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Text 1
There are five requirements for a
student who wishes to become a
chemist that he possesses a greater
than average aptitude for learning.
Another is that he possesses a good
working knowledge of mathematics.
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Still another is that he enjoys
applying his knowledge so some
problems or others. In addition, he
should be curious about things-about
what causes natural phenomena and
about how a things is put together,
how it works, and why Finally, he
must be enthusiastic.
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1. The topic of the passage is ……
a. a chemist student
b. how to become a chemist
c. requirements to become
a chemist student
d. the application of chemist in
solving problems
e. the importance of possessing
good knowledge of mathematics
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2. Which of the following requirements is not
mentioned in the passage?
a. Having done many experiments.
b. Having a strong interest in chemistry.
c. Having great natural ability in learning.
d. Having a good knowledge of
mathematics.
e. Having curiosity about how things are
formed or made.
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Text 2
There was a time when the owner
of shops and business in Chicago
had to pay large sums of money to
gangsters in return for protection.
If the money was not paid promptly,
the gangsters would quickly put a
man out of business by destroying
his shop.
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Obtaining protection money is not a
modern crime. As long ago as the
fourteenth century, an English man,
Sir John Hawkwood, made the
remarkable discovery that people
would rather pay large sum of money
than have their life work destroyed by
gangsters.
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3. What did shop owners do in Chicago to
get protection?
a. They hired gangsters
b. They paid large sums of money to
Sir John Hawkwood
c. They closed down there shops
d. They put other shops owners out of
business
e. They asked for government’s help
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4. What was the discovery made by Sir John
Hawkwood?
a. The discovery of Italy
b. That shop owners in Chicago would pay
money for protection
c. That people would rather loose their
work than pay money to gangsters
d. That people would rather pay than have
their work destroyed
e. That people would hire gangsters to
protect them
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In cities …(5)… poverty sometimes
occurs in …(6)… slums, where some
poor people have not had the
opportunity to learn skills that will
help them to …(7)… a living. People
trapped in this kind of situation often
have …(8)… income.
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5. a. least
b. large
c. likely
d. extreme
e. possible
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6. a. fare
b. small
c. urban
d. remote
e. suburban
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7. a. get
b. owe
c. find
d. need
e. earn
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8. a. much
b. enough
c. sufficient
d. inefficient
e. inadequate
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9. Rini : Why can’t we borrow the new
books?
Dina: They ………… now.
a. are numbering
b. were numbering
c. are being numbered
d. have been numbered
e. have been numbering
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10. Dika : Your English is good. When
did you start learning it?
Yoga : In 1995. And I … it for more
than ten years.
a. will learn
b. am learning
c. have to learn
d. is going to learn
e. have been learning
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11. Popy : I wish I hadn’t seen the film
before.
It means …
a. Popy doesn’t see the film
b. Popy hasn’t seen the film before
c. Someone saw the film now
d. Popy sees the film now
e. Popy saw the film before
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12. Ted : Is your father working at this
office?
Tony : Yes, he …… here for ten
years by the end of this year.
a. works
b. will work
c. was working
d. has been working
e. will have been working
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13. Ali
: In our next vacation we plan to
climb Mount Sumbing. What
do you think, Sir?
Teacher : I don’t have any objection to
the idea.
From the dialogue above we can see that
the teacher utters his …… to Ali.
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a. agreement
b. certainty
c. satisfaction
d. disagreement
e. possibility
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14. Bram : Will you came to the movie
with me to night?
Diah : I’d love to but I’m afraid
I can’t. My mother is ill.
From the dialogue we know that
Diah is……
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a. stating agreement
b. giving an opinion
c. accepting an offer
d. asking for permission
e. refusing the invitation
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15. Dedy : John lost his money on his
way to school this morning.
Angga : Oh, poor John.
The italic sentence expresses Angga’s….
a. regret
b. opinion
c. expectation
d. obligation
e. sympathy
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16. Daru
: I think the government
should give more attention
to the education
Norman : I think so. Because the
school fee is too expensive
for the poor to pay.
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The underlined words are used to
express a/an…
a. Like
b. Surprise
c. Opinion
d. Pleasure
e. Agreement
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17. Ana : “Are you sure, you want to
exchange your cloth with my
watch?”
Bob : “……………..”
a. I’m sorry to hear that
b. Yes, I agree with you
c. Yes, I have no doubt about it
d. I’m very happy for your asking
e. It’s a pity of you to help me certain
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18. Anwar : “Do you think the
government will be able
to overcome our economic
crisis within one hundred
days.”
Ibrahim : “……….the condition is so
comlicated and uncertain.”
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Which of the following is not suitable to
complete the dialogue above?
a. It is impossible
b. It’s very doubtful
c. It’s highly unlikly
d. It seems quite probable
e. It is hard to predict
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19. Hamidah : “Budi must have been
ill, that’s why….”
Mahmud : “I think so. He’s never
been absent so far.”
a. He hasn’t come
b. He wasn’t coming
c. He mustn’t come
d. He didin’t come
e. He hadn’t come
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20. Tony : Why did you leave your job?
Boby : Well, if the company……me
more, I would not have left
my job.
a. paid
b. had paid
c. had not paid
d. will have paid
e. would have paid
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21. Shita
: Wawan, will you help me
type my homework?
Wawan : Ok, but can I do it at
home?
Shita
: Of course, but I must
submit it to my teacher
next Friday.
Wawan : Don’t worry, I ….it by then.
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a. will finish
b. am finishing
c. will have finished
d. have finished
e. had finished
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22. Indra : How did you get here? I don’t
see your car.
Ardi : By bus. I am having it repaired.
The underlined sentence means that…
a. Ardi repairs the car
b. Ardi has repaired his car
c. The car is being repaired by
someone
d. Someone has asked Ardi to repaired
the car
e. Someone has the car repaired by Ardi
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23. Susan : Pretty, I’ve got good news for
you. Peter, the crazy guy, has
got manager job.
Pretty : What?
What does Pretty’s expression mean?
a. A question
b. A boredom
c. A dissappointment
d. A pleasure
e. A surprise
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24. Susan : Why do you look awful?
Yanti : I missed the train
Susan : You …. Earlier.
a. come
b. must come
c. would come
d. have come
e. should have come
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25. A : My car is broken. Can you help
me fix it?
B : Sorry, I have too much work to
do this week. Why don’t you
ask, Paul?
He is also an experienced mechanic.
I think you can get him… your car.
A : Thank you. I’ll go and see him right
now.
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a. fix
b. to fix
c. fixing
d. fixed
e. to be fixed
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