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Material : READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text and answer questions 1 to 5!


Mr. and Mrs. Andy were on a tour of Europe. They were travelling on guided tour of five countries They
were going to travel through Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France for two weeks.

The guide for the tour was a Swiss. On the day of the travel, the guide told them to check their passports,
their traveller's checks and their foreign cash. He told them to keep them safely

They travelled in a comfortable coach with a toilet, music and video. The guide stopped the coach at many
famous places. Heexplained the cultural importance of the places. They stayed in big hotels for the night
and ate in the restaurants. On the way, they stopped at small in to eat lunch. In the big towns they went
shopping. They bought many souvenirs for their friends. They enjoyed the two weeks tour.

1. What the text about?


Guided tours in Europe
Tour guides from Switzerland
The sight-seeing in European countries
Mr. and Mrs. Andy's tour to Europe

2. What was Mr. and Mrs. Andy's guide for the tour?
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland

3. What Mr. and Mrs. Andy did during the tour is found in ....
paragraph 4
paragraph 3
paragraph 2
paragraph 1

4. The incorrect statement according to the text is ....


Mr. and Mrs. Andy were travelling to five countries
All tourists should bring and keep their foreign cash
The guide stops the coach at every famous place
The guide bought souvenirs and gave them to the tourists

5. "The guide stopped the coach ...." (paragraph 3). The underlined word means ....
the bus that carries tourists on long journey
someone who shows interesting places to the tourists
an enclosed four-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses
someone who trains travelling the letes does

Read the text and answer questions 6 to 9!


Mr. and Mrs. Darmo with their two sons, Prasetyo and Prasojo, are already at the station. They are going
to celebrate the lebaran day in their home-town in East Java. Mr.Darmo, a factory worker in Jakarta,
always spends his annual vacation with his family in the small town where his parents and relatives live.

The station is busy with the passengers. Most of them area people who want to celebrate the Idul Fitri with
their parents and relatives in their home-town or village. The restaurants are closed because it is the
fasting month of the year. No one is having meals, but some small children are having light refreshments.
They do not have to do the fasting yet.

6. Where are Mr. Darmo and his family now?


At the station
In East Java
In the factory
In their village

7. How many seats will Mr. Darmo take?


Four
Two
Three
Five

8. The people at the station want to ....


have something to eat
work in a factory
celebrate the Lebaran day in their village
visit their relatives in their village

9. "They do not have to do the fasting yet."


The word 'they' refers to ....
Passengers
Mr.and Mrs. Darmo
Some small children
Mrs. Darmo and her children

Read the following text to answer questions 10 to 12!


Black Beauty
Farmer Gray was the kindest master in the world. He was proud of me, and called me Black Beauty. I had
a white spot on my forehead and one white foot. He trained me to pull a carriage. Then I learn to wear a
saddle and carry a rider on my back.

One day, Farmer Gray said. "A good horse like you do not live on a farm. So, you will be going to live with
Squire Gordon and his family. "I was very sad to leave my mother and my home,"

However, when I saw my master, I knew I would be happy with them. They lived in a big mansion and
welcomed me warmly. Mrs. Gordon was pale and ill, but she smiled when she saw me.

The groom who looked after the stables was John Manly. He loved horses. He introduced me to Merry
legs, the children's pony, Ginger, and old mare. She was not a bad horse, but had been ill-treated in the
past.

Taken from: Bulletin Intensive English Course No.17 November 2000


10. What did Black Beauty learn from Farmer Gray?
Working in a farm
Running in a farm
Carrying a raider
Pulling a cariage

11. Why was the horse sad to leave Farmer Gray?


Farmer Gray didn't love it
It loved Farmer Gray
It couldn't stand living on a farm
Farmer Gray hated it

12. "He trained me to pull a rider on my back." (paragraph 1)


What does the underlined word mean?
Taught
Learned
Studied
Imitated

Read the following text to answer questions 13 to 16!


Newspapers and magazines are very important in a modern life. People in cities, towns and villages want
current information. Newspapers and magazines provide them with news about politics, crime,
entertainment, sports and other information you need.

The production of newspapers and magazines is very hard work. Journalists search news. They try hard
to interview people to get the correct issue direct from the horse's mouth. Then they write it good and
interesting articles.

The editors decide the headlines and the news layout. They decide which articles must go on the front
page which news is printed inside the paper. After all pages are ready then a managing editor approves
and now the newspaper is ready to publish.

13. What does the text tell us about?


Newspapers and magazines
Current information
Journalists of a newspaper
Advertisements on a newspaper

14. The journalists try hard to interview people to get correct issue in order to ....
decide on the headlines
approve the articles printed
make good and interesting articles
decide the layout of articles

15. Who is the decision maker of publishing the newspaper?


The journalist
The interviewer
The publisher
The managing editor

16. The second paragraph tells us that ....


the editors decide which news is printed inside the paper
it is not an easy work to produce the newspapers and magazines
people in cities want current information
they write good and interest articles

Read the following text to answer questions 17 to 20!


It is true that newspapers are an important source of information. Many people begin their day by reading
the papers. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however they don't have time
to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page. At other times they
only have time to glance at the headlines.

There are newspapers to satisfy every reader. In big cities there are many types of papers, with several
different editions every day. But some years ago, in small towns there were fewer newspapers and
perhaps only one edition each day. In some areas, the paper is printed weekly.

Most newspapers have several sections. In addition to the front page with the most important news. There
are the sports section, the society page, the comics, the amusement section, business page and the
editorial.

17. The first paragraph tells that newspapers are ....


one of media communications
important source of information
important news to glance
good media to read

18. Why are there many types of newspapers in a big city?


The population is big
There are various people living there
People carry out different business
A lot more people

19. 47. Getting information is one of the people's ....


amusements
relaxation
needs
hobbies

20. "It is true that newspapers are an important source of information." (Paragraph 1)
The underlined word means ....
wrong
false
right
similar

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