The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in

1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at

a cost of $27.700 per le er. Various celebri es
were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds.
Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought an
"O" in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh
Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to
raise the money for the "Y". The construc on of the
new sign was finally completed in 1978.
141. What is the topic of this passage?
A. World landmarks
B. Hollywood versus Hollywoodland
C. A famous sign
D. A famous city
142. The expression "the world over" in line 3 could be
best replaced by...
A. in the en re world
B. in the skies b. in the skies
C. in the northern parts of the world
D. on top of the world
143. It can be inferred from the passage that most
people think that the Hollywood sign was first
constructed by?
A. construc on company
B. the city of Los Angeles
C. an adver sing company
D. the movie industry
144. The pronoun " it " in line 9 refers to...
A. the importance of Hollywood
B. this industry
C. the sign
D. the movie business
145. Which of the following is not men oned about
Hollywood land?
A. There were houses for sale there.
USM STAN 2006 B. It was the most expensive area of Los
BAGIAN KETIGA Angeles.
BAHASA INGGRIS C. It used to be the name of an area of Los
[Nomor 141 s.d. 180] Angeles.
Untuk bagian ini, jawaban benar kurang dari 14 soal D. It was formerly the name on the sign in the
berar nilai ma dan dinyatakan dak lulus. hills.
The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the VOCABULARY
northern border of Los Angeles is a famous 146. If something has never happened before, it is...
landmark recognized the world over. The white A. Inscrip on
painted, 50 foot high, sheet metal le ers can be B. Unprecedented
seen from great distances across the Los Angeles C. Reconvene
basin. D. Contradict
The sign was not constructed, as one might 147. Water that is underground is in a (n) ... loca on.
suppose, by the movie business as a means of A. Graphology
celebra ng the importance of Hollywood to this B. Circumscribe
industry: instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as C. Convoca on
a means of adver sing homes for sale in a 500- D. Subterranean
acre housing subdivision in a part of Los Angeles 148. to write or place a limit, around something is to ...
called "Hollywoodland." The sign that was A. revise it
constructed at the me, of course, said " B. visualize it
Hollywoodland". Over the years, people began C. introvert
referring to the area by the shortened version D. unspectacular
"Hollywood", and a er the sign and its site were 149. If you see something that is not of the ordinary, it
donated to the city in 1945, the last four le ers is ....
were removed A. Inscrip on
 B. Mismatched A. Shaking
C. Introvert B. to shake
D. Unspectacular C. shaken
150. If you are not careful in making decisions or in D. a and b are correcta
expressing opinions, you are .... 157.
A. Injudicious A. Is
B. Unprecedented B. was
C. Extrovert C. were
D. Introspec ve D. had been
151. I am trying to ?..the place you are describing; I 158.
would like to see it in my mind. A. On
A. Reconvene B. Through
B. Visualize C. Over
C. Revise D. in
D. Submit SYNTHESIS
152. The merger of the two companies was funded by?.. 159. All of my me?in the library
A. a capitalize A. Spending
B. a capital B. has spending
C. a capitalist C. is spent
D. a capitalism D. are spent
153. The student did not do well in the class 160. “Tokyo is crowded and noisy just like New York.”
because Ache had a problem with .... The same structure with the sentence above is ....
A. Absenteeism A. Tokyo is crowded and noisy as New York.
B. Absen a B. Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York
C. Absent is.
D. absently C. Tokyo is crowded and noisy alike New York. d.
May 27, 2006, was a day that I will never forget. It Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York.
was the day I experienced my first earthquake. l 161. I started school when I was five years old. I ... a
had just ...(154)... home from mosque and was lying student for seventeen years now
on the living room sofa watching the news on TV. A. have been
My li le brother was in my room playing, and my B. am to be
older sister was in the kitchen preparing our C. am
breakfast. Our parents were s ll sleeping. D. am being
At exactly 5.49 a.m., the earthquake ...(155)... 162. I was scared?.i was also curious about the old lady.
my country. Our house started ....(156)... violently A. And
as it . .(157). . a small wooden boat being tossed B. Yet
by giant waves in the ocean. At first, none realized C. But
what was happening. Then my sister yelled, D. Instead
"Earthquake! Get under something!" I was too 163. because the river?steadily since Sunday, the
stunned to move, but the shaking was so strong that residents of the area have been advised to
I soon fell off the sofa onto the floor. I half rolled, prepare for flood condi ons.
half crawled across the floor to the dining table and A. is rising
got under it. My sister was si ng on the floor B. has been rising
kitchen, holding her arms ...(158)... her head to C. rose
protect it from falling dishes. She yelled at my li le D. had risen
brother to get under his desk, but he wanted to 164. The best diamonds are transparent and
be near us. He tried to get out of my room, but he colorless, but the actually?in color from clear to
kept falling down. The earthquake lasted less than black.
a minute, but it seemed like a year to us. A. Ranged
154. B. have been ranging
A. Get C. range
B. Ge ng D. are ranging
C. Go en 165. ... certain molds and fungi to mul ply very
D. Got rapidly.
155. A. The tropical weather cause
A. Struck B. Tropical weather causes
B. Stricked C. A tropical weather causes
C. Striking D. Tropical weather cause
D. Strike 166. No one knows where Tony is living now. The last
156. me that I ran?.was about four years ago.
 A. him into 171. Not only ... a good thing; he did the right thing.
B. into him A. Did Sam do
C. him down B. Will Sam do
D. down him C. Sam did
167. It is generally considered unwise to give child? he or D. Sam do
she wants. 172. Soekarno . . . one of the strongest Indonesian
A. That President, served from 1945 to 1965.
B. whatever that A. was considered
C. whatever is it B. considering
D. whatever C. considered
168. Response : I used to, but I resigned my D. is considered
membership. The sentence that could generate the 173. In the view of the STAN lecturers' union, it is
response indicated? essen al that discipline ... maintained in the
A. Won’t you belong to the English Club? classroom.
B. Wouldn’t you have belonged to the English A. Be
Club? B. is to be
C. Didn’t you use to belong to the English Club? C. is
D. Wouldn’t you belong to the English Club? D. was
169. The proposal ? discussed when I called the office 174. Di o?. Indonesia before he came to Jakarta to
this morning. study in the Interna onal student program.
A. was being A. would never visited
B. been B. had never visited
C. being C. has never visited
D. have been D. never visited
170. Armansyah seems ..the point you were making. 175. Thomas Alfa Edison invented ..
A. Misunderstood A. electric lights
B. Misunderstanding B. the electric lights
C. having misunderstood C. an electric light
D. to have misunderstood D. electric light

176. We would (A) spend (B) a week on the beach at Parangtri s, but we changed (B) our minds (D).

177. When a bone is broke (A) into several pieces (B), doctors may pin (C) the pieces together for proper healing (D)

178. I have (A) spent (B) three weeks (C) in Germany last (D) July.

179. As one climbs (A) high up a mountain, the air becomes (B) both colder or (C) thinner (D).

180. The hammerhead shark is usual(A) found in warm (B) temperate (C) waters (D).