Text 1
Once a fisherman named Batara Guru Sahala lived in Batakland. Oneday, he caught a fish. To his surprise, he found that the fish could talk. It begged Sahala to set free. Sahala did accordingly.
As soon as the fish was free. It changed in to a woman. She was so beautiful that the fisherman fell in love with. The woman agreed to marry Sahala. However, she told him that he must never fish. Sahala promised her that he would not tell anyone about it.
They were happily married, and had two daughters. Every morning Sahala went out fishing. His daughter would bring him his lunch. Oneday, however, instead of bringing the food to their father, the girls ate it. When Sahala knew what they had done with his meal, he got very angry. He shputed at them, saying. “you behaved exactly like the daughter of a fish.”
The girls did not know what their father meant. They went home and asked their mother about it. When they told what he said, she was very annoyed. Although Sahala apologized to her later, she wouldn’t forgive him for breaking his promise.
Then the earthbegan to tremble, and volcanoes startrd to erupt. The earth cracked to from a big hole. People said this hole become Lake Toba.
1. what is the suitable title of the text?
a. Lake Toba
b. The Fisherman
c. The Beautiful Girl
d. The Legend of Lake Toba
e. The Daughters of Fisherman
2. why did Sahala fall in love with the woman?
a. Because she was a fish
b. Because she was so beautiful
c. because she had two daughters
d. Because she would bring him his lunch
e. Because she would forgive him for breaking his promise
3. what did the fish ask him to do?
a. To set it free
b.to keep the promise
c. to change it into a woman
d. To marry her as soon as possible
e. To marry its two beautiful daughters
4. what is the type of the text?
a. description
b. Explanation
c. Narration
d. Hortatory Exposition
e. News Item
5. what is the social function of the text?
a. to describe the story of making Lake Toba
b. to amuse the reader
c. retell the past event
d. to discuss two important cases
e. to explain how to make Lake Toba.
Text II
There are many ways of communicating that do not uttilize language. Cries of warning and aggression, of contentment and affection, are forms of communication not limited to men. Or, on the human level, the dirty look, which may convey world of meaning, doesn’t involve meaning. Gestures, too, are forms of communication, although these seem always involved with culturally defined habits. The nod of the head means ‘yes’ to the American, but a single nod in the middle East is clear ‘no’. Plainly, there are many ways of conveying message, of which language is but the major one for human beings.
6. The main information of the text is about?
a. Ways of conveying messages
b. Different perceptions of communication
c. Culturally defined habits
d. language, a way of communication
e. Different meanings of gestures
7. which of the following statements is not true according to the text?
a. the same gesture may have different meanings
b. only language can convey messages clearly in all cultures
c. one’s dirty look can express one’s emotions to others
d. human being do not always have to use language to communicate
e. gestures are culturally clear signals to convey messages.
8. Assistant: good evening Sir. How can I help you?
Seanu : good evening ...?
Assistant: what airline would you like?
Seanu : Garuda, if possible.
a. may I go to Surabaya on Sturday morning
b. I wanted to buy a ticket for a meeting in Surabaya
c. do you still have Garuda for Surabaya on Saturday
d. I need to reserve a ticket to Surabaya, Saturday morning.
9. some animal ___ during the winter and only ___ in spring
a. do not eat, come out
b. do not eat, will come out
c. will not eat, come out
d. will not eat, will come out
e. are not eating, are coming out
10. Erlangga ___ three invoices to her customer.
a. just send
b. just sent
c. has sent just
d. has just sent
e. will send
11. it is raining now. It began to rain two hours ago and it still raining. We can say that: ...
a. it was raining for two hours
b. it had been raining for two hours
c. it is raining for two hours
d. it has to rain for two
e. it has been raining for two hours
12. “Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico City ?”
“I’m sorry, Sir. Our airline ___ to Mexico City.”
a. will not fly
b. has not been flying
c. did not fly
d. was not able to fly
e. doen’t fly
13. “Galih Erlangga was promoted president of your company last week, wasn’t he?”
“I’m glad he was; he was working in this company for years.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. has been working
c. had worked
d. would work
e. worked
14. “Can we postpone the meeting until Wednesday?”
“I’m afraid not. I have played football on Wednesday.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be playing
c. am playing
d. always play
e. am playing
15. “Do you hear something?”
“ yes, somebody knocks at the door.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. has been knocking
c. will still knocking
d. is still knocking
e. knocked
16. “Since when hasn’t Sheitie been feeling well?”
“Since she is returning from hiking.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. has returned
c. returned
d. returns
e. has been returning
17. “Do you see Miss Vika?”
“Not yet. As a matter of fact, I haven’t seen her since this morning.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. didn’t see
c. am not seeing
d. has not seen
e. do not see
18. “May I borrow your magazine?”
“I’m sorry, my sister ___ it.”
a. is still reading
b. has been reading
c. will still read
d. still read
e. still reads
19. “Based on the latest report, people’s trend to spend their money is increasing this year.”
“it’s because the economic growth has been increasing since last year.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. has increased
c. is increasing
d. increased
e. increases
20. “what are you looking for?”
“my wallet, I don’t know where I put it.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. have put
c. am putting
d. was putting
e. have been putting
21. “Do you often go to restaurant?”
“No, it has quite a long time since I have gone to a restaurant with my friends.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. am going
c. go
d. went
e. will go
22. Galih usually sits nex to Pandu, but today he ___ next to Vanescha.
a. sat
b. has sat
c. would sit
d. is sitting
e. sits
23. “what a beautiful voice. Seanu and Sheitie are talented singers.”
“they sang since they were young.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. have benn singing
c. are singing
d. sings
e. will sing
24. “when are you going to tell your sister the good news?”
“when she ___ from her business trip.”
a. will be returning
b. is going to return
c. returns
d. has been returning
e. is returning
25. “Where is Vanescha? Is she at home?”
“No, she isn’t. She attends Berbie’s farewell party in Bandung.”
a. NO CHANGE
b. is attending
c. has attended
d. will attend
e. attended
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