General Sudirman was a high ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian
national revolution. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, he
continues to be widely respected in the country. On 12 November 1945, at an election to
decide the military’s commander-in-chief in YogyakartA. The 24 years old Sudirman was
chosen over Oerip Soemohardjo in a close votE. While waiting to be confirmed, Sudirman
ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in AmbarawA. The ensuing battle and British
withdrawal strengthened Sudirman’s popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18
December. General Sudirman commanded military activities throughout Java, including a
show of force in Yogyakarta on 1 March 1949. When the Dutch began withdrawing, in July
1949 Sudirman was recalled to Yogyakarta and forbidden to fight further. In late 1949
Sudirman’s tuberculosis returned, and he retired to Magelang, where he died slightly more
than a month after the Dutch recognised Indonesia’s independencE. He is buried at Semaki
Heroes’ Cemetery in Yogyakarta.
1. What is the monologue about?
A. A biography of General Soedirman
B. The family of General Soedirman
C. The death of General Soedirman
D. A spirit of General Soedirman for the Indonesian Armed Forces
E. The military forces commanded by General Soedirman
2. What can we infer from the monolugue?
A. His uncle’s name was also Soedirman
B. January is the month of Maulud
C. Soedirman was shot and died in the military war
D. Soedirman died when he was relatively young
E. Soedirman died on 1 March 1949
Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Manchester
United paid £12 million to sign him in 2003 – a record fee for a player of his agE. In the 2004
FA Cup Final, he scored Manchester’s first three goals and helped them capture the
championship. In 2008, he set a franchise record for goals scoreD. In 2009, Real Madrid paid
a record $131 million for his servicE.
It was through his dad’s work as an equipment manager at a boy’s club that Ronaldo was first
introduced to the game of soccer. By the time he was 10 years old, he was already recognized
as a phenomenon – a kid who ate, slept and drank the gamE. “All he wanted to do as a boy
was playing football,” his godfather, Fernao Sousa, recalled for British reporters, adding, “He
loved the game so much that he’d miss meals or escape out his bedroom window with a ball
when he was supposed to be doing his homework.”
By his early teens, Ronaldo’s talent and legend had grown considerably. After a stint with
Nacional da liha da Madeira, he signed with Sporting Portugal in 2001. That same year, at the
tender age of 16, Ronaldo turned heads with a impressing performance against Manchester
United, wowing even his opponents with his footwork and deft skill. He made such an
impression that a number of United players asked their manager to try and sign the young
player. It wasn’t long before the club paid Ronaldo’s team more than £12 million for his
services – a record fee for a player of his age.
15. What was Ronaldo action for MU in year 2004?
A. Signed new contract
B. Scored goals to Real Madrid
C. Won FA Cup Championship
D. Got payment of $131 million for his service
E. Paid $12 million
16. We can learn from paragraph 2 that…
A. Ronaldo was a talented football player
B. Ronaldo was a very energetic football player
C. Ronaldo gained his success by his early teens
D. Ronaldo was a legendary young football player
E. Ronaldo became the youngest player in Manchester
17. “After a stint with Nacional da liha da Madeira, he signed with Sporting Portugal in
2001.” (Paragraph 3. The word “signed with” can be replaced by…
A. Participated
B. Went
C. Followed
D. Joined >>>>>>
E. Wrote
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I usually woke up at 8 a.m. and went to the press center to check the daily schedule of
briefings and press conferences, usually held by the United Nations officials or disaster
mitigation team chief, Alwi Shihab.
It was challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human interest stories.
Then, I went back to the press center in between to cover the press conferences of the day.
It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and secondhand clothing,
which they said were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, full noon, it was time to
go back to the press center to write stories and race against time, always fearing that the
internet connection would come crashing down.
And after everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I only ate once a
day because you always had to rush and it was difficult to find food. You had to travel quite
far, about a 30-to 45-minute trip by car to find fresh food.
1. How often did the writer eat a day ....
A. Three times
B. Seldom
C. Twice
D. Never
E. Once
2. " ........ mitigation team chief Alwi Shihab ." (Paragraph 1)
The synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. Decreases
B. Lightener
C. Reliever
D. Developer
E. Writer
3. What is the writer's occupation ....
A. A social worker
B. A volunteer
C. A journalist
D. Presenter
E. A TV reporter
Last month my family and I went to Toraja to attend Grandpa’s funeral. It was my first time
to go to such a ceremony. We gathered there with our kin in the ceremony.
Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. It took about a week. Several days before the
ceremony was done, grandpa’s body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row
around an open field called tongkonan. His corpse was dressed in a fine wearing.
The funeral was performed in two phases. First, we slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes, and
then moved the corpse to face north. In this ceremony we wore black clothes. After that, the
corpse was placed in a sandal wood coffin. Then, it was brought out of the house and placed
on an open platform beneath the granary.
Meanwhile, my uncle, my brother, and I prepared the wooden puppet and a funeral tower
called lakian. The next phase of the ceremony was held in this place. The coffin is borne from
the house and placed in the lakian. During the day, there were also buffalo matches. They
were great matches. In the night, we were feasting, chanting, and dancing.
1. What happened to the Grandpa several days before the ceremony?
(A) He visited my Home
(B) He was kept in my home
(C) He was placed in the tongkonan
(D) He made tongkonan
(E) He gathered with family
2. Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. What does “elaborate” means?
(A) Taking a long process
(B) Taking a sad moment
(C) Giving a bless
(D) Making people happy
(E) Making people sad
3. Why did the writer say that his grandpa funeral was quite elaborated?
(A) Because the family have to come to the funeral
(B) Because a lot of people come to the grandpa funeral ceremony
(C) Because it takes several days to hold the ceremony
(D) Because grandpa’s body was kept in tongkonan
(E) Because the writer’s loved his grandpa very much
4. The activities below are held in the second phase, except…
(A) Prepared Buffalo and holding Bufallo matches
(B) Prepared funeral tower
(C) Place the coffee in the lakian
(D) Chanting
(E) Dancing
5. They were great matches. What does the word “they” refer to?
(A) Buffalos
(B) Buffalos matches
(C) People in the buffalos matches
(D) Families
(E) Ceremonies
Kunci Jawaban
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
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Diana was born in 1961 as the third daughter of Edward John Spencer and his wife Ruth
Burke Roche. Diana grew up in a very privileged family that had a long history of close ties
with the royal family. When Diana’s paternal grandfather passed away in 1975, Diana’s
father became the 8th Earl of Spencer and Diana gained the title of “Lady”.
In 1969, Diana’s parents divorced. Her mother’s affair helped court decide to give
custody of the couple’s four children to Diana’s father. Both of her parents eventually
remarried, but the divorce left an emotional scar on Diana.
Diana attended school at West Heath in Kent and spent a short time a finishing school
in Switzerland. Although she was not an excellent student academically, her determined
personality, caring nature, and cheerful outlook helped her through it. After returning from
Switzerland, Diana rented an apartment with two friends, worked with children at the Young
England Kindergarten, and watched movies and visited restaurants in her free time.
It was about this time that Prince Charles, in his early 30, was under increasing
pressure to choose a wife. Diana’s vibrancy, cheerfulness, and good family background
caught the attention of Prince Charles and the two began dating during in mid-1980. It was a
whirlwind romance for on February 24, 1981, Buckingham Palace officially announce the
couple’s engagement. At the time, Lady Diana and Prince Charles seemed truly in love and
whole world was awed by what seemed like a fairytale romance.
26. How did Diana spend her free time when she was still a bachelorette?
A. She watched movies B. She finished her school
C. She worked in restaurant D. She returned to Switzerland
E. She visited her friends near the restaurant
Letak Jawaban: ... and watched movies and visited restaurants in her free time.
27. The custody of the couple’s four children was given to Diana’s father because…….
A. her outlook was cheerful B. her mother had an affair
C. she determined her personality D. she had her very privileged family
E. her paternal grandfather was dead
Letak Jawaban: Her mother’s affair helped court decide to give custody of the couple’s four
children to Diana’s father.
28. How was Diana’ academic achievement?
A. Super B. Average C. First rate D. Admirable
E. Exceptional
Letak Jawaban: Although she was not an excellent student academically, ....
Pilihan A, C, D, dan E mempunyai makna yg sama.
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Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24th, 1987, is an Argentinian football player for F.C
Barcelona. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the growing problem he had when he was
younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.
Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown’s Newell’s Old
Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel’s parents
were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team
debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The
following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official
match on October 16th, 2004, in Barcelona’s derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic
Stadium (0-1). And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he is best player in the world.
1. According to the text, Messi’s parents moved to Barcelona ....
(A) because they were very poor in Argentina
(B) because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer
(C) so that Messi could learn in the best soccer club
(D) to get Messi’s health problem cured
(E) to find the best treatment to cure Messi’s health problem
Jawaban D
2. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
(A) he hasn’t really attractive face, but he’s a very good football player
(B) Lionel Messi is a good player for F.C Barcelona
(C) his best characteristics are on the foot has competitiveness
(D) he appears to be a quite good and modest person
(E) he has long black hair and brown eyes
Jawaban B
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The text below is for questions 1 to 3.
Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known
for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso's works.
Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting
from his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.
From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. He, then, entered
what was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his
paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.
After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are
“Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.
Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.
1. Why did Picasso become so popular? because ....
A. he was the most outstanding artist of the 1990’s.
B. he was known for his great paintings.
C. he painted in traditional style.
D. he was son of an art teacher.
E. he studied in art school.
2. According to text, Picasso ....
A. died in Spain 1973.
B. was born in Malaga, Italy.
C. was famous for his painting style.
D. had a father who worked as an art teacher.
E. finished his study at the academy of Arts in Madrid.
3. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Picasso’s father was not good at art.
B. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.
C. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.
D. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.
E. For 8 years, Picasso painted realistic works in a traditional style.
Note:
Untuk jawaban no.2, admin merasa kurang yakin.
Untuk pilihan D, bisa dibenarkan berdasarkan informasi dari kalimat: ".... Spain as the son of
an art teacher. He studied painting from his father ....".
Untuk pilihan E bisa pula dibenarkan: "He studied painting from ... his college level course of
study at the academy of arts in Madrid."
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I am so glad that today is over. So many things have gone wrong. For some reasons I didn’t
sleep a wink last night. I was very tired when Mum called me this morning. I fell asleep again
until Mum called me again. That snooze made me late.
I did not have time for breakfast. I was starving as I ran to catch the school bus. I just
missed it. Dad had to ride me to school. He was late for teaching at his school and he was
furious with me. He scolded me for being late.
I arrived at school on time. The teacher asked us to hand in our homework. My homework
was not in my bag. I had forgotten to put it in my bag the night before. I usually check my
bag in the morning. I did not do this because I was late I had to do extra assignment as a
punishment.
After Biology lesson, I did not tie my shoelace properly. I tripped over it. And fell down
the stairs. I hurt my knee and had to have a bandage on it. What a terrible day! I hope that I
have much better one tomorrow.
1. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To explain about something wrong
b. To inform about the writers activities
c. To entertain the readers about the funny story
d. To discus about how to overcome the problem
e. To retell about the writer’s terrible day
2. The generic structure of the last paragraph is called …..
a. reason d. orientation
b. re-orientation e. complication
c. events
3. What made everything went wrong?
a. He got up late in the morning d. He got punishment from his teacher
b. His came to school on time e. His father was late to ride him
c. His bag was left at home
4. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. The writer didn’t sleep a wink at that night d. He fell down the stairs
b. He didn’t hand in his homework e. His father rode him to school
c. He had breakfast before leaving for school
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I really enjoyed my holiday in Australia. Last Sunday I visited a marine park called Sea
World which is at surfers’ Paradise near Brisbane. It’s Australia’s largest marine park and I
had a wonderful day there.
The first thing I saw was the Oceanorium where you can watch all sorts of sea fish and
animal under water. There were huge turtles, sharks, and a beautiful tropical sea fish. The
most exciting thing was watching a man feeding the sharks. He wore a special diving suit.
Then I watched the performance of sea animals. The saw was in a big outdoor swimming
pool. There were killer whales, dolphins and sea lions, and they did all sort of fantastic things
in the water. One of the girls in the show rode around the pool on the back of killing whale,
and another girl rode underwater on the back of a big turtle. After the saw I had lunch. There
were several big restaurant at the park and I had lunch in a restaurant that was shape like a
ship! Then I watched a wonderful water-ski show which was held on a lake.
There were lots of other things to do at the park. There was lake cruising, a train ride, a big
water slide, swimming pools, and an incredible roller coaster called the ‘corkscrew’- because
it goes three loops upside down. But I wish I had gone on the roller coaster ride before lunch
rather than after it!
5. Which of the following sea animals is known as ‘killer’?
a. Sea lions
b. Dolphins
c. Seals
d. Turtles
e.Whales
6. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
a. There was a water-ski show held on a lake.
b. The sea animals performed fantastic things in the water.
c. The writer had lunch in one of the restaurants at the park.
d. The Oceanorium displayed all sorts of fish and animals under water
e. The writer visited the Oceanorium to watch all sorts of fish and performance
7. Which of the following had made the writer very excited?
a. Watching a girl riding on a back of a turtle
b. Watching a girl riding on a back of a whale
c. Watching a man feeding the shark
d. Riding the roller coaster
e. Water skiing on the lake
8. “There were huge turtles, sharks, and a beautiful tropical sea fish.” (Paragraph 2)
The antonym of the underlined word is …………
a. tiny d. massive
b. enormous e. wide
c. heavy
Kunci Jawaban :
1. E
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. E
6. E
7. C
8. A
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