ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION

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(1) The five-footed bear liked to help other animals - (2) One afternoon, when the five-
footed bear went home, he found a rabbit under a mahogany tree - (3) But all animals
who lived with him didn't feet strange - (4) Once upon a time there was a strange bear
who lived in a jungle - (5) Then, the five-footed bear brought him to his home - (6) His
home was open for anyone who wanted to stay - (7) He had five feet - (8) The rabbit
looked hungry.
Re-arrange passage above into a good order!
3. 1. What is the correct answer? * 4 points

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A. 6-8-1-3-4-2-5-7

B. 4-7-3-1-6-2-8-5

C. 3-2-1-4-7-8-5-6

D. 4-7-3-1-5-2-6-8

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress,

fashion designer and business woman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex,
England. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girl”
and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and
England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a
daughter. After Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career, but also started
her own fashion range called dVd style. Since this initial foray into fashion, Victoria
Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled
“Intimately Beckham” and a range of handbags and jewelry. In addition, she had
written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.
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4. 2. From the text, we found that… * 4 points

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A. Beckham the footballer is Victoria’s spouse

B. Beckham is Victoria’s brand for her fragrance

C. Posh Spice is the title of her new album

D. Spice Girls is Victoria’s label for her wardrobe

5. 3. “After Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career…”. The * 4 points

word "pursued" has a similar meaning with…

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A. Raise

B. Lead

C. Chase

D. Seize

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. The
lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde, tired, just wants to take a
nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer
persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, "I ask you a
question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa." Again,
she declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you
don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you
$500.00."This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this
torment unless she plays, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first question.
"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word,
reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer. "Okay," says
the lawyer, "your turn."She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and
comes down with four legs?" The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and
searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and
searches the net and the library of congress, no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails
to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the blonde and
hands her $500.00.The blonde says, "Thank you", and turns back to get some more
sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well,
what's the answer?" Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the
lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.
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6. 4. Statements below are irrelevant to the text, except… * 4 points

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A. The blonde and the lawyer know each other well

B. The lawyer is the blonde flight seatmate

C. The blonde asks to play a fun game

D. In the end, both of them are winner of the game

7. 5. What are the generic structures of the text above? * 4 points

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A. Orientation-Events-Reorientation

B. Orientation-Twist-Events

C. Orientation-Events-Twist

D. Orientation-Complication-Twist

(1) Prepare all the ingredients, shrimps, cornflour, grated ginger, pepper, salt, cooking
oil. (2) Dip each shrimp into the whisked egg, then roll it on the mixture of cornflour. (3)
Fry the shrimp into the hot oil until its colour turns golden brown. (4) Mix together the
cornflour, salt, pepper, seasoning and stir them thoroughly. (5)Mix the shrimp and
grated ginger. Leave the mixture for 10 minutes. (6) Serve them together with a bottle
of tomato sauce or chile sauce.
8. 6. The best arrangement of the jumbled sentences above is… * 4 points

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A. 1-5-4-2-3-6

B. 1-3-4-6-5-2

C. 2-1-3-4-5-6

D. 2-5-4-3-1-6

TOURING SOUTH AMERICA- A tourist was traveling with a guide through one of the
thickest jungles in South America when he came across an ancient Mayan temple. The
tourist was entranced by the temple, and asked the guide for details. To this, the guide
stated that archaeologists were carrying out excavations, and still finding great
treasures. The tourist then queried how old the temple was. “This temple is 1503
years old,” replied the guide. Impressed at this accurate dating, he inquired as to how
he gave this precise figure. “Easy,” replies the guide, “the archaeologist said the
temple was 1500 years old, and that was three years ago.
9. 7. Based on the guide’s explanation, how old was the temple a * 4 points

decade ago?

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A. 1453

B. 1493

C. 1503

D. 1510

10. 8. “The tourist then queried how old the temple was.” (paragraph 1). * 4 points

What is the similar meaning of queried?

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A. Wonder

B. Reply

C. Define

D. Explain

Chairil Anwar (26 July 1922-28 April1949) was an Indonesia poet and member of the
“1945 generation” of writers. He estimated to have written 96 works. including 70
individual poems. Anwar was born and raised in Medan, North Sumatra, before
moving to Batavia with his mother in 1940, where he began to enter the local literary
circles. After publishing his first poem in 1942, Anwar continued to write. However, his
poems were at times censored by the Japanese, the occupying Indonesia. Living
rebelliously, Anwar wrote extensively, often about death. He died in Jakarta because
of an unknown illness. His work dealt with various themes, including death,
individualism, and existentialism, and where often multi-interpretable. Drawing
influence from foreign poets, Anwar used everyday language and new syntax to write
his poetry, which has been noted as aiding the development of the Indonesian
language. His poems were often constructed irregularly, but with individual patterns.
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11. 9. How old was Chairil Anwar when he died? * 4 points

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A. 25 years old

B. 26 years old

C. 27 years old

D. 28 years old

12. 10. When did Chairil Anwar enter the local literary circle? * 4 points

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A. In 1922

B. In 1942

C. In 1949

D. In 1940

13. 11. “He died in Jakarta because of an unknown illness.” The * 4 points

opposite meaning of unknown is…

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A. Notify

B. Reputable

C. Unidentified

D. Secret
14. 12. What is the topic of the text? * 4 points

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A. Information on how to celebrate New Year for all staff.

B. Announcement about the postponement of the New Year celebration.

C. Managing a lot of work.

D. Updating system and finishing all work for all staff.

15. 13. Why are they postponing the New Year celebration? Because * 4 points

they…

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A. Must wait until the text announcement.

B. Have to finish their main duties.

C. Don’t have any struggles in their work.

D. Must manage and update the company.

The ethnic groups in the mountain regions of southwest and central Sulawesi
(Celebes) are known by the name of Toraja, which has come to mean "those who live
upstream" or "those who live in the mountains". Their name is in fact derived from the
word Raja, which in Sanskrit means "king". The society is hierarchically structured: the
noblemen are called Rengnge, the ordinary people to Makiaka, and the slaves to
Kaunan; birth determines which rank a person will occupy. The distinctive features of
the traditional houses (Tongkonan) of the Toraja are the "buffalo horns", the roof
design and the rich decoration on the walls. The buffalo is a symbol of status, courage,
strength and fighting spirit. Designed as a representation of the universe, the
Tongkonan is constructed in three parts: the upper world (the roof), the world of
humans (the middle of the building), and the underworld (the space under the floor).
The highly distinctive roofs constructed by the Toraja given rise to various ingenious
interpretations. Certainly, the roof is something of deep significance for the Toraja, and
even today they build "modern" (in other words houses built with cement) houses with
such roofs.
16. 14. What is the text above about? * 4 points

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A. The culture of Toraja

B. The society of Toraja

C. The distinctive features of traditional houses

D. The description of a traditional house of Toraja

17. 15. What are the ordinary people commonly called? * 4 points

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A. Rengnge

B. Makiaka

C. Tongkonan

D. Kaunan

18. 16. Which of the following does not symbolize a buffalo? * 4 points

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A. Cowardice

B. Courage

C. Fighting Spirit

D. Strength

The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including

Tasmania. It is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that
lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The body and the broad fat tail of this
animal are covered with dense brown fur that traps a layer of insulating air to keep the
animal warm. It uses its tail for the storage of fat reserves. It has webbed feet and a
large rubbery snout. These are features that appear closer to those of a duck than
those of any known mammal. Weight varies considerably from 0.7 to 2.4 kilograms,
with males being larger than females. A male average is approximately 45
centimetres. The platypus has an average body temperature of 32 degrees Celsius
than 37 degrees Celsius. That’s typical of a placental mammal.
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19. 17. What kind of animal is being described in the text? * 4 points

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A. Mammals

B. Poultry

C. Insects

D. Reptiles

20. 18. The aim of the text above is… * 4 points

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A. To inform about an animal of eastern Australia called platypus

B. To explain about mammals which look alike with ducks

C. To describe about common features of the only mammals that lay eggs

D. To present some information about mammals

Undead, Unwed, and I also wish I could say unread! Okay, so here I think I have finally
sunk to the bottom of the barrel to try to catch up and complete my challenge. I do
have a bit of a thing for vampire novels! And that said I bought three different first in
the series, to see if it would help me catch up and bring me back to target. Seriously,
this was one of the trashiest novels I have ever read! It was OK and fun, but I feel like a
complete fraud and fake adding this to the list of books I’ve read this year! But I did
nevertheless read it! So, it’s going to be added. Maybe one day when I’ve forgotten
how bad this book was and just how trashy, I’ll read a few more in the series! But
seriously guys I wouldn’t recommend it!
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21. 19. Which of the following statement does not represent the writer’s * 4 points

opinion?

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A. It really good and interesting novel.

B. The novel is very trashy.

C. I will not add this novel to my book list.

D. Don’t read this novel or you will be upset.

22. 20. Which of the following statement that is not true? * 4 points

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A. The writer liked vampire novel very much

B. The writer bought three novels in series

C. The writer finished reading the novel

D. The writer could satisfy his target

Look at the announcement poster below, and answer the questions based on the text!
23. 21. Who had been missing? * 4 points

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An adult

A toddler

A teenager

A male

24. 22. What is her physical appearance mentioned based on the poster? * 4 points

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Short and fat

Brownish eyes and undark brownish hair

Tall and slim

Fat and Tall

THE DANGERS OF TYPING SMS WHILE DRIVING - The popularity of mobile devices
has had some dangerous consequences. We know that mobile communications are
linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results in injury and loss of
life. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver
distraction was the cause of 18% of all fatal crashes - with 3,092 people killed - and
crashes resulting in an injury - with 416,000 people wounded. The Virginia Tech
Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse
than driving while not distracted. 11% of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an
automobile accident and survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when
they crashed. Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of
injury and loss are unacceptable.
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25. 22. What is the main idea of the passage? * 4 points

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A. The warning of texting and driving

B. The debatable issue of texting and driving

C. The involvement of mobile devices while driving

D. The risks of texting while driving

26. 23. From the text, we know that... * 4 points

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A. Distracted driving makes accident more rarely to happen.

B. Most of the accident caused by the condition of the road.

C. 18 percent of fatal crashes were caused by unnoticed street signs.

D. Drivers involved in car accidents admitted they were texting when they crashed.

SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS - Smoking in restaurants is just not on.  It must not be
allowed because it is rude, harmful to others and dangerous for smokers. Firstly,
smoking in a restaurant is impolite.  The smell of the smoke affects all people and can
turn them off their food.  People pay to taste good food and not to be put off by foul-
smelling smoke. Another reason smoking should not be allowed in the restaurant is the
harm it can do to others.  Passive smoking that is breathing in smoke made by a
smoker can lead to asthma attacks and even cancer. Finally, smoking is dangerous
and a health risk to smokers.  Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease and people
should not smoke anywhere, not just in restaurants. Therefore, smoking in restaurants
is impolite, harmful to others and a health risk to smokers and should not be allowed in
any restaurants.
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27. 24. Smoking in the restaurants must be avoided because… * 4 points

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A. It is harmful to others

B. It’s dangerous to the smokers

C. It can cause heart and lung disease

D. All answers above are correct

28. 25. We have many reasons to say that smoking must be avoided.  The * 4 points

word reasons mean…

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A. Argument

C. Statement

B. Point of view

D. Reinforcement

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