Ujian Nasional
Tahun 2000
Bahasa Inggris
Wacana 1 untuk soal nomor 1 sampai dengan nomor
4
Lake Toba, which is situated in the center of the
Bukit Barisan mountain range, is an interesting
mountain resort with Samosir Island in the center of
the lake. It boats many modern hotels and facilities for
water sport such as boating, water skiing and
swimming.
In West Sumatra, the center of culture and
tourism is Bukit tinggi, situated in the highlands north
of the provincial capital of Padang. West Sumatra is a
land of scenic beauty with green lakes, and blue
mountains.
Java has a great number of attractions, including
the world renowned Botanic Garden in Bogor, the
wildlife reserve of Ujung Kulon on the south west part
of the island. Borobudur, a gigantic Buddhist shrine is
situated 42 kilometers northwest of Yogyakarta and the
Ijen crater lies in East Java and displays hot springs,
waterfalls and free roaming deer as well as a sulphur
crater. A three-hour drive from Surabaya, and the a
pony ride from the village of Ngadisari over the sea
will take you to mount Bromo which is an active
volcano with sulphur fumes and smoke still emitting
from its depths. The inhabitants of the surrounding
areas believe in the God of Bromo and bring offerings
to his deity.
Bali is different from the rest of Indonesia
because of its unique form of Hinduism called “Hindu
Dharma.” Religion is at the main source of traditional
custom in family and community life. The soul of a
Balinese if religion and it finds its expression in art.
Many articles and books have been written on Bali.
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What natural beauty does West Sumatra have?
A. Active volcanoes
B. Water sport
C. Modern hotels
D. Mountains resort
E. Green lakes and blue mountains
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Which of the following attractions is not found in at the
surroundings of the Ijen crater?
A. Hot springs
B. Waterfalls
C. A sea of sand ,
D. A sulphur crater
E. Free-roaming deer
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Borobudur, a gigantic Buddhist shine is situate 42
kilometers northwest of Yogyakarta.
The underlined word means …
A. nice
B. huge
C. tall
D. large
E. wonderful
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How many tourist resorts are mentioned in the third
paragraph?
A. three
B. four
C. fie
D. six
E. seven
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Pinta’s mother is a … She teaches students at the Gajah
Mada University.
A. teacher
B. director
C. lecturer
D. registrar
E. headmistress
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You’d better put on your … when you go out, it’s very
cold outside.
A. vest
B. scarf
C. tuxedo
D. sweater
E. raincoat
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Newspapers have on basic purpose, that is to get … as
quickly as possible from reliable sources to readers.
A. news
B. report
C. statement
D. advertisement
E. announcement
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Marlin : Christ, where are you staying?
Christ : At Sahid Hotel
Marlin asked Christ …
A. where he stays
B. where he was staying
C. where did he stay
D. where does he stay
E. where had he stayed
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It’s 9 p.m. Nancy is going to bed, so she says to the …
A. Bye-bye
B. Good-bye
C. Good night
D. See you soon
E. Good evening
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Yunus : Dedi, let’s spend this week-end for fishing. I
have found a good spot.
Dedi : I am sorry, I hate fishing.
From the above sentence, Dedi shows his … for fishing
A. disagreement
B. dislike
C. disappointment
D. dissatisfaction
E. discontentment
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Student : I’ve finished the test. Here you are, sir!
Teacher : Good. You …
A. can’t stay here
B. will leave the room
C. can’t tell anything
D. may leave the classroom
E. must say thank you
Wacana 2 untuk soal nomor 12 sampai nomor 15.
A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a
great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually
causes great suffering and loss of a large sum of
money. The causalities are injured or died. Some
people are homeless and need medical care.
Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or
streams overflow their banks and pour out into the
surrounding land. Floods are caused by many different
thins. Often heave rainstorms that last for a brief time
can cause a flood. But not all heave storms are
followed by flooding. If the surrounding lands is flat
and can absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If.
however, the lands is hard and rocky heavy rain cannot
be absorbed. Where the banks are low, a river may
overflow and flood adjacent lowland.
in many parts of the world floods are caused by
tropical storms called hurricanes of typhoons. The
bring destructive winds of high speed torrents of rain,
and flooding. When a flood occurs, the destruction to
the surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and
towns are sometimes-swept away bay water pouring
swiftly over the land. Railroad tracks buckles and are
uprooted from their beds. Highways are washed away.
When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched
in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were
invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires.
Standing side by side, they formed a human chain from
the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of
water from hand to hand to be poured on the flames.
The damage of fire did depend a great deal on
were it happened. In at the country or a small village,
only a single house might burn down. But in crowded
cities, fire often destroyed whole blocks and
neighbourhoods before being controlled.
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When is flood more likely to happen?
A. regret
B. caution
C. admiration
D. permission
E. prohibition
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A. rain
B. storm
C. hurricane
D. flood
E. earthquake
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Why do hurricanes of typhoons usually cause great
destruction? Because they …
A. bring destructive winds and torrential rains
B. are heave enough to cause flood
C. are heave storms
D. are hard winds
E. are tropical storms
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Modern fire brigades use … to fight fire.
A. buckets of water
B. spraying sand
C. human chain
D. fire pump
E. fire arm
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This proposal was turned down by the Personnel
Manager.
The synonym of turned down is …
A. received
B. rejected
C. returned
D. agreed
E. taken
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An officer in a diplomatic mission whose duty is to
care for the commercial interests of his country is
called an/a …
A. envoy
B. consul
C. attach
D. diplomat
E. ambassador
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If you want to have your hair cut, why don’t you go to
him?
He is a famous … in the city.
A. therapist
B. beautician
C. manicurist
D. barber
E. tailor
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Affandi is one of the famous … in Indonesia,
We really admire his works.
A. poets
B. actors
C. artists
D. players
E. painters
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Lita : Fit, which do you like better, singing or
dancing?
Fitria : Well, I’d … than dance.
A. better sing
B. gave sung
C. prefer singing
D. rather singing
E. rather sing
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Ruri : Do you know my cousin Bob?
Ari : Sure, I haven’t heard about him for a long time.
Ruri : He will get married next Sunday …
Ari : No, I’m not.
A. Can I see you at the wedding part?
B. Will you be attending his party?
C. Do you feel like, going to his party?
D. Are you also invited?
E. Do you mind going to the wedding with me?
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Passenger : Is it allowed to bring a bird on the
plane?
Custom officer : I am sorry, that’s not allowed
The underlined utterance expresses …
A. regret
B. caution
C. admiration
D. permission
E. prohobition
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Bill : Have you considered my offer to work for
our company?
George : Yes, 1 have, but I’d take the hob if the salary
suited me.
From the dialogue we may conclude that George …
A. has accepted the job
B. has worked for the company
C. has not yet considered taking a job
D. has refused to take the job
E. has not heard about the job
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Mr. Bronto leaves Surabaya for Medan by G1A 707 at
9 a.m.
By 11 a.m the … there.
A. arrive
B. arrived
C. was arriving
D. will arrive
E. will have arrived
Wacana 3 untuk-soal nomor 25 sampai dengan
nomor 28.
Nobody likes paying taxes. Even those who know
that taxation is necessary and just are reluctant to pay
taxes. It is not pleasant to see part of your monthly
income taken away from you in income tax. Ignorant
people think this is an injustice and make a grievance
of it; so it is just as well that we should know why we
are taxed, so that we can see the fairness of the system.
Every country must have a government of some
sot. or life would be impossible. The primary duties of
a government are to ‘protect the life an property of the
citizens, to maintain law and order and settle dispute
between citizens in a just and orderly way through the
law-courts, to defend the country from foreign foes,
and to maintain the roads and highways. Besides, may
governments maintain and direct public duties need
money: an army and navy have to. be kept up, the
police force and the judges have to be paid, schools
have to be provided and teachers supported, expert
health-officers and sanitary engineers have to be
employed. Now where is all the money needed for the
public service to come from? The question in answered
by another. For whose benefit are all these service
maintained? The answer is, for the benefits of the
public. It is the people as a whole, rich and poor, that
benefit by security of live and property, by the sound
administration of justice, by the maintenance of roads,
by the public hospital, public schools, and good
sanitation. Therefore it is only right that the public, the
individual citizens of the country should contribute the
money needed; for the money the give comes back to
them in the shape of these public benefits which all
enjoy.
So long, therefore, as we have a good and
efficient government, so long as our money, is being
used in the right way, and so long as the burden of
taxation is distributed fairly, as different classes can
bear it, we have no right to grumble at having to pay
our share of the taxes. ?
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Which one of these titles is the most suitable for the
text above?
A. Objections to Taxes
B. Why citizens are Taxed
C. The Burden of Taxation
D. Taxation is a Necessity
E. Income Taxes
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The topic of paragraph 2 is …
A. the reasons of taxation
B. the right of citizens
C. the expenses of public duties
D. the duties of a government
E. the types of public services
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Why do the people have to pay incomes tax?
Because …
A. they have to pay tax for the things they need
B. they have to pay tax whether they are rich of poor
C. the tax is heeded to carry out the government’s
public duties
D. they have to pay tax or the things they but or sell
E. they have to pay tax for the government benefit
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According to the text the following statements are true,
except …
A. Everyone knows that taxation is necessary.
B. The public must bear their shares of public
expense.
C. It is the government’s duty to provide hospitals for
the sick.
D. The same amount of income tax is imposed on the
rich and the poor.
E. The taxpayers enjoy public services provided by.
the government.
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Journalist : some of our forests in Kalimantan and
Sumatra were destroyed in the forest . fire.
Official : It’s a pity. The destruction of the rainforest
could also bring about the extinction of
orang utan!
The underlined word means …
A. act of putting out
B. act of preserving
C. no longer in existence
D. prevention of loss
E. keep something for special purpose
Wacana 4 untuk soal nomor 30 sampai nomor 34
JAKARTA - When the government announced
the liquidation of 16 banks last Saturday, many people
are surprised as they did not expect their bank to be on
the list. Others were still trying to come to terms with
the fact that they had lost their jobs.
“I heard .on the radio that 16 banks were
liquidated, that’s why I came there, to check whether I
could still withdraw may money,” said Prapto, who
claimed to have a deposit hi one of the liquidated banks
on Jl, Thamrin. But he said he couldn’t get it as it was
Saturday and most banks do not open then.
The headquarters of some of the liquidated banks,
such as Bank Pacific and Bank Industry look calm,
with only a few people coming and going Several
people called the ‘Observer’ last Saturday afternoon to
find out which banks had been liquidated.
I Nyoman Moena, a noted banking analyst told
the ‘Observer’ it is a normal reaction for people to panic
when hearing such things, but, he said, the government
must certainly have anticipated the situation. “I think
the monetary authority must have been prepared this
time, after the announcement of the liquidation of Bank
Summa in 1992,” Moena said referring to the guarantee
by the government to pas depositors in two weeks on
November, 13, 1977 and the naming of-the will handle
the pay outs.
When announcing the liquidations last Saturday,
Bank Indonesia assured depositors they would get their
money back. Those who had less than Rp 20 million
would t get all their money on November 13, while
those who had over Rp 20 million would get up to Rp
20 million in the first stage with the remainder being
paid later.
The President Director of Bank IFI Harry
Rachmadi said yesterday that the liquidation of sixteen
banks would certainly have an impact in the
community, as some people may lose their jobs; To
minimize the impact of the liquidations, it is important
to accelerate the process. Rachmadi said that the
decision could also be a ’sock therapy for Indonesian
banks. “Bank owners can no longer, do as they want
when operating their own banks,” he said. He also said
that some members of the public should have
anticipated this, as the press had earlier reported the
likely liquidation of some ailing banks following the
currency turmoil that hit the country in July this year.
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The article is about …
A. liquidation of 16 banks .
B. a shock therapy for banks
C. people’s reaction about liquidated banks
D. the loss of money deposited in the liquidated banks
E. the impact of liquidated bank on the employees
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The main idea of paragraph 4 is …
A. some banks are assigned to handle the pay outs
B. the governments has anticipated the people’s
reaction
C. the government guarantees to pay depositors by
certain banks
D. Bank Summa was liquidated in 1992
E. I Nyoman Moena is a noted banking analyst
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Which of the following statements is TRUE, according
to the text?
A. The headquarters of the liquidated banks were
crowded with people.
B. Bank summa was one of the banks liquidated last
Saturday.
C. The liquidated could he a shock therapy for
Indonesian banks.
D. Harry Rachmadi said that there will be no impact
of liquidation in the community.
E. The liquidated said that do not guarantee that the
depositors can get back their deposits.
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The pay out will be given to depositors in stages.
This idea is stated in paragraph …
A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
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“…, that’s why I came here to check whether I could
still with draw may money, …” (paragraph 2)
The underlined word means …
A. takeout
B. make known
C. giveaway
D. put back
E. make certain
Wacana 5 untuk soal nomor 35 sampai dengan
nomor 38
MANILA (AFP): The Philippines has the most
number of endemic bird species which are in danger of
extinction, according to a nation wide wildlife report
obtained here yesterday.
“The Philippine Red Data book’, written by the
Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, noted
that the country has 40 endangered bird species more
than any other country.
This includes the Cebu flower-pecker of which
only four are known to still be alive, making it the most
endangered bird in the world, the ‘Red Data Book”
said.
An endangered species is defined as one hat has a
20 percent chance of becoming extinct in 20 years.
The ‘Data Book’ said the threat of extinction was
due to the growing destruction of the forests which are
the habitats of the birds and other wild animals, many
of which are similarly endangered.
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The text is about …
A. the ‘Philippine Red Data Book’ on animals
B. the Wildlife Conservation Society in the
Philippines
C. the number of endemic bird species still available
D. the endangered habitats of birds in the Philippines
E. a report about the extinction of he most
endangered birds.
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According to the ‘Red Data Book’, some birds and wild
animals area in danger of extinction because people …
A. hunt them for sports
B. keep destroying forests
C. more their habitats
D. change forests into their habitats
E. catch them to be domesticated
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Endangered species are …
A. the forty percent of bird species in the world
B. all wild animals except the Cebu flower-pecker
C. birds which now remains twenty percent
D. the endemic bird species kept in- captivity
E. catch them to be domesticated
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“…the threat of extinction was due to …”(paragraph 5)
The word ‘threat” means …
A. notice
B. warning
C. danger
D. statement
E. announcement
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Rita : The Kasepuhans, a community living in and
around the Gunung Halimun national park still
practice a traditional way of planting rice.
Kity : For example?
Rita : They only grow local rice varieties, only plant
once a year, and reject the use of pesticide.
‘reject’ means …
A. deny
B. omit
C. refuse
D. prevent
E. ignore
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Tourist : Would you tell us where we can get handicraft
for souvenirs?
Guide : Well, let’s go to Pucang; it is very popular
with its handicraft. Almost all the people
there make their living by … things from the
horns of buffaloes or cows.
A. making
B. taking
C. drawing
D. painting
E. cutting
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Mother : When the price of petrol rises, the price of all
basic commodities follows to rise. It always
happens like this.
Father : … that our income will be sufficient if there
is no increase in our salary.
A. 1 am sure
B. It’s certain
C. 1 am pleased
D. It’s possible
E. I doubt
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X : Although this is the best cinema in town, there are
not many people visiting it.
Y : …, nowadays most people prefer spending their
time at home watching TV.
A. A, Oh, no
B. I don’t think so
C. Really?
D. That’s right
E. It’s not true
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X : Has she already got some medicine?
Y : If she had visited the doctor, she would have .
been given medicine.
From the dialogue above we know that …
A. the doctor visited her and gave her medicine
B. she visited the doctor, so she was given medicine
C. she didn’t visit the doctor, so she wasn’t given
medicine
D. although she didn’t visit the doctor, she was give
medicine
E. she didn’t visit the doctor because the doctor had
already given her medicine
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Burhan : The river is very dirty. People shouldn’t have
throw household rubbish into the river.
Fikri : That’s exactly what I think.
From the dialogue above we know …
A. Fikri disagrees wit Burhan’s opinion
B. Burhan thinks exactly the same way
C. waste material has not been collected
D. people polluted the river with rubbish
E. Burhan warned people not to throw rubbish in the
river
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Ricky : You look happy with your new job here
Nelly : You’re right. My family and I are happier here,
… my salary is smaller than before.
A. in spite of
B. although
C. because
D. since
E. when
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A : Do you know the woman speaking with the
professor?
B : Yes, she is our new lecturer …
A. which also can speak English well
B. with whom she will help the professor
C. whose her daughter is a famous surgeon in this
town
D. who is also an assistant of the minister of woman
affairs
E. whom also working as a consultant in a foreign
company
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Dika : Can I borrow you laptop?
Ditya : Certainly, but what’s wrong with yours?
Dika : It … now
A. is being repaired
B. repaired
C. is repairing
D. has repaired
E. is going to repair
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Mrs. Hilman : I like your garden. It is well maintained
Do you still have time to tidy it?
Mrs. Anton : of course not … twice a-week
A. I always tidy it myself
B. I have tidied it
C. I have to tidy it
D. I have it tidied
E. I ask somebody to tidy it
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A : More and more people have died as the victims of
war.
B : That’s terrible. I wish we were living in a world
with no war or dispute between countries.
The underlined sentence means …
A. we are living in a peaceful world
B. we were jiving in a peaceful world
C. we are not living in a peaceful world
D. we were not living in a peaceful world
E. we will live in a peaceful world
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X : Do you think that the monetary crisis will console
to an end?
Y : …, this condition won’t be back to normal within
more or two years.
A. 1 am fed up with the news
B. I am sorry to hear that
C. It would be agreeable
D. It’s not my business
E. It’s very unlikely
