ULANGAN TENGAH SEMESTER I

SMAIT AL-ITTIHAD
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2012-2013

Mata Pelajaran
Hari / Tanggal

: Bahasa Inggris
: Jumat/ 12 October 2012

Choose the correct answer by crossing A,B,C,D or E!

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf
smacked his lips at the thought of a
fine goat dinner.
My dear friend, said the wolf in his sweetest voice, arent you
afraid you will fall down from That cliff? Come down here and
graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground. No,
thank you, said the goat. Well then, said the wolf, arent you
cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing down
here beside me in this sheltered area. No, thank you, said
the goat.
But the grass tastes better down here! said the
exasperated wolf, Why dine alone? My dear wolf, the goat
finally said, are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are
worrying about and not your own?
1. What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the
edge of a high cliff?
A. To be his friend.
B. To graze on the level ground.
C. To climb up higher.
D. To be his dinner
2. Arent you cold up there in the wind?
The word there refers to
A. a high cliff
B. sheltered area
C. grass
D. ground
3. What can we learn from the story above?
A. Dont look down other creatures
B. Dont easily believe in well behaved creatures
C. Dont judge others by their appearance
D. Dont easily beat other creatures
4. From the story we know
A. the goat was very hungry
B. the wolf was a helpful animal
C. the wolf was eager to eat the goat
D. the goat was going to fight with the wolf
How is glacier formed?
In places where there is a lot of snow, and temperature does
not rise much above freezing, even in summer, the snow can
not melt.
Instead, it accumulates and turns into ice-and when the ice
accumulates it forms a glacier. Like a great river, a glacier
may eventually slide down slope, forging a path to form a UShaped valley.
Boulders, rocks and stones fall in and get carried along- and
when the front of the glacier beyond snow-covered areas
and the ice begins to melt, all these rocks and stones are left
in a rounded heap, called a moraine.

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The remainder of the glacier continues

on its way, carrying great masses of
unbroken ice. These will be ice-bergs when they reach the
sea and finally begin to melt.
5. What is moraine?
A. The melt ice
B. U-shaped valley
C. The unbroken ice
D. The front of glacier
E. A heap of rocks and stones.
6. the following things can make glacier happen, except?
A. a lot of snow
B. the snow turns into ice
C. the snow accumulates
D. the snow can melt fast
E. The temperature doesnt rise much above freezing.
How is Dew Formed?
On calm nights, as the ground cools down, it also cools the
around it. The water vapor in the air turns into tiny particles of
water and these fall over everything.
Plants also give off water vapor so where the water vapor
in the air combines with that from plants, bigger drops are
formed on leaves, flowers and grass, than those which fall on
the ground so, in the morning we see the ground wet and
drops of water on plants, as it if has been raining.
When the temperature falls below zero, they freeze into the
little white grains or crystals of frost.
On damp and very cold nights, the frost and dew become ice
which covers everything, giving of sparkling, fairy tale look to
our surroundings, is called hoar.
Frost and hoar frost are a danger to farmers and growers. If
either occurs early in autumn or late in spring, they can
endanger the flowering and so threaten the harvest later on in
this year.
7. Plants also give off water vapors(paragraph 2)
to give off means ..
A. Send D. Receive
B. Fail
E. Produce
C. drop
8. Where are bigger drops formed on leaves bigger than
those falling on the ground?
A. Where it rains hard.
B. Where the plants dont give off water vapor.
C. Where the water vapor in the air turns into tiny
particles.
D. Where the frost combines with the water vapors in the
plants.
E. Where the water vapors in the air combines with that
from plants.
9. What is hoar?
A. Ice formed from the frost and dew.
B. The water vapor in the air
C. Big drops formed on leaves

D. A sparkling, fairy tale look

E. Crystals of frost.
10. When do the drops of water change into frost?
A. When the night is damp and very cold.
B. When the temperature falls below zero.
C. When it is early in autumn or late in spring.
D. When the ground cools the air around it.
E. When the wind blows the water vapor in the air.

D. A community
E. A networking
13. What does their in . connects with their friends
virtually(paragraph 2) refer to?
A. A social network
B. The community

Are you Pro or Con for facebook?

Do you have facebook? this question can be easily heard
from nowadays teenagers to adults, especially for those who
live in big cities. When Mark Zuckerbeg created facebook in
2004, he had no idea how big it would actually become, and
how big a debate the pros and cons of facebook would spark.
It seems that everybody is required to have a facebook
account if they want to exist in a real life.is that so?
In simple terms, facebook is a social networking website
where each user joins the community and connects with their
friends virtually. Connected members can share information,
pictures, videos and also use the facebook instant messenger
facility. A member creates a profile and uploads anything
he/she wants, and all his connected friends can view this data
at any time. As a consequence, people who like facebook can
spend hours on it browsing through other peoples profiles.
To balance out the advantages, there are bound to be some
cons of facebook as well. Facebook users will get bombarded
with unwanted friend requests from many unknown people.
Your friends, and family members will be able to snoop around
and know what is happening in your life at all times. While
facebook appears entertaining and fun, there is a lot of danger
in regards to personal data being retrieved, compromised , and
exploited. Not to mention that you will witness unnecessary
dramatization of unimportant occurrences in your friends lives.
Moreover, you will waste many hours because facebook is
addictive for most people.
However, you also can use facebook for business purposes
as many people like to advertise their work on this medium in
the hope that a potential client or employer may see it. Many
advertisers and companies also use facebook as an
advertising medium since there is a large base of people to
target here.
These pros and cons of facebook for kids and adults mean
that facebook is double edged sword, and you have to make
a decision about joining facebook. Even if you are a member,
there is no compulsion to share information every single day,
and you can also choose to share only selected information. All
this means that facebook is synonymous with the internet in
the sense that it can be useful or disruptive, only if you allow it
to be.
11. What is seemingly to be considered exist in todays life?
A. A facebook account
B. A city lifestyle.
C. Becoming Marks friend.
D. Having big ideas.
12. What is face book basically?
A. A friend
B. An advertisement media
C. A website

C. Each user
D. Connected members
E. website
14. Why do many people like face book?
A. Because it can share information and pictures.
B. Because everyone can view members data at
any time.
C. Because they need hours to browse through
profiles.
D. Because it enables members to connect with
friends virtually.
E. Because it is popular in this era.
15. What is NOT considered as the disadvantages of face
book?
A. Unknown people try to contact you.
B. Business purpose
C. Your personal data is retrieved.
D. Witnessing unnecessary occurrences.
E. Your photos could be easily shared.

16. What could best replace the word Occurrences in ..

dramatization of unimportant occurrences in your friends
lives (paragraph 3)?
A. Opportunities.
B.

Information

C. Recommendation
D. Happenings
E. Statements.
17. How can facebook be beneficial for business purpose?
A. It can be used as an advertising medium.
B. You can see potential clients profiles.
C. It is difficult to bargain in facebook
D. It is a large base of business people.

E. Facebook is for business purposes only.

18. What does the writer recommend?
A. Join facebook immediately.
B. Share information every single day.
C. Make facebook useful for you.
D. Remove all friends in your facebook account

25. Emma
Jim
Emma
A.

: I dont know whats happened to you, Jim.

: what? nothings wrong with me.
: oh, you dont think so? You are always late to
our class everyday.
In the dialogue Emma is expressing?
A complaint
D. A suggestion

B.

An advice

C.

A promise

E. A warning

E. Be wise in sharing information.

26. (on the phone)
Yanuar
19. Teacher
: Lift the monitor, please!
Student
: All right.
The teacher expresses
A. Inviting
B. Persuading
C. Motivating
D. Instruction
E. Request
20. Lussy
: .
Tiara
: No problem.
The correct expression used to show request to fill in the
blank is
A. Turn off the computer
B. You turn the computer off
C. Would you turn the computer off, please?
D. I request to turn the computer off to you.
E. Tiara, turn off the computer please.

21. Lita
: Fit, which do you like better, singing or
dancing?
Fitria
: Well, Id _____________ than dance.
A. Better sing
B. Have sing
C. Prefer sing
D. Rather singing
E. Rather sing
22. Rini would rather live in a country than in town
From this sentence we know that Rini
A. Likes living in a town
B. Hates living in a country
C. Prefers living in a country
D. Doesnt like living in a town r a country
E. Likes living in a town better than in a country.
23. Edo is interested in ____________- more about
drawing.
A. Learning
D. to learning
B. To learn
E. being learning
C. Learn
24. what is it that you want us to do?
_____________________ all the lights when you
leave the office.
A. Turning off
D. to turn off
B. For turning off
E. We turn off
C. You turn off

: James, I am going to Semarang

next week but I dont know where
to stay.
James
: well, why dont you just stay
with us?
YanuaR
: that would be great then. I will
be there for a day or two.
James
: dont worry, you can stay as long
as you want.
The italicized sentence is an expression of?
A. Capability of doing something
B. Complaint
C. Accusing
D. Admitting mistakes.
E. Suggestion/solution.

27. He knows very well the man ..bicycle was stolen.

A. Which
D. whose
B. In which E. Who.
C. Whom
28. Michele introduced me to her former
..she married after she graduated.
A. whom
D. with whom
B. Who
E. of which.
C. Which

lecturer

29. The president Director of Bank Utama , ____________ is

being accused of corruption, will be taken to court.
A. Whom
D. which
B. That
E. To which
C. Who
30. Teenager delinquency, ______ people are now complaining
has become a popular topic discussed among
psychologist.
A. Whom that D. About which
B. In which
E. Which
C. Whom
31. A : What is the most worrying effect of the economic
crisis?
B : children are deprived of nutritious food
necessary for their physical and intellectual development.
A. Why
D. which
B. That
E. when
C. What

32. . Has not been declared and proved.

A. Whether he is involved in the crime
B. Why is he involved in the crime
C. When he is involved in the crime
D. Is he involved in the crime
E. Was he involved in the crime.

33. many students did not pass the test.

I think their teacher.
Will be disappointed
Could have been disappointed
Should have been disappointed
Must have been disappointed
Ought to have been disappointed.

A.

34. Shall I pick you up at 8.30 this night?

so you will have to wait.
I wont finish my work

Ms. Mary Jones

Director of Campus Relations
XYZ Coorporation
54 West Third Street
Albany, NY 10056
Dear Ms.Jones,
Im interested in applying for the sales representative position
recently advertised in New York Times. The skill I have developed
from my work experience and academic background support my
candidacy for the announced position.
As you can see for my resume, the internship that I had with ABC
Corporation provided an opportunity for me to gain practical
experience with account maintenance and cold calling new account.
In addition, I have worked as waiter for the past for years, learning
firsthand how to effectively deal with customers and their demands. I
have been formally commended by management for several times,
being named Employee of the Month.
I would very like much opportunity to discuss your specific needs any
my overall abilities regarding the announced position. You can reach
me at ( 718) 123- 4567.Thank you for considering me to this position.
Sincerely,

B.

I still wont have finished worked

C.

I will have finished working

D.

I will be ready by then.

E.

I wont wait for you.

35. Dono is playing games on the computer, but actually he
_________ be working on his assignment.
A. Should
D. Would
B. May
E. Might
C. Can
36. When I arrived at this office at 3.00, Indra was not there.
Well he ________________ early.
A. Should go home
B. Must have gone home
C. Might go home
D. Would have gone home
E. Had better go home

37. He told me a lot about Philipines, he there for a

long time.
A. Must have lived
B. Might be living
C. Ought to have lived
D. Should be living
E. Would have lived
27 University Evenue
Brooklyn NY 11288
April 11, 2011

John K Albert

38. How did the applicant know about the job vacancy?
A. Ms Jones called the to inform about it.
B. He come to the campus
C. He read from the New York Times.
D. He called (718) 1123- 4567
E. Being informed by ABC Corporation
39. What is NOT true according to the letter.
A. The applicant is trying to apply as Sales
representative
B. Ms. Jones is the Director of Campus
Relationship
C. The applicant had been a waiter for almost
three years.
D. He was a good employee in the previous
company.
E. He is expert in account maintenance.
40. What is the closest meaning of the word commended in
the sentence I have been formally commanded.
( Line 5 )
A. Interrupt
D. achieve

B. Appreciate
C. announce
I.

E. advised

Essay!

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