ULANGAN TENGAH SEMESTER GASAL

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2017/2018

MADRASAH ALIYAH NU 01 LIMPUNG
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Hari : Senin
Kelas : XII (SDuabelas) Tanggal : 25 September 2017
Program Studi : ALL Program Waktu : 07.30-09.00 WIB
I. Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat!
Choose the correct answer by crossing A, B, C, D, or E. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the following dialogue

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following dialogue. Santi : Knock…Knock…Hello, anybody home?
(The door opened and Rani came out behind
Ronald : Hi, Jack. How are you?
the door)
Jack : Im fine Ronald, come on lets have some
Rani : Hi Santi, I’ve been waiting for you! Get in, I’ll
tea before we attend the lesson.
show you something
Ronald : That’s a good idea.
Santi : Alright Santi,I can’t wait to see it
Jack : What happened with you? You look so
Rani : Here you are. This is a bunch of worksheets
pale.
of the last Math Olympic.
Ronald : I feel so dizzy, I don’t think I will attend
Santi : This is awesome, where did you get it?
the lesson well
Rani : My uncle told me to go to Diponegoro
Jack : You better see a doctor, or at least have
stadium and that’s true, there are a lot of
some aspirin
this.
Ronald : I think so, thank you Jack
Santi : Do you think we can win Rani?
Rani : There is always a chance, as long as we try
1. Who are they?
Santi : Thank you Rani, it is an honor to be in the
A. Sibling
same team with you
B. Brother
C. Schoolmate Rani : Me too, you are one of the brightest student
D. Colleague at school
E. Workmate
5. Who are they?
2. Where does the dialogue likely take place? A. Sister
A. Canteen B. Schoolmate
B. Library C. Colleague
C. Bus stop D. Teammate
D. School yard E. Workmate
E. Laboratory 6. Where does the dialogue likely take place?
A. Rani’s house
3. What are they talking about? B. Library
A. Ronald’s Riverbank barber C. School yard
B. Ronald’s newest condition D. Public place
C. Ronald’s new haircut E. Santi’s house
D. Ronald’s look
E. Ronald’s health 7. What are they talking about?
A. A bunch of Math Olympic worksheet
4. Ronald : I feel so dizzy, I don’t think I can attend B. Preparation for Math Olympic
the lesson well C. Rani’s beautiful house
Jack : You better see a doctor, or at least D. Rani’s bright brain
have some aspirin E. Sinta’s anxiety about the Math Olympic
The bold typed sentence expresses ….
A. Giving suggestion 8. Santi : Do you think we can win Rani?
B. Asking permission Rani : There is always a chance, as long as we try
C. Giving permission From the bold typed sentence, we know that Rani
D. Asking opinion expresses ….
E. Giving opinion A. Opinion
B. Satisfaction
C. Possibility
D. Complaint
E. Suggestion

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Questions 9 to 14 are based on the following text.
Recycling is a collection, processing, and reuse
of materials that would otherwise be thrown away.
Materials ranging from precious metals to broken
glass, from old newspapers to plastic spoons, can be
recycled. The recycling process reclaims the original
material and uses it in new products.
In general, using recycled materials to make
new products costs less and requires less energy than
using new materials. Recycling can also reduce
pollution, either by reducing the demand for high-
pollution alternatives or by minimizing the amount of
pollution produced during the manufacturing process.
Paper products that can be recycled include
cardboard containers, wrapping paper, and office
paper. The most commonly recycled paper product is
newsprint. In newspaper recycling, old newspapers are
collected and searched for contaminants such as
plastic bags and aluminum foil. The paper goes to a
processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and
turned into pulp in a machine that works much like a
big kitchen blender. The pulp is screened and filtered
to remove smaller contaminants. The pulp then goes
to a large vat where the ink separates from the paper
fibers and fl oats to the surface. The ink is skimmed
off, dried and reused as ink or burned as boiler fuel.
The cleaned pulp is mixed with new wood fibers to be
made into paper again.
Experts estimate the average office worker
generates about 5 kg of wastepaper per month. Every
ton of paper that is recycled saves about 1.4 cu m
(about 50 cu ft) of landfill space. One ton of recycled
paper saves 17 pulpwood trees (trees used to produce
paper).
9. The following things can be recycled, except....
A. precious metals
B. broken glass
C. old newspapers
D. plastic spoons
E. fresh vegetables and fruits
10. Which of the following is NOT the benefit of
recycling?
A. It costs much money for the process of recycling
B. It costs less to make new products.
C. It requires less energy.
D. It reduces the demand for high-pollution
alternatives.
E. It can reduce pollution.
11. What is the third step of recycling paper products?
A. Collect and search for contaminants such as
plastic bags and aluminium foil.
B. Mix the paper with hot water in a blender which
turns it into pulp.
C. Screen and filter the pulp to remove smaller
contaminants.
D. Put the pulp to a large vat to separate the ink
from the paper fibres.
E. Mix the pulp with new wood fibres to be made
into paper again.
12. According to the text, what is the most common
paper to be recycled?
A. Cardboard containers
B. Wrapping paper
C. Office paper
D. Big kitchen blender
E. Newsprint
13. We can make use of the ink after being separated
from the paper fibres by doing the followings,
EXCEPT....
A. Mix it with the pulp.
B. Skim it off.
C. Dry it.
D. Reuse as ink.
E. Burn as boiler fuel.
14. “costs less and requires less energy”
The closest meaning for the underlined word is ….
A. Inquires
B. Inquiries
C. Wants
D. Needs
E. Buys
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following text.
Once, there was a farmer from Laos. Every
morning and every evening, he ploughed his field with
his buffalo.
One day, a tiger saw a mouse deer, and a
cockerel walking together to meet a snail. On their
way, they saw a farmer and a buffalo were working in
the field. The tiger said to the mousedeer and a
cockerel, "I wonder how stupid the buffalo is. He lets
himself being ruled by the small animal." "You are
right. The big animal is really stupid. I'm sure he knows
very well that the small animal has killed my brothers
and sisters for their meals", said the cockerel. "Well, if
it were true, the small animal must be heartless one. I
think you'd better ask the big animal, Tiger" said the
mouse deer.
After the man went home, the tiger spoke to
the buffalo, "You are so big and strong. Why do you do
everything the man tells you?" The buffalo answered,
"Oh the man is very intelligent." The tiger asked, "Can
you tell me how intelligent he is?" "No, I can't tell
you," said the buffalo, "but you can ask him."
So the next day the tiger said to the man, Can I
see your intelligence?" But the man answered, "It's at
home." "Can you go and get it?" asked the tiger. "Yes,"
said the man, "but I'm afraid you will kill my buffalo
when I'm gone. Can I tie you on a tree?"After the man
tied the tiger on the tree, he didn't go home to get his
intelligence. He took his plough and hit tiger. Then he
said, "Now, you know about my intelligence even if
you haven't seen it"
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15.The tiger became more curious because of ... 20.The correct word is ….
A. the snail's advice. A. Happiness
B. the big buffalo's suggestion. B. Sadness
C. the cockerel's story C. Forgiveness
D. the man's intelligence. D. Hopeless
E. the mouse deer's request. E. Speechless

16.Which of the following was surprised to see the II. ESSAY!

buffalo and the farmer working on the field?
A. The lion
B. The tiger
C. The snail
D. The cockerel
E. The mouse deer.
17.If the tiger met a snail and a cockerel on Sunday,
what day would he meet the farmer to ask about
the intelligence?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday
Fill in the blanks using the correct words.
Sand And Stone
A story tells that two friends were walking
trough the desert. During point of the journey they
had an argument, and one friend slapped the others
one in the face. The one who got …(18) was hurt, but
without saying anything, wrote in the sand: “TODAY
MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.”
They kept on walking until they found, where
they decided to take a bath. The one who had been
slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning,
but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered
from the near drowning, he …(19) on a stone. “ TODAY
MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIVE.”
The friend who had slapped and saved his best
friend asked him, “ After I hurt you, you wrote in the
sand and now, you write on the stone, why? ”The
other friend replied, “When someone hurts us, we
should write it down in sand where winds of …(20)
can erase it away. But, when someone does something
good for us, we must engrave it on stone where no
wind can ever erase it. ”EARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS
IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS ON
STONE
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following text.
King Lir lived long ago in Ireland. He had four
children, two boys and two girls whom he loved
dearly. However their stepmother was jealous. She
wove a spell that turned the children into swans.
King Lir was heartbroken. His beard and hair
turned white with grief as he searched for his children.
One day he saw four swans. He did not realize who
they were, although they recognized him as their
father.
The spell could only be broken if the mountain
in the north was joined to the one in south. This
seemed possible, but after many years all the birds
flew into the air and formed an area between the
mountains. The swans were transformed and Lir saw
his children once more. They were no longer young,
but had grown old, with hair as white as their father’s.
1. How many characters are there on the text?
Mention them.
2. Who had made the children became swans?
3. “…if the mountain in the north was joined to the
one in south…” (par 3)
The underlined word refers to ….
4. What made the curse gone?
5. What do the four children look like after
transformed?

18. The correct word is ….

A. Drown
B. Felt
C. Covered
D. Slapped
E. Recovered

19.The correct word is ….

A. Write
B. Writes
C. Has written
D. Had written
E. Wrote
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