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Questions 16 and 17 refer to the following text
Text 1
Dear Sirs,

On Monday, July 1, 2014, Kabuki Sales Corporation of America’s Eastern Regional Office will
be located in our new offices and warehouse building at 401 Gradiosa Boulevard, Tampa,
Florida, 33715. The telephone number for this new location is (813)555-5428.

Our manufacturing division will remain at 2550 Santa Fe Avenue, in St. Petersburg.

I have enclosed our most recent brochure on robotic equipment for your review. I hope you
find it interesting.

Yours faithfully,

Dina

16. How can you get more information?

A. Coming to Grandiosa Boulevard
B. Calling to 813-555-5428
C. Sending an e-mail to the corporation
D. Going to the new office
E. Visiting the warehouse building

17. We can conclude from the text that…

 The recent brochure is separated from the robotic equipment.
B. The new location of the corporation is on Santa Fe Avenue
C. The manufacturing division will not move to the new building
D. Kabuki Sales Corporation will sell its office buildings
E. New building’s address is not far from the old one.

Questions 18 and 20 refer to the following text

Text II
Democracy is a form of government. The word democracy means ruled by the people.
Abraham Lincoln described such self-government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The citizens of a democracy take part in the government either directly or indirectly. In a
direct, or pure democracy, the people meet in one place to make laws for their community.
Most modern democracy is representative democracy. In large communities – cities,
states, provinces, or countries – it is impossible for all the people to meet as a group. Instead,
they elect certain number of their fellow citizens to represent them in making decisions about
laws and other matters that affect the people. An assembly of representatives may be called
a council, a legislature, a parliament, or a congress. A government ruled by the people through
their freely elected representatives is something called a republican government.
The democratic way of life recognizes the quality and dignity of all people regardless of
race, religion, sex, or social standing. It holds that everyone is equal in court trials and other
legal matters. It provides freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.
Almost all governments claim to be democratic, but many are actually totalitarian.
Totalitarian governments have almost complete control over lives of the people.

18. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. A republican government is a government ruled by representative in the assembly.
B. An assembly is a member of elected representatives who make decisions of law.
C. To large countries the people are represented in the parliament.
D. In large communities, the people elect directly their representative.
E. Representative democracy is a group of elected people to represent is
citizens in government.

19. A democratic government is a government consisting of representative who are…

A. Appointed by the parliament
 B. Elected by the people
C. Controlled by the legislative
D. Elected indirectly
E. Governed by its people

20. We can assume from the text that in a totalitarian government the people…
A. Are free to choose their believes
B. Are free to choose their leader
C. Are free to express their opinions
D. Are completely controlled
E. Have equal social standing

Questions 21 and 23 refer ti the following text.

Text III
Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Las Saturday we got up early and had
a big breakfast. The we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The
museum opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.
We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide to explained everything to us. I liked all
the art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m
going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.
At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we
took a walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired,
but we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.

21. What did the writer and his roommate do last weekend?
A. They work part time as a guide
B. They work part time in a cafeteria
C. They had a big dinner
D. They watched people painting
E. They went to an art museum

22. Which of the following you don’t agree with about Ryan?
 A. Ryan was the writer’s roommate
B. Ryan and the writer went to an art museum
C. Ryan and the writer had a great weekend
D. Ryan and the writer had lunch at the museum cafeteria
E. Ryan liked all the art displayed

23. The main idea of the second paragraph…

A. The guide helped the visitor to buy the paintings displayed
B. Ryan and his roommate liked all the art displayed at the museum
C. The museum only displayed modern art
D. The writer like all the art displayed at the museum
E. A guide accompanied the visitor

Questions 24 and 27 refer to the following text

Text IV

Being of time is a beautiful social ethic and one of great important, as it creates efficiency
in systems and implies respect for one another. However, it is one of the many value that is
not easy for our students to learn.
Inner discipline, one that comes from an understanding of the set rules and regulations, is
the highest form of behavior. Most excellent schools try to instill this with a loving environment.
Why, even adults arrive late to meetings, work, etc. here, we do not agree that late comers
should be shut out. They can be given warnings, most of which are enough to take them try
their best to reach the school on time later. If this fails, invite their parents to school.
By closing the gates, the school is behaving cruelly, to which we prefer not to expose our
children. Every school has a responsibility to implant good educational principle, but it should
be in appropriate ways. Good schools create competitive students who can organize
themselves effectively in society, so that everyone gets a quality life as a result of ethics and
values learned for as long as 12 years.
Children are precious and dependent on the adults for guidance. Understanding them is
the key, and to this end, both parents and schools must work hard in hand without playing the
blame game.

24. What should the school do if a student can’t stop his/her habit to come late to school?
 A. Fail him/her
B. Punish him/her
C. Shut him/her out
D. Try to understand him/her
E. Talk to the his/her parents

25. What does the writer think to be “the highest form of behavior” (in the second paragraph)
?
A. Inner discipline
B. Not being late to school
C. Understanding the rules
D. Understanding the regulations
E. Respect for one another

26. “Children are precious and dependent on the adults for guidance”
The underlined word is closed in meaning to…
A. Clever
B. Valuable
C. Excellent
D. Native
E. Innocent

27. “Good schools create competitive students who can organize themselves effectively in
society…”(paragraph 3)
The underlined word refers to…
A. Everyone
B. Good schools
C. Ethic and values
D. Competitive students
E. Society
Questions 28 and 30 refer to the following text
Text V

JAKARTA: Nation flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia begins its new flight service on Monday
morning an effort to expand its international network.
“We believe me the opening of this route will further develop economic, business, social
and tourism activities between Indonesian and UK”, Garuda sales and marketing director Erik
Meijer said in a statement made available to the Jakarta Post on Monday, adding that the
Jakarta – London route would make stop in Amsterdamn, the Netherlands.
For the service, the carrier will operate a wide-bodied Boeing B777-300 Extended Range
(ER) aircraft, which has the total capacity of 314 seats with the following configuration: 8 first-
class seats, 38 business-class, and 268 economy-class seats. First class passenger will get
the privilege of having their meals cooked by chef on board.
The aircraft is also equipped with “In-flight Connectivity” that includes exConnect facilities
(internet connection via WiFi) and Live TV (live telecast from prominent international channels
such as CNN International, BBC World, BBC Arabic, NHK World Premium and Euronews).
Erik said that the airline would fly to Gatwick International Airport from the country’s main
gateway, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, five times a week.

28. What is the text about?

A. Jakarta – London route in a wide-bodied Boeing B777
B. The purpose of developing economic, business, and social activities
C. The marketing sales for international networks
D. The launching of Garuda’s service from Jakarta to London
E. The promotion of Boeing B777-300 Extended Range

29. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A. The flight to London will depart on Monday morning.
B. The UK’s tourism business will develop in Indonesia
C. Erik Meijer stated the news to Jakarta Post
D. The opening of the route is aim at developing relationship in some sectors
E. The flight from London will stop at airport in Amsterdamn
30. From the text, we imply the opening Jakarta – London route will … The relationship
between UK and Indonesia in many financial sector
A. deteriorate
B. substract
C. eliminate
D. decline
E. increase

Questions 31 and 33 refer to the following text

Text VI

In 2002 this year, almost two billion television viewers were able to watch a live _(31)_ of
the world cup championship held in Japan and Korea. While a telecommunication satellite
bearned the Olympics around the world, most viewers watched the event without stopping
thinking about how this form of instant communication works, or how it may _(32)_ their lives
now and in the future both In positive and negative ways.
The advantages of telecommunication system for the rapid and efficient transmission of
information to and from the home and around the world have been described by
communication experts. They see the development of these systems as a first step toward
eliminating political and geographical boundaries by making every kind of human knowledge
available to all. However, the possible disadvantages of this new technology have usually
been ignored.
Telecommunication can make information from around the world available to us quickly
and easily, but some people _(33)_ that this may be a risk to our privacy. If personal
information is stored in a computer, then it may be easily transmitted via satellite to anyone
who can pay for the service.

31. (A) broadcast

(B) preparation
(C) television
(D) campaign
(E) television

32. (A) obtain

(B) effect
 (C) predict
(D) affect
(E) give

33. (A) satisfied

(B) worry
(C) pleased
(D) perform
(E) surprised

34. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph!

1. The aim of political party is to elect officials who will try to carry their interests.
2. A large political party usually has millions of members and supporters.
3. A political party is a group organized to support certain policies on questions of public
interest.
4. When people in a democracy disagree about what the government should do, each
voter expresses his opinion by voting for the candidate that supports his side of the
argument.
5. The questions may range from issues of peace, war and taxes, to how people should
earn a living.

The best order of the sentences above is…

(A) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
(B) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5
(C) 2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 5
(D) 2 – 1 – 3 – 5 – 4
(E) 3 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 1

35. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph!

1. Pour enough frying oil into a pan and wait until the oil sufficiently hot.
2. easy to fry, quickly expand and save the oil usage.
 3. Fried crackers can be stored in a jar.
4. Take them out from the pan and lay them on absorbent paper.
5. Can be served as a snack and topping of many various dishes.
6. Then drop the crackers in, after a while turn them over until they fully expand.

(A) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 6
(B) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6
(C) 2 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 3
(D) 2 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 4
(E) 3 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 1

Questions 36 and 39 refer to the following text

Text VII

ADOPTION
Adoption is a process by which people take a child who was not born to them and raise
him or her as a member of their family. By law, adopted children differ from foster children. An
adopted child has all the legal rights of a member of the family that raise him or her. A foster
child does not.
Parents place their children up for adoptions for many reasons. Some parents feel they
cannot adequately care for their off springs because of healthy or economic conditions. Some
others, especially unwed parents, may not want to raise a child.
But they are couple who cannot have children of their own. Adoption gives them
opportunity to raise a family. They can get one from an adoption agency if they have all the
requirements asked.
State laws prohibit adoption agencies from revealing the identity of the natural parents
to the adoptive parents. These laws also forbid agencies from disclosing the identity of the
adoptive parents to the natural parents. In some states, the law permits the adopted persons
who are at least 18 years old to see their birth certificates including the natural parent’s name.
On the contrary, many adopted people worked to change the laws. They argue that
people have a right to know their identity. They said that keeping secret their adoptions
records violate their right.
On the other hand, many people feel adoption records should be kept secret. If not,
natural parents might change their minds years later and take the child away fro the parents
who raised him or her.
 Some experts advise that a child should of the adoptions by the age of 6 or 7. Surveys
have shown that most adopted children develop normally.

36. The writer purpose in writing the text above is…

A. To inform readers the reasons and problem of adopting a child
B. To tell readers how to adopt a child
C. To persuade people to have a foster or to adopt a child
D. To describe people who adopt child
E. To explain to readers how an adopted child raised

37. Which of the following is not the reason why parents place their child up for adoption?
A. His or her parents does not want to raise him/her.
B. He or she is from a poor family
C. His or her parents cannot afford to give good education
D. His or her parents do not love her.
E. His or her parents are not in a good health.

38. An adopted child has not right…

A. To get adequate love and care
B. To receive inheritance
C. To be well treated as member of a family
D. To know his/her adoption record
E. To live with his/her natural parents.

39. Which of the following is the most improbable reason why adopted children want to
have/know their adoption record?
A. They want to know their status in adopted parents.
B. They want to know why their parents place them up for adoption
C. They want to know their natural parents
D. They want to know why they are adopted
E. They want to pay back their adoptive parents expenditure
Questions 40 and 41 refer to the following text
Text VIII

Company’s Name Change

Japan Telkom co, Ltd (Head Office: Minato_ku, Tokyo: President and CEO: Hideki
Kurashige: hereinafter “Japan Telecom”) announces that on October 1 st, 2014 it will change
its name to “Softbank Telecom Corp” and the corporate logo will change to the design used
by Softbank Group Companies.
Softbank Group is a comprehensive I.T. network infrastructure, digital platform and
content company. With this collective strength, our company offers innovative, board solution
which contributes to the business success of our customers.
With this company change, we aim to maximize group synergies to further build the
relationship and trust we have with our existing customers. We will use the power of the
Softbank Group companies to develop company’s strength.

40. What happened to the company on October 1st, 2014?

A. It develop its company infrastructure strength
B. It changed its name to Softbank telecom Corp
C. It maximized its digital business platform
D. It built further relationship with Japan Telkom
E. It changed the company’s president and CEO

41. Softbank Group is…

A. Japan company
B. The logo design company
C. A technology & information company
D. The contents company
E. The group synergies company

Questions 42 and 44 refer to the following text

Text IX
 Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American
animated film producer and animator. He was also the creator of an American-based theme
park called Disneyland, and the founder of highly profitable corporation, now known as The
Walt Disney Company.
Disney was born in Chicago to Elias Disney and Flora Call. He was named after his
father and after his father’s close friend Walter Parr, the minister at St. Paul Congregational
Church. In 1906, his family moved to a farm near Marcelline, Missouri. The family sold the
farm in 1909 and lived in a rented house until 1910, when they moved to Kansas City Disney
was nine years old.
According to the Kansas City, Missouri, Public School District record, Disney began
attending, the Benton Grammar School in 1911, and continued his formal education there he
graduated on June 8, 1917. During this time, Disney also enrolled in classes at Kansas City
Art Institute. In the fall of 1917, Disney rejoined his family. He left school at the age sixteen
and become a volunteer ambulance driver in World War 1, after he changed his birth
certificate to show his year birth as 1900 in order be able to enlist in the service. He served
as a member of American Red Cross Ambulance Force in Frances till 1919.

42. In 1906, Disney and his family…

A. lived in a rented houses Kansas City
B. Found his family’s friend
C. sold their own farm
D. met Disney’s close friend
E. moved to a farm in Missouri

43. The text is about…

A. Disney country
B. Disney history
C. Disney’s birth
D. Disney’s life
E. Disney’ education

44. From the text, we can conclude that Disney …. To become an ambulance driver
A. reduced the year of his birth
B. left Benton Grammar School
 C. took a driving license
D. rejoined his family
E. sowed his birth certificate

Questions 45 and 47 refer to the following text

Text X

The effect of Acid Soil

Soils with pH less than 7.0 are acid. The lower the pH, the more acid the soil. When soil
ph falls below 5.5, plant growth is affected. Crop yields decrease, reducing productivity.
Soils provide water and nutrients for plant growth and development. Essential plant
nutrients include phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, and sulfur. Plants require other elements
such as molybdenum, in smaller quantities. Some elements e.g. aluminium and manganese,
are toxic to plants.
Nutrients become available to plants when they are dissolved in water. Plant are not
able to take phosphorus, potassium, and sulfate ions in solution.
The solubility of nutrients change with the pH. In acids oil, (low pH), molybdenum
become less soluble and aluminium becomes more soluble. Therefore, plant growth may be
affected by either a deficiency of molybdenum or too much aluminium.
Both crop and pasture plants are affected by acid soils. There may be a range of
symptoms. Crops and pastures may be poorly established resulting in patchy an uneven
growth. Plant leaves may go yellow and die at the tips. The root system of plant may be
stunted. Crop may yield less.
Plants vary in their sensitivity to low pH. Canola and Lucerne are very sensitive to acid
soils so they do not grow well. Lupins and triticale are tolerant to soils of low pH so they still
perform well.
Land can become unproductive if acid soil is left untreated. Incorporating lime into the
soil raises the pH. Therefore, liming soil can reverse the effect of acid soil on plants and return
a paddock to productivity.

45. What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A. plants leaves turn yellow and die at the tips.
B. Crops and pastures are established resulting in patchy
C. The root system of plants is stunted
D. Crop and pastures plants are not affected by acid soil
 E. Acid soils affect crop and plants.

46. What is the advantage of soils with a pH of less than 7.0?

A. To cause the plant die
B. To make the leaves yellow
C. To increase the crop productivity
D. To reduce productivity of crop
E. To be poorly established

47. “Therefore, plant growth may beaffected by either a deficiency of molybdenum or too
much aluminium.” (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word is closest in meaning to…
A. Empowered
B. Caused
C. Supported
D. Influenced
E. Destroyed

Questions 48 and 50 refer to the following text

Text XI

Barcelona: Lionel Messi preferred to focus on winning trophies rather than attempting to
better the 73 goals he scored for Barcelona last season, when he spoke at a news conference
on Wednesday.
The world player of the year rattled in a unprecedented tally in all competitions in the
last campaign, helping Pep Guardiola end his four-year tenure as coach with another four
trophies to add to the 10 he had already won.
“I’m not looking to beat my tally of goals, that is not my objective,“ Messi said. “I want to
try and develop as a player and to give more to the team. I hope I still have margin to continue
improving. My objective is to win more titles.”
Real Madrid and Chelsea denied Barca the major prizes last year, Jose Maurinho’s side
winning La Liga and Chelsea knocking the out Champions League in the semi-finals on their
way to a final victory over Bayern Munich.
 “I hope we can get back to winning everything again,” he added.
“We know it is very difficult to do, but I am stil hurting from losing the semi-final against
Chelsea with the penalty I missed, and La Liga with the defeat to Madrid at the Nou Camp.”
(News: Sport)

48. The text is about…

A. The matches between Real Madrid and Chelsea
B. Barcelona, the major prize last year
C. The defeat to Real Madrid at Nov Camp
D. Messi’s ambition to win more
E. A final victory over Bayern Munich

49. Why did Chelsea and Madrid deny Barca major prizes last year?
A. Real Madrid had draw with Barca in this competition
B. Barca neither won in champion league and La Liga
C. Real Madrid and Chelsea worried to Barca to become a championship
D. Chelsea didn’t win in the championship because of Barca’s competence
E. Barca won the championship because of suicide goal.

50. From the text we know that…

A. The only team which can be beat Barcelona is Chelsea from England
B. Bayern Munchen and Real Madrid were the two teams who defeated Barcelona
C. Barcelona won in champion league and La Liga
D. Pep Guardiola coached Barcelona for four years and won 10 trophies

E. Messi and Pep Guardiola made Barcelona an unbeatable team of the world.