SIMAK UI 2016 Bahasa Inggris
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Text 31-34.
Indigenous plant and animals are few in Easter
Island. At the time of European arrival, the
toromiro tree was the only wild tree and the
Carolina wolfberry the only wild shrub, the
vegetation being ..(31).. herbaceous. The
toromiro tree was overexploited by the island
wood carvers, and the last local specimen died in
the 1950s. ..(32).. , the species was saved from
extinction. The Norwegian Archaeological
Expedition collected seeds and planted them in
the Gothenburg Botanical Garden, and saplings
from the garden were reintroduced to Easter
Island in 1988. Today only 31 wild flowering
plants, 14 ferns, and 14 mosses are reported.
Grass and small ferns dominate the barren
landscape, ..(33).. the boggy crater lakes are
thickly covered by two imported American
species, the totora reed and Polygonum
acumination. A number of cultivated species of
plant were also introduced partly from America
and partly from Polynesia before the arrival of
Europeans; of these the ..(34).. species was the
sweet potato, which was the cultivated in
extensive plantations and formed the staple diet.
Bottle gourds, sugarcane, bananas, taro, yams,
and two trees. (i.e., the Asiatic paper mulberry-
and the American Triumfetta semitriloba) were
of aboriginal importation, as also probably were
the husk-tomato, small variety of pineapple, and
the coconut.
31. ….
(A) predominant
(B) predominated
(C) predominating
(D) predominance
(E) predominantly
32. ….
(A) However
(B) Moreover
(C) In contrast
(D) For example
(E) Consequently
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33. ….
(A) so
(B) yet
(C) while
(D) hence
(E) unlike
34. ….
(A) principal
(B) principle
(C) secondary
(D) mandatory
(E) inconspicuous
Text 35-39.
Twelve months have passed since the
adoption by UN member states of the Sendai
Framework for disaster risk reduction, a 15-year
plan for reducing disaster losses from man-made
and natural hazards. During that period, almost
100 million people have lost their homes, their
livelihoods, been displaced or suffered injury or
loss because of a wide range of disasters.
Alongside the rising needs driven by climate
change and one of the strongest El Nino events
in 50 years, the humanitarian assistance system is
under increasing strain from conflicts, which
have cost countless lives and driven millions
from their homes, triggering the largest forced
displacement of people since the end of the
Second World War.
The unprecedented storm of humanitarian
need has given rise to much debate about more
equitable burdensharing. But what the Sendai
framework reminds us is that we need to be
much more focused on reducing the
humanitarian burden in the first place.
Disaster risk reduction is a philosophy for
our times: it means disaster response reduction.
The inaugural world humanitarian summit is rec-
ognition that we need to get smarter at how we
cooperate to address humanitarian challenges
while reaffirming human dignity. An essential
part of this is improving how we manage
disaster risk.
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The adoption of the Sendai Framework, at
the Third UN world conference on disaster risk
reduction in Japan, marked the beginning of a
momentous year in which agreement was
reached on the 2030 development agenda.
35. The following statement are false, EXCEPT
….
(A) This year people have experienced the
strongest El-Nino in the last 50 years.
(B) The main focus of the Sendai frame-
work is on how to reduce the burden of
donor countries.
(C) People may have been displaced from
where they lived due to natural disasters
and conflicts.
(D) Risk disaster management is not an im-
portant part in dealing with humanitar-
ian challenges.
(E) It took 12 months for the countries in-
volved to formulate the Sendai frame-
work.
36. What can be interred from the passage?
(A) The number of people who left their
homes because of disasters or conflict is
not surprising.
(B) Disasters addressed in Sendai framework
are only those caused by nature.
(C) In dealing with victims of disasters, their
self-esteem and pride must be considered.
(D) The Sendai framework has been imple-
mented for about 15 years.
(E) Japan is the head of the UN member
countries formulating the Sendai frame-
work.
37. The kind of passage might be found in ….
(A) an article on first aids.
(B) an encyclopedia.
(C) a philosophy book.
(D) an article on environment.
(E) a daily newspaper.
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38. What is the purpose of the writer?
(A) To criticize the UN member states for not
providing sufficient aid for the victims of
disasters.
(B) To ask people to donate some money to
be given to those in disaster-affected
areas.
(C) To invite people to reduce the burden
suffered by people affected by disasters.
(D) To show how hard the lives of people
who have been displaced are due to
disasters.
(E) To explain the kinds of serious impacts
that people experience from disasters.
39. What is the tone of the passage?
(A) Hopeful.
(B) Disappointed.
(C) Informative.
(D) Undisturbed.
(E) Concerned.
Text 40-45.
An echo of outrage was heard following the
recent tragedy in Bangladesh, where a
structurally unsound building collapsed, killing
thousands of workers who were making
products for U.S. consumers. The echo is a
familiar one, as various high-profile labor abuses
involving major international brands such as
Nike. Apple and the Gap. have occurred over
the past decades ..(40).. to bring concrete
actions, the echo of outrage fades, and the
media cycle move on.
While economists and activists disagree
about the costs and benefits of such practices.
research organizations consistently have found
that consumer prefer ..(42).. products made
without sweatshop labor. Consumers may not
really disapprove of sweatshop labor and instead
turn to economic justifications. Like many
economists, these consumers may feel their
participation in this system is a better option for
the workers than toiling in fields.
In addition, as humans, we tend to be less
sensitive to harms that occur away from us than
those occurring in our backyard. When tragedies
such as Bangladesh happen, our emotions are
intense. We cannot believe such atrocities are
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able to happen, but over time emotions wear 44. ….

Out. The heat of the moment has faded and our
motivation to change the situation fades.
In an effort to alleviateconflict surrounding
sweatshop labor, ..(44).. Even if consumers
demand something, If companies do not supply
it. ..(45).. . Taking this acceptance as a signal for
endorsement, companies may fail to see the
opportunity in offering products that are
sourced without sweatshop labor. This initiative,
to ethical business and consumption, would
make the echo of Bangladesh tragedy a distant
memory.
40. ….
(A) fail
(B) failed
(C) failing
(D) having failed
(E) have been failing
41. The sentence “The use of questionable labor
practices, popularly know as „sweatshop labor,‟
is widespread in the production of consumer
goods,” should be put in ….
(A) the first sentence of paragraph 1.
(B) the first sentence of paragraph 2.
(C) the third sentence of paragraph 3.
(D) the second sentence of paragraph 2.
(E) the second sentence of paragraph 3.
(A) the market should offer free accessible
sweatshop products.
(B) the accessible sweatshop-free market
should offer products.
(C) the sweatshop-free products should offer
accessible market.
(D) accessible products should offer the sweat-
shop-free market.
(E) the market should offer accessible sweat-
shop-tree products.
45. ….
(A) consumers will provide the supply.
(B) consumers may buy it from factories.
(C) consumers have to accept the existing
options.
(D) companies will keep using sweatshop
labor.
(E) companies will reduce conflict with
workers.

42. ….
(A) purchase
(B) purchasing
(C) to purchases
(D) to it purchases
(E) being purchased

43. The italic phrase “wear out” in the third para-

graph means ….
(A) endure.
(B) worsen.
(C) vitalize.
(D) occur.
(E) disappear.

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