Program: TPS  TP 2020/2021 Kode: TO-0905

BAHASA INGGRIS
Questions 67—70 are based on the following passage.
With so many people volunteering in so many different ways, the individual reasons for volunteering
are almost endless. Probably the best reason of all – and it’s likely why most people volunteer – is to help
others by making a difference and giving back to their community. This is truly a noble reason.
One of the best reasons to volunteer is that it is tied to something you’re passionate about. Maybe you
lost a loved one to a disease and want to keep others from suffering the same fate. Maybe you’ve always
loved animals, but your small apartment isn’t an ideal home for a large dog, much less two or three.
Maybe art has allowed you to express yourself, and you want to share that with others. Volunteering
through different programs lets you be devoted to a cause that’s close to your heart while spreading that
passion to others.
Another great reason to volunteer is that volunteerism can benefit a professional resume. Many
employers and schools look favorably upon volunteer experience. Also, while you’re volunteering, you
can learn new skills and sharpen old ones, honing your communication, leadership, teamwork and time
management talents. You’ll also have the chance to network with others and possibly vet out a new career
avenue. You might even earn credit toward your schooling.
Meeting people and having fun are also good reasons to volunteer. Perhaps you’re retired with plenty
of free time on your hands, maybe you have the summer off, or you just have some extra time in the
afternoons or no weekends. No matter what your circumstance, volunteering can keep you busy. You’ll be
able to meet new people and have exciting experiences, instead of sitting around being bored with little or
nothing to do.
Wheter you want to do your part or make your mark, there are many great reasons to volunteer. And
those that benefit from your help will just be happy you did, no matter the reason.

67. The most appropriate title for the passage is
(A) Different Ways to Volunteer.
(B) Inspiration behind Volunteering.
(C) Benefits of Doing Volunteer.
(D) Effects of Volunteerism in the Community.
(E) Noble Reasons to Volunteer.
68. The word ―honing‖ in paragraph 3 is closest
in meaning to
(A) to liberate. (D) to use.
(B) to be heard. (E) to practice.
(C) to get.
69. All of the following statements about
people who carry out volunteer act are
stated in the text, except
(A) They will gain some kind of benefits at
the end of their volunteer work.
(B) They are a group of people who usually
need to fill or kill their extra time.
(C) They often start with a good intention
at heart to help the community.
(D) They perform a service required to
advance their position in the company.
(E) They would use the experience to
promote their credentials professionally.
70. What is the author’s motive in writing the
passage?
(A) Volunteer have a lot of reasons to
decline to be paid for what they have
done.
(B) There are false commitments of people
about volunteering and its consequences
for both themselves and their community.
(C) There have to be clarifications why
volunteers have to be paid for their
sacrifies in serving people.
(D) Lack of knowledge about survival
ability is higher in number than
previous years.
(E) The number of volunteers is decreasing
due to insufficient knowledge of the
importance of volunteering to
themselves and their surroundings.

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Questions 71—74 are based on the following passage.

There’s little doubt that social media is not great for mental health—studies have reported for several
years now that more time spent on social media is linked to mental health issues, from low self-esteem and
loneliness to depression and even suicidality. A new study from University College London and Imperial
College London makes a new argument as to why the connection may exist: it may not be what social
media is about per se, but what it takes a person away from.
The researchers tracked about 10,000 teens in Britain for two years: The participants were 13-14
years old when the study began in 2013, and 15-16 when it ended in 2015. In the first survey, the team
asked the participants only how many times/day they logged into social media apps including Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and WhatsApp. In the study’s second year, they asked about their
experiences with cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity. In the third year, the participants were asked
about their well-being, life satisfaction, and anxiety levels. The researchers were interested in whether
variables like cyberbullying and sleep loss might explain a connection between social media use and
psychological distress.
The teens’ social media use rose fairly steadily over the years, with 43% of boys and 51% of girls
using social media multiple times a day in the first year, compared to 69% of boys and 75% of girls using
it in the third year of the study.
Teens who used social media a lot (three times/day or more) were more likely to report psychological
distress than those who used it once a day. This was especially true for girls, who reported psychological
distress almost twice as much as boys.
But once the researchers adjusted for cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity, the connection
disappeared. The team says that cyberbullying showed the greatest effect, while lack of sleep came in
second. Together, these two variables were responsible for about 60% of the connection between social
media and psychological distress.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2019/08/18/
study-offers-new-insights-on-how-social-media-affects-girls-mental-health/#1f4bf3b93aee

71. Which of the following statements is FALSE
according to the text?
(A) The more time people spend on social
media, the clearer they are linked to
mental health disturbances.
(B) The most affected by social media are
girls due to their higher intensity of
using social media.
(C) Cyberbullying takes the first place as
the negative effect of using social
media followed by lack of confidence.
(D) To prove their hypothesis about the
impact of social media, they involved
about 10,000 of young people in
Britain for two years.
(E) During the two-year experiment, the
scientists found that girls played social
media more than boys did.
72. The researcher stated they were interested
in whether variables like cyberbullying and
sleep loss might explain a connection
between social media use and psychological
distress. What is likey their intention in
mentioning this?
(A) To provide the proof that social media
indeed triggered negative impact on
users’ psychological condition.
(B) To initiate the solution to the impact of
using social media among young people.
(C) To show the hypothesis they wanted to
answer about the link between the use
of social media and its impact to
mental health.
(D) To prove that social media are barely
connected to cyberbullying and sleep
disturbance.
(E) To propose a theory that people have
never thought about the consequences
of using social media to their health.

73. The tone of the author in presenting the

passage is
(A) formal. (D) optimistic.
(B) concerned. (E) pessimistic.
(C) supportive.

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74. It can be implied from the second paragraph
that
(A) the procedure of the study was
simultaneously conducted with other
studies concerning the same matter.
(B) the study took several years to prove
scientists’ assumption that social media
bore negative impact to the users.
(C) the participants under surveyed were
given different phase controls to
answer their formulation study.
(D) different ages were differently treated
due to the large number of people
experimented.
(E) in the second year of experiment, the
youth were questioned about their health,
their experiences with cyberbullying,
and sleep disorder.

Questions 75 and 76 are based on the following passage.

If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? The obstacles to keeping your body
alive indefinitely still seems insurmountable, but some scientists think there is another possibility opened
up by digital technology: creating a digital copy of your ―self‖ and keeping that ―alive‖ online long after
your physical body has ceased to function.
In effect, the proposal is to clone a person electronically. Unlike their familiar physical clones –
offspring that have identical features as their parents, but that are completely separate organisms with a
separate conscious life ‒ your electronic clone would believe itself to be you. How might this be possible?
The first step would be to map the brain.
How? One plan relies on the development of nanotechnology. Ray Kurzweil ‒ one of the prophets of
artificial intelligence ‒ predicts that within two or three decades we will have nanotransmitters that can be
injected into the bloodstream. In the capillaries of the brain they would line up alongside the neurons and
detect the details of the cerebral electronic activity. They would be able to transmit that information to a
receiver inside a special helmet or cap, so there would be no need for any wires protruding from the scalp.
As a further step, Ray Kurzweil also envisages the nanotransmitters being able to connect you to the
world of virtual reality on the internet, similar to what was depicted in the film ―Matrix‖. With the
nanotransmitters in place, by thought alone, you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures
coming up on your screen they would play inside your mind. Rather than send your friends e-mails you
would agree to meet up on some virtual tropical beach.
For Ray this would be, quite literally, heaven. Once you upload the brain onto the internet and log on
to that virtual world, the body can be left to rot while your virtual self carries on playing Counter Strike
forever. Therefore, why do you wait when you can have a shot of nanobots and upload your brain onto the
internet and live on as an immortal virtual surfer?
Adapted from ―Digital heaven‖.
http://fullspate.digitalcounterrevolution.co.uk/english-articles-advanced/digital-heaven.html
Accessed March 18, 2016.

75. The text mainly discusses
(A) an endeavor to seek immortal life.
(B) how nanotechnology relates to the
concept of heaven.
(C) nanotechnology and its possibility to
facilitate eternal life for human mind.
(D) how nanotechnology can work with the
human brain.
(E) the contradiction between technology
and religions.
76. The text states all of the following except
(A) nanotransmitters might be available in
20 to 30 years.
(B) electronic cloning might be possible
through nanotechnology.
(C) Ray Kurzweil supports the idea of
electronic cloning.
(D) nanotransmitters can be injected into
the human brain.
(E) a special head cover will play an
important role in electronic cloning.

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