BAHASA
INGGRIS
Text I
The
nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more
an American ideal than an American reality. Of course the so-called traditional
American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe,
reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs
among different American groups, but today diversity is even more obvious.
The
most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all
current American families fit the tradition mould of two parents and their
children, and another third consists of married couples who either have no
children or have none still living at home. Of the final the third, about 20
percent of the total number of American households are single people usually
women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about three percent of
the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the
rest about 7 percent, are single parents, with at least one child.
There
are several reasons for the growing number of single-parent households. First,
the number of births to unmarried woman has increased dramatically. In
addition, a substantial number of adults become single parents as a result of
divorced. Finally a small percentage of deaths result in single parent
families. Today, these varied family type are typical, and therefore, normal.
In
addition, close friends have become a more important part of family life than
ever before.
The vast majority of Americans claim that
hey have people in their lives whom they regard as family although they are not
related. A view of family that only accepts the traditional nuclear arrangement
not only ignores the reality of modern American family life, but also under
values the familial bonds created in alternative family arrangements.
Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family
forms other than the traditional one.
1. With which
topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A.
The traditional American family
B.
The current American family
C.
The ideal American family
D.
The nuclear family
E.
The ideal family
2. The author
implies that ___ .
A.
there have always been a wide variety of
family arrangements in the United
States
B.
racial, ethnic, and religious groups have
preserved the traditional family structure
C.
close friends have become a more important
part of family life
D.
the ideal American family is the best
structure
E.
fewer married couples are having children
3. According
to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no
children represent ___ .
A.
37 percent of households
B.
33 1/3 percent of the
households
C.
20 percent of the households
D.
7 percent of the households
E.
3 percent of the households
4. How many
single people were identified in the survey?
A.
More than half of total survey
B.
One third of the total survey
C.
One fourth of the total survey
D.
One fifth of the total survey
E.
Less than one tenth of the total survey
5. Who
generally constitutes a one-person household ?
A.
An elderly man
B.
The single parent
C.
A divorced woman
D.
A single man in his twentieth
E.
A single woman in her late sixties
Text II
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In the process of trying to discover the
various causes such accidents, an investigator considered factors related to
the time of day. He collects information on the number of accidents occurring
during the various working hours of the day, and by using statistical methods
he is able to show that the accident rate increases during the morning and also
during the afternoon. Further statistical studies then reveal some of the major
contributing factors involved in these accidents.
6. Which of
the following would be best begin the above paragraph ?
A.
So far there has not been enough
information about people having accidents at a work site.
B.
An industrial film is concerned about the
large number of accidents occurring in its plant.
C.
Investigators have found out that working
hours in some industrial films are too long.
D.
The result of an investigation shows that
accidents in a plant never occur in the evening.
E.
Statistic plays a very important role in
eliminating the causes of accidents in a plant.
7. What is the
topic of the above paragraph ?
A.
Major accidents in working hours.
B.
Working hours and type of accidents.
C.
The role of statistics for investigators.
D.
The investigation of causes of accident.
E.
Contribution of investigations in a
company.
Text III
Languages are like living creatures that
become endangered when numbers decline. Some linguists are taking action in
preserving endangered languages. They believe it should be a priority since
they are on the brink of extinction. Preservation can occur in two ways. First,
linguist can study dying languages and seek to preserve the components of
language: the sounds, the vocabulary, the grammar, and the tradition. The
second way is to teach children the language and have linguists advice on
language maintenance. An example of this later method is the Maori language of New Zealand New Zealand
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8. The topic
of the paragraph is ___ .
A.
the Maori language of New Zealand
B.
how to maintain aboriginal language
C.
how to preserve endangered languages
D.
the movement of languages in the world
E.
the eliminated rate of language extinction
9. With which
of the following sentences should be the paragraph end ?
A.
Revival of languages such as the Maori
language is gaining ground.
B.
Languages become endangered when they are
not passed to children or when there is a dominant language.
C.
This method have so far proved excellent to
preserve many endangered languages.
D.
They believe that their language is not the
brink of extinction because their children cannot use it.
E.
Action should be taken because a lost in
global languages means a lost of the drivers’ idea and culture.
Text IV
Research continues to undercover the
complex ways in which particular foods and diet affect our well-being or ill
health. We no longer simple see the body as a machine from which we remove,
repair or correct 60 part. Increasingly we are likely to see the
body as organic system, a holistic web of interconnected networks 61 work with and on each other incredibly complex
ways. Nutritionists are the forefront of this change in thinking 62 most doctors, nutritionists prefer to look at
individual holistically, 63 for the way diet influences the well-being of
the person as the whole. Nutritionists believe that 64 food nourishes the body, diet is at the
foundation of how well or poorly that body is likely to perform. Modern
nutritionist believe that a person is susceptible to illness or disease when
their key organs are no able to detoxify or eliminate 65 element called “anti-nutrients” from the body.
Anti-nutrients appear to be linked to such things as traffic pollution,
antibiotics, deep fried foods, processed meat and the 66 of plastic and other chemicals in water.
Many of these factors are more present in people’s
67
today than they were fifty
years ago.
10. A. fine
B. faulty
C. confused
D. incoherent
E. contradictory
11. A. what
- when
- which
- where
- whose
12. A. Unfortunately
- Likewise
- Usually
- Similar
- Unlike
13. A. finding
- searching
- exploring
- examining
- investigating
14. A. if
- since
- when
- before
- although
15. A. damage
- damaged
- to
damage
- damaging
- to
be damaged
16. A. present
- presence
- presently
- presentable
- presentation
17. A. lives
- living
- lively
- lifeless
- to
live
Petunjuk : Soal nomor 18 sampai nomor 25
tidak berhubungan dengan bacaan.
18. By the end
of this year, the government ___
subsidizing the kerosene to the poor.
A.
will have been stopping
B.
will have been stopped
C.
will have stopped
D.
would stop
E.
will stop
19. The flood
victims are looking forward to ___ by the local government because they have
been trapped in the rural area for two days.
A.
evacuate
B.
evacuated
C.
evacuating
D.
be evacuated
E.
being evacuated
20. ‘What did
the authorities say about the frequent accidents of the public transport ?”
‘____’
A.
Caused by the improper maintenance and
control
B.
Because of the improper maintenance and
control
C.
It is the maintenance and control which are
improper
D.
That is because the maintenance and control
are improper
E.
That it was due to the improper maintenance
and control
21. ‘Vina
always admires artists who succeeded in winning the Citra Trophy.’
‘She is sure they ___ hard for
it.’
A.
ought to have worked
B.
should have worked
C.
might have worked
D.
must have worked
E.
must work
22. My sister
still remembers ___ by our parents to the zoo with me in our childhood.
A.
took
B.
taking
C.
to take
D.
to be taken
E.
being taken
23. Although
the speaker was reminded that the time was up, ___.
A.
he stopped his presentation
B.
the audience enjoyed it
C.
he did not realized it
D.
the talk was boring
E.
he kept on talking
24. “What are
the workmen doing in your garden ?”
“Oh I ___ .”
A.
have built a gazebo
B.
am building a gazebo
C.
have to build a gazebo
D.
am having a gazebo built
E.
have been building a gazebo
25. When I was
visiting my friend, I suddenly had to make an urgent call. Having forgotten to
bring my mobile phone I asked my friend, ‘___’
A.
Do you have a phone ?
B.
May I use your phone ?
C.
Do you think I can call you ?
D.
Should I call home from here ?
E.
Will you allow me to make a phone call?
KUNCI :
1.
B
2.
A
3.
B
4.
D
5.
E
6.
A
7.
D
8.
C
9.
C
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. E
20. E
21. D
22. E
23. E
24. D
25. B
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