought 5 pieces. That’s a great experience.



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22. What is the text about? A. Visiting Bali B. Going to Lombok island.



C. Traveling by a propeller plane. D. My kind-hearted granddad.



23. What were the roads in Lombok like? A. Narow and winding. B. Wide and polluted.



C. Wide and clean. D. Quiet modern.



24. From the text we know that.... A. the writer booked a ticket to Lombok for his friend’s funeral. B. the driver knows nothing about his island. C. the mindset of the people was as rough as of the Balinese. D. the writer’s granddad bought batik. The following text is for questions 47 to 50. I have many interesting things, but the low rider bike is the most favorite. It is really bicycle. I have many at home. What is so special about them is that they are a type of modified bicycles originally from America. They became popular in Indonesia in 2004 and became less popular in the late 2008. “Superman is Dead” popularized these kinds of bikes in their music video clip. There is an unusual gap between the saddle and the handlebars. This makes my bicycles different from ordinary ones. The bikes have colourful designs and unusual accessories. My low rider bikes have three different types: The Low Rider, small, quite low to the ground. The Cruiser which is little bit higher than the Low Rider and the Chopper which has high handle bars. These low rider bikes are good for leisure and relaxing cycling but not for a long distance cycling. That’s why my old relatives do not like such a kind of bicycle. They feel more comfortable riding usual bikes. 25. What does the text tell you about? A. The writer’s beloved things. B. The types of the low rider bicycles. C. The comfortable rides for old people. D. The characteristic of the low rider bicycle. 26. What does paragraph 2 mostly tell about? A. The origin of the low rider bicycles. B. The accessories of the low rider bikes. C. The suitable usage of the low rider bikes. D. The specific features of the low rider bikes.



27. They feel more comfortable riding usual bikes. The word “they” refers to …. A. old relatives B. bikes C. low rider bikes D. usual bikes 28. “These low rider bikes are good for leisure cycling . . .”(par.3) The underlined word means. . . . A. fun C. fast B. long D. hard



Read the text to answer question 29 - 30. To: Adam Jordan I'm sorry but I won't be able meet you and Bertha for lunch on Friday. I must complete a project by Friday afternoon, and I can't guarantee that I'll be done by lunch. Could we reschedule for Monday or Tuesday? Terry Smith 29. What is the writer’s purpose to send the message? A. To meet Bertha for lunch on Friday. B. To complete the project by Friday afternoon. C. To apologize for not being able to meet Adam. D. To guarantee that the project could be done.



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30.Who Whocould couldnot nothave havelunch lunch together together on on Friday? Friday? 30. A. Adam AdamJordan. Jordan. A. B. Bertha. Bertha. B.



C. Terry Terry Smith. Smith. C. D. Adam Adam and and Bertha. Bertha. D.



Readthe thetext textto toanswer answerquestions questions 37 37 to to 40. 40. Read happened one one weekend weekend while while II was was at at the the fairground. fairground. II was was with with my friend Sarah and we ItIt happened were both both really really excited. excited. The The flashing flashing lights lights and and bright bright colours colours made made everything appear magical. were Wewere were having having aa great great time time and and we we had had been been on on most most of of the the rides rides when when Sarah pointed to the big We wheel.The Thesign signsaid said“$1 “$1 for for aa two-minute two-minute ride”. ride”. wheel. At first first II wasn’t wasn’t sure, sure, but but Sarah Sarah had had been been on on itit before. before. “It “It only only takes takes two minutes,” she said. At “Comeonon-it’s it’saareally reallythrilling thrilling ride!” ride!” A A minute minute later later we we were were in in the the air. air. It was like flying! “This is “Come mazing!”IIshouted shoutedhappily happilyto to Sarah. Sarah. aamazing!” Then suddenly, suddenly, there there was was aa loud loud crash crash and and everything everything stopped. stopped. II was was really frightened! Sarah Then held my my hand hand tightly tightly because because she she was was worried, worried, too. too. We We looked looked down down and saw two mechanics. held “Don’t worry,” worry,” they they shouted. shouted. “It “It won’t won’t take take us us long long to to fix fix it!” it!” So So we we waited…and waited…and waited! At first “Don’t wewere wereamused. amused.Everyone Everyone was was running running around around below below us. us. After After aa while while though, it became scary up we there. there. Two hours hours later, later, the the wheel wheel finally finally started started to to move move again. again. II was was so so happy. It had been a long Two tiringevening. evening.That Thattwo-minute two-minute ride ride had had turned turned into into aa two-hour two-hour nightmare! nightmare! tiring (Reading and and Writing Writing Targets Targets 2: 2: Student Student Book, 1999, p. 48) (Reading



31.How Howdid didthe thewriter writerfeel feel at at first? first? 31. A. Happy. Happy. A. B. Confused. Confused. B. C. Afraid. Afraid. C. D. Amazed. Amazed. D.



33. What What does does “they” “they” in “they shouted” refer to? 33. A. The The writer writer and Sarah. A. B. Everyone Everyone below below us. B. C. The The big big wheel wheel passengers. C. D. Two Two mechanics. mechanics. D.



32.What Whatdoes doesparagraph paragraph33 tell? tell? 32. A. Their Theirfeeling feelingin intwo two minutes. minutes. A. B. The Thebeginning beginningof ofthe the big big wheel wheel accident. accident. B. C. How Howthe thewriter writerovercame overcame her her fear. fear. C. D. How Howthe themechanic mechanicfixed fixed the the big big wheel. wheel. D.



34. What What does does the the writer mean by “$1 for a two34. minute ride ride ”? ”? minute A. ItIt is is very very quick. quick. A. B. ItIt is is very very fun. fun. B. C. ItIt will will not not kill. kill. C. D. ItIt is is expensive. expensive. D.



Readthe thetext textto toanswer answerquestions questions 35 35 to to 37. 37. Read



35.What Whatisisthe themessage messageabout? about? 35. A. AAsick sickgrandma grandma A. B. AAdelay delayof ofan anactivity activity B.



C. A A Working Working project C. D. A A great great plan plan D.



36.Dinda Dindacan’t can’tcome cometo toMira’s Mira’s house house because… because… 36. A. the theproject projecthas hasnot notplanned. planned. A. B. she shehas hasto towork workin inthe the hospital. hospital. B.



C. her her grandma grandma is sick. C. D. Dinda Dinda must must be hospitalized. D.



37.From Fromthe themessage messageabove above we we know know that... that... 37. A. Dinda Dindaand andMira Mirahave have to to work work together together on on their their project. project. A. B. Dinda’s Dinda’sgrandma grandmainvolves involves in in the the project. project. B. C. Dinda Dindaand andher her grandma grandma will will meet meet Mira Mira at at the the hospital. hospital. C. D. Dinda Dindaexpect expectMira Mirato to stay stay in in the the hospital hospital with with her. her. D. 66||PPaaggee



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For questions 38 to 40, complete the following paragraph. Lionel Messi’s full name is Lionel Andres Messi. Lionel Messi is a famous footballer playing for Barcelona FC in Spain. He is a very talented footballer. He can (38) … well like dancing. He can also run very fast although his body is too short for a footballer. Messi is well-known as a very (39) … hearted person. He is very polite in and (40) … the pitch.



38. A. dribble B. play



C. walk D. run



39. A. bad B. kind



C. odd D. hard



40. A. outside B. beside



C. behind D. nearby



Read the text to answer questions 41 to 43. Adi and his family had a holiday last year. They went to a peaceful place at the seaside and borrowed a 41) ... from one of their friends. Then, they rowed and fished on the sea all day. They also had races against other boats. When the sea water was rough, they 42) ...to a small lake near the sea instead. They were very 43) ... on this lake because there were a lot of sharp rocks there, and the water was shallow. They did not want to damage their friend’s boat. 41. A. car B. rod



C. tent D. boat



42. A. moved B. started



C. swam D. sailed



43. A. cheerful B. careful



C. exhausted D. tired



For number 44 to 46 complete the following paragraph with the correct words. I live on a street called Hillstar. It is a beautiful street where each house seems to stand on its own little hill. There are trees literally everywhere. My house is orange in colour with a lot of flowers in the yard. You can find it easily. The living room is the first room when you (44) … the house. This room is very big, filled with lively furniture. There are (45) … soft tan leather couches, colourful rugs on the wood floor, and a large display case with pictures and books. The house has also enormous windows that (46) … the day will let as much sunlight come into the room as it can. 44. …. A. let B. enter



C. come D. accept



45. …. A. tasty B. luscious



C. delicious D. comfortable



46. …. A. on B. over



C. with D. during



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47. Arrange the following words into a correct sentence. Friend - the - running - who - girl - best - is - my - is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A. B. C. D.



8-6-1-9-2-3-5-4-7 8-1-9-2-3-5-4-7-6 2-3-5-4-9-8-7-6-1 2-5-4-9-3-7-8-6-1



48. Arrange the following words into a correct sentence. Dinner - when - started - having - were - it - rain - to - we 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A. B. C. D.



9-5-3-8-1-2-6-4-7 9-5-4-1-2-6-3-8-7 2-9-5-3-4-1-6-8-7 2-9-5-3-8-1-6-4-7



49. Arrange the sentences below into a coherent paragraph. 1. It is estimated that it has been cut off from the main land for perhaps 80 million years. It is estimated that it has been cut off from the main land for perhaps 80 million years. 2. Madagascar is an island 250 miles off the coast of Africa. 3. The island today is a refuge for many forms of life that have become rare or extinct in other parts of the world. 4. For example, up to 80 percent of Madagascar’s plant species are unique to the island. 5. In addition, about 46 kinds of birds are found nowhere else. 6. Lemurs, which elsewhere were unable to compete with their larger primate cousins, the monkeys, continue to thrive in the isolation of Madagascar. A. B. C. D.



2–1–3–4–5–6 2–3–1–5–4–6 2–4–5–1–6–3 2–6–4–3–1–5



50. Study the following sentences: 1 – When we arrived home last night, we realised that someone broke into our house. 2 – The thieves had stolen our new CD player. 3 – Half an hour later the police arrived. 4 – But, all other electrical equipment was still there. 5 – While my husband called the police I looked around the house to see what was missing. 6 – They asked us a lot of questions and write everything down. (Reading and Writing Targets 2: Student Book, 1999, p. 14)



The above sentences can be written into a paragraph as follows ... A. 1 – 5 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 6 B. 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 6 C. 5 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 6 – 1 D. 1 – 6 – 5 – 2 – 4 – 3



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