Soal Pilihan Ganda

1. The Argentineans are protecting their forest because the lumber is very valuable
to ...
A. they
B. them
C. their
D. it

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2. The number of employees working in the factory ... every year.

A. to increase
B. increase
C. increases
D. increased

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3. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ... came about as a result of the National
Security Act of 1947.
A. what
B. it was
C. was what
D. it was what

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4. ..., or those people making more than $250,000 annually, pay up to $40 in Federal
income taxes.
A. A rich
B. The rich
C. Rich
D. The riches

5. One of the world's greatest rivers, ....

A. one third of North America is linked by the water of the Mississippi
B. North America is linked by the Mississippi in one third of the water
C. the Mississippi links one third of North America by water
D. the water is linked in North America by one third of the Mississippi

6. ... be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed.

A. Hydroelectric power should
B. When hydroelectric power
C. Hydroelectric power
D. Should hydroelectric power
7. Would you mind ... please?
A. to answer the telephone
B. answer the telephone
C. answering the telephone
D. the telephone answer

8. Bacteria ... in ocean waters transport other organisms to new habitable

environments and sources of nourishment.
A. free travel
B. traveling freely
C. travel freely
D. freely travels

9. The police were investigating what drove a former student to spray bullets around a
university lecture hall, ...
A. which killing six people and wounding 15 before turning a gun on himself
B. killing six people and wounding 15 before to turn a gun on himself
C. killed six people and wounding 15 before turning a gun on himself
D. killing six people and wounding 15 before turning a gun on himself

10. Even though the next generation’s phone is thin, the program is ... the last one.
A. as twice complicated as
B. twice more complicated than
C. twice as complicated as
D. more complicated than twice

11. The chief accountant ... the monthly report for seven hours when the director
arrived.
A. had been scrutinizing
B. has been scrutinizing
C. had been scrutinized
D. has been scrutinized

12. Kristina ... to an opera before she lived in Jakarta.

A. was never going
B. has never gone
C. had never gone
D. did not go

13. No sooner ... the train station, then she changed her mind to go by bus.
A. she had reached
B. she reached
C. did she reach
D. had she reached
14. In the La Brea tar pits of Los Angeles ... which have been preserved from the
Pleistocene period.
A. thousands of animals are
B. thousands are animals
C. the thousands of animals
D. are thousands of animals

15. Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and Rick Blaine in Casablanca ... of
HumphreyBogart's more famous roles.
A. they are two
B. two of them are
C. two of them
D. are two

16. With the humans out of the house, Skeeter, our dog, had to decide either to shred
a roll of toilet paper or ....
A. chew another hole in the sofa arm
B. chewing another hole in the sofa arm
C. if he wanted to chew another hole in the sofa arm
D. to chew another hole in the sofa arm

17. Damian was self-reliant and hardly ever ... any assistance from others.
A. he accepted
B. did he accept
C. was he accepted
D. he did accept

18. … the fact that dolphins are mammals, most people think that they are fish.
A. Although
B. Because of
C. Despite
D. In Spite

19. ... and terrifying, coral snakes can grow to 4 feet (1.2 meters) in length.
A. They are extremely poisonous
B. The poison is extreme
C. Extremely Poisonous
D. An extreme amount of poison

20. The merchant said that the price of Persian carpet is a bit ... than those of the
Indian carpet.
A. expensive
B. more expensive
C. most expensive
D. expensiver
21. The economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned in this
course, ... be treated.
A. trade unionism will not
B. nor trade unionism will
C. nor will trade unionism
D. neither trade unionism will

22. Martha Thomas was an American educator who stood equal ... rights for women.
A. well-educated
B. educational
C. educating of
D. educationally

23. A language laboratory has audio equipment placed in booths ... students listen to
language tapes.
A. how
B. in that
C. where
D. who

24. Stars shine because of the amount ... produced by the nuclear reaction taking
place with them.
A. of light and heat is
B. which light and heat
C. light and heat that it is
D. of light and heat

25. Neither ... nor the ineffective air conditioner rattling in the window will deter Tiffany
from loving the freedom of her first apartment.
A. the inconsiderate playing loud music of neighbours
B. when the inconsiderate neighbours played loud music
C. the inconsiderate neighbors playing loud music
D. playing loud music by the inconsiderate neighbours

CLOZE QUESTIONS. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank
space in the text!
26.
A. on
B. by
C. with
D. as

27.
A. vulnerably
B. vulnerable
C. vulnerability
D. being vulnerable

28.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. to

29.
A. widened
B. wide of
C. widening
D. wide on

30.
A. that
B. who
C. in that
D. whereas

ERROR RECOGNITION. In questions 31 - 35 each sentence has four underlined

words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, and
D. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question
and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

31.

A
B
C
D

32.

A
B
C
D

33.

A
B
C
D

34.
A
B
C
D

35.

A
B
C
D

READING COMPREHENSION. Read the passage carefully and select the one correct
answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or D)!

Question 36-40
36. All of the following were election years EXCEPT ...
A. 1960
B. 1930
C. 1888
D. 1824

37. Which president served the shortest term in office?

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Warren G Harding
C. William McKinley
D. William H. Harrison

38. Based on the text above, which of the following is true?

A. All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office
B. Only presidents from Ohio have died in office
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president.
D. Four American presidents have been assassinated

39. All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT ...

A. John F. Kennedy
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. James A. Garfield

40. In paragraph 3, the word "contracted" is closest in meaning to ...

A. Communicated about
B. Developed
C. Agreed about
D. Notified

Question 41 - 45

41. The topic of the passage is …

A. continental drift
B. the theory of plate tectonics
C. the development of ideas about the movement of the Earth’s surface
D. eighteenth-century mapmakers

42. The passage states that the theory of continental drift developed as a result of …
A. the fixed positions of the continents
B. the work of mapmakers
C. The rapid movement of continents
D. the fit of the Earth's plates

43. The pronoun “they” in line 4 refers to …

A. mapmakers
B. continents
C. pieces
D. tectonic plates

44. Which of the following is NOT true about the theory of plate tectonics?
A. It it not as old as the theory of continental drift
B. It evolved from the theory of continental drift
C. It postulate that the Earth’s surface is separated into plates
D. It was proposed by mapmakers

45. According to the passage, what constitutes a tectonic plate?

A. Lava
B. Only the continents
C. The inner core of the Earth
D. The surface of the land and the floor of the oceans

Question 46 - 50
46. The passage is primarily concerned with …
A. Modern food in USA
B. Traditional food in Nigeria
C. Traditional dishes in Tobago
D. Traditional dance from Africa

47. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To describe various dishes in Tobago
B. To illustrate modern cuisine in Africa
C. To persuade people to eat Tobago dishes
D. To support ideas about Tobago dishes

48. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A. Popular Trini dish is macaroni pie, a macaroni pasta bake
B. Trinbagonian dishes are often stewed, or barbecued with fish.
C. Famous and well-known dish with distinctly African roots is callaloo.
D. Everything is sauteed in a saucepan until all the fluid dries.

49. According to the passage, what is Tobagonian food dominated by?

A. seaweed
B. seafood
C. Beef
D. Vegetables

50. The word “delicacy” in line 12 is closest in meaning to …

A. Mortality
B. Gracefulness
C. Superior
D. Peppery

Soal Esai
1. If you could study a subject that you have never had the opportunity to study, what
would you choose? Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details.
2. 2. What is a very important skill a person should learn in order to be successful in the
world today? Choose one skill and use specific reasons and examples to support your
choice