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Read the following text to answer question number 1.
NOTICE
IN EMERGENCY PUSH SWITCH TO SHUTDOWN LASER
1. The text above means that we … turn off the laser in emergency
Read the following text to answer questions number 2.
Dear Juliette,
All the hard workout have made, you have put, all the sacrifice you have made, has finally paid off.
Congratulations on your success to be the winner of the Speech Contest For Junior High School Level 2010. We are proud of you.
Student Union Organizer
2. Student Union Organization congratulates Juliete on ….
Read the following text to answer questions number 3.
To : Santi
I’ve just got the news that our grandmother passed away two hours ago. We are going to leave for Purworejo soon to attend the funeral. Please be here before 7 p.m.
Tati
3. What does Tati tell Santi?
Read the following text to answer questions number 4 and 5.
Students Organization SMP Negeri 223 Jl. Surilang No.6 Jakarta 13760. Telp (021) 8403316
Dear Ribka, We invite you to attend our meeting that will be held: – On Saturday, April 24th, 2010 – At 1.30 p.m — 2.30 p.m. – In the school hall Agenda : Final preparation for the PORSENI 2010 competition
Please come on time.
See you there!
Rica Secretary
Chaca Chairperson
4. What will the meeting discuss?
5. The meeting will be held ….
Read the following text to answer questions number 6 and 7.
To all the teachers and staff of SMP NUSANTARA
A one-day meeting will be held this week:
When: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Where:Room 109 Topic: National examination preparation
Due to the importance of the meeting, please be punctual. Bring your ideas; bring your suggestions to make our students successful in the examination!
The head of the national examination committee
Mr. Adnan Nasution
6. What is the meeting for?
7. From the text above we can conclude that ....
Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 11.
Jennifer Lopes (or J.Lo) is a highly successful actress, singer, and dancer. Her new films and new albums usually go straight to the top.
What’s a typical working day for her? Making a film is a hard work. She usually gets up at half past five in the morning and she’s always on the film set at half past six. She never drinks coffee and she always has a light lunch of just green salad. She doesn’t like working up late at nights. She is usually in bed half past ten. If she stays out late, she will be too tired in the next morning.
Adam Shankman, a director of one of her films, says ”J.Lo is actually a quiet person. She doesn’t like going out all the time. She often stays at home on Saturday nights and watches video.
If J.Lo isn’t working on a film or making a record, her life style is very different. When she has got time off, she’s quite happy to go out. She loves New York restaurants. She loves dancing. She sometimes dances until three o’clock in the morning!
J. Lo’s family lives in New York. They were very close family. She sees her parents every weekend and she always phones them if she has a problem. She’s got two older sisters and they get on very well together. They are not just her sisters; they are her best friends.
8. What is the text about?
9. What does J.Lo do when she has a problem?
10. What is the main idea of paragraph four?
11. “They get on very well together.” Who does the underlined word refer to?
Read the following text to answer questions number 12 to 14.
Sragen is one of the regencies in Central Java. The Sragen regency which is usually called “Tlatah Sukowati” is 941,55 km with the topographies as follows: in the middle of the area flows the longest river in Iava, Bengawan Solo; in the southern part of Sragen is a slope of Mount Lawu; in the northern part is the hillside of Kendeng Mountain; and in the western part is a famous region called “the Sangiran Dome”
One of the interesting tourist objects in Sragen is the Sangiran Museum which is built in the Sangiran Dome. The dome itself is situated in the depression of Solo in the north-west slope of mount Lawu. This area is about 56 km² which consists of three districts in the Sragen Regency (the Gemolong, Kalijambe, Plupuh district) and one in the Karang Anyar Regency (The Gondang Rejo District). Sangiran is the most important site for the development of various fields of knowledge: anthropology, archeology, biology, palaeoanthropology.
12. What does the text tell us about?
13. What passes through the middle of the Sragen Regency?
14. “This area is about 56 km² which consists …” (Par. 2) The underlined word refers to ….
Read the following text to answer questions number 15 to 17.
Last week, Mr Damiri’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Yusuf, was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Yusuf heard his mother calling, “Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Damiri had gone to the office. The other children had gone to school.
Yusuf was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to come and help his mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Yusuf’s mother to the clinic.
When Mr. Damiri came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”she said.
15. Who took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic?
16. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….
17. How did the neighbour help Mrs. Damiri?
Read the following text to answer questions number 18 to 22.
The fastest baseball game on record took place on August 30, 1916. The two teams were from Winston-Salem and Asheville, North Carolina. The game was played in Asheville. The Winston-Salem team had to travel by train to and from Asheville. The last train that could get them back home on the same day was to leave at three o’clock. But the game was set for two o’ clock. How could they play the whole game and catch a train in just one hour? They asked the home team if they could start the game early. The Asheville team agreed.
The game started at 1:28. Both team played faster than they had ever had. All the batter swung at the first pitch. The team ran on and off the field between innings. Once, the Asheville pitcher even pitched before his teammates were on the field. The game was over at 1:59 . winston-Salem won by two-one. The players had no problem catching the train.
18. What is the text about?
19. “The fastest baseball game on record took place on August 30, 1916″ What does the underline phrase means?
20. What time did the game between Winston-Salem and Ashevile finish?
21. The main idea of the last paragraph is that the fastest baseball game on record was played ….
22. What can we conclude from the text?
Read the following text to answer questions number 23 and 24.
How to make a pencil case
Steps 1. Choose the size you want. If you want to put longer items, such as a ruler, placed in your pencil case, you’ll need a longer pencil case. 2. Find a bag or box that suitable with your choice of size. It doesn’t have to be nice-looking, but strong and clean. 3. Cover the box with paper, any color. 4. Decorate the container. Try some or all of the following ideas:
a) Put some cool sticker.
b) Decorate with your own art work with markers: draw lines: shapes, animals, people, etc.
c) Cut some magazine pictures and stick them on it.
d) Totally cover the box with wrapping paper
e) Glue on shells, buttons or anything else you want to decorate the pencil case with. Add glitter if you like.
5. Show all your friends and be proud of your unique pencil case.
23. The length of the pencil case depends on ….
24. From the text above we can conclude that we have to be….. in decorating the box to have a good result.
Read the following text to answer questions number 25 to 28.
Once upon the time, Sunan Kalijaga planed to visit Sunan Muria in Pati, Central Java. He asked his friends Ki Rangga to go with him. Several servants also joined them to carry their luggages. And they began walking to Sunan Muria’s house.
Several hours later Ki Rangga felt tired. He was embarrassed to walk together with Sunan Kalijaga because Sunan Kalijaga did not look tired while Ki Rangga was very tired and thirsty. Finally Sunan kalijaga asked Ki Rangga to take a rest under a big tree. It was time for the Dzuhur prayer. But there was no water around to clean up or ‘wudu’. Ki Rangga was Confused. He told Sunan Kalijaga about it. Sunan Kalijaga only smiled and said, “we should pray for Allah SWT for water. Now you must guard this big tree, Ki Rangga, It might bring water to us. But remember! Everything happens beacause of Allah SWT. Don’t act alone. You must inform me when water comes out. I will be behind that hill,” Ki Rangga promised Sunan Kalijaga to inform him when water came out. So sunan kalijaga went behind the hill. Ki Rangga with his servants sat under the big tree. They quickly fell a sleep. Suddenly water came out of the big tree. Ki Rangga and his servants became wet. They woke up. They were very happy to see water. They drank and played in the water. Ki rangga forgot Sunan Kalijaga’s message to inform him when the water came out.
Behind the hill Sunan Kalijaga was worried. So he went to the big tree. He was surprised to see Ki Rangga and his servants were playing in the water, “you forgot my message to inform me when the water comes out. Instead you are playing in the water like a turtle,” said Sunan Kalijaga, softly. A miracle happened. Ki rangga and his servants turned into turtles. Ki rangga was sad. He had changed into turtles because he did not keep his promise. The water formed a pond. It is now called Sendang Sani, in Pati Central Java. Many people still visit Sendang Sani now.
25. Where was Sunan Kalijaga when the water came out?
26. Why did Ki Rangga and his servants become turtle?
27. “The water formed a pond” The underlined word means …
28. What can we learn from the story above?
Read the following text to answer questions number 29 to 31.
One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted to send it to his mother who lived far in another town through a delivery company. Meanwhile he was looking at sad young girl who was sitting in front of the flower shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but my money is not enough”. The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and he ordered for his own mother flowers too.
After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please! You can take me to my mother. She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the girl’s mother had died the man realized that he must show his love to his mother while she was still alive. Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the flower delivery order picked up the rose flower and drove to reach his mother’s house.
29. We can learn that we have to ….
30. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?
31. The main idea of the first paragraph is …
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_________________________ *Daily value not established Suggested use: 1 tablet after meal _________________________ This product contains no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, milk, egg, sugar, chemical solvent, starch or gluten.
32. What is the purpose of the text?
33. “This product contains no artificial …” The word “artificial” in the sentence means ….
Read the following text to answer questions number 34 to 37.
One of the most valuable and widespread plant is the bamboo. It is a tall treelike grass. There are more than 350 species. Most grow in Asia and on islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Although bamboo is a tropical plant, it can grow in a cooler temperate zones.
A single root may produce as many as 100 stems. They are hollow, woody, and jointed. The stems are sometimes 3 feet (0,9 meter) around. Sprouts grow fast, at times 1 foot (0,3 meter) or more a day. They may grow to 30, 50, or even 130 feet (9 to 40 meters) in height. Near the top are many branches. Some species do not bloom for 60 years or more.
Bamboo products range from food to houses. Asian people usually use the sprouts as vegetables. In East and Southeast Asia people use the hollow stems for water pipes and for building bridges and houses. Short sections serve as pails and cooking utensils. The stems make for walls, floors, and roofs. Thinner strips are woven into mats, chairs, cages, and curtains. Bamboo fishing rods are made of matched strips glued together. Split bamboo is also used for chopsticks and fan ribs. The inner parts of the stems of several species are made into quality papers.
34. What is the text about?
35. Which part of the bamboo can be used for building houses?
36. “In East and Southeast Asia people use the hollow stems for water pipes and for building bridges and houses.” (paragraph 3) From this sentences, we know that ….
37. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
Read the following text to answer questions number 38 to 41.
A storm is a disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere accompanied by wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail (frozen rain), or thunder and lighting. Types of storms include the extra tropical cyclone, the common, large-scale storm of temperate latitudes; the tropical cyclone, or hurricane, which is somewhat smaller in area than the former and accompanied by high winds and heavy rains; the tornado, or “twister,” a small but intense storm with very high winds, usually of limited duration; and the thunderstorm, local in nature and accompanied by brief but heavy rain showers and often by hail. The term storm is also applied to blizzard, sandstorms, and dust storms, in which high wind is the dominant meteorological element.
38. What is the text about?
39. What is the small storm with high winds happening in short time called?
40. “A storm is a disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere …”. The underlined word means ….
41. From the text above we know that the extra tropical cyclone and the tropical cyclone are different in ….
Read the following text to answer questions number 42 and 43.
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42. What is waterboom?
43. From the text above we know that the waterslide ride is ….
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To: Tom <tom@gmail.com> From: Rajiv <rajiv@yahoo.com> Date and Time: June 5, 2009 21:30 Subject: Holiday
Hi Tom, how’s life? We’re going to have a long holiday this summer, aren’t we? What are you going to do? You know summer is a good time for camping and hiking. We are planning to go to the Devon mountain. It’s a nice place for camping and hiking, it’s also a nice place for fishing. There’s a river near the campsite, but I’m not really keen on it. At night we’ll sit around the fire and sing songs. Why don’t you join us? It’ll be more fun if you come. Let me know soon.
Your best friend,
Rajiv.
44. What activities is Rajiv going to do at night in the Devon mountain?
45. Why are they going to go to Devon Mountain?
For numbers 46 to 48, choose the suitable words to fill in the blanks.
Waruga is a coffin made of stone that is used to put the dead body. It can be found in the Sawangan village, the Airmadi sub-district, the Minahasa district of Manado, North Sulawesi. ... (17) ... has a cube shape. The dead body is put in a squatting position. It portrays that the dead person will return to God in the same position as he was in the mother's womb. The coffin is finely ... (18) ... with some patterns such as plants, animals, and traditional geometric. This philosophy is called by ... (19) ... as home. Visiting waruga means observing the incredible heritages of North Sulawesi.
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five 1
under 2
children 3
don't 4
unattended 5
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Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph.
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1. This means that the top of the tower is 3.9 m if the tower stands perfectly vertical. 2. Between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but now the leans at about 3.99 degrees. 3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa or the Tower of Pisa is the campanile of the cathedral and the third oldest structure in Pisa’s cathedral square. 4. It is situated behind the Cathedral and the third oldest structure in Pisa’s cathedral square. 5. The height of the tower is 55.86 m from the ground and the width of the wall is 4.06 m.