CAUTION : CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER!
TEXT 1
Learning English
Learning English language through music and songs can be very enjoyable. You can mix pleasure
with learning when you listen to a song and exploit the song as a means to your English progress. Some
underlying reasons can be drawn to support the idea why we use songs in language learning.
Firstly, “the song stuck in my head”. Phenomenon (the echoing in our minds of the last song we heard
after leaving a restaurant, shopping malls, etc) can be both enjoyable and sometimes unnerving. This
phenomenon also seems to reinforce the idea that songs work on our short- and-long term memory.
Secondly, songs in general also use simple conversational language, with a lot of repetition, which is
just what many learners look for sample text. The fact that they are effective makes them many times more
motivating than other text. Although usually simple, some songs can be quite complex syntactically,
lexically, and poetically, and can be analyzed in the same way as any other literary sample.
Furthermore, song can be appropriated by listener for their own purpose. Most pop songs and
probably many other types don’t have precise people, place or time reference.
In addition, songs are relaxing. They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within oneself
and within one group. Little wonder they are important tools in sustaining culture, religion, patriotism and
years, even revolution.
Last but not least, there are many learning activities we can do with songs such as studying grammar,
practicing selective listening comprehension, translating songs, learning vocabulary, spelling and culture.
From the elaboration above, it can be concluded that learning through music and songs, learning
English can be enjoyable and fun.
1. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
A. To tell the reader about the songs
B. To entertain the reader with the songs
C. To show the reader the use of songs
D. To explain above the songs
E. To persuade the reader to use songs in learning language
2. The generic structure of the text are…
A. Thesis-arguments-recommendation
B. General statement-sequential explanation
C. Newsworthy events-background events-source
D. Thesis-arguments-reiteration
E. General statement-argument
3. What is the text about?
A. Learning songs D. Music listeners
B. Very enjoyable music E. Using songs in language learning
C. The phenomenon
4. Based on the text, there are...reason for using songs in leaning language.
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3 E. 2
5. “They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within oneself and within one group.”
The underlined word refers to….
A. Groups B. Learners C. People D. Songs E. Activities
TEXT 2
Antibiotic is a drug produced by certain microbes. Antibotics destroy other microbes that damage
human tissues. They are used to treat a wide variety of diseases, including gonorrhea, tonsillitis, and
tuberculosis.
Antibotics are sometimes called “Wonder drugs” because they can cure diseases such as meningitis,
pnemonia, and scarlet fever. But, when the antibotics are overused or misused, these drugs make a person
sensitive being attacked by a superbug.
Antibiotics do not always distinguish between harmless and dangerous microbes. If a drug destroys
too many harmless microorgamisms, the pathogenic ones (the dangerous microbes) will have a greater
chance to mulitiply. This situation often leads the development of a new infection called superinfection.
Extensive use of some antibiotics may damage organs and tissues. For example, streptomycin, which
is used to treat tuberculosis, has caused kidney damage and deafness.
Pathogenic microbes may acquire resistance to antibiotics. The resistant microbes transfer genetic
material to non-resistant microbes and cause them to become resistant. During antibiotic treatment, non-
resistant microbes are destroyed, but resistant types survive and multiply.
To avoid the side effect of antibiotics, you’d better not urge your doctor to prescribe antibiotics. Keep
in mind that antibiotics are only useful for bacterial infections and have no effect on viruses, so they cannot
be used for chicken pox, measles, and other viral deseases.
6. What is the type of the text above?
A. Analytical Exposition C. News item E. Narration
B. Discussion D. Descriptive Text
7. Antibiotics cannot be used for….
A. Diabetes C. Chickenpox E. Heart attack
B. Tonsillitis D. Meningitis
8. What is discussed in paragraph two and five?
A. Both paragraphs describe how antibiotics work
B. Both paragraphs tell about the effects of msusing antibotics
C. Both paragraphs explain how antibiotcs damage organs and tissues
D. Paragraph two tells what causes the pathogenic microbes multiply and paragraph four tells how the
un-resistant microbes become resistant
E. Paragraph two tells how antibiotics destroy harmless microbes and paragraph five describes how the
pathogenic microbes transfer genetic material to non-resistant microbes
9. Which one from the following statement is not the effect of using antibiotics improperly?
A. Organs and tissues are damaged D. Pathogenic microbes become nonresistant
B. The pathogenic microbes multiply E. New infection which is called super infection developes
C. Harmless microorganisms are destroyed
10. “Antibiotics do not always distinguish between harmless and dangerous microbes.” (paragrapgh 3)
The underlined synonym is....
A. vary B. compare C. correlate D. contradict E. differentiate
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