This text for questions 16 and 17

During the last school holiday, we spent one whole week in penang, two sisters and left
kuala lumpur by car.
It was a long journey and so we started off at 6.00 a.m. And drove along quiet roads. It was
still dark and chilly. On the way, we passed rubber plantations and tin mines. I was interested
in the scenery as we study about these industries in our geography lessons in school.
Finally, we crossed over to penang by ferry and reached our seaside bungalow at batu
ferringhi. I loved the blue sea with its gentle waves sparkling in the sun. The coconut palms
swayed gracefully in the breeze as though to welcome us. The sea was so inviting that, before
long, we changed into our swing-suits and jumped into the cool water. I enjoyed swimming
with my family.
We spent the whole week swimming, playing on the sandy beach and picking pretty shells
to take home besides catching tiny crabs. We also drove around the island and visited tourist
spots like the Snake Temple, the Pagoda and the Butterfly Farm. I enjoyed the cable train ride
up penang Hill which I found most fascinating. After a week in Penang, we returned home.

This text is for questions 18 and 19.

We are announcing today that we are bringing the Milestone and Ever Green brands even
closer together. Effective as of 5 December 2013, our official name will be:

GREEN MILEST WEST

The substitution of “West” in our name---replacing “Cianjur”---is the result of an
agreement we reached with Cianjur Gardening Assosiation, following a protest over the
original use of “Cianjur” in our name.
We hope this does not create any confusion among our loyal consumers. While this
represents a change from our initial name introduction, it does not change the quality of
products we offer to our consumers.

This text is for questions 20 and 26.

Students are often required to study independently at home. However, independent

studyingCan be very tedious and hard. Fortunately, there are ways to make independent
studying More fun and easier to do.
First, you should invite one or two of your classmates to study together.Then, the two or
three of you can develop mind maps of the concepts, ideas, or materials that you naad to
cover. Make sure that none of you is working on the same concept, ideas or materials, and
use clear, colorful pictures, drawings, and writings so that your mind maps are interesting to
look at and easy to understand. After you’ve finished with your mind maps, you and your
study mates can take turns to present the mind maps to each other. Finally, during or after
the presentation, you can ask questions and give feedbacks to each other.
That way independent studying will never be boring again.
This text is for questions 27 to 30

The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving

The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that
mobile communication 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 text when they crashed. Distracted driving
endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable.

1. 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 to traffic.

2. What does the passage tell us about the writter’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 lives because of unjury.
D. Distracted driving is still safe for the drivers.
E. Only adult drivers involved in the accident.
3. 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 streer signs.
E. Drivers involved in car accidents admitted they were texting when they crashed.
4. Distracted driving endangers life...it is not an acceptable action.
A. as
B. if
C. so
D. and
E. yet
This text is for questions 31 to 34

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the
southern hemisphere, especially in antarctica. Highly adapted for live in the water, penguins
have counter shaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers.
Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sea life caught while swimming
underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.
The largest living species is the emperor penguin on average adults are about 1.1 m(3 ft 7
in) tall and weigh 35 kg (75 lb) or more. The smallest penguin species is the little blue
penguin,also known as the fairy penguin,which stands around 40 cm tall(16in) and weighs 1
kg (2.2 lb).
Among extant penguins,larger pengunis inhabit colder regions,while smaller penguins
are generally found in temperate or even tropical climates.some prehistoric species attained
enormous sizes,becoming as tall or as heavy as an adult human.these were not restricted to
antartic regions;on the contrary,sub antarctic regions harboured high diversity,and at least
one giant penguin occurred in a region not quite 2,000 km south of the equator,in a climate
decidedly warmer than today
1. The writer writes the text to tell...
A. The food of penguins
B. The habitat of penguins
C. The species of penguins
D. The main features of penguins
E. The hemisphere in which penguins live
2. What is mostly described about penguins?
A. Their preys, habits and weight
B. Their preys, habits ang height
C. Their weight, height ang sight
D. Their species, plumage and flippers
E. Their habitat, physical appearance and preys
3. Compared to teh bigger ones, smaller penguins live in...
A. Colder regions
B. Warmer regions
C. Various temperatures
D. Much colder regions
E. Same temperatures
4. “Hight adapted for life in the water, penguins have counter shaded dark and white
plumage and their wings have evolved into flippers”.(paragraph 1)
A. Rare
B. Valuable
C. Adjusted
D. Demanded
E. Dependent
This text is for questions 35 to 38

Every part of the body has specific function including the human brain.
the human brain, with an average weight of fourteen kilograms, is the control center of the
body. It receives information from the senses, processes the information, and rapidly send out
responses; it also stores the information that is the sources of human thoughts and feelings.
Each of the three main parts of the brain-the cerebrum, cerebellum,and the brain stem-has its
own role in carrying out these functions.
the cerebrum is by far the largest of the three parts,taking up 85 percent of the brain by
weight. The outside layer of the cerebrum, the cerebral cortex, is grooved and bumpy surface
covering the nerve cells beneath.
the cerebellum, located below the cerebrum in the back part of the skull, is made of masses
of brunched up nerve cells. It is the cerebellum that controls human balance,coordination, and
posture.
the brain stem, which connects the cerebrum and the spinal cord, controls various body
processes such as breathing and heartbeat. It is the major motor and sensory pathway
connecting the body and the cerebrum.
1. What is the text about?
A. The physical composition of the brain
B. The functions of the parts of the brain
C. How the brain processes information
D. The process of the cerebellum
E. Human body functions
2. What does the writer imply about cerebellum?
A. The location, substances and roles
B. The shape, substances and roles
C. The location, shape and roles
D. The location, size and roles
E. The shape , size and roles
3. What is one of the functions of brain stem?
A. To control balance
B. To control respiration
C. To control coordination
D. To control posture
E. To control sight
4. “ it also stores the information that is the sources of human thought and feeling...”
(paragraph 2). What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
A. Processes
B. Shops
C. Delivers
D. Releases
E. Keeps
This text is for questions 39-42

Galileo galilei (1564-1642)-astronomer and scientist.galileo developed a superior

telescope and made many significicant discoveries in asronomy.he was sentenced to life
imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that sun was at
the centre of the solar system.
Galileo was born in Florence,Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family.his parent
recoknised their child”s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him
educated.at his fatner”s insistence,gaileo studied the profitable career of medicine.but,at the
university of pisa,Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects.he was also critical
of many of Aristotle”s teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years.
Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the university of pisa,but his
strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries.after thee years of
persecution,he resigned and went to the university of padua,wherehe taught maths.his
entertaining lectures attracted a arge following and he wasabi to spend the next 18 years
pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.
1. Something that we can learn from galileo gelilei’s biography is...
A. We must always believe whatever the society believes to avoid getting
persecuted.
B. We must never go against the believe of the society to avoid getting imprisoned
C. We should believe in something and stay faithful and stay to in no matter how
hard.
D. We must sacrifice everything to get ourselves educated
E. We should spend 18 years to pursue our interests
2. From the fact that galileo was imprisoned for supporting the copernican theory, which
later was proven to be true, we know that galileo galilei was...
A. Reckless
B. Stubborn
C. Tenacious
D. Arrogant
E. Foolish
3. According to the biography, why did galileo galilei resign from his teaching job at the
university of pisa?
A. He had attracted many followers
B. He was persecuted for three years
C. He was appointed as a mathematics professor
D. He had a better offer from the University of padua
E. He wanted to pursue his interests in astronomy and meachanics
4. “ His parents recognised their child’s innate intelligence and talents and so made
sacrifices to have him educated “ (paragraph 2)
The underline word is closest in meaning to...
A. Acquired
B. Ingenious
C. Multiple
D. Inborn
E. Strident
This text for question 43 to 46
For some people, human cloning is acceptable in medicine in spite of the criticism
that it is unnatural. For example, human tissue can be cloned for use in organ replacement or
gene therapy. Also , organs provided by human clones could be 100% donor compatible
although organs provided in other ways might not be as successful. Moreover, couples who
cannot have children might be able to clone a child from themselves.
On the other hand there are many arguments against cloning. Whereas many people
saw the cloning of a sheep (Dolly) as a major breakthrough, now they have to face the fact
that the sheep is no longer alive.
Thus, scientists have no idea of the long term effects of genetic engineering. Although
organs from cloned animals could be transplanted into humans, the risk of health is enormous
and some people find that idea is repulsive.

1. The text informs us about...

A. Organ replacement
B. Scientific studies
C. Disadvantages of cloning
D. Cloning controversy
E. Medical treatment
2. In what way us cloning useful?
A. It endangers life
B. It can cause disease
C. It is done in natural way
D. It doesn’t last long and have some effects
E. It can help couple who don’t have children
3. Accordimg to the text, the transplatation of animal organ into human...
A. Will be ineffective
B. Can cause sickness
C. Needs spiritual treatment
D. Creates upsetting condition
E. Is the disadvantage of other organs
4. Complete the sentence.
...... there are some critics, human cloning is acceptable.
A. Whereas
B. Because
C. Although
D. Instead of
E. Before
This text is for questions 47 to 50

Enchanting Lodi Garedens

As the capital of india, new delhi is a big city that can be compared to the likes of
bangkok or jakarta: it’s a metropolis that’s dense, polluted and simply huge.
The sound of traffic is a daily melody in delhi, heard everywhere in the city-except in
Lodi Gardens.
As a park spread over 90 acres in the heart of the city, the gardens offer a serene escape.
It’s no suprise that the place is a hot spot for morning walkers as well as yoga enthusiasts.
Nevertheless,Lodi gardens is more than just a green space. It is a beautiful area that takes
its name from the Lodi Dynasty, which ruled the muslim delhi sultanate in the 15th and 16th
centuries.
Inside are several tombs under domes that date as far back as the 15th century. They are
the final resting places of the Lodi sultans and luminaries, such as Sikandar Lodi.
The tombs are also thought to be the earliest structures with full domes of any building in
Delhi.
It’s easy to fall in love with the garden and its beautiful monuments. Especially is you
are a design aficionado. They offer a good example of the combination of hindu and islamic
architectural styles.
Only a few monuments from the Lodi dynasty still exist. A visit gives you a glimpse of
historic and ancient india, as well as an opportunity to enjoy being outdoors in new Delhi in
a place where the air is noticeably better than in other parts of the city.
1. What is the purpose of the writer writing the text?
A. To promote new Delhi
B. To discuss about Lodi Gardens
C. To describe about Lodi Gardens
D. To create arguments about Newa Delhi
E. To compare New Delhi to Bangkok or Jarkarta
2. From the text, we know that by visiting Lodi Gardens we can see...
A. Hindu tempels
B. New Delhi’s traffic
C. Hot spots in the morning
D. Historic and ancient India
E. The sultan and his luminaries
3. According to the text, Lodi Gardens may be the right place to study or read books
bacause...
A. It’s beautiful
B. It has green sceneries
C. It’s serene
D. It’s relaxing
E. It has fresh air
4. “ They offer a good example of the combination of Hindu and Islamic architectural
styles “ (paragraph 7)
The underlined word refers to...
A. Historical places
B. Beautiful historical structures
C. Building domes
D. Garden and beautiful monuments
E. The tombs