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Bimo, Your mother called you when you’re out. You are expected to return to Jakarta soon. Juno, your brother, got an accident. He is in St. Carolus hospital now. I have booked a plane ticket for you. It’s on your table. Dito will drive you to the airport. Sorry I can’t see you off. Bambang

16. The text is about … A. Bimo, juno’s brother B. Juno who had an accident C. Bimo, who had to return to Jakarta D. Dito, the driver, had to go to Jakarta E. Bambang, who is expected to go to Jakarta

17. Your mother called you when you’re out. The underlined word can be best replaced by … A. Cried B. Shouted C. Telephoned D. Was on line E. Wanted to know

We interrupt this program for special news bulletin. Due to the violent thunderstorm, neighborhoods throughout the city have lost electrical power. Service crews are already working to restore power in some of these areas, and additional crews are on their way to other sites. Residents are asked to turn off all electrical appliances to prevent potential hazards untuil power has been restored.

19. What are residents asked to do? A. To have lost electrical power B. To restore power in some areas C. To avoid the violent thunderstorm D. To turn off all electrical appliances E. To interrupt the program for news bulletin

18. What problem is occurring? A. A power failure B. Additional crews C. Service crews’ failure D. Trouble of electrical appliance E. Potential hazard of electrical power

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Requirements: Male/Female 21-35 years old Bachelor degree from reputable university, overseas welcome Pleasant looks, good grooming family and social background Persuasive, strong interpersonal, and verbal communication skills Strong analytical and strategic thinking Self motivated with strong initiative, creative, and innovative, result oriented and high achiever and willing to learn new things Work well under pressure of tight deadlines is essential

Please bring your complete CV and recent photograph to: SMESCO Indonesia – Main Building 4th floor Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 94 Jakarta 12780 – Indonesia or send email : officialrecruitment_ph@yahoo.com

20. What is the advertisement about? A. Marketing B. Walk in interview C. Official recruitment D. Management trainee E. Research and development

21. “Work well under pressure of tight deadline is essential” The underlined word can be best replaced by … A. Cruel B. Tough C. Rude D. Wild E. Strict

PARIS: A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated swam across the English Channel this weekend using leg prostheses that flippers

attached. Phillippe Croizon, 42, had expected the tough crossing to take up to 24

hours and instead, he finished in only 13 and a half. “I did it, I’m so happy, I can’t believe it, it’s crazy.” He said Saturday Three dolphins joined him for a while. “We took that as a sign of good

luck,” the swimmer’s father, Gerard Croizon, said. Croizon set off from Folkestone on the British of the English Channel and

arrived near the French town of Wissant. Croizon’s truncated upper arms go through the motions of crawl, and he

breathes through a snorkel. He lost his arms and legs after suffering an electric shock in 1994 as he

stood on a ladder adjusting his television antenna, which touched a power line.

Taken from: The Jakarta Post, Mon, Sep 20, 2010

22. Which one is likely to be the best title of the text? A. Quadruple Amputee Swam Across the English Channel B. Three Dolphins Swam Across the English Channel C. A Swimmer Breathes Through a Snorkel D. A Frenchman Got an Electric Shock E. A Frenchman Spent His Weekend

23. How long did Croizon exactly finish crossing? A. 24 hours B. Two days C. On Saturday D. 13 and a half hours E. During the weekend

24. What is the reason why he felt so happy? A. He touched a power line B. He lost his arms and legs C. He was surprised at the short time D. He arrived near the French town of Wissant E. Had expected the tough crossing to take up to 24 hours

25. “Croizon set off from Folkestone on the British side of the English Channel” (par 5) A. Fixed B. Studied C. Got ready D. Established E. Started a journey

I had 2-day holiday last month. My parents took me to Ambarawa Train Museum. It’s located in Ambarawa, Semarang Regency, Central Java. It

took a two-hour drive from my home. We arrived at the museum at about 11 a.m. it was very crowded. Many people stood in line to buy ticket at the ticket box. I was surprised that an adult ticket costs only Rp 3.000,00 and a child ticket costs Rp 2.000,00. Very cheap isn’t it? The train station was big and lean. We entered the room. It displayed old tickets registers, stamp pads, old telegraphs and phones, a sign

cross, the museum mockup and some other station equipment. Then, we walked around to see the train collections. Each train

collection had its own information board. For example, a train with serial number C 2407 was made in 1901 by werk Spoor Amsterdam from the Netherlands. This train whose power was 575 horse powers could run at 60 kilometers per hour. We took some photographs here

and there. We didn’t want to miss any opportunity. We then had a lorry tour. It was to crowded that I had to struggle to get some seats for my parents and sister. We had to pay Rp 10.000,00 per

person and we didn’t on board. We passed Rawa Pening. It had beautiful scenery and fresh air. I saw many people and fisherman

fishing at the lake. The tour took about half an hour. We felt a little bit tired, but this holiday was my unforgettable

experience. I wanted to go there again someday.

26. The text mainly talk about … A. Ambarawa Train Museum B. The writer’s holiday experience C. The train station in Ambarawa D. The lorry tour in Ambarawa E. Werk Spoor Amsterdam

28. We had to pay Rp 10.000,00 per person and we did it on board. The underlined word refers to … A. A lorry tour B. To pay Rp 10.000,00 C. The museum D. The train E. The holiday

27. Which statement is true according to the text? A. The train museum is located near Ambarawa B. To enter the museum, an adult has to pay Rp 2.000,00 C. No fishermen fishing at Rawa Pening lake D. We can see train collection in the museum E. It’s easy to get seats in the lorry tour

29. It displayed old tickets registers, stamp pads, old telegraphs and phones … The underlined word can be replaced by … A. Took B. Gave C. Held D. Showed E. Delayed

Today I’d like to tell you about the information of volcano. There are several active volcanoes in our country. Do you know the process of how a volcano forms?

A geologic theory called plate tectonics states that the Earth’s crust is broken into various rigid plates. Well, they float on the surface of the planet. Those plates move because of the intense pressure created underneath them by the movement of currents. They carry heat energy from the center of the planet to the surface. This pressure makes the plates move toward or away from each other and past each other in a horizontal motion. When a continental plate and an oceanic plate join or move toward each other, then volcanoes form on land near coastal areas. Because the oceanic plate is denser, it sinks beneath the surface. The extremely high temperatures and pressure melt the rock and turn it into hot floating magma. Next, it rises toward the surface and when the magma reaches the crust, it collects in a magma reservoir. It will be forced up ward through crack in the Earth’s crust when pressure inside the reservoir exceeds that of the overlying rock.

Adapted from: http//www.scienceclarified.com/Vi-Z/Volcano.html (February 9, 2009)

30. What is the result of the interse pressure created under the plates? A. The plates move B. The earth crust broken C. The plates produce energy D. The center of planet provides heat E. The continental and oceanic plate meet

33. What is the communicative purpose of the text? A. To entertain the readers with various volcanoes B. To persuade the readers to see volcanoes C. To inform the readers kinds of volcanoes D. To explain how a volcano is formed E. To describe volcanoes in general

31. What does the melted rock turn into? A. Crust B. Earth C. Plate D. Magma E. Reservoir

32. Because the oceanic plate is denser, it sinks beneath the continental plate. (par 2) What is the antonym of the underline word? A. Weighs B. Forces C. Presses D. Floats E. Forms

powerful. The emergence of the

internet has given internet entrepreneurs many ways to make money. Writers are one gruop that have benefited from their talents as a result in the rise of internet based jobs.

Blog writing is an increasingly popular war to earn money online determined by the owner of the blog. They are very popular because of the blogs are usually written on a certain subject area but can vary as its content is heir simplicity to get up and running. There are many free websites out there that will help you set up your own blog if you choose to do that route because blog plus advertisement is a potential money.

Article writing is also a good money to earn money online.

Make sure to gear your articles to promote and advertise you own business ventures. These articles are a free way to market the products and services you offer for free. The most effective advertising with these articles comes from the dialogues box that is inserted at the end of each article. These dialogue boxes contain links to basically any website you would like to drive traffic to. For instance, you might have one links in your dialogue box to a product you are selling and one to a blog where you are promoting a discussing other products.

Writing takes some time to gain credibility through but once it’s done earning potential can become very

34. What is the topic of the text? A. The benefits of internet for blogger B. The benefits of internet for entrepreneur C. The benefits of internet based jobs for writers D. The Article get benefits from internet based jobs E. The Blog writers get benefits from internet based jobs

35. The article writers can earn money online by … A. Getting some fee from their articles B. Getting some money from the bloggers C. Advertising their articles trough internet D. Promoting their articles to other bloggers E. Advertising their business ventures through their articles

36. From the text we can conclude that … A. Blog plus advertisement is a potential money B. Credible writers is powerful to make money online C. Internet bloggers can get lot of money for internet D. Blogs are the way to market the products and services E. We can advertise our own business ventures through internet

37. The emergence of the internet has given internet entrepreneur many ways … (par 1) The underlined word has a similar meaning to … A. Users B. Browsers C. Advertisers D. Industrialist E. Entertainers

Television becomes one of the most important devices which take place in almost houses. It can unite all members of the family as well as separate them. However, is it important to know what your kids are watching? The answer is, of course, absolutely “Yes” and that should be done by all parents. Television can expose things you have tried to protect the children from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism and so on.Recently, a study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime often causes bed-time disruption, stress, and short sleep duration. Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being aggressive. Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and being inactive and overweight. Considering some facts mentioning above, protect your children with the following tips … Limit television viewing to one-two hours each day Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their own bedrooms Review the rating of TV shows which your children watch Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show

38. The parents should know what the kids are watching on TV, because … A. Television can unite all member of the family as well as separate them B. Television can expose things you have tried to protect the children from C. Television become one of the most important devices in almost all houses D. There is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent for watching TV during adolescent and early adulthood E. Spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime often cause bedtime disruption, stress, and short sleep duration

40. Studies about spending too much time on watching TV and it’s effect can be found in paragraph … A. 1, 2 and 3 B. 1, 2 and 4 C. 1, 3 and 4 D. 2, 3 and 4 E. 3, 4 and 5

39. The following are tips for parents to protect the children from TV program, EXCEPT … A. Don’t give your children’s bedrooms a TV set B. Give your children at least one-two hours a day for watching TV C. Give a review about the rating of TV shows which you children watch D. Watch TV with your children and discuss what is happening in the show E. Give the limitation of TV viewing for your children to one-two hours a day

41. Television becomes one of the most important devices which … (paragraph 1) The similar meaning of the underlined word is … A. Furniture B. Things C. Goods D. Tools E. Ways

Now a days, computers are widespread. They are useful, but they also have some bad effects, especially for children. As a computer application, the internet is very useful. There is more information on the internet than in the world’s biggest library. Through the Internet people can get friends all over the world. Although they have never seen each other, they get to know each other well. They can send e-mails to each other. The computer is like a door to the world! Computer gamer are also great fun! They’re better than TV. On TV you can watch a space ship, but in a computer game you fly it! On the contrary, computers have some bad effects. A lot of children spend too much time on the computer. They start playing and then they can’t stop. They don’t talk to anyone; they just sit and look at the computer for hours and hours. As we know, a lot of computer gamers are very bad. There is a lot of shooting and killing. These games are worse than TV. We can see bad things on TV, but in computer games we actually do bad things. Personally, I think that computers are useful. However, we should use them wisely so that we can eliminate the bad effects. Adapted from: Developing English Competencies for Grad XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

42. What is the main idea of the text? A. The negative impact of computers on children B. The good and bad effect of computers C. The benefits of computers for people D. The general description of computers E. The way how to operate computers

43. Why is computer bad for children? A. They obtain lot of information B. They become lack of social interaction C. They are able to send email to their fellows D. They acquire dozens of of friends all over the world E. They hardly looks at computers for hours and hours

44. What does the writer recommend the readers? A. To use the computers wisely B. To play a lot great tun game C. To look at the computers fo hours D. To spend much time on computers E. To send email to friends all over the world

45. However, we should use them wisely so that we can eliminate the bad effects. (par 4) What is the closest meaning to the underlined word? A. Take away B. Take care C. Take over D. Take off E. Take out

The Tourist has a recipe success; action, suspense, drama, mystery, romance … not to mention two of the biggest actors in film today. This Florian Hencel von Donnersmarck’s movie is starred by Jonny Depp and Angelina Jolie. It revolves around the hunt for one Alexander Pearce, who stole $2.3 billion from a mob boss. Both the authorities and gangsters after him, but he hasn’t been seen in years. Their only ling is the woman that he loves, Elise Clifton-Ward (Angelina Jolie). The police are following her, and the mobsters have their contacts within the authorities. Elise, after years waiting, is finally contacted be Alexander. She receives a note that tells her to take a train to Italy, and find someone that’s Alexander’s height and built, to throw off the people after him. On the train, Elise notice Frank Tupelo (Jonny Depp) sitting, reading a book and smoking a smokeless cigarette. This works for a bit in Jolie’s favor, as it sees Elise is using Frank for her own personal gain. But you never notice where her feelings for Frank are supposed to start. And as for Depp as Frank the Tourist, it works best in small doses; his interaction with the police, hotel staff, and mobsters who think he’s this Alexander guy are entertaining. Director Florian Hencel von Donnersmarck really does try here; on paper, there is nothing wrong with this movie. He makes use of Depp’s charisma as the naïve American tourist, and gets few laugh if result. The movie’s visual presentation is quite impressive. Taking us on tour of parts of Italy only the wealthy may see. The Tourist just proves that star power isn’t enough to make a good movie. When you lead the actor and actress have zero chemistry on screen, you try and divert the attention of your audience. Unfortunately, nothing in this movie works unless you believe there’s something between Jolie and Depp, which there clearly isn’t. Adapted from www.getthebigpicture.net

46. What is the purpose of the text? A. To guide the reader B. To critique the movie C. To promote the movie D. To entertain the reader E. To describe the movie

47. Who is the director of the movie? A. Jonny Depp B. Frank Tupelo C. Angelina Jolie D. Alexander Pearce E. Florian Hencel von Donnersmarck

50. Who writes the text above? A. The reviewer B. The director C. The producer D. The main actor E. The scriptwriter

48. What is the reviewer’s opinion about the movie? A. The stars have a good chemistry B. The action of the star is not entertaining C. The does have things that make it possible to get success D. Although it has good stars, the movie is not quite successful E. People will not impressed by the movie’s visual presentation

49. “When you lead the actor and actress have zero chemistry on scress, …” (paragraph 4) What does the underlined word mean? A. Science B. Formula C. Reaction D. Substance E. Relationship