Soal Tbi: Part 1 - Structure and Written Expression
Soal Tbi: Part 1 - Structure and Written Expression
Soal Tbi: Part 1 - Structure and Written Expression
28. Many of the mammals that (A) dwell in the desert 34. The increase population (A), and rapid
are active only at a night (B) as (C) the intense heat economic growth in recent years (B) have (C)
of a desert day can be (D) fatal to warm-blooded put a large and increasing stress on the water
(E) animals. resources (D) and environment in (E) Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam.
29. Advocacy for child war victims, children in (A)
hazardous work, abused children and those 35. Oil-base house paint is (A) neither easy to
(B) variously exploited (C) or handicapped has work with or (B) quick to clean up, but (C) it is
attracted (D) the attention and commitment often preferred to (D) latex paint because of
of legislators and policy-makers through (E) (E) its high sheen and durability.
the world.
PART 3 – FILL IN THE BLANKS
Giant pandas are black-and-white Chinese bears that are on the verge of …. (41). These large, cuddly-
looking mammals have a big head, a heavy body, rounded ears, ….(42) a short tail. Most bears' eyes ….(43)
round pupils. The ….(44) is the giant panda, whose pupils are vertical slits, like cats' eyes, these unusual eyes
….(45) the Chinese to call the panda the "giant cat bear."
People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. Two distinct
schools of thought on the matter have developed. The two approaches are very different from one another.
The controversy is often referred to as nature and nurture. Those who support the nature side of the conflict
believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors.
That our environment has little to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory.
Proponents of the nurture theory claim that our environment is more important than our biologically
based instinct in determining how we will act. They see humans as beings whose behavior is almost
completely shaped by their surroundings. Some philosophers such as Plato and Descartes suggested that
certain things are inborn, or that they occur naturally regardless of environmental influences. Nativists take
the position that all or most behaviors and characteristics are the results of inheritance. Advocates of this
point of view believe that all of our characteristics and behaviors are the result of evolution. Genetic traits
handed down from parents influence the individual differences that make each person unique.
Other well-known thinkers such as John Locke believed in what is known as tabula rasa, which
suggests that the mind begins as a blank state. According to this notion, everything that we are and all of our
knowledge is determined by our experience. Empiricists take the position that all or most behaviors and
characteristics result from learning. Behaviorism is a good example of a theory rooted in empiricism. The
behaviorists believe that all actions and behaviors are the results of conditioning. Theorists such as John B.
Watson believed that people could be trained to do and become anything, regardless of their genetic
background.
Neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that the key to
our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes. That the controversy will continue for a long
time is certain.
C. It is impossible to explain why we possess
46. Nature and nurture are…. certain characteristics and
A. Two distinct schools of thought. exhibit certain behaviors.
B. Characteristics that are formed by D. Biological reasons have a strong influence
evolution. on how we act.
C. A controversy that will continue for a long E. There are a lot of similarities between the
time. two theories
D. Theories about how human personalities 48. A theory that believes that human mind is in
and behaviors are formed. its hypothetical primary blank or empty state
E. Theories that believe everything that we before receiving outside impressions is called
are and all of our knowledge is ….
determined by our experience. A. Nature
47. One can understand from the passage that B. Nurture
supporters of the nature theory believe C. Nativists
that…. D. Empiricists
A. Environment is important in determining E. Tabula rasa
a person's behavior and 49. One point made by the writer in the passage
personality. is that ….
B. A person's instincts have little effect on
his actions.
A. Heredity is more important than the A. A trait is always shaped by both genetic
environment in the development dispositions and the
of human beings. environments in which people develop.
B. The correct explanation of human B. It is possible to measure the heritability of
behavior will probably take ideas from a trait within a population.
both theories. C. We are almost completely governed by
C. Environment is the most important factor our instincts.
in determining personality. D. Human behavior can be predicted based
D. The behaviorists' view correctly explains on knowledge of genetics.
how we act. E. A person's character is greatly influenced
E. Biologically based instincts have very little by his environment.
to do with behavior.
50. It is stated in the passage that, according to
the nurture theory, ….
Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband,
Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and
other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets
of the atom.
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an early
age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned
that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she
defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her
master’s degree and doctorate in physics.
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day,
one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years
working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed
by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured
heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly
increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a
physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-
famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie
Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned
about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing
the mysteries of the physical world.
1. C. Seeing
Simple Gerund, Verb + ing
2. D. Into
Gerund harus digunakan saat kata kerja diletakkan setelah preposisi. Hal ini juga berlaku untuk beberapa
ekspresi tertentu yang berakhir dengan preposisi, misalnya in spite of dan there's no point in.
3. C. Some, Any
Some digunakan untuk kalimat positif, sedangkan Any digunakan untuk kalimat negatif dan kalimat
tanya.
4. B. Much
Much digunakan untuk uncountable noun (water, rice, flour, etc) dan biasanya digunakan juga untuk
kalimat negatif dan kalimat tanya.
5. D. Is being spoken
Kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris terdiri dari dua unsur:
bentuk kata kerja to be yang sesuai (is being) + past participle (spoken).
6. B. Are attracted
Passive voice - Kata kunci dalam soal adalah atoms menandakan bahwa kalimat dalam bentuk jamak.
Maka jawaban adalah to be (are) + past participle (attracted)
7. D. How we can satisfy customers most effectively
Noun clause – Artinya kata benda yang berbentuk klausa. Klausa terdiri dari subjek dan verb. Pada
kalimat ini we merupakan subjek, dan can satisfy merupakan frasa kata kerja.
8. A. Whether or not he lives on Baket Street
Noun clause – Frasa whether or not he lives on Baket Street merupakan Noun Clause.
9. B. On
Preposition – Untuk tanggal, hari dan hari libur yang spesifik, preposisi yang digunakan adalah on.
10. E. Through
Preposisi through digunakan untuk suatu benda yang masuk dari satu ujung dan keluar dari ujung
lainnya, dalam hal ini tunnel.
11. D. She had woken up earlier.
Conditional Sentence Type III – Main clause she wouldn’t have menjadi kunci, menandakan bahwa main
clause termasuk pada type III, maka if-clause harus dalam bentuk past perfect (she had woken up
earlier).
Type if-clause main clause
I Simple Present will-future or (Modal + infinitive)
II Simple Past would + infinitive
III Past Perfect would + have + past participle
12. E. Won’t travel
Conditional Sentence Type I – If clause: if I don’t get a cheap flight (simple present), maka main clause
yang tepat adalah won’t travel (menggunakan will-future).
13. B. To educate
To-Infinitive – Dalam kalimat ini digunakan untuk menyatakan tujuan dari sesuatu.
14. D. Not only do I enjoy
Inverted sentence – Pada pola kalimat ini, kita meletakkan verb sebelum subject. Kata But menjadi kata
kunci (Not only ... but).
15. C. Seldom have I see
Inverted sentence – Jika kata yang menandakan inverted sentence (seldom) berada di depan kalimat,
maka cari Auxiliary + S.
16. C. Farther
Comparative adjective – Kata than mejadi kata kunci. Menandakan kalau kalimat membandingkan 2 hal.
Comparative dari adjective far adalah farther.
17. A. Has the most original
Superlative adjective – Superlative dari kata original adalah most original, dan kata has dipilih karena
noun berbentuk singular.
18. D. An unpleasant-big-circular-red patch
Adjective order - Berurutan berdasarkan pada OSASCOMP (Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin,
Material, Purpose)
Unpleasant: opinion, big: size, circular: shape, red patch: color
19. D. Have been drilled
Simple present perfect tense – Since menjadi kata kunci. Simple present perfect terdiri dari bentuk
auxiliary verb to have (present tense) yang sesuai, ditambah past participle dari kata kerja utama.
20. B. Are
Simple present tense – Currently = now menjadi kata kunci. 40 offshore oil platforms menandakan
bahwa kalimat menggunakan bentuk plural.
21. C. Whenever
Subordinating conjunction - whenever digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu hal dilakukan setiap kali
atau setiap saat.
22. E. Therefore
Adverbial conjunction – Therefore digunakan untuk menjelaskan bahwa uncontrolled bleeding
diakibatkan oleh frasa sebelumnya, excessive clotting.
23. B. Were calculated
Simple past tense – Be dalam bentuk jamak karena terdapat kata diversity.
24. C. He had missed the bus, but would catch the next one
Reported speech – Direct speech menggunakan present perfect, maka reported speechnya harus dalam
bentuk past perfect. Pronoun diganti menjadi he dan verb diubah ke V2.
25. D. Possible
Sinonim – Feasible = possible, doable