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Name : Tri Mandala Putra
Instansi : Universitas
Pendidikan
Indonesia
Asal : Bulukumba, SulSel
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

▪ TYPE OF QUESTION

▪ • What does the man/woman mean?

▪ • What are the man & woman discussing?

▪ • What are the man & woman talking about?

▪ • What is the main subject of the conversation?

▪ • What is the purpose of the conversation?

▪ • What do we know about …?

▪ • What do we learn about …?

▪ • What did the man/woman do?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

▪ TYPE OF QUESTION

▪ • What does the man/woman prefer to do?

▪ • What does the man/woman need to do?

▪ • What does the man/woman probably want to do?

▪ • What will the man/woman probably do next?

▪ • What is the man/woman problem?

▪ • What is the man/woman excuse?

▪ • What does the man/woman suggest the woman/man to do?

▪ • What does the man/woman imply?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

▪ TYPE OF QUESTION

▪ • What had the man/woman thought?

▪ • What should the man/woman have done?

▪ • What has the man/woman assumed?

▪ • Where does the conversation take place?

▪ • When does the conversation take place?

▪ • Who is the man/woman in this conversation?

▪ • Why does the man/woman have problem?

▪ • How does the man/woman feel?

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

▪ SOME QUICK TIPS

▪ 1. Avoid choosing the similar sound

▪ 2. Be careful with the possibilities

▪ 3. Antonym

▪ 4. Synonym

▪ 5. Assumption (stressed word as clue)

▪ 6. Conditional sentence (contrast)

▪ 7. Idiom showing agreement

▪ 8. The most important is to focus on the second speaker

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No. 1

Nomor 13 dalam audio

a. He's had enough exercise.
b. He's going to give himself a reward for the hard work.
c. He's going to stay on for quite some
d. He would like to give the woman an exercise machine as a gift

Keyword= I give up! (stay on that exercise machine)

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No. 2

1. Nomor 14 dalam audio

a. He cannot see the huge waves.
b. The waves are not coming in.
c. He would like the woman to repeat what she said.
d. He agrees with the woman.

Keyword= You can say that again!

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No. 3

1. Nomor 15 dalam audio

a. The exam was postponed.
b. The man should have studied harder.
c. Night is the best time to study for
d. She is completely prepared for the exam.

Keyword= put it off until next week

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No. 4

1. Nomor 16 dalam audio

a. Students who want to change schedules should form a line.
b. It is only possible to make four changes in the schedule.
c. It is necessary to submit the form quickly.
d. Problems occur when people don't wait their turn.

Keyword= It’s absolutely essential that you turn the form in

immediately
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No. 5

1. Nomor 17 dalam audio

a. In a mine
b. In a jewelry store
c. In a clothing store
d. In a bank

Keyword= rings in gold or silver

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No. 6

1. Nomor 18 dalam audio

a. A visit to the woman's family
b. The telephone bill
c. The cost of a new telephone
d. How far away the woman's family lives

Keyword= I called my family. That’s why the bill’s so much

higher than usual
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No. 7

1. Nomor 19 dalam audio

a. She hasn't met her new boss yet.
b. She has a good opinion of her boss.
c. Her boss has asked her about her impressions of the company.
d. Her boss has been putting a lot of pressure on her.

Keyword= I couldn’t be more impressed with him

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No. 8

1. Nomor 20 dalam audio

a. The recital starts in three hours.
b. He intends to recite three different poems.
c. He received a citation on the third of the month.
d. He thinks the performance begins at three.

Keyword= It starts at three o’clock

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No. 9

1. Nomor 21 dalam audio

a. Choose a new dentist
b. Cure the pain himself
c. Make an appointment with his dentist
d. Ask his dentist about the right way to brush

Keyword= If your tooth is hurting you so much. See your

destist
I guess I don’t have much choice
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No. 10

1. Nomor 22 dalam audio

a. It is almost five o'clock.
b. The man doesn't really need the stamps.
c. It is a long way to the post office.
d. It would be better to go after five o'clock.

Keyword= It closes at five o’clock

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No. 11

1. Nomor 23 dalam audio

a. The article was placed on reserve.
b. The woman must ask the professor for a copy.
c. The woman should look through a number of journals in the library.
d. He has reservations about the information in the article.

Keyword= The prof copied it and put it on reserve in the

library
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No. 12

1. Nomor 24 dalam audio

a. He needs to take a nap.
b. He hopes the woman will help him to calm down.
c. The woman just woke him up
d. He is extremely relaxed.

Keyword = If I were any calmer, I’d be asleep

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No. 13

1. Nomor 35 dalam audio

a. Every evening
b. Every week
c. Every Sunday
d. Every month

Keyword= I try to call her at least once a week

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No. 14

1. Nomor 36 dalam audio

a. That she was eighty-five years old
b. That a storm was coming
c. That she was under a great deal of pressure
d. That she wanted to become a weather forecaster

Keyword= she told me to be careful because a big storm is

coming
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No. 15

1. Nomor 37 dalam audio

a. In her bones
b. In her ears
c. In her legs
d. In her head

Keyword= She says that she can feel it in her bones when a
storm is coming
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No. 16

1. Nomor 38 dalam audio

a. Call his great-grandmother less often
b. Watch the weather forecasts with his great-grandmother
c. Help his great-grandmother relieve some of her pressures
d. Believe his great-grandmother's predictions about the weather

Keyword= Then, I had better pay more attention to my great-

grandmother’s weather forecasts!
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No. 17

1. Nomor 43 dalam audio

a. Water Sports
b. Physics
c. American History
d. Psychology

Keyword= Nineteenth century (new York, California)

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No. 18

1. Nomor 44 dalam audio

a. To cut
b. To move fast
c. To steer a boat
d. To build a ship

Keyword= they “clipped along” at such a fast rate of speed

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No. 19

1. Nomor 45 dalam audio

a. To bring tea from China
b. To transport gold to California
c. To trade with the British
d. To sail the American river system

Keyword= Clipper ships first came into use in US, intended to

make the trip from new York, around the tip of south America,
and to china in order to transport tea to the US.
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No. 20

1. Nomor 46 dalam audio

a. A reading assignment
b. A quiz on Friday
c. A research paper for the end of the semester
d. Some written homework

Keyword= Don’t forget that there’s a written assignment due

on Friday
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Structure and Written Expression

▪ Quick Tips: We don’t need to translate word by word, All we

need to do is to find out the Verb.

▪ Be sure that the subject and the verb agree each other.

▪ Conjunction, 1 conj.= 2 verbs, 2 conj.= 3 verbs, etc.

▪ Know Active and Passive Meaning

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Structure and Written Expression
1. 21. A major problem in the construction of new buildings _______________
A. is that windows have been eliminates while air conditioning systems have not
been perfected

▪ B. is they have eliminated windows and still don't have good air conditioning
C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don't work good
D. is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not
capable to produce efficient air conditioning systems

Pembahasan Jawaban:
A. is that windows have been eliminates while air conditioning systems have not
been perfected
B. is they have eliminated windows and still don't have good air conditioning -->
they mengarah ke?
C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don't work good --> work
well
D. is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are
not capable to produce efficient air conditioning systems --> capable + of + verb-ing
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Teach well

Build well

Work good

Good job
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No. 22

1. John said that no other car could go ______________

A. so fast like his car
B. as fast like his car
C. as fast like the car of him
D. as fast as his car
Quick Tips : equal comparison --> as ... as
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No. 23

1. Her grades have improved, but only ________________

A. in a small amount
B. very slightly
C. minimum
D. some

Quick Tip: improved + adverb (very slightly)

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No. 24

1. While attempting to reach his home before the storm,_______________

A. the bicycle of John broke down
B. it happened that John's bike broke down
C. the storm caught John
D. John had an accident on his bicycle
Quick Tip: Pembahasan Jawaban: Reduction in adverbial clause -
-> while John was attempting to reach his home before the
storm, John had an accident on his bicycle
Prinsip: clause yang bisa di reduksi hanyalah klausa yang
mempunyai subjek sama
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No. 25

1. The changes in this city have occurred _________________

A. with swiftness
B. rapidly
C. fastly
D. in rapid ways

Quick tip: have occurred + adverb (rapidly)

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No. 26

1. The North American Review, a magazine was first published in 1815,

was one of
▪ A B
▪ the leading literary journals of the past woe centuries.
▪ C D

magazine was --> magazine atau

magazine that was
Topik Materi: Appositive atau (Reduced)
Adjective Clause
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No. 27
1. Fuel is any substance or material that reacts chemically with another
substance
▪ A B C
▪ or material to produce hot.

▪ D

Quick Tips: hot --> heat.

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No. 28

1. Glint was a favored material of prehistoric humans, which used it to make tools
▪ A B C
▪ and weapons, because it would chip into shapes with sharp edges.

▪ D

Quick Tip:which --> who.

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No. 29

1. Mutiny of a ship’s crew against the captain signifies the breakdown of

▪ A
▪ the obedience and discipline required to deal effectively to perils at eat.

▪ B C D

Quick Tip: to --> with [deal to --> deal with].

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No. 30
1. Of all the art-related reference and research library in North America, that of the
▪ A B
▪ Metropolitan Museum of a Art in New York City is among the largest and
▪ C
▪ most complete.

▪ D

Quick Tip: library --> libraries

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No. 31

1. Acclimatization is the process by which an organism adjusts to living in an

▪ A B
▪ environment to which it normally unsuited.

▪ C D

Quick Tip: it normally --> it is normally

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No. 32

1. Glaciers, mass of ice that flow outward from ice caps, cover about one-tenth of
▪ A B C
▪ earth’s land area.

▪ D

Quick Tips: mass --> masses

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No. 33

1. Some species of bacteria and fungi thrive on such simply compounds as alcohol.

▪ A B C D

Quick Tip: simply --> simple

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No. 34

1. In 1923 Alice Paul began campaign to promote the adoption of an amendment to

▪ A B C
▪ the United States Constitution mandating equal rights for women.

▪ D

Quick Tips: an amendment --> the amendment

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No. 35

1. Perhaps more than any other United States city, San Francisco is a collection
▪ A B C
▪ of neighborhood.

▪ D

neighborhood --> neighborhoods

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No. 36

1. Almost every the hereditary material of an individual organism resides

▪ A B C
▪ in the chromosomes.

▪ D

Quick Tip: every --> each of

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No. 37

1. Only with early seventeenth-century observers did the music of

▪ A B
▪ the original inhabitants of the United States and Canada entered recorded
▪ C D
▪ history.
Available the lighter elements.

Quick Tip: entered --> enter

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No. 38

1. Perhaps the most distinctive features of sharks and undoubtedly one of the most
▪ A B
▪ important reasons for their success is their well-developed sensory system.

▪ C D

features --> feature

Topik Materi:
•singular vs plural noun
•Subject-verb agreement - verb nya adalah `is`,
olehnya features mestinya feature.
•One of plural noun
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No. 39

1. The major economic activities of Cheyenne,

▪ A
▪ Wyoming, include transportation, chemicals, tourism, but governmental activities.

▪ B C D

Quick Tip: but --> and

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No. 40

1. The fiction writer, poetry, and critic Edgar Allan Poe is among the most familiar of
▪ A B
▪ American writers and one of the most enigmatic.

▪ C D

Quick Tip: poetry --> poet

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Reading Section

▪ Be familiar with the directions

▪ Don’t spend your time on reading the passages

▪ Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the passages

▪ Don’t spend much time on your question that you are unsure of

▪ Be sure you fill all the answers

▪ Read as much as possible

▪ Learning the new vocabs from the passages that you don’t know
before
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No. 41

1. Which of the following assumptions about early humans is expressed in the

passage?
a. They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.
b. They divided knowledge into well-defined fields.
c. They did not enjoy the study of botany.
d. They placed great importance on ownership of property

Sepanjang bagian ini penulis menekankan fakta bahwa orang

telah mengetahui banyak tentang tanaman untuk waktu yang
sangat lama. Lihat baris 2–3, 5–6, 8–10, 14, 15, dan 18–20.
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No. 42

1. The word “peculiar” in line 2 is closest in meaning to

a. clear
b. large
c. unusual
d. important
Dalam konteks ini, " peculiar " berarti “unsual." There is a clue to this
meaning in the statement that “botany. . . was the one field of
awareness about which humans had anything more than the
vaguest of insights” (baris 1-3). Ini berarti bahwa orang tahu banyak
tentang tanaman, mungkin lebih dari yang mereka ketahui tentang
daerah lain.
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No. 43

1. What does the comment “This is logical” in lines 5–6 mean?

a. There is no clear way to determine the extent of our ancestors’ knowledge of plants.
b. It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.
c. It is reasonable to assume that our ancestors behaved very much like people in preindustrial
societies.
d. Human knowledge of plants is well organized and very detailed.

“This is logical” mengacu pada informasi sebelumnya, yang

menyatakan bahwa manusia memiliki banyak pengetahuan rinci
tentang tanaman karena tanaman penting bagi mereka.
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No. 44

1. The phrase “properties of each” in line 9 refers to each

a. tribe
b. hundred
c. plant
d. purpose

Frasa ini mengacu pada setiap tanaman, karena “plants" adalah

satu-satunya rujukan logis.
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No. 45

1. According to the passage, why has general knowledge of botany declined?

a. People no longer value plants as a useful resource.
b. Botany is not recognized as a special branch of science.
c. Research is unable to keep up with the increasing number of plants.
d. Direct contact with a variety of plants has decreased.

Bagian tersebut menyatakan di baris 12–13 bahwa “the more industrialized we

become . . . the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows.” Ini berarti bahwa
orang sekarang memiliki lebih sedikit kontak langsung dengan tanaman
daripada sebelumnya. Gagasan yang sama juga dinyatakan dalam baris 19–22
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No. 46

1. In line 15, what is the author’s purpose in mentioning “a rose, an apple, or an orchid”?
a. To make the passage more poetic
b. To cite examples of plants that are attractive
c. To give botanical examples that most readers will recognize
d. To illustrate the diversity of botanical life

Mawar, apel, dan anggrek adalah tanaman umum yang sudah tidak asing lagi
bagi kebanyakan orang.
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No. 47

1. According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of
agriculture?
a. The invention of agricultural implements and machinery
b. The development of a system of names for plants
c. The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted
d. The changing diets of early humans

Jawaban atas pertanyaan ini secara langsung dinyatakan dalam baris 16-
17.
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No. 48

1. The word “controlled” in line 19 is closest in meaning to

a. abundant
b. managed
c. required
d. advanced

“managed” adalah jawabannya karena itu adalah satu-satunya pilihan yang

berarti “controlled.”
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No. 49

1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the transition to agriculture?
a. It forced humans to study plants more carefully so that they would know how to collect and
plant seeds.
b. It led to a more narrow understanding of plants as a source of food, but not for other
purposes.
c. It had a drawback in that humans lost much of their knowledge of wild plants as a result.
d. It led to a diet that consisted of a greater variety of plants.

Bagian tersebut menyatakan dalam baris 21–22 bahwa ” the accumulated

knowledge of tens of thousands of years . . . would begin to fade away.”
Dapat disimpulkan bahwa hilangnya pengetahuan ini bukanlah
perkembangan yang positif.
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No. 50

1. Where in the passage does the author describe the benefits people derive from plants?
a. Line 1
b. Lines 6–8
c. Lines 10–11
d. Lines 13–15

Anda harus membaca baris tertentu yang ditunjukkan untuk menemukan

yang berisi informasi yang diminta dalam pertanyaan. Manfaat yang
diperoleh manusia dari tumbuhan disajikan pada baris 6–8.
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