The following text is for questions 1 to 3. A Beautiful Mind is a biographical movie about John Forbes Nash Junior, mathematical genius with hard fate. At the beginning of this carrier he has made enormous contribution in the field of Game Theory, which was a revolution in this mathematical area and almost brought international fame to the author. The movie was filmed in 2001 by Ron Howard and today it is called modern classics: a true drama, making you think and evoking emotions. Such movie, telling us about the life of a famous person, are always difficult to assess, because any such creations somehow pretend to be biographical ones. But in fact they are just a glance of one particular producer on the life of another individual. Of course, much depends on the actor who will perform the role of the protagonist and after watching A Beautiful Mind I will agree with this once again.
1. What is the text about?
A.
The review of ‘A Beautiful Mind‘ movie
B.
The movie of Jhon Forbes Nash’s biography
C.
The Oscar winner in Modern Classic Drama
D.
The contribution in the field of Game Theory
E.
The story about the genius man in the mathematical area 2. Why is ‘Beautiful Mind’ is regarded as modern classics?
A.
It revolutionizes the mathematical area
B.
It tells about the life of current famous person
C.
It makes the audience think and feel emotions
D.
It tells the story about the role of the protagonist E.
It conveys Ron Howard’s feeling about his creation 3. What does the writer recommend to the readers?
A.
To create a game theory
B.
To create one’s biography
C.
To learn mathematics seriously
D.
To agree with the writer’s opinion
E.
To watch the film titled ‘A Beautiful Mind’
The following text is for questions 4 to 7.
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar system.
Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa, but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he taught maths. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.
4. Something that we can learn from Galileo Galilei's biography is ...
A.
We must always believe whatever the society believes to avoid getting
persecuted. B.
We must never go against the believe of the society to avoid getting
imprisoned C.
We should believe in something and stay faithful to it no matter how
hard .D.
We must sacrifice everything to get ourselves educated E.
We should spend 18 years to pursue our interests
5. From the fact that Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for supporting the
Copernican theory, which later was proven to be true, we know that Galileo
Galilei was ...
A.
Reckless
B.
Stubborn
C.
Tenacious
D.
Arrogant
E.
Foolish
6. According to the biography, why did Galileo Galilei resign from his
teaching job at the University of Pisa?
A.
He had attracted many followers.
B.
He was persecuted for three years.
C.
He was appointed as a mathematics professor.
D.
He had a better offer from the University of Padua.
E.
He wanted to pursue his interests in astronomy and mechanics.
7. . "His parents recognized their child's innate intelligence
and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ...
A.
Acquired
B.
Ingenious
C.
Multiple
D.
Inborn
E.
Strident
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The following text is for questions 8 to 10.
Apartments Offer Practical Living
In addition, they enjoy the new life style because an apartment offers comfort and privacy so they don’t have to worry about the city’s high crime rate as most apartments have 24-hour security systems.
Moreover, people now enjoy practicality and this is reflected in the design of their place. Living rooms become smaller and a veranda is no longer considered an important part of the house.
8. According to paragraph two, what does an apartment offer?
A.
Comfort
B.
Security
C.
Practicality
D.
Privacy
E.
Safety
9. It can be inferred from the text that ....
A.
Many Indonesian people right now enjoy living in a small house
B.
Practicality means security
C.
People prefer living in an apartment because it is located near office
areas
D.
Living in an apartment creates practical lifestyle
E.
Secure life style is mostly preferred now
10. “The number of high-rise apartment buildings continues
to mushroom not only in the center.... “ (Paragraph 1) The underlined
word is closest meaning to....
A.
Increase
B.
Enhance
C.
Boost
D.
Intensify E.
Raise
The following text is for question 11 to 13.
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. In the sense of “ flowing water”, the world may also be applied to inflow of the tide. Flooding may result from the volume of water within a body of water, such as a river or lake , which overflows or break levees, with the result that some of the water escapes its unusual boundaries.
While the size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and show melt, it is not a significant flood unless such escapes of water endanger land areas used by man like a village, city or other inhabited area.
Floods can also occur in rivers, when fl ow exceeds the capacity of the river channel, particularly at bends or meanders. Flood often cause damage to homes and businesses if they are placed in natural flood plains of rivers. While flood damage van be virtually eliminated by moving away from and other bodies of water, since time out of mind, people have lived and worked by the water to seek the sustenance and capitalize on the gains of cheap and easy travel and commerce by being near water. That humans continue to inhabit areas threatened by flood damage is evidence that the perceived value of living near the water exceeds the cost of repeated periodic flooding.
11. What should people do to avoid the loss of their business caused by the
flood?
A.
Live and work by the body of water
B.
Place in natural flood plains of rivers
C.
Inhabit the areas threatened by flood damage D.
Move away from rivers and other bodies of water
E.
Seek substance and benefit from cheap and easy travel commerce .
12. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A.
People do not live by the river for some reasons
B.
Floods can be found at every bend and meander of a river
C.
It is wise for people to leave the flood areas for the safety reason
D.
Floods happen when rivers fl ow over their capacity of waterway
E.
People prefer abandon the areas near the river because of the threat of
floods
33. “……..,it is not significant flood unless such escapes of water
endanger land areas used by man…..” (paragraph 2) The underline word is closest
in meaning to…
A.
Ordinary
B.
Intensive
C.
Sufficient
D.
Important
E.
Expensive
The following text is for questions 14 to 16. A farmer had three sons. They were strong and young but never agreed with one another. They often quarrelled among themselves. The farmer had ... (14) ... them a lot of advice. But they always turned a deaf ear. They disliked advice. The farmer felt very sad about it and kept thinking about it. Then one day he came up with a good plan. He called his sons and ordered them, “Bring me a few sticks.” The farmer ... (15) ... the sticks into a bundle. Finally, the advice worked out. After that, they lived ... (16) ...
14.
A.
Taken
B.
Given
C.
Said
D.
Broken
E.
Received
15.
A.
Tied
B.
Added
C.
Banded
D.
Covered E.
Attached
16.
Harmoniously
Prosperously
D.
Dangerously E.
Miserably
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