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PART ONE: RADING COMPRIHENSION

Throughout history, people have been the victim of pickpockets. Today, pick pocketing is the

one of the most rapidly increasing crimes. Pickpockets are increasing in number and developing better

methods to practice their skill. Approximately one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every

year, and none is really safe from a skilled pickpockets. His victims, or ‘marks’ as they are called, can

be rich or poor, young or old.

During the eighteenth century, pickpockets were hanged in England, large crowds of people

would gather watch the hanging, which was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets. However,

in time the practice was discontinued. The reason : while people were attentively watching the hanging

of a pickpockets, other pickpockets skillfully stole the money of spectators.

Police official say that the most efficient pickpockets come from South America. Many of these

expert pickpockets are trained in special school called ‘Jingle Bell Schools’. A pickpocket’s graduate

from J. B. S when he is able to steal a wallet from a dresses dummy (mannequin) that has bells inside

its pockets.

Even the most well dressed, respectable person may be a pickpocket. Some of the favorite

places of pickpockets are banks, airports, racetrack, supermarkets, elevators, and train and bus

stations. Oftentimes a pickpocket will work with another pickpockets as his partner. Another kind of

pickpockets works outside or inside bars and specialize in stealing from women is called a ‘purse

snatcher’.

To avoid being the victim of a pickpocket, it’s important to be very cautious and alert when in

the midst of large gathering of the people.

1. The best title for the passage would be:

A. Pickpockets are well dressed

B. Jingle Bell Schools

C. Pickpockets

D. The hanging of pickpockets

2. The hanging of pickpockets were not

continued because:

A. they were large crowd of people

B. it was against humanity

C. the police were not at the hanging

D. it was not effective to stop pick pocketing

3. Pick pocketing is … crime

A. an old

B. a modern

C. a temporary

D. a contemporary

4. The passage mentions that pickpockets steal

in/from the following, except:

A. Crowded places

B. The shops

C. Drunkards

D. Women

5. South Americans pickpockets are the most

efficient ones because:

A. They are well-trained

B. They are handsome

C. They are well-dressed

D. They are respectable

Siberia (called Sibir in Russian) lies in Northern Asia. It’s roughly divided into three areas: The

central Siberian uplands (with high plateaus that extend from the Lena and Yenisey rivers), the west

Siberian lowlands containing mount Klyuchevakaya, siberia’s highest point).

While most Siberians now are white Russians, some descendants of the original Mongolian

settlers remain in the area. The Mongolians have long been noted for raising livestock, including goats

and reindeer.

6. The best title for the passage may be:

B. Siberian Agriculture

C. Russian in Siberia

D. An Introduction to Siberia

7. This passage most likely would be found in

which of the following?

A. A Russians history book

B. An Encyclopedia

C. A travel brochure

D. A sociology text book

8. According to the passage, which of the

following is true of Mount Klyuchevskaya?

A. It’s in the highest mountain in Russia

B. It’s the central Siberian highlands

C. It has the highest elevation of any place

in Siberia

D. All of the above

9. Which of the following is a mountain range

that may be found in Siberia?

A. Klyuchevskaya

B. Lena

C. Yenisey

D. Ural

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND IDIOM

10. He … to get some cards for his birthday, but

more arrived.

A. Promised

B. Expected

C. Assumed

D. Supposed

11. … Please. I’ll see Mr. Karim is in.

A. Hang up

B. Hold on

C. Ring off

D. Ring up

42. What … did you get for English composition?

A. Figure

B. Mark

C. Number’

D. Sign

13. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to … the matter

right now.

A. go into

B. look for

C. turn into

D. clean out

14. All medicine should be kept out of … of

children.

A. hand

B. touch

C. contact

D. reach

15. After listening to his mother’s words, the baby

stopped crying.

A. comfort

B. comforting

C. comfortably

D. comfortable

16. I think George was rather … when he said

those things to hurt Sally’s feeling.

A. misery

B. cruel

C. greedy

D. envious

17. The thieves escaped from the police through

the service exit.

A. got away

B. got over

C. got up

D. got to

18. He has had an adequate opportunity to

change his mind. The opposite of the

underlined is:

A. abundant

B. enough

C. redundant

D. insufficient

19. They were hesitant to move because they

could not get a good price for their old

house.

A. incessant

B. negligent

C. reluctant

D. disturbed

20. He was frustrated by his … to obtain a

driving license.

A. disabled

B. unable

C. inability

D. enable

PART THREE: STRUCTURE AND USAGE

21. Azis wishes he … to Ikranegara’s play on the

30th of November last year.

A. had gone

B. went

C. has gone

D. were going

22. The customer had … the shoes before six

o’clock in the evening.

A. delivers

B. deliver

C. delivered

D. delivering

23. The government will make the businessman …

his loan

A. pays

B. pay

C. would pay

D. to pay

24. Sumbawa is not quite fertile, … it’s very

good for breeding cattle.

A. since

B. yet

C. as

D. for

25. Ima advised … the secondhand car.

A. her friend to not purchase

B. her friend not to purchase

C. her friend does not purchase

D. her friend will not purchase

26. Only after food has been dried and canned

    …

A. that it should be stored for later

consumption

B. should be stored for later consumption

C. should it be stored for later consumption

D. it should be stored for later consumption

27. the living room was … that I had to move to

another room to continue my reading.

A. much noisy

B. too noisy

C. so noisy

D. very noisy

28. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to …

A. the driving of motorcycle

B. when you drive a motorcycle

C. driving motorbike

D. when driving a motorbike

29. Dina didn’t like our roommate, and …

A. I don’t too

B. Neither I did

C. Neither did I

D. I didn’t also

30. Fast food restaurant has become popular

because many working people want …

A. to eat quickly and cheaply

B. eating quickly and cheaply

C. eat quickly and cheaply

D. the eat quickly and cheaply