Try Out B. Inggris
Try Out B. Inggris
Try Out B. Inggris
In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. There
are four parts to this section with special directions for each part.
Part I (Questions 1 to 3)
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogs and questions spoken in English. The dialogs and
questions will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your text book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers say.
After you listen to a dialog and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which
one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question.
Sample answer
A B C D E
The best answer to the question is “Yes, sir. Please come with me.”
Therefore, you should choose answer (E)
2. A. At a supermarket.
B. At a prescription’s room.
C. At a drugstore.
D. At a dormitory room.
E. At the doctor’s room.
3. A. Eight dollars.
B. A dollar and fifty cents.
C. Nine dollars fifty cents.
D. Eight dollars fifty cents.
E. Fifty eight dollars.
Part II (Questions 4 to 8)
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogs in English, followed by five responses, also
spoken in English. The dialogs and the responses will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test
book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. You have to choose the best
response to each question.
Now listen to a sample question:
Man : Hello, Kiki. How have you been?
Woman : Oh, hi Bill. Not bad, thank you. How about you?
Man : …………..
Narrator : What will the man most likely reply?
A. I’m glad. D. Take it easy.
B. I hope so. E. Yes, I do too.
C. Pretty Good.
Sample answer
A B C D E
1 2 3
4 5
9. A. Picture 1 D. Picture 4
B. Picture 2 E. Picture 5
C. Picture 3
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
11. A. Picture 1 D. Picture 4
B. Picture 2 E. Picture 5
C. Picture 3
Reading section
The Omnicable Company representatives said yesterday that John A. Kaspar, its president and chief
operating officer, would resign on April 30. The announcement added to speculation that the world’s third-
largest cable television system could be bought within a few weeks. Mr. Kaspar, 62, said he was leaving
after more than 22 years for ‘personal reasons.’
17. Why does Mr. Kaspar intend to quit his job? Because …
A. he is just bored with the works.
B. he is about to resign as he is getting old.
C. there will be a merger upon the company.
D. he has an individual problem with the company.
E. he plans to take a job which offers him more income.
Sincerely yours,
Celine
General Manager
19. Why did the writer deal with a new financial institution?
A. Ms. Helen hasn’t done her job well.
B. The writer decided to not retain Ms. Helen services.
C. Ms. Helen has been hesitated to the writer’s appointment.
D. The advantages of association with the apparent institution.
E. The writer has a problem about financing and investment banking.
Nelson Rohilahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Hendry
Mphakanyiswa of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and
the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and
was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party’s apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial
for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.
After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing
within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and
agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela’s campaign would not be
stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five year’s imprisonment with hard labor. In 1963,
when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to
stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. His statement from the dock
received considerable international publicity. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela,
were sentenced to life imprisonment. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off
Cape Town; thereafter, he was at Pollsmor Prison, nearby on the mainland.
During his years in prison, Nelson Mandela’s reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the most
significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid
movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his
freedom.
Nelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990. After his release, he plunged himself
wholeheartedly into his life’s work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades
earlier.
20. Why was Mandela brought to stand trial with many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we
Sizwe?
A. Nelson Mandela’s reputation grew steadily.
B. They were plotting to overthrow the government by violence.
C. His statement from the dock received considerable international publicity.
D. He was arrested and sentenced to five year’s imprisonment with hard labor.
E. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain freedom.
Lake Gunung Tujuh is one of the many lakes in Kabupaten Kerinci in Jambi Province. It is an amazing
tourist place to visit.
Lake Gunung Tujuh is located in Kecamatan Kayu Aro. It is about 50 km from Sungai Penuh to
Pelompek Village by public transport. To reach Lake Gunung Tujuh people have to climb and walk for
another 4 km or 2.5 hours. The lake is surrounded by steep forest slopes and seven hills. Lake Gunung
Tujuh is a huge mysterious lake on 1,995 meters above sea level. The length of the lake is 4.5 km and the
width is 3 km. It is the highest volcanic lake in Southeast Asia. The temperature around the lake is very
cold. Besides waterfalls, you can also find animals such as siamangs, elephants, and various birds.
Indeed, Lake Gunung Tujuh and its spectacular scenery are so beautiful to visit.
Indonesia is developing unmanned submarine technology in the hope of securing the country’s vast ocean
territory at an efficient cost.
The unmanned submarine, called Kaledupa, will be able to operate at a depth 150 meters, the Defense
Ministry’s director for defense industry and technology, Brig. Gen. Jan Pieter Ate, said on Tuesday.
The product is made by PT Robo Marine Indonesia, a technology company based in Bandung, West
Java.
“The Defense Ministry has ordered the defense industry to develop the technology for this unmanned
submarine. We have appointed PT Robo Marine Indonesia because the company has skills in this
technology,” Jan Pieter told The Jakarta Post.
Kaledupa was tested on Sunday in Wakatobi waters, Southeast Sulawesi, to obtain the ministry’s
certificate of eligibility.
Jan Pieter said Kaledupa had many strengths. For instance, it has underwater sensing technology, an
underwater recorder with HD resolution and LED lighting tools that help the submarine see hundreds of
meters under the ocean.
“During the test, Kaledupa managed to prove all of its advantages. We hope this new technological
development will reduce our dependency on foreign weaponry systems,” he said. (hwa)
Muara Kaman lies along the Mahakam River, in eastern Borneo. In the past the area was a kingdom
ruled by Queen Aji Bidara Putih. She was a typical queen of myths: beautiful, wise, and sensitive. Many
princes and kings proposed to her but she always refused them because she was more concerned with
ruling her country and guarding her people.
One day, a Chinese boat came to eastern Borneo. First, the people thought it was a merchant ship but
the boat was loaded with trade goods and highly trained soldiers. Their envoys brought gold and porcelain
to announce the marriage proposal from a prince of China. The queen didn’t refuse instantly and replied
that she had to ponder the proposal first.
After the envoys left the palace, the queen called a court officer and ordered him to infiltrate the
Chinese boat to gather information on the prince. When night fell the officer sneaked onto the boat, got by
all the guards, and finally found the prince’s room. The large door would not open and he couldn’t find a
peek hole, so the officer put his ear to the wall, trying to catch sounds from inside. He heard that the prince
was having his dinner and the noise of his chewing and slurping surprised the officer. It was like a boar that
he had once heard when he was hunting.
He quickly left the boat and returned to the palace. He reported that the prince must have been a
phantom, not a human. He believed that the phantom could be in a human’s form only during the daytime.
The queen was so surprised and got angry.
On the next day, she refused his proposal. The enraged prince ordered his troops to raid Muara
Kaman. The battle was won by the prince’s huge band of troops. As they drew near to the palace, Queen
Aji Bidara Putih chewed a leaf of betel vine and sang a mantra while holding it. When she threw it at the
Chinese troops, it turned to giant centipedes. The Chinese troops started to retreat but three centipedes
chased them and sank the boat. The site of the sunken ship is now known as Danau Lipan (Lake of
Centipedes), with Chinese treasures hidden on the lake’s bed.
Soccer Story
When I was nine, my soccer team went to a tournament in South Portland. The only reason we got there
was because we didn’t lose a game during the regular season. The first game was easy for my team. We
beat Biddeford five to one. I got one goal and one assist. My friend Patrick got a hat trick, and Bailey got a
goal also.
The next game was a lot tougher. We played Westbrook and beat them one nil. I played goalkeeper for
the entire game. My teammate Josh is the one who scored the only goal of the game. We barely made
the playoff. We were tied with two other teams, but we had more goals than they did so we got to move
on.
The third game was the hardest yet. We would get a goal then they would. This went on for about four
goals then finally my team scored two in a row. This game we played Bonny Eagle, and the final score
was four to six. Our team won, so we went on to semifinals and played the Massabesic team. We tied
them, so we went onto sudden death. In sudden death they took out one of our midfielders in the box. We
got a penalty kick. Our best player took the kick and put it right in the top corner.
We won, and we’re going to the finals! We played Saco. It was the toughest game I had ever played as a
goalie. I saved eighteen shots. The game was tied until the final minute when our best player scored. It
was one to zero with 56 seconds left. The other team set up for an attack play. They had seven on
offense. They rushed up the field, got past the defense and shot. I saved the first shot but not the second.
They tied the game. We had OT but neither team scored. We went into a penalty shoot out. Our team
got all our shots in, and saved three of the other team’s shots. We won the finals. We got medals and t-
shirts saying that we were the champions.
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34. How were the writer and his team going to the finals?
A. they won the second game
B. they won the third game
C. they won the first game
D. they got penalty kick
E. they played Saco
35. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. The writer’s soccer tournament in South Portland.
B. The writer and his team played Westbrook and beat them one nil.
C. The game was tied until the final minute when our best player scored.
D. The writer and his team played Bonny Eagle, and the final score was four to six.
E. The writer and his team got medals and t-shirts saying that we were the champions.
36. From the text, we know that the writer is … of the team.
A. A striker
B. A captain
C. A goal keeper
D. A Middle player
E. The best player
Singapore had the highest global average peak internet connection speed in the third quarter of this year,
and ranked third in the world in average internet connection speed, according to a new report.
South Korea and Hong Kong took the top spots in average connection speed at 26.3 megabytes per
second (Mbps) and 20.1 Mbps respectively, according to the Akamai State of the internet report for Q3,
released by Massachusetts-based content delivery network services provider Akamai.
Singapore came in third at 18.2 Mbps, but led the pack in average peak connection speed at 162 Mbps,
with Hong Kong and South Korea trailing behind at 116.2 Mbps and 114.2 Mbps respectively.
This is the fifth consecutive quarter for which Singapore has snagged the top spot.
To explain the difference between average connection speed and average peak connection speed,
executive director of Deloitte Consulting in South-east Asia Jan Wupperman used an analogy of a highway,
The Straits Times reported in July.
"When the highway is empty, your car can go at its maximum speed, or peak speed," he said. "But when
there are many cars on the highway - such as when everyone is using the same bandwidth for streaming,
surfing and downloading during peak hours - you end up with traffic jams, or a lower average speed."
Connectivity has grown globally, with the average connection speed growing 2.3 per cent quarter-on-
quarter and increasing 21 per cent to 6.3 Mbps year-on-year, according to Akamai's report.
The global average peak connection speed increased 3.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 16 per cent
year-on-year to 37.2 Mbps.
In the Asia-Pacific region, India had the lowest average connection speed at 4.1 Mbps, and the lowest
average peak connection speed at 27.0 Mbps.
37. What topic is reported?
A. Internet connection speed in Asia.
B. Internet use in different countries.
C. Internet connection speed in Asean countries.
D. Internet connection speed in American region.
E. Internet connection speed in different countries.
38. Why does the speed of internet decrease?
A. Many people have access on internet.
B. A lot of people play games on internet.
C. Some people use high speed internet connection.
D. A lot of people use the same bandwidth at the same time.
E. People use internet for streaming, surfing and downloading.
39. It is implied that … .
A. People in Asean countries use internet faster than those in Hongkong
B. People in Korea use internet faster than those in Singapore.
C. People in Hongkong use internet faster than those in Korea.
D. People in Singapore use internet faster than those in Korea.
E. People in India use internet faster than those in Singapore.
40. People can use it at maximum speed …”the highway” of internet connection is “empty”,
A. As.
B. Before.
C. Although.
D. Meanwhile.
E. Furthermore.
43. What is the effect for the students attending many courses?
A. They feel tired.
B. They are weak
C. They are underforce.
D. They have less time to study.
E. They don’t know process of solving-task.
Ability to speak in public is an asset and it comes with several benefits. It can not only boost some aspects
of your personal life, but your professional life as well.
Public speaking can contribute to the growth of knowledge. It helps you share whatever valuable ideas
and thoughts you might have, with a larger group of people. In return, you also learn a lot when those
people challenge your ideas and question your opinions. It allows you to develop a clearer picture of the
subject.
Public speaking helps you develop the ability to persuade. When you speak confidently and
convincingly to a large group of people, persuading an individual to carry out a task becomes much easier.
Besides persuasion attempt and knowledge growth, public speaking can improve your critical thinking
abilities. When you sit and prepare a speech for a seminar or a workshop, you automatically tend to focus
on the quality of your work. You will be forced to do a lot of research in order to get the content right. It will
help you develop better ways to deliver your content and design it with relevance.
Your personal life also gains a lot from public speaking. The confidence you develop from public
speaking can support you with building more personal relationships. It becomes much easier to socialize
and make new friends.
So, public speaking skills enhance your professional and personal lives. These will boost your personal
quality in connecting with people.
47. Regarding the positive effects of public speaking in professional life, what argument is given by the
writer?
A. People who speak in front of the public is knowledgeable.
B. Knowledge, persuasion skill, and critical thinking can be improved.
C. The chance to get knowledge, persuasion skill, and critical thinking is obvious.
D. We can use knowledge, persuasion skill, and critical thinking appropriately.
E. The contribution of knowledge for improving persuasion skill and critical thinking is apparent.
48. … persuasion attempt and knowledge growth, public speaking can improve your critical
thinking abilities.
A. When.
B. Because.
C. Although.
D. Therefore.
E. A part from.
ANNOUNCEMENT
For those who are interested in becoming outstanding debaters for our school team
Point to ponder:
Most debaters will succeed in their higher education and career due to their trained personal and
communicative skills,
50. Why does the writer suggest the students to join the program?
A. It will have positive impacts on their education and jobs.
B. It encourages the students to be knowledgeable.
C. It motives the students to be fluent in English.
D. It will have effects on their incomes.
E. It promotes the school reputation.