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LITERASI DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS

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When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an
ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.
However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted
directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The
scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most
noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit
themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required
climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the
paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily
wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged
the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed
them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further
damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

1. What made the process of drawing the animals a difficult process?

A. The artists drew on not easily accessible walls as well.
B. The paintings showed the image of prehistoric animals.
C. Early artists took a long time to finish the paintings.
D. The artists used specific tools to make the paintings
E. At first, the artists were not allowed to make the paintings.

2. "Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago,
many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable." (Paragraph 2) The word 'they' in
the sentence above refers to ....
A. the caves
B. the artists
C. the animals
D. the entrances
E. the paintings

3. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Old caves in the south of France
B. Measuring the area of an old cave
C. Hidden prehistoric paintings
D. Accomplishing a monumental task
E. Reconstruction of the damage cave

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Teks untuk nomor 4-6

Seventy percent of the world's fish stocks are now either fully exploited, overfished, depleted, or
rebuilding from previous over-fishing. Marine pollution has also adversely effected fish populations. As a
result, world catches have leveled off since their peak in 1989, when 85 95 million tons of fish were
harvested. It seems unlikely they will start rising, again until efforts are made to allow stocks to recover
and then to fish them in a sustainable way. Some scientists argue the solution to the fish shortage could
be aquaculture. This is another term for fish farming, that is cultivating fish in controlled conditions,
rather than catching whatever swims in the sea. However there are fears that aquaculture will create
more problems than it will solve. Much fish farming heavily on fish feed, that is, capturing small fish like
mackerel and anchovy and feeding them to carnivorous farmed fish. In the production of the ten most
commonly farmed fish, roughly 2 kg of wild fish feed are required for every kilogram of farmed fish
produced. This means that at the moment fish feed is already further draining wild fish stocks, without
even producing and equivalent mass of farmed fish. It is not only through changes in food chain
interactions that aquaculture depletes wild fish stocks, but also by spreading diseases from farmed to
wild fish. It's difficult to persuade farmed fish to keep to their habitat, as is shown by the fact that nearly
half of the salmon caught by North Atlantic fisherman are of farmed origin. A further worry is that
farmed fish may expand with wild fish and diminish the genetic makeup of their offspring, making them
less well adapted to their environment than their wild parents.

4. What is the implementation of aquaculture to solve the problem of fish shortage?

A. May make the shortage of wild fish even greater
B. Has sharply increased the number of fish
C. Enlarges the supply of wild fish for fish feed
D. Has only produced carnivorous kinds of fish
E. Should immediately be introduced worldwide

5. 'Rebuilding from previous over-fishing' line 3 is an effort...

A. to produce fish feed aquaculture
B. to catch fish as much as possible at sea
C. to cultivate salmon in controlled farming
D. to establish controlled areas for fishing
E. to overcome the depletion of the stocks of fish

6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the farmed fish?

A. They contaminate the wild fish with diseases
B. They may not keep the genetic make up of their offspring
C. They mix with wild fish in the ocean
D. They do not include salmon found in North Atlantic
E. They can escape to the Atlantic ocean

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Teks untuk nomor 7-9
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Plastic can be used to save wildlife, but it can also be extremely dangerous, especially when we over
produce, over-use, and over-consume and then fail to reuse, recycle, and/or dispose of it properly. Most
plastics are not biodegradable and cannot be broken down naturally by bacteria or other living things,
and as a result, most of it ends up in wildlife habitats where it poses a threat to plants and animals.

More than 50% of all of the plastic ever made has been produced since 2004. Plastic pollution is a result
of the build-up of plastic waste that has accumulated over decades and especially over recent years. The
accumulated plastic finds its way into our lakes, rivers, and oceans, where aquatic life is ini danger of
ingesting plastic or being exposed to the toxins that leach from it. Some wildlife, like sea turtles, sea birds,
and marine mammals, can even get trapped or ensnared in plastic waste. Millions of turtles, seabirds, and
other wildlife die each year from complications directly related to plastic consumption. It's estimated
that as many as 70% of seabirds and 30% turtles have ingested some type of plastic from the ocean.

As one of the most common types of single-use plastic, or plastic products that are generally used only
one time and then thrown away, straws are one of the culprits of unnecessary plastic pollution. Five
hundred million straws are used each day by people in the United States alone. Straws are particularly
prone to ending up in our waterways, and ultimately the oceans, due to beach littering, wind that
transports the lightweight objects from trash cans and trash I collection facilities, and barges, boats, and
aquatic transport vehicles. Most plastic straws simply break into ever-smaller particles, releasing
chemicals into the soil, air, and water that are harmful to animals, plants, people, and the environment.

If you or a loved one is required to use a straw for medical purposes, or if you just prefer to consume
your beverages with straws, there are many non plastic straw options available. Simply replacing cheap
and disposable plastic straws with reusable stainless steel, glass, or biodegradable paper alternatives is
an easy way to cut down on plastic pollution.
7. The false idea that the author may hold about plastic is that ...
A. Bacteria or other living things cannot breakdown plastic.
B. The plastic waste is accumulated in the sea for decades.
C. Plastic contains toxins that are harmful for wildlife.
D. Straws is one of plastic products that are most commonly used.
E. Plastic straws for medical purposes are allowed to use.
8. Which paragraph(s) present(s) the dangers of plastic straws?
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 1 and 2
C. Paragraph 3
D. Paragraph 3 and 4
E. Paragraph 4
9. What is the best summary of the passage?
A. The over-produce, over-use, and over consume of plastic should be limited because it can lead to
plastic waste that harms the wildlife. It's estimated that as many as 70% of seabirds and 30% of
turtles have ingested some type of plastic from the ocean.
B. The plastic waste is accumulated in the river, sea, and ocean so the wildlife cannot live and die
because they consume the i toxins exposed by the plastic.
C. The use of plastic straws must be banned because five hundred million straws are used each day
by people in the United States. Most plastic straws simply break into ever-smaller particles,
releasing chemicals into the soil, air, and water.
D. Plastic straws should be replaced by the more eco-friendly straws to reduce the plastic waste in
the ocean. It can be changed with reusable stainless steel, glass, or biodegradable paper
alternatives is an easy way to cut down on plastic pollution.
E. Plastic can endanger animals, plants, people, and environment on earth as they are not
degradable and can pollute the environment. People can change the plastic straw with the
reusable ones to reduce the impact of plastic waste.
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Teks untuk nomor 10-14
Petroleum products such as gasolene, kerosene, home-heating oil, residual fuel oil, and lubricating oils,
come from one source - crude oil found below the earth's surface, as well as under large bodies of water,
from a few hundred feet below the surface to as deep as 25,000 feet into the earth's interior. Sometimes
crude oil is secured by drilling into the earth, but more dry holes are drilled than those producing oil.
Either pressure at the source or pumping forces crude oil to the surface.

Crude oil wells flow at varying rates, from about ten to thousands of barrel per hour. Petroleum products
are always measured in fourty-two gallon barrel.

Petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance: thin, thick, transparent, or opaque, but
regardless, their chemical composition is made up of only two elements: carbon and hydrogen, which
form compounds called hydrocarbons. Other chemical elements found in union with the hydrocarbons
are few and are classified as impurities. Trace elements are also found, but in in such minute quantities
that they are disregarded. The combination of carbon and hydrogen forms many thousands of
compounds which are possible because of the various positions and unions of these two atoms in the
hydrocarbon molecule.

The various petroleum products are refined by heating crude oil and then condensing the vapors. These
products are so-called light oils, such as gasoline, kerosene, and distillate oil. The residue remaining after
the light oils are distilled is known as heavy or residual fuel oil and is used mostly for burning under
boilers. Additional complicated refining process rearrange the chemical structure of the hydrocarbon to
produce other products, some of which are used to upgrade and increase the octane rating of various
types of gasoline.
10. Many thousands of hydrocarbon compounds are possible because ...
A. the petroleum products vary greatly in physical appearance
B. complicated refining processes rearrange the chemical structure
C. the two atoms in the molecule assume many positions
D. the pressure needed to force it to the surface causes molecular transformation
E. chemical elements forming petroleum are many in number
11. All of the following statements are true, except ....
A. crude oil is found below land and water
B. crude oil is always found a few hundred feet below the surface
C. pumping and pressure force crude oil to the surface
D. many petroleum products are obtained from crude oil
E. the chemical composition of petroleum is formed of only two elements
12. How is crude oil brought to the surface?
A. Pressure and pumping
B. Expansion of the hydrocarbons
C. Vaccuum created in the drilling pipe
D. Expansion and contraction of the earth's surface
E. Different pressure of surface and the earth's interior
13. Which of the following sentences is true according to the text?
A. The various petroleum products are produced by filtration
B. Chemical separation is used to produce the various products
C. Mechanical means, such as centrifuging, are used to produce the various products
D. Crude oil wells flow at the same rate all over the world
E. Heating and condensing produce the various products
14. The text above is about ...
A. crude oil
B. how to refine crude oil
C. petroleum products
D. chemical elements of crude oil
E. petroleum products are made of two elements
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Vaccines are prepared from harmful viruses or bacteria and administered to patients to provide
immunity to specific diseases. The various types of vaccines are classified according to the method by
which they are derived.

The most basic class of vaccines actually contains diseases-causing microorganisms that have been killed
with a solution containing formaldehyde. In this type of vaccine, the microorganisms are dead and
therefore cannot cause disease; however, the antigens found in or on the microorganisms can still
stimulate the formation

of antibodies. Examples of this type of vaccine are the ones that fight influenza, typhoid fever, and
cholera

A second type of vaccine contains toxins produced by microorganisms rather than by the bacteria
themselves. This type of vaccine is prepared when microorganism itself doeslittle damage but the toxin
within the microorganism is extremely harmful. For example, the bacteria that cause diphteria can thrive
in the throat without much harm, but when the toxins are released, muscles can become paralyzed and
death can ensue. A final type of vaccine contains living microorganisms that have been rendered
harmless. With this type of vaccine, a large number of antigen molecules are produced and immunity that
results is generally longer lasting than the immunity from other types of vaccines. The Sabin oral anti
polio vaccine and BCQ vaccine against tubercolosis are examples of this type of vaccine.

15. Which of the following expresses the main topic of the passage?
A. Vaccines provide immunity to specific disease
B. Vaccines contain disease-causing microorganisms
C. The classification of vaccines based on their derivation method
D. New approaches in administering vaccines are being developed
E. The relationship between vaccines and diseases

16. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?
A. Vaccine which contains toxins is the first type of vaccine
B. The Sabinoral anti polio vaccine contains living microorganism
C. BCG vaccine stimulate the production of a large number of antigen molecules
D. The third type of vaccine provide longer immunity than others
E. Diphteria can be prevented by vaccine containing toxin

17. Why does vaccine containing living microorganism provide longer immunity? Because
A. it is the final type of vaccine
B. it can prevent tuberculosis
C. it makes little damage
D. it stimulates the formation of antibodies
E. it produces a large number of antigen molecules

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In studying the phenomenon ususally referred to as sleep, we are actually dealing with more than one

phenomenon. In point of fact, we spend the night alternating between two different types of sleep, each
with different brain mechanisms and different purposes. As a person falls asleep, his brain waves
develop a slower and less regular pattern than in a waking state. This is called orthodox sleep. In this
state the brain is apparently resting. Its blood supply is reduced and its temperature falls slightly.
Breating and heart rates are regular. The muscles remain slightly tensed. After about an hour in this
state, however, the brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again, even though the person is
apparently asleep very deeply. This is called paradoxical sleep because it has much in common with
being awake. Paradoxical (active) sleep is marked by irregular breathing and heart rate, increased blood
supply to the brain and increased brain temperature. Most of the muscles are relaxed. There are various
jerky movements of the body and face, including short burst of rapid eye movement, which indicate that
we are dreaming. Thus, we spend the night alternating between these two vital "restoration jobs":
working on the brain and working on the body.

18. The two different types of sleep are characterized by different ....
A. lengths of sleep
B. degrees of soundness
C. Sleep movements
D. Brain wave patterns
E. Eyemovements

19. The second stage of sleep is called paradoxical sleep because ....
A. it comes after the orthodox phase of sleeping
B. we sleep but our muscles are tensed
C. it is totally different from orthodox sleep
D. the brain is active during this phase of sleeping
E. we only dream during this phase of sleeping

20. From the text we may conclude that....

A. our brain is restoring our physical and mental condition
B. we can really be as active as when we are awake
C. the tensed muscles are caused by the changing phase of sleep
D. orthodox sleep is more important than paradoxical sleep
E. irregular heart rate while sleeping is due to bad dreams

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