Latihan Ujian Nasional SMA Bahasa Inggris Ke 2
By:Miss Wulan
The following text is for questions 1 to 3.
The Cock and The Fox
One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a glorious world a wise old Cock flew into a tree to roost. Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped his wings three times and crowed loudly. But just as he was about to put his head under his wing, his beady eyes caught a flash of red and a glimpse of a long pointed nose, and there just below him stood Master Fox.
“Have you heard the wonderful news?” cried the fox in a very joyful and excited manner.
“What news?” asked the Cock very calmly. But he had a queer, fluttery feeling inside him, for, you know, he was very much afraid of the Fox.
“Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace you! Do come down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful event.”
“How grand!” said the Cock. “I am certainly delighted at the news.” But he spoke in an absent way, and stretching up on tiptoes, seemed to be looking at something afar off.
“What is it you see?” asked the Fox a little anxiously.
“Why, it looks to me like a couple of Dogs coming this way. They must have heard the good news and ...”
But the Fox did not wait to hear more. Off he started on a run.
“Wait,” cried the Cock. “Why do you run? The Dogs are friend of yours now!”
“Yes,” answered the Fox. “But they might not have heard the news. Besides, I have a very important errand that I had almost forgotten about.”
The Cock smiled as he buried his head in his feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in outwitting a very crafty enemy.
1. What was the wonderful news brought by the fox?
a. All animals have agreed to celebrate the joyful event.
b. All animals help each other to spread the wonderful news.
c. All animals have a very important errand that they must remember.
d. All animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace.
e. All animals create the condition in the forest becoming chaos.
2. “But they might not have heard the news. Besides, I have a very important errand that i had almost forgotten about.” What does the underlined word can be replaced with ...
a. Property.
b. Duty.
c. Party.
d. Reality.
e. Validity.
3. What is the moral value of the text above?
a. The trickster is easily tricked.
b. A fine coat is now always an indication of an attractive mind.
c. The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage.
d. One falsehood leads to another.
e. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers.
The following text is for questions 4 to 6
A volcano is a vent, or opening, in the surface of the Earth through which magma and associated gases and ash erupt. The word also refers to the form or structure, usually conical, produced by accumulations of erupted material. Volcanoes occur mainly the Pacific Ring of Frire.
Humanity has long been awed by this powerful force of nature. The romans attributed volcanic events to Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking. In AD 79 the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Polynesians believe volcanoes to be ruled by the fire goddess Pele. One of the most spectacular volcanic eruptions in recorded history occurred in 1883 with the explosion of Krakatoa, an island in the Sunda Strait near Java. A more recent example is the dramatic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the Cascade Range in Washington State.
4. How many mountains mentioned in the text above?
a. One.
b. Tow.
c. There.
d. Four.
e. Five.
5. “... makes more salient political points than Free Willy of Dolphin Tale.” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word has the same meaning as ...
a. Significant.
b. Trivial.
c. Elective
d. Helpful
e. Miserable
6. Who believed Pele as the fire goddess?
a. Americans.
b. The romans.
c. Javanese.
d. Sundanese.
e. Polynesians.
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