Soal Try Out Bahasa Inggris 2010

LISTENING SECTION

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. There are three parts to this section with special directions for each part.

Part I

Question: 1 to 5

Directions:

In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The dialogues or questions will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.

After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question.

You will hear:

Man : How about exercising tomorrow morning?

Woman : Alright. Pick me up at six.

You’ll also hear:

Narrator : What will the man do?

You will read in your test book: Sample answer

A. Do exercise at 6.

B. Go with six women. A B C D E

C. Take exercise alone.

D. Leave the woman alone.

E. Come to the woman’s house.

The best answer to the question is “Come to the woman’s house”

Therefore, you should choose answer (E).

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1.

A. The woman saw the movie entitled 2012.

B. The man and the woman will see the movie.

C. The man invited the women to see the movie.

D. The woman asked the woman to see the movie.

E. The man doesn’t know the movie entitled 2012.

 

2.

A. In the library.

B. In a grocery.

C. In a restaurant.

D. In a stationary.

E. In an airport.

 

3.

A. Some furniture.

B. Some vegetables

C. Some clothes.

D. Some fruits.

E. Some stuff.

 

4.

A. The man wants to borrow the money.

B. The man will pay the woman’s school fee.

C. The man will lend the money to the woman.

D. The man can’t lend the money to the woman.

E. The man will buy the bicycle for the woman.

 

5.

A. D.

B. E.

C.

 

Part II

Question: 6 – 10

Direction

In this part of the test you will hear a statement or a question spoken in English, followed by four responses, also spoken in English. The statement or question and the responses will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You have to choose the best response to each statement or question.

Now listen to a sample question:

You will hear:

Woman : Good morning, John. How are you?

Man : ……………..

You will also hear: Sample answer

A. I am fine, thank you.

B. I am in the living room. A B C D E

C. Let me introduce myself.

D. My name is John Travolta.

The best answer to the question “How are you?” is choose (A), “I am fine, thank you.”

Therefore, you should choose answer (A).

 

6. Mark on your answer sheet.

7. Mark on your answer sheet.

8. Mark on your answer sheet.

9. Mark on your answer sheet.

10. Mark on your answer sheet.

 

Part III

Questions : 11 – 15

Directions:

In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.

After you hear a monologue and the questions about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the questions you have heard.

11.

A. D.

B. E.

C.

 

12.

A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

D. Five.

E. Six.

 

13.

A. Australian animal.

B. Eats leaves.

C. Eucalyptus.

D. No drink.

E. Fur coat.

 

14.

A. Handsome.

B. Strong.

C. Young.

D. Smart

E. Rich.

 

15.

A. He is the most handsome.

B. He is the most generous.

C. He is the youngest.

D. He is the strongest.

E. He is the richest.

 

This is the end of the listening section

 

READING SECTION

Choose the best alternatives

Text 1 is for questions 16, 17, and 18

The following is a public service announcement, brought to you by Radio YXZ.

Because of the drought, government officials are asking all city residents to conserve water. Residents are asked not to fill their swimming pools or water their gardens until further notice. Right now the government is asking residents to do this on voluntary basis, although the situation became severe, it is possible that fines will be imposed. Stay tune to Radio YXZ for all the latest updates.

 

16. What is the main idea of the announcement?

A. There is a drought, and the residents should conserve water.

B. The government controls the Radio YXZ station.

C. The Radio YXZ is an emergency radio.

D. There will be a fine for all residents.

E. The drought has already so severe.

 

17. What causes the government officials to ask all city residents to reserve water?

1. The swimming pool.
2. The Radio YXZ.
3. The gardens.
4. The drought
5. The fines

 

18. According to the text, if the drought becomes severe,…

1. the residents must apply as a volunteer.
2. the YXZ radio will try to calm everyone down.
3. the residents may fill their swimming pool again.
4. the residents may be allowed to water their gardens again.
5. residents violating the government’s regulation will be fined.

 

Text 2 is for questions 19, 20, and 21

19. What is the letter about?

A. Applying for the scholarship

B. The educational background

C. The university scholarship

D. Registering for a study

E. Applying for a job

 

20. Where can the receiver find the writer’s educational background?

A. In California University.

B. In the advertisement.

C. In the attachment.

D. In a newspaper.

E. In e-mail.

 

21. “I read that the University of California provides prestigious scholarship for….”

What does the closest meaning to the underlined word?

A. Giving much money.

B. Having good reputation.

C. Bringing a lot of benefits.

D. Interesting many people.

E. Presenting weaknesses.

 

Text 3 is for questions 22, 23, and 24

FOR RENT

Sunny one-bedroom apartment in small, six-apartment building.

$950/month.

Convenient location-bus, stores, restaurants nearby.

Available on the fifteenth of the month.

For more information, the tenants can call 637-1220

Evening and weekends.

 

22. What is being advertised?

A. A store near the bus station

B. Restaurants nearby

C. A building for sale.

D. One bedroom

E. An apartment

 

23. When can tenants get more information about the ads?

A. In the evening

B. At work time

C. Once a month

D. On Monday

E. Workday

 

24. “For more information, the tenants can call 637-1220”

The underlined word in that sentence means …

A. businessmen

B. contractors

C. renters

D. owners

E. sellers

 

Text 4 is for questions 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29

Once upon a time, there was a foolish boy who had a bag full of beautiful marbles. This boy was quite proud of his marbles. In fact, he thought so much of them that he would neither play with them himself nor would he let anyone else play with them. He only took them out of the bag in order to count and admire them. They were never used for their intended purpose. The boy carried the bag of marbles everywhere he went.

There was also a wise boy who wished he could have such a fine bag of marbles. So, this boy worked hard and earned money to buy a nice bag to hold marbles. Even though he had not yet earned enough money with which to buy any marbles, he had faith and finally bought a marble bag. He took special care of the bag and dreamed of the day it would contain marbles with which he could play and share with his friends.

Alas, the foolish boy with all of the marbles didn’t take care of the marble bag itself, and one day the bag developed a hole in the bottom seam. Still, he paid no attention and, one by one, the marbles fell out of the bag.

It didn’t take long, once the foolish boy’s marble bag developed a hole, for the wise boy to begin to find those beautiful marbles, one at a time, lying unnoticed on the ground. And, one by one, he added them to his marble bag. The wise boy thus gained a fine bag full of marbles in no time at all. This boy played with the marbles and shared them with all of his friends. And he always took special care of the bag so he wouldn’t lose any. And do you know what happened to the foolish boy? Because he was selfish and careless, he lost all of his marbles and was left holding the bag. Well, that was the story. The marbles in this story represent friends.

Adapted from: http://www.inspirationalstories.com/5/592.html

 

25. Which one is not the foolish boy’s attitude toward his marbles?

A. He was proud of the marbles.

B. He thought so much about them.

C. He admired the marbles so much.

D. He never let his friends to play with them.

E. He took care of the marbles bag very well.

 

26. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The carelessness of the foolish boy.

B. The special marble bags of the wise boy.

C. The wise boy effort to get the marbles bag.

D. The way how the wise boy got the marbles.

E. The characteristics of the foolish but wise boy.

 

27. How did the wise boy get the marbles?

A. Being given by the foolish boy.

B. Buying the marbles with his own money.

C. Putting the fallen marbles of the foolish boy.

D. Robbing the marbles from the foolish boy.

E. Asking the marbles from all his friends.

 

28. What is the moral value that we can take from the text?

A. Being selfish is beneficial.

B. Be proud of what you have.

C. Carelessness will bring happiness.

D. Don’t let anyone touch what you have.

E. Share what you have and get many friends.

 

29.”The wise boy thus gained a fine bag full of marbles in no time at all.” (paragraph 4)

What is the synonym of the underlined word?

A. Saw.

B. Got.

C. Lost.

D. Bought.

E. Brought.

 

Text 5 is for questions 30, 31 and 32

Associated Press, Seoul | Mon, 11/23/2009 3:09 PM  |  World

Three people are dead following the crash of a government helicopter in southern South Korea.
The state-run Korea Forest Service says that one of its helicopters went down into a lake in Yeongam on Monday during a training mission. The lake is about 240 miles (380 kilometers) south of Seoul. Service official Choi Kwan-muk says that rescuers have found the dead bodies of the helicopter's pilot and two deputy pilots. Choi says it is not immediately known what caused the Russian-made KA-32T helicopter to crash. Yonhap news agency reported the helicopter was drawing lake water before crashing as part of its training on putting out fire.

 

30. What is the news about?

A. Helicopter crashes in South Korea.

B. Russian-made KA-32T helicopter.

C. Helicopter’s training mission.

D. Helicopter is on fire.

E. Helicopter’s victims.

 

31. Which is not right about the news?

A. A government helicopter was crashing in the forest of South Korea.

B. There are three people dead in the helicopter crash in South Korea.

C. The rescuers have found the three victims of the crashed helicopter.

D. The crashed helicopter is a Russian-made KA-32T helicopter.

E. Helicopter was crashing in a training mission in South Korea.

 

32. Who are the victims in the accident?

A. The rescuers.

B. Service officials.

C. Service official Choi Kwan-muk.

D. The state-run Korea Forest Service.

E. Helicopter's pilot and two deputy pilots.

 

Text 6 is for questions 33, 34, and 35

There were so many places to see in Bali that I decided to join the tours to see as much as possible. I stayed in Kuta on arrival. I spent the first three days swimming and surfing on Kuta beach. I visited some tour agents and selected two tours. The first one was to Singaraja, the second was to Ubud.

On the day of the tour, I was ready. I and my group drove on through mountains. Singaraja is a city of about 90 thousand people. It is a busy but quiet town. The streets are lined with trees and there are many old Dutch houses. Then we returned very late in the evening to Kuta.

The second tour to Ubud was a very different tour. It was not to see the scenery but to see the art and the craft of the island. The first stop was at Batubulan, a center of stone sculpture. There I watched young boys were carving away at big blocks of stone. The next stop was Celuk, a centre for silversmiths and goldsmiths. After that I stopped a little while for lunch at Sukawati.

My ten-day-stay ended very quickly beside my two tours, all my day was spent on the beach. I went sailing or surfboarding every day. I was quiet satisfied.

 

33. What is the text about?

A. The writer’s reasons why he visited Bali.

B. The writer’s experience of visiting Bali

C. The short description of Bali.

D. Some tourist resorts in Bali.

E. The Balinese boys’ habits.

 

34. According to the text, which statement is correct?

A. The writer stayed in Kuta for a day.

B. The writer visited two tours agents.

C. There are trees along the street in Singaraja.

D. The young boys in Celuk often carve stone.

E. The writer isn’t fond of sailing and surfing.

 

35. Where did the writer find the old Dutch houses in Bali?

A. In Ubud.

B. In Celuk.

C. In Sukawati.

D. In Singaraja.

E. In Batubulan.

 

Text 7 is for questions 36, 37 and 38

The rattlesnake has a reputation as the dangerous and deadly snake with a fierce hatred for humanity. Although the rattlesnake is indeed a venomous snake capable of killing a human, its nature has perhaps been somewhat exaggerated in myth and folklore.

The rattlesnake is not inherently aggressive and generally strikes only when it has been put on the defensive. In its defensive posture the rattlesnake raises the front part of its body off the ground and assume as an S-shaped form in preparation for a lunge forward. At the end of forward thrust, the rattlesnake pushes its fangs into the victim, thereby injecting its venom.

There are more than 30 species of rattlesnakes, varying in length from 20 inches to 6 feet and also varying in toxicity of venom. In the United States there are only a few deaths annually from rattlesnakes, with a mortality rate of less than two percent of those attacked.

 

36. What is the communicative purpose of the text above?

A. To explain rattlesnake in United States.

B. To explain the species of rattlesnake.

C. To describe rattlesnake in general.

D. To explain that rattlesnake is dangerous.

E. To tell the physical characteristics of rattlesnake.

 

37. When a rattlesnake is ready to defend itself, it….

1. is partially of the ground.
2. runs away from the enemies.
3. lies in an S-shape on the ground.
4. lunges forward and ready to kill the enemy.
5. assumes it is prepared by thrusting its fangs into the ground.

 

38. It can be inferred from the passage that….

1. all rattlesnakes’ bites are fatal.
2. all rattlesnake’s bites are not equally harmful.
3. there is only two percent deaths from the total bites.
4. deaths from rattlesnake bites have been steadily increasing.
5. the few deaths from rattlesnakes’ bites are from six-foot snakes.

 

Text 8 is for questions 39, 40, and 41

My doll stands eleven inches in height and about six inches in width. She has two arms and two legs which are made of cotton. Her cotton arms and legs remind me of a pair of socks, folded tightly together. The bottom of her cotton legs are covered with little pink slippers that are tightly attached to where her feet should exist. The most precious details of my doll include her eyes, eyelids, eyelashes and her nose. Her eyes seem blue, like the colour of the sky on a sunny day, as her eyelids flicker up and down whenever she lies down.

 

39. What is the communicative purpose of the text?

A. To tell a newsworthy event

B. To describe the writer’s doll.

C. To inform the readers about toy

D. To persuade the readers to buy a doll.

E. To describe how to take care of a doll.

 

40. Which part of the doll body can move?

A. Feet

B. Head

C. Arms

D. Eyelids

E. Eyelashes

 

41. “The most precious details of my doll include her eyes, eyelids, ...”

The closest meaning to the underlined word is ………

A. valuable

B. attractive

C. disgusting

D. interesting

E. embarrassing

 

Text 9 is for questions 42, 43 and 44

It is proved that stop smoking makes better life. A number of devices are available to help in the effort to stop smoking. Nicotine patches are small, nicotine-containing adhesive substances that are applied to the skin. The nicotine is slowly absorbed to the skin and enters the blood stream. Over time the nicotine dose is lessened and eventually the craving for nicotine is alleviated. Nicotine gums works in a similar manner, providing small doses of nicotine we chewed.

The benefits of stop smoking include the immediate reduction of health hazards for the smoker, lower health insurance premiums, and easier admission to social activities and institution that ban smoking. Nonetheless, to quit smoking is difficult, most likely because smokers crave the effect of the nicotine in the smoke. The U.S. report called the monetary and human cost far greater than those attributable to cocaine, alcohol, or heroin. Some recent evidence indicating that overall smoker’s mortality is about 20 times that of the mortality due to all other addictive drugs combined.

Considering to the benefits of stopping smoking, it is advisable for the smokers to stop smoking for better life.

 

42. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To persuade the reader to stop smoking.

B. To explain the benefits of stop smoking.

C. To describe the uses of nicotine patches.

D. To describe the dangers of being smokers.

E. To persuade the reader to use nicotine patches.

 

43. Which one is incorrect about about nicotine patches?

1. Slowly absorbed to the skin and enters the blood stream.
2. The smokers use nicotine patches by chewing them.
3. Nicotine-containing adhesive substances.
4. Alleviate the craving for nicotine.
5. Applied to the skin.

 

44. Which one is not the advantages of stop smoking?

1. Lower health insurance premiums.
2. Easy to admit to social activities.
3. Easy to admit to institution.
4. Reducing health hazards.
5. Higher living cost

 

Text 10 is for questions 45, 46, 47, and 48

I have interviewed some of our classmates about travelling. Some of them like travelling for many reasons, but some dislike.

Some of them like travelling because they can see many beautiful places. They can have unforgettable experiences during travelling. They can also meet many people from various backgrounds and cultures. It also makes them more open minded and aware of different cultures. Some friends say that travelling can make them more confident. Do you know why? By travelling a lot, they will not be afraid of living in another town or country. A lot of people are afraid of living abroad as they are not sure what will they find there. However, if they are used to travelling, they feel more comfortable.

On the other hand, some say they don’t like travelling. Guess what their reasons are! They argue that travelling is tiring. Visiting places around the world needs more energy and stamina. They are afraid of getting tired and sick after the trip. Another reason why people dislike travelling is it costs a lot. Travelling is expensive, especially to go abroad. They can’t do it if they don’t have much money. To have a holiday at home will be cheaper. If they go travelling for a long time alone, they also miss their family and friends.

 

45. What does the text tell us about?

A. The advantages and disadvantages of travelling.

B. The reasons why people like travelling.

C. The negative effects of travelling.

D. Needs to prepare for travelling.

E. Some benefits of travelling.

 

46. The following are the benefits of travelling for travellers, except…

A. They can spend their much money easily.

B. They can see many beautiful places.

C. They get unforgettable experience.

D. They can be more confident.

E. They are more open-minded.

 

47. What can we conclude from the text?

A. Spending holiday outside is cheaper than staying at home.

B. Travelling can broaden our mind and knowledge.

C. All people agree that travelling is an interesting.

D. Weak people usually enjoy travelling much.

E. Travelling doesn’t cost a lot of money.

 

48. Why does travelling a lot make people confident?

A. They won’t be afraid living in other places.

B. They can enjoy the beautiful places.

C. They are able to open their mind.

D. They will bring a lot of money.

E. They will miss their family.

 

Text 11 is for questions 49 and 50

MEMORANDUM

To : All office personnel being transferred to the Paris office

Fm : A. Scheider

Re : Suggestion to prepare for move

Each day my E-mail is full of messages concerning this move. Rather than responding to each of you individually I am forwarding this memo to all of you. Please follow the instruction below carefully. Do not omit any steps and please do not ask me these questions again.

Ø Pack all of the items in or on your desk in boxes

Ø Label on boxes clearly to make unpacking easier

Ø Retrieve and delete all messages in your telephone to clear it for the person who will occupy your desk

Ø Notify clients in writing of your new location and phone number

 

49. Why was this memo written?

A. To train the staff in Paris.

B. To suggest ways to use the computer.

C. To respond e-mails regarding the move.

D. To propose the procedures to pack all of the items.

E. To respond messages mailed by office personnel individually.

 

50. “Do not omit any steps and please do not ask me these questions again.”

The word “me” in that sentence refers to …

1. office personnel.
2. email writer
3. A. Scheider.
4. the reader
5. the client.