Topik: Interactant Expressions

1. Raisa : I don’t know whether I will take the scholarship or not. It does not cover the plane
ticket. I don’t have enough money for it.
Hamish : ...
Raisa : Thank you a million. That’s very kind of you.

Which of the following setences best fill the blank?

A. I’ll find a sponsor for you, if you want.

B. Can you find a sponsor?
C. You’d better to leave the scholarship.
D. I don’t mind if you don’t take it.
E. I’ll be happy, if you take it.

Jawaban: A
Pembahasan
Dalam percakapan tersebut, kita bisa lihat kalimat kuncinya ada pada Raisa yang tidak punya
uang untuk membeli tiket pesawat, lalu berikutnya ia mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Hamish.
Ini berarti Hamish menawarkan (offering) Raisa sesuatu. Jawaban B tidak tepat karena “can you
find a sponsor?” mengandung unsur meminta (requesting), sementara jawaban C tidak tepat
karena itu berupa suggestion. Jawaban D bertentangan dengan respon yang mengucapkan terima
kasih. Jawaban E yang tidak sesuai dengan percakapan. Maka jawaban yang paling tepat ialah A,
yakni Hamish akan menemukan sponsor untuk Raisa jika Raisa mau.

2.Dian : The cake is scrumptious! I love it.

Joni: … another piece?
Dian :Thank you. You should tell me the recipe.
Joni : I will.

Which of the following offering expressions best fill the blank?

A. Do you mind if you have

B. Would you like
C. Shall you hav
D. Can I have you
E. I will bring you

Jawaban:B
Pembahasan
Dian merasakan kelezatan dari kue buatan Joni, dan Joni pun menawarkan (offering) Dian untuk
menambah kue. Jadi, ekspresi yang tepat adalah jawaban B. Jawaban A, C, dan D tidak
menunjukkan offering expression, dan E tidak menunjukkan awal dari sebuah pertanyaan.
3. Fitri : The French homework is really hard. I don’t feel like to do it.
Rahmat: … to help you?
Fitri : It sounds great. Thanks, Rahmat!

Which of the following offering expressions best fill the blank?

A. Do you mind if I
B. Would you like me
C. Shall I
D. Can I
E. I will 

Jawaban:B
Pembahasan
Dalam percakapan tersebut, Fitri merasa kesulitan dalam mengerjakan PR bahasa Perancis, dan
Rahmat menawarkan bantuan. Kata kuncinya adalah to help, setelah titik-titik. Jawaban A, C, D,
dan E tidak bisa diikuti oleh bentuk infinitive (to + V1). Oleh karena itu, jawaban yang paling
tepat adalah B.

Topik: Job Application Letters

For questions 4-6

4. The following phrase, Dear Mr. Gilhooley, from the passage above functions as a….

A. salutation
B. introduction
C. body
D. closing
E. signature

Jawaban:A
Pembahasan
Jawaban B salah karena introduction berfungsi untuk menjelaskan pekerjaan apa yang Anda
lamar dan dari mana Anda mengetahui lowongan pekerjaan tersebut. Sementara body berisi
penjelasan megapa Anda tertarik dengan pekerjaan tersebut dan mengapa Anda berhak
menerima posisi tersebut (pengalaman atau latar belakang Anda disebutkan dalam bagian
ini). Closing  merupakan penutup yang biasanya berisi ucapan terima kasih atas pertimbangan
dari pihak perusahaan atau perihal wawancara. Signature berisi tanda tangan. Jadi, jawaban yang
paling tepat ialah A (salutation) yang biasanya menggunakan kata dear …

5. The second paragraph from the passage above functions as a….

A. salutation
B. introduction
C. body
D. closing
E. signature

Jawaban:C
Pembahasan
Jawaban A salah karena salutation berisikan kata “dear”. Jawaban B salah
karena introductionberfungsi untuk menjelaskan pekerjaan apa yang Anda lamar dan dari mana
Anda mengetahui lowongan pekerjaan tersebut. Sementara closing merupakan penutup yang
biasanya berisi ucapan terima kasih atas pertimbangan dari pihak perusahaan atau perihal
wawancara. Signatureberisi tanda tangan. Jadi, jawaban yang paling tepat ialah C (body) karena
pada paragraf tersebut pelamar menjelaskan bahwa pekerjaan tersebut menarik.

6. The applicant possesses some strengths for success in the position he applied for, except…. 

A. To strive for continued excellence

B. To provide incredible contributions
C. To have successfully developed and designed live use applications
D. To have successfully designed and supported live use applications
E. To have successfully developed and made live use applications

Jawaban:E
Pembahasan
Jawaban A merupakan fakta yang tercantum dengan jelas dalam teks di atas. Jawaban B
memiliki makna yang setara dengan fakta di atas (exceptional = incredible). Jawaban C dan D
juga tertulis dengan jelas dalam teks di atas. Oleh karena itu, jawaban yang paling tepat adalah E
karena memang pelamar mengembangkan (develop) live use application, tetapi tidak
membuatnya (make).

CAUSATIVE
1.Susi made andi____his sandals before he went into her house.

A.takes off

B.Take off

C.took off

D.Taken off

Jawaban : B

Key word : Made

Pembahasan : kalimat ini merupaka kalimat causative made karena subject susi menyuruh orang
lain (andi) melakukan sesuatu.

2.Ani : what a nice dress! did you make it yourself?

    Ati : oh I got it made

The underline sentence means…..

A.Ati bought the dress

B.Ati made the dress herself

C.Ati had to make her dress

D.Someone made ati’s dress

Jawaban : D

Key word : I got it made

Pembahasan : kalimat ini merupakan causative made yang bermakna bahwa yang membuatkan
baju ati adalah orang lain.
3.”Mahmud had the oil of his car changed yesterday” Means….

A.he changed the oil in his car

B.he had to cahenge the oil of his car

C.someone chaged the oil of his car

D.He would have changed the oil of his car

Jawaban : C

Key word : Had

Pembahasan : kalimat causative menyatakan bahwa seseorang menyuruh oranglain melakuka

suatu pekerjaan.

4.Dedi : “Arya, how do you inspect in our new criminals?”

Arya : ” I had the special agent____”

A.Investigate

B.Investigated

C.To investigate

D.Investigates

Jawaban : A

Key Word : Had the special agent

Pembahasan : pola causative have yang menggunakan objek orang adalah S + have/had +
(someone)+ infinitive

5.Agung : send this letter today

Secretary : Yes, Sir

From the dialogue we know that Agung will have the letter____

A.deliver

B.Delivered

C.To deliver

D.To be Delivering
Jawaban : B

Key Word : agung will have the letter

Pembahasan : pola causative have yang menggunakan objek benda adalah S + have/had
(something) + verb.

6.the old man want to get his son_____him to another city as he is not strong enough to do it by
himself.

A.Driven

B.Drive

C.To Drive

D.To be Driven

Jawaban : C

Key word : wants to get his son

Pembahasan : pola causative get yang menggunakan objek orang adalah S +get/got+ someone+to
infinitive

7.The manager was not able to finish this job by himself as he was too busy taking care other
work, so he asked me, his assistant______the job.

A.finish

B.To finish

C.finished

D.would finish

Jawaban : B

key word : asked

Pembahasan : penggunaan ask mirip dengan penggunaan get, sehingga polanya pun sama.

8.Arifa had his teacher phoned for he had got stomachache. it means that____

A.arifa called his teacher by himself

B.arifa calls his own teacher via telephone

C.Arifa made his teacher call him

D.Arifa asked someone else to call his teacher

Keyword : had his teacher phoned

Pembahasan : kalimat soal bermakna arifa menyuruh gurunya ditelepon karena ia sakit perut.

9.Because the couple are too busy to prepare their wedding, they____

A.have organizes everything for their wedding party

B.want to organize everything by themselves

C.have the wedding organized

D.want to organize their own wedding party

Jawaban : C

Key Word : too busy to prepare

Pembahasan : karena pasangan itu terlalu sibuk untuk mempersiapkan pernikahan, secara logis
maka mereka pasti menyuruh orang lain untuk melakukan nya.

10.The owner of the shop let the beggar______in front of their shop

A.Begged

B.To beg

C.To be begged

D.Beg

Jawaban : D

Key Word : let the beggar

Pembahasan : kalimat causative yang mengandung makna let memiliki pola yang sama dengan
causative have dan make.

PASSIVE VOICE

Pilihlah jawaban passive voice yang tepat bagi kalimat aktif yang ada pada soal.

1. Mommy cleans the room every day.

Passive voice is:

a. The room was clean by mommy every day
b. The room is clean by mommy every day
c. The room is cleaned by mommy every day
d. Mommy is cleaned the room every day
e. The room was being cleaned by mommy every day

Jawaban: C

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan C. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus
melihat kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Simple
Present Tense (cleans, every day), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To Be (is/am/are) +
V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk struktur ini adalah pilihan C.

2. My uncle fixed the toy yesterday.

Passive voice is:

a. My uncle was fixed the toy yesterday
b. The toy was fixed by my uncle yesterday
c. The toy was fix by my uncle yesterday
d. My uncle was being fixed the toy yesterday
e. The toy had been fixed by my uncle yesterday

Jawaban: B

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan B. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus
melihat kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Simple Past
Tense (fixed, yesterday), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To be (was/were) + V3.
Jawaban paling tepat untuk struktur ini adalah pilihan B.

3. Joe has taken a Mandarin course.

Passive voice is:

a. Joe has been taken a Mandarin course
b. A Mandarin course taken by Joe
c. A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe
d. Mandarin courses have taken by Joe
e. Mandarin course will be taken by Joe

Jawaban: C

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan C. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus
melihat kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Present
Perfect Tense (has taken), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To be (has/have been) + V3.
Jawaban paling tepat untuk struktur ini adalah pilihan C.

Pilihlah jawaban yang passive voice paling tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat pada soal.
1. In the 1920’s, this TV _____.
a. is manufactured
b. was manufactured
c. will be manufactured

Jawaban: B

Struktur kalimat merupakan Simple Past Tense (1920 = masa lampau), maka jawaban paling
tepat adalah To be (was/were) + V3.

2. She _____ to my wedding party.

a. are invited
b. have been invited
c. has been invited

Jawaban: C

Cara mudah untuk menjawab pertanyaan di atas adalah pelihat subjek kalimat, yaitu “She”, maka
cara cepatnya carilah To be yang sesuai dengan subjek She.

3. Her first novel _____ tomorrow morning.

a. is launched
b. was launched
c. will be launched

Jawaban: C

Struktur kalimat merupakan Simple Future (tomorrow morning), maka jawaban paling tepat
adalah will be + V3.

JOB VACANCY
The following text is for questions 1 and 2.
Hotel work: One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places on the one month
training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel
Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete
the course will be offered employment in the Colony’s leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday 21st July to Friday 22nd August,
from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

Applications for places on the course are welcome for students now in their third
year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have
interest in hotel work.
Application forms may be obtained from:

The Hong Kong Institute of Management,

Box 948,
The South China Times.

The closing date for applications is April 29th

1. Those who successfully complete the course will be given ....

A. Free tuition
B. A further training course
C. Jobs in big hotels in the colony
D. A chance to stay in the colony’s leading hotels for one month
E. Membership of the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management

2. What requirement is needed by an applicant to apply for the hotel work training?

 A. Able to speak Mandarin

 B. Secondary school graduate
 C. Good knowledge of English
 D. Reputable university graduate
E. 2-year experience in hotel work
 

ANNOUNCEMENT
21. What is the announcement about ........
A. A school debate
B. A school competition
C. A debate competition
D. Extracurricular activities
E. Participants of the debate

22. According to the text the competition ........

A. Is only for students with good English
B. Is in the form of spoken arguments
C. Is in the form of written arguments
D. Will be held after school hours
E. Will run for two days

NARRATIVE TEXT

The following text is for questions 1-4

The Good Stepmother

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them
both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.

Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the
children. “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she
came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped through the window. Her
heart cried out when she saw the two children.

She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside. The witch was putting some
stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven
and the stepmother shut the door.

‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly. I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family again. They
returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have,
and of course they lived happily ever after!

 
 1. The story is about….

A. Two children went to school for the first time

B. A witch who is really kind
C. A father who begged a witch for money
D. A stepmother who saved her children from a witch
E. Two children saved their stepmother from a witch

Jawaban: D

Dari bacaan di atas, jika kita mengerti dengan jelas dan benar adalah cerita tentang seorang ibu
tiri atau stepmom yang menyesal karena membuang anak-anaknya, tetapi kemudian pergi untuk
mencarinya dan berhasil menyelamatkan mereka dari sang penyihir.

2. Which statement is FALSE about the witch?

A. She locked Hansel in a cage

B. She planned to eat Hansel & Gretel
C. She fell into the ocean
D. She hated the children
E. She set Gretel to clean the house

Jawaban: C

Dari bacaan di atas, kita bisa melihat bahwa sang penyihir jatuh ke dalam oven yang sedang ia
panaskan sendiri karena didorong oleh ibu tiri Hansel & Gretel menggunakan sapu. Maka itu,
jawaban yang paling tepat manakah pernyataan yang salah adalah jawaban C.

3. “The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.” (Paragraph 4)

The underlined word can be replaced by the word…

A. Marked
B. Painted
C. Opened
D. Polished
E. Closed

Jawaban: E

Dari bacaan di atas, maka kata yang paling cocok untuk menggantikan kata “shut” adalah
“closed” karena artinya sama-sama menutup.
 4. How did the stepmother find her children?

A. She walked into the forest

B. She got tired and met her children
C. She peeped through the window of the witch’s cottage
D. She fell into the cliff
E. She was pushed against the wall

Jawaban: C

The following text is for question 5-8

The Story of the Smart Parrot

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it.

It was very, very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He would not say the name
of the town where he was born. The name of the town was Catano.

The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not say the word. At first the
man was very nice, but then he got angry. “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word?
Say Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it. Then the man got to so angry that
the shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.

One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry. He
picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house. “You are more stupid than the
chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.”

In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were for Sunday’s dinner. The man put
the parrot in the chicken house and left.

The next day the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and stopped. He was
very surprised at what he saw!

He saw three dead chickens on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken, “Say
Catano, or I’ll kill you!

5. Where does the story take place?

A. Indonesia
B. Brazil
C. Puerto Rico
D. New York
E. Jepang

Jawaban: C
Dari bacaan di atas, jawabannya adalah C karena jelas tertera pada paragraf pertama, yakni “a
man in Puerto Rico…” Jadi, jawaban yang paling tepat untuk jawaban di atas adalah pilihan C.

6. From the text we learn that…

A. We have to follow others

B. We have to respect pet owner
C. We have to imitate others
D. We are not allowed to force others
E. We are not allowed to help others

Jawaban: D

Dari bacaan di atas, jawaban yang paling tepat untuk pertanyaannya adalah D. Bacaan di atas
mengajarkan kita untuk tidak memaksakan kehendak terhadap orang lain. Sebab, akan ada
dampak-dampak yang bisa dihasilkan dari sikap tersebut. Pada bacaan di atas, akibat yang
diterima adalah si burung beo jadi benar-benar membunuh ayam-ayam lain.

7. Which statement is false according to the text?

A. Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from
B. The man got angry at the parrot
C. The parrot couldn’t say Catano
D. The man killed the parrot
E. The parrot could say Catano

Jawaban: C

Dari bacaan di atas, jawaban yang paling tepat untuk pertanyaannya adalah C. Bacaan di atas
menunjukkan kalau si burung beo memang tidak bisa menyebut kata Catano, yakni nama kota
asal si burung beo tersebut.

8. “It was very, very smart”

The underlined word refers to…

A. The chicken
B. The man
C. The Catano
D. The city
E. The bird

Jawaban: E
Dari bacaan di atas, jawaban yang paling tepat untuk pertanyaannya adalah E. Kalimat tersebut
menjelaskan tentang si burung beo yang sudah dijabarkan lebih dulu di paragraf sebelumnya
(lihat kembali bacaan di atas).

SUBJUNCTIVE
Soal No. 1
"Let's go swimming."
"I wish I _____ we have a test tomorrow and I still have to study.
A. am able
B. could be
C. could
D. will be able
E. be able to
Pembahasan : Pada soal diatas menunjukkan subjunctive menunjukkan present atau future
dengan  pattern sebagai berikut:
Subject + wish .... + Subject + would / could
Sehingga jawaban yang benar adalah could
Jawaban : C
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Soal No. 2
I wish ____ now at the party.
A. He is here
B. He will be here
C. He has been here
D. He were here
E. He be here
Pembahasan : Penggunaan penanda waktu "now" menunjukkan bahwa subjunctive
menunjukkan present tense, sehingga pattern yang digunakan
Subject + Wish .... + subject + past verb ....
Maka jawaban yang benar adalah He were here
Jawaban : D
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Soal No. 3
I am sorry I don't know the answer, but I really wish I _____
A. know
B. knew
C. have known
D. will know
e. had known
Pembahasan : Fakta dari pernyataan di atas adalah "I am sorry I don't know the answer". Jadi
pengandaiannya menggunakan Present Tense
Subject + Wish .... + subject + past verb ....
Maka jawaban yang benar adalah knew
Jawaban : B
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Soal No. 4
She went to the blackboard as if she knew how to solve the problem.
The underlined words means ____
A. She actually can't solve the problem
B. She ought to know how to solve the problem
C. She definitely knew hpw  to solve the problem
D. She should know how to solve the problem
E. She suceeded how to solve the problem
Pembahasan: Clausa as if she know the problem menunjukkan bahwa seolah olah dia
mengetahui bagaimana menyelesaikan masalah tersebut. Maka faktanya addalah she can't solve
the problem.
Jawaban : A
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Soal No. 5
"I am planning to go to a party tonight, but It's raining very hard now.
"I wish _____ raining now."
A. It stops
B. it has stopped
C. it will stop
D. it had stopped
E. it would stop
Pembahasan : Pada soal diatas menunjukkan subjunctive menunjukkan present atau future
dengan  pattern sebagai berikut
Subject + wish .... + Subject + would / could
Maka jawaban yang benar adalah It would stop
Jawaban : E
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TENSES
1. 'When did the accident happen?'
'When the goods . . . from the truck.'
A. unloaded
B. were unloading                      
C. being unloaded
D. were being unloaded              
E. they were unloading
Jawaban : D
Pembahasan:
Kalimat tersebut menghendaki jawaban passive dalam bentuk Past Continuous, yakni was/ were
+ being + V3.
2. Ahmad : Mah, what were you doing when I phoned your mother last night?
Halimah : I ... TV
A. watch
B. am watching  
C. have watched
D. was watching
E. will watch
Jawaban : D
Pembahasan:
Dari ucapan Ahmad: Kita tahu bahwa Ahmad menanyakan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan
Halimah tadi malam. Untuk itu, kita  harus menggunakan pola past progressive (S+ was/were +
verb - ing).

3. I was sleeping when my father...the announcement about me in the radio.

A. hear
B. heard                                      
C. was hearing
D. hears                                        
E. Will hear
Jawaban : B
Pembahasan:
Kalimat di atas berpola past continous tense karena kata hear adalah kata yang tidak lazim
ditambah –ing maka diubah ke bentuk VII

4. Rina ... a bath when I phoned her.

A. has been taking
B. is taking                      
C. had taken
D. has taken                    
E. was taking
Jawaban : E
Pembahasan:
Untuk menyatakan sesuatu sedang terjadi di suatu waktu/ kejadian lain terjadi di waktu lampau
kita gunakan Past Continuous yaitu : S + was/were + V 1+ ing.

5. `Could you tell brother to meet me at the library tomorrow? `Sure, I____ him.'
A. would have told
B. am telling                    
C. be telling
D. will tell                        
E. will be telling
Jawaban : D
Pembahasan:
Ungkapan spontan yang menyatakan sesuatu akan dilakukan harus dinyatakan dalam Simple
Future : S'+ shall/will + V1.
6. Daru : What are you going to do after leaving the college?
Dimas : Well, I don't want to be jobless. So I'm ... getting a job soon.
A. would like
B. planning  
C. going to
D. thinking of
E. intending
Jawaban : D
Pembahasan:
Untuk menyatakan suatu rencana dimasa depan, kita gunakan be + planning to, be + thinking of,
be + going to, be + intending to, be + going to.

7. `Oh, dear! I forgot to bring my dictionary.'

`That's all right. I . . . you mine.'
A. will be lending
B. am lending                
C. will lend
D. am going to lend        
E. lend
Jawaban : C
Pembahasan:
Respon yang tepat adalah penggunaan Simple Future. Untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang tidak
direncanakan sebelumnya, maka digunakan will.

8. "What is your plan for this weekend?"

°I . . . my brother."
A. will visit
B. will have visited
C. will have been visiting
D. have visited
E. visited
Jawaban : A
Pembahasan:
Kalimat pertanyaan: "What is your plan for this weekend?" mempunyai arti "Apa rencana anda
akhir pekan nanti?" Tense untuk menyatakan suatu rencana di waktu mendatang adalah simple
future (S + will/shall + V1).

9. Yusniar     : “I plan to see ‘the ghost’ with Tina.”

Supriadi    : “When...it?”
A. you see
B. have you seen                        
C. Are you going to see
D. did you want to see                
E. Were you going to see
Jawaban : C
Pembahasan:
Kalimat diatas adalah future tense.
S + to be + going to + V.  ... are you going to see it?

10. Father : Are you sure you will pass'?

Riana  : Believe me, Dad. I'll do better in the next examination.
From the dialogue we know that Riana ... to do better in the next examination.
A. promises
B. hopes
C. wishes
D. likes
E. decides
Jawaban : E
Pembahasan:
Ucapan "I’ll do ..." mengandung pengertian bahwa kalimat tersebut sebelumnya tidak
direncanakan. Jadi, pada saat itu Riana memutuskan (decides) apa yang akan dilakukannya.