The text for questions number 1 to 4

School Uniform, Another Good Lesson

School uniform is special clothes worn by all students of a particular school. The uniform
of a school may differ from others. Why should schools use uniforms? Below are some reasons.
First of all, Notre Dames Department of Sociology produced a study in 1998
concerning school uniforms. Their findings using 10th grade students showed that uniforms
have no direct effect on substance abuse, behavioral problems or
attendance. It also claimed a negative effect on student achievements for those students
considered pro-school.
Secondly, uniform helps to create a strong sense school ethos and a sense of belonging to
a particular community. As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic standards,
which is why a uniform is often adopted by schools which are being reopened with a fresh start
after being classified as failing.
Finally, uniform acts as a social leveler, under which all students are equal in the eyes of
the school and of each other. In institutions without uniform students are often competitive and
worry endlessly about their appearance and the clothes they should wear. Pupils without
expensive designer clothes and trainers may be singled out as social outcasts, or stigmatized as
being from poor backgrounds. For these reasons many parents prefer uniforms as they save them
money on buying clothes for school wear. Considering the findings, schools should implement
the uniform as their identity. The government should also publish some kind of rule which
makes uniform compulsory for schools.

1. What is the text about?

a. The school rules d. The importance of school uniform
b. The school identity e. The equally among students
c. What we should wear at school

2. In institutions without uniform students, one will be regarded poor because he/she
a. does not wear a school uniform d. posses a bad academic record
b. cannot afford to buy a school uniform e. has a bad attitude at school
c. wears no expensive designer clothes
As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic standards .. (Paragraph

3).

3. What does the underlined word refer?

a. Community c. Research finding e. Uniform
b. School ethos d. A study

4 The last paragraph is about .

(a.) The writers suggestion d. The writers general statement
b. The writers arguments e. The writers thesis
 c. The writers reasons

The text for questions number 5 to 7

Dear Editor,
I am writing to complain about ads on TV. There are so many ads, especially during my favorite
programs. I think they should be stopped for a number of reasons.

First, ads are nuisance. They go on for a long time and there are so many. Sometime the duration
for ads is longer than the program itself.

Second, ads give a bad influence on people. They try to encourage people to buy unhealthy food
like beers, soft drinks, candies, etc. In other words, they make people want things they do not
really need and cannot afford.

Finally, it seems that ads play an important role in the programs people watch. There are lots of
ads in the programs, watched by a lot of people. Meanwhile, some programs which are not so
popular are stopped because they do not attract enough ads, even though those programs may be
people's Favorite.

For those reasons, I think TV stations should stop showing ads. They interrupt programs, and
have bad influence on people and they sometimes put a stop at people's favorite shows. I am sick
of ads and now I watch movie in the cinema.

Sincerely yours,

Masarani S.W.

5. What is the topic of the text?

A. TV should stop showing ads

B. Ads have bad influence on people

C. Ads play an important role in popular programs

D. There are many ads and favorite programs on TV

E. There are reasons why people stop watching TV

6. What is the writer's suggestion to the editor?

 A. TV should stop showing ads

B. Ads have bad influence on people

C. Ads play an important role in popular programs

D. There are many ads and favorite programs on TV

E. There are reasons why people stop watching TV

7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. There are too many ads during favorite programs

B. Ads help people to know new products

C. Ads have bad influence on people

D. Ads have to be stopped

E. Ads are a nuisance

The text for questions number 8 to 12

Health food is a general term applied to all kinds of foods that are considered more healthful
than the types of foods widely sold in supermarkets. For example, whole grains, dried beans, and
corn oil are health foods. A narrower classification of health food is natural food. This term is
used to distinguish between types of the same food.

Fresh fruit is a natural food, but canned fruit, with sugars and other additives, is not. The most
precise term of all and the narrowest classification within health foods is organic food, used to
describe food that has been grown on a particular kind of farm. Fruits and vegetables that are
grown in gardens treated only with organic fertilizers are organic foods. They are neither
sprayed with poisonous insecticides nor refined after harvest.

In choosing the type of food you eat, you have basically two choices: inorganic processed foods,
or organic unprocessed foods. A wise decision should include consideration of allegations that
processed foods containing chemicals are proven to be toxic. It also states that the vitamin
content is greatly reduced in processed foods.

8. The topic of the text is ... .

A. Health food
 B. Natural food

C. Canned food

D. Types of food

E. Classification of food

9. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. Canned food is healthier than fresh food

B. Organic food is the other term for health food

C. We don't have to choose the types of food we eat

D. All kinds of foods sold in Supermarket are health foods

E. Processed foods containing chemicals are good for health

10. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. There is a term used to define health food

B. Health food is a general term applied to all kinds of food

C. There are two choices in choosing the types of food we eat

D. Processed foods containing chemicals are proven to be toxic

E. Fruit and vegetables that are grown in the garden are organic food

11. "This term is used to distinguish between types of the same food." (Paragraph 1)

The underlined word has the same meaning as ....

A. To give

B. To clarify

C. To explain

D. To classify

E. To differentiate

12. They are neither sprayed with poisonous insecticides nor refined after harvest.

What does the underlined word refer to?

 A. Organic fertilizers

B. Health foods

C. Fruit and vegetables with organic fertilizers

D. Poisonous insecticides

E. Foods

The text for questions number 13 to 16

Story of Rabbit and Bear

Once upon a time, there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In
contrary, the bear is always clumsy and could not use the arrow to good advantage.
One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and
came with bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit was feared to arouse the bear's anger so he
could not refuse it. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the
hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear
and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home.

The bear was very gluttonous and did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit
could not even taste the blood from the butchering as the bear would throw earth on the blood
and dry it up. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day's work.

The bear was the father of five children. The youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. He was
very hearty eater. The mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but the
youngest child did not eat it. He would take it outside with him and pretended to play ball with
the meat. He kicked toward the rabbit's house and when he got close to the door he would give
the meat with such a great kick. The meat would fly into the rabbit's house. In this way, the poor
rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear.

13. What do you think about the bear?

A. He was greedy

B. He was a good shot

C. He could use the arrow well

 D. He was very kind to the rabbit

E. He shot many buffalos

14. Who gave the meat to the rabbit?

A. The papa bear

B. The mother bear

C. The oldest child of the bear

D. The bears children

E. The youngest child of the bear

15. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family.

The underlined word is closest in meaning with ...

A. Fulfill

B. Eat

C. Give

D. Fill

E. Care

16. What can we learn from the story?

A. Dont be arrogant

B. We must be kind to our neighbors

C. Dont be lazy

D. Be a generous man

E. Be happy family

The text for questions number 17 to 20

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2012) Influenza, commonly known as the flu, has distinct transmission
patterns around the world. In temperate regions, influenza's occurrence peaks during the winter
season, while in some tropical regions, the disease's occurrence tends to correspond with the
rainy season.

Linsey Marr, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, and
her colleagues, Wan Yang, of Blacksburg, Va., one of her doctoral students, and Elankumaran
Subbiah, a virologist in the biomedical sciences and pathobiology department of the Virginia-
Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, measured the influenza A virus survival rate
at various levels of humidity.

Their study presents for the first time the relationship between the influenza A virus viability in
human mucus and humidity over a large range of relative humidities, from 17 percent to 100
percent. They found the viability of the flu A virus was highest when the relative humidity was
either close to 100 percent or below 50 percent. The results in human mucus may help explain
influenza's seasonality in different regions.

"We added flu viruses to droplets of simulated respiratory fluid and to actual human mucus and
then measured what fraction survived after exposure to low, medium, and high relative
humidities," said Marr.

At low humidity, respiratory droplets evaporate completely and the virus survives well under dry
conditions. But at moderate humidity, the droplets evaporate some, but not completely, leaving
the virus exposed to higher levels of chemicals in the fluid and compromising the virus' ability
to infect cells.

In a past study also conducted by Marr, Yang, and Subbiah, published in United Kingdom's
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the researchers collected samples from a waiting room of
a health care center, two toddlers' rooms and one babies' area of a daycare center, as well as three
cross-country flights. Findings showed the average concentration was 16,000 viruses per cubic
meter of air, and the majority of the viruses were associated with fine particles, less than 2.5
micrometers, which can remain suspended for hours.

Possible explanations for the seasonality of the flu have been investigated, such as the return of
kids to school, people spending more time indoors in the winter, and lower light levels that affect
the immune system, but there is no agreement on them, said the NSF CAREER award recipient.

The researchers found humidity could explain the seasonality of influenza by controlling the
ability of viruses to remain infectious while they are in droplets or aerosols. The viruses survived
best at low humidity, such as those found indoors
in the winter, and at extremely high humidity. Humidity affects the composition of the fluid,
namely the concentrations of salts and proteins in respiratory droplets, and this affects the
survival rates of the flu virus.

17. The first paragraph of the text above talks about ......

A. Distinct transmission pattern of Influenza

B. Various level of humidity

C. The relationship between the influenza A virus viability in humanmucus andhumidity

D. Influenza's occurrence peaks

E. Influenza's seasonality in different regions

18. When does the influenzas peak take place in the tropical region?

A. During the winter season

B. During the rainy season

C. During the autumn

D. During the dry season

E. During the harvest season

19. The statements below are true, EXCEPT .......

A. In some tropical regions, the influenza's occurrence tends to correspond with the rainy

season.

B. The viability of the flu A virus was highest when the relative humidity was either close to

100 percent or below 50 percent.

C. At low humidity, respiratory droplets evaporate completely.

D. At moderate humidity, the droplets evaporate some.

E. Humidity affects the composition of thefluid and this does not affect the survival rates of the

flu virus.
20. ... has distinct transmission patterns around the world. (paragraph 1) The underlined word

has similar meaning to.

A. Differently

B. Differentiate

C. Difference

D. Different

E. Differ

The text for questions number 21 to 23

On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is

not far from Malioboro.

On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana,
Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa
temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.

On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky
because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to
Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur
gate would be closed.

In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

21. The text above mainly discusses about..

A. The writers trip to Yogyakarta

B. The writers first visit to Prambanan

C. The writers impression about the guide

D. The writers experience at Yogya Kraton

E. The writers impression about Borobudur

22. What are the big temples in Prambanan?

A. Angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples

 B. Paria, brahmana, and temples

C. Brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples

D. Wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples

E. Borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples

23. Why did they only visit Brahmana and Syiwa temples?

A. Because there was no wisnu temple

B. Because wisnu temple was amazing

C. Because wisnu temple was too small

D. Because wisnu temple was being repaired

E. Because wisnu temple was being destroyed

24. What event will take place at Tapuih Primary School?

A. Community Sharing

B. Community Gathering

C. Community Celebration

D. Presentation Day 2016

E. School Achievement

25. From the text, we know that ...

 A. The event will held in the meeting room

B. The presentation day is just for students parents

C. The presentation will be held late in the afternoon

D. The principal are allowed outsiders to enter the school hall on February 10th 2016

E. Parents, teachers, students and the staffs are likely to attend the presentation day

The text for questions number 26 to 30

Is it important to know what your kids are watching? Of course yes. Television can expose
things you have tried to protect them from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism, etc.

A study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime
often causes bedtime disruption, stress, and short of sleep duration.

Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent
for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being
aggressive.
Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and
being inactive and overweight.

Considering some facts mentioned above, protect your children with the following tips:
1) Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours each day.
2) Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their bedrooms.
3) Review the rating of TV shows that your children watch.
4) Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show.

26. What is the text about?

A. The programs shown on TV.

B. Watching TV is disadvantageous.

C. The effects of watching television on kids.

D. Reviewing the ratings of TV shows is important.

E. The importance of knowing the program watched by our children.

27 The following are the effects of watching TV a lot EXCEPT ....

A. Stress

B. Being active

C. Being aggressive

D. Bedtime disruption

E. Shorten sleep duration

28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. All TV programs are good for children.

B. Children know what programs to watch.

C. It is good for a kid to watch TV all day long.

D. It is very important for children to have a TV set in their bedrooms.

E. Spending too much time for watching TV may cause kids inactive.

29. It is hard for a child to sleep because ...

A. The parents review TV's program

B. The parents limit the time to watch TV

C. The kid watches TV with his/her parents

D. The kid watches too much TV at bedtime

E. The kid discusses the program with his/her parents

30. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A. The limitation of watching TV

B. Some facts of watching TV

C. Tips for parents to protect their children to watch TV

D. Watching TV is disadvantage

E. Some advises for parents to watch TV

Arrange these jumbled sentences into a good text.

1. I went on many rides.

2. Recently, I went to Disneyland in Los Angeles.

3. It went very fast and I got a little wet.

4. My favorite ride was Splash Mountain.

5. I really had a wonderful time there.

6. I also enjoyed Tom Sawyer's Island.

7. We went there through a hanging bridge and walked through caves.

31. The correct arrangement is ....

A. 2-1-3-4-6-5-7

B. 2-3-1-4-5-6-7

C. 2-1-5-3-6-4-7

D. 2-5-1-4-3-6-7

E. 2-6-5-7-3-4-1

Arrange these jumbled sentences into a good text.

1. The other sons tried and were also unsuccessful.

2. A father had a family of sons who were always fighting.

3. He took the sticks and gave them to his eldest son and asked him to break them.

4. He told his sons to bring him a bunch of sticks.

5. The eldest son tried with all his strength but was not able to do it.

6. He had no luck trying to stop their arguments with words, so he decided to teach them a

lesson.

7. The father said, "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be

like

these sticks together; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as a

single stick."
32. The best arrangement is ...

A. 2-7-4-3-5-1-6

B. 2-7-6-4-3-5-1

C. 2-6-4-3-5-1-7

D. 7-6-4-3-5-1-2

E. 7-2-6-4-3-5-1

The text is for questions33 to 36

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal with its
thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and
above all it has a long nose, the trunk.

The trunk is the elephants peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water
by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts
them, into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant
looks very-clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.

The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes
it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy
loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

33. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that

A. elephants are strong

B. elephants can lift logs

C. elephants are servants

D. elephants are very useful

E. elephants must be trained

34. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph?

A. It looks strange.

B. It is heavy.
C. It is wild.

D. It has a trunk.

E. It has a small tail.

35. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT

A. to eat

B. to push

C. to drink

D. to carry things

E. to squirt water over the body

36. The trunk is the elephants peculiar feature (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word is close in meaning to

A. large

B. strange

C. tough

D. smooth

E. Long

The text is for questions33 to 9

The Graduation Standard

The implementation of the nerv graduation standard for High-School Students has evoked
people to bring different responses. Some peoples ideas are for some others againts the rule.

Some people agree with the rule because it indicates students mastery of the whole material or
the competence they have ntanaged to have over the past three years. The result of the final
exam is also significant for students future study in the higher level.

In addition, we are far left behind by our neighboring countries that have implemented a higher
graduation gracle standarcl. If the standard is omitted. then student will get left behind even
furlher by those students fiom neighboring cottntries students.

However, some other people believe that imposing a high standard will not be etfective. The
results of the exams have proven to be unreliable. How can you asses the students competence
only in a couple of days. A smart student for example, may get a low grade just because he is
sick during the exam. On the other hand, an idle student may achieve the standard due to luck.
There should then be an alternative way to the national exam.

Despite working on different points of view, the government this matter in the hope of getting a
better s relating party are intenselY solution upon improving the Hish-School raduatesqualit

37. What is the writers position in the controversy of graduation standardizatton?

A. The writer does not take side.

B. The writer follows the governments policy.

C. The writer is strongly against it.

D. The r,vriter supports it.

E. The writer opposes it.

38. The implementation of the new graduation standard evoked people to bring different

responses. (Paragraph 1)

The underlined word is closest in tneaning to .. ..

A. created

B. reminded

C. examined

D. gained

E. got

Undead, Unwed, and I also wish I could say unread! Okay so here I think I have finally sunk to
the bottom of the barrel to try to catch up and complete my challenge. I do have a bit of a thing
for vampire novels! And that said I bought three different first in the series, to see if it would
help me catch up and bring me back to target.

Seriously, this was one of the trashiest novels I have ever read! It was OK and fun, but I feel like
a complete fraud and fake adding this to the list of books Ive read this year! But I did
nevertheless read it! So its going to be added.

Maybe one day when Ive forgotten how bad this book was and just how trashy, Ill read a few
more in the series! But seriously guys I wouldnt recommend it!
39. The text mainly tells about.

A. a vampire novel

B. a very bad novel

C. an opinion on a novel

D. a review on Undead and Unwed

E. a review on Undead and Unwed movie

40. The second paragraph mainly told.

A. the writer bought three novel

B. the writer fond of vampire novel

C. the writer thought the novel was very bad

D. the writer thought the novel was fun and OK

E. the writer didnt recommend the readers read it

Essay

Text for no 1 to 2

From : Ana Prahita

Date : Tuesday, October 23,2006-3:15 P.M.
To : Jullus Sitanggung
Subject : Hellen Forbes, UNICEF ambassador

DR. Helen Forbes, Ph.D., a UNICEF ambassador, will be visiting our company on Monday,
October 31st. I'd like you to prepare a program for her. She will arrive in the morning before
noon. Please start with lunch in the cafeteria and the show her your department. After that, take
her to our printing department.

1. Who will accompany her to go around the company?

2. What kind of company will Dr. Helen Forbes visit?

Text for no 1 to 2
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local
police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted b the
police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station,
he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle was picked up in a small village four
hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he
found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen!
Taken from "Practice and Progress

3. What happened to Ted when he was fifteen years old?

4. What made Ted worried?
5. Rearrange words into the right order!
The- will- stay - this - healthy - tips - season - you during- wet - following - help.