Jumat, 11 Maret 2011

Part VII. READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 36-50 are based on a selection of reading materials.Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each question.

Questions 36 - 38 refer to the following letter.

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WienBach Stationery Ltd
27 Jl. Kayu Manis, Jakarta 13210
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(021)4721454

                                                                                                       March 16, 2010
Ms. Denis
Hope Ltd.
18 Jl. Tarumanegara 45
Pontianak
Kalimantan 22543

Dear Ms. Denia,

                    Thank you for ordering 20 cases of  premium paper from WienBach Stationery Ltd.
Your order has been shippedand should reach you within the next five business days.
                    ind your enclosed total bill for the above order amounting to Rp.5,000,000 and check for
Rp.500,000 is your refund. Because you paid  in advance, we are giving you a 10 percent cash discount
and we are paying for the shipping and handling, also.
                    WienBach  Stationery Ltd. is pleased to add you to its list of customers. We look forward
to your next order.


                                                                                                                            Sincerely,


                                                                                                                        Karina
                                                                                                                         CustomerService.
2 enclosures
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36. Where is the order delivered ?
                 A. Jakarta.
                 B. Pontianak.
                 C. WienBach warehouse.
                 D. WienBach Stationery  Ltd.

37. Paragraph two tells about.................................
                  A. the half price of the total order.
                  B. shipping and handling fees of the products.
                  C. the rebate of the total payment.
                  D. the percentage of billing payment

38. ".................pleased to add you to itslistof customers." (paragraph 3 sentence 1)
      The underlined word refers  to .............
                   A. paper corporation.
                    B. shipping company.
                    C. Hope Ltd.
                    D. Wienbach Statione

Questions 39 - 41 refer to the following table.

INDONESIA : FACTS AND FIGURES

(2006 - 2009 )

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Electricity from thermal sources                                            86.93 percent (2001 estimate)
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Electricity from hydroeelectric sources                                  10.52 percent ( 2001 estimate )
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Electricity from nuclear sources                                             0 percent ( 2001 estimate)
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Electricity from geothermal, solar. and wind sources              2.55 percent (2001 estimate )
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Number of radios per, 1,000 people                                     155 ( 1977 )
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Number of telephones per,1,000 people                                35 ( 2001 )
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Number of televisions  per 1,000 people                                145 ( 2000 estimate )
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Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people                          2.2  ( 2001 )
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Daily newspaper circulation  per 1,000 people                       23 ( 1998 )
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Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people                           25 ( 1998 )
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Paved road as a share of total roads                                        46 percent  ( 1999 )
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39. What is the table about ?
                  A.Thr usage of hydro and geothermal for electric energy.
                  B. The expense of energy  for 1.000 people during 3 years
                  C. The consumption of energy, communication, and transportation
                  D. The need of electronic devices and  devices and natural resources for 1.000  people

40. The energy not being  used is from .................................
                  A. wind sources
                  B. electricity  sources
                  C. nuclear sources
                  D. thermal sources

41. "Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources". The bold type word is close in meaning with........
                  A. sun
                  B. moon.
                  C. kerosene
                  G. gasoline


Questions 42 - 44 refer to the following text                     

         Actor,director,producer, born on January  3, 1956, in Peekskil, New York, Mel Gibson spent the remainder of his childhood in Sydney, where he attended an all-boys Catholic high school.
         
         After Gibson's high school graduation, he considered becoming  a chef or journalist. However, when his sister submitted an application on his behalf  on The National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, he decided to audition. Without any prior  acting experience , he was accepted amd enrolled in the drama school. While there, he made his stage debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet,  and his screen debut in the low-budget film Summer City ( 1977 ). Upon his graduation that year, Gibson joined the Southern Ausrtalian  Theatre Company , where he appeared in the title roles of classical productions , such as  Oedipus
and Henry IV.

         After conquering the stage, Gibson tried his hand at television, landing his first role on the Australian series The survivals. In 1979, Gibson graduated to mainstream cinema with his role as a futuristic warrior in Mad Max, and as a mentally retarded man I love with Piper  Laurie in Tim, for which  he earned his first Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award  for Best Actor. Furthermore, Mad Max became the biggest commercial succes of any Australian film, grossing over $100 million worldwide.

42. What is the text about?
      A. High School for actors.
      B. Southern Australian Theater.
      C. Actors, directors, and producers.
      D. Mel Gibson's experience.

43. What did Gibson do after graduating from Senior High School?
       A. Came for an audition.
       B. Became a chef or journalist.
       C. Tried his hand at television.
       D. Submitted an application.

44. "........his stage debut"  ( sentence 4 paragraph 2 )
       The bold type word has a similar meaning to .........................
       A. building
       B. first career
       C. company
       D. film 
Questions 45 - 47 refer to the following text.










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45. What is the information about?

         A. How to be a subscriber.
         B. How to send the money.
         C. How to be a reader.
         D. How to fax the coupon.


46. What is the third step if you want to be a subscriber?

        A. Transfer the amount to the bank.
        B. Call customer care staff.
        C. Contact local delivery order agent.
        D. Cut the coupon provided and fax it.


47. What should you do if you want to save 30% from the newsstand price?
        A. Get the paper at special discount for six months.
        B. Buy the paper at special discount for 12 months.
        C. Transfer the amount for the offer to Lippo Bank.
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Questions 48 - 50 refer to the following information.


                                                                   TOYOTA CITY

          Toyota, a city in Japan, is on east central Honshu Island, in central Aichi Prefecture on the Yahagi River. Toyota is the headquarter of the Toyota Motor Corporation and is a major automobile manufacturing and assembly center. A classic company town ,it has a planned layout for its sprawling assembly plants,
office complexes, and housing developments for workers and their families.The city was formerly named Koromo, meaning "clothing" and prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s as a center of the silk industry. Its development as an automobile manufacturing center began with the opening of the first assembly plant in 1937. The city's name was changed to Toyota in 1958 after the second plant, Motomachi, was opened and the population began to grow rapidly. Population (2002):342,835.


48. What is the main idea of the text?

          A. The history of the Toyota City.
          B. The geografical aspects of the Tocota City.
          C. The production of the Toyota Motor Corporation.
          D. The families and workers of the Toyota Motor Corporation.


49. What was the old name of the Toyota City?

          A. Yahagi.
          B. Honshu.
          C. Koromo.
          D. Motomachi.

50. The word "their" in the sentence "it has a planned layout for its sprawling asembly plants, office complexes, and housing development for workers and their families" refers to ....................

         A. workers
         B. headquarters.
         C. assembly plants.
         D. housing developments.






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