SOAL US BAHASA INGGRIS (UMUM) TP 2020 TANPA AUDIO LISTENING

 


The text is for questions number 16 - 17

ANNOUNCEMENT

Are you interested in developing your career or study? Please enroll to London’s scholarship.

Requirements:

1.      Fond of reading.

2.      Excellent in English.

3.      Smart and hard working.

4.      Having self confidence.

5.      Holding TOEFL score at least 550.

 

Registration      : Monday, October 28, 2019 at. 9.00 AM.

Venue              : Auditorium Room

 

For further information please contact Mr. Hendrik at 0812656576543 or Hendrik_alvaid@gmail.com.

 

16.   What is the announcement intended for?

  1. Taking a test.
  2. Choosing a career at school.
  3. Taking an English course.
  4. Joining a speech  contest.
  5. Recruiting for a scholarship.

 

17.   What is NOT included in the requirements?

A.    Possessing a TOEFL score.

B.     Having self confidence.

C.     Excellent in English.

D.    Fond of writing.

E.     Fond of reading.

 

This text is for questions number 18 - 19

 

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

Now it looks as though they're here to stay

Oh, I believe in yesterday

 

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be

There's a shadow hanging over me

Oh, yesterday came suddenly

 

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say

I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday

 

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play

Now I need a place to hide away

Oh, I believe in yesterday

 

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say

I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play

Now I need a place to hide away

Oh, I believe in yesterday

 

18.   The lyric of the song expresses someone’s … .

A.    Hope

B.     Happiness

C.     sadness

D.    memory

E.     experience

 

19.   What does the underlined part mean?

A.    Someone is living a good life.

B.     A tough life someone lives in.

C.     Decision to deal with problems.

D.    The hope to be in a good situation.

E.     Hard time that permanently stays.

 

The text is for questions number 20 - 22.

 

Once upon a time in West Sumatra, a widow took her two children to a party. Her children were very happy. They wore beautiful clothes to the party. They ate delicious foods, and met many guests in the party.

Suddenly they saw a pond. The water was very clear and fresh. Because the sun was very hot, they were tempted to play in the water. So they took off their clothes and jumped into the water. They swam together happily. When, the party was almost over, the mother remembered her two children. She was desperate because she could not find them. The day turned into night. The children were still missing. The mother cried then went home without her children.

She fell asleep after a long hour of crying. And she had a dream about her children. In her dream, she met an old woman. The old woman told her, “Your children are in the pond near the party house. If you want to see them, throw a handful of rice into the pond. Your children will appear.” As soon as she woke up, she quickly ran to the pond. She also had a handful of rice in her hand. When she reached the pond, she threw the rice into the pond and she called her children’s names.

The dream was true! Two big fish with beautiful colors appeared in the pond. The mother cried when she saw them. Her children turned into big beautiful fish because they disobeyed their mother’s message. The mother cried again. All the people of the village cheered her up. But she was still very sad.

 

20.   As soon as she woke up, she quickly ran to the pond. What is the closest meaning to the underlined phrase?

A.    Then

B.     Once

C.     Earlier

D.    Before

E.     At the time

 

21.   What can we learn from the story?

A.    Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

B.     Follow your parents’ word as they only speak for your good.

C.     Disobey your parents and never be kind to them.

D.    Honor your parents and they will be nice to you.

E.     Be good to your parents and friends.

 

22.   How do we compare paragraphs two and three?

A.    In both paragraph tell about the mother went to meet an old lady in search of her two children.

B.     In paragraph two tells about the kids met an old lady while in paragraph three tells about the mother met the old lady.

C.     In paragraph two tells about the mother couldn’t find her kids while in paragraph three tells about she got a way to find them.

D.    In paragraph two tells about the kids enjoyed her swimming in the pond while in paragraph three they went to see their mother.

E.     In paragraph two tells about the mother enjoyed the party while in paragraph three tells about the kids enjoyed their swimming in the pond.

 

The following text is for questions 23 to 24.

In 1991, Shark Bay was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage list in recognition of its outstanding natural beauty, biological diversity, fascinating ecology and unique insights into the Earth's history. Here, you can meet the Monkey Mia dolphins, the world's largest population of dugongs, walk among the largest and oldest living fossils on the planet and discover the 30,000 year history and culture of its Indigenous people.

     The only town in the Shark Bay region is Denham. It's an eight hour drive or a two hour flight from Perth and, from here, you can join the Shark Bay World Heritage Drive, taking in all the main attractions. If you don't have wheels, there are plenty of extended tours from Perth, or day and half-day adventures from Denham.

     A closer look at this vast landscape will reveal an abundance of rare and unique plant and animal life, some of which are found nowhere else on Earth. It's home to over 100 known species of reptiles and amphibians, 240 varieties of birds, 320 types of fish, 80 different corals and 820 species of plants, including 700 flowering species. Protecting many endangered species, Shark Bay's Francois Peron National Park is one of the most important wilderness areas in Australia.
     Just off-shore, in Shark Bay Marine Park, lies Dirk Hartog Island National Park - a haven for rare burrowing frogs and white fairy wrens, and a top spot for fishing, diving, snorkeling and four-wheel-drive adventures. Today, you can arrive by barge with your 4WD, chartered flight or in your own boat.

     Further south in Shark Bay, you can walk along one of only two beaches in the world formed entirely of tiny white shells, or visit the Hamelin Pool Stromatolites and get a glimpse of life on Earth over 3,500 million years ago.

     By far the most popular and spectacular attraction is Monkey Mia, where wild dolphins come in to shore every day to meet and interact with people.

     Choose from a huge variety of accommodation options in Denham, or base yourself in Monkey Mia for an early morning dolphin encounter.

 

 

23.   What is mainly described in the text?

A.      Dendham.

B.      Shark Bay.

C.      Hamelin Pool Stromatolites.

D.      Francois Peron National Park.

E.       Dirk Hartog Island National Park.

 

24.   What makes Francois Peron National Park significant in tourism?

A.      The species are dangerous.

B.      People hunt for sharks there.

C.      Its role to care for scare species.

D.      There are different kinds of species.

E.       A lot of people look for endangered species there.

 

This text is for questions 25 to 27.

Ability to speak in public is an asset and it comes with several benefits. It can not only boost some aspects of your personal life, but your professional life as well.

     Public speaking can contribute to the growth of knowledge. It helps you share whatever valuable ideas and thoughts you might have, with a larger group of people. In return, you also learn a lot when those people challenge your ideas and question your opinions. It allows you to develop a clearer picture of the subject.

      Public speaking helps you develop the ability to persuade. When you speak confidently and convincingly to a large group of people, persuading an individual to carry out a task becomes much easier.

     Besides persuasion attempt and knowledge growth, public speaking can  improve your critical thinking abilities. When you sit and prepare a speech for a seminar or a workshop, you automatically tend to focus on the quality of your work. You will be forced to do a lot of research in order to get the content right. It will help you develop better ways to deliver your content and design it with relevance.

     Your personal life also gains a lot from public speaking. The confidence you develop from public speaking can support you with building more personal relationships. It becomes much easier to socialize and make new friends.

      So, public speaking skills enhance your professional and personal lives. These will boost your personal quality in connecting with people.

 

25.     What is the topic of the text?

A.      The use of public speaking

B.      The effect of public speaking in cognitive process

C.      The advantages of having public speaking skills

D.      The importance of developing public speaking skills

E.       The relation between public speaking skills and personal life.

 

26.     What is mainly told in paragraph 3?

A.      The benefit of a confident speaker

B.      The development of public speaking

C.      The effect of public speaking in communication

D.      The benefit of public speaking in persuading people

E.       The power of public speaking during communication

 

27.       persuasion attempt and knowledge growth, public speaking can  improve your critical thinking abilities.  

A.      When.

B.      Because.

C.      Although.

D.      Therefore.

E.       A part from.

 

The text is for questions number 28 - 30.

The French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique thrive on their image as idyllic sun, sea and sand destinations for tourists.

But few visitors are aware that these lush, tropical islands have a chronic pollution problem.

A pesticide linked to cancer - chlordecone - was sprayed on banana crops on the islands for two decades and now nearly all the adult local residents have traces of it in their blood.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called it an "environmental scandal" and said the state "must take responsibility". He visited Martinique last year and was briefed on the crisis on the islands, known in France as the Antilles.

The French parliament is holding a public inquiry which will report its findings in December.

"We found anger and anxiety in the Antilles - the population feel abandoned by the republic," said Guadeloupe MP Justine Benin, who is in charge of the inquiry's report.

"They are resilient people, they've been hit by hurricanes before, but their trust needs to be restored," she told the BBC.

Large tracts of soil are contaminated, as are rivers and coastal waters. The authorities are trying to keep the chemical out of the food chain, but it is difficult, as much produce comes from smallholders, often sold at the roadside.

Drinking water is considered safe, as carbon filters are used to remove contaminants.

In the US a factory producing chlordecone - sold commercially as kepone - was shut down in 1975 after workers fell seriously ill there. But Antilles banana growers continued to use the pesticide.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50144261  October 25th, 2019

 

28.   What does the text mainly tell us about?  … in Carribean island.

A.    A public inquiry

B.     A tourists destination

C.     An environmental scandal

D.    A chronic pollution problem

E.     A contaminated coastal waters

 

29.   What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A.    The authorities are doing nothing to solve the pollution problem although people got angry.

B.     The government is trying to solve the problem, but the Antiles keep using the pesticide.

C.     The US factory workers got seriously ill because of chlordecone for many years.

D.    The Antiles have worked hard to stop poisoning the rivers and waters.

E.     The US factory which produced chlordecone has been closed.

 

30.   The French parliament will announce their findings, if they … holding the public inquiry.

A.    have finished

B.     had finished

C.     will finish

D.    finished

E.     finish

 

this text is for question number 31 to 33.


The body of an adult insect is subdivided into head, a thorax of three segments, and a segmented abdomen, ordinarily; the thorax bears three pairs of legs. One or two pairs of wings may be attached to the thorax. Most adult insects have two large compound eyes, and two or three small simple eyes. Features of the mouth parts or mandibles are the maxillae, which serve to direct food into the mouth between the jaws , a labrum above and labium below are similar to an upper and lower lip, in insects with sucking mouth parts ,the mandibles , maxillae , labrum and labium are modified to provide a tube through which liquid can be drawn. In butterfly or moth the coiled drinking tube is called the proboscis can be extended to reach nectar deep in a flower. In a mosquito or an aphid, mandibles and maxillae are modified to sharp styles with which the insect can drill through surfaces to reach juice.

 

31.   What does the text mainly explain?

A.    the kids of insects

B.     the insect’s environment

C.     grasshoppers and beetles

D.    the structure of an insect

E.     the stages of an insect life

 

32.   How are insects classified?

A.    By the food they eat

B.     By the age of their life

C.     By the structure of the mouth

D.    By the number and type of wings

E.     By the environment in which they live

 

33.   Mandibles are ....

A.    Lower jawbones

B.     Upper jawbones

C.     Mouth and Jaws

D.    Front feet

E.     Upper teeth

 

The following text is for questions 34 to 36.

Have you ever been stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire? Do you want to be able to change a tire without having to ask for help? Fortunately, changing a tire is a pretty simple task, provided you're prepared and willing to exert a little effort.

1.      Find a flat, stable and safe place to change your tire. You should have a solid, level surface that will restrict the car from rolling. If you are near a road, park as far from traffic as possible and turn on your emergency flashers (hazard lights). Avoid soft ground and hills.

2.      Apply the parking brake and put car into "Park" position. If you have a standard transmission, put your vehicle in first or reverse.

3.      Place a heavy object (e.g., rock, concrete, spare wheel, etc.) in front of the front and back tires.

4.      Take out the spare tire and the jack. Place the jack under the frame near the tire that you are going to change. Ensure that the jack is in contact with the metal portion of your car's frame

5.      Raise the jack until it is supporting (but not lifting) the car. The jack should be firmly in place against the underside of the vehicle. Check to make sure that the jack is perpendicular to the ground.

6.      Remove the hubcap and loosen the nuts by turning counterclockwise. Don't take them all the way off; just break the resistance. By keeping the wheel on the ground when you first loosen the nuts, you'll make sure that you're turning the nuts instead of the wheel.

7.      Pump or crank the jack to lift the tire off the ground. You need to lift it high enough to remove the flat tire and replace it with a spare.

8.      Remove the nuts the rest of the way. Turn them counterclockwise until they are loose. Repeat with all lug nuts, then remove the nuts completely.

9.      Remove the tire. Place the flat tire under the vehicle so in the event of a jack failure the vehicle will fall on the old wheel, hopefully preventing injury. If the jack is placed on a flat, solid base, you shouldn't have any problems.

10.   Place the spare tire on the hub. Take care to align the rim of the spare tire with the wheel bolts, then put on the lug nuts.

11.   Tighten the nuts by hand until they are all snug

12.   Lower the car without applying full weight on the tire. Tighten the nuts as much as possible.

13.   Lower the car to the ground fully and remove the jack. Finish tightening the nuts and replace the hubcap.

 

34.   What is the purpose of the writer to write the text?

A.      To tell how to lift a tire

B.      To tell how to place a tire

C.      To tell how to move a tire

D.      To tell how to change a tire

E.       To tell how to remove a tire

 

35.     After removing the flat tire, why do we place it under the car?

A.      To support the spare tire.

B.      To prevent from a jack failure.

C.      To make it easier to be removed.

D.      To prevent our body from getting hurt.

E.       To prevent the car from falling on the old wheel.

 

36.     Find a flat, stable and safe place to change your tire. You should have a solid, level surface that will restrict the car from rolling.”

What is the closest in meaning to the underlined word?

A.      Lift.

B.      Limit.

C.      Leave.

D.      Restore.

E.       Support.

 

This text is for questions number 37 - 38

37.   What is the intention to write the announcement?

A.    To tell that on March 8, students will leave early.

B.     To remind parents that school starts on March 18.

C.     To give information that schedule is changed in March.

D.    To inform the spring break to students and parents.

E.     To announce that every Friday school ends at 12:30.

 

38.   From the text, there will be no activity for … week days.

A.    three

B.     four

C.     five

D.    six

E.     seven

 

 

This text is for the questions no. 39 to 40


 


          I was in my second grade of senior high school, when my friends and I went to Lombok for a vacation. it was really a great holiday.

          Firstly, we visited Gili Meno Beach. The beach was so magnificent with is white sand and blue sea water. That day, a lot of tourists went there. Most of them were foreigners. I was also excited when I saw Bryan Adam, the pop singer. I took a photograph with him.

               Next day, we started the day by visiting Batu Bolong beach. We play on a banana boat and with a Jet Ski. It was exciting, I fell into the water many times. After that, we went to Pura Batu Bolong, a small temple by the beach. It is a good place to take photographs. We ended the journey that day by watching the amazing sunset in Kuta Bali, as well as the beautiful waves of the sea.

                On the last day, went to a Sasak village. It was a very memorable moment because I could enjoy their unique culture. We were guided by local people. He said that Sasak people had inhabited Lombok since ancient times. He also explained the uniqueness of the Sasak buildings, similar to warehouses. We also learned to weaves from a Sasak woman. We spent almost hours there. We bought some Sasak souvenirs too.

                Sadly, we had to check out of the hotel in the evening. We almost missed the flight home because there was a traffic jam on the way to the airport. Fortunately, the flight got delayed, so we were able to catch the plane. We got back home, bringing so many amazing memories in Lombok

 

39.   The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to…..

A.    retell the experience of her holiday

B.     explain the good and bad about Lombok

C.     describe the place that visiting

D.    persuade readers to visit Lombok

E.     inform the reader about Lombok

40.   From the text, we know the writer stayed in Lombok for …..

A.    one day

B.     two days

C.     three days

D.    one weeks

E.     two weeks



URAIAN

 

This text is for question 41 to 42

Dear Yenny,

 

Please let me express my deepest sympathies to you and the children. I was shocked and shattered when I heard about Adam's horrific accident. I can't even imagine what you have been going through for the past fifteen days.

As you know, Adam and I have been closed as nephew and aunty. His tragic loss leaves a terrible void in our family. He was so well-liked and loved by everyone who came into contact with him, both family and relatives alike. He had tremendous personality and was a good boy.

Yenny, please feel free to contact me if I can help in any way while you go through this very difficult period. I will support you in any way that I can. You should reach out to me.

Also, please tell Puti how terribly devastated all of us are here at the village due to Adam's tragic passing.

 

Sincere sympathy,

 

Elda

 

 

41.  What is the purpose of the text?

To tell that Elda’s condolences to Yenny’s family.

 

42.  What is the relationship between the sender and the receiver of the letter?

Friends.

 

The text is for questions number 43- 44.

October  28, 2019

Jasa Marga Corp.
Jalan Kebangsaan

Jakarta, Indonesia

Dear Sir/Madam
,

I wish to apply for the position, as a project engineer base
d on the qualification you published on website job vacancy.com.

 

I finished my Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Indonesia University. Currently, I am enrolled in Master of Engineering majoring in Civil Engineering.  
At present, I am working as a Full Time College Faculty in
Indonesia University.  I am proficient in using MS Office such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Computer Aided Design (AutoCAd)

I wish I would be able to impart my skills and to gain additional knowledge for professional growth in your company. I’m very willing to come in your good office upon receipt of your response to know more details about the condition and policies.


Respectfully yours,

Hendrik Suhendra

 

 

43.   What skills the applicant has for apply a job?

Computer  aided design.

 

44.  What is the purpose of the text?

To apply a job vacation

 

This text is for questions number 45

 

District Public School

Mr. Jonson

Chief Sports Officer

District of Colombia.

Dear Mr. Jonson

 

It is a pleasure to inform you that our school has got the honor to host the 7th District Sports Competition. The event is going to start on September 19th. There would be a lot of games conducted to increase the importance of sports among the students. The prize distribution ceremony will be held on September 22, 2019 at 4:00 pm. Refreshment will also be provided during the ceremony from the school.

You are requested to attend the ceremony on September 22nd 2019. Your arrival will constitute as a great honor for us. Please confirm us about your arrival before September 17th 2019 so that further procedure could be carried out.

Thank you for your time. Please feel free to contact us on this number 433662277 for any queries.

Regards

 

Mrs. Jacob

Principal

 

45.   What is the intention of this letter?

To invite someone to an event.


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