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BADAN PENDIDIKAN DAN PELATIHAN KEUANGAN
POLITEKNIK KEUANGAN NEGARA
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 PENERIMAAN MAHASISWA BARU
PROGRAM DIPLOMA I, DIPLOMA III DAN DIPLOMA
IV
POLITEKNIK KEUANGAN NEGARA STAN
TAHUN 2017
TES BAHASA INGGRIS
(NOMOR 121 S.D. 180)
STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Select the correct answer from the fo*
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decorate
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D. woke up

124. No sooner ... at the educatien

presentation from Universitv.st
OVef. ..: :r'r, '

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B. we had come
G. did we come *9-leavni
D. forleaving
D. we come
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125. James Dawson, ...; finally tecagn vice 1 31. Just because I once got a speeding ticket,
president of the company in 1ggg.
my parents object to ... taking the car for
A. was an administration
p1 newas an administrationofficer in 1gl2
om"o in 1972
even short drives.
A. I
C. an administration officer in 1912 B. my
D. whose an administration officer in 1972 C. me
D. mine
126. The study found that many
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are 132. By the time Judy,!flnishes\her breakfast, we
unresponsive to
socio_economic and ... at her apartmenT.
technologicalchanges in the rural sector.
A. curricuta --T;" A. willhave anived -
B. E would have finished
-C.
curricular
curriculas
' c. will arrive
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 '133; ... between fimpopo and l-uvuvhrj{:RiVers, 140. lndonesian palrq ql-+roluction ...6,rr"
Kruger National Par* is ttre anee5tia'l home government {'prolonged ) tne forest
of tne Makulele people. moratorium. .
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-{To situate S, '/.i' }( would have been hampered '
D. Havirig been x D. was hampered

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said that it was a flop. ago by an ltalian scglptor-_
* brown wooden lolpstqry.i
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D. The frighten movie. , , . : ,,i. qr D. interesting brown wooden
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136. Susan was self-reliant and hardly ever 143. ... the world is round is stilldebatable.
any assistance from others, , ' ' ''11:'r '. A. That 15
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told her that her husband had died of car striker will shoot it to the goal.
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B. broke out C. willpass 15(
C. bi6ke up D. have passed
D. broke in
157
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yqqlg"Xav+fi red him imrnedkHyc r' I ; the bus, ...?
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B. Had I knbwn '-' 'vr" B. aren't we 158
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Allpeople ... in theelent 146. The airline requires that the passenger ... 159
ngtebook for souverur', V, his seat belt fastened at all timgs during
X tfrat ParticiPated rd
! B. which ParticiPatingv
take-off and landing.
A. kept 160
C. ParticiPate B. keep
D. ParticiPating C. keeps
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147. The professor(6|tne absentee ... three 14g. Madam Levin requires that.her employee ...
chapters of mSfiTgement book. more cooperative in the next meeting.
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to summarize
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B. are
C. summarizes C. be
D. summarize D. being
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148. No sooner... the train station, than she 150. Daniel,qpgq$panied pyl[e] parents, . . .
changed her mind to go by bus. going to attenThB E6llege graduation
A..? she reached ceremony.
,9. did she reach A. are
C. she had reached B. is
D. had she reached C. were
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ERROR RECOGNITION
Choose the one word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English!

151. The survey found thAt the more people use social media, the least lik{y they will concern aboJt
A' B ,Z' D
privacy.
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152.4 My brothtr told us that he once hiked a Mount Lawu on the East and Central Java border.

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Natbtie Portman,was oroutr of frerJivnen she won an Oscar award for the Best Actress in 2011 .

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155. On March, the public@shocked by a vkleo of female students mixinq prayer movements with
A =='-B c D
dancing.

'156. Accordinq to the stirvey, the number of lndonesians people studvino overseas are very big.
A B. D

157. Neither of those students have a clue to solve the mathematics problem assioned by the

teacher. { \ .r ...s! V_
158. Chinese peoplqgpnrcats much because of their
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bravery and haiB
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smooth fur.

159. Trustworthy legislators must be accountabilitv lOf tnq{-prqqtjg+hey made to their voters.
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160. West countries always support the pfingipal that all citizens have the equal right reqardless
-gdnder, AB
religion, race eI

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READING COMPREHENSION
(A, B, C, or D)!
Read the passage carefully and select the one correct answer from the four choices

Reading 1 for questions 16'l - 167

Line Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease.

lnfection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. When a
mosquito with infective stage larvae bites a person, the parasites are deposited on the person's
skin from where they enter the body. The larvae then migrate to the lymphatic vessels where they
5 develop into adult worms fprming'nests' in the human lymphatic sV9lem. lnfection is usually
acquired in childhood, but the piintut and profoundly disfiguring visible manifestations of the
disease occur later in life. Wheieas acute episodes of the disease cause temporary disability,
lymphatic filariasis leads to permanent disability.
Currently, morethan 1.3 billion people in 81 countries are at risk. Approximately65% of
10 those infected live in the Wl{O South-East Asia Region, 3Oo/o in the African Region, and the
remainder in other tropical areas. Lymphatic filariasis afflicts over 25 million men with genital
disease and over 15 million people witn lympnoedema. Since the prevalence and intensity of
infection are linked to poveriy, its elimination can contribute to achieving the United Nations
. Millennium DeveloPment Goals.
15 Lymphatic
-of filariasis infection involves asymptomatic, acute, and chronic conditions. The
majority infections are_ asympto.rlatic, showing no external signs of infection. These
asympiomatic infections still CaUse damage to the lymphatic system and the kidneys as well as
alter the body's immune sYstem.
AcutL episodes oi local inflammation involving skin, lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels
20 often accompany the chronic lymphoedema or elephantiasis. Some of these episodes are caused
by the body's immune response to the parasite. However most are the result of bacterial skin
infection where normaldefences have been partially lost due to underlying lymphatic damage)
When lymphaticfilariasis develops into chronic conditions, it leads to lymphoedema (tissue
sweltihg) or etephantiasis (skin/tissue ihickening) of limbs and hydrocele (fluid accumulation).
lnvolvement of breasts and genital organs is common.
(Adapted from various sources - Pfi BPPK)

161. The pronoun tts ln line 't3 refers to .... '164. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about
A. prevalence Lymphatic Filariasis?
B. intensitY A. it transmittpd to human by filarial
C. infection parasites. {
D. poverty B. lts infections are mostly asympfomatic.
C. lts chronic episodes can influence
genitalorgans.
D. lt commonly affects people living in poor
condition.

162. How many people from other tropical areas 165. The word prevalence in line 12 can best be
were moieless infected with Lymphatic replaced by ....
Filariasis? A. delivery
A. 1,3 billions. B. distribution
B. 845 millions. C. influence
C. 390 millions. D. occurrence
D. 65 millions.
163. The rnajority of the acute local inflammation 166 Where in the passage does the author
is caused by .... discuss the spread of Lymphatic Filariasis?
A. body's immune's response A. Line 1-4.
B. underlying lYmPhatic damage B. Line9-11.
C. bacterial skin infection C. Line 11 - 141
D. fluid accumulation D. Line 23 - 25.

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 167. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The development of Lymphatic
Filariasis.
. B. The expansion of Lymphatic Filariasis.
C. The symptoms of Lymphatic Filariasis.
D. The episodes of Lymphatic Filariasi.

Reading 2 for questions 168 - 174

Line Nikola Tesla, a Serbian by parentage, began working for the phone company in Budapest.
In 1882, he headed for Paris, where he took a job with the Continental EdisonCompany. He was
invited to work stateside after his supervisor wiote a recommendation praisirig the young man as
a genius on par with Thomas Alfa Edison himself. While he hired Tesla, Edison thought the man's
5 ideas were "splendid" but "utterly impractical." Edison relied heavily on tedious exferimentation
for most of his discoveries, a commitment which some historians attribute partially to his lack of
formal education. Tesla, in contrast, was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering
training, which allowed him to work out theories before physically implementing them.
At same point, Tesla insisted that he could increase the efficiency of Edison's prototypical
10 dynamos, and eventually wore down Edison enough to let him try. Edison, Tesla later claimed,
even promised him $50,000 if he succeeded. Tesla worked around the clock for several months
and made a great deal of progress. When he demanded his reward, Edison claimed the offer was
a joke, saying, "When you become a futl-fledged American; youwill appreciate an American joke."
Edison offered a $10/week raise, instead. Ever prideful, Tesla quit, and spent the next few months
15 picking up odd jobs across New York City.
Edison's least favorite of Tesla's "impractical" ideas was the concept of using alternating
current (AC) technologyto bring electricity to the people. Edison insisted that his own direct current
(DC) system was superior, in that it maintained a lower voltage from power station to consumer,
and was, therefore, safer. But AC technology, which allows the flow of energy to periodically
20 change direction, is more practical for transmitting massive quantities of energy, as is required by
a large city, or hub of industry, say. At the time, DC technology only allowed for a power grid with
a one-mile radius from the power source. The conflict between the two methods and their masters
came to be known as the War of Cunents. ln the end, AC won out. George Westinghouse, an
inventor, entrepreneur, and engineer who had himself been feuding with Edison for yeirs, fulfilled
25 Tesla's dream of building a power plant at Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built upon
its principles the same system of local power grids we use today.
(Adapted from various sources - PTT BPPKJ

168. Which one is NOT TRUE about Nikola
Tesla?
A. He worked for Edison's company.
B. He built a power plant at Niagara Falls.
C. He had a better educational
background than Edison
D. He worked out theories before
physically implementing them.
170. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The rivalry between Tesla and Edison.
B. The superiority of AC system.
C. The invention of AC and DC system.
D. The biography of Nikola Tesla.

169. The rivalry between Tesla and Edison took 171. The word its in line 26 refers to ....
place,in.... A. New York City
A. 17hcentury B. Power plant
B. 18th century C. AC system
-
C. '19th century
D. The combination of AC and DC
D. 20th century principles

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 172, Which one is the advantage of DC system? 174. The word tedious in line 5 is closest in
A. lt maintains a lower voltage from power meaning to ....
station to consumer. A. diverse
B. lt allows for a power grid with a one- B. dull
mile radius from the power source. C. dynamic
C. lt is more practical for transmitting D. tenacious
massive quantities of energY.
D It is more economicalto be applied.

173. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. George Westihghouse and Nikola
Tesla were best friend.
B. George Westinghouse has invented
the generator that we use today.
C. George Westinghouse admired
Edison's work.
D. George Westinghousc rarely agreed
with Edison.

Reading 3 for questions 175 - 180

Line ,Also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome, Progeria Syndrome is an extremely rare

genetic disease. !n this disease the aging process of the body accelerates much faster than what
it does in normal humans. This process of aging gallops to about seven times the normal rate.
Elecause of this, a child of ten years would have a look of 70 years old. He or she may also have
5 sirnilar 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 abhormal (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 question
has one normal copy and one abnormal copy, as opposed to a recessive mutation in which both
10 copies are abnormal. Because neither parent canies or expresses the mutation, each case is
believed to represent a sporadic new mutation which happens at the time of conception.
Progeria affects between 1 in 8 million (approx.) children, with a total reported incidence
of just over 100 in the centurysince it has been,identified. There are cunently between 30 and 40
known cases worldwide of Progeria, Ctrildren frsm -all races and, oultures from around the world
15 have been affected.
Because of the lack of a speeific laboratory test at this time,lhe diagnosis rnust,be,based
on the phpical appearance of the individual. The diagrtosis, is tisually-made in thB first or spcond,
yearoflifevihenskinchangesandfailuretqgainweightbqcorrrg.apparent.
Research indicates that a chemical (hyaluronie,ac_ru):rnay.:Qe,&itind,'in;greatly epvated
20 levels in the urine of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria SyndrorAq$-ali,-e.8lgiilfiq;sameabnormal+-1y has
been round in wemer svndrome, which is sometirnes *[ii;B[#fr.*][}S#s;;o,#rrr*,
175. The pronoun it in line 13 refers to ..... 176. The'following paragraph will rnost likely talk
A. century about....
B. mutation A. the symptoms of Progeria of the adult
C. progeria B. the research about Wemer Syndrome
D. incidence C. the process of level of urine elevation
D. the chemicalfound in Progeria patients

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 177. The author's main pumose in the passage 179- According to the passage, which of the
is to.... following is NOT TRUE about Frogeria?
A. show the muse of Progeria syndrome A. lt is"believed to be the result oirecessive
B. state the result of Frogeria syndrome mutation.
research B. lt shares similar abnormality with Werner
C. give about the spread of
examples Syndrome.
syndrome
Progeria C. lt can be diagnosed from the patient's
D. glve explanation abor.rt Progeria skin changes.
syndrome D. lt is a genetic disease which affects the
aging process.

178. The word apparent in line 18 is closest in 180. The word gallqs in liriF 3 can best be
....
meaning to replaced by....
A. worse A. develops
B. obvious B. expanses
C. severe C. accelerates
D. dominant D. continues

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