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PERTEMUAN 1
Although stage plays has been set to music
since the era of the ancient Greeks, when the dramas of Sophocies and Aeschylus
were accompanied by lyres and flutes, the usual accepted date for
the beginning of opera as we know it
is 1600.
According to this passage, when did modern
According to this passage, when did modern
opera begin?
As a part of the celebration of the marriage of King Henry IV of France to the
Italian aristocrat Maria De Medici, the Florentine composer Jacopo Peri
produced his famous Euridice,
generally considered to be the first opera.
According to the author, what did Jacopo Peri write?
According to the author, what did Jacopo Peri write?
B. The first opera
The author suggests that Euridice was produced
D. for the wedding of King Henry IV
Following his example, a group of Italian musicians, poets, and noblemen called the Camerata began to revive the style of musical story that had been used in Greek tragedy. The Camerata took most of the plots for their operas from Greek and Roman history and mythology, beginning the process of creating an opera by writing a libretto or drama that could be used to establish the framework to the music. They called their compositions opera in musical or musical works. It is from this phrase that the word “opera” was borrowed and abbreviated.
What was The Camerata?
B. Musicians who developed a new musical drama
based
upon Greek drama
The word revive in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
B. Resume D.
investigate
The Camerata took most of the plots for their operas from Greek and Roman history and mythology, beginning the process of creating an opera by writing a libretto or drama that could be used to establish the framework to the music. They called their compositions opera in musical or musical works. It is from this phrase that the word “opera” was borrowed and abbreviated.
The word plots in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to
From what did the term “opera” derive?
A. Greek and Roman history and
mythology
This passage is a summary of
PERTEMUAN 2
According to the controversial sunspot theory, great storms or eruptions
on the surface of the sun hurl streams of solar particles into space and
eventually into the atmosphere of our planet, causing shifts in the weather on
the Earth and interference with radio and television communications.
The word controversial in paragraph 1 is closet in?
meaning to
B. open to debate
D. very complicated
very complicated particles are hurled into space by?
A. undetermined causes
The sunspot theory is?
B. widely accepted
According to the controversial sunspot theory, great storms or eruptions
on the surface of the sun hurl streams of solar particles into space and
eventually into the atmosphere of our planet, causing shifts in the weather on
the Earth and interference with radio and television communications.
A typical sunspot
consists of a dark central umbra, a word derived from the Latin word for
shadow, which is surrounded by a lighter penumbra of light and dark threads
extending out from the center like the spokes of a wheel.
The word particles in paragraph 1 refer to?
D. small pieces of matter
from the sun
How can we describe matter from the sun that enters the
Earth’s atmosphere?
A. Very small B.
Very hot C. Very bright
D. Very hard
A typical sunspot consists of a dark central umbra, a word derived from the Latin word for shadow, which is surrounded by a lighter penumbra of light and dark threads extending out from the center like the spokes of a wheel. Actually the sunspots are cooler than the rest of the photosphere, which may account for their apparently darker color. Typically, the temperature in a sunspot umbra is about 4000 K, whereas the temperature in a penumbra registers 5500 K, and the granules outside in the spot are 6000 K.
What does the author mean by the statement Actually, the
sunspots are
cooler than the
rest of the
photosphere,
which may account for their apparently darker color?
C. The color of sunspots
could be affected by their
temperature.
Sunspots range in size from tiny granules to complex structures with areas stretching for billions of square miles. About 5 percent of all sunspots are large enough so that they can be seen from Earth without instruments; consequently, observations of sunspots have been recorded for thousands of years.
The word they in the paragraph 2 refers to?
B.
spots
The word consequently in the paragraph 2 could
best be replaced by?
A. as a result
Sunspots have been observed in arrangements of one to more than one hundred spots, but they tend to occur in pairs. There is also a marked tendency for the two spots of a pair to have opposite magnetic polarities. Furthermore, the strength of the magnetic field associated with any given sunspot is closely related to the spot’s size. Sunspots have also been observed to occur in cycles, over a period of eleven years. After the beginning of a cycle, the storms occur between 20 and 40 degrees north and south of the equator on the sun. As the cycle continues, some of the storms move closer to the equator. As the cycle diminishes, the number of sunspots decreases to a minimum and they cluster between 5 and 15 degrees north and south latitude.
In which configuration do sunspots usually occur?
B. In a configuration of two
spots
Although there is no theory that completely explains the nature and function of sunspot, several models show scientist’ attempts to relate the phenomenon to magnetic field lines along the lines of longitude from the north and south poles of the sun.
How are sunspots explained?
B. Sunspots may be related to magnetic fields that follow longitudinal
lines on the sun.
What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To propose a theory to explain sunspots
PERTEMUAN 3
Recent
technological advances in
manned and
unmanned undersea vehicles, along with breakthroughs
in
satellite technology and
computer equipment, have
overcome
some of the
limitations of divers
and diving
equipment for scientists research on the great
oceans of the world. Without a vehicle, divers often became sluggish, and their mental
concentration was severely limited. Because undersea pressure affects their speech organs,
communication among divers has always been difficult or impossible.
The word sluggish in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to?
The word sluggish in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to?
Divers have had problems in communicating under water because?
A. the pressure affected their speech organs
But today, most oceanographers avoid the use of vulnerable human divers, preferring to reduce the risk to human life and make direct observation by means of instruments that are lowered into the ocean, from samples taken from the water, or from photographs made by orbiting satellites. Direct observations of the ocean floor can be made not only by divers but also by deep-diving submarines in the water and even by the technology of sophisticated aerial photography from vantage points above the surface of the water.
This passage suggests that the successful exploration of the ocean depends upon?
A. vehicles as well as divers
Direct observations of the ocean floor can be made not only by divers but also by deep-diving submarines in the water and even by the technology of sophisticated aerial photography from vantage points above the surface of the water. Some submarines can dive to depths of more than seven miles and cruise at depths of fifteen thousand feet. In addition, radio equipped buoys can be operated by remote control in order to transmit information back to land-based laboratories via satellite.
Undersea vehicles?
D. make
direct observations of the ocean floor
The word cruise in the paragraph 1 could best be replaced by?
The word cruise in the paragraph 1 could best be replaced by?
A.
travel at a constant speed
How is radio-equipped buoy operated?
D.
By operators outside the vehicle on
a laboratory on shore
Particularly important for ocean study are data about water temperature, currents, and weather. Satellite photographs can show the distribution of sea ice, oil slicks, and cloud formations over the ocean. Maps created from satellite pictures can represent the temperature and color of the ocean’s surface, enabling researchers to study the ocean currents from laboratories on dry land. Furthermore, computers help oceanographers to collect, organize, and analyze data from submarines and satellite. By creating a model of the ocean’s movement and characteristics, scientists can predict the patterns and possible effects of the ocean on the environment.
Recently,
many oceanographers have been relying more on satellites and computers than on
research ships or even submarine vehicles
because they can supply a greater range of information more quickly and
more effectively. Some of humankind’s most serious problems, especially those
concerning energy and food, may be solved with the help of observations made
possible by this new technology.
Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
C. A model of the ocean’s movements
With which topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A.
Technological advances in oceanography
PERTEMUAN 4
1. With which of the following topics in the passage primarily concerned?
D. Content, form, and effects of fertilizer
2. The word essential in the paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?
3. Which of the following has the smallest percentage content in the formula 4-8-2?
4. What is the percentage of nitrogen in a 5-8-7 formula fertilizer?
5. The word designate in the paragraph 2 could best be replaced by
6. Which of the following statements about fertilizer is true?
B. Solids
are difficult to store.
C. Liquids are increasing in popularity.
7. The word they in the paragraph 2 refers to?
8. The word convenient in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to?
A. Effective B. plentiful
PETEMUAN 5
The development of
the horse has been recorded from the beginning through all of its evolutionary
stages to the modern form. It is, in fact, one of the most complete and
well-documented chapters of paleontological history. Fossil finds provide us
not only with detailed information about the horse itself but also with
valuable insights into the migration of herds, and even evidence for
speculation about the climatic conditions that could have instigated such
migratory behavior.
According to the author, fossils are considered
According to the author, fossils are considered
valuable for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT?
D. they maintain a record of life prior to the
Miocene Age
The word instigated in paragraph 1 could best be
The word instigated in paragraph 1 could best be
replaced by?
Geologists believe that the first horses appeared on Earth about sixty million years ago as compared with two million years ago for the appearance of human beings. There is evidence of early horses on both the American and European continents, but it has been documented that, almost twelve million years ago at the beginning of the Pliocene Age, a horse about midway through its evolutionary development crossed a land bridge where the Bering Strait is now located, from Alaska into the grasslands of Asia, and traveled all the way to Europe.
What does the author mean by the statement Geologists
believe that the first horses appeared on
Earth about sixty
million years ago as compared with two
million years ago
for the appearance of human beings?
for the appearance of human beings?
A. Horses appeared long before human beings
according to
the theories of geologists.
There is evidence of early horses on both the American and European continents, but it has been documented that, almost twelve million years ago at the beginning of the Pliocene Age, a horse about midway through its evolutionary development crossed a land bridge where the Bering Strait is now located, from Alaska into the grasslands of Asia, and traveled all the way to Europe.
Which of the following conclusions may be made on
the basis of information in the passage?
A. The hipparions
migrated to Europe to feed in developing grasslands.
Less developed and smaller than the hipparion, the anchittheres was eventually completely replaced by it.
By the end of the Pleistocene
Age both the anchitheres and the hipparion had become extinct in North America,
where they had originated, as fossil evidence clearly indicates. In Europe,
they evolve into the larger and stronger animal that is very similar to the
horse as we know it today.
According to this passage, the hipparion were
According to this passage, the hipparion were
C. larger than the anchiteres
The word it in paragraph 2 refer to
B. hipparion D. Route
The word extinct in paragraph 3 is closest in
The word extinct in paragraph 3 is closest in
meaning to
There is evidence of early horses on both the American and European continents, but it has been documented that, almost twelve million years ago at the beginning of the Pliocene Age, a horse about midway through its evolutionary development crossed a land bridge where the Bering Strait is now located, from Alaska into the grasslands of Asia, and traveled all the way to Europe.
By the end of the Pleistocene
Age both the anchitheres and the hipparion had become extinct in North America,
where they had originated, as fossil evidence clearly indicates. In Europe,
they evolve into the larger and stronger animal that is very similar to the
horse as we know it today.
It can be concluded from this passage that the?
D. Pliocene Period was
prior to Miocene
PERTEMUAN 6
Few men have
influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster
did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, Webster graduated from Yale
in 1778. He was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice
law in Harford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how inadequate
the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent
nation. In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work
that consisted of speller, a grammar, and a reader.
The word inadequate in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by?
The word inadequate in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by?
Why did Webster write A Grammatical Institutes of the
English Language?
C.
He felt that British books were not
appropriate for
American children.
The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806, and was also very successful.
From which publication did Webster earn a lifetime income?
D. The American Spelling Book
The word considerable in paragraph 1 most nearly means?
The word considerable in paragraph 1 most nearly means?
A. large B. prestigious C. steady D. unexpected
In 1807, Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself.
Published in two
volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has
become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster’s
purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was
developing distinct meanings, pronounciation, and spellings from those of
British English.
When was An American Dictionary of the English
When was An American Dictionary of the English
Language published?
The word it in the paragraph 2 refers to?
The word distinct in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to?
PERTEMUAN 7
The San Andreas Fault
line is a fracture at the congruence of two major plates of the Earth’s crust,
one of which support most of the North American continent, and the other of
which underlies the coast of California and part of the ocean floor of the
Pacific Ocean. The fault originates about six hundred miles south of the Gulf
of California, runs north in an irregular line along the western coast to San
Francisco, and continues north for about two hundred more miles before angling
off into the ocean. In places, the trace of the fault is marked by a trench,
or, in geological terms, a rift, and a small ponds dot the landscape. Its
western side always move north in relation to its eastern side. The total net
slip along the San Andreas Fault and the length of time it has been active are
matters of conjecture, but it has been estimated that, during the past fifteen
million years, coastal California along the San Andreas Fault has moved about
190 miles in a northwesterly direction with respect to the North American plate.
Although the movement along the fault averages only a few inches a year, it is
intermittent and variable. Some segments of the fault do not have move at all
for long periods of time, building up tremendous pressure that must be
released.
For this reason, tremors
are not unusual along the San Andreas Fault, some of which are classified as
major earthquakes. Also for this reason, small tremors are interpreted as safe,
since they are understood to be pressure that releases without causing much
damage.
It is worth nothing that the San
Andreas Fault passes uncomfortably close to several major metropolitan areas,
including Los Angeles and San Francisco. In addition, the San Andreas
Fault has created smaller fault systems,
many of which underlie the smaller towns and cities along the California coast. For this reason,
Californians have long anticipated the recurrence of what they refer to as the
“Big One,” a chain reaction of destructive earthquakes that would measure near 8
on the Richter scale, similar in intensity to those that occurred in 1857 and
1906. Such a quake would wreak devastating effects on the life and property in
the region. Unfortunately, as pressure continues to build along the fault, the
likelihood of such an earthquake increases substantially.
What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To describe the San
Andreas Fault
How does the author define the San Andreas Fault?
A. A plate that underlies the
North American continent
The word originates in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by?
In which direction does the western side of the fault move?
The word it in the paragraph 1 refers to?
The word intermittent in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which one of the following?
B. predictable D. occasional
Along the San Andreas Fault, tremors are?
Along the San Andreas Fault, tremors are?
The phrase “the Big One” refers to which of the following?
A. A serious earthquake C. The river scale
Which of the following words best describes the San Andreas Fault?
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