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Mohammad Ricky Pratama

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Mohammad Ricky Pratama
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1. Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico City? 'I'm sorry, sir. Our
airline to Mexico City."
A. will not fly
D. wasn't able to fly
B. has not been flying
E. doesn't fly
C. did not fly
Pembahasan:
Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico City?" "1'm sorry
sir. Our airline ... to Mexico City".
Kalimat jawaban dari pertanyaan soal mengehendaki suatu alasan tidak
memenuhi permintaan customer. Semua pilihan menyatakan tidak terbang
ke Mexico.
Pernyataan yang berhubungan dengan jadwal, rutinitas selalu
diungkapkan dalam bentuk simple present tense (S + VI).
Dalam hal ini yang dikehendaki adalah bentuk negatif simple present : S +
do/does + not + V1.
Jawaban: E
2.
`He has to take a TOEFL test before leaving for the U.S.'
`No, . . . have to; he already took it a few months ago.
A. he doesn't
D. he mustn't
B. he isn't
E. he can't
C. he hasn't
Pembahasan:
He has to take the TOEFL test before leaving for the U.S.' `No, . . . have to;
he already took it a few months ago.
Kalimat pertama tense-nya adalah present simple (has to = harus).
Maka respon/JAWAB: kalimat tadi harus present simple juga dengan
Auxiliary do/does. Does digunakan terhadap untuk orang ketiga tunggal
(third person singular).
Jawaban: A
3.
I think you had better tell her the truth before somebody else ....
A. can
D. did
B. tells
E. does
C. had
Pembahasan:
Kalimat pertama bertense present simple, maka kalimat selanjutnya, yang
merupakan adverb clause harus ber-tense sama/setara: present simple.
Apabila kegiatan (verb) yang dimaksud kalimat kedua sama dengan

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kalimat pertama, maka verb kalimat kedua harus dalam bentuk elips.
Auxiliary do/does digunakan sebagai elips present.
Jawaban: E
4.
"Do I hear something?"
"Yes, somebody . . . at the door!"
A. knocks
D. has knocked
B. knocked
E. was knocking
C. is knocking
Pembahasan:
Dari pertanyaan 'Apakah saya mendengar sesuatu?' clan dari Jawaban 'ya'
memberi pengertian bahwa seseorang sedang mengetuk pintu. Peristiwa
yang sedang berlangsung (pada waktu kini) dinyatakan dengan pola
present continuous: S + is/are/am + V-ing.
Jawaban: C
5.
"May I borrow your magazine?"
"I'm sorry, my sister . . . it.
A. is still reading
D. still read
B. has been reading
E. still reads
C. will still read
Pembahasan:
"Bolehkah saya meminjam majalahmu?" JAWAB: I'm sorry memberi
pengertian bahwa majalah yang dimaksud tidak ada di tempat. Dengan
kata lain, masih sedang dibaca oleh adik saya. Sedang (pada waktu kini)
dinyatakan dalam pola present continuous: S + am/is/are + V-ing).
Jawaban: A
6.
Have the boys had their breakfast? 'Not yet, they ....'
A. have taken a bath
D. were taking a bath
B. are still taking a bath
E. would still take a bath
C. will take a bath
Pembahasan:
`Have the boy had their breakfast?T 'Not yet, they . . .'
'Apakah anak-anak sudah sarapan?'
JAWAB: not yet (belum) memberi pengertian bahwa kegiatan yang
ditanyakan belum dilakukan oleh subject dengan kata lain mereka masih
sedang mandi. Sedang (pada waktu kini) dinyatakan dalam pola Present
Continuous: S + am/is/are + V-ing.
Jawaban: B
7.
Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?
"We don't know yet; they . . . by a team.'
A. are still being selected
D. still selected
B. are still selecting
E. still selecting
C. still be selected
Pembahasan:
`Which painting will be exhibited tomorrow?,
'We don't know yet; they . . . by a team.'

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Gambar mana yang akan dipamerkan besok?
Jawaban `we don't know yet' (kami belum tahu) mengisyaratkan bahwa
gambar-bambar (they) masih sedang dipilih oleh tim. Kalimat jawab di
atas menghendaki pemakaian pola passive yang menyatakan sedang, jadi
tense-nya adalah/Present Continuou Bentuk passive present continuous
berpola S + tobe + being + V3, clan ini dipenuhi oleh (A): They are ' still
being selected by a team.
Jawaban: A
8.
`Have you delivered the package to the customers?
'Not yet, some . . .
A. are still being wrapped
D. would be wrapped
B. have been wrapped
E. were wrapped
C. will have been wrapped
Pembahasan:
`Have you delivered the packages to the customers? 'Not yet, some ...'
Kalimat jawaban `not yet' di atas menghendaki kalimat yang mengikutinya
menyatakan sedang dalam bentuk passive, jadi tense-nya adalah Present
Continuous (to be + being + past participle/V3). Bentuk passive dengan
tense ini adalah `are still being wrapped' (masih sedang dibungkus).
Jawaban: A
9.
Dika : Can I borrow your laptop?
Ditya : Certainly, but what's wrong with yours?
Dika . It ... now.
A. is being repaired
D. has repaired
B. repaired
E. is going to repair
C. is repairing
Pembahasan:
Dari dialog kita tahu bahwa laptop Dika sedang diperbaiki. Maka pola
yang kita gunakan adalah Present Progressive karena perbaikan sedang
berlangsung dan dalam bentuk pasif. (S + is/am/are + being + V3).
Jawaban: A
10. `You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter?
'My father his job.'
A. has just lost
D. is losing
B. has been losing
E. loses
C. losing
Pembahasan:
Dari pernyataan `You look so unhappy' (Kamu kelihatan tidak bahagia)
dapat diduga bahwa ayahnya yang kehilangan pekerjaan merupakan
penyebabnya. Tense untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang akibat/dampaknya
terasa kini (present: look) adalah present perfect: S + have/has + V3.
Jawaban: A
11. 'Anwar was promoted president of your company last week; wasn't he?
'I'm glad he was; he____ in this company for years.'

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A. had worked
D. would work
B. has been working
E. worked
C. was working
Pembahasan:
I am glad he was; he ... in this company for years.'
Keterangan waktu `for years' (selama bertahun-tahun) menunjukkan
suatu kegiatan yang terjadi dalam rentang waktu tertentu dari suatu
waktu di masa lampau hingga sekarang. Tense untuk menyatakan
kegiatan seperti ini dipergunakan present perfect continuous (S +
have/has + been + V-ing)
Jawaban: B
12. `What are you looking for?, 'My wallet; I don't know where I____ it.'
A. have been putting
D. was putting
B. am putting
E. have put
C. had put
Pembahasan:
`What are you looking for?
'My wallet; I don't know where I ... it.'
'Apa yang Anda sedang cari?'
Dompet saya; saya tidak tahu di mana saya menyimpannya.'
Tense untuk mengungkapkan kejadian yang telah berlangsung dan
buktinya masih terasa/ terlihat adalah present perfect tense (have/has +
V3).
Jawaban: E
13. 'Where is my dictionary? It was on my desk.' `Perhaps somebody ____
it.'
A. takes
D. had taken
B. has taken
E. would take
C. is taking
Pembahasan:
"Where is my dictionary? It was on my desk
"Perhaps somebody ... it
"Mana kamus saya? Tadi ada di meja."
"Mungkin seseorang ... kamus itu."
Bila kita hubungkan kalimat soal dengan pilihan yang ada kalimat soal
mengehandaki makna :"Mungkin seseorang telah mengambilnya. Sesuatu
yang telah terjadi (sekarang) diungkapkan dalam present perfect (S +
have/has + V3/been).
Jawaban: B
14. We haven't heard from Didi for such a long time.
`We haven't either, since he . . . to Dili.'
A. moves
D. has moved
B. moved
E. had moved
C. was moving
Pembahasan:
`We haven't heard from Didi for such along time.'
`We haven't either, since he . . . to Dili.'

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Main clause kalimat di atas berbentuk present perfect tense yang
menerangkan kegiatan dimulai waktu lampau dan hingga kini masih
berlangsung. Kata since (sejak) menerangkan awal dari kegiatan sehingga
untuk melengkapi keterangan waktu tersebut adalah dengan bentuk past
(moved).
Jawaban: B
15. Anita is looking forward to her birthday because she . . . a new watch.
A. promised
D. has been promised.
B. has been promising
E. has promised
C. being promised
Pembahasan:
'Anita is looking forward to her birthday because she . . . a new watch'.
(Anita menanti-nanti ulang tahunnya karena dia ... sebuah jam tangan
baru). Pernyataan di atas menghendaki bentuk passive yang artinya telah
dijanjikan bukan telah menjanjikan. Jadi polanya menggunakan Present
Perfect passive S + have/has + been + V3. Pola ini dipenuhi oleh pilihan
(D): She has been promised a new watch'.
Jawaban: D
16. My friend said, I have never seen such a good film".
From the above statement we may conclude that ....
A. it was the first time he went to see a, film
B. he seldom went to good movies
C. this is the best film he has ever seen
D. the film he saw was a bad one
E. he has never seen bad films before
Pembahasan:
`My friend said, 'I have never seen such a good film.'
From the above sentence we may concude that ...
Kalimat soal mempunyai arti 'Saya belum pernah melihat film sebagus itu'
mengandung pengertian bahwa itulah film terbaik yang pernah dia tonton
(This is the best film he has ever seen).
Jawaban: C
17. Ronny : Are you going to watch the movie on TV tonight?
Deny : No, I think I'll watch the recent news. The recent news is news that ....
A. tells us about things that have just happened
B. provides a lot of advertisements
C. is printed in capital letters
D. makes the viewers laugh
E. is very important
Pembahasan:
The recent news (berita terakhir) adalah berita yang memberikan segala
sesuatu yang baru saja terjadi (tells us about things that have just
happened)
Jawaban: A

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18. Rini : " ...
Rina : "for almost five years".
A. When did you study English?
B. How many years will you study English?
C. How long have you studied English?
D. When will you study English?
E. When do you study English?
Pembahasan:
"for almost five years". "For" di sini menunjukan lamanya waktu. Maka
pertanyaan yang sesuai dengan jawaban tersebut harus menyatakan
"berapa lama "?
Jawaban: C
19. Ronald moved to this town last year.
We can say the he ... in this town for a year.
A. lives
D. had lived
B. lived
E. was living
C. has lived
Pembahasan:
Untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang terjadi mulai di waktu lampau sampai
sekarang masih kita gunakan Present Perfect Tense = S + have/has +V3.
Jawaban: C
20. Miss Rina...US English since 1989.
A. was teach
C. is going to teach
B. has taught
D. taoght
Pembahasan:
Kalimat di atas mencerminkan kegiatan lampau dan masih berlangsung
sampai saat ini.
Jawaban: B