SOAL UJIAN NASIONAL TAHUN 2006/2007

Listening Section

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. There are 3 parts to this section, with special directions for each part.

Part I

Question: 1 to 5.

Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The dialogues or questions will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.

After you hear a dialogue or question about it, read the five possible answer and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Hobbies.D. Daily activities.

Spare time. E. Collecting stamps.Part time job.

2. A. The librarian.

B. The Broad Street.

C. The books in the library.

D. The location of the library.

E. The function of the library.

3. A. His pride.D. His curiosity.

B. His advice.E. His agreement.

C. His intention.

4. A. Reading books.

B. Doing many activities.

C. Doing all sort of things.

D. Writing some articles.

E. Reading books and writing some articles.

5. A. Inability.D. Disagreement.

B. Uncertainty.E. Dissatisfaction.

C. Impossibility.

Part II

Question: 6 to 10.

Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear some several questions or statements spoken in English. The questions and responses will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You have to choose the best response to each question or statement.

6. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

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9. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

10. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Part III

Question: 11 to 15.

Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologues will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say.

After you hear a dialogue or question about it, read the five possible answer and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

11. A. The water is stinky.

B. The water tasted bad.

C. The colour is not good.

D. There is no more water.

E. The water is contaminated.

12. A. His cat.D. Food.

B. His pet.E. Fish.

C. Bread.

13. A. Bones.D. Fish and bread.

B. Soft food.E. Milk and bread.

C. Stemed rice.

14. A. To the mall.

B. To the market.

C. To the boutique.

D. To some antique shops.

E. To the department store.

15. A. Poor.D. Luxurious.

B. Rich.E. Unfamiliar.

C. Unhappy.

This is the end of the listening section

16. Text 1.

This text is for question 16.

Lisa: What is your plan for the next holiday?

Wita: I have no idea.

Lisa: What about having a picnic to Lake Toba, Wita?

Wita: Id love to, but I have to attend a seminar.

What are the speakers talking about?

Going to Witas house. Attending a seminar. Going to Lake Toba. Spending their time. Planning to spend a holiday.

17. Text 2.

Text is for question number 17.

X: Good morning, Madam. Anything I can do for you?

Y: Yes, please. I need a T-shirt size 15.

The dialogues likely occurs

At homeD. At a schoolAt a storeE. At a officeAt a tailor

Text 3.

This text is for question 18 to 20.

This new and unusual building in the down-town business district offers unique opportunities for small to midsized tenants to occupy an entire floor.

OFFICE SUITES

from 1,600 to 6,000 square feet are available for immediate occupancy.

Commuting is easy, with the nearest subway stop stop only one block away. Convenient to shops, restaurant, hotels, and business services.

For leasing information call

303-572-5947

18. What is the advertisement about?

Leasing office space.Buildings in bussines districts. Conveniences offered by the company.Availability to get unique opportunities.Hotels and restaurants in the down-town.

19. Which of the following is NOT close to the building?

Parks. Hotels. Restaurants.Shopping centres.Bussiness services.

20. For leasing information call 303-572-5947.

The underlined words means

PurchasingD. BuyingBuildingE. RentingSelling

Text 4.

This text is for questions 21 to 23.

A fox fell into a well and couldnt get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the foxin the well it asked if the water was good. Good, said the fox Its the best water Ive tasted in all my life. Come down and try it your self.

The goat was thirsty so he got into well. When he had drunk enough, he look around there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, I have good idea. You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs againts the side of the well. Then Ill climb on your back, from there. Ill step on your horns, and I can get out. And when Im out, Ill help you out of the well.

The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he cooly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promis to help him out. The fox merely turned to him and said; If you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldnt have jumped into the well.

The goat fetl very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked the old man.

21. The text tells story of ....

a foxa goata fox and a goatan old man and the foxthe goat and an old man

22. Paragraph 2 mainly tells ....

how the fox helped the goatwhy the fox got into the wellhow the fox got out of the wellthe foxs idea how to get out of the wellhow both the goat and the fox got out of the well

23. The goat did as he was asked .... (Paragraph 3)

What does the above sentence mean?

The goat drank enough and looked around.The goat came down to the well and drank.The goat called out loudly after the fox got out.The goat waited someone who might help him.The goat stood on his hind legs and put his forelegs againts the side of the well.

Text 5.

This text is for questions 24 to 27.

One of the most wonderful inventions of the past 100 years is the telephone. It was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell when he was working on a telegraph set. The telephone which is familiar, handy instrument, becomes a highly important part of our daily life. The first telephone was inveted in 1877. Today there are over 250,000,000 telephones in the world and it is estimated that nearly 1,000,000,000,00 (billion) conversations take place a day.

24. The text tells ....

the invention of the telephone.how the telephone was invented.Bell, the inventor of the telephone.the number of telephones used by people.the estimation of the users of the telephone.

25. By 2007, the telephone usage will have been about ... years.

1001312312501000

26. The telephone was invented in the ... century.

10th13th16th19th20th

27. ... it is estimated that nearly 1,000,000,000,00 (billion) conversations take place a day.

The underlined word is similiar to ....

noticeddeletedguessedobservedproduced

Text 6.

This text is for questions 28-31

Lance Amstrongs Discovery Channel team won the team time trial of the Tour de France on Thuesday, giving the six time champion the over all race lead. The 33-year-old American led his team to victory for the third straight year in the time trial, clocking 1 hour, 10 minutes, 40 seconds for the 67. 5-kilometers trek from Tours to Blois. Team CSC placed the second, 2 seconds behind.-AP

28. What is the news about?

The Tour de France.The teams in the race.The Discovery Channel Team.The Tour de France championship.The victorious team of Amstrongs.

29. Which of the following is TRUE about the news?

Amstrong has been a champion for the fifth time.Team CSC placed the second, 12 second behind.Amstrongs time was 1 hour, 20 minutes, 40 seconds.Amstrongs team won the time trial for the third straight year.Amstrong won the team time trial of the Tour de France on Thursday.

30. The 33-year-old American led his team to victory.

The closest meaning to the underlined word is ....

joydefeatsuccessconquermastery

Text 7.

This text is for questions 32 to 35

Gold is a precious metal. Gold is used as ornaments or as money.

Gold is found in many places, but in a small supply. It is often found on the surfaceof the earth. Since gold is a heavy substance, it is sometimes found loose on the bottom of rivers. The gold is found together with sand and rocks, and must be separated from them. It is simple to search for this type of gold.

It is not usually necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep below the surface of the earth it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have developed modern processes for removing gold from rocks.

Since gold is not very hard, it is sometimes melted and added to other substances for making rings, coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is beatiful, rare, and useful.

32. The best title of the text above is ....

GoldType of GoldPrevious MetalRare OrnamentsRemoving Gold from Rocks

33. The following are associated with gold, EXCEPT ....

usefulprecious beautifulexpensiveunnecessery

34. The text above is mainly intended to ... obout gold.

discussclassifydescribeelaboratedocument

35. It will be priced forever because .... (Paragraph 4)

The underlined word means ....

valuableworthlessinterestingwonderfuleye-catching

Text 8.

This text is for questions 36 to 39.

In most cases, you can transplant a tree successfully, at any time, if you follow the instruction for planting a tree. The most important thing is to dig out enough roots, but this process is difficult with a large tree.

When you dig out the tree, take a ball of earth measuring about a foot wide for every inch of diameter of tree trunk. You should dig deep enough to avoid cutting off too many taproots.

It is wise to call in a professional tree expert to transplant a tree.

36.The text describes how ....

to plant a tree to keep a tree to cut off a tree to transplant a tree to dig out the earth

37.To transplant a tree successfully, you should ....

dig out enough roots select your location carefully cut off aas many taproots as you can conduct the instruction of cutting a tree measure the ball of earth around the tree roots

38.You should dig deep enough to avoid cutting of too many taproots. (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word means ....

Important rootsBalls of earthHeavy rootsMain rootsTrunks

39.According to the text, we can transplant a tree in ....

fall spring winter summer any season

Text 9.

This text is for questions 40 to 43.

The government has just published a report which suggests that television is partly responsible for the serious increase in crime over the last ten years. The exposure of violence or pornography harmfully effects on children.

Many people who are alive today know what it is like to live in a world without television. Television as we know is only about forty years old. Yet it is so much a part of our lives that it seems as if it had always existed.

Some people think that the years before the invention of television were a better time. They claim that families talked more and did more things together. More books were read. People used their imagination more fully. People got more outdoot exercises.

But other disagree. They claim that television is a powerfull educational tool. It inform us of what is going on in the world, from a famine in Africa to a local politics and fashion. It helps us understand how people live, work, and struggle.

In 1961, Newton Minow, a government official, called prime-time schedules a vast wasteland. Even though Minow said that over thirty years ago, many feel that it is still true today. Television is credited with being a great teacher, but it is also blamed for the poor reading and writing skills of our population. Television get prized for helping us understand the people of the world. But it has been accused of helping to destroy family life. Television keeps us informed about the political issues of the day.

Experts will probably continue to argue about televisions value. But everyone agrees that it is one of the most significant inventions of the twentieth century.

40.The writer wants to tell ....

the development of televisionthe advantages of television programhow television destroys peoples lifehow television improves peoples knowledgethe influence of television on peoples daily life

41.Many people claim that television is a powerful educational tool. From this statement we know that they ... with the existence of television.

loveagreeprefersatisfychoose

42.Which of the following is good for children in watching TV?

Children should watch the violence on TV.Children may watch TV whenever they like.There shouldnt be government censorship of TV program.Children should spend all of their time to watch TV program.Children should be accompanied by their parents in watching TV.

43.... what is going on in the world, from famine in Africa ... (Paragraph 4)

The underlined word means lack of ....

FoodWaterNutrientEducationEntertainment

Text 10.

This text is for questions 44 to 47.

Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car, and a truck on Jalan Sultan at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all passengers of the car. The police believed the car had been trying to overtake the bus when it was stuck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car might not be using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.

The police said the car should not have tried to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car, a small Japanese car, should not have been carrying more than five people. If the passengers had brought their identify cards, the police would have identified the names of the victims easily.

44.The text mainly reports that there was/were ....

a car accident.careless drivers.a small Japanese car.victims of an accident.the function of an identify card.

45.What was the cause of the collision?

The truck came from the opposite directions.The car carried more than five people.The truck driver didnt use his lights.The truck driver didnt see the car.The car tried to overtake the bus.

46.If the passengers had their identify cards, the police would have been easy to identify the names of the victims. (The last sentence)

The sentence above means ....

The victims names were not knownThe victims were easy to be identifiedThe passengers brought their identify cardsThe police had no difficulty in identifying the victimsIt was easy for the police to identify the victims of the accident

47.Who said that the accident was caused by the car?

The police.The victims.The reporter.The truck driver.The bus passengers.

Text 11.

This text is for questions 48 to 50.

Paris is the capital of a European nation, France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.

Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also famous for its world center of education. For instance, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps the most well-known is Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the left bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on the top of a hill called Montmartre on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.

There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.

Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisil. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island is called Ile de la Cite. It is where Notre Dame located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.

48.The fifth paragraph tells ....

about the Paristhe origin of the word Paristhe location of Notre Damea village built thousand years agoan island in the middle of the Seine River

49.What is the oldest and most well known part of the city?

The Seine River.The Pont Neuf.The Sorbonne.The right bank.The left bank

50.From the text we know that Notre Dame is located ....

on the left banknear left Louvreon the right bankoutside the city of Parisin the middle of the Seine River

TRANSLATE PASSAGE

Teks 1.

Teks ini untuk pertanyaan 16.Lisa: Apa rencanamu untuk liburan berikutnya?Wita: Saya tidak punya ide.Lisa: Apa berpiknik ke Danau Toba, Wita?Wita: Aku suka itu, tapi aku harus menghadiri sebuah seminar.

Teks 2.

Teks untuk pertanyaan nomor 17.X: Selamat pagi, Madam. Apa yang bisa saya lakukan untuk Anda?Y: Ya, tolong. Saya membutuhkan sebuah kaos ukuran 15.

Teks 3.

Teks ini untuk pertanyaan 18 sampai 20.

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Teks 4

Seekor rubah jatuh kedalam sebuah sumur dan tidak dapat keluar. Segera seekor kambing haus datang. Melihat seekor rubah di sumur ia bertanya apakah airnya baik. Baik, jawab sang rubah. Ini adalah air terbaik yang pernah aku rasakan selama hidupku. Turun kebawah dan cobalah sendiri.

Sang kambing merasa haus jadi dia pergi kedalam sumur. Ketika cukup meminumnya, ia melihat sekelilingnya tetapi disana tidak ada jalan untuk keluar. Kemudian sang rubah berkata,Aku memiliki sebuah ide cemerlang. Kau berdiri dengan kaki belakangmu dan letakkan kaki depan pada sisi sumur. Kemudian aku akan memanjat punggungmu, dari sana. Aku akan melangkah pada tandukmu, dan aku akan keluar. Dan ketika aku keluar, aku akan membantumu keluar dari sumur.

Sang kambing melakukan seperti yang rubah katakan dan sang rubah pergi ke punggungnya dan memanjat keluar sumur. Kemudian ia dengan tenang berjalan keluar. Sang kambing memanggil dengan keras setelahnya dan mengingatkan sang rubah pada janjinya untuk membantunya keluar. Sang rubah hanya berbalik padanya dan berkata,jika kau hanya dengan hati-hati untuk dapat keluar, kau tidak akan akan meloncat kedalam sumur.

Sang kambing merasa sedih. Dia memanggil keluar dengan keras. Seorang pria tua terdengar berjalan di dekatnya dan meletakkan sebuah papan di sumur. Sang kambing keluar dan berterima kasih pada pria tua tersebut.

Teks 5

Satu dari penemuan paling hebat dalam 100 tahun terakhir adalah telpon. Telpon ditemukan pada 1876 oleh Alexander Graham Bell ketika dia bekerja pada sebuah tempat telgrap. Telpon yang mana terkenal, alat berguna, menjadi sebuah bagian sangat penting bagi kehidupan kita sehari-hari. Telpon pertama ditemukan pada 1877. Saat ini ada lebih dari 250.000.000 telpon di dunia dan ini menaksir bahwa hampir 1 milyar percakapan terjadi setiap hari.

Teks 6

Regu Lance Amstrongs Discovery Channel memenangkan percobaan waktu beregu dari Tour de France pada hari Selasa, memberikan 6 kali juara dari keseluruhan pertandingan. 33 tahun Amerika memimpin regunya untuk kemenangan 3 tahun berturut-turut di percobaan waktu, dengan waktu 1 jam, 10 menit, 40 detik untuk perjalanan 67,5 kilometer dari Tour sampai Blois. Regu CSC mendapat tempat kedua, tertinggal 2 menit di belakangnya.

Teks 7

Emas adalah sebuah logam berharga. Emas digunakan sebagai perhiasan atau sebagai uang.

Emas ditemukan di banyak tempat, tetapi dalam persediaan yang kecil. Emas sering ditemukan pada permukaan bumi. Sejak emas adalah sebuah zat padat, ia terkadang ditemukan bebas pada dasar sungai. Emas ditemukan bersama dengan pasir dan batu-batuan dan sering terpisah dari mereka. Sederhana untuk mencari emas jenis ini.

Biasanya tidak diperlukan bor untuk mencari emas, tetapi ketika sebuah lapisan emas berada pada bagian dalam permukaan bumi, ini memungkinkan untuk mengebor sebuah lubang kedalam tanah. Pengebor menghasilkan proses baru untuk mamisahkan emas dari batu-batuan.

Sejak emas mudah diperoleh, emas terkadang dilebur dan ditambahkan dengan zat lain untuk membuat cincin, uang logam, dan barang seni. Emas akan berharga selamanya karena emas cantik, jarang di dapat dan bermanfaat.

Text 8.

Dalam kebanyakan kasus, Anda dapat barhasil dalam melakukan transplantasi pohon, setiap saat, jika Anda mengikuti instruksi untuk penanaman pohon. Yang paling penting adalah untuk menggali cukup akar, tetapi proses ini sulit untuk sebuah pohon besar.

Ketika Anda menggali pohon, ambillah segenggam tanah berukuran sekitar sejengkal kaki untuk setiap inci dari diameter batang pohon. Anda harus menggali cukup dalam untuk menghindari memotong taproots terlalu banyak.

Alangkah baiknya untuk memanggil ahli profesional untuk transplantasi pohon.

Text 9.

Pemerintah baru saja menerbitkan sebuah laporan yang menunjukkan bahwa televisi sebagian bertanggung jawab atas peningkatan serius dalam kejahatan selama sepuluh tahun terakhir. Pemaparan kekerasan atau pornografi efeknya membahayakan pada anak-anak.

Banyak orang yang hidup hari ini tahu bagaimana rasanya hidup di dunia tanpa televisi. Televisi seperti yang kita tahu berumur hanya sekitar empat puluh tahun. Namun begitu banyak bagian dari kehidupan kita yang tampaknya seolah-olah selalu ada.

Beberapa orang berpikir bahwa tahun-tahun sebelum penemuan televisi adalah waktu yang lebih baik. Mereka mengklaim bahwa keluarga lebih banyak berbicara dan melakukan lebih banyak hal bersama-sama. Lebih banyak buku yang dibaca. Orang-orang menggunakan imajinasi mereka secara lebih penuh. Orang mendapat latihan lebih di luar.

Tetapi yang lain tidak setuju. Mereka mengklaim bahwa televisi adalah alat pendidikan yang kuat. Ini menginformasikan kepada kita tentang apa yang terjadi di dunia, dari kelaparan di Afrika sampai politik lokal dan fashion. Ini membantu kita memahami bagaimana orang hidup, bekerja, dan perjuangan.

Pada tahun 1961, Newton Minow, seorang pejabat pemerintah, yang disebut jadwal prime-time "sebuah wasteland besar." Meskipun Minow mengatakan itu selama tiga puluh tahun yang lalu, banyak yang merasa bahwa hal itu masih berlaku sekarang. Televisi dikreditkan dengan menjadi seorang guru yang baik, tetapi juga dipersalahkan karena menyebabkan miskin membaca dan keterampilan menulis dari populasi kita. Televisi bisa berharga untuk membantu kita memahami masyarakat dunia. Tetapi telah dituduh membantu untuk menghancurkan kehidupan keluarga. Televisi menginformasikan kepada kita tentang isu-isu politik hari ini.

Para ahli mungkin akan terus berdebat tentang nilai televisi. Tapi semua orang setuju bahwa itu adalah salah satu penemuan paling signifikan abad kedua puluh.

Text 10.

Tujuh orang tewas dalam tabrakan antara bus, mobil, dan sebuah truk di Jalan Sultan pada pukul 10:35 tadi malam. Para korban tewas adalah penumpang mobil. Polisi percaya bahwa mobil telah berusaha menyalip bus ketika terjebak oleh sebuah truk yang datang dari arah berlawanan. Pengemudi mobil mungkin tidak menggunakan lampu, seperti yang dikatakan sopir truk, dia tidak melihat mobil yang mendekat.

Polisi mengatakan mobil seharusnya tidak mencoba untuk melewati bus, karena tidak diperbolehkan menyalip di Jalan Sultan. Selain itu, polisi melaporkan bahwa mobil itu, mobil Jepang kecil, seharusnya tidak membawa lebih dari lima orang. Jika penumpang membawa kartu tanda pengenal mereka, polisi pasti sudah akan mengidentifikasi nama-nama korban dengan mudah.

Text 11.

Paris adalah ibukota dari sebuah negara Eropa, Perancis. Kota ini juga merupakan salah satu kota paling indah dan paling terkenal di dunia.

Paris disebut Kota Cahaya. Kota ini juga merupakan pusat fashion internasional. Gaya berpakaian yang dikenakan wanita di Paris akan dikenakan oleh perempuan di seluruh dunia. Paris juga terkenal dengan pusat dunia dalam pendidikan. Sebagai contoh, adalah markas UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Sungai Seine membagi kota menjadi dua bagian. Tiga puluh dua jembatan membentang di sungai indah ini. Yang tertua dan mungkin yang paling terkenal adalah Pont Neuf, yang dibangun pada abad keenambelas. Sorbonne, sebuah universitas terkenal, terletak di tepi kiri (sebelah selatan) sungai. Gereja putih Sacre Coeur yang indah terletak di atas sebuah bukit yang bernama Montmartre di tepi kanan (sebelah utara) Sungai Seine.

Ada banyak tempat-tempat terkenal lain di Paris, seperti museum terkenal Louvre serta katedral Notre Dame. Namun, tengara paling terkenal di kota ini pastilah Menara Eiffel.

Paris dinamakan setelah adanya sekelompok orang yang disebut Parisil. Mereka membangun sebuah desa kecil di sebuah pulau di tengah Sungai Seine sekitar dua ribu tahun yang lalu. Pulau ini disebut Ile de la Cite. Ini adalah pulau di mana Notre Dame berada. Hari ini sekitar delapan juta orang tinggal di wilayah Paris.

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