Exercise of English for Juniors and seniors

The Text is for no 1 and 2 The text is for no 3 to 5

Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley Main ingredients:

between the Kelud and Willis mountains and inhabited
by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town 1. 250 gr cod or any white meat fish

there is a large hill which is called the Dathok

Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, 2. 125 gr tapioca or corn flour

Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals. There is a

big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the 3. 2 table spoon soya sauce

town.
4. Salt and pepper 5. 1 table spoon oil

Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its

products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or 6. For type kapal selam, you need 3 hard boiled eggs

bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of slice half

Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes factory

Soup ingredients:
dominates the town economy and employs the majority
of the women labor force. Kediri and the cigarettes
7. 5 Chilies. . . 8. 100 gr palm sugar.
factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest
cigarette factory in Indonesia. Most of the local people
9. 2 tbsp sugar. . 10. Salt and pepper
work in this factory. Those who do not work here are
farmers or traders
11. 2 tbsp soya sauce 12. 2 tbsp Ebi

1. What does the text tell us about?

13. 250 ml sugar 14. 1 tbsp tamarind

A. The history of Kediri

Method :

B. The famous products of Kediri

Boil all soup ingredients into sauce pan

C. The description of Kediri

Serving

D. The people E. 1.3 million people

1. Blend all ingredients into food processor until they
are smooth like a dough, you could put splash of water
2. “Those who do not work here …” (last sentence).
if you need it.
The “those” word refers to ….

2. Put enough fish cake into your hand and put half
A. The local people B. The factory workers
boiled egg in the middle and cover it with the dough
and put into boiled water until floating.
C. The farmers D. The traders

3. Drain all the water, deep fry it and add some of the
E. Woman labour force
soup.
3. The text tells us about .....? 6. What does the text tell us about?

A. How to make pempek palembang A. Independence day festival

B. How to eat pempek palembang B. Gathering in school

C. The soup ingredients to make pempek palembang C. Parade with the principal

D. How to prepare to make pempek palembang D. School contest E. School Competition

E. The equipment needed to make pempek palembang The text is for no 7 to 8

4. The following are the main ingredients, you need to Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built
make pempek palembang, except ... 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in
South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North
A. Sugar B. Salt. C. Pepper Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign
of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera. He
D. Corn flour E. Soya sauce was the first Banjarnese King who converted into
Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin
5. “Blend all ingredients into food processor until they River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by
are smooth like a dough, you could put splash of water the Dutch colonial.
if you need it.” The word “They” in the sentences
above, refer to............ The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was
unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar’s past
A. Pempek Palembang B. Ingredients architecture before Islam came. Different from any
other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own
C. Soy sauce D. Corn flour E. Equipment roof, separated from the main building.

6. Announcement 7. From the text we know that ….

This Thursday is August 17th, the Independence day . A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local
style
Don't miss the Independence Day festival!

B. Banjar people burned down the mosque

The festival begins at 08.00 in every district In Jakarta.

C. There is nothing special from this mosque

Gather in front of our school at 07.30 to see the parade
with the principal. D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque

Don't miss it! And Join many contests at school. E. The mosque is located in the South Kuin Village of
Banjarmasin
Free registration, full of prizes!
8. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era Get free souvenirs for the first fifty guests!
of ….
Free beauty consultation with beauticians!
A. Banjar people B. Kalimantan King
11. Who is the invitation addressed to?
C. Dutch colonial architecture
A. Beauticians B. PT Brighters Lives
D. Sultan Suriansyah E. Banjara’s past
C. Bright’s Customers D. The Bright’s members
9. I will not .....my Dad about the accident.
E. The Bright’s management
A. Tell B. Telling C. Tells
12. What can be inferred from the text?
D. To tell E. Told
A. The event is held in the afternoon
10. Rahmat ..... all of his friends to the celebration next
week. B. The company sells local products

A. Will invite B. Invites C. Invited C. All guests will receive souvenirs

D. Invitation E. Inviting D. The company launches its new products

The text is for no 11 to 12 E. The first fifty guests deserve for free beauty
consultation
Good news for the bright’s members!
Text for questions 13-16
You are cordially invited to the launch of bright’s
international beauty products. Last holiday I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat
in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few
Let’s celebrate its success and learn more about its new words of French. Then, he lent me a book. I read a few
products. lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I
thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly,
Tuesday,28th March 2017 but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last
day I made a big decision, I got up early and bought
10 a.m. thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room,
but I did not write a single card!
At the hall of PT Brighter Lives

13. Whom did the writer meet in Paris?

Jl.Cempaka no.58

A. A man that take him to French.

Surabaya

B. A man that gave him thirty-seven cards

C. A man that lent him a book. For question 17 to 19, complete to the following
paragraph with the words provided.
D. A man that worked in museum
Last Wednesday, my father …(17) us out for lunch at
E. A man that give him a job. the Thai restaurant near the Bermuda mall. After lunch,
we … (18) to Kartika shopping center to fund school
14. I read a few lines...” what does the underlined uniforms. We asked the girl at the counter for some
phrase mean? uniforms.

A. Words in a postcard My brother went into the fitting room to try them on
while my mother and I …(19) outside to choose a
B. Texts on the book. uniform for me. After my brother ….(10) of the fitting
room, I went in. I tried the uniform on and found that is
C. Museum guiding was ratherright. I came out of the fitting room and later
tried on another uniform. It fitted me perfectly. My
D. Garden’s rules.
father then paid for the uniforms. We thanked the sales
girl and left the shop.
E. Menu.

17. ......
15. Then he lent me. Whom does “he” refer to?

A. Took
A. French tourist

B. Takes
B. Annoying waiter

C. Is Taking
C. A friendly tourist

D. Had Taken
D. A nice waiter

E. Have Taken
E. An old man

18. .....
16. What is the tenses used in the text above?

A. Go
A. Simple present tense

B. Gone
B. Past continuous tense

C. Went
C. Simple past tense

D. Are Going
D. Simple future tense

E. Have Gone
E. Future perfect tense
19. ..... A. ate nothing

A. Stays B. ate too much

B. Stayed C. laid more eggs

C. Did Stay D. was badly injured

D. Are Staying E. was forced to lay eggs

E. Have Stayed 22. From the text we may conclude that the
woman was ...
Text is for questions 20 to 23.
A. active
The Hen with the Silver Eggs
B. miserly
One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the
market and bought a beautiful hen. A few days C. greedy
later to her surprise the hen she bought laid a
silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to D. furious
lay more than one egg each day, the woman was
sure she would never have to work again. E. dangerous

So the woman decided to make the hen eat more, 23. "If the hen could only be persuaded.... "
so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result (Paragraph 2)
was that the hen died of indigestion and did not
lay more eggs at all. The underlined word means ....

20. Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ... A. commanded

A. the hen's eggs B. influenced

B. what the woman did to her hen C. dangerous

C. what the hen did for the woman D. brought

D. what the hen eats to lay more eggs E. told

E. why the woman wanted to get more eggs This text is for questions 24 to 27.

21. The hen died because it ... University of Cambridge

Do you plan to study abroad? Don't hesitate. 25. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Welcome to Cambridge University. Cambridge
University, an institution of higher education, is A. The academic year is held in four seasons in a
the second oldest university in Great Britain after year.
the University of Oxford. It is located in the city
of Cambridge. B. Students in colleges are not members of the
university
The University of Cambridge is a system of
faculties, departments, and 31 independent C. Students must not be in their residence during
colleges. You know, although the colleges and the the terms.
university are separate corporations, all are parts
of an integrated educational entity. The university D. The students of Cambridge University have

examines candidates for degrees during their holidays in summer.

residencies and at the conclusion of their studies.

The colleges provide their students with lodgings E. University of Oxford is younger than

and meals, assign tutors, and offer social, cultural, University of Cambridge.

and athletic activities. Every student at the

26. The second paragraph tells the readers
University of Cambridge is a member of a
about ...
college.

A. an integrated educational entity.

Let's see its academic year. The academic year is
divided into three terms of approximately eight
B. social activities in the university.
weeks each: Michaelmas (autumn), Lent (late
winter), and Easter (spring). Students required to
C. the system in Cambridge University.
study under supervisor are usually members of the
college's faculties who maintain close
D. the examination for candidates' degrees.
relationships with small groups of students in their
charge and assist them in preparing for university
E. the criteria for the membership of the
exams.
university.

24. The author's purpose of writing the text is ...

27. "The colleges provide their students with
lodgings and meals, assign tutors and offer ..."
A. to review a particular education system
(Paragraph 2).

B. to commemorate a particular college

The underlined word means ...

C. to define a particular academic year

A. dormitories used for studying in groups

D. to explain a particular way to study

B. places offered for doing some business

E. to describe a particular institution

C. spaces needed for discussion
D. houses needed for taking a rest I’m alright here.

E. rooms rented to stay in We are going to have the examination, aren’t we?
Are you well prepared for it? Well, to be honest, I
Questions number 28-29. just have some difficulties in preparing for it,
especially in Science. There are extra lessons in
I recently took a trip to New Hampshire and had my school and I take them all. But, I feel that they
what I would call my first genuine .... (28) hiking don’t help. I’m still confused in solving
up a mountain. I've gone up hiking before but this Mathematic problems. I’m just worried that I fail
was without a doubt the best experience of my the national examination. Do you have any
life. My friend, Sean and Madeline ... (29) some suggestion for me? I really appreciate your help.
pictures during the trip. We need 2 hours straight
before we reached the summit. I look forward to hearing from you.

28. A. experience Your buddy,

B. influence Reny

C. experiment 30. What does the letter tell us about?

D. expedition A. Asking for a friend to teach Mathematic

E. Independence B. Preparing for the national examination

29. A. Bought C. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a

problem
B. Brought
D. Giving a solution to a friend
C. Broke
E. Having extra lesson at school
D. Took
31. Why is Reny worried that he may fail the
E. Put national examination?

The following text is for number 30-33 A. There are extra lessons at Rendy’s school

Jakarta, 21’st February 2021 B. He will have the national examination soon

Dear Nadine, C. He is confused in solving Mathematic problem

How are you? Hope everything is okay with you. D. He appreciated Ivan’s help
E. Hi friends are all well prepared 35. Kian ..... this movie three times.

32. “I’m still confused in solving Mathematic A. Sees

problems”. The underlined word means…
B. Is seeing
A. Unable to think clearly
C. Has been seen
B. To speak fluently
D. Has seen
C. To perform well
E. Sees
D. To read quickly
The following text is for question 36 to 38 !
E. To behave politely
Animals should not be used in circus. The
33. “I’m just worried that I fail the national environment where they perform and their living
examination.” conditions are usually inappropriate. Tigers, for
example which naturally live in wilderness, must
The antonym of the underlined word is … perform tricks on a narrow stage and spend their
lifetime in a small cage.
A. Escape
Besides, the living conditions of the circus
B. reach animals are poor. They live in a cramped
condition most of their time. They actually need
C. predict more space to roam. They also do not have
freedom to live with their own kind.
D. underestimate

We should ban the use of animals in circus and

E. success their confinement there.

34. I ..... studied for two hours. Why does the writer consider circus

A. Have 36. Inappropriate place to live for animals?

B. Been A. All governments

C. Has B. Australia

D. Had C. Federal government

E. Has been D. State government

E. Local government following a protest over the original use of
"California" in our name. We hope this does not
37. According to the text ? create any confusion among our loyal consumers.
While this represents a change from our initial
A. Tigers are the most suitable animals to perform name introduction, it does not change the quality
tricks. of products we offer to our consumers.

B. Tigers are the smartest animals. 39. Which of the following statements is TRUE
according to the text?
C. The highlight of the circus is on the animals.
A. The corporate offices were protested
D. The animals are the main performers in the
circus. B. The loyal consumers created an official name
for the company.
E. Animals receive ill treatment in a circus.
C. There was a conflict between Green Miles
38. “They live in a cramped condition most of West and Milestone
their time (Paragraph 2).The word “cramped” is
closest in meaning to ? D. The quality of products will be different from
the former products.
A. clean and neat
E. The name "Green Miles West" will be effective
B. dirty and messy as of December 5, 2005.

C. poor and spacious 40. “… it does not change the quality of the
products we offer ..." (Paragraph 4).
D. small and crowded

The underlined word means ...

E. large and quiet

A. take
Text for questions number 39-40.

B. lose erase
We are announcing today that we are bringing the
Milestone and Ever Green brands even closer C. alter
together. Effective as of December 5, 2005, our
official name will be: D. erase

GREEN MILES WEST E. throw

The substitution of "West" in our name-replacing Read the following text and answer number 41-
"California"- is the result of an agreement we 43!
reached with California Gardening Association,
Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river E. to know the number of crocodiles there
but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a
boss of crocodile swimming in the river. The 43. All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind ..."
rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, "How many (Paragraph 2)
crocodiles are there in the river?" The boss of
crocodile answered, "We are twenty here." The underlined word is synonymous with ...
"Where are they?" the rabbit asked for the second
time. "What is it for?" the boss of crocodile asked. A. wild

"All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I B. diligent

want to make a line in order. Later I will know

how kind you are," said the rabbit. Then, the boss C. cheerful

of the crocodile called all his friends and asked

D. easygoing
them to make a line in order from one side to the
other side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started
E. honorable
to count while jumping from one crocodile to
another: one ... two ... three ... four ... until twenty,
This text is for questions 44 to 47.
and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he
had crossed the river.
An elephant is the largest and strongest of all
animals. It is a strange looking animal with its
41. The story mainly tells us about ...
thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging
ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and
A. twenty crocodiles
above all it has a long nose, the trunk.

B. the boss of the crocodile

The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature, and it
has various uses. The elephant draws up water by
C. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles
its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a

D. a rabbit and the boss of crocodile shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them,
into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the

E. the boss of the crocodile and all his friend elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant
looks very-clumsy and heavy and yet it can move
42. We know from the first paragraph that the very quickly.
rabbit actually wanted ...
The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its
A. to cross the river intelligence combined with its great strength
makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be
B. to swim across the river trained to serve in various ways such as carry
heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.
C. to meet the boss of crocodile
44. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact
D. to know where the crocodiles are that ...
A. elephants are strong B. strange

B. elephants can lift logs C. tough

C. elephants are servants D. smooth

D. elephants are very useful E. long

E. elephants must be trained Text for question 48 to 50.

45. Which of the following is NOT part of the Dear, Rosa

elephant described in the first paragraph?
I am a guy, twenty-eight years old. I have a
A. It looks strange. problem with a girl friend. She is twenty five
years old. We have been dating each other for
B. It is heavy. years, since we were high school students. Now
we have jobs. I feel very sure that we love each
C. It is wild. other. Now it is time for me to get married.
Unfortunately, her parents never approve of our
D. It has a trunk. relationship ever since the very first time. My
family, anyhow, does not really mind. At first I
E. It has a small tail. thought my girl friend had the power to defend
our love. But then she surrendered. She loves, me
46. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the
and she loves her family, too. On the one hand she
trunk to do the following, EXCEPT ...
said, "I'll be happy if my family is happy." It
means she had to get approval from her parents.
A. to eat

For this I was shocked. My heart was broken. She

B. to push
ended our relationship just at the time when I was
ready to marry her. When I was with her, we were
C. to drink
very happy. We had a lot in common and there
were no conflicts. The truth was, we separated
D. to carry things
only because of her parents. They want her to
marry her cousin, her aunt's son (this is one of the
E. to squirt water over the body
traditions in the Karonese).

47. "The trunk is the elephant's peculiar

For the time being I am very upset. When I miss
feature ..." (Paragraph 2)
her I call her. Then we can eat together, talk
together for hours. We act like elating because she
The underlined word is close in meaning to ...
loves me, too. The real problem is, she cannot
refuse what her parents want. So, should I forget
A. large
my girl friend, the only one that I truly love? Or 50. Why do the girl's parents disapprove of their
else, should I just wait, and dream that one day marriage? Because ...
she will be back to me?
A. they don't like Rio.
Rio N., Padang
B. the girl is still studying.
Dear Rio,
C. Rio is from a different ethnic group.
You call her your girl friend, but she has chosen
her own way. For this reason I’d, say that there is D. they keep the Karonese tradition.
nothing you can do except forget her and go on
with your normal life. Hopefully you can find E. the girl has chosen another guy.
another and live happily forever.

Rossa

48. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ...

A. the writer wants to get married

B. the writer has been dating for years

C. the writer has a problem with his girl friend

D. the writer feels sure that they love each other

E. the writer's parents disapprove of his

relationship

49. Which of the following sentences is TRUE

according to the text?

A. Rio is not ready to get married.

B. Rio's parents disagree to his marriage.

C. Rio and his girl friend often got conflicts.

D. Rio's girl friend didn't really love Rio.

E. Rio's girl friend couldn't defend her love for

Rio.