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Text 1 for questions 1 to 4. 2. Which one is not a criteria of good
exams?
For many students, exams seem a
necessary evil. Time-consuming yet (A) they help teachers to grade
inevitable. But are exams really students precisely
necessary? In 2011, Macquarie (B) they set certain standards for
University was the first Australian every student
university to debate the abolition of (C) they fit any specific goals on the
exams. No exams in any subject, at related field
any year level. At the time it was (D) they have alternative forms in
suggested that exams fail to develop testing students‟ abilities
“questioning, self-sufficient learners”. (E) they can be used as a reflection of
Critics also often argue that they
promote a superficial
inauthentic. That is, they fail to
represent the kinds of things students 3. How does the author write and
will be asked to do “in the real world”. arrange the text?
However, this is taking a narrow view
of the benefits of exams. Exams (A) the author shows the pros and
include many of the aspects we want cons of exams
from assessment. Good assessment (B) the author gives his views fairly
programs aim to provide a balanced, and neutrally
fair evaluation of each student. They (C) the author stated clearly about
achieve this in two ways. First, they his opinion in exam
use of a variety of strategies and task. (D) the author gives opposite
This gives students multiple
understanding of topics, and that they are students‟ capacity
opportunities, in varying contexts, to opinion of exams from most
demonstrate what they know and can parties
do. It also enables teachers to be (E) the author shows concern about
confident in the accuracy of their the poor views of exams
judgments about each student. Second,
task must be fit for purpose. Each task 4. „... topics, and that they are
should be appropriate to the specific inauthentic.‟ (paragraph 1)
goals it is assessing.
The underlined word refers to ....

(A) critics
(B) exams
01. What is the main topic of the first (C) topics
paragraph? (D) self-sufficient
learners
(A) exams seem like an evil thing to students (E) universities
(B) how schools treat students with exams
(C) the importance of exams for students
(D) doubts about whether exams are really
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Text 2 for questions 5 to 7.


6. How long the victim search has been
Kendari SAR Team Finds 3 more carried
Victims out by the SAR team?

KENDARI : On Thursday, three more(A) 7 days


victims from a ship that sank in the (B) 8 days
Banda Sea were found by a search and (C) 5 days
rescue team. They were Aris Triono, (D) 6 days
the captain of the Amami cargo ship, (E) 4 days
Yakub, a crewman, and Suharto, a
passenger. 7. ... the fact that the accident had
The Amami cargo ship had been happened for a while ago, SAR team
missing since the incident occurred on are still trying hard to
Friday last week. find all of them.
The three victims were found in
Thursday, floating in water close to (A) because
Menui Island, Central Sulawesi (B) despite
Province. Two other victims were
(C) moreover
earlier saved by the SAR team in the
(D) unlike
Banda Sea on Saturday last week,
(E) even
only a day after the ship sank due to
Text 3 for questions 8 to 11.
bad weather. “The SAR team is still
searching for 10 crew members and a
passenger still missing after incident,” YouTube shifts to make new exclusive
said Rocky Asikin, shows, movies free to users.
the head of Kendari SAR team.
YouTube plans to make all future
original programming available to users
for free with advertising, as the video
streaming unit of Alphabet Inc‟s
5. Which one of the following Google seeks a bigger audience for
information is shows and movies that had mostly been
false according to the text? restricted to paid subscribers.
The shift in strategy means that starting
(A) nineteen people who were on in 2020, a YouTube premium
board became victims of the subscription will no longer be the only
incident way to watch most original programs,
(B) there are eleven people who with all users having some access.
haven‟t been found YouTube's paid option will still remove
(C) the accident occurred because of ads from originals as well as all other
poor forecast videos, and it comes with music
(D) SAR team had worked hard streaming privileges. YouTube said
since the incident happened earlier on Tuesday that the new strategy
(E) Rocky Asikin directed SAR will kick in next year, but later noted
team to find undiscovered that though it will apply to content
passengers planned in 2019, the actual

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programming will debut the year after. (A) they will expand their premium
YouTube has not disclosed the total features to gain more
number of subscribers for the subscribers
paid offering, launched three years ago, (B) they will grant access to original
which is available in 29 countries. program for every member
(C) they will add a music player
add-on as a premium feature
(D) they will reduce the
advertisements on free account
holders
8. The statement that is true based on (E) they will create more original
the passage is .... programs to be watched by all
members
(A) Youtube plans to remove the
paid subscribing method 11. “... earlier on Tuesday that the new
(B) Youtube will release total paid strategy
subscribers information by the will kick in next year, ...”
next year
(C) the new system in premium the phrase „kick in‟ from the passage
subscription will be started in will be
2019 best replaced with ....
(D) original programs won‟t
become accessible for many (A) be constructed
people in 2020
(B) be prepared
(E) Youtube will increase the
(C) be appointed
commercial video displayed in
(D) be declared
future
(E) be contributed
9. What is the purpose of the text?
Text 4 for questions 12 to 15.
(A) to inform about Youtube‟s
Chinese botanist builds ‘bank’ for
newest subscribing method
desert
(B) to give information about how
plants
to watch exclusive Youtube
shows
in 1972, Researchers started
(C) to announce new programs that
domesticating drought-resistant plants
will be running on next year
for desert control at a people‟s
(D) to plan a new access for regular
commune un Turpan, a city along the
users to watch premium movies
ancient Silk Road, China. At that time,
(E) to declare another innovation
the commune was plagued by frequent
that Youtube has been
gales blown from the sandy land to its
working in
west. Local residents hoped the
researchers could help them shake off
10. What does it mean by „the shift in the fear of the sands.
strategy‟? Life in Turpan was harsh. Researchers
lived in cave houses with windows

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made of plastic. In the winter, heavy


winds would tear apart the windows (A) the author feels that researchers
leaving dust and sand everywhere. Food in Turpan plan to stop the
supplies were also scarce. Researchers‟ research if they
regular diet included steamed cakes of fail
sorghum, green turnips and onions. (B) the author thinks that
They had to bicycle to the county seat to researchers have to find a new
buy daily necessities such as meat, place to start the research
sugar, and soap with ration coupons. (C) the author suggests that this
Despite the difficulties, the researchers research were initiated by a
worked hard and successfully demand to live freely
introduced a dozen drought-resistant (D) the author thinks that the
plants, which are adaptable to local droughtresistant plants are
climate and soil conditions. After adapted from several common
sapling nursery and planting trials, plants there
several species were chosen to be (E) the author suggests that the
promoted in Turpan. And today, these function of the plants is to ease
sand-fixation plants have grown into tall the citizens‟ life
shrubs which form a „green barrier‟ to
prevent 14. From the text, we can get a fact
sands from moving. that ....

(A) sands and dusts are


contaminating the researchers‟
food stocks
(B) the intensity of dusty wind will
12. What is the main idea of the
decrease after autumn
passage?
(C) the domesticated plants work by
binding the sands in the soil
(A) problems that caused by
(D) Turpan citizens will grow the
unbearable moving sands in
plants around their houses
Turpan
(E) the plants that used in the
(B) a research project about
research were originally not
droughtresistant plants
drought-resistant
multiplication
(C) discoveries about domestic
15. “At that time, the commune was
pants as a solution for moving
plagued by
sands
frequent gales blown from ...”
(D) the bad effect of moving sands
problem to villagers in Turpan
(E) plant propagation invention to The underlined word has the closest
resist sand movement in Turpan meaning to ....

13. What does the passage tell us the (A) teased


writer‟s (B) bothered
opinion on the research? (C) abused
(D) hurt

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(E) blown (D) prefer to live in groups rather


than alone
(E) are able to produce offspring in
Text 5 for question 16 to 19. a short time

Rabbits are small mammals with 17. What aspect that the writer used in
fluffy, short tails, whiskers and describing the rabbits?
distinctive long ears. There are more
than 30 species around the world, and (A) appearance and behavior (B)
while they live in many different appearance and breeding
environments, they have many things (C) habitat and behavior
in common. Some rabbits are about the (D) behavior and breeding
size of a cat, and some can grow to be (E) appearance and habitat
as big as a small child. Small rabbits, 18. Which one is not an activity that we
such as pygmy rabbits, can be as little can do to control the number of
as 8 inches (20 centimeters) in length rabbits?
and weigh less than a pound. Larger
species grow to 20 inches (50 cm) and (A) maintain the existence of some
more than 10 lbs (4.5 kilograms). predators
Rabbits are known for their insatiable (B) protect and grow the kits from
reproductive habits for good reason. danger
They usually breed three to four times
(C) do castration on adult rabbits
each year. This is because only 15
(D) separate the male and female
percent of baby rabbits make it to their
rabbits
first birthday, according to the Animal
(E) let rabbits live in the wild freely
Diversity Web (ADW). Each
pregnancy produces three to eight 19. “Rabbits are known for their
babies, called kits. After four to five insatiable reproductive habits for
weeks, a kit can care for itself. In two good reason.”
or three months it is ready to start a
family of its own. If there is a lack of The underlined word has the closest
natural predators, an area can quickly meaning to ....
become overrun with them.
(A) dangerous
(B) voracious
(C) unusual
16. It is shown in the passage that (D) greedy
rabbits .... (E) persistent

(A) are usually small in size Text 6 for questions 20 to 23.


compared to other animals
(B) will not get pregnant more than Born on February 5, 1985, Cristiano
four times each year Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a
(C) are mostly different from each Portuguese soccer superstar. By 2003,
other when he was just 16 years old,
Manchester paid £12 million (over $14

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million U.S. dollars) to sign him, a


record fee for a player of his age. n the (A) optimistic
2004 FA Cup final, Ronaldo scored (B) hard worker
Manchester's first three goals and (C) courageous
helped them capture the championship. (D) persistent
He set a franchise record for goals (E) passionate
scored in 2008, before Real Madrid
paid a record $131 million for his 22. Best thing that we can learn from
services the following year. Among his Cristiano Ronaldo based on the
many accomplishments, he has won a passage is ....
recordtying five Ballon d'Or awards for
player of the year, and led Portugal to
(A) he already made money since he
an emotional victory in the 2016
was still a young guy
European Championship. In July 2018,
(B) he was always strong-willed to
Ronaldo embarked on a new phase of
improve his ability
his career by signing with Italian Serie
(C) he never gave up even though
A club Juventus. According to Forbes,
he was in trouble sometimes
Cristiano Ronaldo took home $93
million in 2017, $58 million of which (D) he always took the opportunities
was salary and bonus paid by Real that were offered to him
Madrid. Ronaldo‟s earnings made him (E) he managed to make money
the highest-paid soccer player for the from something he really enjoys
fourth year in a row and the highest-
paid professional athlete of 2017. 23. “In July 2018, Ronaldo embarked on
According to Celebrity Net Worth, as a new phase of his career by signing
of 2017 with Italian Serie A club Juventus”
Ronaldo‟s net worth is an estimated
$400 million. The underlined word has the closest
( meaning to ....

(A) became
20. What does the text most likely (B) climbed (C) brought
discuss? (D) tried
(E) undertook
(A) the life of Cristiano Ronaldo
(B) football journey of Cristiano Text 7 for questions 24 to 27.
Ronaldo
(C) Cristiano Ronaldo‟s struggle as ANNOUNCEMENT
a football player
(D) Cristiano Ronaldo‟s successful Japan Telecom co, Ltd (Head
career Office : Minatoku, Tokyo: President
(E) Cristiano Ronaldo and his and CEO: Hideki Kurashige:
dream everyday hereinafter “Japan Telecom”)
21. From the facts that shown in the announces that on October 1st, 2014 it
text, we can infer that Cristiano will change its name to „Softbank
Ronaldo‟s personality is .... Telecom Corp” and the corporate logo
will change to the design used by

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Softbank Group Companies. Softbank (B) increase customers‟ satisfaction


Group is a comprehensive I.T. level
network infrastructure, digital (C) shape their confidence to gain
platform and content company. With more profit
this collective strength, our company (D) strengthen their reliance value
offers innovative, board solution to their customers
which contributes to the business (E) improve the quality of goods
success of our customers. according to customer
With this company change, we aim to
maximize group synergies to further Text 8 for questions 28 to 31.
build the relationship and trust we
have with our existing LIPI Reports Climate Change
27. We can predict that the strategy is Eventually
created by Japan Telecom due to .... Damages Coral Reefs

(A) expand their chances of getting Indonesia‟s coral reefs that are in poor
customers condition was reflected in the study
done by the In-
Softbank Group companies to develop
our company‟s strength. (A) I.T networking
(B) business consultant
(C) telemarketing
(D) hiring and recruitment
(E) technology research
24. What is the company‟s purpose on
26. From the text we know that
making
Softbank Com-
this announcement?
pany is a company ....
(A) to state a change in the
(A) which will recreate Japan
company‟s name
Telecom
(B) to inform the company newest
(B) which will be under Japan
aim
Telecom
customers. We Will use the power of the
donesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). It states
(C) to give description about (C) which will direct Japan Telecom
Softbank Group (D) which will revive Japan
(D) to recover the company‟s power Telecom
with Softbank Group (E) which will be bigger with Japan
(E) to create a new company with Telecom
Softbank Group that there is only 6.56 percent that is in a
good condition. LIPI came to the
25. In what field does the Japan conclusion that the global climate
Telecom proba- change is the perpetrator of the coral
bly move? reefs‟ declining condition.

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28. What is the subject of the passage? Text 9 for questions 32 to 35.

activity
(A) coral reefs destruction because of human The Jakarta Transportation Agency will di
vert traffic on Jl. Sudirman as the city administra-
(B) global climate change effects coral reef tion revitalizes the Polda Metro Jaya footbridge
destruction
in Senayan, Central Jakarta. “The city will dis-
(C) LIPI‟s study about coral reef destruction mantle the bridge and replace it with a new one,”
(D) Indonesia‟s coral reefs need to be said the agency‟s acting head, Sigit Wijatmoko,
“Generally speaking, the coral reef (B) analyzing the factors that
damage is caused by the global climate enhance coral reef demolition in
change. It can also be caused by natural Indonesia
elements such as earthquakes, tsunamis, (C) educating Indonesia to reduce
high population of polycarang predators human activity that can reduce
and the global climate change,” said the coral reefs
Giyanto, Head of LIPI Oceanography (D) examining the effects of global
Research Center today, Nov. 28. climate change in Indonesia
Furthermore, LIPI Oceanography(E) observing the effect of coral reef
Research degradation to sea animals in
Center studied that any activity Indonesia
involving fishermen or busi- nesses
taking natural coral reefs are considered 30. Which of the following that is not an
in the non-detrimental finding (NDF) set anthropogenic factor causing coral
by CITES and does not significantly death?
contribute to the current damage.
Giyanto explained that damages caused (A) sea products exploitation
by anthropogenic are overfishing that (B) mineral excavation
causes imbalance, the use of explosives (C) human waste
and toxin, mining, sedimentation, (D) polycarang predators
tourism,
(E) prohibited fishing
the construction of beaches.
31. “Coral reefs destruction in Indonesia
are caused by human activity
followed ...
protected bleaching phenomenon‟.
(E) overpopulation of coral reefs
predators in Indonesia (A) by
(B) at
29. From the passage, we can state that (C) with
LIPI focuses on .... (D) to
(E) after
(A) reducing the impact of climate The project is divided into two parts:
change on coral reefs east and west side of Jl. Sudirman. The
destruction bridge will be dismantled on Dec. 2, at
11 p.m., while the work is expected to
be completed at 4:30 a.m. the next day.

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The east side portion will be constructed


on Dec. 6, at 11 p.m., while the west 34. For whom the information in the text
side part will be installed on Dec. 7, is
during the same hour. While the project probably really important?
is ongoing, vehicles coming from the
west, north or east headed toward Blok (A) residents of Jl. Sudirman
M are suggest- ed to turn at Jl. Gatot (B) vehicle drivers
Subroto and go through SCBD or Jl. (C) public transportation passengers
Gerbang Pemuda. On the west side, (D) traffic police
vehicles from Blok M or the south, (E) bridge workers
headed toward Harmoni (north) or Slipi
(west) are suggested to take Jl. Pintu
35. “The Jakarta transportation agency
Gelora 1 – Jl. Asia Afrika – Jl. Gerbang
will divert traffic on Jl. Sudirman as
Pemuda – Jl. Gatot Subroto – Semanggi
the city administration revitalizes the
–Jl. Sudirman. The bridge revitalization
Polda Metro Jaya
project, Sigit added, is being carried out
footbridge”
by PT APIK, which takes full
responsibility for the safety of road
users throughout the project. The underlined word is best replaced
with ....

(A) increase
(B) allocate
(C) invert
32. The main purpose of the text is to (D) shift
inform us about .... (E) engross

(A) the construction of a new bridge


in Sudirman area
(B) Sudirman road closure due to a
bridge repairs
(C) new traffic route opens during
bridge construction
(D) the revitalization of Polda Metro
Jaya bridge
(E) traffic jam problem that will be
happened in Sudirman
33. Which road that we won‟t get
through if we go to Semanggi from
Blok M when the project is
ongoing?

(A) Gatot Subroto


(B) Gerbang Pemuda
(C) Sudirman
(D) Asia Afrika
(E) Pintu Gelora

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