READING SECTION 4.

How much is the total number of the prizes

a. Rp.1,000,000,- d. Rp.4,000,000,-
Text 1 b. Rp.1,500,000,- e. Rp.5,000,000,-
This text is for questions 1-5 c. Rp.2,500,000,-
SMART ENGLISH CLUB will have a speech competition
- Participants: All senior high school students in Depok 5. The word prize in the text above has the closest meaning to ... for the
- It will be held from 10th-12th September 2008 at 4-6 p.m winners
- Prizes: I Rp 2,500,000 a. Trophy d. certificate
II Rp 1,500,000 b. Money e. Jackpot
III Rp 1,000,000 c. medals
Please Join Us! Text 2
CP: Lia 875-7709, 0817-1188-7700
This text is for questions 6 to 9
102 east End Eve
1. What is the announcement about?
New York 10028
a. A school speech
November 2, 2008
b. A school competition
The Redaction Team
c. A speech competition
New York Guardian Post
d. Extracurricular activities
New York, NY 10022
e. Participants of the speech
Dear sir or Madam,
2. According to the text the competition ...
I am one of the citizens of our beloved country. Through this letter, I would
a. Is only for students with good English
like to share some thoughts to criticize our governors performance.
b. Is in the form of spoken English
For these past three years, I think he has been much more talking than
c. Invites all student across the country
acting. Istead of busy sticking up his posters of himself around the city, I
d. Will be before before school hours
really expect he wold give attention to water consevation, to plant more
e. Will invite competitors from schools in Jakarta
trees and to expel street vendors because its endangering the pedestrians.
He claims he is an expert. But it seems he has no capability to manage our
3. The speech competition will last for
beloved city.
a. 12 d. 3
I hope you can publish my letter to bring this problem to surface.
b. 10 e. 2
Yours truly,
c. 4
Andrew Walker
Andrew walker
6. What is the letter about?
a. Informing about some agenda the governor will do this year.
b. Reporting about the governor activities
c. Complaining about the governors disappointing performace and
recommending some actions that must be done
d. Asking for New York Guardian Post Subscription
e. Recommending electing the new governor
7. What does the author want the governor to do?
a. To reduce taxes and manage water conservation
b. To pay attention to water conservation, plant more trees and acpel
street vendors
c. To expel trees and add more street vendors
d. To eradicate illegal street vendors
e. To plant more trees and case annual flood
8. The word conservation in the text above?
a. recycling the waste
b. Protecting the wild life
c. Preserving the endangered animals
d. Preventing something from being lost
e. Reusing the home industries waste materials
9. What is the communicative purpose of the text above
a. To give information about upcoming governor election
b. To tell about who the current governor in the city is
c. To complain aboutno significant actions concerning the society
taken by the governor
d. To advertise the letter in the newspaper
e. To announce the new-elected governor
Text 3
This text is for questions 10-16
CINDERELLA STORY
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her
step mother and two step sisters.
The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated
Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works
in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing
the food for the family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work
about the house. Their mother gave them many handsome dresses to wear.
One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the kings son
was going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much
time choosing the dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came,
and away went the sisters to it. Cinderella could not help crying after they had
left.
Why are crying, Cinderella? a voice asked. She looked up and saw her fairy
godmother standing beside her, because I want so much to go to the ball said
Cinderella. Well said the godmother,youve been such a cheerful,
hardworking,
uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the ball.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice
into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderellas raged
dress with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a
pair of pretty glass slippers. Now, Cinderella, she said; You must leave
before midnight. Then away she drove in her beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again
with the kings son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward
the door as quickly as she could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left
behind.
A few days later, the king son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose
feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too
small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, 14. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
the kings page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the a. To report the step sisters bad treatment to cinderella
page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly. b. To tell an amusing story about Cinderella
Finally, she was driven to the palace. The kings son was overjoyed to see her c. To explain how the step mother an the step sisters torture
again. They were married and live happily ever after. cinderella
d. To describe cinderellas good time when she went to the ball
10. What is the text about? e. To tell the steps whe Cinderella prepare herself to go the ballinder
a. A princes magical world
b. A girl who was treated badly with her family 15. They treated Cinderella very badly (paragraph 1)
c. A coincidence of a founded shoe The underlined word refers to
d. A gir who couldnt do anything a. The mice d. The stepsisters and the stepmothers
e. A purposeful king and queen b. The shoes e. the pumpkin and the coach
c. The Footmen
11. Who helped cinderella to be able to go to the ball?
a. The prince d. The wicked sisters 16. ... the king son proclaimed that he would marry the girl ...
b. Cinderella e. The mice (paragraph 7)
c. The fairy Godmother The underlined word has the closest meaning to ...
a. Pronounced d. appointed
12. What is the main idea of the Paragraph 8? b. Postponed e. announced
a. Cinderellas feet didnt fi the glass slipper c. admitted
b. Cinderellas stepsister would marry the prince
c. Cinderellas step sisters squuezed their toes into the glass slipper Text 4
d. The prince would marry the girl whose feelt lifte the glass slipper This text is for questions 17-20
e. The prince wouldnt marry cinderellas stepsisters whose feet dint
feet the glass slipper. RI Pilgrims to have Aparment in Mecca.

13. What is the moral of the story Jakarta: The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to
a. A girl should wait for her prince construct an apartment block near the Masjidil Haram Grand Mosque in
b. Never leave a shoe in a palace Mecca for Indonesian pilgrims in an effort to solve accommodation problems
c. Always take a good care of your sister that have plagued worshippers in the last few years.
d. Never treat someone badly Construction is anticipated to begin in 2009 and be completed uin 2012. It is
e. Goodness will take you to a good place expected to be able to host up to 100,000 Indonesian pilgrims
In the first year, we will complete the office section. In the second year, the
apartement will be able to accomodate 20,000 people, in the third year, 70,000
people and the forth year 100,000 people, Religious Affairs Minister,Maftuh
Basyuni said after overseeing the signing of a MoU between his office and
Saudi Arabia developer Al Hujurat Attoyibah on Wednesday.
The new apartement will be locate 1.8 kilometers from the grand mosque.
17. What is the text about?
a. Indonesian pilgrims in Mecca
b. He remodeled of Indonesian shelter in Mecca
c. The construction of Indonesia apartment in Mecca
d. The signing of MoU between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia
e. The renovation of Masjidil haram
18. What is the background event of the text above?
a. The 100,000 Indonesian pilgrims in Mecca
b. The accommodation problems of Indonesian pilgrims
c. The agreement of building an apartment
d. The hosting problem of Saudi Arabia government
e. The Religious Affairs Ministers project in Mecca
19. How many people can be hosted in the third year of the project?
a. 20,000 people d. 90,000 people
b. 50,000 people e. 100,000 people
c. 70,000 people
20. What is the synonym of complete
a. Conquer d. appear
b. Vanish e. progressive
c. Finish
Text 5
This text is for questions 36 to 40
Vacation to London
Mr. Richards family was on vacation. They are Mr. and Mrs. Richard with two
sons. They went to London. They saw their travel agent and booked their
tickets. They went to the British Embassy to get visas to enter Britain. They had
booked fourteen days tour. This includes travel and accommodation. They also
included tours around London. They boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight
was nearly fourteen hours.
On the plane the cabin crews were very friendly. They gave them news paper
and magazine to read. They gave them food and drink. There was a film for
their entertainment. They had a very pleasant flight.
On arrival at Heathrow Airport, they had to go to Customs and Immigration.
The officers were pleasant. They checked the document carefully but their
manners were very polite. Mr. Richard and his family collected their bags and
went to London Welcome Desk. They arranged the transfer to a hotel.
The hotel was a well-known four-star hotel. The room had perfect view of the
park. The room had its own bathroom and toilet. Instead of keys for the room,
they inserted a key-card to open the door. On the third floor, there was a
restaurant serving Asian and European food. They had variety of food.
The two week in London went by fast. At the end of the 14-day, they were quite
tired but they felt very happy.
21. What is the communicative purpose of the text above
a. To tell an amusing story about richards
b. To report the documents of Mr.Richard's family at heartbrow
airport
c. To retell the Richards vacation to London
d. To tourism sites in London
e. To explain how Mr. Richard and his family went to London
 22. What is the text about? First, keep them out of childrens reach, such as high and locked cabinets.
a. Mr. Richards vacation to london Children are very curious and many of the chemical substance are appealing
b. Londons journey of Mr. Richards family to them.
c. A great hotel in London Second, do not used food containers such as biscuit cans or ice cream
d. How to book a flight to London container to store chemical substances. Put them in their original containers if
e. Vacation in a luxury hotel we buy the refill only.
Third, do not buy the chemical substance in large number. Buy them just as
23. What is the main idea of paragraph 2? much as we need to avoid too much atorage.
a. The flight attendants gave the family newspapers and magazines to Fourth, do not mix any chemical substance which can produce dangerous
read gases. If we mix bleaching liquid with porcelain cleaner, they will produce
b. The family had food and drink duing the flight poisonous chlorine which is very dangerous for our breathing system.
c. The family boarded a large boarding flight Fifth, immediately clean any spilt chemical substancs. The split chemical may
d. The family slept part of the way of the flight be gases out of the room and contaminated the air brathe. Moreover, if
e. There was a film for the familys entertainment accidents happen anyway, do not panic. Trythese steps.
First, if the chemical substance gets to your eyes, soak your eyes in the water
24. When did they come back home? and keep blinking for 10-15 minutes before you get your medication.
a. In the first week d. After two days Second, does your child accidentally drink the bleaching liquid? Quickly, give
b. Within 14 hours e. On sunday them a glass of milk or a large amount of water to neutralize the toxic
c. On the 14th day substances.

25. They also include tours around London (paragraph 1) 26. Why must we keep chemical substance in high and locked cabinets?
the word tour has the closest meaning to .... a. To make them lost-lasting
a. Trip for education d. an arranged mission b. To keep them away from children
b. A journey for pleasure e. a duty to be done c. To avoid buying more of them
c. An expedition d. To save money and space
e. To prevent them from spilling
Text 6
This text is for questions 26-31 27. We should not buy chemical substance in large number because
a. its expensive d. Its dangerous
Chemical substances are everywhere. We even use them everyday. We can b. its difficult to keep e. It is poisoning
find them in our cleaning and washing liquids, mosquito repellant, etc. They c. it requires a lot of storage
are so familiar to us that we often forget that they contain hazardpus
substance. Here are the ways to store them safely.
 28. the word them in paragraph 2 refers to ... Pucang, Secang a sub-district in Magelang, is one of the popular places
a. The high and locked cabinets d. the children reach for horn carving handicraft. It is said that most of the people are skilled in this
b. The chemical substance e. The containers art. More than thirty five families actually make their living by carving horns
c. The children of buffaloes or cows.
They normally produce one thousand carvings a day. However, this is
29. The word hazardous can be replaced withthe word not a record for a single day. They once received an order for one hundred and
a. Thrilling d. expensive forty two thousand combs to be completed within one month. Any kind of horn
b. Colorful e. dangerous carving handicraft is displayed at the workshop, where tourists often come to
c. Strong buy souvenirs

30. Giving a glass of milk to a child who accidentally drinks the chemical
substance is a good idea because ...
a. Children love milk
b. Milk tastes better than the chemical substance
c. Milk is childrens favorite drink
d. The child will not cry
e. Milk helps to neutralize the toxic
31. What is the communicative purpose of the text above
a. To tell an entertaining story about chemial substances
b. To explain how we store chemical substances safely
c. To inform the latest ways of keeping xhemical substances away
from childrens reach
d. To describe some users of chemical substances
e. To analyse the side effects of chemical substances.
Text 7
This text is for questions 32-35
Magelang is an interesting tourist resort with many attractive old
buildings. It is located in Central Java about forty five kilometers north of
Yogyakarta. It takes about an hour by bus from Yogyakarta.
32. What is the text about
a. An attractive horn carhandicraft in central java
b. The location of horn-carving handicrafts in central java
c. The distance of an outstanding place of horn-carving handicrafts
d. The place where most people earn their livinng by carving horn of
buffaloes or cows
e. An interesting workshop for displaying handicrafts
33. Most people in Puncang ern their living by ....
a. Producing horns of buffaloes
b. Producing thousands of combs
c. Carving horns of buffaloes or cows
d. Providing horns of buffaloes or cows
e. Buying and selling any kinds of souvenirs
34. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?
a. It takes some hours to go to Magelang from Jogyakarta
b. More than a hundred people are skillful in carving horns
c. Every family has their own workshop to display their
handicrafts
d. They once made 142.000 combs within a month
e. The people are able to carve more than ten thousand horns a
day
5. ... make their living by carving horns of buffaloes or cows.
(paragraph 2)
The underlined word ha the closest meab=ning to making an object by
cutting piece of ...
a. Wood d. tin
b. Steel e. copper
c. Iron