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The following text is for questions 1 to 2

Buffalo
Buffalo are big, strong, dark coloured mammals with huge horns. African
buffalo live in herds of several hundred usually near water, as they love to wallow in
mud. African buffalo have very bad tempers, so humans have never managed to tame
them. Water buffalo found in the wetter areas of Asia. Few are found in the wild now
and they are mostly kept as farm animals. Water buffalo have been domesticated for
3.000 years. They are used to pull carts and ploughs, but they can be kept for their
meat, milk, and hides. Only a few survive in the wild in Asia, but buffalo are released
to run free in the swamps of the Northern Territory of Australia.

1. What is the main sentence of the text ?

a. Buffalo are big, strong, dark coloured mammals with huge horns.
b. African buffalo have very bad tempers, so humans have never managed to
tame them.
c. Water buffalo found in the wetter areas of Asia. Few are found in the wild
now and they are mostly kept as farm animals.
d. Buffalo are released to run free in the swamps of the Northern Territory of
Australia.

2. Where is the buffalo area released for free running?

a. Asia
b. African
c. Northern Territory Australia
d. Eastern Territory Australia

The following text is for questions 3 to 8

Douwes Dekker was born in Pasuruan, in the north-eatern city of Java, 80 km

south of Surabaya. His father was Auguste Henri Edouard Douwes Dekker, a broker and
bank agent, of a Dutch family. His mother was Louisa Margaretha Neumann, of half-German
and half-Javanese descent.
After studying in Lower School in Pasuruan, he moved to Surabaya and later to
Batavia. In 1897, he gained his diploma and worked on a coffee plantation in Malang, East
Java. Later he moved to a sugar plantation in Kraksaan, East Java. During his years in these
plantations, he came in contact with ordinary Javanese and saw the realities of their hard
work.
In the Dutch East Indies, when Douwes Dekker was in his twenties, he started a
career as a journalist, first in Semarang and later in Batavia. There he worked with Indo
activist Karel Zaalberg, the chief editor of the newspaper, whom he befriended. Unlike other
people of European descent, he did not favor colonialism, strongly advocating self-
management and finally the independence of the Dutch East Indies. This was prompted partly
by his experience in watching the lives of plantation workers and partly by discrimination he
had suffered, through being only considered half-Dutch and a second-class citizen.
During these times, he published many articles advocating independence and “indies
nationalism”. In 1913, close associates of Douwes Dekker, including physicians Tjipto
Mangunkusumo and Suwardi Surjaningrat, established the native Committee in Bandung,
which later became Indische Party. This was considered a breakthrough, because most
organizations had never so openly advocated independence. In March 1913, the party claimed
approximately 7.000 members, approximately 5.500 of whom where Indos (people of mixed
Dutch-Indonesian ancestry) along with 1.500 native Indonesians. The Colonial government
quickly became worried and the party was forbidden. This led to the exile to the Netherlands
of Douwes Dekker and his two Javanese associates.
In exile, they worked with liberal Dutchmen and compatriot students. It is believed
that the term INdonesia was first used in the name of an organization, the Indonesian Alliance
of Students, with which they were associated during the early 1920s. After his party was
forbidden, it directly inspired the foundation of an Indo-European party named ‘Indo
Europeesch Verbond’ chaired by his friend Karel Zaalberg and also advocated independence.
Many of the former “indische Partij’’ members joined the new party that grew to 10.000
members.

3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

a. Douwes Dekker’s family background
b. Douwes Dekker’s Educational Background
c. Douwes Dekker’s and his organization
d. Douwes Dekker's youth

4. Where did Douwes Dekker work after he received his diploma?

a. In the editorial of a newspaper in Semarang
b. At the bank in Pasuruan
c. On a sugar plantation in Kraksaan
d. At a coffee plantation in Malang

5. Why did Douwes Dekker not like colonialism?

a. Because he has seen the hardships of life for plantation workers and because he is
considered half-Dutch and a second-class citizen
b. His friend Karel Zaalberg, an Indo activist, showed him how to become a reporter
c. He established the Native Committee with Tjipto Mangunkusumo and Suwardi
Surjaningrat
d. Because he's a journalist

6. Why were Douwes Dekker and two of his colleagues exiled from the island of Java by the
colonial government?
a. Because they spread the wrong information
b. Because they are considered indigenous people
c. Because they created an indigenous party in Bandung that called for independence,
which has approximately 7,000 members
d. Because they work as an editorial team

7. Why is Douwes Dekker only considered half-Dutch and a second-class citizen?

a. Because Douwes Dekker's mother is not from the Netherlands and he was born in
Indonesia
b. Because Douwes Dekkyr's father is from Holland
c. Because Douwes Dekker works on the plantation
d. Because Douwes Dekker is a reporter
8. “In exile, they worked with liberal Dutchmen and compatriot students.” (Last Paragraph)
Who does ‘They’ refer to?
a. Indos and Native Indonesians
b. Douwes Dekker, Tjipto Mangunkusumo and Suwardi Surjaningrat
c. Tjipto Mangunkusumo and Suwardi Surjaningrat
d. Douwes Dekker and Karel Zaalberg

The following text is for questions 9 to 10

Experts say that radiation from your mobile phone can heat up your brain, causing
headaches, sleeping problems and maybe brain damage. Children and teenagers are at more
risk than adults because their skulls are still growing and are thinner. Should you stop using
your mobile phone? Of course not. On the other hand, you should not use it too much. If you
have just said goodbye to your friends you don’t have to call them two minutes later. Experts
say it is a good idea to turn off your mobile at night and to keep it away from you when it is
charging.

9. What are the consequences that we can experience from cell phone radiation, except?
a. Warm up the brain
b. Cause headache
c. Brain damage
d. Causes kidney damage

10. What advice do the experts give in the text?

a. Playing phone before going to sleep
b. Charging the phone while playing
c. Turn off your phone at night and keep it away while it's charging
d. Calling friends all night

The following text is for questions 11 to 15

Tsunami
A tsunami is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of waves generated when
water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. A tsunami is a huge wave or
series of waves. Tsunami is a Japanese word. Tsu means harbor, Nami means wave. A
tsunami can occur in any ocean. But most tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean. Tsunamis are
caused by sudden movements of the ocean floor. Underwater earthquakes, landslides, or
volcanic eruptions can cause these movements.
Tsunami occurs when a major fault under the ocean floor slips. The displaced rock
pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean
surface, The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move
across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the
continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the
land.
A tsunami washes ashore with disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives
due to drowning and damage to property.

11. Tsunami comes from the Japanese Language which consists of two words, namely?
a. Tsun means harbor and Ami means wave
b. Tsu means harbor and Nami means wave
 c. Tsu means wave and Nami means Harbor
d. Tsuna means harbor and Mi means wave

12. Based on the text where do Tsunamis mostly occur ?

a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Arctic Ocean
c. Pacific Ocean
d. Indian Ocean

13. What is the definition of Tsunami?

a. A tsunami is a natural phenomenon that occurs due to the presence of small waves
from a lake or sea.
b. A tsunami is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of waves generated when
water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.
c. A tsunami is a natural disaster due to human error who doesn't care about nature.
d. A tsunami is an artificial phenomenon that has a large impact.

14. What does the second paragraph mostly tell about ?

a. origin of the word tsunami
b. Impact of Tsunami
c. The process of the tsunami
d. Definition of Tsunami

15. What can cause a Tsunami, except ?

a. Underwater earthquake
b. Landslide on the seabed
c. Volcanic eruptions
d. Throwing piles of garbage into the sea

Read The Conversations Below

Arumi : Gilang, I am sorry I couldn't attend the grand opening of your bookstore yesterday
because I had to finish my job. Please accept my congratulations. I hope your store is always
full with customers.
Gilang : Thank you. I hope you can visit my bookstore next time.
Arumi : Sure. I will come tomorrow with my friends. My sister attended the grand opening
and she told me that you have many collectable books at affordable prices. I am really
curious to visit your bookstore.
Gilang : Thanks. I will be waiting for you. I will give you a special discount.
Arumi : Really? Thank you.
Gilang : You’re welcome.

Read the statement below, if it is in accordance with the conversation above, mark it True
(T), but if it is not in accordance with the conversation above, mark it False (F).

16. Arumi cannot attend the grand opening of her bookstore. ( )

17. Gilang thanked Arumi because Arumi congratulated him on the opening of his bookstore.
( )
18. Arumi will come with her sister to the Gilangs’s bookstore. ( )
19. Gilang will give a discount to Arumi when she comes to his bookstore. ( )
20. The books at Gilang’s bookstore are not expensive. ( )