Soal :
The following text is for questions
1 to 2
Tourist Boats Collided in Thailand, 42 Injured
Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and two were
missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the
popular island beach party, police said Sunday.
The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan island
for a “fullmoon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands of young,
mostly western tourists.
Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the 42
travelers injured, 39 were hospitalized including four Britons, four
Australians and four Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish, Norwegian,
Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said.
The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday,
throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the island, the
website of The Nation newspaper said.
1. We know from the text that…
A.
The
boat carried forty two passengers
B.
The
accident happened not far from Pha-Ngan
C.
The
two missing passengers were westerners
D.
The
passengers were mostly foreign tourists
E.
The
boats collided on the way back to Pha-Ngan island
(Ujian
Nasional 2011/2012)
Jawaban
: D
2. What had possibly caused the accident?
A. A careless captain
B. Too many passengers on board
C. There were too many boats
D. A rough weather
E. The boats were speeding
(Ujian Nasional 2012/2013)
Jawaban : D
The following text is for questions
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INDONESIANS
SHINE AT RUN FOR FRIENDS
Nethy Dharma Somba
The
Jakarta Post/ Jayapura
Two hundred runners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
(PNG) ran from wutuh to Skouw in the International Cross Border 10K on
Wednesday.
The race started at Wafa Village, Vanimo, 7,5 kilometers
from the RI-PNG border in Wutung, PNG and finished in Skouw, Indonesia. The
event, which adopted ‘Run for Friendship’ as its theme, started at 8 a.m.
Eastern Indonesia Time.
Heavy rain did not affect the participants who kept their
high spirits throughout the race. The event was dominated by male runners.
There were only eight female runners in the event.
Hanafi of Indonesia was first placed in the male category,
completing the course in 31 minutes. Another Indonesian, FG Manori was first
placed in the female category, completing the course in 44 minutes. The winners
in both categories received a cash prize of Rp5 million respectively.
The cross border race was the first of its kinds held
between the two neighbouring countries and was made possible thanks to
cooperation between the Indonesian Papua provincial administration, as well as
the support of PT Freeport Indonesia as the event partner.
3. Why didn’t the heavy rain affect the
participants?
A.
They
had high spirits.
B.
They
saved a lot of energy.
C.
They
wanted to be the winners.
D.
They
were willing to be popular.
E.
They
took part in the competition well.
(Ujian
Nasional 2012/2013)
Jawaban
: A
4. Which of the following statements is
TRUE according to the text?
A.
Hanafi
was the winner.
B.
Manori
was the first nominee.
C.
Some
of the runners did not have spirits.
D.
Both
male and female winners were PNG athless.
E.
The
male and female winners got different prizes.
(Ujian
Nasional 2012/2013)
Jawaban
: A
5. The third paragraph tells us . . . .
A.
that
only eight of 200 people were female
B.
that
the event was dominated by male participants
C.
about
the effect of the heavy rain for the participants
D.
that
the heavy rain made all of the participants worried
E.
that
the heavy rain did not decrease the spirits of the participants
(Ujian
Nasional 2012/2013)
Jawaban
: E
