This text is for questions 1 and
2 (Formal
Taylor, Inc.
694 Rockstar Lane
Durham, NC 27708
Dear Human Resources Director:
I just read an article in the New and Observer about Taylor’s new computer center just
north of Durham. I would like to apply for a position as an
entry-level programmer at the center.
I understand that Taylor produces
both in-house and customer documentation. I am a fresh graduate of DeVry
Institute of Technology in Atlanta with an Associate’s Degree in Computer
Science. In addition to having taken a broad range of courses, I served as a computer consultant at the college’s computer center
where I helped train computer users on new systems.
I will be happy to meet you at
your convenience and discuss how my education and experience match your needs.
You can reach me at my home address, at (9191) 233-1552, or
at rock@devry.alumni.edu.
Sincerely,
Raymond Krick
1.
Why did Mr. Krick write the letter?
A. To
apply for a job.
B. To ask for some
information.
C. To introduce
himself to Taylor.
D. To explain his
educational background.
E. To persuade the
company director
2. I served as
a computer consultant at the college’s computer center
The synonym of the underlined word is…
A. Evaluate
B. finish
C.
work
D.
play
E. Invite
The following
text is for question 3 to 5
Bruno Mars – Count on me
If you
ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the light to guide you
Find out
what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
You can
count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Whoa, whoa
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah
If you
tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a song
Beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Every day I will
Remind you
Ooh
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
You can
count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah
You'll
always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go
Never say goodbye
You know you can
Count on
me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Oh, oh
You can count on me 'cause I can count on you
Songwriters: Ari Levine / Peter Hernandez
/ Philip Lawrence
3. What is the song about?
A. Love
B. Family
C. Friendship
D. Happiness
E. Hero
4. “If you
ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the light to guide you”. What does the lyric mean?
A. Everyone should have a light to be followed
B. Someone who can be relied on
C. Someone who has lost must find help
D. Never play in the dark or you will be lost
E. Someone who can take care of himself
5. I know
when I need it I can count on you. The underlined
word has the similar meaning to ....
A. depend on
B. quantification
C. open up
D. slip on
E. surrender
6. Memory
is the treasure of the mind
A. Remember
every lesson!
B. Do
forget what you have learned
C.
A good memory is very
precious
D. Study
many time so you will remember it
E. Remembering
the lesson is the hard thing
7. What
does the proverb No man is an island mean?
A. We
should behave ourselves in accordance with the situation and condition.
B. Giving
in doesn't mean losing.
C.
You can't live
completely independently.
D. Your
own home is the most comfortable place.
E. There’s
no land in men hands
My
Best Friend
You love me for me.
How is it possible
that-
My very being, you
understand, you see.
In my mind, you
shall remain-
If something should
ever happen to you,
My sunshine would
turn to rain.
You will always be
in my heart,
For that is where
you belong,
That is where you
were from the very start.
Thank you for being
you.
Thank you for
understanding.
Thank you for
always being true.
I love you.
8. What can
we learn from the poem?
A. we
need someone special in our life.
B. we
don't need someone in our life.
C. we
need an enemy.
D. we
need God.
E.
we need friends
9. The first
line says, “You love me for me.” What does the word ‘you’ refer to?
A. writer's
mother
B. writer's
father.
C.
writer’s friend.
D. writer's
cousin.
E. someone special.
10. How many hours does Grand
Bonanza sale open on Sunday?
A. six
B. seven
C. eight
D.
eleven
E. ten
11. “Our What will the customer receive if they buy
furniture above Rp. 5.000.000,-?
A. Antique furniture.
B. A hand phone.
C. A television.
D. A 70% discount.
E. A computer
Questions
for 12-13
12. What is the text about?
A.
The
new Humaniora Bookstore.
B.
Winning
a shopping voucher of up to Rp200,000.
C.
A big sale and big
discount for books
D.
Buying
books on New Year 2020.
E.
An
interesting midnight book sale programme.
13. How long will the programmed last?
A. For
two days
B.
For four days
C.
For
seven days
D.
For
three days
E.
For
six days
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14. What is the
purpose of the text above?
A. To
tell us about Bandung.
B. To advertise a hotel in Bandung.
C. To
describe a world-class private lounge.
D. To
describe hotels in Bandung in general.
E. To
tell us about where to visit in Bandung.
15. What makes
Intan Hotel the best choice for business travellers?
A. Its
price.
B. Its
facilities.
C. Its
cuisine.
D.
Its ideal location.
E. Its
service.
Most people agree that
some form of family limitation or spacing is desirable for the good of the
family and society. But individuals and groups– especially religious
groups–differ sharply on the methods of birth control that they consider moral
and acceptable.
Couples that practice
birth control do so for various reasons. They may want to limit or space their
children, or to have no children at all. Young couples often postpone having
children so that both partners can work full-time. Other couples space their
children so they can give each child as much attention as possible. Some women
are advised by their doctors to avoid pregnancy for health reasons. In many
countries with rapidly growing populations, the government encourages couples
to limit the size of their families.
Even though birth control
has gained in acceptance, opposition to the practice is continuous. Some people
fear that birth control encourages sexual relations outside marriage or that
government might impose birth control. Some religious groups oppose birth
control on moral grounds.
Some religious groups
teach that artificial methods of birth control are immoral because they
separate the two purposes of intercourse in marriage–conjugal love and the
procreation of children. Although they oppose all artificial birth control,
they consider natural family planning acceptable.
Adapted
from The World Book Encyclopedia, 2007
16.
What does the text discuss about?
A.
Family planning.
B.
The disagreement to birth control
C.
Reason to support family limitation
D.
The two different opinion on birth control
E.
The religious group which disagree to birth control
17.
Which of the following reason do not support birth
control?
A.
To limit the family size
B.
To space the children birth.
C.
To avoid high family budget.
D.
To avoid a risk-health pregnancy.
E.
To share much attention to the children.
18.
The religious group feels objected to the birth
control because they….
A.
think it doesn’t the government programs
B.
believe it is an immoral practice
C.
believe it is not natural practice
D.
dread to the health problem
E.
are very conservatives
19.
Young couples often postpone having
children ….(par.2) The bold word means ….
A.
Suspect
B.
Suspend
C.
Respect
D.
Direct
E.
recall
This text is for
questions 20 and 21.
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20. What does the advertisement offer?
A. Kawan Sejati Company.
B.
A security service.
C. A martial art school.
D. A pleasant housing estate.
E. A security service training.
21. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. We can contact Kawan Sejati by e-mail
or phone.
B. Kawan Sejati’s office is located in
Depok, Ja-Bar.
C. The security personnel have good
communication skills.
D.
The security personnel work only at midnight.
E. According to the advertisement,
criminals do their bad habits anytime.
22. I'm tall
when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. I am used in the dark. Who am I?
A. A
pencil
B.
A candle
C. An
eraser
D. A
stick
E. A
torch
23. I am white
and cold. I fall from the sky. I will melt when I get warm. What am I?
A. Ice
cube
B. Hailstones
C. Rain
D. Ice
cream
E. Snow
The following text is for questions 24 to 26.
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A Biography of An Internet
Enterpreneur Jan
Koum is an American internet enterpreneur and computer engineer. He is the
CEO and co-founder with Brian Acton of Whatsapp, a mobile messaging
application which was acquired by Facebook Inc. in February 2014 for US $ 19
Billion. Koum
was born in Kylv, Ukraine on February 24, 1976. He is a Jewish. He grew up in
Fativ, outside Kylv, and moved with his mother and grandmother to Mountain
View, California in 1992, where a social support program helped the family to
get a small two- bedroom apartment, at the age of 16. His father had intended
to join the family later, but finally remained in Ukraine. At first Koum’s
mother worked as a babysitter, while he himself worked as a cleaner at a
grocery. By the age of 18, he became interested in programming. He enrolled
at San Jose State University and simultaneously worked at Ernst and Young as
security tester. In
1997, Jan Koum was hired by Yahoo as an infrastructure engineer, shortly
after he met Brian Acton while working at Ernst & Young as a security
tester. Over the next nine years, they worked at Yahoo. In September 2007
Koum and Acton left Yahoo and took a year off, traveling around South America
and playing ultimate frisbee. Both applied and failed to work at
Facebook. In January 2009, he bought
an iPhone and realized that the then-seven-month-old App Store was about to
spawn a whole new industry of apps. He visited his friend Alex Fishman and
the two talked for hours about Koum’s idea for an app over tea at Fishman’s
kitchen counter. Koum almost immediately chose the name WhatsApp because it
sounded like “ what’s up “, and a week later on his birthday, Feb 24, 2009,
he incorporated WhatsApp Inc. in California. WhatsApp
became popular in just a small amount of time, and this caught Facebook’s
attention Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg first contacted Koum in the
spring 2012. The two began meeting at a coffee shop in Los Altos, California,
then began a series of dinners and walked the hills above Silicon Valley. On
February 9, Zuckerberg asked Koum to have dinner at his home, and formally
proposed Koum a deal to join the Facebook board. His
mother died in 2000 of cancer in the United States, while his father died in
Ukraine in1997. In
2014, he entered the Forbest list of the 400 richest Americans at position
62, with an estimated worth of more than seven and half billion dollars. He
was the highest-ranked newcomer to the list that year. |
24. What does this passage talk about mostly?
A. Jon Koum’s life
B. Mark Zuckerberg
C. WhatsApp and Facebook
D. Jon Koum and Brian Acton
E. How Mark Zuckerberg approached Jon Koum
25. Jon Koum found WhatsApp with his partner Brian Acton. What is WhatsApp?
A. a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook Inc.
B. Application that Jon found in iPhone first time he had that phone.
C. Words taken from the expression “ What’s up? “
D. Jon’s and Acton’s place of work
E. Part of Facebook program
26. They will improve the road and
electricity power of this city soon.
What is the word from the passage above that can replace the words
underlined in the sentence?
A. simultaneously
B. enterpreneur
C. infrastructure
D. spawn
E. industry
The following text is for questions 27-30
Asia News Network (The Yomiuri Shimbun), Sci-Tech. Japanese researchers
have developed a robotic system that can convey the sense of touch-including
temperature, hardness and texture-from a robot to human hand. The system was
developed by Susumu Tachi, a special professor at Keiko University, and his
development staff.
The user wears a helmet with a monitor display, a vest and gloves that can
receive the ‘sense of touch’ of fabric and objects grasped by the robot. The
vest transmits information about the wearer’s position and posture,
while the gloves recreate the sense of touch and temperature of the object.
When the user tries to touch an item displayed on the monitor, the robot
grasps the real item and transmits data about its temperature and hardness.
As the robot has a number of sensors on its fingertips, the user can even
feel the vibration of marbles in a glass container and detect differences in
the fee.
27.
The text
is mainly tell us about ....
A. Japanese new robot
B. New Robotic system
C. Robot at Keiko University
D. New technology of helmet
E. Sensors on robot’s fingertips
28. The user can feel
the vibration of marbles in a glass container because …
A. The
robot has a number of sensor on its fingertips.
B. The robot can
detect differences in the feel of fabric.
C. The user wears a
helmet a helmet with a monitor display.
D. The vest transmits
information about the wearer’s position.
E. The vest and
gloves can receive the ‘sense of touch’ of marbles.
29.
The vest transmits information about the
wearer’s position. … “synonym of the
underlined word is …
A. Send.
B.
Receive.
C.
Read.
D.
Grab.
E.
Glow.
30.
After
reading the text we can conclude that the new system of robot is …
A.
very
dangerous
B.
comfortable
C.
complicated
D.
a very useful
E.
affordable
The following text is for questions 31 to 34.
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Once upon a time, there was a little boy, who was poor, dirty, and
smelly, came into a little village. He was very hungry and weak. He knocked
at every door and asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody
wanted to help the little boy. Finally, a generous old woman helped him. She
gave him shelter and a meal. When the boy wanted to leave, the old woman gave
him a “lesung”, a big wooden mortar for pounding rice.
She reminded him, “Please remember, if there is a flood you must save
yourself. Use this “lesung” as a boat”.
The little boy was happy and thanked the old woman. The little boy
continued his journey. While he was passing through the village, where he had
asked for food, he saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came
closer and saw a stick stuck in the ground. People challenged each other to
pull out that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?” asked the little boy.
The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his luck;
consequently, he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it
very easily. Everybody was dumbfounded. Suddenly, from the hole left by stick,
water spouted out. It did not stop until it flooded the village. And no one
was saved from the water except the little boy and the generous old woman who
gave him shelter and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat
and picked up the old woman. The whole village became a huge lake. It is now
known as RawaPening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. |
31. What happened to the boy before he was able to pull out a
stick?
A.
He mocked villagers.
B.
He is travelling down a hill.
C.
He was sailing on a “lesung”.
D.
He was shown by an old woman to go to a
village nearby.
E.
He was given a shelter, meat and “lesung” by an old female villager.
32.
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.
A hungry and weak boy
B.
Nobody cared about the poor boy
C.
A big wooden mortar for pounding rice
D.
The generous old woman who lived in a village
E.
The generous old woman
who helped the poor boy
33.
The whole village became a huge lake. It is
now known as RawaPening Lake in Salatiga, what type figurative language is used
in this sentence?
A.
Metaphor.
B.
Personification.
C.
Hyperbole.
D.
Simile.
E.
Onomatopoeia
34. “the little boy and the generous old woman who gave him shelter
and meal”. The synonym word of “generous” is ….
A.
Philanthropist.
B.
Stingy.
C.
Annoyed.
D.
Inexpensive.
E.
Royal
blue.
The
following text is for questions 35 to 38.
Smoking in restaurants is just not on. It must not be allowed it is rude,
harmful to others and dangerous for the smokers.
Firstly, smoking in a restaurant is impolite. The smell of the smoke
affects all people and can turn them off their food. People pay to taste good
food and not to be put off by foul smelling smoke,
Another reason smoking should not be allowed in restaurant is the harm it
can do to others. Passive smoking that is breathing in smoke made by a smoker
can lead to asthma attacks and even cancer.
Finally, smoking is dangerous and a health risk to the smokers.
Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease and people should not smoke anywhere,
not just in restaurants.
Therefore, smoking in restaurants is impolite, harmful to others and a
health risk to the smokers and should not be allowed in any restaurants.
35.
Why is
smoking impolite in restaurant?
A. Smoking has bad smell and affects
people.
B. Smoking makes our body healthy.
C. The people dislike smoking.
D. The people like smoking.
E. Smoking is dangerous.
36.
The
suitable title of the text is....
A. Smoking in Restaurant
B. Smoking in Public Area
C. Smoking in Some Places
D. Smoking Effects for People
E. Smoking Habit in Restaurant
37.
The
fourth paragraph mainly tells that....
A. smoking in restaurants is impolite
B. Smoking is good and useful to others
C. the smell of the smoke affects all people
D. Smoking causes heart attacks and
lung disease.
E. smoking has bad effects for the
smokers’ health
38. Why smoking
in the restaurants is impolite according to the text?
A. Smoking
in the restaurant is easy to do.
B.
Because it will harm to
other people and impolite to do.
C. Because
it’s rude to do it.
D. It
should be banned to smoke in the restaurants.
E. Because
the restaurant is the public place.
By Ayesa Vawandia
Gie is a film adapted from a book entitled Catatan Seorang Demonstran (Notes of
a Demonstrator), a collection of journal entries by Soe Hok Gie. The
film tells the life story of the famous young, Indonesian-Chinese activist
named Gie.
The
movie starts from Gie’s teenage life during high school. Some scenes show the
critical nature of Gie and the fact that he always expresses his opinion since
he was young. Also, several scenes show his interest in languages and books. He
spends his free time by reading, or writing articles and he always writes in
his journal every day. His critical behavior reaches a peak when he enters
University of Indonesia, Faculty of Letters, majoring in History. There is
revolution at that time. Gie then decides to establish a new organization with
his friends named “MAPALA”. Gie also writes articles about Indonesia’s
government for several newspapers, such as Kompas and Sinar Harapan.
The
film not only tells Gie’s life as an activist. There are also several scenes
focused on Gie’s private life, with the role of fictional characters intended
to dramatize the story. All of them can be played by Nicholas Saputra as the
main character.
The
film’s duration prevented director Riri Riza from being able to deliver a
complete picture of Gie. Some parts seem unclear, such as Gie’s father’s silent
and reclusive characteristics. Gie himself doesn’t seem as outspoken as we
would expect from a young activist.
Overall,
this movie is about Soe Hok Gie’s path of life. This is a good movie for anyone
who wants to know more, or recall the figure of Soe Hok Gie-a young famous
activist in the 60’s.
(Adopted from: http://whiteboardjournal.com/news/entertainment/movie-review-gie.html,
39. According to the text, what does Gie
usually do in his spare time?
A. Going on a strike.
B. Discussing with his friends.
C. Hanging out with his friends.
D. Reading and writing articles.
E. Reading and writing literary arts.
40. What does the text tell us about?
A.
Gie’s life
B.
Gie
movie
C.
Gie’s story
D.
Gie’s
activities
E.
Gie’s
organization
Undead,
Unwed, and I also wish I could say unread! Okay so here I think I have finally
sunk to the bottom of the barrel to try to catch up and complete my challenge.
I do have a bit of a thing for vampire novels! And that said I bought three
different first in the series, to see if it would help me catch up and bring me
back to target.
Seriously,
this was one of the trashiest novels I have ever read! It was OK and fun, but I
feel like a complete fraud and fake adding this to the list of books I’ve read
this year! But I did nevertheless read it! So it’s going to be added.
Maybe
one day when I’ve forgotten how bad this book was and just how trashy, I’ll
read a few more in the series! But seriously guys I wouldn’t recommend it!
41. Which of the
following statement does not represent the writer’s opinion?
A. The novel is
very trashy.
B. It really good and interesting novel.
C.
I will not
add this novel to my book list.
D. Don’t read
this novel or you will be upset.
E. I do really
want to forget this bad novel soon.
42. Seriously,
this was one of the trashiest novels I have ever read, (paragraph 2)
The phrase refers to….
A. the
writer
B.
the reviewer
C. the
reader
D. the
book
E. the
novel
43. I can lend you the book tomorrow
because by that time I .... reading it.
A. will
have finish
B. will have finished
C. will
finished
D. finished
E. finish
44. By
the end of this month, I ..... back from Singapore.
A.
will have been
B.
shall
have
C.
will
be
D.
am
will
E.
am
shall
45. I
have cooked rice and chicken soup ............... we can have lunch together.
A.
such
B.
such that
C.
so that
D.
as if
E.
although
46. He
is..................that he can learn multiple languages at the same time
A.
Such a clever boy
B.
Such an clever boy
C.
So clever boy
D.
So a clever boy
E.
So an clever boy
47. The weather was very cold. Nobody
stayed outside. The proper combination of the two sentences is…
A. The weather was very cold but nobody
stayed outside
B. The weather was so cold that
everybody stayed outside
C. The weather was so cold
that nobody stayed outside
D. The weather was such cold that
nobody stayed outside
E. The weather was so cold, yet
everybody stayed outside
48. X : why are you crying?
Y : it was ... deeply moved
A. Such good a film and I was
B. A very good film that I was
C. Such a good film that I
was
D. Such a good film but I was
E. Such good film so I was
49. I
like ... to sing opera, ... to spend my spare time practicing ballroom dances.
A.
not only / but also
B.
whether / or
C.
neither / nor
D.
not / but
E.
in spite of / so
50. ...
Joe... his sisters could understand what their parents were saying when they
spoke French.
A.
Whether / or
B.
No sooner / than
C.
Rather / than
D.
Neither / nor
E. Either / or
