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READNG company started marketing galoshes
featuring the fastener in 1923. Regrettably,
Most of the fastening devices used in Whitcomb Judson died in 1909, and never
clothing today, like the shoelace, the heard the term, or saw the success by
button, and the safely pin, have existed in which his invention would become
some form in various cultures for ubiquitous.
thousands of years. But the zipper was the
brainchild of one American inventor, 1. The zipper differs from the other three
namely Whitcomb Judson of Chicago. At fastening devices mentioned in paragraph
the end of the 19th century, Judson was 1 in which way?
already a successful inventor, with a dozen (a) it has been used in many more ways
patents to his credit for mechanical items (b) it is more recent
such as improvements to motors and (c) it can be used in place of the other three
railroad braking systems. (d) it is usually made from different
materials
He then turned his mind to creation a
replacement for the lengthy shoelaces 2. The word “prototype” in line 8 is closest
which were then used in both men’s and in meaning to
women’s boots. On August 29th 1893, he (a) device
won another patent, for what he called the (b) design
“clasp-locker”. Though the prototype was (c) model
somewhat clumsy, and frequently jammed, (d) original
it did work: in fact, Judson and his
business associate Lewis Walker had sewn 3. What is the author’s main point in the
the device into their own boots. Although second paragraph?
Judson displayed his clasp-locker at the (a) despite being a successful inventor,
World’s Fair held in Chicago in 1893, the Judson failed with the clasp-locker
public largely ignored it. The company (b) Judson lacked marketing skills
founded by Judson and Walker, Universal (c) Judson was a poor businessman
Fastener, despite further refinements, (d) Although Judson invented a workable
never really succeeded in marketing the product, it did not appeal to the public
device.
4. The word “it” in line 11 refers to
The earliest zip fasteners were being used (a) Judson
in the apparel industry by 1905, but it was (b) Clasp-locker
only in 1913, after a Swedish-American (c) Worldfs Fair
engineer, Gideon Sundbach, had (d) The public
remodeled Judson’s fastener into a more
streamlined and reliable form, that the 5. The word “refinements” in line 12 is
zipper was a success. The US Army closest in meaning to
applied zippers to the clothing and gear of (a) improvements
the troops of World War ‡T. By the late (b) changes
1920s, zippers could be found in all kinds (c) promotion
of clothing, footwear, and carrying cases; (d) additions
by the mid-1930s, zippers had even been
embraced by the fashion industry. 6. According to the passage, zippers did
not really become a success until
The term “zipper” was coined as (a) they were used in the apparel industry
onomatopoeia ( resembling the sound it after 1905
makes ) by B. F. Goodrich, whose (b) in 1913 after being remodeled
(c) the Army used them in World War I
(d) be the late 1920s
2 A.timidly C. solely
B. hardly D. disorderly
3. A. prominence of C. odor of
B. disposal of D. amount of
4. A. even C. however
B. as D. even though
5. A.sink C. crawl
B. Navigate D. thrust
By the way, Tes ini hampir sama dengan different in time. So, do not be surprised if
toefl namun ada beberapa perbedaan. you feel a bit disoriented or unusually
Varian tesnya terdiri dari: tired for a week or more. It is important to
report for the training on the specified
Listening (20 soal), Vocabulary (30 date, which is usually several days prior to
soal), Grammar and Structure (40 soal), when your instruction will actually begin.
Reading Comprehension (40 soal,) This will allow you to adjust and recover
dan Composing Skills (40 soal) from jet lag before the course formally
begins.
Nah, kali ini saya akan berbagi
pengalaman mengikuti tes AcEPT dan Soal 2: CULTURE SHOCK
beberapa contoh soal yang saya ingat.
Hehe… Sejauh ini saya telah mengikuti Listen to this lecture on “culture shock”,
AcEPT sebanyak dua kali. Tahun ini UGM given by a university professor. Well, let’s
mensyarakatkan peserta AcEPT harus start by a brief definition of “culture
mendapatkan skor minimal 450. shock”. We can define as the physical and
Sayangnya, pada tes pertama saya hanya emotional discomfort one suffers when
mendapatkan skor 440, kurang 10 poin coming to live in another country or a
lagi sodara-sodaraaa…. place different from the place of origin
.This term expresses the lack of direction ,
Well, saya akan membahas satu-persatu the feeling of not knowing what to do or
dari jenis soal AcEPT ini. how to do things in a new environment,
and not knowing what is appropriate or
Pertama, Listening yang terdiri dari 20 inappropriate. Living in a new country
soal. Listening AcEPT lebih ringkas. can be hard, but sometimes you just have
Instruksi soalnya tidak terlalu panjang. to adjust to difficult situations. Generally
Sebenernya sih menurut saya listening– speaking, we could say that there are four
nya sederhana. Vocabulary-nya tidak stages to culture shock. First of all,
terlalu susah, dan speakernya juga bagus. “discovery stage”.
Jadi jangan khawatir dengan listening.
Latihan saja pakai soal listening toefl pada Uh, to the visitor, everything seems new
umumnya, dengarkan lagu bahasa inggris, and unusual –the food, the surroundings,
atau nonton film tanpa menggunakan the buildings. And it produces a feeling of
subtitle-nya. Ada dua soal listening yang excitement to be in the new environment –
pernah saya dapatkan selama saya a desire to look around, to experiment,
mengikuti AcEPT UGM. and to explore the new culture. In this
stage, the individual feels involved in some
Soal 1: JET LAG kind of fantastic adventure.
One of the first adjustments you will have Kedua, Vocabulary yang terdiri dari 30
to face after your arrival in the United soal. Bagian kedua dari tes AcEPT adalah
States is “jet lag.” Jet Lag is the physical vocabulary yang menguji pengetahuan
shock of having to adjust to a new time peserta tes tentang kosakata bahasa inggris
zone. It is caused by the long airplane yang sering muncul dalam teks-teks
flight. After several days (perhaps as long akademik, misalnya jurnal ilmiah,
as a week) of disorientation and ensiklopedia, atau surat kabar. Bagian ini
sleepiness, you will begin to function terdiri dari dua subbagian, yaitu cloze test
normally. It takes about one day to adjust dan collection.
for each hour difference in time. Most U.S.
training locations are about 9-12 hours
Cloze test terdiri dari tiga teks 4. A. even
singkat dan setiap teks memiliki C. however
lima pertanyaan, sehingga ada 15
pertanyaan secara keseluruhan. B. as
D. even though
Contoh:
5. A. sink
The shark has senses specially (1)_____ C. crawl
the animal’s life underwater. Smell is a
shark’s most acute sense. Approximately B. navigate
70 percent of the shark’s brain is used for D. Thrust
smelling functions. Experiments have
shown that sharks can detect prey Collaction menguji pengetahuan
(2)_____ by smell, and the hungrier the kosakata peserta tes mengenai
shark, the less stimulant needed to elicit a pasangan kata dalam bahasa
reaction. inggris. Terdapat 15 pertanyaan
dalam bagian ini. Untuk dapat
Sharks are sensitive to light and can detect menyelesaikan bagian ini dengan
certain objects even in murky water. Some baik, peserta tes harus
have a mirror-like layer under the retina mempunyai kosakata yang
that reflects incoming light and increases cukup dan pengetahuan tentang
the (3)_____ light available to the eye. pasangan kata yang baik karena
tidak ada petunjuk untuk
Sharks can also sense electric and memilih jawaban yang tepat.
magnetic fields. Sensory pores located on
the shark’s head can detect a prey’s Contoh: Bill realized that he had ________
bioelectric field (4)_____ if the prey is a mistake by mentioning her father’s name
buried in sand. A shark can also detect the to the board of education.
Earth’s magnetic field. Open-ocean sharks
may use this information to (5)_____ and 1. Done
orient themselves. 2. Undergone
3. Made
1. A. appointed by 4. Produced
C. figured out
B. invented for
D. designed for Ketiga, Grammar and Structure yang
terdiri dari 40 soal dan waktu pengerjaan
2. A. timidly 30 menit. Bagian ini terdiri dari tiga
C. solely subbagian yaitu, sentence compelation,
cloze test, dan error identification.
B. hardly
D. disorderly Sentence compelation, terdiri
dari 15 kalimat soal yang
3. A. prominence masing-masing memiliki bagian
of C. odor of yang telah dihilangkan. Pada
tiap soal terdapat empat opsi
B. disposal of jawaban yang berada langsung
D. amount of di bawahnya.
Contoh: Error identification, soal jenis ini
terdiri 15 kalimat yang masing-
Accounting information can be classified masing memiliki empat bagian
…….. two categories: financial accounting yang telah digaris bawahi.
and managerial accounting.
Contoh:
A. to C. by
Warner Brothers became knows for its
B. into D. on tightly budgeted, technically competent
entertainment films.
Cloze test, terdiri dari 10 soal
yang berupa teks-teks bacaan a. was knowing c. to knowing
yang beberapa bagiannya telah
dihilangkan. b. known d. had known
(D) Cultivating more than 10 billion trees D. The first scientist recognizes and uses
on the coffee plantation is probably not an the power of the lever was Archimedes.
easy thing to do.
Choosing a sentence which
Editing the incorrect part of logically follows the previous
sentence 10 soal. Pada bagian ini sentence 5 soal. Pada bagian ini
peserta diberikan satu kalimat peserta tes harus dapat
yang memiliki bagian yang mengidentifikasi satu kalimat
susunan kalimat yang salah dan yang secara logis mengikuti
tidak sesuai dengan aturan tata kalimat yang sudah diberikan.
bahasa ingris. Kalimat tersebut
digaris bawahi dan peserta tes Contoh:
harus bisa mencari bagian
kalimat yang benar dari pilihan 1. If an object held near the surface
jawaban yang diberikan. of the earth is released, it will fall
and accelerate, or pick up speed,
Contoh: as it descends.(soal)
2. The weight of an object is equal to
Warner Brothers became knows for its the mass of the object multiplied by
tightly budgeted, technically competent the acceleration due to gravity.
entertainment films. 3. The force of gravity on an object is
also called the object’s weight.
a. was knowing c. to knowing 4. This acceleration is caused by
gravity, the force of attraction
b. known d. had known between the object and the earth.
5. This force depends on the object’s
Choosing the most correct 10 mass, or the amount of matter in
soal. Pada soal ini peserta tes the object.
diberikan empat pilihan jawaban
dan hanya satu jawaban yang a. 2 c. 4
sesuai tata bahasa. Poin
grammar yang diujikan dalam b. 3 d. 5
bagian ini masih sama dengan
subbagian paraphrasing dan Arranging jumble sentences 5
editing the incorrect part of soal. Pada bagian ini peserta tes
sentence harus dapat mengidentifikasikan
susunan logis lima kalimat yang
Contoh: diberikan untuk membentuk
suatu paragraph.
A. The first scientist to recognize and use
the power of the lever was Archimedes. Contoh:
B. The first scientist to recognized and 1. As it lays the eggs, it may or may
used the power of the lever was not fertilize them with sperm from
Archimedes. its sperm sac.
2. The female eggs develop into Kalau paragraph yang panjangnya
fertile queens, sterile workers, or minta ampun itu kamubaca dengan
soldiers. seksama, sama saja kamu
3. Most of the ants in a colony are membuang-buang waktu.
workers. Remember, 40 menit untuk 40 soal,
4. A queen ant digs a hole where it alias satu menit untuk satu soal.
lays its eggs and waits until the Bacalah dengan sistem skiming
first ants emerge. atau baca cepat
5. Fertilized eggs result in females,
while unfertilized eggs produce
males.
b. 4-3-5-2-1 d. 4-2-1-5-3