Thursday, February 9, 2012

Contoh soal: Choose one that best fills the blank

Sir, mau nanya soal.


1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building……………………….


a. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery
b. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully
c. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery
d. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers


2. Having been served lunch, ……………….


a. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
b. the committee members discussed the problem
c. it was discussed by the committee members the problem
d. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee


3. The chairman requested that …………………….


a. the members studied more carefully the problem
b. the problem was more carefulnessly studied
c. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
d. the members study the problem more carefully


4. Telecommuting is a new form of work …………………….. to work, such as fathers with children, the chance to work while remaining at home.


a. affording those previously unable
b. affords those who were previously unable
c. that affording those unable previously
d. afforded those previously unable


5. After watching Community Shield Final match, John is tired ………… he is going to sleep.


a. and
b. so
c. but
d. yet


6. ……………………….. owe much of their success of a group to their unusual powers of migration.


a. That birds.
c. The bird.
b. A bird.
d. Birds


7. Neither my brothers nor Jane …………… a concent form for tomorrow‘s field trip.


a. need
b. needs
c. is needing
d. are needing


8. Prof. Tono objects to ………………. Andi another chance to pass the exam because his attendance for this semester was not enough.


a. give
b. gives
c. giving
d. given


9. The Italian Tifosi raised their hand after Andrea Pirlo made a/an ……………….. from the penalty spot. The match ended up with the score 1-1.


a. draw
b. winning
c. elimination
d. equalizer


10. It is difficult to ……………….. what the outcome will be. …..are based on causal or …..relationships.


a. predict – predictive – predictions
b. predictions – predict – predictive
c. predictive – predict – predictions
d. predict – predictions – predictive


11. There are two indie bands from Purwokerto. One is Tunas Bangsa Simphony ……………… is Goodnight Electric.


a. another
b. other
c. the other
d. the another


12. We are going to have our car ………………………. before we go to Bandung.


a. to fix
b. fixed
c. fixing
d. to be fixed


13. The establishment of that building as the icon of this city ……………….. since one year ago, but it‘s not finished yet.


a. has been being started
b. has been started
c. had been started
d. was being started


14. A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in the pavement ……………. on a local cable channel during rush hours.


a. airs
b. airing
c. air
d. airing


15. At the end of the nineteenth century, Alfred Binet developed a test for measuring intelligence …………………… served as the basis of modern IQ test.


a. has
b. it has
c. and
d. which has


16. Alcohol abuse is a problem that can lead to ill health, ………………………….. and loss of employment.


a. breaking up one’s family
b. one’s family can break up
c. the family is broken up
d. the break up of one’s family


17. …………………… cheaper, Belinda would have bought it.


a. The notebook computer
b. The notebook computer had been
c. Had the notebook computer been
d. If the notebook computer is


18. ……………………., which is the highest in the range, appears challenging.


a. Climbing the mountain
b. The mountains
c. Up the mountain
d. The mountain that is


19. The North Platte River………………………… from Wyoming into Nebraska.


a. it flowed
b. flows
c. flowing
d. with flowing water


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