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2017-2018

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Written Test Intermediate Level 1 b. Was

c. were
Dear students, 7. If Laila were not ill, she … (visit) me on
This is the Intermediate level I test. In this test holiday.
you have 40 questions to do and 90 minutes to a. Wil visit
finish this test. Read the questions carefully, and b. Would visits
answer them correctly. Please feel free to ask
c. Would visit
your teacher when you encounter any
8. If you went to bed earlier, you … not … (get)
ambiguities.
too tired.
Wish you luck!
I. Choose the correct answer! a. Will, get
1. If I … rich, I … build a zoo. b. Would, get
a. Am, would c. Would, got
b. Were, would 9. Happiness is … (important) than money.
c. Was, would a. Importanter
2. If I … (study) for the exam, I would have b. Most important
passed it. c. More important
a. Had studied 10. These motorbikes … (produce) in Japan.
b. Have studied a. Was produced
c. Have study b. Were producing
3. A lot of houses … (destroy) in the c. Are produced
earthquake last year. 11. We went hiking last week. The view along
a. Are destroy the road was wonderful. If I had had a
b. Was destroyed camera, I … (take) some pictures.
c. Were destroyed a. Would have taken
4. I like … (get) up early b. Will take
a. Got c. Would take
b. Getting 12. I dream of … (be) a Nobel laureate one day.
c. Get a. To be
5. Our school is the … (good) Islamic boarding b. Be
school in this town. c. Being
a. Best 13. If the weather wasn’t so bad, we … (will do)
b. Well some outdoor activities.
c. Better a. Would did
6. If you … tired, you can sit down awhile. b. Would do
a. Are c. Will do
14. If the rain continues, the flood … come. 23. If the drought … (continue), the plants …
a. Will die.
b. Would a. Continue, will
c. Could b. Continues, will
15. If I … (go) to Yogyakarta, I … buy you T-shirt. c. Continued, would
a. Went, will 24. My family and I went to Borobudur last
b. Go, will year. I would have talked to the tourists
c. Have gone, will there if I … (speak) English well.
16. My grandfather likes engineering a lot. If he a. Can speak
had gone to the university, he … (study) b. Could speak
engineering. c. Could have spoken
a. Would have studied 25. Ayu is … (tall) than Mira.
b. Will study a. More tall
c. Would studied b. Taller
17. If you … (study) hard, you will pass the c. Tallest
examination.
a. Study II. Fill in the blanks using the correct answer
b. Studied 26. Change this sentence to passive
c. Have studied The Syailendra Dynasty built Borobudur
18. If he … (have) time, he would study for the temple in the 9th century.
exam. ……………………………………………
a. Have 27. Change this sentence to active
You will be informed of the examination
b. Has
result next week by the examination
c. Had
committee
19. All students are … (expect) to arrive fifteen ……………………………………………
minutes before the class.
a. Expecting 28. ….… …………………(swim) in the sea could be
b. Expected very dangerous.
c. Expects 29. ….……. (eat) fresh vegetables and fruits is
20. We like … (play) football during the rain. good for your health.
a. Play 30. Dani’s handwriting is …………..….(bad) than
b. Plays mine, but Arif’s is the ……….……..…. of all.
c. Playing
21. If Ali had saved enough money, he … (buy) a III. Reading Comprehension
new bike. Please read this passages carefully and answer
a. Will buy the questions number 31-34 based on this
b. Would have bought passages
c. Would buy My grandfather loves to grow plants. He
raises vegetables and fruits, and he takes great
22. Kalimantan is the … (big) island in
care of all of them. Last week, Grandpa gave me
Indonesia.
some green bean seeds. Now I can grow my
a. Most big
own green bean plant.
b. Biggest I brought my seeds home and showed my
c. Bigger mom. She helped me get my green bean project
ready. First, we put some soil in a pot. Then we
planted a few seeds. I remembered that chemicals in bug sprays. But now the question
Grandpa told me that plants depend on water is, will you become a cat magnet if you use it?
and sunlight to grow. So I put the pot in a sunny https://www.readworks.org/article/Cat-Treat-Stops-
Mosquitoes/bbd1fb71-8d30-48ae-9f6c-
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I checked on my plant every day. When the
soil felt dry, I added more water. Today, I saw a
tiny stem. The plant is growing! Over the next 35. What is a catnip?
few weeks, more stems and leaves will grow. ………………………………………………………………
Then flowers will grow, too. 36. How did scientists find a proof that catnip
What am I most excited about? I cannot wait drives mosquitoes away?
to eat the beans! I think they will taste even ………………………………………………………………
better because I grew them myself.
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Plant/fa0005fa-4213-475e-8ee3- Answer the questions number 37-40 based on
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Often mistaken for insects, spiders actually
31. What does the writer’s grandfather raise? belong to a different classification of creatures,
……………………………………………………………… called arachnids. They're insects' worst
……………………………………………………………… enemies. Although a few species, such as the
32. Today, I saw a tiny stem. black widow and the brown recluse, are
What does tiny mean? dangerous, the majority are harmless to
………………………………………………………………… humans. Moreover, they can be helpful. Pest
……………………………………………………………… control, for example is just one of the many
33. Why does the writer think the beans will ways spiders can help us. Because they kill far
taste even better? more pests than commercial insecticides do. In
………………………………………………………………… the future, perhaps if farmers employ armies of
……………………………………………………………… spiders to protect their fields, our grocery bills
will be lower and our soil and water and food
34. What do we call the part of the plant from
will have fewer pesticide remains.
which a new plant can grow?
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……………………………………………………………… spiders.html
………………………………………………………………
37. What classification of creatures do spiders
Answer the questions number 35-36 based on
belong to?
this passages
…………………………………………………………………
You might already know that cats love
…………………………………………………………………
catnip. But did you know that mosquitoes hate
38. In what way spiders can help us?
this cat treat? Catnip is a plant that is used in
…………………………………………………………………
teas and pet toys. Catnip strongly attracts cats.
…………………………………………………………………
Now scientists have learned that catnip drives
mosquitoes away. 39. Do you know what is the antonym of
Scientists coated one end of a clear tube harmless?
with catnip. Then they put 100 mosquitoes into …………………………………………………………………
the tube. After ten minutes, 80 of the …………………………………………………………………
mosquitoes had flown to the uncoated end of
the tube. 40. Mention two kinds of dangerous spiders!
Scientists say that catnip contains oil that is …………………………………………………………………
stronger at fighting mosquitoes than some …………………………………………………………………