Evaluasi Belajar Tahap Akhir Nasional
Tahun 1991
Bahasa Inggris
Read the; text carefully!
OUR PARENTS
What does the word "parents" mean? It means
our father and our mother.
How long have our parents been taking care of
us? This question is easy to answer. As we all know,
our parents have been taking care of us for as long as
we have lived.
We hardly, imagine just how good and kind our
parents are. They also love us very much. No parent
hates a son or daughter. When we are sick or ill, they
look after us very carefully. They sometimes even lose
sleep at night because of us. And they spend a lot of
money on our education.
Do you love your parents? Of course you do.
What should we do to show our gratitude to our
parents? To show our gratitude to them we should:
1. Always do what they tell, us to do.
2. Never disobey or annoy them.
3. Be a good student and always do our best.
4. Make ourselves useful, both to our parents and
to our country.
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T : What should you do to show your gratitude to
your parents?
S : I should ...
A. always obey and make myself useful to my parents
B. disobey my parents and always do my best to them
C. always do what they tell me to do and make myself
unuseful to them
D. be good student and be unuseful to my parents
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After you have read the text, which paragraph tells us
about how much our parents love us?
It is in the ... paragraph
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
RAFFLESIA ARNOLDI
The vast archipelago and the great number of
islands has made Indonesia the home of a large variety
of plant life. The Indonesian flora ranges from the tiny
orchid to the giant Rafflesia plant. No wonder many
botanists are curious to study these plants.
The Rafflesia arnoldi is the biggest flower in the
world. It is unusual because of its large size. It has a
flower almost a metre in diameter and 1.40 metres in
height.
"Raflesia" is derived from the name of the British
Governor General, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who
(=yang) once governed and built the Botanical Gardens
in Bogor. Though it is called Rafflesia after Raffles, the
man who discovered the plant was Beccary, an Italian
botanist who visited Sumatra in 1928.
Rafflesia consists of two parts: the stick4ifce part
which grows in the middle and the petals around, and
below it.
The Rafflesia plant begins to flower in Us tenth
year, It blooms three or four times a year. Before it
begins to flower, the leaves and the stem become dry
and looks dead, but the main root in the ground is still
alive.
While the flower is blossoming, it has a very
unpleasant smell which attracts insects, especially
green flies. They seem eager to explore the flower. But
if the flies touch the bottom part of the stick, like
centre, they die.
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T : Where did the name of "Rafflesia" come from?
S : It came from the name of ...
A. Sumatra in 1928
B. the Botanical Garden
C. Beccary, an Italian Botanist
D. The British Governor General
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T : How often does the Rafflesia bloom a year?
S : It blooms ... times a year.
A. three
B. three or four
C. three or ten
D. four
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T : What is the second paragraph about?
S : It is about the ...
A. size of Rafflesia
B. parts of the Rafflesia
C. variety of Rafflesia
D. home of plant life
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The fifth paragraph is about the ...
A. flower which is blossoming
B. parts of the flower
C. times when it blooms
D. beginning of flower
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No wonder many botanists are curious to study these
plants. The underlined word refers to ...
A. many botanists
B. the Indonesian flora
C. the great number of islands
D. the tiny orchid to the giant Rafflesia
OUR FORESTS
Indonesia has some Of the richest forests in the
world. The total area of forested land is approximately
120 million hectares.
These forests have existed for million of years
and they have much to offer us. They are important for
their products, such as timber, rattan (= rotan), resin (=
damar), etc.
They are also important for keeping the soil
fertile. The leaves of the forest trees fall to the ground
an4 become humus. The humus is fertilizer for the soil.
The forests are also important for preventing soil
erosion and floods. The roots of the trees prevent the
soil from being washed away by the rain.
Some years ago the forests in Indonesia looked
from the air like an unbroken carpet of green. Today
there are a lot of bare patches (= bidang-bidang tanah)
where trees have been cut down and cleared. The trees
have been cut down for timber. Forests are cleared for
farms, mines and settlements. In some areas the
destruction is continuing at a very rapid rate. If we do
not stop this, our forests will be gone by the end 6f this
century.
Our government realizes this and has taken some
steps to prevent the destruction. Some regulations have
been issued (= dikeluarkan) to protect the forests. In
addition, reforestation projects are being carried out.
These projects are as important as other big
development projects. It is our duty,- as good citizens
to help the government carry out these programmer
successfully.
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What is the size of the forested land in Indonesia?
It is approximately ... hectares,
A. 120,000
B. 1,200,000
C. 12,000,000
D. 120,000,000
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Teacher : Why are the forests important?
Student : Because they ...
A. are fertilizer for the soil
B. fall to the ground an become humus
C. keep the soil fertile and prevent the soil erosion
D. prevent the soil from being washed away by the
rain
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Teacher : What is the third paragraph about?
Student : It's about the ...
A. destruction of our forests
B. trees that have been cut down
C. forests which are cleared for farms-
D. trees :are cleared for settlements
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From paragraph three we know that there are ...
Patches where trees have been cut down and cleared.
A. plenty of
B. only a few
C. a great amount of
D. very much
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"These forests have existed for millions of years and
they have much to offer us." The word "they" refers to
...
A. products
B. trees
C. years
D. forests
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Nowadays almost everyone likes sports. Many
people participate in some kind of sports such as
football, swimming or running. A lot more people are
interested in sports as spectators. They enjoy watching
a football game, a swimming contest or an athletics
contest.
Among the biggest sports events in the world
are the Olympic Games. They began in Greece long
ago. They were held every four years at Olympia; Only
men participate in the games. Women could not even
watch them in the stadium. :
At the first Olympic Games there was only one
event, a running race. Later game had more events,
long jump, javelin, boxing and chariot (= kereta
perang) racing. The only prize the winner received was
a crown of leaves. But it was a great honours to win.
When the Romans conquered Greece, they
continued to hold the Olympic Games. But they started
to give winners big prizes., Then, people, began to
cheat, so the Roman Emperor (= kaisar) Theodosius
stopped the games.
In 1896 a Frenchman, 'Baron Pierre de
Couhertin, revived the Olympic Games. The games
were held in Greece. They became the first modern
Olympic Games. People from every country in the
world can participate, and each time the games are held
 in a .different country. At each, new Olympic Games sisters? He would not learn to talk and would not learn
there is a special opening ceremony: the lighting of the to do any other things either. Someone must teach the
Olympic torch. Runners carry the Olympic flame from child. In other words, someone must communicate
Greece all the way to the host country for this purpose, knowledge and skills to the child.
Like the ancient games, the modern .games take place The main way people communicate with one
every four years. About 30 sports are played. Today the another is by speaking. Two people can communicate
winners receive medals as prizes instead of the old in this way when they are near to each other.
crown of leaves. The 1992 Olympic Games will be Nowadays, however, we can use electronic.
held in Barcelona, Spain. instruments like the telephone, radio and telegraph as a
means of communicate by writing letters.
EBTANAS-SMP-91-13 Writing began when men used pictures to explain
How many events were there at the first Olympic their thoughts to others. Now writing has become a
Games? very important means to communicate. Newspaper,
A. One magazines, books and other printed materials use
B. Two writing.
C. Three Since communication is important for gaining
D. Four knowledge, you must communicate actively with other
people, especially with your teachers and friends at
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T : When did Baron Pierre de Coubertin revive the
Olympic Games? EBTANAS-SMP-91-17
S : Here revived them in … T : What are the electronic instruments as a means of
A. 1896 communication?
B. 1898 S : They are ..
C. 1986 A. newspaper, letters and books
D. 1992 B. telephone, telegraph and radio
C. news, magazines and words
EBTANAS-SMP-91-15 D. pictures, ideas and opinions
Teacher : Which paragraph tells us that medals as
prizes? EBTANAS-SMP-91-18
Student : It is in the .:.. Paragraph What is the best title of the text above?
A. second A. information
B. third B. conversation
C. fourth C. introduction
D. sixth D. communication

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"Only men participated in the games. Women could Which statement is based on the text you have just
not even watch them hi the stadium." read?
The word "them" in the sentence above refers to ... A. Life would be difficult without communication
A. games B. Communication is important for children only
B. men C. Trains, buses and planes are means of
C. events ' transportation
D. women D. Painters may communicate his ideas with his
painting
The word communication comes from the verb
communicate, which means to give or exchange EBTANAS-SMP-91-2
information, news, ideas or opinions by speech or What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
writing. In other words communications is the sending A. Communication means to give news or ideas by
of information or news from one person to another; or speech
the exchange of such information or news between B. Writing is very important to communicate
people. C. Communication is important to gain knowledge
Through communication people learn from one D. Using the electronic. instrument like telephone
another the things they want to know. Imagine if
human beings could not communicate with one EBTANAS-SMP-91-21
another. If a person cannot communicate, he will not Sports help us become strong and ...
talk to other people, and no other people will talk to A. hearty
him or teach him anything. So it would be impossible B. sleepy
for him to learn anything. Can he learn anything by C. healthy
himself? D. wealthy
How could a child learn to do anything at all if he
did not have the chance to communicate with other
people, especially with his parents, brothers and
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We understand why people do not like tell a lie. ... first happened when men tried to explain their
"to tell a lie" means ... thoughts by drawing pictures.
A. unkind A. Speaking
B. kind hearted B. Listening
C. honest C. Reading
D. dishonest D. Writing

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Aida and her friends are in the laboratory now. They When Andri came to my house I ... lunch.
want to make an experiment. They are ... a frog now. A. was having
A. trying B. will have
B. examining C. am having
C. working D. were having
D. finding out
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EBTANAS-SMP-91-24 My parents ... In Bandung for four years.
We held an experiment on physics two days ago. A. live
We use a microscope as ... B. have been living
A. a tool C. are going to live
B. an object D. were living
C. a specimen
D. a means EBTANAS-SMP-91-33
Diar : I prefer to live in a small town.
EBTANAS-SMP-91-25 Ira : ...
Our parents have been looking after us since we were A. Neither do I
born. They ... us very much. B. I don't either
A. annoy C. So do I
B. obey D. I did too
C. love
D. educate EBTANAS-SMP-91-34
Ana was ... a poor mark.
EBTANAS-SMP-91-26 A. disappointed to get
My mother and my father take care of me patiently and B. happy to receive
very carefully C. delighted to get
"take care of" means ... D. glad, to accept
A. look on
B. look at EBTANAS-SMP-91-35
C. look for No. Student Name Age
D. look after 1. Ira 14
2. Erna 15
EBTANAS-SMP-91-27 3. Rudi 15
The ... are the throwing and jumping events 4. Yudha 16
A. track events From the table above we know that ...
B. field events A. Ira is older than Erna
C. throwing events B. Rudi is older than Ira
D. discus throwing C. Yudha is younger than Rudi
D. Erna is the oldest of them all
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Athletics consists of two types of events: track events EBTANAS-SMP-91-36
and field events. Track events means ... Mathematics is not an easy subject. I know it.
A. sprinting and high jumping The good combination of the two sentences above:
B. relay race and hurdling A. It is not easy subject I know that
C. long jumping and pole vaulting B. Mathematics is an easy subject that I know
D. discus throwing and relay race C. I know that mathematics is not an easy subject
D. I know that mathematics is an easy subject
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Nowadays we can communicate by using electronic
instruments like ...
A. telegraph, telephone and television
B. telephone, newspapers and magazines
C. television, books and. telegraph
D. booklet, telephone and television
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The girl is my friends. Andi : it's eight o'clock now.
You talked to her last night. I can't stay here any longer
The good combination of the two sentences above ... Dian : What a pity! See you tomorrow then.
A. The girl whom you talked last night is my friend The underlined words mean ...
B. Whose friends that girl talk to last night A. Andi wants to live with Dian
C. My friends who talked to the girl last night is here B. Dian wants Andi to stay with her
D. The girl whom you talked to last night is my friend C. Andi wants to leave Dian
D. Dian wants to leave for school
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I will come to her party if it ... EBTANAS-SMP-91-45
A. hasn't rained Sales girl : Can I help you?
B. doesn't rain Fadila : Yes, ... some handkerchiefs, please?
C. didn't rain Sales girl : Yes, of course. Here you are.
D. won't rain A. May I borrow
B. Could I show you
EBTANAS-SMP-91-39 C. Would you mind helping me
11,15 ... to cross a busy street carelessly, D. Could you show me
A. necessary
B. important EBTANAS-SMP-91-46
C. possible Mr. Kandar : Have you typed the letter to Mr. Hasan?
D. dangerous Secretary : I'm sorry, Sir. I completely forgot.
Mr. Kandar : Never mind. Will you do it now, please?
EBTANAS-SMP-91-40 Secretary : Certainly, Sir. I do apologize for my
There are 44 pupils in our class. absent mindedness. to
... them will take their examination next month. The underlined words mean that the secretary type the
A. All of letter.
B. Both of A. remembered
C. A lot B. forgot
D. several C. reminded
D. told Do you like living
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Eva : What do you want to drink, Rosma? Milk or EBTANAS-SMP-91-47
tea? Mr. Ridwan : Do you like living in the city, Budi?
Rosma : Well, I'd like some tea, please. Budi : Well, it's all right, Sir
Eva : ... ? Mr. Ridwan : You don't sound very keen. Why?
Rosma : Yes, please. Budi : I dislike the noise and the polluted air.
A. Do you want some sugar in it The underlined words mean that ... the noise and the
B. Do you like any salt in it polluted air.
C. How much sugar do you want A. Mr. Ridwan hates
D. How do you like your tea. B. Budi doesn't like
C. Budi likes
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Wiwin : ...? I have to type my letter.
Narti : Sure, I have nothing to do with it now. EBTANAS-SMP-91-48
A. may I come in, please Budi : Hello, this is Budi.
B. will you borrow my book Eko : Hi, Budi are you doing anything at the
C. may I use your typewriter, please moment?
D. should you type your letter Budi : No why?
Eko : ...
EBTANAS-SMP-91-43 Budi : O.K. pick me up!
Denny : Mr. Hendra, I'd like you to come to my A. Let's go swimming
birthday party next Sunday? B. Please have a swim
Mr. Hendra : That's very kind of you but I' m afraid I C. Swim as long as you can
can't. I have already made an D. Let's stop swimming
appointment. Have a nice party!
Denny : Thank your, sir.
The underlined words in the dialogue above is ...
A. an apology
B. an invitation
C. a leave taking
D. a greeting
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Iwan : How shall we arrange these chairs?
Bayu : We could put them in groups at ten to twelve
with a small table in the middle.
Zacky : What do you think, Yudi?
Yudi : That's fine
The underlined words in the dialogue above mean that
...
A. Zacky agreed with Yudi
B. Yudi agreed with Zacky
C. Iwan agreed to Bayu
D. Bayu agreed to Iwan

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Ellin : You're going to be our headmaster, aren't
you, Mr. Kurnia?
Teacher : That's right
Ellin : ... you on your promotion
Teacher : Thank you, Ellin. Thank you very much
A. Let me ask you for
B. Can you be successful
C. May I congratulate
D. Wish me luck