Read the following text and answer number 1 - 3!

In total, the plant has need of at least 16 elements, of which the most important are carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
The plant obtains carbon and hydrogen dioxide from the atmosphere; other nutrients are taken
up from the soil. Although the plant contains sodium, iodine, and cobalt, these are apparently not
essential. This is also true of silicon and aluminum.
Overall chemical analyses indicate that the total supply for nutrients in soils is usually high in
comparison with the requirements of crop plants. Much of this potential supply, however, is bound
tightly in forms that are not released to crop fast enough to give satisfactory growth. Because of this,
the farmer is interested in measuring the available nutrient supply as contrasted to the total quantities.

1. Which of the following elements is not taken up from the soil?

a. Potassium
b. Magnesium
c. Carbon
d. Calcium
e. Sulfur
2. Why do farmers prefer considering the only available nutrients to the total quantities of nutrient
found in the soil? Because …
a. they do to know how to obtain all the nutrients
b. chemical analyses indicate that the soil constrains all the nutrients needed
c. the nutrient are in the soil
d. most of the nutrients are bound in compounds
e. some of the nutrients are found in the atmosphere
3. “The plant obtains carbon and hydrogen dioxide …” (paragraph 2).
The underlined word means …
a. gets
b. takes
c. puts
d. gives
e. has

This text is for questions number 4 – 5!

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick
legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it
has a long nose, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up
water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can als lift leaves and puts
them into its mouth. In fact, the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks
very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.
 The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its streth makes it a very
useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for
tigers and even fight.

4. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that …

a. elephants are strong
b. elephants can lift logs
c. elephants are servants
d. elephants are very useful
e. elephants must be trained
5. “The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature …” (paragraph 2)
The underlined word is close in meaning to …
a. large
b. strange
c. tough
d. smooth
e. long

Text for questions number 6 – 8!

Dear Rosa,
I am a guy, twenty-eight years old. I have a problem with a girlfriend. She is twenty five years
old. We have been dating each other for years, since we were high school students. Now we have jobs. I
feel very sure that we love each other. Now it is time for me to get married. Unfortunately, her parents
never approve of our relationship ever since the very first time my family, anyhow, does not really mind.
At first I thought my girlfriend has the power to defend our love. But then she surrendered. She loves
me and she loves her family too. On the one hand she said, “I’ll be happy if my family is happy.” It means
she had to get approval from her parents.
For this I was shocked. My heart was broken. She ended our relationship just at the time when I
was ready to marry her. When I was with her, we were very happy. We had a lot in common and there
were no conflicts. The truth was we separated only because of her parents. They want her to marry her
cousin, her aunt’s son (this is one of the traditions in the Karonese).
For the time being, I am very upset. When I miss her, I call her. Then we eat together, talk
together for hours. We act like elating because she loves me, too. The real problem is, she cannot refuse
her parents want. So, should I forget my girlfriend, the only one that I truly love? Or else, should I just
wait, and dream that one day she will be back to me?
Rio N., Padang

Dear Rio,
You call her girlfriend, but she has chosen her own way. For this reason I’s say that there is nothing you
can do except forget her and go on with your normal life. Hopefully you can find another and live happily
forever.
Rossa

6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that …

a. the writer wants to get married
b. the writer has been dating for years
c. the writer has a problem with his girlfriend
d. the writer feels sure that they love each other
e. the writer’s parents disapprove of his relationship
7. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the text?
a. Rio is not ready to get married.
b. Rio’s parents disagree to his marriage.
c. Rio and his girlfriend often got conflicts.
d. Rio’s girlfriend didn’t really love Rio.
e. Rio’s girlfriend couldn’t defend her love for Rio.
8. Why do the girl’s parents disapprove of their marriage? Because …
a. they don’t like Rio
b. the girl is still studying
c. Rio is from a different ethnic group
d. they keep the Karonese tradition
e. the girl has chosen another guy

This text is for questions number 9 – 10!

Once upon a time, there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of
elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even
crushed to death.
Then the king of rats decided to approach the elephants’ chief and request him to guide his herd
through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant king apologized and agreed to take
another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day, elephant hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets.
Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned one of the elephants
of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seeking help from the king of the rats and told him a out
the trapped elephants.
The rat king immediately took his entire group of rats and the cut open the nets which had
trapped the elephant herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thanked
the rats.

9. What destroyed the homes of all rats?

a. A group of mice did
b. The hunter did
c. Elephant hunter did
d. A group of elephant did
 e. Animal herd
10. What rescued the elephant herd free?
a. The elephant hunter did
b. The hunters did
c. The trapped elephants did
d. A group of king did
e. Entire group of rats did