LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN MAARIF NU CABANG KUDUS ULANGAN UMUM KENAIKAN KELAS MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH ( MTs ) TAHUN PELAJARAN 2012/2013

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Kelas : VIII (Delapan ) I. Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, or d ! The following text is for questions 1 to 3. Scout Association of MTs Maarif To : All Scout Members We are going to go Camping at Menawan area from 8 9 june 2013. Member who would like to join the activity should register your name to Mr. Hendriko. The contribution Rp. 100.000, 00. Registration will be last on 30 may 2013. is Hari / tanggal : Jam / Waktu :

Zieddan The Chief

1. What is the announcement about ? A. Members of Scout Association of MTs Maarif. B. Plan to have Camping for the Scout Members. C. Registration to join the Scout Association. D. Contribution for Scout Association. 2. To whom is the announcement above ? A. Mr. Hendriko. B. All Scout Members. C. Chief of the Scout. D. Scout Association of MTs Maarif. 3. Member would like to join the activity should register your name to Mr. Hendriko. The underline word means............ A. Participate B. Come C. Arrive D. Attend

4. Tiara : The suitcase that you are bringing looks too heavy. Let me help you. Raka : Thank you but.................... A. I can do myself. B. It is not difficult for me. C. I am sorry, It makes me happy. D. With a pleasure.

5. Alia

: Listen ! I will tell you about my experience on my holiday. I went to Bunaken Sea Park.

Windy : ...............It sounds interesting. A. Are you ? B. Is he ? The following text is for question 6 to 7. Mr. And Mrs. Samuel Hansen requested the company of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson Brown on the occasion of their 25 th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday 25 may at 8 p.m. Orchid Residence Indah Block no 44 Jakarta Selatan. C. Do you ? D. Did you ?

6. Who will celebrate the wedding anniversary ? A. Windy. B. The Company. 7. What is the text written for ? A. To invite someone to a party. B. To celebrate a wedding anniversary. C. To give direction for Orchid Residence Indah. D. To inform the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hansen. C. Mr. and Mrs. Brown. D. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen.

The following text is for question 8 to 11.

Mr. and Mrs. Santo were on a tour to Europe. They were travelling on a guide tour to five countries. They were going to travel through the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France for two weeks. The guide for the tour was a Swiss. On the first day of the travel, the guide told them to check their passports, their traveller cheques, and their foreign cash.He told them to keep them safely. They travelled in a comfortable coach with a toilet, music, and video. The guide stopped the coach at many famous places. He explained the cultural importance of the places. They stayed in a big hotels for the night and ate in the restaurants. On the way, they stopped at small inns to have lunch. In big towns, they went for shopping. They bought many souvenirs for his friends. They enjoyed the two weeks tour.

8. How many countries did Mr. and Mrs. Santo visit ? A. Three B. Four 9. They enjoyed the two weeks tour...... The antonym of the underline word is ....... A. Got bored with B. Got pleasure from 10. What does paragraph three tell about ? A. Visiting interesting places. B. Staying in famous places. 11. He told them to keep them safely. The underline word refer to ......... A. Passports, traveller check, foreign cash. B. Mr. and Mrs. Santo. C. The famous places. D. Many souvenirs. 12. Afgan : Would you take me a newspaper over there ? Ilham : Sure. Here it is. What does Afgan mean? C. Shopping in a big towns. D. Eating in a big restaurant. C. Become addicted to D. Like very much C. Five D. Six

A. He gives something. B. He asks for something.

C. He asks for information. D. He accepts something.

13. Brilliant : What is your opinion about Kudus ? Hanifam : I think Kudus is more crowded than Semarang. Brilliant : Idisagree with you. That is not true. The underline sentences express ............ A. Declining an opinion. B. Asking for an opinion. C. Giving an opinion. D. Accepting an opinion.

For question 14 to 16 choose the best words to complete the passage. A Short Journey Yesterday I went to my home town by bus. It was a pleasent trip. I was travelling my own enjoyment. I woke up early. I went to the bus station at 09.30. The bus was late. It ........( 14 ) about 10.00 and we left. We travelled through the ..........(15 ) countryside. The sun was shinning brightly at first. After awhile, darkclouds appeared in the sky. By the time we arrived at my hometown, it was raining ...........( 16 ). I had gone out without an umbrella. We were all wet.

14. A. Moved B. Waited 15 A. Nice B. Good 16. A. Heavily B. Happily

C. Arrived D. Counted C. Famous D. Beautiful C. Slowly D. Quick ly

17. Maya : Nike, do you think this flower is beautiful ? Nike : .......... It is beautiful. Maya : What about this one ? Nike : Wow, I like both of them. A. I do agree B. I don;t agree Dialoque for number 18 to 20. Firman : Hello, is this Mr. Hardimans residence ? Gufron : Yes. ...........(18) ? Firman : I am Firman. ................. (19) ? Gufron : Sorry, he is not at home. Is there any message ? Firman : Well, tell him to call me back if he come back. Gufron : OK. I will tell your message. Firman : Thank you, Gufron. ............ (20) Gufron : See you. C. I cant say anything D. I have no idea

18. A. What is your opinion ? B. What do you want ? 19. A. Do you hear me ? B. May I speak to Mr. Hardiman ? 20. A. By the way B. How do you do ?

C. Anything Ican do for you ? D. Who is speaking ? C. Can you tell me something ? D. Would you call him again ? C. See you D. How are you ?

The following text is for question number 21 to 23.

Riding a New Bicycle. Three years ago I got a new bicycle from my grandparents. It was the best gift for my tenth birthday. Unfortunately I could not ride on it yet. Then I tried to learn riding it. On Sunday morning I pulled the bike with my hands to the football field near my house. Then I held the rudder tightly, sat on the bike seat and pedaled slowly. Next I added the speed, the bike run faster and faster. Suddenly the bike was shaking and the movement was uncontrolled. Finally it hit a plant tree on the side of the field. I felt down and my knee was bleeding. Although all my body was in pain, I was satisfied.

21. What is the main idea of paragraph two ? A. The beautiful Sunday morning. B. The shaking bike. C. The writers effort to ride abike. D. The bleeding knee. 22. What is the communicative purpose of the text ? A. To explain how to ride a bike. B. To describe of New bicycle. C. To entertain the readers. D. To retell the past events. 23. How old is the writer now ? A. Three years old. B. Ten years old. C. Seven years old. D. Thirteen years old.

Jaka Tarub was one of the ordinary people who got married with beautiful goddess, Dewi Nawangwulan. It was told in the story that young Jaka Tarub was a villager who liked to study reading Al Quran. He also liked you help his parents cultivating their rice fields. When he grew up, he was very handsome. Everybody admired him. One day he got very serious ill. All of the villagers were very sorry about it especially Jaka Tarubs. Other who was very anxious with his illness. Only is a few days Jaka Tarubs whole skin itched and got abscess and this made his face ugly. All of the efforts had been done to cure him from his illness but they couldnt help him until there was a priest who told him to bath in the lake during the full moon for several times. Jaka Tarub did what the priest ordered, and finally he recovered from his illness. One day, when he was still in the lake, he met a beautiful Goddess, Dewi Nawangwulan, they fell in love each other. Finally they got married. 24. What was Jaka tarubs occupation? A. Fisherman B .Farmer

C. Priest D. Medicine man

25. The last paragraph talks about how Jaka tarub . A. Found a wife C. Worked in the field B. Got sick D. Met the priest 26. Jaka Tarub became ugly because of . A. The Goddess B. His adolescence

C. His carelessness D. His illness

27. and finally he recovered from his illness The underlined word means got . A. worse C. upset B. angry D. well

081390385136 Novi, Dont forget to turn off the gas stove before you leave the house. From : your mother

28. What does it mean? A. Novi is messaged by her mother to turn off gas stove. B. Novi is messaged by her mother to leave the house. C. Novi is messaged by her mother to forget the gas stove. D. Novi is messaged by her mother not to turn off the gas stove. 29. . before you leave the house. The word you in the sentence refers to . A. Mother B. House 30. Dont forget to turn off the gas stove .. The underlined word has opposite meaning with .. A. Go out B. Switch on C. Turn on D. Take in C. Novi D. Stove

Once, there was a greedy boy named Kwai-san. He lived in a village in China One day, his mother sent him to his uncles house in Beijing with a letter. When Kwai-san reached there, he delivered the letter. Before Kwai-san left, his uncle said, The jar in the hall contains Dragon-beard candy. You may put your hand into it once and take some. Kwai-san looked at the jar. It had a small neck. He put his hand into the jar and grabbed five pieces on candy. He could not get his hand out. He turned his fist way and that way, but he still could not get it out. Finally, he go of four pieces. Then, he could pull his hand out of the jar. From this lesson, Kwai-san learned no to be greedy.

31. Kwai-san went to Beijing .. A. with his mother B. by himself 32. The pieces of candy were . A. in a bottle B. on a table C. in a jar D. in a tin C. with his uncle D. with a villager

33. Kwai-san took many pieces of candy because . A. he wanted to give some to his mother B. he liked sweet things C. he was hungry D. he was greedy

34. In the end, Kwai-san took .. pieces of candy. A. one B. two 35. From the passage, we know that . A. Kwai-san lived in Beijing. B. Kwai-sans mother went to Beijing. C. the neck of the jar was big. D. Kwai-sans uncle received a letter. C. three D. four

Two men . (36) travelling together when a bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them .. (37) climbed up a tree and hid (38) the branches. The other, felling that he would be attacked, . (39) flat on the ground.

36. A. was B. were 37. A. quickly B. slowly 38. A. on B. among 39. A. fall B. fallen 40. X Y : She . a new Harry Potter novel.

C. are D. have C. hard D. carefully C. in D. under C. fell D. felt

: What did you mother buy in the Gramedia shop?

A. buy B. is buying

C. bought D. buys

41. Anis : Your shoes are new, arent they? .. are they? Nafis : They are Rp89.900,00 A. How old B. How much 42. Arrange this words into good sentence ! Last week in Surabaya visited my family my grandparents 1 2 3 4 5 6 A. 6 -4-5-2-1-3 C. 1-5-4-6-2-3 B. 5-4-2-3-6-1 D. 5-2-4-3-6-1 43. lived got happily they married ever and after 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A. 4 2 5 7 1 3 6 8 B. 4 7 1 3 2 5 6 8 C. 6 8 4 5 2 7 6 8 D. 6 7 8 4 2 3 1 5 C. How big D. How many

44. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph ! 1. Finally I was very happy to meet my old friend. 2. At 10.00, the bus aarived at the town ang I got off the bus. 3. Last holiday I visited my old friend in the other town. 4. I got on the bus in the bus station at 6. 45. 5. Then, the bus left the bus station at 7. 00. A. 4-5-3-1-2. B. 3-4-5-2-1. C. 4-5-1-3-2. D. 3-2-4-5-1.

45. 1. The five footed beer liked to help other animals. 2. But all animals who lived with him didnt feel strange 3. Once upon a time there was a strange bear who lived in a jungle. 4. He had five feet. 5. His home was open for anyone who wanted to stay. A. 3 2 1 5 4 B. 3 2 4 1 5 C. 3 4 1 5 2 D. 3 4 2 1 5

II. Essay
Hi Ridho Hope you had a good day at work! Go to supermarket to get something for dinner. Back at 6. Love, Novi

1. Where did she go? 2. When will she be back?

ANNOUNCEMENT To : The members of Art Ex. Club During to Ramadhan month, we will not have any activities for Art. We will have Pesantren Kilat instead. This activity will be held on July 28, and August 4 and 10, 2012. Thank you for your understanding. Thank You Chairperson of OSIS Luthfi

3. Whats the purpose of the text? 4. Change the sentences below into the correct form! ( + ) ( - ) I did not buy a new pair of shoes last week. ( ? ) 5. Write questions to match the answer! A : .. B : Mrs. Mulyani is 45 years old.