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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

When you're hungry and you smell dinner, your mouth waters. This is the first step in changing the food you eat into the kind of food that cells can use. This change is called digestion, and it begins in the mouth.

Suppose you are eating sandwich. Your front teeth cut and tear the sandwich. The molars grind it. Saliva, the juice in the mouth, gets everything moist. Saliva also contains a type of chemical called an enzyme. It starts breaking down the starch of the bread into sugar. 

The moist ball of the food is carried to the back of the mouth by the tongue. Muscles force the food into the esophagus, a narrow tube behind the windpipe. Other muscles force the food down the esophagus. They do their work so well that the food would travel along even if the person were doing a headstand.

1.Changing the food that we eat into the kind of liquid that cells can use is called ...

(A)processing

(B)digestion

(C)cutting or tearing

(D) grinding

(E) eating

2.When you eat a piece of meat or an apple, the use of your front teeth is for ... them.

(A)tasting

(B)tearing

(C)grinding

(D) chewing

(E) breaking

3.What substance makes the food in the mouth moist?

(A)The juice

(B)The milk

(C)The starch

(D) The water

(E) The saliva

The following text is for questions 4 and 5.

INVITATION TO THE PREQUALIFICATION TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT

Total E&P Indonesie, acting as a Production Sharing Contractor of BPMIGAS, hereby invites companies to register and participate for pre-qualification prior to the start of the tendering process for the above mentioned contract.

Prequalification requirements

In order to participate in the prequalification process, potential tenderers shall submit prequalification valid documents as set out below:

a.Expression of Interest letter on potential tenderer’s letterhead signed by his authorized person.

b.Copy of business certificate issued by the authorized government (SIUP), Qualification: Usaha Besar (UB).

c.Statement of confirmation that potential tenderer will be able to meet the minimum, domestic content requirement of 35%.

d.Copy of NPWP.

e.Copy of the latest fiscal year balance sheet, which has been audited by public accountants.

f.Copy of the latest fiscal year report (SPT 1771/pph Badan) and proven payment of Income Tax (SSP).

g.Copy of Certificate issued by the Applicable Accredited Association which clearly indicate potential tenderer’s classification of business field/sub field and qualification of expertise.

4.The latest fiscal year balance sheet must be audited by.....

(A)public lawyer

(B)public relation

(C)public accountant

(D)tax account officer

(E)an authorized government

5.The certificates indicating potential tenderer’s classification of business field and qualification of expertise must be issued by.....

(A)the accredited government staff

(B)the applicable accredited alliance

(C)the applicable goverment association

(D)the government accountant association

(E)the applicable accredited government staff

Indonesia, having the world's fifth largest populations and endowed with extensive and varied natural resources, has the potential to become a great and prosperous power. But for the time being she is facing four main problems; how to cope with her population's growth, how to produce enough food, how to provide people with jobs and how to organize enough exports so that the country can pay her way in the world. Indonesia's most valuable resource is her people. But for Indonesia, as with other developing countries, the possession of this particular kind of resource can prove to be a serve impediment to economic development. 

The Government is endeavoring to cope with the population problem in two ways: on the one hand by encouraging people to move, either spontaneously or under the official transmigration programme from densely-populated Java, Madura and Bali to the wider open spaces of the outer islands of Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya, and on other hand by fostering family planning. Transmigration is more than a response to population growth; it also carries profound implications for balanced national development and for national security.

In its response to the population growth however, Indonesia must continue to rely upon family planning objectives, the establishment of happy and prosperous small families and the reduction of the population growth to 1%. The country's family planning can indeed offer valuable lessons for other parts of the world-in terms not only of results achieved but also of the democratic way in which they have been achieved. Indonesia's family planning programme has become one of the most remarkable of all attempts to institute birth control on a mass scale.

6.There are only ... countries in the world that have more population than Indonesia.

(A)one

(B)two

(C)three

(D) four

(E) five

7.What can help Indonesia to make a great and prosperous nation?

(A)The availability of many jobs

(B)The rapid economic development

(C)The production of enough food

(D)The export which is bigger than import

(E)Many kinds of natural resources and its people

8.The government attempts to overcome the problem of population growth by ...

(A)encouraging people to move to urban areas

(B)organizing enough exports

(C)carrying out family planning programme

(D)forcing people to have more children

(E)providing people with jobs

9.The success of family planning program in Indonesia seems to be valuable lesson for other countries. The idea is found in paragraph ...

(A)one

(B)two

(C)three

(D) one and two

(E) two and three

10.In its response to the population's growth, however, Indonesia must continue to rely upon family planning objectives. (Paragraph 3).

The word "its" refers to...

(A) Indonesia         

(B) family planning

(C) family planning objectives        

(D) national security

(E) national development

11.The government is endeavoring to cope with the population problem.

The underlined word means ...

(A)endowing

(B)enforcing

(C)endorsing

(D) attaining

(E) attempting

SPACECRAFT

People had thought of building spacecraft several hundred years ago. They had thought of going to the moon and many other planets. Papers on spacecraft can be found among the papers of famous scientist who lived centuries ago. However, the craft could not be built until after World War II.

It is not easy to build a spacecraft. A spacecraft needs a good rocket that is strong enough to send it to outer space. Such a motor was not developed until 1944.

A spacecraft also needs as many as ten million very sophisticated parts. These parts are needed so that the craft can function well when it is flying far away from earth. These parts must have very high precision elements. Each of them must have the right shape and the right size. Such parts could not be mode until after 1940.

Today, spacecraft are being made all the time. They have to be enough to carry astronauts into outer space. What does a spacecraft look like? A spacecraft usually consists of three rockets that are joined together. The three rockets are called stages. The first stage takes the spacecraft to a certain speed and then falls away. The second stage takes it to speed twice as great as the first, and then it also falls away. The third stage takes the spacecraft to its top speed of more than 38,600 kilometers per hour.

Where is the place for the astronauts? It is at the top of the spacecraft. In the nose of the third stage, there is a capsule. In this capsule are the astronauts and the instrument package. This capsule is actually the smallest part of the ship. But all sorts of very sophisticated instruments are found into this capsule. This little capsule is the most important part of the ship.

12.Each spacecraft usually has three rockets that are called.....

(A)motor

(B)stages

(C)capsules

(D) elements

(E) packages

13.The function of the rockets is found in paragraph ...

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(E) 5

14.Which of the following statement is right?

(A)Spacecraft have been built since 1994

(B)All the three stages have the same speed

(C)Out of the three stages, the first it the fastest

(D)The first rocket falls away as soon as it is air bone

(E)The most important part of the craft is where the astronauts are

15.How fast is the second rocket? It is ...

(A)half of the first

(B)faster than the third

(C)as fast as the first

(D)double the speed of the first

(E)the fastest of the three rockets

16.A pacecraft also needs as many as ten million very sophisticated parts. The underlined word means ...

(A) big

(B) good

(C) strong

(D) simple

(E) complex

NOISE

Noise can be defined as sound that we do not want. This definition is a subjective one, however, because what is unwanted sound to some people may be desirable sound to other. Noise is subjective.

That noise is subjective may mean that people receive it at different levels. This two people will not agree that the loud music from a neighbor's house, for example, is noise! To one of them, however, it is tolerable, noise while to the others it is annoying noise. This difference in the levels of reception between two people may be due to the fact the former is a patience person, while the latter is not. It may also be due to the fact that the former is used to having loud music, while the latter is not.

To borrow a term from psychology, the person who can tolerate the loud music is said to have been conditioned, while the person who is annoyed by it is said not to have been conditioned by the noise.

In addition to the tolerance and annoyance levels, there is yet another level of noise reception. This is what might be called the damage level, where the noise is so loud that it damages the eardrum. The damage may be temporary, and in this case the person concerned may be only temporarily deafened. It may be also be that the damage is permanent. When this occurs the person become permanently deaf.

Very often however, deafness does not occur right away but comes gradually as a result of a long period of exposure to the same source of loud noise. The person concerned may tolerate that noise because he has been conditioned by it, but damage is done. The damaging noise will accelerate his gradual loss of hearing due to growing age.

17.What is meant by noise?

(A)The desirable sound.

(B)The unwanted sound.

(C)The pleasant sound.

(D)The explosive sound.

(E)The booming voice

18.Why is the definition of sound subjective? Because ...

(A)The reception of sound is not the same for everyone.

(B)The sound which is received by some people is the same.

(C)For some people sound can cause the damage of eardrum.

(D)The reception of sound can make someone enjoy.

(E)The sound is difficult to be classified.

19.Which of the statements is true according to the text?

(A)The damaging noise will damage the ear.

(B)The tolerable noise will cause the temporary deaf.

(C)The soothing and loud music can cause the person to be deaf.

(D)The tolerable noise will accelerate the hard of hearing.

(E)The damaging noise will accelerate the person's loss hearing;

20."The levels of noise reception have the subjective value". This is the idea of …

(A)Paragraph 1.

(B)Paragraph 2.

(C)Paragraph 3.

(D) Paragraph 4

(E) Paragraph 5.

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1.Manager  : Tom, ... take this note to the accounting department?

  Tom    : Yes, certainly.

A.is it possible for you 

B.could you please, 

C.may I tell you 

D.should I ask you 

E.can I tell you to 

2.Kepala Desa : Pak Lurah, the village will hold a meeting on Monday, ...?

  Pak Lurah   : Thank you.

A.If possible, you may come 

B.It will be fine for you to come 

C.It you don't mind we can come 

D.You should be pleased if you could come 

E.We would be delighted if you could come 

3.Derry : Why do you always run around this stadium five times a day?

  Soni  : I do it ...

Which of the following is not suitable to complete the dialogue?

A.however very tired I am 

B.so that I had a healthy heart 

C.so that I can reduce my weight 

D.in order that my body gets stronger 

E.because I didn't want to be overweight 

4.Pinta's mother is a … She teaches students at the Gajah Mada University.

A.teacher 

B.director 

C.lecturer 

D.registrar 

E.headmistress 

5.You'd better put on your ... when you go out, it's very cold outside.

A.vest 

B.scarf 

C.tuxedo 

D.sweater 

E.raincoat 

6.Newspapers have on basic purpose,  that is to get ... as quickly as possible from reliable sources to readers.

A.news 

B.report 

C.statement 

D.advertisement 

E.announcement 

7.It's 9 p.m. Nancy is going to bed, so she says to the …

A.Bye-bye 

B.Good-bye 

C.Good night 

D.See you soon 

E.Good evening 

8.Yunus : Dedi, let's spend this week-end for fishing. I have found a good spot.

Dedi  : I am sorry, I hate fishing.

From the above sentence, Dedi shows his ... for fishing

A.disagreement 

B.dislike 

C.disappointment 

D.dissatisfaction 

E.discontentment 

9.Student : I've finished the test. Here you are, sir! Teacher : Good. You ...

A.can't stay here 

B.will leave the room 

C.can't tell anything 

D.may leave the classroom 

E.must say thank you 

10.This proposal was turned down by the Personnel Manager.

The synonym of turned down is ...

A.received 

B.rejected 

C.returned 

D.agreed 

E.taken 

11.An officer in a diplomatic mission whose duty is to care for the commercial interests of his country is called an/a ...

A.envoy 

B.consul 

C.attach 

D.diplomat 

E.ambassador 

12.If you want to have your hair cut, why don't you go to him?

He is a famous ... in the city.

A.therapist 

B.beautician 

C.manicurist 

D.barber 

E.tailor 

13.Affandi is one of the famous ... in Indonesia, We really admire his works.

A.poets 

B.actors 

C.artists 

D.players 

E.painters 

14.Passenger : Is it allowed to bring a bird on the plane?

Custom officer : I am sorry, that's not allowed The underlined utterance expresses ...

A.regret 

B.caution 

C.admiration 

D.permission 

E.prohobition 

15.Rita : The Kasepuhans, a community living in and around the Gunung Halimun national park still practice a traditional way of planting rice.

   Kity : For example?

   Rita : They only grow local rice varieties, only plant once a year, and reject the use of pesticide.

   'reject' means ...

A.deny 

B.omit 

C.refuse 

D.prevent 

E.ignore 

16.Tourist : Would you tell us where we can get handi-craft for souvenirs?

   Guide   : Well, let's go to Pucang; it is very popular with its handicraft. Almost all the people there make their living by ... things from the horns of    

             buffaloes or cows.

A.making 

B.taking 

C.drawing 

D.painting 

E.cutting 

17.X: Although this is the best cinema in town, there are not many people visiting it. 

   Y: ..., nowadays most people prefer spending their time at home watching TV.

A.A, Oh, no 

B.I don't think so 

C.Really? 

D.That's right 

E.It's not true

18. Bona  : ... the museum to see the historical things?

Boni  : No When will we go there?

Bona  : Next Sunday morning,

A. Is it possible if I visit 

B. Am I allowed to go to 

C. Do you agree if I go to 

D. What do you think if I go to 

E. Do you mind accompanying me to visit 

19.Mother : Don't be so noisy, Herman. The baby is sleeping.

   Herman : Okay, mom.

   Rudi   : What did your mother just tell you? Herman : She told me ... because the baby was sleeping.

A.I wasn't so noisy 

B.not to be so noisy 

C.don't be so noisy 

D.I am very noisy 

E.to be not so noisy 

20.Ronny : Are you going to watch the movie on TV tonight?

   Deny : No, I think I'll watch the recent news. The recent news is news that ...

A.tells us about things that have just happened 

B.provides a lot of advertisements 

C.is printed in capital letters 

D.makes the viewers laugh 

E.is very important

21.Dio : You look sad. What has happened to you?

   Dipta : My father lost his crops. Insects ate them up.

   Dio : What is he going to do now?

   Dipta : ... His brother has given him capital to start with,

A.He plans to have another business 

B.He has nothing to do 

C.He is retired from his job 

D.He promises not to plant anything 

E.He has no idea what to do 

22.Harry : Would you like to go camping with us next holiday?

   Donny : ... but I have to take care of my mom. Site has been hospitalized for a week.

A.It sounds interesting 

B.Sorry I can't 

C.I'm afraid not 

D.I am sorry to hear that 

E.It's really boring 

23.A: Er, excuse me, Yes? 

   B: I wonder if you could lend me your dictionary. I'm doing my homework. 

  A : Oh. sure. Here it is.

The underlined expression is used to express ...

A.giving permission 

B.certainty

C.pleasure 

D.capability 

E.possibility

24.Boss     : Are you sure that you can deal complaints from angry clients?

   Salesman : I'd say I am capable of doing that

The salesman wants to tell us that he has the … deal with angry people.

A.opportunity 

B.it is terrible 

C.quality 

D.capacity 

E.reliability 

25.Aunti : Have you heard that you have be promoted to a higher position?

    Weny : Oh, ... Thank God.

A.it's a nuisance 

B.it is terrible 

C.I haven't heard about it 

D.I'm sorry to hear that 

E.it's really wonderful 

There are many argumentations in favor of a boarding school education. Nevertheless, the boarding school is not always the best education institution for everyone.

At an early age interacting and communicating with people is very important for a child’s personal life and can be especially helpful for his/her future. In a boarding school, shy children can take advantage of interaction through communal activities. The boarding school also offers a great variety of activities such as arts, sports, and music that allow children to demonstrate and develop specialized skills in their free time.

Furthermore, the structured way of life and strict rules at the boarding school may help students to become more responsible and confident, and to develop their talents in leadership. Professionally trained teachers and education in the boarding school can offer excellent education without the parents’ constant supervision.

In spite of these good points, it is not advisable to send a child to a boarding school if he/she is a dependent leaner. A boarding school usually demands that student learn independently. In addition, the boarding school should not be seen as a measure to solve inappropriate behaviour or unsatisfactory study performance. Instead of improving, problematic children may close off their relationship with their peers and teachers.

In conclusion although a boarding school may provide good education to many children, it is not recommended for those who are strongly attached to their families. They may become frustrated and socially isolated.

26.According to the writer, children in a boarding school can develop specialized skills in ….

(A)Entrepreneurship

(B)Communication service

(C)Reading

(D)Drama

(E)Music

27.Why do parents send their children Boarding School? Because ….

(A)It is good for shy children

(B)It gives good education for adults

(C)Interacting and communicating with people is very important

(D)It does not allow children demonstrate excellence and develop their skills

(E)It is safe and makes children become responsible and develop talents in leadership

28.From the text, we can conclude that ….

(A) The boarding school can be very expensive

(B) There are good and bad boarding schools

(C) The boarding school is the solutions to our education problems

(D) It’s not necessary to send children to a boarding because the students can live independently

(E) Not everyone thinks that the boarding school is the best educational institution for children

Smoking is dangerous for people, not only for smokes themselves, but also for people around them who are called passive smokers.

Smokers have risks of suffering from cancer, heart diseases, including heart attack, breathing problems, cough/sore throat. This is because there are more than 4,000 chemical found in cigarettes, 250 are toxic poisons and 50 cause cancer. Some other chemicals found in tobacco include: Ammonia, Arsenic, Polonium 210, Carbon Monoxide, and Acetone. Nicotine remains in the body for 8 to 12 hours after a single use of tobacco.

The smoke which arises when a person is smoking a cigarette is very hazardous to passive smokers who inhale the smoke in the vicinity of active smokers. The smoke inhaled by the former is unfiltered thereby causing more ill effects. Several pulmonary diseases such as cough, bronchitis asthma and last but not the least carcinoma of lungs may occur as a consequence of breathing in cigarette or cigar smoke.

29.What remains in the body for 12 hours after a person smokes?

(A)Arsenic

(B)Nicotine.

(C)Polonium.

(D)Ammonia.

(E)Acetone.

30.According to the text, smokers have risks of suffering from cancer because ….

(A)they breathe in so many harmful chemicals.

(B)they inhale to much smoke

(C)their body cannot stand dangerous smoke

(D)they are not strong enough to inhale smoke

(E)they are passive smokers

31.“The smoke of bidi or cigar is more hazardous to passive smoker”. ( Paragraph 3) 

The underlined word can be replaced by ….

(A)dangerous

(B)serious

(C)nutritious

(D)disadvantages

(E)mischievous

A laptop is a kind of computer unit which has the same function as a PC (personal computer), but it is smaller, lighter and of different sizes. Nowadays, most people choose laptops for several reasons.

A laptop is a portable device. This portability is very helpful for our work, study and other activities. We do not need complicated cable installations to activate a laptop, and with a laptop, we can do our work anytime anywhere.

Moreover, a laptop allows us to access the internet in public places which provide free access called hot spot areas. Some people like to use this facility to carry out their tasks.

Finally, a laptop consumes energy more efficiently than a PC does. This device uses a rechargeable battery as a source of electric energy. So if prefer using a laptop, it means that we support the government program to save energy.

That’s why a laptop has become very popular recently.

32.A public place where we can have free access to the internet is a/an ….

(A)free access

(B)hot spot

(C)internet installation

(D)laptop facility

(E)hot spot area

33.A laptop has become very popular because ….

(A)it is portable

(B)it allows us to access internet

(C)it gives several benefits to the user

(D)it doesn’t need complicated cable installations

(E)we can do our work with it anytime anywhere

34.From the text we know that ….

(A)a laptop is usually more expensive than a PC

(B)more people like a laptop better than PC

(C)more people like a PC better than a laptop

(D)for a mobile person a laptop is more handy than a PC

(E)a laptop is cheaper now than it was before

Dear Mr. Anwar,

We regret to inform you that we are unable to lend you the sum of $ 500 that you have requested, but it is possible to grant you part the sum

If you are still interested, please contact our main office to arrange an appointment with the assistant manager. He will be happy to discuss the matter further.

Your sincerely

(Lending Officer)

35.Instead of a loan of $500, what alternative is offered by the officer?

(A)An appointment to discuss the offer

(B)A cash of $500

(C)An appointment with the lending officer

(D)A loan of less than $500

(E)An appointment with the assistant manager

Being on time is a beautiful ethic and one of great importance, as it creates efficiency in systems and implies respect for one another. However, it is one the many values 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 behaviour. Most excellent, schools try to instill this with a loving environment. Why, even adults arrive at late meetings, work, etc. here, we do not agree that late comers should be shut. They can be give warning, most of which are enough to make 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 prefer not to expose our children. Every school has a responsibility to implant good educational principle, but it should be in appropriate ways. Good school 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 school must work hand in hand without playing the blame game.

36.What should the school do if a student can’t stop his/her habit to come late to school?

A.Punish him/her

B.Shut him/her out

C.Fail him/her

D.Talk to his/her parents

E.Try to understand him/her

37.What does the writer think to be “ the highest from of behaviour” ( in second paragraph)?

A.Respect for one another

B.Not being late school

C.Understanding the regulations

D.Understanding the rules

E.Inner discipline

38.“Children are precious and dependent on the adults for guidance”

The underlined word is closest meaning to ….

A.Valuable

B.Excellent

C.Clever

D.Innocent

E.Naïve

I can’t believe that my time in Valacia was a perfect ending to my perfect (21) …. abroad. After listening one last time to my Spanish friends play the guitar, having lunch with Anna (a wonderful Spanish girl whom I (22) …. Spanish with), saying good-bye to my (23) …. roommates and other friends I met here, it’s inevitable that I will Miss Espana and all the experience I have had there.

39.……..

(A)adventure

(B)chance

(C)risk

(D)treatment

(E)threat

40.…….

(A)performed

(B)expressed

(C)practiced

(D)explained

(E)said

41.…..

(A)wonder

(B)wondering

(C)wonderful

(D)wonderfully

(E)wonderfulness

The Japanese traditional house made of wood is expected to last about twenty years before having to be repaired or rebuilt. Each year it is depreciated.

The interior design is what really sets the Japanese traditional house. With the exception of the entry way (genkan), the kitchen (daidokoro), the bathing room (sento) and the toilet (benjo), the rooms in a Japanese traditional house does not have a desiganted use.

A room can easily be a living area, a bedroom, a dining room or any combination. Large rooms are partitioned by fusuma, sliding doors made of wood and thick paper. The paper used for fusuma  is called washi. These sliding doors can be removed whenever a larger space is needed.

In large traditional houses there was one large room, or ima (living space) that could be divided as needed. The smaller rooms like kitchen, bath and toilet were small extensions to one side. Rouka, or wooden-floored hallways, follow the edge of the home. Windows are made of wood and shoji paper, which is thin enough to let the light shine through.

Even Japanese modern houses tend to have one traditional Japanese room, called a washitsu. This room has tatami mats on the floor as used in Japanese traditional house. Tatami are thick straw mats covered with stitched, woven rushes. Tatami are smooth and firm enough to walk on, while making a sleeping surface more comfortable than wood or stone.

The genkan is usually a step below the level of the rest of the house. When people enter the home, they leave their shoes in the genkan, pointed toward the door so they only need to slip them on when they are ready to go out. Indoor slippers are often worn inside the house.

The kitchen in most Japanese traditional homes will contain a stove with a very small oven and broiler and an electric refrigerator. Counter space for food preparation and a sink are also located in the kitchen.

The bathing room contains a tub and is often waterproof. An adjacent area is available for showering. The Japanese re-use bathwater, either for other bathers or for washing laundry, so it is important not to dirty water with soap and dirt. Dirty portions of the body can be washed before stepping into the bath. (UN 2010)

42.The text is about ...................

(A)Japanese house

(B)traditional houses

(C)Japanese traditions

(D)Japanese modern houses

(E)Japanese traditional houses

43.“Each year it is depreciated.” (Paragraph 1)

The underlined word refers to........

(A)a house

(B)an old house

(C)a Japanese house

(D)a Japanese modern house

(E)a Japanese traditional house

44.The thick paper used for partition is .......

(A)tatami

(B)rauka

(C)shoji

(D)washi

(E)benjo

45.Some modern houses in Japan have a .......... which is usually found in traditional houses in Japan.

(A)ima

(B)washi

(C)rouka

(D)fusuma

(E)washitsu

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Questions 1-10 refer to the following passage.

The most familiar speleothems (from the Greek word spelaion for the cave and thema for deposit), the decorative dripstone features found in caves, are stalactites and stalagmites. Stalactites hang downward from the ceiling of the cave and are formed as drop after drop of water slowly trickles through crack on the cave roof. Stalagmites grow upward from the floor of the cave, generally as a result of water dripping from an overhead stalactite. A column forms when a stalactite and a stalagmite grow until they join. A “curtain” or “drapery” begins to form on an inclined ceiling when drops of water trickle along a slope.

Natural openings on the surface that lead to caves are called sinkholes. or swallow holes. Streams sometimes disappear down these holes and flow through the cavern. Rivers may flow from one mountain to another through a series of caves . Some caverns have sinkholes in their floors. Water often builds up a rim of dripstone around the edge of the hole. Dripping water often contains dissolved minerals as well as acid. These minerals too will be deposited; and they may give rich coloring to the deposits. If minerals in the water change, layers of different colors may be formed.

1.Stalagmites are formed by …

(A) drops of water which enter through cracks in the ceiling.

(B) underground rivers which flow through the cave.

(C) water dripping from an overhead stalactite.

(D) water which trickles down a slope.

2. Sinkholes are …

(A) the decorative dripstone features found in caves.

(B) natural openings on the surface that lead to caves.

(C) colorful layers of mineral deposits.

(D) None of the above

3. Which speleothem grows upward from the floor?

(A) Stalagmites

(B) Stalactites

(C) Sinkholes

(D) Curtains

4. An “inclined ceiling” is one which …

(A) is straight.

(B) is crooked.

(C) is slanted.

(D) is wet.

5. Which of the following are NOT caused by dripping water?

(A) Stalactites

(B) Stalagmites

(C) Slopes

(D) Curtains

6. The information in the passage is most relevant to which field of study?

(A) Geography

(B) Archaeology

(C) Physics

(D) Geology

7. “ Curtains” can also be called …

(A) column.

(B) draperies.

(C) stalagmites.

(D) rims.

8. The word speleothem comes from which language?

(A) Latin

(B) French

(C) Greek

(D) English

9. Stalagmites are formed by …

(A) drops of water which enter the cave through cracks in the ceiling.

(B) underground rivers which flow through the cave.

(C) water which seeps through the cave floor.

(D) water which trickles down a slope.

10. Which speleothem hangs from the ceiling of a cave?

(A) Stalagmites

(B) Stalactites

(C) Columns

(D) Rimstone

Questions 11-20 refer to the following passage.

Horse owner who plan to breed one or more mares should have a working knowledge of heredity and know how to care for breeding animals and foals. The number of mares bred that actually conceive varies from about 40 to 85 percent, with the average running less than 50 percent. Some mares that do conceive fail to produce living foals. This means that, on average, two mares are kept a whole year to produce one foal, and even then, some foals are disappointments from the standpoint of quality.

By careful selection, breeders throughout history have developed various kinds of horses with a wide variety of characteristics to suit many different needs. The Great Horse of the Middle Ages, for example was bred for size and strength to carry a heavily armored knight. The massive horses of such breeds are often called “cold blooded.” The Arabs bred lithe dessert horses that were small and swift. These animal are often referred to as “hot blooded.” Cross-breeding of hot blooded and cold-blooded horses for certain characteristics produced breeds ranging from riding horses to draft horses.

The Thoroughbred id considered by many to be high point of elegance and fine selective breeding. Many person mistakenly apply the name Thoroughbred to any purebred horse. But a Thoroughbred is a distinct breed of running horses that traces its ancestry through the male line directly back to three Eastern stallions: the Byerly Turk, the Darley Arabian, and the Godolphin Barb. For convenience the breeds of horses are often divided into three major groups: (1) ponies, (2) heavy, or draft horses, and (3) light horses.

11. Which of the following is not an example of an Eastern stallion?

(A) Byerly Turk

(B) Darley Arabian

(C) Thoroughbred

(D) Godolphin Barb

12. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Great Horse of the Middle Ages?

(A) Largesize

(B) Swiftness

(C) Strength

(D) “Cold-bloodedness”

13. It can be inferred from the passage that cold-blooded and hot-blooded horses were cross-bres for what reason?

(A) Such cross-breeding was a safer means of reproduction.

(B) Cross-bred horses were preferred by Arabs.

(C)By cross-breeding, horses with desirable mixed characteristic could be produced.

(D) Cross-breeding produced Thoroughbred horses.

14. In line 11. “lithe” most nearly means

(A) graceful

(B) clumsy

(C) massive

(D) bulky

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the major divisions of horse breeds?

(A) Draft horses

(B) Ponies

(C) Foals

(D) Light horses

16. According to the passage, which of the following horses is considered to be the finest purebred?

(A) Darley Arabian

(B) Thoroughbred

(C) Godolphin Barb

(D) Byerly Turk

17. To conceive is to …

(A) become sick.

(B) become pregnant.

(C) die.

(D) be born.

18. A foal is a become pregnant.

(A) male horse

(B) female horse

(C) old horse

(D) baby horse

19. The average amount of mares bred which actually conceive is less than what percent?

(A) 40

(B) 85

(C) 50

(D) 75

20. A mare is a

(A) Male horse

(B) Baby horse

(C) Female horse

(D) Old horse.

Questions 21-30 refer to the following passage.

We believe the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. At percent we are forced to look to other bodies in the solar system for hints as to what the early history of the Earth was like. Studies of our moon, Mercury, Mars, and the large satelites of Jupiter and Saturn have provided ample evidence that all these large celestial bodies had formed. This same bombardment must have affected Earth as well. The lunar record indicates that the rate of impacts decreased to its present low level about 4 billion years ago. On Earth, subsequent erosion and crustal motions have obliterated the craters that must have formed during this epoch.

Scientists estimate the Earth’s age by measuring the ratios of various radioactive elements in rocks. The oldest Earth’s rocks tested thus far are about 3 1/3 billion years old. But no one knows whether these are oldest rocks on Earth. Tests on rocks form the moon and on meteorites show that these are about 4.6 billion years old. Scientists believe that this is the true age of the solar system and probably the true age of the Earth.

21. In line 8, the word “obliterated” means

(A) created

(B) destroyed

(C) changed

(D) eroded

22. According to this passage, how do scientists estimate the age of the Earth?

(A) By measuring the ratios of radioactive elements in rocks

(B) By examining fossils

(C) By studying sunspots

(D) By examining volcanic activity

23. Scientists estimate the age of the Earth as …

(A) 3 1/3 billion years old.

(B) 4 billion years old.

(C) 4.6 billion years old.

(D) 6 billion years old.

24. Which of the following processes led to the obliteration of the craters formed by the bombardment of the Earth by the celestial bodies?

(A) Volcanic activity

(B) Solar radiation

(C) Gravity

(D) Crustal motions

25. According to the passage, why are scientists forced to look at other bodies in the solar system to determine the early history of the Earth?

(A) Human alteration of the Earth

(B) Erosion and crustal motions

(C) Solar flares

(D) Deforestation

26. What is the BEST title for this passage?

(A) “Determining the Age of the Earth”

(B) “Determining the Age of the Solar System”

(C) “Erosion and Crustal Motion of Earth”

(D) “Radioactive Elements in Rocks”

27. Which of the following bodies was NOT studied to give evidence that the Earth was bombarded in its early history?

(A) Mars

(B) Mercury

(C) Jupiter

(D) Earth’s moon

28. Bombardment of the Earth at one time by various sized bodies is

(A) inferred from what happened on other planetary bodies.

(B) documented fact.

(C) proven by the lunar record.

(D) indicated by erosion.

29. The level of impacts of the bombardments of Earth have

(A) decreased to below normal.

(B) increased to a current high.

(C)increased after a periodic low.

(D) decreased to a current low.

30. In line 6, the word “bombardment” means

(A) an avoidance.

(B) an assault.

(C) an effect.

(D) a cause.

26.  This is an expression of surprising....

a. thank you

b. I don’t believe that

c. I’m fine, thank you

d. I’d love you

e. I’m sorry to hear that

27. I’m tired. I’m (go) to bed now.

a. gone

b. goes

c. go

d. going

e. go on

28. Lisa is (stand) between Rina and Anne

a. stand up

b. stands

c. sitting

d. standing

e. sit down

29. Icha    : Do you know, my motorcycle has gone last night

Lusy : ....., tell me that’s not true.

a. that’s allright

b. Oh no

c. Don’t mention it

d. Thank you

e. Congratulations

30. The population of the world....very fast.

a. is rising

b. rising

c. rise

d. being rise

e. been rise

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