Soal English SMA 1991

Evaluasi Belajar Tahap Akhir Nasional

Tahun 1991

Bahasa Inggris

Wacana l

Lake Toba, which is situated in the center of the
Bukit Barisan mountain range, is an interesting
mountain resort with Samosir island in the center of the
lake. It boasts many modern hotels and facilities for
water sport such as boating, water-skiing and
swimming.

In the West Sumatera, the center of culture and
tourism is Bukittinggi, situated in the highlands north
of the provincial capital of Padang. West Sumatera is a
land of scenic beauty with green lakes and Blue
Mountains.

Java has a great number of attractions, including
the world-renowned Botanic Gardens in Bogor, the
wildlife reserve of Ujung Kulon on the south west part
of the island. Borobudur, a gigantic Buddhist shrine is
situated 42 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta and the
Ijen crater lies in East Java and displays hot springs,
waterfalls and free-roaming deer as well as the sulphur
crater itself. A three-hour drive from Surabaya, and hen
a pony ride from the village of Ngadisari over the sea
of sand, will take you to Mount Bromo, it is an active
volcano with sulphur fumes and smoke still emitting
from its depths. The inhabitants of the surrounding
areas believe in the God of Bromo and bring offerings
to the deity.



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What natural beauty does Sumatera have?

A. Highlands
B. Mountain resorts
C. Farming areas
D. Facilities for water-sports
E. Lakes and mountains


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What is usually found in tourism spots?

There are a lot of ...

A. Places of interest
B. Wildlife reserve
C. Modern hotels
D. Green lakes
E. Water-sports


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We saw some wild animals ... In the wildlife reserve of
Ujung Kulon.

A. Playing
B. Running
C. Roaming
D. Jumping
E. Climbing


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The main idea of the second paragraph is …

A. Bukittinggi is the center of culture and tourism
B. Padang is the provincial capital of West Sumatera
C. Bukittinggi is in the highlands, north of Padang
D. West Sumatera is a land of scenic beauty
E. Bukittinggi is situated in the highlands


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The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to ...

A. Resort
B. Lake Toba
C. Bukit Barisan
D. Samosir Island
E. Mountain range


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It is an active volcano with sulphur fumes and smoke
still emitting from its depth.(par 1). What is the
meaning of "emitting"?

A. Flowing out
B. Surrounding
C. Coming in
D. Driving
E. Taking


Wacana 2

Probably the best known volcano in Indonesia, or
in the whole world for that matter, is Mount Krakatau.
It erupted violently in 1883. What caused it to erupt?
Or, more generally, what causes volcanoes to erupt? In
order to know the answer, it is necessary for us to
know what a volcano is. In Indonesian we call it
"gunung berapi", or "gunung api" for short, the
question is, where do the heat and fire come from?
According to geologists, deep beneath the ground there
are chambers, which contain molten rock. Because of
high pressure, the molten rock is forced up the passage
that connects the chamber and the opening in the crust
of the earth. This molten rock flows out of the opening
as lava (magma), and along with it is emitted ashes and
gases. A volcano, then, is a mountain with an opening
at the top, from which flows lava, hot ashes and gases
Eventually the lava cools off and becomes solid rock.
Sometimes the solid rock blocks the opening and
eruption stop. However, if high pressure builds up in
the chamber, the blockage may reopen and the volcano
erupts once more.

Very often a volcanic explosion, like the 1883's
explosion of Mount Krakatau, causes a great deal of
human suffering. That is why people often associate
volcanoes with disasters. That is not wholly correct, of
course, since there are also some good things. Firstly,
volcanoes, like mountain in generals, cause clouds the
rise and then cool off to form rain. Secondly, the


materials thrown up by volcanoes contain minerals
needed by plants, after many years the volcanic
materials make the soil fertile.



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Where do the heat and the fire come from?

They come from ...

A. The slope of the mountain
B. Deep beneath the ground
C. The top of the mountain
D. The crust of the earth
E. The passage of lava


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One of the advantages we get from the volcano
eruption is:

A. Causing disasters
B. Forming new islands
C. Causing human suffering
D. Making the land fertile
E. Throwing up useless materials

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What make the molten rock rise up and flow out the
crater of the volcano?

A. Heat
B. Eruption
C. High pressure
D. Opening on the top
E. Blocked opening


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Which statement is correct according to paragraph 1 ?

A. Mount Krakatau is the most famous volcano in
Indonesia
B. The chambers beneath the earth contain crust
C. Mount Krakatau is not known all over the world
D. Heat and fire come from the top of the volcano
E. Geologists is an expert in geometry


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And a long with ft is emitted ashes and gases,
(paragraph 1).

The word "it" refers to ...

A. Fire
B. Gases
C. Ashes
D. Solid rock
E. Molten rock

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People often conclude that volcanoes only cause
disasters.

The underlined word means …

A. Earthquake
B. Misfortune
C. Damage
D. Hazard
E. Danger


Wacana 3


A central bank also provides loans to its
customers. But the customers are not individuals as in
the case of commercial bank. The customers of central
banks are governments, other commercial banks and
financial institutions, A country will have one central
bank. In England it is the Bank of England. In our
country it is the Bank of Indonesia. The central bank
often has a duty of formulating and implementing the
country's monetary and credit policies, usually in co-
operation with the government.

For us individuals, the commercial bank is more
important because it directly provides us with services.
We can enjoy the services by establishing an account at
the bank. There are two kind of account. One is the
savings account and the other is the current account.
One advantage of having a current account is that we
can pay using cheques. This means that we don't have
to carry large amounts of money with us, and risk
losing it.

Most banks, commercial banks, have two kinds of
current accounts. One is the minimum balance account
and the other is the special account. The former kind
requires the customer to maintain in his account a
certain amount as a minimum balance. But the bank
will charge the customer a fee for each cheque he or
she writes.



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What makes a central bank and a commercial bank
different?

A. It's services
B. It's interests
C. It's customers
D. It's securities
E. It's accounts


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What account do you need if you want to do some
shopping in a Supermarket without carrying a large
amount of money?

A. Credit
B. Loans
C. Deposits
D. Current account
E. Saving account


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It seems impossible for us, individuals, to borrow
money from ...

A. Commercial bank
B. Central bank
C. Private bank
D. Foreign bank
E. Financial institution


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"The Former" in the-last paragraph refers the ...

A. Commercial bank
B. Special account
C. Minimum balance account
D. Saving account of a bank
E. Current account of a bank


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The first paragraph tell us about..

A. The difference between a commercial bank and a
central bank
B. Where you can pay your telephone and electricity
bills
C. The services that a central bank can give
D. You can deposit your money safety at a bank
E. Where customers can buy travel tickets

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We can enjoy the services by establishing an account at
the bank. The underlined work means ...

A. Opening
B. Saving
C. Paying
D. Giving
E. Requiring

Wacana 4

Water is an essential component of all living
matter. The body itself consists of more than 70%
water. Water is necessary for weathering processes that
convert rock to soil and for the transport of soil
nutrients to plant. In the form of vapour, it provides
protection for us against the harmful radiations from
outer space and the chilling temperatures at night.
Water is so much a part of our daily lives that we take
all this for granted, we drink it, wash with it, use it to
dispose of our waste products and for countless other
domestic purposes.

The widest use of water in some countries is for
irrigation. The farmers grow rice extensively to satisfy
the need for this staple food. With the programmer's
priority being to increase rice production, the heavy use
of water for agriculture will continue in the future.

Water is also used to produce electric power.
Many hydroelectric power plants provide electricity for
cities, towns and villages.

Industry depends on water. The manufacture of
foodstuffs, textiles, man-made dams now attract more
and more people for fishing, boating and other
recreations.

Water sources can be classified as either surface
water or ground water. Surface water originates from
two main sources rivers and rainfall, which act as the
sources of water in urban areas. Rainwater failing on
land areas partly infiltrates the earth's surface and is
partly intercepted by plants, while some evaporates.
Water collected in lakes, swamps, streams and rivers
can be used to provide an urban water supply.


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Why is water essential for us? Because …

A. Water protect us from harmful radiations
B. We need water for washing our clothes
C. Water is badly needed in our life
D. We use water for transportation
E. Our body consists 70% of water

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Where is urban water supply collect from?

A. Lake
B. Swamp
C. Stream
D. Spring
E. Rainfall

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According to the text, what are the four uses of water
in our daily life?

A. Irrigation, agriculture, company, industry
B. Drinking, washing, cleaning, roasting
C. Agriculture, industry, factory, company
D. Boating, fishing, swimming, diving
E. Recreation, irrigation, electricity, industry

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Which statement is correct based on the text?

A. The use of water decreases from time to time
B. Sea water is more preferable for recreation
C. Irrigation does not support a good harvest
D. Water is really a basic need to human life
E. All the rain water failing on land will evaporate


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"and is partly intercepted by plants, while some
evaporates", (line 22)

'Some' in this sentence means rain water ...

A. Infiltrates the earth's surface
B. Failing on land areas
C. Failing on the rivers
D. Intercepted by plants
E. Collected in lakes

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The farmers grow rice extensively to satisfy the need
for this staple food. The underlined word means ...


Wacana 5


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% by 1990. 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.

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

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five

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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

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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


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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

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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. C National security
D. Population growth
E. National development

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The government is endeavoring to cope with the
population problem.

The underlined word means ...

A. Endowing
B. Enforcing
C. Endorsing
D. Attaining
E. Attempting


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One of the things which has close relationship with
tourism is entertainment.

The underlined word means something which gives us
...

A. Hospitality
B. Uneasiness
C. Hostility
D. Pleasure
E. Fear


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The steward explains how to use the ... in case the
plane has to land on water.

A. Flight equipment
B. Safety belt
C. Life vest
D. Intercom
E. Jacket


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If you want to be an expert in designing house
constructions, you may continue your study in the
Faculty of ...

A. Agriculture
B. Technology
C. Psychology
D. Economy
E. Law


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Mother : "Rosy, where are you?"

Rosy : "Here, in the room, I ... my homework:

A. will do
B. had done
C. am doing
D. was doing
E. have done


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Eko : "Which is your mother, Lily?"

Lily : "There she is; the one ... is coming here."

A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
E. where


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Jannata : How long can you stay under water?

Nadia : I can stay there ... I can hold my breath

A. as
B. for
C. since
D. because
E. as long as


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Azwar : "Rudy, I didn't see you at Ani's party last
night."

Rudi : "Oh, Did Ani have a party?" I would have
come if I had been invited

The real fact is ... to the party.

A. Rudi didn't come
B. Ani didn't come
C. Azwar didn't invite
D. Rudi wouldn't invite
E. Ani wasn't invited


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Name Toni Pipin Teddy Anis Manan ... has the highest
marks in English as well as History.

A. Tony
B. Pipin
C. Teddy
D. Anis
E. Maman


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Teacher : "Anto! Have you paid your school fee this
month?"

Anto : "No, Sir".

Teacher : "What date is today?"

Anto : "It is 27th, sir"

Teacher : "Mm - m You ... have paid your school fee at
10lh this month"

A. must
B. could
C. would
D. might
E. should

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Sue : "I didn't enjoy the movie last night"

Bob : "Neither did I"

From the dialogue we know that ...

A. Both Sue and Bob didn't enjoy the movie last night
B. Not only Sue but also Bob enjoyed the movie last
night
C. Bob enjoyed the movie last night but Sue didn't
D. Bob enjoyed the movie last night, and so did Sue
E. Either Sue and Bob enjoyed the movie last night

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Azhar : "You look tired, Septa! Something wrong
with you?"

Septavi : "Yea. I fell unwell: I wish I hadn't worked so
hard"

The underlined sentence means Septa ... hard

A. works
B. worked
C. didn't work
D. doesn't work
E. hadn't worked

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X : "Would you like to go to the beach?"

Y : "No, not particularly"

I'd rather.. to the mountain resort

A. had gone
B. would go
C. going
D. went
E. go


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Adi : Your coat is very smart, Arman

Arman : Thank you, Really?

Adi : Sure! Did you make it yourself?

Arman : No, I ...

A. make it
B. made it
C. had made it
D. had it made
E. have it made'


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Anto : Shall I post that letter, for you?

Donny : ... I can do it on the way home

A. Oh, you really know what I mean
B. Yes, that's a good idea
C. Oh, thanks so much
D. Oh, no, thank you
E. That's nice, An


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Rima : I am hungry. Let's find something to eat at
cafetaria

Lusi : That's a. good idea

The underlined utterance expresses ...

A. ability
B. preference
C. agreement
D. possibility
E. disappointed


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At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher's Association, Miss
Rani rushes in and accidentally pushes Mr. Barman.

Miss Rani : "... I'm in a hurry"

Mr. Barman : "That's quite all right"

A. Well, I must apologize
B. Attention please
C. I regret, please
D. Oh, I am so sorry
E. Mind your step


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Rina and her brother, Budi, were talking in the
verandah when Tuti, Rina's friend, come. Rina
introduced her brother to Tuti.

Rina : "...."

Tuti : "How do you do?"

Budi : "How do you do? Pleased to meet you"

A. How are you?
B. I beg your pardon?
C. How are things, Tuti?
D. Tuti is my friend, Budi
E. Tuti, this is my brother Budi


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Mr. Ben hard : "Excuse me, could you tell me the way
to the station?

Rizal : "Yes, it is not far from here, go straight
down here, and take the first turning to
your left"

The underlined utterance is about ...

A. expressing hope
B. B, refusing an offer
C. introducing people
D. asking for information
E. accepting invitation


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