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21.  The text shows that the writer belongs to a ... person

A.    serious

B.    brave

C.   keen

D.   wild

22.  What is the third paragraph about?

A.    The Nepalese tigers’ preys.

B.    The strong Nepalese men.

C.   The animals’ fight in jungle.

D.   The writer’s meeting with a lion.

23.  Why should the writer wear trousers and shoes?

A.    To get rid of cold weather.

B.    To avoid the snake’s bite.

C.   To creep into the jungle well.

D.   To expel insets of the jungle.

Text for number 24 - 26

Mr. Tomi is a manager of a big company in his town. He is still single. He lives in the biggest house in my area. No wonder many girls like him. Mr. Tomi is 30 years old. He is a trim, energetic young man. He has dark, short, curly hair, brown eyes and a thin moustache. His nose is pointed and his ears are rather big. His face is oval and he has beautiful smile.

Mr. Tomi is neatly dressed in a snit and tie. When he goes to his office, he always wears an expensive coat. He is not embarrassed to wear coat with bright color such as yellow, pink, and green. Mr. Tomi is extremely well-mannered and very punctual. He always writes down his appointments in a little diary, and keeps his desk very tidy. He never drinks and smokes.

24.  What does the text tell about?

A.    A big company

B.    The habit of Mr. Tomi

C.   The description of Mr. Tomi

D.   The description of Mr. Tomi’s company

25.  Mr. Tomi has never been late when he has an appointment. Which word shows Mr. Tomi’s characteristic above?

A.    Energetic.

B.    Very punctual.

C.   Neatly dressed.

D.   Well-mannered.

26.  “He is a trim, energetic your man…” The underlined word is similar with .…

A.    thin

B.    slim

C.   charming

D.   handsome

Text for number 27 – 29

In one bright morning Redfeathers, the hen was walking down the road in the farmyard. The fox caught sight of her and his mouth began to water.

He ran home and told his wife to put on water for boiling a chicken, and then rushed back, and before Redfeathers knew what was happening, she found herself snapped up and inside a sack, not even able to call for help.

Luckily for her, her friend, the dove, saw what had happened. She fluttered on the path in the woods and lay there, pretending to have a broken wing. The fox was delighted to find that he now had a first course as well as a main dish. He put down the sack with the hen in it, and chased off after the dove, who began cleverly to hop further and further away.

Redfeathers slipped out of the sack and put a stone in her place, and then she too ran off. When the dove saw that her friend was safe, she flew up into a tree. The fox then went back and picked up the sack, thinking that the hen was still in it.

Redfeathers thanked the dove for helping her. She imagined what would happen to her if the dove did not help her. Since then she was aware of the importance of having a good friend.

27.  What is the text about?

A.    A dove which needed an help.

B.    Redfeathers who liked travelling.

C.   A clever fox and his beloved wife.

D.   A hen which was saved by a dove.

28.  The third paragraph tells you about the way Redfeathers ….

A.    freed herself

B.    got the accident

C.   deceived the fox

D.   entered the sack

29.  What is the moral value of the story?

A.    It is important to have a good friend.

B.    One needs to be greedy to be wealthy.

C.   The old friend will be forgotten someday.

D.   It is useless to regret what have happened.

Text for number 30 – 34

      At 2p.m. we arrived at the Catimor Homestay, an inn remaining from the Dutch colonial era. Now owned by the PTP Nusantara VII coffee plantation at Blawan and within the plantation’s housing complex. Here we … (30) by soaking in the near hot sulfurous water in a structure managed by the local government.

     Very early in the morning, with a tour guide, we climbed up toward the crater lake. The trail we took was almost never … (31), just constant uphill grades. We had to stop several times just to catch our breath … .(32), we were consoled by the spectacular views of the glorious Merapi and Gunung Raung in the distance.

     After three hour  … (33) a  half walk, we came to the crater rim. We cried out loud when we saw the stunning view, the turquoise colored water, wreathed in fog, with dense sulfur fumes in the distance. We sat at the … (34) of the caldera and gazed at the beauty of Ijen crater. It was really a unique, impressive trip.

30.  A.  provided

B.  relaxed

C.  made

D.  took