Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris SMA

Chairul Tanjung is a successful businessman from Indonesia. He leads the CT Corp which consists of three sub-holding companies: Mega Corp, Trans Corp, and CT Global Resources. These companies concern on financial services, media, retail, lifestyle, entertainment, and natural resources. Some of his businesses are Bank Mega, Carrefour, Trans TV, Trans 7, Trans Studio, and others.

He has a tall body, dark hair, slightly slanted eyes and brown skin like most of Indonesian. CT was born on June 16, 1962 and he is 55 years old in 2017. CT has two children with his beloved wife Anita Ratnasari Tanjung. Chairul has graduated from faculty of dentistry at University of Indonesia. Because of being economically disadvantaged, he began to do business in the college. After graduation, he has established bigger businesses. In 2014, he was in the 375^th as the richest people in the world by Forbes.

What is the purpose of the text?

• To describe about tips to succeed the business

• To describe Chairul as the successful person

• To tell the readers about Chairul’s experience

• To give information about dentistry

WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ORBIT IN SPACE?

The Moon orbits Earth. Space shuttles and artificial satellites also orbit Earth.

Spacecraft sent to explore distant planets sometimes go into orbit. A spacecraft orbits a planet and takes pictures and measurements.

Everything in our solar system orbits around the Sun. All the planets orbit the Sun. Pieces of rock called asteroids orbit the Sun. Balls of ice and rock called comets orbit the Sun. Moons orbit planets, which orbit the Sun.

Our Sun is a star in the Milky Way Galaxy. A galaxy is a group of stars. All the stars in the Milky Way orbit the center of the Galaxy.

Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

The above text possibly attracts student’s attention who ….

• Will be the astronaut

• Likes discussing space

• Believes in supra natural power

• Enjoys reading fiction texts

Last night our family went to the Ball dome to watch the Kings play shooters. When we got to the stadium we were shown to our seats by the usher. Just as we sat down the band played the national anthem and so we stood. After the anthem both teams entered the court. As they did, the cheerleaders waved their streamers. Next, the referee placed his whistle in his mouth and signaled the start of play.

“Just as we sat down the band played the national anthem …”

What does the underlined word refer to?

• The writer and his family

• The writer and other spectators

• The cheerleaders

• The players of Kings

Last night our family went to the Ball dome to watch the Kings play shooters. When we got to the stadium we were shown to our seats by the usher. Just as we sat down the band played the national anthem and so we stood. After the anthem both teams entered the court. As they did, the cheerleaders waved their streamers. Next, the referee placed his whistle in his mouth and signaled the start of play.

What did the writer want to do by writing this text?

• To describe the match

• To amuse the readers

• To share his experience

• To tell the strength of Kings in play

Crocodiles belong to reptiles. They have longer hind limbs than fore limbs. Each crocodiles jaw carries 24 sharp teeth meant to grasp and crush not to chew. The teeth are continuously replace along the crocodile’s life. They have a four chambered heart like in birds and mammals, for an active life. Still when diving, the heart behaves like a three chambered reptilian heart, enabling them to stay more underwater.

Crocodile can swim just with the help of their wonderful tail with 40 km per hour, and can stand under 2-3 hours. On the land they can burst on short rapid races, but they get tired very quickly. They can also execute jumps out of water, a several meters long. Many times crocodiles stay on the river banks mouth wide open. That is not an aggressive posture, but a way to cool off. They sweat through the mouth.

The largest crocodiles species is salt water crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), encountered from India to northern Australia and Fiji. It can reach 7 m in length and 1 ton in weight. Even so, crocodiles egg is no longer than that of a goose. The smallest crocodile is the drawf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetrapis) from central Africa, which has a maximum length of 1,9 m.

Which of the following is Not True about the crocodiles?

• The crocodile’s teeth are continuously replaced a long the crocodile’s life

• Crocodiles can stay on the river banks mouth wide open

• Crocodiles sweat through their skins

• The drawf crocodile is the smallest crocodile