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SMA SIMA PADANG B

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2014 / 2015

Mata Pelajaran : BAHASA INGGRIS

Satuan Pendidikan : SMA
Kelas / Program : XII / IPS
Hari / Tanggal : Sabtu / 30 Januari 2015
Waktu : 120 menit
Petunjuk Umum
1. Periksa dan bacalah soal-soal sebelum menjawab.
2. Jawaban dikerjakan pada lembar jawaban yang telah disediakan.
3. Pergunakan pensil 2B pada Lembar Jawaban Komputer dan bolpoint hitam pada Lembar Jawaban Uraian.
4. Laporkan kepada pengawas ujian jika terdapat tulisan yang kurang jelas, naskah tidak lengkap atau rusak.
5. Tidak diizinkan meminjam alat tulis dari teman.
6. Tidak boleh menggunakan cairan penghapus (Tipp-Ex, dll)
7. Dahulukan menjawab soal-soal yang kamu anggap mudah.
8. Periksalah pekerjaan sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas Ujian.

LISTENING SECTION 3. A. she is going to a concert

PART I B. she practices some sound
Section C. she will perform in the concert
In this section of the test, you will have the chance D. she cannot cook the dinner well
to show how well you understand spoken English. E. she has broken her own promises
There are four parts of this section with special
4. A. the long green one
directions of each part.
B. the short green one
C. the short black one
PART 1 Questions 1 to 4
D. the short red one
Direction: E. the long red one
In this part of the test you will hear some dialogues
and questions spoken in English. The questions PART II. Questions: 5 to 7
and the dialogues will be spoken twice. They will
Directions:
not be printed in your text book so you must listen
In this part of the test, you will hear some
carefully to understand what the speakers are
saying. incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed
After you listen to the dialogue and the question by four responses, also spoken in English. The
about it, read the five possible answers, and decide dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice.
which one would be the best answer to the question They will not be printed in your text book, so you
you have heard. Now listen to a sample question. must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying. You have to choose the best
You will hear:
response to each question
Boy : Do you use the internet very often?
Girl : Yes, I do. I use it for communication.
Boy : How do you communicate with it? Now listen to a sample question.
Girl : I send and receive emails, and speak with Man : Where are we going to stay?
my friends using voice mail. Woman : At the Sun Hotel, near the beach.
What is the main topic of the conversation? Man : Why there?
A. how to use email Woman : ……
B. internet usage What will the woman most likely reply?
C. receiving email A. stay there
D. voice mail B. it provides excellent service
E. communication C. there’s a hotel there
The best answer to this question is “internet usage”. D. it’s on the beach
Therefore you should choose answer (B)
The best answer is B “It provides excellent service”.
1. A. going shopping
Therefore, you should choose answer B.
B. going swimming
C. beautiful scenery 5. Mark your answer on the sheet.
D. discussing holiday plans 6. Mark your answer on the sheet.
E. having a journey for a week
7. Mark your answer on the sheet.
2. A. she will go to the department store
B. she will go to the man’s office PART III Questions: 8 to 11
C. she will go to her factory Direction:
D. she will go to the hospital In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues
E. she will go to school or monologues spoken in English. The dialogues or
monologues will be spoken twice. They will not be
printed in your text book so you must listen carefully
to understand what the speakers are saying. After
you listen to the dialogue or monologue, look at the
five pictures provided in your text book and decide
which one would be the most suitable with the
dialogue or monologue you have heard.

8. A B.
11. A B

C. D.
C D.

E.

E.

9. A. B.

PART IV
Questions 12 to 15.
Direction:
C. D. In this part of the test, you will hear several
monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your text book, so you
must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying. After you hear the

monologue and the question about it, read the five

possible answers and decide which one would be
the best answer to the question you have heard.

12. A. an actor
E. B. literary agent
C. Harry Potter
10. A. B. D. popular book series
E. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
13. A. playing Harry Potter
B. being born in England
C. buying a popular book series
D. his mother being a casting agent
C. D. E. his father being a literary agent
14. A. over the seat
B. around the waist
C. outside the aircraft
D. in the back of the seat
E. under the head

15. A. table
B. mobile phones
E C. the life jacket
 D. the attached light
E. tapes around the waist
Reading Section
The following text is for questions 16 to 19.
In studying the phenomenon usually referred
to as sleep, we are dealing with more than one
phenomenon. In point of fact, we spend the night
alternating between two different types of sleep,
each with different brain mechanism and different
purposes.
As a person falls asleep, his brain waves
develop a slower and less regular pattern than in
waking state. This is called orthodox sleep. In this
state the brain is apparently resting. Its blood
supply is reduced, and its temperature falls slightly.
Breathing and heart rate are regular, the muscles
remain slightly tensed. After about an hour in this
state, however, the brain waves begin to show a
more active pattern again, even though the person
is apparently asleep very deeply. This is called
paradoxical sleep because it has much common
with being awake.
Paradoxical (active) sleep is marked by
irregular breathing and heart rate, increased blood
supply to the brain, and increased brain
temperature. Most of the muscles are relaxed.
There are various jerky movements of the body and
face, including short burst of rapid eye movement,
which indicate, that we are dreaming. Thus, we
spend the night alternating between these two vital
‘restoration jobs’: working on the brain and working
on the body.
16. It seems that our brain gets some rest …
A. during the orthodox
B. during the paradoxical
C. after several hours of sleeping
D. when we wake up from sleeping
E. before and after the orthodox sleep
17. Orthodox sleep is characterized by all the
following, EXCEPT ….
A. jerky body movement
B. slightly tensed muscles
C. lower brain temperature
D. regular heart rate and breathing
E. reduced supply of oxygen to the brain
18. The two different types of sleep are
characterized by different …
A. length of sleep
B. eye movements
C. sleep movements
D. brain wave pattern
E. degree of soundness
19. The second stage of sleep is called
paradoxical sleep because ….
A. we sleep but our muscles are tense.
B. it is totally different from orthodox sleep
C. we only dream during this phase of
sleeping
D. it comes after the orthodox phase of
sleeping.
E. the brain is active during this phase of
sleeping
20. From the text we may conclude that while we
are sleeping …..
A. our brain is restoring our physical and
mental condition.
B. we can really be as active as when we
are awake.
C. the tensed muscles are caused by the
changing phase of sleeps
D. orthodox sleep is more important than
paradoxical sleep
E. irregular heart rate while sleeping is due to
bad dreams.
The text is for questions 21 to 25.
Anybody who is over the age of six knows that
there is nowhere safe for skateboarders to skate.
This prevents young people from enjoying an
active, energetic and adventurous pastime.
Just watch a local street for a short while and
note the steady stream of skaters speeding up and
down the footpaths. Toddlers can be trampled on
and old ladies can be knocked down as they
struggle home carrying their cat food from
supermarkets. Thunderous rattles are heard on our
main roads each night as skaters travel without
lights and without sign to oncoming cars.
Skateboarding is a serious sport that
improves young people’s health. It increases
fitness, improves balance, and strengthens the
joints in knees and ankles. Although it appears to
be a solo sport, when groups practice together and
compete to perform stunts or runs. They form firm
friendships
Young people should be prevented from
becoming overweight couch potatoes. If they are
actively involved in skating, they do not smoke, take
drugs or break laws for fun.
Kids will always seek thrills and excitement.
They need to practice their 180s, 360s and Ollie’s
free from restriction. We must build skate parks in
the suburbs so that streets are safe for small
children and senior citizens and skaters have
spaces where they can race, chase, speed, and
soar towards the sun.
21. Where do the kids usually ride their
skateboard?
A. In the park
B. In the suburbs
C. In front of their home
D. In front of the supermarkets
E. In the main roads and footpaths
22. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. Kids seek an excitement in skate
B. The goodness of skateboarding
C. The skateboarding is a serious sport
D. There is no safe place for skateboarders
E. How to prevent overweight by
skateboarding
23. What must we do to let the skaters play?
A. Join with them anywhere
B. Give them space in the park
C. Let them play in the local street
D. Let them play in the main street
E. Build a skate park in the suburbs
24. They need to practice their 180s, 360s and
Ollie’s free from restriction. (paragraph 5)
The synonym of the underlined word is …
A. approval D. prevention
B. allowance E. limitation
C. improvement
25. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is...
 A. to inform parents about the goodness of
skateboarding
B. to provoke youngsters into the local
government policy
C. to promote the writer’s business of
skateboarding class
D. to convince the readers that they need a
safe place for skaters to skate
E. to invite the local teenagers to skate in a
park built specifically for skaters
The following text is for questions 26 to 29.
Camels are mammals that live in dry areas.
There are two types of camels: the one-humped
camel (the Arabian camel or dromedary) and the
two-humped camel (the Bactrian camel). The
Arabian camel are found in the very hot deserts of
North Africa and the Middle East. Bactrian Camels
are found in the rocky deserts and steppes of Asia
that get very hot and cold.
The Camel’s hump contains fat (and no
water). The Camel can go without food and water
for 3 to 4 days. It is well adapted to desert life.
Camels are very strong mammals with
wide, padded feet. They have thick leathery pads
on their knees and chest. Camels have nostrils that
can open and close, protecting them from the
desert environment. Bushy eyebrows and two rows
of long eyelashes protect their eyes from sand.
Their mouth is extremely tough, allowing camels to
eat thorny desert plants. Camels are over 7 feet
(2m) tall at the hump and weigh in excess of 1,600
pounds (725 kg).
Camels are herbivores (plant-eaters). Most
Camels are domesticated and are fed by people.
They eat dates, grass, wheat, and oats
26. What is the text about?
A. Camels
B. Desert Animals
C. Arabian Camels
D. Two-humped Camels
E. The Camel’s hump
27. Which one of these statements is not true
about Camels?
A. Camels are very strong mammals
B. The Arabian Camels have one hump
C. The Bactrian Camels have two humps
D. The Arabian Camels are found in Asia
E. Camel can go without food for 3 to 4 days
28. Paragraph 3 tells us about the ….. of Camels
A. classification D. anatomy
B. habitat E diet
C. hump
29. What can protect Camels from the desert
environment?
A. Nostril . B. the statistic shows drive the car carelessly
B. Padded feet
C. Bushy eyebrows
D. Knees and Chest
E. Thick leathery pads
The following text is for questions 30 to 34
Male chauvinism (men’s believe in male
superiority) extends even into the area of
automobile driving, it seems. Believing that they are
far better drivers than women, men consider
women drivers incompetent, inattentive, and even
dangerous behind the wheel.
However, statistics prove that women are, in
fact, safer drivers than men. For example,
insurance rates for women are 20 percent than they
are for men. Another proof is that more accidents
are caused by male drivers between the ages of 18
and 25 than by any other groups. Also the greater
percentage of accident involving deaths is caused
by men. Although women are criticized for being too
cautious, they are really just being safe drivers.
The reason for women drivers’ safer driving
habits can perhaps be found in the differing
attitudes of sexes toward automobiles as
conveniences, like a washing machine. On the
other hand, men regard the automobile as an
extension of their egos. Using it as a weapon when
they feel particularly aggressive or using it as a
status symbol.
In all, women are safer drivers because of
their attitude. Men can learn to become safe drivers
if they adopt the attitude that an automobile is
merely a convenience
30. The text is about …
A. road accidents
B. women attitude towards automobile
C. male superiority in automobile driving
D. statistic about the number of road accidents
E. a comparison between men and women
drivers
31. In term of car accidents, the statistic proves that
car accidents caused by ...
A. Women are equal to that of men
B. Men are higher than those of women
C. Men are lower than that of women
D. Women are the same as that of men
E. Women are equal as high as that of women
32. Which of the following you don’t agree with
about men drivers?
A. They are safe and careful drivers
B. They cause more accidents than women
C. They consider themselves to be competent
drivers
D. They feel that using a car shows status of
symbol
E. They regard automobiles as an extension of
their egos
33. “Men consider women drivers incompetent,
inattentive, and even dangerous behind the
wheel. (Paragraph1). The underlined word
means …
A. intent D. watchful
B. furious E. indiscipline
C. careless
34. We can understand from the text that …
A. men underestimate women
C. young women drivers get many accidents
D. women show their egos by aggressive
driving
E. men always criticize women for their bad
driving attitude
The following text is for questions 35 to 38.
83-year old woman fined for crossing road ’too
slowly’
SYDNEY: An 83 –year old Australian woman
who was fined for crossing the road too slowly has
had the ticket torn up following community outrage,
report said on Friday. 39. You will be imposed a 5% surcharge if you
Pensioner Pat Gallen, who uses a walking make reservation..
stick to get around, was fined 30 dollars (US$ 23) A. by using credit cards
for failing to cross a road in her hometown of B. by using a telephone
Malanda in far north Queensland in the most direct C. by paying in advance
route, The Daily Telegraph reported. D. by visiting the company
“She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,” her E. by visiting the company’s website
friend Fay Millist was quoted as telling Australian
Associated Press. “Everyone thought the whole 40. What is on sale?
thing was so wrong in the first place for someone of A. All classes of tickets
that age.” B. Executives class tickets
Police said the ticket, which had been issued C. Business class tickets only
by officers who were passing through the town, had D. Economy class ticket only
been torn up. E. Business and first class tickets
“Taking into account all the circumstances of
the case and the public interest it was decided to The following text is for questions 41 to 44
have the ticket withdrawn.” Mareeba District
Inspector Rolf Straatemeter told The Cairns Post Khang Choi Hwan was born into a royal family
Gallen said she would have fought the ticket in that had once lived in the large Korean community
court. “But the matter has been resolved, the police of Japan. In Kyoto, his grandfather had been
have apologized, everyone has had a laugh and supporter of Kim II Sung, North Korean’s Great
now we can forget it,” she told the paper. AFP leader since 1945. In 1961 the grandfather returned
with his family to North Korea and had important
government post.
35. What is the topic of the text?
Within months, however, he was shocked to
A. Police and the ticket
see so much poverty, which he eventually came to
B. Fining an old man
blame on the government’s stifling grip on the
C. Failing to cross a road
economy. One morning in July 1977 when Kang
D. Mareeba District Inspector
was nine, his grandfather left for work and never
E. A protest to a policeman
returned.
A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security
36. This accident had made .... furious. guard stormed into Kang’s house “Your grandfather
A. The police betrayed the fatherland”, one of them stated. “You
B. The inspector must be punished”.
C. The journalist Kang’s parents and grandmother sobbed as
D. The community they forced to pack their belongings into two army
E. The old woman’s friend trucks. The family was driven off, but Kang’s mother
was left behind, “spared” because her own father
was regarded as a revolutionary hero. That was the
37. Why did the police fine the woman?
last Kang ever saw her.
Because she ....
Inside North Korean’s Gulag, by David
A. Had torn up the ticket
B. Crossed the road too slowly
C. Walked with a walking stick 41. What was a reason for Kang’s grandfather
D. Was too old to cross the road never returned to Kang’s house?
E. Didn’t know where to cross the road A. Regarded as a hero
B. Supporter of Kim II Sung
38. ... following community outrage, .... C. Accused of betraying North Korea
(paragraph 1) D. As an important person in Korea
The underlined word means : ... E. Force Kang’s family to leave their
A. anger D. antipathy homeland
B. hatred E. annoyance
C. displeasure 42. Why did Kang’s grandfather disappear?
A. He returned to North Korea
The following text is for questions 39 to 40 B. He was supporter of Kim II Sung
C. He went to the government’s office
Emerald Airlines D. He left for work and went somewhere else
Sale prices* between this city and:
Vancouver $375 E. He was kidnapped and punished by the
Los Angeles $350 security guards
San Francisco $225
Tokyo $600
Seoul $725 43. What is mainly discussed in the last
Honolulu $525 paragraph?
A. The moment Kang’s father was regarded
* Prices are good until June 30 and are one way economy
as hero
class tickets
Round trip tickets are twice the one fare B. The last minutes Kang gathered together
Sale does not apply to business and first class tickets. Make with his mother
your reservation by visiting our website. All major credit C. The day Kang ever saw his grandma and
cards are accepted. Tickets can be also reserved by calling
grandpa
1-800-555-9942. A 5% surcharge applies to all reservation
made by phone D. The last day Kang’s parents and his
grandma sobbed
 E. The sad moment when Kang’s parents 46. Ricky plans to go to ….
meet grandma A. Mt. Fuji
B. the temples
44. A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security C. the Disneyland
guards stormed into Kang’s house. . D. the Imperial Palace
The underlined word has the same meaning as E. the National Museum
... 47. What does Ricky think about Tokyo?
A. destroyed D. involved A. It is a busy city.
B. attacked E. knotted B. It has luxurious hotels.
C. knocked C. It is good for shopping.
D. It has many beautiful temples.
The following text is for questions 45 to 47 E. It has many interesting places to visit.

For questions 48 to 50, complete the following

text with the words provided
Dear Linda,
I had a touching experience. One of my
I’m now in Japan. I arrived here on Friday teachers was going to retire. She was lovely and
from Thailand. I’m having a wonderful time here. patient. We were sad because she would move to
I’m staying at the Grand Palace Hotel which is another town. My friends and I (48) … to give her
very comfortable and located right in the middle something. You know, we had a batik lesson at
of the city. I’ve been very busy since I arrived. school. We decided to give her batik cloth. Then,
Tokyo is a great city for sightseeing. I’ve every day in the week we made the batik together.
been on several fascinating tours. So far I’ve Finally, we (49) … two nice pieces of batik cloth!
visited the Imperial Palace, the national When we gave them to her, she looked very (50)
Museum, and some beautiful temples. I’ve also …. We were happy because we could give
been to the fantastic place the Tokyo something to our dearly teacher
Disneyland. I haven’t had a chance to go down
to Mt. Fuji yet. I’m planning to take a trip there. 48. A. depicted D. decided
This weekend shopping is very good in Tokyo B. divided E. deferred
and I have bought some very good clothes. C. deducted
See you soon, 49. A. progressed D. prolonged
B. produced E. prompted
C. programmed
Paul
50. A. touched D. respected
B. helped E. offended
45. What is the letter about? C. irritated
A. Imperial Palace.
B. A trip to Mt. Fuji.
C. Tokyo Disneyland.
GOOD LUCK
D. Ricky’s tour in Japan.
E. Ricky’s tour in Thailand.