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mother took me to the doctor.  The doctor not   the couple became very rich. The poor neighbours
              only gave me medicine, but also warned me not   came to the couple to ask for some pari seeds, but
              to eat spicy foods. I could only regret my victory   the couple refused to help them.
              at the restaurant.                                  Kiai Gede heard about the couple’s bad
                                                              behavior. Soon he visited the couple. He met
            35.  What is the text about?                      them when the couple was working in the field.
                A.  the writer’s bad experience with food     Kiai Gede talked to the couple. He reminded the
                B.  the writer’s achievement                  couple not to be arrogant, but the couple ignored
                C.  the writer’s unique hobby                 him. They said nothing to Kiai Gede. Kiai Gede got
                D.  the writer’s pride                        very angry. Then he said, “You two are like temples.
                                                              You do not listen to me.” Right after he said those
            36.  When did the event happen?                   words, an incredible thing happened. Slowly,
                A.  a week ago        C.  yesterday           Jaka and Dewi turned into temples. Because
                B.  last Sunday       D.  last month          the temples stood among the pari, people then
                                                              named them as Pari Temples.
            37.  What kind of food does the writer like?
                A.  noodles           C.  Chinese food       39.  What did Kiai Gede warn to the couple?
                B.  hot and spicy     D.  seafood                A.  to plant the paddy efficiently
                                                                 B.  to save some of the paddy after the harvest
            38.  What did the writer feel when he ate the        C.  to give the paddy to others
                noodles?                                         D.  not to be arrogant when they were rich
                A.  His stomach was burnt.
                B.  He regretted it.                         40.  What makes Kiai Gede Penanggungan angry?
                C.  He was proud.                                A.  The couple refused to help him.
                D.  His stomach was hurt.                        B.   The couple ignored him.
                                                                 C.  The couple forgot his advice.
            The following text is for questions 39 to 42.        D.  The couple expelled him.

                  A long time ago, there lived an old man in the   41.  What happened to the couple at last?
              Penanggungan Mountain. His name was Kiai Gede      A.  They regretted their behavior.
              Penanggungan. He had supernatural power. Kiai      B.  They helped their neighbor.
              Gede Penanggungan had a beautiful daughter         C.  They became very rich.
              named Dewi Walangangin who was not married         D.  They became temples.
              yet. Kiai Gede Penanggungan prayed days and
              nights for her daughter to have a husband. One   42.  What we can learn from the story?
              day, a young handsome man came to his place.       A.  We should not ignore our parents’ advice.
              The name of the man was Jaka Pandelengan. He       B.  We should not plant paddy.
              wanted to be Kiai Gede Penanggungan’s student.     C.  We should work hard.
              Kiai Gede agreed to have Jaka as his student with   D.  We should not be stingy.
              one condition that he would marry her daughter.
              Jaka Pandelengan and Dewi Walangangin soon     For questions 43 to 45, choose the
              got married. Kiai Gede Penanggungan taught     suitable words to fill in the blanks.
              Jaka many things.
                  After several years, now it was time for
                                                                  A milk maid walked to the market to … (43)
              the  couple  to  live  separately  from  Kiai  Gede   her milk. She dreamt about how she would use
              Penanggungan.  They would move to another       the money after selling the milk. She thought of
              village.  Kiai  Gede  gave  some  seeds  of  pari  or   buying new dress to be worn at a party. She also
              paddy to the couple. He asked the couple to plant   thought of buying cakes and cookies.
              the seeds. He also warned the couple not to be      So … (44) she was that she did not realize
              arrogant when they were rich. He wanted the     there was a stone in front of her. She slipped and
              couple to help poor people. The couple started a   fell backward. The pail of milk tumbled down and
              new live. They planted the seed. Soon, the seeds   the milk … (45). She lost everything.
              grew and became a lot of rice. Now the couple
              became very rich. The poor neighbours came to



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