Tes Sumatif Modul 2

Questions 1 – 4
On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s “Waterway of Kings”, lies an inn that has
effectively set new principles of neighborliness for this commended city.
Set in sublimely landscaped tropical patio nurseries, the Shangri-La Bangkok furnishes
visitors with all the appeal and warmth of the orient and, in the meantime, unbeatable scope of
offices and relaxation exercises.
There is a decision of 12 heavenly settings in which to go out on the town, a huge
freestyle swimming pool that ignores the stream, convention and getting offices for together to
2000 individuals, and a 24-hour business focus.
Furthermore, from each and every visitor room and suite, there is a stunning perspective
of all the extraordinary hurrying around of the mythical “Stream of Kings”.
One may expect such an all-around prepared and situated inn to be miles far from the
downtown area at the same time, at Shangri-La Bangkok the business region and principle
shopping zones are insignificant minutes away.
From over 200 years, Bangkok’s grandeur has been reflected in the waters of the Chao
Phraya. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers close to this glorious waterway, offers its
visitors the brilliant guarantee of the East.
1. The content primarily concentrates on… …..
Bangkok’s “Stream Kings”
the lofty waterway in Bangkok
Shangri-La Bangkok
the water of the Chao Praya
Bangkok’s granduer

2. The sort of content above is an/a… …

Story
History
report
Graphic
Relate
3. For what number of individuals the getting offices are together to?

5000 individuals
6000 individuals
2000 individuals
1000 individuals
4000 individuals

4. The informative reason for this content is…

to present no less than two perspectives about an issue
to portray Chao Praya
to advise perusers, audience members, or viewers about occasion
to retell occasions for amusement
 to tell the advantage of Shangri-La Bangkok
Questions 5 – 14
The pioneers of railroad work in America became the basis for a great surge of railroad
building halfway through the nineteenth century that linked the nation together as never before.
Railroads eventually became the nation’s number one transportation system, and remained so
until the construction of the interstate highway system halfway through the twentieth century.
They were really important instimulating economic expansion and their influence reached
beyond the economy.
By 1804, English as well as American inventors had experimented with steam engines for
moving land vehicles. In 1920, John Stevens ran a locomotive and cars around in a circular
track on his New Jersey estate, which the public saw as an amusing toy. And in 1825, after
opening a short length of track, the Stockton to Darlington Railroad in England became the
first line to carry general traffic. The first company in America to begin actual operations was
the Baltimore and Ohio, which opened a thirteen- mile length of track in 1830. It used a team
of horses to pull a train of passenger carriages and freight wagons along the track.
However, for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system. Even the
longest of the lines was relatively short in the 1830’s, and most of them served simply to
connect water routes to each other, not to link one railroad to another. Even when two lines did
connect, the tracks often differed in width, so cars from one line couldn’t fit onto tracks of the
next line. Schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent. Significantly, however, some
important developments during the 1830’s and 1840’s included the introduction of heavier iron
rails, more flexible and powerful locomotives, and passenger cars were redesigned to become
more stable, comfortable, and larger. By the end of 1830 only 23 miles of track had been laid
in the country. But by 1936, more than 1,000 miles of track had been laid in eleven States, and
within the decade, almost 3,000 miles had been constructed. By that early age, the United States
had already surpassed Great Britain in railroad construction, and particularly from the mid-
1860’s, the late nineteenth century belonged to the railroads.
5. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

Steam locomotive power was first used in 1832.

American businessmen considered railroads as a threat to their businesses.
Railroads caused social unrest.
Steam locomotives replaced horses because of the distances across the Country.
Great Britain was regarded a competitor in railroad construction.

6. The word “stimulating” in line 8 is closest in meaning to

promoting
influencing
helping
changing
accumulating

7. Which of the following is NOT true about the 1830’s and 1840’s

passenger cars became larger

tracks were not economical
 locomotives became more powerful
tracks were heavier
schedules were reliable

8. The word “their” in line 8 refers to

Question 20 options:

railroads
the people
the interstate highway system
American society
railroad pioneers

9. The author concludes that for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad
system because
Question 19 options:

schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent.

passenger cars were not stable, comfortable or large.
lines were relatively short and not usually linked.
it caused a lot of money.
locomotives were not powerful enough.

10. The word “schedules” in line 28 is closest in meaning to:

Timetables
safety procedures
Employees
locomotive trips
railroad tracks

11. The word “stable” in line 32 is closest in meaning to

fixed
reliable
supportive
sound
considerable

12. By what time had almost 3,000 miles of track been laid?
Question 4 options:
 1840
late 1700s
1836
1830
mid-1860s

13. The word “surpassed” in line 37 is closest in meaning to

Question 8 options:

beaten
collapsed
exceeded
equaled
overtaken

14. Why does the author include details about Great Britain in the passage?
Question 28 options:

To link something happening in the past

To provide a more complete historical context
To compare developments in both the United States and Great Britain
To show where Americans got their ideas and technology from
To illustrate the competitiveness between the two countries

Questions 15 – 26
Though they were not trained naturalists, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their
explorations of North America in the early nineteenth century came across enough unfamiliar
birds, mammals, and reptiles to fill a zoo. In keeping with President Jefferson’s orders, they
took careful note of 122 species and subspecies that were unknown to science and in many
cases native only to the West. Clark made sketches of any particularly intriguing creature. He
and Lewis also collected animal hides and horns and bird skins with such care that a few of
them were still intact nearly two centuries later. While Lewis and Clark failed to meet the
mythological monster reputed to dwell in the West, they did unearth the bones of a 45-foot
dinosaur. Furthermore, some of the living beasts they did come upon, such as the wooly
mountain goat and the grizzly bear, were every bit as odd or as fearsome as any myth. In their
collector’s enthusiasm, they even floated a prairie dog out of its burrow by pouring in five
barrelfuls of water, then shipped the frisky animal to Jefferson alive and yelping.

15. What does the passage mainly discuss?

Collector’s techniques for capturing wildlife

Hunting games
President Jefferson’s pet
 Jobs for trained naturalists

Discovery of animal species by Lewis and Clark

16. “In keeping with” in lines 4-5 could best be replaced by which of the following?

Managing
Maintaining
Delaying
Retaining
Following

17. It can be inferred from the passage that President Jefferson ordered Lewis and Clark to

train to be naturalists
record newly discovered species of animals
photograph wild animals they found
compile sketches for a book
bring back animals for zoo

18. The word “intriguing” in line 8 is closest in meaning to

Question 10 options:

interesting
slimming
amazing
scaring
disliking

19. In line 13, what does the word “they” refer to?

Lewis and Clark

Mythological monsters
Dinosaur bones
Living beasts
Western dwellers

20. The author compares which of the following animals to mythological monsters?

A tropical bird
A poisonous reptile
The grizzly bear
The prairie dog
 A native giant

21. According to the passage, Lewis and Clark poured water into a prairie dog’s burrow because
they wanted to
Question 25 options:

teach the animal to float

capture the animal
give the animal water
bathe the animal
burn the animal bones

22. What can be inferred about the mythological monsters?

They do not exist in the West.

They were imaginary.
They can only be found in the West.
They used to live water.
They get extinct.

23. The word “unearth” in line 10 is closest in meaning to

throw
throw
discover
manage
cover

24. The passage provides examples of animals such as a goat and a bear which

Question 14 options:
.are scary beasts
are gigantic
are only fantasy.
are extinct
still exist.

25. The word “fearsome” in line 16 is closest in meaning to

handsome
frightening
 awesome
gigantic
cheerful

26. The word “frisky” in line 19 is closest in meaning to

Question 17 options:

lively
funny
glossy
freely
likely

27. Who are Lewis and Clark?

Question 6 options:
Scientists
trained naturalists
zoo keepers
animal lovers
inexperienced explorers

28. The passage indicates that some of Lewis and Clark’s collection of animal hides and horns
and bird skins
were shown publicly in the museum
were popular temporarily
were undamaged for a long time
were sold expensively
were hidden secretly

29. Where do the prairie dogs live?

on a tree
in bushes
in a river
in a cave
in a dug hole

30. “Yelping” in line 19 could best be replaced by which of the following?

helping
sharp crying
murmuring
helpless begging
swimming