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This text is for question no 1 to 9
Tornado
Wreaks Havoc in Semarang
Residents assessed the damage
after a tornado damaged 150 houses in the district of Tembalang in Semarang,
Central Java late on Saturday afternoon.
Three people were injured and at
least five of the houses in the Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods were
destroyed, while many others were seriously damaged as the tornado ripped off
their roofs. Tohirin aka Jayeng, 40, a resident whose house was leveled at the
Sendang Asri housing complex, said the winds hit about 4 p.m.
"I saw this black wind
coming and becoming pointed into a funnel.
It suddenly approached and hit my house," he said.
Tohirin's wife, two children and
mother-in law were in the kitchen at the time when the tornado known locally as
"Ulur-ulur" passed over their home, destroying the guest and
bedrooms.
"It was as if the wind had
lifted my home up," Tohirin said.
The disaster also destroyed the
walls of four neighboring houses.
Many other homes in the area lost
their roofs and residents and neighbors had started rebuilding on Sunday.
Tembalang district head Dayat
said the tornado also damaged a small mosque and felled power lines and about
50 trees. His office was still collecting data on the damage, he said.
Villagers said the tornado was
the worst to hit the district in living memory.
Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip and
his wife, Sinto Sukawi, visited the scene on Sunday, accompanied by senior
officials.
"We will provide the victims
with assistance immediately," the mayoral spokesman Achyani said.
Taken from The
Jakarta Post, December 20, 2004
1.
How many homes were destroyed by the
tornado in the Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods?
a.
Less than five
b.
More than five
c.
Five
d.
One hundred and fifty
e.
Three
2.
The tornado hit the district …
a.
in the morning
b.
in the afternoon
c.
early morning
d.
in the evening
e.
at midnight
3.
Which parts of Tohirin's house were
destroyed?
a.
The kitchen.
b.
The guest rooms.
c.
The bedrooms.
d.
The living room.
e.
The guest and bedrooms.
4.
The disaster
also destroyed the walls of four neighboring houses. The synonym of the
italicized word is …
a.
Fortune
b.
Whirlwind
c.
Storm
d.
Calamity
e.
Accident
5.
Who rebuilt the damaged homes?
a.
The residents
b.
The inhabitant and neighbors
c.
The Tembalang District head.
d.
The mayor of Semarang.
e.
The victim
6.
Who is Sukawi Sutarip?
a.
A resident of the District of Tembalang.
b.
Tohirin's neighbour.
c.
A villager of Sendangguwo.
d.
The mayor of Semarang.
e.
The governor of Central Java
7.
Who went to see the scene of disaster on
Sunday?
a.
Sukawi Sutarip.
b.
The mayor of Semarang.
c.
Dayat.
d.
The mayor of Semarang and his wife, the
mayoral spokesman and senior officials.
e.
Sinto Sukawi
8.
How did the tornado break the houses?
a. Hit
the roofs and destroyed the walls of the houses
b. Black
wind came suddenly
c. Hit
the trees around the houses
d. Passed
the houses slowly
e. Felled
the power line
9.
When did the damaged house rebuild?
a. On
Sunday
b. On
Saturday
c. On
Monday
d. On
December 20,2004
e. On
December 21,2004
This text is for questions 10 to 15
PHILIPPINES: At least nine people
were killed and dozens were injured when the Philippines security forces
clashed with dozens of slum dwellers who resisted the tearing down of their
home in the Northern Province, a police commander said Tuesday.
Raul Gonzales, the police chief in
the northern Cordillera are, said, that the soldiers and police officers traded
gunfire with dozens of people who are illegally occupying the private land in
Kalinga province.
“Our team was ambushed on their way
the community to be demolished,” said Gonzales. He added that the security only
defended themselves after the residents dug foxholes and opened fire with
automatic rifles.
“Nine people were killed and dozens were
wounded, including 10 police officers during almost 10 hours of fighting. We even
had to evacuate some of our officers who needed surgery to get the bullets from
their bodies.”-Reuters
Adapted
from http://merryanadesidori.blogspot.com
10. What is the passage about?
a.
An
illegal gunfire trade
b.
A
demolition of illegal slum dwellers
c.
A
fight between the police officers and the soldiers
d.
A clash between the security forces and the slum
dwellers
e.
A
clash between the police officers and the security officers
11. How many people were injured?
a. Nine
b. Twelve
c. Ten
d. Nineteen
e. Twelve
12. The clash happened because…
a. Illegal slum dwellers resisted the
demolition of their homes.
b. The police
officers and soldiers shot the dwellers.
c. Nine people were killed by the security
forces.
d. The police officers firing the
dwellers.
e. The people dwelled in private land.
13. “Nine people were killed and
dozens were wounded, … (the last paragraph)”. The bold-typed word has
similar meaning to …
a.
Injured
b.
Sick
c.
Illness
d.
Dead
e.
Killed
14. Raul Gonzales said that…
a.
Ten
police officers had to be evacuated.
b.
Ten police officers were killed in the fighting.
c.
Ten
police officers were injured during the fighting.
d.
Some
of the wounded people needed surgery.
e.
More
than ten police officers were killed and injured in the fighting.
15. How many victims were in this
tragedy?
a. Nineteen
b. Nine
c. Twelve
d. Twenty one
e. Ten
16. The word “slum” in the first
sentences of paragraph has closed meaning with …
a. Bad
b. Rural
c. Dirty
d. Luxurious
e. Poor and dirty
Question 17 to 21 based on the
following text.
Seven people were killed in a
collision between a bus, a car, and a truck on Jalan Sultan at 10:35 p.m. last
night. The dead were all passenger of the car. The police believed the car had
been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the
opposite direction? The driver of the car might not be using his lights, as the
truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
The police said the car should not have tried to pass the bus, since overtaking
is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car,
a small Japanese car, should not have been carrying more than five people,
if the passenger had brought their identity cards, he police would have
identified the names of the victims easily.
Adapted from BSE
17. The text meanly reports that there
was/were …
a.
Seven killed in accident on Jalan Sultan
b.
Careless driver
c.
A
small Japanese car
d.
Victims of a car accident
e.
The
function of an identity card.
18. What was the cause of the collision?
a.
The
truck came from the opposite directions.
b.
The
car carried more than five people.
c.
The
truck driver didn’t use his light.
d.
The
truck driver didn’t see the car.
e.
The car tried to overtake the bus.
19. “ if the passenger had brought their identity
cards , the police would have been easy to identify the names of victims (the
last sentence ).” The sentence above means …
a.
The victims’ names were not known.
b.
The
victims were easy to be identified.
c.
The
passenger brought their identity cards.
d.
The
police had no difficulty in identifying the victims.
e.
It
was easy for the police to identify the victims of the accident.
20. From the following statements, which
one is FALSE according to the text?
a. The driver of the car must have been
driving dangerously
b. The driver of the truck may not have
been driving carefully.
c. The bus was struck by the truck.
d. The bus and the car were in the same
direction.
e. To overtake is forbidden on Jalan
Sultan.
21. Who said that accident was caused by
the car?
a.
The police
b.
The
victims
c.
The
reporter
d.
The
truck driver
e.
The
bus passengers
This
text is for question 22 to 25
On Wednesday, a
4.1 earthquake rattled parts of Southern California. The earthquake occurred at
8:17 pm. The quake was felt by people in a wide area of Orange Counties and Los
Angeles.
The
earthquake was centered about two miles north of Yorba Linda and about 28 mile
southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The scale of the main earthquake was 4.1 magnitudes,
followed by a 2.4 magnitude quake a few minutes after the main quake. During
that time, thousands of celebrities, media and other invited guest were
gathered at Disney’s California Adventure for an event to celebrate the final
piece of $1.1-billion expansion of the Anaheim Park.
The
Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that there were no immediate reports of
damage.
22. What is the text
about?
a.
An adventure
b.
An earthquake
c.
A wide area of counties
d.
Reports of damage
e.
Victims of an earthquake
23. Why
did many people were at Disney’s California Adventure when the incident
occurred?
a.
To celebrate someone birthday
b.
To celebrate the town’s anniversary
c.
To participate in a town carnival
d.
To celebrate the final piece of Anaheim
Park’s expansion
e.
To attend grand opening of Anaheim Park
24. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the
text?
a.
Many people gathered at Disney’s
California Adventure
b.
The earthquake was happened in Southern
California
c.
The earthquake caused great damage
d.
The scale of the main earthquake was 4.1
magnitude
e.
The main earthquake was followed by a
2.4 magnitude quake
25. “On
Wednesday evening, a 4.1 earthquake rattled parts of Southern California.”
(Paragraph 1) The word similar to ‘rattled’ is …
a.
Shook
b.
Shocked
c.
Attacked
d.
Happened
e.
Settled
The Answer Keys
1.
C
2.
B
3.
E
4.
D
5.
B
6.
D
7.
D
8.
A
9.
A
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. E
17. A
18. E
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. D
24. C
25. A
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