Reading text I
BIOGRAPHY OF B. J. HABIBIE
Bacharuddin Jusuf
Habibie was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. His presidency was the
third. Habibie was born in Parepare,
South Sulawesi Province, 25 June 1936. His father named Alwi Abdul Jalil
Habibie, an agriculturist from Gorontalo descent. His mother was a Javanese
noblewoman from Yogyakarta.
Habibie started a study aviation and aerospace at the University of Delft
(Netherlands) but for political reasons (issue New Guinea) had to continue his
study in Aachen, Germany. In 1974, Suharto recruited Habibie to return to
Indonesia as part of Suharto’s drive to industrialize and develop the country.
In January 1998, after accepting nomination for a 7th
term as President, Suharto announced the selection criteria for the nomination
of a vice president. Habibie was elected vice president in March 1998
and became the President of Indonesia in May 1998.
Habibie was married to Hasri Ainun Besari, a medical doctor. The
couple had two sons, Ilham Akbar Habibie and Thareq Kemal Habibie. After his
wife’s death, Habibie published a book titled Habibie & Ainun. The book has been adapted into a film of the
same name which was released on December 20, 2012.
(Taken from Wikipedia)
Read the text carefully
and then decide the best answer to the question!
1.
Who is B. J. Habibie
a.
An
agriculturist from Gorontalo
b.
The
Noblewoman from Yogyakarta
c.
The
third president of Indonesia
d.
Lecturer
of Delft University
2.
Why
did Habibie continue his study in Germany?
a.
Accepting
nomination as President
b.
Suharto
‘d drive industrialize
c.
Study
avioation and aerospace
d.
Political
reason (issue New Guinea)
3.
When
Habibie’s return to Indonesia?
a.
1998
b.
1999
c.
1974
d.
2012
4.
The
word develop at the second paragraph
contrary with…
a.
Build
b.
Destroy
c.
Construct
d.
Rear
5.
Habibie
was born in Parepare
The word “in”, use as…
a.
Preposition
b.
Conjunction
c.
Compound
d.
Auxiliary
6.
The
underline word at the third paragraph similarly with…
a.
Selected
b.
Included
c.
Recorded
d.
Registered
Reading Text 2
Role of Computer in Education
Computers have changed the way we work, be it
any profession. Computers aid industrial processes, find application in
medicine; they are the reason why software industries developed and flourished.
Computer technology has had a deep impact on the education sector. This is also
why the education system has made computer education a part of school
curriculum. The advantages of computers in education primarily such us storage
of information, audio-visual aids in teaching, access to the internet and quick
communication between students, teachers and parents.
Computer technology has made the dream of distance learning, a reality. Education is no longer limited to classrooms. Physically distant locations have come closer due to Internet accessibility. So, even if students and teachers are not in the same premises, they can very well communicate with one another.
Computers facilitate audio-visual representation of information, thus making the process of learning interactive and interesting. Teachers bring presentations on a flash drive, plug it in to a computer in the classroom, and the teaching begins.
Today, computers are a part of almost every
industry. They are no longer limited any specific field. They are used in
networking, for information access and data storage, and also in the processing
and presentation of information. Computers should be introduced early in
education.
Read the text carefully
and then decide the best answer to the question!
7.
Why
software industries developed and flourished?
a.
Computers
aid industrial processes, find application in medicine
b.
Teachers
bring presentations on a flash drive
c.
Easy
access to the internet and quick communication
d.
Computers
facilitate audio-visual representation of information
8.
What
is the advantage of computer in education primarily?
a.
Storage
of information, audio-visual aids in teaching
b.
They
are no longer limited any specific field
c.
Computers
have changed the way we work
d.
Find
application in medicine
9.
This
is the advantage of computers in education, except…
a.
Storage
of information
b.
Find application in medicine
c.
Audio-visual aids in teaching
d.
Quick
communication between students, teachers and parents
10.
“Computers
have changed the way we work.”
The sentence
above categorized into…
a.
Past tense
b.
Passive
voice
c.
Gerund
d.
Present
tense
11.
Computers
… a part of almost every industry.
a.
Were
b.
Are
c.
Is
d.
Will
12.
The
word due to similarly with…
a.
Because
b.
But
c.
Only
d.
To
Reading Text 3
Plants
All
living things on the earth belong to the plant, human, and animal family. The
plant family gets their food and water from the soil. They also need sunlight
to grow. Some of them live in the water and get their food from water. There
are many thousands of plants.
We
can divide plants into two groups. There are the plants without stems, roots or
leaves. There are the algae and the mosses. Both kinds of plants need a lot of water. So algae usually
found in water and moss is found in wet places.
The
other group is the plants with stems. They
consist of all fruit trees, flower plants, vegetables and all the timber
trees. These plants have roots, stems, and leaves.
The
plants with stems can be divided into the flowering plants and the non
flowering plants. The flowering plants have a fruit with a seed inside the
flower. Some seeds are flat like wings and are carried by the wind. Some seeds
have fleshy fruits which animal eat and pass out. Some seeds are collected and
distributed by man. In this way, plants grow once again from seeds.
The
non flowering plants have spores growing on the leaves. When they are dry, they
are carried by the wind. Those spores that fall on wet soil start to grow
again. These are some of the ways that plants live and multiply.
(Taken from Aspirasi Bahasa Inggris)
Read the text carefully
and then decide the best answer to the question!
13. Where
do we can find the spores of the non flowering plants?
a. Stems
b. On
the leaves
c. Fruits
d. Seeds
14. Which
of the following places where algae can live and multiply?
a. Flower
pot
b. Aquarium
c. Garden
d. Land
surface
15. Plants
which have no stems or roots or leaves are
a. Fruit
trees
b. Flowering
plants
c. Vegetables
d. Mosses
and algae
16. “Both kinds of plants need a
lot of water.” (paragraph 2)
The
underlined words refer to
a. Fruit
trees and flower plants
b. Vegetables
and timber trees
c. Algae
and mosses
d. Moss
and vegetables
17. Paragraph 5 of the passage mainly discuss about
a. Regeneration
of plants
b. Growing
of plants
c. Planting
of plants
d. Cutting
of plants
18. Non flowering plants The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to
a. Flower
plants
b. Vegetables
c. Timber
trees
d. Plants
with stems
19. The
synonym of timber tree is
a. Leafy
trees
b. Shady
trees
c. Woody
trees
d. Flower
trees
Reading Text 4
Rain
Forests
Most of tropical
countries in this world have forests. People call them as the tropical
rainforest. These forests contain extremely diverse species and highly
productive community.
A few areas in the
world contain the most natural and variety rainforests. Those that have
survived include forests in the Amazon basin of South America, the Congo River
Basin of Central Africa, and the larger Southeast Asian islands. These areas are rainforests all year
around. Indonesia may be the country with the largest rainforest area. However,
the amount of rainforests in the world reduces
year by year.
The rainforests are
homes to many plants and animal. Many species live high up in the trees while the
other live in the soil, under the surface of forest floors. On the floor of the
forest, most plants cannot survive, so there are tends to be very open for
movement.
The rainforest is
usually hot, humid, dark, and dump. Half of the plant species grow in rainforests.
Some trees can get up to 100 feet tall. They create a canopy. It blocks
sunlight coming through. Under canopy is an undiscovered world of life.
(Taken from Aspirasi
Bahasa Inggris)
Read the text carefully
and then decide the best answer to the question!
20. What
does the text mainly discuss?
a. Asian
islands
b. Plants
and animals
c. Tropical
rainforest countries
d. Indonesia rainforest
21. What
does the word “these” in paragraph two?
a. hot,
humid, dark
b. plants
and animal
c. diverse
species
d. Amazon
basin of South America, the Congo River Basin of Central Africa, and the larger
Southeast Asian islands
22. The
following are the characteristics of rainforests, except
a.
Humid
b.
Dark
c.
Cold
d.
Dump
23. Which
of the following statement is true according to the text?
a. The
plant species growing in the rainforests are less than a half.
b. Under
the canopy is dark because it is very hard for the sunlight coming through.
c. The
animal species rarely can live high up in the trees.
d. We
can find lots of species of plants and animals in the rainforests.
24. According
to the text the largest rainforest in the world is in the country of
a. Brazil
b. Congo
c. Indonesia
d. South
Africa
25. The
word “reduces” in paragraph 2 could probably replaced
by
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Develops
d. Produces
26. We
infer from the passage that a canopy is………
a. The
tree leaves which cover the forests
b. The
tree trunks in the forests
c. The
nests of the animal in the forest
d. The
surface of the forest
27. To anticipate the reduction of forests in the coming years, the government may take which of the following steps
a.
Open the forests for farms
b.
Burn the forests to plant rubber
c.
Stop the illegal logging
d.
Encourage people to settle
near the forest
Reading
text 5
Questions
28–30 are about the following announcement.
Student Volunteers Needed!
On Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M.
until 4 P.M., Carverton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the
school gymnasium. The special event will feature
a variety of professional musicians and singers.
Students who would like to help at the
festival must have written permission from a parent or guardian.
(Taken From UN SMK
2008)
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28. What time the festival will begin?
a. 10 A.M.
b. 11 A.M.
c. 1 P.M.
d. 2 P.M.
29.
In line 2, the word feature
is closest in meaning to…..
a. Look
b. Keep
c. Include
d. Entertain
30. What job
will be done the day before the festival begins?
a. Making posters
b. Setting up the gym
c. Cleaning up the gym
d. Helping the performers
