READING UN SMA T.P.

2017/2018
Rabu, 11 April 2018 (10.30 – 12.30)

The following text is for questions 16 to 18

Burning a CD allows you to take music from one CD and transfer it onto another CD. This process is possible with
any computer that has a CD driver, but it is easier on a computer that can run two CDs at once. Either way, you can
copy all your music from one CD to the next. Here is how to copy from one CD to another, using one and two CD
drivers.

Instructions
Burning with two CD Trays
1. Insert the CD from which you want to burn music into your computer’s CD tray. Insert a blank CD into your
computer’s second CD tray.
2. Open windows media player and wait for it to recognize the CD.
3. Click the “burn” option at the top of Windows Media Player. Drag the songs you want from the list of your
songs into the area on the right labeled “Burn List”.
4. Choose the blank CD onto which you want to burn your song. This can be done at the top of the Burn List
Menu.
5. Click the “Start Burn” button when you have all the song you want for the CD added to the Burn List. Wait for
your computer to finish the CD, then take both of the CDs out.

16. What is the topic of the text? 18. “This process of copying CD is possible with any computer…”
A. Running two CDs The underlined word is closest in meaning to…
B. Opening Media Player A. Improbable
C. Copying a compact disc B. Probable
D. Choosing the blank CD C. Unlikely
E. Inserting the CD into computer D. Doubtful
E. Suspicious

17. What should we do after click the “burn” option at the top of Windows Media Player?
A. Choose the blank CD onto which you want to burn your song.
B. Open windows media player and wait for it to recognize the CD.
C. Wait for your computer to finish the CD, then take both CDs out.
D. Click the “Start Burn” button when you have all the songs you want from the CD.
E. Drag the songs from the list of Songs into the area on the right labeled “Burn List”.

The following text is for questions 19 to 21

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world.
There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus
cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an
endangered species on Amami Oshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas
and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a
kitten or kit.

Rabbit habitats include meadows, woods, forests, grasslands, deserts and wetlands. Rabbits live in groups, and the
best known species, the European rabbit, lives in underground burrows, or rabbit holes. A group of burrows is called
warren.

More than half the world’s rabbit population resides in North America. They are also native to southwestern Europe,
Southeast Asia, Sumatra, some islands of Japan, and in parts of Africa and South America. They are not naturally
found in most Eurasia, where a number of species of hares are present. Rabbits first entered South America
relatively recently, as part of the Great American Interchange. Much of the continent has just one species of rabbit,
the tapeti, while most of South America’s southern cone is without rabbits.
19. What is the topic of the passage? 21. “More than half the world’s rabbit population
A. Describing rabbit in general resides in North America.”
B. Explaining the behavior of rabbit The similar meaning of the underlined word is …
C. Describing the rabbit as a toy pet A. lives
D. Explaining about rabbit’s population B. finds
E. Describing how to take care of rabbit C. grows
D. shows
E. moves
20. From the text, we know that…
A. The rabbit is a natural animal in Eurasia
B. The number of rabbits in the world is limited
C. Rabbits are small mammals found in all over the world
D. The population of the Amami rabbit is going to be extinct
E. A number of species of hares are not found in most of Eurasia

The following text is for questions 22 and 23

Physics examination cannot be done on Tuesday because all the question sheets had been flooded. The school
decides to delay the examination and it will be held on Monday next week. All the students who will take the exam
are required to bring a ruler with a length of 30 cm.

Thank you for attention.

22. The topic of the above text is…
A. The size of a ruler
B. The wet question sheets
C. The change of exam day
D. The cancelation of the exam
E. The information to bring a ruler
23. What can be inferred from the text?
A. The principal will get a meeting.
B. The question sheets are very wet.
C. Some students join a competition.
D. Students do not pay the school fee.
E. Students do not bring a ruler with a length of 35 cm.

The following text is for questions 24 to 27

We would hereby like to invite you to attend the inauguration ceremony of our business located at The Millenium
Plaza, Andheri (East) on 12 April, 2016 at 9.30 a.m. It would be an honor to have you as our loyal customer in our
other businesses. We are hoping that we will get the same support from you as we continue to receive from others.

We have been in this business for quite some time now and we have always managed to stay on top of our
competitors. This would not have been possible without your support to our business. We have prepared something
for you as our patrons as a way of saying Thank You.

Please come early so that we can find a comfortable seat for you. Your presence will be acknowledged as our loyal
customers and you are definitely on the list.
Please let us know if you will attend the event.

We are looking forward to your presence and business collaborations.

24. The purpose of the text is to…. 26. What is the passage about?
A. Follow the weekly meeting A. A business letter
B. Persuade customers B. A business invitation
C. Attend a conference C. An association meeting
D. Invite customers D. A ceremony conference
E. Join an event E. An inauguration ceremony

25. What is the main idea of paragraph 1? 27. “We would hereby like to invite you to
A. The company invited the customers to attend attend the inauguration ceremony”
inauguration ceremony. (paragraph 1)
B. Comfortable seats would be prepared for the The underlined word is closest in meaning
invited customers. to….
C. The company needed the support of loyal A. Celebration
customers. B. Dedication
D. The company offered a new business to customers. C. Induction
E. The ceremony was held at the Millenium Plaza. D. Sensation
E. Direction
 The following text is for questions 28 to 31
Here is my unforgettable experience. One day I joined a story telling contest. Two of my friends and I had been chosen
to take a part in the final round at the district level. I was very happy and eager to win the competition.

For preparation, I had to memorize and understand the story well. My teacher guided and taught me pronunciation, facial
expression and gestures. One day, before performing, my friends and I were busy to prepare the props and costumes for
the competition. Thing that made me sad was my teacher rented the props and costumes for my friends but not for me.
My two friends had beautiful costumes and luxurious props. Although I just wore the simple ones, I performed my best
to win the competition.

The competition started. I got number 29 and my friends got number 5 and 10. I was nervous but I showed my best
performance on stage. Lots of people took photos and videos of me. Finally, anxiety was gone after I had finished
performing. And then, the announcement came which made three of us very uneasy. Luckily I was chosen as the first
winner. I went to the stage and all the judges congratulated me and gave a plague, trophy, and money. I was very happy.

28. What is the writer’s intention to write the
text?
A. To tell his achievement
B. To win the competition
C. To describe his feeling to the teacher
D. To show his disappointment to teacher
E. To tell his expectation to be the winner
29. Why did the writer feel sad before the
competition?
A. She had no luxurious gown.
B. Her teacher really cares about her.
C. Her teacher was not fair to her.
D. Her friends did not support her.
E. She only had a very simple dress.
30. From the text it can be concluded that …
A. Practice makes performance go well.
B. Being nervous helps perform well on the stage.
C. Wearing simple clothes can help win the competition.
D. It is necessary to wear beautiful costumes for the
competition
E. Beautiful costumes and luxurious props are the
requirements for the competition.
31. “... I was nervous, I showed my best performances on the
stage.” The sentences can be connected by which of the
following words?
A. However
B. Although
C. Because
D. But
E. If

The following text is for questions 32 to 35

Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday.
Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to explore their city playing Pokemon Go with someone.
The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates
coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a PokeStop meeting point.
PokeDates was launched by project fixup, a popular offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.
“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human
chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and project
fixup give people their time back and turns online dating into offline dating,” said chief project fixup officer Dank
Korenevsky in a press release on Wednesday.
The first PokeDates is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by referring a friend or paying US$20 per date.

32. What is the topic of the text? 34. How people earn PokeDates?
A. Pokedates was launched by Project Fixup. A. By referring a computer
B. The augmented reality game influences a B. By paying US$20 per date
dating service. C. By signing up to service
C. PokeDates and Project Fixup give people D. By going on a date
their time back. E. By offline dating
D. Dating service PokeDates wants to ride the
Pokemon Go wave. 35. “… it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted
E. People dating online are spending more to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service
time online than out there dating. and going on a date”.
Which of the following completes the sentence best?
33. How are the dates organized? Based on … A. Although
A. The meeting point of the players B. Because
B. A questionnaire on preference C. And
C. The location of the players D. But
D. Selecting a convenient gym E. Or
E. The fee the members earn
The following text is for questions 36 to 39
Ingredients
1 tb margarine, dairy free
1 tb Vegetables oil
1 c onion – chopped
8 oz Mushrooms – sliced
1 lg Garlic clove – minced
1/3 celery – thinly sliced
3 c Soybean milk
4 c Potatoes – cubed ½ inch
¼ ts Black pepper
1 ts Salt, or to taste
1 tb Parsley – chopped

Directions
1. Sauté onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper in hot oil and margarine about 3 minutes. Add sliced mushrooms
and sauté 3 more minutes.
2. Add soybean milk, black pepper, salt and potatoes. Bring mixture almost to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 25
minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Make about 6 cups. Thin with extra soybean milk if soup is too thick.
4. Garnish with parsley and serve with the veal.

36. What is the topic of the text? 38. According to the text when should we add sliced
A. How to make creamy mushroom potatoes mushroom?
B. The materials of creamy mushroom potatoes A. After adding soybean milk, black pepper, salt
C. Steps of cleaning creamy mushroom potatoes & potatoes
D. How to produce heat and simmer soybean B. After frying onions, garlic, celery & green
and potatoes pepper
E. How to prepare ingredients for creamy C. As soon as we heat and simmer onion, garlic
mushroom and green pepper
D. Before pouring the oil and margarine
37. The text states that … E. Before we serve the meal
A. Extra soybean milk must be added if the soup
is too thick 39. 1 tb parsley – chopped.
B. Six cups of soy bean milk must be added to The underlined word is closest in meaning to …
the soup A. Drawn
C. Soybean milk is used merely for garnish B. Hacked
D. Extra cups must be provided for everybody C. Poured
E. The soup must be thick to make it easy D. Stirred
E. Cut

The following text is for questions 40 to 42

The forest and peatland fires and smog, billed the worst in Indonesian history, still dominated media headlines this
week, with thousands of hot spots covering Sumatra and Kalimantan. At least 19 people in Sumatra and Kalimantan
have died, and mostly children, have been hospitalized because of severe respiratory illness cause by the haze.
According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the ongoing haze crisis has resulted in more than
500,000 people in six provinces – Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South
Kalimantan – suffering from respiratory infections.

As evidence indicates that most hot spots are related to oil and palm and pulpwood plantations, President has
instructed the Forestry and Environment Ministry to stop issuing new permits for peatland cultivation for
monoculture, restore damage peatland and review all peatland licenses that have been issued. Put bluntly, companies
can no longer convert active forests and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations, such as acacia for
pulp and oil palm plantations.

Recent research by forest scientists at the Bogor, West Java-based Center for International Forestry Research
(CIFOR) found that the main cause of haze in Riau came from dry and deforested peatland, and not just from the
slashing-and-burning of forested areas, as commonly thought. The research found that peat swamps in their natural
state are resistant to fire because they are wet underground, but they can be highly flammable when they dry out and
are degraded.
40. What does the text tell us about? 42. “Put bluntly, companies can no longer convert active forests
A. The forest fire and the effect in Indonesia. and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations,
B. The worst condition of forest fire in such as acacia for pulp and oil palm plantations.” The
Indonesia. underlined word has similar meaning to …
C. The victims of the forest fire in Sumatra and A. Compel
Kalimantan. B. Change
D. The instruction from Jokowi to review all C. Concent
peatland licenses. D. Condemn
E. The research evidence that peat swamps in E. Collaborate
nature is resistant to fire.

41. What can we infer from the text?

A. Many people suffered from serious illness because of the haze.
B. Only children have been hospitalized from severe respiratory illness
C. The main cause of haze in Riau came from the slashing and burning of forest areas
D. Companies could convert active forest and deep peat into monoculture plantation.
E. The president has instructed the forestry and environment ministry to issue new permit for plantation.

The following text is for questions 43 to 45

The emergence of the internet has given entrepreneurs many ways to make money. Writers are one group that have
benefited from their talents as a result in the rise of internet based jobs

Blog writing is an increasingly popular way to earn money online determined by the owner of the blog. They are
very popular because Blogs are usually written on a certain subject area but can vary as its content is their simplicity
to get up and running. There are many free websites out there that will help you set up your own blog if you choose
to go that route because blog plus advertisement is a potential money.

Writing is also good to earn money online. Make sure to gear your articles to promote and advertise your own
business ventures. These articles are a free way to market the products and services you offer for free. The most
effective advertising with these articles comes from the dialogue box that is inserted at the end of each article. These
dialogue boxes contain links to basically any website you like to drive traffic to. For instance, you might have one
link in your dialogue box to a product you are selling and one to a blog where you are promoting a discussing other
products. Writing takes some time to gain credibility through but once it’s done earning potential can become very
powerful.

43. From the text we can conclude that …

A. Internet helps to get credibility online.
B. Internet entrepreneurs get profit online.
C. Writing isn’t way to earn money online.
D. Blog writing is potential earning online.
E. Searching internet help to get profit online.

44. How can people be powerful to earn money online?

A. To create blog
B. To sell product
C. To join association
D. To join social media
E. To contact entrepreneurs

45. What is main idea of paragraph 3?

A. We can advertise our product on the internet.
B. We can get money online as the benefit of writing.
C. The articles are written to promote business ventures.
D. The popular way to earn money online is blog writing.
E. Internet entrepreneurs get benefit from their own business.
The following text is for questions 46 and 47

Tigers are the largest member of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength.

There were eight tiger subspecies at one time, but there became extinct during the 20th century. Over the last 100
years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger’s populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to
perhaps fewer than 2.500. Tigers are hunted as trophies, and also for the body parts that are used in traditional
Chinese medicine. All five remaining tigers subspecies and endangered, and many protection programs are in place.

Tigers live alone and aggressively scent- mark large territories to keep their rivals away. They are powerful
nocturnal hunters that travel many miles to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mammals. Tigers use their
distinctive coats as camouflage. Despite their fearsome reputation, most tigers avoid humans; however a few do
become dangerous man eaters.

46. Why do tigers aggressively scent-mark large 47. Tigers are renowned for their power and strength.
territories? To... (paragraph 1)
A. Avoid humans The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
B. Hunt large animals A. Appropriate
C. Drive away their rival B. Blessed
D. Increase their power and strength C. Familiar
E. Use their distinctive coats as D. Distinct
camouflage E. Famous

The following text is for questions 48 to 50

In daily life, every person faces many kinds of problems. He/she must find ways to solve the problems. One of the
ways is compromise. A compromise is an agreement in which people involved in an argument reduce their demands
or changes their opinion in order to agree with each other. In other word, they can make a win-win solution.

In the traditional market, a seller and a buyer meet to do a trading process. They discuss to get the deal for the price
of some goods. The buyer usually bargains for the low prices until the seller agrees. If there is a deal between two
sides, a compromise has done. Compromise makes both the seller and the buyer solve the problems without any
disappointment.

A compromise is also necessary for people to work in group to discuss a problem. As we know, they may have
different opinions and ideas to solve the problems. For example, while they are discussing the problem, they
sometimes argue to each other. By having a compromise, they can accept the agreement.

In conclusion, compromise makes the problem solved in a simple way and also gives benefits to both sides.

48. The text mainly discusses

A. The importance of compromise
B. The definition of compromise
C. The purpose of compromise
D. Types of compromise
E. Kinds of compromise

49. What is paragraph 2 about?

A. A seller and a buyer in traditional market
B. The traditional market
C. The price of some goods in the traditional market
D. A compromise in the traditional market
E. Problem solving without any disappointment

50. We know from the text that a compromise ….

A. Can lead to a simple and useful solution
B. Forces someone to make an agreement
C. Makes people argue with each other
D. Faces many kinds of problems
E. Makes both side happy
Kunci Jawaban

16. C
17. E
18. B
19. A
20. D
21. A
22. C
23. B
24. D
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. A
29. C
30. A
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. B
35. B
36. A
37. A
38. B
39. E
40. A
41. A
42. B
43. D
44. A
45. B
46. C
47. E
48. A
49. D
50. A