Read the following text to answer d. Pulling a carriage.

questions 1 to 3!

Black Beauty
2. Why was the horse sad to leave
Farmer Gray was the kindest master in Farmer Gray?
the world. He was proud of me, and
called me Black Beauty. I had a white a. Farmer Gray didn’t love it.
spot on my forehead and one white b. It loved Farmer Gray.
foot. He trained me to pull a carriage.
Then I learn to wear a saddle and c. It couldn’t stand living on a farm.
carry a rider on my back.
d. Farmer Gray hated it.
One day, Farmer Gray said. “ A good
horse like you do not live on a farm. 3. “He trained me to pull a rider on
So youwill be going to live with Squire my back.” (paragraph 1)
Gordon and his family. “I was very
What does the underlined word
sad to leave mymother and my
mean?
home.”
a. Taught.
However, when I saw my masters I
knew I would be happy with them. b. Learned.
They lived ina big mansion and
welcomed me warmly. Mrs. Gordon c. Studied.
was pale and ill, but she smiled when
d. Imitated.
she saw me.
For questions 4 and 5, choose the
The groom who looked after the
suitable word to complete the
stables was John Manly. He loved
dialogue!
horses. He introduced me to
Merrylegs, the children’s pony, Ginger, Rosi : Do you usually have
and old mare. She was not a breakfast before going to school?
badhorse, but had been ill-treated in
the past. Sita : Sure, I usually have rice,
an/a ...(4), and meat. And you?
Taken from : Bulletin Intensive English
Course No. 17, November 2000 Rosi : I don’t eat rice for breakfast.
Only two …(5) of toast, and a glass of
1. What did Black Beauty learn from milk.
Farmer Gray?

a. Working in a farm.
4. a. omelet
b. Running in a farm.
b. cheese
c. Carrying a rider.
c. cucumber
d. soup Jakarta Post

6. Daniela Hantuchova is from ....

5. a. pieces a. Italy

b. plates b. German

c. loaves c. France

d. bowls d. Slovakia

Questions 6 to 9 are based on the

following text!
7. What does the news tell us about?
Slovakia upsets France in Fed Cup
Reuters Bratislava a. Tennis match.

Daniela Hantuchova outplayed b. Badminton match.

Amelie to give Slovakia a surprise win c. Athletic event.
over France and clinch a Fed Cup
semifinal spot. d. All England.

Hantuchova and Martina Sucha both 8. Who will play at the final match?
won their reverse singles to put the tie
beyond the 1997 champions. a. Martina Sucha.

After a jittery start against the b. Natalie Dechy.

powerful French number one,
c. Daniela Hantuchova.
Hantuchova hit back to claim an
impressive 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory before d. Amelie Mauresmo.
Sucha edged out Nathalie Dechy 7-6
6-1. 9. “Hantuchova broke twice to seal
victory.”
Mauresmo broke serve twice to take
the first set in 29 minutes but The underlined word nearly
Hantuchova, who has recently means ....
captured the attention of the media
a. joy
for both her solid play and good looks,
began to take risks and leveled the b. occasion
match.
c. satisfactory
The French 23-year-old came out
strong in the third set to break d. success
Hantuchova’s serve but she could not
10. Son : What do most people in
sustain the pressure and Hantuchova
villages do?
broke twice to seal victory.
 Mother : They are farmers. c. Can I help you to post this letter?

Son : How do they ... their farms? d. Could you post this letter for me?

Mother : Most of them use tractors, For qustions 13 to 15, choose the most
but there are some who use traditional suitable words to complete the
ones. passage!

a. work

b. do Mount Galunggung is an active

volcano. It ... (13) several times.
c. cultivate First, Mount Galunggung ... (14) in
d. look after 1889. Hundreds of villages were
destroyed by the eruption. Many
11. Putri : Was Indonesia team as people ... (15) to avoid the calamity.
strong as Japan?
13. a. has erupted
Nanda : No, I think Japan was
stronger than Indonesia. b. is erupting

Putri : But ..., China, Japan or c. erupts

Indonesia? d. erupted
Nanda : China.

a. which team is the strongest 14. a. has erupted

b. which team is the weakest b. is erupting
c. which country plays better c. erupted
d. which country plays the fastest d. erupts

12. Rani : ... 15. a. was evacuating

Indra : I’m so sorry. I’m busy doing b. has evacuated
my homework.
c. were evacuated

d. evacuate
a. Do you want me to post this
letter? Questions 16 to 19 are based on the
following text.
b. Would you like me to post this
letter? Transportation
 There are some railways on Java Indonesia’s three main airlines are
island. The great railway was built to Garuda Indonesia Airways, Sempati Air
link the DKI province, West Java, and Merpati Airlines. Helicopters are
Central Java, the DIY and East Java. used for observing the traffic jams
Today there are the Mutiara, the Senja along the roads in the north, coastal
Utama, the Parahyangan, the areas in West Java and Central Java.
Pajajaran, the Mataram train, and the
Argo Bromo train. We can go in the 16. How is the condition of most of
compartment of business class or the roads?
executive class. Railways have faced a. No roads are suitable to drive on.
competition from other means of
transportation. b. Some of the roads are in good
condition.
People can go from one place to
another by bus, private car, taxi, c. Roads condition are getting better
truck, van, “angkutan kota” and and better.
“angkutan pedesaan”. Most of the
roads are good enough for the buses d. Most roads are in bad condition.
and cars to pass. But some roads are
very bad. The buses and the cars
bump along the rough road. 17. ... transportation is commonly
used in Kalimantan because of the
availability of big rivers.
The roads are bumpy. The road
a. Air
range from small gravel side roads to
great concrete superhighways. Great b. Land
concrete superhighways are found in
Jakarta, West Java and in Surabaya. c. Public
The Jagorawi toll concrete road
d. Water
connects Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi.
18. People drive ... along the
Every day thousands of vehicles
superhighway.
travel this scenic highways. People in
rural areas and in isolated areas need a. slowly
bicycles,”angkutan pedesaan”, “ojek”
and “becaks”. They are still vital to b. very fast
the development of natural resources
c. very slowly
or agricultural products in isolated
areas. Even in Kalimantan, people can d. not too fast
go from one place to another by boats
along the Mahakam and the Kapuas
rivers. From Surabaya to Madura, and
from Banyuwangi to Bali island people
can go by ferry.
19. “We can go in the compartment of
business class of executive class.”
(paragraph 1)
“We” in the sentence refers to ....
a. the train crew members
b. the writer and friends
c. passsengers of the train
d. you and your friends
20. Nancy : Hi. Zaenal! How was
your flight?
Zaenal : It was wonderful. I saw
many tall and big buildings from
the ....
They looked great.
a. train
b. bus
c. plane
d. ship
21. The plane will depart at 7.30 a.m.
The underlined word means ....
a. arrive
b. take
c. leave
d. land
22. Anita wants to go to Surabaya by
plane. She is at the … to buy a ticket
now. She doesn’t want to buy the
ticket at the airport because it is often
crowded.
a. company
b. travel agent
c. train
d. ticket counter
23. Irfan : Here we are! The busiest
harbour in Jakarta.
Indah: Look! A ship is coming.
Myra : ....
Irfan : Yes. You know it can carry
2000 passengers at one time.
a. What is a big ship?
b. How big is this ship?
c. What a big ship!
d. How comfortable is the ship?
24. Leti : How did you go to Jakarta?
Tia : By bus.
Leti : ....
Tia : My brother did.
a. Who helps you to carry your bag?
b. What did you go to Jakarta for?
c. Whom did you want to visit?
d. Who accompanied you?
Read the following text to answer
questions 25 to 28!
 CONTENTS 52. Old wives tales

Features Tales of the supernatural across

cultures.
Out there
REGULARS
18. Extreme sport-fishing frontiers,
South 56. Indonesian Business Focus from
Harvest International.
Sulawesi, South Sulawesi is an
undiscovered paradise for sporting Around Bali
anglers
60. Places to see on the island of the
Chat room gods.

22. Mien Uno, a model of Indonesia Whats New…

grace. Head of John Robert Powers,
Mien Uno gave us this exclusive 64. Books and music.
interview Mind games
Focus 63. Illusions and brain teasers.
26. E-commerce and the travel Tail Wind
industry E-nnovations are making your
holiday planning easier than ever 72. Of patron Saints and national
Icons
48. Big Brother is listening High-tech
surveillance and government
conspiracies.
Taken from : Garuda Magazine
On the road
25. What is the text about?
30. Art of the Jungie Discover the willd
frontiers of Indonesia’s eastern-most a. A table of contents.
province, Papua.
b. A schedule.
Good taste
c. Time table.
36. Sydney on a plate Australia’s
d. TV programme.
Olympic city offers gourmands a
smorgasboard of delectable choices. 26. If we want to know the latest
information about music we will find it
Cross cultural
on page ....
44. Garuda the winged messenger
a. 60
Garuda is not only the name of the
national airline, he is the winged b. 63
messenger who travels between
worlds. c. 64
d. 72 b. stories

27. What is the name of the c. articles

magazine?
d. advertisements
a. Indonesia Feature.
31. a. internet
b. Garuda.
b. telephone
c. Business Focus.
c. television
d. On Board.
d. walky talky
28. The information about the eastern
province in Indonesia will be found 32. Koko : I think I won’t borrow this
in ... section magazine

a. Out there Cery : But why?

b. Chat Room Koko : ... of the articles is

interesting.
c. Focus
Cery : Oh yeah? But I like the short
d. On the road story in it.

For questions 29 to 31, choose the a. Some

suitable word for the numbered space
based on the text! b. All

We are now living in a small tiny c. Both

world. You just sit on your chair, read d. None
the ... (29), listen to the radio and
watch the news and … (30) that 33. Study these sentences!
happens on the other parts of the
world from a radio and ... (31) to 1. Radio gives us information.
explore the universe.
2. Radio gives us pleasure.
This mass media technology
These two sentences can be
develops day after day.
combined as ....
29. a. brochure
a. Radio gives us not only
b. journal information but also pleasure

c. magazine b. Radio gives us only information or

pleasure
d. newspaper
c. Radio not only gives us both
30. a. events information and pleasure
 d. Radio gives us information only, b. 3 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 1
not pleasure
c. 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5

d. 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4
34. Which is true according to the
picture?
36.Doctor : …?'

Patient : My stomach arches

Doctor : Let me see.

A. What can you do for me

B. What's wrong with you

a. This animal is very tall. It likes to
eat meat. Everyone likes to ride on its C. Why don't you take a rest
back.
D. Why don't you see the doctor
b. This animal is very dangerous
37.Faiz : What does Samsul plan to
because it is wild. Grass is its
do after the coming semester test?
favourite food.
Wiwit : He ... his school |holiday
c. It is a big animal. It is grey. Many
with us.
people like to hunt it because its ivory
is very expensive. A. spent
d. It is a cute animal. Children like B. spends
to have it. It eats carrots.
C. has spent
35. 1. It is different from that
jasmine. Look at that jasmine. D. will spend

2. But you must be careful. There 38.Complete the paragraph below.

are thorns on the stem.
3. These roses are beautiful.
4. Besides the smell is nice.
5. It is beautiful, and there are no
thorns.
The best arrangement to be a good
paragraph is ....
Yemin Loyola is a Mexican girl. She ...
in Indonesia since last year. She is
here to study Indonesian culture in a
private university in Central Java.
A. is
B. was
C. has been

a. 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 4 D. have been
39.Nurma : Hi, Kristin!

Kristin : Oh hello, Nurma. Look

this suitcase is too heavy for me.

Nurma : With pleasure. Well,

come on let’s lift it up

together.

A. Would you help me, please

B. How could I do it myself

C. Shall I lift it up for you

D. What can I do for you

40.X : Do you think we can save our

forest?

Y : We can, because people still

keep cutting down the trees.

A. I’m not sure

B. I'm sure

C. I agree

D. I'm certain