Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 4.

Skateboarding

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.
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 restrictions. 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.
1. Where do the kids usually ride their skateboard?
A. In the main roads and foot paths
B. In front of the supermarket
C. In front of their home
D. In the suburbs
E. In the park

2. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. There is no safe place for skateboarders
B. Kids seek an excitement in skate
C. The goodness of skateboarding
D. The skateboarding is a serious sport
E. How to prevent overweight by skateboarding

3. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ….

A. To invite the local teenagers to skate in a park built specifically for skaters
B. To convince the readers that they need a safe place for skaters to skate
C. To provoke youngsters into the local government policy
D. To promote the writer’s business of skateboarding class
E. To inform parents about the goodness of skateboarding

4. 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 main roads
 D. Let them play in the local street
E. Build a skate park in the suburbs

The following text is for questions 5 to 7.

USE AF FORMALIN AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FOODS

The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been a serious for two
reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimen and
experiments. Formalin in biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is
usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food
preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body.
The second reason is that there is not tight control from the government. This
condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use
of formalin is spread wide all over the Indonesia regions, and these days it has really
happened, the citizens’ bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food
traders still sell their product which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you
imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance the should be for the human and
animal corpses?
Considering the reasons, we can makes a conclusion that the use of formalin and other
preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.
5. Why is formalin dangerous for human’s body?
A. It is not food preservatives
B. It is a disinfectant for human beings
C. It is used to preserve biological specimens
D. It is 10% solution of formaldehyde in water
E. It is controlled flighty from government

6. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ….

A. The human’s bodies will be harmful after consuming the formalin
B. The government has not controlled the use of formalin firmly
C. The weak control of using formalin is not threatening the human
D. The human’s bodies will be harmful after consuming the formalin
E. The use of formalin is know all over the regions

7. Based on the facts above, the writer suggests that…

A. People have to avoid consuming formalin in their food
B. The use of formaldehyde is necessary to control the food
C. People should add 10% solution of formaldehyde in water
D. The food preservative is required to make the food delicious
E. Food seller is supposed to pour formalin for vegetable and food products
The following text is for questions 8 to 10.
Apartments Offer Practical Living
The number of high-rise apartment buildings continues to mushroom not only in the
center of the city but also in suburban areas. This shows that many Indonesian enjoy living in
apartments. This is true for a number of reasons.
In the first place, people prefer to live in an apartment because it is located near
strategic areas. They can save time and energy as they don’t have to experience terrible traffic
jam.
In addition, they enjoy the new life style because an apartment offers comfort and
privacy so they don’t have to worry about the city’s high crime rate as most apartments have
24-hour security systems.
Moreover, people now enjoy practicality and this is reflected in the design of their
place. Living rooms become smaller and a veranda is no longer considered an important part
of the house.
From the facts above, it is clear that apartments offer practical living which thus make
them mustrooming.
8. According to paragraph two, what does an apartment offer?
A. Comfort
B. Security
C. Practicality
D. Privacy
E. Safety

9. It can be inferred from the text that ....

A. Many Indonesian people right now enjoy living in a small house
B. Practicality means security
C. People prefer living in an apartment because it is located near office areas
D. Living in an apartment creates practical lifestyle
E. Secure life style is mostly preferred now

10. “The number of high-rise apartment buildings continues to mushroom not only in the
center.... “ (Paragraph 1) The underlined word is closest meaning to....
A. Increase
B. Enhance
C. Boost
D. Intensify
E. Raise

Read the following text to answer questions number 11 to 15.

Should Americans be forced to Public Transportation?

First, let me define what the question is and isn’t asking. It isn’t asking if we should
we all abandon cars right now, nor is it asking if we should abandon them completely, nor is
it asking if every American should do so. It is asking weather some Americans should have to
take public transit some of the time, and I would say yes.
Oil use and pollution aside, in some cities like Los Angeles and New York there just
isn’t room for any more roads, so in order for large cities to grow, they need more people to
take public transit or risk permanent traffic jam. One bus can safely hold 40 people so even at
half capacity that’s nearly 20 cars’ worth of space in traffic cleared up, and nearly 20 parking
spaces that don’t need to build.
There are a lot of people that can take with transit little inconvenience but simply
don’t because they never have in the past. If residents in areas with plenty of transit had to
buy transit passes as part of their property taxes then they would have little excuse not to bus
occasionally. QA number of universities already bundle a ‘U-Pass’ with their tuition feeds,
forcing their students to take the bus. When given the change the majority of those students
have voted to keep these programs.
A similar system in apartments where a portion of the tenants are not issued parking
spaces in exchange for a discount on their rent would also be community car to several
apartment tenants that arrange a schedule for the car, and this program gets many positive
reviews.
So yes, I would say that Americans should be forced to use public transit, as
Americans whom are already forced to do so find that it works well for them.
11. What does writer suggest?
A. Americans should learn to use public transportation
B. Americans should give up their car
C. Americans should be forced to use public transportation
D. The government should limit the number cars
E. The government should charge extra taxes for those who uses cars

12. The following is one of the writer’s suggestions in forcing people to use Public
Transportation ….
A. Make people buy transit passes as part of their property taxes
B. Banning the use of cars
C. Stop automobile productions
D. Fine people who do not use public transportation
E. Limit the number of gasoline

13. What is the purpose of the article?

A. Defining the functions of public transportation
B. Arguing that Americans should not use public transportation
C. Suggesting American the ways to use public transportation
D. Asking for more public transportation
E. Suggesting that Americans should be forced to use public transportation

14. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A. Repeating the thesis or proposal
B. Stating the proposal
 C. Stating the reasons behind the thesis
D. Describing the problem
E. Giving argument

15. In the article you find the word transit a few times. What does the underlined word
means?
A. Stop
B. Transportation
C. Exit
D. Entrance
E. Bus Stop