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Reading test SKB

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

The most popular festival in Japan takes place from 1st-3rd January, and is called Ganjitsu, which means ‘the beginning of the year’. People believe that good or bad luck in the first few days of the year represents the luck you will have for the rest of the year. Ganjitsu is celebrated by ceremonial house cleaning, feasting, and by the exchanging of visits and presents. Most people put up special decorations at the entrance to their houses to keep out evil spirits. The main decoration is a sacred rope decorated with ferns, oranges, and lobster. All of these things are thought to bring good fortune, prosperity, and long life. Finally, no celebration is complete without mochi cake and zoni soup. Both the cake and the soup are made from traditional recipes.

1.The topic of the above paragraph is ….

a)

(A) popular Japanese celebrations

b)

(B) the Ganjitsu Festival

c)

(C) good and bad luck in Japan

d)

(D) keeping up evil spirits in Japan

2.

2.Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful paragraph!

1.Being afraid Maya and Rita sat closely to each other. 2.What a relief! The shadow was their camp leader doing an inspection. 3.It was midnight, but Maya and Rita were still awake. 4.Then, they saw a tall and big shadow outside their tent. 5. They peeped outside through a small hole in the tent. 6.Suddenly, they heard a soft voice outside. 7.After the campfire, all the scouts enter their tents to have a rest, including Maya and Rita.

a)

A) 7 – 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 2

b)

B) 7 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 6 – 1

c)

C) 7 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 6

d)

D) 7 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 6

3.

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been … (3) … in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair … (4) … and black short hair. Some people considered Atkinson as “the man with the rubber face.” In fact, he has … (5) … funny face with unique smile. He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows. His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a men’s suit with shirt, collar, trousers and a pair of shiny shoes.

3.Choose a word that can complete the sentence above..

a)

A) nominated

b)

B) checked

c)

C) written

d)

D) noted

e)

E) listed

4.

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been … (3) … in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair … (4) … and black short hair. Some people considered Atkinson as “the man with the rubber face.” In fact, he has … (5) … funny face with unique smile. He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows. His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a men’s suit with shirt, collar, trousers and a pair of shiny shoes.

4.Choose a word that can complete the sentence above...

a)

A) attraction

b)

B) perfection

c)

C) complexion

d)

D) performance

e)

E) modification

5.

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been … (3) … in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair … (4) … and black short hair. Some people considered Atkinson as “the man with the rubber face.” In fact, he has … (5) … funny face with unique smile. He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes and thick eyebrows. His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a men’s suit with shirt, collar, trousers and a pair of shiny shoes.

5.Choose a word that can complete the sentence above...

a)

A) really

b)

B) surely

c)

C) likely

d)

D) merely

e)

E) obviously

6.

At 55 I have just gone to Bali for the first time with my husband. We stayed in Seminyak and had a wonderful time. We took Jetstar in economy over and were in 2nd last row and even then by time off plane purchasing VOA and Immigration took about 1 hour - wasn't too bad. Departing last night, Jetstar was late by one hour but we had paid to go Business class so it was not that bad. We sat in Premier Lounge - not a great selection of food or wine (wine is my thing) but it was enjoyable anyway. Of course, new airport is underway and things may be different once that is up and running. We didn't get sick or robbed or bitten. Yes, footpaths are broken and or missing and some smells but that didn't 16deter us. People were friendly and so polite. The weather was just fantastic. When asked to take what looked like post cards we politely said "no thank you " and that was the last of it. Bintang beer mostly $2.50 very cheap and was the food and we ate in good restaurants - La Lucciola, Breeze, Sardine, Sarong and Metis. As we had breakfast supplied at The Samaya we didn't need lunch and we were given fruit salad by the pool and afternoon tea so only dinner was required. We enjoyed Sarong in particular. We used hand sanitizer and luckily for us we didn't get the dreaded dire - rear. A driver took us to Ubud and Jimbaran Bay and through Kuta. Mostly this was a relaxing one week there. Manicures, pedicures, hair, massage were so cheap - roughly $8 - we had these done at Body Works in Seminyak. I also had Wendy the dressmaker come to our hotel and made me skirts which I was very happy with. This morning in Sydney airport, it took us just 30 minutes to be off the plane and into a taxi. Jetstar made up time flying home - only 5 hours and 10 minutes. It was all a breeze. Bali had never been on my to do list, but I will be going back that is for sure.

6.What happened when they were about to leave for Bali?

a)

A. They needed to cancel their trip.

b)

B. They needed to put their trip off.

c)

C. The plane crashed.

d)

D. The adverse weather prompted the plane to delay.

e)

E. The plane was late for an hour.

7.

7.What is the topic of the announcement above?

a)

A. The presentation of the Fairmount Community Health Plan

b)

B. How to be a councilperson

c)

C. The invitation of gathering

d)

D. Virginia Commonwealth University

e)

E. Celebrating students’ ideas and visions

8.

Ibn Sina's first appointment was that of physician to the emir, Nuh II, who owed him his recovery from a …(8) illness (997). Ibn Sina's chief reward for this service was access to the royal library of the Samanids, well-known patrons of scholarship and scholars. When the library was destroyed by fire not long after, the enemies of Ibn Sina accused him of burning it, in order for ever to conceal the sources of his knowledge. Meanwhile, he assisted his father in his financial labors, but still found time to write some of his earliest works.

When Ibn Sina was 22 years old, he lost his father. The Samanid dynasty came to its end in December 1004. Ibn Sina seems to have declined the offers of Mahmud of Ghazni, and proceeded westwards to Urgench in modern Turkmenistan, where the vizier, regarded as a friend of scholars, gave him a small monthly stipend. The pay was small, however, so Ibn Sina wandered from place to place (9)… the districts of Nishapur and Merv to the borders of Khorasan, seeking an opening for his talents. Qabus, the generous ruler of Tabaristan, himself a poet and a scholar, with whom Ibn Sina had expected to find asylum, was on about that date (1012) starved to death by his troops who had revolted. Ibn Sina himself was at this time stricken by a severe illness. Finally, at Gorgan, near the Caspian Sea, Ibn Sina met with a friend, who bought a dwelling near his own house in which Ibnu Sina...(10) on logic and astronomy. Several of Ibn Sina's treatises were written for this patron; and the commencement of his Canon of Medicine also dates from his stay in Hyrcania.

8.Which of these following words is appropriate to fill the gap above?

a)

A. dangerous

b)

B. rare

c)

C. benevolent

d)

D. malevolent

9.

Ibn Sina's first appointment was that of physician to the emir, Nuh II, who owed him his recovery from a 15…(8) illness (997). Ibn Sina's chief reward for this service was access to the royal library of the Samanids, well-known patrons of scholarship and scholars. When the library was destroyed by fire not long after, the enemies of Ibn Sina accused him of burning it, in order for ever to conceal the sources of his knowledge. Meanwhile, he assisted his father in his financial labors, but still found time to write some of his earliest works.

When Ibn Sina was 22 years old, he lost his father. The Samanid dynasty came to its end in December 1004. Ibn Sina seems to have declined the offers of Mahmud of Ghazni, and proceeded westwards to Urgench in modern Turkmenistan, where the vizier, regarded as a friend of scholars, gave him a small monthly stipend. The pay was small, however, so Ibn Sina wandered from place to place (9)… the districts of Nishapur and Merv to the borders of Khorasan, seeking an opening for his talents. Qabus, the generous ruler of Tabaristan, himself a poet and a scholar, with whom Ibn Sina had expected to find asylum, was on about that date (1012) starved to death by his troops who had revolted. Ibn Sina himself was at this time stricken by a severe illness. Finally, at Gorgan, near the Caspian Sea, Ibn Sina met with a friend, who bought a dwelling near his own house in which Ibnu Sina ...(10) on logic and astronomy. Several of Ibn Sina's treatises were written for this patron; and the commencement of his Canon of Medicine also dates from his stay in Hyrcania.

9.Which of these following words is appropriate to fill the gap above?

a)

A. during

b)

B. throughout

c)

C. through

d)

D. for

10.

Ibn Sina's first appointment was that of physician to the emir, Nuh II, who owed him his recovery from a (8)… illness (997). Ibn Sina's chief reward for this service was access to the royal library of the Samanids, well-known patrons of scholarship and scholars. When the library was destroyed by fire not long after, the enemies of Ibn Sina accused him of burning it, in order for ever to conceal the sources of his knowledge. Meanwhile, he assisted his father in his financial labors, but still found time to write some of his earliest works.

When Ibn Sina was 22 years old, he lost his father. The Samanid dynasty came to its end in December 1004. Ibn Sina seems to have declined the offers of Mahmud of Ghazni, and proceeded westwards to Urgench in modern Turkmenistan, where the vizier, regarded as a friend of scholars, gave him a small monthly stipend. The pay was small, however, so Ibn Sina wandered from place to place (9)… the districts of Nishapur and Merv to the borders of Khorasan, seeking an opening for his talents. Qabus, the generous ruler of Tabaristan, himself a poet and a scholar, with whom Ibn Sina had expected to find asylum, was on about that date (1012) starved to death by his troops who had revolted. Ibn Sina himself was at this time stricken by a severe illness. Finally, at Gorgan, near the Caspian Sea, Ibn Sina met with a friend, who bought a dwelling near his own house in which Ibnu Sina (10)... on logic and astronomy. Several of Ibn Sina's treatises were written for this patron; and the commencement of his Canon of Medicine also dates from his stay in Hyrcania.

10.Choose a word that can complete the sentence above

a)

A. lecture

b)

B. lecturer

c)

C. lecturing

d)

D. lectured

11.

11.the announcement above is addressed to?

a)

A. Management

b)

B. Lucy

c)

C, Supervisors

d)

D. All Staff

12.

SUPER SALE

TO MARK CROSSROAD SUPERMARKET'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

In the whole month of July

Come and visit us this July to celeberate our 10th anniversary and enjoy a lot of surprises.

We offer:

· Up to 50% discount on dairy products, bakery and fresh meat.

· Free food samples, free ice cream, and free gifts.

· Trivia Contests to win 10 mobile phones, 10 microwaves, and 10 dekstop computer sets.

· Daily live music from 5 to 9 pm.

· Weekend suprises.

Visit our website www.crossroadsupermarket.com to get more information on all special events in July, or contact us at 7994352.

See you at Crossroad Supermarket at no. 45 Washington Avenue.

Bring this flyer and get a free gift at the Customer Service Counter.

12.What will a shopper who brings this flyer get?

a)

A. Discount voucher.

b)

B. Free food samples.

c)

C. Free Gift

d)

D. Free icecream

13.

SUPER SALE

TO MARK CROSSROAD SUPERMARKET'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

In the whole month of July

Come and visit us this July to celeberate our 10th anniversary and enjoy a lot of surprises.

We offer:

· Up to 50% discount on dairy products, bakery and fresh meat.

· Free food samples, free ice cream, and free gifts.

· Trivia Contests to win 10 mobile phones, 10 microwaves, and 10 dekstop computer sets.

· Daily live music from 5 to 9 pm.

· Weekend suprises.

Visit our website www.crossroadsupermarket.com to get more information on all special events in July, or contact us at 7994352.

See you at Crossroad Supermarket at no. 45 Washington Avenue.

Bring this flyer and get a free gift at the Customer Service Counter.

13. Which one is not mentioned in the flyer?

a)

A. The website address.

b)

B. Discount

c)

C. date of anniversary

d)

D. the founder's name

14.

KUSUMA HOTEL

Resort & Convention

A hotel with cottages and high rise building built on 17 ha, consist of 103 standard and 49 luxurious rooms.

A hotel, mixing business with pleasure, you can go fishing, jogging cycling, play volleyball, enjoy our tennis court (2 lines), billiard, badminton, fitness, soccer stadium, children playground, horse back riding around the hotel, and swim in Teratai swimming pool, enjoy apple, orange and strawberry plantation.

Direct Reservation :

Jalan Abdul Gani Atas, Phone (0341) 4573467647

Fax. (0143) 564-765

14). How many rooms does Kusuma Hotel have?..

a)

a. 103 rooms

b)

b. 19 rooms

c)

c. 152 rooms

d)

d, 150 rooms

15.

LOVATO

Stationery


Come and get the best items we

have:

Books, pens, pencils, school bags, erasers,

Various kinds of rulers..

All of them are of export quality. Some items are produced in limited edition

so you are not going to find them in other stores.

Grand Opening :

21st June

2010


On Jl. Citarum 23, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

15). Which stationeries are not mentioned in the text ?..

a)

a. Erasers

b)

b. Rulers

c)

c. Papers

d)

e. Books

16.

ROOM FACILITIES

The hotel provides 82 comfortable guest rooms that consist of Supeior Rooms, Superior Seaview Rooms and 22 Deluxe Cottages with modern Balinese style architecture, private balcony and international standard facilities. Each room has a private balcony, fully air conditioned, a telephone, a mini bar, radio/music, intrenational TV channels, in house movie, tea and coffee making facilities, a hair drier, slippers, an umbrella, a bath/showre with hot and cold running water and a safe deposit box.

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US ON :

Phone : +62 361 751961, Fax : +62 361 751962

e-mail : reservation @ kutaseaviewhotel.com or sale .kutaseaviewhotel.com

website : www.kutaseaviewhotel.com

16). What does the advertisement promote ?

a)

A. The hotel rooms

b)

B. The cottage

c)

C. The Seaview

d)

D. the facilities

17.

ROOM FACILITIES


The hotel provides 82 comfortable guest rooms that consist of Supeior Rooms, Superior Seaview Rooms and 22 Deluxe Cottages with modern Balinese style architecture, private balcony and international standard facilities. Each room has a private balcony, fully air conditioned, a telephone, a mini bar, radio/music, intrenational TV channels, in house movie, tea and coffee making facilities, a hair drier, slippers, an umbrella, a bath/showre with hot and cold running water and a safe deposit box.

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US ON :

Phone : +62 361 751961, Fax : +62 361 751962

e-mail : reservation @ kutaseaviewhotel.com or sale .kutaseaviewhotel.com

website : www.kutaseaviewhotel.com

17. The guest can enjoy watching movies since the hotel offers

a)

A. A cinema

b)

B. A mini bar

c)

C. TV Bar

d)

D. A house movie

e)

E. Private balcony

18.

A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface where molten rock can escape from underneath. The Earth’s surface is made up of tectonic plates, which are spreading apart, crunching into each other, or sliding beside one another. Volcanoes are typically found at the fault lines between these plates. There can be active volcanoes, which are currently, or have recently erupted. There are also dormant volcanoes, which haven’t erupted recently, and extinct volcanoes, which will never erupt again.

There are 4 major types of volcanoes:

Cinder Cone Volcanoes

These are the simplest type of volcano. They occur when particles and blobs of lava are ejected from a volcanic vent. The lava is blown violently into the air, and the pieces rain down around the vent. Over time, this builds up a circular or oval-shaped cone, with a bowl-shaped crater at the top. Cinder cone volcanoes rarely grow larger than about 1,000 feet above their surroundings.

Composite Volcanoes

Composite volcanoes, or strato volcanoes make up some of the world’s most memorable mountains: Mount Rainier, Mount Fuji, and Mount Cotopaxi, for example. These volcanoes have a conduit system inside them that channels magma from deep within the Earth to the surface. They can have clusters of vents, with lava breaking through walls, or issuing from fissures on the sides of the mountain. With all this material coming out, they can grow thousands of meters tall. As we’ve seen with the famous Mount Saint Helens, composite volcanoes can explode violently.

Shield Volcanoes

These are large, broad volcanoes that look like shields from above – hence the name. The lava that pours out of shield volcanoes is thin, so it can travel for great distances down the shallow slopes of the volcano. These volcanoes build up slowly over time, with hundreds of eruptions, creating many layers. They’re not likely to explode catastrophically. Perhaps the best-known shield volcanoes are the ones that make up the Hawaiian Islands, especially Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

Lava Domes

Volcanic or lava domes are created by small masses of lava which are too viscous (thick) to flow very far. Unlike shield volcanoes, with low-viscosity lava, the magma from volcanic domes just piles up over and around the vent. The dome grows by expansion of the lava within, and the mountain forms from material spilling off the sides of the growing dome. Lava domes can explode violently, releasing a huge amount of hot rock and ash.

18.What is the topic of the passage above?

a)

A. The definition of volcano

b)

B. The classification of volcano

c)

C. The meaning of volcano

d)

D. The classification of shield volcano

e)

E. The definition of composite volcano

19.

A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface where molten rock can escape from underneath. The Earth’s surface is made up of tectonic plates, which are spreading apart, crunching into each other, or sliding beside one another. Volcanoes are typically found at the fault lines between these plates. There can be active volcanoes, which are currently, or have recently erupted. There are also dormant volcanoes, which haven’t erupted recently, and extinct volcanoes, which will never erupt again.

There are 4 major types of volcanoes:

Cinder Cone Volcanoes

These are the simplest type of volcano. They occur when particles and blobs of lava are ejected from a volcanic vent. The lava is blown violently into the air, and the pieces rain down around the vent. Over time, this builds up a circular or oval-shaped cone, with a bowl-shaped crater at the top. Cinder cone volcanoes rarely grow larger than about 1,000 feet above their surroundings.

Composite Volcanoes

Composite volcanoes, or strato volcanoes make up some of the world’s most memorable mountains: Mount Rainier, Mount Fuji, and Mount Cotopaxi, for example. These volcanoes have a conduit system inside them that channels magma from deep within the Earth to the surface. They can have clusters of vents, with lava breaking through walls, or issuing from fissures on the sides of the mountain. With all this material coming out, they can grow thousands of meters tall. As we’ve seen with the famous Mount Saint Helens, composite volcanoes can explode violently.

Shield Volcanoes

These are large, broad volcanoes that look like shields from above – hence the name. The lava that pours out of shield volcanoes is thin, so it can travel for great distances down the shallow slopes of the volcano. These volcanoes build up slowly over time, with hundreds of eruptions, creating many layers. They’re not likely to explode catastrophically. Perhaps the best-known shield volcanoes are the ones that make up the Hawaiian Islands, especially Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

Lava Domes

Volcanic or lava domes are created by small masses of lava which are too viscous (thick) to flow very far. Unlike shield volcanoes, with low-viscosity lava, the magma from volcanic domes just piles up over and around the vent. The dome grows by expansion of the lava within, and the mountain forms from material spilling off the sides of the growing dome. Lava domes can explode violently, releasing a huge amount of hot rock and ash.

19.Which volcano has low-viscosity lava?

a)

A. Composite volcano

b)

B. Shield volcano

c)

C. Explosion volcano

d)

D. Cinder Cone

e)

E. Lava volcano

20.

20.Seberapa yakin kalian lulus SKB?

a)

A. Kurang Yakin

b)

B. Ga Yakin

c)

C. Bingung

d)

D. Yakin Seyakin yakinnya