Soal UN Bahasa Inggris Try out 2 , 2016
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The following text is for questions no 1
EAS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
Become a member of Educational Advising Service and receive a free handbook, unlimited individual counseling, and special discount.
Membership requirement:
1. Attend a Pre-admission Orientation on any Thursday at 01:00 p.m.
2. Supply 2 (two) 2x3 cm potographs
3. Pay a nominal fee of Rp. 200.000,- for one year membership.
1. According to the text ... .
A. the membership program is free
B. the EAS membership is a group counseling
C. the new member should bring 3 potograph
D. the new member shouldn’t have to attend the orientation
E. the EAS membership will get a free handbook and a special discount
The following text is for questions no 2-3
Should Performance enhancing drugs be accepted in sports?
The issue of using drugs to enhance athlete’s performance is controversial . those who agree to the use of drugs in enhancing performance say that most top players in all sports take drugs to train harder and feel no pain during play. The trainers, sports doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists and managers of the big names make sure banned substances are taken at the safest and most efficient levels. The main effect of banning such substances has returned performers and their coaches into liars and cheaters.
On the other hand, some still believe that performance enhancing drugs in sport should be banned. Performance enhancing drugs are not only prohibited because they violate the spirit of sport but because they can damage the health of athletes.
I think the idea of allowing them in sports could lead to a situation whereby sportsmen and women are used as human guinea pigs for a constant flow of new, unregulated substances.
2. What argument is given by those who disagree with the use of performance enhancing drugs?
A. athletes health is badly affected. D. guinea pigs are awfully needed.
B. athletes consume more drugs. E. athletes obey the rules.
C. athletes perform better.
3. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
A. to persuade readers to agree with the issue.
B. to influence readers to oppose the issue.
C. to describe performance enhancing drugs.
D. to entertain readers with the issue.
C. to expose readers with the issue
The following text is for questions no 4-5
Reading the three plots of Marry Higgins Clark in All Through the Night concern a stolen gold ornamental cup, a missing baby, and a will which seems to be deceitful. To solve the mystery, she revives her beloved characters; Alvirah, the former cleaning woman; and Willy Meeham, the plumber who won the lottery. They left their life in Jackson Heights, Queens, for an apartment on Central Park. The two have fun along the way solving the puzzle.
The pace is swift and the story is pure escape - totally fun Mary Higgins Clark. I admit, however, that l am still trying to know what melody of the song "All Through the Night" sounds like.
This holiday season, put aside your chores and curl up on couch with All Through the Night. When you close it you will be relaxed and more ready to enjoy the festivities. And then you might just want to tuck a copy into someone's stocking or gift bag, as well.
4. What is the writer's suggestion for the holiday season?
A. left your life for an apartment in central park.
B. tuck a stocking into someone's gift bag.
C. have fun and solve some puzzles.
D. put aside your chores and read the novel.
E. stole a gold ornament and he deceitful.
5. What intrigues the writer about All Through the Night?
A. it made her ready for any festivities during holiday.
B. she didn’t know the melody of the song in the book.
C. she wanted to escape every time she read the book.
D. it made her curl up on couch all day.
E. she closed it and got relax
6. In the first paragraph, the reviewer... .
A. introduces the Marry Higgins Clark D. analyzes the three plots in the story
B. mainly discusses about Alvirah E. is solving all of the mystery
C. summarizes the characters
The following text is for questions no 7-10
Biodiesel is a clean burning substitute for petroleum based diesel fuel. Biodiesel is made of vegetable oil.
To make or manufacture Biodiesel, you must first start with raw materials. The raw materials needed in the production of Biodiesel are a small amount of methanol and a ready supply of vegetable product. One of the most common vegetables used in the production of Biodiesel is corn, although depending on the geographic location of the manufacturing facility many other plants are used as well (rapeseed, soybeans, flaxseed, etc.). The first step is to use the raw vegetable product to make vegetable oil. Vegetable oil by itself will not be what you need to power a car, from here it has to be processed into Biodiesel.
The process for converting vegetable oil into Biodiesel is sometimes called ester interchange. To complete this process the vegetable oil has to be combined with a smaller amount of methanol and then put in the presence of a small quantity of an alkaline catalyst (for example, 5% to 1% sodium hydroxide). Vegetable oil is made up of so-called triglycerides, which is a compound of the trivalent alcohol glycerin with three fatty acids. The goal of ester interchange is to separate the glycerin molecule from the three fatty acids and replace it with three methanol molecules. This process then yields roughly 90% Biodiesel and 10% of a glycerin byproduct. The glycerin byproduct can be used in a number of other chemical processes for different industries.
7. What is the text about?
A. the process of making biodiesel.
B. the advantage of using the biodiesel
C. the development of the biodiesel product.
D. the use of the biodiesel
E. the benefit of producing the biodiesel.
8. What are interchanged in the process of ester interchange?
A. the three fatty acids with the glycerin molecules. .
B. the glycerin molecule with three methanol molecules.
C. methanol and alkaline catalyst.
D. methanol with the three fatty acids
E. vegetable oil with methanol
9. According to the text, one of the advantages in using biodiesel is ... .
A. it is cheap. D. it only uses vegetable oil.
B. it uses replaceable materials. E. it can be done in small industry.
C. it gives less pollution than petroleum.
10. “The process for converting vegetable oil…”(Paragraph 3)
The underline word is closest in meaning to ... .
A. Producing C. separating E. attaching
B. Processing D. changing
The following text is for questions no 11-12
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came from a wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831 he graduated from University of Cambridge with a degree of theology.
He began a career as a scientist quite by chance. On December 27,1831, 22 years old Charles Darwin joined the crew of the HMS Beagle as a naturalist.The five years expedition collected hydrographic, geologic, and meteorologic data from South America and many other regions around the world. Darwin's own observation on this voyage led to his theory of natural selection.
Charles Darwin was greatly influenced by the geologist Adam Sedgwick and naturalist John Henslow in his development of the theory of natural selection, which was to become the foundation concept supporting the theory of evolution. Darwin's theory holds that environmental effects lead to varying degrees of reproductive success in individuals and groups of organisms. Natural selection tends to promote adaptation in organisms when necessary for survival. This revolutionary theory was published in 1859 in Darwin's now famous On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
11. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution believed that... .
A. people could defend themselves naturally
B. organism needed adaptation to survive
C. natural selection tend to adapt organism to survive
D. environment affected natural election
E. people and nature supported to each other
12. The famous Darwin theory was published based on... .
A. theories developed by other scientists
B. the influence of organisms adaptation in survival living
C. the success of his observation supported by geologist and naturalist
D. his expedition and natural observation data a scientist
E. the observation of other geologists' natural selection
The following text is for questions no 13-14
Nowadays, many people have realized that agriculture is much more important than other supporting tools in economic development . In Indonesia, agriculture should be the priority of development because of some good reasons.
First of all, the agriculture`s contribution in the beginning of the development of the country was the highest of all sectors. At present, almost half of the total Indonesian labors are working in the agriculture sectors, but the contribution of the agriculture sector does not reach 30 percents. Second, the agriculture sector is expected to fulfil the need of food in the country. As the number of population increases in an alarming rate each year, food supply must also increase but the agricultural production per capita never increases more than one percent each year, and in some extreme cases, it is ever stagnant.
Last but not least, without agricultural development, the growth of the industrial sector will be hampered because the growth that comes from industry will bring a wider gap into the internal economy in that country. In turn, this gap will create serious poverty problems, wider inequality of income distribution, and increase unemployment.
It is therefore, obvious that the government should put agriculture as the priority of national development
- the text is about ... .
A. the importance of agriculture in economic development
B. the agriculture contribution in the development of the country
C. the growth of industrial sector in the country
D. the quality of agriculture in the country
E. the process of developing the agriculture
- the main idea of paragraph two is ... .
A. almost half of Indonesian labors are working in agricultur sector
B. less than 30 percent of Indonesian labours work in agriculture sector
C. there is no agriculture’s contribution in the beginning of the development
D. agriculture’s contribution in the beginning of the development reaches more than 30 percent
E. agriculture’s contribution to the government was better in the beginning of the development.
The following text is for questions no 15-16
Gorillas
Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. The animal order is including Lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes. They are the antropoid apes which have the greatest in size. Gorillas are terrestrial animal, inhabiting the lands, not the water. Many of them live in the forests of central West Africa.
A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Physically gorilla are very powerful, but they do not often fight. In fact they are peaceful animal. Gorillas live in small family groups of baout 15. In a group, there is one strong, older male, some young males, and a few females with their babies. Like some other kind of apes, they are vegetarians. They move slowly around a large are of jungle eating leaves and bushes.
In somewhat gorillas are like human. Howeever according to some careful research, they are not the ancestors of human beings. Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas. People also cut down and burn their tress where they live. There are now only about 10.000 gorillas left in the world.
- The text implies that to protect gorillas from extinction, the government should... .
A. punish huunters who haunt animals
B. forbid people to get into the forest
C. forbide people to cut tress in the forest
D. remind people not to disturb gorillas’ habitat
E. make strict regulation on hunting and protecting of the gorillas
- “Gorillas are terrestrial animal, inhabiting the lands, not the water.” (paragraph 1)
The underlined word has similar meaning to ... .
A. living in C. wondering E. gathering in
B. destroying D. roaming around
The following text is for questions no 17-19
Once a memory is created, it must be stored (no matter how briefly). Many experts think there are three ways we store memories: first in the sensory stage; then in short- term memory; and ultimately, for some memories, in long-term memory. Because there is no need for us to maintain everything in our brain, the different stages of human memory function as a sort of filter that helps to protect us from the flood of information that we're confronted with on a daily basis.
The creation of a memory begins with its perception: The registration during perception occurs in the brief sensory stage that usually lasts only a fraction of a second. It’s your sensory memory that allows a perception such as a visual pattern, a sound, or a touch to linger for a brief moment after the stimulation is over.
After the tirst flicker, the sensation is stored in short-term memory. Short-term memory has a fairly limited capacity; it can hold about seven items for no more than 20 or 30 seconds at a time.
Important information is gradually transfered from short-term memory into long- term memory. The more the information is repeated or used, the more likely it eventually end up in long-term memory, or to be "retained." Unlike sensory short-term memory, which are limited and decay rapidly, long-term memory can store unlimited amounts of information idenfinitely.
People tend to more easily store material on subjects that they already know something about, since the information has more meaning to them and can be mentally connected to related information that is already stored in their long-term memory. That's why someone who has an average memory may be able to remember a greater depth of information about one particular subject
17. According to the text ... .
A. not all information in short-term memory is stored in long-term memory.
B. the process of transfer from short-term to long-term memory is very fast.
C. the process of transfer feom short-term to long-term memory is no more than 20 seconds.
D. short-term memory have unlimited capacity.
E. the perception of information happens after the creation of memory.
18. We know from the text that... .
A. we can store all information we get in our long-term memory.
B. the process of storing information is done in three stages.
C. the work of our memory depends on the capacity of it.
D. short-term memory is the most important memory.
E. information just stays for a while in our memory.
19. “. . . that helps to protect us from the flood of information that we're confronted with on a daily basis." (Paragraph 1) The underlined word is closest in meaning to... .
A. encountered C. united E. interpreted
B. compared D. expressed
20. Rearrange these jumbled sentences below to an appropriate paragraph!
1. We can see rubbish or wreckage the broken part of destroyed thing in many places.
2. Polluted water and air are smelly: Besides giving a bad smell, polluted water, rivers, and drains are not nice to see.
3. Cleanliness is not only related to bathing, brushing teeth, wearing clean clothes, and washing hands before dining but also participating in preventing the pollution.
4. But not all people especially those who live in cities care about it.
5. As a consequence, it damages the beauty of the city, creates water and air pollution and causes disease.
6. The polluted dust in air will make it hard for people to breathe and can irritate the eyes.
7. Pollution is harmful to public health.
A. 3 – 7 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 1 D. 7 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 2
B. 3 – 7 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 6 – 2 E. 7 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 5
C. 3 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 7 – 4 – 1
The following text is for questions no 21-23
Wade withdraws from U.S. basketball team
(Reuters) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade withdrew his name from the player pool for the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Thursday because his injured left knee will require surgery, USA Basketball said.
After receiving the diagnosis from the Heat team physician, the All-Star guard, who helped Miami win the NBA title in five games over the Oklahoma City Thunder, informed USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo that he was having the surgery soon and would be unable to compete in London.
"As many people may know, throughout the season, I struggled with a recurring knee issue," Wade said in a statement. "After the championship game, I visited with my doctors for a round of comprehensive medical tests, and the recent results dictate the need for surgery. "While every part of me wants to be in London, I need to take this time to do what's best to improve my health and allow me to continue to play the game I love."
Wade was the U.S. team's leading scorer in their run to 2008 Olympic gold in Beijing, scoring a game-high 27 points as the Americans beat Spain 118-107 in the Olympic final.
Despite having his knee drained during the NBA playoffs, Wade averaged over 22 points a game during Miami's championship series triumph over the Thunder.
Wade's exit from the U.S. squad left 17 players in the mix for 12 spots on the Olympic team following injuries that removed several players from consideration, including Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic
21. Why can’t Wade play for US basketball team?
A. he doesn't want to complete in london
B. he wants to visit his doctor for a medical test
C. he was removed from the u.s. basketball team.
D. he is too old to play basketball
E. his injured left knee requires surgery
22. Based on the text, Dwyane Wade... .
A. will be a guard in the U.S. Olympic basketball team
B. will never play basketball again for the U.S. team
C. failed to play in Beijing Olympic games
D. is the most valuable player in the Olympic games
E. was the leading scorer for the U.S. team in Beijing Olympic games
23. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. peole know that dwyane wade has a problam
B. dwyane wade visit his doctors for medical test
C. the doctors suggested wade recovers his knee by surgery
D. dwyane wade wants to improve his health to continue the game
E. dwyane wade has struggled with his knee problem that he needs surgery
The following text is for questions no 24-26
What is the benefit of tourism for local people? Well, Tourism is now a huge contributor to the economies of most countries. Tourism industries can bring money, job vacancy and advancement especially to developing regions. However, this money often goes into the pockets of foreign investors, and only rarely benefits for local people.
Tourism industries will not give much benefit for local people if, for example, multinational hotel chains don't care about the surrounding nature when they build new hotels. This can cause many social, cultural and geographical problems. Some local people may get job and money from that International hotel chain. However in case of missing that opportunity, some of them still have their own environment.
Moreover, some facts show that tourists tend to go, visit and spend their money in restaurants, bars and even luxury hotels of that multinational chains. They less go to such places; restaurant, bar, hotel, shop which are owned by local people. This can prevent the local people's business from becoming even larger.
Most important thing, tours or excursions of tourism have little effect on nature. Even it can disrupt or destroy ecosystems and environments, and if it does, the local people will get the risk. So the local government policies should be put in place to ensure that tourism will make the benefit spreading widely. The policies should guarantee that tourism will not cause any harm to any local people or places.
24. What is the topic of the text?
A. Tourism is a huge contributor to economics of most countries.
B. Job vacancy derived from the tourism industry
C. Benefits obtained by foreign investor from tourism industry
D. Money from from tourism industry in many countries
E. The benefit of tourism for foreigners.
25. Based on the text, the benfit for local people will be obtained if... .
A. multinational hotel chains care about the surrounding nature when building new hotels
B. local people must attract the foreign tourist by building the luxurious restaurants, bars, hotels and shops
C. local people must work hard to get money from tourism industry
D. multinational hotel chains ignore the local people in making money
E. local peoPle must have money to build luxurious hotels
26. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
A. things can give the benefit to local people
B. things don’t give the benefit for local people
C. missing the opportunity to get job from the international problem
D. tourism industries cause many social, cultural and geographical problem
E. the tourists son’t want to visit local hotels, restaurants and bars
The following text is for questions no 27-28
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technology to detect and classify objects on Earth (both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and ocean) by means of propagated signals (e.g. electromagnetic radiation emitted from aircraft or satellites).
There are two main types or remote sensing: passive remote sensing and active remote sensing. Passive sensors detect natural radiation that is emitted or reflected by the objects or surrounding area being observed. Reflected sunlight is the most common source of radiation measured by passive censors. Examples of passive remote sensors include film photography, infra-red, charge-coupled devices, and radiometers. Active collection, on the other hand, emits energy in order to scan objects and areas whereupon a sensor then detects and measures the radiation that is reflected or backscattered from the target. RADAR and LIDAR are examples of active remote sensing where the time delay between emission and return is measured, stabilizing the location, height, speed and direction of an object.
Remote sensing makes it possible to collect data on dangerous or an accessible area. Remote sensing application include monitoring deforestation in areas such as Amazon basin, glacial features in Arctic an Antarctic regions, and depth sounding of coastal and ocean depths. Military collection during the Cold War made us of stand-off collection data baout dangerous border areas. Remote sensing also replaces costly and slow the data collection on the ground, ensuring in the process that areas or objects are not disturbed.
27. From the text we know that remote sensing... .
A. does not difficult to do
B. does not make use of censors
D. makes physical contact with the object
E. does not make use propagated signals
28. Based on the text we can say that ... .
A. remote sensing is expensive technology
B. remote sensing is useful for transportation
C. we can apply the technology to study animals
D. medical science can be improved through remote sensing
E. remote sensing make it possible to collect information of an object in a dangerous area The following text is for questions no 29-30
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made ... (29) … contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literatures, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was … (30) …, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards are gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money. The awards are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ decision. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
29. ... .
A. worthwhile C. meanwhile E. worthless
B. worship D. worth
30. . ... .
A. lent C. donated E. invested
B. invented D. contributed
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