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However, no party has claimed responsibility for the pollution in the bay. This country is
suffering from an old illness : it cannot see the culprits even though it could - if it wanted to.
The issue started when a non-governmental organization discovered that a number of
people living near the bay in South Minahasa district, North Sulawesi province, were
suffering from skin diseases.
Blood tests showed that some had high levels of mercury in their blood.
Public opinion then turned against the subsidiary of U.S based Newmont Minahasa
Corp. PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, accusing it of causing the pollution by dumping its
tailings in the bay.
1. This text mainly talks about ........
A the pollution in the bay
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B the discovery of pollution by a non government organization
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C the failure of the government to find the culprits
.
D the skin disease of the people living in Buyat Bay
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E.the Buyat Bay issue
2. "Public opinion then turned ........ by dumping its tailings in the bay." (Paragraph 5)
The underlined word means ........ in a careless manner.
A Unloading
D Packing
.
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B Piling
E Covering
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C Burying
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Each society has its own beliefs, attitudes, customs, behaviours, and social habits.
These give people a sense of who they are, how they should behave, and what they should or
should not do. These 'rules' reflect the 'culture' of a country.
People become conscious of such rules when they meet people from different cultures.
For example, in some. cultures, being on time can mean turning up several hours late for an
appointment, even for a business meeting; in others, 3 p.m. means 3 p.m. Also, the rules
about when to eat vary from culture to culture. Many North Americans and Europeans are
used to having three mealtimes a day and organizing their timetable around them. In some
countries, on the other hand, people often do not have strict rules like this - people eat when
they want to and every family has its own time table.
When people visit or live in a country for the first time, they are often surprised at the
differences that exist between their own culture and that in the other country. The most
common way of comparing two cultures is in terms of their differences - not their
similarities.
3. What does the writer want to tell you?
A Strict rules.
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D Culture in a country.
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B Mealtimes day.
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E Culture similarities.
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C Culture differences.
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4. Which statement is TRUE according to the text ?
A There are no people, becoming conscious of a new cuttura,
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B There are no countries having strict rules of mealtimes.
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C There are no strict rules of mealtimes in some countries.
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D There are no problems for people who visit a coutry for the first time.
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E.There are no similarities between a culture is one country and that in another.
5. "Being on time can mean turning up several hours late ..." (Paragraph 2).
The underlined words mean ........
A arriving
D exposing
.
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B emerging
E displaying
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C appearing
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6. James : Why didn't you answer my call?
Peter : Sorry ........
A I was feeding my cattle
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C I fed my cattle
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7. Student : ........ to carry these books to your room, sir?
Teapher : No, thanks, Ican do it myself
A Do you want
D May I help you
.
.
B Shall I do
E Do you mind
.
.
B cleverness
E profession
.
C capability
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9. Sherly : Billows of smoke from the forest fires in Jambi, Riau and West Kalimantan
are becoming thicker and thicker. They have harmful effects on our health
and daily activities.
Raissa : That's right. I think the government ........ people to understand the value of
forests and stop their bad habits.
A educated
D would educate
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B have educated
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C are educating
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10. Thailand, which has already won three gold medals at the Athens Olympics, will bid to
host the games in 2016, media reports ........ on Sunday.
A said
D demanded
.
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B claimed
E justified
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C purposed
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Hayati Hutabarat says that she has downright satisfaction in her position in the company. But
what about some other thing in life. There are still important to many women like married
and children. Does Hayati regret not having time for this thing?
1. What is the text about ?
A Unmarried women
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B Career women
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C Married women
.
D Women's position in a company
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E.Women's lives
2. What things are still important to many women?
A Position in the company
D Career in the company
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B Satisfaction in career
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A disjoin
.
D separate
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B part
.
E divide
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C connect
.
4.
A goes
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D drives
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B flies
.
E comes
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C jumps
.
5.
A cuts
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D reaches
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B continues
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E limits
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C moves
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6. X : I have to go to school, but look at the sky. It is very cloudy.
I think it is going to rain.
Y : ........
.
B The manager's office
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B 2-1-3-4-5
E 3-2-4-5-1
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C 2-1-4-3-5
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9. Some pollutants are always ..........., because they are dangerous.
A unavailable
D unsuitable
.
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B undesirable
E unavoidable
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C unchangeable
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10. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development is one
purpose of ASEAN.
"To accelerate" means ........
A hold up
D turn on
.
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B keep back
E slowdown
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C speed up
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A planet is a body in space that revolves around a star. There are nine planets in our solar
system, and these nine planets travel around the sun. The names of the planets are Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
Planets travel in orbits around the stars. All of the planets of the solar system revolve in
elliptical orbits. In other words, their orbits are like large, flat circles. The time that it takes a
planet to make one revolution around the sun is called a year.
The Greeks were the first people to recognize and give names to some of the planets.
Tile word planet comes from a Greek word meaning wanderer If a person wanders, this
means that he goes from one place to another and does not have a home. The Greeks thought
that planets "wandered" in the sky. However, modern scientists can predict the movement of
the planets very accurately.
1. What is the suitable title for this text ?
A The Stars
.
D The Planets
.
B The Orbits
E The Wanderers
.
C The Greeks
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2. The planets in our solar system travel ........
A around the stars
.
E in elliptical orbits
.
C in one movement
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The average person will say that agriculture means farming. He is partly right, for
raising crops is a branch of agriculture. So do livestock raising, dairy farming, fruit growing,
chicken raising and even fur farming. Agricultural includes the raising of every kind of plants
and animals that is useful to man.
With all its many branches, agriculture is the world's most important industry. It
supplies the food we eat and many of the materials from which we make our clothing.
Farms are classified according to the type of farming that is done and kinds of crops
and livestock that are raised. They may be classified in several different ways, such as
general, specialized, intensive, and extensive farms.
General farming is a farm where a variety of things is raised. On such a farm there may
be a herd of dairy cows whose milk the farmer sells. There may also be poultry to provide
extra income and supply some of the family's needs.
There are many factors that influence the types of crops and livestock that a farmer
raised. The most important one is climate which includes temperature, length of growing
season, sunshine, and rainfall. Another is the type of soil. The third is the amount of water
available for irrigation. By concentrating on the particular crops or animals that fit best with
this situation, the specialized farmer hopes to use his land in the most efficient and profitable
way.
When a farmer devotes a great deal of labor to a piece of land, he is practising
intensive agriculture. If he works in a large area of land with relatively little labor, he is
practising extensive agriculture. Intensive agriculture usually goes together with small farms.
A great deal of careful work is always involved in intensive agriculture. Often this work must
be done by hand. Extensive agriculture is usually practised on large farms or ranches where
most of the work is done by machinery.
3. These words are related to farming, EXCEPT ........
A livestock
D stock exchange
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B extensive farming
.
E type of soil
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C irrigation
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4. The practice of intensive and extensive agriculture is the main idea of paragraph ........
A2
D5
.
.
B3
E6
.
C4
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5. The text tells us about ........
A intensive agriculture
.
B extensive agriculture
.
E specialized farms
.
C types of farming
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6. Mrs. Anwar : I heard that your son had won a scholarship to Pajajaran University.
Mrs. Budiman : Yes, that's right ............
He never ignores our advice and always studies hard.
A I'm proud of him
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B I prided myself on his success
.
C His pride would not let him down
.
D I'm to proud to have been successful
.
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B Would you like to help me
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B curiusity
E information
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C agreement
.
9. Atomic energy can either be used to create electricity or to destroy millions of homes
in war.
The underlined word means ........
A build
D demolish
.
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B protect
E renovate
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C produce
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10. X : Why do you look sad?
Y : I got 5 for my English test.
X : ...............
A You should have studied well
.
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B early maturity
B corn
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E sweet potatoes
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C cassava
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3. What's the main idea of the first paragraph?
A Indonesia was the largest importer of rice.
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B Tle change of Indonesia's rice production.
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C Indonesia has reached self-sufficiency of rice.
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D Rice is the major staple food for Indonesian people.
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E.Contribution of the research to improve rice production.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A Palawija crops give a lot of contribution to the livestock raising.
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B Marketing problems have made farmers reluctant -to grow palawija crops.
.
C Indonesian farmers are more interested in-growing rice with good eat ing
quality.
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D The production of cassava and sweet potatoes has increased greatly over the past
years.
.
E The government policies on agriculture encourage farmers to improve their rise
production.
.
5. ". but at the same time substantially raise production of other crops to provide a
more balanced diet for Indonesian." (paragraph 3)
The underlined word is the synonym of ...
Araise
Dproduce
.
B supply
E reduce
.
C increase
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6. Azhar : What's wrong with your camera, Tom?
Tommy : The lense doesn't focus well. Azhar ........?
Tommy : No, thanks. I can fix it myself.
A Will you bring in to a repairman.
D Have you had it repaired.
.
.
B Should I change it.
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B joined
C will join
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8. Ridwan : I'm going to Hide Park to hear the people making speeches.
David : You'll be late. By the time you get there, they ........ their speeches.
A finish
D have finished
.
.
B will finish
.
C are finishing
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B will buy
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C would buy
.
10. The sentences in the following paragraph are jumbled.
1. One is familiar "Tombstone" that lists where you went to school and
where you've worked in chronological order.
2. But prospective employees throw away most of those unrequested, "Tombstone" lists,
preferring to interview the quick rather than the dead.
3. The main purpose of a resume is to convince an employer to grant you an interview.
4. It's handy to have a "Tombstone" for certain occasions.
5. There are two kinds.
6. The other is what I call the "functional" resume descriptive, fun to read, unique to you
and much more likely to land you an interview.
The correct arrangement of the sentences above is ........
A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
D 6, 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
.
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B 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6
E 3, 5, 1, 6, 4, 2
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C 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5
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The weather forecast, the story about the candidates, and the movie reviews are examples of
messages from the media. A communication medium is a means of communicating a
message. Examples of media are televisions, radios, newspapers, books, and telephones. The
media that can reach many people at once are called mass media.
It is not difficult to think of other messages we receive through the mass media Every
day we get hundreds of them Think about advertisements, for example. We see and hear
these messages almost everywhere we go. Advertisements are important messages, even
though they are sometimes annoying. They help us compare and evaluate products.
Most of us get information from the media than from the classroom. Think for a
moment about how you Team about local news and events. Do you depend on other people
or media? What about international news? What is the most important source of information
for you? People who am asked these questions usually answer 'Television".
We use the information we get from radios, televisions, newspaper and other media to
make decisions and opinions. That is why the mass media are so important. Editorials and
articles in newspapers help us decide how to vote. Consumers' reports on television help us
decide how to spend ow money, and international news on the radio or TV makes us think
and form opinions about questions of war and peace.
With each improvement in the media, audiences become larger and larger. Thanks to
the communication satellite, television audiences have become international. More than 500
million people watched the first walk on the moon, for example. And more than 1 billion
watched the events of the recent Olympic Games.
1. You can get the following information from television, EXCEPT .......
A events
D messages
.
.
B editorials
E international events
.
C local news
.
2. What means of communication is the text focussing on .......
A Newspapers
D Radios
.
.
B Mass Media
E Books
.
C Telephones
.
3. The information obtained from mass media is important because it enables us .......
A to write editorials
D to make television reports
.
.
B to build up opinions
(6)..... or behind or from the side ? You must be thinking about this all the time on the boat.
The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
4.
A a few
.
D a minor
.
B a tiny
.
E a slight
.
C a little
.
5.
A it
.
D them
.
B us
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E yourself
.
C him
.
6.
A front
.
D previous
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B ahead
.
E advanced
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C before
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The money lent to the customers comes from the .....(7)..... who invest it in bank and
from profit made by private businesses and individuals. They are demanded deposits, and
tune deposits. Depositors get .....(8)..... from the use of their money in the banks, and the
interest is .....(9)..... by the government.
7.
A owners
.
D managers
.
B cashiers
.
E stockholders
.
C creditors
.
8.
A profit
.
D interest
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B budget
.
E cheque
.
C capital
.
9.
A paid
.
D drawn
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B kept
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E regulated
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C taken
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10. Father : Andri, you'd better mow the grass first before you paint the fence.
Andri : .......?
Father : I'm afraid not. The smoke may make our neighbours feel annoyed.
A May I burn the rubbish
.
B May I gather the rubbish
.
C May I smoke while working
.
D May I sweep the yard afterward
.
E.May I throw the rubbish in the back yard