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TEXT 1
Although the twentieth century saw the rise of women as professional musicians, the majority
of composers and performers were, and still are, men. The music industry in the U.S. and
Britain overwhelmingly reflects the values of a patriarchal society; the success or failure of a
female artist is based largely on her physical appearance and gendered performance style.
Blues, rock, and pop began as genres dominated by men, and thus included styles of dress,
lyrics, and sound born of a male perspective. The history of these genres, then, is also a
history of women seeking to locate their space within a predominately masculine musical
environment.
Women are always judged, in part, on their image, and it is through the manipulation of this
image that some women artists have been able to push the boundaries of gender identity.
Women have been able to enter popular genres of music either by playing with the aesthetics
of masculinity, or by playing into a male expectation of femininity. Sexuality, therefore, is a
tool women continue to use to shape and reshape their place within popular music.
Pushing boundaries is a balancing act, however, and a contradictory process. In order to gain
access to the world of popular music, a female artist must at once be pleasing her audience,
and, at the same time, remain true to herself as a woman. A desire to be too much ―one of the
guys‖ can lead to identity problems and ultimately to self-destruction. An artist's use of irony
or parody may run the risk of being mistaken for genuineness, causing her to be objectified.
Working within the limits of popular music has proven difficult and dangerous for women.
But due to the professionalism and inventiveness of many female performers, the space for
women in popular music is being expanded and redefined.
1. The passage suggests which of the following about the 20th century?
A. Female musicians were tolerated because of their physical appearance.
B. Professional male musicians did not respect women.
C. Song lyrics changed over time to fit the most current female perspective.
D. Rapid technological advancements helped women achieve notoriety in music.
E. Women's musical progress happened slowly and with much struggle.
2. Which of the following best describes summarizes the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Entering the music world is not easy for women but they are making progress.
B. Parody and irony are the only ways in which women can hope to achieve success in
music.
C. Women in popular music cannot escape being judged on their appearance.
D. Women assume stereotypically female appearances in order to attract audiences.
E. Popular music has space for women if only they would seek it out.
3. The author is likely to have which of the following attitudes when advising women about
the music business?
A. persuasive
B. cautionary
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C. ambivalence
D. discouraging
E. hostile
From which of the following sources was the passage most likely excerpted?
A. A newspaper editorial
B. An American history textbook
C. A book on gender studies
D. A teaching manual
E. A music magazine
―The music industry in the U.S. and Britain overwhelmingly reflects the values of a
patriarchal society‖ The underlined sentence has the similar meaning with…
A. Proudly
B. Tremendously
C. Excitedly
D. Directly
E. Spontaneously
The word their in the second paragraph refers to…
A. Artists
B. Sexualities
C. Women
D. Genres
E. Popular music
According to the passage, the followings are true, except?
A. The success or failure of a female artist is based largely on her physical appearance
and gendered performance style.
B. In order to obtain access to the world of popular music, a female artist must at once be
pleasing her audience
C. Working within the limits of popular music has proven difficult and dangerous for
women
D. Blues, rock, and pop began as genres dominated by male, and thus included styles of
dress, lyrics, and sound born of a female perspective
E. The history of these genres, then, is also a history of women seeking to locate their
space within a predominately masculine musical environment
Where in the passage which the author describes about genres dominated by males?
A. In line 1-3
B. In line 4-6
C. In line 9-11
D. In line 13-16
E. In line 17-20
The word desire in the last paragraph has the same meaning with…
A. Hope
B. Want
C. Passion
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D. Need
E. Plan
10. What is an instrument for women to continue to use to shape and reshape their place
within popular music?
A. Femininity
B. Sexuality
C. Masculinity
D. Aesthetic
E. Identity
TEXT 2
By, 2050, there will be another two to three billion people on Earth, and the planet‘s
population will consume twice as much food as now. For 50 years farmland has grown at the
cost of natural habitat and biodiversity, and already more than two thirds of agricultural land
is either in use or protected.
As a result, we need to develop the technology to double the output of the 10 – 15 main
calorie crops, particularly if we are to alleviate the burden on developing countries of feeding
a rapidly growing population, argues Jason Clay of the WWF in the journal Nature. He
makes some strategic suggestions—described as ―food wedges‖ for Africa, the continent
that faces the greatest challenge of increasing food production. Clay believes the responsible
use of genetics is one of the keys. He suggests that mapping the genomes of staple food crops
such as yams, plantains and cassava, and selecting genetic traits, can both increase production
and improve drought tolerance, disease resistance and nutrient content.
Improving agricultural inputs and practice is also essential, he argues. It currently takes one
liter of water to produce one calorie of food. Even if we halved water use and doubled
production, food deficiency would still increase fourfold. Technologies already exist to
achieve this, but in Africa they have often not been taken up. Mulching, for example, can
help rebuild soil fertility and reduce water usage, and is suitable for use even in household
gardens, without need for high-tech tools.
11. The preceding text probably discuss….
A. The growth of population
B. The world problem
C. Food consumption in the world
D. Technology in food consumption
E. Agricultural problem
12. What is the author‘s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To classify the type of technology used for soil fertility
B. To inform the danger of population explosion in the future
C. To argue for the value of increased food production prospects
D. To explain the need for cassava as the main crop in the future
E. To persuade for the development of right technology for agriculture
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13. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are related in that paragraphs 1 …
A. Discusses population impact, paragraph 2 offers technological solutions
B. Sets the challenging situation, paragraph 2 is on the need of technology
C. Explains population growth, paragraph 2 develops areas of agriculture
D. Exposes the impact of agriculture, paragraph 2 restores the damage
E. Outline the population growth, paragraph 2 says its consequences
14. They word ―they in But in Africa they have often not been taken up.‘ (Paragraph 3 line
6) refers to ….
A. Technologies
B. Food deficiency
C. Agricultural inputs
D. Double production
E. Household gardens
15. All of the following attempts are potential to increase food production in the future,
except …
A. Sequencing the right genomes of staple crops
B. Conducting careful, attentive selection of main crops
C. Maximizing the use of technology to the crop output
D. Compost making with chemical fertilizers combination
E. Cultivating the likely genetic traits of main crop elements
16. The author views that food production producers in the future should …
A. Consider the environmental aspect
B. Focus on the availability of water supply
C. Always be based on new staple crops
D. Relieve a burden for developing countries
E. Incorporate technology to maximize output
TEXT 3
Everyone likes to group things. Language students group words as verbs, nouns and so on;
collection of words is classified as phrases, or clauses, or sentences, and these again are
reclassified according to their function. In the same way, botanists classify plants as algae, or
fungi, or gymnosperms, etc. Zoologists classify animal as vertebrates and invertebrates. The
vertebrates can be further classified as mammals, reptiles, bird, fish, etc. Classification and, if
it is based on the right data, enables us to understand better the ideas we are studying.
Chemists are no exception. The chemical classification of materials, if it based on a good
system, should enable us to understand better the many substances which exist in our world.
What is to be the basis of our classification? Perhaps the most obvious one is appearance.
Material could be classified as solid, liquid or gas with some mixed types as, for example,
mud being solid/liquid material and steam a liquid/gas material. Appearance could enable us
to subdivide our main classify our main classification groups a little further; the solid may be
green, or black powdery to crystalline; the liquid may be colored, oily, thick, or free flowing;
the gas may be colored. However, we soon realize sys-tem, should enable us to understand
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better the many substances which exist in our world. What is to be the basis of our
classification? Perhaps the most obvious one is appearance. Material could be classified as
solid, liquid or gas with some mixed types as, for example, mud being solid/liquid material
and steam a liquid/gas material. Appearance could enable us to subdivide our main
classification groups a little further; the solid may be green, or black powdery or crystalline;
the liquid may be colored, oily, thick, or free flowing; the gas may be colored. However, we
soon realize that many probably quite different materials have the same appearance. Both air
and the deadly carbon-monoxide gas are colorless odorless gases, but we would not like to
group them as the same thing. Many different liquids are color-less water like materials.
17. The examples provided in paragraph 2 clarify that ….
A. Many kinds of liquid should be grouped as one
B. Different kinds of gas can be colorless and odorless
C. Material in chemistry should be classified differently
D. Chemistry materials have more complicated
E. Taxonomy can be made and applied further to other areas
18. The sentence ―Chemists are no exception (Paragraph 2 line 1) could possibly be
restarted as ….
A. Chemical material can also be put into classification
B. Classification of chemical material is without exception
C. Chemist may also classify material using certain criteria
D. When appearance is the basis, chemicals are not involved
E. In material classification, chemicals should not be included
19. Paragraph 2 exemplifies the idea about classification that ….
A. Chemicals may be solid, liquid gaseous
B. Appearance is not a useful basis in chemistry
C. The use of colors is better than that of appearance
D. Both colors and appearance should be considered
E. Colors should be included for identifying appearance
Questions 20 – 24 refer to the following text
TEXT 4
Passage A
Thomas Jefferson could many things. As a young man, he was a farmer and a lawyer in
Virginia. He was also a scientist, an inventor, a philosopher, and an architect. He designed his
own home, called Montecello. He could communicate in French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, and
Greek.
Many of Jefferson‘s ideas became basic principles of the government of the United States.
For example, he believed that ―all men are created equal. That is we are born the same and
should receive the same treatment under the law. He also said that power must come from
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―the consent of the governed (the voters, not the leaders). He wanted free elections, a free
press, and free speech.
Thomas Jefferson held many important government jobs. He was ambassador to France,
Secretary of State (under George Washington), Vice President of the United States, from
1801 to 1809. As President, Jefferson bought the huge Louisiana territory for the United
States from France. However, he was killed on April 1865 by a well-known actor and
Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth at Ford‘s Theater in Washington D.C.
Passage B
John F. Kennedy was President for only three years, from 1961, but his personality and ideas
changed America. He was both the first Roman Catholic and the youngest President in the
history of the country. He set clear goals for America. For example, he promised that the
United States would land a man on the moon before 1970.
Kennedy supported the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr. and fought for civil right, fair
housing, and program to stop poverty. He asked Congress for more money for education and
medical care for elderly people.
Kennedy was against Communism. For example, when the Soviet Union put missiles in
Cuba, he sent US ships to surround the island. But he believed that the best way to fight
Communism was not by sending armies but by attacking poverty and injustice. He started the
Peace Corps and sent Americans to over sixty countries in Africa, Asia, and South America.
These young volunteers worked and lived with the people, built school, and thought farmers
more modern methods. Kennedy was a man for the future. He worked to stop the testing of
nuclear weapons. But on November 22, 1963, he was assassinated.
20. The topic discussed in both passages is ….
A. Effort of US president to fight against Communism
B. Intentions of two men to become the US president
C. The risk of getting killed for being a US president
D. The two brilliant and charismatic US presidents
E. Great deeds done by two presidents of the US
21. The statement about Jefferson and Kennedy is true in that they both ….
A. Experience a joyous end of their lives
B. Served short periods in their presidency
C. Tried hard to fight poverty in their country
D. Bore similar ideas on uniting their country
E. Had development programs for their country
22. Both passages are similar in that they …
A. Describe two important leaders in the US
B. Give an illustration of the life of a president
C. President similar leadership of the two president
D. Put forward arguments against human inequality
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E. Show the struggles to become the US president
23. The best summary for both passages is that Jefferson ….
A. And Kennedy came from an ordinary family
B. Promoted human right; Kennedy at-tacked poverty
C. Sent a man on the moon; Kennedy threatened Cuba
D. Was a man of the past; Kennedy was a man of the future
E. And Kennedy got a similar job before going to White House
24. If Kennedy were still the US president today, he would ….
A. Send more army to stop Communism
B. Fight poverty in many parts of the world
C. Develop the nuclear weapons more rapidly
D. Buy some territories like what Jefferson did
E. Attack countries like China, Russia, and Cuba
Questions 25 – 27 refer to the following text
TEXT 5
In studying the phenomenon usually referred to as sleep, we are actually dealing with more
than one phenomenon. In point of fact, we spend the night alternating between two different
types of sleep, each with different brain __(25)__ and different purposes.
As a person falls asleep, his brain waves develop a slower and less regular pattern than in a
waking state. This is called orthodox sleep. In this state the brain is apparently resting. Its
blood supply is reduced, and its temperature falls slightly. Breathing and __(26)__ are
regular. The muscles remain slightly tensed. After about an hour in this state, however, the
brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again, even though the person is apparently
a sleep very deeply. This is called paradoxical sleep because it has much in common with
being awake.
Paradoxical (active) sleep is marked by irregular breathing and heart rate, __(27)__ and
increased brain temperature. Most of the muscles are relaxed. There are various jerky
movement of the body and face, including short burst of rapid eye movement, which indicate,
that we are dreaming. Thus, we spend the night alternating between these two vital
‗restoration jobs‘, working on the brain and working on the body.
25. The option that best completes (25) is ….
A. structure
D. types
B. feature
E. mechanism
C. division
26. The option that best completes (26) is ….
A. heart rate
B. heart ache
C. heart temperature
D. heart condition
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E. heart type
27. The option that best completes (27) is ….
A. the blood supply to the brain is increasing
B. increased blood supply to the brain
C. the brain supplies the blood increasingly
D. increasingly supply the blood to the brain
E. the supply of blood to the brain is increasing
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TEXT 6
If you want to farm green, two decisions about how to grow your crops are likely to have the
biggest impact on achieving your goal-how much tillage you use and how well you manage
nitrogen. Although there probably are hundreds or thousands of other decisions, practices and
technologies that can contribute to a green farming system, these two factors alone can come
close to eliminating your cropping system‘s global warming footprint. At the same time, you
will also reduce your operation‘s impact on soil and water erosion, as well as surface and
groundwater degradation from fertilizers and other agricultural inputs.
You may also be able to turn this environmental stewardship into extra cash by selling carbon
credits associated with no-till. This surprising finding – that intensive crop production
practices in use today can be nearly carbon neutral – is emerging from research on both
greenhouse gas production and greenhouse gas capture associated with production on annual
crops.
The research shows that basic crop management decisions to reduce tillage and use nitrogen
more efficiently can cut a farming operation‘s impact on global warming gases by 90% or
more. In a best casescenario, which would include no-till, these everyday practices come
close to zeroing out a farming operation‘s greenhouse gas footprint.
28. Which of the following is irrelevant with the idea of the impact of global warming
caused by conventional farming?
A. decreasing tillage
B. doing green farming
C. relying on nitrogen-rich fertilizer
D. relying on eco-friendly farming method
E. avoiding using groundwater chemical pollutant
29. The author holds the assumption that tillage use and nitrogen management can help
farmers ….
A. reduce greenhouse gas production
B. release carbon to the atmosphere
C. increase sharply financial benefits
D. use fertilizers more effectivelly
E. descrease operational cost
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30. The author purpose in writing the text is to ….
A. propose an innovative approach to green farming
B. expose the importance of a simple green farming
C. describe eco-friendly strategies of crops production
D. inform the fact of green farming and global warming
E. argue on the importance of tillage and nitrogen control
31. What is the relation between paragraph 3 and the previous paragraphs?
A. Paragraph 2 provides facts for paragraph 3
B. Paragraph 2 provides detail for paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 3 provides examples for paragraph 2
D. Paragraph 3 provides academic support for paragraph 2.
E. Paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 support strongly paragraph 3.
Questions 32 – 35 refer to the following text
TEXT 7
Esperanto is what is called a planned, or artificial languange. It was created more than a
century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. Zamenhof believed that a
common languange would help to alleviate some of the misunderstanding among cultures. In
Zamenhof‘s first attempt at a universal languange, he tried to create a language that was as
uncomplicated as possible. This first languange included words such as ab, ac, ba,eb, be, and
ce. This did not result in a workable languange in that these monosyllabic words, though
short, were not easy to understand or to retain.
Next, Zamenhof tried a different way of constructing a simplified languange. He made the
words in his languange sound like words that people already knew, but he simplified the
grammar tremendously. One example of the way he simplified the languange can be seen in
, as in the adjective
the suffixes: all nouns in this languange end in o, as adjectives end in
bela, which means ―pretty‖. Another example of the simplified languange can be seen in the
prefix mal-, which makes a words opposite in meaning; the word malamiko therefore means
―enemy‖, and the word malbela therefore means ―ugly‖ in Zamenhof‘s languange.
In 1887, Zamenhof wrote a description of this languange and published it. He used a
penname, Dr. Esperanto, when signing the book. He selected the name Esperanto because
this word means ―a person who hopes‖ in his languange. Esperanto clubs began popping up
throughout Europe, and by 1905 Esperanto had spread from Europe to America and Asia.
In 1905, the First World Congress of Esperanto took place in France, with approximately 700
attendees from 20 different countries. Congresses were held annually for nine years, and
4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914,
when World Was I erupted and forced its cancellation. Esperanto has had its ups and downs
in the period since World War I. Today, years after it was introduced, it is estimated that
perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it. Current advocates would like to see its
use grow considerably and are taking steps to try to make this happen.
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32. The passage implies that the Tenth World Esperanto Congress ….
A. had 4.000 attendees
B. was scheduled for 1915
C. was conducted successfuly
D. had attendees from 20 countries
E. never took place
33. Which of the following is the restatement of the sentence ―Esperanto has had its ups and
down in the period since World War I‖ (paragraph 6)
A. Since world war I Esperanto has gone through high and low condition in his
development phase
B. Esperanto never went through its peak
C. Ups and downs were only experienced by Esperanto during its early development
phase
D. The idea of developing Esperanto has brought it to its lowest point
E. To achieve its maximum point Esperanto has had its highs and lows
34. How does the author organize the ideas?
A. Putting the main idea with examples
B. Presenting causes followed by effects
C. Interpreting words presented in the examples
D. Presenting the strengths of the main idea
E. Exposing supporting details chronologically
35. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ....
A. how current supporters of Esperanto are encouraging is growth
B. another of Zamenhof‘s accomplishments
C. the disadvantages of using an artificial languange
D. attemps to reconvene the World Congress of Esperanto in the 1920s
E. supports to create other languanges
Questions 35 – 40 refer to the following text
TEXT 8
Kitts is living proof that, even though the flesh and bone may be damaged or gone, the nerves
and parts of the brain that once controlled it live on. In many patients, they sit there waiting
to communicate—dangling telephone wires, severed from a handset. With microscopic
electrodes and surgical wizardry, doctors have begun to connect these parts in other patients
to devices such as cameras and microphones and motors. As a result, the blind can see, the
deaf can hear, and Amanda Kitts can fold her shirts.
Kitts is one of ―tomorrow‘s people,‖ a group whose missing or ruined body parts are
being replaced by devices embedded in their nervous systems that respond to commands
from their brains. The machines they use are called neural prostheses or—as scientists have
become more comfortable with a term made popular by science fiction writers—bionics. Eric
Schremp, who has been a quadriplegic since he shattered his neck during a swimming pool
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dive in 1992, now has an electronic device under his skin that lets him move his fingers to
grip a fork. Jo Ann Lewis, a blind woman, can see the shapes of trees with the help of a tiny
camera that communicates with her optic nerve. And Tammy Kenny can speak to her 18month-old son, Aiden, and he can reply, because the boy, born deaf, has 22 electrodes inside
his ear that change sounds picked up by a microphone into signals his auditory nerve can
understand.
The work is extremely delicate, a series of trials filled with many errors. As scientists
have learned that it‘s possible to link machine and mind, they have also learned how difficult
it is to maintain that connection. If the cup atop Kitts‘s arm shifts just slightly, for instance,
she might not be able to close her fingers. Still, bionics represents a big leap forward,
enabling researchers to give people back much more of what they‘ve lost than was ever
possible before.
―That‘s really what this work is about: restoration,‖ says Joseph Pancrazio, program
director for neural engineering at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
―When a person with a spinal-cord injury can be in a restaurant, feeding himself, and no one
else notices, that is my definition of success.‖
36.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The definition of success.
B. People who are assisted by bionic technology.
C. Elaborate explanation of how neural prostheses perform.
D. Potential and current practical applications of bionics.
E. The use of bionics in the past.
37.
The nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged or missing body
parts___
A. automatically regenerate themselves.
B. keep on functioning.
C. shift their function to other parts of the body.
D. are temporarily inactive.
E. are stably connected.
38.
Which one is correct according to the passage?
A. Bionic technology has flawlessly replaced missing physical functions.
B. Jo Ann Lewis, using a tiny camera that communicates with her optic nerve, can
hardly see other shapes but those of trees.
C. The link between a bionic machine and the brain is sometimes unstable.
D. Bionic devices are attached to human‘s nervous system and mostly voice-activated.
E. The link between nerve and the brain is not in relation.
39.
The word ‗restoration‘ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to___
A. reengagement
C. regrouping
E. represent
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D. review
The pronoun ‗they‘ in line 2 represents___
A. patients
B. the nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged or missing flesh and
bone
C. telephone wires
D. the flesh and bone that are damaged or gone
E. the links between bionic and the brain.
SOLUSI
1. Jawaban E
Berdasarkan teks di atas, kesimpulan yang paling sesuai adalah opsi E. Opsi A sebagian
benar tetapi teks tersebut tidak benar-benar menyebutkan tentang Tolerance. B,C, dan D
tidak pernah disebutkan dalam paragraph.
2. Jawaban A
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah opsi A. Opsi C hanya mengungkapkan ide pokok dari
paragraph pertama. Opsi B salah mengartikan issue yang ada pada paragraph terakhir,
sementara opsi D merupakan supporting details dari paragraph terakhir dan bukan
merupakan main idea. Opsi E tidak disebutkan dalam paragraph dan sangat berlawanan
dengan tone penulis.
3. Jawaban B
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah opsi B. Penulis menyatakan pada paragraph terakhir
bahwa karir music popular untuk para wanita merupakan "a balancing act" dan bahwa
"Working within the limits of popular music has proven difficult and dangerous for
women." Berdasarkan dua informasi tersebut dapat kita ketahui bahwa penulis dengan
jelas mengungkapkan bahwa ia tidak memandang music popular sebagai hal yang cocok
untuk para wanita.
4. Jawaban C
Teks di atas sangat mungkin berasal dari sebuah buku pada penelitian tentang jender
karena kebanyakan membicarakan tentang tantangan yang dihadapi wanita pada ranah
tertentu.
5. Jawaban B
Overwhelming (besar sekali)= Tremendously. The answer is B.
6. Jawaban C
The subject of the previous sentence talked about women, so the best answer is C
7. Jawaban D
Dinyatakan dengan jelas pada paragraph pertama bahwa Blues, Rock, dan Pop pada
awalnya merupakan jenre music yang disominasi oleh laki-laki, dan oleh karenanya
mulai dari gaya berpakaian, lirik, dan suara musiknya berkaitan erat dengan perspektif
laki-laki.
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8. Jawaban B
Jawaban yang paling benar adalah opsi B, karena pernyataan tersebut dengan jelas
dinyatakan pada baris 4-5.
9. Jawaban C
Type: vocabulary
Desire (hasrat)= Passion. The correct answer is C
10. Jawaban B
Jawaban yang paling benar adalah opsi B. Ini didasarkan dari informasi yang dapat
dibaca pada kalimat terakhir pargarf ke 2 pada teks di atas.
11. Jawaban A
bagian awal teks membahas tentang pada tahun 2050 populasi menjadi dua kali lipat
mengkonsumsi makanan
CARA JAWAB
Lihat bagian awal paragraph
12. Jawaban E
tujuan penulis menulis teks tsb untuk mengajak pembaca menggunakan teknologi
pertanian. Hal ini dapat dibuktikan di setiap paragraph
13. Jawaban A
paragraph 1 membahas tentang dampak pertumbuhan populasi sedangkan paragraph 2
membahas solusinya
14. Jawaban Akata they merujuk pada teknologi
CARA JAWAB
Rumus Mundur
15. Jawaban D
pernyataan yang salah tentang usaha untuk meningkatkan produksi makanan dengan
menggunakan pupuk berbahan kimia.
16. Jawaban A
sudut pandang penulis tentang produksi makanan dimasa depan harus memperhatikan
aspek lingkungan. Hal tsb didukung pernyataan pada paragraph 2 baris 16-19.
17. Jawaban D
paragraph 2 berisi informasi tersirat tentang bahan kimia mempunyai komplikasi
material.
18. Jawaban C―chemist no exception‖ ahli kimia tidak terkecuali. Pernyataan tersebut
mempunyai makna sama dengan ahli kima juga membuat klasifikasi jenis bahan kimia.
19. Jawaban A
Paragraph 2 memberikan informasi bahwa bahan kimia memiliki banyak tipe.
20. Jawaban D
Topikdariteks A dan B keduanya membahas tentang dua president amerika yang hebat
dalam kepemimpinannya
21. Jawaban: E
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Pernyataan yang benar dari kedua teks di atas bahwa jeferson dan kenedy memiliki
program untuk mengembangkan negaranya
22. Jawaban: A
Kedua teks sama-sama menggambarkan dua pemimpin penting di US
23. Jawaban: B
Ringkasan yang tepat untuk kedua teks bahwa jeferson memperjuangkan kesetaraan dan
kenedy melawan kemiskinan
24. Jawaban: B
Jika kenedy masih hidup dapat kita simpulkan ia akan melawan kemiskinan. Hal ini
didukung pada teks B paragraph 3
25. Jawaban: E
Makna kalimat soal: Pada kenyataannya, kita menghabiskan malam bergantian antara
dua jenis tidur, masing-masing dengan mekanisma (mechanism) otak dan tujuan yang
berbeda.
26. Jawaban: A
Makna lanjutan kalimat soal adalah: Pernapasan atau tekanan jantung (heart rate) teratur.
27. Jawaban: B
Untuk membentuk kalimat soal yang padu, kalimat soal perlu dilengkapi dengan: Tidur
paradoks (aktif) ditandai dengan pernafasan dan detak jantung yang tidak teratur,
pasokan darah ke otak yang meningkat (increased blood supply to the brain) dan suhu
otak yang meningkat.
28. Jawaban: C
Berdasarkan keseluruhan wacana soal nampak jelas bahwa pernyataan yang tidak relevan
dengan gagasan dampak pemanasan global yang disebabkan oleh pertanian konvensional
adalah: bergantung pada pupuk yang kaya dengan nitrogen (relying on nitrogen-rich
fertilizer).
29. Jawaban: A
Asumsi yang dapat ditarik dari keseluruhan wacana soal adalah penulis yakin bahwa
penggunaan tanah dan manajemen nitrogen dapat membantu petani mengurangi produksi
gas rumah kaca (reduce greenhouse gas production).
30. Jawaban: A
Berdasarkan isi keseluruhan wacana soal yang membahas inovasi di bidang pertanian,
dapat disimpulkan bahwa tujuan penulis memaparkan wacana soal adalah untuk
mengajukan pendekatan yang inovatif terhadap pertanian ramah lingkungan (propose an
innovative approach to green farming).
31. Jawaban: D
Dalam memaparkan wacana soal, penulis menyajikan dukungan akademik–dengan
dipaparkannya hasil penelitian–terhadap informasi yang dipaparkan di paragraf ke-2.
32. Jawaban: E
Kalimat terakhir paragraf kelima wacana soal menyebutkan: Congress were held
annually for nine years, and 4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World
Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914, when World War I erupted and forced its
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cancellation. Pernyataan ini menyiratkan bahwa Kongres Esperanto ke-10 tidak pernah
terlaksana.
33. Jawaban: A
Ungkapan Esperanto has had its ups and down an the period since World War I, sejalan
dengan ungkapan “Since World War I, Esperanto has gone through high and low
condition in his development phase” (Sejak perang dunia ke-1, Esperanto telah melewati
pasang surut dalam fase perkembangannya).
34. Jawaban: A
Ungkapan Esperanto has had its ups and down an the period since World War I, sejalan
dengan ungkapan “Since World War I, Esperanto has gone through high and low
condition in his development phase” (Sejak perang dunia ke-1, Esperanto telah melewati
pasang surut dalam fase perkembangannya).
35. Jawaban: E
Dalam pemaparan wacana soal, penulis mengorganisir gagasannya dengan mengekspos
detail-detail pendukung secara kronologis dengan memaparkan berbagai peristiwa dari
waktu ke waktu.
36. Jawaban D
Dari keseluruhan teks dapat kita tarik kasimpulan bahwa teks tersebut berbicara tentang
potensi dan pengaplikasian tehnologi bionik. (Potential and current practical
applications of bionics.)
37. Jawaban: B
The nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged or missing body parts
keep on functioning.* jawaban ini dirujuk dari kalimat berikut: Kitts is living proof that,
even though the flesh and bone may be damaged or gone, the nerves and parts of the
brain that once controlled it live on.
38. Jawaban: C
Which one is correct according to the passage? The link between a bionic machine and
the brain is sometimes unstable.* Jawaban ini berdasarkan makna tersirat dari paragraf 2
dan 3.
39. Jawaban: B
The word ‗restoration‘ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to (rebuilding*)
CARA JAWAB
Baca konteks kalimat untuk menemukan makna terdekat
40. Jawaban: B
The word ‗they refers to the nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged
or missing flesh and bone*. ini dapat dirujuk dari penggalan paragraf berikut: “Kitts is
living proof that, even though the flesh and bone may be damaged or gone, the nerves
and parts of the brain that once controlled it live on. In many patients, they sit there
waiting to communicate—dangling telephone wires, severed from a handset.”
CARA JAWAB
Rumus Mundur
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TEXT 1
Although the twentieth century saw the rise of women as professional musicians, the majority
of composers and performers were, and still are, men. The music industry in the U.S. and
Britain overwhelmingly reflects the values of a patriarchal society; the success or failure of a
female artist is based largely on her physical appearance and gendered performance style.
Blues, rock, and pop began as genres dominated by men, and thus included styles of dress,
lyrics, and sound born of a male perspective. The history of these genres, then, is also a
history of women seeking to locate their space within a predominately masculine musical
environment.
Women are always judged, in part, on their image, and it is through the manipulation of this
image that some women artists have been able to push the boundaries of gender identity.
Women have been able to enter popular genres of music either by playing with the aesthetics
of masculinity, or by playing into a male expectation of femininity. Sexuality, therefore, is a
tool women continue to use to shape and reshape their place within popular music.
Pushing boundaries is a balancing act, however, and a contradictory process. In order to gain
access to the world of popular music, a female artist must at once be pleasing her audience,
and, at the same time, remain true to herself as a woman. A desire to be too much ―one of the
guys‖ can lead to identity problems and ultimately to self-destruction. An artist's use of irony
or parody may run the risk of being mistaken for genuineness, causing her to be objectified.
Working within the limits of popular music has proven difficult and dangerous for women.
But due to the professionalism and inventiveness of many female performers, the space for
women in popular music is being expanded and redefined.
1. The passage suggests which of the following about the 20th century?
A. Female musicians were tolerated because of their physical appearance.
B. Professional male musicians did not respect women.
C. Song lyrics changed over time to fit the most current female perspective.
D. Rapid technological advancements helped women achieve notoriety in music.
E. Women's musical progress happened slowly and with much struggle.
2. Which of the following best describes summarizes the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Entering the music world is not easy for women but they are making progress.
B. Parody and irony are the only ways in which women can hope to achieve success in
music.
C. Women in popular music cannot escape being judged on their appearance.
D. Women assume stereotypically female appearances in order to attract audiences.
E. Popular music has space for women if only they would seek it out.
3. The author is likely to have which of the following attitudes when advising women about
the music business?
A. persuasive
B. cautionary
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C. ambivalence
D. discouraging
E. hostile
From which of the following sources was the passage most likely excerpted?
A. A newspaper editorial
B. An American history textbook
C. A book on gender studies
D. A teaching manual
E. A music magazine
―The music industry in the U.S. and Britain overwhelmingly reflects the values of a
patriarchal society‖ The underlined sentence has the similar meaning with…
A. Proudly
B. Tremendously
C. Excitedly
D. Directly
E. Spontaneously
The word their in the second paragraph refers to…
A. Artists
B. Sexualities
C. Women
D. Genres
E. Popular music
According to the passage, the followings are true, except?
A. The success or failure of a female artist is based largely on her physical appearance
and gendered performance style.
B. In order to obtain access to the world of popular music, a female artist must at once be
pleasing her audience
C. Working within the limits of popular music has proven difficult and dangerous for
women
D. Blues, rock, and pop began as genres dominated by male, and thus included styles of
dress, lyrics, and sound born of a female perspective
E. The history of these genres, then, is also a history of women seeking to locate their
space within a predominately masculine musical environment
Where in the passage which the author describes about genres dominated by males?
A. In line 1-3
B. In line 4-6
C. In line 9-11
D. In line 13-16
E. In line 17-20
The word desire in the last paragraph has the same meaning with…
A. Hope
B. Want
C. Passion
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D. Need
E. Plan
10. What is an instrument for women to continue to use to shape and reshape their place
within popular music?
A. Femininity
B. Sexuality
C. Masculinity
D. Aesthetic
E. Identity
TEXT 2
By, 2050, there will be another two to three billion people on Earth, and the planet‘s
population will consume twice as much food as now. For 50 years farmland has grown at the
cost of natural habitat and biodiversity, and already more than two thirds of agricultural land
is either in use or protected.
As a result, we need to develop the technology to double the output of the 10 – 15 main
calorie crops, particularly if we are to alleviate the burden on developing countries of feeding
a rapidly growing population, argues Jason Clay of the WWF in the journal Nature. He
makes some strategic suggestions—described as ―food wedges‖ for Africa, the continent
that faces the greatest challenge of increasing food production. Clay believes the responsible
use of genetics is one of the keys. He suggests that mapping the genomes of staple food crops
such as yams, plantains and cassava, and selecting genetic traits, can both increase production
and improve drought tolerance, disease resistance and nutrient content.
Improving agricultural inputs and practice is also essential, he argues. It currently takes one
liter of water to produce one calorie of food. Even if we halved water use and doubled
production, food deficiency would still increase fourfold. Technologies already exist to
achieve this, but in Africa they have often not been taken up. Mulching, for example, can
help rebuild soil fertility and reduce water usage, and is suitable for use even in household
gardens, without need for high-tech tools.
11. The preceding text probably discuss….
A. The growth of population
B. The world problem
C. Food consumption in the world
D. Technology in food consumption
E. Agricultural problem
12. What is the author‘s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To classify the type of technology used for soil fertility
B. To inform the danger of population explosion in the future
C. To argue for the value of increased food production prospects
D. To explain the need for cassava as the main crop in the future
E. To persuade for the development of right technology for agriculture
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13. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are related in that paragraphs 1 …
A. Discusses population impact, paragraph 2 offers technological solutions
B. Sets the challenging situation, paragraph 2 is on the need of technology
C. Explains population growth, paragraph 2 develops areas of agriculture
D. Exposes the impact of agriculture, paragraph 2 restores the damage
E. Outline the population growth, paragraph 2 says its consequences
14. They word ―they in But in Africa they have often not been taken up.‘ (Paragraph 3 line
6) refers to ….
A. Technologies
B. Food deficiency
C. Agricultural inputs
D. Double production
E. Household gardens
15. All of the following attempts are potential to increase food production in the future,
except …
A. Sequencing the right genomes of staple crops
B. Conducting careful, attentive selection of main crops
C. Maximizing the use of technology to the crop output
D. Compost making with chemical fertilizers combination
E. Cultivating the likely genetic traits of main crop elements
16. The author views that food production producers in the future should …
A. Consider the environmental aspect
B. Focus on the availability of water supply
C. Always be based on new staple crops
D. Relieve a burden for developing countries
E. Incorporate technology to maximize output
TEXT 3
Everyone likes to group things. Language students group words as verbs, nouns and so on;
collection of words is classified as phrases, or clauses, or sentences, and these again are
reclassified according to their function. In the same way, botanists classify plants as algae, or
fungi, or gymnosperms, etc. Zoologists classify animal as vertebrates and invertebrates. The
vertebrates can be further classified as mammals, reptiles, bird, fish, etc. Classification and, if
it is based on the right data, enables us to understand better the ideas we are studying.
Chemists are no exception. The chemical classification of materials, if it based on a good
system, should enable us to understand better the many substances which exist in our world.
What is to be the basis of our classification? Perhaps the most obvious one is appearance.
Material could be classified as solid, liquid or gas with some mixed types as, for example,
mud being solid/liquid material and steam a liquid/gas material. Appearance could enable us
to subdivide our main classify our main classification groups a little further; the solid may be
green, or black powdery to crystalline; the liquid may be colored, oily, thick, or free flowing;
the gas may be colored. However, we soon realize sys-tem, should enable us to understand
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better the many substances which exist in our world. What is to be the basis of our
classification? Perhaps the most obvious one is appearance. Material could be classified as
solid, liquid or gas with some mixed types as, for example, mud being solid/liquid material
and steam a liquid/gas material. Appearance could enable us to subdivide our main
classification groups a little further; the solid may be green, or black powdery or crystalline;
the liquid may be colored, oily, thick, or free flowing; the gas may be colored. However, we
soon realize that many probably quite different materials have the same appearance. Both air
and the deadly carbon-monoxide gas are colorless odorless gases, but we would not like to
group them as the same thing. Many different liquids are color-less water like materials.
17. The examples provided in paragraph 2 clarify that ….
A. Many kinds of liquid should be grouped as one
B. Different kinds of gas can be colorless and odorless
C. Material in chemistry should be classified differently
D. Chemistry materials have more complicated
E. Taxonomy can be made and applied further to other areas
18. The sentence ―Chemists are no exception (Paragraph 2 line 1) could possibly be
restarted as ….
A. Chemical material can also be put into classification
B. Classification of chemical material is without exception
C. Chemist may also classify material using certain criteria
D. When appearance is the basis, chemicals are not involved
E. In material classification, chemicals should not be included
19. Paragraph 2 exemplifies the idea about classification that ….
A. Chemicals may be solid, liquid gaseous
B. Appearance is not a useful basis in chemistry
C. The use of colors is better than that of appearance
D. Both colors and appearance should be considered
E. Colors should be included for identifying appearance
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TEXT 4
Passage A
Thomas Jefferson could many things. As a young man, he was a farmer and a lawyer in
Virginia. He was also a scientist, an inventor, a philosopher, and an architect. He designed his
own home, called Montecello. He could communicate in French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, and
Greek.
Many of Jefferson‘s ideas became basic principles of the government of the United States.
For example, he believed that ―all men are created equal. That is we are born the same and
should receive the same treatment under the law. He also said that power must come from
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―the consent of the governed (the voters, not the leaders). He wanted free elections, a free
press, and free speech.
Thomas Jefferson held many important government jobs. He was ambassador to France,
Secretary of State (under George Washington), Vice President of the United States, from
1801 to 1809. As President, Jefferson bought the huge Louisiana territory for the United
States from France. However, he was killed on April 1865 by a well-known actor and
Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth at Ford‘s Theater in Washington D.C.
Passage B
John F. Kennedy was President for only three years, from 1961, but his personality and ideas
changed America. He was both the first Roman Catholic and the youngest President in the
history of the country. He set clear goals for America. For example, he promised that the
United States would land a man on the moon before 1970.
Kennedy supported the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr. and fought for civil right, fair
housing, and program to stop poverty. He asked Congress for more money for education and
medical care for elderly people.
Kennedy was against Communism. For example, when the Soviet Union put missiles in
Cuba, he sent US ships to surround the island. But he believed that the best way to fight
Communism was not by sending armies but by attacking poverty and injustice. He started the
Peace Corps and sent Americans to over sixty countries in Africa, Asia, and South America.
These young volunteers worked and lived with the people, built school, and thought farmers
more modern methods. Kennedy was a man for the future. He worked to stop the testing of
nuclear weapons. But on November 22, 1963, he was assassinated.
20. The topic discussed in both passages is ….
A. Effort of US president to fight against Communism
B. Intentions of two men to become the US president
C. The risk of getting killed for being a US president
D. The two brilliant and charismatic US presidents
E. Great deeds done by two presidents of the US
21. The statement about Jefferson and Kennedy is true in that they both ….
A. Experience a joyous end of their lives
B. Served short periods in their presidency
C. Tried hard to fight poverty in their country
D. Bore similar ideas on uniting their country
E. Had development programs for their country
22. Both passages are similar in that they …
A. Describe two important leaders in the US
B. Give an illustration of the life of a president
C. President similar leadership of the two president
D. Put forward arguments against human inequality
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E. Show the struggles to become the US president
23. The best summary for both passages is that Jefferson ….
A. And Kennedy came from an ordinary family
B. Promoted human right; Kennedy at-tacked poverty
C. Sent a man on the moon; Kennedy threatened Cuba
D. Was a man of the past; Kennedy was a man of the future
E. And Kennedy got a similar job before going to White House
24. If Kennedy were still the US president today, he would ….
A. Send more army to stop Communism
B. Fight poverty in many parts of the world
C. Develop the nuclear weapons more rapidly
D. Buy some territories like what Jefferson did
E. Attack countries like China, Russia, and Cuba
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TEXT 5
In studying the phenomenon usually referred to as sleep, we are actually dealing with more
than one phenomenon. In point of fact, we spend the night alternating between two different
types of sleep, each with different brain __(25)__ and different purposes.
As a person falls asleep, his brain waves develop a slower and less regular pattern than in a
waking state. This is called orthodox sleep. In this state the brain is apparently resting. Its
blood supply is reduced, and its temperature falls slightly. Breathing and __(26)__ are
regular. The muscles remain slightly tensed. After about an hour in this state, however, the
brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again, even though the person is apparently
a sleep very deeply. This is called paradoxical sleep because it has much in common with
being awake.
Paradoxical (active) sleep is marked by irregular breathing and heart rate, __(27)__ and
increased brain temperature. Most of the muscles are relaxed. There are various jerky
movement of the body and face, including short burst of rapid eye movement, which indicate,
that we are dreaming. Thus, we spend the night alternating between these two vital
‗restoration jobs‘, working on the brain and working on the body.
25. The option that best completes (25) is ….
A. structure
D. types
B. feature
E. mechanism
C. division
26. The option that best completes (26) is ….
A. heart rate
B. heart ache
C. heart temperature
D. heart condition
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27. The option that best completes (27) is ….
A. the blood supply to the brain is increasing
B. increased blood supply to the brain
C. the brain supplies the blood increasingly
D. increasingly supply the blood to the brain
E. the supply of blood to the brain is increasing
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TEXT 6
If you want to farm green, two decisions about how to grow your crops are likely to have the
biggest impact on achieving your goal-how much tillage you use and how well you manage
nitrogen. Although there probably are hundreds or thousands of other decisions, practices and
technologies that can contribute to a green farming system, these two factors alone can come
close to eliminating your cropping system‘s global warming footprint. At the same time, you
will also reduce your operation‘s impact on soil and water erosion, as well as surface and
groundwater degradation from fertilizers and other agricultural inputs.
You may also be able to turn this environmental stewardship into extra cash by selling carbon
credits associated with no-till. This surprising finding – that intensive crop production
practices in use today can be nearly carbon neutral – is emerging from research on both
greenhouse gas production and greenhouse gas capture associated with production on annual
crops.
The research shows that basic crop management decisions to reduce tillage and use nitrogen
more efficiently can cut a farming operation‘s impact on global warming gases by 90% or
more. In a best casescenario, which would include no-till, these everyday practices come
close to zeroing out a farming operation‘s greenhouse gas footprint.
28. Which of the following is irrelevant with the idea of the impact of global warming
caused by conventional farming?
A. decreasing tillage
B. doing green farming
C. relying on nitrogen-rich fertilizer
D. relying on eco-friendly farming method
E. avoiding using groundwater chemical pollutant
29. The author holds the assumption that tillage use and nitrogen management can help
farmers ….
A. reduce greenhouse gas production
B. release carbon to the atmosphere
C. increase sharply financial benefits
D. use fertilizers more effectivelly
E. descrease operational cost
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30. The author purpose in writing the text is to ….
A. propose an innovative approach to green farming
B. expose the importance of a simple green farming
C. describe eco-friendly strategies of crops production
D. inform the fact of green farming and global warming
E. argue on the importance of tillage and nitrogen control
31. What is the relation between paragraph 3 and the previous paragraphs?
A. Paragraph 2 provides facts for paragraph 3
B. Paragraph 2 provides detail for paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 3 provides examples for paragraph 2
D. Paragraph 3 provides academic support for paragraph 2.
E. Paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 support strongly paragraph 3.
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TEXT 7
Esperanto is what is called a planned, or artificial languange. It was created more than a
century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. Zamenhof believed that a
common languange would help to alleviate some of the misunderstanding among cultures. In
Zamenhof‘s first attempt at a universal languange, he tried to create a language that was as
uncomplicated as possible. This first languange included words such as ab, ac, ba,eb, be, and
ce. This did not result in a workable languange in that these monosyllabic words, though
short, were not easy to understand or to retain.
Next, Zamenhof tried a different way of constructing a simplified languange. He made the
words in his languange sound like words that people already knew, but he simplified the
grammar tremendously. One example of the way he simplified the languange can be seen in
, as in the adjective
the suffixes: all nouns in this languange end in o, as adjectives end in
bela, which means ―pretty‖. Another example of the simplified languange can be seen in the
prefix mal-, which makes a words opposite in meaning; the word malamiko therefore means
―enemy‖, and the word malbela therefore means ―ugly‖ in Zamenhof‘s languange.
In 1887, Zamenhof wrote a description of this languange and published it. He used a
penname, Dr. Esperanto, when signing the book. He selected the name Esperanto because
this word means ―a person who hopes‖ in his languange. Esperanto clubs began popping up
throughout Europe, and by 1905 Esperanto had spread from Europe to America and Asia.
In 1905, the First World Congress of Esperanto took place in France, with approximately 700
attendees from 20 different countries. Congresses were held annually for nine years, and
4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914,
when World Was I erupted and forced its cancellation. Esperanto has had its ups and downs
in the period since World War I. Today, years after it was introduced, it is estimated that
perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it. Current advocates would like to see its
use grow considerably and are taking steps to try to make this happen.
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32. The passage implies that the Tenth World Esperanto Congress ….
A. had 4.000 attendees
B. was scheduled for 1915
C. was conducted successfuly
D. had attendees from 20 countries
E. never took place
33. Which of the following is the restatement of the sentence ―Esperanto has had its ups and
down in the period since World War I‖ (paragraph 6)
A. Since world war I Esperanto has gone through high and low condition in his
development phase
B. Esperanto never went through its peak
C. Ups and downs were only experienced by Esperanto during its early development
phase
D. The idea of developing Esperanto has brought it to its lowest point
E. To achieve its maximum point Esperanto has had its highs and lows
34. How does the author organize the ideas?
A. Putting the main idea with examples
B. Presenting causes followed by effects
C. Interpreting words presented in the examples
D. Presenting the strengths of the main idea
E. Exposing supporting details chronologically
35. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ....
A. how current supporters of Esperanto are encouraging is growth
B. another of Zamenhof‘s accomplishments
C. the disadvantages of using an artificial languange
D. attemps to reconvene the World Congress of Esperanto in the 1920s
E. supports to create other languanges
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TEXT 8
Kitts is living proof that, even though the flesh and bone may be damaged or gone, the nerves
and parts of the brain that once controlled it live on. In many patients, they sit there waiting
to communicate—dangling telephone wires, severed from a handset. With microscopic
electrodes and surgical wizardry, doctors have begun to connect these parts in other patients
to devices such as cameras and microphones and motors. As a result, the blind can see, the
deaf can hear, and Amanda Kitts can fold her shirts.
Kitts is one of ―tomorrow‘s people,‖ a group whose missing or ruined body parts are
being replaced by devices embedded in their nervous systems that respond to commands
from their brains. The machines they use are called neural prostheses or—as scientists have
become more comfortable with a term made popular by science fiction writers—bionics. Eric
Schremp, who has been a quadriplegic since he shattered his neck during a swimming pool
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dive in 1992, now has an electronic device under his skin that lets him move his fingers to
grip a fork. Jo Ann Lewis, a blind woman, can see the shapes of trees with the help of a tiny
camera that communicates with her optic nerve. And Tammy Kenny can speak to her 18month-old son, Aiden, and he can reply, because the boy, born deaf, has 22 electrodes inside
his ear that change sounds picked up by a microphone into signals his auditory nerve can
understand.
The work is extremely delicate, a series of trials filled with many errors. As scientists
have learned that it‘s possible to link machine and mind, they have also learned how difficult
it is to maintain that connection. If the cup atop Kitts‘s arm shifts just slightly, for instance,
she might not be able to close her fingers. Still, bionics represents a big leap forward,
enabling researchers to give people back much more of what they‘ve lost than was ever
possible before.
―That‘s really what this work is about: restoration,‖ says Joseph Pancrazio, program
director for neural engineering at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
―When a person with a spinal-cord injury can be in a restaurant, feeding himself, and no one
else notices, that is my definition of success.‖
36.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The definition of success.
B. People who are assisted by bionic technology.
C. Elaborate explanation of how neural prostheses perform.
D. Potential and current practical applications of bionics.
E. The use of bionics in the past.
37.
The nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged or missing body
parts___
A. automatically regenerate themselves.
B. keep on functioning.
C. shift their function to other parts of the body.
D. are temporarily inactive.
E. are stably connected.
38.
Which one is correct according to the passage?
A. Bionic technology has flawlessly replaced missing physical functions.
B. Jo Ann Lewis, using a tiny camera that communicates with her optic nerve, can
hardly see other shapes but those of trees.
C. The link between a bionic machine and the brain is sometimes unstable.
D. Bionic devices are attached to human‘s nervous system and mostly voice-activated.
E. The link between nerve and the brain is not in relation.
39.
The word ‗restoration‘ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to___
A. reengagement
C. regrouping
E. represent
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D. review
The pronoun ‗they‘ in line 2 represents___
A. patients
B. the nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged or missing flesh and
bone
C. telephone wires
D. the flesh and bone that are damaged or gone
E. the links between bionic and the brain.
SOLUSI
1. Jawaban E
Berdasarkan teks di atas, kesimpulan yang paling sesuai adalah opsi E. Opsi A sebagian
benar tetapi teks tersebut tidak benar-benar menyebutkan tentang Tolerance. B,C, dan D
tidak pernah disebutkan dalam paragraph.
2. Jawaban A
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah opsi A. Opsi C hanya mengungkapkan ide pokok dari
paragraph pertama. Opsi B salah mengartikan issue yang ada pada paragraph terakhir,
sementara opsi D merupakan supporting details dari paragraph terakhir dan bukan
merupakan main idea. Opsi E tidak disebutkan dalam paragraph dan sangat berlawanan
dengan tone penulis.
3. Jawaban B
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah opsi B. Penulis menyatakan pada paragraph terakhir
bahwa karir music popular untuk para wanita merupakan "a balancing act" dan bahwa
"Working within the limits of popular music has proven difficult and dangerous for
women." Berdasarkan dua informasi tersebut dapat kita ketahui bahwa penulis dengan
jelas mengungkapkan bahwa ia tidak memandang music popular sebagai hal yang cocok
untuk para wanita.
4. Jawaban C
Teks di atas sangat mungkin berasal dari sebuah buku pada penelitian tentang jender
karena kebanyakan membicarakan tentang tantangan yang dihadapi wanita pada ranah
tertentu.
5. Jawaban B
Overwhelming (besar sekali)= Tremendously. The answer is B.
6. Jawaban C
The subject of the previous sentence talked about women, so the best answer is C
7. Jawaban D
Dinyatakan dengan jelas pada paragraph pertama bahwa Blues, Rock, dan Pop pada
awalnya merupakan jenre music yang disominasi oleh laki-laki, dan oleh karenanya
mulai dari gaya berpakaian, lirik, dan suara musiknya berkaitan erat dengan perspektif
laki-laki.
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8. Jawaban B
Jawaban yang paling benar adalah opsi B, karena pernyataan tersebut dengan jelas
dinyatakan pada baris 4-5.
9. Jawaban C
Type: vocabulary
Desire (hasrat)= Passion. The correct answer is C
10. Jawaban B
Jawaban yang paling benar adalah opsi B. Ini didasarkan dari informasi yang dapat
dibaca pada kalimat terakhir pargarf ke 2 pada teks di atas.
11. Jawaban A
bagian awal teks membahas tentang pada tahun 2050 populasi menjadi dua kali lipat
mengkonsumsi makanan
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12. Jawaban E
tujuan penulis menulis teks tsb untuk mengajak pembaca menggunakan teknologi
pertanian. Hal ini dapat dibuktikan di setiap paragraph
13. Jawaban A
paragraph 1 membahas tentang dampak pertumbuhan populasi sedangkan paragraph 2
membahas solusinya
14. Jawaban Akata they merujuk pada teknologi
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15. Jawaban D
pernyataan yang salah tentang usaha untuk meningkatkan produksi makanan dengan
menggunakan pupuk berbahan kimia.
16. Jawaban A
sudut pandang penulis tentang produksi makanan dimasa depan harus memperhatikan
aspek lingkungan. Hal tsb didukung pernyataan pada paragraph 2 baris 16-19.
17. Jawaban D
paragraph 2 berisi informasi tersirat tentang bahan kimia mempunyai komplikasi
material.
18. Jawaban C―chemist no exception‖ ahli kimia tidak terkecuali. Pernyataan tersebut
mempunyai makna sama dengan ahli kima juga membuat klasifikasi jenis bahan kimia.
19. Jawaban A
Paragraph 2 memberikan informasi bahwa bahan kimia memiliki banyak tipe.
20. Jawaban D
Topikdariteks A dan B keduanya membahas tentang dua president amerika yang hebat
dalam kepemimpinannya
21. Jawaban: E
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Pernyataan yang benar dari kedua teks di atas bahwa jeferson dan kenedy memiliki
program untuk mengembangkan negaranya
22. Jawaban: A
Kedua teks sama-sama menggambarkan dua pemimpin penting di US
23. Jawaban: B
Ringkasan yang tepat untuk kedua teks bahwa jeferson memperjuangkan kesetaraan dan
kenedy melawan kemiskinan
24. Jawaban: B
Jika kenedy masih hidup dapat kita simpulkan ia akan melawan kemiskinan. Hal ini
didukung pada teks B paragraph 3
25. Jawaban: E
Makna kalimat soal: Pada kenyataannya, kita menghabiskan malam bergantian antara
dua jenis tidur, masing-masing dengan mekanisma (mechanism) otak dan tujuan yang
berbeda.
26. Jawaban: A
Makna lanjutan kalimat soal adalah: Pernapasan atau tekanan jantung (heart rate) teratur.
27. Jawaban: B
Untuk membentuk kalimat soal yang padu, kalimat soal perlu dilengkapi dengan: Tidur
paradoks (aktif) ditandai dengan pernafasan dan detak jantung yang tidak teratur,
pasokan darah ke otak yang meningkat (increased blood supply to the brain) dan suhu
otak yang meningkat.
28. Jawaban: C
Berdasarkan keseluruhan wacana soal nampak jelas bahwa pernyataan yang tidak relevan
dengan gagasan dampak pemanasan global yang disebabkan oleh pertanian konvensional
adalah: bergantung pada pupuk yang kaya dengan nitrogen (relying on nitrogen-rich
fertilizer).
29. Jawaban: A
Asumsi yang dapat ditarik dari keseluruhan wacana soal adalah penulis yakin bahwa
penggunaan tanah dan manajemen nitrogen dapat membantu petani mengurangi produksi
gas rumah kaca (reduce greenhouse gas production).
30. Jawaban: A
Berdasarkan isi keseluruhan wacana soal yang membahas inovasi di bidang pertanian,
dapat disimpulkan bahwa tujuan penulis memaparkan wacana soal adalah untuk
mengajukan pendekatan yang inovatif terhadap pertanian ramah lingkungan (propose an
innovative approach to green farming).
31. Jawaban: D
Dalam memaparkan wacana soal, penulis menyajikan dukungan akademik–dengan
dipaparkannya hasil penelitian–terhadap informasi yang dipaparkan di paragraf ke-2.
32. Jawaban: E
Kalimat terakhir paragraf kelima wacana soal menyebutkan: Congress were held
annually for nine years, and 4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World
Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914, when World War I erupted and forced its
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cancellation. Pernyataan ini menyiratkan bahwa Kongres Esperanto ke-10 tidak pernah
terlaksana.
33. Jawaban: A
Ungkapan Esperanto has had its ups and down an the period since World War I, sejalan
dengan ungkapan “Since World War I, Esperanto has gone through high and low
condition in his development phase” (Sejak perang dunia ke-1, Esperanto telah melewati
pasang surut dalam fase perkembangannya).
34. Jawaban: A
Ungkapan Esperanto has had its ups and down an the period since World War I, sejalan
dengan ungkapan “Since World War I, Esperanto has gone through high and low
condition in his development phase” (Sejak perang dunia ke-1, Esperanto telah melewati
pasang surut dalam fase perkembangannya).
35. Jawaban: E
Dalam pemaparan wacana soal, penulis mengorganisir gagasannya dengan mengekspos
detail-detail pendukung secara kronologis dengan memaparkan berbagai peristiwa dari
waktu ke waktu.
36. Jawaban D
Dari keseluruhan teks dapat kita tarik kasimpulan bahwa teks tersebut berbicara tentang
potensi dan pengaplikasian tehnologi bionik. (Potential and current practical
applications of bionics.)
37. Jawaban: B
The nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged or missing body parts
keep on functioning.* jawaban ini dirujuk dari kalimat berikut: Kitts is living proof that,
even though the flesh and bone may be damaged or gone, the nerves and parts of the
brain that once controlled it live on.
38. Jawaban: C
Which one is correct according to the passage? The link between a bionic machine and
the brain is sometimes unstable.* Jawaban ini berdasarkan makna tersirat dari paragraf 2
dan 3.
39. Jawaban: B
The word ‗restoration‘ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to (rebuilding*)
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40. Jawaban: B
The word ‗they refers to the nerves and parts of the brain that once controlled damaged
or missing flesh and bone*. ini dapat dirujuk dari penggalan paragraf berikut: “Kitts is
living proof that, even though the flesh and bone may be damaged or gone, the nerves
and parts of the brain that once controlled it live on. In many patients, they sit there
waiting to communicate—dangling telephone wires, severed from a handset.”
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