UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER 1 TAHUN AKADEMIK 2009/2010

MADRASAH ALIYAH (MA) NURUL HUDA

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Mata pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Waktu :
Kelas : XI Jumlah soal : 30 butir soal pilihan ganda
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sekolah SMP/MTs!
3. Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat/benar dan berilah tanda kolom pilihan jawaban yang disediakan!
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dianggap salah.
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salah (contoh : X ), kemudian berilah tanda pada jawaban yang dianggap benar.
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The ‘A’ to ‘Z’ of world currencies goes from the

‘Afghani’, used in Afghanistan, through the ‘Zloty’,
used in Poland. Each of these currencies has a 5. Five dollars and fifty-six cents is …
different value when compared to another currency. a. $ 5.56 c. $ 5.56p
Often a country’s currency is linked to a ‘hard’ b. 5.56p d. € 0.56
currency, such as the UK ‘pound’ European ‘euro’,
or the US ‘dollar’. 6. Container is …
The value of each currencies changes on a a. to work on one type of goods.
daily basis. Companies that are involved in b. a large metal box for moving goods.
international trade need to look at currency c. ready to travel to a particular place.
exchange rates when they are doing business with d. made by someone with a special skill.
other countries. People who are traveling to other
countries also need to think about the currencies 7. A strong and hard Asian wood is …
that they will need to use in the countries they are a. teak c. domestic market
visiting. b. trading house d. specialize
In Europe, every country in the European Union
used to have its own currency. All of these 8. Brian : Can I talk to you for a few
countries trade with each other and people often minutes?
travel from one country to another. In the past, Samian : Yes, of course you can.
people were always having to change the currency The underlined sentence expresses…
that they were using. In March 2002, most a. request c. apology
European countries stopped using their own b. possibility d. ability
currencies and changed to a new single currency
called ‘euro’. Britain decided to keep the ‘pound’ 9. Samian : Can I get you something to
and did not change to the ‘euro’. drink?
Brian : Yes, that would be very nice. Can
1. Which countries have the ‘hardest’ currencies? I just have some cold water,
a. United Kingdom and Hongkong please?
b. European and Germany From the dialog above, we know that Samian is
c. United States and Japan …
d. United Kingdom and European a. requesting some drink
b. inviting Brian
2. How often do exchange rates change? c. offering some drink
a. every hour c. every week d. asking for something
b. everyday d. every month
10. “Well, if I can’t do all the work here, I can work
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 3? with my brother. He has another workshop in
a. Britain decides to keep the ‘pound’. the village and I can split the order with him.
b. In March 2002, most European countries I’ve been able to do that with a number of
stopped using their own currencies. orders recently,” Samian said.
c. Every country in European Union used to The underlined sentence expresses …
have its own currencies. a. possibility c. future ability
d. Most European countries change their b. ability d. past ability
currencies to ‘euro’.
11. The synonym of split (line 3) is …
4. Five pounds and fifty-six pence is … a. sort c. divide
a. £ 5.56 c. ₣ 5.56 b. multiply d. give
b. € 5.56 d. ¥ 5.56
12. We can express something by using ‘can’,
except … a. introduction c. arguments
a. request c. command b. complication d. resolution
b. offer d. ability
The human race is different to all the (20) ……
If you are thinking of studying at a university of animals on earth. Humans have the ability to
overseas, or getting a job at an international (21) …….. and to learn new things. In the many
company when you leave school, you might have to thousands of years that have passed since early
an interview with someone in English. If you have man (22) ………. fire and made tools from stone,
an interview in English, how well do you think you millions of new things have been discovered and
will do? (23) …………. .
People are often nervous in interviews. Always
use the simplest and clearest English you know. An 20. a. television c. species
interviewer will be more impressed with someone b. think d. invented
who uses simple, clear English well and with
confidence. As someone once said, “Always speak 21. a. species c. Java Man
with a KISS!” Here, KISS means ‘keep it short and b. tools d. think
simple!”
22. a. light c. discovered
13. When might we have to have an interview in b. invented d. application
English?
a. when we want to get a job. 23. a. invented c. species
b. when we want to study at university. b. think d. animal
c. when we want to study at a university
overseas. 24. Someone who works in an area of science is
d. when we have an interview. called …
a. designer c. scientist
14. Why should we use simple English in b. inventor d. developer
interviews?
a. to make the interviewers impressed. 25. Discover means …
b. to make the language not understood. a. to be the first to find, or find out, about
c. to make the language clear. something.
d. to make the interviewers confident. b. the way that something is made to look and
work.
15. These are the words that represent good c. someone who creates or makes new things.
English, except … d. to create and make something which is new.
a. clear, easy, fluent
b. short, confident, clear 26. A doctor that carries out operations is called …
c. clear, short, simple a. surgeon c. dentist
d. complicated, easy, speak b. oculist d. doctor

16. ‘Damn! The engine won’t start. In 1945, scientists in America invented the
Have you done anything to this tractor?’ he atomic bomb. On 6th August that year, America
shouted to Harry. dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city
The underlined phrase is expressing … of Hiroshima. It was the first time that a weapon of
a. asking for something mass destruction such as this had ever been used.
b. curiosity The bomb, called ‘Little Boy’, killed around 70,000
c. complaint people.
d. command
27. Which statement below is true based on the
17. ‘I haven’t done anything,’ replied Harry. It was passage?
fine when I used it yesterday. a. America invented Little Boy in 1945.
You must be doing something wrong,” b. America dropped Little Boy in different year
The underlined phrase shows that Harry is … of its invention.
a. accusing someone else c. Little Boy killed 70,000 people in Japan.
b. promising d. Little Boy is not a weapon of mass
c. complaining destruction.
d. asking
28. The statements below are true, except…
18. ‘You were the last person to use the tractor. So, a. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima on 6th
it’s your fault it’s not working now!’ August 1945.
The underlined phrase is expressing … b. The first atomic bomb was called Little Boy.
a. blame c. curiosity c. The inventor of the atomic bomb is from
b. complaint d. command America.
d. Atomic bomb is not a weapon of mass
19. A narrative usually includes these elements, destruction.
except …
 34. In the dialogue, Mr. Edison is sure that a thing
29. The passage above is about … will be invented in the future. What is this
a. economics and currencies thing?
b. politics a. a travel c. an aero plane
c. science and technology b. a television d. a straight up
d. arts and culture
35. Tom : Do you think it’s likely to rain this
Medical science has made great advances over afternoon?
the last 150 years. During this time cures and Husein : Yes, I think there’s a very good
vaccines have been found for many deadly chance it will. Just look at those
diseases. However, there is one disease for which dark clouds over there.
there is no cure and no vaccine. It is a disease that The underlined sentence is expressing…
kills millions of people every year. Over 8,000 a. certainty c. possibility
people die from this disease everyday. That’s about b. uncertainty d. impossibility
one more dead person every eleven seconds. It’s
name? HIV/AIDS The British Parliament is often called the Mother
of Parliaments as it is one of the (36)………
30. AIDS stands for… representative assemblies in the world. It was
a. Acute Immunes Deficiency Sickness. founded in the middle of the thirteenth century and
b. Accused Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. its original role was to help the (37)…………. rule the
c. Acute Immunodeficiency Sickness. country.
d. Acute Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
36 a. election c. salary
31. Which statement below is true? b. oldest d. right
a. More than 56,000 people die from this
disease every week. 37. a. chambers c. Parliaments
b. There are 8,000 people die from this disease b. King d. Cabinet
everyday.
c. HIV/AIDS has a vaccine. 38. A country ruled by a King or Queen is called…
d. The vaccine of HIV/AIDS was found since a. Parliament c. Monarchy
150 years ago. b. Republic d. Commonwealth

Interviewer : What else do you think will be 39. Cabinet is….

invented? a. people of high social position.
Mr. Edison : I’m sure that one day, people will b. a group of people who decide government
travel in an aero plane that can go policy.
straight up in the air as well as c. a group of people who make laws.
forward. d. a group of people who represent other
people.
32. From the dialogue above, we know that Mr.
Edison expresses… 40. ‘It’ (line 2) refers to…
a. certainty c. uncertainty a. British Parliament
b. possibility d. impossibility b. British King
c. British Queen
33. These are the expressions of certainty, except… d. Mother of Parliaments
a. I am totally convinced
b. I think it is likely
c. I am absolutely certain
d. I am in no doubt GOOD LUCK!