Choose the best answer a, b, c, d, or e
Orang-utan doesn’t spend most of its time in trees
This text for question no 1 – 4
Orang Utan
Orang-utan is a great ape of Southeast Asia. Its
name means “man of the jungle”. Orang-utans only live on
the island of Borneo and in the northern corner of the
island of Sumatera.
The orang-utan spends most of its time in trees,
using its long arms and hook-shaped hand and feed for
grasping branches and vines. It seldom ventures to the
ground, but when it does, it walks on all fours.
Orang-utan are characterized by coarse, long,
reddish-brown fur. Male orang-utans average about 95 cm
in length and about 77 kg in weight. Females are smaller,
reaching about 78 cm in height and weighting only about
37 kg. The male has puffy cheeks and a hanging throat-
pouch. This pouch contains air sacks that help produce a
groaning, bubbling call, which can be heard at least 1 km
away.
Half of the orang-utans diet consist of fruit, but
these animals also eat young leaves, soft inner bark,
termites, eggs, and occasionally monkeys. Orang-utans
accumulate fat in winter to prepare for the monsoon season
in April through October, when food is scarce.
Orang-utans are solitary creatures, except when
mating, adults usually travel and forage for food
independently. When a female is ready to mate, she will
seek out an adult male. The pair will stay together for
several days until the female is pregnant, then they will
solitary again. The gestational period for orang-utans is just
under nine months, nearly the same as in human beings.
Females give birth to a single infant about once every four
to eight years. Infant stay very close to their mothers for
the first three years until they are weaned. They spend the
next three to five years becoming increasingly independent
of their mother, gaining complete independence at about
eight years of age.
1.How do male orang-utans produce a groaning and
bubbling call?
a. By help of the hanging throat-pouch they have
b. By shouting loudly for at least 1 km
c. By practicing among their group
d. By having the puffy cheeks
e. By spending most of its time in trees
2.What happens during the monsoon season?
a. Orang-utans eat young leaves
b. It is the mating time for orang-utans
c. Orang-utans accumulate fat in winter
d. It is hard for orang-utans to find food
e. Orang-utan find a lot of food in the woods
3.How many babies does a female orang-utan give birth to?
a. one b. two c. three d. four e. five
4.Which statement is true about orang-utans?
a. When a male is ready to mate, he will look for a
female
b. Gestational period for orang-utans is just five months
c. A female orang-utans can reach about 77 kg in
weight
d. Orang-utans does not live in groups
e.
This text for question no 5- 7
Fish are animals that live in water. They have fins
that help them to swim. Most of fish have slimy skins
covered with scales which are very small and hardly be
seen.
Fish breathes through gills. These look like combs
and are found on each side of the head. Fish take in water
all the time. The water flows in through the mouth, over
the gills and out through the sides of he head. When a fish
takes in water, it is not drinking but breathing, and the gills
absorb oxygen from the water.
The body of fish is made up of the head, trunk and
the tail fins.
There are many different kinds of fish which have
different shapes and colors. Some fish are long and thin,
while others are flat and rounded. Most fish have bodies
which are broad at trunk region and narrow toward head
and tail.
5. What is the function of the fins?`
a. for breathing d. for drinking
b. for eating e. for swimming
c. for swallowing
6. According to the text, what makes fish different from
each other according to the text?
a. their lives and food d. their heads and mouths
b. their sizes and lengths e. their heads and tails
c. their shapes and colors
7.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
a. the body of the fish d. kinds of fish
b. flat and rounded fish e. shapes of the fish
c. the upper parts of fish
This text for question no 8 – 10
CABBAGE
A cabbage belongs to vegetable. The word cabbage
derives from the French word caboche, a colloquial term
for “head”. The cabbage family is wide and varied such as
Brussels sprouts, brocoli, cauliflower and kale. The
cabbage itself comes in many forms. The shapes can be
plat, conical or round. The heads are compact or loose. The
leaves are curly or plain.
In the United States, the most widely used cabbage
comes in compact heads of waxy, tightly wrapped leaves
that range in color from almost white to green to red.
Savoy cabbage and Chinese cabbage are
considered culinary superior but are less readily available.
The cabbage may be refrigerated and tightly
wrapped for a week. It can be cooked in a variety of ways
or eaten raw, as in salads. The cabbage, a cruciferous
vegetables, contain a good amount of vitamin C and some
vitamin A.
8.The purpose of the text is.....
a. to describe cabbage
b. to tell the readers how to choose cabbages
c. to explain how to cook cabbages
d. to tell the readers how to grow cabbages
e. to persuade the readers that cabbage is good
9.The second paragraph describes the..... of the cabbages
a. color b. price c. shape d. head e. leaves
10.Which of following statements is not TRUE
a. the word cabbage in French means head
b. Cabbages must be well-cooked before it is eaten
c. there are many kinds of cabbage
d. Cabbages contain vitamin A and C
e. you can keep cabbages in refrigerator
11. Savoy cabbage and Chinese cabbage are considered
culinary superior but are less readily available. This
means that..
a. it is easy to get Savoy cabbages and Chinese
cabbages in any markets
b. you have to find Savoy cabbages and Chinese
cabbages in certain markets
c. it is rather difficult to find Savoy cabbages and
Chinese cabbages in supermarket
d. people don’t like Savoy cabbages and Chinese
cabbages bacause of their tastes
e. people don’t like Savoy cabbages and Chinese
cabbages because of their high prices
This text for question no 12 – 17
TIGERS
Tigers are members of the cat family. Lion,
leopards, cheetahs, and house cats are also members of the
cat family. Tigers are the largest cat, and the only cats with
strips. They live in large forests in southern and
southeastern Asia.
A tiger’s short fur is usually colored dark orange
with black stripes, and you can use them to tell tigers apart.
The stripes make a tiger stand out if you see them in the
open. In the forests where tigers live, however, the stripes
make them almost invisible.
Like house cats, tigers have soft pads on the
bottoms of their paws. These pads allow tigers to move
silently through the forest. Tigers have long, sharp claws at
the end of their feet. They pull the claws in until they need
them. When needed, the claws pop out like knives.
Their big, yellow eyes give tigers sharp sight to
find their prey. Tigers see as well as people during the day,
and much better than people at night. They also hear well.
They can turn their ears toward sounds. Tigers have
explosive speed.
They have strong muscles and long legs that help
them move extremely fast over short distance. Their long
tails give them balance while running fast. Powerful jaws
and sharp teeth help tigers grab and kill prey once they
each it.
Some tigers in zoos and circuses are white with
blue eyes. People bred these tigers because white tigers
fetch more money for tourists. In the wild. White tigers are
very rare. Zoos no longer breed tigers to be white.
12.What can we say about the first sentence of the first
paragraph?
a. an orientation d. a general statement
b. a thesis e. an identification
c. a general classification
13. The different stripe-colors are used to....
a. make tigers stand out in the open field
b. chose those which do not belong to the group
c. allow them invisible
d. attract their preys
e. trap their preys
14. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?
a. tigers ears are moveable
b. cheetahs can be found in large forests
c. tigers can see better than human beings during the
daylight
d. white tigers are easily bred
e. tigers use their claws to threaten their preys
15. The purpose of the text is........
a. to explain how tigers catch their preys
b. to give a report about tigers
c. to inform what tigers look like
d. to describe to the existence
of tigers
e. to tell the lives of tigers
16. The generic structure of the text is ....
a. issue, arguments, conclution
b. thesis, arguments, reiteration
c. thesis, arguments, recommendation
d. general classification, description
e. general statement, argumentation
17. The writing above mostly uses...........
a. simple past tense d. simple future tense
b. simple present tense e. past continuous tense
c. simple perfect tense
This text for question no 18 – 22
All living things on the earth belong to the plant or
animal family. The plant family gets their food and water
from the soil they also need sunlight to grow. Some of
them live in water and get their food from the water. There
are thousands of plants.
We can divide plants into two groups. There are
the plants without stems, roots, or leaves. These are the
algae and the mosses. Both kinds of plants need a lot of
water and moos is found in wet places.
The non flowering plants have spores growing on
the leaves when they dry; they are carried by the wind.
Those spores that fall on wet soil start to grow again. These
are some of ways that plant live and multiply.
18.The text mainly tells us about........
a. the plant family and their growth
b. two groups of plants
c. how plants get their food and water
d. how non-flowering plants multiply
e. the non-flowering plants
19. Where does algae usually grow?
a. in water d. on the dry land
b. on the high land e. at the beach
c. on the tree
20. ”These are the alga and the mosses”. The word “these”
refers to......
a. the plants
b. the family
c. group of plant
d. plants with stems, roots, or leaves
e. plants without stems, roots, or leaves
21. ”When they are dry, they are.....”(par. 3)
The word “ they” refers to
a. the plants d. growing
b. leaves e. spores
c. non-flowering plants
22. Where can we find moss?
a. on mountain d. in water
b. on high land e. in wet place
c. on dry land
This text for question no 22 – 26
WHALES
Whales are the largest animal on the earth. Bigger
than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weight
150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long
and weight 3 tons.
Although whales live in the oceans and can swim
like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows
and elephants. Unlike fish, they bear young alive net as
eggs. Their babies live on their mothers milk. They breathe
through their lungs and hold their breathe when they go
under water. If they cannot come to surface to breathe fresh
air, they will drown. They are warm blooded. Fish,
however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water, are cold
blooded animal.
Whales live in all the oceans. I in the winter some
of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer
most of them go to cold water to feed. There are teo kinds
of whales, whales with teeth (toothed whales) and whales
without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish
and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although
they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen
whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When
they find plankton, they open their mouths and swim into
the plankton. When they close their mouths, they squeeze
out the water and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human beings and
the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to
fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30
years.
22.Which of the following is TRUE about whales?
a.Whales are generally 95 feet long and weigh 150 tons
b. Big animals living in the ocean tend to be their
enemies.
c. like fish, whales can live in all kinds of waters
d. Their life span is usually longer thaan human beings.
e. A new baby whale may weigh one-fife-teeth
23.The organization of the text is....
a. identification – description
b. general classification – description
c. general classification to position the reader-
explanation
d. orientation events – reorientation
e. goal – material – steps
24.A suitable title for the text is........
a. Alarge animals on earth
b. Differences between whales and elephanths
c. Whales, the biggest animal on the earth
d. Similarity between fish and whales
e. The life of whales in the oceans
25.The differents between whales and fish is that whales...
a. do not have to come to surface to get fresh air
b. deliver their young like elephanths do
c. will die if they cannot get any oxygen in the water
d. are mammals that are cold blooded
e. can easily breathe when they are underwater
26.Whales occasionaly live in cold waters..........
a. to get more food d. to avoid winter
b. for reproduction e. for fresh air
c. to feed their babies
The text for question no 27 – 30
A KANGAROO
A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia,
although it has a smaller relative, called wallaby, which
lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and also in New
Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grasses and plants. They have short
front legs, but very long and very strong back legs and a
tail. These they use for sitting up and for jumping.
Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of
over eight meter, and leap across fences more than three
meters high. They can also run at speeds of over 45
kilometers per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey
Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adults grow to a length
of 1.60 meters and weigh over 90 kilos.
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the
female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her
body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it
crawls at once in this pouch where it spends its first five
months of live.
27.The text is about....
a. the description of kangaroos
b. the relation between kangaroos and wallabies
c. kangaroos’ habitat in New Guinea
d. kangaroos’ strong back legs
e. jumping kangaroos
28.The following are the characters of male kangaroo,
except..
a. he has short front legs
b. he has a strong tail
c. he can run fast
d. he eats grasses and plants
e. he has external pouch on the front of his body
29.the writer wrote the text for the purposes of.....
a. reviewing
b. explaning the physical appearances of kangaroos
c. retailing the readers about kangaroos
d. amusing the readers with a story about kangaroos
e. describing kangaroo in general
30.....kangaroo is very tiny when it is born...(par 4)
The italic word means.....
a. small d. smaller
b. smallest e. more small
c. most small
The text for question no 31 – 33
SHARK
Shark are carnivores. They eat all kinds all flesh.
Sharks prefer tuna, mackerel, and even smaller sharks for
their daily meal. Theyalso will eat swimmers if the
condition are right.
Sharks have very sharp senses of vision, hearing,
and smell to help them find the food. They can see seven
times better than human and can hear sounds over two
miles away. About two-thirds of sharks’ brain is used for
smelling, so if there is even a tiny amount of blood in the
water, they will smell it, even it’s almost a mile away.
Instead of bones, sharks have something called
cartilage. Bones are hard and don’t bend. Cartilage is
flexible, allowing sharks to bend so their heads can reach
their tails. The cartilage also allows sharks to turn very
quickly. All this makes them better hunters. Humans have
cartilage too, but only in places like our ears and noses.
31.What is the topic of the text?
a. the life habitat of shark
b. how sharks live
c. the general description of shark
d. the sharks’ senses
e. the adaptation of sharks with its environment
32.What part of the shark’s body is used for smelling?
a. about one – thirds of its nose
b. about one – thirds its brain
c. about two – thirds of nose
d. about two- thirds of brain
e. all parts its nose and brain
33.What is the purpose of the text?
a. to entertain the readers
b. to describe a particular animal
c. to describe the way things are
d. to persuade the readers that something is case
e. to inform readers about events of the day
The text for question no 34 -37
The sun pours plenty of energy down on the earth,
and many homes now use this enrgy to heat their water. It
is difficult and expensive to trap solar energy on a large
scale but in some sunny part of the world scientists use
mirrors to reflect sunlight into a boiler on top of a tower.
This heats up water in the boiler into steam, which
can then be used to turn electric generators.
Many countries now have nuclear power stations.
These use a rare metal called uranium as a kind of fuel.
Under certain conditions, the nucleus (centre) of uranium
atoms can be made af split. This is called fission. When
this happen fantastic amount of energy is given out. The
heat produced in a nuclear reactor is taken away by cooling
liquid or gas. It goes to a boiler where it boils water to
produce steam. The hot steam powers electric generators to
make electricity.
One of the main drawbacks with a nuclear power
station is that it produces dangerous waste. It is dangerous
because it gives out radiation (rays) that can harm most
living things. Nuclear engineers have to make very sure
that none of the radiation escapes either from the reactor
(where fission takes place) or from the waste.
34.Solar energy has been popular yet bacause...
a. it requires high cost
b. the energy produced is weak
c. it cannot be trapped on a large scale
d. it can be used only for heating water
e.. the scientists do not use it for cmmercial targets
35.Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. using energy has advantages and disadvantages
b. electric generators are needed to heat up water into
steam
c. the splitting of the nucleus of uranium atoms is called
fission
d. radiation may be emitted from reactor or from the
waste produced
e. uranium is a kind of metal that makes nuclear power
station produce fuel
36.In what condition does the radiation of a nuclear power
station become dangerous?
a. when it cannot be released
b. when it reaches the reactor
c. when there is a leak in the container
d. when the container is closed firmly
e. when none of it escapes from the reactor
37. Under certain conditions, the nucleus of uranium atoms
can be made split. The word”split” means...
a. jump to the air
b. explode loudly
c. breaqk into parts
d. release suddenly
e. launch into the air
The text for question no 38 – 41
GORILLAS
Although gorillas look ferocious, they are really
rather quiet apes. They live in family groups in the thickset
parts of the jungle.
A gorilla’s feet, hands and wrinkled face are bare
and black. His fur may be short or long, depending on
where he lives.
The short-haired gorillas lives in the hot, damp,
tropical forest of western Africa, and the long-haired
gorilla lives in the cooler air in high mountain of central
Africa.
A gorilla’s arms are long; they almost touch the
ground, even when he is standing up.
Some wild mountain gorillas weight as much as
you, your father and your moyher all weight together.
At night the father gorilla sleeps on the ground.
But the mother and the baby gorillas sleep in a big nest of
made sticks and leaves on the ground, or in the lower
branches of trees, where they are safer from prowling
animals.
38.The text mainly tells about....
a. father gorilla d. gorillas in brief
b. a gorilla’s life e. origin of gorilla
c. kinds of gorilla
39. The .... of the gorillas affects the length of the gorilla’s of feathers only. The teeth are absent except in some fossil
fur forms. As in mammals-the only other group of warm-
a. size d. weight blooded animal the circulation is highly perfected so that
b. food e. habitat there is no mixing of material of arterial and venous blood,
c. habit but the arrangement of veins and arteries by which this
accomplished, is different in two groups. Birds have keen
40. The following parts of a gorilla are not covered by fur, hearing, although they have no external ears. The sense of
except.... sight also is very keen, but the sense of smell is weak or
a. chin d. feet lacking, except few vultures and other birds.
b. nose e. hands
c. back 44.The passage is about the...of birds
a. species d. definitions
41.Although gorillas lock ferocious, they are really rather b. description e. classification
quiet c. characteristics
Apes (par 1). The italic word means...
a. rude d. strong 45.From the text we can conclude that both birds and
b. cruel e. clumsy mammals have..
c. rough a. backbones d. keen sights
b. keen hearing e. downy feathers
The text for question no 42 – 43 c. weak sense of smell

PLANET 46. Which of the following is NOT TRUE possessed by

A planet is a body in space that revolves around a
star. There are nine planets in our solar system, and these
nine planets travel around the sun. The names of planets
are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune and Pluto. Planets travel in orbit, around the star.
All of the planets of the solar system revolve ill elliptical
orbits. In other words, their orbits are like large, flat circles.
The time that it takes a planet to make one revolution
around the sun is called a year.
The Greeks were the first people to recognize and
give names to some of the planets. The word planet comes
from a Greek word meaning wanderer if a person wanders,
tills means that he goes from one place to another and does
not have a home. The Greeks thought that planets “
wandered “ in the sky. However, modern scientists can
predict the movement of the planets very accurately.
42. The planets in our solar system travel...
a. around the star
b. around the circles
c. in one movement
d. from one position to another
e. in elliptical orbits
43. The movement of planet around the sun is called...
a. year d. revolution
b. rotation e. wandered
c. solar systems
The text for question no 44 – 46
birds?
a. feathers d. wings
b. teeth e. tails
c. ears
The text for question no 47 – 50
WHALES IS A MAMMAL
Whales are the largest animals the world has ever
known. They are found in every major ocean, and although
they resemble huge fish, they are really mammals.
One important way whales differ from fish is in
their body temperature. They are warm blooded, so their
temperature remains constant despite the surrounding
climate. Extra protection is provided by blubber, a tick of
fat that keeps them warm even in the coldest water. Whales
also differ from fish in their manner of breathing. Equipped
with lungs instead of gills, they are forced to hold their
breath; otherwise it would drown. Another difference that
sets whales apart from fish is in the way they treat their
young. Babies are born alive and are nursed on their
mother’s milk until they are old enough to feed themselves.
For centuries whales have been hunted for a
variety of reasons. Brought almost to extinction, they are
protected in most countries today. Unfortunately, their
products are still used in some parts of the world. Whale oil
goes into making margarine in some countries, and it is
found in various kinds of explosives. Some laundry soaps
still contain whale oil. The meat of whale is not as widely
used as the eaten by human being in some countries.

BIRDS 47.According to the passage, which sentence is TRUTH?

Birds belong to a class of warm blooded vertebrate a. whales do not have lungs
animals with feather covered bodies. Neext to mammals, b. blubber keeps whales warm
birds are the most important groupsof land-living c. whales’ new born babies feed themselves
vertebrates. All birds have feathers, although in some d. today, people are allowed to hunt whales
types, particularly those that cannot fly, the normal e. whale meat is not eaten by human beings
structure of the feathers may be much modified and be
downy, woolly, or straw like. The forelimbs of birds are 48.The main topic of the firsh paragraph is...
modified into wings. a. how whales differ from fish
The bony part of the tail, except in the very earliest b. how big these animals are
fossil birds, is very short, and the visible tail is composed c. where whales live
 d. where they surpace to breath 54. ...to the cities to seek a better life (par 3). The
e. how they keep their bodies warm underlined word means...
a. to look for
49.”... it is found in various kinds of explosives.” (par 3). b. to look at
The word “it” refers to... c. to look into
a. whale d. whale oil d. to look on
b. animal e. meat e. to look after
c. explosive
This text for question no 55 –59
50.When a whale’s supply of fresh air runs out, (par 1). Complete the paragraph with the answers that have
“run out” means that the supply of fresh air is... been given.
a. changed d. abandoned MANGOES
b. used up e. reduced Mangoes are one of the most ......(55) fruits in the
c. consumed world. Mangoes are tropical fruits. They are grown in
tropical regions throughout the world.
The text for question no 51 – 54 Mango tree is an evergreen that.....(56) about more
than 5 meters. Mango tree have many branches and the
POOR PEOPLE’S LIFE color is brown. The leaves are long and slender, the flowers
Every country has people who too poor to live in a are pink. The taste of mango is sweet and sometime it is
decent and comfortable life. They do not have enough food little sour. Mangoes are......(57) food which is rich of
to eat. vitamin C and A.
They live in shacks that they have built for Mangoes have many shapes sometime it is oval,
themselves out of cardboard packing cases. Often they round or like kidney. It is base from the variety. Mangoes
have no proper water supply or drains. When they are ill, skins are smooth. Usually mangoes colors are green or
they can not afford to go to the doctor. When they are cold, yellow. Mangoes have a big hard inner pit. Mangoes pulps
they have to look for fuel to light a fire. are juicy and.....(58) yellow color.
On the hill sides in Brazil, the shacks of poor are Mangoes are eaten fresh or we can make it as
pilled on top of one another like old cars in a scrap yard are many variety of food such as preserve, juice or you may
often what shanty towns like-places for people who have add in a cake.
now here else to go. Mangoes are cultivate about 4000 years ago in Indonesian
Thousands of Bazilians leave the country side each archipelago. But, now we can.......(59) mangoes in the
year and travel to the cities to seek a better life. When they many tropical country in this world it is because in the end
arrive, they find that things are not better than in the of 1700’s and 1800’s European explorers brought mangoes
country. There are few jobs to be had. The only way to find from Europe to the other tropical country
a place to sleep-other than on the streets, as many have to .
do so –is to move in with friends or build a shack of their 55. a. popular d. popularity
own. b. populate e. popularization
For these people , sleeping is often the best way to c. popularize
forget how hard life is. If you sleep, at least you might 56. a. grew d. grower
dream a better thing. b. grows e. growing
c. grown
51. When they arrive, they find that things are not better 57. a. deliciously d. delightful
than in the country. (par 3). This means that.... b. delighted e. delict
a. it is harder to live in the city c. delicious
b. life in the city is as hard as in the country 58. a.has d. has been
c. living in the city has many advantages b. have e. have been
d. it is easier to live in the country c. had
e. people live comfortable in the city 59. a.find d. found
b.fine e. finding
52. The text tells us about... in Brazil c. finds
a. poverty in the cities
b. the storage of doctors These text for question no 60 - 67
c. building homes
d. the shacks in the country side GAWAI DAYAK
e. a decent life of thr poor Gawai Day or Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated
in Sarawak. It is both a religious and social occasion.
53. What is “svrap-yard” ? It is the place where... Gawai Dayak literally means “ Dayak Festival “. Dayak
a. old cars are thrown on the top of one another visit their friends and relatives on this day. Those far away
b. people forget their life receive greeting cards. The mode of celebrations varies
c. people build their houses from place to place.
d. scraps of woods are sold by poor The festival is celebrated on the 1st of June every
e. Brazillians live well year. However, it actually starts on the evening of 31st of
May. Gawai Dayak celebration may last for several days.
 On the evening of 31st of May, the ceremony to The text for question no 68 – 72
cast the greediness spirit away ( Muai Antu Rua ) is held.
Then, offering ceremony ( miring ) is conducted. Thanking HYDROPONIC
Gods for the good harvest, guidance, blessings and long Hydroponics are an unconventional growing
life is done through sacrificing a cockerel. At midnight technique. It is the cultivation of plants in water. The idea
spirit welcoming procession (Ngaluh Petara) is held. Then, of hydroponics comes from the assumption that plants do
the celebration gets merrier as people start singing and not need soil as such. They need only the nutrient and
reading poems. moisture in the soil and these can be supplied through
On the 1st of June, the homes of the Dayaks are gravel beds the contain water.
opened to visitors. Cock-fighting, blowpipe skill Hydroponics are not new process. As long ago as
demonstration, and ngajat competitions are held. It is also 1690, an English physician tried growing plants in water in
during this time of the year that many Dayak weddings laboratory experiment. In 1800 some German researchers
take place. Today, it is an integral part of Dayak social life. used the method to develop many of the formulas for plant
It is a thanksgiving day marking good harvest and a time to nutrient solutions which are still in use today. About a
plan for the new farming season or activities ahead. generation ago, hydroponics moved out of the research
laoratory into commercial use. In 1936 a Californian
60. What is the meaning of “Gawai Dayak?” physiolohist, W.£ Gerick published guidelines for
a. Gawai Day d. Dayak Festival hydroponics agriculture.
b. Gawai Festival e. Dayak Celebration One of the leading companies in the field of
c. Gawai Celebration hydroponics is Hydroponics incorporated of Glendale,
Arizona. It operates about 200 greenhouses on a 48 hectare
61. What do Dayak people do during Gawai Dayak? site. It produces more than 2.7 million kilograms of fruits
a. They hold merry celebration and vegetables each year mostly tomatoes, but also
b. They hold a ceremony cucumbers, lettuces and melons. Crop yields are excelent,
c. They hold wedding ceremony for example each mature tomato plant produces an average
d. They do various things of 12.1 kilos of fruits in year of two growing cycles. This
e. They visit their friends and relatives compares with about 9 kilos for two crops of the everage
soil growing plant.
62. When does the ceremony start? Everything is carefully controlled in the
a. 27th of May d. 30th of May greenhouse, the temperature, the humidity and the air
b. 28th of May e. 31st of May circulation. Wind, hail, frost, dought, weeds and seeds are
c. 29th of May all excluded.
In recent years, hydroponics farming has been
63. What is the purpose of the ceremony held in the expanding in many parts of the world. A hydroponics farm
evening of operated by the government of Kuwait produces fresh
31st of May? tomatoes at a desert, site near the capital city. At Puerto
a. to thank to Gods Penasco, Mexico, and on Sadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi,
b. to welcome the spirit experimental hydroponics farmsuse seawater that is
c. to entertain the guest desalinated by special installations located on the coast.
d. to celebrate Gawai Dayak
e. to cast greediness spirit away 68. Why is the experiment of hydroponics method held?
Because...
64. What is the procession to welcome spirit is called?
a. Miring d. Gawai Dayak
b. Ngajat e. Ngaluh Petara
c. Muai Antu Rua

65.The antonym for the word ” vary” is ........

a. differ d. contrast
b.diverge e. different
c. conform

66.The word “merrier” in the third paragraph means.......

a. sepi d. semarak
b larut e. khusyuk
c. berakhir
67. The synonym for the word “integral” in the last
paragraph is..
a. separated d. different
b. connected e. diverse
c. divided