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1. Read the following notice.

ROAD CLOSED UNTIL WEEKEND


The notice above means …
a. We are allowed to pass only in the weekend
b. We must not pass the road until weekend
c. We are supposed to pass on Saturday
d. We are not allowed to close the road in weekend


Read the invitation below and answer questions 2 and 3.

Please join us for party dinner
To celebrate
ANNI’S THIRTIETH BIRTHDAY
On Saturday, April 20th, 2011
at 07.00 – 10.00 p.m
In the Etam Restaurant
Please arrive on time!




2. How old will Anni be in 2015?
a. Sixteen
b. Seventeen
c. Sixty
d. Seventy


3. When will the party be held ?
a. In the evening
b. In the morning
c. At midnight
d. At noon


Read the following notice.

PASSING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS


4. What is the notice about?
a. To stop when the light turns red
b. To keep driving when the light turns red
c. To be careful on the street
d. To turn off the front light during the day


Read the following text and answer questions number 5 – 6.


ANNOUNCEMENT
To. All students of SMP Bina Bangsa


In the framework of National Education Day the Students Organization will hold some interesting programs. They are English Speech Contest and Class Wall Magazine Competition. The program will be held on May 2nd, 2011. Started from 8 a.m until 1 p.m.
All classes must take part in the programs.


For detailed information, please contact Mr. Sulaiman, the coordinator of this program


5. What is the announcement above about?
a. A Students Board Organization
b. An English Speech Contest.
c. A National Day Celebration
d. A National Education Day Ceremony


6. Based on the announcement above, these statements are correct, except ….
a. The program will be held on National Educational Day.
b. There are two competitions.
c. Mr. Sulaiman is in charge to organize the programs
d. The programs will last for four hours.


7. The following notice means that people should … when they walk.

NOTICE
WATCH YOUR STEP


a. Be careful
b. Be noticed
c. Have steps
d. Use watch


Look at the table and answer questions 8 – 9


Long time ago in West Java lived a woman named Dayang Sumbi. She lived alone in a forest. One dayDayang Sumbi was quilting when suddenly, her quilt fell off from her house. Then she prayed to God. “If a man picks up my quilt, he will be my husband. If a woman, she will be my sister.” Then a male dog picks it up. For keeping her words, Dayang Sumbi married the dog and called him Tumang. Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby, named him Sangkuriang but never told him who his father was.
One day, Sangkuriang was hunting with Tumang in the forest and he found nothing. He blamed Tumang for the failure and killed him. When Dayang Sumbi knew that, she hit Sangkuriang’s head with a big spoon and asked him to go.
Many years later, the wandering Sangkuriang found a house in the forest, and an old beautiful woman was in the house. The woman, Dayang Sumbi recognized the adventurer as Sangkuriang. Sangkuriang forced her to marry him and Dayang Sumbi asked him to make a vast boat in one night. In the night Sangkuriang called his friends, ghosts, and forest fairies, to help him. Dayang Sumbi feared the boat could be finished on time, so she asked some woman nearby to help her. The woman hit the grain punchers to make noise which disturbed the ghosts and the fairies. The ghosts and the fairies run away before completing the boat. Sangkuriang was very angry. He kicked away the boat upside down, and it turned into a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu. It means the down side boat, which stood in the north Bandung.


8. Why did Sangkuriang kick away the boat upside down?
a. He failed to make the boat
b. He wanted to make a mountain from a boat
c. He was disappointed with the ghosts and the fairies
d. He wanted to show his strength to Dayang Sumbi


9. What is the moral value of the story?
a. Do not trust ghosts and fairies
b. Do not blame someone for our failure
c. Tell the truth to avoid something unexpected
d. Do the work patiently without asking for someone’s help


Read the text to answer number 10 – 11
Michael Joseph Jackson, Known as the “King of Pop”, was one of the best entertainer of all time. He made his debut in 1964 as a lead singer and youngest member of the Jackson Five. He began successful solo career in 1971. His 1982 album, Thriller, remains the best selling album of all time, with “Off the Wall” in 1979, “Bad” in 1987, “Dangerous” in 1991, and “History” in 1995 among the best selling.
Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sounds, vocal style, and choreography has inspired numerous artists ranging in style from pop to hit pop music.
He was also a notable philanthropist and humanitarian, who donated and raised millions of dollars through support of 39 charities and his own “Heal the World Foundation”.
He married twice, first in 1994 and again in 1996, and brought up three children.
While preparing for the “This Is It” concert tour in 2009, Jackson died at the age of fifty after suffering from cardiac arrest. His death was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles county coroner. His death triggered grief from around the world with his globally live broadcast memorial service attracting an audience of up to one billion people.


10. What is the text about?
a. King of Pop
b. The Jackson Five
c. The best entertainer
d. Michael Joseph Jackson


11. How many years was his first debut until his successful solo career?
a. Five
b. six
c. seven
d. eight


12. Based on the text we can say that Michael Jackson is like…
a. Generous
b. Glorious
c. Dangerous
d. heinous


13. “His death triggered grief from around the world with his globally…”( paragraph 4 )
The underlined word means …
a. Partially
b. Slowly
c. Generally
d. Totally


This text is for question no 14 – 16


It happened on Sunday morning, December 26th 2004. On that day, I went to the beach in meulaboh, Aceh.
When I arrived there, I saw many people were enjoying the beautiful sunrise. It was such a good moment. But, suddenly we were shocked by a violent shake in the ground everybody was panic. I soon realized that it was a very big earthquake although it struck in a very short time.
After that, I saw the water became shallow. Then many kinds of fish were left behind on the sand. I saw astonished by the view until realized there was a huge wave moved very fast and came towards us. It destroyed everything in its way. I didn’t realize what had happened until I found myself hanging on a branch of a tree. On Sunday morning, December 26th 2004, a tsunami hit the coast quickly without any warning. It traveled far inland caused serious flooding and loss of life.
I would never forget that day for the entire of my life.


14. What does the text mainly discuss?
a. A terrible earthquake
b. The writer’s experience with tsunami
c. Simple steps to survive from tsunami
d. The description of a beach in Meulaboh


15. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
a. Many fish were left behind on the sand
b. The view of the beach astonished the writer
c. The writer did not realize what he wrote
d. A tsunami occurred and destroyed everything


16. Why was everybody panic?
a. Because the sun rises in the east
b. Because there was an earthquake
c. Because the beach was beautiful
d. Because there was an amazing view in the sea


17. I saw many people were enjoying the beautiful sunrise. It was …”
What does the word means?
a. Find something pleasing
b. Find something unpleasing
c. Have a good experience
d. Have a good time


This text for question no. 18 – 19


FOR SALE

Two storey houses. It is located near patrol highway, jalan Sastrawan No.3, Flores.
The house consists of the following:
 A living room, a drawing room, a dining room, a study room, a kitchen, two
bathrooms, and nanny’s bedrooms and a garage.
 Children’s and nanny’s bedrooms upstairs and a main bedroom downstairs.
 A sofa and some chairs in the drawing room.
 A refrigerator, an electric fan and a television.
 Kitchen utensils such as pots, pans, kettles, gas stove, and the kitchen sink.
 It also has 3000 V power, telephone line, hotspot, and water heater.
Serious buyer please contact : Tia (081329075138



18. How many rooms are there?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11


19. “it is located near patrol highway, …”
The underlined word has the opposite with …
a. Situated
b. Positioned
c. Displaced
d. Sited


Read the text and answer questions number 20 - 21


PARAMEX
Each tablet contains :
Propifenason 150 mg
Paracetamol 250 mg
Dekslorfeniramina Maleat 1 mg
Kofeina 50 mg
Dosage : Adults and children over 12 : 2 – 3 daily 1 tablet
Indication : To relieve headaches and toothache.


20. The text above is about …
a. a recipe
b. a prescription
c. a medicine
d. a lesson


21. Where can we find the text above?
a. On the container of food
b. On the container of medicine
c. On the paper box
d. d. on the toys box


Read the text to answer number 22 – 25
A hurricane is a violent tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. It forms over warm ocean waters. Warm and moist air moves towards the center of the storms and spirals upward. This releases torrential rains. As updrafts suck up more water vapor, it triggers a cycle of strengthening. This cycle can be stopped only one contact is made with land or cooler water.
The whole hurricane can be described as a giant wheel lying on its side. The hurricane spins and moves across the Earth’s surface at a speed of between 15 and 30 km/hour. When a hurricane approaches, the wind rises swiftly, sometimes reaching speeds of 160 km/hour or more. Wind blows inward towards an area of low pressure, by travelling in a spiral due to the Earth’s rotation. When the hurricane strikes, houses maybe blown down, trees uprooted, crops damaged, and widespread flooding may also occur.
Hurricane is known by different name in other parts of the world. In the bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea, they are called cyclones. While for those in Japan, the Philippines, and the coast of China, hurricanes are called typhoons.


22. The writer wrote the text …
a. To inform the readers about a hurricane
b. To show the steps of how to get rid of a hurricane
c. To amuse the readers with the story of a hurricane
d. To tell the readers about a certain hurricane in tropical area


23. What can be describe as a giant wheel?
a. The earth’s surface
b. The earth’s rotation
c. The whole hurricane
d. A hurricane approaches


24. What is the main idea of paragraph 1 ?
a. Kinds of hurricanes
b. Where a hurricane happens
c. The definition of hurricane
d. The alias names for a hurricane


25. “The whole hurricane can be described as a giant wheel…”
The underlined word means…
a. Awful
b. Dynamic
c. Very big
d. Very strong
Read the text to answer number 26 – 27


VACANCY
English Teacher
Required Exp/ C TEFL preferred
Ph. Louis 8564791 – 92, 8 a.m – 8. P.m
Monday to Saturday
26. Which qualification must the teacher candidate have ?
a. Explicit
b. Expired
c. Expressive
d. Experience


27. The word “experience” is similar meaning to …
a. Skill
b. Help
c. Train
d. Need


Read the text to answer number 28 – 30


ANNUAL PROMO
Up to 40 % SPECIAL
Discount 7 days only storewide
At all DC world bookstores


28. From the text we know that …
a. The promo will last for 2 weeks
b. All items got more than a 40% discount
c. We can get discount at any DC World Bookstore
d. All DC World Bookstore are wide enough to shop


29. How frequent is the promo?
a. Once a month
b. Twice a month
c. Once a year
d. Twice a year


30. Bookstore is a place to …
a. Sell toys
b. Read books
c. Borrow books
d. Buy books


Read the text to answer number 31 - 32


A Cough Syrup
Especially for infants and children.
Indication : sore throat, cough, abnormal secretion of sputa
Dosage : Infants under 6 months - 1 teaspoonful ( 5 ml ) 2 x daily
Infants over 6 months - 1 teaspoonful ( 5 ml ) 3 x daily
Children : 1 – 2 teaspoonful 3 x daily
Or as prescribed by the physician
Available : in bottles of 60 ml / 90 ml
Store in refrigerator


31. What is the text about?
a. How to store the medicine
b. How to keep the medicine
c. How to make the medicine
d. How to take the medicine


32. How long will it take an infant under 6 months to finish a bottle of 60 ml?
a. 2 days
b. 4 days
c. 6 days
d. 8 days


Read the text to answer number 33 – 35


The monkey and the Cats
Once upon a time, a monkey and two cats lived together at home of rich family. The cats lived in the kitchen and the monkey lived behind the house.
One day the cats felt hungry and went to dining room, and then they took the cheese quickly. They divided the cheese in halves. But one piece was bigger than the other one, and each cat wanted to have the bigger one. And the two cats began to quarrel.
Finally they asked the monkey to be a judge. Then the monkey put that cheese on the scales and began to weight the two pieces, but they were not even. He took the bigger pieces of cheese and bit of a large mouthful. Now the cheese could be smaller and smaller. The cats stopped the monkey biting up. Then he put the two small pieces of cheese into his mouth, and started back to his place, behind the house.
At last the cats looked at each other. They had quarreled to get a bigger piece, and they both got nothing.


33. How did the cats stop the quarrel?
a. By weighing the cheese.
b. By weighing the cheese again.
c. By eating the cheese together.
d. By asking a monkey to be a judge.


34. Where did the story happen?
a. In the living room
b. In the dining room
c. In the kitchen
d. In the house


35. What is the moral value from the story?
a. We must fight to get our rights.
b. We should appreciate a decision.
c. We must be patient, not be greedy
d. We should understand persons’ behavior.


Read the text to answer number 36 – 38



551 Lakeside Avenue
Oxford
OX118 UP


January 12th, 2011


Dear Julia,
I am very sorry for this late reply. I arrived three days ago after a journey that took about ten hours. I used every type of transportations I could think of. First, I got a taxi to the airport, then a plane to Heatrow airport. After that I took a bus to London and finally got myself in a train to Oxford! I slept for twelve hours on the first night because I was so tired.
I started my English lesson the day after I arrived. The school is in the center of the town. There are twelve people in my class, and I am the only Indonesian person so I speak English all the time. The family I am staying with is nice and I am not sharing a bedroom, so I am quite happy.
I am going to London on Sunday. I will send you a post card of your favourite place, Buckingham Palace.


Love,
Yati




36. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To inform some good news
b. To describe the writer’s experience
c. To retell the writer experience
d. To entertain the reader with a joke


37. Whom is the writer writing to?
a. Julia
b. Yati
c. Oxford
d. Heathrow


38. What does the writer probably do in Oxford?
a. Studying
b. Working
c. Sightseeing
d. Having a holiday


This text is for question no 39 – 41

Perkedel Tempe ( Tempe Fritters)
You will need:
200 fresh tempe, mashed
150 g minced chiken
3 shallots, mashed
2 cloves garlic, mashed
½ tps ground pepper
½ tps ground coriander
¼ tps ground cumin
1 tps salt
24 sate skewers 1 egg, beaten 200 ml frying oil frying


Steps :
1. Mix tempe and minced chicken
2. Season with shallot, garlic, pepper, coriander, cumin, and salt.
Add seledri. Mix well
3. Divide into 12 parts
4. Take each time 2 skewers and put the mashed tempe mixture around it
5. Coat with beaten egg and fry until brownish


39. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To describe about tempe fritters
b. To explain what the tempe fritters is
c. To show how to make the tempe fritters
d. To entertain the readers about tempe fritters


40. What do we have to do after mixing tempe
a. Devide into 12 parts
b. Mix all the ingredients
c. Add salt and seledri
d. Mix tempe and minced chicken


41. “…put the mashed tempe mixture around it”
What does the word “it” refer to?
a. Eggs
b. Tempe
c. Mixture
d. Skewer


This text is for questions no 42 - 44
BEARS
Bears are mammals of the family ursidae, Bears are classified as caniforms, doglike
Carnivorans, with the pennipeds being their closest relatives. Although there only eight living species of bear they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats thought-out the of north America, of south America, Europe, and Asia
Common characteristics of modern bears include a large body with short and solid legs, a long snout, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonrestrictive claws, and short tail. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous and the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo, the remaining six species are carnivorous, with largely varied diets including both plant and animals
With the exceptions of courting individuals and mothers with their young, bears are typically solitary animals, They are sometimes diurnal, but are usually active during the night ( nocturnal ) or twilight ( crepuscular ). Bears are aided by an excellent sense of smell. Despite their heavy build and awkward gait, they can run quickly and are adept climbers and swimmers.
42. How many species of bear are still living now?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8


43. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
a. Bears are naturally isolated animals
b. Bears are expert in climbing and swimming
c. Animals can sense smell from a long distance
d. All creatures can run as quickly as human run


44. The purpose of the text is…
a. to describe about bears
b. to protect bears’ habitat
c. to show that bears are large
d. to make people aware of bears


Fill the blank with the suitable words no 45 – 47.

Rain always comes from clouds. But where do clouds come from? How does all the water get into the sky? The water in the ocean is warm when the sun shines on it. Some of this water goes up into the sky and makes clouds. The wind ( 44 )…the clouds for hundreds of kilometers, The clouds meet the cold air in the sky. Then we will see drops of water are
( 45 )…The rain falls and runs into the river.(46 )… run into the oceans. And the water from the oceans changes into clouds and becomes rain. So water is always moving from oceans to clouds to rain to rivers to oceans


45. a. asks
b. carries
c. gives
d. cleans


46. a. air
b. rains
c. rivers
d. clouds


47. a. I
b. we
c. you
d. they


Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph!


1. The five footed bear liked to help other animals
2. One afternoon, when the five – footed bear went home, he found a rabbit under a mahogany tree
3. But all animals who lived with him didn’t feel strange
4. Once upon time there was a strange bear who lived in a jungle
5. Then the five footed bear brought him to his home
6. His home was open for anyone who wanted to stay
7. He had five feet
8. The rabbit looked hungry




48. a. 4 -7- 3- 5-6-8-2-1
b. 4 -7-1-3-8-6-5-2
c. 4 -7-3-1-6-2-8-5
d. 4 – 7-3-1-5-2-6-5


49. Arrange the words into a good sentences


You – happy – the – congratulation - knowing – competition –we’re – won
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


a. 4 – 2 – 5 – 8 – 3 – 7 – 6 – 1
b. 4 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 8 – 3 - 6
c. 4 - 8 - 2 – 7 – 5 – 6 – 3 – 1
d. 4 – 7 - 2 - 5 – 3 – 1 – 8 – 6


50. Arrange the sentences to make a good paragraph


1. Some of the places where they live are Africa, India, south America and Australia
2. They hunt animals and birds which come to the river to drink
3. Crocodiles are the largest and the most dangerous reptile
4. They can also attack and kill people
5. They have large mouth and many sharp teeth
6. They live in river


The best arrangement to make a good paragraph is…
a. 6–1-3-4-5-2
b.3-6-4-2-1-5
c. 3-6-1-5-2-4