SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU STATISTIK JAKARTA SOAL TRY OUT UJIAN MASUK PROGRAM D-IV TAHUN 2011/2012 MATERI : BAHASA INGGRIS HARI/TANGGAL : MINGGU, 13 MARET 2011 WAKTU : 60 MENIT PETUNJUK
- Lembar jawaban menggunakan LJK (Lembar Jawaban komputer).
- Lembar jawaban hanya boleh diisi dengan pensil 2B.
- Di bawah setiap soal dicantumkan 4 kemungkinan jawaban masing-masing diberi kode A, B, C, atau D. Cara menjawab setiap soal adalah dengan mengarsir kode jawaban yang dipilih pada nomor soal yang sesuai dalam lembar jawaban. Harap diperhatikan, hanya lembar jawaban yang dikumpulkan.
- Nilai setiap soal adalah: 3 untuk jawaban yang benar 0 untuk tidak ada jawaban -1 untuk jawaban yang salah, termasuk jawaban yang lebih dari satu
- Mengganti jawaban dilakukan dengan cara menghapus kode jawaban yang dipilih dan mengganti jawaban dengan mengarsir jawaban yang dianggap benar, seperti contoh berikut: → Jawaban semula adalah kode D → Jawaban pengganti adalah kode B SELAMAT MENGERJAKAN
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Section 1: Structure and Written Expression
1. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.
A. to being nominated
B. to has been nominated
C. to have been nominated
D. to will be nominated
2. The poverty level in the United State is currently set _________________.
A. at 12,000 dollars or less.
B. as 12,000 dollars or less.
C. at 12,000 dollars as less
D. at 12,000 dollar or less
3. A: Why didn‟t you answer my call?
B: Sorry __________.
A. I was feeding my cattle
B. I had fed all my cattle
C. I have fed my cattle
D. I fed my cattle
4. Had he handed in the application he ______ last week.
A. would be allowed to join the interview test
B. was being allowed to join the interview test
C. would have been allowed to join the interview test
D. had been allowed to join the interview test
5. Indonesian Batik is _______ recognized.
A. international
B. internationalized
C. internationalizing
D. internationally
6. “Who called you last night?”
“The student ________”
A. who I bought the type writer from
B. from him I bought the type writer
C. I bought the type writer from him
D. from whom I bought the type writer
7. The fact that he was put in prison for something that he had not done made his wife _______.
A. cry
B. to be crying
C. cried
D. to cry
8. “Why didn‟t Iwan want to go home?”
“His mother ______ him for causing the accident.”
A. would blame
B. has blamed
C. is blaming
D. had blamed
9. The Rizky‟s eyes glasses which ______ Tiwi Has not been repaired yet
A. broken by
B. breaking by
C. has broken by
D. has breaking by
10. People are rarely given permission to return homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident. This mean that …
A. people given permission to return homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident are rarely.
B. Rarely are people given permission to return homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident.
C. Giving permission to return homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident are people rarely.
D. to return homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident people are rarely given permission.
11. _____ he was accused of even more criminal offences.
A. Having confessed
B. Having been confessed
C. Having confessing
D. Having had confessed
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12. _____ she study hard last night, she get best score for her exam.
a. Therefore
b. Since
c. In spite of
d. However
13. I couldn‟t find the mall you told me about . I ______ the wrong bus.
a. should have taken
b. would have taken
c. ought to take
d. must have taken
14. I wish you _____ stay at home because I am sure you would have enjoyed the concert very much.
a. didn‟t have to
b. hadn‟t had to
c. hadn‟t to
d. haven‟t had to
15. Your boss sound like a real tyrant. Were I you, Ahzan, I …. for another job.
a. will look
b. am looking
c. would look
d. would have looked
16. ______, I can do the exercise very well.
a. in spite of noisy
b. although noisy
c. although it was noisy
d. in spite of was noisy
17. _____ is the science of the collection, organization, and interpretation of data.
a. Statistic
b. Statistics
c. Statisticians
d. Statistician
18. She goes to the blackboard as if she knew how to solve the problem . The underlined words mean ……
a. she actually couldn‟t solve the problem
b. she ought to know how to solve the problem
c. she didn‟t know how to solve the problem
d. she does not know how to solve the problem
19. Fathul who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and ______
a. neither the other driver
b. neither would the other driver
c. neither had the other driver
d. the other driver neither
20. “Do you know that Desi had withdrawn his money from the bank just before it was liquidated?”
“Oh yes, otherwise she _______ a great deal”
a. lost
b. would lose
c. had lost
d. would have lost
21. Hadi : “I don‟t bring my rain coat”
Takim : “Don‟t be afraid. By the time class is over, the rain _______ ”
a. will stop
b. will have stopped
c. has stopped
d. had stopped
22. The police … for the spy for four years before they caught him.
a. have to be looked
b. have looked
c. had to be looked
d. had been looking
23. Everyone wants to pass the entrance test of STIS, ____?
a. doesn't he
b. doesn‟t it
c. don‟t they
d. won‟t he
24. Dewi has a _____ baby.
a. three months old
b. three month old
c. three months olds
d. three month olds
25. Did you go to Makassar last month?” My English teacher asked me ______
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a. If I went to Makassar last month
b. If I have gone to Makassar the previous month
c. If I have gone to Makassar last month
d. If I had gone to Makassar the previous month
Section 2: Vocabulary
Choose one word of phrase out of the four given which could substitute the underlined words or phrases in each of the following sentences without changing the meaning of the sentence.
26. He has had an adequate opportunity to change his mind.
a. abundant
b. redundant
c. enough
d. insufficient
27. The samples will be selected at random.
a. by chance
b. by testing
c. by purpose
d. by condition
28. The doctor explained that tumor was benign.
a. Malignant
b. dangerous
c. not dangerous
d. treacherous
29. It is not wise to provoke a conflict with Mr. Baco. He is very temperamental.
a. incite
b. discourage
c. put off
d. clarify
30. In world War II she was assigned to read cryptic messages.
a. secret
b. overt
c. obscure
d. important
31. Didiq can‟t believe that a professor like him still believes in mystical powers.
a. supernatural
b. unnatural
c. abnormal
d. twisted
32. Jakarta and Manila two very densely inhabited cities in Southeast Asia.
a. vacant
b. populous
c. depopulated
d. deserted
33. In order to have a taste, food must be moist.
a. delicious
b. damp
c. nutritious
d. appetizing
34. It was apparent that she was proud of her son‟s great achievement at school.
a. vague
b. feasible
c. arrogance
d. evident
35. Dimirav is timorous, but Dani is fearless.
a. frightening
b. fearful
c. brave
d. cowardly
36. Have you ever heard about the story of the prodigal son.
a. shabby
b. generosity
c. wasteful
d. miser
37. Penguins are bellicose especially during the mating season.
a. lovable
b. beautiful
c. warlike
d. protective
38. Bayu is afraid that this border raid is prelude to more serious attacks.
a. end
b. introduction
c. result
d. influence
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39. OPEC correctly forecast that cutbacks in the quantity demanded would be small.
a. think
b. anticipate
c. reduce
d. estimate
40. The company issues an annual report every March.
a. a yearly
b. a comprehensive
c. a financial
d. a product
Section 3: Reading Comprehension
Question 41-43 refer to the following passage
As Richard advance beyond the corner and stood beneath a tree, he saw the King. Charles was seated near the archway the led to an outer court. He alone wore black, sombre and funereal. Near him stood a lovely young girl, wearing a silk gown the colour of the daffodils of the spring field. And old women, in a blue dress over a frothy lace petticoat, and three gentlemen lounged carelessly near. Richard recognized the heavy auburn head of the duke of Lauderdale. The other he didn‟t know. A footman in livery placed a small table at the King„s side, another brought silver tankards, while a third poured wine into silver goblets.
41. The king‟s clothes may be seen as indicating a ______ situation.
a. gay
b. sorry
c. serene
d. busy
42. The passage mentioned that the king was served to . . . . . .
a. plan war strategy
b. dine
c. drink
d. play games
43. There were ________ persons lounged carelessly near the king.
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
44. The one duke mentioned was recognized by ....
a. the size of him
b. the way he talked
c. his face
d. The colour of his hair
Question 45-46 refer to the following passage
Saudi Arabia is a country rich in oil, but poor in one of a country‟s most critical natural resources, fresh water. Consequently, agriculture becomes extremely difficult and costly. Many areas have to remove the salt from the seawater that surrounds the Arabian Peninsula. Other efforts might be by digging of wells to reach water that is underground.
45. What is the topic of the paragraph?
a. Fresh water
b. How to improve agriculture
c. Problems faced by Saudi Arabia
d. Reasons of water shortage
46. What is the main idea of the text?
a. Fresh water is only of the most critical nature resources of a country
b. Several efforts are being made in Saudi Arabia to get fresh water
c. Water supply in Saudi Arabia is provided by removing the salt from seawater
d. Many areas in Saudi Arabia are inhabitable due to the lack of fresh water
Question 47-48 refer to the following passage
The people in the U.S speak the same language as the people in Great Britain. However, American English is different from British English in many ways. First, some sounds of American English are different from those of British English. For example, most Americans pronounce the “r” in the word “car” but most Britons do not. Most Americans pronounce the word “dictionary” like this “dik-shun-ary”, but the British pronounce it like this “dik-shun-ry”. Some spellings are also different. People in Britain write “colour” and “centre”, but the people in the U.S write “color” and “center”. Finally, some words are different. People in the U.S use “gasoline” in their cars, but the people in Britain use “petrol”. Gasoline and petrol are the same thing, but the American and the Britain use different words for it.
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47. What is the topic of this paragraph?
a. American and British English
b. However, American English is different from British English in many ways
c. The different sounds of American and British English
d. The differences between American and British English
48. “It” in line 12 refers to ….
a. American English
b. Britain English
c. dik-shun-ary
d. dictionary
Question 49-50 refer to the following passage
Today most cars use gasoline but in the future many people may drive electric cars. Electric cars do not pollute the air. Electricity from a battery powers the motor of an electric car. Drivers of electric cars do not fill their cars with gasoline, the connect their cars to an electrical outlet to charge the battery with electricity. The driver of an electric car connect the car to an electrical outlet at night. In the morning, the battery is charged with enough electricity to drive all day. Electric cars are not as fast as gasoline powered cars, and they cannot travel more than 150 miles (270 kilometers). After 150 miles, the driver must change the battery again. However, electric cars may be one answer to the problem of pollution and high gasoline prices.
49. What is the topic this paragraph?
a. pollution gasoline
b. the batteries of electric cars
c. gasoline cars
d. electric cars
50. Compared with gasoline powered cars electric cars are….
a. slower and travel shorter distance
b. faster but travel shorter distance
c. faster and travel longer distance
d. slower but travel longer distance
Section 4: Analytical Reading
51. A box contains five green balls, three black balls, and seven red balls. Two balls are selected at random without replacement from the box. What is the probability that both balls are the same colour?
a. 1/5
b. 10/105
c. 32/105
d. 34/105
52. If and , what is the average (arithmetic mean) of and ?
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 1.5
d. 2
53. Ayu is now three times as old as Hadi eight years ago, she was five times as old as he was. How old is Ayu now?
a. 12
b. 36
c. 45
d. 48
54. If the length of rectangle is increased by 40%, and the width of the same rectangle is decreased by 40%, then the area of the rectangle ….
a. decreases by 40%
b. decreases by 16%
c. is unchanged
d. increased by 16%
55. In a survey in Jakarta, it was found that 65% of the people polled watched the news on television, 40% read a newspaper, and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television. What percent of the people surveyed neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
56. Let be the median and the mode of the following set of numbers 10, 80, 30, 20, 80, 100. What is the arithmetic mean of and ?
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a. 55
b. 55,5
c. 65
d. 67,5
57. If 80% of the applicants to a program were accepted, what is the ratio of the number rejected to the accepted?
a. 1/4
b. 1/5
c. 2/5
d. 4/5
58. A pencil and a pen currently have the same price. If the price of a pencil rises by 3% and the price of a pen goes up by 5%, by what percent will the cost of 3 pencils and 3 pens rise?
a. 3%
b. 4%
c. 5%
d. 6%
59. A T-shirt marked $48 is offered at a discount of 25% during a storewide. At this reduced price the dealer makes a profit of 20% on the cost. The cost to the dealer is …
a. $30
b. $32
c. $36
d. $38
60. One day at STIS college, were absent, and of those present went to BPS. If the number of students staying in college that day was 693, how many students are enrolled at STIS?
a. 1260
b. 1890
c. 3780
d. 13860
