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ULANGAN UMUM SEMESTER I

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2014 / 2015
Bidang Studi
Kelas/Program
Hari/Tanggal

: BAHASA INGGRIS
: XII (Dua Belas) /IPA-IPS
: Senin, 10 Desember 2014

KKM

75

PETUNJUK UMUM
1. Berdoalah sebelum mengerjakan soal
2. Beri tanda silang (X) pada huruf jawaban yang anda anggap benar di lembar jawaban
Pilihlah jawaban dengan tepat dan benar !
LISTENING SECTION
LISTENING SECTION
Part 1, Question: 1 to 5
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The questions
and the dialogues will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must
listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. After you listen to a dialogue and the question
about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the
question you have heard.
1.

A. Complaint
B. Promise
C. Possibility

D. Suggestion
E. Wish

2.

A. Apology
B. Complaint
C. Wonder

D. Order
E. Wish

3.

A. Wonder
B. Wish
C. Blame

D. Promise
E. Suggestion

4.

A. Wish
B. Promise
C. Order

D. Suggestion
E. Wonder

5.

A. Wish
B. Blame
C. Order

D. Suggestion
E. Complaint

Part 2 : Part 2, Question 6 to 8

In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues or questions spoken in English,
followed by four responses. The questions and the dialogues will be spoken two times. They will not
be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You
have to choose the best response to each question.
6.
7.
8.

Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Part III : Picture, Question 9 and 10

Direction : Listen to the monologs and decide which picture goes with them !

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9.

10.
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D

Part 4: Question 11 to 15
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologue spoken in English. The monologue will be
spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand
what the speakers say. After you listen to the monolog and the questions about it, read the five
possible answers and decide which is the most suitable one.
11. A. Bow and arrow
B. Bow and pike
C. Blowpipe

D. Bow pipe
E. Glow pike

12. A. He saved their life

B. They were grateful to him
C. Lion skin was expensive

D. He destroyed the village

E. He sold the hunted animals to them

13. A. The newly-raised fuel price

B. The effects of fuel on poor people
C. The news on TV

D. The increasing price of goods

E. The new government

14. A. All prices of goods go up

B. He cannot buy fuel
C. Fuel is very expensive

D. Government doesnt care about the poor

E. The coffee tastes strange

15. A. She doesnt have any money

B. She will use the money for other thing
C. The store runs out of milk

D. She prefers drinking coffee

E. She will buy it later

READING SECTION
TEXT 1
There are pros and cons about the use of Facebook. Below are some
statements often heard in discussions or arguments.
1. Facebook is one of the best ways to organize and share photos
2. Facebook allows you to show your "status", so people are kept up to date
with what you are doing
3. There are information fields on Facebook that could potentially make it easier for people to tail
you if you aren't careful.
4. It's harder to find new friends on Facebook. The search is meant to only find people who you
are already friends with in real life
5. The number of Facebook users in Indonesia is increasing very rapidly each year
6. It's easier to find your real friends on Facebook, because the search engine is better
7. People tend to use social networking sites as a replacement for real human interaction.
16. Which statements mention the advantages of Facebook?
a. 1, 2, 6
d. 3, 6, 7
b. 2, 5, 6
e. 1, 5, 6
c. 2, 6, 7

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17. The word tail in statement no. 3 can be replaced with
a. Lead
d. Cheat
b. Lie
e. Hunt
c. Catch
18. Which statement doesnt take side?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5

d. 6
e. 7

19. What does statement no. 7 imply?

a. People prefer unreal interaction
b. People misuse social networking sites
c. Networking sites should be replaced

d. Human interaction becomes real in Facebook

e. Facebook replaces people with unreal human

TEXT 2

THE MAGIC CANDLE

One day a wanderer got lost in the wood. Suddenly he
saw light from an old hut. He knocked at the door, and an old
woman opened it. She was crying. She said that the devil had stolen
the magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The
wanderer asked her, Where does the devil live? The woman told
him the place. There he found the devil, but he was old and week.
Therefore, when the wanderer grabbed the magic candle from the
devils table and ran away, he couldnt chase him.
But the wanderer was not a kind man. He didn't return
the candle to the old woman, but kept it for himself. He lit the candle
and made a wish, I want to go far away from here. Suddenly a
genie appeared and took him to the beautiful palace. The wanderer
wanted to make some money. So he lit the candle and wished for some jewelry. He sold them to
guests and soon making a lot of money.
A princess came to buy the jewelry, but there was nothing left. The wanderer fell in love with
her and asked her to marry him. The kind princess said yes and the got married the next day.
In his happiness the wanderer told about his adventure and the magic candle. The princess
listened to the story with hatred. At night she lit the candle and wished that the wanderer disappeared.
The next morning the wanderer woke up and found himself in his ugly house.
20. Why did the woman cry?
a. She got lost in the wood
b. She lost her magic candle
c. She found the devil

d. She had stolen the magic candle

e. She was old

21.

The wanderer lit the candle and made a wish that. .....(par 2)
a. I want to go far away from here
d. I wanted to go far away from here
b. He goes far away from here
e. He went far away from here
c. He went far away from there

22.

Why did the princess wished that the wanderer disappeared.?

a. He had cheated her
d. She wanted the magic candle
b. She didnt really love him
e. She hated his adventure
c. He didnt sell the jewelry to her

23. What happened to the wanderer at the end of the story?

a. He became poor again
d.
b.
e.
24. From the text above we may conclude that the wanderer is a ....person
a. cruel
d. clever
b. kind
e. dishonest
c. rich
TEXT 3
The system of roads for mobility has been begun early decades. It was started since the Roman
Empire conquered the world. The roads in Roman era were known as the best construction. The

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Romans built roads are for the purpose of mobility, especially for the army. Having the best road, the
army could march from one place to another. They built the roads as straight as possible, so that the
army could take the shortest route.
It is interesting to know how the roads were built, which some of them are still in use today. First,
the Romans builders would clear the ground of rocks and trees. Then they dug a trench where the
road was to go and filled it with big stones. Next, they put in pebbles, cement and sand which they
packed down to make a firm base. After that, they added another layer of cement mixed with broken
tiles. On top of that rough construction, then they put paving stones to make the flat surface. These
stones were cut so that they fitted together tightly. As the finishing touch, kerb stones were put at each
side of the road to hold in the paving stones. It was also used as a channel for the water to run away.
25. The text mainly tells us about how the Romans
a. conquered the world
d. took the shortest route
b. marched from one place to another
e. dug a trench
c. Built roads
26. What is the last step of the road construction?
a. Digging a trench
d. Putting kerb stones at each road side
b. Putting paving stones
e. Making a channel for the water to run away
c. Cutting the stones
27. Firstly, the trench was filled with
a. Rocks
b. Trees
c. Big stones

d. Firm base
e. Paving stones

28. Then they put paving stones to make the flat surface Rocks..(Par. 2)
What is the antonym of flat?
a. Rough
d. Broken
b. Smooth
e. Bent
c. Straight
29. These stones were cut so that they fitted together tightly (Par.2)
What does the underlined refer to?
a. The Romans
d. The pebbles
b. The rocks
e. The tiles
c. The stones
TEXT 4
Facsimile, often called fax, is a way of transmitting texts and
pictures over telephone lines. News services often use facsimile to send
news, stories and photographs to newspaper and television stations.
Banks, law firms and other businesses use facsimile to send copies of
documents to clients and other organizations.
A device called a facsimile machine is used for transmitting and
receiving images. Facsimile machines resemble small photocopiers.
However, they are equipped with a telephone or are connected to one. To
send a document, the user inserts it into the machine and dials the telephone number of the receiving
fax machine. After the connection is made, an electronic scanner on the transmitting machine moves
across the page and converts the image into a set of electric signals. These signals travel over the
telephone line to the receiving fax machine. Then the machine converts the electric signals back into
an image of the original document and then prints a copy.
Some business people use small desktop fax machines or portable models at home or when
they travel. A personal computer can also be used to send and receive documents if it is equipped
with a special electronic circuit board called a fax board
30.

31.

What is the main topic of paragraph 1?

A. Definition of facsimile
B. The benefit of facsimile
C. How to use a facsimile

D. The importance of facsimile

E. The history of facsimile

they are equipped with a telephone (Par 2)

What does the word they refer to?
A. facsimile machines
D. images
B. device
E. telephone
C. Photocopiers

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32.

Which part in the facsimile machine converts the image into electric signals?
A. copier
D. electronic scanner
B. converter
E. transmitting machine
C. telephone

33.

Fax machines are connected one another by

A. telephone lines
D. scanner
B. a signal converter
E. electric signals
C. transmitter

34.

Some business people use small desktop fax machines or portable models (Par 3)
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. flexible
D. practical
B. moveable
E. carried
C. fixed

TEXT 5

35.

The bird could not drink because the water in the jar was too..........
A. short
D. small
B. shallow
E. dry
C. deep

36.

Why did the bird put stones into the bottle?

A. to make the water surface rise
D. to make the jar heavy
B. to let the water spill out
E. to break the jar
C. to make the jar fall down

37. What is the moral value of the

story?
A. Water is the most precious
thing D. Where there is a will, there
is a way
B. Happiness doesnt lies on
wealth
E. There are so many ways to
get success
C. One has never got
enough.
Text 6
Answer the questions based on the
picture on the right
38.

Which of them expresses

blame?

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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 1 and 2
39.

40.

What does no. 4 express?

A. Blame
B. Advice
C. Confession
D. Suggestion
E. Denial

D. to make the jar heavy

According to them, what is the cause of the loss?

A. The expensive fuel
B. Wrong anticipation
C. Financial crisis
D. The same problem
E. High payment

II. ESSAY. Jangan menulis ulang soal !

41, 42. Pay attention to the text below. Then add another argument on YES and NO (min. 7 words)
SHOULD SCHOOL GATE BE LOCKED AT 7 AM?
YES, because
- It is a good way to discipline students
- .. (41)
NO, because
- it is better late than not study the whole day.
- (42)

43-44. Study the picture, then explain what are happening. (min 7 words)
43.

44.

45.
III.

WRITING. Complete the paragraph ! (75 100 words). Double line spacing!

Requirements : Content(30%), Organization(20%), Grammar(20%), Vocabulary(20%), Mechanism(10%)

Complete the discussion text with ARGUMENT AGAINST.

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PROS AND CONS OF HUMAN CLONING

Issue

Argument
for
Elaboration
Argument
against
Elaboration

Today, technology has developed to such degree that scientists are able to create a
new form of life. One of them is human cloning. The debate whether or not human
cloning is acceptable has triggered heavy arguments in public.
Those who agree with human cloning usually argue that it isnt much different from
test tube system. They also add that human cloning enables families to have the
duplicate of the members of family, their loved ones, when they die someday.
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