CHOOSE

A
Listening Section

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken
English. There are four parts to this section with special directions for each part.

Part I
Question: 1 to 3
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in English. The
questions and the dialogues will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so
you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the
dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers, and decide which one would
be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question.

You will hear:

Woman : Excuse me, is this seat taken?
Man : No, Help yourself
Woman : You’re a new student here, aren’t you?
Man : That’s right. My name is Michal. What yours?
Woman : I’m Liana

Narrator : What do we learn from the dialogue?

Sample answer
A. The seats are full
B. No chair is empty
C. They know each other A B C D E
D. The man need the help
E. Michal is a new student

The best answer to the question is “Michal is a new student”. Therefore, you should choose
answer (E).

1. A. Five hours
B. Seven hours
C Eight hours
D. Ten hours
E. Eleven hours

2. A. Next week
B. Tomorrow
C. On Tuesday
D. On Thursday
E. Next Saturday

3. A. Rani’s health problem

B. The poor day
C. Their coming exam
D. A troublesome man
E. Their anxiety

Part II
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Questions: 4 to 6
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or monologue spoken in English. The
dialogues or monologue will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you
must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the dialogue
or monologue, look at the five pictures provided in your test book, and decide which one would
be the most suitable with the dialogue or monologue you have heard.

Pictures for question no. 4

picture 1 picture 2

picture 3 picture 4

picture 5
4. A. picture 1
B. picture 2
C. picture 3
D. picture 4
E. picture 5

Pictures for question no.5

picture 1 picture 2

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 picture picture 4

picture 5
5. A. picture 1
B. picture 2
C. picture 3
D. picture 4
E. picture 5

Pictures for question 6

picture 1 picture 2

picture 3 picture 4

picture 3 picture 4

picture 5

6. A. picture 1
B. picture 2
C. picture 3
D. picture 4
E. picture 5

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Part III
Questions: 7 – 11
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by
five responses, also spoken in English . The dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each question.

Now listen to sample question.

Man : How do you like Bandung?
Woman : I like it very much. I like the fresh air.
Man : You’re right. It is also cool. Well, I’d like to go shopping there. Do you want to join
us.
Woman : .........................

Narrator: What is the most appropriate response to say next?

A. Don’t worry, I’m fine
B. Sorry, I’ve disappointed you
C. Sure. Why not?
D. I’m happy to hear that
E. Forget it

Narrator: The best answer to the question “Sure, Why not” is choice C, Therefore you should
choose answer C.

7. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

8. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
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10. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
11. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Part IV
Questions: 12 – 15

Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying. aaAfter you hear the monologue and the question about it, read the five
possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the questions you have
heard.

Text 1
12. A. Middle East
B. Arizona
C. Southern desert
D. Phoenix region
E. Monsoon storms

13. A. In spring
B. In winter
C. In summer
D. In rainfall season
E. In fall season

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Text 2
14. A. The barleycorn seed
B. A fairy god mother
C. Thumbelina, a tiny little girl
D. The beautiful flower
E. A poor man who lived in the forest

15. A. In a forest.
B. On a farmer’s field
C. In a valley.
D. In the garden meadow
E. In a flower pot

This is the end of the listening section.

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CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER BY USING (X) ON IT
The following text is for questions 16 to 18

Undead, Unwed, and I also wish I could say unread! Okay so here I think I have finally
sunk to the bottom of the barrel to try to catch up and complete my challenge. I do have a bit of a
thing for vampire novels! And that said I bought three different first in the series, to see if it
would help me catch up and bring me back to target.

Seriously, this was one of the trashiest novels I have ever read! It was OK and fun, but I
feel like a complete fraud and fake adding this to the list of books I’ve read this year! But I did
nevertheless read it! So it’s going to be added.

Maybe one day when I’ve forgotten how bad this book was and just how trashy, I’ll read
a few more in the series! But seriously guys I wouldn’t recommend it!

16.    The text mainly tells about….

A    a vampire novel
B    a very bad novel
C    an opinion on a novel
D    a review on Undead and Unwed
E    a review on Undead and Unwed movie

17.  The second paragraph mainly told….

A    the writer bought three novel
B    the writer fond of vampire novel
C    the writer thought the novel was very bad
D    the writer thought the novel was fun and OK
E    the writer didn’t recommend the readers read it

18.   The Undead an Unwed is….

A    an horror novel
B    an romantic novel
C    very interesting novel
D    not a sequence novel
E    made into the movie

The following text is for questions 19and 20

ANNOUNCEMENT

The school drama club is going to hold the

‘Damarwulan’ casts audition.
For all of you who are interested to join the audition,

yourselves in our office on Friday, March 21, 2014

The following are the requirements:

the latest photographs of postcard size (2)
the registration form (get it in the office)

The audition will be held on Sunday, March 30,2014 at 9 a.m.

The list of the selected candidates will be announced in a week.
We do appreciate your participation. Thank You
P.S.:no charge for the registration form
Damarwulan’s

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19. What is the announcement about?
A. School drama’s casts audition
B. A school drama club
C. Performance
D. The requirements to join the audition
E. The invitation to watch a drama performance

20. The following statements are true, except:

A. the registration will be held on March 21, 2014
B. all participants should submit their recent photographs
C. the audition list will be announced a week after the registration
D. all participants should pay for registration fees
E. all participants should fill in a registration form

The following text is for questions 21 to 23

I recently took a trip to Hampshire and had what I would call my first genuine ...21...
hiking up a mountain. I’ve gone up hiking before but this was without a doubt the best
experience of my life. My friend, Sean and Madeline...22... some pictures during the trip. We
need 2 hours straight before we reached the summit. The storm clouds were heading right toward
us and you could actually see the rain falling from the cloud. It was like a wall of water moving
at an alarmingly ...23... pace ready to engulf us.

21. A. experience D. expedition

B. influence E. independence
C. experiment

22. A. broke
B. bought
C. brought
D. took
E. put

23. A. wide
B. strong
C. long
D. bright
E. fast

The following text is for questions 24 to 26

State-owned lenders — Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI — will build temporary houses for 400
families displaced by the recent strong earthquake that hit Sigi District, Central Sulawesi
ProvincE.
Second Assistant Secretary of Sigi District Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the
temporary houses for 100 families will be constructed by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala
area of Dolo Sub-district. Meanwhile, Bank BNI will erect the temporary shelters for 300
families in Jonoge Village of Sigi Biromaru Sub-district that severely suffered from soil
liquefaction during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the area on Sept 28, he noteD.
The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land, owned by the sub-district
government, village, and community members, he stated, adding that the Sigi district
government will facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of agreement.
“We are going to provide a letter of agreement that will be signed by all related parties to avoid
any unexpected eventuality in the future,” he explaineD. (Antara, 17th October, 2018)

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24. What is the text about?
A. Building temporary houses for displaced family
B. Planning to displace the temporary house
C. Signing a letter of agreements to build a permanent house
D. New luxury house will be built by BNI
E. Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses

25. What can we infer from the text?

A. The temporary house will be build in the family lands
B. The displaced family will build 400 houses for two state banks
C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the earthquake victims
D. Bank Mandiri will be built in the South Sibayala
E. Bank BNI will be built by the earthquake victims in Jonoge Village of Sigi

26. “The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land..” The temporary word has
antonym of ……..
A. Momentary
B. Transitory
C. Limited
D. Permanent
E. Seasonal

The following text is for questions 27 to 29

Ali Baba was such a poor man that he had only one pair of shoes. Even the mice in his
house were hungry. One day, his wife said, “We have no food in the house. No rice. No
potatoes. Go and collect leaves in the forest so that I can make a soup.” Ali was a lazy man.
He looked for leaves for about ten minutes and then he climbed a tree to sleep because he was
afraid of wolves. When he woke up, he was surprised to see forty thieves on forty horses
stopping in front of a big rock.
“Open Sesame!” shouted the leader. A door in the rock opened. The thieves carried sacks
full of gold into the cave.
When they had finished, the leader shouted. “Close Sesame!” and the door closed. As
soon as the thieves had disappeared Ali Baba jumped down from the tree, said, ”Open
Sesame” and went into the cave.
There were shelves all around the walls. The shelves were full of sacks of gold. Ali took
a sack home with him.
Unfortunately, one of the thieves saw Ali’s footprints on the sand. He followed them to
Ali’s home. He took out his knife and made a sign on the door.
“Now I shall know which house it is,” he said
He rode off to get the other thieves. But Ali had seen the thief. He and his wife took
brooms and swept away the footprints. Then, he made signs on every door at the street. When
the forty thieves arrived they had their knives between their teeth. But they could find
nothing. And Ali and his wife lived happily ever after.

27. What did Ali Baba do to save himself from the thieves?
A. He moved to another town
B. He made signs on every doors
C. He asked his neighbors to help him.
D. He defeated the leader of the thieves.
E. He painted his house in different color.

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28. “He followed them to Ali’s home.”
What does the word in bold refer to?
A. Ali’s footprints
B. Ali and his wife
C. Ali and the leader of the thieves
D. The thieves
E. The gold

29. Based on the text, which one is true?

A. Ali Baba was a young man
B. Ali Baba’s wife was a beautiful woman
C. Ali Baba was a smart man
D. Ali Baba rode on a horse to go home
E. The footprints were Ali Baba’s wife’s.

The following text is for questions 30 to 32

The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving 

The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that
mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results in
injury and loss of life.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver
distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes - with 3,092 people killed - and
crashes resulting in an injury - with 416,000 people wounded.
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk
23 times worse than driving while not distracted. Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who
were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving
texts when they crashed. Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of
injury and loss are unacceptable.

30. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The warning of texting and driving.
B. The debatable issue of texting and driving.
C. The involvement of mobile devices while driving.
D. The risks of texting while driving.
E. The consequences of not paying attention traffic.

31. What does the passage tell us about the writer's opinion on the issue at hand?
A. Text messaging creates more risk than undistracted driving.
B. Mobile communication doesn't have relation with accident.
C. Many people lost their live because of injury.
D. Distracted driving is still safe for the drivers.
E. Only adult drivers involved in the accident.

32. From the text, we know that ...

A. The mobile phone should be banned in the street.
B. Distracted driving makes accident more rarely to happen.
C. Most of the accident caused by the condition of the road.
D. 18 percent of fatal crashes were caused by unnoticed street signs.
E. Drivers involved in car accidents admitted they were texting when they crashed.

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The following text is for questions 33 to 35

Orchard Road is a Boulevard which becomes business and entertainment center in

Singapore. Orchard Road is surrounded by a lush tropical and flower gardens which are
beautiful. At first, Orchard Road is just a suburban street lined with orchards, plantations
nutmeg, and pepper farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned into a shopping center in
Singapore. In 1960 and 1970 entertainment industries began to enter this road. Shopping centers
such as mall and Plaza was built in 1974.

Road runs along about 2.2 km. This road is one-way street flanked by a variety of
shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The shopping area which is nearly 800,000 square meters
provides a wide range of Things, food, and entertainment. In this area there are many options
that can satisfy visitors from all walks of life starting from the luxury branded things to the
popular branded, from exclusive restaurants to fast food.

There are so many ways that can be accessed to get to Orchard road such as: by taxi, bus
or drive your own car. For those who are driving to Orchard Road can be entered from the west
through the Napier Road. Vehicles from Dunearn Road can turn to left at the intersection of the
Marriott Hotel junction. Vehicles that come from Paterson can turn right onto Orchard Road.
Orchard is always crowded so you have to be careful in order not to get los

33. The text mainly focuses on

A. Singapore
B. Orchard Plantation
C. Plaza and Mall
D. Orchard road as business and entertainment center
E. Shopping Center

34. In the third paragraph the writer describes about?

A. The location of Orchard Road
B. The things that we can see at orchard road
C. The direction to get to Orchard Road
D. The history of Orchard Road
E. The distance of Orchard Road

35. The word “satisfy” in line eighth has the closet meaning with?
A. Pleased
B. Free
C. Frighten
D. Threat
E. Loved

The following text is for questions 36 and 37

Although gorillas look ferocious, they are really rather quiet apes. They live in family
groups in the thickest parts of the jungles.
A gorilla’s feet, hands and wrinkled face are bare and black. His fur may be short or long,
depending on where he lives.
The short-haired gorilla lives in the hot, damp, tropical forests of western Africa, and the
long-haired gorilla lives in the cooler air in the high mountains of central Africa.
A gorilla’s arms are so long; they almost touch the ground, even when he is standing up!
Some wild mountain gorillas weigh as much as you, your father and your mother
together.
At night the father gorilla sleeps on the ground. But the mother and the baby gorillas
sleep in a big nest of stick and leaves on the ground, or in the lower branches of trees, where
they are safer from plowing animals.

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36. The ....... of the gorillas affects the length of the gorilla’s fur.
A. Size
B. Food
C. Habit
D. weight
E. habitat

37. The following statement is true about gorillas, except....

A. Its face is wrinkled
B. Its hands are bare
C. Its arms are so long that they almost touch the ground
D. The short-haired gorillas live in the high mountains of central Africa
E. Some wild gorillas weigh as much as three people weigh together

The following text is for questions 38 to 40

I really enjoyed my holiday in Australia. Last Sunday I visited a marine park called Sea
World which is at surfers’ Paradise near Brisbane. It’s Australia’s largest marine park and I had a
wonderful day there.

The first thing I saw was the Oceanorium where you can watch all sorts of sea fish and
animal under water. There were huge turtles, sharks, and a beautiful tropical sea fish. The most
exciting thing was watching a man giving the sharks food. He wore a special diving suit. Then I
watched the performance of sea animals. The saw was in a big outdoor swimming pool. There
were killer whales, dolphins and sea lions, and they did all sort of fantastic things in the water.
One of the girls in the show rode around the pool on the back of killing whale, and another girl
rode underwater on the back of a big turtle. After the saw I had lunch. There were several big
restaurant at the park and I had lunch in a restaurant that was shape like a ship! Then I watched a
wonderful water-ski show which was held on a lake.

There were lots of other things to do at the park. There was lake cruising, a train ride, a
big water slide, swimming pools, and an incredible roller coaster called the ‘corkscrew’- because
it goes three loops upside down. But I wish I had gone on the roller coaster ride before lunch
rather than after it!

38. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A.       There was a water-ski show held on a lake.
B.      The sea animals performed fantastic things in the water.
C.       The writer had lunch in one of the restaurants at the park.
D.      The Oceanorium displayed all sorts of fish and animals under water
E.       The writer visited the Oceanorium to watch all sorts of fish and performance

39.    Which of the following had made the writer very excited?

A.       Watching a girl riding on a back of a turtle
B.      Watching a girl riding on a back of a whale
C.       Watching a man feeding the shark 
D. Riding the roller coaster 
E. Water skiing on the lake
 
40.      “There were huge turtles, sharks, and a beautiful tropical sea fish.” (Paragraph 2)
The antonym of the underlined word is …………
A.       tiny D. massive
B.      enormous E. wide
C.       heavy

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The following text is for questions 41 to 43

The sense of taste is one of a person's five senses. We taste with the help of taste-buds in
the tongue. There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All other tastes are
just mixtures of two or more of these main types.

The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-buds (or cells). These are
connected to the brain by special nerves which send the so-called 'tastes messages`.

When the tongue comes into contact with food of any kind, the taste-buds will pick up
the taste. The nerves then send a message to the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All
this happens in just a few seconds.

There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only a particular taste.
These four groups are located in different parts of the tongue.

The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes are found round the tip of the tongue and along
its sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at the sides of the tongue. The taste-buds of the bitter
taste are found at the innermost edge of the tongue. There are taste-buds at the center of the
tongue.The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of food increases its taste.
Similarly, attractive colors can make food appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not
smell good or is dull-colored, it will look tasty and may not taste good at all.

Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive. Food that is too hot or
too cold, when placed in the mouth, will have no tastes at all.

41. We can taste any kind of food because of ........

A.  the good smell of food
B. the four main kinds of taste
C. the taste-buds in the tongue
D. the senses of smell and sight
E. the taste-buds round the tip of the tongue

42. When we eat very hot or cold food ........

A. the food will lose its taste
B. the food won't smell good
C. the taste of the food increases
D. the taste-buds will be sensitive
E. the taste-buds will be very responsive
43. The senses of smell and sight ........
A. increase the taste of the food
B. affect the taste of the food
C. make food more delicious
D. make the food look good
E. make the food attractive

44. Arrange these sentences below into a good explanation

Here is how the water cycle works

1. When the air and the water cool, they form drops of water which then fall to the earth as
rain. If they are frozen, they become snow or sleet.
2. Next, these water molecules form into clouds, because a process called condensation
occurs.
3. Now the cycle begins again, when water is evaporated once more.

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 4. First of all, water molecules from lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs and the sea get heated
up by the sun and then turn into vapor that rises into the air.
5. Once the water reaches the ground ,it can flow across the land until it reaches rivers,
lakes, streams or the sea. It can also sink into the ground and flow because of gravity
through gaps in rock, gravel and sand. Because of this ,it reaches these bodies of water
too.
A. 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 5
B. 4 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 5
C. 4 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 3
D. 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 3
E. 4 – 5 – 3 – 2 --1

The following text is for questions 45 to 47

Anybody who is over the age of six knows that there is nowhere safe for skateboarders to
skate. This prevents young people from enjoying an active, energetic and adventurous pastime.

Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of skaters speeding
up and down the footpaths. Toddlers can be trampled on and old ladies can be knocked down as
they struggle home carrying their cat food from supermarkets.

Skateboarding is a serious sport that improves young people’s health. It increases fitness,
improves balance and strengthens the joints in knees and ankles. Although it appears to be a solo
sport, when groups practice together and compete to perform stunts or runs they form firm
friendships.

Young people should be prevented from becoming overweight couch potatoes. If they are
actively involved in skating, they do not smoke, take drugs or break laws for fun.

Kids will always seek thrills and excitement. They need to practice their 180s, 360s and
Ollie’s free from restrictions. We must build skate parks in the suburbs so that streets are safe for
small children and senior citizens and skaters have spaces where they can race, chase, speed, and
soar towards the sun.

45. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. There is no safe place for skateboarders.
B. Kids seek an excitement in skate.
C. The goodness of skateboarding.
D. The skateboarding is a serious sport.
E. How to prevent overweight by skateboarding.

46. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ….

A. to invite the local teenagers to skate in a park built specifically for skaters.
B. to convince the readers that they need a safe place for skaters to skate.
C. to provoke youngsters into the local government policy.
D. to promote the writer’s business of skateboarding class.
E. to inform parents about the goodness of skateboarding.

47. They need to practice their 180s, 360s and Ollie’s free from restrictions. (Paragraph 5)
The synonym of the underlined word is ….
A. Approval
B. Allowance
C. Improvement
D. Prevention
E. Limitation

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The following text is for questions 48 to 50

CASSANOVA’S ANNUAL SALE

This week only
SAVE 25%
Men’s and women’s clothing
Shoes, coats and sweaters, swim wears, jeans.
Jewelry: watches, rings, earrings, necklaces
SAVE 40%
Furniture: leather sofas, dining tables and chairs, bookcases.
Luggage: bags and briefcases CASSANOVA’S ANNUAL SALE
This week only
SAVE 25%
Men’s and women’s clothing
Shoes, coats and sweaters, swim wears, jeans.
Jewelry: watches, rings, earrings, necklaces
SAVE 40%
Furniture: leather sofas, dining tables and chairs, bookcases.
Luggage: bags and briefcases

48. What kind of advertisement is it?

A. a shopping advertisement
B. a job vacancy advertisement
C. a franchise advertisement
D. an entertainment advertisement
E. Business proposal

49. How long is the sale?

A. five days
B. six days
C. seven days
D. eight days
E. Weekend days

50. What goods get 25% off?

A. Bags and briefcases
B. Bookcase and chairs
C. Dining tables and leather sofas
D. Necklaces and watches
E. Chairs and bedcovers

GOOD LUCK

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