Text 1

In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue
of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon signs flashing, it
isn't difficult to find. It has been used as a meeting point since 1934 and today you will find
hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to arrive- just look for the crowds.

Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924 to meet his
owner. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the
start. Each day Hachiko would accompany his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to
Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always
find the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before
he could return home.

Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very
strong and he continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days
at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street
vendors. He became a familiar sight to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put
outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.

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1. What the passage is mainly about?

A. A dog statue in Shibuya train station (supporting idea)

B. Hachiko, a famous dog in Japan

C. Relationship between an Akita dog with his owner (supporting idea)

D. Professor Eisaburo Uyeno (supporting detail)

E. Shibuya train station’s famous meeting point (

2. According to the passage, what is the function of the dog statue in Shibuya train station?

A. The landmark of the station

B. A famous photo site for people

C. A meeting point

D. A symbol of train’s commuter in the station

3. Which of these statements about Hachiko IS TRUE based on the passage?

A. Hachiko was a Siberian husky dog

B. Hachiko was born in 1924 in Tokyo

C. Hachiko died at the same time as his owner

D. Hachiko was just a year old when he met his owner for the first time

E. Hachiko must came to the station after his owner death because of the food giving by street
vendors

4. From the passage, what does Hachiko did that make him famous in Shibuya Train station?

A. He waited for his owner at the same place in Shibuya train station even every day even after
his owner death

B. He received food from street vendors while waited for his owner

C. He was friendly to the train commuters over time

D. He was very patient on waiting his owner came back from work

E. He died at the Shibuya Train Station

Text 2

People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer
because there are many factors to take into consideration. Firstly, in a first language, the
differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question of how
hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than
native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while
Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the
differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to
learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by
the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the pronunciation of Chinese does
appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who
already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than
for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.

No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first
language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that
does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to
say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.

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5. According to the passage, Why is it not easy to answer question about which language is the
most difficult to learn?

A. Because it depends on each personability

B. Because there are many factors to take into consideration

C. Because it is different for every language

D. Because it needs deeper understanding of each language

E. Because it is affected by the mother language

6. The meaning of the phrase “to take into consideration” in the passage is …

A. To answer the question by stating the factors

B. To state the answer based on the factors that is considered about a language

C. To consider about the factors before answering the question

D. To think about the answer before considering the question

E. To think that the answer is unimportant because there is some factors

7. What we can imply about learning second language in paragraph 2?

A. Learning a language that is similar to our first language is relatively harder

B. Our mother tongue can play important role in determining which second language will be
easier to learn

C. Second language can affect our first language Acquisition

E. Learning writing system is always easy no matter what your first language is

8. From the passage, we can conclude that…

A. Chinese is the hardest language to learn

B. Learning a second language is easy no matter what your first language is

C. There is no language that is easy to learn, but language that has similarity to our first language
tend to be easier

D. Learning writing system is relatively hard

E. Writing system makes learning a language is more difficult

Text 3

Human brain structure is composed of three main parts: the forebrain, midbrain and
hindbrain, each with multiple parts. The Cerebrum: Also known as the cerebral cortex, the
cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain, and it is associated with higher brain function
such as thought and action. Nerve cells make up the gray surface, which is a little thicker than
our thumb. White nerve fibers beneath the surface carry signals between nerve cells in other
parts of the brain and body. Its wrinkled surface increases the surface area, and is a six-layered
structure found in mammals, called the neocortex. It is divided into four sections, called “lobes”.
They are; the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe and the temporal lobe. Frontal
Lobe – The frontal lobe lies just beneath our forehead and is associated with our brain’s ability to
reason, organize, plan, speak, move, make facial expressions, serial task, problem solve, control
inhibition, spontaneity, initiate and self-regulate behaviors, pay attention, remember and control
emotions.

Frontal Lobe – The frontal lobe lies just beneath our forehead and is associated with our
brain’s ability to reason, organize, plan, speak, move, make facial expressions, serial task,
problem solve, control inhibition, spontaneity, initiate and self-regulate behaviors, pay attention,
remember and control emotions.

Parietal Lobe – The parietal lobe is located at the upper rear of our brain, and controls our
complex behaviors, including senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial
orientation. It plays important role in integrating sensory information from various parts of our
body, knowledge of numbers and their relations, and in the manipulation of objects. Portions are
involved with our visuospatial processing, language comprehension, the ability to construct,
body positioning and movement, neglect/inattention, left-right differentiation and self awareness/
insight.
 Occipital Lobe – The occipital lobe is located at the back of our brain, and is associated
with our visual processing, such as visual recognition, visual attention, spatial analysis (moving
in a 3-D world) and visual perception of body language; such as postures, expressions and
gestures.

Temporal Lobe – The temporal lobe is located near our ears, and is associated with
processing our perception and recognition of auditory stimuli (including our ability to focus on
one sound among many, like listening to one voice among many at a party), comprehending
spoken language, verbal memory, visual memory and language production (including fluency
and word finding), general knowledge and autobiographical memories.

A deep furrow divides the cerebrum into two halves, known as the left and right
hemispheres. And, while the two hemispheres look almost symmetrical, each side seems to
function differently. The right hemisphere is considered our creative side, and the left
hemisphere is considered our logical side. A bundle of axons, called the corpus callosum,
connects the two hemispheres.

9. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The description of surface carry signals between nerve cells in other parts of the brain and
body.

B. The explanation about A bundle of axons, called the corpus callosum, connects the two
hemispheres.

C. The overview about the structure and function of the human brain.

D. The findings of the important roles of parietal lobe in integrating sensory information from
various parts of our body.

E. The argument of the perception and recognition of auditory stimuli in human brain.

10. The sentence ‘The parietal lobe is located at the upper rear of our brain, and controls our
complex behaviors, including senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial
orientation’ In paragraph 5 can best be restated as …

A. The parietal lobe can be in at the upper rear of our brain, and controls our complex behaviors,
excluding senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial orientation.

B. The parietal lobe is located near the upper rear of our brain, and controls our complex
behaviors, senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial orientation.

C. The parietal lobe is located far from the upper rear of our brain, and controls our complex
behaviors, a part of senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial orientation.
D. The location of parietal lobe is at the upper rear of our brain, and controls our complex
behaviors, that is, senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial orientation.

E. The upper rear of our brain is at the parietal lob, and controls our complex behaviors,
including senses such as vision, touch, body awareness and spatial orientation.

11. It can be concluded from the passage that ...

A. Three main parts of human brain, the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain, each with multiple
parts, have significant roles in controlling human activity.

B. The frontal lobe lies just beneath our forehead and is associated with our brain’s ability to
visual recognition, such as visual recognition, visual attention, spatial analysis.

C. The right hemisphere is considered our creative side, and the left hemisphere is considered
human mental activity.

D. A deep furrow has functions to comprehend spoken language, verbal memory, visual memory
and language production.

E. Frontal lobes are involved with our visuospatial processing, language comprehension, the
ability to construct, body positioning and movement.

12. What most likely motivates the writer in writing the passage?

A. Not many people have much information about the functions of parts of human brain.

B. There is a mystery about what functions of human brain.

C People’s information about human brain is sufficient.

D. Many people have known about the functions of the brain.

E. The information about functions about human brain is not available.

13. When the bus broke down in the middle of the desert, we that we would have to finish the
journey to our destination on foot.

A. were telling

B. have told

C. were told
D. have been told

E. had told

14. “When did the farmers find that ancient tool?”

“When he ____ his field.”

A. was ploughing

B. has ploughed

C. had ploughed

D. is ploughing

E. has been ploughing

15. “Did you see the children when you came home this afternoon?”

“No, they ___ their teacher in Priok.”

A. visited

B. had visited

C. to visit

D. were visiting

E. would have visited

16. The librarian suddenly heard a noise. Librarian : What was that noise?

Student : I dropped some books while I ___ them to the table.

A. carry

B. carried

C. was carrying

D. am carrying
E. have carried

17. “Tina had just watered the flower when Ali came.” From this sentence we may conclude that
…

A. Ali didn’t see Tina watering the flowers

B. Ali came at the time Tina was watering the flowers

C. Ali was watching Tina watering the flowers

D. Ali would come when Tina finished watering the flowers

E. Ali had come before Tina watered the flowers

18. “Why didn’t Didi want to go home?”

“His mother ___ him for causing the car accident.”

A. would blame

B. has blamed

C. is blaming

D. had blamed

E. blames

19. Until Kartini opened a school, Indonesian woman ___ allowed to go to school.

A. have not been

B. are not

C. would not be

D. had not be

E. would not have been

20. “Did the travelers at last manage to continue their cross-country trip?
“Oh yes, after the old radiator ___.”

A. is replaced

B. has been replaced

C. is being replaced

D. to be replaced

E. had been replaced