The following text is for questions 1 to 3.

A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth

down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which denotes any down-

slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity. The term

"landslide" encompasses five modes of slope movement: falls, topples, slides,

spreads, and flows. These are further subdivided by the type of geologic material

(bedrock, debris, or earth). Debris flows and rock falls are examples of common

landslide types.

Mostly landslides occur due to earthquake that moves the underground plate

causing the element or the subsurface plate displaced. This causes fraction and

landslide. High rainfall during the rainy season will also cause landslide. Long

duration of the rain will occur the water evaporation on the ground surface in large

amounts. The evaporation will make pore or soil cavity, then there would be cracks

on the ground. When rain falls, the rain will infiltrate the cracks. Then, the water

will be accumulated at the bottom of the slope and caused lateral movement which

occur landslide.

Landslides often cause a lot of disadvantages. Landslide can make people

lose their house, lands, and properties because buried by the landslide. The worst is
the loss of life because they can’t run from the landslide.

1. What is the author’s objective in writing the text?

A. To describe about what a landslide is and how to predict it.
B. To tell the readers about what a landslide is and how to explain it.
C. To let the readers know what a landslide is and the reason why it happens.
D. To inform the readers what a landslide is and explain how and why it
happens.
E. To give information to the readers that a landslide often brings a lot of
damages.

2. How are the ideas of paragraph 2 and 3 compared?

 A. Both paragraphs 2 and 3are about how landslides occur.
B. Both paragraphs 2 and 3 are about the process of how and why landslide
occurs.
C. Paragraph 2 is about the process how landslide occurs; while paragraph 3 is
about why it occurs.
D. Paragraph 2 is about the reason why a landslide occurs; while paragraph 3
is about how to avoid it.
E. Paragraph 2 is about why and how landslides occur; while paragraph 3 is
about the loss caused by landslide.

3. The underlined word in” When rain falls, the rain will infiltrate the cracks.”
(paragraph 2) is synonymous with ….
A. slip
B. trip
C. flow
D. drop
E. break

The following text is for questions 4 to 5.

New airport to cater to more travelers in Yogyakarta

The government expects a new international airport in Yogyakarta, once

completed, will improve the satisfaction of travelers flying to and from the region, a
popular destination for both domestic and international tourists.
The new airport, which is being built in Kulon Progo regency, is expected to
accommodate 50 million passengers annually. It will replace Adisutjipto
International Airport, which currently serves a number of travelers far beyond its
designated capacity.
“The previous airport’s capacity can no longer contain the passenger traffic and the
aircraft movement. There is also a limit to the area expansion [for the airport],”
Budi said on Friday during a ceremony to break ground on the new airport, which
was also attended by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Budi mentioned that last year alone, passenger traffic at Adisutjipto reached
7.2 million people, while the airport’s terminals were only built to handle 2.1 million
passengers. The apron could also only cater to nine aircraft.
 In the first phase, state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura I will build a
3,250mx 60 m runway in the location. In the second phase, the length of the
runway will be extended by 350 meters.
The construction of the first phase is targeted to be finished by March 2019.
“The new airport will also serve long-haul flights, with the furthest to Jeddah,” Budi
said. Land procurement for the airport, meanwhile, has reached 91 percent, the
ministry reported. (hwa)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/01/27/new-airport-to-cater-to-more-travelers-in-
yogyakarta.html

4. The news mainly talks about ….

A. the new location of an airport
B. Adisutjipto International Airport
C. the farthest route of the new airport
D. the upcoming new airport in Yogyakarta
E. the closing ofAdisutjipto International Airport

5. We can infer that by March 2019, ….

A. the new airport will have finished
B. the new airport is still under construction
C. the length of the runway will be extended
D. the apron will have only catered to nine aircraft
E. land procurement will have been completely done

The following text is for questions 6 to 9.

If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly

from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important.
There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of
these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation -
conversion of liquid water to water vapor. In this manner, the salinity is increased,
since the salts stay behind. If this is carried to the extreme, of course, white
crystals of salt would be left behind. This, by the way, is how much of the table
salt we use is actually obtained.
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation, such as rain, by which water is
added to the ocean. Here the ocean is being diluted so that the salinity is
decreased. This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where
rivers flow into the ocean. Thus salinity may be increased by the subtraction of
water by evaporation, or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation
or runoff.
Normally in tropical regions where the Sun is very strong, the ocean salinity
is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as
much evaporation. Similarly, in coastal regions where rivers dilute the sea salinity
is somewhat lower than in other oceanic areas.
A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated with the
formation and melting of sea ice. When seawater is frozen, the dissolved materials
are left behind. In this manner, seawater directly beneath freshly formed sea ice
has a higher salinity than it did before the ice appeared. Of course, when this ice
melts, it will tend to decrease the salinity of the surrounding water.
In the Weddell Sea, off Antarctica, the densest water in the oceans is formed
as a result of this freezing process which increases the salinity of cold water. This
heavy water sinks and is found in the deeper portions of the oceans of the world.

6. According to the passage, the ocean generally has more salt in....

A. tropical areas

B. coastal areas

C. rainy areas

D. turbulent areas

E. frozen areas

7. Which of the following statements about the salinity of a body of water can
best be inferred from the passage?
A. The temperature of the water is the most important factor

B. How quickly the water moves is directly related to the amount of salt

C. Ocean salinity has little effect on sea life

D. Marine life has no effect on salinity

E. Various factors combine to cause variations in the salt content of water

8. Why does the author mention the Weddell Sea?

A. To compare Antarctic waters with Arctic waters

B. To give an example of cold-water salinity

C. To show that this body of water has salinity variations

 D. To point out the location of deep waters

E. To show that water salinity exists in cold areas

9. What can be inferred about the water near the bottom of oceans?

A. It is relatively warm

B. Its salinity is relatively high

C. It does not move

D. It is formed by melting sea ice

E. It decreases the salinity of the surrounding water

The following text is for questions 10 to 11.

(JP, Jakarta)
The Indonesian Government and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have announced
a bold commitment to protect the remaining forest and critical ecosystems of
Sumatera.
WWF said the historic agreement represented the first-ever island wide
commitment to protect Sumatra’s stunning biodiversity. The commitment was
announced Thursday at the International Union for conservation of Nature (IUCN),
world conservation congress in Barcelona and was endorsed by the governors of
Sumatra’s 10 provinces - the world’s sixth largest island - and also by four
ministers.
Sumatra is the only place in the world where tigers, elephants, orangutans,
and rhinos co-exist. The agreement commits all the governors in Sumatra, along
with the Indonesia ministries of forestry, environment, home affairs, and public
works to restore critical ecosystems in Sumatra and protect areas with high
conservation values.
WWF, Conservation International, Fauna and Flora International, Wildlife
Conservation Society and other International conservation groups working in
Sumatra have agreed to help implement the political commitment to protect what
remains of the island’s species richest and critical areas. The island has lost 48
percent of it’s natural forest cover since 1985. More than 13 percent of Sumatra’s
remaining forest are peat forest, which sit a top deepest peat soil in the world.
Cleaning peat forest is a major source of Carbon emission that cause climate
change.
10. Which of the following party involved in the commitment to protect Sumatra's
biodiversity?
A. The ministry of Forestry
B. The World Wildlife Foundation
C. The 10-governors of Kalimantan
D. The Indonesian Conservation Group
E. The ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

11. The agreement is ....

A. to implement the decisions of the World Conservation Congress
B. to support the governors of Sumatra to chase animals hunters
C. to stop the emissions of carbon that cause climate change
D. to protect the forests and ecosystems in Sumatra
E. to work together for the development of Sumatra
The following text is for questions 12 to 14.

London: A British couple booked themselves into a clinic to quit smoking after the
vet said it was the only way to save their beloved sick parrot.
Kevin Barclay and Sharon Wood gave up a 50-cigarette-a-day habit to save
their Amazon orange-winged parrot J.J, said the vet, Glen Cousquer of the South
Beech Veterinary Surgery in Essex, Southeastern England.
“One of the key things that we need to get right with parrots generally is air
quality,” he told Reuters. “This particular bird endured very severe respiratory
problems. The owners were instructed to do everything they could to improve the
bird’s environment.”
“I think I must have shaken the owners up quite badly, because the next
time I saw them they actually had booked themselves into one of these anti-
smoking clinics and were determined to stop. They’ve gone for five weeks,” he
said.
Glen added, “He is doing really well. It is certainly going to improve his life
expectancy.” It may help the owners too.”

12. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Kevin, Sharon and their parrot want to have a clean environment.

B. The British couple quits smoking to create a healthy environment.

C. The British couple books themselves into a clinic to quit smoking.

 D. Kevin and Sharon give up smoking to save their parrot.

E. The couple’s beloved parrot is seriously ill.

13. What happened to the parrot?

A. It couldn’t live in the cage.

B. It had breathing problems.

C. It didn’t want to eat.

D. It had ugly fur color.

E. It couldn’t fly well.

14. “I think I must have shaken the owners up quite badly, ... “. The
underlined phrase means ....
A. triggering to do something

B. determining the action

C. forcing to change

D. making decisions

E. causing shocked

The following text is for questions 15 to 18.

Human body is made up of countless millions of cells. Food is needed to built

up new cells and replace the worn out cells. However, the food that we take must
be changed into substances that can be carried in the blood to the places where
they are needed. This process is called digestion.
The first digestive process takes place in the mouth. The food we eat is
broken up into small pieces by the action of teeth, mixed with saliva, a juice
secreted by glands in the mouth. Saliva contains digestive juice which moisten the
food, so it can be swallowed easily.
From the mouth, food passes through the esophagus (the food passage) into
the stomach. Here, the food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the
stomach for several hours. Then the food enters the small intestine. All the time the
muscular walls of the intestine are squeezing, mixing and moving the food
onwards.
 In a few hours, the food changes into acids. These are soon absorbed by the
villi (microscopic branch projections from the intestine walls) and passed into the
bloodstream.

15. What is the text about?

A. The digestive system
B. The digestive juice
C. The method of the digestive system
D. The process of intestine work
E. The food substances

16. How can we swallow the food easily?

A. The food changes into acids absorbed by the villi.
B. The food must be digested first through the process.
C. The food is directly swallowed through esophagus into the stomach.
D. The food is mixed with the juices secreted by the cells in the stomach.
E. The food we take must be changed into substances carried in the blood to
the places.

17. From the text above, we imply that ….

A. a good process of digestive system will help our body becoming healthier.
B. no one concerned with the process of digestive system for their health.
C. the digestive system is needed if we are eating the food instantly.
D. every body must conduct the processes of digestive system well.
E. the better we digest the food we eat, the healthier we will be.

18. “Human body is made up of countless millions of cells.” (Paragraph 1)

The underlined phrase means ….
A. produced
B. managed
C. arranged
D. completed
E. constructed

The following text is for questions 19 to 21.

 A geyser is the result of underground water under the combined conditions of
high temperatures and increased pressure beneath the surface of the earth. Since
temperature rises approximately 1 F for every sixty feet under the earth's surface,
and pressure increases with depth, the water that seeps down in crack and fissures
until it reaches very hot rock in the earth interior becomes heated to temperature
in excess of 290 F. Because of the greater pressure, the water shoots out of the
surface in the form of steam and hot water. The result is a geyser. In order to
function, then a geyser must have a source of heat, reservoir where water can be
stored until the temperature rises to an unstable point, an opening through which
the hot water and steam can escape, and underground channels for resupplying
water after an eruption.
Favorable conditions for geyser exist in some regions of the world including
New Zealand, Iceland, and the Yellowstone National Park area of the United States.
The most famous geyser in the world is Old Faithfull in Yellow Park. Old Faithfull
erupts almost every hour, rising to a height of 125 to 170 feet and expelling more
than ten thousand gallons during each eruption.

19. How geyser is produced?

A. By the rise of temperature pressure functioning hot steam.
B. From a huge tension of heated water that coming out from the earth crack.
C. From the heated temperature in earth crack that absorbing water.
D. From the temperature and absorbed water that occurs on earth surface.
E. By the hot water and temperature of hot rock that occurs on earth surface.

20. Steam and hot water shoot out of the surface because of ....
A. hot rock and water
B. temperature and pressure
C. greater pressure 
D. high temperature and increased pressure
E. underground temperature and increased pressure

21. "... and expelling more than ten thousand gallons during each eruption."
(Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. heating
B. melting
 C. absorbing
D. supplying
E. discharging

The following text is for questions 22 to 25.

Pakistan’s Houbara Bird Facing Extinction

The indiscriminate hunting of endangered Houbara birds in Pakistan by

rich hunting parties from the Gulf nations have pushed the species toward
extinction. The hunting was initially banned by the Pakistani courts, but under
continuous pressure from the provincial governments of Sind, Baluchistan, and
Punjab, as well as the federal government, recently the courts lifted the ban on
the hunting of this vulnerable species. Some people in Pakistan have been
advocated for sustainable hunting of the species instead of a complete ban, but
this is highly debatable. Reckless hunting for decades has pushed this beautiful
species toward extinction and it is now critically endangered in Pakistan.
No reliable or credible statistics on the population dynamics of the species
are available either. Unless specially protected by law, the species runs the risk of
becoming extinct in the wild in the next few decades. Under these circumstances,
the only logical approach to save the species from extinction in the not-so-distant
future is to immediately start comprehensive captive breeding program for the
species across the nation.
If the captive breeding program runs successfully and produces an
appreciable number of chicks, then reintroduction programs could be initiated in
their wild habitats. Only after rebuilding the population for some time in the wild
and allowing them to breed naturally to reach a sustainable population could
some restricted hunting be planned. Currently, the low numbers have made this
species vulnerable and with zero or poor monitoring, sustainable hunting
practices in Pakistan for this dwindling species will not work.
Game hunting works only when a stable population is achieved with strict
monitoring on the ratio of males to females hunted per season. If the females (no
true statistics available) are being taken out of the population through random
hunting, the population is sure to pass through a bottleneck in the wild habitat,
with high vulnerability to eventual extinction.
The people of Pakistan need to decide what is more important, a few
petrodollars or protecting the biodiversity of the nation.
Saikat Kumar Basu
Lethbridge, Canada

22. What is the subject of the text?

A. the hunting of Pakistan’s Houbara bird
B. the extinction of Pakistan’s Houbara bird
C. the conservation of Pakistan’s Houbara bird
D. the rehabilitation of Pakistan’s biodiversity
E. the protection of Pakistan’s biodiversity

23. From the text, we know that the writer ....

A. enjoys hunting the Houbara bird
B. approves all kinds of Houbara bird hunting
C. tries to persuade people to conserve Houbara bird
D. advocates for sustainable Houbara bird hunting
E. breeds Houbara bird in captivation

24. According to the text, why does the writer want all kinds of Houbara bird
hunting be banned?
A. the population of Houbara bird is getting smaller and smaller
B. the captivation of Houbara bird has been unsuccessful
C. the Houbara bird is difficult to catch
D. the Houbara bird is beautiful
E. the hunters are reckless

25. From the passage, we can conclude that people can resume hunting the
Houbara bird only … a sustainable population is reached.
A. after
B. while
C. because
D. before
E. if

The following text is for questions No. 26 to 29.

 All human beings eat food and make use of the chemical energy in it, so
do all other animals. Perhaps you wonder where all that chemical energy comes
from. Why doesn't the food all get used up?
The answer is that new food is being grown as fast as old food is used up.
It is the green plants that form the new food. Animals either eat the plants or eat
other animals that have eaten plants.
The green substance of plants is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll can absorb
sunlight. When it does so, it changes the energy of the sun into chemical energy.
The chemical energy present in sunlit chlorophyll is used to combine dioxide in
the air with water from the soil. Starch and other complicated compounds are
formed. These are high in chemical energy obtained from the sunlit chlorophyll.
They make up the food on which man-kind and all other animals live. In
the process of forming this food, some oxygen atoms are left over. These are
given off into the air by the plants. The whole process is called photosyntesis.
Thus, plants use sunlight to form food and oxygen to form carbon dioxide
and water again. Plants change the sun's energy into chemical energy. And
animals change the chemical energy into kinetic and heat energy.

26. The text is about ....

A. the process of changing chemical energy
B. the formation of carbon dioxide
C. the green substance of plants
D. the process of photosyntesis
E. the use of chemical energy

27. What will happen when the chlorophyll absorbs sunlight? It will ....
A. change heat into kinetic energy
B. form complicated compound
C. make use of heat energy
D. change kinetic energy into chemical energy
E. change the sun's energy into chemical energy

28. From the text we know that ….

A. plants need to heat energy to live
B. all human beings need chemical energy
C. plants absorb sunlight to produce kinetic energy
D. chlorophyll is the most important thing in photosyntesis
 E. sun's energy cannot be formed into kinetic energy

29. The green substance in plants is chlorophyll. The word in bold has the closest
meaning with ....
A. core
B. body
C. stuff
D. essence
E. material

The following text is for questions No. 30 to 32.

Indonesia is developing unmanned submarine technology in the hope of

securing the country’s vast ocean territory at an efficient cost.
The unmanned submarine, called Kaledupa, will be able to operate at a
depth 150 meters, the Defense Ministry’s director for defense industry and
technology, Brig. Gen. Jan Pieter Ate, said on Tuesday.
The product is made by PT Robo Marine Indonesia, a technology company
based in Bandung, West Java.
“The Defense Ministry has ordered the defense industry to develop the
technology for this unmanned submarine. We have appointed PT Robo Marine
Indonesia because the company has skills in this technology,” Jan Pieter told The
Jakarta Post.
Kaledupa was tested on Sunday in Wakatobi waters, Southeast Sulawesi, to
obtain the ministry’s certificate of eligilibity.
Jan Pieter said Kaledupa had many strengths. For instance, it has
underwater sensing technology, an underwater recorder with HD resolution and
LED lighting tools that help the submarine see hundreds of meters under the
ocean.
“During the test, Kaledupa managed to prove all of its advantages. We
hope this new technological development will reduce our dependency on foreign
weaponry systems,” he said. (hwa)

30. What is the topic of the text?

A. Adjusting unmanned submarine
B. Operating unmanned submarine
 C. Competing unmanned submarine
D. Developing unmanned submarine
E. Manufacturing unmanned submarine

31. Why does the Defense Ministry assign PT Robo Marine to build unmanned
submarine?
A. It possesses a large factory.
B. It holds skills in the technology.
C. It has experiences in making ships.
D. It has skills to operate submarines.
E. It always gets assignment from the Defense Ministry.

32. “ Kaledupa was tested on Sunday in Wakatobi waters, Southeast Sulawesi, to

obtain the ministry’s certificate of eligibility.” (Paragraph 5)
What is the closest in meaning to the underlined word?
A. legalize
B. propose
C. report
D. retain
E. get

The following text is for questions No. 33 to 36.

Biodiesel is a clean burning substitute for petroleum based diesel fuel.

Biodiesel is made of vegetable oil.
The raw materials needed in the production of Biodiesel are a small amount of
methanol and a ready supply of vegetable product. One of the most common
vegetables used in the production of Biodiesel is corn, although depending on the
geographic location of the manufacturing facility many other plants are used as well
(rapeseed, soybeans, flaxseed, etc.). The first process is to use the raw vegetable
product to make vegetable oil. Vegetable oil by itself will not be what you need to
power a car, from here it has to be processed into Biodiesel.
The process for converting vegetable oil into Biodiesel is sometimes called
ester interchange. To complete this process, the vegetable oil has to be combined
with a smaller amount of methanol and then put in the presence of a small quantity
of an alkaline catalyst (for example, 5% to 1% sodium hydroxide). Vegetable oil is
made up of so-called triglycerides, which is a compound of the trivalent alcohol
glycerin with three fatty acids. The goal of ester interchange is to separate the
glycerin molecule from the three fatty acids and replace it with three methanol
molecules. This process then yields roughly 90% Biodiesel and 10% of a glycerin
byproduct. The glycerin byproduct can be used in a number of other chemical
processes for different industries.

33. What is the text about?

A. The formation of Biodiesel
B. The use of Biodiesel
C. The advantage of using Biodiesel
D. The benefits of producing Biodiesel
E. The development of Biodiesel product

34. What is altered in the process of ester interchange?

A. The three fatty acids with the glycerin molecules
B. The glycerin molecule with three methanol molecules
C. Methanol with the three fatty acids
D. Vegetable oil with methanol
E. Methanol and alkaline catalyst

35. According to the text, one of the advantages in using biodiesel is ….

A. it is cheap
B. it only uses vegetable oil
C. it uses replaceable materials
D. it can be done in small industry
E. it gives less pollution than petroleum

36. “The process for converting vegetable oil…”(Paragraph 3). The word
“converting” is closest in meaning to …
A. Producing
B. Separating
C. Attaching
D. Processing
E. Changing
The following text is for question 37.

37. What does the caption above mean?

A. We must learn and never stop learning.
B. We must not stop learning due to the death.
C. We must learn because we will live forever.
D. Don’t delay to learn and reach the better future
E. Don’t stop learning because we will live forever

The following text is for question 38.

“Stay away from fake people

… you don’t know when they
will throw you”

38. What does the caption mean?

A. Fake people do not care about us.
 B. We must be aware of fake people.
C. Fake people are always fun to see.
D. Don’t stand too close to fake people
E. We must not be petrified of fake people.

The following text is for questions 39 to 40.

A customer tries out a hat for a sale at a

store in Yokohama Chinatown area of
Yokohama, Japan, on Monday. Japan’s
retail sales in January fell 1.8 percent
from December while year-on-year sales
gained 1.6 percent, according to the
figures released by the Ministry of
Economy, Trade, and Industry on Wed.

39. The most suitable title of the caption is ....

A. Local Products
B. January Sales
C. Fitting
D. Chinatown Sales
E. Hat Stall

40. What is the caption about?

A. Retail stores
B. Business prospect
C. Hat sales
D. Business ups and downs
E. Japan's business