PEMERINTAH KOTA YOGYAKARTA

DINAS PENDIDIKAN
SMA NEGERI 9 YOGYAKARTA

ULANGAN SENIN SEMESTER I

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2007/2008
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas / Semester : XI / Semester I
Hari, Tanggal : Senin, 13 Agustus 2007
Waktu : 45 menit

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.

Poisonous Mud Wreaks Havoc on Java

Poisonous mud and gas is erupting from kilometres below the earth and 8,000 people are
displaced and hundreds hospitalised on the Indonesian island of Java.
The calamity has been caused by a gas exploration project near Surabaya in East Java that has
gone horribly wrong, and for the past six weeks, has unleashed hundreds of tonnes of hot toxic mud.
Six weeks ago, a drilling rig on this site reached three kilometres underground and encountered
a problem.
Attempts were made to shut the well, but then the earth opened up.
First, a major crack appeared and now they have appeared all around, spewing at least 500
cubic metres of toxic mud every day. An area of 12 square kilometres has now been covered and four
entire villages have been affected, displacing almost 8,000 people.
The houses of the residents of Sidoarjo are chest-deep in mud, along with their rice paddies and the
factories where they work. Thousands of the internally displaced now live at this new concrete market
complex, turned refugee camp.

1. The following is not the cause of the disaster ….

a. A gas exploration
b. A drilling rig
c. An opening part of earth
d. The appeared crack
e. A problem encountered when drilling
2. Where were people displaced?
a. Office
b. Rice fields
c. Factories
d. Market complex
e. Other villages
3. The word ‘unleashed’ can be best replaced by ….
a. Release
b. Move
c. Change
d. Create
e. build
4. The word ‘their’ in the sixth paragraph refers to ….
a. Factories’ workers
b. Villagers
c. Displaced people
d. The refugee
e. Sidoarjo’s residents
5. How many cubic metres did toxic mud appear every day?
3 cubic metres
12 cubic metres
550 cubic metres
500 cubic metres
80 cubic metres

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 6. The disaster has affected the area of ….
4 square kilometres and 12 villages
4 villages and 12 square kilometres
14 villages and 2 square kilometres
5 square kilometres and 8 villages
8 square kilometres and 5villages
7. The earth opened up because of ….
Well shutting
Gas eruption
A drilling rig
Exploration project
Poisonous mud
8. The following statements are correct, except ….
The disaster were located in East Java
The calamity has gone for six weeks
8000 people are displaced and hundreds died
The mud has covered the rice fields
The event takes place underground
9. What does ‘they’ in the fifth paragraph refer to?
a. Toxic mud
b. Gas eruption
c. Exploration projects
d. Problems encountered when drilling
e. Major cracks
10. The word ‘refugee’ has the closest meaning with ….
a. Villagers
b. Office workers
c. People who are displaced
d. Death victim
e. Hospitalised people
11. That ship hit an iceberg and sank yesterday.
An iceberg is a/an …
a. ice mountain
b. ship carrying ice
c. polar bear
d. volcano on the sea
e. big coral
12. Whales cannot survive on land.
The synonym of survive is …
a. pass away
b. expire
c. stay alive
d. walk
e. breath
13. The blizzard attacked Stockholm last week.
A blizzard is a/an …
a. fire
b. snowstorm
c. earthquake
d. heavy rain
e. wind
14. The diameter of Merapi’s crater is about 200 meters.
Crater is …
a. a big cave
b. the most dangerous area of a volcano
c. the foot of a volcano
d. the fertile area in a volcano
e. the mouth of a volcano

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15. The Tsunami in Aceh is the deadliest catastrophe in modern history.
Catastrophe means …
a. disaster
b. earthquake
c. wave
d. tremor
e. flood
16. The flood was triggered by days of heavy rain.
Trigger has the same meaning with these following words, except…
a. activate
b. start
c. cause
d. accumulate
e. stimulate
17. The earthquake devastated a lot of houses in Yogyakarta.
Devastate means …
a. destroy
b. protect
c. conserve
d. defend
e. maintain
18. Any material in the form of tiny particles is called …
a. deposit
b. ash
c. sand
d. dust
e. powder
19. A site or a place for depositing rubbish or waste is called …
a. canal
b. river
c. dump
d. waterway
e. compost
20. The death toll from the flash flood that swept through the popular North Sumatra tourist resort
of Langkat has reached 66 people.
The word death toll here refers to…
a. the number of people who are dead
b. the number of survivor
c. the number of tourist who are dead
d. the number of missing people
e. the number of people who are injured
21. Anna: Hi! How’s life?
Peter: Pretty good.
The dialogue above expresses….
a. greeting
b. closing
c. invitation
d. disagreement
e. happiness
22. Lita: John, this is Rita. Rita, this is John.
John: Hello, How do you do?
Rita: ……….
a. How are you
b. I’m fine
c. How do you do
d. How about you
e. OK, see you.

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23. Anita: Den, would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
Dennis: Sorry. I’m afraid that I’m not free.
The underlined sentence expresses……
a. agreement
b. disagreement
c. invitation
d. refusal
e. surprise
24. A: Guess what! I pass my exam.
B: Oh, that’s good!
The underlined words express……
a. happiness
b. sadness
c. dislike
d. agreement
e. disappointment
25. A : Why didn’t you join the test yesterday?
B : My grand mother died that morning.
A : Oh…I’m sorry to hear that.
The underlined sentence expresses……
a. sympathy
b. agreement
c. happiness
d. dislike
e. sadness
26. A: I failed my exam again. I feel like I want to die.
B: Cheer up! It’s not the end of the world. Work harder and you’ll get the next one.
The dialogue above expresses…..
a. instruction
b. sympathy
c. dislike
d. motivating other
e. happiness
27. Liz : I feel so awful.
Dan: Come on.
Liz : What if I fail the class.
Dan: ……………………..
a. You’ve got all my support to pass.
b. You have every reason to feel that way.
c. That’s better than I can do.
d. I don’t see why you should be worry.
e. It’s all going to be ok.
28. Bita: Tomorrow’s the D day and I still don’t feel enough prepared.
Tom: Enough worrying, ………………………..
Bita: I sure hope I will. Thank you for your support.
a. Don’t give up!
b. You’ve got all my support.
c. I’m sure you’re going to make it.
d. That’s better than I can do.
e. It’s all going to be ok.
29. Ellen: I think I will quit the job. I don’t think I can do it anymore.
Maria: And being jobless again?
Ellen: Oh, well, you’re right. I think ……………….
a. I prefer the job than being jobless.
b. I prefer the job to being jobless.
c. I rather have the job to be jobless.
d. I like having the job better than have no job.
e. I choose having the job better than being jobless.

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 30. Sean: I don’t think the plan will work. Better to stop it now, don’t you think?
Mary: Well, ……………
a. I rather have a plan than have none.
b. I prefer the plan than no plan.
c. I prefer have the plan to none.
d. I like the plan better than have no plan
e. I like the plan better to no plan.

II. Essay
A. Make sentences based on these following situations!
1. The test is difficult so I don’t do it well.
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2. He doesn’t like it because it is spicy.
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3. The woman is very proud of him because he is smart.

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4. The class is empty because nobody stays in it.

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5. The boy works hard because he needs much money.

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B. What do these following sentences mean?

1. If I were a queen, I would buy a new one.
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2. If the glasses were broken, I would buy new ones.
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3. If you had a dictionary, you would find the meaning.
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4. She would cry if she was sad.
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5. They would speak well if they learned hard.
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- Good Luck -