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The key takeaways are that the passage provides step-by-step instructions on how to download music from YouTube and sample questions about the process.

The steps to download music from YouTube according to the instructions are: 1) Find the song you want to download, 2) Copy the video URL, 3) Paste the URL on the clip converter website, 4) Select MP3 file format, 5) Give the song a file name and click start.

The passage tells us that the writer had a painful experience running in a cross country race through the desert - it was hot, humid, and other runners kicked up dust that hurt his throat and made it hard to breathe. This is why he quit the team a week later.

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The following text is for questions no. 1 to 4.

How to download music from you tube


1. Find the artist whose song's you want to download. In the address bar at your browser, search the
video's address.
2. Pop along to www.cljp consorter cc and use Ctrl-V to paste the clip's address into the Media URL to
Download box.
3. Check on the kind of file you, want to create MP 3 offer the widest comp. ability.
4. Click on to continue and clip converter will check the URL and detect the video clip. Give the song
a file name and then click on start.
5. Clip converter will now do thing and present you with a download link. Simply click on that, find
the song in your download folder and open it to hear the song.

1. Text is written to ...


A. Make us know what happen if the download process happens
B. Allow us to read the download process
C. Guide us step by step to download music from youtube
D. Give information the final result of downloading
2. What should we put in the media URL?
A. The address of the song C. The name of the file
B. The title of the song D. The download link
3. What will happen if the download process is successful?
A. The video clip will be detected on the URL. C. We will find the song in the download folder.
B. The file name will be found on the folder. D. Clip converter will open easily.
4. "and open it to hear the song" The underlined word refers to ...
A. The song C. The download link
B. The download folder D. The clip converter

The following text is for questions no. 5 to 7.

I’ve got a painful experience that I went through last semester. I joined the cross country. We were
running this race competing against several I other schools. The entire race was long and dreadful. It took
place in the desert so it was really hot and humid. We ran up and down the hills.

It was getting awful after 10 minutes of the race. People who ran in front of me made me breathe the dust
they created. It wasn’t so bad until my throat started to hurt. It was very painful. I had a hard time to catch
my breath and I sweat a lot. I really hated it.

In the end I managed to finish the race. I felt really good after that. I felt fully alive again. That race was a
horrible experience. That is the reason why I quitted the team a week later.

5. What does the second paragraph tell us about?


A. A cross country race C. A good feeling after completing the race
B. An awful place in the mountain D. Painful incidents during the cross country
6. From the text, we know that ….
A. The writer quitted and never made it to the finish line
B. Although he had a painful throat, the writer could finish the race
C. The race was a competition between students in the writer’s school
D. The race route was so mountainous that the weather was cool and windy
7. Why was the writer’s throat painful?
A. He sweat a lot C. It was really hot and humid
B. He couldn’t breathe D. People in front of him created dust

The following text is for questions number 8 to 11.

One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted to send it to his mother who
lived far in another town through a delivery company. Meanwhile he was looking at sad young girl who
was sitting in front of the flower shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a
red rose for my mother but my money is not enough”. The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me I’ll
buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and he ordered for his own mother flowers too.
After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her home. She said” yes please!
You can take me to my mother. She directed him to a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s
fresh grave. Knowing the girl’s mother had died the man realized that he must show his love to his mother
while she was still alive. Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the flower delivery order
picked up the rose flower and drove to reach his mother’s house.

8. We can learn that we have to ….


A. Show our loves to our mother C. Keep our mother alive
B. Buy flowers for our mothers D. Obey to our mother
9. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?
A. He gave her a ride to her home C. He went to his own home
B. He took the girl to her mother’s cemetery D. He placed the rose on his mother’s grave
10. The main idea of the first paragraph is …
A. A sad girl was thinking of her mother C. A girl needed a man to deliver her a flower
B. A man helped a girl by buying her a flower D. A man bought a flower for a girl
11. “She directed him to a cemetery.”
The closest meaning of the word cemetery is .....
A. monument C. burial site
B. museum D. tomb

The following text is for questions number 12 to 15.

Last holiday, I was in Mexico City with my Dad. It was a fascinating place and the people were friendly.
The most amazing thing happened to me when I was looking for the Paseo de la Reforma. It is a street with
beautiful trees, plants and statues. I was nearly lost and studying my map when I saw a man with colourful
and unusual clothes in front of the cathedral. So I asked him, “Can you tell me where the Paseo de la
Reforma is?” he smiled and answered, “It is only two blocks away from here.”
I thought I took the wrong street because I didn’t find the Paseo de la Reforma. Just when I was thinking
about going back to my hotel, the man appeared again and showed me the way. As I was walking down
the street, I saw the statue of Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec leader. I was going to take the photo of it when I
realized something unusual. The statue looked exactly like the man I saw in front of the cathedral! He was
wearing the same clothes. Even his grin was similar.
What do you think about this? Do you think I am crazy?

12. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?


A. The man showed the way to the Paseo de la Reforma
B. The man in front of the cathedral was like the statue
C. Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec leader, is still alive
D. The writer had a strange experience
13. Who was Cuauhtemoc?
A. Paseo de la Reforma C. Someone with a similar grin
B. The last Aztec leader D. The man in front of the Cathedral
14. Why did the writer think that he took the wrong street?
A. Cuautemoc is the man’s statues
B. The man was the last Aztec Leader
C. He didn’t find the Paseo de la Reforma
D. The statue looked exactly like the man who helped him
15. “..., the man appeared again and showed me the way.”
The word appeared in the text above has the closest meaning as .....
A. come close C. probable
B. disappear D. come into sight

The following text is for questions number 16 to 20.

Kuta is administratively a district and village in southern Bali, Indonesia. It used to be a sleepy village with a quiet,
beautiful sweep of beach. Today, Kuta is a popular beach destination in its own right, alive with tourists from all
over the world, swimming, surfing or sunbathing by the beach. Others, casually dressed in shorts, T-shirts and flip-
flops stroll along its main road, shopping around or enjoying meals at its many open air restaurants. When in Kuta
you know that you are in a holiday town, and people here are in a holiday mood.
Back in the 1960’s, the only hotel was the Kuta Beach Hotel, but soon without much planning, Kuta developed
rapidly. It is the ultimate beach resort catering to any taste and budget. You may stay at five star hotels, or at
clean “losmen” or home stays. In the hotel complex you will have privacy at the hotel’s own beach front or
swimming pool, but when you stroll out, you will be met with the hustle and bustle of the town center. On the
beach, people enjoy parasailing, banana boat trips or swimming. Women offer traditional Indonesian massage on
the beach, others are seen plaiting hair.
Before sunset, crowds rush to the beach waiting to watch Kuta’s legendary sunsets. Then as darkness falls, Kuta’s
nightlife starts to throb with loud music from bars and restaurants, while shops stay open till late at night. Kuta’s
main attraction is that everyone can enjoy the town without any prescribed dress code. Many famous
international bands and celebrities have voluntarily played and sung here enlivening the fun, dance and music
scene of Kuta.
There are plenty of taxis that can take you to Kuta beach. You can rent these by the meter or by the hour. Taking
your own car is not recommended as parking here is very tight.
One poignant reminder, however, of the tragedy that befell Kuta is a monument located next to the present
Paddy’s café. The monument is erected in memory of those killed during the fatal October 2002 bomb terrorist
blasts. The blasts killed more than 300 people, mostly Australian tourists and Indonesian workers.

Adapted from: Indonesia’s Official Tourism Website

16. Where is Kuta?


A. Eastern Bali C. Southern Bali
B. North Bali D. North of Bali
17. How was Kuta before it was developed into a popular tourism spot?
A. It was a crowded village with a lot of C. It was a small, remote and peaceful village.
citizens. D. It was a sleepy and dirty village.
B. It was an ugly place with many people in it.
18. What was the first hotel in Kuta?
A. Star Kuta Beach C. Beautiful Kuta
B. Star Kuta Hotel D. Kuta Beach Hotel
19. What do most people wait for during twilight in Kuta beach?
A. the famous sunset C. the legendary shopping malls
B. parking space D. the banana boats
20. Why is taking your own car in Kuta a bad idea? It’s a bad idea because ….
A. Kuta is a very big place with lots of parking C. it’s very easy to find parking space in Kuta
space D. it’s difficult to find parking space in Kuta
B. Kuta has very wide roads with parking spaces
21. Which of the folowing sentence is correct?
A. The teacher is allowed us leave early. C. The teacher allowed us to leave early.
B. The teacher allowed us leaving early. D. The teacher is allowing us leaving early.
22. Arrange the jumbled words below into a correct sentence:
Out / you / not / get / are / allowed / of / bed / to

A. 2-5-3-6-9-4-1-7-8 B. 2-5-6-9-3-4-7-1-8
C. 2-5-3-9-4-6-1-7-8 D. 2-3-5-6-9-4-1-7-8

23. RIGHT LANE ONLY TO PRECEDE


BEWARE!

What does the warning mean?


A. drivers should obey the speed limit
B. drivers should use the left lane to precede
C. right lane is only to overtake other vehicles
D. drivers should use the right lane before stopping

24. PLEASE DON'T LEAN AGAINTS THE DOOR


What is the purpose of the text?
A. To warn people not to push the door C. To advice people not to sit beside the door
B. To warn people not to lean againts the door D. To advice people not to stand before the door

Complete the following text to answer no. 25 & 26.


I ................................................. (25) to go there with my kids, but, at the last moment, my neighbour Tilly said she
wanted to come to. I didn’t know this until she told me, but she ................................................. (26) to the safari
park before.

25. A. had been already planning 26. A. had never been


B. have already been planned B. had ever been
C. had planning already C. had been
D. had already been planning D. had never been being

Read the following text to answer question number 27.

27. What does the caution above mean?


A. We must be careful because harm algae grow in this water
B. Swimming in this water may harm the algae that grow in it
C. The algae cannot cause serious harm to the animals
D. Harmful algae does not grow well in this water

The following text is for questions number 28 to 30.

A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually causes
great suffering and loss of a large sum of money. The casualties are injured or died. Some people are
homeless and need medical care.
Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or streams overflow their banks and pour onto the
surrounding land. Floods are caused by many different things. Often heavy rainstorms that last for a brief
can cause a flood. But not all heavy storms are followed by flooding. If the surrounding land is flat and can
absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If, however, the land is hard and rocky, heavy rain cannot be
absorbed. Where the banks are low, a river may overflow and flood adjacent lowland.
In many part of the world flood are caused by tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons. They bring
destructive winds of high speed, torrents of rain, and flooding. When a flood occurs, the destruction to
surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes swept away by water pouring
swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and uprooted from their beds. Highways are washed away.
When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were
invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed a human chain
from the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to hand to be poured on the
flames.
The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where it happened. In the country or a small village,
only a single house might burn down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroyed whole blocks and
neighborhoods before being controlled.

28. What can possibly prevent rivers and lakes from overflowing?
A. An absorbent bed. C. A low land.
B. A rocky surrounding. D. A high bank.
29. We know from the text that . . . .
A. River can sweep heavy flood
B. People can make money from flood
C. The destruction by flood is always less severe
D. Water flood is absorbed by land
30. We know from the text that . . . .
A. The pump is the only tool used by fire fighters C. Fires in big cities are always very big
now D. People no longer use buckets to control fire
B. The pump helps people to fight fires more
efficiently

31. What does the text tell us about?


A. The flood
B. The disaster
C. The river channel
D. The heavy storm
32. What is the most common cause of the flood?
A. The human behaviou
B. The number of population
C. The capacity of water flow
D. The number of vegetation
33. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. There are several types of flood.
B. Floods happen when there are lack of trees.
C. A flood from sea may be caused by a heavy storm.
D. Flood is an overflow of water that soaks or covers land.
34. A flood that rises and falls rapidly with little or no advance
warning is called a flash flood”. What does the underlined
word mean?
A. slowly C. steadily
B. swiftly D. gradually
The following text is for questions number 35 to 37.
SMP NUSANTARA
ANNOUNCEMENT
All students are invited to attend SPORT DAY.
You can join exciting Sport: Spoon Race, Sack Race,
Volleyball, Basketball (three on three) and Futsal.
Date : November 17th 2013
Time : 08.00 o’clock in the morning
Venue : School Yard
Please Join Us for an exciting sport day..
Contact Person :Azam 087 795 098 / 081234556
35. The text tells us about …
A. Basketball tournament C. Sport Day
B. Exciting Game D. Independence day

36. How many sports are stated in the text?


A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six

37. The announcement is for …


A. Students C. Headmaster
B. Teachers D. Azam

The following text is for questions number 38 to 40


To : All students and teachers

Come and visit our new library. Lots of new books (brand new novels and non-fiction books) are
available. You can also enjoy our newest DVDs collection.

Head of library

Ramadhan

38. What are the things offered in the new library ?


A. Books and DVDs. C. New books and novels.
B. Old and new books. D. New DVDs and non-fiction books.
39. Why does the writer make the announcement ?
A. To resume a new novel.
B. To invite the reader to visit the library.
C. To let the reader know about the head of library.
D. To help the reader know where to find the DVDs.
40. Who make the announcement?
A. Ramadhan
B. All students
C. All teachers
D. The librarian

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