0 Soal UKK Bahasa Inggris Kelas X (10) SMA Semester 2 UAS 2 TA 2013/2014

I. Choose one of the right answers!

Text 1 is for questions no. 1 – 5

The Princess and the PeaOnce upon a time there was a prince he wanted to get himself a princess, but she had to be real princess. So he traveled all over the world to find one, but in every case something was the matter. There were lots of princess, but he could never quite make out whether they were real or not. So he came home feeling very unhappy, for really wanted to find a true princess.
One evening a terrible storm came; lightening flashed, thunder rolled, and the rain poured down in torrents-it was simply awful! Suddenly there was a knock at the city gate, and the old king went out to answer it.
There was a princess standing outside, but what a sight the rain and the bad weather had made of her! The water streamed down her hair and her clothes, and yet she said she was a real princess.
“It won’t take long to find that out,” thought the old Queen. Without saying anything, she went into bed chamber, took off all the bedclothes, and places one pea on the bottom boards of the bed. Then she took twenty mattresses and put them on top of the pea, and after that she put twenty feather-pillows on top of the mattresses.
That was where the princess was to spend the night.
In the morning they asked her how she had slept.
“Oh, dreadfully! said the princess. “I hardly slept a wink all night. Whatever could have been in the bed? I was lying on something so hard that I’m black and blue all over.”
So of course they could see that she was a real princess, since she had felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather-pillows. No one but a real princess could have such a tender skin as that.
So the prince took her for his wife, and they lived happily ever after. 

1. What kind of the text is it?

A. Report

B. Recount 

C. Narrative

D. Descriptive

E. News item

2. The generic structure of the text is….

A. Orientation > Complication > Resolution > Re-Orientation

B. Orientation > Events > Re- Orientation

C. General Classification > Description

D. Identification > Description

E. Newsworthy Events > Background Events > Sources

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform about princess and the pea

B. To describe the story of the princess and the pea

C. To give information that the prince looked for the real princess

D. To amuse the reader with the story of the princess and the pea

E. To describe how the princess could feel the pea on the bottom boards of the bed

4. What is the dominant structure used in the text?

A. The simple present tense

B. The simple past tense

C. The present continuous tense

D. Passive voice

E. Imperative

5. No one but a real princess could have such a tender skin as that. The SYNONYM of ‘tender’ is ….

A. Hard

B. Light

C. Weak 

D. Strong

E. Soft

Text 2 is for questions no. 6 – 9

Tabuhan is a lively unique caveIn the cave Nyi (Mrs.) Kamiyem and Ki (Mr.) Padmo sit on a stone. Nyi Kamiyem will sing a song and Ki Padmo will beat the drum. Joining them are people called wiyogo which are drummers and other gamelan musicians.
What makes this unique is that they mix gamelan with the sound of nature. The visitors dance, forgetting all problems.
Many tourists go to this cave. Maybe you are interested in going there too. But you don’t know where it is. Gua Tabuhan is located near Pacitan in east java. It is situated in a lime hill called Tapan, in Tabuhan, Wareng village. The route is easy. Along the road there is beautiful tropical scenery to enjoy-rice fields, coconut palms and birds.
East of the cave peddlers sell souvenirs. The drink and food peddlers are on the north. People sell agates on the cave terraces. Somehow, it is like a fair.
It is said that the cave is the only place where nature produces sounds like the music of gamelan. Nyi Kamiyem, the well down pesinden (traditional Javanese singer) from the village of Gabuhan, who often sings in the cave, does not doubt it.
Gua Tabuhan did not use to welcome visitor. According to Kartowiryo (90), village elder, gua Tabuhan used to be a hiding place for robbers. It was believed to be a sacred place. No one dared go inside. However, Wedana (chief of a district) Kertodiprojo, went to the cave to find out what was wrong. He found out that the cave was inhabited by the annoying evil spirits. The people chased the spirits away.
The cave is dark, so people need light, and a local guide will lead the way sometimes visitors bump their heads against the sharp rocks on the ceiling.
Inside the cave there is a plain. Big stone which is believed to be the prayer mat of Pangeran Diponogoro, one of the Indonesia heroes who fought against the Dutch. It is said that Pangeran Diponegoro used to seclude himself in the cave. Some people now use the place for meditation.
There is a stream in the cave, in the east corner, which can only be seen outside. However, it can be heard from inside.
Besides the cave, Watukarang, a beach nearby, is good to visit. By the way, want different souvenirs? You can find them in Donorodjo village where agate craftsman work. So, have a nice journey.

6. Where is goa tabuhan located? 

A. Near Pacitan in east java

B. Near Watukarang beach

C. In Donorodjo village

D. In the village of Gabuhan

E. Near Pacitan in west java

7. What did Kertodiprojo find out inside the cave? 

A. Agates craftsman work

B. Annoying evil spirits.

C. Many robbers

D. The drink and food peddlers

E. Nyi Kamiyem and Ki Padmo

8. What do people need to enter the cave?

A. Light and local peddlers

B. Local musicians and agate craftsman

C. Chief of district and local guide 

D. Local guide and lights

E. Lights and village elder

9. Which statement is true according to the text?

A. To reach Wareng village the visitors get troubles

B. The inside of the cave is like a fair because visitor and peddlers bring light if they come in

C. Wedana Kertodiprojo found out that the cave was inhabited by the annoying evil spirits

D. There is only one tourist resort around Wareng village 

E. Pangeran Diponegoro secluded himself outside the cave

Text 3 is for questions no. 10 – 13

JAMBI: A pirate leader admitted, Wednesday, that his gang had been involved in six robberies and killed two police officers.
Itham Guntur, told police investigators that the gang consisted of six people, all formers members of ship crews. ”Because we are all ex crew members, we know the major shipping lanes, such as Sunda straight and east Jambi coast very well,” he said.
Itham identified the murdered officers as Brigadier General Mulyadi from south Sumatra police and Brigadier General Kennedy from the Jakarta police.
The pirates targeted cargo ships, fishing boats and oil tankers. Antara

10. The pronoun “he” in the second paragraph refers to?

A. Police officer

B. Itham Guntur

C. One of the ship crews

D. Ex-crew member

E. Brigadier General Mulyadi

11. The communicative purpose of the text is…

A. To tell the reader what really happened

B. To explain sequence of events

C. To amuse the readers with problematic events

D. To inform the readers about newsworthy events

E. To describe the murderers in south Sumatra 

12. A person who robs the cargo ships, fishing boats or oil tankers is called a/an…

A. Robbery

B. Police officer

C. Ship crew

D. Pirate

E. Ringleader

13. The generic structure of the text is….

A. Orientation > Complication > Resolution > Re-Orientation

B. Orientation > Events > Re- Orientation

C. General Classification > Description

D. Identification > Description

E. Newsworthy Events > Background Events > Sources.

Text 4 is for question 14 to 19

MISNAOnce upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut near a forest with her only daughter. The daughter’s name is Misna. She is beautiful but she had envious heart.
One day she saw girl of her age passing by her hut. The girl was joining her father hunting. She dressed in beautiful cloth. His father’s assistants respected her. Misna could not sleep when she was remembering this. She was very angry with her condition. She hated her hopeless mother.
In the morning she shouted at her mother. She wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown in the markets for her. Of course her mother could not afford it. Then she cried and cried. She did not want to eat anything. Her mother was very sad. She decided to sell a piece of land, the only valuable thing that she had. She bought her beloved daughter a very beautiful dress.
Misna admired herself. She wanted to show everybody that she was a very beautiful girl. She asked her mother to bring her to another village. Along the way, she smiled to everyone. People in the village thought that she was a princess. They gave her a high respect and invited her to have meal in their house. Misna enjoyed this and told everybody that she was princess and mother was maid. Her mother was very sad but she kept her felling deep in the heart.
On the way home Misna met a handsome prince. He was interested in her and wanted to marry her. Misna told the prince that her mother had died and father married to another woman. She was having a long trip with her loyal maid. Listening to this, her mother was very upset. She cried loudly Misna was very angry to her and told her to be away from her.
Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders. Everyone run away to save themselves. Misna was very afraid. She cried. Her mother wanted to help her but she did not want to at that time a big thunder hit her to dead.

14. When did she ask her mother a beautiful dress?

A. After she saw another girl with beautiful dress.

B. On the way home she met a handsome prince

C. After her mother sold a piece of her land

D. When a heavy rain and big thunders came

E. Since the villagers invited her to have meal in their house

15. How could her mother buy her a beautiful dress? 

A. From her saving

B. By asking her relative some money

C. By robbed a bank

D. From her salary

E. By selling the only land she had

16. What made her mother cried aloud?

A. She told everyone that she was her maid

B. She told the prince that her mother had died.

C. She told the mother that she was her maid

D. She wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown

E. She was joining her father hunting for a long time 

17. What happened at last?

A. Misna got married to a prince

B. Misna was wet in rain

C. Her mother bought her the most beautiful gown 

D. A thunder hit Misna to dead.

E. She had meal in villagers house

18. She is beautiful but she had envious heart

What is the synonym of the underlined word?

A. Ambiguous

B. Jealous

C. Fierce

D. Festive

E. Humble 

19. What is the orientation of this text?

A. One upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut near a forest with her only daughter. The daughter name is Misna. She is beautiful but she had envious heart name is Misna. She is beautiful but she had envious heart

B. Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders everyone ran away to save themselves 

C. So the way home Misna met a handsome prince. he was interested in her to marry her

D. She decided to sell a piece of land, the only valuable thing that she had. she bought her beloved daughter a very beautiful dress

E. Misna admired herself. she wanted to show everybody that she was a very beautiful girl

Text 5 is for questions no. 20 – 22

BROWNIE

I have a pet. It is a dog and I call it Brownie.
Brownie is a Chinese breed. It is small, fluffy, and cute. It has got thick brown fur. When I cuddle it, the fur feels soft. Brownie does not like bones. Every day it eats soft food like steamed rice, fish or bread. Every morning I give her milk and bread. When I am at school, Brownie plays with my cat. They get along well, and never fight maybe because Brownies does not bark a lot. It treats the other animals in our house gently, and it never eats shoes. Brownie is really a sweet and friendly animal.

20. Why do the cat and brownie get along well? Because ….

A. Brownie doesn’t like bones

B. The cat is a Chinese breed 

C. The cat small, fluffy and cute

D. Brownie does not bark a lot.

E. Brownie does not sleep a lot

21. What is the main idea of the paragraph 2?

A. Chinese breed dogs only eat soft food

B. Brownie my pet dog is a Chinese breed

C. A Chinese breed dog does not bark a lot

D. Brownie which is a Chinese is a sweet and friendly

E. Brownie cannot get along with other animals because he seldom barks

22. What does the cat do when the writer is in school?

A. It plays with the writers cat

B. It sleeps all day

C. It barks with writers cat

D. It eats soft food fish or bread

E. It cooks some food with the writers mom 

Text 6 is for questions no. 23 – 25

JAKARTA: Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck on Dipenogoro street at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all the passengers of the car. The police believed the car had been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car might not be using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
The police said the car should not have tried to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Dipenogoro Street. In addition, the police report that the car, a small Japanese car, should not have been carrying more than five people. If the passengers had brought their identity cards, the police would have identified the names of the victim easily. 

23. The text mainly reports that there was/were….

A. A small Japanese car.

B. Careless driver.

C. A car accident.

D. Victim of an accident.

E. The function of an identity card. 

24. What was the cause of the collision?

A. The truck came from the opposite direction

B. The car carried more than five people

C. The truck driver didn’t use his lights

D. The truck driver didn’t see the car

E. The car tried to overtake the bus

25. “If the passengers had brought their identity cards, the police would have been easy to identify the names of the victims.” (The last sentence)

The sentence above means…

A. It was easy for the police to identify the victims of the accidents

B. The victims’ names were not known.

C. The victims were easy to be identify

D. The passengers brought their identity cars

E. The police had no difficulty in identifying the victim the victims

26. Cisadane river : 9.478 m

Citarum river : 6.231 m

Ciliwung river :13.238 m

Choose the right sentence to the chart above….

A. Cisadane river is faster than Citarum river

B. Cisadane river is deeper than Citarum river

C. Citarum river is the shortest of all

D. Cisadane river is lower than Citarum river

E. Cisadane river is the longest of all 

27. This exercise is not difficult. It’s _____________________ I expected.

Choose the right comparison to fill in the blanks.

A. More difficult than

B. The most difficult

C. Easier than.

D. The most easy

E. More easy than

28. Merlion :“My father always goes to the lake to fishing every Sunday”

Rahmi : “Your father likes fishing very much,………?” 

Merlion : “Yes, he almost spends all weekend in the lake.

The right tag question to fill in the blank is….

A. Doesn’t he

B. Does he

C. Does she

D. Didn’t he

E. Is he

29. Bimo :“You spent a lot of money in the supermarket yesterday ……...?

Fajar : “You’re right. Everything is so expensive now”

The right tag question to fill in the blank is ….

A. Are you

B. Did I

C. Does he

D. Won’t you

E. Didn’t you.

30. My sister ……… me money when I ….. my homework last night.

What is the best tense to fill in the blanks?

A. Was giving – did

B. Gave – was doing

C. stole – was doing

D. was asking – did

E. Was counting – did

31. When the ambulance ………….. the patient …………..soundly last night.

What is the best tense to fill in the blanks?

A. Was arriving – slept

B. Slept – was arriving

C. Was sleeping – arrived

D. Arrived – was sleeping

E. Was arriving – was sleeping

32. The cargo ships ……… into the harbor. Many workers ……….. the goods since this morning. 

Fill in the blanks with present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense

A. Have come – have been unloading

B. Has came – has been unloading

C. Have been unloading – have come

D. Have been coming – have unloaded

E. Has been coming – have been unloading

33. The mice (eat) _______ those bananas again. Look! There are several holes in them. We (set) _______ traps, but mice are too smart.

Fill in the blanks with present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense

A. Has been setting – have eaten

B. Have eaten – have been setting.

C. Have seen – have been looking

D. Has been destroying – has come

E. Has eaten – has been setting 

34. My little brother …. in her room every night

What is the suitable verb to fill in the blanks? 

A. Study

B. Studied

C. Studies

D. Studyes

E. Does study

35. The children ………in the park every evening.

What is the suitable verb to fill in the blanks? 

A. Played

B. Playing

C. Playes

D. Play

E. Plays

36. Mrs. Eris …. vegetable in the market every morning 

What is the suitable verb to fill in the blanks? 

A. Buys

B. Buies

C. Buyes

D. Buy

E. Buyed

37. My father ……. to drink tea but he ….. to drink coffee

What is the suitable verb to fill in the blanks? 

A. don’t like – like

B. don’t likes - likes

C. doesn’t like - likes

D. didn’t like – doesn’t like

E. does like - likes

38. Ratih wears the blue shirt every Friday

The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is….

A. Ratih is worn by it every day

B. The blue shirt is worn by her every Friday

C. The blue shirt is being weared by her every Friday

D. The blue shirt is worn by him every friday

E. Ratih is weared by her every Friday

39. My cat catches the mouse in the kitchen every night.

The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is

A. The mouse was catched by it every night.

B. The mouse is being catched by it every night 

C. The mouse is catched by it every night.

D. The mouse is caught by it every night.

E. The mouse are caught by it every night.

40. My nephew sends the letters to his friends every week

The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is

A. The letters are sent by her to her friends every week

B. My nephew is sent by it to his friend every week

C. My nephew is sent by a letter to his friend every week.

D. The letters are sended by him to his friend every week.

E. The letters are sent by him to his friends every week.

0 Soal UKK PKn Kelas IX SMA UAS 2 Semester 2 TA 2013/2014

I. Berilah tanda silang pada jawaban yang tepat!

1. Pertahanan negara diselenggarakan melalui usaha membangun dan membina kemampuan daya ....

    a. menghadapi musuh

    b. menanggulangi ancaman

    c. mempertahankan negara

    d. menangkal serangan

2. Dalam sistem pertahanan kita yang menjadi komponen utama adalah ....

    a. TNI

    b. rakyat

    c. polisi

    d. ABRI

3. Perlawanan rakyat semesta dapat dilakukan dengan cara antara lain ....

    a. memperkuat cadangan TNI yang dilengkapi senjata

    b. mendayagunakan kemanunggalan TNI dengan rakyat

    c. melatih rakyat untuk melakukan pertahanan teritorial

    d. penggunaan alat perang oleh rakyat terlatih

4. Menurut undang-undang pemerintahan daerah, pemerintahan yang terkecil adalah ....

    a. desa           c. kabupaten

    b. kalurahan  d. kota

5. Peraturan desa dibuat oleh ....

    a. kepala desa

    b. BPD

    c. perangkat desa

    d. kepala desa dan BPD

6. Kepala desa dalam menjalankan tugas bertanggung jawab kepada ....

    a. LKMD  c. bupati

    b. BPD     d. camat

7. Agar kebijakan publik tetap berpihak pada kepentingan masyarakat, maka seluruh rakyat harus ikut berpartisipasi aktif mengikuti perkembangan yang ada antara lain sebagai berikut, kecuali ....

    a. memberi masukan melalui surat kabar atau media massa

    b. menyampaikan aspirasi lewat lembaga-lembaga perwakilan rakyat

    c. mengikuti perkembangan zaman dengan membaca surat kabar

    d. menyampaikan aspirasi lewat demontrasi secara damai

8. Globalisasi ekonomi dunia sangat mempengaruhi sistem ekonomi Indonesia. Konsep sistem ekonomi Indonesia adalah ....

    a. sistem liberalisme

    b. sistem kapitalisme

    c. sistem kerakyatan

    d. sistem demokrasi

9. Dengan perubahan UUD 1945 akan berakibat ....

    a. rakyat mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami UUD 45

    b. negara Indonesia akan menjadi negara yang demokratis

    c. berubahnya sistem ketatanegaraan Indonesia secara drastis

    d. jumlah bab dan pasal-pasalnya menjadi lebih banyak

10. Akibat kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi dengan pesatnya penggunaan freon berakibat ....

    a. sumber daya alam rusak

    b. menipisnya lapisan ozon

    c. bumi semakin panas

    d. sumber daya manusia rendah

II. Isilah titik-titik dibawah ini dengan jawaban yang benar!

11. Kemajuan luar biasa di bidang komunikasi dan trans-portasi menjadikan dunia bagaikan sebuah desa. Hal ini disebut ...

12. Yang sangat diperlukan dalam menghadapi dampak negatif globalisasi dan kemajuan iptek adalah ....

13. Pancasila merupakan norma dalam menghadapi globalisasi dan kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi. Untuk itu Pancasila harus menjadi ...

14. Dampak positif adanya globalisasi dan kemajuan iptek antara lain ....

15. Masyarakat modern adalah masyarakat yang ....

16. Masyarakat yang tertib, saling menghormati, saling menolong, demokratis, dan mandiri disebut masyarakat ....

17. Dalam menuju masyakat Indonesia yang modern dan manusiawi, diperlukan peningkatan mutu generasi muda terutama dalam hal ....

18. Keberhasilan pembangunan nasional harus dinilai berdasarkan manfaat dan pengaruhnya terhadap ....

19. Dalam era globalisasi diperlukan sikap ....

20. Era globalisasi selain membawa berbagai peluang bagi peningkatan kesejahteraan bangsa juga menimbulkan ....

0 Prediksi UKK Bahasa Inggris XI SMA Semester 2 UAS 2 TA 2013/2014

Text 1

Whales are the largest animal on earth. Bigger than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weight 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weight 3 tons.

Although whales live in the oceans and can swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish, they bear young alive net as eggs. Their babies live on their mother’s milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breathe when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water and are cold blooded.

Whales live in all the oceans. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are two kinds of whales, whales with teeth (toothed whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouths and swim into the plankton. When they close their mouths, they squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton.

Whales have few enemies. Only human beings and the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.

1.      Which of the following is TRUE about whales?

Whales are generally 95 feet long and weigh 150 tons

Big animals living in the ocean tend to be their enemies

like fish, whales can live in all kinds of waters

Their life span is usually longer than human beings

A new baby whale may weigh one-fife-teeth o its mother

2.      The organization of the text is ….

identification – description

general classification – description

general classification to position the reader – explanation

orientation – event (s) – reorientation

goal – material – step (s)

3.      A suitable title for the text is ….

Large Animals on Earth

Differences between Whales and Elephants

Whales, the Biggest Animal on Earth

Similarity between Fish and Whales

The Life of Whales in the Oceans

4.      The differences between whales and fish is that whales ….

do not have to come to the surface to get fresh air

deliver their young like elephants do

will die if they cannot get any oxygen in the water

are mammals that are cold blooded

can easily breathe when they are under water

5.      Whales occasionahy live in warm waters ….to get more food

to get more food

for reproduction

to avoid winter

for fresh air

to feed their babies

6.      Which one of the following statements is FALSE based on the text about?

Whales are mammals

Whales give birth to a baby whale

Whales lay eggs

Whales breast feed their babies

Each kind of whale eat different kind of food

7.      From the text we may conclude that ….

a whale can eat both squid and plankton

toothed whales chew their food before swallowing it

the two types of whale live in different waters

baleen whales swallow of the water containing plankton

each type of whale eats a specific kind of food

Text 2

BINGKUANG

Bingkuang, a symbol of Padang, is a kind of tropical fruit in Indonesia. It is not a seasonal fruit. This fruit grows underground. It’s similar to potato but the difference is in growing it. With bingkuang, the pant’s flower seed is planted in the ground. Bingkuang has an off-white skin. It has white fresh. The longer it is kept. The sweeter taste it will have. If the skin is damaged it will not rot easily. This fruit can help prevent stomach and colon disease. It can also help to lower body temperature if someone has fever. It can help make our skin soft and smooth. It is often used as ingredients of traditional food like rujak and sari buah.

8.      Where is the original of Bingkuang?

Padang

Java

madura

Jakarta

Irian Jaya

9.      The TRUE statement based on the passage above is ….

bingkuang doesn’t have any similarities to potato

we can find Bingkuang in London

bingkuang is easy to decay

bingkuang doesn’t have any advantages for human being

bingkuang only grow in tropical climate place

Text 3

Patty The Milkmaid

Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. “I’ll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown,” said she, “And they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell to the parson’s wife. With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs I’ll buy myself a new dimity frock and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won’t all the young men come up and speak to me! Polly Shaw will be that jealous; but I don’t care. I shall just look at her ad toss my head like this.” As she spoke she tossed her head back the Pail fell off it and all the milk was spilt. So she had to go home and tell her mother what had occurred.

“Ah, my child,” said the mother, “Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.”

10.  Patty’s job is ….

a.       milking a cow

b.      selling milk

c.       selling chicken

d.      selling eggs

e.       selling hat 

11.  The character of Patty is ….

a.       diligent

b.      lazy

c.       arrogant

d.      greedy

e.       jealous

12.  The climax of the text is when ….

a.       Patty went to the market to sell the milk

b.      Patty was imagining her future

c.       Patty fell her pail off

d.      Patty went home sad

e.       Patty’s mother advised her

13.  The characters in text are ….

a.       Patty and the Milkmaid

b.      Patty and farmer Brown

c.       Patty and the Parson’s wife

d.      Patty and Polly Shaw

e.       Patty and her mother

14.  “Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head.”

The other name of pail is ….

a.       pale

b.      bucket

c.       box

d.      glass

e.       pan

Text 4

A Lion and a Mouse

A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him when the mouse piteously entered, saying, “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.”

The lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the lion was caught by hunters, who bound with him with strops to the ground. The mouse, recognizing his roar, came, gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming, “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to confer on a big lion.”

(Source: Encarta)

15.  The text above is a ….

a.       recount text

b.      procedure

c.       narrative

d.      hortatory exposition

e.       analytical exposition

16.  The characters in the text above are ….

a.       the lion and the hunter

b.      the mouse and the hunter

c.       the lion and the mouse

d.      the lion and the farmer

e.       the mouse and the farmer

17.  The orientation of the text above is stated in ….

a.       1st paragraph

b.      2nd paragraph

c.       1st sentence

d.      2nd sentence

e.       last sentence

18.  The reorientation of the text is ….

a.       the lion ate the mouse

b.      the mouse helped the lion

c.       the hunter killed the tiger

d.      the lion helped the mouse

e.       the hunter helped the lion

Text 5

There are many different causes of car accidents in the United States.

Sometimes accidents are caused by bad weather. Ice or snow can make toads very dangerous. Accidents also can result from problems with the car. Even a small problem like a flat tire can be serious. Bad roads are another cause of accidents. Some accidents are caused by drinking too much alcohol.

19.  The social function of the text above is ….

a.       to tell the readers about the accident in the US

b.      to persuade the reader that car accidents are caused by some causes

c.       to amuse the reader with car accident stories

d.      to tell the reader the step to avoid car accident

e.       to retell past stories of car accidents

20.  What is the paragraph about?

a.       problems with car engines

b.      result of car accidents

c.       the frequency of car accidents

d.      weather conditions in the US

e.       car accidents and their causes

21.  Car accidents in the US are caused by the following, except ….

a.       drunken drivers

b.      bad roads

c.       unskilled drivers

d.      icy roads

e.       a flat tire

Text 6

Hurricanes generally occur in the North Atlantic from May through November, with the pack of the hurricane season in September, only rarely will they occur from December through April in that part of the ocean. The main reason for the occurrence of hurricane during this period is that the temperature on the water surface is at its warmest and the humidity of the air is at its highest.

Of the tropical storms that occur each year in the North Atlantic, only about five, on the average, are powerful enough to be called hurricanes. To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical storm must have winds reaching speed of at least 117 kilometers per hour, but the winds are often much stronger than that; the winds of intense hurricanes can easily surpass 240 kilometers per hour.

22.  The social function of the text above is ….

a.       to describe hurricanes

b.      to tell event before hurricanes come

c.       to show how to make hurricanes

d.      to persuade some one to create hurricanes

e.       to amuse the reader with hurricanes stories

23.  The passage mainly discusses ….

a.   the number of hurricanes in a year

b.   the strength of hurricanes

c.   the weather in the north Atlantic

d.   hurricanes in a certain part of the world

e.   hurricanes and disaster of the world

24.  Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

a.   Three are always hurricanes in the North Atlantic All year round.

b.   Extremely warm weather and high humidity can cause hurricanes.

c.   Very strong winds are the result of hurricanes.

d.   Hurricanes occur every month from may to November.

e.   Tropical countries have a lot of intense hurricanes.

Text 7

Have you ever been humiliated by a little girl?

Last week, my four year old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children party. I decided to take her by train.

Sally was excited because she has never traveled on in train before. She sat near the window and asked question about any thing she saw.

Suddenly, a middle-aged lady came into out compartment and sat opposite to sally.

Hallo, little girl,” she said. Sally did lady was dressed, but looked at her curiously. The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat.

After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her compact. She then began to make up her face.

“Why are you doing that?” Sally asked.

“To make my self beautiful,” the lady answered.

She put away her compact and smiled kindly.

“But you away still ugly,” Sally said.

Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed.

25.  Where did the incident happen?

a.   at home

b.   in the bus

c.   in the train

d.   at the bus station

e.   at the railway station

26.  did Sally want to go?

a.   She wanted to go her school.

b.   She was going to go to her friend’s birthday party

c.   She would go to a wedding party

d.   She went to the zoo

e.   She was going to go to beauty salon

27.  “Suddenly, a middle aged lady came into out compartment and sat opposite to Sally.” The underlined word has the same meaning with ….

a.   behind

b.   in front of

c.   next to

d.   beside

e.   far away

28.  “Suddenly, a middle-aged lady came into out compartment and sat opposite Sally.” The underhand phrase means a lady whose age is around ….

a.   1 – 5 years old

b.   5 – 10 years old

c.   11 – 20 years old

d.   20 – 30 years old

e.   40 – 50 years old 

29.  The purpose of the text is ….

a.   to inform the readers of the incident in the train

b.   to entertain the readers with the incident

c.   to explain the reader about the incident in the train

d.   to describe the character of sally

e.   to persuade the reader to take a train

30.  Who writes the text above?

a.   Sally’s mother

b.   Sally

c.   The middle-aged lady

d.   The conductor

e.   Another person in the train

Text 8

He was a young father, wheeling the pram trough the garden while the baby was screaming its head off. “Take it easy, Jason,” he said calmly, “There’s nothing to worry about.

A middle-aged woman noticed his soothing manner and marveled at the new breed of young husband.

When the baby screamed even louder she heard him say,” Cool it, Jason, don’t get excited, lad, cool it soon.”

Touched by his gentle manner the woman leaned into the pram and cooed, “There, there, Jason. What’s bothering you?”

“Excuse me, lady,” said the father, “That’s Jeremy, I’m Jason.”

31.  Jason was the name of ….

a.   the baby

b.   the father

c.   the woman

d.   the old woman

e.   the middles-aged woman

32.  The code of the text above is ….

a.   when the young father took his baby for a walk

b.   when the baby cried loudly

c.   when the woman looked at him

d.   when the woman tried to help the man

e.   when the man explained about their names

33.  The text above is told by ….

a.   the young father

b.   the baby

c.   the woman

d.   a third person

e.   the young mother

Teacher   :  Have you done your assignment?

Mimi       :  Yes, ma’am. Here it is

Teacher   :  Let me see, mm … what do you want to draw here

Mini        :  It’s village ma’am. These is a rice field, a river, and a mounth.

Teacher   :  It’s very good. I like it. What is it on the rice field ?

Mimi       :  It’s a buffalo, ma’am. It is ploughing the field.

Teacher   :  I see. Keep up your work

Mimi       :  Thanks, ma’am

34.  From the dialogue above we know that it was a/an … class

a.   English

b.   Art

c.   Physics

d.   Chemistry

e.   Maths

35.  The teacher feels … about Mimi’s work.

a.   sad

b.   dissatisfied

c.   satisfied

d.   unhappy

e.   disappointed

36.  What will Mimi do next?

a.   play around

b.   study chemist

c.   continue drawing

d.   count her money

e.   sing loudly

37.  Father  :  Where have you been? You

                      made us worried!

Lina     :  I’m sorry, dad

From the dialogue above, we know that father expresses ….

Sympathy

Apology

Pleasure

Anger

relief

38.  Teacher   :  Bimo

Bimo      :  Yes, ma’am

Teacher   :  this is your test result

Bimo      :  I got nine! I’m glad about it. My mother won’t be angry with me

Bimo is expressing ….

Worry

Anxiety

Anger

Rrelief

sadnes  

39.  “Ouch”

“What happened, son?”

“I cut my finger white cutting this carrot.”

“You should have been careful. Here, put the medicine on it.”

“Yes, mom”

From the sentence above, the son expresses ….

Pain

Happiness

Sadness

Relief

pleasure 

40.  Mother   :  What is this? Look at this

                         mess!

Why don’t you make your bed?

Son         :  I’ll do it right away, mom.

From the dialogue above, the mother expresses ….

a.       Happiness

b.      Love

c.       Endearment

d.      Anger

e.       satisfaction

41.  Winna     :  Tina, look at this queue

for the ticket. I have to wait for a long time.

Tina        :  Come on, don’t be mad. It’s common if we have to queue to get a ticket for a new movie.

From the dialogue above, we know that Tina ….

is angry

resolves anger

is disappointed

agrees with Winna

asks for information

42.  Nina    :  Oh, I’m glad we finally

catch this bus. We won’t be late.

Nani    :  Yes, you’re right.

From the dialogue above we know that Nina is expressing ….

Pain

b.      agreement

c.       relief

      d.   sympathy

      e.   sorrow

43.  Nube   :  Congratulations, Maia. your

                     design won the contest.

Maia    :  Thanks, Nube. I’m very glad about it.

The underlined phrase expresses ….

pain

b.      pleasure

c.       relief

d.      sympathy

      e.   sorrow

44.  Yosie   :  Ouch!

Icha     :  What’s up, Yos?

Yosie   :  I cut my finger

Icha     :  Let me get you some medicine.

From the dialogue above, Yosie is expressing ….

pain

pleasure

relief

sympathy

sorrow

ANNOUNCEMENT

OSIS Committee are expected to attend the meeting on:

Day/date   :  Saturday, February 23, 2007

Time         :  13.00

Place         :  OSIS room

Theme      :  Preparation for school anniversary

Note: All committee must come

Chairman

Akbar

45.  Who writes the announcement above?

a.   The headmaster does

b.   The teacher does

c.   The OSIS chairman does

d.   The OSIS Committee does

e.   The secretary of OSIS does

46.  When the teacher came into the classroom, he saw all the students ….

a.   did the exam

b.   doing the exam

c.   had to the exam

d.   must do the exam

e.   have done the exam

47.  The workers,...that their wages were not raises, went on strike.

a.   they know

b.   they knew

c.   were knowing

d.   realizing

e.   realized

48.  You can trust him, because I have heard him ….

a.   telling the truth

b.   told the truth

c.   was telling the truth

d.   to tell the truth

e.   would tell the truth

49.  She bought ... from the exhibition.

a.   an old interesting French painting

b.   a French old interesting painting

c.   an interesting old French painting

d.   a French interesting old painting

e.   an interesting French old painting

50.  My grandfather drives ….

a.   an old little red car

b.   an old red little car

c.   a red little old car

d.   a red old little car

e.   a little old red car

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Section 1: Listening

The Listening section of the test measures the ability to understand conversations and talks in English. Answer all the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers you hear. Do not take notes.

Listening: Part A

In this part you will see short conversations between two people. Choose the best answer to each question. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers.

1.   Woman           : Pardon me. Do you know what time that this store opens?
Man                 : I do not, but I believe that it is written on the door.
Narrator          : What does the man imply that the woman should do?
a. Look on the door
b. Open the door
c. Ask someone else
d. Come back later

2.   Woman           : I am going to buy Johnny a toy train for his birthday.
Man : Are you sure he’d like one?
Narrator          : What does the man imply?
a. Johnny loves toy trains
b. Johnny already has too many toy trains
c. Johnny said he wants a toy train
d. Johnny may prefer something else

3.   Man : I need some shampoo for my hair.
Woman           : All of the shampoo is in the back of the store on the third shelf.
Narrator          : What will the man probably do?
a. Walk out of the store
b. Buy the shampoo
c. Come back later
d. Go to another store

4.   Man : Are you going to go to the University of Texas to get your Doctorate?
Woman           : I don’t think so.
Man : Why, have you been accepted to any other schools?
Woman           : Yes, I have received news of acceptance from LSU, University of
Tennessee, and Harvard.
Narrator: What are the speakers discussing?
a. The University of Texas
b. Schools with Doctorate programs
c. Where the woman will go to school
d. Who can get accepted to the most schools

5.   Man: I’m really tired on studying for economics every weekend.
Woman: I hear you.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. She has excellent hearing
b. She has heard the man talk about this frequently
c. She understands his point of view
d. She needs to have her ears checked

6.   Man: We are going to get ice cream. Would you like to come with us?
Woman: I am waiting for a package to be delivered.
Narrator: What does the woman imply?
a. She does not eat ice cream
b. She has no money
c. She does not like packages
d. She will not be going

7.   Woman: Are you going to go to the ball game?
Man: You bet!
Narrator: What does the man mean?
a. He will place a wager on the ball game
b. He will definitely go to the ball game
c. He likes to gamble
d. He does not like ball games

8.   Man: That’s a nice car.
Woman: I got it almost four years ago.
Man. It looks brand new.
Woman: Yes, it’s in good shape.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. The woman needs a new car
b. She likes to exercise
c. She has a new car
d. The car is in good condition

9.   Man: Did you get you movie passes?
Woman: I spoke to your secretary about it, and she took care of it for me.
Narrator: What does the man mean?
a. The secretary was responsible for getting the movie passes
b. The are no movie passes
c. He has the movie passes
d. The movie passes are in the mail

10. Man: How do you like living in America?
Woman: I am used to it know.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. She has always liked living in America
b. She hates living in America
c. She is accustomed to living in America
d. She would rather live in America

11. Woman: Marie sure likes shopping.
Man: If only she liked doing homework as well!
Narrator: What does the man imply about Marie?
a. She is very likeable
b. She does not put much effort into her homework
c. She goes to the mall everyday
d. She has a lot of homework

12. Man: I thought I was supposed to perform the experiment in Room 45.
Woman: No. Ticket 45 is in Room 54.
Narrator: What will the man probably do?
a. Go to Room 54
b. Go to Room 45
c. Buy a ticket
d. Go home

13. Man: Did you know that Tracey and Bob are back from their honeymoon to Las
Vegas?
Woman: So they did get married after all.
Narrator: What had the woman assumed about Tracey and Bob?
a. They were still in Las Vegas
b. They would not get married
c. They had a spectacular wedding
d. They hate Las Vegas

14. Man: Do you usually take a nap?
Woman: I do now and then.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. She occasionally takes a nap
b. She always takes a nap
c. She never takes a nap
d. She used to take a nap

15. Man: Can you believe it? I got an A on my Finance exam
Woman: Way to go!
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. She is asking where to go
b. She wants him to leave her alone
c. She is congratulating him
d. She thinks he is a liar

16. Man: How did the job interview go?
Woman: I could not have been more pleased.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. The interview went very well
b. The woman did not like the interview
c. The interview was cancelled
d. The interview went terrible

17. Man: Do you mind if I turn on some music for a while?
Woman: No, I don’t mind.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?
a. Music will not bother her
b. She hates listening to music
c. She wants to think harder
d. She does not have any music

Listening: Part B

In this part you will see several longer conversations and talks. You should answer each question on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers in the conversation or talks.
Narrator: Listen to a lecture by a biology instructor. Many people think of gorillas as dangerous killers. One reason for this is that television and movies often show these animals this way. But gorillas are really gentle
animals. The gorilla is a vegetarian. It lives in the African rain forests where it finds the fruits and plants it needs to survive. A large, wild gorilla might eat over 40 pounds of leaves and fruit in one day.
Unfortunately, these peaceful creatures are in danger of becoming extinct. Each year, large areas of the rain forests are being cut down. Because there is less and less food from these forests, the number of wild gorillas is becoming smaller and smaller.

18. The passage describes gorillas as being:
a. Dangerous killers
b. Carnivores
c. TV and movie stars
d. Gentle animals


19. According to the passage, why are gorillas in danger?
a. Because people keep hunting them.
b. Because they eat too much.
c. Because forests get too much rain.
d. Because their food supply is being destroyed.

20. If something is becoming extinct, it is:
a. Becoming lively.
b. Dying out.
c. Growing wild.
d. Getting sick.

Narrator: Listen to the conversation between two graduate students.

Woman          : What did you think about the assignment we were supposed to complete for our          statistics class?
Man                : I haven’t done mine yet. Is it difficult?
Woman          : Kind of. It was full of problems.
Man                : Derivative problems?
Woman          : Not really, More a review of the whole semester.
Man                : Oh.
Woman          : It was time consuming.
Man                : Really?
Woman          : Yes. I started it at about lunch time and didn’t finish it until supper.
Man                : I’m surprised at that.
Woman          : I was too, I did not expect our professor would give us so much.
Man                : He usually doesn’t.
Woman          : I know. That is why I was surprised.
Man                : Well, I do have some free time this afternoon. Do you know when it is due?
Woman          : Tomorrow.
Man                : Well, I better get moving.

21. What was on the assignment?
a. Derivative problems
b. A review of the whole semester
c. What was for lunch
d. A surprise
22. What did the students find surprising?
a. The length of the assignment
b. The problems
c. Lunch
d. The professor
23. What did the woman start at lunchtime?
a. The assignment
b. Derivative problems
c. Eating
d. A surprise


24. What will the man probably do next?
a. Eat supper
b. Move out
c. Complete the assignment
d. Ask the woman to supper
Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a clerk in a college
bookstore.
Man                : I need to buy an basic English textbook.
Woman          : Okay. What is the course number?
Man                : You mean there is more than one
Woman          : Sure. We offer Poetry, Writing, and Literature.
Man                : If I take Poetry will we write sonnets?
Woman          : Not really. The Poetry class is very basic rhyming.
Man                : Great. That is what I wanted to hear. How much is that one?
Woman          : It’s twenty-nine dollars, plus a ten-dollar notebook fee.
Man                : Wait a minute, can’t I just use my own notebook.
Woman          : Most students prefer the special poetry notebook, so we made it a requirement.
Man                : Okay. I’ll take one Poetry book and notebook. Do you take credit cards?
Woman          : Yes, but you don’t have to pay now. Just fill out this form and we will bill you.
Man                : Sounds great.

25. What kind of English textbook does the man decide to buy?
a. Writing
b. Literature
c. Poetry
d. Sonnets

26. How much does the Poetry book cost?
a. Twenty-nine dollars
b. Ten-dollars dollars
c. Thirty-nine dollars
d. Twenty-eight dollars

27. Why do the students purchase a poetry notebook?
a. Because they like poetry
b. They are out of paper
c. It is required
d. It makes them feel special

28. How will the man pay for the textbook?
a. With a check
b. With cash
c. With a credit card
d. With an exchange

29. What will the man probably do?
a. Pay now
b. Pay with a bill
c. Go to another store
d. Buy another textbook

Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a wetlands ecology class. The professor is talking about sander lings.

Urbanization and coastal development has dramatically reduced the beach habitat available for foraging shorebirds worldwide. This study tested the general hypothesis that recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging behavior of sander lings Calibri’s alba. Observations conducted on two central California beaches from January through May and September through December of 1999 showed that number and activity of people significantly reduced the amount of time sander lings spent foraging.

Although the sample size was low, the most significant negative factor was the presence of free running dogs on the beach. The experimentally determined minimal approach distance did not vary significantly with the type of human activities tested. Based on these results, policy recommendations for minimizing the impact of human beach activities on foraging shorebirds include: (1) people maintain a minimum distance of 30 m from areas where shorebirds concentrate and (2) strict enforcement of leash laws Fig. 1 A total of 492 focal birds were observed, of which a sander ling was disturbed by passing humans on an average of one every 15 min with 96% of those sander lings responding to humans at a distance of 30 m or less (Fig. 1). Sander lings responded to human activity by either running (42%) or flying (58%). Within the 1-min sampling time,

the disturbed sundering generally moved once (58%), with 42% moving more than once due to human disturbance.

30. What hypothesis did this study test?
a. People maintain a minimum distance from where shorebirds congregate.
b. Recreational use of shorebird foraging areas conversely affects the foraging
behavior of sander lings.
c. Recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging
behavior of sander lings.
d. Recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging
behavior of sander lings. 42% of shorebirds move due to human disturbance.

31. What percent of responding sander lings were disturbed by passing humans at a
distance of 10 meters or less?
a. More than 70 percent
b. More than 80 percent
c. Less than 60 percent
d. Less than 0 percent

32. What are some environmentally sound results to come from this study?
a. Enforcement of leash laws would be effective.
b. Observe Calidris Alba daily.
c. People should maintain a minimum distance of 30 meters from shorebirds.
d. Coastal development has dramatically reduced the beach.

33. This experiment determined that the most significant negative factor to reduce the
amount of time that sander lings spent foraging was:
a. Humans passing once every 15 minutes.
b. Humans disturbing the sand
c. Sander lings running or flying
d. Free running dogs

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a graduate assistant in the
marketing department.

Man                : May I help you?
Woman          : Hello, My name is Rebecca Smith and I have an appointment Monday at ten
                         o’clock with Dr. Cudd.
Man                : Yes, ten on Monday. I see it here on his planner.
Woman          : Well, I was wondering if it would be possible to move my appointment until
                         later in the afternoon on Monday.
Man                : I’m sorry, but Dr. Cudd is tied up in meetings all afternoon.
Woman          : Oh.
Man                : There is an appointment earlier that morning, if that would help you. Or you could
                         see him Tuesday afternoon at two.
Woman          : No thanks. I’ll just rearrange my schedule.

34. Why did the woman go to the marketing department?
a. To change her appointment time
b. To schedule her appointment
c. To cancel her appointment
d. To rearrange her class schedule

35. What does the man say about Dr. Cudd?
a. He will be out of town Monday
b. He will be rescheduling all Monday appointments for Tuesday
c. He is busy Monday afternoon
d. He is available Monday afternoon

36. What did the graduate assistant offer?
a. To give her an appointment Monday afternoon
b. To give her an appointment Tuesday at two, or earlier Monday
c. To cancel her appointment
d. To give her an appointment next week

37. What did the woman decide to do?
a. Make a new appointment
b. Keep the original appointment
c. Go to the meeting with Dr. Cudd
d. Go to another department

Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a macroeconomics class. The professor will be taking about the indicators business cycle.
Because the business cycle is related to aggregate economic activity, a popular indicator of the business cycle in the U.S. is the Gross Domestic Product or GDP. The financial media generally considers two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth to indicate a recession. Used as such, the GDP is a quick and simple indicator of economic contractions. However, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) weighs GDP relatively low as a primary business cycle indicator because GDP is subject to frequent revision and it is reported only on a quarterly basis (the business cycle is tracked on a monthly basis). The NBER relies primarily on indicators such as the following:
• employment
• personal income
• industrial production
Additionally, indicators such as manufacturing and trade sales are used as measures of economic activity.

38. What is the main topic of this lecture?
a. Gross Domestic Product
b. Indicators of the business cycle
c. National Bureau of Economic Research
d. Employment

39. Which of the following is used as a quick and simple indicator of economic
contractions?
a. Gross Domestic Product
b. Employment
c. Personal Income
d. Industrial Production

40. What is used to indicate a recession?
a. two consecutive quarters of negative growth
b. two consecutive quarters of positive growth
c. four nonconsecutive quarters of negative growth
d. four nonconsecutive quarters of positive growth

41. What is an indicator that the NBER relies upon? Please choose two answers.
a. growth
b. employment
c. product movement
d. personal income

Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and her professor.
Emily              : Thank you for letting me speak with you today, Dr. Miller. I would like to talk
                         with you about my semester average.
Dr. Miller        : I see.
Emily              : Well to be honest with you, I was upset when I saw my grade. I thought that it
                         would have been better.
Dr. Miller        : Why is that?
Emily              : I got an A on my midterm project.
Dr. Miller        : I remember how good yours was.
Emily              : I received an A on my final exam, but I still received a B in your class.
Dr. Miller        : Your grades were very good according to my grade book.
Emily              : Can you explain why I received a B instead of an A?
Dr. Miller        : Twenty percent of you grade was based on your participation in the class
Discussions    : Even though you always did well on you assignments, you never added your
                         opinions or volunteered in class.
Emily              : But I tried, I am just shy.
Dr. Miller        : I am sorry Emily the syllabus states that everyone must participate in order to
                         receive there full grade for the class.

42. What event prompted this discussion?
a. Emily’s semester average
b. Emily’s midterm project
c. Emily’s final exam
d. Emily’s participation

43. Where is the conversation most likely occurring?
a. Grocery store
b. Dr. Miller’s office
c. Emily’s office
d. Swimming pool

44. What is the grade that Emily received on her final exam?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

45. Why did Emily receive that grade in the course?
a. Dr. Miller did not like her
b. She was late to class
c. She never did her assignments
d. She did not participate in the class discussions


Section 2: Structure
This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate
for standard written English.

1. The Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France.
a. landmarks
b. is landmarked in
c. is a landmark in
d. is in a landmark

2. Young deer _________.
a. are called fawns
b. be fawns
c. is fawns
d. are fawns called

3. Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit signs of
independence ___________.
a. its mother from
b. from mother
c. to mother
d. from its mother

4. The Treasury Department  a.is take a new look at regulations limiting the  b.number
of interest that bank and c.savings, and loan associations d.can pay on deposits.

5. a.Him  should  b.be careful with that vase because  c.it  is very old  d.and  extremely
fragile.

6. The repair shop  a.keep  my cassette player for six weeks before  b.returning  it,
c.nevertheless,  d. it  still does not work properly.

7. To score a goal in soccer you ________.
a. must kick the ball
b. must kicks the ball
c. may kick them ball
d. must kick them balls

8. The observation deck at the Sears Tower _________ in Chicago.
a. is highest than any other one
b. is highest than any other one
c. is higher than any other one
d. is higher that any other one

9. If it _________ so cloudy, we would plan on having the fair outside.
a. was
b. was not
c. weren’t
d. had not

10. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro
became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.
a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been nominated
d. to will be nominated

11. Pearl Buck,  a.a recipient  of the Nobel Peace Prize  b.for  Literature in 1938  c.strove
to bring understanding and peace  d.on everyone.

12. In most circumstances a.the person that owns the property b.can claim the rights
c.as money made d.from drilling oil on their property.

13. _______ chocolate will give you a tummy ache.
a. Eat too much
b. Eating to much
c. Eating too much
d. Eating too many


14. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t have been late
for work.
a. should have remembered
b. could remembered
c. remembered
d. would have remembered

15. It a.was obvious from his response in the press conference b.that the candidate
c.prepare his answers d.well.

16. A dream about falling _________.
a. scary is
b. is scary
c. are scary
d. very scary is

17. George Washington _________first U.S. President.
a. was the
b. became
c. were the
d. are the



18. Amelia Earhart was _______________ to pilot her plane across the Atlantic
Ocean.
a. the first and a woman
b. the first woman
c. who the first woman
d. the woman who first

19. a.Crawfish farming b.have been practiced in south Louisiana c.for many d.years.

20. The main purpose a.of this class is to b.help you better understand the c.history of
there country, and how d.it came to be.



21. ____________ a tree can be grown from a seedling.
a. That is generally believed
b. Believed generally is
c. Generally believed it is
d. It is generally believed that

22. The White Rose Bridge , a.which close today, for  b.resurfacing  will not be  c.open for  d.two  months.

23. a.When  I joined the staff  b.of  the newspaper,  I c.were  taught to write short,
Powerful  d.headlines.

24. a.Since the official school colors b.are red and white, c.all of us d.has worn red and
white to the championship game.

25. The poverty level in the United State is currently set __________________.
a. at 12,000 dollars or less.
b. as 12,000 dollars or less.
c. at 12,000 dollars as less
d. at 12,000 dollar or less.

Section 3: Reading

This section is designed to measure your ability to read and understand short passages similar in topic and style to those that students are likely to encounter in North American universities and colleges. This section contains reading passages and questions about the passages.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero, a Florentine notary and landlord, but lived on the estate and was treated as a legitimate son.

In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci drew the first model of a helicopter. It did not look very much like our modern day “copter,” but the idea of what it could do was about the same.

Leonardo was an artist and sculptor. He was very interested in motion and movement and tried to show it in his art. In order to show movement, he found it helpful to study the way things moved. One subject he liked to study was birds and how they flew. He spent many hours watching the birds and examining the structure of their wings. He noticed how they cupped air with their wings and how the feathers helped hold the air. Through these studies, Leonardo began to understand how birds were able to fly.

Like many other men, Leonardo began to dream of the day when people would be able to fly. He designed a machine that used all the things he had learned about flight, and thus became the first model of a helicopter.

Poor Leonardo had only one problem, however. He had no way to give the necessary speed to his invention. You see, motors had not yet been invented and speed

was an important part of the flying process. It would be another four hundred years before the engine was invented and another fifty years before it was put to the test in an airplane. Leonardo’s dream of a helicopter finally came to pass in 1936. The Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo died on

May 2, 1519, and was buried in the cloister of San Fiorentino in Amboise.

1. What is the author’s main point?

a. The invention of the helicopter.
b. Birds cup air with their wings and use feathers to help hold the air.
c. An overview of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s many skills.
d. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and died in 1519.

2. The word problem in paragraph five could best be replaced by the word:
a. dilemma
b. mistake
c. danger
d. pain

3. The word it in paragraph two refers to:
a. Leonardo Da Vinci
b. The first model helicopter
c. 1483
d. motion and movement

4. Which paragraph explains why Leonardo’s helicopter was not successful in his
lifetime:
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraph 4
d. paragraph 5

5. The word illegitimate in paragraph one is closest in meaning to:
a. against the law or illegal
b. not in correct usage
c. incorrectly deduced; illogical
d. born out of wedlock

6. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph? “Since then
people have been living out Leonardo’s dream of flying.”
a. paragraph 3
b. paragraph 4
c. paragraph 5
d. paragraph 2

7. What was the main problem with Leonardo’s invention?
a. motors were not yet invented
b. the birds lost their feathers
c. he was illegitimate
d. he couldn’t draw

8. The word they in the third paragraph refers to:
a. the feathers
b. the birds
c. the studies
d. the wings

9. In what year was the first helicopter flown
a. 1483
b. 1452
c. 1519
d. 1936

10. What two things did birds have that Leonardo da Vinci noticed helped them to
fly?
a. wings and beaks
b. feathers and talons
c. wings and feathers
d. cups and feathers

11. The word thus in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced by:
a. Hence
b. After
c. Unsuitably
d. Inappropriately

Glass fibers are extremely strong; for their weight, they are stronger than steel. They are made by forcing molten glass through tiny holes called spinnerets. As many as four hundred spinnerets are placed together, and threads of glass much thinner than human hairs are drawn off at great speed-miles of thread per minute. As they speed along, the threads are coated thinly with a type of glue and twisted into a yarn.
The glass fibers are used with plastics to make boats and car bodies. They are also woven into heavy cloth for window draperies and into strong belts for making tires stronger.
A special kind of glass fiber is causing a revolution in communications. A signal of light can be made to travel along the fiber for very long distances. By changing the quality of the light, many messages can be sent at once along one strand of glass. New office buildings are being “wired” with glass fibers as they are built. The glass fibers will be used to connect telephones and computers in ways that not long ago were either impossible or too expensive.
Glass wool traps air in a thick, light blanket of fibers. This blanket is then put into walls and ceilings to keep warm air in during the winter and cool air in during the summer.
To make glass wool, molten glass is fed into a spinning drum with many holes in it. As the glass threads stream out of the holes, they are forced downward by a blast of hot air and through a spray of glues. The threads are then further blown about to mix them up as they fall in a thick mat on a moving belt.
The glass we see through and drink out of has many, many other uses besides the ones described here.

12. What was the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
a. To inform you how special kinds of glass are made and used
b. To persuade you to investigate the many uses of glass beyond those
mentioned in the article
c. To inform you about the strength of glass fibers
d. To inform you that glue is used to hold strands of glass together

13. The word special in the second paragraph is closets in meaning to:
a. Distinct among others of a kind
b. Additional
c. Common
d. Species

14. Glass fibers are made by forcing molten glass through:
a. Spinners
b. Spiderets
c. Spinnerets
d. Spinets

15. The word changing in the second paragraph could best be replaced by the word:
a. Altering
b. Boring
c. Bringing
d. Doing

16. What are glass fibers woven into cloth for?
a. Draperies
b. Cars and boats
c. Glasses
d. Glue

17. The word fed in the fourth paragraph means:
a. To give food to
b. To minister to
c. To support
d. To supply

18. The word they in the second sentence of the first paragraph refers to:
a. Human hair
b. Weight
c. Glass fibers
d. Yarn


19. The word it in the fourth paragraph refers to:
a. Molten glass
b. Glass wool
c. Spinning drum
d. Holes

20. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph? “This
improvement in technology is expected to continue.”
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 2
c. Paragraph 3
d. Paragraph 4

21. A signal of what can be made to travel along fiber for very long distances?
a. Heat
b. Wave
c. Wool
d. Light

22. The word spray in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced by the word:
a. Shower
b. Blow
c. Spit
d. Force

For centuries, people have searched for a way to replace dead and decaying teeth with comfortable false teeth. Many materials have been used to make a set of false teeth. The teeth themselves should be made from a hard and durable material. They should be secured to a soft material, making them easy to wear. In the last two decades, dentists succeeded in making durable false teeth that are comfortable, too.

Two thousand years ago, the Etruscans made teeth out of animal bone and gold. These materials were used-with varying degrees of success-up to the 1700’s. When 24 George Washington was president, ivory from animals such as elephants became a popular material for false teeth. Doctors and inventors also tried silver, peal, and agate, but teeth made from these materials were very expensive. Perhaps the most successful

material was porcelain, invented by a Frenchman about two hundred years ago. White, strong, and resistant to decay, porcelain is still used today for making single teeth. Besides finding a material for the teeth, inventors also had to find a way to secure them in a person’s mouth. People tried wire, springs, and many kinds of glue to accomplish this. In most cases, however, discomfort and a likelihood of the teeth falling

out plagued the person who wore them. Around 1844, an American dentist named Horace Wells used laughing gas to put people to sleep before working on their teeth. This innovation made dental work a lot

less painful. Soon after, an inventor created the first form of rubber. This was important to dentistry because teeth could be attached to the rubber, and the rubber could be molded to fit the shape of the mouth. With these two developments, dentist could work without causing pain and could fit teeth more carefully. False teeth have become more available and comfortable since then, and dentists have continued to improve the making and use of false teeth.

23. What is the main topic of this passage?
a. Horace Wells
b. False teeth
c. Gold and bone
d. The Etruscans

24. The word they in the first paragraph refers to:
a. Teeth
b. Materials
c. People
d. Dentists

25. The word varying in the second paragraph cold best be replaced by the word:
a. Constant
b. Changeless
c. Fluctuating
d. Stable

26. Porcelain was invented after the first use of:
a. Rubber for holding for holding teeth in place