LATIHAN SOAL UAN SMA BAHASA INGGRIS

Text I In the 1930s, Chester F. Carlson was working in the patents department of a large electronics firm in New York City. One of the major problems in his work was the length of time and expense involved in getting patents copied, patents were lengthy legal documents, and the only ways to get them copied were to take them to a typist or to take them to a photographer. Either way of copying patents took a lot of time and cost a lot of money. He came up with the idea for a machine that would copy documents quickly and efficiently. He researched the idea in the library and then worked over a three-year period on developing a machine that used a light, an electro statically charged plate, and powder to duplicate images on paper. The result of this work was a machine that produced the first xerographic copy on October 22, 1938. He named the process "Xerox", which means "dry writing". Carlson felt that he had a good idea, one that would be extremely helpful in the business world. He tried to sell his idea to a number of large corporations, but they were not terribly interested in his machine. A few years later he sold the process to a small family-owned company. This small company grew into the giant Xerox Corporation, and both Carlson and Xerox became rather wealthy in the process. 1. The text is mainly about ......... (A) the life of Chester F. Carison (B) Carlson's career in a patents office (C) the development of the Xerox machine (D) how the, Xerox machine became popular (E) the effect of the invention of the Xerox machine 2. To get an idea what machine to produce, Carlson went to .......... (A) an electronics firm (B) the library (C) a man called Xerox (D) photographers (E) other patents departments 3. Carlson was thinking of a better way to copy patents because ......... (A) he found many problems in his office 1

(B) (C) (D) (E)

typists could never meet deadlines he worked in a small electronics firm producing copies was quite expensive he liked working on experiments

4. The following are the components Carlson used for his newly - invented machine, except ....... (A) typewriter (B) powder (C) light (D) paper (E) electrostatically charged plate 5. We may conclude that Xerox has become through ......... (A) the process called dry writing (B) a businessman whose name is Xerox (C) the research performed in a library (D) a large and established corporation (E) the efforts of a family-owned company popular worldwide

Text II Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural disasters. What causes them? Geologists explain them in terms of a theory known as plate tectonics. Continents are floating apart from each other; this is referred to as the continental drift. About sixty miles below the surface of the sea, there is a emimolten bed of rock over which plates, or slabs, carry continents and sea floors at a rate of several inches a year. AS the plates separate from each other, a new sea floor is formed by the molten matter that was formerly beneath. Volcanic islands and large mountain ranges are created by this type of movement. 6. The topic of the paragraph is ......... (A) the occurrence of the continental drift (B) deadly natural disasters (C) the cause of earthquakes (D) the formation of new sea floors (E) geologists research on earthquakes 7. From the text we can conclude that the movement of plate tectonics ......... (A) destroy existing continents (B) are felt sixty miles below sea surface (C) cause changes on earth 2

(D) (E)

is good for volcanic islands and mountains form new sea floors every year

Text III Research shows that people who eat small meals and snacks throughout the day are usually more successful at losing weight or maintaining an ideal body weight. Humans are designed to feel hungry every three hours or so. And an average healthy woman needs between 1,600 and 2,200 calories each day. Eating too few calories or waiting too long between meals-can make you feel tired, nervous, hungry, and irritable. In extreme cases, you can pass out when your blood sugar level drops too low. And when you do eat, you will be so hungry, you may over-eat on sugary food to get an instant "fix" of energy. Snacking is, therefore, a great way to stay in control. If you eat six small meals a day, instead of three large ones, your blood sugar level remains stable. 08. From the text we may conclude that ......... (A) eating only snacks may result in losing weight (B) men and women need different amounts of calories (C) a low blood sugar level shows a loss of weight (D) snacking is not harmful for ones health (E) big meals are in most cases better than small meals 09. The topic of the above paragraph is ......... (A) the suggested calorie intake for woman (B) how to maintain an ideal body weight (C) the effects of a low blood sugar level (D) how to eat small meals throughout the day (E) the needs of every healthy woman Text IV What makes people get sick on subways? One of the reasons is that they ....10.... to work in the morning without having eaten a proper breakfast. Sudden dizziness attack them. The other cause is the overcrowding and ensuing feeling of claustrophobia, which brings on stress and anxiety. ....11...., they are so afraid of ....12.... failure, fire and/or crime that they show signs of panic men by having chest pains and women by becoming hysterical. ....13.... contributing to their stress are other factory overcrowding of both sexes, continual increase in the number of passengers, and people's ....14.... to avoid interacting with strangers. 10. (A) put off (B) run after (C) rush off (D) walkout (E) look after 3

11. (A) In addition (B) Therefore (C) In conclusion (D) However (E) Nevertheless 12. (A) mechanize (D) mechanical (B) mechanised (E) mechanic (C) mechanism 13. (A) Especially (D) Eventually (B) Individually (E) Carefully (C) Comfortably 14. (A) adaptability (D) inability (B) possibility (E) suitability (C) capability 15. The installation of various high-tech electrical devices in our office ........ a sophisticated safety system. (A) requiring (D) require (B) requires (E) it requires (C) to require 16. "What is it that you want us to do?" "........ all the lights when you leave the office." (A) Turning off (D) To turnoff (B) For turning off (E) We turnoff (C) You turnoff 17. 'Why dont you want Amir to be the team leader?' 'Well, I don't like ........ people around' (A) his ordering (B) why he orders (C) he is ordering (D) he orders (E) with his ordering 18. 'Don't forget to lock your front door when you leave.' 'I ........ my niece will stay at home today.' (A) not need to (B) don't lock (C) shall not (D) wont lock (E) don't have to 19. 'Have you already decided where to go for your holidays?' 'Certainly, we ........ to Italy.' (A) go (B) have gone (C) will have gone 4

(D) are going (E) will have been going 20. She could not finish her study in four years,......, she would have been entitled to a scholarship for further study. (A) however (B) consequently (C) otherwise (D) moreover (E) nevertheless 21. If Angga had chosen to play football instead of going to Puncak with his friends on their motorbikes, he would not have got that terrible accident. From the above sentence we may conclude that now Angga is ......... (A) enjoying the holiday (B) hospitalized (C) very tired (D) still at the football field (E) in Puncak 22. 'What it are the workmen doing in your garden?' 'Oh, I .........' (A) am having a gazebo built (B) am building a gazebo (C) have built a gazebo (D) have to build a gazebo (E) have been building a gazebo 23. The financial report states that the petty cash has been used for reimbursing transportation costs and ........ computers. (A) upgrading (B) it is to upgrade (C) to upgrade (D) we upgrade (E) we need to upgrade 24. 'What time will the delayed plane depart?' 'They say that it ........ soon.' (A) will announce (B) is to announce (C) to be announced (D) announces (E) will be announced 25. The tourists, ........ are Japanese, were among the crowd participating in the 'dangdut' dance. (A) there are many (D) many of whom (B) many of them (E) they who (C) whose many 5

Teks 1 About two-thirds of the world's population is expected to live in cities by the year 2020 and, according to the United Nations, approximately 33.7 billion people will inhabit urban areas some ten years later. As cities grow, so does the number of buildings that characterise them: office towers, factories, shoping malls, and high-rise apartment buildings. These structures depend on artificial ventilation systems to keep clean and cool air flowing to the people inside. We know these systems by the term 'air-conditioning'. Although many of us may feel air-conditioners bring relief from hot, or polluted outside air, they pose many potential health hazards. Much research has looked at how the circulation of air inside a closed environment - such as an office building - can spread disease or expose occupants to harmful chemicals. One of the more widely publicised dangers is that of Legionnaire's disease, which was first recognised in the 1970s. This disease was found to have affected people in buildings with air-conditioning systems in which warm air pumped out of the system's cooling towers somehow flowed back into the building, in most cases owing to poor design. This warm air was, needless to say, the perfect environment for the rapid growth of disease-carrying bacteria originating from outside the building, where it existed in harmless quantities. The warm, bacteria-laden air was combined with cooled, conditioned air and was then circulated around various parts of the building. Studies showed that even people outside such buildings were at risk if they walked past air exhaust ducts. Cases ol Legionnaire's disease are becoming fewer with system design and modifications to older systems, but many older buildings, particularly in developing countries, require constant monitoring. 01. In the above text, the writer wants to show the readers ........... (A) the advantages of using air-conditioners (B) the reason why people choose to live in urban areas (C) the development of Legionnaire's disease (D) the potential risk of being in air-conditioned buildings (E) the improvement of the cooling system technology 02. It is predicted that in the coming two decades there will be an increase in the use of air-conditioners, because there will be ........... (A) a rapid development in technology (B) a population increase in big cities (C) a higher rate of air population (D) an increase in people's standard of living (E) a rapid rise in the world's population 03. Air-conditioners give people comfort: nevertheless, ........... (A) they bring relief from hot, polluted outside air (B) they produce clean air which is good for people's health 6

(C) research shows the cool air they produce may eliminate health hazards (D) the closed environment will make the air too humid (E) the air the circulate contains chemicals harmful to people's health 04. Legionnaire's disease in air-conditioned buildings exists due to ........... (A) the flow of clean and cool outside-air (B) the lack of constant monitoring (C) an inappropriate air-conditioning system (D) the exhaust pipes outside the building (E) outside bacteria-laden air 05. The outside air which carries bacteria may enter an air-conditioned room through ........... (A) various parts of the building (B) newly designed air-conditioners (C) the cooling towers taking in the outside air (D) all air-conditioners found in developing countries (E) old air-conditioner systems Teks 2 One example of a product invented by chance was the popsicle. In 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson stirred up a drink of fruit flavoured powder and soda water and then mistakenly left the drink, with the spoon in it, on the back porch overnight. As the temperature dropped that night, the soda water froze. When Frank found the glass the next morning, he pulled out the spoon and the frozen soda water stuck around the spoon. This was a tasty treat for him. Years later, remembering how enjoyable the treat had been, Frank Epperson went into business producing popsicles. 06. The text tells us about ........... (A) how popsicles came into being (B) Frank Epperson's favourite drink (C) what popsicles really are (D) Frank Epperson;s childhood (E) who Frank Epperson is 07. From the text we learn tha conclude that ........... (A) popsicles can olny be produced during winter (B) popsicles were invented by accident (C) Frank Epperson started his business in 1905 (D) a popsicle is a kind of soft drinks (E) many drinks wee invented in the 20th century Teks 3 Small children often laugh at a lame or blind person, at someone who is not dressed as well as they are. But as they grow up, they learn not to hurt people's feelings by laughing at their problems. They learn to laugh at other things. Most importantly, they learn to laugh at themselves. For example, you 7

are playing a game. You make a silly mistake and lose. Do you become angry? Or, can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time? Suppose you are at a special dinner. You accidentally spill some food. Why keep worrying about how clumsy you looked? Why not laugh it off and enjoy yourself anyway? If you can, it is a good sign you have really grown up. 08. From the text we may conclude that the writer wants to tell the reader ........... (A) how children laugh at handicapped persons (B) how people feel at being laughed at (C) why children laugh at somebody else's problems (D) that people should learn to laugh at themselves (E) when people are not dressed properly 09. If one makes a silly mistake, one should do the following things, except ........... (A) not to become angry (B) to laugh at your mistake (C) to become sad about it (D) not to make the same mistakes (E) not to worry about it Teks 4 Doctors are developing a new test for Down's syndrome that could help save the lives of hundreds of babies. Research by a leading medical expert Prof. Kypros Nicolaides of King's College Hospital, London ...(10)... more than 600 pregnant women, showed that fetuses without a nose bone are more than 100 times more ...(11)... to have Down's syndrome. The new ...(12)... involves examining the nose area in babies during routine scans 11 to 14 weeks into pregnancy. British screening techniques ...(13)... up to 85 percent of babies with Down's sydrome....(14)..., 30.000 pregnant women in Britain must the choose whether to undergo further testing or not. 10. (A) involving (B) requesting (C) producing (D) collecting (E) carrying 11. (A) supposedly (B) possibly (C) correctly (D) likely (E) closely 12. (A) technique (D) research (B) equipment (E) capability (C) characteristic 13. (A) detect (D) detector 8

(B) detection (E) detectable (C) detective 14. (A) In addition (D) In conclusion (B) However (E) Therefore (C) For example 15. My brother and I were invited to attend the opening ceremony of our neighbour's restaurant; however, neither of us .......... come. (A) be able to (D) are able to (B) have been able to (E) were able to (C) was able to 16. "How long have you been a consultant for our firm?" "Well, I .......... for this firm for 5 years next month!" (A) have been working (D) worked (B) am working (E) will have worked (C) have worked 17. All new students at this university are required .......... by Friday, please. (A) taking (D) will take (B) having to take (E) to take (C) take 18. "There are students who want to take the new course." ".......... before Friday, please." (A) To register (B) Registration is (C) Having registered (D) Have them register (E) Have to register 19. Having been bribed by the rich businessman, ........... (A) the businessman was freed from all charges by the judge (B) the judge freed the businessman from all charges (C) all charges were dropped by the judge (D) there were no charges on the businessman (E) freedom was given by the judge to the businessman 20. "I'd like to book three standard rooms for next week, please," "I'm sorry, Sir, our hotel .......... until the end of the month." (A) it is fully booked (B) we book it fully (C) is fully booked (D) booking it fully (E) to be fully booked 21. "Tito, I think my fever is getting worse." "You .......... a doctor before you get seriously ill." (A) had better see (B) may have seen 9

(C) should have seen (D) had to see (E) would rather see 22. "What can we do to increase next year's production?" ".......... new technology in the factory is one alternative. (A) We adopt (B) To be adopting (C) Our adopted (D) Adopting (E) It is adopting 23. "Had the company been fair in giving bonuses, the employees would not have gone on strike." From the above sentence we may conclude that ........... (A) the employees are still going on strike (B) the company gave the employees fair bonuses (C) the employees were not given bonuses at all (D) the company has lost many employees (E) the employees were very dissatisfied 24. The water flooding the street and .......... caused people to panic and leave their valuables behind. (A) it was the heavy storm damaging the houses (B) also the heavy storm getting the houses damaged (C) because the heavy storm damaged the houses (D) the heavy storm damaging the houses (E) the houses were damaged by the heavy storm 25. We should immediately make reservations for our seminar at the Mandarin Hotel; .........., the rooms would be booked by others. (A) nevertheless (D)still (B) however (E) yet (C) otherwise

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