I.
Choose the correct answer by crossing A, B, C
or D!
Read the text and answer questions 1 – 3
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Once upon a time, there lived a Clouds
family, Papa Cloud, Mama Cloud, and the children Cloud lived quietly in the
sky. Every morning, the children cloud went to
the sky playground to play with the slide. But since there was only one
slide, they had to take turns on the slide. Lody, the youngest cloud, looked
impatient. He could not wait for his turn to come. His brother, Tody, didn’t
like his attitude. Suddenly, they were quarrelling. Their white bodies became
grey. It meant they were very angry. When the clouds were angry, water
usually came out of their bodies. It meant rain for the people on earth. “Stop it, children! Stop fighting!” Papa
Cloud said. “You can play with the slide in turns.
Now, shake hands. Both of you!” order Papa Cloud. Lody and Tody shake hands and slowly their colours changed.
Their bodies became fair white again. The rain stopped and people on earth
could go on their activities again |
1 . Why does the writer write the text?
A. To entertain the readers. C. To promote something.
B. To announce something. D. To give information about Clouds family
2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Lody and Tody was fighting. C. Lody and Tody could stop raining.
B. Lodywas angry with his brother. D. Lody and Tody stopped their fighting.
3. From the text, we can learn that ones have to be ….
A. cool C. patient
B. impolite D. annoyed
Read the text and answer questions 4 to 7
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Long
time ago, there was a tiger sleeping in his nest. A naughty little mouse
raised his tail onto his back, climbed its mane and jumped on its head, so
the Tiger woke up. The
angry tiger gripped the mouse and held it with its large claws, roared
angrily. “How dare you wake me up! I am King of the animal. Don’t you know
me? Anyone who disturb my rest deserves to die! I’ll eat and kill you!” The
scared mouse, begged the lion to let him go. “Please Your Majesty, don’t eat
me! I didn’t mean to wake you up, it was my mistake. Please let me go and I
promise that I will be your best friend forever. Who knows maybe someday,
when you get trouble, I could save your life?” The
tiger stared at the little mouse and laughed. “You save my life? Are you
kidding!” he said cynically. “Because you have made me laugh and make me
happy again, today I’ll let you go.” After that, the lion opened its claws
and let the mouse go.”Thank you, your Majesty, thank you so much. I’m lucky
today,” squeaked the mouse and ran away as fast as the wind. A
few days later, the tiger was caught in a hunter’s trap. Struggling as best
he could, he could not escape and become even more entangled in the net of
ropes. He let out a roar of anger that shook the forest. His voice echoed and
all animals heard it, including the mouse. The
mouse rushed to the source of his roar and he found the lion helpless. The
mouse then bit the rope that caught the tiger so that he can escape from the
trap. The tiger was very grateful to the mouse and they became best friend. |
4.
What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
A.
To inform about the mouse story.
B. To amuse the readers with the story.
C.
To make the readers know about the
lion.
D.
To give the detailed information
about a mouse and a lion.
5.
What did the mouse do after knowing
that the lion woke up?
A. Bit
the lion. C.
Laugh at the lion.
B. Roar
to the lion. D. Beg the lion’s forgiveness.
6.
“ … he found the lion helpless.” (last
paragraph)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The lion. C. The mouse
B. The hunter D. The mouse and the lion
7.
“ … tiger was very grateful to the mouse
and …”(last line)
The underlined word can be
replaced with ….
A. thankful C.
deceitful
B. tricky D.
cunning
Read the text and answer questions 8 to 11
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Jack and his mother were hungry. The cow in the barn gave them milk,
but they needed food. Jack’s mother said, we must sell the cow to get some
food. Jack volunteered to take the cow to town. Along the way, Jack met a
farmer who talked him into giving up the cow in exchange for a handful of
good luck beans. When Jack returned home, his mother was very cross because they lost
their cow for a few beans. She threw the beans out the window and went to
bed. The beans began to grow straight up into the sky, so Jack climbed the
beanstalk hoping to find good luck at the top. Instead, he found himself in a giant’s castle. The giant was counting
his money and singing, I like children in my tum. The giant’s wife helped
Jack hide so the giant wouldn’t eat him. Then Jack realized something and
said,” Hey, this giant stole my father’s money!” The giant’s wife said,” This
magic hen and golden harp used to belong to your father too. Play the harp,
and then run!” Jack played the harp, and the giant fell asleep. Jack grabbed the
money and the hen and started running. But on the way outside, he knocked
over the harp and woke the giant up. The giant chased Jack all the way down the
beanstalk. When Jack reached the bottom, he chopped down the beanstalk with
an axe. The giant was no more. Then the magic hen clucked and laid a golden
egg. Jack’s mother, awakened by all the noise. She took the golden egg, put
it with the money, and said, “Now we’ll have something nice to eat.” |
8.
What is the story about?
A. Jack and the giant. C. The giant and the beanstalk.
B. Jack and the beanstalk. D. The magic hen and the
golden harp.
9.
Why was Jack’s mother very angry when Jack returned home?
A. Because Jack climbed the beanstalk.
B. Because they lost their cow
for a few beans.
C. Because Jack threw the beans out the window.
D. Because Jack met a farmer who gave himgood
luck beans.
10. “When Jack reached the bottom, he
chopped … (last paragraph)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The giant C.Jack
B. The farmer D. Jack’s friend
11. Jack’s mother was very cross at Jack … Jack
exchanged the cow with a handful of beans.
A. if C.
because
B. although D. so
Read the text and answer questions 11 to 13
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful
Javanese princess named RoroJonggrang. RoroJonggrang whose beauty was very
famous in the country was the daughter of PrabuBaka an evil king. One day, a handsome young man with
super-natural power named Bandung Bondowoso defeated and killed PrabuBaka.
When seeing Princess RoroJonggrang’s beauty, Bandung Bondowoso fell in love
with her and wanted to marry her. Meanwhile Princess RoroJonggrang felt sad
because of her father’s death. She did not want to marry Bandung because he
had killed her father. But she was afraid of him. To refuse politely, she
made a condition, “I will marry you, butyou have to build a thousand temples
in one night as a wedding gift”. Bandung Bondowoso agreed with the condition.
Assisted by the spirits of demons, Bandung Bondowoso began to build the
temples. Reaching the midnight, the work is almost done. RoroJonggrang knew
and thought,”What should I do? Bandung Bondowoso is smarter than me. I will
lose against him.” Suddenly, she got an idea. She woke all
women in palace and ordered them to make a noisy sound of grinding rice, so
he rooster thought it had already dawn. Bandung Bondowoso became frustrated
because he failed to finish the thousand temples. “Princess has deceived me!”said Bandung
after that, he cursed RoroJonggrang, “You have been cheated. Now the
thousandth temples is you! Instantly the Princess turned into a statue.
Knowing this, Bandung Bondowoso regretted and he went away to the farm. Since
then, people have called the temples as Prambanan Temple. |
12. What is the suitable title of the text?
A. An evil king. C. Bandung Bondowoso.
B. Prambanan Temple. D. The death of PrabuBoko.
13. What is the main problem of the text?
A. Bandung Bondowoso was helped by the spirit of the demons.
B. Bandung Bondowoso cursed RoroJonggrang to be the thousandth temples.
C.
RoroJonggrang asked Bandung Bondowoso to build one thousand
temples in one night.
D. RoroJonggrang woke up all women in the palace and ordered them to make the noisy sounds.
14. What happened to RoroJonggrang after Bandung Bondowoso cursed her?
A. She became prettier. C. She disappeared.
B. She became a statue. D. She became very evil.
Read the text and answer
questions 15 to 17
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A : This awesome gift (15)… to me by my
friend. What do you think? B : Wow, that looks nice! What is it
called? (16) … in Indonesia? A : Yes, I was given by a friend
from Indonesia. This item is called Angklung. Angklung is a musical
instrument from the Sundanese culture of West Java. It is made of bamboo.
It (17) … to play not only traditional but also modern music. |
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A. was given C. was thrown
B. was stolen D. was played
16. ….
A. Is made C. Is written
B. Are made D. Are played
17. ….
A. are used C. are served
B. is used D. is read
18. Lala : Where were your story books?
Liliana : My story books …. by Luna
yesterday.
A.
is borrowing C. were borrowed
B.
was borrowed D. is
being borrowed
19. Which of the following sentences is the form
of passive voice?
A. Miss Cllara has dinner at 06.30 pm.
B. The novel is written by
John Grisham.
C. We prepared the farewell party of class IX
yesterday.
D. The students of VII A will join the out bond
activity next month.
Read the text and answer questions 20 to 23
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Butterflies are day flying
insects of the order Lepidoptera. They are grouped together in the suborder
Rhopalacera. Butterflies are closely related to moths from which they
evolved. The life of butterflies is
closely connected to flowering plants, which their larvae feed on, and their
adults feed and lay their eggs on. They have a long-lasting history of
co-evolution with flowering plants. Many of the details of plant anatomy are
related to their pollinators and vice versa. The other notable features of
butterflies are their extraordinary range of colours and patterns of their
wings. Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a
week to nearly a year depending on the species. Many species have long larvae
life stages. But other species can
remain in egg stages or asleep in their pupal in order to survive winters. |
20. What does the text tell us about?
A. Moth. C. Insect.
B. Larvae. D. Butterfly.
21. How do the larvae of some butterfly species
survive winter?
A. They live from a week to a year. C. They connect to flowering plants.
B. They remain asleep in their
pupal. D. They are related to moth.
22. What do butterfly evolve from?
A. Moths C.
Larvae
B. Insects D.
Flowers
23. “ …nearly a year depending on the species. (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word is
closest in meaning to ….
A. working at C. looking after
B. keeping on D. relying
on
Read the text and answer questions 24 to 27
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The name Lavender comes from the Latin root lavare,
which means ‘to wash’. Lavender may have earned this name because in the past
people used it to bathe with. Now, Lavender is a common ingredient in sachets
for scenting clothes, soaps, and shampoos. This flower is originally from the mountainous
zones of the Mediterranean regions. It grows well in sunny and stony
environments. Today, we can find the flower throughout southern Europe,
Australia, the United States, and Indonesia. Lavender is a heavily branched short shrub. It
can grow up to 60 centimeters. Its broad rootstock bears woody branches with
upright rod-like leafy green shoots. A silvery down covers the grey-green
narrow leaves, which are oblong and tapered, attached directly at the base
and curried spirally. The flowers are arranged in spirals of 6 to 10
blossoms. Essential oil is extracted from the fresh flowers
and used for medicinal purposes. It has been used as a remedy for a range of
ailments from insomnia and anxiety to depression and fatique. Research has
confirmed that lavender produces slight soothing, calming, and sedative
effects when its scent is inhaled. |
24. What is the text about?
A. The name of Lavender C. The height of Lavender
B. The function of Lavender D. General
information of Lavender
25. How do people get lavender oil?
A. By inhaling it. C. By drying it.
B. By extracting it. D.
By mixing it
26. “It has been used as a remedy …”(paragraph
4)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. Fresh flowers C. Essential oil
B. The lavender plant D. Medicinal purposes
27. “ …and sachets for scenting clothes.”
(paragraph 1)
The synonym of the underlined word is ….
A. washing C. drying
B. wetting D. perfuming
Read the text and answer questions 28 to 31
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Other animals living in the dessert beside camels are the Arabian Oryx.
Also known as the desert antelope, Arabian Oryx can only be found in Middle
Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Palestine, and along the
Arabian Peninsula. Just like its name, this antelope only lives in the
dessert. Arabian Oryx have adapted themselves to their desert environment.
Their fur is white and it protects their skin from UV light and the heat.
They also have wide feet to help them walk steadily on the sand. Since food and water are hard to find in the dessert, Arabian Oryx
move a lot from one place to another in order to survive. They are nomadic
because they continuously move around from one place to another. Scientists
say that Arabian Oryx seem to know when the climate changes. Scientists add
that Arabian Oryx can also sense something up to 3,0000 km2 away. Moreover, Arabian
Oryx are able to walk for miles without drinking water, just like camels.
They are herbivores, meaning that they only eat plants and greens. |
28. What is the writer’s intention of writing the
text?
A. To give detailed information about the
condition in the dessert.
B. To differentiate between Arabian Oryx and the
dessert antelope.
C. To draw attention to the problems faced by
Arabian Oryx.
D. To describe Arabian Oryx in
general.
29. What is the second paragraph about?
A. What people should od to find the Arabian
Oryx.
B. Places where Arabian Oryx can be found.
C. How Arabian Oryx adapt to
the dessert.
D. Arabian Oryx’s physical features.
30. How do Arabian Oryx survive in the dessert?
A. By moving frequently to
find new sources of food and water.
B. By taking food from other animals around
them.
C. By relying on food provided by local people.
D. By predicting when the rain will come.
31. What is the function of Arabian Oryx’s fur?
A. To make them look beautiful C.
To protect their skin.
B. To guard them from cold. D. To keep
them warm.
Read the text and answer questions 32 to 35
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In the heart of downtown IKONYO Grand Hotel “Where Comfort Begins Facilities: ·
Fully air conditioned ·
Spacious car park ·
Theatres and shopping centers within a walking
distance ·
No charge for children under 5 ·
Family rate (conditional apply) ·
Convention hall ·
Traditional, Chinese and Western restaurants ·
Airline ticketing offices Jl. Jam Gadang 100-101, Padang, West
Sumatra Phone: (0751) 70801701 Website: www.IKONYO.com |
32. What is the writer’s intention to write the text above?
A. To persuade people to stay in IKONYO Grand Hotel.
B.
To give
information about IKONYO Grand Hotel.
C.
To describe
about IKONYO Grand Hotel.
D.
To amuse the readers.
33. Visitors
will possibly choose IKONYO Grand Hotel because ….
A.
it gives them
airline ticket discount C.
it is promoted on the Internet
B.
it is the only
downtown hotel D. it offers good facilities
34. After
reading the ads, we can conclude that ….
A.
there is a
minimarket at the hotel
B.
parents with
small children should pay
C.
the hotel has a
small and narrow parking lot
D.
we can
go to shopping centers and movie on foot
Read the text and answer questions 35 to 36
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35. What is the purpose of writing the text?
A. To promote a kind of iPhone
B. To tell about a new kind of iPhone.
C. To describe a sophisticated iPhone.
D. To enable people to operate an iPhone.
36. It is important to have this kind of iPhone
because ….
A. it is easy to operate it C. people
can’t do anything without this phone
B. it is a multifunction
gadget D. it is
the most beautiful phone on earth
Read this song lyric and answer questions
37 to 39
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You
Raise Me Up Josh
Gorban When I a m down and oh my soul, so weary When troubles come, and my heart burdened be Then, I am still and wait here in the silence Until you come and sit awhile with me You raise me up, so I can stand on
mountains You raise me up to walk on stormy seas I am strong when I am on your shoulders You raise me up to more than I can be You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains You raise me p to walk on stormy seas I am strong
when I am on your shoulders You raise me up to more than I can be |
37. Through his song, the singer wants to express his ….
A. expectation C. regret
B. hesitation D.
gratitude
38. The song teaches us that ….
A. people should support each other C. people can be anything they want
B. sometimes we need to be alone D. to be successful we have to be strong
39. “You raise me up to walk on stormy seas”
The above sentence means that the singer ….
A. is able to survive in difficult time due to the person’s help
B. needs the person so much when he goes abroad
C. is on his way to a foreign country by ship
D. likes to go sailing
40. Arrange the following jumbled words to make a good sentence.
tiger – the
– mousedeer – told – the – place – not – to
leave – the
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. 2 – 3 – 6 – 5 – 1 - 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 4
B. 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 7 – 8
– 9 – 10 – 6
C. 9 – 3 – 4 – 10 – 1 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 5 – 6
D. 9 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 6
II.
Answer the questions correctly
41. Change the sentences into passive voices
A. We can see the full moon at night.
B. Rudy joined an English course last month.
Read following text
and answer questions 42 to 44
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An ant is an insect. It
belongs to the family formicidae. It is social in habit and lives
together in organized colonies. Ants occur worldwide, they are especially
common in hot climates. They range in size from about 2 to 25 mm. Their
colours are usually yellow, brown, red, or black. An ant typically has a large
head and a slender oval abdomen. This abdomen is joined to the thorax, or
midsection, by a small waist. It has two sets of jaws; the outer pair and the
inner pair. The outer pair is used for carrying objects such as food and for
digging. Whereas the inner pair is used for chewing. There are usually three
castes, or classes, within a colony. They are queens, males, and workers.
Some species of ants live in the nests of other species as parasites. In
these species, the parasite larvae are given food and nourishment by the host
workers. Most ants live in nests,
which may be located in the ground or under a rock. They may also build nests
above ground from twigs, sand, or small rock. Some species live in trees or
in the hollow stems of weeds. Tailor ants in the tropics of Africa make nests
of leaves and similar materials. They use silk secreted by the larvae to hold
the leaves together. Dolichoderus, another genus of ants, glues together bits
of animal feces for its nests. |
42. What does the text tell us about?
43. What are usually the colors of ants?
44. What is outer jaws used for?
45.
Arrange the jumbled sentences into a good paragraph
1) Besides, they prevent the
squid from spinning.
2) It belongs to a group of
molluscas called cephalopods.
3) This hinders the attacker’s
vision and allows the squid to escape.
4) The fins help it to change
direction.
5) Squid is a soft – bodied
animal.
6) When in danger, the squids
shoot out a cloud of dark, ink – like liquid.
7) A squid has two side fins
as its rear end.
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