TRY OUT BAHASA INGGRIS

MAN INSAN CENDEKIA PEKALONGAN

TAHUN 2017-2018
Listening Section
In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English.
There are four parts to this section, with special directions for each part.

Part I
Questions 1 to 4
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues spoken in English. The dialogue will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are
saying.
After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one
would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question.
You will hear:

Man : I highly appreciate you for helping me choose the right loan I need.
Woman : My pleasure, Sir. I hope you can use the money to buy your dream house.

You will also hear:

Narrator : What is the topic of the conversation?

You will read in your test book:

A. Asking for help

B. Giving opinion
C. Giving direction
D. Expressing pleasure
E. Expressing gratitude

The best answer to the question “what is the topic of the conversation?” is the “Expressing gratitude.”
Therefore you should answer (E).

1. A. TOEFL test
A. Scoring the TOEFL
B. Congratulating
C. Complimenting
D. Doing the test well
2. A. English speech contest.
B. Admiration from his friend.
C. Having lunch with his friend.
D. A check for one million rupiah.
E. A contest with a great deal of money.

3. A. Washing the dishes.

B. Reading the papers.
C. Making gado-gado salad.
D. Sitting in the living room
E. Working in the kitchen.

4 A. The man does not invite the woman.

B. The woman will accompany her cousin.
C. The man will have a birthday party tomorrow.
D. The man and the woman won’t go to the party.
E. The woman has an appointment with her friend.

Part II
Questions: 5 to 7
Directions:
ln this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by four
responses, also spoken in English. The dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice. They will not be
printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. You have
to choose the best response to each question. Now listen to a sample question.

Girls : I really made a mistake.

Boy : What about?
Girls : I have broken your pen.
Boy : that pen? Oh no.
Narrator: What is the best response to the woman’s statement?

You will also hear:

A. I’m sorry to hear that

B. I really appreciate it
C. I do apologize
D. I love that pen

The best answer to the question “What does the girl probably respond?” is “I do apologize.” Therefore, you
should choose answer ( C ).

5. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

6. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
7. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Part III
Questions 8 to 11
Directions:
In this part of the test you will hear some dialogues or monologues spoken in English. The dialogues or
monologues will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully
to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the dialogue or monologue, look at the five
pictures provided in your test book, and decide which one would be the most suitable one with the dialogue
or monologue you have heard.

8.
A. B. C.

D. E.

9.

A B C

D E
10.

A. B. C.

D. E.

11.

A. B. C.

D. E .

Part IV
Questions 12 to 15
Directions:
In this part of the text you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken twice. They will
not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying.
After you hear the monologue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which
one would be the best answer to the question you have just heard.
12.
A. IMF and World Bank meeting in Bali.
B. Public Housing Ministry’s work in Bali.
C. Intersection of TheNgurahRai Monument.
D. The construction of a new underpass in Bali.
E. The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry.

13.
A. To improve the roads in Badung regency and Bali.
B. To connect Badung regency to Nusa Dua and Despasar.
C. To alleviate traffic on roads that connect NgurahRai, Nusa Dua and Denpasar.
D. To begin a project for better infrastructures in NgurahRai, Nusa Dua and Denpasar.
E. To anticipate IMF and World Bank annual meeting that will be held in Bali. Next year.

14. What is the topic of the monologue?

A. Procedure about how to cook rice safely.
B. Process of making rice using cooking pot.
C. Tips how to operate electronic rice cooker.
D. Steps how to cook rice with a cooking tool.
E. Information about the use of electronic device.

15. What should you do afterputting the cooking pot into the rice cooker?
A. Close the rice cooker lid.
B. Press the cooking/timer button.
C. Add some water into the cooking pot
D. Wait until the cooking process is over.
E. Plug the cable into the electricity socket.

This is the end of the listening section.

This text is for questions 16 and 17
Attention please, we interrupt this program for special news bulletin. Due to the violent thunderstorm,
neighborhoods throughout the city have lost electrical power. Service crews are already working to restore
power in some of these areas, and additional crews are on their way to other sites. Residents are asked to
turn off all electrical appliances to prevent potential hazards until power has been restored.

16. What is the topic of the announcement?

A. power failure D. Trouble of electrical appliance
B. Additional crews E. Potential hazard of electrical power
C. Service crews’ failure

17. What are residents asked to do?

A. To have lost electrical power D. To turn off all electrical appliances
B. To restore power in some areas E. To interrupt the program for news bulletin
C. To avoid the violent thunderstorm

This text is for questions 18 and 19

Dear Mr. Anwar,

We have reviewed your application for credit, and it is our pleasure to inform you that an account has
been opened for your company.
Please feel free to use your account as often as you wish. A descriptive brochure is attached which
outlines the terms and conditions upon which this account has been opened.Should your credit
requirements change, or should you have any questions regarding to your new account, call this office and
ask to speak to one of our account representatives.
When you call, please have your account number available, in order that we might have quick access
to your file.

Best regards,

Jim Lee

18. What is the letter about?

A. A company credit account approval. D. An application to open a current account.
B. Requirement to open a bank account. E. An application to open a saving account.
C. A customer new charge credit card.

19. What is needed to have quick access to your file?

A. Account representative. D. Account password.
B. Descriptive brochure. E. Account number.
C. Credit requirement.
This text is for questions 20 and 22
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. He was the fourth of five
children born to James and Deloris. Soon after Michael's birth, James and Deloris felt that the streets of
Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a family, so they moved the family to Wilmington, North Carolina.
As a youngster, Michael immediately became interested in sports. However, it was baseball not
basketball that was his first love. He would play catch in the yard with his father, who loved baseball.
Following high school, he earned a basketball scholarship from North Carolina University where he
would play under legendary coach Dean Smith. In his first year, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year.
In the 1984 NBA draft, he was selected with the third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls. He was
selected to the NBA All-Star Game and named Rookie of the Year. This would just be the beginning of a
career filled with awards.
In 1993, tragedy struck Jordan's seemingly perfect life. On July 23, 1993, his father, James, was
murdered off Interstate 95 in North Carolina.
Three months later on October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement from basketball citing that
"he no longer had the desire to play."
In early 1994, Jordan decided to take up a new hobby. However, it wasn't golf. It was baseball.
Despite not playing baseball since high school, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White
Sox in 1994. He played one unspectacular season for the Double-A Birmingham Barons.

20. Michael Jordan grew up in ….

A. Chicago D. Wilmington
B. Brooklyn E. Birmingham
C. New York

21. After his father was murdered in 1993, Michael Jordan decided to….
A. follow a run of three consecutive NBA C. take up a new hobby.
Championships. D. join Chicago Bulls.
B. announce his retirement from basketball. E. return to the NBA.

22. In early 1994, Jordan decided to take up a new hobby.” (Paragraph 7)

The underlined word is closest in meaning ….
A. terminate D. try
B. start E. do
C. play

This text is for questions 23 and 25

In order to make your computer detect the printer, you must first install the software from the CD
provided inside the box. You need to open the box and get the CD, after that follow these following
instruction to successfully install the software.
1. Insert the CD into the CD Room on your computer.
2. Wait until the CD Room finish reading the CD
3. A dialogue box will pop out on your computer screen, giving you an option to install the
software, choose “Yes” to continue with the installation process.
4. Next, the dialogue box will let you to choose your “Country Region”, choose “Asia” if you live
 within Asia continent. Then click “Next” button.
5. After that, choose your country, then click “Next” button.
6. Next, the dialogue box will let you to choose type of installation, the best is to choose
“Easy Install” option, but if you are an expert, you can also choose “Custom Install” option.
7. After that click “Install” button, wait for about 10 minutes.
8. During the installation process is running, plug the power cable into the electricity socket, and
then turn on the printer by pressing the power button .
9. At the end of the installation process, (make sure the printer is on) we need to plug the printer
USB cable into the USB socket on your computer so the software will be able to synchronize
with the device.
10. Installation process is complete and your printer is ready to use.

23. What is the aim of the text?

A. To turn on a printer. D. To explain how to print a document.
B. To tell how to install a printer. E. To make your computer detect the printer
C. To proceed installing the printer.

24. Why should you plug the printer USB cable into the USB socket on your computer?
A. To turn the printer on D. To continue with the installation process.
B. To finish reading the CD E. To synchronize the software with the
printer.
C. To let the dialogue box pop out.

25. Don’t choose “Custom Install” option ... you are an expert.
A. if D. because
B. unless E. although
C. however

This text is for questions 26 and 28

Borobudur Temple
Borobudur temple is the biggest temple in Indonesia. It is located in Magelang, Central Jawa.
Borobudur is right now assigned as one of the UNESCO World Heritage. The word Borobudur is
derived from "bara" (temple or religious community) and "beduhur" (slopes or high place) in Sanskrit.
Borobudur was constructed around 800 BC. This temple was abandoned for quite a long time
around the 15th century. Due to volcanic emissions, a large portion of the structures was covered by
volcanic soil. Moreover, the building was secured with trees and bushes for a considerable length of
time. Then, this temple started to be overlooked in the times of Islam landed in Indonesia.
In 1814, when the British invaded Indonesia, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles knew about the
disclosure of the archeological site in the town Bumisegoro Magelang. Then, Raffles HC Cornelius, a
Dutch architect, was sent to examine the revelation of the area.
Cornelius was helped by around 200 men. They chopped down trees and evacuated bushes that
secured the titan building. As an appreciationto the discovery, Raffles was respected as the individual
who began the rebuilding of Borobudur temple. In 1835, the whole zone of the temple has been
unearthed. The temple, then,continued to be restored under the Dutch colonialization era.
26. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To adore the beauty of the Borobudur temple
B. To promote one of the UNESCO World Heritage
C. To describe the buidings in the Borobudur temple
D. To inform the reader about the history of Borobudur
E. To tell the readers about the origin of the name of Borobudur

27. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Borobudur temple is located in Magelang.
B. Borobudur is a famous vacation destination.
C. Borobbudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia.
D. Borobudur is known as "the temple in the slopes".
E. Borobudur is a UNESCO World Heritage.

28. The Dutch colonialization continued to restored Borobudur temple after it ... by Raffles HC Cornelius.
A. revealed D. had been revealed
B. had revealed E. has been revealed
C. being revealed

This text is for questions 29 and 31

At least 52 hotspots indicating forest fires appeared in satellite images of several locations in
Sumatra on Tuesday.
“We spotted [the hotspots] at 7 a.m.,” said Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics
Agency head Otto Sukisno as quoted by tempo.co.
Jambi has the most hotspots with 17 locations, followed by Bengkulu 12 locations, South
Sumatra (seven locations), Lampung (six locations), North Sumatra (three locations), West Sumatra
(three locations) and Bangka Belitung (one location).
In Riau, the hotspots were detected in Indragiri Hulu, RokanHulu and RokanHilir.In the past
three days, hotspots were also detected in Riau’s Kuala Kampar, Pelalawan, Rokan IV Koto, and Siak
Kecil.
Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force airbase has deployed a Super Puma chopper to monitor the hotspots.
The airbase spokesman Maj. Rizwar said that another chopper carrying four tons of water had also been
deployed to conduct ‘water bombing’ in some burning areas in Riau recently. “[It] conducted 12 water
bombings to extinguish fires in Siak Kecil,” Rizwar said.

29. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To report about preventing fires in Sumatera.
B. To report BMKG’s prediction about hotspots.
C. To report many hotspots detected in Sumatera.
D. To report about deploying water bombing to subtract fires.
E. To report about monitoring satellite image in Sumatera.
30. The most hotspots were detected in ...
A. Riau D. South Sumatera
B. Bengkulu E. Bangka Belitung
C. Lampung

31. The most hotspots were detected in ...

A. deployed D. was deployed
B. had been deployed E. will deploy
C. were deployed

This text is for questions 32 and 35

Suspended in Space
By Vandana Sharma
There were three dandelion flowers tucked far away in the corner of a cornfield. The farmer loved
the corns but never ever cared or even looked at the dandelions and considered them as weeds. This
made dandelions very sad. But they still had hope and thought that one day someone would definitely
care for them.
It was a bright sunshine morning and dandelions were in full bloom, they looked like three little
suns in the vast green. As the wind swayed the dandelions too swayed along. Their happiness was
unsurpassable. Days just went by and the ripples of time showed on dandelions too.
Their yellow faces were slowly withering and turning white and frail. They had started to look like
the moon. The moon in the dark sky looked from above and wondered what those tiny things that looked
like him were? He sent an angel at night to ask. On seeing the angel dandelions were very excited. They
told their story to the angel, also told him that soon their seed heads would fly away to distant shores, but
till now they did not find anyone who cared about them except for the moon, who was curious.
The angel went back to the moon and told him everything. Moon had sympathy for the dandelions.
He asked the angel that when seed heads would blow, he should gather them and spread them in the
space.
The winds were changing and so were the dandelions. All three bid goodbye to and as the wind
blew their seed heads blew with them. The angel caught all the seed heads and sprinkled them in the
space. The seed heads sparkled with joy and became shiny dots in the dark sky.
Adopted from http://www.shortkidstories.com/story/suspended-in-space/

32. Why was the moon interested in the dandelions?

A. Because they seemed sad.
B. Because they seem cheerful.
C. Because they were beautiful.
D. Because they looked like him.
E. Because they looked fragile and frail.
33. What lesson can we take from the story?
A. Be honest to yourself.
B. Be happy as life is very short.
C. Be hopeful as one day our pray might be answered.
D. Make friend with important people that may help us later.
E. Take care of your friends as they might take care of you later.

34. Finally, the seed heads of the three dandelions became ...
A. the stars D. the angels
B. the moon E. the friends of the moon
C. the planets

35. How was the feeling of the dandelions change in paragraph 1 and 2?
A. They were happy all the time. D. They were sad, then became hopeful.
B. They were sad, the became joyful. E. They were joyful, then became hopeful.
C. They were hopeful, then became sad.

This text is for questions 36 and 38

"Don't Cry Joni"
Loretta Lynn feat. Conway Twitty
Jimmy please say you'll wait for me
I'll grow up someday you'll see
Savin' all my kisses just for you
Signed with love forever true
Joni was the girl who lived next door
I've known her I guess 10 years or more
Joni wrote me a note one day
And this is what she had to say
Jimmy please say you'll wait for me
I'll grow up someday you'll see
Savin' all my kisses just for you
Signed with love forever true
Slowly I read her note once more
Then I went over to the house next door
Her teardrops fell like rain that day
When I told Joni what I had to say
Joni, Joni, please don't cry
You'll forget me by and by
You're just fifteen I'm twenty two
Joni I just can't wait for you
Soon I left our little home town
Got me a job and tried to settle down
But her words kept haunting my memory
The words that Joni said to me
I packed my clothes and I caught a plane
I had to see Joni, I had to explain
How my heart was filled with her memory
And ask my Joni if she'd marry me
I ran all the way to the house next door
But things weren't like they were before
My teardrops fell like rain that day
When I heard what Joni had to say
Jimmy Jimmy please don't cry
You'll forget me by and by
It's been five years since you've been gone
Jimmy I married your best friend John.
36. What is the song about?
A. A Love that comes too late D. A secret love
B. An everlasting love E. Loves between best friends
C. Teenager’s love that lasts forever

37. At the end of the story, Joni ...

A. cried agin D. regret losing her love
B. still loved Jimmy E. got together with Jimmy
C. was married to John

38. But her words kept haunting my memory.

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ...
A. visiting D. growing in
B. troubling E. lingering in
C. disturbing

This text is for questions 39 and 42

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Who doesn't love Google? In the blink of an eye, the search engine delivers useful information
about pretty much any subject imaginable. I use it all the time, and I'm guessing you do too.
But I worry about what Google is doing to our brains. What really makes us intelligent isn't our
ability to find lots of information quickly. It's our ability to think deeply about that information. And deep
thinking, brain scientists have discovered, happens only when our minds are calm and attentive. The
greater our concentration, the richer our thoughts.
If we're distracted, we understand less, remember less, and learn less. That's the problem with
Google—and with the Internet in general. When we use our computers and our cellphones all the time,
we're always distracted.
The internetfloods us with messages and other bits of data, and every one of those interruptions
breaks our train of thought. We end up scatterbrained. The fact is, you'll never think deeply if you're always
Googling, texting, and surfing.
Google doesn't want us to slow down. The faster we zip across the Web, clicking links and
skimming words and pictures, the more ads Google is able to show us and the more money it makes. So
even as Google is giving us all that useful information, it's also encouraging us to think superficially. It's
making us shallow.
If we are interested in developing our mind, weneed to turn off our computer and our cellphone—
and start thinking. Really thinking. We can Google all the facts we want, but we'll never Google our way to
brilliance.

Adapted from https://achievethecore.org/page/1271/argument-opinion-writing-on-demand

39. What is the main problem raised by the author?
A. The bad impact of the internet D. The effect of the internet to our brain
B. The distractions caused by Google E. The effect of staying online all the time
C. The concequences of using Google

40. What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

A. How Google works. D. How to prevent Google gets more money.
B. How the internet works. E. How Google takes advantage from our
C. What Google ads provides for us. brain.

41. How could Google be a problem?

A. It makes a lot of money. D. It provides us useful information.
B. It shows us a lot of ads. E. It prevents us from thinking deeply.
C. It encourages us to shop more.

42. What is the synonym of the underlined word?

The Net floods us with messages and other bits of data, and every one of those interruptions breaks
our train of thought. (paragraph 4)
A. sends D. allows
B. attacks E. transfers
C. waters

This text is for questions 43 and 45

Integrated Pest Management
There is no best way to deal with pests in agriculture. Pesticides which are commonly used may cause
many problems. I think combining different management operations is the most effective way to control
pests.
Firstly, the chemicals in the pesticides may build up as residues in the environment and in the soil
which absorbs the chemicals. This reduces the quality of farm product.
Secondly, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides. This means that newer and stronger
ones have to be developed.
Lastly, some pesticides affect non target plants and animals such as fish and bees. This affects the
ecology and environment as well.
So, understanding of ecology of an area helps a lot in pest control. Pesticides should be chosen and
applied carefully so that they don't affect the ecological balance and environment.
Therefore, integrated pest management is a safe and more effective option to fight pest in agriculture
and livestock.
43. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe the damages of using pesticides.
B. To tell how pesticides affects the environment.
C. To convince many problems caused by pesticides.
D. To compare between chemical and nonchemical pesticides.
E. To assure the effectiveness of integrated pest management.
44. What can you say about paragraph two and four?
A. The fourth paragraph supports the idea stated in paragraph two.
B. Both paragraphs tell about the disadvantages of using pesticides.
C. Both paragraphs tell about how pesticides affect the quality of farm products.
D. The statement in paragraph is contrary to the statement in paragraph four.
E. The fourth paragraph is a conclusion of second paragraph.

45. Secondly, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides. (paragraph 3)

The underlined word can be replaced by ….
A. weak D. unaffected
B. fragile E. unbalanced
C. damage

This text is for questions 46 and 47

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sembiring invite you to share the joy of the marriage. Uniting their daughter Alice
Sembiring to Jeffry Sitorus Friday, the thirteenth of June two thousand and eight at three o’clock in the
afternoon Gajah Wong Restaurant Jl. Affandi Yogyakarta.

46. The purpose of the text is to invite you ….

A. To attend Mr. and Mrs. Sembiring’s marriage.
B. To unite Alice an Jeffry in a wedding party.
C. To attend Alice and Jeffry’s wedding party.
D. To marry with Mr. and Mrs. Sembiring.
E. To celebrate Alice and Jeffry’s party.

47. “ The Joy of the marriage “

The underlined word has closest meaning to ….
A. enjoy D. amusement
B. happiness E. gloominess
C. satisfaction

This text is for questions 48 and 50

“I LEFT MY 20-YEAR CORPORATE CAREER TO TRAVEL THE WORLD”
- Leigh Wilson, 42, Chicago, IL –
I've been employed, in some fashion, ever since I was 15 years old, only taking a week between
changing jobs across the country. Throughout my professional career, I would plan out my paid vacation
time years in advance, maximizing my time away as much as possible.
After a whirlwind trip to Southeast Asia in 2016, I decided I wanted to travel deeper, beyond the
usual one or two-week bursts where work is piling up behind me. When I started travel blogging and
engaging with the digital nomad community, I realized there are lots of people doing exactly this, but I
don't know anyone in my 'real life' who's ever strayed from the traditional career path.
Despite the fear, I decided to pull the plug on corporate life. I started a website called Campfires &
Concierges and, along with my dog, I've embarked on a six-month, 10,000-mile road trip through the
American Southwest and Baja Mexico.
To prepare, I cut back on expenses and sold a lot of my belongings. I sold my home and downsized
to 800 square feet a few years ago, which makes moving into my vehicle and a storage unit a little bit
easier.
Adopted from https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/never-too-late-change-your-life/9/

48. What is the purpose of the text?

The underlined word has closest meaning to ….
A. To share an amazing experience with readers.
B. To amused readers with her true story.
C. To tell readers how she decided to travel the world.
D. To give motivation to readers how to survive.
E. To inspire readers by sharing his experience.

49. From the text we know that the Leigh Wilson ….

A. started a blog called Campfires & Concierges
B. cut back on expenses and sold all of her belongings
C. rented her house and downsized to 800 square feet
D. decided to travel deeper after a whirlwind trip to South Asia in 2016
E. would plan out her paid trip time years in advance throughout her professional career

50. Leigh Wilson finally decided to leave her corporate life … she’s in fear.
A. though D. otherwise
B. whereas E. therefore
C. unless