LATIHAN SOAL PARAGRAF RUMPANG

Please choose the appropriate word to complete the text.

Mangosteen is an tropical fruit that is grown primarily in hot, humid climates of Southeast
Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Mangosteen is a dark
purple fruit ...(1) 2 to 3 inches in diameter the size of a small peach or apple.
Instead of peeling it like an orange, a mangosteen is typically opened by pressing firmly
....(2) twisting the outside until it breaks apart. The hard rind can be nearly one inch thick. At the
center is the soft opaque white fruit, which resembles a head of garlic but tastes ....(3) sweet and
tart. Its flavor like a combination of strawberry and peach.
1. .....
2. .....
3. .....
A. Over
A. Or
A. Deeply
B. Under
B. But
B. Greatly
C. Above
C. And
C. Slightly
D. About
D. Then
D. Completely
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grown
primarily
hot
humid
climates
Such as
Size
small
thick
center
Soft
opaque

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peach
Instead of
peeling
Like a/ like an
typically
opened
pressing
firmly
resembles
head
garlic
tastes

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twisting
outside
until
breaks
apart
hard
rind
nearly
sweet
tart
flavor
combination

Lemongrass is easy to grow from seed, but if you find some at the grocery or specialty store,
choose a stalk with a few roots still attached and you can put that ....(4) water and root it there to
be transplanted into the garden later. Lemongrass prefers a sandy-type soil, .....(5) likes the soil
evenly moist, so a good layer of mulch is a must for this plant. A bog type situation also works
....(6) for Lemongrass.
4. .....
5. .....
6. .....
A. at
A. or
A. well
B. in
B. but
B. softly
C. on
C. and
C. poorly
D. above
D. then
D. weakly
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easy
grow
seed
find
some
grocery
specialty
store
choose

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Stalk
Few
Roots
Still
Attached
Put
plant
bog
transplanted

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Garden
Later
prefers
sandy
soil
evenly
moist
layer
mulch

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Since we had a long holiday weekend, Ali, Meril, and I decided to visit 2 cities. .....(7) flew from
Paris to Venice on Friday night. As we got off the plane, Meril ....(8) a call telling her our hotel
had been upgraded to a room right on the Grand Canal! On our walk to the hotel, I felt a wave
of happiness coming over me and couldnt stop smiling. I have been trying to focus on being
present in the moment and not thinking about the future too much while Im here. I need to
appreciate these .....(9) moments!! And for a while I need to forget all about work.
7. .....
A. I
B. We
C. She
D. They
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Since
Had
Long
Holiday
Weekend
Decided
visit
present
moment
forget

8. .....
A. dialed
B. called
C. phoned
D. received
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Cities
Flew
Got
Plane
Call
Telling
Had been
thinking
future
about

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9. .....
A. usual
B. special
C. ordinary
D. common
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Walk
Felt
Wave
Happiness
Coming
over
trying
need
appreciate
while

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Last week my friend and I were bored after three weeks of holidays, so we rode .... (10)
bikes to Kwaru Beach, which is only five kilometers from where I live. When we ....(11) at the
beach, we were surprised to see there was hardly anyone there.
After having a quick dip in the ocean, which was really ....(12), we realized one reason
there were not many people there. It was quite windy.
10. .....
A. I
B. We
C. She
D. They
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Last
Week
Bored
After
Rode
bikes
Realized
people

11.
.....
A. dialed
B. called
C. phoned
D. received
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Beach
Only
live
surprised
see
hardly
reason
Quite

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12.
.....
A. usual
B. special
C. ordinary
D. common
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anyone
having
quick
Dip
Ocean
really
many
windy

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One morning, I went to school on foot, as usual. I walked .....(13) as it was still early. There were
many .....(14) which were dangerous for riders, due to the heavy rain last night. Suddenly, a
motorcyclist passed by at medium speed. She tried to avoid a puddle, but lost her balance and
fell from her motorcycle. Taking pity, I approached her and saw her condition. Fortunately, she
was not seriously injured. I took iodine from my bag and applied it to her wound. The woman
....(15) me and offered me a ride, but I refused. Do you know what happened later in my class?
The woman who i had helped was my new teacher!
13. .....
14.
.....
15.
.....
A. Slowly
A. sand
A. apologized
B. Hurriedly
B. asphalt
B. forced
C. Reluctantly
C. leaves
C. thanked
D. Carefully
D. puddles
D. blamed
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morning
As usual
early
Due to
Last night
speed
puddle
fell
approached
seriously
bag
offered
know
later

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went
walked
dangerous
heavy
suddenly
tried
lost
Taking
saw
injured
applied
ride
happened
woman

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On foot
still
Riders
Rain
Passed
avoid
balance
pity
fortunately
took
wound
refused
helped
teacher

One bright sunny day, I went fishing. When I reached the jetty, I put a worm on the hook ....(16)
threw the line in. Then I waited for to the fish beat. I was very ....(17), when I did not catch
anything after waiting for hours. I pulled the line and to my surprise, there was a small fish at the
end of the line. ....(18) was so small that I did not feel anything on the line.
16. .....
17.
.....
18.
.....
A. or
A. excited
A. I
B. but
B. amazed
B. It
C. and
C. surprised
C. He
D. so
D. disappointed
D. She
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bright
fishing
put
threw
fish
catch
pulled

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Sunny
day
reached
worm
line
beat
anything
At the end

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went
jetty
hook
waited
very
hours
feel

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In the glazing, hot sun the enormous bird sits up on the highest rock on the little mountain. With
a pointed beak and a big feathery body, it moves its head ....(19) and forth to watch for any fish
that make a sudden movement at the top of the water. It sees a fish and opens its big feathery
wings. It jumps ....(20) of its nest. Then it comes down from the sky ....(21) as fast as a bullet,
you hear pshshshsh againts the weather and it snatches the fish right out of the water. It catches
it with its big claws and brings it back to its nest. When the bird arrives back to its nets, its babies
chirp for food. As the sun goes down, it slowly falls asleep with its younglings.
19. .....
20.
.....
21.
.....
A. at
A. out
A. flying
B. for
B. for
B. jumping
C. back
C. on
C. floating
D. about
D. in
D. hopping
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glazing
enormous
The highest
mountain
big
moves
watch
sudden
sees
jumps
fast
weather
claws
chirp
falls

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hot
bird
rock
pointed
feathery
head
any
movement
open
nets
bullet
snatches
brings
food
asleep

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sun
Sits up
little
beak
body
forth
make
top
wings
sky
hear
catches
arrives
slowly
younglings

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The adult head dragonfly consist largerly of the compound eyes; the antennae are short and hair
like. Mouthparts are adopted for biting and scooping prey ....(22) the air. The legs are located far
forward on the body and are used ....(23) to grasp a resting spot such as a twig. Most temperatezone species of dragonflies have wingspreads of 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in), ....(24) wingspreads of
tropical species may reach 20 cm (7.9 in). The largest known dragonfly lived over 270 milion
years ago in the Carboniferous period and had a wingspread of 74 cm (29 in).
22. .....
23.
.....
24.
.....
A. at
A. mainly
A. and
B. from
B. partly
B. or
C. with
C. normally
C. but
D. of
D. clearly
D. so that
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adult
consist
eyes
mouth
scooping
legs
used
spot
may

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head
largerly
short
adopted
prey
located
grasp
twig
reach

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dragonfly
compound
hair
biting
air
far
resting
wingspread
known

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One day I flew from Denpasar to Makassar. I went with Kevin and Kathryn. Kevin is the project
manager for Kang Guru Radio English and Kathryn is the program officer for AUSAID.The
flight was only about an hour. .....(25) started to descend and the landing gear made a loud POP
sound. I was a little worried. The pilot said something over the intercome in Bahasa Indonesia. I
didnt understand him. I ask someone sitting near me for a clue. He looked anxiously back at me
shaking his head. There was no comfort there. The flight attendants looked .....(26) too.
Where was Kevin and when I needed him? I glanced back at Kathryn. All the colour had drained
from her face. She was clutching the armrests from of her seat and shaking her head with her
haws clenched. Again, the pilot said, something in that mysterious language. This time, instead
of the POP sound there was a nice gentle creaking and a slight shudder as the landing gear
dropped. I looked out the window and could .....(27) the tires on my side of lane lowering. I felt
a little weak in the knees. I realized I had been holding my breath for quite a white. As I drew in
a deep breath we gave each other a shaky smile as the place bounced long the landing strip. They
made it.
25. .....
26.
.....
27.
.....
A. We
A. scared
A. feel
B. It
B. relaxed
B. shake
C. They
C. brave
C. take
D. He
D. quiet
D.see
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Flew
Went
Officer
landing
loud
worried
over
ask
near
anxiously
head
needed
had
clutching
haws
language
nice
slight
window
side
felt
realized
breath
deep
other
place
strip

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flight
about
started
gear
sound
said
intercome
someone
clue
back
comfort
glanced
drained
armrest
clenched
time
gentle
shudder
could
lane
weak
Had been
quite
gave
shaky
bounced

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only
An hour
descend
made
little
something
understand
sitting
looked
shaking
attendants
colour
face
seat
again
instead
creaking
dropped
tires
lowering
knee
holding
drew
each
smile
long

Octopuses are mollusk, a kind of animals with soft bodies. Unlike other mollusk, such as clams
and oysters, octopus and squid have no hard ....(28) to protect them. An octopus is an animal
without any bones. Surrounding the main portion of its body is fleshy covering, called a mantle.
Most of the internal organs of an octopus are inside the mantle. An octopus has two large ....(29),
so it has very good vision. Seals, eels and other sea animals prey on octopuses. An octopus main
method of defense is to shoot a cloud of dark ink into the water. The ink cloud confuses the
attacker and the octopus jets away. Octopuses can also ....(30) color rapidly when they are in
danger. They change color to fit in with their surroundings. This helps them hide from prey.
28. .....
A. skin
B. seals
C. shells
D. skull
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octopuses
animals
unlike
clams
hard
any
main
covering
most
inside
good
eels
method
cloud
water
Jets away
danger
helps

29.
.....
A. eyes
B. bones
C. fingers
D. thumbs
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mollusk
soft
other
oysters
protect
bones
portion
called
internal
large
vision
sea
defense
dark
confuses
also
change
hide

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30.
.....
A. complain
B. deliver
C. change
D. breathe
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kind
bodies
Such as
squid
without
surrounding
fleshy
mantle
organs
very
seals
prey
shoot
ink
attacker
rapidly
fit
from