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A. Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, or d!
The following text is for questions 1–5. 5. “I waited for him for a few moments then fi nally
Last Friday, a friend of mine asked me to accompany I gave up and decided to go home.”
him to buy a new shirt at a department store. We left home The word ‘gave up’ has similar meaning to with ....
at 3 p.m. by motorcycle.
a. upset c. took
As soon as we arrived there, we went to the clothes
b. surrender d. enthusiastic
section. I let him choose one. An hour later, I got bored
watching him confused in choosing a shirt. So I left him 6. Rearrange these sentences into a good
and went to the cassette counter. Thirty minutes later, I paragraph.
went back to the clothes section but I couldn’t fi nd him 1) We left our house at about 5 o’clock in the
there. My cellphone’s battery was dead so I couldn’t call morning.
him. I went to the parking area. I saw his motorcycle was 2) Finally our train came. All of us rushed to
there but I couldn’t fi nd him. I waited for him for a few get on the train.
moments then fi nally I gave up and decided to go home. 3) Last Lebaran, my family and I went to our
When I arrived home, my mother told me that my friend hometown.
called. She said that he was in the department store 4) It took about 5 to 7 hours to get to our
looking for me. My mother asked me to come back
to the department store. Reluctantly, I walked to the hometown. We enjoyed our journey.
department store and you know what? When I arrived 5) We took the carriage number 3 according
there his motorcycle was not in the parking area. He just to our tickets.
went home. I was very tired. There was no other choice, 6) But our train was late for about fi fteen
I had to walk home again. minutes, so we had to wait a bit longer.
When I arrived home, I was so tired. I was very angry 7) After fi nding our seats, we sat comfortably.
but when I saw my friend’s broad smile greet me in front 8) We arrived at the station at six. Our train
of the door, I just could not help laughing. would leave at 6:40.
1. The text above is about .... The correct arrangement is ....
a. an embarassing day a. 3 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 7
b. shopping with mother b. 3 – 4 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 7
c. the writer and his friend c. 3 – 1 – 8 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 7 – 4
d. my friend and his motorcycle d. 3 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 7 – 8 – 1 – 6
2. The writer couldn’t contact his friend because .... 7. Rearrange these sentences into a good
a. he went home alone paragraph.
b. his cell phone battery was dead 1) On our arrival there, we bought entrance
c. he was in the parking area tickets.
d. his friend was still choosing a shirt 2) Before we returning home, we bought
3. Why could the writer not be angry to his friend? oranges to us and our neighbours.
a. His friend apologized to him. 3) Yesterday my family went to an orange
b. He saw his friend’s broad smile greet him plantation.
in front of the door. 4) When we entered the garden, we saw
c. His mother asked him to forgive his friend. many orange trees which bore many
d. He fi nally met his friend at the department oranges.
store. 5) We went there in the afternoon by car.
4. From the story above, we can conclude that The correct arrangement is ....
there was a problem because .... a. 5 – 4 – 6 – 3 – 2 – 1
a. the writer couldn’t contact his friend b. 5 – 1 – 3 – 6 – 2 – 4
b. the writer’s friend was in the clothes section c. 3 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2
c. the writer and his friend couldn’t ride the d. 3 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 6
motorcycle
The following dialogue is for questions 8-11.
d. the writer and his friend decided to go to
Noval : Emily, what did you do during your holiday?
the department store Emily : I stayed at home. What about you?
Noval : I stayed at home too. I studied the materials for
this semester.

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