PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN SAMPANG

UNIT PELAKSANA TEKHNIK PENDIDIKAN

SMA NEGERI 2 SAMPANG
Jl. Mangkubumi No. 36 (0323) 321718 sampang 69215

UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER II TAHUN PELAJARAN 2008/2009

MATA PELAJARAN : BHS. INGGRIS
KELAS /PROGRAM : II / IPA / IPS
WAKTU : 90 MENIT

PART I Choose the correct answer a , b , c , d a. men

or e b. d. research
c. women
Text 1 d. research, men and women
IT”S OFFICIAL – Women’s skin ages faster e. c. both men and women
than men’s
Doctors at Jerusalem University have found 5. Which of this statement is true according to the
that even below the age of 40, woman have 40 text ?
% wrinkle than men. Among people over 60 a. men are more wrinkled than women in the
years old, woman are 75 % more wrinkled than age of 60 years.
men. b. men are the same wrinkled as the women in
Research also shows that both men and over 60 years old.
women who smoke are more wrinkle than those c. women are more wrinkled than men below
who do not smoke. Also women who are heavy the age of 60 years.
smokers risk developing coarse, gray skin. d. men are more wrinkled than women in the
The researchers are trying to identify the same age.
hormones responsible for keeping the skin e. woman are more wrinkled than men in over
smooth and youthful. 60 years old.

1. Doctors at Jerusalem University Concluded Text 2

that……….. 6. Jim : Let me help you with that
a. women look older easily than men Mrs. Lies.
b. women look younger than men Mrs. Lies : Well, Thank you, Jim. Why don’t
c. men get older easily than women you get the hoe and loosen the soil
d. women who like smoking have smooth skin in that flower bed for me ?
e. men have 75 % possibility to become Where did the conversation most probably take
wrinkled place ?
a. In a boat
2. The researchers are trying to find out…. b. In the garden
a. the process of wrinkled c. e. In a flower shop
b. how to keep the skin smooth and youthful d. In a market
c. the process of becoming old e. In a hospital
d. how to keep women younger than men
e. the heavy smokers have low risk to become Text 3
wrinkled. 7. Rien : How do you like your new job, Bill ?
Bill : Fine, this week I have been reading the
3. Which of the words below has similar meaning financial reports and studying the books.
to “ wrinkle “ ? Next week I will probably start to handle
a. dark spot skin some of the accounts.
b. d. small fold or line in the skin what does Bill do for a living ?
c. dry and stiff skin a. He is a librarian.
d. skin allergic to something b. He is a novelist.
e. c. dark and dirty skin c. He is a Professor.
d. He is an accountant.
4. . ……… are more wrinkled than those who do e. He is a reporter.
not smoke. The word “ those “ refers to…...
 Text 4
Outstanding opportunity with local real
corporation. Requires strong background in real
estate, financing, closing. Some legal training
helpful. Prefer candidat with M.A. and two or
more years of successful real estate
experience.
Broker’s license required. Salary range $
16,000 - $ 23,000 commensurate with
education and experience. Begin immediately.
Interviews will be conducted Tuesday and
Thursday, June 10 and
12. call for an appointment 243-1153, or send a
letter of application and resume to :
Personnel Department
Executive Real Estate Corporation
500 Capital Aveneue
Lawrence, Kansas 67884
8. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for
the job advertised ?
a. An M.A
b. At least two years experience
c. A broker’s license
d. Strong background in financing
e. Extensive legal training
9. The salary range indicates that
a. Every applicants would earn $ 23,000
b. Everyone earn a beginning salary of $
16,000
c. Candidates with an M.A would earn $
23,000
d. Some applicants would earn less than $
16,000
e. The salary depens upon the amount of
education and work experience that the
applicants has.
10. What should an interested candidat submit with
his or her application ?
a. A request for employment
b. A. phone book
c. A personal letter
d. A current address and telephone number
e. A signed contract
11. This passage would most probably be found in
a. the classified section of a newspaper
b. a phone book
c. a journal
d. a college catalogue
e. a dictionary
Text 5
Precipitation, commonly referred to as
rainfall, is a measure of the quantity of water in
the form of either rain, hail, or snow which
reaches the ground. The average annual
precipitation over the whole of the United State
is thirty – six inches. It should be understood
however, that a foot of snow is not equal to a
foot of precipitation. A general formula for
computing the precipitation of snow fall is that
thirty – eight inches of snow is equal to one
inch of precipitation. In New York State, for
example, seventy – six inches of snow in one
year would be recorded as only two inches of
precipitation. Forty inches of rain would be
recorded as forty inches of precipitation. The
total annual precipitation would be recorded as
forty – two inches.
12. The term precipitation includes
a. only rainfall
b. rain, hail, and snow
c. rain, snow, and humidity
d. only snow fall
e. hail, snow, and humidity
13. What is the average annual rainfall in inches in
the United State ?
a. Thirty – six inches
b. Forty – two inches
c. seventy – six inches
d. Forty inches
e. thirty – eight inches
14. If a state has 152 inches of snow in a year, by
how much does this increase the annual
precipitation ?
a. by two feet
b. by four inches
c. by four feet
d. by two inches
e. by 152 inches
15. Another word which is often used in place of
precipitation is
a. snow
b. rainfall
c. rain – snow
d. humidity
e. wetness
Text 6
Baker : It seems to me that the question is not
wheter the metric system should be
introduced in the United State, but
rather, how it should be introduced.
Weny : I think that it should be done gradually
to give everyone enough time to adjust.
Man : Yes.. Perhaps we could even have two
system for a while. I mean, we could
keep the English system and use metric
as an optional system.
 Weny : That’s what they seem to be doing.
When you go to the grocery store, look
at the labels on the cans and packages.
They are marked in both ounces and
grams.
Tom : Right, I’ve notice that too. And the
weather reporters on radio and TV give
the temperature readings in both
degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celcius
now.
Weny : Some road sign have the distances
marked in both miles and kilometers,
especially on the interstate highways.
What do you think, Professors Baker ?
Baker : Well, I agree that a gradual adoption is
better for those of us who have already
been exposed to the English system of
measurement. But I would favor
teaching only metrics in the elementary
schools.
Tom : I see your point. It might be confusing
to introduce two system at the same
time.
16. What is the topic under discussion ?
a. Whether to introduce the metric system in
the United State
b. Which system is better – the English system
or the metric system
c. How the metric system should be
introduced in the United State.
d. How to convert measurements from the
English system to the metric system.
e. How to compare measurement from the
English system to the metric system.
17. What changes in measurement in the United
State have the student observed?
a. Grocery stores use only metric for their
packaging
b. Road sign have miles marked on them, but
not kilometers.
c. Now the weather on radio and TV is
reported exclusively in metrics.
d. Both the English system and the metric
system is being used on sign, packages,
and in the weather reports.
e. Only the English system is being used on
signs, packages, and in weather reports.
18. What was Professor Baker’s Opinion ?
a. He thought that only metrics should be
used.
b. He thought that only the English system
should be used.
c. He thought that adults should use both
systems, but that children should be taught
only the metric system.
d. He thought that both systems should be
taught to bottle adults children.
e. He thought that a gradual adoption would
be better for everyone.
19. Which word best describes professor Baker’s
Attitude toward his students ?
a. un friendly
b. speculative
c. uninterested
d. patronizing
e. cooperative
20. Tom : “ I see your point ………”
The underline word means ……….
a. Like
b. Agree
c. Understand
d. Watch
e. Know
Text 7
I was driving to work one morning last
week when I noticed a sports car behind me.
The driver wanted to overtake me but there
was a lot of traffic coming in the opposite
direction. The sport car pulled out several times
but could not pass me. We came to a short hill
and I saw the sport car move across the road
behind me and start to pass. The driver tried to
accelerate bur for
some reason his car would not go farter. His car
was would not go faster. His car was alongside
mine but could not pass. Then, while the sport
car was still beside my car, I noticed a truck
coming over the top of the hill towards us. I
thought about braking to let the car pass, but
by now there were two or three slower cars
ahead of me, so slowing down night not help.
The sport car driver now had to overtake me
and the other cars in front of me. It was
impossible, the truck was approaching quickly.
As it came towards us. The sport car swerved
towards me, forcing me to turn sharply, too. My
car skidded of the road and collided with a wall.
The sport
car also slid across the road and hit the wall a
few meters from me. We were not seriously
injured, but both our cars were quite badly
damaged.
21. in what time of the day did the story happen ?
a. at noon
b. d. in the evening
c. in the morning
 d. in the afternoon
e. last week
22. who wanted to overtake the writer’s car ?
a. the driver of other car
b. d. the driver of the writer’s car
c. the driver of the truck
d. the driver of car ahead the writer
e. the driver of the sport car
26. The text is about……
23. the drivwr could not overtake the writer’s car
because …….
a. the street was slippery
b. his car could not go faster
c. a truck coming over the top of the hills
d. there was a lot of traffic coming in the
opposite direction
e. the sport car moved across the road and
start opposite direction
27. The mail idea of paragraph one is…….
24. What happened to the writer at the end of story
? b. The icy lake was dangerous for skating
a. he hit the wall
b. d. the sport car hit him
c. he got accident
d. the sport car overtook him
e. he injured badly
28. …. And almost immediately afterwards
25. which statement is not true according to the
text ?
a. the traffic was heavy
b. only the writer’s car was badly damage
c. the sport car slid across the road
d. none of the drivers was seriously injured
e. the truck was coming over the top of the hill
Text 8
The sun was getting warm as Philip put on
his skates and prepared to go for a run. At the
edge of the lake the ice was still quite hard,
and he did not seem to realize there was any
danger, but nearer the middle of the lake the
warm sun had already begun
to melt the ice.
After making a few practice turns, Philip
set out with long sweeping strides to cross the
lake at its widest point. In order to make
himself go faster, he tried to race his own
shadow as it fell on the ice ahead of him. When
he was about half way across, crunch!- the
weak ice suddenly broke beneath his weigh,
and with a splash he fell through it. All the air
was sucked out of his lungs by the shock of the
freezing water biting into his body so that for
twenty or thirty seconds afterwards he was not
even able to
scream. Then at last he found hid voice,
shouted for help, and almost immediately
afterwards blacked out.
When he opened his eyes again, he was
lying in bed in his own home, with his father
bending anxiously over him. You should have
known better than to do a silly thing like that
were the first comfortless words he heard after
his narrow escape.
a. Philip played skating in the icy lake.
b. How Philip practiced skating in the icy lake
c. Philip fell into the icy lake when skating
there
d. How Philip got an accident when skating in
the icy lake
e. Philip got an accident when trying to race
his shadow.
a. The sun melts the ice in the icy lake
c. Philip made some preparation for skating
d. Philip was in danger when skating in the icy
lake
e. The situation of the lake where Philip was to
skate
balcked out. ( Paragraph 2 ) The bold –
typed words mean…..
a. he got into the dark water
b. d. it was dark under the water
c. he put on dark clothes
d. he wasn’t able to see anything
e. he didn’t know what was happening to him
Text 9
U2 start bono and The Edge showed up
unannounced and played as a warm up act at a
charity concert in London.
The show delighted the 250 people who had
attended the fundraiser on Friday night for
mencap, a charity that campaigns for equal
rights for children and adults with learning
disabilities.
Don’t tell Larry ( Mullen ) and Adam
( Clayton ) we’ve done this, ‘bono joked about
his two other band mates from the small stage
at Union Chapel.
Bono and The Edge – performing as a warm
up act for Biffy Clyro, a Scottish rock band –
played four of their songs : Stay, Desire, Angel
of Harlem and Wave of Sorrow, a track written
for their 1987 album Joshua tree.
A member of the audience, Simon Dowling,
20, from Newcastle, said he was shocked when
the U2 stars suddenly appeared on stage. I’ve
 used all the battery on my phone taking
pictures of them, ‘ he said – AP.
29. The text tell us about…..
a. U2 stars Bono and The Edge performed at
Union Chapel.
b. U2 stars Bono and The Edge turned up at a
charity Concert
c. U2 stars Bono and The Edge had a
campaign for Mencap
d. U2 stars Bono and The Edge played for the
fundraiser Mencap
e. U2 stars Bono and The Edge entertained
250 fundraiser for Mencap
30. the concert was dedicated for…..
a. a Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro.
b. people who have learning disabilities
c. the fundraiser on Friday night concert
d. a campaign for people who have learning
disabilities.
e. Bono’s mates Larry Mullen and Adam
Clayton.
31. Which of the following statements is NOT
TRUE ?
a. larry Mullen and Adam Clayton are member
of the Edge
b. The audience was happy with the
performance
c. the audience hadn’t known that Bono would
perform.
d. Bono and The Edge performance in a non –
profit concert
e. The concert was to collect money for people
with learning disabilities.
32. …. His other two band mates from….( par.3).
the word mates can be best replaced with….
a. Folks
b. teams
c. Members
d. Friends
e. Partner
Text 10
The Story of the smart Parrot
A man in Puerto had a wonderful parrot.
There wan no other parrot like him. He was
very smart. This parrot would san any word –
except one. He would not say the name of the
town where he was born. The name of the town
was Catano.
The man tired to teach the parrot to say
Catano. But the bird would not say the word. At
first the man was very nice, but then he got
angry. “ You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you
say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you!” but
the parrot would not say it. Then the man got
to so angry that the shouted over and over, “
say Catano, or I’ll kill you !” but the bird
wouldn’t talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make
the bird say Catano, the man got very angry.
He picked up the bird and threw him into the
chicken house. “ you are more stupid than the
chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat
you, too.”
In the chicken house there are four old
chickens. They were for Sunday’s dinner. The
man put the parrot in the chicken house and
left.
The next day the man came back to the
chicken house. He opened the door and s
topped. He was very surprised at what he
saw. He saw three dead chicken on the floor.
The parrot was screaming at the fourth
chicken, “ Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!”
33. What word couldn’t be said by the parrot ?
a. except one
b. town
c. catano
d. parrot
e. smart
34. Which statement is true according to the text ?
a. the parrot could say Catano
b. The man eat the parrot for dinner
c. Catano was the name at the parrot
d. At the last parrot could say Catano
e. The man never got angry at the parrot.
35. “ The Parrot was Screaming at the fourth
chicken “
what does the underlined word mean ?
a. smiling
b. shouting
c. laughing
d. crying
e. getting angry
36. This is the bank ……was robbed yesterday.
a. who
b. which
c. whose
d. whom
e. when
37. A boy…………….sister is in my class was in the
bank at that time.
a. who
b. which
c. whose
 d. whom
e. when
38. The man………………….robbed the bank had
two pistols.
a. who
b. which
c. whose
d. whom
e. when

39. Mr. Parker was very angry when ……..

neighbors had a night party. …….. talked and
turned on music loudly.
a. His, his
b. His, they
c. He, his
d. They, they
e. His, he
f.
40. Maya and friends went camping. ………..were
free from school. …….. holiday would be fun
and exiting.
a. His, his
b. Our, we
c. He, his
d. They, they
e. we, our

PART II ESSAY
1. When my father …….(come)
home last night, I ……….
(watch) tv in the living room.
2. Maia and Dany love ……….
Children very much. ………..
always give ………………….
Cares.
3. Write 2 sentences of past
perfect tense!
a. …………………………………
……………………..
b. …………………………………
……………………..

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