Try Out 1 - Akmil - Bahasa Inggris
Try Out 1 - Akmil - Bahasa Inggris
Try Out 1 - Akmil - Bahasa Inggris
While fats have lately acquired a bad image, one should not forget how essential they are. Fats
provide the body's best means of storing energy, far more efficient energy sources than either
carbohydrates or proteins. They act as insulation against cold, as cushioning for the internal organs,
and as lubricants. Without fats, there would be no way to utilize fat-soluble vitamins. Furthermore,
some fats contain fatty acids that contain necessary growth factors and help with the digestion of
other foods.
An important consideration of fat intake is the ratio of saturated fats to unsaturated fats. Saturated
fats, which are derived from dairy products, animal fats, and tropical oils, increase the amount of
cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol may lead to coronary heart disease by building up in the
arteries of the heart. However, unsaturated fats, derived from vegetable oils, tend to lower serum
The consumption of a variety of fats is necessary, but the intake of too much fat may lead to a
variety of health problems. Excessive intake of fats, like all nutritional excesses, is to be avoided.
(C) Fats taken in the proper proportion may reduce serum cholesterol.
Dulcimers are musical instruments that basically consist of wooden boxes with strings stretched
over them. In one form or another, they have been around since ancient times, probably originating
with the Persian santir. Today there are two varieties: the hammered dulcimer and the Appalachian,
or mountain dulcimer. The former is shaped like a trapezoid, has two or more strings, and is played
with wooden mallets. It is the same instrument played in a number of Old World countries. The
Pennsylvania Dutch scheitholt and the French epinette. Appalachian dulcimers are painstakingly
fashioned by artisans in the mountains of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. These
instruments have three or four strings and are plucked with quills or the fingers. They are shaped like
teardrops or hourglasses. Heart-shaped holes in the sounding board are traditional. Most performers
play the instruments while seated with the instruments in their laps, but others wear them around
their necks like guitars or place them on tables in front of them. Originally used to play dance music,
Appalachian dulcimers were popularized by performers such as John Jacob Niles and Jean Ritchie
(A) an hourglass
(B) a heart
(C) a trapezoid
(D) a teardrop
Appalachian dulcimer?
7. According to the passage, how many strings does the Appalachian dulcimer have?
9. According to the author, what are John Jacob Niles and Jean Ritchie known for?
Questions 10-14
Canada. When the weather turns cold, they travel south until
visible from the air. Another migrating mammal is the Alaska fur
Bering Sea. The young are born in June and by September are
California. The males do not journey so far. They swim only to the
to the islands, and there the cycle begins again. Whales are
among the greatest migrators of all. The humpback, fin, and blue
whales migrate thousands of miles each year from the polar seas
to the tropics. Whales eat huge quantities of tiny plants and animals
winter, the whales move to warm waters to breed and give birth to their young.
10. The phrase "An example" in line 2 refers to an example of a
(C) bird
(A) caribou's
(C) birds'
(D) seals'
Questions 14-17
All birds have feathers, and all animals with feathers are birds.
form the soft down of geese and ducks, the long decorative plumes
Wings vary from the short, broad ones of chickens, which seldom
fly, to the long, slim ones of albatrosses, which spend almost all
penguin
ecosystems.
(A) appreciate
(B) comprehend
(C) classify
(D) visualize
15. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase "peculiar to" in line 3?
(B) Common to
(D) Unique to
(A) slender
(B) powerful
(C) graceful
(D) soft
(A) utilize
(B) extend
(C) observe
(D) describe
Questions 18-20
The spectacular eruptions of Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park do not occur like
clockwork. Before the earthquake of 1959, eruptions came every 60 to 65 minutes; today they are as
little as 30 minutes or as much as 90 minutes apart. The
geyser usually gives a warning: a short burst of steam. Then a graceful column rises up
to 150 feet in the air. The water unfurls in the sunlight with the colors of the rainbow
This eruption is only the visible part of the spectacle. The geyser is linked by an
intricate plumbing network to some extremely hot rocks. As water seeps into the
underground system, it is heated at the bottom like water in a tea kettle. But while
water in a kettle rises because of convection, the narrow tubes of the geyser system
prevent free circulation of the water. Thus,the water in the upper tubes is far cooler than the water
at the bottom. The weight of
the water puts pressure on the column, and this raises the boiling point of the water
near the bottom. Finally. the water in the upper part of the column warms and expands.
some of it welling out of the mouth of the geyser. This decreases the pressure on the
superheated water, which abruptly turns to steam. This in turn forces all the water and vapor out of
the geyser.
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the earthquake of 1959 made Old Faithful
geyser erupt
(B) In the sunlight, the column of water may produce the colors of the rainbow.
(D) The rainbow. like the geyser. is an example of the beauty of nature.
20. The passages implies that Old Faithful would probably not erupt at all if
21. …
22. …
(A) broken
(B) breaking
(C) breaks
(D) broke
23. …
(A) where
(B) when
(C) what
(D) which
24. …
(A) involves
(B) envolves
(C) resolves
(D) dissolves
25. …
(A) depending on
(B) slandering on
(C) depends on
(D) slanders on
26. …
(A) which
(B) whom
(C) that
(D) where
Questions 27-32
Humanitarian Dorothea Dix (27)____ born in Hampden, Maine, in 1802. At the age of 19, she
established a school for girls, the Dix Mansion School, in Boston,but (28)____ to close it in 1835 due
to her poor health. She wrote and published the first of many books for children in 1824. In 1841, Dix
accepted an (29)____ to teach classes at a prison in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was deeply
disturbed by the sight of mentally ill persons thrown in the jail and treated like criminals. For the
next 18 months, she toured Massachusetts institutions where other mental patients were confined,
and reported the shocking conditions she found to the state legislature. When improvements
followed in Massachusetts, she turned her attention to the neighboring states and then to the West
and South.
Dix's work was (30)____ by the Civil War; she served as superintendent of women hospital
nurses for the federal government.
Dix saw special hospitals for the mentally ill built in some 15 states. Although her plan to obtain
public land for her cause failed, she aroused concern for (31)____ all over the
United States as well as in Canada and Europe.
Dix's success was due to her independent and thorough research, her gentle but persistent
manner, and her ability to secure the help of powerful and (32)____ supporters.
27. …
(A) was
(B) were
(C) is
(D) are
28. …
(A) had to
(B) would
(C) should
(D) might
29. …
(A) invitation
(B) invite
(C) inviting
(D) infinitive
30. …
(A) interrupted
(B) supported
(C) cleared
(D) finished
31. …
32. …
(A) wealthy
(B) weaky
(C) worsty
(D) worthy
Questions 33-38
In addition to these (33)____, several
types of surface mining may be used when minerals lie relatively
close to the surface of the Earth. One type is open-pit mining.
The first step is (34)____ the overburden, the layers of rock
and earth lying above the ore, with giant scrapers. The ore is
broken up in a series of blasting operations. Power shovels (35)____ the pieces and load them into
trucks or, in some cases, ore
trains. These carry it up ramps to ground level. Soft ores are
removed by drilling screws, called augers.
Another type is called "placer" mining. Sometimes heavy metals
(36)____ gold are found in soil deposited by streams and rivers.
The soil is picked up by a power shovel and transferred to a long
trough. Water is (37)____ the soil in the trough. This carries
soil particles away with it. The metal particles are heavier than
the soil and sink to the bottom, where they can be recovered.
The finishing-off process of mining is called mineral
concentration. In this process, the desired substances are
removed from the waste in various ways. One technique is to
bubble air through a liquid in which ore particles are suspended.
Chemicals are added that make the minerals cling to the air
bubbles. The bubbles rise to the surface with the mineral particles
attached, and they can be (38)____and saved.
33. …
34. …
(A) removing
(B) to remove
(C) removed
35. …
(A) pick up
(B) build up
(C) take up
(D) wake up
36. …
(A) such as
(B) instead
(C) as many as
(D) serves as
37. …
38. …
Fargo and Company, (42)____, "They are splendidly decorated ... the
bodies red and the running parts yellow. Each door has a handsome
Wells, Fargo and Company was founded in 1852 to provide mail and
banking services for the gold camps of California and later won a
39. …
(A) Manufacture
(B) Manufacturing
(C) Manufactured
(D) Manyfactures
40. …
(A) suspended
(B) suspension
(C) suspensive
(D) suspending
41. …
(A) describing
(B) explaining
(C) comparing
(D) denying
42. …
(A) write
(B) wrote
(C) writing
(D) writes
43. …
(A) accommodative
(B) accommodate
(C) accommodating
(D) accommodation
44. …
Questions 45-50
In 1881, a new type of weed began spreading across the northern
Great Plains. (45)____ other weeds, the tumbleweed did not spend
its life rooted to the soil; instead it tumbled and rolled across
fields in the wind. The weed had sharp, spiny leaves that could
lacerate the fresh of ranchers and horses alike. It (46)____ the
vast area of the plains, thriving in regions too barren to
support other plants. With its ability to generate and
disseminate numerous seeds quickly, it soon became the scourge of
the prairies.
To present-day Americans, the tumbleweed symbolizes the Old
West. They read the Zane Grey novels in (47)____ tumbleweeds drift
across stark western landscapes and see classic western movies in
which tumbleweeds share scenes with cowboys and covered wagons.
Yet just over a century ago, the tumbleweed was a newcomer. The
first sign of the invasion occurred in North and South Dakota (48)____.
Farmers had noticed the sudden appearance of the new unusual
weed. One group of immigrants, however, did not find the weed at
all unfamiliar. The tumbleweed. it turns out, was a native of
southern Russia. where it was known as Tartar thistle. It was
imported to the United States by unknown means.
Frontier settlers gave the plants various names: saltwort,
Russian cactus, and wind witch. (49)____ botanists at the Department
of Agriculture preferred the designation Russian thistle as the
plant's common name. However, these botanists had a much harder
time agreeing on the plant's scientific name. Generally,
botanists compare a plant to published accounts of similar
plants, or to samples kept as specimens. (50)____, no book
described the weed, and no samples existed in herbaria in the
United States.
45. …
(A) Unlike
(B) Similar
(C) Moreover
(D) Yet
46. …
(A) exploiting
(B) exploit
(C) exploitation
(D) exploited
47. …
(A) which
(B) what
(C) who
(D) where
48. …
49. …
(A) Although
(B) Because
(C) But
(D) And
50. …
(A) Fortunately
(B) Actually
Questions 54-58
A quilt is a bed cover made of squares of material pieced together. Each square consists of two
layers filled with a layer of wool or cotton cloth, feathers, or down. Often, the squares are decorated
with fancy stitches and designs. According to legend, the earliest pieced quilt was stitched in 1704 by
Sarah Sedgewick Everett, wife of the governor of the Massachusetts colony. By 1774 George
Washington was buying quilts in Belvoir, Virginia, to take back to Martha in Mount Vernon. As the
frontier moved westward, quilting went along. In addition to sleeping under them, homesteaders
kept out drafts by hanging quilts over doors and windows. And if the money ran out, quilts were
used to pay debts.
For isolated pioneer women, quilts were a source of comfort. Mary Wilman, whose family moved
to Texas from Missouri in 1890, recalled the first time she and her mother had to spend a week alone
and a dust storm came up. "The wind blew for three days and the dust was so thick that you couldn't
see the barn. My mother quilted all day,and she taught me how to quilt.If it hadn't been for quilting,
I think we would have gone crazy."
Quilting provided an important social function for the women of the frontier as well. At quilting
bees, women met to work on quilts and to share the latest news.
Today, however, the homely quilt has become a costly cultural phenomenon. The International
Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, the "world's fair of quilting;' attracted only 2,500 people and
displayed only 200 quilts when it began a dozen years ago. This year there were over 20,000 visitors
and 5,000 quilts, some of which sold for as much as $50,000.
54. According to legend, who made the first American quilt?
___ (A) Sarah Sedgewick Everett
___ (B) the governor of the colony of Massachusetts
___ (C) Martha Washington
___ (D) Mary Wilman
55. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the benefits of quilts for
pioneers?
___ (A) They could be used to pay debts.
___ (B) They could be used to help insulate houses.
___ (C) They could provide psychological comfort.
___ (D) They could be worn as warm clothing.
56. According to the passage, what is a "quilting bee?"
___ (A) A type of insect
___ (B) A gathering where women socialized and made quilts
___ (C) A type of quilt
___ (D) A place where people buy and sell quilts
57. In what state is the International Quilt Festival held?
___ (A) Massachusetts
___ (B) Texas
___ (C) Virginia
___ (D) Missouri
58. How many quilts were displayed at the first International Quilt Festival?
___ (A) 200
___ (B) 2,500
___ (C) 5,000
___ (D) 20,000
Questions 59-62
Design is the arrangement of materials to produce certain
effects. Design plays a role in visual arts and in the creation of
commercial products as well. Designers are concerned with the
direction of lines, the size of shapes, and the shading of
colors. They arrange these patterns in ways that are satisfying
to viewers. There are various elements involved in creating a
pleasing design.
Harmony, or balance, can be obtained in a number of ways. It
may be either symmetrical (in balance) or asymmetrical (out of
balance, but still pleasing to the eye). Or a small area may
balance a large area if it has an importance to the eye (because
of color or treatment) which equals that of the larger area.
Contrast is the opposite of harmony.The colors red and orange
harmonize, since orange contains red. A circle and oval
harmonize, as they are both made up of curved lines. But a short
line does not harmonize with a long line. It is in contrast.
Unity occurs when all the elements in a design combine to form
a consistent whole.Unity resembles balance.A design has balance
if its masses are balanced, or if its tones and colors
harmonize. But unity differs from balance because it implies that
balanced elements work together to form harmony in the design
as a whole.
59. The word "They" in line 5 refers to
___ (A) designers
___ (B) lines, shapes, and colors
___ (C) directions, size, and shape
___ (D) visual arts
60. The word "that" in line 12 is used as a reference to
___ (A) a color
___ (B) an area
___ (C) importance
___ (D) balance
61. The word "It" in line 16 is used as a reference to
___ (A) a circle
___ (B) the color red
___ (C) a long line
___ (D) a short line
62. In line 20, the word "it" refers to
___ (A) unity
___ (B) balance
___ (C) a design
___ (D) a consistent whole
Questions 63-67
The Hopi people of Arizona stress the institutions of family and
religion in a harmonious existence which makes the self-sacrificing
individual the ideal. The Hopi individual is trained to feel his or
her responsibility to and for the Peaceful People-the Hopi's
own term for themselves. Fighting, bullying, or attempting to
surpass others bring automatic rebuke from the community.
Implicit in the Hopi view is an original and integrated theory of
the universe. With this they organize their society in such a way
to obtain a measure of security from a harsh and hazardous
environment made up of human foes, famine, and plagues. They
conceive of the universe-humans, animals, plants, and supernatural
spirits-as an ordered system functioning under a set of rules
known to them alone. These rules govern their behavior, emotions,
and thoughts in a prescribed way.
63. The word "stress" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) emphasize
___ (B) define
___ (C) describe
___ (D) persuade
64. Which of the following could best substitute for the word "harmonious" in line 2?
___ (A) Cooperative
___ (B) Dangerous
___ (C) Philosophical
___ (D) Exclusive
65. The word "term" in line 5 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) era
___ (B) name
___ (C) area
___ (D) law
66. The word "bullying" in line 5 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) lying
___ (B) organizing
___ (C) entertaining
___ (D) tormenting
67. Which of the following can replace the word "rebuke" in line 6 with the least change in
meaning?
___ (A) Prestige
___ (B) Criticism
___ (C) Reaction
___ (D) Acknowledgment
Questions 68-70
For most modern airports, the major design problem is scale-how to allow
adequate space on the ground for maneuvering wide-body jets while permitting
convenient and rapid movement of passengers departing, arriving, or transferring from
one flight to another.
Most designs for airport terminals take one of four approaches. In the linear
plan, the building may be straight or curved. The passengers board aircraft parked next
to the terminal. This plan works well for small airports that need to provide boarding
areas for only a few aircraft at a time.
In the pier plan, narrow corridors or piers extend from a central building. This
plan allows many aircraft to park next to the building. However, it creates long walking
distances for passengers.
In the satellite plan, passengers board aircraft from small terminals that are
separated from the main terminals. Passengers reach the satellites by way of shuttle
trains or underground passageways that have shuttle trains or moving sidewalks.
The transporter plan employs some system of transport to move passengers
from the terminal building to the aircraft. If buses are used, the passengers must climb a
flight of stairs to board the aircraft. If mobile lounges are used, they can link up directly
with the aircraft and protect passengers from the weather.
68. It can be inferred that scale would not pose a major design problem at airports if
___ (A) airports were larger
___ (B) aircraft did not need so much space to maneuver on the ground
___ (C) other forms of transportation were more efficient
___ (D) airplanes could fly faster
69. The linear plan would probably be best at
___ (A) a busy airport
___ (B) an airport used by many small aircraft
___ (C) an airport with only a few arrivals or departures
___ (D) an airport that serves a large city
70. The passage implies that the term "satellite plan" is used because
___ (A) satellites are launched and tracked from these sites
___ (B) small terminals encircle the main terminal like satellites around a planet
___ (C) the plan makes use of the most modern, high-technology equipment
___ (D) airports that make use of this plan utilize data from weather satellites