Kode Soal P12: UN SMA 2008 Bahasa Inggris

UN SMA 2008 Bahasa Inggris
Kode Soal P12

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The text is for questions 16 to 19. 16. The three sheiks were not .....
(A) rich
(B) young
(C) strong
(D) gloomy
(E) handsome
17. Which statement is TRUE about the queen?

(A) The queen was the most powerful queen
in Africa.
(B) The queen was very proud of her beauty
and riches.
(C) The queen herself served the sheiks with
The Three Sheiks and Queen of Arabia delicious food.
Maura, who liked to be thought of as the (D) The queen was very careful in deciding
most beautiful and powerful queen of Ara- whom she would mary.
bia, had many suitors. One by one she dis- (E) The queen was very satisfied with the
carded them, until her list was reduced to food given by the sheiks.
just three sheiks, all equally young and hand-
some, rich and strong. It was very hard to 18. The queen ordered her servants to give the
decide who would be the best of them. sheiks the same kind of food she got from
One evening, Maura disguised herself them the evening before because ....
and went to the camp of the three sheiks, as (A) she wanted to entertain her guests
they were about to have dinner, and asked (B) she wanted to test the sheiks's taste
them for something to eat. (C) she wanted to see the sheiks's reactions
The first gave her some leftover food; (D) she wanted to make a joke of the sheiks
the second gave her some unappetizing (E) she wanted to repay the sheiks kindness
camel's tail; the third sheiks, who was called
Hakim, affered her some of the most tender 19. The main idea of paragraph six is ....
and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised (A) Hakim was an unselfish person.
queen left the sheiks' camp. (B) Hakim was served with succulent meat.
The following day the queen invited the (C) Hakim was satisfied with the food
three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She or- served.
dered her servants to give each one exactly (D) Hakim wanted to share the food with
what they had given her the evening before. the sheiks.
Hakim, who received a plate of de- (E) Hakim had made the queen find the
lecious meat, refused to eat it if the other resolution of her problem.
two could not share it with him, and this act
finally convinced Queen Maura that he was
the man for her.
"Without question, Hakim is the most
generous of you," she announced her choice
to the sheiks. "So it is Hakim I will marry."
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The text is for questions 20 to 23. 20. The text is about ....
(A) roads
(B) waterways
(C) water transportation
(D) world;s finest canals
(E) straight and narrow roads
21. Why do people build canals?

(A) To lift boats.
Some of the world's finest roads make (B) To rise water.
use of bodies of water. They are colled ca- (C) To store sewage.
nals. (D) To hold a giant tank.
Canals are man made waterways. They (E) To connect rivers, lakes, and oceans.
are usually straight and narrow. But they are
filled with water. They connect rivers and 22. According to the text the canals join to-
lakes, oceans and lakes, rivers and rivers and gether the following, EXCEPT ....
oceans and oceans so that boats and ships (A) rivers and lakes
can go from one to the other. (B) oceans and lakes
Most canals are used for transportation. (C) rivers and rivers
Barges, boats, and ships carry goods over (D) rivers and oceans
canals. Some are used to irrigrate land or to (E) oceans and oceans
carry sewage from large cities. Canals also
reduce the cost of shipping goods and offer 23. "They are straight and narrow like some
travel short cuts. roads." (Paragraph 2)
Canal even go over hills and mountains. The antonym of the underlined word is ....
But you know that water can't flow up a hill; (A) flat
so how can the water and boats in a canal go (B) rough
up a hill? (C) bumpy
Something called a lock is used. It is a (D) indirect
giant tank. The tank is big enough to hold a (E) winding
long boat. The boat floats into the tank, and
the doors behind it are closed to lock the
boat in there. The more water is let into the
tank. When the tank is full of water, the tank
door in front of the boat is opened and the
boat floats out. The boat floats higher and
higher as the water rises. It floats either out
into a higher part of the canal or into an-
other tank or lock which will lift it still
higher.
To go down the hill on the other side,
the boat enters a lock that is full of water. As
the water is let out of the lock, the boat will
float lower and lower. So locks make it possi-
ble for boat or ships to move from one wa-
ter level to another.
The text is for question 24 and 25. ground so they are not moved by waves.
There are three types of mangrove roots
that play an important role for it:
(1) support roots which directly pierce the
soil.
(2) level-growing roots which twist up-
wards and downwards, with the up-
ward twist emerging on the water sur-
face.
(3) level-growing roots whose downward
twist (sub roots) appear on the water
surface.
Any part of a root that appears above
the water flows oxygen to the plant under
water surface. As the soil begins to build
up, these roots produce additional roots
24. What is the announcement about? that become embedded in the soil.
(A) A school debate.
(B) A school competition. 26. The main idea of the text is ....
(C) A debate competition. (A) Mangroves grow on dry land
(D) Extracuricular (B) Mangroves are tropical marine trees
(E) Participants of the debate. (C) There are many species of mangroves
(D) Mangroves roots filter the salt of the
25. According to the text the competition .... sea- water
(A) is only for students with good English. (E) Mangrove roots are attached firmly to
(B) is in the form of spoken arguments. the ground
(C) is in the form of written arguments.
(D) will be held after school hours. 27. We can conclude that most mangrove
(E) will run for two days. trees ....
(A) need salt to grow
This text is for question 26 to 28. (B) grow on dry land
(C) grow on sheltered areas
Mangrove Trees (D) get oxygen from the water
(E) grow near fresh water sources
A mangrove is a tropical marine tree
shrub of the genus Rhizopora. Mangrove 28. In order to grow well mangroves require
have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap the following, EXCEPT ....
roots that enable them to thrive in brackish (A) The roots twist upwards and down-
water (brackish water is salty, but not as salty wards.
as sea water). (B) The trunk should be above the water
There are several species of mangrove surface.
trees found all over the world. Some prefer (C) The leaves should be above the water
more salinity, while others like to be very surface.
close to a large fresh water source (such as a (D) The trees should be firmly attached to
river). Some prefer areas that are sheltered the ground.
from waves. Some species have their roots (E) The parts of the plant under the water
covered with sea water everyday during high should have enough salt.
tide. Other species grow on dry land, but are
still part of the ecosystem.
Mangroves need to keep their trunk and
leaves above the surface of the water. Yet
they also need to be firmly attached to the
The text is for questions 29 to 32. 31. Which of the following statements is TRUE
according to the text?
Is it important to know what your kids
(A) All TV programs are good for children.
are watching? Of couse yes. Television can
(B) Children know what programs to watch.
expose things you have tried to protect them (C) It is good for a kid to watch TV all day
from, especially violence, pornography, con- long.
sumerism, etc. (D) It is very important for children to have a
A study demonstrated that spending too TV set in their bedrooms.
much time on watching TV during the day (E) Spending too much time for watching TV
or at bedtime often causes bedtime disrup- may cause kids inactive.
tion, stress, and short of sleep duration.
Another research found that there is a 32. It is hard for a child to sleep because ....
significant relationship between the amount
of time spent for watching television during (A) the parents review TV's program
(B) the parents limit the time to watch TV
adolescence and early adulthood, and the
(C) the kid watches TV with his/her parents
possibility of being aggresive. (D) the kid watches too much TV at bedtime
Meanwhile, many studies have identified (E) the kid discusses the program with his/
a relationship between kids who watching her parents
TV a lot and being inactive and overweight.
Considering some facts mentioned above The text is for questions 33 to 34.
protect your children with the following tips:
(1) Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours We, a mining consultant company, are look-
each day ing for ....
(2) Do not allow children to have a TV set
in their bedrooms.
(3) Review the rating of TV shows that your
children watch.
(4) Watch television with your children and
discuss what is happening in the show.
29. What is the text about?

(A) The programs shown on TV.
(B) Watching TV is disadvantageous.
(C) The effects of watching television on
kids.
(D) Reviewing the rating of TV show is im-
portant. 33. What is the text about?
(E) The importance of knowing the pro- (A) Wisma Emha
gram watched by our children. (B) A job vacancy
(C) A senior secretary
30. The following are the effects of watching (D) An application letter
TV a lot, EXCEPT .... (E) PT Citra Energy Development
(A) stress
(B) being active 34. The following are the requirements asked,
(C) being aggressive EXCEPT ....
(D) bedtime disruption (A) Five years experience
(E) shorten sleep duration (B) Able to operate a computer
(C) Able to speak and write in English
(D) A graduate from a reputable university
(E) Application letter should be sent ten
days after this ads.
This text is for questions 35 to 37.

This text is for questions 38 to 40.
Petroleum products, such as gasoline,
kerosene, home heating oil, residual fuel oil Breaking and Entering is an unusual film.
and lubricating oils, come from one source. Will and Sandy are two architects working
Crude oil is found below the earth surface, on a major uban renewal project in the
as well as under large bodies of water, from King's Cross section in London. The area
a few hundred feet below the surface to as is unsafe and ready for such a project. Will
deep as 25.000 feet into the earth interior. and Sandy move their offices into a nearby
Crude oil is obtained by drilling a hole vacant warehouse.
through the earth, but sometimes more dry Will has to deal with constant burglar-
holes are drilled than those producing oil. ies at his new office. One night, he saw
Pressure at the source, or pumping, forces Miro trying to beak into the building. He
the crude oil to the surface. chased Miro to his run down apartement
Crude oil wells flow at varying rates, block and watched him return home to his
from ten to thousands of barrels per hour. mother, Amira, a Bosnian immigrant who
Petroleum products vary greatly in physical makes a living tailoring clothes. Soon, Will
appearace; thin, thick, transparent, or 'meet' Amira and they begin an affair. And
opaque. Their chemical compositions are Amira learns that Will holds the key of her
made up of only two elements: carbon and son's future. How far will this mother go to
hydrogen which form compounds called hy- protect her son?
drocarbons. Other chemical elements found Breaking and Entering is a very interest-
in the union with the hydrocarbons are few ing film, but it is almost entirely character
and are classified as impurities. Trace ele- driven. This is not a bad thing although in
ments are also found, but these are of such the film we are exposed to a story or action
minute quantities that they are disregarded. driven.
The various petroleum products are re- Anthony Minghella, the director, cre-
fined from the crude oil by heating and con- ates some of the most believable, interest-
densing the vapors of crude oil. The prod- ing characters these actors have ever
ucts are called light oils such as gasoline, played. It is almost painful to watch them
kerosene and distillate oil. on their journey. Each of the characters
makes dicisions affecting how their lives
35. The best title of the text is .... will pay out, or change and these decisions
(A) Petroleum Products. and actions affect the story. The characters
(B) Crude Oil Products. aren't reacting to the story. They are chang-
(C) Petroleum Processing. ing it.
(D) Processing Petrolium Products.
(E) Petroleum Chemical Composisiting. 38. The text is mainly about ....
(A) a review of a new film, Breaking and
36. " ...., but these are of such minute quantities Entering.
(Paragraph 2) (B) the process in making the new film,
The antonym of the underlined word is .... Breaking and Entering.
(A) big (D) plain (C) an amusing story dealing with experi-
(B) wide (E) apparent ence in different ways.
(C) broad (D) an account of an unusual or amusing
incident retold by the film.
37. The second paragraph is mainly about .... (E) the description how the film is accom-
(A) the products of crude oil plished through a series of steps.
(B) the elements of crude oil
(C) the impurities of crude oil
(D) the physical appearance of crude oil
(E) the chemical compositions of crude oil
39. "Will and Sandy move their offices into a reliable, a lot of money has to be spent on
nearby vacant warehouse." (Paragraph 1) safety because if it does go wrong, a nu-
The antonym of the underlined word is .... clear accident can be a major disaster.
(A) empty People are increasingly concerned
(B) fulfilled about this. In the 1990's nuclear power was
(C) covered the fastest, growing source of power in
(D) occupied many part of world. In 2005, it was the 2nd
(E) luxurious slowest-growing.
40. Which of the following statements is NOT 41. The text discusses ....
TRUE according to the text? (A) nuclear in general
(A) Miro is one of the burglars who tried to (B) nuclear biggest station
break into Will's new office. (C) the danger of radioactive
(B) Will has to deal with constant burglaries (D) the disadvantages of nuclear power
at his new office. (E) the advantages and disadvantages of
(C) Miro is Amira's son, a Bosnian immi- nuclear power
grant who makes living by tailoring
clothes. 42.The opposite of dangerous is ....
(D) The area where the two architects work (paragraph 4).
is unsafe and ready for a renewal pro- (A) vile
ject. (B) dull
(E) Minghella, the critic, creates some of the (C) tiny
most interesting character the actors (D) calm
have ever played. (E) safe
The text is for questions 41 to 44. 43. Why is nuclear power very dangerous?
Because ....
Nuclear power is generated by using ura- (A) its radioactivity lasts long
nium, which is a metal mined in various part (B) uranium is renewable
of the world. The first large-scale nuclear (C) it is reliable
power station was opened at Calder Hall in (D) it is cheap
Cumbria, England, in 1956. (E) it is safe
Some military ships and submarines have
nuclear power plant for engines. Nuclear 44. Which statement is TRUE about nuclear?
power produces around 11% of the world's (A) It is reliable.
energy needed, and produces huge amounts (B) It is costly to make.
of energy. It causes no pollution as you'd get (C) It causes air pollution.
when burning fossil fuels. (D) It affects the greenhouse.
The advantages of nuclear is as follows: (E) It produces small amounts of energy.
(1) It costs about the same as coal, so it's
not expensive to make.
(2) It doesn't produce smoke or carbon di-
oxide, so it doesn't contribute to the
green house effect.
(3) It produces huge amounts of energy
from small amount of uranium.
(4) It produces small amounts of waste.
(5) It is reliable.
On the other hand, nuclear power is very
very dangerous. It must be sealed up and
buried for many years to allow the radioac-
tivity to die away. Furthermore, although it is
This text is for questions 45 to 47. The text is for question 48 to 50.
Last week I took my five-year old PHILIPPINES: At least nine

son, Willy, to a musical instrument store in people were killed and dozens were injured
my hometown. I wanted to buy him a set of when the Philippines security forces
junior drum because his drum teacher ad- clashed with dozen of slum dwellers who
vised me to buy him one. Willy likes listening resisted the tearing down of their homes in
to music very much. He also likes asking me the northern province, a police commander
everything he wants to know. Even his ques- said Tuesday.
tions sometimes seem precocious for a boy Raul Gonzales, the police chief
of his age. He is very inquisitive. in the northern Cordillera area, said, that
We went there by car. On the the soldiers and police officers traded gun-
way, we saw a policeman standing near a traf- fire with dozens of people who are illegally
fic light regulating the passing cars and other occupying the private land in Kalinga prov-
vehicles. He blew his whistle now and then. ince.
Seeing the policeman blowing his "Our team was ambushed on
whistle, Willy asked me at once, "Dad, why is their way to the community to be demol-
the policeman using a whistle, not a drum?" ished," said Gonzales. He added that the
Hearing his unexpected question security only defended themselves after the
I answered reluctantly, "Because he is not residents dug foxholes and opened fire
Phil Collins!" with automatic rifles.
"Nine people were killed and
45. What does the text talk about? dozens were wounded, including 10 police
(A) Willy and his new drum. officers during almost 10 hours of fighting.
(B) Phil Collins and his drum. We even had to evacuate some of our offi-
(C) A policeman and his whistle. cers who needed surgery to get the bullets
(D) Willy's drum private teacher. from their bodies."
(E) The writer's five-years old son. Reuters.
46. From the text above we know that Willy is 48. What is the passage about?
a/an ... boy. (A) An illegal gunfire trade.
(A) smart (B) A demolition of illegal slum dwellers.
(B) funny (C) A figh between the polices office and
(C) stupid the soldiers.
(D) childish (D) A clash between the security forces
(E) annoying and the slum dwellers.
(E) A clash between the police officers and
47. Which sentence makes the text a funny the security officers.
story?
(A) He is very inquisitive. 49. The clash happened because ....
(B) "Because he is not Phil Collins". (A) illegal slum dwellers resisted demoli-
(C) He blew his whistle now and then. tion of their homes.
(D) He also likes asking me everything he (B) the police officers and soldiers shot the
wants to know. dwellers.
(E) "Dad, why is the policeman using a (C) nine people were killed by the security
whistle not a drum?" forces.
(D) the police officers firing the dwellers.
(E) the people dwelled on private land.
50. Raul Gonzales said that ....

(A) ten police officers had to be evacuated
(B) ten police officers were killed in fighting.
(C) ten police officers were injured during
the fighting.
(D) some of the wounded people needed
surgery.
(E) more than ten police officers were killed
and injured in the fighting.

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17. Which statement is TRUE about the queen?

21. Why do people build canals?

29. What is the text about?

This text is for questions 35 to 37.

Last week I took my five-year old PHILIPPINES: At least nine

50. Raul Gonzales said that ....

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