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TRY OUT SPENDA 3 5. Why is Renita going to Bandung?

A. To attend her sisters birthday party.
The following text is for question 1.
B. To attend her sisters wedding party.
Fragile. Do not drop.
C. To attend her sisters graduation.
1. The warning implies that
A. we must carry the item carefully D. To attend Veras graduation.
B. the item is easy to carry 6. How many days is Renita going to stay in Bandung?
C. we must not touch the item
D. the item is heavy A. One. C. Three.
The following text is for questions 2 and 3. B. Two. D. Four.
Dear Vanessa,
The following text is for questions 7 and 8.
Receiving a scholarship to study at a famous Dear Alya,
university is a pride. I am helping your aunt make some snacks.
Congrats! She is going to have a house-warming party this
Were happy for you. evening.
Keep your spirit and motivation. Please go there after school.
Hope you will be the best of the best. Mum

Torrez

2.What is the purpose of the text? 7. What party is Alyas aunt going to have this evening?
A. To inform about a scholarship.
A. A house-warming party.
B. To congratulate Vanessa.
C. To show Vanessas happiness. B. A birthday party.
D. To motivate Vanessa to maintain spirit and
C. A farewell party.
motivation.
3. Why does Torrez send such a text? D. A reunion party.
A. Vanessa has graduated from school.
8. What should Alya do after reading the message?
B. Vanessa has made her dream come true.
C. Vanessa has continued her studies at a favourite A. Stay at home.
school.
B. Do the housework.
D. Vanessa has received a scholarship to study at a
famous university. C. Go to her aunts house.
The following text is for questions 4 to 6.
D. Pick her mother up from her aunts house.
Dear Vera,
The following text is for questions 9 and 10.
How is your day? I hope everything is fine. Weve
The most spectacular show this new year
not met each other since we graduated from
elementary school and then you moved to Roda Band in Concert
Bandung. Taruna Square
Vera, Ive got news for you. My sister who studies Saturday, 26th January 2013
at Bandung Technology Institute will graduate 2 p.m.
next month. My family and I will be attending the For ticket reservation: Donna (081111223344)
graduation ceremony and plan to stay in Bandung
for two days. We will stay at a hotel on Jalan
Majapahit. Can you meet me? Ill give you more
9.What is the advertisement about?
detailed information.
Thats all for now. Please reply soon. A. A band concert.
B. A fashion show.
Renita
C. A singing contest.
4. Who is Vera? D. A speech contest.
A. Renitas old friend. 10. From the text we know that the event will
B. Renitas aunt. A. Be held in a hall
C. Renitas penpal. B. Be held near the end of January
D. Renitas sister. C. Present a solo singer
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D. be held in the evening A. the students should attend the meeting

The following text is for questions 11 to 13. B. the meeting will be held at the school hall

Announcement C. the meeting will discuss the preparation for

To: all employees study tour

There will be a blackout each Saturday during this D. the committee must prepare the financial report
month. Consequently, we will use the generator The following schedule is for questions 16 and 17.
as the electric source. So, please do not use air Day Time Matches
conditioners on Saturdays.
Saturday 15:00 Arsenal vs Fulham
Please dont forget to turn off lights, computers
15:00 Everton vs Sunderland
and printers during the break as usual.
17:30 Ashton Villa vs Manchester United
Sunday 13:30 Manchester City vs Tottenham
11. Where can you read the announcement? 15:00 Newcastle vs WestHam

A. At school. 16:00 Chelsea vs Liverpool

Adopted from: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/foot-

B. In a company.
ball/4378492/Football-fixtures-2012-2013.html (10th November 2012)
C. In a bank.
16. What teams will play on Sunday at three p.m.?
D. In a library.
A. Everton vs Sunderland.
12. According to the text, what should the employees
B. Newcastle vs WestHam.
turn off each Saturday?
C. Arsenal vs Fulham.
A. Computers. C. Air conditioners.
D. Manchester City vs Tottenham.
B. Lamps. D. Printers.
17. From the text we can conclude that
13. How often will the blackout occur?
A. there will be two matches on Sunday
A. Once a week.
B. Manchester United will play against Fulham on
B. Twice a week.
Saturday
C. Three times a week.
C. Liverpool will play against Chelsea at 6 p.m.
D. Once a month.
D. there will be two matches on Saturday at 3
The following text is for questions 14 and 15.
p.m.
Dear teachers, The following text is for questions 18 to 20.

Youre invited to the meeting: How to Make a Model of Galileos Air Thermometer
Day/Date : Saturday, 2nd February 2013 Materials:
Time : 1 p.m.
Place : Teachers office ruler
Agenda : The report of the study tap water
tour
1 Itrjar
For the committee, please remember to prepare red food colouring
the financial report.
drinking straw
Jackie Smith
glass soda bottle
The Principal
golf ball-size piece of modelling clay
timer
14. When will the meeting be held?
Steps:
A. In the morning.
1. Pour about 5 cm of water into the jar and add
B. In the afternoon.
drops of food colouring to the water, to make the
C. In the evening.
water a deep red colour.
D. At night.
15. From the text we can conclude that

2. Insert about 5 cm of one end of the straw into the
mouth of the soda bottle.
3. Mold the clay around the straw to seal the mouth
of the bottle.
4. Turn the bottle upside down and stand it in the
jar. The jar should support the bottle with the
open end of the straw just above the bottom of
the jar. The straw should extend below the
surface of the water.
5. Remove the bottle and hold it in your hands. Wrap
your hands around the sides of the bottle. Press it
with the palms of your hands as hard as possible
against the glass.
6. At the end of one minute, turn the bottle upside
down and stand it, straw side down, in the jar of
coloured water.
7. Observe the straw for 2 or more minutes. The
coloured water rises into the straw and flows into
the bottle.
Adopted from: Janice VanCleave, Science through the Ages, Canada, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
18. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe a Galileos air thermometer.
B. To describe a thermometer in common.
C. To relate an experience with a thermometer.
D. To describe the steps of making a model of
Galileos air thermometer.
19. Why should we mold the clay around the straw?
A. To support the bottle.
B. To seal the mouth of the bottle.
C. To make the water a deep red colour.
D. To stop water rising into the straw.
20. ... and stand it in the jar. (Step 4)
The underlined word refersto....
A. the straw C. the bottle
B. the clay D. the jar
The following text is for questions 21 to 23.
KRI Dewaruci is a beautiful barquentine flying the
red and white Indonesian flag.
KRI Dewaruci is the largest tall ship in the
Indonesian navy. Dewarucis name represents the
mythological Indonesian god of truth and courage.
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The ship was built in 1952 by H. C. Stulchen and
Sohn in Hamburg, Germany and launched in 1953.
Since then, the ship has served the Indonesian Navy as
a sail training vessel and a successful ambassador of
goodwill for the people of Indonesia.
Due to her age, Dewaruci is to be retired and
displayed at a naval museum. The Indonesian
Parliament has agreed to buy a new tall ship and the
new ship will also be named Dewaruci. The new vessel
is due to be completed in 2014.
Adopted from: http://www.savannahtalishipschallenge.com/ dewaruci.htm
(12th October 2012)
21. What is the text about?
A. KRI Dewarucis name.
B. KRI Dewarucis journey.
C. KRI Dewarucis owner.
D. KRI Dewaruci.
22. According to Indonesian mythology, what does
Dewarucis name represent?
A. God of truth and wisdom.
B. God of truth and courage.
C. God of knowledge.
D. God of beauty.
23. How long has the KRI Dewaruci been launched?
A. Fifty-five years. C. Sixty years.
B. Fifty-six years. D. Sixty-one years.
The following text is for questions 24 to 26.
Nias is a small island, 130 km long and 45 km
wide, slightly smaller than Bali. It lies 125 km off
Sumatras west coast, administratively belongs to
North Sumatra province. Like any other western islands
off Sumatra, Nias stands quite apart. Its rugged terrain,
malarial climate and warlike population have isolated,
themselves from the mainstream Sumatran culture for
many centuries.
Today Nias is best known for their spectacular
tribal art and architecture, a unique style that has
fascinated generations of scholars and collectors. It is
famous for its meaalithaltars, spectacular traditional
architecture ancfcompiexTeligloiJS sites.
This isolated island has rolling mountainous
terrains, ravines, gorges and rivers. The environment
itself provides great challenges to wave surfers around
the world and has one of the best right-handers in
Indonesia.
Besides, visitors can witness the unique cultures
of the Nias people and experience their War Dance. It
is the only dance in Indonesia, with high skilled
acrobatic jumps or stone jumping, with the meaning of
proving the worthiness of a man taking a wife.
Adopted from:
http://indahnesia.com/indonesia/SUTNIA/nias_island.php (12th
October 2012)
http://www.adventureindonesia.com/nias-welcome.htm (12th
October 2012)
24. What province does Nias Island belong to?
A. North Sumatra.

B. South Sumatra.
C. West Sumatra.
D. Lampung.
25. Which statement is NOT TRUE about Nias?
A. It is an isolated island.
B. It is smaller than Bali.
C. It is famous for its neolith altars.
D. It provides great challenges to wave surfers.
26. .. that has fascinated generations of scholars and
collectors. (Paragraph 2) What word is similar to
fascinated?
A. Satisfied.
B. Amazed.
C. Disappointed.
D. Worried.
The following text is for questions 27 to 29.
Last Sunday was my birthday. My family and I
celebrated it at an orphanage near my house.
We arrived at the orphanage around ten. Mrs.
Ross, the owner of the orphanage, welcomed us
warmly. She asked us to sightsee and walk around the
orphanage.Then, she showed us into quite a large
room where many orphans were gathered. The
children stood around a desk with a birthday cake on it
and we stood beside the desk. After giving a brief
welcome speech, Mrs. Ross asked the children to sing a
birthday song.
The children sang enthusiastically. They looked
happy. I was so touched. I thought they would never
have celebrated their birthdays. After slicing the cake
and offering my parents a couple of slices, we asked
the orphans to enjoy the snacks and softdrinks. I then
talked with a few orphans and I saluted them.
Although they didnt have parents beside them, they
were not sad. They were tough children.
Finally, after having lunch together, my parents
made a donation to the orphanage and we went home.
It was a really meaningful birthday for me.
27. Where did the writer celebrate his/her birthday?
A. In his/her house.
B. In a restaurant.
C. At an orphanage.
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D. At school.
28. Why did the writer salute the orphans?
A. They could live peacefully although they had
no parents.
B. They could live happily without parents.
C. They never complained about their hard
life.
D. They never had problems in their life.
29. The following are what the writer did in the
orphanage, EXCEPT ....
A. had lunch together with the orphans
B. walked around the orphanage
C. talked to some orphans
D. sang a song
The following text is for questions 30 to 32.
Chrisye (born Chrismansyah Rahadi) was an
Indonesian progressive-pop singer. He recorded 21
solo albums in his lifetime.
Chrisye was born in Jakarta in 1949. He married
G.F. Damayanti Noor in 1982, who was also a singer
and they have four children.
Chrisye started recording with the band Gipsy in
1969. In 1976 the band collaborated with Guruh
Soekarno Putra on Guruh Gipsy and released a
progressive rock album. It combined progressive rock
with Balinese gamelan.
His rise to fame came with the release of the
critically acclaimed movie soundtrack Badai Pasti
Berlalu in 1977. The album was done in collaboration
with Eros Jarot and Yockie Suryoprayogo.
In 2004, Chrisye made an album entitled
Senyawa. In this album, Chrisye collaborated with
Indonesian newcomers, such as Project Pop, Ungu,
Peterpan, etc.
After suffering from lung cancer for many years,
Chrisye passed away in 2007.
Adopted from: http://www.lyricsfreak.c0m/c/chrisye/bi0graphy.html (12th
October 2012)
30. According to the text, when did Chrisye rise to
fame?
A. When he started recording.
B. When he collaborated with Guruh.
C. When he made an album entitled Senyawa.
D. When he released a movie soundtrack Badai
Pasti Berlalu.
31. The following are musicians or bands that had
collaborations with Chrisye, EXCEPT ....
A. Peterpan
B. Koes Plus
C. Yockie Suryoprayogo
D. Guruh Soekarno Putra

32. It combined progressive rock with Balinese
gamelan. (Paragraph 3). What does the word it
refer to?
A. Guruh Gipsys progressive rock album.
B. Chrisyes first solo album.
C. Chrisyes last album.
D. Gipsys first album.
The following text is for questions 33 to 35.
Once upon a time, there was a selfish and
greedy man who lost thirty gold coins. He went to his
friends house and told her how he lost his gold coins.
His friend was a kind woman.
As the womans daughter was walking along the
street, she found thirty gold coins. When she arrived
home, she told her mother what she had found. The
girls mother told her that the gold coins belonged to
her friend and she asked him to come. When the
selfish man arrived, she told him how her daughter had
found his thirty gold coins and handed them to him.
However, after counting the gold coins, the man
said that ten of them were missing. He accused the girl
of taking the coins, as he had forty gold coins. He
added that he would claim the outstanding 10 gold
coins frorp her, but the woman refused.
Then, the man went to court and informed the
judge about what had taken place between him and
the girls mother. When the girl and her mother
arrived, the judge asked the girl how many gold coins
she found. She replied thirty. The judge then asked the
selfish man how many gold coins he had lost and he
answered forty.
The judge then told the man that the gold coins
did not belong to him, because the girl found thirty
gold coins, not forty as he claimed. If anybody was
looking for thirty gold coins, he would send for the girl.
On the contrary, if forty gold coins were found, he
would send them for the man.
Finally, the man confessed that he lied and lost
only thirty gold coins. However, the judge did not listen
to him.
Adopted from: http://www.citehr.com/71925-moral-story-selfish-
man.html (12th October 2012)
33. Who found the mans gold coins?
A. The woman.
B. The judge.
C. The womans daughter.
D. The mans daughter.
34. Why did the judge finally decide that the gold coins
belonged to the girl?
A. The girl found thirty gold coins, not forty.
B. The girl found forty gold coins, not thirty.
C. The man lost thirty gold coins.
D. The girl was poor.
35. From the story we can learn that we should be
A. generous
B. helpful
C. friendly
D. honest
The following text is for questions 36 to 38.
A long time ago there was a huge apple tree. It
loved a little boy very much. The boy loved to play
around it every day. He climbed to the treetop and ate
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the apples. He also liked to have a nap under its
shadow. He loved the tree, so the tree was happy.
Time went by. One day, the boy returned to the
tree. The tree said, Come and play with me.
I am no longer a kid. I dont play around trees
anymore. I want toys. I need money to buy them.
The tree said, Sorry, I dont have money.
However, you can pick all my apples and sell them. So,
you will have money.
The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the
apples from the tree, left happily and never returned.
The tree was sad.
One day, the boy who was now a man, returned
and the tree was excited. Come and play with me,
the tree said.
I dont have time to play. I have to work for my
family. We need a house for a shelter. Can you help
me?
The tree said, Sorry, I dont have a house.
However, you can chop off my branches to build your
house.
So, the man cut all the branches of the tree and
left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy, but
since then, the man never returned.The tree was again
lonely and sad.
Many years later, the man returned to the tree.
Sorry, my man. I dont have anything for you
anymore. The only thing left are my dying roots, the
tree said.
No problem. I dont need anything more, just a
place to rest. I am tired after all these years, the man
replied.
Then, the tree replied, Old tree roots are the
best place to lean on and rest. Come, sit down and rest
with me.
Finally, the man sat down and the tree was
happy. It smiled with tears.
Adopted from: http://hardymika.blogspot.com/2009/04/inspiring- story-
boy-and-apple-tree.html (12th October 2012)
36. Why was the tree sad?
A. The boy didnt return for a long time.
B. There were no other trees around it.
C. It was not fruitful anymore.
D. The boy cut it.
37. What did the tree ask the boy to do when he
needed a house to shelter?
A. To sell its apples.
B. To sell its branched.
C. To cut its branches.
D. To lean on its old roots.
38. What can we learn from the story?
A. Everyone needs friends.
B. Frendliness is a must in friendship.
C. We should pay attention to our enemy.
D. True friendship means giving our friend
willingly.
The following text is for questions 39 to 42.
Soil is the layer of loose, brownish material that
covers the worlds land surfaces wherever it is moist or
warm enough. The only places there is not much soil
are polar regions, mountains, deserts and the hearts of
cities.
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It is easy to think of soil as just dirt, but it is D. teller

much more than that. Without soil, we would have no 44. ...
plants, crops or food. Soil is also one of the richest of A. roughly
all wildlife habitats. Insects, worms and other creatures B. sharply
that live in soil are mostly tiny and hidden out of sight. C. carelessly
Soil is a surprisingly composed of various D. carefully
materials. About half the soil is solid tiny fragments or 45. ...
grains of rock, created as the rock below the soil is A. reduces
broken up by the weather. The rest is organic matter, B. enhances
the decayed remains of dead plants and animals.Then, C. omits
the rest of. the soil is air and water. These fill the gaps D. limits
between the solid matter. For questions 46 to 48, choose the correct words to
Adopted from: John Farndon, In Touch with Nature, Life in the Soil, Ml, The complete the text.
Brown Reference Group pic., 2004.
I have two bantams at home. They are funny.They
39. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
have ... (46) legs and small bodies. Their feathers are
A. Materials in soil.
brown. I keep . . . (47) in a bamboo coop in the
B. The definition of soil.
backyard. Every morning I... (48) them and clean the
C. The function of soil.
coop. Now, the hen is hatching.
D. Areas with a little soil.
46. ...
40. According to the text, the following are places with
A. short C. big
no much soil, EXCEPT
B. long D. weird
A. farmland
47 ...
B. deserts
A. it C. her
C. city centres
B. him D. them
D. polar regions
48. ...
41. What substance fills the gaps betw'een the solid
A. fed C. feeds
matter in soil?
B. feed D. am feeding
A. Solid matter.
49. Arrange these words to form a meaningful
B. Organic matter.
sentence.
C. Tiny fragments.
Me you please message call after -
D. Water and air.
1 2 3 4 5 6
42. . . . the decayed remains of dead plants and
have read back this
animals. (Last paragraph). What does the
7 8 9
underlined word mean?
A. 3-5-1-9-7-6-4-8-2
A. Reduced.
B. 3-5-1-8-4-7-2-9-6
B. Decomposed.
C. 3-5-1-8-6-2-7-9-4
C. Buried.
D. 3-5-1-4-2-8-6-7-9
D. Smelly.
50. Arrange the following sentences to form a
For questions 43 to 45, choose the correct words to
meaningful paragraph.
complete the text.
1) She said, Congratulations! Your story is the
A . . . (43) was at work. With a pair of shining, costly
best.
scissors, he cut a piece of cloth into various bits. Then,
2) I was the winner of a story writing contest.
he put the scissors at his feet. After that, he took a
3) Minutes later, my mother entered my room.
small needle and thread and started to sew the bits of
4) Yesterday morning my cell phone rang.
cloth into a fine shirt. When the spell of sewing was
5) She showed me an announcement in a
over, he stuck the needle onto his turban.
magazine.
The tailors son who was watching, asked him Father,
6) It was a call from my close friend.
the scissors are costly, but you throw them down at
7) Of course, I was very delighted.
your feet. This needle is worth almost nothing. Yet, you
8) I didnt believe it and thought it was only a
place it... (44) on your turban. Why?
prank.
The man replied, My son, the scissors have their
A. 46172538
function, but they only cut the cloth into bits. The
B. 46183527
needle, on the contrary, unites the bits and . .. (45) the
C. 46182735
value of the cloth. Therefore, the needle to me is more
D. 46281537
precious and valuable. The value of anything depends
on its utility, not on its cost-price or appearance.
Adopted from: http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/ the-
tailors-needle/ (6th September 2012) Do The Best To Be The Best
43. ...
A. tailor
B. sailor
C. farmer