Text 1
Why Exercise is Important
The majority of us claim
that we do not have time for exercise. We feel too busy to do that. However,
many experts said that exercise has great role in making our body healthy.
Being physically active
offers many advantage in physical reward; exercise can reduce weight then our
body will become fitter. Exercise is also believed to reduce stress levels,
improve sleep patterns, and reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some
forms of cancer. Beside physical advantage, exercise also brings good effects
mentally. Due to the fitter body, exercise can make us feel refreshed and happy
then we can increase our life quality and expectancy.
How can we do exercise
while we are busy? Such question is commonly found among us. Actually exercise
can be done in simple ways. We can go walking while shopping. In the office we
can take stair rather than lift to run up and down. Or we can go cycling while
enjoy the leisure time.
Over all, doing exercise
is little bit difficult in busy life but the little bit of exercise will help
better.
1.
What is the purpose of the
text?
- To inform the reader about the importance of exercise.
- To force the writer to go cycling while working.
- To gives the writer knowledge about exercise
- To force the reader to do exercise anytime.
- To encourage people to keep working.
2.
“Overall, doing exercise is little bit
difficult in busy life but the little bit of exercise will help better”.
(paragraph 4)
What
does the paragraph mean?
- A little exercise gives no impact at all.
- A little exercise gives big impact.
- A little difficult need a little help.
- Exercise just wasting our time.
- Exercise is too hard to do.
3.
Which of the following is NOT true about the
text?
- Exercise has great role in making our body
healthy.
- Exercise is very expensive and boring.
- Exercise can reduce stress level.
- Exercise can be done in simple ways.
- Exercise gives benefit both mentally and
physically.
4.
Being physically active offers many advantages
in physical reward. The synonym of the underlined word is….
- Disadvantage
- Advantageous
- Generous
- Benefit
- Profit
Text 2
Forest plays vital role in maintaining the continuity of
the earth’s natural resources and supporting life on earth.
First, forests are the suppliers of valuable products.
Forest contains resources that are useful for food, medicine, fibers, fuels,
industrial materials, and others.
Second, in forests, we still may find basic life and
balance of animal life and food growth. The knowledge of such ‘system’ is used
to improve crops and livestock and stimulate industrial research and natural
drug development.
Third, forest also has an ecological function. Forests
prevent watershed erosion and flooding. They also regulate local and regional
climate conditions.
For the reasons listed above, forest
has a very essential role in maintaining the natural balance and continuity.
5.
What does the text implies?
A. We have to keep
our forest green.
B. The writer should
do the reforestation.
C. Forest is very
important.
D. The writer
persuades the reader to plant trees.
E. The government
concern of the forest.
6.
Which statement that is TRUE
according the text?
A. Forest has not
essential role in our life.
B. Forest is not
supporting our needs.
C. Forest is very
important in preventing flood.
D. The animal can
not live outside the forest.
E. Forest causes flood
and erosion.
7.
The word essential has
the same meaning with the word….
A. Essence
B. Significance
C. Importance
D. Necessity
E. Necessary
8.
What is the role of forest
according to the text?
A. Prevent flood and
fire.
B. Regulate
international climate condition.
C. It is the
resources of industrial material and food.
D. Forest does not
play a vital role in our life
E. Valuable product
cannot be produced by forest.
9.
What is the theme of the
passage above?
A. The importance
and function of forest.
B. Forest just
produces valuable woods.
C. We cannot live
without forest.
D. Forest is the
guardian of natural balance.
E. Forest controls
the local and regional climate condition.
Text 3
Jakarta is the
second-worst place for expatriates to work in outside of the United States of
America, Canada and Western Europe. It is according to a recent report
published by Business week.
The Business week report
ranked emerging markets that might be challenging to move into due to their
level of pollution, disease, political violence and availability of goods and
services.
The report ranked Jakarta
second, just below Lagos in Nigeria and above Riyadh Saudi Arabia, saying the
threat of violence from extremist, in particular, was serious drawback to
living in Jakarta. Bombings targeting foreign interests in Jakarta, such as the
JW Marriot hotel bombing in 2003, have been repeated elsewhere in the city.
The report said despite
problem common to many developing cities such as the risk of disease, poor
sanitation, and excessive pollution, Indonesia can be an enticing location.
In response, the Jakarta
administration took the report positively, saying it could spur the
administration to improve its performance.
(Simplified from www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/15/)
10. The passage above is about….
A.
Bombing issues in Indonesia
especially Jakarta.
B.
The Business week magazine
article.
C.
Working prohibition in
Indonesia
D.
The reputation of Jakarta.
E. The importance of Jakarta.
11. Jakarta is the second-worst place for expatriates to work in
outside of the United States of America, Canada and Western Europe (paragraph
1)
The underlined word means….
A. People who work
and live outside his country.
B. People who take a
vacation in certain country.
C. People who is
punished in other country.
D. People who visit
his family in other country.
E. People who work in
Jakarta.
12. According to the report, the three worst places in order are….
A. Jakarta, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia.
B. Lagos, Jakarta, Riyadh.
C. Lagos, Nigeria, Jakarta.
D. Riyadh, Lagos, Saudi Arabia.
E. Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Jakarta.
13. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. To inform the
reader about Jakarta due to the report.
B. To inform the
reader to move from Jakarta.
C. To analyze the
condition of Jakarta.
D. To explain the
condition of Jakarta
E. To analyze the writer intention.
14. The word excessive pollution (paragraph 4) means…
A. much pollution
B. less
pollution
C. no pollution
D. rare pollution
E. sudden pollution
Text 4
Technique
of Teaching
The Silent Way is one of the effective language teaching
techniques. It is pedagogical approach to language teaching based on the
premise that the teacher should be as silent as possible in the classroom
(about 90% of the time). The learners, then are encouraged to produce as much
as language as possible. They have much time both to be exposed to the language
and to perform practice.
The learning hypothesis behind the Silent Way is that learning is
facilitated if the learners discover or create rather than remembers and
repeats what is to be learned. Also, students learn more effectively through
problem solving involving the target language. It views language learning as a
creative, problem-solving and discovering activity in which the learner is a
principal actor rather than a bench-bound listener.
Basically, in learning teachers prepare their students to have
problem solving skill, and the Silent Way can be described as a problem-solving
approach to language learning, and is summed up nicely in Benjamin Franklin’s
words: “Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I remember, Involve me and I learn”.
I conclude that the Silent Way is an appropriate language teaching
technique.
Source:
UN 2008/ 2009
15. Which
approach is supporting the Silent Way in language teaching?
A.
Exposing the subject
B.
Creating the subject
C.
Asking the students to act as actors
D.
Giving the students problem to solve
E.
Asking the students to be good
listeners
16. The
purpose of the text is to…to the readers what “Silent Way” is...
A.
Improve
B.
Declare
C.
Introduce
D.
Contribute
E.
Remind
17. “The Silent Way” is an approach for teaching
language hoping that the students will…
A.
Become principle actors
B.
Repeat what is to be learned
C.
Be able to solve their problems
D.
Remember what has been taught
E.
Produce as much language as possible
18. “It is pedagogical approach…as silent as
possible in the classroom.” (paragraph 1).
The
synonym of the underlined word is…
A.
Weak
B.
Patient
C.
Quite
D.
Helpful
E.
Pleasant
Text
5
The Problem of Being Too Fat
Being too fat is commonly known as overweight or
obesity. It is simply defined as too much body fat inside. Overweight
potentially leads high risk of health problem.
Being too fat is recognized as a major factor for
heart disease. Due to the overweight, the heart will work harder. It can lead
to the heart attack. Furthermore, obesity potentially raises blood cholesterol
and blood pressure. In addition, being too fat can change the amount of sugar
in the blood. This will cause diabetes and other serious disease.
Beside all of that, being too fat is often avoided by
many young women. They said that becoming too fat will bother their physical
beauty appearance.
More serious studies are necessary to see the effect
of obesity. However it is clear enough that overweight is not good enough for
healthy life.
19. Why might obesity
lead heart attack? Because …
A. It makes heart
disease
B. It makes the
heart work harder
C. It raises blood
cholesterol
D. It raises blood
pressure
E. It leads health
problems
20. Being too fat is recognized
as a major factor for heart disease. The underlined word has similar meaning
with …
A. remembered
B. identified
C. acknowledged
D. permitted
E. initiated
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