Paket 1 soal BAHASA INGGRIS

PART I. Directions: Questions 1 – 25 are incomplete dialogues. Four clauses/sentences, marked

(A),(B), (C), or (D), are given beneath each question. You are to choose the one clause/sentence that best
completes the dialogue. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your answer.

1. Dony : Where have you been, Jack? Long time no see.

Jack : I’ve been in Japan for two years. I got scholarship from my university.
Dony :…
A How lucky he is.
B What a strong man.
C I believe what I do.
D I’m glad to hear that.

2. Student : I can’t find a place for a job training.

Teacher : ………, I’m sure you’ll get a lot there.
Student : Do you have the book , sir?
A. Why don’t ask him to meet us at the station.
B. Why don’t you find a company in the directory book?
C. I’ll have a better chance.
D. How about another cup of tea.

3. Susan : What a nice dress !

Irma : …………, my father bought it for my birthday.
A. Not really
B. Impossible
C. poor you.
D. It’s very kind of you to say that

4. Wisnu : How did you get to Surabaya?

Ujang : …............ It’s really fun and exciting trip.
A. I got on a train
B. I look for a bus
C. I stayed in the nearest hotel
D. I drive through the cities

Announcement
There will be a holiday camp next month. All scout must join this camp. The
activity will take place at Royal Camping Site and last for three days.
For further information, please contact Mr. Arkan.
Medan, May 12th,2010
The Chief of Scout Organization

5. When will the activity be held ?

A. In May
B. In June
C. In July
D. In August

6. If the camp starts in June 5th, when will it end ?

A. June 6th.
B. June 7th.
C. May 12th.
D. May 25th.

7. Who must join the activity ?

A. All scouts
B. All chiefs
C. All Medan people
D. All rulers in Medan

8. Stranger : What happened to these buildings?

Security : ............… .
A. A tornado destroyed it last night.
B. Some people throw stones to it.
C. A giant machine has been ravaging it
D. The new manager will come soon.
9. Ana : My mother has got a headache since two hours ago.
Budi : ….............
Ana : I’ll do it soon. Thanks.
A. How about giving her a new wig?
B. You should take her to a nearest park.
C. Why don’t you take her to see a doctor?
D. You’d better keep doing nothing for her.

10. Teacher : I am giving you a new responsibility. You will be the leader of the class.
Do you think you can do that?
The student : Of course, sir. .........
A. I will do my best
B. I think I am not a good student
C. Somebody else will do it better
D. My friends are the best in the class

11. Duta : It will be a long weekend next week. What is your plan?
Echa : ...,. There will be a family outing sponsored by the-office.
A. We have gone by a tourist bus
B. We are going to go to Anyer
C. We stayed in a cottage
D. We have a barbecue

12. Aya : What’s the matter with you, you look so pale, Andy?
Andy : I’m not so well, I’ve got headache since this morning…..........
Aya : No problem, I’ll take it for you. where is it?
Andy : In the first aid kit

A. Can I take you medicine?

B. Can you get me medicine, please?
C. Why don’t you see a doctor?
D. I have to go now

13. Helmy : Before I begin the report, I’d like to get some ideas from you all. How do you feel about
rural sales?
Fadil : In my opinion, we have been focusing too much on urban customers and their needs.
Helmy : …. I think rural customers want to feel as important as our customers living in cities.
A. That’s very kind of you
B. What a beautiful place it is!
C. I’m afraid I don’t agree with you.
D. Let me begin with my presentation

14. Melati : What do you usually do during the day ?

Dika : I start working at seven A.M and finish it at seven P.M. Usually, …...
Melati : You are a sales, aren’t you?
Dika : Absolutely right.
A. I meet my siblings for a discussion
B. I help the customers to complain
C. I sell all the declined products
D. I buy the products

Questions 15 – 17 refer to the following text.

Dear sir,
With reference to your advertisement in Today’s time, I would like to be considered for
Marketing Senior Assistant post.
My present position in n an electronic marketing staff where I have special responsibility for
home appliances. I also have experiences in other electroic goods, like cameras and smart
phones. I have been working as a marketing specialist as soon as I completed my first degree in
2012. My tasks among other are building good relationship with distributors and customers, and
providing inputs for the company about pricing policies, marketing strategies, and customer
satisfaction.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I enclose my curriculum vitae and rencent photograph.
Yours faithfully,
Harry Clarks

15. Why does the sender write the letter?

A. To apply for a certain position.
B. To provide inputs for the company.
C. To give information about his speciality.
D. To convince the readers about his experience.

16. What does the sender possibly do after sending the letter?
A. Wait for the response of the recipient.
B. Call the recipient for the confirmation.
C. Work as a marketing specialist.
D. Complete his firs degree

17. “…I enclose my curriculum vitae..” The word “enclose” is in the closest meaning to…
A. Hedge.
B. Attach.
C. Confine.
D. Encircle

18. Aleesha : Have you made any vacation plans?

Mika : Yes. ... .....
A. I’m going to go snorkeling
B. I was in London last month
C. I went to Dieng with my friends
D. I have been to Raja Ampat in Papua

19. Gatot : Your math score was so good in the final test.
Did you make any preparation?
Lutfi : … and I understood all the item tests.
A. I joined education exhibition last week
B. I always revised math’s problem after school
C. My brother was good in solving the problem
D. My teacher gave extra lessons to other school

20. Zana : What’s your plan for next year?

Detha : If I pass all the exams, I…. …directly to the industries. I want to be dress maker in garment
industry.
A. will go
B. would enter
C. would have gone
D. am going

YONKERS, Nov 12th. A four alarm fire damaged 14 stores today in the Cross County Shopping
Center. The largest shopping Center in Westchester County.
Two fire investigators said the blaze apparently started in a pile of cardboard cartons at the rear
of a shoe store and spread through a utilities duct above the 13 other stores. The fire started at
4.40 p.m. and was declared under control at 6.14 p.m. The center is on the Cross County
Parkway at the Gov. Thomas E Dewey Thruway.
Five fire-fighters were busy at the scene; Lieut. John Carey of Yonkers Arson Squad said the
cause of the fire was under investigation.

21. The text mainly tells us about …

A. the Yonkers Arson SquaD.
B. a fire in the shopping center
C. a shopping center in the cross county.
D. the largest shopping center in Westchester County.

22. The fire has lasted about …

A. half an hour
B. forty fife minutes
C. one hour
D. one and a half hours
E. two hours

23. How many investigators and fire fighters were involved in the scene?
A. Two
B. Seven
C. Twelve
D. Thirteen
E. Fourteen

24. Waiter : Under what name would you like the reservation?
Hasan : Siregar, Hasan Siregar.
Waiter : ...?
Hasan : Yes. It's 555 -9363.
A. May I have your phone number
B. Can I tell you my phone number
C. Should you write your phone number
D. Will you speak about your phone number

25. Derry : What time will the meeting start?

Farida : At 10, as mentioned on the invitation.
Derry : Well, … I have to pick up my son at his school.
A. I can come a little bit late.
B. I may come a little bit late.
C. I do not come a little bit late.
D. I should come a little bit late.

26. Alya: “Toni, .... “I’m sorry but we must get to school on time.”
Tony: “Yes, I know, but it’s dangerous. The traffic is very heavy.”
A. can you drive faster?
B. don’t drive too fast.
C. would you be on time?
D. we must not be late

27. Naila : I have to cancel my trip to Bali because of the situation. What do you suggest?
Raihan : If I . . . you, I would go to Pangandaran.
A. am
B. was
C. were
D. had been

28. Hera : My mother offered me a new motorcycle, but i am not interested in it.
Risma : Really? If i were you..........................
A. I would refuse the ofter
B. I will take it
C. I would buy it
D. I would take the ofter.

29. Mary : The service in that restaurant is not so good.

Mira : How do you know?
Mary : Look! …. … …, there would be many people eating there
A. If the service is good
B. Were the service good
C. If the service were good
D. If the service had been good

Question numbers 30 - 32 refer to the following information

Barack earned his law degree from Harvard in 1991, where he became the first
African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. He there returned to Chicago
to practice as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law. His advocacy work led
him to run for the Illinois State Senate, where he served for eight years beginning in
1996.
While in Illinois State Senate, Barack served as chairman of Public Health and
Welfare Committee. In 2004, well into his U.S Senate campaign, Barack wrote and
delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston,
and became a rising U.S politics. A few months later, he was elected to the senate with a
landslide 70%n of the vote. Four months into his senate career, TIME magazine named
him “one of the world’s most influential people,” calling him “one of the most admired
politicians in America”. Barack formally announced his candidacy for the 2008
presidential election in Springfield on February 10, 2007.

30. His last career is as….....

A. politician
B. president
C. lecturer
D. lawyer

31. From the above biography, we know that Barack’s education background was in…
A. governmental science
B. educational science
C. politics
D. law

32. . “.....A few months later, he was elected to the U.S Senate with….” The following words are the
synonym of the word “elected” except…
A. voted
B. selected
C. nominated
D. represented

Questions 33 – 34 refer to the following description.

The Jaguar belongs to the cat family. It can’t be found in Asia. It is one of the four big (roaring)
cats: the lion, the tiger and the leopard. Because it has spots, a jaguar is often mistaken for the
leopard. However, a jaguar has larger rosette markings, a stronger body and a shorter tail. The
rosettes of jaguars sometimes look like the print of an animal paw.

33. What does the text about?

A. The description of an animal
B. The four big cats
C. The description of insect
D. The differences between jaguars and leopards

34. “Because it has spots . . . .” The word “ it” refers to . . . .

A. jaguar
B. leopard
C. tiger
D. cat

Questions 35 – 37 refer to the following description.

Dear Aunt Nia

Aunty, I have some good news for you. Last month I passed my final examination. A week
ago I succeeded to join in a senior high school English competition. Last night my parents
promised to send me to a famous English course in my town. They also promised me if my
scores in English are good, they’ll send me to a foreign university. Great, isn’t it? I’ll work
hard. I want to be a great pediatrician like you, Aunty.
Well, that’s all for now. Looking forward to having your news.
Love
Debby

35. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform some good news
B. To describe the writer’s school
C. To entertain the reader with a joke
D. To pursuade her aunt

36. What did ‘s parents promise her?

A. To make her a pediatrician
B. To send her to an English course
C. To send her to a senior high school
D. To make her pass the final examination

37. How does Debby feel?

A. Scared
B. Worried
C.Glad
D. Bored
Questions 38 – 40 refer to the following procedure text.

Withdrawal at an ATM:
Step 1 Use an instant debit card. To do this, you need to have your debit card set up with
your bank to use it at an ATM. Usually, using an ATM affiliated with your bank is best.
However, most cash machines will work .but they might incur fees from the ATM owner and/or
your bank.
Step 2  insert your card and you’re PIN. If you don’t have one, call your bank before
hand and request one. You will not be able to withdraw money without a PIN.
Step 3  Follow the on screen instructions. If you have more than one account, (like both
from checking and saving) you need to specify which account you want the money to come
from. Be sure to push the correct button. Then specify how much money you want to withdraw.
Step 4 wait for the machine to process your transaction, then take your receipt, money
and card out of the machine.

38. What do you have to do after inserting your card?

A. Follow the on screen instruction
B. Enter your personal identity Number
C. Specify how much money you want
D. Push the correct buttons on the machine.

39. What will happen if you use another ATM?

A. You can’t withdraw money
B. The transaction will fail
C. You may not get receipts
D. You may have to pay fees

40. “…they might incur fees from …” (step 1)

The underlined word is closest in meaning to …
A. Get away
B. Give up
C. Taken into
D. Be charged

II. ESSAY
This text is for questions 1 and 2

Dear Mr. Thompson,

I recently received a letter from Mr. Robinson, a valued customer of ours. He purchased an Italian
coffee table and four French dining room chairs from us whom your company delivered to his
residence.
He has written a complaint that the purchases arrived damaged. We pride ourselves in the quality
of our product and would like an explanation as to how this mishap occurred. Even though the
items are insured, our reputation is at stake.
I would be most grateful if you would reply as soon as possible so that this matter can be resolved
to everyone’s satisfaction.

Sincerely,
Jackie Middleton
Customer Services Manager

Questions:

1. What is the customer complaining about in his letter?

2. Who is Mr. Thompson?

Questions 3 - 5 refer to the following information:

In April 2005 the number of people killed in December 26 tsunami disasters which
devastated 11 Indian Ocean Countries has been revised down to 217,000 after Indonesia
drastically reduced its number of missing. Indonesia remains the worst hit country, with
163,978 people dead and missing. According to the National Disaster Relief Coordination
Agency, the number confirmed dead was 126,915 people while 37,063 were listed as"
missing. Officials said the figure had been reduced because many people listed as missing
had now been identified among more then half a million homeless people living in the
temporary camps or other shelters. The toll in Sri Lanka, which was second hardest hit by
the catastrophe, was 30,957, according to The Center for National Operations. The number of
people listed as missing was 5,637, but many were expected to be among those never
formally identified, hurriedly buried and included in the confirmed death toll.

3. How many people were reported missing when Sri Lanka was hit by catastrophe?
4. Why indonesia became the worst hit country?
5. What kind of dissaster that struck indian Ocean countries?