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Questions 16 and 17 refer to the following text
Text 1
Dear Sirs,
On Monday, July 1, 2014,
Kabuki Sales Corporation of America’s Eastern Regional Office will be located
in our new offices and warehouse building at 401 Gradiosa Boulevard, Tampa,
Florida, 33715. The telephone number for this new location is (813)555-5428.
Our manufacturing division
will remain at 2550 Santa Fe Avenue, in St. Petersburg.
I have enclosed our most
recent brochure on robotic equipment for your review. I hope you find it
interesting.
Yours faithfully,
Dina
16. How can you get more information?
A.
Coming to
Grandiosa Boulevard
B. Calling to
813-555-5428
C.
Sending an e-mail
to the corporation
D.
Going to the new
office
E.
Visiting the
warehouse building
17. We
can conclude from the text that…
A.
The recent
brochure is separated from the robotic equipment.
B.
The new location
of the corporation is on Santa Fe Avenue
C. The
manufacturing division will not move to the new building
D.
Kabuki Sales
Corporation will sell its office buildings
E.
New building’s
address is not far from the old one.
Questions
18 and 20 refer to the following text
Text
II
Democracy is a form of
government. The word democracy means ruled by the people. Abraham Lincoln
described such self-government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The citizens of a
democracy take part in the government either directly or indirectly. In a
direct, or pure democracy, the people meet in one place to make laws for their
community.
Most modern democracy
is representative democracy. In large communities – cities, states, provinces,
or countries – it is impossible for all the people to meet as a group. Instead,
they elect certain number of their fellow citizens to represent them in making
decisions about laws and other matters that affect the people. An assembly of
representatives may be called a council, a legislature, a parliament, or a
congress. A government ruled by the people through their freely elected
representatives is something called a republican government.
The democratic way of
life recognizes the quality and dignity of all people regardless of race,
religion, sex, or social standing. It holds that everyone is equal in court
trials and other legal matters. It provides freedom of speech, freedom of the
press, and freedom of religion.
Almost all governments
claim to be democratic, but many are actually totalitarian. Totalitarian
governments have almost complete control over lives of the people.
18. What
is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A.
A republican
government is a government ruled by representative in the assembly.
B.
An assembly is a
member of elected representatives who make decisions of law.
C.
To large
countries the people are represented in the parliament.
D.
In large
communities, the people elect directly their representative.
E. Representative
democracy is a group of elected people to represent is citizens in government.
19. A democratic government is a government consisting of
representative who are…
A.
Appointed by the
parliament
B.
Elected by the
people
C.
Controlled by the
legislative
D.
Elected
indirectly
E. Governed by
its people
20. We can assume from the text that in a
totalitarian government the people…
A.
Are free to
choose their believes
B.
Are free to
choose their leader
C.
Are free to
express their opinions
D. Are
completely controlled
E.
Have equal social
standing
Questions 21 and 23 refer ti the
following text.
Text III
Ryan, my roommate, and
I had a great weekend. Las Saturday we got up early and had a big breakfast.
The we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened
at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.
We saw some beautiful
paintings. We had a guide to explained everything to us. I liked all the art,
but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two
paintings. I’m going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.
At one o’clock, we were
hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in
the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired, but
we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.
21. What
did the writer and his roommate do last weekend?
A.
They work part
time as a guide
B.
They work part
time in a cafeteria
C.
They had a big
dinner
D.
They watched
people painting
E. They went to
an art museum
22. Which
of the following you don’t agree with about Ryan?
A. Ryan was the writer’s roommate
B. Ryan and the writer went to an art museum
C. Ryan and the writer had a great weekend
D. Ryan and the writer had lunch at the museum
cafeteria
E. Ryan liked all the art displayed
23. The main idea of the second paragraph…
A. The guide helped the visitor to buy the paintings
displayed
B. Ryan and his roommate liked all the art
displayed at the museum
C. The museum only displayed modern art
D. The writer like all the art displayed at the museum
E.
A guide accompanied the visitor
Questions 24 and 27 refer to the following text
Text IV
Being of time is
a beautiful social ethic and one of great important, as it creates efficiency
in systems and implies respect for one another. However, it is one of the many
value that is not easy for our students to learn.
Inner discipline,
one that comes from an understanding of the set rules and regulations, is the
highest form of behavior. Most excellent schools try to instill this with a
loving environment. Why, even adults arrive late to meetings, work, etc. here,
we do not agree that late comers should be shut out. They can be given
warnings, most of which are enough to take them try their best to reach the
school on time later. If this fails, invite their parents to school.
By closing the
gates, the school is behaving cruelly, to which we prefer not to expose our
children. Every school has a responsibility to implant good educational
principle, but it should be in appropriate ways. Good schools create
competitive students who can organize themselves effectively in society, so that
everyone gets a quality life as a result of ethics and values learned for as
long as 12 years.
Children are
precious and dependent on the adults for guidance. Understanding them is the
key, and to this end, both parents and schools must work hard in hand without
playing the blame game.
24. What should the school do if a student can’t stop his/her habit
to come late to school?
A. Fail him/her
B. Punish him/her
C. Shut him/her out
D. Try to understand him/her
E. Talk to the his/her parents
25. What does the writer think to be “the
highest form of behavior” (in the second paragraph) ?
A. Inner discipline
B. Not being late to school
C. Understanding the rules
D. Understanding the regulations
E. Respect for one another
26. “Children are precious and dependent on the adults for
guidance”
The underlined word is closed in meaning to…
A.
Clever
B. Valuable
C.
Excellent
D.
Native
E.
Innocent
27. “Good schools create competitive students
who can organize themselves effectively in society…”(paragraph 3)
The underlined word refers to…
A.
Everyone
B.
Good schools
C.
Ethic and values
D. Competitive
students
E.
Society
Questions 28 and 30 refer to the following text
Text V
JAKARTA:
Nation flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia begins its new flight service on Monday
morning an effort to expand its international network.
“We believe me the opening of this route will further
develop economic, business, social and tourism activities between Indonesian
and UK”, Garuda sales and marketing director Erik Meijer said in a statement
made available to the Jakarta Post on Monday, adding that the Jakarta – London
route would make stop in Amsterdamn, the Netherlands.
For the service, the carrier will operate a
wide-bodied Boeing B777-300 Extended Range (ER) aircraft, which has the total
capacity of 314 seats with the following configuration: 8 first-class seats, 38
business-class, and 268 economy-class seats. First class passenger will get the
privilege of having their meals cooked by chef on board.
The aircraft is also equipped with “In-flight
Connectivity” that includes exConnect facilities (internet connection via WiFi)
and Live TV (live telecast from prominent international channels such as CNN
International, BBC World, BBC Arabic, NHK World Premium and Euronews).
Erik said that the airline would fly to Gatwick
International Airport from the country’s main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport, five times a week.
28. What is the text about?
A. Jakarta – London route in a
wide-bodied Boeing B777
B. The purpose of developing economic,
business, and social activities
C. The marketing sales for
international networks
D. The launching of Garuda’s service
from Jakarta to London
E.
The promotion of Boeing B777-300 Extended Range
29. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. The flight to London will depart on
Monday morning.
B. The UK’s tourism business will
develop in Indonesia
C.
Erik Meijer stated the news to Jakarta Post
D.
The opening of the route is aim at developing relationship in some sectors
E. The flight from London will stop at
airport in Amsterdamn
30. From the
text, we imply the opening Jakarta – London route will … The relationship
between UK and Indonesia in many financial sector
A.
deteriorate
B.
substract
C. eliminate
D.
decline
E.
increase
Questions 31 and 33 refer to the following text
Text VI
In 2002 this year, almost two billion television
viewers were able to watch a live _(31)_ of the world cup championship held in
Japan and Korea. While a telecommunication satellite bearned the Olympics
around the world, most viewers watched the event without stopping thinking
about how this form of instant communication works, or how it may _(32)_ their
lives now and in the future both In positive and negative ways.
The advantages of telecommunication system for the
rapid and efficient transmission of information to and from the home and around
the world have been described by communication experts. They see the
development of these systems as a first step toward eliminating political and geographical
boundaries by making every kind of human knowledge available to all. However,
the possible disadvantages of this new technology have usually been ignored.
Telecommunication can make information from around the
world available to us quickly and easily, but some people _(33)_ that this may
be a risk to our privacy. If personal information is stored in a computer, then
it may be easily transmitted via satellite to anyone who can pay for the
service.
31. (A)
broadcast
(B) preparation
(C) television
(D) campaign
(E) television
32. (A) obtain
(B) effect
(C) predict
(D)
affect
(E) give
33. (A) satisfied
(B)
worry
(C) pleased
(D) perform
(E) surprised
34. Arrange the following sentences into a good
paragraph!
1. The aim of political party is to elect
officials who will try to carry their interests.
2. A large political party usually has millions
of members and supporters.
3. A political party is a group organized to
support certain policies on questions of public interest.
4. When
people in a democracy disagree about what the government should do, each voter
expresses his opinion by voting for the candidate that supports his side of the
argument.
5. The
questions may range from issues of peace, war and taxes, to how people should
earn a living.
The best
order of the sentences above is…
(A)
3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
(B)
2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5
(C)
2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 5
(D) 2 – 1 – 3 –
5 – 4
(E)
3 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 1
35. Arrange the following sentences into a good
paragraph!
1. Pour
enough frying oil into a pan and wait until the oil sufficiently hot.
2. easy
to fry, quickly expand and save the oil usage.
3. Fried
crackers can be stored in a jar.
4. Take
them out from the pan and lay them on absorbent paper.
5. Can
be served as a snack and topping of many various dishes.
6. Then
drop the crackers in, after a while turn them over until they fully expand.
(A)
3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
– 6
(B)
2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5
– 6
(C) 2 – 1 – 6 –
4 – 5 – 3
(D) 2 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 4
(E)
3 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 5
– 1
Questions 36 and 39 refer to the following text
Text VII
ADOPTION
Adoption is a process by which people take a child who
was not born to them and raise him or her as a member of their family. By law,
adopted children differ from foster children. An adopted child has all the legal
rights of a member of the family that raise him or her. A foster child does
not.
Parents place their children up for adoptions for many
reasons. Some parents feel they cannot adequately care for their off springs
because of healthy or economic conditions. Some others, especially unwed
parents, may not want to raise a child.
But they are couple who cannot have children of their
own. Adoption gives them opportunity to raise a family. They can get one from
an adoption agency if they have all the requirements asked.
State laws prohibit adoption agencies from revealing
the identity of the natural parents to the adoptive parents. These laws also
forbid agencies from disclosing the identity of the adoptive parents to the
natural parents. In some states, the law permits the adopted persons who are at
least 18 years old to see their birth certificates including the natural
parent’s name.
On the contrary, many adopted people worked to change
the laws. They argue that people have a right to know their identity. They said
that keeping secret their adoptions records violate their right.
On the other hand, many people feel adoption records
should be kept secret. If not, natural parents might change their minds years
later and take the child away fro the parents who raised him or her.
Some experts advise that a child should of the
adoptions by the age of 6 or 7. Surveys have shown that most adopted children
develop normally.
36. The writer
purpose in writing the text above is…
A. To inform readers the reasons and problem
of adopting a child
B. To
tell readers how to adopt a child
C. To
persuade people to have a foster or to adopt a child
D. To
describe people who adopt child
E. To
explain to readers how an adopted child raised
37. Which of
the following is not the reason why parents place their child up for adoption?
A. His
or her parents does not want to raise him/her.
B. He or
she is from a poor family
C. His
or her parents cannot afford to give good education
D. His or her parents do not love her.
E. His
or her parents are not in a good health.
38. An adopted
child has not right…
A. To
get adequate love and care
B. To
receive inheritance
C. To be
well treated as member of a family
D. To
know his/her adoption record
E. To live with his/her natural parents.
39. Which of
the following is the most improbable reason why adopted children want to
have/know their adoption record?
A. They
want to know their status in adopted parents.
B. They
want to know why their parents place them up for adoption
C. They
want to know their natural parents
D. They
want to know why they are adopted
E. They want to pay back their adoptive
parents expenditure
Questions 40 and 41 refer to the following text
Text VIII
Company’s Name Change
Japan Telkom co, Ltd (Head Office: Minato_ku, Tokyo:
President and CEO: Hideki Kurashige: hereinafter “Japan Telecom”) announces
that on October 1st, 2014 it will change its name to “Softbank
Telecom Corp” and the corporate logo will change to the design used by Softbank
Group Companies.
Softbank Group is a comprehensive I.T. network
infrastructure, digital platform and content company. With this collective
strength, our company offers innovative, board solution which contributes to
the business success of our customers.
With this company change, we aim to maximize group
synergies to further build the relationship and trust we have with our existing
customers. We will use the power of the Softbank Group companies to develop
company’s strength.
40. What happened
to the company on October 1st, 2014?
A. It
develop its company infrastructure strength
B. It changed its name to Softbank telecom
Corp
C. It
maximized its digital business platform
D. It
built further relationship with Japan Telkom
E. It changed
the company’s president and CEO
41. Softbank
Group is…
A.
Japan company
B. The
logo design company
C. A
technology & information company
D. The
contents company
E. The
group synergies company
Questions 42 and 44 refer to the following text
Text IX
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15,
1966) was an American animated film producer and animator. He was also the
creator of an American-based theme park called Disneyland, and the founder of
highly profitable corporation, now known as The Walt Disney Company.
Disney was born in Chicago to Elias Disney and Flora
Call. He was named after his father and after his father’s close friend Walter
Parr, the minister at St. Paul Congregational Church. In 1906, his family moved
to a farm near Marcelline, Missouri. The family sold the farm in 1909 and lived
in a rented house until 1910, when they moved to Kansas City Disney was nine
years old.
According to the Kansas City, Missouri, Public School
District record, Disney began attending, the Benton Grammar School in 1911, and
continued his formal education there he graduated on June 8, 1917. During this
time, Disney also enrolled in classes at Kansas City Art Institute. In the fall
of 1917, Disney rejoined his family. He left school at the age sixteen and
become a volunteer ambulance driver in World War 1, after he changed his birth
certificate to show his year birth as 1900 in order be able to enlist in the
service. He served as a member of American Red Cross Ambulance Force in Frances
till 1919.
42. In 1906,
Disney and his family…
A. lived
in a rented houses Kansas City
B. Found
his family’s friend
C. sold
their own farm
D. met
Disney’s close friend
E. moved to a farm in Missouri
43. The text
is about…
A.
Disney country
B.
Disney history
C.
Disney’s birth
D.
Disney’s life
E.
Disney’ education
44. From the
text, we can conclude that Disney …. To become an ambulance driver
A.
reduced the year of his birth
B. left
Benton Grammar School
C. took
a driving license
D.
rejoined his family
E. sowed
his birth certificate
Questions 45 and 47 refer to the following text
Text X
The effect of Acid Soil
Soils with pH less than 7.0 are acid. The lower the
pH, the more acid the soil. When soil ph falls below 5.5, plant growth is
affected. Crop yields decrease, reducing productivity.
Soils provide water and nutrients for plant growth and
development. Essential plant nutrients include phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium,
and sulfur. Plants require other elements such as molybdenum, in smaller
quantities. Some elements e.g. aluminium and manganese, are toxic to plants.
Nutrients become available to plants when they are
dissolved in water. Plant are not able to take phosphorus, potassium, and sulfate
ions in solution.
The solubility of nutrients change with the pH. In
acids oil, (low pH), molybdenum become less soluble and aluminium becomes more
soluble. Therefore, plant growth may be affected by either a deficiency of
molybdenum or too much aluminium.
Both crop and pasture plants are affected by acid
soils. There may be a range of symptoms. Crops and pastures may be poorly
established resulting in patchy an uneven growth. Plant leaves may go yellow
and die at the tips. The root system of plant may be stunted. Crop may yield
less.
Plants vary in their sensitivity to low pH. Canola and
Lucerne are very sensitive to acid soils so they do not grow well. Lupins and
triticale are tolerant to soils of low pH so they still perform well.
Land can become unproductive if acid soil is left
untreated. Incorporating lime into the soil raises the pH. Therefore, liming
soil can reverse the effect of acid soil on plants and return a paddock to
productivity.
45. What is
the main idea of the fifth paragraph?
A. plants leaves turn yellow and die at the tips.
B. Crops and pastures are established resulting in
patchy
C. The root system of plants is stunted
D. Crop and pastures plants are not affected by acid
soil
E. Acid
soils affect crop and plants.
46. What
is the advantage of soils with a pH of less than 7.0?
A. To cause the plant die
B. To make the leaves yellow
C. To
increase the crop productivity
D. To reduce productivity of crop
E. To be poorly established
47. “Therefore, plant growth may be affected
by either a deficiency of molybdenum or too much aluminium.” (Paragraph 4)
The
underlined word is closest in meaning to…
A.
Empowered
B.
Caused
C.
Supported
D. Influenced
E.
Destroyed
Questions 48 and 50 refer to the following text
Text XI
Barcelona:
Lionel Messi preferred to focus on winning trophies rather than attempting to
better the 73 goals he scored for Barcelona last season, when he spoke at a
news conference on Wednesday.
The world
player of the year rattled in a unprecedented tally in all competitions in the
last campaign, helping Pep Guardiola end his four-year tenure as coach with
another four trophies to add to the 10 he had already won.
“I’m not
looking to beat my tally of goals, that is not my objective,“ Messi said. “I
want to try and develop as a player and to give more to the team. I hope I
still have margin to continue improving. My objective is to win more titles.”
Real
Madrid and Chelsea denied Barca the major prizes last year, Jose Maurinho’s
side winning La Liga and Chelsea knocking the out Champions League in the
semi-finals on their way to a final victory over Bayern Munich.
“I hope we
can get back to winning everything again,” he added.
“We know
it is very difficult to do, but I am stil hurting from losing the semi-final
against Chelsea with the penalty I missed, and La Liga with the defeat to
Madrid at the Nou Camp.” (News: Sport)
48. The text is about…
A. The
matches between Real Madrid and Chelsea
B.
Barcelona, the major prize last year
C. The
defeat to Real Madrid at Nov Camp
D. Messi’s ambition to win more
E. A final
victory over Bayern Munich
49. Why did Chelsea and Madrid deny Barca major prizes last year?
A. Real
Madrid had draw with Barca in this competition
B. Barca neither won in champion league and La Liga
C. Real
Madrid and Chelsea worried to Barca to become a championship
D. Chelsea
didn’t win in the championship because of Barca’s competence
E. Barca
won the championship because of suicide goal.
50. From the text we know that…
A. The
only team which can be beat Barcelona is Chelsea from England
B. Bayern Munchen and Real Madrid were the two teams
who defeated Barcelona
C.
Barcelona won in champion league and La Liga
D. Pep
Guardiola coached Barcelona for four years and won 10 trophies
E. Messi
and Pep Guardiola made Barcelona an unbeatable team of the world.
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