FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT
The big airliner was flying high in the sky. Some of the passengers were sleeping, like the man who sit next to me. Some others were talking with their neighbours. A fat woman was sitting across the aisle from me. She had a magazine in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other. She seemed to pay more attention to her chocolate, than to her magazine. Every time I looked in her direction she was busy eating chocolate, and she almost never looked at her magazine.
Suddenly the plane began to shake. The fat women jumped out of her seat. She was very nervous, "Why ... Why ... What's happening?" she asked "When . . . . hey . . . the plane shaking so," She looked out of a window and started screaming. "Help! The plane's on fire!"
Then there came an announcement. "Attention, please!. This is the captain speaking. Please stay in your seats. Nothing serious has happened. One of the engines has stopped but the plane is all right. The engine is not on fire, so, please, don't be afraid."
The fat woman fainted in her seat. A stewardess was with her. Another stewardess was trying to calm a woman who was very talkative at first, but was crying now. Everyone was quite.
The stewardess were every goes. They succeeded in calming down those who were frightened. I felt the plane turning slowly. Some smoke still coming from the engine, but that was all.
1. The fat woman who was ........ was one of the passengers in the big airliner.
A. reading a magazine
B. looking out of window
C. busy eating her chocolate
D. talking with her neighbour
E. sitting next to writer
2. The captain asked the passengers to ........
A. be quite
B. start praying
C. stop the engines
D. fasten the seatbelts
E. remain in their seats
3. What did the stewardesses do ?
They ........
A. stopped the smoke from the engine.
B. were frightening the passenger
C. made an announcements to the passenger
D. sit with another passenger.
E. succeeded in calming down the passenger
4. The main idea of the first paragraph is about ........
A. the pilot
B. the writer
C. the fat woman
D. the woman's neighbour
E. he sleeping passengers
5. Some of the passengers were sleeping, like the man who sit next to me. (line 2)
The underlined word refers to ........
A. fat woman
B. the pilot
C. the woman
D. the writer
E. the stewardess
As the supplies of fossil fuels-coal, oil and gas are running out, scientists have been working hard trying to find the ways of obtaining other kinds of fuel. They have succeeded in finding on that is very efficient nuclear fuel. However, the ores with produce this kind of energy, e.g. uranium ores, will eventually run out, too. Fortunately a source of abundant energy, which is virtually inexhaustible sunlight has been waiting for the scientist. The sun sends out energy equal to the produced by 10,000 million tons of coal every second, of which the earth receives only one two-billionth part. It is estimated that the energy which falls on one square meter of the earth's surface per second can be used to keep about seven 100 watt lamps burning. The sun's energy is really abundant, but only a limited amount has so far been used by man. The sun can also be used as a source of fuel for power plants. Such power plants are still in the experimental stages. However, it is hoped that they will lead the way to a wider use of solar energy to run machines.
Solar energy can be used in telephone communications, space technology, and farming. Solar batteries have been in experimental use for a number of years to power telephone lines. They are now being use to recharge batteries which power instruments used in space vehicles. Scientist have also succeeded in developing solar pumps that can raise water for irrigation.
6. Why have scientist been trying to find ways of obtaining other kinds of fuel?
Because . . . .
A. uranium ores produce energy
B. nuclear fuel is very efficient
C. sunlight is virtually inexhaustible
D. the supplies of fossil fuels are running out
E. sunlight has been waiting for the scientist
7. Which of the following is a source of abundant energy ........
A. Gas .
B. Oil
C. Coal
D. Ores
E. Sunlight
8. In farming, solar energy is used to operate ........ for irrigation.
A. pumps
B. vehicles
C. batteries
D. instruments
E. power plants
9. Information about amount of energy sent out by the sun is found in ........
A. paragraph 1
B. paragraph 2
C. paragraph 3
D. paragraph 4
E. paragraph 3 dan 4
10. However, it is hoped that they will lead the way to a wider use of solar energy to run machines.
The word underlined refers to ........
A. machines
B. power plants
C. solar batteries
D. experimental stages
E. telephone communications
11. The scientist are trying to find ways to change the sun's light into .......
A. gas
B. guel
C. ores
D. liquid
E. energy
A bank is an institution with a two fold function. First, it keeps people's money safe and readily available. In this way it functions as a saving bank. Secondly, it lends money to people who need it. It is also, therefore, a moneylender.
Anyone can save to any bank and deposit money, that is, ask the bank to look after it. He becomes a customer of the bank. When he deposits money, we say he opens a bank account. There are two types of bank account. The first is a current account. When a customer deposits money in the safe-keeping of the bank, he can at any time claim the repayment of the money, in part or in whole, by means of a written order to the bank signed by himself.
Such an order is called a cheque. The second kind of account is the deposit account. When the bank receives money on deposit, the customer can demand its return at the end of an agreed term of notice of withdrawal a month, three months, six months or a year. The bank pays interest on money in deposit accounts.
Just as they receive deposits from this customers, so the banks lend money to their customers. A person who wants to borrow money has to give the bank something as security, for instance, a certificate showing ownership of property. When a customer has a bank loan, the bank charges him interest on the money he has borrowed. The bank does not always give the borrower annual money. It may credit his account with the amount borrowed, exactly as if he had deposited at the bank.
12. What do you call a person who deposits his money in a bank ?
A. A banker
B. A customer
C. A cheque owner
D. A money lender
E. A money changer
13. A customer who has a current accounts can draw his money by ........
A. means of a cheque
B. opening an account
C. showing his hand-book
D. showing his identity card
E. writing a letter to the bank
13. What is the main idea of paragraph three ........
A. Banks as money lenders
B. How to deposit money
C. Banks as savings banks
D. How to borrow money from a bank
E. How interest is charged on the borrower
14. Just as they receive deposits from their customers, so the banks lend money to their customers.
The word "they" refers to ........
A. banks
B. customers
C. borrowers
D. money lenders
E. deposit accounts
15. The word interest (line 13) means ........
A. share belonging to the bank
B. attention paid by the bank
C. money paid for the use of money
D. dividend given by the custom
E. money given by the customer
16. Someone who wishes to borrow money from a bank should give the bank something
as ........
A. loan
B. shares
C. deposit
D. interest
E. security
"A healthy mind in a healthy body". That is the motto of every athlete in the world. People can be happy only if they are healthy. There are several important things we must do in order to stay healthy. First, we must get enough regular physical exercise. Second, we must live in a clean house. Third, we must have enough time to rest. Rest is an important physical exercise. And fourth, we must eat adequate quantities of nutritious food.
Good food is very important for keeping our body healthy. Food which contains a lot of nutriments is always good for our body. Nutriments are used by our body for energy, growth and for building new body tissues. Nutriments are of five important groups : proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins. Our body needs proteins for its growth. Therefore, proteins are the most important nutriments for young people. Proteins also rebuild worn-out body tissues. We can acquire proteins from meat chicken, peas, beans, coconuts, eggs and milk.
Carbohydrates are as important as proteins, because they are the main source of energy. The body needs energy to do its work. Carbohydrates are found in flour, bread, cakes, rice, potatoes, cassava, corn, sugar and sweets.
Fats are another important source of energy. We can find fats in butter, margarine, milk, coconut-milk, eggs, fish, meat and ice-cream. However, too much fat can make our body at and this is dangerous for our heart. It can cause heart attacks.
Mineral salts such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and iron are also absolutely necessary for our body. For instance, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus are necessary for the growth of our bones and teeth. Iron is important for our blood.
Vitamins are important for our health. The body cannot make is own vitamins, so it depends on our food for these. We must eat food which contains a lot of vitamins, such as vegetables and fruit. They help the body to absorb other nutrients in food. Vitamins control our digestion.
17. What kind of food is good for our body ?
Food that contains ........
A. minerals, margarine, milk, meat, proteins
B. fats, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, proteins
C. proteins, minerals, vegetables, fruit, vitamins
D. carbohydrates, fats, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins
E. proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins
18. Which of the following statements is correct ........
A. Having much rest is needed to be healthy
B. Expensive meals keep our body healthy
C. Our body can provide its own vitamins
D. Too much fat endanger heart
E. when you eat beans you will get a lot of carbohydrates
19. We can find carbohydrates in ........
A. bread, rice, potatoes, corn and sweets
B. flour, cakes, butter. ice-cream and eggs
C. cassava, coconut-milk, fish, margarine and meat
D. meat, fish, corn, ice-cream, butter and cassava
E. rice, margarine, cake, flour, eggs, fish and meat
20. The main idea of the first paragraph is ........
A. How to be happy
B. How to stay healthy
C. How to do physical exercise
D. How to balance food and work
E. How to keep nutritious food
21. It can cause heart attack. (Paragraph 4)
What does the word "it" refer to ?
A. our body
B. our heart
C. nut milk
D. too much fat
E. source of energy
22. We must eat adequate quantities of nutritious food.
The underlined word means ........
A. large
B. small
C. full
D. great
E. enough
A force of attraction exists between every body in the universe. It is called gravity and it has been investigated by many scientist including Galileo and Newton. Gravitational force depends on the masses of the bodies involved. Normally it is very small, but when one of the bodies is a planet, like the earth, the force is considerable. Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of the earth. The greater the mass the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it.
Because of gravity, bodies have weight. We can perceive weight only when a body resists gravity. For example, when we pick up a stone there are two forces involved. One is the lifting force we exert, and the other is the force of gravity which attracts the stone downwards and this gives it weight. When a body escapes from the influence of the earth's gravitational pull, it can become 'weightless'. For example, the centrifugal force of a spacecraft spinning in orbit round the earth cancels the effect of gravity. The crew therefore experience weightlessness. One of the minor disadvantages of weightlessness is that normal pen will not write, because the ink is not attracted by gravity to flow out of the pen.
If the space crew land on the surface of the moon, they experience the much weaker for be of gravity exerted by the moon. On the moon they weightless than on earth. Special training is necessary to help them to walk on the moon's surface.
To simplify engineering calculations, it is assumed that gravity is the same every where on the earth's surface, and that every kilogram of mass the earth exerts a force of 9,81 Newtons on a body. In fact gravity differs slightly from place to place because of the shape of the earth. It is greatest at the poles where the earth is flattest, and least at the equator.
23. When can a body become weightless ?
A. when a body resists gravity of the earth
B. when a body and the earth attract one another
C. when a body is free from the influence of the earth's gravitational pull
D. when a body is pulled by the earth's gravitational force
E. when the earth's gravitational force attracts the body
24. State which of the following statement is correct.
A. In fact gravity is the same from place to place because of the space of the earth
B. It is possible for the space crew to walk on the moon without special training
C. One of the causes that make ink flow out of the pen is gravity
D. Our body will be overweight when we are in the outer space
E. The gravity on the moon greater that on the earth
25. According to the text, when the astronauts landed on the surface of the moon, they experienced the much weaker force of gravity ........ by the moon.
A. used
B. forced
C. exerted
D. involved
E. influenced
26. The main idea of the second paragraph is about ......
A. how to perceive weight
B. why bodies have weight
C. the weight of appace craft crew
D. the experience of a spacecraft crew
E. the gravitational force which attracts a stone
27. The word "it" in paragraph 1 line 3 refers to ........
A. one of the bodies
B. force of attraction
C. gravitational force
D. scientists' investigation
E. everything in the universe
28. It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.
The underlined word means ........
A. seen
B. stated.
C. known
D. observed
E. understood
29. A cat . . . bark, and neither can a cow
A. Can
B. Could
C. Could not
D. Can not
E. Should not
30. I’m not going to see that movie, and neither is Daniel.It means . . .
A. I’m not going to see that movie, but Daniel is
B. Daniel and I are not going to see that movie
C. Daniel is going to see that movie, and I am too
D. I’m going to see that movie, and so Daniel
E. Daniel is going to see that movie, but I am not
31. The author had died before his book…
A. Was published
B. Has been published
C. Would be published
D. Had been published
E. Was being published
32. . The Organization of Responsible Executives…five years ago to provide support and assistance for member executives who are looking for better ways to solve their problems.
A. Is founded
B. founded
C. Are going to found
D. Have been founded
E. Was founded
33. Rina : "What's wrong with you, Yanti ?"
Yanti : "I have a toothache. It's so painful."
Rina : "I think you ........ see a dentist as soon as possible."
A. might
B. would
C. had to
D. should
E. were to
34. Steve : "Is your sister still in Medan ?"
Paul : "Yes, she ........ there since last September."
A. was
B. will be
C. could be
D. has been
E. had been
35. The road is narrow and slippery. Many accidents happen.
In other words we can say The road is narrow and slippery ........ many accidents happen.
A. so
B. but
C. for
D. yet
E. because
36. Mary doesn't like seafood because she is allergic to it.
A. If she is not allergic to the food, she eats it
B. If she was not allergic to the food, she ate it
C. If she is not allergic to the food, she will eat it
D. If she were not allergic to the food, she would eat it
E. If she hadn't been allergic to the food she would have eaten it
37. I bought a bike last week. Do you want to see it ?
The combined sentence is :
Do you wan to see the bike ........ I bought last week ?
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. where
E. whose
38. I don' like writing letters. I like reading them
We can also say :
I prefer reading letters ........ writing them.
A. to
B. or
C. then
D. from
E. with
39. Badu : "I like watching comedy films. How about you, Yan ?"
Wayan : "........"
A. I too
B. I'm too
C. I do too
D. I like to
E. I do so too
40. At a train station in Surabaya, at 5:05 p.m
Officer : "You're late, Sir. The train for Jakarta has just left"
Mr. Ali : "........ ! What should I do then. I'm supposed to be in Jakarta
at two o'clock tomorrow."
A. How nice
B. Oh my God
C. Don't worry
D. What a good news
E. That's all right
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