Jumat, 11 Juni 2010

Section Eleven

The Lion
The lion is called the king of beasts. Lions
are found living wild in the grassland of Africa. They
hunt smaller animals and feed on them. There are no
wild animals in Europe, but there are captive lions in
the European zoos.
The male lion is a beautiful animal. Round
his head he has a ring of long hair called mane. When
lion is young, the hair of his mane is yellow. When
he is old, the hair is sometimes black. The female
lion, or lioness, doesn’t have a mane.
Lions are dangerous animals. They can kill a
man.

Choose the best answer
1. Which is true according to the text?
  • a. there are no captive lions in Europe
  • b. the old lion’s hair is yellow
  • c. the young lion’s hair is black
  • d. lions aren’t dangerous
  • e. lions eat smaller animals
2. Which is not true according to the text?
  • a. all lions have manes
  • b. a young lion has yellow hair
  • c. the female lion is called lioness
  • d. we cannot find wild lions in grasslands of
  • Africa
  • e. lions feed on smaller animals
3. The passage use mostly………
  • a. simple past tense
  • b. present continuous tense
  • c. active voice
  • d. simple present tense
  • e. present perfect tense
4. The above text is in the form of…………
  • a. spoof
  • b. recount
  • c. procedure
  • d. report
  • e. explanation
5. The purpose of the text is…….
  • a. to describe a particular thing
  • b. to describe the way the things are
  • c. to entertain the readers
  • d. to explain about the lions
  • e. to tell about the past event of lions
6. Children are not allowed to play on the street
................it is very dangerous
  • a. because of
  • b. since
  • c. unless
  • d. because
  • e. due to
7. My mother found the dining table was very dirty,although she.................it before
  • a. was cleaning
  • b. had been cleaned
  • c. had cleaned
  • d. was being cleaned
  • e. has been cleaned
8. .................. being sick, Camellia has to finish her assignment on time
  • a. because of
  • b. because
  • c. despite
  • d. despite of
  • e. in spite

9. I asked John if he had come to the marketing although she.................it before
meeting the day before. In other words: I said,”........................?”
  • a. did you come to the marketing meeting the day before
  • b. do you come to the marketing meeting this evening
  • c. did you come to the marketing meeting yesterday
  • d. do you come to the marketing meeting tomorrow
  • e. do you come to the marketing meeting the day before
10. If James ........................ an airplane, he could have arrived in Jakarta in half the time
  • a. took
  • b. had taken
  • c. taken
  • d. takes
  • e. will take
11. Julie hopes that by the time her father arrives from Bandung, She...........cleaning the house
  • a. is finishing
  • b. has finished
  • c. will have finished
  • d. finished
  • e. was finishing
12. “I’m sorry, but you can’t play in the play house today. The play house..........................now
  • a. be cleaned
  • b. it cleans
  • c. is being cleaned
  • d. is cleaning
  • e. cleaning
13. The cashier asked Tom........................................
  • a. why had he paid the bill?
  • b. whether he had paid the bill
  • c. when did he pay the bill?
  • d. that he pay the bill
  • e. where was the bill he had paid?
14. Every morning the crew ship sweeps the deck and .............. the cabin in the ship
  • a. is cleaning
  • b. was cleaned
  • c. clean
  • d. cleaned
  • e. cleans
15. Tom really enjoyed his vacation with Amanda last month ........... the accommodation was bad
  • a. although
  • b. because of
  • c. in spite of
  • d. despite of
  • e. whether
16. Each child ........a birthday cake and goodies in Jane’s birthday party last Sunday
  • a. give
  • b. gives
  • c. is giving
  • d. were given
  • e. was given
17. My father didn’t buy the car at the car exhibition centre as it was too expensive. The synonym of the bold word is....
  • a. valuable
  • b. genuine
  • c. precious
  • d. furious
  • e. dear
18. Unless it rains this week, the loss of crops could result in a hunger in this entire region.
  • a. outbreak
  • b. plenty of food
  • c. starvation
  • d. dangerous disease
  • e. desperate

19. My manager asked me,” Where did you spend your holiday last month?”
My manager asked me.........
  • a. where I spend your holiday the month before
  • b. where you had spent my holiday the month before
  • c. where I spent my holiday the month before
  • d. where you spend your holiday the month before
  • e. where I had spent my holiday the month before
20. Jamie looks tired, she................. around her housing complex for an hour now
  • a. has been jogging
  • b. is jogging
  • c. was jogging
  • d. had been jogging
  • e. jogs
21. Board certification required competitive salaries in US dollars, airfare, and full board/lodging included. The synonym of the underlined word is..........
  • a. maturity
  • b. compulsory
  • c. identity
  • d. integrity
  • e. optional
22. Dolphins and porpoises look alike but usually the dolphins are intelligent and can communicate with each other. They can be trained to perform
various kinds of trick and acts. The synonym of the bold word is……
  • a. most of
  • b. hoax
  • c. range of
  • d. skilled
  • e. roam
23. “Don’t worry about it, I will help you” John said to Karen
  • a. he told her don’t worry about it, I will help you
  • b. he told her not to worry about it, I will help you
  • c. he told her not to worry about it, he will help her
  • d. he told her not to worry about it, he would help you
  • e. he told her not to worry about it, he would help her
24. Tommy : Everything is expensive now
James : I………with you. Even for bus,plane and ship tickets
  • a. offer
  • b. order
  • c. agree
  • d. disagree
  • e. come
25. I met the young beautiful girl…….is in our class
  • a. the brother of us
  • b. her brother
  • c. hers brother
  • d. whose brother
  • e. who’s brother

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