Universitas Dian Nuswantoro Semarang: UTS Semester Genap 2013/2014
Universitas Dian Nuswantoro Semarang: UTS Semester Genap 2013/2014
Universitas Dian Nuswantoro Semarang: UTS Semester Genap 2013/2014
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1. A sheet of clear glass, …… with a film of 6. Scientists are now only beginning to
metal, results in a luminously clear mirror. understand the factors …… cigarette
A. when backed addiction.
B. it is backed A. cause
C. is backed B. causing
D. when is it backed C. they cause
D. causes
2. Since the eighteenth century, …… the
major genre of literature in most literate 7. The children …… shouted in the street, are
societies. not from our school.
A. becoming the novel A. what
B. has the novel become B. whose
C. a becoming novel C. which
D. the novel has become D. who
3. Young deer ...... 8. The Atlantis is said to be …… beneath the
A. are called fawns Caribbean.
B. be fawns A. located
C. is fawns B. locate
D. are fawns called C. locating
D. is locating
4. She was …… this morning than she had
been yesterday. 9. …… chocolate will give you a tummy
A. happier ache.
B. the most happiest A. Eat too much
C. happy B. Eating to much
D. more happier C. Eating too much
D. Eating too much
5. According to the economic laws, the
greater the demand, …… the price. 10. The plane …… landing at the airport in
A. higher five minutes.
B. high A. it is
C. the higher B. it is really
D. the high C. is descending
D. will be
PART B
DIRECTIONS: In questions 11-20 every sentence has four words or phrases that are underlined.
The four underlined portions of each sentence are marked (a), (b), (c), and (d). Identify the
one word or phrase that should be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on
your answer sheet, find the number of the question and give a cross (X) to the letter you
choose.
1. The main office of the factory can be found in Maple Street in New York City.
A B C D
2. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must
A B C
wait until the next meeting to vote.
D
3. David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals.
A B C D
4. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable
A B C D
5. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.
A B C D
6. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.
A B C D
7. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.
A B C D
8. The professor had already given the homework assignment when he had
A
remembered that Monday was a holiday.
B C D
9. Having been beaten by the police for striking an officer, the man will cry out in pain.
A B C D
10. This table is not sturdy enough to support a television, and that one probably isn’t
A B C
neither.
D
READING COMPREHENSION
DIRECTIONS: In this section you will read several passages. Each is followed by questions
about it. For questions 1-50, you need to select the one best answer, (a), (b), (c), or (d), to
each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and blacken the
space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have selected. Give a cross (X) to the
letter you choose.
Question 1-10
In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor
the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for
preparedness in war, and their lifestyle caused the Greeks to create competitive sports. Only
the elite and military could participate at first, but later the games were open to all free Greek
males who had no criminal record. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in
their education of youth. Therefore contests in running, jumping, discuss and javelin
throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners
completed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners vary greatly honored by having olive
wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally, these
contests were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the
games to take place. They also helped to strengthen bonds among competitors and the
different cities represented.
The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-
year cycles called “Olympiads”, dating from 776 B.C. The contests coincided with religious
festivities and constituted an all-out effort on the part of the participants to please the gods.
Any who disobeyed the rules were dismissed and seriously punished. These athletes brought
shame not only to themselves but also to the cities they represented.
Question 11 – 20
The period commonly known as the Renaissance (1400-1600) began in Florence, Italy.
It represented a renewed interest in Greek and Roman art and literature. The greatest
achievements in art during this period were the perfection of depth perspective, use of colors,
and effects of light and shadow. Artists across Europe improved on the ancient artists’
techniques as no other period had done. The learned were studying Greek and Roman to read
the ancient literary classics. There were many advances in science and technology,
discovering in the New World, and changes in religion. The growth of universities throughout
Europe helped create a more educated middle class that was to take over running government
within the following centuries. Europe had come out of the Dark Ages. This idea of rebirth in
learning characterized other epochs in history in different parts of the world.
In A.D. 800, Charlemagne became king of the Franks and initiated the Carolingian
renaissance, which lasted until the end of the ninth century. This period saw beautiful and
more modern cities patterned on Roman architecture. Charlemagne stimulated learning and
development of the arts, sponsored a palace academy, established a curriculum in schools for
the nobility, created libraries (a carryover from Alexandrian Egypt of 323 B.C.), and changed
writing to an improved style of script.
Kievan Russia also enjoyed a century of rebirth some two hundred years later under the
stable rule of Yaroslav the Wise. Like Charlemagne, he founded schools, established libraries,
and brought about many architectural achievements.
11. Which was the earliest period of D. An interest in travelling
rebirth mentioned? throughout the world
A. Russian
B. Italian 17. What does the word “renaissance”
C. Carolingian mean in the context of these three
D. Roman civilizations?
A. Improving on the basic principles
12. Which city did Charlemagne look upon of past cultures
as a model for his architectural B. Trying to do everything as the
improvements? ancients had done
C. Helping to maintain Roman culture
A. Kiev
at any cost
B. Rome
D. Tearing down existing buildings
C. Carolingian
and using Roman architectural
D. Frank
techniques for new ones
13. All of the following are mentioned as
18. Which of the renaissance periods
characteristics of periods of lasted the longest?
renaissance EXCEPT …. A. Italian
A. maintaining the status quo B. Carolingian
B. improved education C. Alexandrian
C. architectural advances D. Kievan
D. the creation of libraries
19. Which renaissance had the most
14. What can we assume about Yaroslav?
widespread and lasting effect on future
A. He was demented
generations?
B. He was a competent leader
A. Italian
C. He was inept
B. Kievan
D. He was cruel
C. Alexandrian
D. Carolingian
15. The word “carryover” in line 23
means most nearly the same as ….
20. The main idea of this passage is that
A. remnant
….
B. residue
A. throughout history there has been a
C. innovation
rebirth of ideas and an effort to
D. barbarism
copy without creating anything
new
16. According to the passage, what do all
B. only western Europe was interested
three periods have in common?
in rebirth
A. A concern for education and
C. the periods of rebirth saw greater
learning
advances for each culture
B. A desire for advanced science and
D. rebirth of a culture does not depend
technology
on outside influences
C. An aversion to new libraries
Question 21-30
The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark
recognized the world over. The white-painted, 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from the
great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might suppose, by the movie business as a means of
celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as
a means of advertising homes for sale in a 500-acre housing subdivision in a part of Los Angeles
called “Hollywood land”. The sign that was constructed at the time, of course, said “Hollywood
land”. Over the years, people began referring to the area by the shortened version “Hollywood
land,” and after the sign and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last four letters were
removed.
The sign suffered from years of despair, and in 973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a
cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds.
Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought as O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner
of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign
was finally completed in 1978.