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Listening Section In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. There are four parts to this section, with special directions for each part.

Part I. Questions 1 to 4. Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogs and questions spoken in English. The questions and dialogs will be spoken TWICE. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you hear the dialog and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question. You will hear: Woman : Are you free on Sunday? Man : I have nothing to do. Woman : Will you accompany me to go cycling? Woman : I‟d be glad to.

Narrator : When are the speakers going cycling?

A. Sunday. B. Monday. C. Tuesday. D. Wednesday. E. Thursday.

The best answer to the question is “Sunday”. Therefore, you should choose (A).

1. A. The man will pick up his cousin.

B. The woman will go to the airport. C. The man will meet the woman at the airport. D. The man and the woman will be busy on that day. E. The man‟s cousin assigns him to do Geography task.

2. A. Buy a new lamp. B. Clean the bathroom. C. Prepare a light breakfast. D. Change the bedroom lamp. E. Change the bathroom lamp.

3. A. A shaky boy. B. The man‟s son. C. The boy‟s teeth. D. The boy‟s mother. E. A poor boy.

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4. A. Taking the seat from the woman. B. Offering the seat to the woman‟s husband. C. Giving his seat to the woman. D. Asking for a seat to the woman. E. Asking the seat from the woman‟s husband.

PART II. Questions 5 to 7.

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogs spoken in English, followed by four responses, also spoken in English. The dialogs and responses will be spoken TWICE. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each question.

Now listen to a sample question: You will hear: Woman : Here are the shoes I‟d like to give you. Man : I‟m really grateful to you. Woman : . . . .

Narrator : What will the woman reply? A. I‟d love to. B. I‟m pleased. C. My pleasure. D. That‟s alright.

The best response to the woman‟s statement is “My pleasure.” Therefore, you should choose (C).

5. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 6. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 7. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Part lll. Questions: 8 to 11.

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogs or monologs spoken in English. The dialogs and monologs will be spoken TWICE. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying.

After you listen to the dialog or the monolog, look at the five pictures provided in your test book, and decide which one would be the most suitable with the dialog or monolog you have heard.

8. A. 1

B. 2 C. 3

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D. 4 E. 5

9. A. 1

B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

3 1 2

4 5

1 2 3

4 5

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10. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

11. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

1 2 3

4 5

1 2 3

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Part IV. Questions 12 to 15.

Directions: In this part of the test you will hear several monologs spoken in English. Each monolog will be spoken TWICE. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you hear the monolog and the questions about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the questions you have heard.

12. A. The effect of video games for children.

B. Children‟s passion in reading. C. The importance of reading. D. The rules set in a family. E. Parents‟ attempts on establishing children‟s reading habit.

13. A. 15 minutes.

B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes. D. 31 minutes. E. 33 minutes.

14. A. 16 g. B. 40 g. C. 36 g. D. 415 g. E. 450 g.

15. A. Long legs. B. Good beak. C. Nice wings. D. Average flight. E. Powerful eyes.

This is the end of the listening section.

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READING SECTION The following text is for questions 16 and 17.

UNICEF VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The United Nations Children‟s Fund (UNICEF) a driving force that helps to build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF office is seeking highly passionate and qualified candidates (female and male), with experience in corporate partnerships and fundraising for the below Fixed-Term post.

Corporate Partnership Officer (based in Jakarta)

Please submit your application no later than 4 August 2013 to jakartahr@unicef.org. For more information and details about the posts, main responsibilities & minimum requirements please visit: www.unicef.org/indonesia

16. What is the text mainly about?

A. The current website of UNICEF. B. The corporate partnership in Jakarta. C. The information about the roles of UNICEF. D. The information that UNICEF needs some employees. E. The submission of the candidates‟ application letters.

17. The United Nations Children‟s Fund (UNICEF) a driving force that helps to build a

world where the rights of every child are realized.” The underlined word means . . . . A. judged B. repaired C. understood

D. implemented E. comprehended

The following text is for questions 18 and 19.

February 1, 2014 Dear Mr. Kim Sung Gyu,

Thank you so much for showing me around the city this past weekend. It was very beautiful. Your family is wonderful and I couldn‟t have felt more welcome. I also thank you for teaching me those useful Korean phrases so I could speak Korean quite well while I‟m on my vacation. My time in Busan was amazing and it was just about the only time I could actually get a little rest after my hectic business schedule.

I would love to reciprocate by inviting you and your family to my house in Bali. I will show you around Bali, and, of course, you can stay at my house during your trip.

I do hope you are able to come to have a fun holiday with me here in Bali.

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Anyway, don‟t worry about the cost, it will be my treat. It‟s the least I can do to pay back your hospitality. Please write back if you would like to visit. Yours truly, I Made Wayan

18. What is the writer‟s intent to write the letter?

A. To show the beauty of Bali. B. To invite Mr. Kim Sung Gyu to come to Bali. C. To tell Mr. Kim Sung Gyu that he lives in Bali. D. To express his pleasure during his staying in Busan. E. To appreciate his gratitude for Mr. Kim Sung Gyu‟s hospitality.

19.“I would love to reciprocate by inviting you and your family to my home in Jakarta.” (Paragraph 2) What does the underlined word mean? A. Look for. B. Find out. C. Give back.

D. Send back. E. Look after.

The following text is for questions 20 and 21.

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20.What is the text mainly about? A. A new shoes maker shop. B. Shoes sale promo. C. Announcement about new shoes model D. New opening of a shoes store. E. A very good quality shoes.

21.What can you infer from the advertisement?

A. If you buy two shoes, you will get a discount. B. The sale is only for women shoes. C. The sale is only on Monday and Tuesday. D. The advertisement is about a clearing sale. E. You will get more expensive free shoes if you buy one

The following text is for questions 22 to 25.

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm as the first child of Hermann and Pauline Einstein. Little Einstein was a quite normal kid, except for one problem that is he learnt to speak at a late age. Though he had problem in speaking, Einstein was considered as a smart kid. At the age of twelve, he discovered geometry and was taken by its clear and certain proofs. He also mastered calculus by the age of sixteen.

Beginning in 1884, he received private education to prepare him for school. In 1885, he received his primary education at a Catholic school in Munich. After moved to the Luitpold Gymnasium, Einstein decided to quit in 1894 because he didn‟t like the learning system and martinet teachers there. After that, he joined his family in Italy where they had settled meanwhile.

After about two years of wandering, he entered the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Though Einstein graduated with an unexceptional record, he took a quite long time to find a job. His first full-time physics job was when he became an assistant professor at the University of Zurich. During this time, he continued to publish important physics papers and was beginning to meet fellow scientists. At 1911, he was appointed a full professor to the German University in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

22.What does the text mainly tell?

A. Einstein‟s achievements. B. Einstein‟s famous papers in physics. C. Einstein‟s short biography. D. Einstein‟s love life. E. Einstein‟s difficulties in speaking.

23.Why did Einstein quit his school? A. He didn‟t like the system and the teachers. B. He didn‟t want to study. C. He moved to Italy. D. He was already accepted in another school. E. He only interested in playing.

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24. What subject did Einstein master during his childhood? A. Geometry and calculus. B. Physics. C. Math.

D. Chemistry. E. Science.

25. “. . . he didn‟t like the learning system and martinet teachers there.” (Paragraph 2)

The closest meaning of the underlined word is . . . . A. democrat B. disciplinarian C. miscreant

D. rule breaker E. libertarian

The following text is for questions 26 to 29.

Weather has a powerful effect on people. It influences health and intelligence. In August, it is very hot ad wet in the southern part of the United States.

Southerners have many heart attacks or other kinds of health problem during this month. In the northern and the Middle West, it is very hot sometimes and very cold at other times many people in these states have heart attacks after the weather changes in February of March.

The weather can influence intelligence. For example, in a 1993 study by scientists, the IQ scores of undergraduate college students were very high during hurricane, but after the storm, their scores were 10 percent below average. Hurricanes can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can lower it. Students in the United States often do poorly on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).

Weather has also a strong influence on people‟s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people; they usually felt cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy.

26.What is the text about?

A. A study about heart attack rate in the United States. B. A report about effect of weather on people. C. A study done by American scientists. D. Stress rate of American people. E. Impact of hurricane on students‟ score.

27.What is the best title for the text? A. Kinds of seasons within a year. B. The powerful influence of weather. C. Why people more intelligent when the weather changes. D. Months where seasons often change. E. Hurricane influence on students‟ intelligent.

28.Which of the following statement is FALSE based on the text? A. Slim people often have problem as the winter comes. B. Hurricanes, in the United States, have something to with one‟s intelligence

increasing. C. People potentially become absent-minded when low air pressure is aorung

them.

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D. Regardless of hot weather, students in the United States still manage to do the test well.

E. Fat people should avoid winter.

29.“They might feel depressed . . .” (Paragraph 4) What does the underlined word refer to?

A. Fat people. B. Weather. C. Months.

D. People‟s feeling. E. Thin people.

The following text is for questions 30 to 33.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cast : Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson Director : Francis Lawrence

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire picks up where The Hunger Games

(2012) left off. By winning previous season, Katnis Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) are on the radar of the Capitol, for instilling a sense of hope among the oppressed people of Panem. Fearing the two may spark a rebellion, the Capitol decides to clip their wings and move them around like chess pieces.

If you like „grim dystopian sci-fi movies‟, Catching Fire is a spectacular „edge-of-the-seat‟ thriller, which is unnerving, emotionally intense and immensely engaging. Unlike most sequels, Francis Lawrence ensures that his installment is not just a remake.

This movie is strangely unsettling and uplifting at the same time. An early scene in the movie shows Katniss, sitting alone in a train compartment, staring out the window. She reminds you of a bird trapped in a cage. Its metaphors, unsaid emotions like these that make the movie brilliant. Catching Fire isn‟t a great work of art, but it‟s a competent, at times exciting movie and it does something that better, more artistically notable movies often fail to do.

30.What is the text mainly about?

A. The review of The Hunger Games:: Catching Fire movie. B. The plot of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. C. The good aspect of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie. D. The description of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie. E. The process how The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was made.

31.Who will find this movie interesting? A. A romance movie lover. B. A sci-fi movie lover. C. Children.

D. The movie cast. E. The director.

32.” Fearing the two may spark a rebellion . . .” (Paragraph 1)

The closest meaning of the underlined word is . . . . A. provoke B. end C. limit

D. terminate E. bound

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33.What is the writer‟s judgment on the movie? A. Unsure. B. Worried. C. Positive. D. Amazed. E. Opposing.

The following text is for questions 34 to 36.

Floods Cause Chaos Across Greater Jakarta The floods returned on Wednesday after incessant rain hit the capital overnight,

forcing hundreds of residents to wade back to evacuation shelters. Unlike the recent flooding, more commercial districts and main thoroughfares

were affected by floodwater that snarled up traffic for several hours in the morning. The city police‟s Traffic Management Center (TMC) reported dozens of inundated locations.

The underpass of Cawang toll road from Halim heading to Rawamangun was under 60 centimeters of water, while in the Pondok Jaya area in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, floodwaters reached a depth of 100 centimeters. According to Hari Tirto, head of the meteorology information sub-directorate with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the flooding was a result of heavy rainfall that particularly hit downstream areas in West, East, Central and South Jakarta.

The intense rain was forecast to continue during the evening and into the next two days, he said.

According to data from the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) the number of evacuees rose by over 600 to 9,985 from 9,368 on Tuesday. They were spread throughout 21 sub-districts in 11 districts and were currently being looked after in 34 shelters.

Source: www.thejakartapost.com

34.What is the text about?

A. News about chaos resulted from flood in Jakarta. B. The number of evacuees due to the flood. C. Areas which are affected by the flood. D. Traffic Management Control‟s efforts finishing the problem. E. BMKG „s rain forecast.

35. “. . . and main thoroughfares were affected by floodwater that snarled up traffic for

several hours in the morning.” (Paragraph 2) What does the underlined word mean? A. Empty. B. Crowding. C. Lack.

D. Retreat. E. Leave.

36.“They were spread throughout 21 sub-districts . . .” (Paragraph 7)

What do the underlined words refer to? A. Police officer. B. The head of BMKG.

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C. Officer of Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency. D. Citizens of Jakarta. E. The evacuees.

The following text is for questions 37 to 40.

Local governments in developed countries provide their city with sidewalks. A sidewalk, or pavement, footpath, footway, and sometimes platform, is a path along the side of a road. Sidewalks are benefial connected to transportation, environment, road traffic safety, and health. One benefit of sidewalks is for transportation. Sidewalks play an important role in transportation, as they provide a safe path for people to walk along that is separated from the motorized traffic. In suburban areas, sidewalks help to provide equal access to people who cannot drive, notably children, the elderly and the economically disadvantaged. Another benefit of sidewalks is for environment. Sidewalks may have a small effect on reducing vehicle miles traveled and carbon dioxide emissions. A study of sidewalk and transit investments in Seattle neighborhoods found vehicle travel reductions of 6 to 8% and CO2 emission reductions of 1.3 to 2.2%. Road traffic safety also indicates the benefit of sidewalks. Research commissioned for the Florida Department of Transportation, published in 2005, found that, in Florida, the Crash Reduction Factor (used to estimate the expected reduction of crashes during a given period) resulting from the installation of sidewalks averaged 74%. Sidewalks promotes health, too. Since residents of neighborhoods with sidewalks are more likely to walk, they tend to have lower rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other health issues related to sedentary lifestyles. Also, children who walk to school have been shown to have better concentration. In short, considering the advantages of sidewalks, government should make side walks in every town and city. Sidewalks have good impacts on transportation, environment, road traffic safety, and health.

37.What is does the text about?

A. The importance of sidewalks. B. The definition of sidewalks. C. The need of sidewalks. D. The construction of sidewalks. E. The people who use sidewalks

38.“Road traffic safety also indicates the benefit of sidewalks.” (Paragraph 4)

The underlined word means . . . . A. has B. shows C. makes

D. achieves E. supports

39.What is the benefit of sidewalks in health aspect?

A. People can do little exercise like jogging or walking. B. Sidewalks can reduce the carbon dioxide emission. C. Parts of sidewalks are used for parking bicycles. D. People use the whole space of sidewalks for selling some food. E. People use social space of sidewalks for riding their motorbikes.

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40.What does the third paragraph primarily tell? A. The emission of carbon dioxides. B. The percentage of vehicle travel reductions. C. A study of sidewalks and transit investments. D. The advantages of sidewalks for environment. E. The small effect of sidewalks on environment.

The following text is for questions 41 to 43.

How Planes Fly

A plane needs air pressure under their wings to stay up in the air. As they move forward, the higher air pressure underneath their wings pushes them upward and gives them lift.

The smooth, streamliner shape of the plane allows air to flow easily over its surface. This helps to reduce the drag caused by the air pushing against the place and allows it to move rapidly through the air.

Planes move forward using engines. This movement is called thrust. Moving forward keeps a stream of moving air passing over the wings, which allows the plane to stay up in the air. If the engine fails, the plane will begin to descend very quickly.

The air above the wings moves faster, so it is at a lower pressure that the air under the wing. The air under the wing moves more slowly and is slightly squashed, so it is at a higher pressure than the air above the wing.

41. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform how to operate a plane. B. To give a report about the plane engine. C. To explain how planes fly. D. To describe the wings of a plane. E. To introduce the technology used in a plane.

42. “. . . the plane will begin to descend very quickly.” (Paragraph 3)

What is the synonym of the underlined word? A. Climb B. Rise C. Drop

D. Arise E. Upturn

43.What can you infer from the text?

A. Air pressure pushes a plane upward. B. Planes only move forward using air pressure. C. A plane can move without engine. D. The air above the wing move slower than the air below it. E. The air pressure under the wing is higher than above the wing.

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The following text is for questions 44 to 46.

Standardized test are defined by W. James Popham, former president of the American Educational Research Association. Originally, a standardized test was simply a standard test – of academic achievement or of knowledge in a specific academic or vocational domain. It has since acquired the meaning of a written test whose score are interpreted by reference to the scores of a norm. Standardized tests are widely used in education, placement, and certification. However, there are some debates regarding this test. Proponents argue that standardized tests are a fair and objective measure of student‟s ability that they ensure teachers and schools are accountable to taxpayers, and that the most relevant constituents – parents and students – approve of testing. Opponents say the tests are neither fair nor objective, that their use promotes a narrow curriculum and drill-like "teaching to the test," and that excessive testing undermines America's ability to produce innovators and critical thinkers. Although facing some resistance, the Department of Education and Culture keeps on conducting standardized tests for national examinations on the ground that they are objective measurement.

44.What is the text mainly about?

A. The benefits of standardized tests. B. The proponents of national exams. C. The opponents of standardized tests. D. The disadvantages of standardized tests. E. The controversies of standardized tests.

45. “Some tests also incorporate open-ended questions that require human grading . . . “ (Paragraph 1) The underlined word is closest in meaning to . . . . A. make B. display C. include

D. motivate E. encourage

46.Why do some people oppose standardized tests?

A. They are quite objective. B. They are not easy to score. C. They are not easy to administer. D. They promote a narrow curriculum. E. They are in the form of multiple-choice questions.

47.Arrange the sentences into a meaningful paragraph.

1. Next, decide who needs to be involved. 2. But, you can make your meeting run more smoothly by following a few simple

rules. 3. More people mean less efficient discussion. 4. This will help to keep you focused in what is important. 5. Meetings can waste a lot of your time. 6. First, have an agenda. The best arrangement of the sentence is . . . .

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A. 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 4 B. 1 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 5 C. 5 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 3 D. 5 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 3 – 6 E. 6 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 3 – 5

For questions 48 to 50, complete the text with the correct words.

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. State of California and the seat of government of Sacramento County. It is at the . . . (48) . . . of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With an estimated 2011 population of 477,891, it is the sixth- . . . (49) . . . city in California and the 35th largest city in the United States. Sacramento is the core cultural . . . (50) . . . economic center of the Sacramento metropolitan area which includes seven counties with an estimated 2009 population of 2,527,123. Its metropolitan area is the fourth largest in California after the Greater Los Angeles Area, San Francisco Bay Area, and the San Diego metropolitan area, as well as the 27th largest in the United States.

48. A. corner

B. ending C. meeting D. parting E. beginning

49. A. large

B. larger C. largest D. largely E. more large

50. A. but B. and C. moreover D. in addition E. furthermore