A. Descriptive text 3.

From the text we can say that Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has belongs to a city of ….
been known as the “Queen of the A. water
Adriatic”, “City of Bridges”, and “The B. ceremonies
City of Light”. The city stretches across C. buses
117 small islands in the marshy Venetian D. funerals
Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast E. Gondola
Italy.
Venice is world famous for its canals. It is 4. What does the second paragraph of the
built on an archipelago of 117 islands text tell us about?
formed by about 150 canals in a shallow A. The forms of transport in the world.
lagoon. The islands on which the city is B. The canals and roads that people like to
built are connected by about 400 bridges. use.
In the old center, the canals serve the C. The archipelago that has a lot of islands.
D. Venice as the world famous for its
function of roads, and every form of
canals.
transport is on water or on foot.
E. Venice is the city of light
You can ride gondola there. It is the
classical Venetian boat which nowadays is Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical
mostly used for tourists, or weddings, mosquE. Built 300 years ago, this building
funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan.
Venetians travel by motorized waterbuses The mosque is located in the North Kuin
which ply regular routes along the major Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the
canals and between the city’s islands. The reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as
city has many private boats. The only Pangeran SamuderA. He was the first
gondolas still in common use by Venetians Banjarnese King who converted into
are the Traghetti, foot passenger ferries Islam. This mosque was found on the bank
of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton,
crossing the Grand Canal at certain points
which was destroyed by the Dutch
without bridges.
colonial.
The construction of Masjid Sultan
1. What does the text tell you about? Suriansyah was unique. The roof is
A. Gondola. layered. It took the Banjar’s past
B. Traghetti. architecture before Islam came. Different
C. Venice from any other old mosques in Banjar, the
D. Italy. mihrab has its own roof, separated from
E. Venetian boat the main building.

2. What transport crosses the Grand Canal 5. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was
for foot passengers at certain points constructed in the era of ….
without bridges? A. Banjar people
B. Dutch colonial
A. Gondolas.
C. Kalimantan King
B. Traghetti.
D. Sultan Suriansyah
C. Waterbuses. E. Jokowi
D. Lagoon.
E. Ship 6. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. A king reign
B. A palace complex
C. An Islamic location that has already set new standards of
D. A historical mosque hospitality for this celebrated city.
E. A temple Set in magnificently landscaped tropical
gardens, the Shangri-La Bangkok provides
7. From the text we know that …. guests with all the charm and warmth of
A. Some construction of the mosque takes the orient and, at the same time,
the local style unsurpassed range of facilities and leisure
B. Banjar people burned down the mosque activities. There is a choice of 12 superb
C. There is nothing special from this settings in which to wine and dine, a large
mosque free-form swimming pool that overlooks
D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque the river, convention and meeting facilities
E. Banjar’s past architecture before Islam for up to 2000 people, and a 24-hour
came business centre.

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a And, from every single guest room and
man of Buddhist temple completed in suite, there is a breathtaking view of all the
Cambodia. It is the largest religious exotic hustle and bustle of the fabled
monument in the world. The temple was “River of Kings”. One might expect such a
built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II well-equipped and positioned hotel to be
in the early twelfth century in Yosadapura, miles away from the city center but, at
the capital of the Khmer Empire as this Shangri-La Bangkok the business district
temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated and main shopping areas are mere minutes
to Wisnu. It is designed to represent away.
Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu From more than 200 years, Bangkok’s
mythology within the mouth and has an grandeur has been reflected in the waters
outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has of the Chao Phraya. Today, the Shangri-La
three rectangular galleries which races Bangkok towers beside this majestic river,
about the neck. At the center of the temple offers its guests the golden promise of the
stand Queen Cap of Tower. East.

10. For how many people the meeting

8. What is the monolog about? facilities are up to?
A. Gallery complex. A. 5000 people.
B. Buddhist mythology. B. 4000 people.
C. Cambodia. C. 2000 people.
D. Khmer Empire. D. 1000 people.
E. Angkor Wat. E. 500 people.

9. In the twelfth century which Empire was 11. The text mainly focuses on…
strong enough to build the biggest temple A. Bangkok’s grandeur.
of the world? B. Bangkok’s” River Kings.”
A. Old Empire. C. The water of the Chao Phraya.
B. Yosadapura Empire. D. The majestic river in Bangkok.
C. Meru Empire. E. Shangri-La Bangkok.
D. The King Empire.
E. Khmer Empire. Bale Kambang is a small village in the
Southern coast of East Java, seventy
On the banks of the Chao Phraya, kilometers from Malang town and two
Bangkok’s “River of Kings”, lies a hotel hours’ drive from South. It is well known
for its long beautiful white sandy beach as
well as the similarity of its temple to the cigarette factory in Indonesia. Most of the
one of Tanah Lot in Bali. local people work in this factory. Those
In Bale Kambang, there are three small who do not work here are farmers or
rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, traders.
Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island,
those names are taken from “wayang” 14. What does the above text talk about?
figures (Java traditional puppets). These A. The history of Kediri
islands are surrounded by Indonesian B. The famous products of Kediri
Ocean which huge waves frighten most C. The description of Kediri
overseas cruisers. D. The people
E. 1.3 million people
12. What makes Bale Kambang famous?
A. Small rocky islands 15. Which one has a distinctive taste?
B. Long beautiful beach A. The cigarette
C. Huge waves of ocean B. The special food
D. Overseas cruisers C. The bean curd
E. three small rocky islands D. The highly nutritious food
E. Tofu
13. What is the main idea of the second
paragraph? 16. “Those who do not work here …” (last
A. There are three rocky islands in Bale sentence). The “those” word refers to ….
Kambang A. The local people
B. Huge waves frighten many overseas B. The factory workers
cruisers C. The farmers
C. Names of rocky islands are taken from D. The traders
“wayang”figures E. Woman labour force
D. The rocky islands are in the middle of
the sea Orchard Road is a Boulevard which
E. Small village of Bale Kambang becomes business and entertainment center
in Singapore. Orchard Road is surrounded
Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in by a lush tropical and flower gardens
a valley between the Kelud and Willis which are beautiful. At first, Orchard Road
mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 is just a suburban street lined with
million peoplE. In the center of the town orchards, plantations nutmeg, and pepper
there is a large hill which is called the farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned
Dathok Mountain. Because of the into a shopping center in Singapore. In
topography of the region, Kediri is called a 1960 and 1970 entertainment industries
chilly town by the locals. There is a big began to enter this road. Shopping centers
river called Brantas cutting off the center such as mall and Plaza was built in 1974.
of the town. Orchard Road runs along about 2.2 km.
This road is one-way street flanked by a
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous variety of shopping malls, hotels and
for its products like cigarettes and a special restaurants. The shopping area which is
kind of tofu or bean curd. This highly nearly 800,000 square meters provides a
nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and wide range of Things, food, and
has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes entertainment. In this area there are many
factory dominates the town economy and options that can satisfy visitors from all
employs the majority of the women labor walks of life starting from the luxury
force. Kediri and the cigarettes factory are branded things to the Popular branded,
inseparable and it is considered the biggest from exclusive restaurants to fast food.
There are so many ways that can be 21. The word “satisfy” in line eighth has
accessed to get to Orchard Road such as: the closet meaning with
by taxi, bus or drive your own car. For A. Pleased
those who are driving to Orchard Road can B. Free
be entered from the west through the C. Frighten
Napier Road. Vehicles from Dunearn Road D. Threat
can turn to left at the intersection of the E. Loved
Marriott Hotel junction. Vehicles that
come from Paterson can turn right onto The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper,
Orchard Road. Orchard is always crowded which sits in the heart of London. It is
so you have to be careful in order not to known as the shard of glass. Construction
get lost began in 2009 and was completed three
. years later in 2012, making it Western
17. The text mainly focuses on European’s tallest building.
A. Singapore Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The
B. Orchard Plantation Shart is the second tallest free-standing
C. Plaza and Mall structure in the UK. Its exterior boasts
D. Orchard Road as business and 11,000 glass panels — that’s equivalent in
entertainment center area to eight football pitches or two-and-a-
E. Shopping Center half Trafalgar Squares.
The building was developed to have
18. Which statement is TRUE? multiple uses, describes on the website as a
A. At first Orchard Road is a crowded ‘vertical city where people can live, work
settlement and relax’. This motto was clearly taken on
B. Orchard Road became business and board that was found on the 72nd floor
entertainment center since 1974 towards the end of construction.
C. Vehicles from Dunrean road turn to the
left at intersection of the Marriott Hotel 22. What is the text about?
junction A. The architect Renzo Piano
D. Orchard Road is infamous place at B. The Shard glass panels
Singapore C. The Shard, building in London
E. Orchard Road is not surrounded by D. The tallest building in London
flower garden E. The heart of London
23. In Europe, the Shard gains popularity
19. In the third paragraph the writer on its
describes about? A. Location
A. The location of Orchard Road B. Function
B. The things that we can see at orchard C. Height
road D. Age
C. The direction to get to Orchard Road E. Usage
D. The history of Orchard Road 24. What probably makes people interested
E. The distance of Orchard Road to stay in the Shard?
A. It has multiple uses
20. Words “it” in line 4 refers to? B. It is the tallest building in UK
A. The plantation C. It was built by famous architect
B. Luxury branded things D. It is located in the heart of London
C. The plaza E. It is very cheap
D. Singapore
E. Suburban Street
25. “…, making it Western European’s E. to persuade readers to treat preserve the
tallest building.” What does the underlined bridge national park
word “it” refers to?
A. The Shard 29. Where is the natural bridge national
B. The glass park located?
C. London A. 110 kilometers from South of Brisbane
D. Skyscraper B. 110 kilometers from Pacific Highway
E. Renzo Piano C. 110 kilometers from Numinbah Valley
D. 110 kilometers from Lamington
Natural Bridge National Park is luscious National Park
tropical rainforest. E. 110 kilometers from Nerang
It is located 110 kilometers from south of
Brisbane and is reached by following the 30. What the visitors will see in the night?
Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by A. a common glow worm
travelling through the Numinbah Valley. B. the unique feature of the glow worms
This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of C. a great dark cave
Lamington National Park. D. the unique rocks
The phenomenon of the rock formed into a E. the fantastic bridge
natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which
a waterfall cascades is a short one-
kilometer walk below a dense rainforest
canopy from the main picnic areA.
Swimming is permitted in the rock pools.
Night-time visitors to the cave will
discover the unique feature of the glow
worms. Picnic areas offers toilets,
barbeque, shelter sheds, water and
fireplaces; however, overnight camping is
not permitted.

26. What is the function of paragraph 1?

A. as an identification
B. as an orientation
C. as a thesis
D. as a classification
E. as an abstract

27. The text above is in form of………….

A. hortatory exposition
B. narrative
C. description
D. report
E. explanation
28.What is the communicative purpose of
the text?
A. to present two points of views about
natural bridge national park
B. to explain the bridge national park
C. to describe the bridge national park
D. to retell the bridge national park