Soal Extensive Reading

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EXTENSIVE READING

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PETUNJUK: UNTUK SOAL NOMOR   1  SAMPAI  40, PILIHLAH SATU JAWABAN YANG PALING TEPAT!

               Read the passage carefully. Answer questions            1  to 10.

               A HANDFUL OF HISTORY

           The next time you do a card trick - remember this. You’re playing with history. The playing cards we use today are much like those used for hundreds of years. The most interesting things are the suits and face cards. A “Suit” of a playing card is not a thing to be worn. It means hearts, spades, diamonds or clubs. The figures are placed on each card with the number or value of the card. The face cards are the Jacks, Queens, Kings, and, of course, the Jokers.

                    What do you think the suits stand for? Let’s             take the Hearts first. When you say that an athlete           has a lot of heart, what do you mean? You mean        that he is brave. So, you see, the King of Hearts is          a “brave king.”

                    Look at the design of the Spade on a card. The        word “spade” comes from the Italian word which means “sword.” With a little imagination, you can            see the handle and the blade. Of course, the blade           has been made much shorter on the card.

                    The Diamond and Club designs also have   interesting stories. The Diamond design is one     that you probably know already. It stands for the    expensive gems that you and I have seen in        jewelry stores. At first it stood for the rich traders     who found and sold such gems. The Club looks a         little like a three-leaf clover design. It has the       lowest rank of the suits. It is like a captain, and the   heart is like a general. The spade means the        regular farmers or peasants.

                    Now you see how some suits of playing cards         have more value or power than others. The face   cards are usually powerful in any card game. The   King is one of the strongest. There are four          different Kings, and each one stands for a real person. The King of Hearts first meant             Charlemagne. He lived about 800 years after the birth of Christ. He was one of the most powerful     kings in Europe after Julius Caesar of Rome.       Julius Caesar, by the way, is the King of                Diamonds.

                    We must go further back in history to find out           the names of the two other kings. The young       Alexander the Great of Macedonian is the King of    Clubs and King David is the King of Spades. David          is the person who killed the giant Goliath. When        someone talks about a David and Goliath, he       means that smaller, or weaker person is trying to                fight a very large and strong enemy. David beat            Goliath and became a king. He probably never     thought that he would have a place in playing             cards.

                    We must go back to the Bible and the times of         David again to find two of our queens. Rachel was           a famous woman in the Bible. She is the Queen of Diamonds.

                    Remember that the heart stand for bravery. A          very brave woman is the Queen of Hearts. That   was Judith, who killed an enemy general.

                    When Alexander the Great was a general, one         of the important woman goddesses was Athena. She stood for wisdom. Athena is the Queen of         Spades.

                    Queen Elizabeth I of England is thought to be          the Queen of Clubs. She ruled England when       America was mostly a wilderness.

                    The Jacks are sometimes called Knaves. A             knave is usually a person who gets into trouble.   But the playing cards stand for famous knights in            history. These men made themselves famous for             their courage and bravery, but they were not kings.

                    The Joker of the card deck is the one that   doesn’t always fit. He is sometimes used as an   extra card. He sometimes becomes more powerful        than any other card. He does not stand for any one          person like some of the other cards. But I think           that you can see what his name means.

                    So, you see that you can hold some history in         your hands. History from King David to Queen     Elizabeth is all in the front of playing cards.

          1.  From the passage you can conclude that today’s          playing cards are ...      

A.   different from those used in the past.

B.   exactly the same as those in the past.

C.   quite like those used for hundreds of years.

D.   not stated in the article.

2.   Hearts stand for ...     

A.   sword.

B.   courage.

C.   Julius Caesar.

D.   wealth.

3.   The word Spade comes from a(n) ... word.

A.   Roman    

B.   French

C.   Italian

D.   English

4.   The club design looks like a ...

A.   sword.

B.   gem.

C.   shovel.

D.   three-leaf clover.

5.   Alexander the Great is supposed to be the ...

A.   King of Hearts.

B.   Jack of Clubs.

C.   King of Clubs.

D.   King of Diamonds.

6.   David beat Goliath and became a king. The underlined word means ...   

A.   killed.

B.   hit.

C.   knocked.

D.   stabbed.

7.   The woman who killed an enemy was ...         

A.   Elizabeth.

B.   Judith.

C.   Athena.

D.   Rachel.

8.   Queen Elizabeth ruled ...        

A.   Macedonian.

B.   France.

C.   Jerusalem.

D.   England.

9.   A knave is ... 

A.   a comedian.

B.   a king.

C.   a noble person.

D.   a trouble-maker.

10.   How frequently do people use the joker card?

A.   Always.

B.   Sometimes.

C.   Never.

D.   Not stated.

                 Read the passage carefully. Answer questions          11 to 19.       

                                    LIONEL AND ULYSSES

             The good friends, Lionel and Ulysses, walked toward the public library. When the two boys entered this humble but impressive building, they entered an area of profound and almost frightening silence. It seemed as if even the walls had become speechless, and the floor and the tables, as if silence had engulfed everything in the building. There were old men reading newspapers. There were town philosophers. There were high school boys and girls doing research, but everyone was hushed, because they were seeking wisdom. There were near books. They were trying to find out.

             Lionel not only whispered, he moved on tiptoe. Lionel whispered because he was under the impression that it was out of respect for books, not consideration for readers. Ulysses followed him, also on tiptoe, and they explored the library, each finding many treasures. Lionel - books, and Ulysses - people. Lionel didn’t read books and he hadn’t come to the library to get any for himself. He just liked to see them - the thousands of them. He pointed out a whole row of shelved books to his friend and then he whispered - “all of these and these. And these. Here’s a red one. All these. There’s a green one. All these.”

             The two friends moved off into still greater realms of mystery and adventure. A little frightened at what he was doing, Lionel lifted a book out of the shelf, held it in his hands a moment and then opened it. “There, Ulysses!” he said. “A book! There it is! See? They’re saying something in here. There’s an ‘A’, “ he said. “There’s another letter of some sort. I don’t know what that one is. Every letter’s different, Ulysses, and every word’s different.” He sighed and looked around at all the books. “I don’t think I’ll ever learn to read,” he said, “but I sure would like to know what they are saying in here. This is the public library, Ulysses,” he said. “Books all over the place.” He looked at the print of the book with a kind of reverence, whispering to himself as if he were trying to read. Than he shook his head. “You can’t know what a book says, Ulysses, unless you can read, and I can’t read,” he said.

       

11.   Find the word closest in meaning to the ones given.

        Humble (line 3)

A.   usual.     

B.   patient.

C.   sensitive.

D.   modest.

12.   Find the word closest in meaning to the ones given.

        Profound (line 4)        

A.   noisy.

B.   quiet.

C.   intense.

D.   discover.

13.   Find the word closest in meaning to the ones given.

        Impressive (line 3)     

A.   gigantic.

B.   remarkable.

C.   great.

D.   well-known.

14.   Find the word closest in meaning to the ones given.

        Engulfed (line 7)         

A.   completely overcome.

B.   swallowed up.

C.   entirely unknown.

D.   occurred.

15.   The best title for this passage is ...     

A.   Reverence in Reading.

B.   Two Good Friends.

C.   Every Word is Different.

D.   Adventure in the Library.

16.   The main idea of this passage is ...     

A.   Lionel and Ulysses were the boys who were looking for wisdom in the library.

B.   Going to the library was an adventure for Lionel and his friend, Ulysses.

C.   All of the people at the library except the boys were seeking wisdom.

D.   Lionel and Ulysses each found treasures in the library although neither could read.

17.   From the passage it is obvious that ... 

A.   The library was very bright.           

B.   Ulysses know how to read.

C.   Lionel knew all of the letters of the alphabet.

D.   Both boys found similar treasures in the library.

18.   Write the numbers of the following sentences in the order in which they are told in the passage

        1. The hush of the library.

        2. Admiring and opening books.

        3. Two whispering, tiptoeing boys.

        4. Lioness’s feelings about reading.

A.   1, 2, 3, 4.

B.   1, 3, 2, 4.

C.   2, 4, 3, 1.

D.   3, 4, 2, 1.

19.   It seems most correct to conclude from the passage that ...      

A.   Going to the library was an adventure for the boys because the silence frightened them.

B.   Lionel admired and respected books even though he was not able to use them.

C.   The boys liked best the part of the library that had the mystery and adventure stories.

D.   Lionel did not understand why he couldn’t find out what books could tell.

                This text is for questions 20 to 30.

                AN UNEXPECTED PRESENT

             “Good morning,” said Adrian, full of curiosity. The man settled his bowler hat more firmly on his head and gave Adrian a withering look.

             “Morning,” he said brusquely,” if it is a good morning, which I, for one, doubt.”

             “Are you ... er ... have you got something for this house?” inquired Adrian.

             “Yes,” said the man consulting the piece of paper in his hand. “Leastways, I got something for a Mr. Rookwhistle.

              Adrian jumped and broke out in a cold sweat.

             “Rookwhistle ... are you sure?” he asked faintly.

             “Yes,” said the man, “Rookwhistle. Mr. A. Rookwhistle.”

             “I am Mr. A. Rookwhistle,” quavered Adrian. “What ... ?”

             “Ah!” said the man, giving him a malevolent look, ”so you’re Mr. Rookwhistle, are you? Well, the sooner you collect your property, the sooner I’ll  be ‘appy.”

             He stamped off round the back of the van and Adrian, following him, found him struggling with the massive doors.

             “But what have you got?” asked Adrian desperately.

             By way of an answer the man threw back the great double doors and revealed to Adrian’s incredulous and horrified gaze a large, wrinkled and exceptionally benign-looking elephant.

  

20.   Choose the word that means about the same as eagerness to know.

A.   curiosity.

B.   withering look.

C.   leastways.

D.   desperate.

21.   Choose the word that means about the same as asked.           

A.   quavered.

B.   settled.

C.   inquired.

D.   revealed.

22.   Choose the word that means about the same as looking at something to obtain information.

A.   consulting.

B.   assessing.

C.   looking malevolently.

D.   looking benignly.

23.   Choose the word that means about the same as unbelieving.    

A.   curious.

B.   malevolent.

C.   massive.

D.   incredulous.

24.   Choose the word that means the opposite of reassuring.           

A.   withering.

B.   doubtful.

C.   consulting.

D.   stamping off.

25.   Choose the word that means the opposite of

        gently.          

A.   firmly.

B.   brusquely.

C.   faintly.

D.   desperately.

26.   Choose the word that means the opposite of

        spoke firmly.

A.   said brusquely

B.   said desperately

C.   quaver

D.   wrinkled

27.   Select the phrase that best completes the sentence.

        Adrian said “Good Morning,” because ...

A.   the sun was shining brightly.

B.   he hoped to find out what was in the van.

C.   the vanman looked so friendly.

D.   he was curious to know the present.

28.   Choose the correct statement.

A.   The delivery man doubted if the weather was good.

B.   The delivery man was delighted to meet Adrian.

C.   The delivery man replied in a rough and abrupt manner.

D.   The delivery man consulted the list.

29.   Choose the correct statement.

A.   The delivery man had something for the house.

B.   The delivery man had something for Mr. A Rookwhistle.

C.   The delivery man had a paper in his hand for Adrian.

D.   The delivery man had a cold sweat broke out.

30.   From the passage we can conclude that ...

A.   Adrian had always wanted an elephant.

B.   Adrian had difficulty in opening the large, heavy doors.

C.   Adrian had been sent an elephant.

D.   Adrian had ordered a baby elephant.

31.   Replace the underlined phrase with one of the given words. Overpower by strength        

A.   besieged.

B.   discovered.

C.   streamed.

D.   feared.

32.   Select the word of which meaning is closest to the one given. furnished : suplied           

A.   provided.

B.   gave.

C.   grew.

D.   sent away.

33.   Choose the word that has similar meaning to the given phrase.

        made or fitted to suit you personally    

A.   tailored.

B.   reclined.

C.   fastened.

D.   seated.

34.   Replace the underlined phrase with one of the given words.

        dashed of plunged forward with great haste

A.   forced

B.   returned

C.   rushed

D.   sailed away

        Read the following letter carefully. Answer questions 35 to 40.

              

               Dear Anne,

             A lot of children keep a dog as a pet, without thinking very much about how to look after it. A dog needs plenty of exercise to keep him healthy. Always remember this. It is cruel to keep a dog tied up, because it needs to run about freely to keep its muscles strong. Another very important thing is what the dog eats. They have strong teeth, and chewing meat keeps their mouth and teeth healthy. They should eat plenty of meat and they should also be given a few bones to chew from time to time. But never feed your dog small bones, such as those found in a chicken, because these may get caught in his throat. You can also give your dog vegetables. These provide vitamins. Mix them with the dog’s meat, and sometimes you can add some finely cut cheese to the meat, as well as a little honey and vitamin oil. But two-thirds of what you give him to eat must be meat. Dogs also like fat, and a little fat is good for them. But don’t give them too much fat. Normally they should be given a little fat once or twice a week.

                    Sometimes dogs lose their hair. Their old hair          drops off and new hair grows. When the dog is     losing its hair, give it about 150 grams of fat          every day and take it for walks so that it can roll about and get rid of some of the loose hair. Comb        the dog’s hair as well with a strong comb and this            will help remove loose hair. A dog makes a very good pet and can be come a real friend to its   owner. But like all friends, he needs love, care and           attention.

                    I hope you have a lot of fun with your new pet,         Anne. Please write to me again if you have any   more questions.

               Love,

               Hilda

35.   Who wrote the letter to Hilda?

A.   A teenager named Anne.

B.   A little girl named Anne.

C.   A woman named Anne.

D.   A pet shop owner named Anne.

36.   The letter was written because the writer wanted information on ...        

A.   how to groom breeded dogs.

B.   how to look after dogs.

C.   how to teach dogs several tricks.

D.   keeping dogs as friends.

37.   What is the reason for giving dogs bone to chew?

A.   So that they get plenty of exercise.

B.   To keep their muscle strong.

C.   To keep their mouth and teeth strong.

D.   So they get the vitamins they needed.

38.   From time to time you should give your dog ...

A.   toys

B.   meat

C.   small bones

D.   salad oil

39.   Which of the following phrase is considered as informal?          

A.   They should eat plenty of meat

B.   Sometimes dogs lose their hair.

C.   Normally they should be given a little fat.

D.   I hope have a lot of fun with your pet.

40.   Select the word with meaning closest to the word cruel.           

A.   bad.

B.   mean.

C.   nice.

D.   necessary.