TEXT 1THE AMAZING TAJ MAHAL IN INDIA

Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world. It was built by a Muslim Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his dear wife at Agra.

Taj Mahal is a Mausoleum that houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal. The mausoleum is a part of a vast complex comprising of a main gateway, an elaborate garden, a mosque (to the left), a guest house (to the right), and several other palatial buildings. The Taj is at the farthest end of this complex, with the river Jamuna behind it.

The Taj stands on a raised, square platform (186 x 186 feet) with its four corners truncated, forming an unequal octagon. The architectural design uses the interlocking arabesque concept, in which each element stands on its own and perfectly integrates with the main structure. It uses the principles of self-replicating geometry and a symmetry of architectural elements. Its central dome is fifty-eight feet in diameter and rises to a height of 213 feet. It is flanked by four subsidiary domed chambers. The four graceful, slender minarets are 162.5 feet each. The central domed chamber and four adjoining chambers include many walls and panels of Islamic decoration.

Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. Its stunning architectural beauty is beyond adequate description, particularly at dawn and sunset. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon. On a foggy morning, the visitors experience the Taj as if suspended when viewed from across the Jamuna river.

1. What does the text discuss about?a. Taj mahalb. Indiac. The Arts in Indiad. Muslim Emperor Shah Jahane. Mumtaz Mahal

2. What was Taj Mahal built for?a. Memory of Shah Jahan’s dear wife b. A living house of the emperorc. Praising the king of Indiad. One of the eight wonders of the worlde. A living for people around Taj Mahal

3. What does the paragraph two tell about?a. Taj Mahal creatorb. Taj Mahal architectural designc. Taj Mahal materialsd. Taj Mahal chamberse. Taj Mahal views in the morning

4. How many feet is Taj Mahal central dome?a. 48 feetb. 68 feetc. 158 feetd. 58 feete. 38 feet

5. “.......the eight wonders of the world......”. The underlined word can be best replaced by.....a. Greatb. Smallc. Faked. Imitatee. Unpopular

TEXT 2KOMODO DRAGON

Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.

Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)

Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.

The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.

This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.

6. The text discuss about .......a. Komodo dragonb. The world’s wildest animalc. The biggest lizzardd. Komodo habitse. Komodo’s living

7. Where does the Komodo come from?a. Indiab. Africac. Chinad. Indonesiae. America

8. What does the dragon’s saliva contain?a. Virulent bacteriab. Gumsc. Bloodd. Septicemae. Poison

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?a. Komodo dragon is the world's smallest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or moreb. Komodo doesn’t live in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.c. The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gumsd. Komodo has blue scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular taile. A dragon will bite its prey, then force it to be weak to carry on

10. “.....follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on...”. the antonym of the underlined word is ..........a. Patheticb. Sadc. Happyd. Stronge. Great

TEXT 3Once upon a time, not far from a jungle, lived husband and a wife. They were farmers. They

were diligent farmers and always worked hard on the paddy fields. They had been married for many years and still not have a child yet. Every day they prayed and prayed for a child.

One night, while they were praying, Buto Ijo a giant with supranatural powers passed their house. He heard they pray. The farmers were so happy because the giant would give them a child but they would give the baby after he grew up. They did not think about the risk of losing their child letter and agree to take the offer. Later, Buto Ijo gave them a bunch of cucumber seeds. The farmers planted them carefully. No longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from plants. After it had ripe, the farmers picked and cut it. They were very surprised to see beautiful girl inside the cucumber. They named her Timun Mas or Golden Cucumber. Years passed by and Timun Mas has changed into a beautiful girl. On her 17th birthday, Timun Mas was very happy.

However, the parents were very sad. They knew they had to keep their promise to Buto Ijo the giant but they also did not want to lose their beloved daughter. Then Timun Mas parents planned to save her. They gave her a bag of salt. When Buto Ijo came closer to her , and she opened the bag, then threw a handful of salt. It became sea. Buto Ijo had to swim to cross the sea. Later, Timun Mas threw some chilly. It became a jungle with trees. The trees had sharp thorns so they hurt Buto Ijo. Timun Mas took her third magic stuff. It was cucumber seeds. She threw them and became cucumber field. Then it was the last magic stuff she had in the bag. It was a shrimp paste or terasi. She threw it and became a big swamp. Buto Ijo was still trying to swim the swamp but he was very tired. Then he was drowning and died.

Timun Mas then immediately went home. The farmers were so happy that they finally together again.

11. What is the best title of the above?a. Buto Ijob. Mas Timunc. Farmersd. Cucumber seedse. Timun Mas

12. What does the paragraph one tell about?

a. Timun Mas teenage’ lifeb. Buto Ijo characteristicsc. Timun Mas magic stuffd. Timun Mas workse. Timun Mas parents

13. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?a. Timun Mas and her parents lived near the jungleb. The farmers didn’t have a child before they met A giantc. Buto Ijo heard farmer’s prayingd. The farmer prayed to get a childe. The farmer’s wife bore Timun Mas

14. What was the offer of Buto Ijo to the farmers after realizing farmer’s hope?a. Giving Buto Ijo a cucumberb. Suffering theirselves to himc. Suffering Timun Mas to him after she grew upd. Making a paddy field for two yearse. Making a big pond for him

15. “….They knew they had to keep their promise…”. The underlined word can be best replaced by…..a. Maintainb. Throwc. Kickd. Hidee. Find

TEXT 4A fox got into a well and could not get out . By and by a thirsty goat come along. Seeing the

fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “ Good”, said the fox, “It’s the best water I’ve in all my life. Come down and try it yourself.”

The goat was thirsty so she got into the well. When he had drunk enough , he look around but there was no way out to get out. Then the fox said ,” I have a good idea . You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll climb on your back ,from there. I’ll step on your horns , and I can get out. And when I get out ,” I ‘ll help you out of the well.

The goat did as he as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help him out . The fox merely turned to him and said,’” If you only had thought carefully about getting out , you wouldn’t have jumped into the well.”

The goat felt very sad . He called out loudly . And an old man walking nearby heard him And put a plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked the old man.

16. How was the fox behavior?a. Thankfulb. Cruelc. Goodd. Diligente. Helpful

17. Why did the goat jump in the well?a. Because he wanted to help the foxb. Because he wanted see the inside of the well?c. Because he was thirsty and wanted to drink the water inside the welld. Because he wanted to help the old mane. Because he was in dangerous

18. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the fox?a. The fox was trickyb. The fox lied to the goatc. The fox was a bad animald. The fox fulfilled his promise to the goate. The fox left the goat inside the well alone

19. How did the goat get out from the well?a. The fox helped himb. The fox asked a help for himc. He walked up alone to get outd. An old man help him oute. He waited the well full of water so he could get out

20. “…..It’s the best water…”. The antonym of the underlined word is……a. Goodb. Betterc. Worsed. Worste. Average

21. Everyday my mother ….. vegetables at traditional market.a. Boughtb. Buyc. Has boughtd. Is buyinge. Will buy

22. “Indonesian Super League” ….. every Saturday and Sunday, and my father always ….. it.a. Broadcasted, watchedb. Broadcasts, watchesc. Broadcasts, watchedd. Broadcasts, watchinge. Broadcasted, watches

23. Mr. Affandi …… a bath at 5 a.m. and ……a breakfast at 6 a.m. every day.a. Takes, hadb. Took, hasc. Takes, havingd. Takes, hase. Took, had

24. We usually …… at one o'clock because we take a prayer first.a. Eat

b. Eatsc. are eatingd. eatene. ate

25. Students seldom…..late because they are afraid of one of the “TATIB” teachers.a. Comesb. Comec. Camed. Cominge. Have come

This text is for questions no. 26 - 30 Last night Arema greatly (26)….. upon Persibo. Chamelo R (27)….. the first goal

getter. I was amazed because the goal (28)…… the first of the quickest goal in ISL. The Arema coach Miroslav Janu (29)…….. his players very well. Then Arema players (30)……. a nice dream after it.

26.a. Winb. Winsc. Wond. Winninge. Winner

27.a. Isb. Amc. Ared. Wase. Were

28.a. Isb. Amc. Ared. Wase. Were

29.a. Instructionb. Instructedc. Instructingd. Instructse. Instruct

30.a. Sleepingb. Sleepsc. Sleepd. Sleeped

e. Slept

31. Ronaldo : What do you think of new central park in Batu? Kaka : I think government has decided a good choice to our city.

The underlined utterance expresses ....a. Agreementb. Disagreementc. Giving opiniond. Asking opinione. Dislike

32. Maurinho : What do you think of my match strategy against Malaga?Zidane : It’s good sir.

The underlined utterance expresses ....a. Agreementb. Disagreementc. Giving opiniond. Asking opinione. Dislike

33. Miss Universe : I think Putri Ayu will win “Indonesia Mencari Bakat”Miss Understanding : I can’t go along with you. Klantink also has a good performance.

The underlined utterance expresses….a. Agreementb. Disagreementc. Giving opiniond. Asking opinione. Like

34. Robert : Did you see the match last night? Liverpool deserved to win.Albert : I agree with that.

The underlined utterance expresses…a. Agreementb. Disagreementc. Giving opiniond. Asking opinione. Like

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