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Text for number 41 - 43

‘Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week. When it happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my vacation to Bali. Suddenly my car launched to one side, to the left. I thought I got flat tire. I did not know that is was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake when I say some telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.

Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I could not move my car at all. There were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do but left the car and walked along way to my house in the town.  

When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.

41.  When it happened, I was on my car. (Paragraph 1) The word it refers to ....

A.    an earthquake

B.    my vacation

C.   electricity

D.   my car

42.  How did the writer know that it was an earthquake?

A.    He could not move his car at all.

B.    His car launched to one side, to the left.

C.   He saw a lot of rooks tumbling across the road.

D.   He saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down.

43.  The text generally talks about .…

A.    an earthquake in Bali

B.    the writer’s car accident

C.   the writer’s horrible experience

D.   the result of the earthquake in Bali

The text for number 44 - 47

Maura, the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.

One evening, Maura disguised herself and went  to the camp of the three sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them for something to eat. The first gave her some left over food. The second Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s camp.

The following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with him.

Sheik Hakim’s act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I will marry”.

44.  Why did Maura disguise herself?  Because she wanted to .…

A.    find out what the three sheiks are actually like

B.    ask the three sheiks for something to eat

C.   eat dinner with the three sheiks

D.   see the three sheiks’ activity

45.  What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

A.    Maura discarded the suitors one by one until the list was reduced to just three sheiks.

B.    It was very hard to decide who would be the best of the three sheiks.

C.   The three sheiks were equally young and handsome.

D.   Maura had difficulty in refusing her suitors.

46.  What does the text mainly tell us about?

A.    Queen of Arabia and three Sheiks.

B.    The most powerful queen of Arabia.

C.   Three sheiks.

D.   Sheik Hakim.

47.  What can we learn from the story?

A.    We will get an equal thing to what we give to other people.

B.    We have to disguise ourselves to find out the truth.

C.   We have to invite other people for the dinner.

D.   We have to be rich to get success in our life.

Text for number 48 - 51

Hansel and Gretel

Once upon a time, there lived an old witch. She was very cruel and likes eating people. One day, the witch caught two children, Hansel and Gretel. The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.

Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was thinking of them. She missed them a lot, them she was beginning to find the children. “I must find them,” she said and set out into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped through the window. Her heart cried out when she the two children.

She picked up the broom learning against the door and crept inside. The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven the stepmother shut the door.

“Children, I have come to save you,” she said, hugging them tightly. “Let me take you home and we become a family again.” They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after.

48.  Why did the witch kidnap the children?

A.    She loved the children.

B.    She wanted to eat them.

C.   She wanted to teach them.

D.   She wanted to make them as her children.

49.  How was Hansel and Gretel’s stepmother?

A.    She was friendly.

B.    She was cruel.

C.   She was kind.

D.   She was evil.

50.  “.… she said and set out into the forest.” What does the underlined words mean?

A.    Started.

B.    Run out.

C.   Started to go.

D.   Started to find.