Soal BAHASA INGGRIS STAN tahun 2016

choose the best answer based on the following reading.

Ralph Earl was born into a connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter looked for what
training was available in his home state and in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to paint landscape.
Among his first paintings were scenes from the Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1778, Earl went
to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
When Earl return tu the United States, he was jailed for fourteen months for outstanding debts. While still a prisoner,
he painted portret of some of New York Citys most elegant society woman and their husband. After his release, he took
up the trade of itinerant potrait painter, working his way through Southern New England and New York

146. What is the author main purpose ?

a. To discuss the life and work of an American Painter.
b. To compare the art of Ralph Earl and Benjamin West.
c. To see Ralph Earls history.
d. To describe the art scene in the late eighteenth century.
147. Which is the following is not given in the passege as a subject ?
a. People
b. Landscapes
c. Battle scenes
d. Fruit and flower
148. According to the passage, Benjamin West was Ralph Earls . . . . .
a. Subject
b. Teacher
c. Student
d. Rival
149. Which of the following could be substituted for outstanding (line 7) without changing the meaning of the
sentences.
a. Excellent
b. Shocking
c. Unpaid
d. Illegal
150. The word itinerant in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
a. Travelling
b. Succesfull
c. Talented
d. Innovative

Choose the best answer based on the following reading.

Visitors to Prince Edward Island, Canada, delight in the unspoiled scenery the well-kept farms and peacefull hamlets
of the islands central core and the rougher terrain of the east and the west. In reality, the island ecosystems are almost
entirely artificial.
Islanders have been tampering with the natural environment since the eighteenth century long ago and broke down the
islands natural forest cover to exploit its timber and clear land for agriculture. By 1900, 80 percent of the forest had
been cut down and much of what remain had been destroyed by disease. Since then, however, some farmland have
been abandoned and has return to forest through the invasion of opportunity species, notably spruce, Few examples of
the original climax forest, which consisted mostly of broadleaved trees such as maple, birch, and oaks, survive today.
151. On what aspect of Prince Edward Island does the author focus ?
a. Its tourist industry
b. Its beaches
c. Its natural habitats
d. It Agriculture
152. Why does the author use quotation marks around the word unspoiled in line 1 ?
a. He is quoting from another author.
b. The scenery is not atractive as it once was.
c. The scenery looks unspoiled but is not.
d. He disagrees with the ideas in this pharagraph.
153. The word Hamlets in line 2 in closest in meaning to . . .
a. Villages
b. Forests
c. Rivers
d. Pastures
154. The phrase tampering with in line 5 is closest in meaning to . . .
a. Preserving
b. Interfering with
c. Remembering
d. Dealing with
155. What can be inferred about Prince Edward Islands forests.
a. Only a few small stands of trees still exist.
b. They are more extensive than they were in 1900.
c. They are virtually the same as they were in eighteenth century.
d. About 80 percent of the island is covered by them

Choose one word or phrase that best complete the sentence.

156. Billie Holidays rough ______ emotional voice made her stand out as a Jazz singer.
a. so
b. but
c. nor
d. still
157. _______ a liquid changes to solid, heat is given off.
a. That
b. Sometimes
c. Whenever
d. From
158. Candles _______ from beeswax burn with very clean flame.
a. are made
b. making
c. which make
d. made
159. _______ most fruits, cherries must ripen on the vine/
a. Unlikely
b. Different
c. Dislike
d. Unlike
160. _______ of their size and weight, grizzly bears are remarkably nimble animal.
a. Animals
b. For animals
c. As animals
d. To be animals
161. Indian summer is a period of mild weather _____ during the autumn.
a. occurs
b. occurring
c. it occurs
d. is occuring
162. Most of the spices and many of the herbs ______ today originate from plants native to tropical regions.
a. using
b. use of
c. in use
d. are used
163. Minnesotas thousands of lakes _____ over 4.000 square miles.
a. that cover
b. covering
c. are covered
d. cover
164. Rarely ______ last longer than an hour.
a. do tornado
b. tornados
c. tornados that
d. tornados do
165. _______ type of insects that pollinate plants.
a. Not only are the bees
b. Bees are not only
c. Not the only bees are
d. Bees are not only the

Choose one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the
underlined word.

171. George Washington Carver drastically changed American agriculture.

a. dramatically
b. initially
c. unintentionally
d. potentially
172. Carver was a careful researcher who took thorough notes.
a. complete
b. general
c. puzzling
d. precise
173. Lighthouse are placed at prominent points on the coast and on islands, reefs, and sandbars
a. dangerous
b. conspicous
c. pictureshue
d. famous
174. Light enter the cores of the high purity silicon glass and travels along the fiber.
a. tips
b. centers
c. clusters
d. lines
175. a several thriving textile mills in Scotland, believed that faulty environment waste to blame for human problems.
a. prosperous
b. famous
c. failing
d. pioneering

Choose the opposite meaning of the underlined word.

176. The book Silent Spring, proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insectisides.
a. unnecesary
b. limited
c. very careful
d. irresponsible
177. The most typical structure of a lighthouse is a tower tappering at the top.
a. narrowing
b. soaring
c. opening
d. rotating
178. A salamanders mostly have long tails and stubby legs.
a. short and thick
b. long and thin
c. undeveloped
d. powerfull
179. J. R. Bray streamlined the animation process, using assembly line techniques.
a. simplified
b. revolutionited
c. by passed
d. invented
180. It was outstanding effort of hers to won that prestigious scolarship
a. negative
b. insignificant
c. noticeable
d. useless