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Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist and lecturer. She was born on 27^th June 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she fell ill and became blind, deaf, and mute. Helen Keller was the first of two daughters born to Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller. She also had two older stepbrothers. Keller’s father had served as an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The family was not particularly wealthy and earned an income from their cotton plantation.

Helen Keller was helped by Anne Sullivan, her teacher, to make tremendous progress with her ability to communicate. In 1890, Keller began speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston. From 1894 to 1896, she attended the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City. There, she worked on improving her communication skills and studied regular academic subjects. In 1896, she attended the Cambridge School for Young Ladies, a preparatory school for women.

As her story became known to the general public, Keller began to meet famous and influential people. With the help of Henry H. Rogers, a Standard Oil executive who was impressed with Keller’s talent, drive and determination, Keller attended Radcliff College and graduated, cum laude, in 1994.

After college, Keller set out to learn more about the world and how she could help improve the lives of others. During her remarkable life, Keller stood as a powerful example of how determination, hard work, and imagination can allow an individual to triumph over adversity. She overcome difficult conditions with a great deal of persistence, and thus she grew into a respected and world-renowned activist who labored for the betterment of others.

1.    What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A.    Keller’s teacher.

B.    Keller’s studies.

C.    Keller’s speaking progress.

D.   Keller’s willingness to learn.

E.    Keller’s ability to communicate.

2.    When Helen Keller was 16 years old, ….

A.    she began speech classes at the Horace Mann School for Deaf

B.    she worked at the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf

C.    she studied regular academic subjects in Boston

D.   she attended a preparatory school for women

E.    she graduated from the Radcliff College

3.    According to the text, why did Helen Keller become a famous activist?

A.    She was determined and persistent to overcome hardship.

B.    She could complete her studies with cum laude result.

C.    She was capable in studying regular academic subjects.

D.   She could make progress in communication skills rapidly.

E.    She could impress others with her prodigious talents.

4.    Which statement is TRUE about Helen Keller?

A.    Helen Keller once worked in cotton plantation.

B.    Helen Keller had two sisters and two brothers.

C.    Helen Keller graduated from Radcliff College in 1904.

D.   Helen Keller was blinded when she was three years old.

E.    Helen Keller started to learn to speak in New York City.

Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was a U.S. chemist who invented an inexpensive way of making pure aluminium. Hall made his discovery in 1886, aged 23. He did his research in a laboratory in his house in Oberlin, Ohio.

The process became known as the Hall-Heroult process because Frenchman Paul Heroult (1863-1914) developed a similar system, at the same-time. Before the Hall-heroult process was invented, pure aluminium was as expensive as silver. Although aluminium compounds were common, it was very difficult to refine the metal.

Hall’s discovery changed all that and made it possible for aluminium to be used in all kinds of ways. The Hall-Heroult process is still used today. It involves electrolysis , where an electric current splits alumina (aluminium oxide; Al2O3) into pure aluminium and oxygen. This is done at high temperature so the alumina is melted into a liquid.

5.    Why was pure aluminium expensive before the Hall-Heroult process was invented?

A.    Aluminium compounds were not common.

B.    It was very difficult to refine the metal.

C.    The equipment to refine the aluminium was expensive.

D.   It took a long time to purify the aluminium.

E.    Refining the aluminium was dangerous.

6.    From the text we know that ….

A.    He made his discovery when he was old.

B.    Hall did his research in a laboratory at his school.

C.    The Hall-Heroult process is done at high temperature.

D.   Hall’s invention made aluminium compounds easy to find.

E.    In the Hall-Heroult process, the aluminium is split into aluminium oxide and oxygen.

7.    Why was the process named Hall-Heroult?

A.    Hall and Heroult worked in the same company.

B.    Hall Heroult worked together to create the invention.

C.    Hall was Heroult’s relative.

D.   It was Heroult who made Hall’s invention better.

E.    Hall and Heroult developed a similar system at the same time.

8.    “…invented an inexpensive way of making pure aluminium.” (Paragraph 1)

The synonym of ‘inexpensive’ is ….

A.    Costly

B.    Priceless

C.    Differential

D.   Reasonable

E.    Exorbitant

Sadako Sasaki

This is the story of Sadako Sasaki. This Japanese girl was born on 7^th January 1943. She lived with her family in Hiroshima.

When Sadako was only two years old, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, which destroyed the city. Her house about a mile from the center of the blast was badly damaged. Luckily, Sadako was not hurt or burned at the time, but her grandmother was killed. Over a time, things returned to normal and Sadako did not appear to show any effects from the exposure to radiation, from the bomb.

However, the worst thing happened to Sadako in 1954 when she was in the sixth grade. One day while she was running in a relay race, she appeared pale. A few weeks later, she caught a cold and developed lumps in her neck. Her condition worsened and she was diagnosed with leukemia. It figured out that she was exposed to very high levels of radiation from the atomic bomb nine years ago. To make matters worse, the doctors gave Sadako a year to live. Her friends from school visited her.

Sadako was told of a legend. According to the legend if a person would make a thousand paper cranes, their wish would come true. So, she started folding paper, to make paper cranes and wished that she would recover. However, Sadako passed away on 25^th October.

After her death, her schoolmates raised money for a memorial to her and in 1958 a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Hiroshima. A statue of her has also been put at the Peace Park, Seattle, Washington.

Most of Sadako’s cranes were donated to the Hiroshima Peace Center, but the Sasaki family kept five of them until 2007. As a way to promote international peace, they donated each one of the remaining cranes to the five continents beyond Japan. One of them, a tiny red crane, was donated by her brother to the memorial at the World Trade Center site in New York.

9.    How old was Sadako when she died?

A.    Ten years old

B.    Eleven years old

C.    Twelve years old

D.   Thirteen years old

E.    Fourteen years old

10. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.    Sadako’sworse health condition.

B.    Sadako’s hope to live.

C.    Sadako’s participation in a race.

D.   Sadako’s grandmother’s death.

E.    Sadako’s achievement at school.

11. Why did Sadako make a paper crane?

A.    Her friends would visit her.

B.    To promote world peace.

C.    Her wish to live came true.

D.   To persuade people to save cranes.

E.    To remind people to take care of their children.

12. “… in 1958 a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Hiroshima.” (Paragraph 5)

A.    Covered

B.    Opened

C.    Provided

D.   Introduced

E.    Built  

Iswahyudi Wiryomihardjo is the first Indonesian Air Marshall who died on duty. After graduating from Algemene Middelbare School (AMS), a high school in Malang, he went on to medical school. However, in this third year, he gave up his studies because he became interested in aviation. In 1941, he became a cadet of the Luchtvaart Opleidings School, an aviation school. When the pacific war broke out, he continued his studies in Australia.

Returning to Indonesia in 1943, Iswahyudi made a great landing in Lodojo, South Blitar. Soon after the landing, Iswahyudi was arrested by the Kenpetai, the Japanese Military Police. He was first imprisoned in Karangmenjangan, Surabaya, then was put under house arrest, but was later allowed to continue the activities in Surabaya.

Iswahyudi played an important role during the Revolution. When Japan was defeated by the Allies, he successfully saved several Japanese airplanes including their equipment. He also promptly assisted Adisucipto as a pilot instructor when the first national aviation school was established.

13. Iswahyudi played an important role during the revolution because he could ….

A.    Raise funds to buy an aeroplane for the republic

B.    Save several Japanese airplanes and their equipment

C.    Establish an aviation organization

D.   Complete his studies in Australia

E.    Land his plane safely in Lodojo

14. From the text we know that ….

A.    Iswahyudi died when he was in prison

B.    Iswahyudi was arrested in 1945

C.    Iswahyudi was first imprisoned in Surabaya

D.   Iswahyudi continued his studies to an aviation school after graduating from AMS

E.    Iswahyudi had ever been arrested by the Allies

15. The main idea of the first paragraph is that Iswahyudi Wiryomihardjo….

A.    Got his pilot license from the Luchtvaart Opleidings School

B.    Was more interested in aviation than medicine

C.    Completed his studies  min a medical school

D.   Graduated from a high school in Malang

E.    Continued his studies in Australia

16. Where was Iswahyudi arrested by the Japanese Military Police?

A.    In Blitar                           D. In Karangmenjangan

B.    In Bukittinggi                    E. In Malang

C.    In Madiun

Joanne Rowling (J.K) grew up in Chepstow, Gwent. She loved writing stories and she wrote her first book when she was six. She studied French and Classics at Exeter University, then worked for Amnesty International in London.

The series of Harry Potter novels started as an idea on a train journey, which was then written in cafes and pubs in London, north Portugal (where J.K. Rowling taught English as a foreign language) and Edinburgh, where she now lives with her daughter.

They have taken the world by storm, appealing to both adults and children with their mixture of good old-fashioned school-story fun, adventure, humour, and magic invention. Her books became the most popular in the world. They are the best-seller novels.

J.K. Rowling has become the most popular author in the world. We can watch Harry Potter films adapted directly from the novels.

17. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A.    J.K. Rowling started writing in London.

B.    J.K. Rowling and her daughter moved to Edinburgh.

C.    Harry Potter is adapted directly from the novels.

D.   J.K. Rowling now lives in north Portugal.

E.    Harry Potter series are the most popular novels.

18. What was J.K. Rowling first job?

A.    She published stories.

B.    She taught at Exeter University.

C.    She worked for Amnesty International.

D.   She worked in cafes and pubs in London.

E.    She taught English in Edinburgh.

19. Why is J.K. Rowling well known in the world?

A.    She has written novels since she was still a child.

B.    She was a successful career woman.

C.    She worked for Amnesty International in London.

D.   Her novels became the best-seller all over the world.

E.    She has lived in a number of different countries.

20. What is the purpose of the text?

A.    To describe J.K. Rowling.

B.    To review Harry Potter novels.

C.    To relate J.K. Rowling’s life.

D.   To report the writing process of Harry Potter novels.

E.    To persuade the readers to read Harry Potter novels.

The national emblem of the Republic of Indonesia, GARUDA PANCASILA, is emblazoned with the words BHINEKA TUNGGAL IKA which means ‘Unity in Diversity’ or, ‘We are of many kinds, but we are one’. This motto is the founding principle of the modern Indonesian nation, which declares the essential unity of its members despite ethnic, regional, social or religious differences.

The concept of BHINEKA TUNGGAL IKA is not new to Indonesian history. It can be traced back to the time of the construction of Borobudur, when the Sailendra dynasty ruled the plains of Central Java in the eighth and ninth centuries. Two hundred years later, in the Brantas Valley in East Java, King Airlangga built a united kingdom based on the same principle.

It was, however, the 14^th century poet sage of Majapahit, Mpu Tantular, who is said to have committed the phrase to writing for the first time. In his religious poem Sutasoma, composed during the reign of King Rajasanagara (Hayam Wuruk), Mpu Tantular expounded a doctrine of reconciliation between the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. Such as a spirit of religious tolerance was an essential element in the foundation and security of the newly emerging State of Majapahit, which reached the height of its power and influence under the guiding hand of the prime minister Gajah Mada.

21. What is the text about?

A.    Bhineka Tunggal Ika

B.    The Sailendra dynasty.

C.    Majapahit Kingdom.

D.   Mpu Tantular’s poem.

E.    The modern Indonesian nation.

22. Who was Mpu Tantular?

A.    The king of the Sailendra dynasty.

B.    The mighty king of Majapahit.

C.    The writer of Sutasoma.

D.   The founder of Borobudur.

E.    The prime minister of Majapahit.

23. “…which declares the essential unity of its members despite ethnic, regional, social or religious differences.” (Paragraph 1)

The underlined word is synonymous with ….

A.    Important

B.    Excellent

C.    Interesting

D.   Various

E.    Magnificent

24. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE based on the text?

A.    The Sailendra dynasty ruled the plains of Central Java.

B.    King Airlangga built a kingdom in the Brantas Valley in West Java.

C.    Majapahit reached the height of its power under the guiding hand of Gajah Mada.

D.   Bhineka Tunggal Ika means ‘Unity in Diversity’.

E.    King Rajasanagara was the king of Majapahit.

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