1. Look at this street, it is very muddy, it ______ have rained heavily last night.

A. will
B. would
C. could
D. must

Jawaban : D
Key word : muddy; last night
Pembahasan : Pada kalimat terdapat kata muddy (berlumpur) dan frasa rained heavily last night
(hujan deras tadi malam) yang merupakan dugaan penyebab berlumpurnya jalan itu. Jadi rained
heavily last night menjadi kepastian (must).

2. The child ate up all the meal we had served. He ______ very hungry.
A. will have been
B. could have been
C. must have been
D. would have been

Jawaban : C
Key word : ate up all; very hungry
Pembahasan : Pada kalimat dikatakan si anak memakan semua masakan yang dihidangkan.
Karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa anak itu pasti (must) sangat kelaparan.

3. Alfred visited some countries in Asia, Europe and America. He bought luxurious things for his
wife and children. He ______ a lot of money.
A. could have
B. would have
C. ought have
D. must have had

Jawaban : D
Key word : bought luxurious things
Pembahasan : Frasa bought luxurious things (membeli barang-barang mahal) sudah pasti (must)
dikaitkan dengan mempunyai banyak uang (a lot of money).

4. Berta : “Can I have your report soon?”

Jono : “Sure, I ______ it before you go to the meeting.
A. will finished
B. will have finished
C. am going to finish
D. am finishing

Jawaban : B
Key word : before you go
Pembahasan : Frasa before you go to the office (sebelum kau pergi ke kantor) menunjukkan
prediksi atas aktivitas yang terjadi di masa yang akan datang. Namun penggunaan before juga
menunjukkan suasana future perfect (telah selesai dilakukan di masa yang akan datang).

5. Dina : Roni, that is the most popular book nowadays.

Roni : Oh yes. It must have been written by a distinguished professor.
From the dialogue we know that indeed a distinguished professor ______ that book.
A. wrote
B. would write
C. should write
 D. planned to write

Jawaban : A
Key word : It must have been written
Pembahasan : Frasa pada kata kunci menunjukkan bahwa proses penulisan buku ini telah selesai.
Satu-satunya pilihan jawaban yang menunjukkan proses itu telah selesai adalah wrote (dalam
bentuk lampau).

6. Mom and Dad just left for the airport twenty minutes ago, so they _____ there yet.
A. can’t have gotten
B. shouldn’t have gotten
C. had better have gotten
D. could have gotten

Jawaban : B
Key word : just; so
Pembahasan : Frasa just left berarti “baru saja pergi”. Kata sambung so menunjukkan kesimpulan
bahwa Ibu dan Ayah pastinya belum akan sampai di bandara (shouldn’t have gotten).

7. Although research scientists had hoped that the new drug interferon _____ to be a cure for
cancer, its applications now appear to be more limited.
A. prove
B. had proven
C. would prove
D. will prove

Jawaban : C
Key word : had hoped
Pembahasan : Karena pada anak kalimat terdapat harapan dalam bentuk past perfect (had hoped),
maka induk kalimatnya pasti berbentuk past future (would prove).

8. Henry will not able to attend the meeting tonight because _____
A. he must to teach a class
B. he will be teaching a class
C. of he will teach a class
D. he will have teaching a class

Jawaban : B
Key word : because
Pembahasan : Setelah kata sambung because kita membutuhkan klausa. Dari pilihan jawaban
yang ada, (A) tidak tepat karena must tidak diikuti to, (C) diawali dengan of, dan bentuk will have
teaching pada (D) tidak tepat. Satu-satunya yang berpola benar adalah he will be teaching a class.

9. The Theory of Continental Drift assumes that there _____ long-term climatic changes in many
areas during the past.
A. must have been
B. must be
C. must have
D. must

Jawaban : A
Key word : assumes; during the past
Pembahasan : Kata assume (menduga) mempunyai nuansa kepastian. Karena menyatakan suatu
kepastian yang terjadi di waktu lampau maka polanya adalah must have + V3.
10. The man standing over there asked me whether he _____ the flowers from my garden.
A. took
B. might take
C. ought to take
D. would take

Jawaban : B
Key word : asked me; whether
Pembahasan : Kalimat tersebut menunjukkan permintaan izin dari laki-laki tersebut. Karena
kalimat ini berbentuk lampau, maka pilihan yang tepat adalah might take.

11. The freshman failed to follow the advice of his senior that he studied hard and not to go out
too much.

Jawaban : C
Key word : failed to follow the advice; that
Pembahasan : Frasa pada kata kunci memiliki tense dalam bentuk lampau, sedangkan that pada
kalimat mengandung arti “agar”. Jadi tense pada anak kalimat seharusnya berbentuk past future
perfect yaitu should have studied.

12. In the previous entrance test, the participants could ask one another as there was no one
handling the class where they got the test, but they didn’t.

Jawaban : A
Key word : but they didn’t
Pembahasan : Frasa but they didn’t mengandung makna “tidak melakukan sesuatu yang
seharusnya dapat dilakukan”.
Karena itu penggunaan could ask tidak tepat. Bentuk yang tepat adalah could have asked.

13. The artist getting accident must be so tired after having performance in Bandung as she fell
asleep on the way home.

Jawaban : B
Key word : so tired; fell
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini juga menerangkan kepastian di waktu lampau.
Karena itu seharusnya pola yang digunakan adalah must have + V3 yaitu must have been.

14. The area where a microchip is manufactured must the cleanest environment possible.

Jawaban : C
Key word : the cleanest
Pembahasan : Must pada kalimat langsung diikuti definite article ‘the’. Karena itu dibutuhkan
kata kerja setelah must yaitu be. Jadi must harus diganti must be.

15. The certificate of marriage should sign by the couple getting married or it would be illegal.

Jawaban : A
Key word : by
Pembahasan : Pada kalimat terdapat penggunaan by yang menunjukkan bahwa kalimat ini adalah
kalimat pasif. Karena itu polanya harus should be + V3 menjadi should be signed.