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Soal Latihan UN Bahasa Inggris SMP Kelas 9
Soal Latihan UN Bahasa Inggris SMP Kelas 9
Finally, in six hours, the firemen had 22. What is the meaning of “dry as a bone”?
stopped the spread of fire. Thousands of a. Dry enough.
trees had become blackened stumps had b. A half dry.
been saved. Then, I heard a terrible ringing c. Dry all over
sound coming from inside of the trees. Oh d. Dry inside and outside
my God... it was a horrible dream. People in
yellow everywhere, a great fire sparking, 23. What does “tiny spark” mean?
aero plane engines were roaring over my a. Tiny light. c. Tiny lamp.
head. b. Tiny fire. d. Tiny beam.
24. A raging sea of fire means.
Since then, I am always be careful. a. large fire spreading
Especially when I check the camping area or b. fire like a sea
in the holiday season where many people c. expanding fire
come to the forest. Not one single active d. big fire
cigarette left or camp fire remains. I will not
let the forest fire in my dream come true. 25. Fire fighters rush to the blaze in trucks.
What does blaze mean?
Choose either a, b, c, or d for the a. Lighting. c. Fire.
correct answer b. Sparking. d. Battle.
15. What is a forest ranger? 26. What do they do to keep the fire from
a. A policeman. spreading?
b. A forest guard. a. Chop down the young trees and dig up the
c. A forest scientist. ground.
d. A police officer. b. Chop up the trees and dig up the ground.
c. Chop out the trees and dig up the ground.
16. What does a forest ranger do? d. Chop down the trees and dig up the
a. Watches from a tower in the forest. ground.
b. Takes care of the forest.
c. Stops any illegal logging. 27. Where do men with parachutes come
d. All the answers are correct. from?
a. Helicopter.
17. He has been working there for . b. Aero plane.
a. 14 years c. 16 years c. Other planets.
b. 15 years d. 25 years d. Parachutes.
18. In my duty, I rarely face any real
problems. Rarely means. 28. They parachute into places. What is the
a. never c. almost never meaning of parachute here?
b. 15 years d. often a. landing c. running
b. jumping d. walking
20. The statements below are stated as no Recent Developments at the Post Office
serious violations in the text. But there is Source: The World Book Encyclopedia,
one wrong statement. Which one is it? 2007 Post offices in industrial countries
a. Throwing a plastic can. have a policy to provide their customers
b. Writing symbols on trees. with a better service. One of their better
c. Throwing a dead leaf. services is the handling of mail. Government
d. Camping in forbidden areas. also takes part to increase the function of
post offices. Now, the postage rates have
21. What changed the writer’s life forever? risen. Private firms are not normally allowed
a. Bad experience. to handle ordinary mail, although some
private carriers have been increasingly in 36. What is the meaning of the phrase “a
circulating catalogues, magazines, and major development” in paragraph 2 line 2?
merchandise samples. Private parcel carriers a. Main development.
also compete with the post office. b. First development.
c. Single development.
The growth of electronic postal services has d. Initial development.
been a major development. In developing
countries, the postal service is being 37. What is the meaning of the phrase
extended to rural areas, and modernised into “being extended” in paragraph 2 line 4?
new technological developments. Many a. To be stopped.
small nations earn valuable income from the b. To be enlarged.
stamp collectors. However, delivery of c. To be continued.
letters remains the main job of post officers d. To be delayed.
and postal workers around the world.
Adapted from The World Book 38. An example of modernizing into new
Encyclopedia, 2007 technological developments of the post
office is .
Choose either a, b, c or d for the a. postmen driving cars
correct answer b. using pigeons
c. using web services
30. In what countries do post offices have a d. using hotline services
policy?
a. Developing countries. 39. What do small nations get from the
b. Modern countries. stamp collectors?
c. Industrial countries. a. Great money.
d. a, b, and c are incorrect. b. Invaluable income.
c. Valuable income.
31. What is the policy about? d. Earning income.
a. Better service.
b. Customers only. 40. What is the main job of post officers and
c. To provide better services for customers. postal workers?
d. To provide better service for everyone. a. Delivering mail.
b. Delivering parcels.
32. In your opinion, how can they increase c. Delivering money.
their better services by handling of mail? d. a, b, c are incorrect.
a. They don’t deliver mail on time.
b. They handle it carelessly.
c. They handle it carefully.
d. They handle it foolishly.