MID TEST

FAKULTAS EKONOMI DAN BUSINESS

UIN SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA

Subject : English Semester :1B

Major : Day/Date : 29/11/2021
Lecturer : Dr. Lukman Hakim, MA. Name : NELIS LUTFI
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Direction: Read the following question carefully then answer the questions. Complete these
sentences below!
1. If you stayed up last night, you will wake up late
2. If I were a president,  I would make everyone in this country rich
3. If I had studied last week, I would have passed the exam_
4. If I had a friend to accompany me, I would go to Greece
5. If I learn English very well, I will go to Canada

B. Indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I). Then edit the incorrect one!

1. We are sick of wait for the bus. (I) We are sick of waiting for the bus.Settlements were
2. Settlements were built in the most good locations. (I.) The settlement was built in the
most favorable location.
3. Some of the greatest explorers sailed to the New World. (C)
4. The tree is more tall than that tree (I) The tree is taller than the tree
5. Some explorers searched for the most shortest route to India. (C)
6. Andi enjoys listening to loud music very much. (C)
7. Teach is a good profession. (I) Teaching is a good profession.
8. Spring is a good time for clean. (I) Spring is a good time for cleaning.
9. Miss Fatimah is going to school to learn typing. (C)
10. Some met the baddest of all misfortunes. (I) Some meet the worst of all misfortunes
11. To James, history is the most interesting subject in school. (C)
12. The police arrested the man whose they had been looking for.(C )
13. He might recognize the woman whom is hosting the show. (I) He might recognize the
woman whose hosting the show.
14. She met someone whom daughter had graduated from Harvard University. (I) she met
someone whose daughter had graduated from Harvard University
15. Those strawberries whose you brought are absolutely delicious. (C)

C. Arrange the words in the bracket using a correct word/Adjective order.

16. Those are …[Arabic – interesting – two – first - my ].. books.

Those are my two interesting Arabic First Book
17. He has … [ an – sport – red – expensive – Italian – new ] … car.
He has an expensive Italian new sport car
18. He is …[English – best – tall – young - my ] …. Friend.
He is my young english tall best friend

D. Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Find the Mistake and replace it
with the correct one!
 19. What is most important in this situation it is to answer the questions correctly. The most
important thing in this situation is to answer the question correctly.
20. The news were found in the newspaper before he was able to stop production. The news
was found in the newspapers before he could stop production
21. We had saw the competition when you went to Islamic Boarding School. We've seen
the competition when you go to Pesantren
22. Bogor is the cooldest than all provinces in Indonesia. Bogor is the coolest of all
provinces in Indonesia.
23. If I have taken more time to study English, the results would have been better. If I spend
more time learning English, the results will be better.

F. Classify each of the following boldface words either as gerund or participle!

24. Although people have dreamed about flying since the time of the ancient Greeks, it was
not until the late eighteenth century that hotair balloons and gliders made human flight
possible. (GERUND)
25. The Wright brothers were more than just tinkerers who accidentally found out how to
build a flying machine. (PARTICIPLE)
26. They were continuing a tradition of excellence in engineering that began with careful
research and avoided dangerous trial and error. (GERUND)
27. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was America’s most famous and prolific inventor.
His astonishing success story, rising from a home-schooled child who worked as a
newsboy to a leader in American industry, was celebrated in children’s books,
biographies, and movies. (PARTICIPLE)
28. Returning to Glasgow, he opened a shop in 1757 at the university and made
mathematical instruments. (GERUND)
29. We like barbequing chicken outside (PARTICIPLE)
30. My father watched a chirping bird. (GERUND)

G. Write a paragraph based on the topic below!

1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: to get an education is to
succeed financially. Support your response with reasons and example.
I do not agree with the statement that education can determine one's financial success
because in fact in our lives many people are successful without having to receive a high
education, for example, our former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Mrs.
Pudjiastuti she is able to become a reliable businessman and also a minister in the middle
limited education that he has

2.Some people prefer to work for a company, while others prefer to work for
themselves. Discuss the advantage of each position. Then indicate which you prefer
and why.
working in a company has several advantages, including every month we can receive a
salary without having to do what business we will run, just the concept of office mechanisms
and work according to the predetermined jobdesk

But working alone or being an entrepreneur is also something that is very profitable
because we can determine our own holidays and also the income we earn we will use for
ourselves
 I prefer to be an entrepreneur than an office worker because being a reliable
businessman can manage time as well as possible and can manage regularly is my dream