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TAHUN PELAJARAN 2017 I2O{ 8'
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Mata Pelajaran : BAHASA ltlGGRlS
Hari/Tanggal : Rabu ,28 Maret 2018
Waktu : Pukul AT .00 - 09.00 (120 menit)

PETUNJUK UMUM:
1. Tulis nomorAnda pada lembar jawaban komputer (LJK)
2. Periksalah dan bacalah soal-soal dengan teliti sebelum menjawab
3. Dahulukan menjawab soal-soal yangAnda arrygap mudah
4. Kerjakan pada LJK yang disediakan
5. Hitamkanlah bulatan pada hurufjawaban yang Anda anggap benar dengan menggunakan pensil 28
6. Apabila ada jawaban yangAnda anggap salah maka hapuslah jawaban yang salah tersebut sampai bersih,
kemudian hitamkan bulatan pada hurufjawaban lain yang Anda anggap benar.
Contoh:
a. sebelum dijawab A B C D
O O O O
b. sesudah dijawab A B C D
O O (D O
c. sesudah diperbaiki A B C D
O (D O O
PETUNJUK KHUSUS:
Hitamkanlah salah satu bulatan pada huruf A, B, C, atau D yang Anda anggap benar pada lembar jawaban komputer!

Read the text to answer questions 1 and 2. Read the text to answer questions 3 and 4.
Dear Mrs. Jane, Dear Hanifah,

l'm sorry, I have to miss your lesson today. My mother has a I congratulate you for getting your bachelor's degree this spring.
doctor's appointment and s0 I have to go home and look after my Your accomplishing this while maintaining a home and raising
little brother. l'll get the important notes and homework topic three children is a marvelous achievement. Your determination to
from one 0f my classmates tomorrow. reach your goal has been admirable. l'm sure your husband must
be very proud of you. You are a good role model.
Best regard,
Shirley. Your friend,

't Charly
. What is the writer's intention to write the text?
A. Io show her regret that she cannot attend the 3. Based on the text the writer writes the text in order
class. to ...
B. To ask apology that she has to look after her A. express her proudness to be her friend.,
brother at home. B. pray for her achievement to reach the goal.
C. To ask permission to Mrs. Jane that she has to C. Show her feeling pleased and satisfied to her.
leave her class. D. praise herfriend's success in academic and family.
D. Io inform that she has to accompany her mother
to the doctor. 4. The sentence "You are a good role modeli' in the
text can be replaced by'...
2. After Shirley sent the messag€, she promised that A. you are a hero.
she would ... B. - you play very wello ,
A. take care of her brother at home. C. you are a good example.
B. see her classmate to get the topic. D. you have good character.
C. accompdny her mother to the doctor.
D. make some notes and do the homework.
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Guest can exercise at the fitness centre or enjoy a refreshing dip

5. Where can probably we find such announcement? in the indoor swimming pool.

A. At the announcement board of the city hall. To make reservation, please call Al Mubarak Hotel at (0285)
B. At the Monroevilleplan.blogspot.com. 7507 475.

C. At the parking area of the downtown. 11. The text is addressed to travellers who want to ....
D. At the public services of the town. A. eat international and traditional cuisine
B. spend holiday in cheerful environment
6. What will the reader do after reading the C. do activities at a cosy minibar
announcement? D. relax in a quiet atmosphere
A. Prepare the vision for Monroeville.
B. Make some public places at the downtown. 12. What additional facilities can be adored by the
C. Open the blogspot to get some information. g uests?
D. Discuss with the citizens about the town meeting. A. Outdoor sport arena.
B. lndoor sport activities.
7. Based on the text, people ... come to the meeting in C. A spacious meeting room.
order to share the ideas for their town. D. Local and lnternational foods.
A. should C. shall
B. must D. will 13. "Featuring spacious and elegant interiors, ..':'
The underlined word has closest meaning with ....
The following text for questions 8 to 10. A. big C. wide
AN NOU NCEM ENT B. large D. luxurious
The school district prides itself in making more than 80
extracurricular options available to interested students. Among Read the text to answer uestions 14 and 15.
these are some very popular larger clubs, as well as some
smaller, less well-known activity groups. Please also check the
State College High School web page for more information on the
various clubs. (CIick"select a school" in the upper left corner and
choose State College Area High Schoo!.)

8. What is the announcement written for?

A. To inform how to register some extracurricular.
B. To ask the students to join some extracurricular.
C. To inform famous clubs and the activity in the
9roups.
D. To tell how to get the information about 14. It is important to read the Iabel because we know
extracu rricu la r.
the....of the product
A. ingredient C. shape
9.', What should the students do to get more B. height D. price
information on the various clubs?
15. Because the product Contains no preservatives, we
A. Choose one of very popular larger clubs.
B. Click"select a School" in the upper left corner. can assuJ11e.....

C. Check the State College High School web page. A. the product is delicious ,

D. Choose the extracurricular at State College Area B. it is safe to consume the Product
' High School. C. it is easy to find the product in the stores
D. giving the product to the children is good action

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 Read the text to answer questions 16 to I B. Read the text to answer questions 22 to 24.
Mrs. Jane, A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a smaller
My son just told me that you came to our home yesterday. I am relative, called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of
s0 sorry I was not at home. I had medical check-up at the central Tasmania and in New Guinea.

hospital. I would like to ask you to have lunch next Sunday so we can KanEaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very

have a chat. I will be glad if you could come.
Mrs. Sarah
16. What is the writer's intention to write the text?
A. To ask her to accompany her to the hospital.
B. To apologize and invite her for lunch on Sunday.
long and strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and
for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps
of over eight meters, 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. Adult grows to a length of 1"60 meters and weighs over 90

C. To meet her son and ask for forgiveness for being kilos.

sick. Kangaroos are marsupials. The female kangaroo has an external

pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is
D. To inform her to come to her house and have
born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five
medical check-up.
months of life.

17. What will Mrs. Jane do on receiving the message? 22. Based on the text, the writer writes the text in order
A. Forgive all Mrs. Sarah's mistakes. to ...

B. Come to Mrs. Sarah's house for lunch. A. inform where a kangaroo lives.
C. lnform Mrs. Sarah that she will corne soon. B. explain the characteristics of a kangaroo.
D. Tell Mrs. Sarah weather she could come or not C. give information about kinds of kangaroo.
for lunch. D. persuade people to see a kangaroo in Australia.

18. Based on the text, Mrs. Sarah ... medical check-up at 23. The writer describes the kangaroo that it car'l ...
the hospital. A. run faster than a car.
A. will have C. is having B. grow as tall as a man.
B. had done D. has cjone C. walk as soon as it is born.
D. live in a pouch during its life.
Read the text to answer questions 19 to 2l .
24. Based on the text, Kangaroos are marsupials. It
It was the last day of our vacation. My sister and I were buying
means that ...
some souvenirs when we saw a poster for a )ay-lconcert. We tried
to buy tickets but they had sold out. We were really disappointed A. the female kangaroos have an external pouch
because we had wanted to do something special on our last night. on the front of their body.
ln the end, we went to a restaurant. When we were ordering our B. the kangaroos keep their baby in their external
meal, )ay-Zwalked in and sat at the table next to us! We told him we pouch.
were big fans of him. We eally wanted to watch his concert but the C. all of kangaroos have their own external
tickets were sold out. He felt sorry and invited us to the concert. We pouches.
had the best night ever.
D. their babies were born in their external pouches.
19. The writer told his experience in order to show ...
Read the text to answer questions 25 to 28.
A. how wonderful the )ay-Zconcert was
B. how easy to get the tickets for the concert I make friends easily, so I have a lot of friends" I can't imagine
C. how important the Iast day of his holiday was my life without them. There is one, who will always be in the first

D. how lucky he was to get a chance to see )ay-z place in my heart, her name is Utami.
Utami is a very beautiful and charrning girl. She is taller than
concert
me and has straight brown hair and deep chestnut brown eyes.
Like most teenagers she pays a lot of attention to her appearance
20. The writer was surprised to meet )ay-z at the and likes dressing in the latest and most extravagant fashion.
resta u ra nt since it's ....
By nature l.Jtami is communicative and outgoing. Her biggest
A. accidently C. well planned dream is to become a singer and I believe that her wish will come
B. on purpose D. unplanned before true as she has won many prizes in many concerts, she sings really
incredibly.
21 . The writer wouldn't watch the concert ... he didn't However, Utami also has her shortcomings. She never goes
, go to the restaurant. 0n time to her dates. Sometimes she is absent-rninded and
A. so C. but inconsiderate and that makes people think she never takes things

B. if D. since
seriously. But this is not true" ,

Another thing about her is that she likes to look after people"
0nce she ever saved my life! We went swimming in a pool.
Suddenly, my left leg went frad I couldn't go on swimmingt I tost
consciousness. When I opened my eyes I found myself lying and
Utami held my hands. She, herself had pulled me out of the water.
lf she weren't there, I would have drowned.
For rne, friendship is the most important thing in the world. I
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in a million.
25. The writer writes the text in order to .... 30." Why do we have to wait until the gun gets warmer?
A. tell the characteristic of her closest friend. A. The gun can be applied if it's already hot.
B. show her pride having Utami as a closest friend. B. The heat from the gun can be used to stick
C. express her feelinE being Utami's closest friend. anything.
D. share her experience how to keep a good C. The heat. from the gun is needed to melt the
friendship. glue stick.
D. The glue stick must be liquid form to insert into
26. From the text above, w€ can say that ... nozzle.
A. Utami also has weaknesses. .31.
B. Utami can make friends easily. What should we do first before we use the glue
C. The writer is a fashionable girl. gun?
D. The writer could not swim well. A. lnsert the plug into electricity power.
B. Melt the glue stick by warming it up.
27. After reading the text, the writer wants the readers C. Heat the glue gun in order to melt the glue stick.
have to ... D. Check and clean the glue gun from any old glue.
A. loyal to their friends.
B. receive ones'goodness and weakness. 32. "...and put the glue gun on iti'
C. help each others to keep communication. The underlined word refers to ....
D. greet among us to maintain relationship. A. the glue gun C. a sheet of paper
B. the gun nozzle D. the electricity socket
28. 1..,Utami also has her shortcomingsl'
The underlined word is closest in meaning to .... Read the text to answer questions 33 to 35.
A. faults C. confidence Two frogs had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they
B. strengths D. selfishness would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles
away.

Read the text to answer questions 29 to 32. They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to
the city.
It was a hot day,and they soon began to feel tired. They had
only gone a little way when one said to the other, "we must be
nearly there, can you see the city?"
"N0/'said the other frog, "but if I climb 0n your back I might be
able to see it."
So he climbed up 0n the back of the otherfrog to see the city.
Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see
what was behind. And not what was in the front. So he saw the
The word "Glue Gun" may sounds dangerous for us, but it is not village they had just left.
an actual qun to shot a bullet. lnstead it can help us in making a "(an you see the city?"asked the frog who was below.
handicraft. ln the process the heat from the gun will melt the glue "Yesl'answered the frog who had climbed up. "l can see it. lt
stick and turn it into liquid form that we can use to stick anything looks just Iike our village."
including the parts of our handicraft. Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any
Follow these following steps if you want to use the Glue Gun. further. They went back and told the frogs in the village that they
1. [heck and clean the glue gun from any old glue clogging in the had seen the city, and it was just Iike theirs.
nozzle.
33. The writer's purpose to write the text is to ....
2. Put the glue stick into the gun nozzle.
3. lnsert the plug into the electricity socket. A. tell us never do somethinE useless with our
4. Prepare a sheet of paper and put the glue gun on it. friends
5. Wait until the gun qet warmer. B. teach us to accept whatever information we
6. Squeeze the trigger gently to check if the glue stick has changed receive
into liquid form. C. show us always ask someone's opinion for
7. Finally, you can apply it on any surface that you want to stick by anything
using this glue gun.
D. ask us never trust within single opinion without
29. What is the writer's purpose to write the text? other evidences
A. To explain how to use a Elue guJ1.
, B. To show the way to liquid glue in the gun. 34. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?
C. To inform how to stick sorne things on a paper. A. He felt very tired.
D. To tell the steps using liquid glue for handicraft. B. He cotrld not see the city.
C. He thought it was worthwhile.
D. 'He wanted to see their village.

35. at last they set off to see the cityl'

"... and
The underlined words have closest meaning with...
A. left C. decided
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 Read the text to answer questions 36 to 39. the sea. After that he drew a big ship. The bad man jumped into
Ginger Drink the ship. When the ship sailed to the middle of the sea, the young
What You'll Need man drew a Iarge wave and it destroyed the ship. After that, the
. 3 cups boiling water young man lived with his family happily and kept on helping the
.Yzcup peeled and grated fresh ginger root poor people. So the magic paintbrush was kown by everyone.
.Yz cup agave nectar
. 1 teaspoon whole cloves 40. What is the topic of the story?
. 2 cinnamon sticks A. A young man and the king.
.1/+ cup lime juice B. A clever painter and a wise king.
-Yz cup orange or tangerine juice C. A good painter and a greedy king.
.4 cups filtered water D. A magic paintbrush and a helpful man.
How to Make lt
. Place ginger, agave, cloves, and cinnamon in a stainless steel, 41 . How was Ma Liang like?
porcelain, 0r heatproof glass container.
A. Smart and helpful.
. Pour boiling water over the spices and let steep for at least one
B. Smart but greedy.
hour.
. Add lime, orange, and filtered water; stir and allow the mixture
C. Clever but cunning.
to sit for at least one more hour.
D. Humble and helpful.
. Strain the brew through cheesecloth 0r a very fine sieve, and
store in a non-reactive container (preferably glass). 42. If Ma Liang didnt do what the King asked, he would ....
https://www.thespruce.com/african-gi nger-drink A. be poor C. stayed in the jail
36. After reading the text we know.... B. Ioose in the sea D. live in the mountain
A. the information that ginger can be made into a
drink 43. What would happen if Ma Liang didn't kill the King?
B. the difficulty in making a ginger drink A. The King would kill him.
C. the steps in enjoying the ginger drink B. The King would get a lot of gold.
D. the ways to make ginger drink C. He would get prize from the King.
D. He wouldn't be able to help poor people.
37. It is suggested to keep the drink in a non-reactive
container because it is considered.... Read the text to answer questions 44to 47.
A. safe C. effective The Shard is an 87-storey skycraper, which sits in the heart
B. useful D. important of London. lt is known as the shard of glass. Contruction began
in 2009 and was completed three years later in 2012, making it
38. uStrain the brew through cheesecloth or a very fine Western European's tallest building.

sieve'i From this instruction we know that.... Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The Shard is the second
tallest free standing structure in the UK. lts exterior boats 11,000
A. the ginger will dissolve in the brew
B. we will eat all the ingredients
glass panels - that's equivalent in area to eight football pitches or
two-a nd-a-ha lf lrafa I ga r 5q ua res.
C. we have to separate the water and the ingredients The building was developed to have multiple uses, describes on
D. the taste of the drink will change the websites as a 'vertical city where people can live, work and
relaxi This motto was clearly taken on board that was found on
39. "Stir and allow the mixtureto sit for at least one the 72nd floor towards the end of construction.
more hour'i The underlined word is closest in 44. What is the topic qf the text?
meaning to....
A. The Trafalgar Squares.
A. liquid C. combination
B. The architect Renzo Piano.
B. drink D. juice
C. The tallest building in London.
D. The Shard, building in London.
Read the text to answer questions 40 to 43.
0nce upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang. He 45. In Europe, the Shard is popular on its ....
was very poor. He helped a rich bad man to tend cattle. He liked A. Height
drawing and drew pictures everywhere. One night, he dreamed B. . Exterior
that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush and asked him to
C. Function
use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the magic
paintbrush in his desk.
D. Glass panels

From that day on, he used the paintbrush to help people.

Whenever he drew pictures, they became real. But a few days
46. What probably makes people interested to stay in
later, his master heard about the magic paintbrush and stole it. He the Shard?
drew a lot of pictures,'but they could not become rial. He was very A. lt has multiple uses.
angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang. B: It is made of glass panels. ?

When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "lf you draw some C. lt is designed by famous architect.
pictures for me and turn them to live, I will set you free."The young D. It is the tallest building in London.
man said, "l can help you, but you should obey your words."The
bad man felt very happy and said, "l want a golden mountain. I

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will go there to gather gold."The young man drew a sea first. Then !r_

the young man drew a golden mountain which was far away from
47 . '1..making
it Western European's tallest buildingJ' 48, The text is mainly about ... of lightning.
The underlined word refers to .... A. the power C. the process
A. London B. the danger D. the definition
B. The Shard
C. The skyscraper 49. Which of the following is prohibited to do when
D. The construction there is lightning in a house without lightning
protection?
Read the text to answer questions 48 to 50. A. Sweep the floor
B. Turn on the torch
Lightning is one of Nature's most dangerous phenomenon. The 'ri C. Turn on gas stove
average lightning flash could light a 100 watt light bulb for more
than three months. The temperature of a lightning bolt may reach D. Vacuum the carpet
27 .7600C which is hotter than the surface of the sun.
Lightning is not only an outdoor hazard. In house without 50. Who probably writes the text?
adequate lightning protection, it can be dangerous to take a bath A. A student
or shower. The electric shock could be delivered along the water B. A reporter
pipes. There is also the risk of lightning shocks being transmitted
C. A scientist
via telephone or plugged in electronics in houses without D. A historian
protection. Thus, people who live in these houses should unplug
telephones, computers, and televisions during storms, protecting
them from damage in case of lightning strike. lf that is too much
work, it's much safer to at least install special socket inserts that
protect against surges.

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