baIn west-central New York State there is a group of eleven long, narrow, glacial

lakes known as the Finger Lakes. From east to west these lakes are Otisco, Skaneateles,
Owasco, Cayuga, Seneca, Keuka, Canandaiugua, Honeoye, Candice, Hemlock, and Conesus.

These lakes have been aptly named because of their resemblance to the finger of a
hand. Two of the largest of teh finger lakes, Seneca and Cayuga, exemplify the selection of
the name: Seneca is thirty-seven miles long and four miles across its widest point, and
Cayuga is forty miles long and two miles across.

Although scientists are not completely certain as to how these lakes were formed,
most believe that successive sheets of glacial ice carved out the long, narrow velleys. Teh
glaciers most probably moved along the paths of preexisting stream valleys and further
deepened these valleys to depths well below the sea level. With the melting of the glacier at
the and of the ice age, the lakes were filled.

1. The topic of this passege is:

A. west-central New York State

B. Seneca and Cayuga

C. The description and origin of the Finger lakes

D. The scientific findings about the Finger lakes

• The Answer is C. Karena We can see at the text above. Look at paragraph 1 line 2 is
Two of the largest of the finger lakes. This is a main idea for this text. And in the text
descript about the main idea. So the best answer for number 1 is C.

• Not A because This sentence only described at the beginning only. did not involve or
include the whole of the text above. It only describes the location of the Finger Lakes.
so this is one part of the description the finger lakes.

• Not B Because It is one part of description of the finger lakes. It is a kind of finger
lakes.

• Not D Because Scientific is one part of finger lakes. It just explain about scientific of
finger lakes.
 Between the late 1920s and 1950s, the Osborne Calendar Company produced a series
of color scenes of trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Up to 300,000 of these, featuring large
color scenes of trains at work, were published each year to hang in depots and shippers’
offices along the lines of the famous railroad company. The scene, mostly painted by one
artist, Grif Teller, are now valuable collectbles.

2. What is the subject of this passages?

A. trains at work

B. calenders of Pennsylvania Railboard trains

C. valuable calenders

D. Grif Teller’s painting of trains.

The best answer is B. Because all of the text

The answer is B. Because The text above

What’s the best way for you, as an employer, to deliver bad news to an employee?
First of all, you have to break the news yourself, face to face with the recipient. You can’t
write memos to tell people they will not get raises this year or that they have made an error or
are not performing as well as expected. You have to show them how you feel about the
matter and that you are personally sorry and symphatize with them. If you indicated that you
are ready to listen to their reaction to your bad news, you must be ready for an emotion they
invarisbly feel. Although it is never easy to break bad news, if you follow these steps, you
will at least soften the blow.

3. The author’s main idea is that................

A. bad news is hard to impart.

B. all employers have to criticize their employees.

C. there are ways of softening the impect of bad news.

D. people respond emotionally to bad news.

 • The best answer is C. Because In the text above explain about how to deliver a bad
news to an employee. So it will at least soften the blow. You can see at text in line 1.
It’s a main sentences of the text.

• Not A Because this sentences Does not appear in the text. The text says that
Although it is never easy to break bad news In Line 8.

• Not B Because in the text don’t explain about criticize their employees. But how to
tell a bad news to their employee’s.

• Not D Because It is the object of reducing the emotional problems of their employees.
So it is not the main idea but it is an object which of the target by the main idea.

4. Where is the main idea expressed?

A. in the first sentence

B. in the last sentence

C. in the middle of the paragraph

D. nowhere

• The best answer is A. Because in the first sentences is a main sentences that explain
about how to tell the bad news to their employee’s.

• Not B, C, D Because It is a part of description of how to tell a bad news to their

employee’s.

5. The main idea is supported by..............

A. examples of employer giving bad news.

B. a list of reasons for having to break bad news.

C. sympathy for both the employer and employee.

D. instructions on how to soften the blow of bad news.

• The best answer is because sentences in D is a complement of main idea. So main

idea is supported by Sentences in D.
 • Not A,B, or C Because They are not a complement of main idea.

It is the role of the Federal Reserve, known as the Fed, to control the supply of money
un the U.S, through its system of twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, each with is own
Federal Reserve District Bank. Many commercial banks belong to the Federal Reserve
System and as members must follow the Fed’s reserve requirements, a ruling by the Fed on
the percentage of deposits that a member bank must keep either in its own vaults ir on
depositat the Fed. If the Fed wants to change the money supplay, it can change reserve
requirments to member bans; for example, an increase in the percentage of the deposits
required to be kept on hand would reduce the available money supplay. Member banks can
also borrow money from the Fed, and an additional way that the Fed can control the money
supplay is to raise or lower the discount rate, the interest rate wouldreduce the funds available
to commercial banks and thus shrink the money supplay. In addition to using reserve
requirements and the discount rate to control the money supplay, the Fed has another
powerful tool: open-market operations.

6. This passage is mainly about..................

A. the functions of the Federal Reserve

B. The organization of the Federal Reserve

C. Reserve requirments

D. The effect of lowering the discount rate

• The best answer is B Because Text explain about the organization of federal reserve.
This explain a lot of Federal reserve.

• Not A Because A just explain about function of federal reserve.

• Not C Because C just explain about Reserve Requirment.

• Not D Because D just explain about effect of lowering discount rate.

 Tree rings have long been used to determine the sges of trees and to gauge past
climatic condition. New evidence adds considerable weight to the theory that tree rings also
record earthquakes. The rings reflect the effects of earthquakes, such as tilting, the disruption
of root system, and brakage, as well as shifts in environments. Olfer trees and petrified trees
may give information about earthquakes that took place hundreds and even thousand of years
ago.

7. What is the main theme of the passage?

A. how earthquakes affect tree rings.

B. how tree rings can be used to warn people of impending earthquakes.

C. what information might be gain from studying tree rings.

D. why tree rings are used to determine tree ages, climatic conditions, and earthquakes.

• The best answer is C. because from the text we can get much information from the
tree rings as earthquake, past climate condition and etc. we can also se at line 1 and
line 3.

• Not A,B, or D because this answer of the question in option A not found in the text.

In philosophy of Jhon Dewey a sharp distinction is made between “intelligence” and

“reasoning”. According to Dewey, intelligence is the only absolute way to achieve a balance
between realism and idealism, between practicality and wisdom of life. Intelligence
involves”interacting with other things and knowing them, “while reasoning, a level of mental
certainty can be achieved, but it is through intelligence that control is taken of events that
shape one’s life.

8. What is the topic of this passage?

 A. The intelligence of Jhon Dewey.

B. Distinctions made by Jhon Dewey.

C. Dewey’s ideas on the ability to reason.

D. How intelligence differs from reasoning in Dewey’s works.

• The best answer is B Because in line 1 we can also that john dewey made a
distinction between Intelligence and reasoning.

Accreditation is a system for setting national standars of quality in education. The

United States is unique in the world because its accreditation system is not administeres by
the goverment, but rather by committees of educators and private agencies like the Middle
States Association of Colleges snd Secondary Schools and the Society of Engineers.

Before registering to study in any educational institution in the United States, a

student should make certain taht the institution is accredited in order to assure that the school
has a recognized standars of organization, instruction, and financial support. Foreigne
students should be particularly careful to check an institution’s accreditation because other
government or future employers may not recognize a degree earned from a school that has
not received accreditation.

If a collage is accredited, catalog and brochures will usualy indicate the accreditation
status. If you are not sure about a certain school, don’t hesitate to check its reputaion with an
education officer at the nearest U.S. embassy.

9. The title that best expresses the ideas in this passage is...

A. studying in United States

B. accreditation

C. how to find the best school

D. the Middle States Association of College and Secondary Schools

• The best Answer is B, Because all of which are discussed in the text is about
accreditation. For example we can see at paragraph one is about accreditation in USA.
 And then in paragraph 2 explain about we must search about accreditation of school
before we studied there.

Nitrogen fixation is a process by wich additional nitrogen is continuously fed into

bilogical circulation. In this process, certain algae and bacteria nitrogen into ammonia (NH3).
This newly created ammonia is then for the most part observed by plants.

The opposite process of identification returns nitrogen to the air. During the process
of denitrification, bacteria cause some of the nitrates from the soil to convert into gaseous
nitrogen or nitrous oxide (N2O). In this gaseous from the nitrogen returns to the atmosphere.

10. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Process of Nitrogen Fixation

B. Two Nitrogen Processes

C. the return of Nitrogen to the air

D. The effect of Nitrogen on plant life

• The best answer is A. Because in the text explain about the processes of Nitrogen
fixation. We can look at paragraph one line 1.

• Not B, C or D Because they are a complement tu support the main idea.

The bioluminescent flashlight fish does not actually light up but has a saclike organ
under cach eye that contains luminous bacteria. Although the bacteria grow constantly, the
fish can control the light by eye movements. The flashlight fish uses its light to search for
food in the dark dephts. Upon finding can startle it by shining its light. Predators can be
confused by flaslight fish’s flashing its light and abruptly changing directions.

11. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The flashlight uses its bioluminescence for different purposes.

 B. Bioluminescence can save the life of the flashlight fish.

C. Bioluminescence in the flashlight fish is due to the luminous bacteria in the eye organs.

D. Different fish use bioluminescence in different ways.

• The best answer is B. Because with bioluminescence useful to keep a light fish
survival. because the light that the fish can find food and can also protect themselves
from predators

Population increase and economic change heightened many of the old internal
problems of American cities. Efforts to alleviate these pressures not only transformed cities
but swept city dwellers into a whirlwind of complex social and political issues. Take, for
example, the problem of securing adequate supplies of pure water. By the biginning of the 19
th century, fear of fire and disease had induced city officials to think more seriously about
providding water for their citizens. In the 1790’s yellow fever ravaged the Northeast-
particulary Philadelphia-causing several cities to become passionately convinced that
cleanliness was the only way to perevent or minimeze disease. This need for sanitation meant
a more lilberal use of water. Most urbanites drew their water from public or private well, but
the springs that fed these wells simply could not supply tens of thousands of people, and they
were often poluuted with seepage from privies and graves. Attention focussed on nearby
rivers and stream as sources of larger, cleaner supplies of water. Who should undertake
projects to tap these sources the municipality or private companies?

12. The main idea of the passege is...

A. Water wheels in America.

B. American internal problems

C. Growth in American cities and their problems.

D. Disease spread by water.

• The best answer is B. Because The text above discuss about internal problem in
amerika. We can see at line 1 tell Population increase and economic change
heightened many of the old internal problems of American cities.

Hurricanes generally occur in the North Atlantic from May trought November, with
the peak of hurricane in September: only rarely will they occur in Desember through April in
that part of ocean. The main reason for the occurence of hurricanes during third period is that
the temperature on the water’s surface is at its warmest and the humidity of the air is at its
highest.
Of the tropical stroms that occur each year in the North Atlantic, only about five, on
the average, are powerful enough to be called hurricanes. To the classified as a hurricane, a
tropical strom must have winds reaching speeds of at least 117 kilometers per hour, but the
winds are often much stronger than that; the winds of intense hurricanes can easily surpass
200 kilometers per hour.

13. This passage mainly discusses........

A. how many hurricanes occur each year
B. the strength of hurricanes
C. the weather in Nort Atlantic
D. hurricanes in one part of the world
• The best answer is D Because the text above tell about hurricane in one part of the
world. One part in the world that is North Atlantik. We can see at paragraph one.

14. The best title for this passage would be.........

A. The North Atlantic Ocean
B. Stroms of the Northern Atlantic
C. Hurricanes: the Damage and Destruction
D. What Happens May trough November
• The best answer is B. Because we discuss about storms in northern atlantik. It cover
the whole of the text.

• Not A, C or D because they are a explanation of Storm Of North Atlantic.

Ice can literally electify a thunderstorm. When big hailstones collide tiny ice crystals, they
seem to knock off one electric charge from the crystal. The stone gets a negative charge and
the crystal becomes positive. As the heavy stones fall to earth and tiny crystals waft up warm
air currents, the separation of charges creates an unstable column of air. It releases its energy
as a giant spark – lightning.

15. The main idea of this paragraph about stroms is to explain..................

A. why big hailstones fall
B. how lightning is created
C. why warm air currents occur
D. how ice crystals are formed
• The best answer is B. Because we can see the text above tell about how the lightning
is created. It begin from big hailstone collide tiny ice criystal and finally after the
process is complete it release energy as a giant spark lightning. We can also at last
sentences.
The Nobel prizes, awarded annually fordistinguished work in chemistry, physics,
physiology or medicine, literature, and international peace, were made available by a fund
bequeathed for that purpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel.
The prizes, awarded since 1901, are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In
1969, a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidates
for the prizes must be nominated in writing by a qualified authority in the field of
competition. Candidates are judged by Swedish and Norwegian academies and istitutes on
the basis of their King of Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the
anniversary of his death. Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of
about one milion dollars.
16. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Alfred Bernard Nobel
B. The Nobel Prizes
C. great contributions to mankind
D. Swedish philanthropy
The best answer is B. Because in this text explain about prize of nobel.
Not A, D or C because they are a complement for prize nobel

Cole Porter was never regarded in his lifetime as socially conscious. Society-conscious, yes:
he was born rich, and married richer, to Linda Lee Thomas, a wealthy divorcee. Song writing
made him a third fortune. He was not just rich and famous for being rich. Though not a native
New Yorker he was a backcountry boy Peru, Indiana he and his eork came to typify smart
Manbattan society. His music was a highly personal mixture and had huge appealy Porter, as
an admiring contemporary remarked, made sophistication popular.
17. What is the subject of this passage?
A. a socially conscious musician
B. becoming rich and famous
 C. the life of songwriter
D. popularizing sophistication
The best answer is D. Because in text explain about popularizing and sophistication cole
porter.
Recent research into wheter people who are good at solving brain twisters are more
intelegent than those who are not suggest that the ‘experts’ make use of a special type if
insight. However, no only do they appear to be good at this (choosing which elements to
process, to combine, or to compare from the information given), but they are also clever at
making use of ‘general’ or prior knowledge and at monitoring their own progress with a
particular problem. In addition, they appear capable of adopting an appropriate cognitive
style consisting of a combinatipn of impluse and reflection. Just what this combination is still
mystifies the researchers, and so does the original question, to which their answer is
somewhat frustrating ‘possibly’.
18. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Nature of Intelligence
B. Are the Brain Twister Test of Intelligence? Doubt Lingers
C. Brain Twisters: How Everyone Can Solve Them
D. The Cognitive Style of Brain-Twister Writers
The best answer is D
Although the composition and role of the board of directors of a company will vary
from one organization to the next, a few generalizations may be made. As regards the
composition of the board, customarily some directors are prominent men and women selected
to give prestige to the group. Others are usually chosen from among retired executives of
organization for thei specialized knowledge of the company.
It is generally true that, as long as the top management maintains the confidence of
the board of dirctors, the directors will not actively intervene to dictate specific policies. This
is the same administratived procedure usually followed by the board of trusteest of a college
or univerity, and is smilar in many respect to the parliamentary system of ministerial
responsibility practced in Great Britain.
19. The title below that best expresses the ideas in this passage is...........
A. The Board of Directors
B. The Board of Trustees
C. The Parliamentary System
D. Management
The best answer is A. We can see at paragraph one line 1. This is a main sentence which
includes the entire all of the text