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121. The … accountant feels exhausted when he 127. Winona could not explain why … to a
gets home. convent school.
(A) overwork (A) her parents sent her
(B) overworks (B) did her parents send her
(C) overworking (C) were her parents sending her
(D) overworked (D) her parents were sending her
122. Mr. Clarke has … a big house that it takes a 128. If we see how the new manager treats us, it
long time to paint the wall and decorate it. is very clear that he is … than the previous
(A) so one.
(B) very (A) kind
(C) such (B) kinder
(D) such as (C) kindest
(D) more kind
123. Based on the research, as soon as a person
…, he will immediately check their phone. 129. The surrounding grew … after the
(A) will wake up submarine descended to the deepest part of
(B) wakes up the ocean.
(C) wake up (A) darken
(D) woke up (B) darkly
(C) darkening
124. No sooner … at the education fair than the (D) darkened
presentation from University of Harvard
was over. 130. The parents should not risk … the children
(A) had we come in the pool without surveillance.
(B) we had come (A) to leave
(C) did we come (B) leave
(D) we come (C) leaving
(D) for leaving
125. James Dawson, …, finally became vice
president of the company in 1989. 131. Just because I once got a speeding ticket,
(A) was an administration officer in 1972 my parents object to … taking the car for
(B) he was an administration officer in 1972 even short drives.
(C) an administration officer in 1972 (A) I
(D) whose an administration officer in 1972 (B) my
(C) me
126. The study found that many … are (D) mine
unresponsive to socio-economic and
technological changes in the rural sector. 132. By the time Judy finishes her breakfast, we
(A) curricula … at her apartment.
(B) curricular (A) will have arrived
(C) curriculas (B) would have finished
(D) curriculum (C) will arrive
(D) arrive
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133. … between Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers, 139. All people … in the event are given
Kruger National Park is the ancestral home notebooks for souvenirs.
of the Makulele people. (A) that participated
(A) Situating (B) which participating
(B) Situated (C) participate
(C) To situate (D) participating
(D) Having been
140. Indonesia palm oil production … if the
134. We were going to watch …, but the review government prolonged the forest
said that it was a flop. moratorium.
(A) the movie frightening (A) will be hampered
(B) the frightened movie (B) would be hampered
(C) the frightening movie (C) would have been hampered
(D) the frighten movie (D) was hampered
135. My sister attends two subjects this semester, 141. This ... statue was made about 100 years ago
one is Public Administration and … is by an Italian sculptor.
Statistics. (A) brown wooden interesting
(A) the other (B) wooden interesting brown
(B) other (C) interesting wooden brown
(C) another (D) interesting brown wooden
(D) the others
142. ... marijuana is known as an illegal substance
136. Susan was self-reliant and hardly ever … any in Indonesia, The White Union has been
assistance from others. trying to eradicate that misconception.
(A) she accepted (A) Although
(B) was she accepted (B) In spite of
(C) she did accept (C) Despite
(D) did she accept (D) Because
137. Kate and her children … when the police 143. ... the world is round is still debatable.
told her that her husband had died of car (A) That
crash. (B) If
(A) broke down (C) Whether
(B) broke out (D) What
(C) broke up
(D) broke in 144. As soon as the midfielder ... the ball, the
striker will shoot it to the goal.
138. … about Mr. Ron’s behaviour sooner, I (A) passed
would have fired him immediately. (B) passes
(A) Had been known (C) will pass
(B) Had I known (D) have passed
(C) Knowing
(D) If I knew 145. The bus is about to leave, thus, let’s get into
the bus, ...?
(A) are we
(B) aren’t we
(C) shan’t we
(D) shall we
146. The airline requires that the passenger ... his

seat belt fastened at all times during take-off 152. My brother told us that he once hiked a
and landing. Mount
(A) kept A B C
(B) keep Lawu on the East and Central Java border.
(C) keeps D
(D) keeping
153. Natalie Portman was proud of her when she
147. The professor got the absentee ... three won
chapters of management book. A B
C
(A) to summarize
an Oscar award for the Best Actress in 2011.
(B) summarized
D
(C) summarizes
(D) summarize
154. Only few people in that meeting agreed that
A B C
148. No sooner ... the train station than she
Nancy deserved getting the appreciation.
changed her mind to go by bus.
D
(A) she reached
(B) did she reach 155. On March, the public was shocked by a
(C) she had reached A B
(D) had she reached video of female students mixing prayer
movements with
149. Madam Levin requires that her employee ... C
more cooperative in the next meeting. D
(A) is dancing.
(B) are
(C) be 156. According to the survey, the number of
(D) being A
Indonesians people studying overseas are
150. Daniel, accompanied by her parents, ... very
going to attend his college graduation B C D
ceremony. big.
(A) are
(B) is 157. Neither of those students have a clue to
(C) were solve the
(D) was A
B
Find the wrong word in the following mathematics problem assigned by the
sentence! teacher.
C D
151. The survey found that the more people use
social
A 158. Chinese people adore cats much because of
media, the least likely they will concern their
about A
B C ability to kill mice, their bravery, and have
D smooth
privacy. B C D
fur.
alter the body's immune system.

159. Tr ustworthy legislators must be Acute episodes of local inflammation
accountability for involving skin, lymph nodes and lymphatic
A vessels often accompany the chronic
B C lymphoedema or elephantiasis. Some of these
the promises they made to their voters. episodes are caused by the body's immune
D response to the parasite. However most are the
result of bacterial skin infection where normal
160. West countries always support the principal defences have been partially lost due to
that underlying lymphatic damage.
A When lymphatic filariasis develops into
all citizens have the equal right regardless chronic conditions, it leads to lymphoedema
B (tissue swelling) or elephantiasis (skin/tissue
gender, religion, race or skin color. thickening) of limbs and hydrocele (fluid
C D accumulation). Involvement of breasts and
genital organs is common.
Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as (Adapted from various sources - PTT BPPK)
elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease.
Infection occurs when filarial parasites are 161. The pronoun its in paragraph 2 refers to ....
transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. (A) prevalence
When a mosquito with infective stage larvae (B) intensity
bites a person, the parasites are deposited on the (C) infection
person’s skin from where they enter the body. (D) poverty
The larvae then migrate to the lymphatic vessels
where they develop into adult worms forming 162. How many people from other tropical areas
'nests' in the human lymphatic system. Infection were moreless infected with Lymphatic
is usually acquired in childhood, but the painful Filariasis?
and profoundly disfiguring visible manifestations
(A) 1,3 billions
of the disease occur later in life. Whereas acute
(B) 845 millions
episodes of the disease cause temporary
(C) 390 millions
disability, lymphatic filariasis leads to permanent
(D) 65 millions
disability.
Currently, more than 1.3 billion people in 81
163. The majority of the acute local
countries are at risk. Approximately 65% of
inflammation is caused by ....
those infected live in the WHO South-East Asia
Region, 30% in the African Region, and the (A) body's immune's response
remainder in other tropical areas. Lymphatic (B) underlying lymphatic damage
filariasis afflicts over 25 million men with genital (C) bacterial skin infection
disease and over 15 million people with (D) fluid accumulation
lymphoedema. Since the prevalence and
intensity of infection are linked to poverty, its 164.Which of the following is NOT TRUE
elimination can contribute to achieving the about Lymphatic Filariasis?
United Nation Millennium Development Goals. (A) It transmitted to human by filarial
Lymphatic filariasis infection involves parasites.
asymptomatic, acute, and chronic conditions. (B) Its infections are mostly asymptomatic.
The majority of infections are asymptomatic, (C) Its chronic episodes can influence genital
showing no external signs of infection. These organs.
asymptomatic infections still cause damage to (D) It commonly affects people living in
the lymphatic system and the kidneys as well as poor condition.
and spent the next few months picking up odd

165. The word prevalence in paragraph 2 can jobs across New York City.
best be replaced by .... Edison's least favorite of Tesla's
(A) delivery “impractical” ideas was the concept of using
(B) distribution alternating current (AC) technology to bring
(C) influence electricity to the people. Edison insisted that his
(D) occurrence own direct current (DC) system was superior, in
that it maintained a lower voltage from power
166. Where in the passage does the author station to consumer, and was, therefore, safer.
discuss the spread of Lymphatic Filariasis? But AC technology, which allows the flow of
energy to periodically change direction, is more
(A) paragraph 1
practical for transmitting massive quantities of
(B) paragraph 2
energy, as is required by a large city, or hub of
(C) paragraph 3
industry, say. At the time, DC technology only
(D) paragraph 4
allowed for a power grid with a one-mile radius
from the power source. The conflict between the
167. What is the main idea of the passage?
two methods and their masters came to be
(A) the development of Lymphatic Filariasis known as the War of Currents. In the end, AC
(B) the expansion of Lymphatic Filariasis won out. George Westinghouse, an inventor,
(C) the symptoms of Lymphatic Filariasis entrepreneur, and engineer who had himself
(D) the episodes of Lymphatic Filariasis been feuding with Edison for years, fulfilled
Tesla's dream of building a power plant at
Nikola Tesla, a Serbian by parentage, began Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built
working for the phone company in Budapest. In upon its principles the same system of local
1882, he headed for Paris, where he took a job power grids we use today.
with the Continental Edison Company. He was (Adapted from various sources - PTT BPPK)
invited to work stateside after his supervisor
wrote a recommendation praising the young man 168. Which one is NOT TRUE about Nikola
as a genius on par with Thomas Alfa Edison Tesla?
himself. While he hired Tesla, Edison thought
(A) he worked for Edison's company
the man's ideas were “splendid” but “utterly
(B) he built a power plant at Niagara Falls
impractical.” Edison relied heavily on tedious
(C) he had a better educational background
experimentation for most of his discoveries, a
than Edison
commitment which some historians attribute
(D) he worked out theories before physically
partially to his lack of formal education. Tesla, in
implementing them
contrast, was an emotionally driven dreamer
with years of engineering training, which
169. The rivalry between Tesla and Edison took
allowed him to work out theories before
place in ....
physically implementing them.
At some point, Tesla insisted that he could (A) 17th century
increase the efficiency of Edison's prototypical (B) 18th century
dynamos, and eventually wore down Edison (C) 19th century
enough to let him try. Edison, Tesla later (D) 20th century
claimed, even promised him $50,000 if he
succeeded. Tesla worked around the clock for 170. What is the main idea of the passage?
several months and made a great deal of (A) the rivalry between Tesla and Edison
progress. When he demanded his reward, Edison (B) the superiority of AC system
claimed the offer was a joke, saying, “When you (C) the invention of AC and DC system
become a full-fledged American, you will (D) the biography of Nikola Tesla
appreciate an American joke." Edison offered a
$10/week raise, instead. Ever prideful, Tesla quit,
171. The word its in paragraph 3 refers to .... question has one normal copy and one abnormal
(A) New York City copy, as opposed to a recessive mutation in
(B) power plant which both copies are abnormal. Because neither
(C) AC system parent carries or expresses the mutation, each
(D) the combination of AC and DC case is believed to represent a sporadic new
principles mutation which happens at the time of
conception.
172. Which one is the advantage of DC system? Progeria affects between 1 in 8 million
(approx.) children, with a total reported
(A) it maintains a lower voltage from power
incidence of just over 100 in the century since it
station to consumer
has been identified. There are currently between
(B) it allows for a power grid with a one mile
30 and 40 known cases worldwide of Progeria.
radius from the power source
Children from all races and cultures from around
(C) it is more practical for transmitting
the world have been affected.
massive quantities of energy
Because of the lack of a specific laboratory
(D) it is more economical to be applied
test at this time, the diagnosis must be based on
the physical appearance of the individual. The
173. What can be inferred from the passage?
diagnosis is usually made in the first or second
(A) George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla year of life when skin changes and failure to gain
were best friend weight become apparent.
(B) George Westinghouse has invented the Research indicates that a chemical
generator that we use today (hyaluronic acid) may be found in greatly
(C) George Westinghouse admired Edison’s elevated levels in the urine of Hutchinson-
work Gilford Progeria Syndrome patients. The same
(D) George Westinghouse rarely agreed with abnormality has been found in Werner
Edison Syndrome, which is sometimes called ‘progeria
of the adult’.
174. The word tedious in paragraph 1 is closest (Adapted from various sources - PTT BPPK)
in meaning to ....
(A) diverse 175 The pronoun it in paragraph 3 refers to ....
(B) dull (A) century
(C) dynamic (B) mutation
(D) tenacious (C) progeria
(D) incidence
Also known as Hutchinson-Gilford
Syndrome, Progeria Syndrome is an extremely 176. The following paragraph will most likely
rare genetic disease. In this disease the aging talk about ....
process of the body accelerates much faster than
(A) the symptoms of Progeria of the adult
what it does in normal humans. This process of
(B) the research about Werner Syndrome
aging gallops to about seven times the normal
(C) the process of level of urine elevation
rate. Because of this, a child of ten years would
(D) the chemical found in Progeria patients
have a look of 70 years old. He or she may also
have similar respiratory, cardiovascular, and
arthritic conditions that a 70-year-old would
have.
There is no cure for this disease. The exact
cause is unknown, but it is believed due to a
single abnormal (mutant) gene. Normally for
each gene there are two copies, one from each
parent. Progeria is considered to be the result of
a dominant mutation because the gene in
177. The author's main purpose in the passage is

to ....
(A) show the cause of Progeria syndrome
(B) state the result of Progeria syndrome
research
(C) give examples about the spread of
Progeria syndrome
(D) give explanation about Progeria
syndrome
178. The word apparent in paragraph 4 is

closest in meaning to ....
(A) worse
(B) obvious
(C) severe
(D) dominant
179. According to the passage, which of the

following is NOT TRUE about Progeria?
(A) it is believed to be the result of recessive
mutation.
(B) it shares similar abnormality with Werner
Syndrome.
(C) it can be diagnosed from the patient's
skin changes.
(D) it is a genetic disease which affects the
aging process.
180. The word gallops in paragraph 1 can best

be replaced by ....
(A) develops
(B) expanses
(C) accelerates
(D) continues

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alter the body's immune system.

and spent the next few months picking up odd

177. The author's main purpose in the passage is

178. The word apparent in paragraph 4 is

179. According to the passage, which of the

180. The word gallops in paragraph 1 can best

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