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18. UM UGM 2005
A. content B. contented
C. contending D. to content
E. contentedly
19. UM UGM 2005
A. is prepared to B. is to prepare
C. prepared to be D. is prepared to be
E. is to be preparing
20. UM UGM 2005
A. decreased B. deceasing
C. deceased D. decease
E. deceases
SPMB The catastrophe called the Great Dying, which occurred between the Permian and Triassic periods wiped out 90
percent of the planet’s marine life and 70 percent of all plant and animal life. The most recent popular scientific belief about what caused it was the impact of a large object from space, but the examination of sediment and fossils
deposited at the time has led two groups of scientists to revise this belief.
Animals and plants both on land and in the sea were dying at the same time and apparently from the same causes- ‘too much beat and too little oxygen,’ said Peter Ward, a University of Washington paleontologist. In their
research published in Science Express, the groups found increased levels of sulphur and depleted oxygen in the ancient rock. Ward and his team of researchers from the United States and South Africa thought that the sulphur
came from continued volcanic eruptions in an area known as the Siberian Trap. The eruptions warmed the Earth, trapped sunlight, and depleted oxygen in the air.
At the same time, the Earth’s shitting tectonic plates lowered the levels of the ocean, exposing seabeds and releasing methane trapped in the sediment there, further increasing the global warning. The temperatures kept rising
so that it got hotter and until it reached a critical point causing everything to die. Temperatures around the world rose 8 degrees, killing off plants which served as food animals, thereby starving them. In addition, oxygen levels
dropped to about 16 percent the atmosphere, whereas normal levels today are at 21.
Therefore, it is believed that widespread volcanic eruptions that led to global warning was likely the cause of massive extinction 250 million years ago, not the impact of an asteroid of comet
1. SPMB 2005
Which of the following is NOT the cause of the massive extinction millions of year ago? A. Increased global warning.
B. Sudden drop of high temperatures. C. Gradual less of oxygen.
D. Widespread eruptions of volcanoes. E. High rate of sulphur emissions.
2. SPMB 2005
From the text we may conclude that the writer’s objective is to show the public that A. the Great Dying occurred two hundred and fifty million years ago
B. there is a now theory about the cause of the Great Dying C. the enormous extinction on earth was caused by the fall of a comet
D. it was during the Permian and Triassic periods that the earth changed E. the Great Dying referred to the dying of marine life the world
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3. SPMB 2005
The text tells us about A. the extinction of global life
B. research conducted by scientists C. the effect of the shifting of tectonic plates
D. Prof. Ward, the anthropologist E. The cause of the Great Dying
4. SPMB 2005
What was most probably the cause of the Great Dying? A. Volcanic eruptions in the area called the Siberian Trap
B. The shifting of tectonic plates caused by terrible earthquakes C. The publication of scientists researches in the United States and in Africa
D. The finding of excessive amounts of sulphur and lack of oxygen in the ancient rock E. The massive extinction of animal and plant life on the planet
5. SPMB 2005
Marine life in line 2 means the life of ___ A. all life existing in the sea
B. people working for sea-lines C. creatures living in nature
D. sailors living in nature E. fisherman living along the beach
TEXT II 1 ...........................................................................................
2 It often must be distinguished from lack of communication, for the rapid spread of rumor may very well be due
to effective communication. 3 The term rumor refers not to a method of its communication, but to its content. 4 Under crowd conditions, it become difficult to check the source and accuracy of the information one
receives, and thus to evaluate it, and so rumors are acted on as if they were true information. 5 Rumor often arises because of a lack of information. 6 People want to know what is happening, and so the rumor fills that
need. 7 Many TV programs provide gossips specially those about celebrities. 8 Rumor may also be created as a rationalization or justification for emotional excesses and collective behavior.
6. SPMB 2005
The sentence which is irrelevant to the text is sentence number_________ A. three
B. five C. six
D. seven E. eight
7. SPMB 2005
Which sentence would best begin the paragraph above? A. Collective behavior is very much affected by communication
B. The method of communication should be improved to avoid misunderstanding C. A rumour is a widespread report that is not confirmed as fact
D. The source of rumour is generally very unreliable E. The people who create rumours do not think rationally
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TEXT III The term ‘primitive art’ has been used in a variety of ways to describe works and styles of art. One way that this
term has been used is to describe the early period within the development of a certain style of art. Another way is to describe artists who have received little professional training and who demonstrate a non-traditional naivete in their
work. A wonderful example of this second type of primitive artist is Grandma Moses, who spent all her life living on a farm and working at tasks normally associated with farm life. She did not begin painting until she reached the
age of seventy-six, when she switched to painting from embroidery because the arthritis in her hands made embroidery to difficult. Totally without formal education art, she began creating panoramic images of everyday life
on the farm that have achieved international fame. 8. SPMB 2005
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