LATIHAN SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS

Man        : Uncle Dan is going to visit us this weekend.

Woman   : That is great! We can spend all day in the city with him.

Man        : Yeah, we can go to the cinema and try new cafes.

Woman   : I can’t wait to see him.

1. What are the man and the woman talking about?

1. Weekend plans
2. Seeing a movie
3. Going to the city
4. Trying new cafes
5. Uncle Dan’s activities

Man      : So, how was your trip?

Woman : It was awful. The committee was not professional. I lost a bag but they didn’t do anything about it.

Man      : That is bad. Well, at least the tour was great, wasn’t it?

Woman : No, it wasn’t. We just stayed at the hotel because it rained all day. They didn’t predict the weather. Boring!

Man      : Let me guess. The hotel was terrible as well?

Woman : You bet!

2. What does the woman express?

1. Hope
2. Sympathy
3. Satisfaction
4. Expectation
5. Dissatisfaction

This building is the primary residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains buildings including the main palace, the private residences of the Imperial Family, an archive, museums and administrative offices.

It is built on the site of the old Edo Castle. The total area including the gardens is 1.15 square kilometres. The castle itself is surrounded by water. During the height of the 1980s Japanese property bubble, the palace grounds were valued by some to be more than the value of all of the real estate in the state of California.

3. Which picture is described in the text?

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The text is for question number 4.

A train accident occurred in northern Italy. The train traveled at 180 mph when the first car on the train left the rails and separated from the train. It hit a nearby railroad building, killed two railway workers, and injured 27 people.

Police explained that there was some work on the railway the evening before; however, work on railways happens very often. Police have to investigate the accident because they do not know if the work caused the accident.

Rail workers’ unions will go on strike on Friday. They said that the accident was very serious and not acceptable.

4. What happened after the incident?

1. The railway was closed.
2. A protest would be held.
3. Police would close the case.
4. The government would take action.
5. People became afraid to take the train

The following text is for question number 5.

Thomas Matulessy, also known as Kapitan Pattimura or Ahmad Lussy or simply Pattimura, was an Ambonese soldier and National Hero of Indonesia. Born on the island of Saparua, Pattimura joined the British army after they took the Maluku islands from the Dutch colonials. When the islands were returned to the Dutch in 1816, he was dismissed. Concerned that the Dutch would implement programs that limited his people, Pattimura led an armed rebellion that captured Fort Duurstede on 16 May 1817. Killing the inhabitants of the fortress and fighting off Dutch reinforcements, on 29 May he was declared the leader of the Maluku people. After being betrayed by the King of Booi Pati Akoon, he was captured by Dutch forces on 11 November and hanged the next month.

Pattimura has become a symbol of both Maluku and Indonesian independence, praised by President Sukarno and declared a national hero by President Suharto. He has several namesakes both in the capital of Maluku, Ambon, and in the rest of the Indonesian archipelago.

5. What can we infer from the monologue?

1. The Dutch took Maluku from the British.
2. Pattimura was born in a nationalist family.
3. Pattimura was executed to stop the rebellion.
4. Thomas Matulessy joined the British army to fight the Dutch.
5. Pattimura was declared the leader of the Maluku people by Suharto.

The following text is for questions number 6-7

The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 17 August 1945. The document was signed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed president and vice-president respectively the following day. The draft was prepared only a few hours earlier on the night of 16 August 1945 by Sukarno, Hatta, and Soebardjo, at the house of Rear-Admiral Tadashi Maeda.

The wording of the proclamation had been discussed at length and had to balance both conflicting internal Indonesian and Japanese interests. Sukarno drafted the final proclamation which balanced the interests of both the members of the youth movement and the Japanese. The term ‘TRANSFER OF POWER’ was used in Indonesian to satisfy Japanese interests to appear that it was an administrative transfer of power, although the term used ‘pemindahan kekuasaan’ could be perceived to mean political power. The wording ‘BY CAREFUL MEANS’ related to preventing conflict with members of the youth movement. The wording ‘IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME’ was used to meet the needs of all Indonesians for independence.

Initially the proclamation was to be announced at Djakarta central square, but the military had been sent to monitor the area, so the venue was changed to Sukarno's house at Pegangsaan Timur 56. The proclamation was heard throughout the country because the text was secretly broadcast by Indonesian radio personnel using the transmitters of the Jakarta Broadcasting Station.

6. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

1. The location of the proclamation.
2. The night before the proclamation.
3. The term ‘TRANSFER OF POWER’.
4. Word choice in the text of proclamation.
5. The preparation of Indonesian independence.

7.“the text was secretly broadcast” (Par. 3). The underlined word has similar meaning to ….

1. continuously
2. formally
3. openly
4. publicly
5. quietly

The following text is for question number 8.

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to inform all members of Staff and the General Public that the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atlanta, will be closed on Monday November 11, 2019 to observe the Veteran's Day holiday declared by the United States Government.

2. Normal business will resume on Thursday, November 12, 2019.

Consulate General of Nigeria, Atlanta

8. What is the purpose of the text?

1. To inform public holidays in Nigeria.
2. To announce the Veteran's Day celebration.
3. To invite the staff of the Consulate General of Nigeria to the White House.
4. To tell Nigeria about the Veteran's Day hold by the United States of America.
5. To announce the Consulate General of Nigeria closing due to the US Veteran’s Day.

The following text is for questions number 9-10.

A Long time ago a very cruel king named Virat Singh. He was the ruler of Vijay Nagar. All citizens were fearful because of his cruelty.

Virat has a dog named Jack, which he used to love more than anything, one fateful morning Jack died. Virat Singh organized last rituals for the dog, entire city came to the cremation ground. Virat Singh was very happy to see that people love him so much and he felt he is the most popular king in the world. After few days Virat Singh died, but nobody came for his funerals.

9. From the text we can infer that …

1. the citizens were afraid of the dog.
2. Virat Singh was killed by his people.
3. the dog was actually the King’s child.
4. the people loved the dog more than the king.
5. nobody came to the king’s funeral because it was far.

10. The citizens abandoned the king … he died.

1. when
2. before
3. while
4. until
5. whenever