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B. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have three children and four grandchildren.
D. Japanese Emperor Hirohito (center) poses with the Imperial family, including his wife,
Empress Nagako (seated at left).
E. With the sakura season representing a fresh start, it's appropriate that April marks the
beginning of the Japanese fiscal and school year.
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Pada gambar di atas, Kaisar Akihito yang didampingi oleh Permaisuri Michiko terlihat
sedang memberikan pidato. Dengan begitu, jawaban yang tepat adalah C. Japan's Emperor
Akihito, flanked by Empress Michiko, delivers a speech to well-wishers.
Topik : Statistics Reading
A. The People's Republic of China (PRC or PR China), is a country in East Asia and the
world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017.
B. Many Chinese students and scholars in the US have been subjected to lengthy
investigation known as “administrative processing”.
C. China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with
the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE.
E. The collection of fortifications known as the Great Wall of China has historically had a
number of different names in both Chinese and English.
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Pada foto terlihat sebuah perayaan Tahun Baru Cina atau Imlek dengan menampilkan
pertunjukan tarian naga. Dengan begitu, caption yang tepat adalah “Dragon dancers at
Chinese New Year celebrations in London.”
A. the forecast visits to four European cities, London, Paris, Madrid and Istanbul, from three
countries the United States, Canada and Mexico.
B. the gross earnings of fiction books in five categories (Young Adults, Classics, Mystery,
Romance and Sci-Fi and Fantasy).
E. percentages of consumer expenditure for three categories of products and services in five
countries in 2002.
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:
Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah E, yaitu tabel tersebut menunjukkan jumlah pengeluaran
masyarakat terhadap tiga kategori produk di lima negara pada tahun 2002. Jawaban ini sesuai
dengan informasi yang terdapat pada tabel di mana terdapat keterangan lima negara beserta
pengeluaran masyarakatnya terhadap tiga kategori produk.
Subtopik : Charts
A. The bar chart shows the number of social networking sites visited by internet users in
Canada in 2014 and in 2015
B. The charts summarise the weight measurements of people living in Charlestown in 1955
and 2015.
C. The bar chart illustrates the performance of Someland's primary exports in 2005 and 2015.
It also indicates future projections for 2025.
D. The graph above shows population figures for India and China since the year 2000 and
predicted population growth up until 2050.
E. The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people who hold a science qualification in
Singapore and Malaysia.
Jawaban : C
Pembahasan :
Jawaban yang tepat adalah C, yaitu grafik di atas menunjukkan ekspor utama Someland pada
tahun 2005 dan 2015, serta prediksi ekspor tahun 2025. Hal ini dapat kita lihat dari informasi
yang tertera pada grafik di mana ditunjukkan tiga jenis produk ekspor, dan perkembangannya
pada tahun 2005 dan 2015, serta prediksi tahun 2025.
Subtopik : Charts
A. will become the dominant industry, although dairy exports will remain strong.
C. was the leading exporter behind dairy products in 2014 and 2015.
Jawaban : A
Pembahasan :
Berdasarkan data yang terdapat pada grafik, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa industri
pariwisata internasional akan menjadi industri yang paling menonjol disusul oleh industri
susu. Jawaban yang tepat yang sesuai dengan statement tersebut adalah A. international
tourism will become the dominant industry, although dairy exports will remain strong.
Firms will have to seek central bank permission to sell pesos to buy foreign currency and to
make transfers abroad.
Argentina is also seeking to defer debt payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to
deal with the crisis.
In an official bulletin issued on Sunday, the government said that it was necessary to adopt "a
series of extraordinary measures to ensure the normal functioning of the economy, to sustain
the level of activity and employment and protect the consumers".
The central bank said the measures were necessary to "maintain currency stability".
It also said while individuals can continue to buy US dollars, they will need to seek
permission to purchase more than $10,000 (£8,223.50) a month.
(Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49547189)
Jawaban : C
Pembahasan :
Pada teks terlihat bahwa pemerintah Argentina mencoba untuk menjaga mata uangnya (peso)
dari tekanan mata uang asing. Dengan kata lain, Argentina akan membuat peraturan untuk
menguatkan peso, sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah C. Argentina is making new
regulations to strengthen peso.
Topik : Common Expression 3
Dad : …. Amen.
Son : Amen.
A. I'm very determined, and I believe in myself. My family brought me up that way. Thank
God for that.
B. I thank God every day for good health. Because without it, you've got nothing going on.
C. Thank you God for this great world, for trees and fields and bees.
D. Thank you God for the meals, for fruit and bread and cheese. Please bless it to our turn!
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Dialog tersebut menunjukkan seorang ayah dan anaknya yang akan memulai makan malam.
Dengan begitu, ungkapan syukur yang sesuai adalah D. Di situ sang ayah bersyukur atas
makanan yang tersaji malam itu.
Bob: ….
Phil: Is that true?
Bob: Very well, then. Since there is no class, how about having some ice cream at the cafe?
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Pada dialog, Bob menyampaikan kepada Phil tentang sesuatu yang disampaikan Gina.
Karena itu, kalimatnya harus disampaikan dengan indirect speech. Semua pilihan jawaban
menunjukkan indirect speech, tetapi yang tepat adalah D. Karena kelas tersebut libur saat ini,
berarti Phil menyampaikan informasinya dalam bentuk simple present (The class is
cancelled) sehingga indirect speech-nya harus disampaikan dalam bentuk simple past. (Gina
said that today’s class was cancelled.)
Topik : Review on Tenses
A. were waiting
B. waited
D. still wait
E. am still waiting
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:
Dialognya menunjukkan bahwa saat ini Susi sedang menunggu Gina. Dengan begitu, tensis
yang digunakan haruslah present continuous. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah “I am still
waiting for Gina”.
Patrick: He has been sleeping for 16 hours. We should wake him up.
10. What tense is used in the underlined sentence?
A. Present perfect.
B. Past perfect.
E. Future perfect.
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Jawaban yang tepat adalah C karena kalimat tersebut berpola S + have/has + been + verb -
ing yang merupakan rumus dari present perfect continuous.
Bond took a cigarette with a blank expression on his face and said nothing. Then both men
sat down. Major Townsend crossed his legs comfortably. Bond sat up straight.
(macmillaneducationebooks.com)
Pembahasan:
Pada dialog, Townsend kepada Bond “How can I help you?”. Dengan kata lain, jawaban
yang tepat adalah D. Townsend asked how he could help Bond.
There were some boxes standing against the wall. Salahadin pointed to them.
“Perhaps there’s something valuable in these boxes,” Said Salahadin. “We must open them.”
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12. “Why was he murdered?” Ahmed asked Salahadin. In other words, Ahmed ….
D. told Salahadin to find out why the man had been murdered.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Pada dialog, Ahmed bertanya kepada Salahadin kenapa orang tersebut dibunuh. Jadi, jawaban
yang tepat adalah A. Ahmed asked why the man had been murdered. Jawaban B dan C juga
menanyakan hal serupa, hanya saja jawaban tersebut salah secara gramatikal. Karena kalimat
langsungnya dalam bentuk simple past, maka indirect speech-nya harus dalam bentuk past
perfect.
Joel: So I saw this man at the market. He followed me home, and now he is outside staring at
my house.
Operator: Very well. Now I need you to find the safest place, and wait there until the officer
arrive.
D. Joel told the police that he saw a stranger staring at his house.
E. The operator said to Joel that he needed to lock himself in the bedroom.
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Jawaban yang tepat adalah D, yaitu Joel melaporkan kepada 911 bahwa ada seseorang di luar
yang sedang menatap rumahnya (…he is outside staring at my house).
Kim: It’s my sister. Since she got married, I have seen bruises on her body.
14. What is the correct indirect speech form of the underlined expression?
E. Maya asked if has Kim talked to her sister about the problem.
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Pertama, ubah kalimat tanya menjadi positif: “Have you talked to your sister about this?”
menjadi “you have talked to your sister about this.”
Kedua, ubah tensisnya. “you have talked to your sister about this” menjadi “you had talked
to your sister about this.”
Ketiga, sesuaikan subjek dan objeknya. “you had talked to your sister about this” menjadi
“Kim had talked to her sister about this.”
and no telephone.“
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15. Which one is the correct indirect speech for number 15?
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Kalimat pada soal tertulis “…looks lovely”. Untuk merubah kalimat tersebut ke dalam
indirect speech, maka tensis simple present diubah menjadi simple past menjadi “…looked
lovely”. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C. Sheila said that Paul’s uncle’s cottage looked
lovely.
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan:
Yang merupakan bentuk pertanyaan WH question adalah pilihan A dan E. Pilihan A salah
secara gramatikal. To be is seharusnya ditulis was. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah E.
Topik : Indirect Speech
17. My body shakes like jello and I mumble like a baby, begging Mr Hansen not to phone
Mother. “Please!” I whine, “Not today! Don’t you understand, it’s Friday?”
A. The writer was begging his teacher not to call his mother.
E. The writer did not want Mr. Hansen to contact his mother.
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Pernyataan yang tidak tepat adalah D. Di situ disebutkan bahwa si penulis memohon agar
gurunya menghubungi ibunya, padahal yang tertulis pada teks justru sebaliknya, yaitu ia tidak
ingin gurunya menghubungi ibunya.
Salahadin read the notes again. He asked himself some questions. Did Pearson find the tomb
of Ankuten? he asked himself. Did he find a black cat?
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18. In other words, we can say that Salahadin ….
A. questioned himself if Pearson had found the tomb of Ankuten and a black cat.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Jawaban yang tepat adalah A. Jawaban ini sesuai dengan isi teksnya di mana Salahadin
bertanya dalam hati apakah Pearson berhasil menemukan makam Ankuten dan menemukan
seekor kucing hitam.
Libra: ….
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Jawaban yang tepat adalah A, yaitu Leo bertanya apakah Libra menghadiri pertemuan.
Jawaban ini sesuai dengan isi dialognya di mana Leo bertanya, “Did you attend the briefing
this morning?”
Pembahasan:
Pada dialog, Octa bertanya apakah Alex pernah mengunjungi Italy: “Have you ever been to
Italy?” Berarti, jawaban yang sesuai dengan hal tersebut adalah B. Octa asked if Rex had ever
been to Italy before.