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The following text is for question 16.

5 August 2010
Bob! You late again. Boss waiting at his office. Prepare of good answer.Marty.
16. Who wrote the message?
A. Marty
B. Boss
C. Bob
D. John
E. The secretary
The following text is for questions 17 to 19.
In 1900 we began to unlock the mysteries of the atom: Max Planck launched
quantum physics by discovering
that atoms emit bursts of radiation in packets. Also the mysteries of the mind:
Sigmund Freud published The
Interpretation of Dreams that year. Marconi was preparing to send radio signals
across the Atlantic, the Wright
Brothers went to Kitty Hawk to work on their gliders, and an unpromising student
named Albert Einstein finally
graduated, after some difficulty, from college that year. So much for the
boneheaded prediction made the
year before by Charles Duell, director of the U.S. Patent Office: Everything that
can be invented has been
invented.
So many fields of science made such great progress that each could produce its
own contender for Person of
the Century.
Lets start with medicine. In 1928 the young Scottish researcher Alexander
Fleming sloppily left a lab dish growing
bacteria on a bench when he went on vacation. It got contaminated with a
Penicillium mold spore, and when he

returned, he noticed that the mold seemed to stop the growth of the germs. His
serendipitous discovery would
eventually save more lives than were lost in all the centurys wars combined.
Fleming serves well as a symbol
of all the great medical researchers, such as Jonas Salk and David Ho, who
fought disease. But he personally
did little, after his initial eureka! moment, to develop penicillin. Nor has the fight
against infectious diseases been
so successful that it will stand as a defining achievement of the century.
17. The passage is about.
A. The mystery of 1900s
B. The inventions in 1900s
C. Medical research in 1900s
D. The invention of penicillin
E. The achievement of the century
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18. According to the text Albert Einstein was a ... college student.
A. clever
B. very clever
C. not too clever
D. average
E. good
19. he noticed that the mold seemed to stop the growth of the germs.
The sentence means.
A. The germs cant growth without the mold
B. The mold and the germs can growth together
C. The mold cant growth without the germs
D. There is no relation between the mold and the germs
E. The germs cant growth with the mold
The following text is for questions 20 to 22.

BY ORDER OF THE HIGH INQUISITOR OF HOGWARTS

All student organizations, societies, teams, groups and dubs are henceforth
disbanded. An organization, society,
team, group or club is hereby defined as a regular meeting of three or more
students.
Permission to reform may be sought from the High Inquisitor (Professor
Umbridge).
No student organization, society, team, group or club may exist without the
knowledge and approval of the High
Inquisitor.
Any student found to have formed, or to belong to, an organization, society,
team, group or club that has not
been approved by the High Inquisitor will be expelled.
The above is in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-four.
Signed: Dolores Jane Umbridge, High Inquisitor.
Adapted from: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
20. What is the announcement about?
A. Educational decree in Hogwarts
B. Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge
C. Welcoming Hogwarts new students
D. New regulation about organisations in Hogwarts
E. A warning to Hogwarts students
21. Who is the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts?.
A. Harry Potter
B. Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge
C. The headmistress
D. All clubs chiefs
E. The teachers
22. Any student found to have formed, or to belong to, an organization, society,
team, group or club that has not been
approved by the High Inquisitor will be expelled.

The underlined word above means.

A. sent in
B. sent out
C. delivered
D. punished
E. checked
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Answer questions 23 and 24 based on the following letter.
Dear John,
Im staying in London now. Its great! My apartment near underground station.
The Londoners called it tube. I
can go anywhere by the train.
Last Saturday I went to Buckingham Palace. Its the queens house in London.
Unfortunately I didnt see the
Queen.
I also visited the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Then we went on boat on the
River Thames. We saw lots
of bridges.
I wish you were here.
Love
Emmy
23. The topic of the text above is.
A. The Buckingham Palace
B. Visiting London
C. Sightseeing London
D. Tourism in London
E. Great place in London
24. Emmy didnt see .
A. Buckingham Palace D. Big Ben

B. the Queen E. River Thames

C. Houses of Parliament
The following text is for questions 25 to 28.
Visiting a Farm
Eddys class and their teacher, Mr. John, are visiting a farm.
Eddy likes the horses best. The brown horse has a foal. Its called Darky. Laura
is feeding the chickens. The
geese and the ducks are hungry too. James is looking at the cows. There are two
calves. They are ten days
old.
The farmer is driving his tractor. Hes taking hay to the barn. Here are some
apples, he says, Give them to the
goats and the donkey. But dont give them to the bull. Hes not friendly!
Eddy sees the farmers sheepdog, Mandy. Where are the sheep? he asks.
In the field behind the hedge, says the farmer.
The lambs are playing by the bushes.
25. How many kind of animal mentioned in the text?
A. nine
B. ten
C. eleven
D. twelve
E. thirteen
26. The lamb is a .
A. male sheep
B. female sheep
C. baby sheep
D. sheepdog
E. old sheep
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27. Who is Darky?

A. Eddys teacher
B. The farmer
C. Lauras friends
D. The brown horse
E. The foal
28. Why the student didnt allowed to feed the bull?
A. the bull is dangerous
B. the bull doesnt like apple
C. the bull have already eat
D. the bull doesnt like people
E. the bull is harmless
The text is for questions 29 to 31
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system used to gather data and
incorporate it in order to store,
scrutinize, distribute, and show geographic information. GIS data displays actual
world features such as elevations,
terrain, and transportation networks, in a digital format. Users can take the
information for such purposes as
analyzing the digitally displayed data, mapping the data, and editing the data. A
GIS will include application
software for aerial photography, surveying land, extensive geographical
mapping, remote sensing, and much
more. It is often used to study global problems in an effort to find solutions much
more quickly.
Recently, Geographic Information Systems have been developed to be used by
the public. For instance, Bing
Maps and Google Maps are GIS applications now used by millions of people
around the world. Through interactive
web mapping, the public now has access to large volumes of geographical
information. Another important use of

GIS is its use when studying climate change. For example, GIS is used to study
the ice melting in the Arctic.
29. The text mainly tells us about.
A. digital mapping
B. web mapping
C. access to GIS
D. Geographic Information System
E. the largest map in the world
30. People cant with GIS
A. study climate change
B. predicted earthquake
C. remote sensing
D. see transportation networks
E. aerial photography
31. Who has the access of GIS?
A. all people D. scientist
B. geographical expert E. the Arctic researcher
C. government
The following text is for questions 32 to 34
I admit it: Im a bit of a germophobe. And when cold and flu season comes
around, Im even more conscientious
about avoiding germ hot spots. I push elevator buttons and open doors with my
elbow instead of my hand and
thoroughly drying my hands after washing them because germs love moisture
and live longer on damp hands.
Im convinced thats why I dont get sick very often, but when I do think Im
coming down with something, I
wash my hands more often so I dont spread a bug inadvertently to those around
me, and I try not to take it to
the office. I tell all my college to do the same: If youre sick, stay home! It does
your body, and your coworkers

bodies, a world of good!

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But I know that can be easier said than done, especially when youre on deadline
or worried about job security.
Plus, how can you tell if you are contagious, or whether going back to work will
ultimately put you of commission
even longer?
32. According to the text, where the germs can live longer?
A. under the doors D. on wet place
B. on elevator buttons E. on hand
C. at the office
33. The main idea of paragraph 1 is.
A. the writer got cold and flu
B. the writer pulled the door using her elbow
C. the writer washing hands more often
D. how the writer avoiding germs
E. the writer dont get sick very often
34. What the writer do if she get sick?
A. she watched TV D. he go to the office as usual
B. she cleaned her hand E. he went shopping
C. he laid down in her home
This text is for questions 35 to 38
Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, the 14th descendant of the Al Bu Saidi dynasty,
is a socially and politically
active monarch, reigning for more than 40 years since he ascended to power in
1970. He has revolutionized
and modernized Oman, transforming it from a poor, isolationist nation into a land
closely-linked with the African
continent and devoted to economic development, regional stability, and religious
tolerance.

The Sultan has raised the Omani standard of living by building up Omans school
system, healthcare, infrastructure,
and economy. He cites political participation as one of his major long-term goals.
Within the last two decades,
he has introduced political reforms including a bicameral representative body, a
basic law, universal suffrage,
and a Supreme Court. Moreover, despite Omans relative lack of oil and gas
compared to other Gulf States,
the Sultan has invested his countrys wealth so wisely that all citizens are
guaranteed free education until PhDs
(should they qualify); free healthcare; free land; soft loans for building homes;
jobs and social security for the
disabled, orphans and widows. Furthermore, unlike neighboring countries, Oman
has resolved all its border
demarcation issues with all its neighbors, has no foreign debt and has a
Sovereign Wealth Reserve Fund of
over 30 billion Riyals (about $100 billion). Oman is thus arguably the best
administrated country in the Islamic
world, if not in the whole world..
35. What does the paragraph 2 talk about?
A. Omani standard of living D. Modernisation in Oman
B. the Al Bu Saidi dynasty E. Economic development in Oman
C. Sultan Qaboos achievement on Oman
36. How many reserve fund does Oman have?
A. 30 billion Riyals D. 30 billion Rupee
B. 30 billion Rupiahs E. 30 billion Euros
C. 30 billion Dollars
37. What is the purpose of the text?
A. to tell about Oman
B. to describe one of richest country in the world
C. to persuade people to like Sultan Qaboos
D. to inform the achievement of Sultan Qaboos

E. to report the result of a research on Oman

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38. We can conclude that the Omani are.
A. wealthy D. starving
B. poor E. cautious
C. happy
The following text is for questions 39 to 42
In a century that will be remembered foremost for its science and technology--in
particular for our ability to
understand and then harness the forces of the atom and the universe--one
person stands out as both the greatest
mind and paramount icon of our age: the kindly, absentminded professor whose
wild halo of hair, piercing eyes,
engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his
name a synonym for genius:
Albert Einstein.
Slow in learning to talk as a child, expelled by one headmaster and proclaimed
by another unlikely to amount to
anything, Einstein has become the patron saint of distracted school kids. But
even at age five, he later recalled,
he was puzzling over a toy compass and the mysteries of natures forces.
During his spare time as a young technical officer in a Swiss patent office in
1905, he produced three papers
that changed science forever. The first, for which he was later to win the Nobel
Prize, described how light could
behave not only like a wave but also like a stream of particles, called quanta or
photons. This wave-particle
duality became the foundation of what is known as quantum physics. It also
provided theoretical underpinnings
for such 20th century advances as television, lasers and semiconductors.
The second paper confirmed the existence of molecules and atoms by
statistically showing how their random

collisions explained the jerky motion of tiny particles in water. Important as both
these were, it was his third
paper that truly upended the universe.
It was based, like much of Einsteins work, on a thought experiment: if you could
travel at the speed of light,
what would a light wave look like? If you were in a train that neared the speed of
light, would you perceive time
and space differently?
Einsteins conclusions became known as the special theory of relativity. No
matter how fast one is moving toward
or away from a source of light, the speed of that light beam will appear the
same, a constant 186,000 miles per
second. But space and time will appear relative. As a train accelerates to near
the speed of light, time on the
train will slow down from the perspective of a stationary observer, and the train
will get shorter and heavier.
O.K., its not obvious, but thats why were no Einstein and he was.
Einstein went on to show that energy and matter were merely different faces of
the same thing, their relationship
described by the most famous equation in all of physics: energy equals mass
multiplied by the speed of light
squared, E=mc2
.
39. The text is about.
A. theory of relativity
B. three papers that changed science forever
C. Albert Einstein
D. the Nobel Prize winner
E. quantum physics
40. Important as both these were, it was his third paper that truly upended the
universe. (paragraph 4).
The underlined word refers to ....

A. Albert Einstein D. quantum physics

B. wave particle duality E. relativity theory
C. Einsteins papers
41. 186,000 miles per second is the speed of .
A. train D. light
B. atom E. relativity energy
C. photons
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42. The second paper confirmed the of molecules and atoms by statistically
showing how their random collisions
explained the jerky motion of tiny particles in water.
A. absent D. photons
B. relativity E. present
C. energy
Answer questions 43 to 46 based on the following text.
But why go to the trouble of saving species and ecosystems? Countless species
became extinct before humans
evolved into the dominant form of life on Earth. Habitats and ecosystems
changed dramatically. Indeed, several
mass extinctions have taken place during the Earths history One estimate is that
on average, before the advent
of the human era, an ordinary century saw 25 species die off; meanwhile, new
species appeared. Why should
things be different now?
Plants provide oxygen, which we breathe, and they also help renew air tainted by
industrial development. Plants
and animals provide us with food and with fibers for clothing. One might object
that species used by human beings
for food and clothing are in no danger of extinction. In fact, their widespread
cultivation in carefully controlled
monoculturesareas such as farms where only one species is allowed to flourish
has pushed many other

plant species to the very brink of extinction. Only 20 plant species provide the
vast majority of the worlds food.
Of those, just fourwheat, rice, corn, and potatoesfeed more people than the
next 26 crops combined.
Another reason to preserve the worlds biodiversity is the vast potential for new
medicines that can be formulated
from compounds in plants. A recent example in the United States was the
discovery that taxol, extracted from
the Pacific yew tree, is effective in treating breast and ovarian cancer. The rosy
periwinkle, an unprepossessing
plant that originated in Madagascar, yields two substances, vinblastine and
vincristine, that are useful in treating
Hodgkins disease and acute lymphocytic leukemia. The medicinal properties of
plants are largely untapped;
only about 5 percent of the estimated 250,000 species of trees, shrubs, and
other plants have been studied for
that purpose.
Adapted from: Microsoft Encarta 2009
43. The writer suggests to save ecosystems not because ....
A. 5 percent of trees are potential for medicine
B. Plants provide oxygen
C. Plants have no used for human being
D. 20 plant species provide the vast majority of the worlds food
E. species used by human beings for food are in no danger of extinction
44. What is the difference between paragraphs two and three?
A. Both paragraphs talk about the preservation of worlds biodiversity
B. Both paragraphs tell how to protect endangered species
C. It is necessary to to save species and ecosystems
D. The idea stated in paragraph three is contrary to that stated in paragraph two
E. Paragraph two talks about plants as source of oxygen, food and fiber and
paragraph three talks about
potential for new medicines from biodiversity.

45. Which of the following is endangered animal?

A. Rafflesia arnoldii D. rat
B. the Javan tiger E. shark
C. the Javan rhinoceros
46. One estimate is that on average, before the advent of the human era ....
(Paragraph 1)
What does the underlined word mean?
A. approximation D. provide
B. families E. preservation
C. extinc
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The following text is for questions 47 to 50
In todays press conference ahead of Saturdays clash against Lazio, Mourinho
responded to the comments
made in recent days by AC Milan, who claimed that the gap at the top would be
smaller if it hadnt been for
Adrianos goal in the derby, and their midfielder Massimo Ambrosini, who said
that Mourinho will live to regret
saying that the Rossoneri will end the season with zero titles.
I think its right to talk about a goal that some people think is dubious, but we
should also talk about how many
points have been won with irregular penalties, pointed out Mourinho. But I
prefer not to talk about it because if
I do, I will have to talk about many many other things, and its not worth it. In a
championship with human errors,
the best always wins. We just have to wait a while longer, but theres not long to
go.
I have no regrets. Im man enough to apologise to Milan if, at the end of the
season, Im wrong, said the Inter
coach about his zero titles taunt. I remember Ambrosini insulting ten million
Inter fans when he celebrated the
Champions League victory. Many years have passed and I have never seen him
apologise. Hes a charismatic

player who has captained a great club like Milan, but I have never heard him
apologise to the Inter fans, many
of whom live in his same city.
47. Which of the following is not the statement of Jose Mourinho?
A. Im man enough to apologize to Milan if, at the end of the season, Im wrong.
B. the gap at the top would be smaller if it hadnt been for Adrianos goal in the
derby.
C. I have never heard Ambrosini apologize to the Inter fans.
D. In a championship with human errors, the best always wins.
E. We just have to wait a while longer, but theres not long to go.
48. ... saying that the Rossoneri will end the season with zero titles. The
underlined word refers to ....
A. Jose Mourinho D. AC Milan
B. Massimo Ambrossini E. Inter Milan
C. Lazio
49. The writers purpose in writing the text above is.
A. to tell reader about Jose Mourinhos statements
B. to describe Jose Mourinho
C. to explain to readers how is Jose Mourinho
D. to persuade people to hate Ambrossini
E. to inform readers the reasons and problems of Italian football
50. Jose Mourinho will apologise to Milan if ....
A. Inter lose against Milan
B. Lazio won the trophy
C. Milan won one of the thropies
D. Ambrossini shake his hand
E. Adriano didnt scored
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Jawaban Latihan Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris

SMA/MA
Tahun Pelajaran 2012/2013
1. A
2. D
3. E
4. A
5. C
6. E
7. C
8. B
9. E
10. D
21. B
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. E
28. A
29. D
30. B
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. C
15. E
16. A

17. B
18. C
19. E
20. D
31. A
32. D
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. A
37. D
38. A
39. C
40. C
41. D
42. E
43. B
44. E
45. C
46. A
47. B
48. D
49. A
50. C