Latihan Soal UAS Bahasa Inggris Kelas XII 2014-2015
Text 1
Internet has been the most outstanding innovation in the
history of mankind. As with every single innovation, the internet has its own
advantages and disadvantages.
The target of the internet has al ways been the
communication. By the beginning of computer's internet, our earth has reduced
and has attained the form of aglobal village. Now we can cornmunicate in a
fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other parts of the
world. Today, for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail
and we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger
services in offering. With the help of such services, it has become very easy
to establish a kind of global friendship.
However, the internet also has
disadvantages. One of them is the wide spread of unsuitable contents for kids.
It is a very serious issue and related to children's healthy mental life. There
are thousands of such inappropriate contents on the internet which can be
easily found. Though, the internet can also create havoc, destruction and its
misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it out-weigh its disadvantages.
1.
What is one of the advantages of internet?
A.
To create the misuse of time.
B.
To easily find inappropriate person.
C.
To chat with love anes only.
D.
To connect people in the other part of the world.
E.
To spread issues related to children healthy mental life.
2.
What is the main idea ofparagraph 27
A.
The internet could create havoc and destruction.
B.
The internet could facilitate communication.
C.
The internet has more advantages than disadvantages.
D.
Many modern devices can be connected to the internet.
E.
The internet has become the most noticeable innovation.
3.
All in all, the wri ter believes that the internet is
....
A.
very harmful
B.
inappropriate
C.
very useful
D.
destructive
E.
cheap
Text 2
The issue we
are discussing is whether a woman needs higher education or not. Some people
think that there is no use for woman to get higher education. Women’s main role
is in their households and surrounding. Thus, knowing about practical household
management is sufficient for woman to lead their lives.
In addition,
higher education does not ensure woman to get better life, so why bother about
it? There are many examples of women who are successful in their lives although
they only enjoy average education. They succeed in managing their household,
educating their children, and participating in community activities.
On the other
hand, some other people believe that women also have right to get higher
education. They claim that the education is important for everyone including
women, because it is one way to improve the quality of life. Therefore every
woman must get education as high as she can achieve.
Furthermore, higher education is not the
matter of achieving a better position in community or working environment. More
importantly, it is the way to empower women and to give them better
understanding of life and universe.
In other
words, women have the same right to get higher education as man does. However, it is also their right to take the
chance or just to leave it.
4.
The text
mainly discusses ….
A. Woman’s Education
B. Woman’s Higher education
C. The way to empower women
D. Whether women Deserve Higher
Education
E. The woman’s right to get higher education
5.
According to
some people … is needed to know for a woman to lead their lives.
A. Practical household management.
B. Environmental education.
C. Community participation.
D. Household education.
E. Practical education.
6.
Some people
think that higher education is important for women because ….
A. They can educate their children.
B. It can improve the quality of
life.
C. It can be a tool to manage their
household.
D. The need of their household can
be fulfilled.
E. They can achieve a better
position in community.
7.
Higher
education is the way for women to give them better understanding of life and
universe and to ….
A.
Deserve
B.
Empower
C.
Improve
D.
Manage
E.
Participate
8.
“Thus,
knowing about practical household management is sufficient for women to
lead their lives.” ( paragraph 1).
The underlined word means ….
A.
Interesting
B.
Important
C.
Necessary
D.
suitable
E.
Enough.
Text 3
Tsunami
Tsunami occurs when major fault
under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock push es water above it
like a giant paddIe, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The
ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move
across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases
as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes,
or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.
A tsunami washes ashore with often-disastrous effects
such as severe flo oding, loss oflives due to drowning, and damage to property.
A tsunami is a very large sea wave
that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean flo or. This disturbance can
be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is
undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast
traveIing wave grows very large.
9. Tsunami happens because ....
A.
the displaced rock pushes water above it
B.
a major fault under the ocean floor slips suddenly
C.
the ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the
source
D.
the waves moves across the ocean until they reach the
beach
E.
a tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean
10. What are the impacts oftsunami?
A.
The part of the Earth's crust that slopes, or rises, from
the ocean floor down to the land.
B.
A tsunami washes ashore with often disastrous effects
such as flooding and loss of lives.
C.
A tsunami is a very large sea wave which is not generated
by a disturbance a long the ocean floor.
D.
A tsunami is detectable far out in the ocean.
E.
Once tsunami reaches shallow water, the wave never grows
very large.
11. We understand from the text that tsunami ....
A.
causes the movement of earth
B.
fOlIDS a new shape of coastline
C.
makes unfortunate event
D.
rises a new coastalland
E.
displaces rocks to land
12. " ... producing powerful water waves at the ocean
surface."
The synonym of the
underlined word is ....
A.
fast
B.
deep
C.
quick
D.
strong
E.
weak
Text 4
An eclipse
is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves
into the shadow of another. The term is most often used to describe either a
solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar
eclipse, when the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth.
Eclipses may occur when the Earth and Moon are
aligned with the Sun, and the shadow of one body cast by the Sun falls on the
other. So at New Moon (or rather Dark Moon), when the Moon is in conjunction
with the Sun, the Moon may pass in front of the Sun as seen from a narrow
region on the surface of the Earth and cause a solar eclipse. At Full Moon,
when the Moon is in opposition to the Sun, the Moon may pass through the shadow
of the Earth, and a lunar eclipse is visible from the night half of the Earth.
An eclipse does not happen at every New or
Full Moon, because the plane of the orbit of the Moon around the Earth is
tilted with respect to the plane of the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, so
as seen from the Earth, when the Moon is nearest to the Sun (New Moon) or at
largest distance (Full Moon), the three bodies usually are not exactly on the
same line.
13.
Paragraph 3 is about ….
A.
The time
eclipse occurs
B.
An orbit of
the moon.
C.
The process
of an eclipse
D.
The time
eclipse cannot be seen.
E.
Reason why
an eclipse does not happen.
14.
An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves
into the shadow of another is a/an ….
A. Earth
B. Eclipse
C. Lunar
D. Moon
E. Sun
15.
A lunar eclipse is visible ….
A. When the
Moon is in opposition to the Sun.
B. When the
earth is aligned with the sun.
C. When the
Moon is nearest to the Sun.
D. At the full
moon.
E. At new moon.
16.
When the
Moon is in conjunction with the Sun. It
causes ….
A.
Full moon
B.
Lunar
eclipse
C.
Moon’s shadow
D.
New moon
E.
Solar
eclipse
17.
Eclipses may
occur when the Earth and Moon are aligned
with the Sun.
The
underlined phrase means ….
A. Liked
B. Similar
C. Parallel
D. Hidden
E. Covered
Text 5
The Man and The Monster
Once upon a time
there lived a young man, named Nazar. He lived a very poor life. One day, Nazar
went to town to loak for ajab. Be had to climb up the hill and (48) ... a
thickjungle to get to a nearest town. Suddenly, he heard (49) ... from a bush.
When he approached, he found same people gathering around a big tree. Nazar
realized th at the people were daing against God order. Then he took out a big
(50) ... axe and planned to cut down the tree.
18. A. Checked
B. Examined
C. Inspected
D. Went through
E. Hunted through
19. A. Trembles
B. Shadows
C. Movement
D. Gestures
E. Sounds
20. A. Sharp
B. Edge
C. Dull
D. Rough
E. Thick
Text 6
A farmer
came across a bird with a broken wing. He picked it up, took it home and looked
after it lovingly, even though his wife complained bitterly about his wasting
too much time on the creature.
After some time, the wing mended and, because the bird did not want the farmer
to have kept on arguing with his wife all the time, it decided to go back to
its nest.
When the farmer discovered that the bird was gone, he was so upset that he went
out to look for it. Eventually, he found it again, and was greeted
happily by the whole family of the bird. As a sign of their thanks for his care
and attention, the birds gave him a little box, and told him not to open it
until he got home.
To his surprise, the farmer found the box full of precious stones. When his
wife saw them, she decided that she too deserved a reward, and she went to see
the birds. The birds gave her a little casket; but this one was full of devils.
The devils jumped on her as soon as she opened the casket and chased her away.
Left alone, the farmer went to live near his friend, the bird. There he built a
hut of perfumed wood; and the birds decorated it with flowers of every kind.
21.
The main
information discusses in the third paragraph is ….
A.
The bird
left the farmer.
B.
The birds
welcomed the farmer
C.
The farmer
got a little casket from the birds.
D.
The farmer
was so angry and went out to find the bird.
E.
The farmer
was happy having got a box of precious stones.
22.
The
following statement you agree with ….
A.
The farmer
chased his wife away.
B.
The farmer
lived happily with his wife.
C.
The farmer’s
wife took care of the bird.
D.
The bird was
very thankful to the farmer.
E.
The farmer’s
wife was a very kind woman
23.
The farmer’s
new hut was….
A.
Well
furnished
B.
Built by the
birds
C.
a gift from
the birds
D.
decorated
luxuriously
E.
built of
perfumed wood
24.
We learn
from the text that ….
A.
A gift
shows kindness.
B.
Sufferings
bring happiness.
C.
Arguing
makes you distressed.
D.
A good deed
deserves a reward.
E.
Having no
heart makes you isolated
25.
The word
“discovered” (p3) means….
A.
proved
B.
found
out
C.
saw
D.
invented
E.
believed
Text 7
Hotel Work:
One Month Training
Course
Suitable young men
and women are invited to apply for places on the one month training course on
hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management. Tuition is
free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be
offered employment in the Colony's leading hotels.
The Training
Course will take place from Monday 21 st July
to Friday 22nd August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except
Saturdays and Sundays.
Applications for
places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at
secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have interest in
hotel work.
Application forms
may be obtained from:
The Hong Kong
Institute of Management,
Box 948,
The South China
Times.
The closing date for applications is April 29th
26.
The text is about ….
A.
The closing date
B.
Hotel work training
C.
Free tuition
D.
Applying
E.
Application form
27.
Those who successfully complete the
course will be given ....
A.
free tuition
B.
a further training course
C.
jobs in big hotels in the colony
D.
a chance to stay in the colony's leading hotels for one
month
E.membership of the I-long Kong
Institute of Hotel management
28.
The requirement needed by an applicant
to apply for the hotel work training is ….
A.
Able to speak Mandarin.
B.
Secondary school graduate.
C.
Good knowledge of English.
D.
Reputable university graduate.
E.
2-year experience in hotel work.
29.
The closing
date of application is …
A.
April 21st
B.
April 23rd
C.
April 25th
D.
April 27th
E.
April 29th
Text 8
Dear Mr. Green:
I am writing concerning claim. The arnount that your adjusters have set for the damage caused by
Hurricane Harry to my bam is unacceptably low. The amount that your company has
offered would not even allow doing the work my self, as the materials alone would cost almost 300 more than your estimate.
I am including the estimate from our independent contractors
that T have asked to inspect the damage
to my bam, and their estimation
between 1,500 and 1,750.
I would like your
company to take into consideration the estimates 1 have provided and reevaluate your settlement offer. If you
continue to deny the fact that our offer is unacceptably low I will need to seek legal counsel. I will appreciate your immediate attention to this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Mathew Liverpool
30.
The letter is about ….
A.
Blaming the adjusters
B.
Complaining the amount
C.
Consideration
D.
Hurricane harry
E.
Seeking legal counsel
31.
The cost of the materials needed to fix the damage according to Mr. Liverpool is ….
A.
Between $1.500 and $1.750.
B.
Mr. Liverpool has not decided yet.
C.
Much more expensive than expected.
D.
300 % less than Mr. reen's estimate.
E.
$300 more than Mr. Green's estimate.
32.
It can be inferred
from this letter that ..
A.
Mr.Green estimated the amount payable to Mr. Liverpool
B.
Mr.Green failed to send contractors to inspect the bam
C.
Liverpool was frustrated by the damage caused b Hurricane Harry
D.
Mr. Liverpool was disappointed by the estimate made by
Mr. Green's adjusters
E.
Mr. Green estimated higher than what Mr. Liverpool had
expected
33.
The letter
is sent by ….
A.
Adjuster
B.
Counselor
C.
Matthew
Liverpool
D.
Mr. Green
E.
Mr. Green
and Matthew Liverpool
34.
The man :
Your bike needs to be repaired. ….
The boy : Oh, I will, Sir.
The best
expression to fill in the blank is ….
A.
Be smart
B.
Be careful
of the winding road
C.
Congratulations
D.
Consult a
mechanic about it
E.
It is
dangerous
35.
Student : I feel headache
Teacher :
You had better see a doctor. May be, he could help you
From the
dialog above, the underlined sentence shows that teacher is ….
A.
Suggesting
B.
Requesting
C.
Discussing
D.
Complaining
E.
Accusing
36.
Mom : You forgot to clean the table
Susan : I am sorry, mom.
From the
dialog above, the underlined sentence shows that Mom is ….
A.
Suggesting
B.
Requesting
C.
Discussing
D.
Complaining
E.
Accusing
37.
“I ordered
the pizza with mushroom as a topping, but why do you bring me seafood topping?”
The sentence
above is an expression of ….
A.
Telling
someone to do something Denying
B.
Suggesting
C.
Requesting
D.
Denying
E.
Complaining
38.
The statement
stating the expression of confessing is ….
A.
Be more
careful next time
B.
Hi, Indy
C.
I have to
admit that I crashed your car
D.
You look so
worried
E.
You
shouldn’t drive while you read
39.
Nina : I am sorry for taking your pen.
Siti : It is okay
The
underlined sentence is the expression of ….
A.
Admitting
B.
Blaming
C.
Complaining
D.
Promising
E.
Suggesting
40.
Riany : Don’t tell anybody. It is a secret
Diana : … . I won’t
A.
I agree
B.
I am afraid
C.
I am sure
D.
I believe
E.
I promise
41.
Sandra : Will you come to my bday?
Saskia : Cross my heart, I will come
The
underlined sentence is the expression of ….
A.
Admitting
B.
Blaming
C.
Complaining
D.
Promising
E.
Suggesting
42.
The
expression of promising is ….
A.
Frankly
speaking, I can’t
B.
I’ll wait
for your coming
C.
Of course, I
will
D.
Ok, you have
my word on it
E.
You had
better come
43.
Surti : Look what you have done
Wahyu : I am sorry. I won’t do that again
The
underlined sentence is the expression of ….
A.
Admitting
B.
Blaming
C.
Complaining
D.
Promising
E.
Suggesting
44.
The girl …
to school every morning.
A.
Deliver
B.
Delivers
C.
Delivered
D.
Is
delivering
E.
Is delivered
45.
The speech …
next month.
A.
Perform
B.
Performs
C.
Performed
D.
Will be
performed
E.
Will perform
46.
The remedial
… two days ago.
A.
Is Submitted
B.
Was
submitted
C.
Was
submitting
D.
Will submit
E.
Will be
submitted
47.
My friend
said, “I am ok.”
My friend
said that ….
A.
I am ok
B.
I was ok
C.
She is ok
D.
She was ok
E.
She will be
ok
48.
The girl
asked, “How many books do you have?”
The girl
asked me how many books ….
A.
I have
B.
I had
C.
She has
D.
She had
E.
She has had
49.
The girl asked,
“Will you stay?”
The girl
asked if ….
A.
You will
stay
B.
You would
stay
C.
I will stay
D.
I would stay
E.
I would
stayed
50.
The man
ordered, “Run!”
The man
ordered to ….
A.
Run
B.
Ran
C.
Running
D.
Be run
E.
Be ran
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