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1st Exercise
Text 1 (for question number 1-7)
Once there was a husband and his wife who had a baby.
They had a dog named Bony. It was a very smart dog and
faithful to them. The dog used to take care of the baby
while were working in the rice field.
One afternoon, while working in the field, they heard
Bony barking. It was running toward them. It's mouth
smeared with blood. The husband shocked and thought
that it had killed their baby. Suddenly he took his sickle
and threw it to the dog. It hit the dog's had and the dog
head and the dog fell down and died.
Hurriedly they got home and saw the baby sleeping.
When the husband looked around in the baby's room, he
found a big snake lying on the floor. It was dead and blood
spilled everywhere. It seemed the dog had killed the
snake and the killed his faithful dog.
1. Who was Bony? Bonny was.
a. the husband's name
b. the wife's name
c. the bay's name
d. the dog's name
e. the snake's name
2. Why was the dog running toward the couple?
a. because it afraid of snake
b. because it was hurt
c. because the dog wanted some foods.
d. because the dog wanted to tell that something
dangerous almost happened in
their
home.
e. because a snake wanted to catch it.
3. finally killed by the husband.
a. the baby d. the dog
b. the snake e. the couple
c. the wife
4. The snake was killed by
a. the dog d. the child
b. the husband e. the baby
c. the wife
5. Was the baby hurt by the dog?
a. yes, it is d. no was not
b. yes, it was e. no, it doesn't
c. no, it did
6.
"Suddenly, he took his sickle .."(paragraph 2,
sentence 5). The word suddenly
has the same
meaning with the word
a. usually d. angrily
b. quietly e. hungrily
c. Quickly

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7. Why was the husband shocked? Because

a. He thought that the dog hurt killed his baby
b. he was sick
c. he saw a snake
d. he saw a dog died
e. his wife fell down
8.

A
B
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

: "What kind of the narrative is it?"

: "It is."
romance
adventure
science fiction
mystery
Folktale

9. I ..to the mall last week

a. went d. goes
b. go
e. have gone
c. Gone
10. Lisa
Mita
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

: Do you mind turning on the fan for me ?

: ..
no, thank you
yes, I do
l'd love to
not at all
yes, please

11. Dicky
Anne
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

: may I can to your house at 7 tonight ?

: .. I will be going somewhere with my
friend at that time.
yes, that's all right
yes, indeed
l'm afraid not
not at all
why not
Tuesday evening
March 8, 2008

Dear Olga,
It is a (12) .. to read your letter and to know about
the music program at your university. I'll be (13) .. to go
with you. My bus (14) .. be at your school at 4 o'clock on
Saturday. If you don't mind, I'd like you (15) .. me at the
bus station. See you on Saturday.
12. a. happy
b. regret
c. nice
d. pleasure
e. pleased

Maritha

13. a. sad
b. sorry
c. happy
d. happily
e. worried

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14. a. can
b. will
c. should
d. must
15. a. met
b. meet
c. meets
d. Meeting
e. to meet
16. A : Have you heard that uncle Joe will come next
week?
B : Oh. really? When did he tell you?
A : Last week.
The underlined sentence is used to express ..
a. happiness
b. surprise
c. pleasure
d. enjoyment
17. I a fantastic film at the cinema last week.
a. saw
b. seeing
c. seed
d. See
18. "Watch the TV tonight. My daughter is on TV channel
5 at eight. She always makes me happy." "Sure, I will."
From the underlined words we know that the first
speaker feels .. her daughter.
a. angry with
b. proud of
c. worried about
d. disappointed at
19. The batik dress mother gave me is old, its colour has
faded. Its refers to
a. mother
b. old
c. batik
d. Colour
20. "I am sorry I don't know the answer, but I really wish I
"
a. know
b. have known
c. knew
d. will know
21. .you met your friend last Sunday?
a. Did
b. Do
c. Does
d. Are
e. Were

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22. I listen to everything . . . he saids

a. Which
b. who
c. whom
d. whos
e. why
23. this
english
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

semester I had to buy fifteen books, most of . . . .

which is
which are
whom were
whom is
whom are

24. the company hired ten new employees, some of.... men
a. which is
b. which are
c. whom were
d. whom is
e. whom are
25My sister, Siska has all her dresses made because
a. she likes sewing
b. she is a dress maker
c. she cannot sew at all
d. she doesn't have a good dressmaker
e. she can't offord to pay dress-maker
26. This area is not suitable for farming because the soil is
not
a. fertile
c. fertility
e. fertilization
b. fertilize
d. fertilizer
27. 'May I go shopping with my friends, mom ?'
'No, you.stay in bed until you recover.
a. can
c. might
e. must
b. may
d. could
28. 'When do you want to have the parcelsto you
hosue ?'
'It's better tomorrow morning'
a. deliver
c. delivered
e. be delivered
b. to deliver
d. delivering
One evening last week my and I were sitting
quietly at home. Suddenly we heard a loud bang. I
supposed that the old lady in the flat above ours was
moving the furniture about. My wife was afraid that the
noise would wake the baby. She turned down the TV and
moment latter we heard someone calling for help.
I run upstairs. The old lady's door was shut but I
could see smoke coming through the letter box and under
the door and smell something burning." Ring the fire
brigade ." I should down to my wife.
I banged on the door but the old lady took a long
time answer. I was turning over in my mind the idea of
breaking the door down when she finally appeared.
"I was having a bath," she said," when the water heater in
the kitchen blew up. And I was getting dressed when you
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I took her down stairs to our flat. Smoke was
pouring out of the kitchen and the heater was in flames.
Just then I heard a fire engine arriving outside and the
heavy footsteps of the firemen on the stairs." It's in here,"
I shouted," You turned up promptly, I must say."
When I got back to our flat, my wife was making
the old lady a cup of tea, Soon afterwards, the fire chief
came in to ask a few questions. It turned out that the fire
was not very serious and the firemen were already
putting it out. When they left, my wife went up with the
old lady to help her clean up the mess.
When she returned, my wife remarked : "It's all
right now. Nothing was damaged except the water heater.
But wasn't it lucky that baby slept through the noise ?'
She took the teacups into the kitchen and I heard
her scream and the cups crash to the floor. When I got
there, water dripping from the ceiling and forming a pool
on the floor. The baby woke up at least and began to cry.
29. What is the story about ?
a. A disastrous accident
b. A confused old lady
c. A fire brigade in action
d. A surprising evening
e. A small accident in the kitchen
30. The writer suspected that something was wrong
when
a. there was a loud noise
b. there was a cry for help
c. his wife was afraid of the noise
d. furniture was being moved about
e. he saw smoke coming through his letter-box
31. Which of the following statement is true ?
a. the old lady hurried to the door when yhe writer
knocked
b. the noise in the old lady's flat didn't disturb the
baby
c. the writer kicked the door open to save the old
lady's life
d. there was great damage in the flat ofter the fire
e. the old lady immediately called the fire brigade
32. 'Turning over in my mind in paragraph 3 means
a. chancing
c. reminding
b. repeating
d.considering e.supposing
33. After reading the whole story, we know that
a. the old lady was good at house cleaning
b. the baby was startled by the some of the fire
engine
c. the fire occurred because the old lady had been
careless
d. the old lady always enjoyed having tea with the
writer's wife
e. the fire had caused a leak in the ceiling of the
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34. Which of the following statement is not true ?

a. the baby woke up a long while after the fire
b. the writer and his wife were at home watching
TV that night
c. the fire engine didn't arrive as quickly as the
writer had thought
d. the writer's wife was so startled that the cups fell
from her hends
e. the writer's wife didn't expect to see a pool of
water in her kitchen
35. Nowadays people prefer using small cars than big
ones because they are more
a. economic
c. economical e. economically
b. economy
d. economize
36. The place ..the Dutch imprisoned Pangeran
Diponegoro was hilly
a. which
c. that
e.in which
b. that
d.on which
37. The woman begged the robber
a. don't take my money
b. not to take her money
c. not taking her money
d. he didn't take her money
e. he'd better not take her money
38. Every night the street vendors walk along the road
andfood and drink.
a. sells
c. sell
e.is selling
b. to sell
d.selling
39. Someone had stolen his car last night
He..forgotten to lock the garage
a. would have c. should have e. must be
b. might have d. could have
40. "I got to the library at one o'clock, and it started
raining immediately !
We can also say
a. when I got to the library, it was already raining
b. the rain started some time before I went to the
library
c. It started raining when I was walking to the
library
d. it had started raining before I got to the library
e. it started raining as soon as I got to the library

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2nd Exercise
Not being able to sleep,Iwan sat up in bed
peering into the darkness. Suddenly he felt a current of
cold air. He jumped out of bed. However, having forgotten
the motion of the ship, he was instantly thrown violently
across the room.
With difficulty he got up and groped his was
towards the window which, to his surprise, he found wide
open, for he was certain that he had fastened it securely
before he went to bed.
Sudenly, as he stood by the window, he distinctly
heard something moving behind him and, a moment
afterwards, as he turned to look, he heard a faint groan.
He sprang across the room and jumped back into bed,
only to discover to his horror that someone else was lying
there. Stretching out his hand, he laid hold of something
that had the shape of a man's arm but was smooth, wet
and icy cold. He pulled, but the creature, whatever it was,
tore itself out of his grasp, ran across the room, opened
the door and rushed out. Quickly recovering from his
fright, he started to chase at top speed but he was too late.
The passage outside his room was empty.
1. The story tells us about.
a. Iwan's journey
b. A bung lary at see
c. The case on board
d. a mysterious creature
e. an adventurous night
2. Why did Iwan Jumped out of bed and tried to get to the
window ?
a. He knew that the window was open
b. He was rest less and could not sleep
c. He couldn't see anything in the dark room
d. He was thrown violently across the room
e. He wanted to know where the cold the room
3. Which of the following did not frigten Iwan ?
a. something moving behind him
b. A sound unfamiliar to him
c. The violent moving of the ship
d. Finding somebody lying on his bed
e. Touching something smooth and wet
4. Which of the following statements is true according to
the text ?
a. Iwan was waiting in the dark for the creature
b. Iwan wondered why the window was open
c. Seeing the window open, he immediately rain to
close it
d. Iwan jumped out of bed because he heard
something moving
e. Iwan had forgatten to fasten the window when he
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5. From the text we may conclude that

a. the creature reamined a mysterys
b. Iwan succeeded in catching the creature
c. Iwan didn't dare to run after the creature
d. the creature tried very hard to catch Iwan
e. Iwan and the creature ran out the room together
6. Rendra has to take a part-time job during the vacation
he will not be able to rent a house
a. besides
c. otherwise
e. nevertheless
b. therefore
d. moreover
7. My sister, Siska has all her dresses made because
a. she likes sewing
b. she is a dress maker
c. she cannot sew at all
d. she doesn't have a good dressmaker
e. she can't offord to pay dress-maker
8. This area is not suitable for farming because the soil is
not
a. fertile
c. fertility
e. fertilization
b. fertilize
d. fertilizer
9. 'May I go shopping with my friends, mom ?'
'No, you.stay in bed until you recover.
a. can
c. might
e. must
b. may
d. could
10. 'When do you want to have the parcelsto you
hosue ?'
'It's better tomorrow morning'
a. deliver
c. delivered
e. be delivered
b. to deliver
d. delivering
11. Which sentence is correct ?
a. Do you watch every Thursday evening the
English program on television ?
b. Do you watch on television the English program
every Thursday evening ?
c. Do you watch the English program every
Thursday evening on television ?
d. Do you watch the English program on television
every Thursday evening ?
e. Every Thursday evening do you watch the
English program on television ?
12. I think Nuki is too youngan engineer
a. to be
c. of being
e. when he is
b. in being
d. if he be
13. None of Rian's class mates ..to his birthday party
a. are invited
c. of being
e. when he is
b. is invited
d. if he be
14. The manager think Santi is a very ..secretary
because she always does her work well
a. rely
c. reliance
e. reliability
b. reliably
d. reliable

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15. The article..we got the Dita for our essay is written
by
a. that
c. from whom e. at which
b. which
d. from which

24. Mother promises to buy me a new red gown.by a

famous dressmaker
a. make
c. made
e. be made
b. makes
d. is made

16. We must avoid..too much because it causes lung

cancer
a. smoke
c. smoking
e. to be smoking
b. to smoke
d. in smoking

25. 'Andi didn't meet Santi when he visited her yesterday'

'Oh she.for Bandung to see her parents
a. has left
c. will leave
e. would leave
b. had left
d. is leaving

17. The results of the test were..not only the teacher but
also the students
a. disapproint
d. being disappointed
b. disappointed
e. to be disappointed
c. disappointing

26. I've finished painting the house, but if Didi et had not
helped me,
Iit so quickly
a. can never do
d.could never have done
b. could never do
e.can never have done
c. have never done

18. He has to try several times because he wants to be the

winner
We can also say:., he has to try several times
a. to be the winner
b. being the winner
c. wanting to be the winner
d. wants to be winner
e. be the winner
19. After the house.white it looked beautiful
a. to be painted
d. has been painted
b. has painted
e. had been painted
c. had painted
20. You wouldn't have won if I hadn't helped you
That's not true, I certainly.
a. did
c. had
e. would
b. win
d. done
21. As Rian left an hour ago, he should have arrived by
now.
From the underlined words we may conclude that Rian
a. are already here now
b. has not arrived yet
c. will probably arrive soon
d. has just arrived
e. would probably not arrive
22. I.to his behaving so rudely toward his wife
a. regret
c. object
e. complain
b. dislike
d. disagree
23. The boy is now delivering the packages to the
customers
We can also say.
a. The customers are delivering the packages now
b. The customers are now delivered packages
c. The packages are now delivered by the boy
d. The packages are now delivered to the customers
e. The packages are now being delivered to the
customers

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27. The wounded soldiers..we have asked some help are

now taken to the hospital
a. who
c. whom
e. from whom
b. whose
d. of which
28. I was sorry, I didn't come to your birthday party
we can also say:
a. I wish I could come to you birthday party
b. I wished I could come to your birthday party
c. I wish I could have come to your birthday party
d. I wished I could have come to your birthday
party
e. I wished I couldn't have come to your birthday
party
29. As I see him again, I feel happy
We can also say:.., I feel happy
a. seeing him again
b. To see him again
c. Having seen him again
d. In seeing him again
e. By seeing him again
30. 'All the students had just left the classroom when the
mathematics teacher came in
From this sentences we may conclude that
a. The mathematics class started late that day
b. There was no mathematics class that day
c. The teacher cancelled the mathematics class
d. The teacher asked the students to leave the class
e. The students came late for the mathematics class

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1st Exercise
1. D
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. D
25. C
26. A
27. E
28. C
29. E
30. B
31. B
32. D
33. E
34. C
35. C
36. E
37. B
38. C
39. B
40. E

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2nd Exercise
1. D C E
2. E E B
3. C D B
4. B B D
5. A D E
6. C A C
7. C D C
8. A B E
9. E B B
10. C D C
11. D B E
12. A E C
13. A E A
14. D A B
15. D B C
16. C A B
17. C C A
18. C D C
19. E B B
20. A E E
21. B C D
22. C D E
23. E C A
24. C D C
25. B E B
26. D C B
27. E C A
28. D C E
29. A D B
30. B C E