Laura : I'm interested in visiting Lombok. what do you think about it?

Stella : ..., Lombok is a great destination for travelling. You should go there.

Zoe : Mathematic is very difficult. don't you think so?

Rani : ... I find it quite interesting. but for English subject, I must work harder.

What is the picture describing?

Raisa : I don’t know whether I will take the scholarship or not. It does not cover the plane ticket. I don’t have enough money for it.

Hamish : ...

Raisa : Thank you a million. That’s very kind of you.

Which of the following setences best fill the blank?

The following text is for question 25.

(1) Jakarta post: The research, published in the proceedings of the Royal Society B, has investigated the bacterium in eleven individuals ranging from as far back as the Bronze age up to the twentieth century. Samples have been taken from individuals in Europe and in both pre and post-colonial America. The oldest case study was that of an individual from 1200 BC, found in Burial cave in Mountainsell (Licidia, Catalonia). 

(2) The study found that ancient genetic material from principle Bacterium, streptococcus mutant, cause dental carries. The mutant has increased its genetic material change overtime. This is possibly due to the coincidence of dietary changes that are linked with the expansion of humanity.

(3) Similar study conducted by researchers from the University Autonma de Barcelona (UAB) and laboratoria Nasional de Genomica para la Bie diversided, Mexico, put the genetic material in order and found that genetic diversity has been produced, especially in the fragment of a gene that codifies a virulence factor known as dextranase.

How could the ancient genetic expand to humanity? . . .

"The book was released in July 2007." Synonym of the underlined word means....

This text is for questions 22 to 24.

(1) JK. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodury, July 31st 1965. Her childhood was generally happy, although she does remember getting teased because of her name, “Rowling” – She recalls often getting called “Rowling pin” by her less than ingenious school friends. She studied at St Michael’s Primary School in Gloucestershire, before moving to Chepstow, South Wales at the age of nine.

(2) From an early age, JK. Rowling had an ambition to be a writer. She often tried her hand at writing, although little came from her early efforts. Aged six she wrote a book about a rabbit with measles. After her mother praised her effort, Rowling replied ‘well get it published then.’ She admits it was a ‘Bit of an odd thing for a child of six to think. I don’t know where it came from…”

(3) In 1991, she left England to get a job as an English teacher in Portugal. It was here that she met her first husband, Jorge Arantes – and had a child Jessica. However, after a couple of years, the couple split after a fierce argument; where by all accounts JK. Rowling was thrown out of the house.

(4) On the 21st December 2006, she finished her final book of the Harry Potter Series – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows“. The book was released in July 2007, becoming one of the fastest selling books of all time. Rowling has said the book is her favourite, and it makes her both happy and sad. She has said she will continue writing but there is little chance of continuing the Harry Potter Series. She however, may release a dictionary of things related to Hogwarts and Harry Potter that were never published in other books.

(5) Rowling currently lives in Scotland, on the banks of the river Tay, with her 2nd husband Neil Murray; and has 3 children, two with husband Neil.

How did J.K Rowling divorce?

This text is for questions 22 to 24.

(1) JK. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodury, July 31st 1965. Her childhood was generally happy, although she does remember getting teased because of her name, “Rowling” – She recalls often getting called “Rowling pin” by her less than ingenious school friends. She studied at St Michael’s Primary School in Gloucestershire, before moving to Chepstow, South Wales at the age of nine.

(2) From an early age, JK. Rowling had an ambition to be a writer. She often tried her hand at writing, although little came from her early efforts. Aged six she wrote a book about a rabbit with measles. After her mother praised her effort, Rowling replied ‘well get it published then.’ She admits it was a ‘Bit of an odd thing for a child of six to think. I don’t know where it came from…”

(3) In 1991, she left England to get a job as an English teacher in Portugal. It was here that she met her first husband, Jorge Arantes – and had a child Jessica. However, after a couple of years, the couple split after a fierce argument; where by all accounts JK. Rowling was thrown out of the house.

(4) On the 21st December 2006, she finished her final book of the Harry Potter Series – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows“. The book was released in July 2007, becoming one of the fastest selling books of all time. Rowling has said the book is her favourite, and it makes her both happy and sad. She has said she will continue writing but there is little chance of continuing the Harry Potter Series. She however, may release a dictionary of things related to Hogwarts and Harry Potter that were never published in other books.

(5) Rowling currently lives in Scotland, on the banks of the river Tay, with her 2nd husband Neil Murray; and has 3 children, two with husband Neil.

The text tells us about....

Questions 18 – 21 are about the following text.

(1) A tornado can do a lot of damage. The wind of tornado rushes at great speed around a funnel-shaped cloud. It travels in a path a few hundred feet wide and about twenty-five miles long. As the wind circles counterclockwise, the funnel spirals higher and higher.  The  force  of  the  wind  sucks  tip  water,  dirt,  and  objects,  and  carries  them  along  with  it.  It  may  drop  them  again  many miles away. Houses and huge trees have been drawn into tornado funnels. At sea, ships have been nearly sunk by tornadoes dropping water on them. 

(2) East of Australia people talk about a rain of blood. This is caused by a tornado picking up red dust and mixing it with water to make red rain. There are even stories about a rain of fish and frogs caused by a tornado sucking them up and then dropping them.

The "rain of blood" east of Australia made of ....

Questions 18 – 21 are about the following text.

(1) A tornado can do a lot of damage. The wind of tornado rushes at great speed around a funnel-shaped cloud. It travels in a path a few hundred feet wide and about twenty-five miles long. As the wind circles counterclockwise, the funnel spirals higher and higher.  The  force  of  the  wind  sucks  tip  water,  dirt,  and  objects,  and  carries  them  along  with  it.  It  may  drop  them  again  many miles away. Houses and huge trees have been drawn into tornado funnels. At sea, ships have been nearly sunk by tornadoes dropping water on them. 

(2) East of Australia people talk about a rain of blood. This is caused by a tornado picking up red dust and mixing it with water to make red rain. There are even stories about a rain of fish and frogs caused by a tornado sucking them up and then dropping them.

The path of tornado is usually …

Questions 18 – 21 are about the following text.

(1) A tornado can do a lot of damage. The wind of tornado rushes at great speed around a funnel-shaped cloud. It travels in a path a few hundred feet wide and about twenty-five miles long. As the wind circles counterclockwise, the funnel spirals higher and higher.  The  force  of  the  wind  sucks  tip  water,  dirt,  and  objects,  and  carries  them  along  with  it.  It  may  drop  them  again  many miles away. Houses and huge trees have been drawn into tornado funnels. At sea, ships have been nearly sunk by tornadoes dropping water on them. 

(2) East of Australia people talk about a rain of blood. This is caused by a tornado picking up red dust and mixing it with water to make red rain. There are even stories about a rain of fish and frogs caused by a tornado sucking them up and then dropping them.

The wind in a tornado usually travels ….

Questions 18 – 21 are about the following text.

(1) A tornado can do a lot of damage. The wind of tornado rushes at great speed around a funnel-shaped cloud. It travels in a path a few hundred feet wide and about twenty-five miles long. As the wind circles counterclockwise, the funnel spirals higher and higher.  The  force  of  the  wind  sucks  tip  water,  dirt,  and  objects,  and  carries  them  along  with  it.  It  may  drop  them  again  many miles away. Houses and huge trees have been drawn into tornado funnels. At sea, ships have been nearly sunk by tornadoes dropping water on them. 

(2) East of Australia people talk about a rain of blood. This is caused by a tornado picking up red dust and mixing it with water to make red rain. There are even stories about a rain of fish and frogs caused by a tornado sucking them up and then dropping them.

A tornado is a …

This text is for questions 16 and 17.

ANNOUNCEMENT

(1) Due to the Education Ministry decree mentioned that all students especially in government high schools are obliged to take final Exam or Ujian Nasional based on computer or CBT, we are expectedly eager to invite all English teachers to come and join at CBT Training held by our MGMP on Monday, February 22, 2016, 08.00 PMat SMA Negeri 56 West Jakarta.

(2) This announcement is legally made based on the instruction of the local authority and the official invitation will be distributed at the time. Please also bring your laptop and cable roll. To make it easier and more efficient, each participant is expected to prepare a softcopy of complete paper based test which is later going to be converted into CBT. A flask disc and modem will be necessary also.

(3) Hopefully, this program will give any important contributions to our beloved students in facing the exam. Thanks for your attention and we are looking forward to seeing all of you at the training.

Participants should bring … beside a laptop, cable roll, a flask disc and modem in the training.

This text is for questions 16 and 17.

ANNOUNCEMENT

(1) Due to the Education Ministry decree mentioned that all students especially in government high schools are obliged to take final Exam or Ujian Nasional based on computer or CBT, we are expectedly eager to invite all English teachers to come and join at CBT Training held by our MGMP on Monday, February 22, 2016, 08.00 PM at SMA Negeri 56 West Jakarta.

(2) This announcement is legally made based on the instruction of the local authority and the official invitation will be distributed at the time. Please also bring your laptop and cable roll. To make it easier and more efficient, each participant is expected to prepare a softcopy of complete paper based test which is later going to be converted into CBT. A flask disc and modem will be necessary also.

(3) Hopefully, this program will give any important contributions to our beloved students in facing the exam. Thanks for your attention and we are looking forward to seeing all of you at the training.

 
What is the text about?

The following text is for questions 13 to 15.

Webcams Make Alaska Bears Accessible Mark Thiessen, Associated Press, Anchorage, Alaska Sci-Tech Tue, July 24, 2012, 6:15 PM

(1) A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park directly to computers and smartphones.

(2) Without having to go there, you’ll be able to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls and other sites and cubs tumbling over each other as they play. Starting Tuesday, a live Web stream (http:// is.gd/bfPAs8) will allow the public to log on and see the brown bears in their natural habitat.

(3) “I think it’s an unparalleled opportunity for people to get that front row seat of the lives of the bears at Brooks Camp”, said Roy Wood, chief of interpretation for Katmai National Park and Preserve.

(4) The project is a partnership with explore. org, which set up four high-definition cameras in Katmai, spokesman Jason Damata told The Associated Press. Three of them are at existing viewing stands where bear fans come to watch the animals.

(5) The cameras provide access to a national park that is difficult to reach and expensive for most tourists. It is about 275 miles southwest of Anchorage, but no roads lead to Katmai. A trip there involves multiple airplanes and a lot of advanced planning: it’s hard to get a lodge reservation at Brooks Camp before 2014. Camping is allowed, but on a reservation system that goes online January 5.

(6) “It takes a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money, and the webcams will make it accessible to anyone with access to a computer, a smartphone, a table device,” Wood said.

".... to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls." (paragraph 2). The underlined word is the most closely associated to....

The following text is for questions 13 to 15.

Webcams Make Alaska Bears Accessible Mark Thiessen, Associated Press, Anchorage, Alaska Sci-Tech Tue, July 24, 2012, 6:15 PM

(1) A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park directly to computers and smartphones.

(2) Without having to go there, you’ll be able to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls and other sites and cubs tumbling over each other as they play. Starting Tuesday, a live Web stream (http:// is.gd/bfPAs8) will allow the public to log on and see the brown bears in their natural habitat.

(3) “I think it’s an unparalleled opportunity for people to get that front row seat of the lives of the bears at Brooks Camp”, said Roy Wood, chief of interpretation for Katmai National Park and Preserve.

(4) The project is a partnership with explore. org, which set up four high-definition cameras in Katmai, spokesman Jason Damata told The Associated Press. Three of them are at existing viewing stands where bear fans come to watch the animals.

(5) The cameras provide access to a national park that is difficult to reach and expensive for most tourists. It is about 275 miles southwest of Anchorage, but no roads lead to Katmai. A trip there involves multiple airplanes and a lot of advanced planning: it’s hard to get a lodge reservation at Brooks Camp before 2014. Camping is allowed, but on a reservation system that goes online January 5.

(6) “It takes a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money, and the webcams will make it accessible to anyone with access to a computer, a smartphone, a table device,” Wood said.

It's proudly stated in the text that ....

The following text is for questions 13 to 15.

Webcams Make Alaska Bears Accessible Mark Thiessen, Associated Press, Anchorage, Alaska Sci-Tech Tue, July 24, 2012, 6:15 PM

(1) A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park directly to computers and smartphones.

(2) Without having to go there, you’ll be able to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls and other sites and cubs tumbling over each other as they play. Starting Tuesday, a live Web stream (http:// is.gd/bfPAs8) will allow the public to log on and see the brown bears in their natural habitat.

(3) “I think it’s an unparalleled opportunity for people to get that front row seat of the lives of the bears at Brooks Camp”, said Roy Wood, chief of interpretation for Katmai National Park and Preserve.

(4) The project is a partnership with explore. org, which set up four high-definition cameras in Katmai, spokesman Jason Damata told The Associated Press. Three of them are at existing viewing stands where bear fans come to watch the animals.

(5) The cameras provide access to a national park that is difficult to reach and expensive for most tourists. It is about 275 miles southwest of Anchorage, but no roads lead to Katmai. A trip there involves multiple airplanes and a lot of advanced planning: it’s hard to get a lodge reservation at Brooks Camp before 2014. Camping is allowed, but on a reservation system that goes online January 5.

(6) “It takes a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money, and the webcams will make it accessible to anyone with access to a computer, a smartphone, a table device,” Wood said.

What is the text about?

The following text is for questions 9 to 12.

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and   keep their airway open.

Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding.

Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their pause every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops.

Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose.

If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

"... to make sure the blood drains out ..." (paragraph 3). The underlined word is closest in meaning to ...

The following text is for questions 9 to 12.

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and   keep their airway open.

Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding.

Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their pause every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops.

Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose.

If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

In case of nose bleeding, if person speaks, ...

The following text is for questions 9 to 12.

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and   keep their airway open.

Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding.

Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their pause every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops.

Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose.

If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

The text is mostly useful in a condition ...

The following text is for questions 9 to 12.

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and   keep their airway open.

Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding.

Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their pause every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops.

Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood clots that may have started to form in the nose.

If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

What is the purpose of the text?

The following text is for questions 6 to 8.

USE OF FORMALIN AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FOODS

(1) The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been a serious for two reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimen and experiments. Formalin in biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body.

(2) The second reason is that there is not tight control from the government. This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use of formalin is spread wide all over the Indonesia regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizens’ bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their product which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance the should be for the human and animal corpses?

(3) Considering the reasons, we can makes a conclusion that the use of formalin  and other preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.

Based on the facts above, the writer suggests that…

The following text is for questions 6 to 8.

USE OF FORMALIN AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FOODS

(1) The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been a serious for two reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimen and experiments. Formalin in biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body.

(2) The second reason is that there is not tight control from the government. This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use of formalin is spread wide all over the Indonesia regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizens’ bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their product which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance the should be for the human and animal corpses?

(3) Considering the reasons, we can makes a conclusion that the use of formalin  and other preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.

The main idea of paragraph 2 is ….

The following text is for questions 6 to 8.

USE OF FORMALIN AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN FOODS

(1) The use of formalin and other dangerous preservatives in food has been a serious for two reasons. Firstly, formalin is not for human beings, but it is for biological specimen and experiments. Formalin in biology is a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water which is usually used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens. Thus, it is not for food preservative, it will be very dangerous to human’s body.

(2) The second reason is that there is not tight control from the government. This condition makes the people’s health is really in a threat. When the control is weak and the use of formalin is spread wide all over the Indonesia regions, and these days it has really happened, the citizens’ bodies will be badly contaminated with the poisons. Fish or food traders still sell their product which contain formalin and dangerous preservatives. Can you imagine that our digestive system absorbs the substance the should be for the human and animal corpses?

(3) Considering the reasons, we can makes a conclusion that the use of formalin  and other preservatives is really a serious problem if it is not resolved immediately.

Why is formalin dangerous for human's body?

Arrange the following phrases or sentences into the correct order!
1) Then tie the branches with wire.

2) Make sure to shape it as you want.

3) Finally the Bonsai will grow well.

4) When the tree is older, wire is removed.

5) You take a healthy young tree, almost all kind of tree will be possible.

6) After that give plenty of fertilizer, and cut the branches regularly to be shorter.

The correct arrangement is ....

The following text is for questions 3 and 4.

Dear Sir/Madam,

(1) I am writing to complain about an article in last Monday’s newspaper. “Schools fail low-income children.” As the head teacher of one of the largest junior high schools in the city, I feel strongly that the article does not describe our school.

(2) My school has children from many different economic backgrounds, but a large percentage come from lower-income families. Nevertheless, our tests show that the children do well and benefit from the excellent work our teachers do. Last year our school moved from 24th to 5 th place according to the official assessment by the state government. This is clearly not the “failure” that the article suggests.

(3) I would strongly recommend that more careful research should be conducted in the future so that your newspaper will more realistically describe the true situation in our schools.

Yours sincerely

Joan Gonzale

What is expected by Joan Gonzalez from Monday's newspaper?

The following text is for questions 3 and 4.

Dear Sir/Madam,

(1) I am writing to complain about an article in last Monday’s newspaper. “Schools fail low-income children.” As the head teacher of one of the largest junior high schools in the city, I feel strongly that the article does not describe our school.

(2) My school has children from many different economic backgrounds, but a large percentage come from lower-income families. Nevertheless, our tests show that the children do well and benefit from the excellent work our teachers do. Last year our school moved from 24th to 5 th place according to the official assessment by the state government. This is clearly not the “failure” that the article suggests.

(3) I would strongly recommend that more careful research should be conducted in the future so that your newspaper will more realistically describe the true situation in our schools.

Yours sincerely

Joan Gonzale

The letter shows Ms. Gonzalez's strong disagreement with the newspaper's claim that ....

What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

According to the text, Messi's parents moved to Barcelona...