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PAKET UJIAN NASIONALPelajaran : BAHASA

INGGRISWaktu : 120 Menit

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TEXT ICameroon is a West African country of ten

million people which has been very successful ingrowing food for its people, unlike many otherWest African countries. Since 1971 it has doubledits output of major foodstuffs such as maize andpotatoes. Now it is one of the few Africancountries able to feed itself. This was not the casefive years ago when the country was only 75-80%self-sufficient in food. Although isolated pocketsof hunger still remain, the World Bank nowadays

gives Cameroon money to sustain, not toachieve, self-sufficiency in food production.

1. The text tells us about .A. West African countriesB. Cameroons ability to feed its peopleC. major foodstuffs in West AfricaD. Cameroons food productionE. food self-sufficiency

2. Which the following statements is TRUEabout Cameroon?

A. The World Bank financially supportsCameroon to maintain its self-sufficiency.

B. Cameroon is the biggest and richestcountry among West African countries.

C. It was the World Bank which financed theproduction of food in Cameroon.

D. Similar to other West African countries,Cameroon has always been self-sufficient.

E. Cameroon has succeeded in its foodproduction because of the fertility of itssoil.

TEXT IIContinued progress in advanced

technology is not necessary. Already thetechnical progress in our world has caused severepollution in the air and in the water. Although thetechnical progress in previous years has beenhelpful, recent technology has significantlyincreased pollution. Another reason to stoptechnical progress is that many inventions whichwere developed for good causes are now alsoused for powerful weapons or have been found tohave serious side effects. For example, pesticideput inside particle board to prevent termites hasnow been found to be toxic to human life.

Technology does not always bring good effects;

for example, computers do much work fastethan man, but then man loses is job to amachine. Because no man can guarantee thattechnology will have only good effects and will beused only for the benefit of man, we should delaythe continued development of technology.

3. The authors purpose in writing thisparagraph is

A.to describe pollution caused by advancedtechnology

B. to show how advantageous advancedtechnology is for human beings

C. to have people stop developing advancedtechnology

D. to explain what further inventions intechnology should be made

E. to make people implement advancedtechnology

4. Advanced technology has made peoples

lives more comfortable;Nevertheless, ______A. it is causing a lot of damage to the

environmentB. many inventions were developed for good

causesC. it help people to kill termites through

pesticidesD. many people are no longer unemployedE. it is useful and beneficial to people

TEXT IIIA natural disaster is a terrible accident

e.g. a great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. Itusually causes great suffering and loss of a largesum of money. The casualties are injured or diedSome people are homeless and need medicacare.

Floods occur when the water of riverslakes, or streams overflow their banks and pouronto the surrounding land. Floods are caused bymany different things. Often heavy rainstormsthat last for a brief can cause a flood. But not alheavy storms are followed by flooding. If thesurrounding land is flat and can absorb the waterno flooding will occur. If, however, the land ishard and rocky, heavy rain cannot be absorbedWhere the banks are low, a river may overflowand flood adjacent lowland.

In many part of the world flood are causedby tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons

They bring destructive winds of high speedtorrents of rain, and flooding. When a floodoccurs, the destruction to surrounding land canbe severe. Whole villages and towns aresometimes swept away by water pouring swiftlyover the land. Railroad track blocked and


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uprooted from their beds. Highways are washedaway.

When a building caught fire, the firemenpitched in to help battle the blaze. Before thepumps were invented, people formed bucketbrigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, theyformed a human chain from the fire to nearbywell or river. They passed buckets of water fromto hand to be poured on the flames.

The damage of the fire did depend a greatdeal on where it happened. In the country or asmall village, only a single house might burndown. But in crowded cities, fire often destroywhole blocks and neighborhoods before beingcontrolled.

5. When is flood more likely to happen?A. When heavy rainstorms happen on flat

landB. When rainstorms happen on hard rocky

landC. When heavy rainstorms happen on forest

landD. When the water of the rivers overflow into

absorbing landE. When banks of the river are adjacent to

lowland

6. All the following information are naturaldisasters, except .

A. Rain D. flood

B. earthquake

C. Storm E. hurricane

7. Why do hurricanes or typhoons usuallycause great destruction? Because they

A. bring destruction winds and torrentialrains

B. are heavy enough to cause floodC. are heavy stormsD. are hard windsE. are tropical storms8. Modern fire brigade use to fight fire.A. buckets of water D. fire pumpB. spraying sand E. fire armC. human chain

TEXT IV

Few people now remember the sinking of thegreat passenger sip Colossus exactly fifty yearsago. The numbers who were actually save fromher was small, and some of those have died inthe years since, so that those who are still alivetoday can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

9. The main topic of the paragraph aboveis

A. the sinking of ColossusB. the great shipC. the remembering shipD. the ship numberE. the saved Colossus

10.The following statements are correc

according to the text above, exceptA. Few people remember the sinking oColossus exactly fifty years ago.

B. There were small number who were safe.C. There were small number who had died.D. There are only a few people who are stil

alive today.

E. The sinking Colossus have the greatpassenger.

11.The words below have association with theinternet, except .

A. website D. email

B. browsing E. excellC. chatting

TEXT VSaudi Arabia is a country rich in oil, but

poor in one of a country's most critical naturaresource, fresh water. Without it, agriculturebecome extremely difficult and costly. Manyareas are removing the salt from the sea watethat surround the Arabian peninsula. Other effortsmight be the floating of ice cap all way the northpole and the digging of well to reach that isunderground.

12. What is the topic of the paragraph?A. Fresh waterB. How to improve agricultureC. Problem faced by Saudi ArabiaD. Reason of water storageE. The shortage fresh water in Saud

Arabia

13. What is the main idea of theparagraph?A. Fresh water is one of the most critica

natural resources of a country

B. Several efforts are being made inSaudi Arabia to get fresh water

C. Water supply in Saudi Arabia isprovided by removing the salt fromsea water

D. Many areas in Saudi Arabia inhabitable due to the lack of freshwater

E. Agriculture in Saudi Arabia is difficultand costly


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14. Rini : Im sorry for disturbing youbut I need your help.

Rina : Its OK.From the dialogue above we can concludethat Rini expressesA. Opinion D. AgreementB. Tsunami E. sympathyC. refugee

15. Dian didnt live here anymore. She. last month.A. Moved D. had movedB. Is moved E. is moving

C. Moved

16.The house . when my grandmacomes.

A. Is cleaningB. Is being cleanedC. Have been cleanedD. Is cleaned

E. cleans

17. The car . by the mechanic.A. Is repairingB. repairsC. will repairD. is repairedE. repaired

18. She has . to be a great musician.A. lack D. disadvantageB. genius E. modernC. talent

19. Many people die on the streetevery year . traffic accidents.A. because D. soB. and E. thatC. because of

20. Dian : Do you have any string?Dea : What is it for?Dian : I need it for my physics

experiment.From the dialogue above we know that Dea is

A. Asking for purposeB. Asking apologyC. Giving opinionD. agreeingE. expressing ability

21. Andy : Rene, why do you got tothe fitness center?

Rene : I want to be a member of it. Ill dosome exercise get a healthy bodyA. because D. sinceB. because of E. so

C. In order to

22. Yara : Excuse me, I don't knowhow to get to the post office. Can you showme

how to get there ?Dian : Sure. You go along this way andturn left when you meet the boulevard.

Then, you walk about two blocks

and the post office is on your right,besides the bakeryA. Yara gives instructionB. Dian gives instructionC. Dian gives opinionD. Yara gives opinionE. Dian expresses regret

23. Fanny : Let's try the pudding. make it myself.

Ria : Thanks. Ehm It's very delicious?

Fanny : It's easy. Mix a pack of puddinginstant, a glass of sugar, a glass of water,and two glass of coconut oil. Boi

it together for fifteen minutes and adda little salt to it. Switch of the fire

and pour it into a bowl. Put it in therefrigerator for twenty minutes

and you'll get a delicious pudding.A. Can you make itB. How do you make itC. Why do you make itD. How much do you make itE. Why dont you make it

24. Ida said, "I like watching actionmovies." The reported speech for the quotedone above isA. Ida said that she liked watching action

moviesB. Ida said that I liked watching action

moviesC. Ida said that I will like watching action

moviesD. Ida said that she had liked watching action

moviesE. Ida said that I had liked watching action

movies

25. Vina : Hi, Nana. How's youcontest?

Nana : It's too bad. I . I can't do mybest.

A. Apology D. suggestB. Regret E. likeC. agree

26. Dido : I suppose that you alwayswear dark colour clothes, so you look elder

than you actually are. .


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Fetty : OK. I'll try.The suitable expression to fill in the blanks

above is ..A. Do you like it?B. Are you okay?C. May I help you?D. Would it be possible for you to wear the

colourful ones?E. Do you mean colourful ones?

27. Pat : Hi, I guess you are a newstudent. My name is Patricia. Call me Pat

Julia : I'm Julia...

Pat : Nice to meet you, tooA. How do you doB. How are youC. How are thingsD. Nice to meet youE. Glad to see you

28. A : When I called you, no one was atyour house.

B : Yes, that's right. I . ThegardenA. weedB. was weedingC. weededD. have weededE. am weeding

29. People who want to see the collection ofancient objects that are closely related to

history can go to the museum.The word closest in meaning to the

underlined one is ..

A. antiqueB. expensiveC. oldD. newE. unique

30. A porter : Excuse me, .?Mr. Andri : Thanks a lot, I can manage it

myself.A. would you like me to carry your suitcaseB. would you mind bringing my suitcaseC. would you like to bring his suitcaseD. could you bring my suitcase

E. may you bring my suitcase

31. X : Excuse me, sir. May I close thedoor? It's windy outside

Y : Oh, sureIn the dialogue, X is asking for ..A. helpB. opinionC. permissionD. agreement

E. information

32. Jennifer : Would you come to ouworkshop tomorrow ?

Alison : That would be greatIn the dialogue Jennifer is giving Alison .

A. an orderB. a commentC. an adviceD. a suggestionE. an invitation

33. X : Hi, Rin. Would you accompany meto the book store?

Y : Oh, that's great. I'd love to.

The underlined sentence is used to .A. decline an invitationB. accept an invitationC. invite someone to goD. ask for permissionE. ask for one's agreement

34. Erlina : I heard that Irwan worked astour guide at Tribuana tour and Travel

Ferdi : Right, he can speak manylanguages like English, Frech, Dutch and

Japanese.Erlina : Wow, that's great!

The underlined words are expressing .A. Ability D. agreementB. Pleasure E. possibilityC. Certainty35. A : What is your favorite game?

B : ...

A. I really hate playing cardsB. I'm very keen on chessC. I dislike chessD. I think softball is like baseballE. I can play with friends

36. Hanny : Do you think our team hasthe chance to win the Thomas Cup?

Chandra : I think . Because theyhave enough practice.

A. it is very doubtful

B. it is really annoyingC. it is really challengingD. it is very impossibleE. I can play with friends

37. Pedro : Is the manager in today?I'll tell something important to him.

Hendi : I wish he were in now.The underlined utterance means ..A. the manager is in nowB. Hendi wants to be in now


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C. Hendi doesn't want the manager is innow

D. The manager is out somewhereE. Pedro wants Hendi not to be in now38. If the natural web of life is disturbed,the result may be disastrous.

The underlined word has the similarmeaning as ..A. catastrophicB. unsuitableC. harmlessD. dangerousE. complicated

39. At the beginning of the semester, eachof the students . given a new

timetable.

A. he is D. be

B. they are E. isC. are

40. I am still waiting . for an interview.A. To be called D. tocall

B. Be called E. calledC. Be calling

41. Albert : You told me that you hadan accident.

Where is your motorcyclenow?

Bertha : That's right. It . to thegarage to be repaired.A. has brought D. is being

broughtB. is bringing E. will be

bringingC. would be brought

42. Ayu : where were you last night? Icalled you but no answered

Ratih : I'm sorry. I was visiting mygrandma. She has been ill for almost a

week and she is hospitalizednow.

Ayu : . I hope she gets better soon.A. I can't visit herB. I'm sorry to hear that

C. Thank you for telling the newsD. It must be very seriousE. Thats very kind of you

43. Rida : Are you free now?Restu : Yes, what's up?Rida : How's about going to the

concert?Restu : That's a nice idea.

From the dialogue we know that

A. Rida refuses Restu's invitationB. Restu accepts Rida's invitationC. Restu asks Rida to go to the concertD. Restu has no idea to go to the concertE. Restu declines Rida's invitation44. Sita : Hi, Din. Why do you lookso pale?

Udin : I have a terrible headacheSita : Oh, let me take you to a

doctorFrom the dialogue we may conclude thatSita to Udin.A. offers helpB. asks some informationC. asks for permissionD. refuses to do somethingE. forbids to do something45. Anto : I heard that your boss hadchanged his new secretary

Tono : That's rightAnto : But why?Tono : He told me that she was

incapable of doing something her job well.The underlined utterance is an expressionof

A. disagreement D. impossibilityB. inability E. dissatificationC. uncertainty46. Aryo : Let's hurry to the square tohear people making speeches

Rudi : It's too late. By the timeyou get there they their speeches.

A.will finish D. arefinishing

B. finish E. will have finishedC. have finished

47. Mary : I bought my new dress atStar Plaza

Selly : Nina, What did Mary say?

Nina : She said she her newdress at Star Plaza

A. bought D. had bought

B. has bought E. had to buyC. would bought

48. Son : Dad, I got a straight "A" fomathematics

Father : Really? Oh, your mom and are really proud of you.

The underlined phrase expresses .

A. Sympathy D. satisfaction


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B. Irony E. ObligationC. pride

49. Icha : Good morning, .?Hirman : I want to buy a school bag.

Is it available here?Icha : Yes, here they are.

You can choose one you like best.A. How are you

B. Can I help youC. What is it forD. How do you feelE. Can you do me a favor

50. A : Dad, I am tired of going to schoolby bus. May I drive now and then?

B : I'm afraid not until you'reseventeen..

A. ability D. attention

B. possibility E. agreementC. permission

51. Mother : Have you planted theflowers?

Daughter : Yes mom. I last Monday.Our gardener did it.

A. Got them to plantD. had him to plant

B. Had planted them E. got himplanted

C. Had them planted

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