A.   Listening Section 

      

This is the end of the listening section.

B.   Reading Section

This text is for questions 6 to 8.

       Antarctica is one of the continents in the world.

       Antarctica may be an interesting place to see, but unless you’re a penguin, you probably wouldn’t want to hang out in Antarctica for long. The fact that it’s the coldest, windiest and driest continent helps explain why humans never colonized this
ice-covered land surrounding the South Pole.

       No country actually owns Antarctica. Dozens of countries work together to study and care for its barren landscape. Photographers and tourists visit. Scientists live there temporarily to study such things as weather, environment and wildlife.

       Visitors can observe several species of
penguins that breed in Antarctica, including the Adelie penguins. Antarctica’s shores also serve as breeding grounds for six kinds of seals. And the surrounding waters provide food for whales. The largest land animal in Antarctica is a wingless insect.

       People and animals share Antarctica. But there are still places on this vast, icy continent where you could be the first person to set foot.

VACANCY

A book writer

To write books dealing with children

At least holding S1 degree of English education

No more than 25 years old

Love children

Computer and internet literate

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Send your application letter

by Monday, March 19, 2012

to:

PT Birama Nusa Indah

Jalan Abubakar Ali 12

Jakarta Barat

 9.   “Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.”

       Rosa      :   I have. I ________ continue my study in Japan.

13.  I have been waiting for you ________.

Jalan Jupiter No.3

Jakarta Selatan

The Principal of Harapan Bangsa School

Jalan Ki Mangunsarkoro Kav.12

Semarang

Dear Sir or Madam,

       I saw your advertisement on the internet and am applying for the position of a mathematics teacher at your school.

       As you see in the enclosed resume, I have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
I have had the opportunity to teach students and have been very successful in accommodating diverse student needs by facilitating all styles of learners, offering individualized and extracurricular support, and integrating effective materials.

       I encourage learning by using a number of different manipulatives, hands-on activities and various forms of technology. By incorporating
a class discussion, open-ended questions and cooperative learning I am able to facilitate
a highly interactive and inquisitive class
atmosphere. In addition, I utilize weekly quizzes and monthly tests to track student progress, locate areas of weakness, and prepare students for final exam.

       Being a hard-working and well rounded educator, I welcome the opportunity to meet you to discuss how my extensive experience,
collaborative nature, and innovative classroom skills would benefit your Mathematics program. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Mira Santosa

       Andalusia has over 800 km of coastline, both Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. With a near perfect climate and the diversity of the country side there is no limit to the activities in Andalusia.

       The region’s finest and most deserted beaches stretch along the Atlantic coast. No visitor should miss taking a walk along one of the wide beaches found near Vejer de la Frontera.

       El Palmar Beach is well preserved because the authorities allow no construction nearby, and it is free from crowds, ideal for resting, tanning, reading away
a lazy afternoon or surfing in the gentle waves. Canos de Meca Beach is full of life and fun, it has more visitors and its cove is great for wind surfing, especially for not such experienced surfers. Zahora has beautiful beaches, backed by cliffs and pine trees, perched on the cliff-tops straddling the coast road. Trafalgar Bay 14kms from Vejer, has beautiful white beaches, overlooked by the imposing Trafalgar lighthouse. This is of course the scene of the famous battle, the Playa de la Almas (the beach of Souls) got its name after the fight was over and the bodies washed up on the coast. Two beaches flank the promontory. The Almas beach is very exposed to dangerous currents while the Playa Trafalgar is protected. Along all these beaches areas have been reserved for naturists’ sun lovers.

       The Atlantic shore line is ideal for fishing. Many of the marinas provide everything required for a day of open sea fishing. From July to September sword fish are found off the coasts of Almería, Granada and Málaga, as well as in the Bay of Cádiz. There is also tuna fishing in the open sea. In summer the tunas swim so near the surface, that they are clearly visible. True enthusiasts will compete for various trophies awarded by competitions organised throughout the summer. Amateurs can also try their luck as well; enquire at your local marina.

       Andalusia is a bird watcher’s paradise and attracts ornithologists throughout the year. The best time of the year, however, is during the spring and autumn when you can see many overwintering species, together with those arriving for the summer months. Not surprisingly, the Strait of Gibraltar is
a key point of passage for raptors, storks and other birds migrating between Africa and Europe. Overall, northern migrations take place between mid-
February and June, while those birds heading south will set off between late July and early November when there is a westerly wind. Gibraltar itself is generally good for bird watchers, although when there is not much wind, the Tarifa region on the Atlantic coast is usually better. Soaring birds such as raptors and storks cross the Strait of Gibraltar as they rely on thermals and updrafts which only occur over narrower expanses of water. One of the most impressive sights over the Strait is when flocks of storks cross, sometimes numbering up to three thousand.

I.     Pilihan Ganda

A.   Listening Section

 2.   D.    Ketika anak laki-laki menyampaikan berita bahwa Irna mendapat nilai terbaik dalam tes matematika, anak perempuan itu menjawabnya, ”It’s surprising.”. Jadi, hal yang membuat anak perempuan itu terkejut adalah kenyataan bahwa Irna mendapat nilai terbaik pada tes matematika.

 3.   A.    Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat ”Zavikon Island has the smallest
international bridge in the world.”.

 4.   C.    Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat ”The boundary agreement in 1793 between the U.S. and Canadian Governments . . . .”.

 5.   C.    Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat ”Two thirds of the Islands are in Canadian territory . . . .”.

B.   Reading Section

 6.   C.    Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat dalam paragraf tiga, ”Antarctica’s shores also serve as breeding grounds for six kinds of seals.”.

 7.   E.    Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena dalam teks tidak disebutkan bahwa singa tinggal di kutub selatan. Dalam paragraf tiga disebutkan penghuni Antartika yaitu penguin, seal, whale, serta hewan darat terbesar, yaitu serangga tanpa sayap (wingless insect).

 8.   C.    Kata ’vast’ artinya sangat besar. Kata ini sama artinya dengan ’huge’. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya kering, (B) artinya dingin, (D) artinya  terasing, dan (E) artinya tinggi.

 9.   C.    Kata ’shortlisted’ artinya ’put on a list of selected candidates’ (ditempatkan dalam daftar calon-calon yang terpilih). Jadi, kata ini sama artinya dengan ’selected’. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya diberi tahu, (B) artinya dihargai, (D) artinya terdaftar, dan
(E) artinya berpengalaman.

10.  E.    Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena dalam teks tidak disebutkan bahwa pelamar harus sudah pernah menulis buku berbahasa Inggris.

11.  B.    Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena sesuai dengan kalimat ”Send your application letter by Monday, March 19, 2012.”. Kata ’by’ di sini berarti sebelum (before).

12.  A.    Karena mengatakan sesuatu yang sudah direncanakan sebelumnya, kalimat itu tepat dilengkapi dengan ’am going to’.

13.  B.    Untuk menyatakan keterangan waktu, prepositional phrase yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat adalah ”for an hour”.  

14.  C.    Jawaban yang benar adalah (C) karena sesuai dengan kalimat dalam paragraf dua, ”I have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.”.

15.  E.    Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena tidak sesuai dengan kalimat dalam paragraf dua ”I have been very successful at
accommodating diverse student needs by facilitating all styles of learners, offering individualized and extracurricular support, and integrating effective materials.”  yang artinya ”Saya berhasil dalam meng-akomodasi kebutuhan siswa yang berbeda-beda dengan menerapkan berbagai macam gaya belajar siswa, memberikan bimbingan privat di luar jam sekolah, serta memberi-kan materi yang menyeluruh dan efektif.”

16.  C.    Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena dalam  paragraf tiga terdapat kalimat
”By incorporating a class discussion,
open-ended questions, and cooperative learning I am able to facilitate a highly interactive and inquisitive class
atmosphere.” yang artinya ”Dengan mengadakan diskusi kelas, pertanyaan terbuka, dan belajar kelompok, saya mampu menciptakan atmosfer kelas yang interaktif dan ingin tahu.”.

17.  E.    Teks tersebut merupakan teks descriptive, yang mendeskripsikan Andalusia. Jadi, tujuan teks tersebut adalah mendeskripsi-kan sesuatu, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (E).

18.  E.    Pilihan jawaban sesuai dengan kalimat ”Canos de Meca Beach is full of life and fun, it has more visitors and its cove is great for wind surfing, especially for not such experienced surfers.”.

19.  B.    Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat
”. . . while those birds heading south will set off between late July and early November when there is a westerly wind.”.

20.  C.    Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat ”In summer the tunas swim so near the surface, that they are clearly visible.”.

II.    Uraian

Contoh jawaban:

Mr. Joe Smith

HR Manager

XYZ Company

Suite 310 High Building, Sunset Blvd.

Danville, CA 54321

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am applying for the position of Accounting Manager at XYZ Company as advertised on the Internet. Enclosed is a copy of my credentials for your perusal.

I am a financial degree holder from Hogwash University. Currently, as Assistant Accounting Manager for ABC Industries, I assisted the Accounting Manager in managing the accounts.

I look forward to meeting you personally to further discuss how I can be an asset to your company. Please feel free to contact me at (789) 222-5656 if you have questions. I plan to follow up on this correspondence within the week to arrange for the most opportune time to meet with you. Thank you for your time.

Yours sincerely,

Todd Poll

A.   Listening Section 

       B.    They don’t care for their employees’ rights.

      

This is the end of the listening section.

B.   Reading Section

This text is for questions 6 and 7.

Dear editor,

       I respectfully invite your attention to the news about theft in my house (edition August) and request you to make a correction therein before republishing it.

       According to your staff correspondent, the thieves came to our house at midnight and stole about ten million rupiah in cash and some jewellery from the house. The thieves entered the house due to the wrong bolt at the door.

       But actually, the thieves came to our house through the open window of the kitchen. They ran off with six million rupiah in cash and some jewellery from the cupboard.

       So, I hope that you would rectify the
mistakes in the report such that the police investigation is matched properly with the report.

Amanda

This text is for questions 8 and 9.

       After seven years apart, Indonesian mixed doubles pair Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa booked their way into the final of the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok on Sunday.

       Another Indonesian pair cruising its way into the final is world number 10 men’s doubles duo Alvent Yulianto Chandra and Hendra Aprida Gunawan.

This text is for questions 10 to 13.

JAKARTA: The National Defence Forces (TNI) is making an effort to help evacuate 19 Indonesian citizens from war-torn Libya, reports Indonesia’s news agency Antara quoting TNI Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono.

       “We are trying to help the evacuation of 19 Indonesian citizens,” he said at the TNI headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Thursday.

       The TNI chief said the task force set up in February 2011 was still trying to evacuate the Indonesian citizens after they refused to leave Libya in the same month on the grounds that the security conditions were still unfavorable, he said.

Agus said TNI has been coordinating with the Foreign Ministry and the task force in the evacuation effort.

       It is reported that security conditions in Libya remain uncertain particularly after rebels continue their battle for full control of the Libyan capital Tripoli.

       On Aug 22, the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration (IOM) said a ship had been sent to evacuate around 300 foreign nationals from the North African country. Some of them left the country on Thursday. More than 200 foreign workers were evacuated on Thursday on the first IOM boat to dock in war-torn.

       A.    The evacuation of an accident’s victims.

       What does the word ‘them’ refer to?

       Raffi :   No, I don’t. What’s up?

       Lolita :   If I get her address, I ________ her.
I want to borrow her digital camera. 

       Daniel         :   No, I didn’t.

This text is for questions 16 to 20.

       A new malnutrition case has been found in Makassar, giving a slap in the face of the province which is widely known as one of the country’s major rice suppliers.

       Jamal, 9, has been treated at the Jala Ammari Navy Hospital in the provincial capital since
Thursday last week for marasmus. He weighs only 10 kilograms and is suffering from bronchitis and worm.

       The Director of the hospital Pudji Widodo said on Tuesday that Jamal, who lives with his poor mother on Jalan Barukang, was referred to the hospital from Pattingalloang community health center.

       “When he was admitted to the hospital, he was very weak. He was not only very thin, but he was too weak to sit down,” Pudji said.

       The hospital’s nutritionist who treats Jamal, Cheerie Wulur, said her medical team would focus on healing her patient’s bronchitis.

       “After he recovers from bronchitis, we will help him gain weight and recover from other illnesses. For the time being we also provide him with high calorie and high protein food,” she said.

       She added that the severe malnutrition had caused permanent damage to her patient’s brain and would slow his physical growth.

       For the information, Makassar is one of a few regions in the country that have introduced free healthcare for the poor in the last few years.

       What is the synonym of the word ‘heal’?

I.     Pilihan Ganda

A.   Listening Section

 2.   E.    Pilihan jawaban (E) sesuai dengan kalimat anak laki-laki tersebut ”My mango tree is bearing fruit. Why don’t you come? We can have a fruid salad.”.

 3.   C.    Beberapa perusahaan akan diajukan ke pengadilan karena mereka melakukan penyimpangan pemrosesan limbah industri. Itu diketahui dari kalimat ”. . . at least seven companies which are operating over several areas in Indonesia will soon be taken into court for industrial waste processing violations.”.

 4.   D.    Beberapa perusahaan akan diajukan ke pengadilan oleh Kementerian Lingkungan, yang diketahui dari kalimat ”. . . so this year the Ministry of Environment will take them to the court instead for waste processing law violations.”.

 5.   A.    Pilihan jawaban (A) diketahui dari kalimat ”Those seven companies are comprised of five companies operating in the field of fish processing, while the other two are mining companies.”.

B.   Reading Section

 6.   E.    Pencuri dapat memasuki rumah karena jendela dapur terbuka (tidak dikunci). Hal itu disimpulkan dari kalimat ”But actually, the thieves came to our house through the open window of the kitchen.”.

 7.   D.    Pencuri mengambil uang dan perhiasan dari lemari. Hal ini sesuai dengan kalimat ”They ran off with six million rupiah in cash and some jewellery from the cupboard.”. Itu menunjukkan bahwa uang dan perhiasan pemilik rumah disimpan di dalam lemari.

 8.   B.    Berita dalam teks tersebut adalah tentang final badminton dalam Thailand Open Grand Prix. Jadi, teks tersebut merupakan jenis berita olahraga (sports).

 9.   C.    Nova Widianto dan Vita Marissa telah terpisah selama tujuh tahun, yang diketahui dari kalimat dalam paragraf satu, ”After seven years apart, Indonesian mixed doubles pair Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa . . . .”.

10.  C.    Secara keseluruhan teks tersebut tentang berita evakuasi warganegara Indonesia dari Libya. Hal itu disimpulkan dari kalimat dalam paragraf satu yang merupakan inti berita.

11.  B.    Pilihan jawaban (B) sesuai dengan kalimat dalam paragraf empat, ”Agus said TNI has been coordinating with the Foreign Ministry and the task force in the evacuation effort.”.

12.  A.    Pilihan jawaban (A) tidak sesuai dengan kalimat dalam paragraf lima, ”It is reported that security conditions in Libya remain uncertain particularly after rebels . . .” yang artinya ”Dilaporkan bahwa kondisi keamanan di Libya masih tidak pasti terutama setelah pemberontakan . . .”.

13.  D.    Kata ’them’ dalam kalimat tersebut merujuk pada foreign nationals (orang-orang asing). Hal itu disimpulkan dari kalimat sebelumnya ”. . . (IOM) said a ship had been sent to
evacuate around 300 foreign nationals from the North African country.”.

14.  C.    Kalimat tersebut merupakan conditional sentence type 1. Jadi, kata kerja yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah will visit.

15.  E.    Kalimat tersebut artinya ”Hati-hati! Lantai licin karena ada  . . . cat di lantai. Apakah kamu yang menumpahkan cat tersebut?”. ’Paint’ merupakan uncountable noun, sehingga quantifying determiner yang tepat untuk melengkapi adalah much.

16.  B.    Secara keseluruhan teks tersebut tentang kasus malnutrisi di Makasar. Hal itu juga diketahui dari kalimat awal paragraf satu,
”A new malnutrition case has been found in Makassar, . . . .”. 

17.  D.    Pilihan jawaban (D) tidak sesuai dengan kalimat pada paragraf dua ”. . . is suffering from bronchitis and worm.”. Jadi. Jamal menderita penyakit bronkitis dan cacing, bukan bronkitis dan flu.

18.  E.    Cheerie Wulur merupakan ahli nutrisi rumah sakit yang merawat Jamal. Hal ini diketahui dari kalimat dalam paragraf dua, ”The hospital’s nutritionist who treats Jamal, Cheerie Wulur, . . . .”.

19.  A.    Efek maltrunisi yang kronis adalah kerusakan permanen pada otak pasien. Hal itu diketahui dari kalimat dalam paragraf tujuh, ”She added that the severe
malnutrition had caused permanent
damage to her patient’s brain . . .”.

20.  C.    Kata ’heal’ dan ’cure’ memiliki makna yang sama, yaitu menyembuhkan. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya menyebabkan, (B) artinya memahami, (D) artinya memelihara, dan
(E) artinya mengetahui.

II.    Uraian

Contoh jawaban:

Bobby  :   You know what! There is a carnivorous plant in the world.

Nirvana :   Really? It’s unbelievable.

Bobby  :   Yeah. It traps many insects that perch on it. It’s a tropical picture plant. Indonesian people usually call it ‘kantung semar’.

Nirvana :   Hey, look at the boy. He fell from his motorbike and nobody’s there. Let’s help him.

Nirvana :   O.K.

Bobby  :   It seems that he is seriously injured.

Nirvana :   Yeah. Poor he is!