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25. “ Brownie is a Chinese breed, it is small, fluffy and 30. “They were very bossy” ( Paragraph 1).
cute.” The underlined word means …. The word “bossy” means ….
a. thin d. thick a. furious. d. offensive
b. soft e. awkward b. arrogant e. domineering
c. hard c. sensitive
26. The communicative purpose of this text is …. This text is for questions 31 to 35.
a. to describe a particular animal.
b. to sharpen an amusing incident with others.
c. to present two points of view about an issue. Al Brown was very good at fixing things
d. to inform the readers about the beauty of Brownie. around the house when they broke. One day he went
e. to retell events for the purpose of informative or to another city to do some work there, and his wife
entertaining was alone in the house. While Mr. brown was away,
one of the faucets on the bathtub broke. Mrs. Brown
27. What is the main idea of the paragraph 2 ? didn’t know much about fixing broken faucets, so she
a. Brownie, my pet dog, is a Chinese breed. telephoned a plumber.
b. My Chinese breed dog only eats soft food. The plumber came to the house that
c. A Chinese breed dog doesn’t bark a lot. afternoon and fixed the faucet in a few minutes.
d. Brownie which is a Chinese breed is a sweet and When he finished, he gave Mrs. Brown his bill for the
friendly animal. work.
e. Brownie cannot get along with other animals She looked at it for several seconds and
because he seldom barks. then said,” Your prices are very high, aren’t they ? Do
you know, the doctor costs less than this when he
This text is for questions 28 to 30. comes to the house.”
: Yes, I know,” answered the plumber. “ I
Cinderella know that very well, because I was a doctor until I
was lucky enough to find this job a few months ago.”
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called
Cinderella. She lived with her stepsister and stepmother.
They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework. 31. The text mainly tells about ….
One day an invitation to the ball came to thefamily. a. Al Brown’s visit to another city.
Her stepsister did not let her go, so Cinderella was very b. the payments of the doctor’s visit.
sad. The stepsister went to the ball without her. c. the broken faucet of Mrs. Brown’s bathtub.
Fortunately, the fairy good mother came and d. the disappointment of Mrs. Brown about the
helped her to get to the ball. At the hall, Cinderella danced bill given.
with the prince. The prince fell in love with her then he e. Mrs. Brown called Mr. Brown to fix the broken
married her. They lived happily ever after. faucet.
28. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the 32. Which of the following sentences is TRUE
text ? according to the text ?
a. Cinderella lived with her stepsisters. a. The plumber was smart.
b. Cinderella felt happy with her husband. b. Al brown went to the village to work.
c. Cinderella felt annoyed with her stepsisters. c. The plumber charged Mrs. Brown cheaply.
d. Cinderella was helped by a fairy to get to the ball d. Mrs. Brown was skillful in fixing broken
e. Cinderella was helped by her stepsister to do all faucets.
the house work. e. Mrs. Brown called Mr. Brown to fix the broken
faucet.
33. “ The plumber came to the house that afternoon,” 38. Which statements is TRUE ?
(Pr.2) The word “ plumber” means someone who is a. Dolphins are fish.
skillful in …. b. Dolphins are kind hearted animals.
a. making handicraft. c. Dolphin’s sense of hearing is very sharp.
b. repairing vehicles. d. Chimpanzees are the cleverest animals in the
c. operating computers. world.
d. fixing washing machines. e. The big apes are regarded as the most
e. fitting pipes into building. intelligent animals.
34. The type of text above is a/an … 39. The text above is in the form of ….
a. repot d. narrative a. spoof d. procedure
b. recount e. descriptive b. report e. narration
c. anecdote c. recount
35. What is the communicative purpose of the text ? 40. To tell the factual information, the writer mostly
a. To share an amusing story with others. uses ….
b. To inform readers about Mrs. Brown’s problem. a. Passive Voice
c. To present two points of view about the plumber’s b. Simple Past Tense
issue. c. Present Perfect tense.
d. To describe the plumber’s experience in fixing d. Simple Present Tense
broken faucets. e. Present Continuous Tense.
e. To persuade readers to be concerned with Mrs.
Brown’s case. This text is for questions 41 to 45.
This text is for questions 46 to 50. 49. The organization of the text above is ….
a. Goal, Material, Steps.
The Tyrant Who became a Just Ruler b. Identification, Description.
c. Newsworthy event, background Event,
In the olden times there was a king who was cruel Sources.
and unjust toward his subjects that he was always called d. Orientation, Crisis, Reaction, Coda,
The Tyrant. So heartless was he that his people used to Reflection.
pray night and day that they might have a new king. e. Orientation, Evaluation, Complication,
One day, much to their surprise, he called his resolution, Reorientation.
people together and said to them,” My dear subjects,
the days of my tyranny are over. Henceforth, you shall live 50.To show the real words of the speakers, the writer
in peace and happiness for I have decided to try my rule uses….
henceforth justly and well.” a. Passive Voice d. Simple Past tense
The king kept his words so well that soon he was b. Direct speech e. Simple Present Tense
known throughout the land as The Just King. By and by c. Reported speech
one of his favorites came to him said,” Your Majesty, I beg
you to tell me how it was that you had this change of heart
towards your people.”
PELATIHAN 3
UJIAN NASIONAL 2007
PART 1
Questions : 1 – 4
Directions :
For each questions, you will see a picture in your
test book and you will hear a question followed by five
statements. The questions and the statements will be
spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test
book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speaker says.
When you hear the question and five statements 02.
look at the picture in your test book and choose the
statements that best describes what you see in the
picture. Then on the answer sheet, find the number of the
question and mark your answer. Look at the sample
below.
Sample answer :
A b c d e
Statement (d) “He is taking a photograph of the Woman”,
best describes what you see in the picture. Therefore, you
should choose answer (d).
e. How to make a decision in Japan
13. a. 3 d. 7
d. 5 e. 8
e. 6
PART IV
Question 16 - 20
Directions :
In this part of the test, you will hear 2 short texts.
They will be spoken two times. After you hear a text
PART II and the questions (s) about it, read the five possible
Questions : 5 to 10 answer and decide which one would be the best
Directions : answer to the questions you have heard.
In this part of the best, you will hear a statement or a
question spoken in English, followed by five responses, 16. a. At an airport
also spoken in English. The statement or question and the b. At a hotel
responses will be spoken two times. They will not be c. At a restaurant
printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to d. At a cafe
understand what the speakers say. You have to choose e. At a department store
the best response to each statement or questions. 17. a. The receptionist d. Miss baker
05. Mark your answer on your answer sheet b. The visitor e. The manager
06. Mark your answer on your answer sheet c. The porter
07. Mark your answer on your answer sheet
08. Mark your answer on your answer sheet 18. a. Three nights d. Six nights
09. Mark your answer on your answer sheet b. Four nights e. Seven nights
10. Mark your answer on your answer sheet c. Five nights
29. The text tell us .... 32. What are schools in the text mean .... .
a. Ahmad Zakir’s explanation. a. Piranha fish are the fiercest animals in the
b. Heavy rainfall in West java. world.
c. A weather forecast by the BMG. b. Piranhas will attack and eat each other.
d. The difficulty in predicting the weather in c. The piranha fish eat Capybara
Indonesia. d. Piranha fish has a large mouth
e. The transition period from the rainy season to the e. Piranhas fish hunt in groups
dry season.
33. These are the characteristics of piranha,
30. “ ...that there was a possibility of sporadic rainfall in EXCEPT ... .
Bogor, ...in the city.” ( Pr. 1) a. They live in the fresh water rivers.
The underlined word has the closest meaning to .... b. They usually eat other fish smaller than
a. probability d. regularity themselves
b. quantity e. capability c. Piranhas have large head and short thick
c. certainty bodies.
d. Piranha fish has large mouth with of triangular A spider web looks delicate, but it is very
teeth with sharp point. strong. It can hold 4,000 times a spider’s weight. But
e. The muscles moving the jaws are small and very how does it form ?
weak First the spider spins a thread of silk. The
thread gets blown over to a branch by the wind. Then
TEXT 6. This text is for questions 34-36 she makes another two threads and makes a Y shape.
Next she makes more threads and they look like
Movies are always fascinating, especially for spokes of a wheel. Then the spider goes in a spiral,
people who love movies. Have you ever wondered what out back in, sits in the middle and waits for food.
makes movies so touching and really impressive? Is it the This is how a web is formed.
movie stars? The directors? The soundtrack ? The
pictures ? or is it the story that we can really relate to ? www.tkl.org.nz/r/assessment/examplars/eng/
There were several reasons why we like movies so
much ? 37. The purpose of the text is … .
First, we can always see that movies are not so a. to give report how spider web is formed
fictitious after all. Movies are created because people b. to inform how to make spider web
experienced something that motivated them to express it c. to describe a kind of spiders
in the form of moving pictures. That’s what makes movies d. to explain how to make spider web
so real. e. to describe what spider’s web is
Second, movies can always make us laugh or cry .
Hey…. It’s like the life we’re living ! We experience the ups 38. Why does a spider form a web ?
and downs, and simply going through all that enriching a. To get the food d. To play with
already. Whenever we’re confronted with extreme b. To stay as her nest e. To breed
circumstances in our life, good or bad, just keep in mind c. To waits for other mates
that it’s just a period in life that we have to go to through.
Therefore, it can be clearly seen that movies are 39. These are the steps a spider do to make a web,
touching and impressive because we can observe the except …..
reflection of our lives from movies. a. the spider spins a thread of silk
b. she makes another two threads
34. Which statement is TRUE based on the text ? c. she makes more threads, they look like spokes
a. movies are so real because they are created of a wheel.
based on people’s experience. d. the spider goes in a spiral, out back in
b. movies are fascinating because people love e. the spider spins a rope of wool
movies.
c. the movies stars make movies impressive TEXT 8. This text is for questions 40-42.
d. soundtrack makes movies so real
e. sad movies make us cry
49. A tourist : That post office looks very old. When did
people build it?
A guide : Oh, it … long time ago
a. builds d. was built
b. built e. had built
c. is built
PELATIHAN 4
UJIAN NASIONAL 2007
Sumber Listening Ujian Nasional Susulan 2006/2007
PART 1.
Questions : 1 - 4
Directions :
For each questions, you will see five pictures in a. I d. IV
your test book and you will hear a dialogue followed by a b. II e. V
question. The dialogue and the questions will be spoken c. III
two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so
you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers PART II
say. Questions : 3 to 7.
When you hear the question, look at the pictures
and choose the statement in the dialogues. Then on the Directions :
answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark In this part of the test, you will hear several
your answer. Look at the sample below. incomplete dialogues each followed by a question. The
incomplete dialogues and the questions will be spoken
Tape Script. two times. After you hear an incomplete dialogue and
Man : Could you tell me what time the meet will start? the question, read the five possible answers in your
Woman : The meeting will start at 2 p.m. test book then decide which one would be the
response to complete the dialogue.
Narrator: Which picture illustrate the statement ?
Gambar : 03. a. That’s good d. Be careful
b. Thank you e. You’re good
c. Never mind
In this section of test, you will have the chance to 04. a. He helps Tina
show how well you understand spoken English. There are b. He refuses to help
four parts of this section, with special directions for each c. He carries Tina’s stuff
part. d. He says sorry for doing wrong
29. What happens after the air is saturated ? The Standard Post, 3 March 1980
a. It falls as rain
b. Vapour fills the air. Prone Allen Davies is only five, but already
c. The air rises in the sky his parents are convinced he’s a walking disaster.
d. The air is constantly moving The younger has cracked his head falling into
e. The hot air rises at a certain level. an empty swimming pool, has chopped the end of his
finger off with a pen knife and has made himself ill by
30. What is bad about rain ? drinking a half of a bottle of Detol.
a. It makes the sky cold. Each time another disaster strikes Allen, he is
b. It washes away waste taken to the children’s hospital in Sydeham, where he
c. It makes the weather hot has been such a regular visitor. He believes the
d. It damages useless properties nursing sister is a member of his family.
e. It damages valuable properties Now Allen’s grateful father, street trader Allan
Davies, has raised £ 6500 for the hospital to buy a
31. What is the purpose of the text ? neonatal monitor to measure babies breathing and
a. To explain how rain is formed temperatures.
b. To share experience in a rainy season. His wife, Margareth, said it all started when
c. To amuse readers with the information Allen was a year old. He fell over and cut himself and
d. To warn people about the danger of rain had to have stitches in his forehead. Since then he
e. To persuade readers to prevent much rain has not stopped. He’s been taken to hospital at least
10 times.
TEXT 5. This text is for questions 32 to 34. Mr. Davies supported by the Lewisham and
Berwick Street trader’s Association raised to cash
With its famous Roman baths, its eighteenth with the help of celebrities.
century architecture, and its many museums. Bath is one
of the most beautiful cities in the country. It is also a large 35. The purpose of the text is …
number of interesting shops and streets markets, excellent a. to report a result of an observation
hotels, cafes and many good restaurants. b. to share an amusing event with readers
In the summer there are lots of places to eat c. to inform readers about a newsworthy event
outside. You can enjoy walking around the small streets, d. to persuade readers to be careful with their
or you can see the city from the water, with a boat cruise kids.
on the river Avon. But don’t take your car into the city e. to describe a walking disaster in our
centre-parking, that is impossible in Summer. environment
for individual who intend to familiarize themselves
36. What is the text about ? with
a. Allan Davies, the street trader and his family the TOEFL test formal. It is also good indicator of how
b. Berwick Trader’s Association that raised the cash an individual will score on the International (CBT)
c. Allan Davies who has raised £ 6500 for the hospital test.
d. Prone Allan Davies who always gets disasters Seats are limited and filled on a first-come-first-
during his childhood. serve basis. The test will be held every Tuesday with
e. A neonatal monitor, a device used to measure the minimum 10 participants.
babies’ breathing and temperature
Please contact 3452024 for details.
37. When Allen was a year old, the horrible thing
happened to his was …
a. he drank half a bottle Detol. 40. The purpose of the text is to … about services at
b. he fell over and cut himself in his forehead EAS.
c. he had been taken to the hospital at least 10 times. a. criticize d. persuade
d. he chopped the end of his finger off with a pen knife b. describe e. announce
e. he cracked his head falling into an empty swimming c. entertain
pool.
41. The text is about …. Conducted by EAS.
38. The news is obtained from …. a. tests d. school exams
a. A weekly magazine b. services e. employee’s activities
b. Allen’s grateful father c. products
c. The trader’s Association
d. Margareth, Allen’s mother 42.To … one should attend Pre-Admission
e. The children’s hospital in Sydenham orientation.
a. apply for the a job
39. “ … his parents are convinced he’s a walking disaster.” b. select a university
( Paragraph 1) c. get a TOEFL Score
The underlined phrase means a disaster that … d. be familiar with a test
a. keeps moving e. change of hours of operation
b. is very dangerous
c. makes someone aware 43.International test (TOEFL,GMAT or GRE)
d. is continuously troublesome registration is now available at EAS. ( Pr. 1 )
e. encourages someone to do something The word “ available “ means …
a. suitable d. accessible
TEXT 7. This text is for questions 40 to 43. b. agreeable e. dependable
c. profitable
New Services at EAS
International test (TOEFL,GMAT or GRE) registration is TEXT 8.
now available at EAS. You don’t have to worry for your This text is for questions 44 to 46.
test registration.
Change of Hours of Operation at EAS : RAFTERS
In order to provide more service to students please note
that our hours of operation will change as follows 2002, Carlos Bosch y Joseph Maria Domenech
beginning April 1, 2004. In the summer of 1994 a team of Spanish
Monday – Friday : 8:00 - 16:30 television reporters shot and interview seven Cubans
Saturday : 9:30 - 13:00 and their families during the days before their
Pre-Admission Orientation ( PAO ) : dangerous adventures of taking to the sea in an
Every Thursday from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. attempt to reach the United States coast, fleeing the
This program highlights information on the education- economic difficulties that destroy the country.
nal system in the USA, selecting the appropriate institu- Some time later they manage to locate those
tion, general requirements for applying to a collage who have been rescued at high sea and who are now
and among other topics. in a refugee camp in the American base at
Institutional TOEFL Test : Guantaname. Their families are still in Cuba and have
The test will be held in each of our for centers : no news of them. Seven years have passed and the
Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Malang. This test is evolution of the characters, their destinies, their life in
the United States and the lives of those remaining in Cuba when she told me she intended to get married again.
are portrayed in details. The television team not lost Can you guess who the ‘lucky man is ?”
contact with the seven protagonists : the rafts men. Some Naturally, I told her I would refuse to come to
still hold on the emigrant’s dream, others have fallen into the wedding or have anything more to do with her if
despair and some have become accustomed to failure, she went ahead with this crazy idea. But she refused
selling drugs becoming their only source of income. to listen the reason.
This film illustrates about Seven Cubans and their She doesn’t seem to understand I am only
families who struggle for their life to have a better life in the trying to protect her from all the problems and
United States. The scenes give us inspiration about unhappiness she will have. Obviously, I can’t forbid
courage and bravery which are needed in life. This film is her to get married. But there must be something I can
enjoyable and worth seeing. do to stop her. Don’t you agree that it is likely the man
is interested only in her money ?
44. The purpose of the text is …
a. to describe a film 47. What is the purpose of this text ?
b. to entertain readers a. To advice the writer
c. to describe how to make a film b. To inform readers about a certain event
d. to review a film for a public audience c. To share readers with an amusing incident
e. to persuade readers to perform a good film d. To tell readers about how to select a spouse
e. To persuade readers that a woman should
45. After reading the review, how do you judge this film ? not marry to a younger man.
a. Excellent d. Fair
b. Annoying e. Bad 48. The writer was worried about …
c. Terrible a. his crazy idea
b. his new step father
46. What does the writer suggest to the audience ? c. his mother’s reason
The writer suggest that the audience … d. a thirty-six-year-old man’s wife
a. enjoy the film e. his mother’s relationship with a younger man
b. neglect the film
c. stop the film circulation 49. Why did the writer feel uncertain with the man ?
d. have the seminar about the film a. He tried to protect his mother.
e. spend their time to promote the film b. The man was too young to get married
c. His mother was too fast to make up her mind.
TEXT 9. d. The man was not really falling in love with his
This text is for questions 47 to 50. mother
e. He thought the man might marry his mother
My mother is a fifty-year-old widow. She and my only because of money.
father were very happy together and I know she has been
very lonely since he died. 50. The writer suggest that his mother should …
I am very fond of her but sometimes her behaviour a. get her husband
is unreasonable. She is still quite attractive, even to men b. stop her marriage
who are much younger than she is. Recently she has been c. do valuable things
seeing with a thirty – six – year- old man whose wife died a d. marry another man
few years ago in a car crash. I was very worried about this, e. change her behaviour
but she said nothing about it until yesterday. That was
PELATIHAN 6
UJIAN NASIONAL 2007
Sumber Listening Ujian Nasional 2005/2006 Kode P 13
d. Let me try
Listening Section. ( Questions 1 – 20 )
In this section of test, you will have the chance to 03. a. Blouses and pants
show how well you understand spoken English. There are b. Books and pens
four parts of this section, with special directions for each c. Radios and TV sets
part. d. Bananas and apples
PART III
Questions 11 - 15
03. Direction :
In this part of the test, you will hear two
conversation. They will be spoken two times. After
you hear a conversation 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.
PART IV
Directions :
In this part of the test, you will hear 2 short
texts. They will be spoken two times. After you hear a
text and the question (s) about it, read the five possible b. to tell past events
answer and decide which one would be the best answer to c. to describe an event
the question (s) you have heard. d. to give solution to readers
e. to give a report of a vacation
16. a. Albert Einstein d. Hitler and his party 22. When did Andrew and his family go to the Movie
b. Nobel Prize. e. Einstein’s famous work World?
c. University of Zurich They went on …
a. July 1, 2007 d. June 31, 2007
17. a. In 1879 d. In 1933 b. July 2, 2007 e. June 29, 2007
b. In 1905 e. In 1955 c. June 30, 2007
c. In 1919
23. What did they have while watching the movie ?
18. a. He wanted to meet Hitler a. Lethal Weapon d. Sandwich
b. He wanted to receive the Nobel Prize. b. Milk shake e. Hot dog and milk
c. He wanted to talk to other scientists shake
d. He wanted to make scientific researches c. Hot dog
e. He wanted to continue his study.
24. “ It was fun “
19.a. Preparing for landing This part of the text is called …
b. An announcement for departure a. orientation d. reorientation
c. A save place for landing b. complication e. general
d. Cabin attendants. classification
e. The luggage of the passengers. c. resolution
28. How did Beauty know that her father was sick ? TEXT 4.
a. After having a phone call This text is for question 32 – 35.
b. After receiving news from her sister
c. By riding the horse to her home Frogs are delightful creatures. Our country is
d. By watching the Beast’s magic mirror home to more than 220 named species, and they can
e. By telling the bad news to her sisters be found in almost any Australian landscape.
Most frogs lay eggs on land or in water.
TEXT 3. Then, after the eggs hatch, tadpoles enter the water
This text is for question 29 – 31. for two weeks to six months, depending on the
temperature, before emerging as froglets ( baby
Sea-lions are sea mammals and are warm frogs). Not all frogs do this. The hip-pocket frog is
blooded. They breathe air with their lungs. The scientific very interesting example of parenthal care. After the
name for the family they belong to is Neophoca Cinerea female hip-pocket frog has spawned, the male will lie
( nee –o – fo – ka Sin – er –ee- a ). on her eggs and about eight tadpoles wriggle up into
Australian sea-lions are about 250 cms long. Adult each pocket where they grow into a babies frogs.
males ( called bulls) grow about 3 metres and are the Australia’s two species of gastic brooding frogs are
largest Australian mammal ( they no longer breed in even more amazing. They swallow their fertilized
Australia). The female sea-lions are always smaller than eggs and hatch the tadpoles in their stomatichs. Six
the bulls in length and in weight. Australian sea-lions have weeks later the froglets emerge from their mother’s
a body shaped for slipping smoothly through the water and mouth.
a thick layer of fat underneath their skin. They have large
nostril, long, sharp teeth and two pairs of short legs with 32. What is the aim of the text above ?
the five-toed feet flattened like paddles or fins. a. To inform readers about frogs.
When Australian sea-lion pups are born, they feed b. To persuade readers to breed frogs
on their mother’s milk. Sea-lions have to come on dry land c. To explain how to breed frogs
when they mate and have babies. Bull sea-lions are big d. To describe a particular frogs
and dark and they mate with lots of females. If a baby pup e. To describe the breeding of frogs
goes near bull, the bull will kill it. When the pup is trying to
look for its mother, no-other sea-lion will feed it. If it can’t 33. The text mainly talk about …
find its mother, it will starve. a. the breeding of frogs
Australian sea-lions are found along the South- b. the frog is nice to eat
western shores of west Australia and most of the South c. the frogs eats many kinds of insects
Australian coastline and off shores island. Sea-lion eat fish d. many kinds of frogs
and squid. e. Australian frogs
29. What is the purpose of the text ? 34. The eggs that have hatched are called …
a. To inform readers of the sea-horse’s process of a. young frog d. tadpoles
reproduction. b. adult frog e. froglets
b. To persuade readers to breed the sea-horse c. babies frogs
c. To explain how to breed the sea-horse
d. To describe a particular sea-horse 35. Where do the hip-pocket frogs hatch their eggs ?
e. To describe what a sea-horse a. On land d. In a pond
b. In water e. their stomatichs
30. The text mostly talks about … c. On leaves
National and local police are investigating
TEXT 5. the case, he said, refusing to say how many people
This text is for question 36 – 39. have been questioned over these case. - AP
Shrewsburry is the smallest town in English West Adapted from The Jakarta Post Thursday, Nov 9, 2006
Midland. It is about 45 miles from Birmingham and 160
miles from London. The oldest part of the town was built in 39. The purpose of the text is …
a bend of river Severn and had a wall around it. Up to the a. to share an amusing story with readers
19 century, Shrewsburry was an important market town b. to describe a smuggling of explosive
and was a centre of for roads and railways in the region. In c. to persuade readers to be aware of terrorist
the twentieth century Shrewsburry has become the most d. to report a tragedy in the ship of MV Rose
important shopping centre and has grown rapidly. Visitors e. to inform readers about a newsworthy event.
enjoy the beautiful parks by the river and the quiet street in
the old part of the town where they can find tea rooms and 40. The source of the news is from …
antique shops. a. the crew of ship MV Rose
b. the local resident in port Cita Tubindo
36. The purpose of the text is … c. the local police in Batam Island
a. to inform about a place d. the head of the Riau Island police
b. to describe a particular place e. the national police in Jakarta
c. to tell how wonderful something is
d. to share an amusing story with readers 41. “ Troops found detonators and 63 tons of
e. to amuse readers with a beautiful object explosives” (Paragraph 1 )
The underlined word has the closest meaning
37. When did Shrewsburry become the most important with …
shopping centre ? a. Navy d. Police
a. In the 19th century b. Army e. Port Guard
b. In the 20th century c. Air Force
c. It is 45 miles from Birmingham
d. It is 160 miles from London
e. It is an important town TEXT 7.
This text is for question 42 – 44.
38. “…Shrewsburry has become the most important
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The synonym of the underlined is … WORKERS’
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Thursday, February 1, 2007
TEXT 6. The Platinum Hotel
This text is for question 39 – 41. Omaha, Nebraska
52. Desy : Where did your brother study , Arini ? 58. Hasan : I am afraid that I am unable to finish
Nita : What did Desy ask to Arini ? typing this report on time.
Kiky : Desy asked her … Aldi : O.K. let me help you finish it then.
a. where did her brother study. The underlined words are used to express ….
b. where her brother had studied. a. disagreement d. uncertainty
c. where has her brother studied. b. incapability e. impossibility
d. where your brother studied. c. dislike
e. where your brother studies.
59. It is 9 o’clock and my sister is reading a novel in the 60. Winda : What a beautiful garden, you are a good
living-room now. She started reading at 8. gardener
From the sentence above we may conclude that my Anita : I’m not. I get it done.
sister ….for an hour. From the dialogue we know that Anita …
a. has been reading d. is reading a. is fond of gardening
b. has to read e. reads b. is really a good gardener
c. will read c. wants to be a good gardener
d. likes to do gardening herself
e. asks the gardener to do gardening
PELATIHAN 8
UJIAN NASIONAL 2007
Sumber Listening Ujian Nasional SMK 2006/2007 Kode P 14 / 47
Listening Section. ( no soal 1 – 15 ) Choice (a) “The basket is made of woven rattan. ,”
best describe what we can be seen in the
In this section of test, you will have the cha nce to show picture. Therefore, you should mark (a)
how well you understand spoken English. There are four on your answer sheet.
parts of this section, with special directions for each part. Now let’s begin with picture number 1.
01.
PART 1.
Question : 1 to 3
Direction :
For each item, there is a picture and four short statements
about it on the tape. They are spoken two times, are
NOT WRITTEN out on your test book, so you must
listen carefully. You must choose one sentence – (A),
(B), (C), or (D) – that best describes the picture. Then
on your answer sheet, mark your choice. 02.
Example :
Look at the picture and listen to the four sentences.
Example :
You will hear :
Girl : Are you sixteen yet ?
Boy : Not yet, but my birthday is in March.
Girl : When is March ?
Boy : It is march 20th
Direction : In this part of the test, you will * Choice (c)- “ The boy was born in March”- best
hear a question spoken in English, followed by answers the question ( What do you learn from the
three responses, also spoken in English. The conversation). Therefore, you should mark © on your
question and the responses will be spoken two answer sheet.
times. They will not be printed in your test
book, so you must listen carefully to 08. Where will the man be tomorrow morning ?
understand what the speakers say. You have a. At the woman’s house. c. At the cinema
to choose the best response to each question. b. At his own house d. At a meeting
Now listen to a sample question. 09. How will the man go to Makasar ?
You will hear : “ Will you be here this summer ?” a. By bus d. By plane
You will also hear : b. By train e. By ship
a. Yes. Summer is my favorite season. Sample answer
b. Yes. They will be here soon. 0 0 0 0 10. What product are they talking about ?
c. No, I won’t. I plan to visit my family. A B C D a. A painting d. A computer
b. A brochure e. A television
Choice (c) - “ “ No, I won’t. I plan to visit my family ?” - is
the appropriate response to the question ( Will be here this 11. What does the woman want ?
summer) Therefore, you should mark (c) on your answer a. To borrow a pen. c. To write an article
sheet. b. To buy some paper d. To finish her
writing
Now let’s begin with question number 4.
PART III.
04. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
05. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. Direction :
06. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. In this part of the test, you will hear several
07. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. short talks. The conversation will not be printed in
your test book. Each will be spoken two times, so you
PART III. must listen carefully to understand and remember
what is said.
Direction : In your test book, you will read two or more
In this part of the test, you will hear five short questions about each short talk. Each question The
conversation. The conversation will not be printed in your will be followed by four answers. You have to choose
test book. You will hear the conversation two times, so you the best answer to each question and mark it on your
must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. answer sheet.
12. What is the text about ? a. to explain the effect if merozoites enter the
a. Inserting the letters into the drive bloodstream.
b. Installing additional software from a CD or DVD b. to explain the life cycle of the malaria parasite
c. Following the company’s order c. to explain the malaria is an infectious disease
d. Restarting the computer monitor. d. to explain how plasmodium transmitted to
human
13. When do we start following the on-screen instruction ? e. to explain how gametosites undergo sexual
a. When the disc is inserted into the drive reproduction.
b. When we turn on the computer
c. When the installation wizard opens 18. What will happen if merozoites enter the
d. When we turn off the computer bloodstream ?
a. The red blood cells will be infected
14. What product is being advertised ? b. The morozoites will grow and produce more
a. A vegetable drawer d. A compartment merozoites.
b. A refrigerator e. A compressor c. The merozoites will alter their sex.
d. The red blood cells will be released
15. What is given as the bonus for buying the product ? e. The merozoites will undergo their life cycle.
a. A towel d. A plastic bag
b. A napkin e. An ice tray 19. In the mosquito’s stomach, the gametocytes
mature.
Text 1. The underlined has the closest meaning with …
This text is questions 16 - 19 a. ripe d. new
b. adult e. large
Malaria is an infectious disease by a one-celled c. big
parasite known as Plasmodium. The parasite is
transmitted to human by the bite of female Anopheles Text 2.
mosquitoes. The plasmodium parasite spends its life cycle This text is questions 20 – 22.
partly in human and partly in mosquitoes.
Mosquito infected with the malaria parasite bites There will be a meeting of all residents next
human, passing cells called sporozoits into the human’s Wednesday.
bloodstream. Sporozoites travel to the liver. Each We will discuss the problems with trash
sporozoit undergoes a sexual reproduction, in which its collection and plans for new recreation area.
nucleus splits to form two new cells, called morozoites. Please come.
Merozoits enter the bloodstream and infect red blood cells.
In red blood cells merozoites grow and device to produce 20. All of these statements are correct, EXCEPT …
more morozoits, eventually causing the red blood cells to a. They want to build a new recreation area.
rupture. Some of the newly released cells. Some b. They get problems in the discussion
merozoites develop into sex cells known as female and c. The meeting will be hold on Wednesday.
male gametocytes. Another mosquito bites the infected d. They hope all citizens there to attend the
human, ingesting the gametocytes. In the mosquitoes’s meeting
stomach, the gametocytes mature. Male and female e. They have already had a recreation area
gametocytes undergo sexual reproduction, uniting to form
a zygote. The zygote multiplies to form sporozoites, which 21. Who should go to the meeting ?
travel to the mosquito’s salivary glands. If the mosquito a. Everyone who lives there
bites another human, the cycle begins again. b. Only people who use the recreation
c. People without trash
16. The main idea of the text is … d. People who collect trash
a. Malaria is an infectious disease e. People collecting things.
b. How the red blood cells are infected
c. The effect of the female Anopheles mosquito’s 22. The communicative goal of the text is …
bites a. to persuade the readers to involve in the
d. The life cycle of the malaria parasite meeting
e. The infectious disease called malaria b. to tell the readers about the trash collection
and new recreation area
17. What is the purpose of this text ? c. to explain the readers about trash collection
and new recreation area.
d. to describe the trash collection and new recreation cells are very cheap to run, but relatively expensive to
area buy and many people can’t afford it.
e. to inform about trash collection and new recreation Needless to say that solar energy is a useful
area and non -polluted source of energy. Nevertheless,
solar cells, the main important device to harness the
Text 3. sun’s energy are still very expensive.
This text is questions 23 - 36
26. What is the goal of the text above ?
This evening’s Flight 334 to Chicago is delayed a. to tell readers that we can get abandon
due to dangerous weather conditions. Flight 334 is energy from the sun.
expected to depart tomorrow morning at 5.30 A.M. with a b. to explain how to collect the sunlight and
7:48 A.M. arrival time Chicago. Our gate agents will be convert it into energy.
glad to assist you with making hotel arrangements for this c. To explain that solar energy has many
evening. advantages
The airline is not responsible for the hotel d. To present the controversy of using solar
expenses. Any passengers wishing to make arrangement energy for industry.
for a hotel room should speak with the gate agent on e. To present the controversy of harnessing
Concourse 2. solar energy.
23. What is the purpose of this announcement ? 27. What is the problem in making use of solar
a. To tell travelers that the weather is dangerous energy ?
b. To explain how to buy a ticket to Chicago a. The solar energy is cheaper that fossil fuel.
c. To notify travelers that the hotel is full b. The solar energy cannot be used for industrial
d. To give the Chicago weather report societies.
e. To explain a schedule change c. The device to harness the sun’s energy is very
expensive.
24. Who will pay for the hotel room ? d. The solar energy can only be exploited in the
a. The airline company d. The assistant bright light
b. The passengers e. The pilot e. The solar energy can be taken any time and
c. The ticket agents any place.
25. Why was the plane delayed ? 28. People obtaining the most beneficial from the sun
Because of … are those who …
a. down pour d. earthquake a. live in desert area.
b. tornado e. weather conditions b. have solar cells
c. storm c. live in tropical countries.
d. Produce electricity for business
Text 4. e. Live in countries that have clear sky
This text is questions 26 – 28.
29. The purpose of the text above is … 32. The writer mostly tell about …
a. to describe the striking of a maid a. the characteristics of the elephants
b. to report a tragedy in the newspaper b. the place where the elephants live
c. to persuade readers to avoid bird flue c. the performance of the elephants.
d. to share an amusing story with readers d. the organs of the elephants
e. to inform readers about a newsworthy event. e. the food of elephants
30. Ramdani died because of … 33. The social purpose of the text is …
a. pneumonia and kidney failure a. to persuade readers to take care of elephants.
b. severe pneumonia b. to explain the characteristics of elephants
c. kidney failure c. to inform readers about the Asian elephants
d. H5NI virus d. to tell about the origin of elephants
e. bird flue e. to describe the Asian elephants.
31. The writer got the news from… 34. The exceed 3,000 kg weight.
a. a spokesman of jakarta’s Saroso Hospital The synonym of the underlined is …
b. World Health Organization a. Nearly d. as heavy as
c. Government b. less than e. able to grow
d. Ramdani c. more than
e. an office
35. Compared with African Elephants, Asian
Text 6. Elephants …
This text is questions 32 - 35 a. have smaller size and ears.
b. can survive in dry places
Elephants are great mammals. They are c. have heavier tusks
distinguished from their African counterparts by their d. have more diet
smaller size, smaller ears, more rounded back, and fourth e. have sharper
menial on each of their hind feet. They can exceed 5000
kg weight. They have thick, dry skin with a small amount of Text 7.
stiff hair and are grey to brown in colour. Female Asian This text is questions 36 - 38
elephants have rudimentary tusks.
They have an sensitive range across India and Sri BANYUWANGI
Lanka and also occur further south and east as far as
Sumatra. Theses three areas appear to countain Once upon a time, there reigned in East Java
subspecies all with slightly different characteristics. They a king named Sindureja. He had a prime minister
are spread over areas where rainfall levels vary named Sidapaksa had a very beautiful wife.
considerably. They can survive in dry places where less Sidapaksa loved his wife deeply. They lived
than 40 cm of rain falls per year and in wet areas where in complete happiness. However, Sidapaksa’s mother
over 8 meter of rain can fall in a year. didn’t like her daughter-in-law. Each day she tried to
Elephants have a diverse vegetarian diet, think a way to separate Sidapaksa from his wife.
including grasses, bamboo, legumes, bark, succulent One day, King Sindureja asked Sidapaksa to
climbers, creepers and palms. They have seasonal search for the bud of a magic flower on Mount Ijen. It
favourites such fig leaves and fruits, tamarind, wood apple was a long and dangerous journey. The assignment
and mango. from the king was so important and urgent.
They are very sociable and live in basic family Sidapaksa had to leave his pregnant wife.
units of one adult cow and her offspring. Daughters remain
with their mothers, but sons leave at puberty, often joining
Not long afterwards, a son was born. The baby’s a. Keep your promise.
birth gave much happiness to the young mother. b. Never tell a lie whatever happens.
However, one day, while this young mother was c. Take care of your children carefully.
bathing, her evil mother-in-law threw the baby into the d. Don’t believe anyone, except yourself.
river. Knowing that her baby had disappeared, the young e. Think carefully before you make decision.
mother was very sad. She could neither eat nor sleep. She
became very ill. Text 8.
Two years passed and Sidapaksa returned from This text is questions 39 – 41.
his journey. He succeeded in doing his duty. Just as he
was about to enter his house, her mother told him that his
wife had thrown their baby into the river. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME
Sidapaksa believed his mother’s story. He was too MINISTER.
angry to use his common sense. He drew his creese and
approached his wife who was lying weak on her bed. The Hon RJ Hawke, MP
“ Ach, wicked woman. Tell me why you threw our Prime Minister
new-born child into the river. Tell me !” he said in a rough Parliament House
and angry voice. CANBERRA ACT 2600
“ Oh, my dearest husband, I am innocent. I love
you and our new baby. I didn’t kill our child. If you don’t Into the Mouth of Babes.
believe me, carry me to the river. I will prove you that I
didn’t do it.” We are writing to you (because) we are
Sidapaksa took her wife to the edge of the river. concerned about the way food is being advertised to
Suddently, his wife leaped up and threw herself into the children.
river. What we eat now effects our health in years
“Ohh my God ! How will I know who killed my child to come. Bad dietary habits start while we are very
?” moaned Sidapaksa. young. For this reason, your government supports
Then he looked down at the water. Suddenly, two health education that encourages a balanced healthy
pure while flower-buds appeared, one large and the other diet. Australians are encouraged to get the bulk of
was taller. A sweet fragrance came from them. their nutrients from fresh fruits, vegetables, and
“ Sidapaksa, look here ! Beside me is our child. He wholegrain cereals, a lesser amount of foods high in
himself will tell you who drowned him.” The taller one fat, salt and sugar.
spoke. TV advertising to children presents a
“ Father, my mother is innocent. Grandmother completely different message. Nearly 80% of food
threw me into the river. Now I’m happy because my advertising pushes fatty snacks or sweets – the very
beloved mother has come with me,” the smaller one foods that should be eaten least. To make matter
spoke. Then, the two flowers vanished into the river. They worse, these ads take up much of the advertising
left their fragrance behind. time. This must be stopped.
Since then, people call the city on its banks of the TV advertising is powerful and influential.
river Banyuwangi. Banyu means water and wangi means Parents, however strong-willed, find it hard to resist
fragrant. pressures created by this advertising. Children are
least able to understand the tricks of the advertising
36. The purpose of the text is … industry.
a. To entertain a folk tale For the hours when children are the main
b. To describe Banyuwangi audience, TV advertising of food must be made to
c. To give news about Banyuwangi to readers reinforce, not undermine, the message about a
d. To evaluate a true story from Java balanced diet. We appeal to you, as Prime Minister,
e. To tell a true story to readers to take the lead in calling together the advertiser, TV
networks, consumers and public health bodies to
37. Why do Sidapaksa’s wife throw himself into the river ? decide how this is to be done.
a. to change herself into a white flower-bud
b. to punish her cruel mother-in-law Yours sincerely
c. to prove that she was innocent
d. to look for her baby Signed by Barbara Biggins and other prominent
e. to kill herself signatories.
38. What can we learn from the story above ? 39. The purpose of the text is ... .
a. to persuade readers that something is in the case new direction and the movie itself. I can’t wait until the
b. to introduce readers that here are many problems. next one comes out.
c. to make readers know about cars in the city A bit disappointment when I first read the
d. to evaluate the necessity of cars in the city book the entire book seem more like fan fiction than
e. to describe something that happens the real thing the whole way through. The plot wasn’t
40. What is the content of the recommendation ? quite as exciting as it could have been ,either. But
a. Australian are encouraged to get the bulk of their after seeing the film, change my mind. The plot runs
nutrients from fresh fruits, vegetables, and smooth and the actors play excellently, especially
wholegrain cereals Ron. He can play in such a role that we almost
b. these ads take up much of the advertising time. deceived by his innocent appearance.
This must be stopped.
c. TV advertising is powerful and influetial 42. The purpose of the text is ...
d. to take the lead in calling together the advertiser, a. to describe a film
TV networks, consumers and public health bodies b. to describe how film is made
to decide how this is to be done. c. to inform readers about a good film
e. we are concerned about the way food is being d. to review a film for public audiences
advertised to children. e. to entertain readers by telling a good film
41. What did the writer recommend to the Prime Minister ? 43. All of these are the characters found in Harry
a. TV advertising of food must be made to reinforce, Potter : Prisoner of the Azkaban, except …
not undermine, the message about a balanced a. Harry Potter d. Ron Weasley
diet. b. Hermione e. Daniel Radcliff
b. Nearly 80% of food advertising pushes fatty c. Sirius Black
snacks or sweets – the very foods that should be
eaten least 44. How did the reviewer lose his disappointment ?
c. For the hours when children are the main audience a. After reading the novel
d. TV advertising is powerful and influential. b. After telling the novel
e. Children are least able to understand the tricks of c. After watching the film
the advertising industry. d. Before reading the novel
e. Before he watched the film
Text 9.
This text is questions 42 - 45 45. What did the reviewer think about this film ?
a. the plot runs smoothly
Harry Potter, the Prisoner of the Azkaban b. the actors play excellently
c. The plot runs smooth and the actors play
As Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts excellently
for his third year, Sirius Black – who d. It is a happy ending as usual film
has killed twelve muggles and one e. It is a very fun film to see
wizard – escapes from the Azkaban
Fotrress and it looks like Harry may be The following numbers have No relationship with
his next victim. The Dementors, the the text above.
guards of Azkaban, are sent to protect
Hogwarts but have a strange effect on 46. Lukman : I haven’t seen Anang and Iskak
Harry. Could Sirius Black have What’s the matter with them?
anything to do with the death of Ria : They told me that they ... here at
Harry’s parents ? And what has come seven.
over Hermione’s cat Crookshanks ? Lukman : But it’s already seven thirty. Let’s wait
Love the new edition. They style ten more minutes.
fits movie perfectly the kids acted much better in this one. a. are d. had been
The biggest problem that I had was that there were a lot of b. may be e. would be
things the movie didn’t explain, such as “ Monny, Wormtail, c. will be
Padfoot and Prongs.” I think that it may have been hard for
those who hadn’t read the book to understand. Harry’s 47. Anne : Could you meet him?
eyes aren’t green ( which is mentioned at least once in Brenda : No, I couldn’t. He .... a lecture when I
each book) but that’s a minor think. All in all, I loved the arrived. I did not dare to knock at the
door.
a. would give d. had to give The underline sentence means...
b. should give e. was giving a. introducing someone d. inviting someone
c. had given b. refusing permission e. telling the time
c. giving permission
48. Daniel : Dad, I have good news for you. I got the
first rank in my progress report.
50. X : Wow, what a wonderful blouse!
Father : Really? I am very proud of you, son
Did you make it yourself?
The underlined utterance shows the feeling of....
Y : No, ....
a. pride d. sympathy
a. I had to make it
b. wonder e. obligation
b. I made it myself
c. pleasure
c. I had my mother make it
d. My mother had me make it
49. Novianto : Bah, may I borrow your motorcycle?
e. My mother and I had to make it.
Bahtiar : Yes, of course. This is the key.
PELATIHAN 9
UJIAN NASIONAL 2007
Sumber Listening Ujian Nasional SMK 2005/200 Kode E 2 / P 3
PART III.
Direction :
In this part of the test, you will hear five short
conversation. The conversation will not be printed in
your test book. You will hear the conversation two
times, so you must listen carefully to understand what
03.
the speakers say.
In your test book, you will read a question
about each conversation. The question will be
followed by four answers. You have to choose the
best answer to each question and mark it on your
answer sheet.
12.Who is most likely being addressed in the speech ? 17. What was the mouse’s problem ?
a. Real Estate Agents c.Apartment managers a. He was caught in a trap.
b. Entrepreneurs d.Company employees b. He was tied on a tree
c. He would be swallowed by the lion
13. What is the speech about ? d. He woke the lion
a. Tips for finding an apartment e. He swallowed the lion
b. Relocation of Mexico City
c. Networking availability 18. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by,
d. Real Estate agents. after
seeing the sad plight in which … ( Paragraph 2 )
14. How much is the lowest price of the product ? The underlined word means …
a. Rp. 20 millions d. Rp. 30 millions a. condition d. danger
b. Rp. 28 millions e. Rp. 38 millions b. tragedy e. problem
c. disaster
15. Where can we buy the product ?
a. At Citibank 19. What can we learn from the story above ?
b. At Citigold a. Patience is rewarding
c. At Plaza Indonesia b. Silence is gold
d. At the cocktail party c. Richness gives happiness
d. The weak thing is not useful
e. Little friends may prove great friends
Text 2.
Text 1. This text is for question 20 - 23
This text is for question 16 - 19 London, the capital city of England, has been
one the major cities in Europe for many centuries.
The Lion and the Mouse Because of its long history, it has many old buildings.
The historical center of London is now a relatively
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little mouse small area still known as the City which covers only
began running up and own upon him, this soon woke the about 2.6 square km. The city is capitalized, to
distinguish it from the large metropolis. This is where
London began as a Roman colonial town around AD 50, at Man Jailed for Striking RI Maid
the point where the Romans built the first bridge in
London. Singapore : A supervisor was jailed for two
Today, this area is one of the world’s leading months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on
financial centers. Most of the financial activities are the head back with a television remote control, news
crowded along Thread Needle Steel, near the intersection reports said on Thursday.
known as the Bank, which includes the huge bank of Muhammed Shafig Woon Abdullah admitted
England complex, the Royal Exchange, and the Stock in a Singapore court, he physically abused the
Exchange. woman on several occasion between June and
The permanent residential population of the City is October 2002, The Strait Times said.
now less than 6,000, but about 350,000 commute here The magistrate’s court heard that Shafig, 34,
daily to work. The only large residential portion of the City began striking Winda,22, about a month after she
is the Barbican Center, a concrete complex of towers, started working for him.
parking garages, and pedestrian walkways, located on the He bit on the head with a TV set’s remote
northern edge of the city. control because he was unhappy with her work. On
The Barbican was built to replace older buildings other occasion, he punched her on the back after
destroyed in World Was II ( 1943 – 1945), when the accusing her daydreaming.
Germans heavily bombed London. S.S Dhillon, Shafig’s lawyer, said his client
lost his “ better senses” when he saw his daughter’s
20. The purpose of the text is … face covered as she lay in bed.
a. to describe the City of London He said client his thought the maid had put
b. to inform about the City of London the child in danger – DPA.
c. to persuade readers to stay in London
d. to share an amusing story with readers 24. The purpose of the text is …
e. to explain how to spend the time in London a. to share an amusing story with readers
b. to describe the striking of a maid
21. The following are correct, EXCEPT … c. to persuade readers to strike the maid
a. London is major city d. to report a tragedy in the newspaper
b. London is a small city e. to inform readers about a newsworthy event.
c. London is a metropolitan city
d. London is such an important city 25. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT
e. London is a city with many old buildings according to the news above ?
a. Muhammed Shafig Woon was a supervisor
21. “which includes the huge bank of England who has taken in a jail for two months
complex, ..” ( paragraph 2) b. Winda was Mr. Shafig’s maid who was from
The underlined word has the same meaning with … Indonesia.
a. very attractive d. very tiny c. Mr. Shafig abused his maid because he was
b. small enough e. very large not satisfied with her work.
c. very lovely d. When Mr. Shafig laid in bed, his face was
covered by his maid.
23. Which of the following is INCORRECT ? e. S.S Dhillon was Mr. Shafig’s lawyer
a. London, the capital city of England, has been one
of the main cities in Europe. 26. “ he physically abused the woman on several
b. The city is capitalized, to distinguish it from the occasion between…” (Paragraph 2)
large metropolis. The underlined has the closest meaning with …
c. Most of the Financial activities are cr5owded a. condition d. space
along b. situation e. turn
Thread Needles Street. c. chance
d. The permanent residential population of the City is
now more than 350,000. Text 4.
e. The Huge Bank of England is located in Thread This text is for question 27 - 30
Needle Street.
Different Pond Different Fish
Text 3.
This text is for question 24 - 26
When I studied in UNWS, Sidney during 1999- town. Entrepreneurs who want to minimize their tax
2000, I spent my Monday mornings teaching Music at the payments will bribe the officials.
Pinangsia Indonesian Kindergarten in Randwick. Well, I think the measures taken the so far to
Although the Kindergarten was an Indonesian overcome the problem by punishing the corruptors
school, we had to use English when teaching because the have been so far form enough. We have to prevent
students were lo longer able to speak Indonesian fluently. the younger generation from the bad mentality.
One Monday morning, because the class was sp noisy, I I believe we can start at the earliest stage in
said,” Please shut-up”. I wanted them to be quiet. To my school and I think everyone should be involved in the
surprise one of the students asked me,” How long have efforts to eradicate corruption. We must not make any
you been teaching English ?” I was shocked. I answer it distinction.
honestly,” I had been studying it for years since I was
elementary school.” Later on, my fellow teacher explained 31. The communication purpose of the text is …
that I should use “ Please be quiet” instead of “ Shup-up” a. to persuade the readers to involve in the effort
The students thought that I was being rude. of corruption eradication.
I was so embarrassed. I will be more careful next b. to tell the readers about the relation between
time. money and corruption.
c. to explain the readers what the meaning of
27. What is the purpose of the text above ? corruption is.
a. to classify cats. d. to describe the most corruption city in
b. to tell past events Indonesia.
c. to describe the cat e. to inform which countries often do corruption
d. to give solution to readers
e. to give a report to the old man 32. Paragraph two mainly discuss about …
a. Jakarta is the most corrupt city in the world.
28. How often did the writer teach at the Pinangsia b. The relation between money and corruption
Indonesian Kindergaten ? c. Corruption is very common in the world.
a. Once a week d. Four times a week d. U.S. is the most corrupt country
b. Twice a week e. Five times a week e. Corruption strikes in the U.S.
c. Three times a week
33. Which of the following statement is used to
29. Why was the writer so ashamed ? persuade the
Because … readers to do something ?
a. the students thought him generous. a. Entrepreneurs who want to minimize their tax
b. the students thought him naughty payments will bribe the officials.
c. the students thought him impolite b. Corruption is common everywhere in the
d. the students thought him misery world, even in the U.S.
e. the students thought him cruel c. Everyone should be involved in the efforts to
eradicate corruption
30. “I was so embarrassed. I will be more careful next d. Jakarta is the most corrupt city in Indonesia
time.” This part of the text is called … e. Smuggling is no news at all in this town
a. orientation d. general classification
b. resolution e. reorientation Text 6.
c. complication This text is for question 34 - 36
Text 5.
This text is for question 31 - 35
29. Which of the following is TRUE about the news ? 34. The text above is mainly intended to … about
a. Armstrong has been a champion for the fifth time. gold.
b. Team CSC placed the second, 12 second behind. a. discuss d. elaborate
c. Armstrong’s time was 1 hour, 20 minutes, 40 b. classify e. document
seconds. c. describe
d. Armstrong’s team won the time trial for the third
straight year. 35. “ It will be priced forever because …” ( Paragraph
e. Armstrong won the team time trial of the Tour de 4)
France on Thursday. The underlined word means …
30. “ The 33 years old American led his team to victory..” Text 8
The closest meaning to the underlined word is … Text is for question number 36 to 39.
a. joy. d. conquer
In most cases, you can transplant Some people think that the years before the
a tree successfully, at any time, if you invention of television were a better time. They claim
follow the instruction for planting a tree. that families talked more and did more things
The most important thing is to dig out together. More books were read. People used their
enough roots, but this process is difficult imaginations more fully. People got more outdoor
with a large tree. exercises.
When you dig out the tree, take a But others disagree. They claim that
ball of earth measuring about a foot television is a powerful educational tool. It informs us
wide for every inch of diameter of the of what is going on in the world, from famine in Africa
tree trunk. You should dig deep enough to a local politics and fashion. It helps us understand
to avoid cutting off too many taproots. how people live, work and struggle.
It is wise to call in a professional In 1961, Newton Minow, a government
tree expert to transplant a tree. official, called prime-time \schedules “ a vast
wasteland.” Even though Minow said that over thirty
36. The text describes how … years ago, many feel that it is still true today.
a. to plant a tree. Television is credited with being a great teacher, but it
b. to keep a tree. is also blames for the poor reading and writing skills
c. to cut off a tree. of our population. Television gets praised for helping
d. to transplant a tree us understand the people of the world. But it has
e. to dig out the earth. been accused of helping to destroy family life.
Television keeps us informed about the political
37. To transplant a tree successfully, you should …. issues of the day.
a. dig out enough roots. Expert will probably continue to argue about
b. select your location carefully. television’s value. But everyone agrees that it is one
c. cut off as many taproots as you can. of the most significant inventions of the twentieth
d. conduct the instruction of cutting a tree. century.
e. measure the ball of the earth around the tree roots.
40. The writer wants to tell …
38. “You should dig deep enough to avoid cutting off too a. the development of television
many taproots.” ( Paragraph 2 ) b. the advantages of television program.
The underlined word means … c. how television destroys people’s life.
a. important roots. d. main roots d. how television improves people’s knowledge.
b. balls of earth e. trunks e. the influence of television on people’s daily life
c. heavy roots
41.Many people claim that television is a powerful
39. According to the text, we can transplant a tree in … educational tool.
a. fall d. summer From this statement we know that they …with the
b. spring e. any season existence of television
c. winter a. love d. satisfy
b. agree e. choose
Text 9. c. prefer
Text is for question number 40 to 43.
42. Which of the following is good for children in
The government has just watching TV ?
published a report which suggest a. Children should watch the violence on TV.
that television is partly responsible b. Children may watch TV whenever they like.
for the serious increase in crime c. There shouldn’t be government censorship of
over the last ten years. The TV program.
exposure of violence or d. Children should spend all of their time to
pornography harmfully effects on watch TV program.
children. e. Children should be accompanied by their
parents in watching TV.
Many people who are alive today know that it is
like to live in a world without television. Television as we 43. “…what is going on in the world, from famine in
know is only about forty years old. Yet it is also much a Africa..” ( Pr. 4)
part of our lives that it seems as if it had always existed. The underlined word means lack of ….
a. food. d. education
b. water e. entertainment Text 11.
c. nutrient Text is for question number 48 to 50.
45. What was the cause of the collision ? 48. The fifth paragraph tells …
a. The truck came from the opposite directions. a. about the Parisii.
b. The car carried more than five people b. the origin of the word Paris.
c. The truck driver didn’t use his lights. c. the location of Notre Dame.
d. The truck driver didn’t see the car d. a village built thousand years ago.
e. The car tried to overtake the bus. e. an island in the middle of the Seine River.
46. “If passengers had brought their identity cards, the 49. What is the oldest and most well-known part of
police have identified the names of the victims easily.” the city ?
(Paragraph. 2 the last sentence) a. The Seine River. d. The right bank
The sentence above means … b. The Pont Neuf. e. The left bank
a. the victim’s name were not known. c. The Sorbonne
b. the victims were easy to be identified.
c. the passengers brought their identity cards. 50. From the text above we know that Notre dame is
d. the police had no difficulty in identifying the victims located …
e. it was easy for the police to identify the victims of a. on the left bank
the accident. b. near the Louvre
c. on the right bank
47. Who said that the accident was caused by the car ? d. outside the city of Paris
a. The police. d. The truck driver e. in the middle of the seine River
b. The victims e. The bus passengers
c. The reporter
PELATIHAN 11
UJIAN NASIONAL 2007
Sumber Listening Ujian Nasional 2006/2007 Kode P 16 A ( Prop.Jawa Timur )
Think about your bathroom. There is hot water in Death penalty for serious criminals has been
your bath. Steam goes up from the hot water. The steam discussed by our experts. Those who agree say that
makes small clouds in the bathroom. These warm clouds death penalty will scare the criminals off. However,
those who disagree say that it is inhuman, not effective Scale, also damaged or destroyed hundreds of
and we cannot correct the wrong sentence after the buildings. So fare no deaths have been reported.
criminal die. “ Only 3 of the 26 injured are still being
In Switzerland, this penalty does not exist. Most treated at a government clinic. In the Sausu Trans
people argue that the possibly of making the wrong village, the rest have returned home,” Mohammad
decision is always there although it is true that spending Haerollah, an official of the Central Sulawesi Office of
life behind the bars is not easy either. Also, every person the Ministry of Social Services, told the Jakarta Post
should have a chance for rehabilitation. In this way he or yesterday.
she can start all over again in another life style. Officials at the meteorology and geo-physics
Those who agree argue that there is no use to office in Palu said earlier that the epicenter was in the
feed the terrorists in prison with their money. When they Gulf of Tomini, 32 kilometres east of Palu, at a depth
get out, they will create a lot of trouble by blackmailing and of 32 kilometres. The office recorded 396 tremors
killing people. So, who says that jails will stop them from between 5.30 p.m. on Saturday and 12.00 a.m. on
being bad guys ? Sunday. However, locals felt47 of the tremors.
My own opinion is divided. On the one hand, I Antara News Agency reported on Saturday
want to be humane, and on the other hand, I wonder if that most of the casualities were adults, injured by
those people are worthy of my feeling. collapsing structures. The agency also said, that
victims were mainly residents of the Sausu, Suli,
40. This text mainly discusses …. . Torono, and Malakosa villages.
a. the death penalty controversy
b. the punishment in our country 44. This text as a whole reports …. .
c. the death penalty in Switzerland a. the weekend earthquake in Palu
d. those who support death penalty b. the casualities at a government clinic
e. those who are against death penalty c. the profession of Mohammad Haerollah
d. the damaged building caused by the
41. Which of the following in NOT the reason for those earthquake
who are against death penalty ? e. the activities of the officials at the meteorology
a. Death penalty is inhuman and geo-physics office.
b. Death penalty is not effective
c. There’s possibility of misjudgment 45. Which statement is TRUE according to the text ?
d. It is harder to live behind bars than to die a. There were 349 tremors felt by people.
e. Every person should have a chance for b. Some people were killed by the earthquake
rehabilitation. c. Sausu, Suli, Torono, and Malakosa were the
worst places hit.
42. What is the writer’s opinion about death penalty ? d. The earthquake happened in the South
a. He is not able to decide. Sulawesi capital of Palu.
b. He is against death penalty e. An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter
c. He agrees with the death penalty Scale rocked Palu
d. Death penalty is a worthwhile punishment
e. The criminals deserve to receive the benefit of 46.” Only 3 of the 26 injured are still being treated at a
human feeling. government clinic” ( Paragraph 2)
The underlined word may be replaced by …. .
43.“ However, those who disagree say that it is inhuman, a. managed at the same way.
not effective and we cannot correct the wrong b. negotiated with somebody
sentence after the criminal die.” (Paragraph 1) c. considered in a certain way
The underlined word can be replaced by …. . d. given something enjoyable
a. fine d. statement e. given medical care
b. thought e. punishment
c. command 47. Why are 3 of the 26 injured still may be treated ?
a. These 3 casualties were possibly badly injured.
Text 10. b. The causalties felt comfortable with the hospital
This text is for questions 44 to 47. service.
c. May be the facilities at the clinic were complete
Jakarta (JP). The number of people injured in the weekend enough.
earthquake in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu reached d. The injured satisfied with the doctor’s treatment
26. The earthquake, measuring 5,8 in the opened Richter at that clinic.
e. These 26 caualties couldn’t stand staying in the 48. What does the text describe ?
clinic any more. a. A famous tourism place.
b. Kinds of fish in the lake.
Text 11. c. The Pingvellavatn lake.
This text is for questions 48 to 50. d. A smashing nature
Pingvellir e. A travel industry
Pingvellir is a very famous historic place in Iceland 49. Which statement is TRUE according to the text ?
where a lot of things happened, which have influenced the a. The fence protects tourists.
Iceland history. b. Pingvallavatn is the largest island.
Pingvellir was reserved in 1928 and became a c. The visitor can camp at any places.
national park. Now there is a fence all around Pingvellir to d. Pingvellir is a famous historic place.
protect it from sheep and other animals which can destroy e. Everyday a lot of people visit Pingvellir
the vegetation.
Pingvellavatn, which is in Pingvellir, is the largest 50. “Pingvellir was reserved in 1928” ( Paragraph 2)
lake in Iceland. It is 83,7 km square, and 144 deep. There The underlined word is synonymous with …. .
are many kinds of fish in the lake, like trouts, and tiddlers. a. built d. restored
Pingvellir is also a very famous tourism place and b. replaced e. remained
thousands of people come there every year to see this c. booked
smashing nature and its beautiful surroundings.
Men have tried to do anything they can to protect
this old, famous place. They have put fences all around
Pingvellir and there are special rules. They have also
made many paths and you only allowed to camp on
special places, to protect the vegattion. They have rebuilt
the houses and many things for the travel industry.