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Dear Fred,
It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother
was ill. For your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not
seem to think. The illness was very serious, the news of your mother's death came to
me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your
sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you always thought so much of your mother
and loved her so truly.
I feel it also as a personal loss to myself for your mother was always very kind to
me. I admired her a good and noble woman. Her death must be a terrible grief to your
father too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy.
Words, I know, are poor comforters. "The heart knows its own sorrow", and in such
sorrows we are always alone.
However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.
Jack
1. What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?
A. Relatives.
B. Employers.
C. Friends.
D. Siblings.
E. Employees.
3. "You bave my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow."
What is the closest meaning of the bold word?
A. Real.
B. Caring.
C. Generous.
D. Honest.
E. Curious.
With love,
Nora, Yana and Boba
This text for question no. 7 – 9. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words
Dear Helga,
How are you? I received your letter about your vacation a week ago. I think journey to the
volcano crater was interesting. I spent my holiday in interesting way too.
Bintang
7. A. to make 8. A. planted 9. A. changed
B. made B. dried B. turned
C. makes C. washed C. roasted
D. is making D. harvested D. substituted
E. is made E. soaked E. grounded
11. What might happen to children who receive violence from their parents?
A. They will cry every time they don’t get what they want
B. They will steal toys without their parents’ awareness
C. They will use violence to solve their problems
D. They will become tougher and more independent
E. Their parents will make them polite
Fill the blanks with the right cause & effect conjunction.
A. As a result of
B. However
C. Nevertheless
D. Causes
E. Caused by
A. Because
B. Because of
C. However
D. In case of
E. Nevertheless
15. Charlie: Hi, you look so pale. What’s wrong with you?
Callie: I have a stomachache … I ate too much spicy foods.
A. Because of
B. Because
C. Due to
D. In case of
E. However
16. Danny: Hooray, we can go home early today. Do you know why?
Dillan: .… the school meeting, the classes will be finished early today.
A. Thanks to
B. Because
C. Due to
D. As result of
E. However
Cancer cells come from normal cells because of mutations of DNA. Those mutations can occur
spontaneously. The mutations may be also induced by other factors such as: nuclear and
electromagnetic radiation, viruses, bacteria and fungi, parasites, heat, chemicals in the air, water and
food, mechanical cell-level injury, free radicals, evolution and ageing of DNA, etc. All such factors can
produce mutations that may start cancer.
Cancer cells are formed continuously in the organism. It is estimated that there are about 10,000
cancer cells at any given time in a healthy person. Why do some result in macroscopic-level cancers
and some do not? First, not all damaged cells can multiply and many of them die quickly. Second,
those which potentially divide and form cancer are effectively destroyed by the mechanisms available
to the immune system. Therefore cancer develops if the immune system is not working properly or
the amount of cells produced is too great for the immune system to eliminate.
(Simplified from:www.digital-recordings.com/publ/cancer.html)
19. The followings can cause the mutation of DNA which lead to cancer, EXCEPT ….
A. Fungi
B. Free radical
C. Mineral water
D. Evolution of DNA
E. Viruses
Have you ever wondered how people get chocolate from? In this article we’ll enter the
amazing world of chocolate so you can understand exactly what you’re eating.
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao tree. The tree grows in equatorial regions,
especially in places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit
about the size of a small pineapple. Inside the fruit are the tree’s seeds, also known as cocoa
beans.
The beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun and then shipped to the chocolate
maker. The chocolate maker starts by roasting the beans to bring out the flavor. Different beans
from different places have different qualities and flavor, so they are often sorted and blended to
produce a distinctive mix.
Next, the roasted beans are winnowed. Winnowing removes the meat nib of the cacao bean
from its shell. Then, the nibs are blended. The blended nibs are ground to make it a liquid. The
liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter. All seeds contain some amount of fat, and cacao
beans are not different. However, cacao beans are half fat, which is way the ground nibs form liquid.
It’s pure bitter chocolate.
22. “…….., so they are often sorted and blended to produce…..” (Par. 3)
The underlined word has the closest meaning to ….
A. Arranged
B. Distributed
C. Combined
D. Organized
E. Separated
Déjà vu is a French word which literally means ‘already seen’. It is the experience of felling sure that
one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, even though the exact circumstances
of the prior encounter are uncertain and were perhaps imagined.
Déjà vu has to do with memory processes. There are portions of the brain that are specialized in the
past, the present and the future. In general, the frontal lobes are concerned with the future, the
temporal lobes are concerned with the past and the underlying, intermediate portions (the limbic
system) are concerned with the present. When these are all functioning, in normal states of
consciousness, the feeling that an event will happen, will only happen when we are thinking about
the future, worrying about it, anticipating it or ,making plans for it. The sense of the past will only come
up when our memories have been triggered another way.
At times, we can experience over-communication between our short and long-term memories and In
such instances, the present can seem like the past. When our perceptions from our present are
pushed through the sections of the brain that ordinarily deal with past memories, these perceptions
will seem like memories and we may feel as though we are re-living stored long-term memories.
In simple terms, we experience something in the present, compare it to similar experience in the past
and decide how we will respond. The time frame can be very brief; even a few seconds. Once in a
while, there can be too much communication between short and long-term memories. When this
happens, then the present can feel like the past.
Read the lyric of this song and answer the questions no. 32 - 35.
Yeah ohhh
33. “Can't stop, won't stop moving” What do the italic words mean?
A. She is running
B. She keeps walking
C. She is daydreaming
D. She keeps doing her best
E. She keeps running
34. “But I keep cruising” The above expression is used to show ....
A. Hope
B. Doubt
C. confidence
D. Sadness
E. Happiness
Essay:
36. Write a personal letter to your best friend to thank her for helping you during your hard
times.
37. Make a short dialog with a topic healthy environment. Support your dialog using
cause and effect conjunction.
39. Compose a short explanation text how does the rain fall.
40. Write a song title you like most. Support your reason at least in 5 sentences why do you
like the song very much.
LEMBAR SOAL
PENILAIAN AKHIR SEMESTER GENAP
SMA “AL-MA’HADUL ISLAMI”
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018-2019
Jl. Raya Bangil – Pandaan, Km.02 Telp 0343-748509 Email. islamialmahadul@yahoo.co.id
Read the lyric of this song and answer the questions no. 1 - 4.
Yeah ohhh
1. Which word best describes the singer’s condition at the beginning of the song?
A. Lonely
B. Hopeless
C. Annoyed
D. Discouraged
E. Disappointed
2. “Can't stop, won't stop moving” What do the italic words mean?
A. She is running
B. She keeps walking
C. She is daydreaming
D. She keeps doing her best
E. She keeps running
Cancer cells come from normal cells because of mutations of DNA. Those mutations can occur
spontaneously. The mutations may be also induced by other factors such as: nuclear and
electromagnetic radiation, viruses, bacteria and fungi, parasites, heat, chemicals in the air, water and
food, mechanical cell-level injury, free radicals, evolution and ageing of DNA, etc. All such factors can
produce mutations that may start cancer.
Cancer cells are formed continuously in the organism. It is estimated that there are about 10,000
cancer cells at any given time in a healthy person. Why do some result in macroscopic-level cancers
and some do not? First, not all damaged cells can multiply and many of them die quickly. Second,
those which potentially divide and form cancer are effectively destroyed by the mechanisms available
to the immune system. Therefore cancer develops if the immune system is not working properly or
the amount of cells produced is too great for the immune system to eliminate.
(Simplified from:www.digital-recordings.com/publ/cancer.html)
6. The followings can cause the mutation of DNA which lead to cancer, EXCEPT ….
A. Fungi
B. Free radical
C. Mineral water
D. Evolution of DNA
E. Viruses
Have you ever wondered how people get chocolate from? In this article we’ll enter the
amazing world of chocolate so you can understand exactly what you’re eating.
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao tree. The tree grows in equatorial regions,
especially in places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit
about the size of a small pineapple. Inside the fruit are the tree’s seeds, also known as cocoa
beans.
The beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun and then shipped to the chocolate
maker. The chocolate maker starts by roasting the beans to bring out the flavor. Different beans
from different places have different qualities and flavor, so they are often sorted and blended to
produce a distinctive mix.
Next, the roasted beans are winnowed. Winnowing removes the meat nib of the cacao bean
from its shell. Then, the nibs are blended. The blended nibs are ground to make it a liquid. The
liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter. All seeds contain some amount of fat, and cacao
beans are not different. However, cacao beans are half fat, which is way the ground nibs form liquid.
It’s pure bitter chocolate.
Déjà vu is a French word which literally means ‘already seen’. It is the experience of felling
sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, even though the exact
circumstances of the prior encounter are uncertain and were perhaps imagined.
Déjà vu has to do with memory processes. There are portions of the brain that are specialized
in the past, the present and the future. In general, the frontal lobes are concerned with the future, the
temporal lobes are concerned with the past and the underlying, intermediate portions (the limbic
system) are concerned with the present. When these are all functioning, in normal states of
consciousness, the feeling that an event will happen, will only happen when we are thinking about
the future, worrying about it, anticipating it or ,making plans for it. The sense of the past will only come
up when our memories have been triggered another way.
At times, we can experience over-communication between our short and long-term memories
and In such instances, the present can seem like the past. When our perceptions from our present
are pushed through the sections of the brain that ordinarily deal with past memories, these
perceptions will seem like memories and we may feel as though we are re-living stored long-term
memories.
In simple terms, we experience something in the present, compare it to similar experience in
the past and decide how we will respond. The time frame can be very brief; even a few seconds.
Once in a while, there can be too much communication between short and long-term memories. When
this happens, then the present can feel like the past.
The text is for question no. 15 - 18. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
Dear Fred,
It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother
was ill. For your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not
seem to think. The illness was very serious, the news of your mother's death came to
me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your
sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you always thought so much of your mother
and loved her so truly.
I feel it also as a personal loss to myself for your mother was always very kind to
me. I admired her a good and noble woman. Her death must be a terrible grief to your
father too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy.
Words, I know, are poor comforters. "The heart knows its own sorrow", and in such
sorrows we are always alone.
However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.
Jack
19. What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?
A. Relatives.
B. Employers.
C. Friends.
D. Siblings.
E. Employees.
21. "You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow."
What is the closest meaning of the bold word?
A. Real.
B. Caring.
C. Generous.
D. Honest.
E. Curious.
Taken from: soal UNPK 2017
This text is for questions 22 – 24.
With love,
Nora, Yana and Boba
Dear Helga,
How are you? I received your letter about your vacation a week ago. I think journey to the
volcano crater was interesting. I spent my holiday in interesting way too.
Bintang
29. What might happen to children who receive violence from their parents?
A. They will cry every time they don’t get what they want
B. They will steal toys without their parents’ awareness
C. They will use violence to solve their problems
D. They will become tougher and more independent
E. Their parents will make them polite
Fill the blanks with the right cause & effect conjunction.
A. As a result of
B. However
C. Nevertheless
D. Causes
E. Caused by
A. Because
B. Because of
C. However
D. In case of
E. Nevertheless
33. Charlie: Hi, you look so pale. What’s wrong with you?
Callie: I have a stomachache … I ate too much spicy foods.
A. Because of
B. Because
C. Due to
D. In case of
E. However
34. Danny: Hooray, we can go home early today. Do you know why?
Dillan: .… the school meeting, the classes will be finished early today.
A. Thanks to
B. Because
C. Due to
D. As result of
E. However
Essay:
36. Write a song title you like most. Support your reason at least in 5 sentences why do you like
the song very much.
37. Compose a short explanation text how does the rain fall.
39. Make a short dialog with a topic healthy environment. Support your dialog using cause
and effect conjunction.
40. Write a personal letter to your best friend to thank her for helping you during your hard
times.