The following text is for numbers 1 to 5.

Last year, my family decided to go for a drive to Key West. Driving from Miami to Key West takes
about three hours on the scenic coastal Overseas Highway. It was a breathtaking drive and we kept our
eyes glued to the window. The scenery was gorgeous and felt like we were driving over water.
When we were closer to Key West, suddenly my father stopped the car, grabbed his camera, and
ran out looking up at the sky leaving us looking at him bewildered. After a few minutes of looking and
pointing at a shiny object in the sky, he was thrilled to announce he had spotted a UFO - an unidentified
flying object. I should mention here that my father loves his Sci-Fi movies and UFO shows.
We eventually got back in the car and stopped at a nearby store. My father asked a man in the
parking lot. “Do you see that alien aircraft in the sky?”. The man looked up and responded, “Oh, do you
mean Fat Albert?”. We came to find out later that the shiny object in the sky was “Fat Albert”. It was
the radar aerostat blimp that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) uses to keep an eye on
shipping hereabouts. Knowing that, we could not stop ourselves from laughing.
That story always comes up when we talk about our trips. It starts with one of us saying “Remember
the time when dad thought he saw a UFO…?” and always makes us laugh.

1. Where were they heading to?

A. Miami.
B. Key West.
C. A nearby store.
D. Overseas Highway.

2. What was actually the shiny object in the sky?

A. An alien aircraft.
B. A fat man.
C. A blimp.
D. An UFO.

3. “… he was thrilled to announce he had spotted a UFO…”(Par. 2)

The underlined word can be replaced by …
A. excited
B. curious
C. obvious
D. confused

4. What is the mood of the story?

A. Mysterious.
B. Hilarious.
C. Stressful.
D. Fearful.

5. Which of the followings are TRUE based on the text?

I. The writer enjoyed the view of the sea.
II. They drove through a beautiful forest.
III. Father took a picture of an UFO.
IV. Fat Albert belonged to DEA.

A. I and III
B. I and IV
C. II and III
D. II and IV
The following text is for numbers 6 to 10.
I spent a semester studying abroad in Cuba with my classmates last year, which was actually my
first international trip. Not long after we arrived, I bought a dear hammock at an artisan market in
Havana. I could not wait to hang it up and there was a perfect pair of trees on the grounds of the
apartment-hotel where we were staying.
There was just one problem. I could not find rope anywhere. I had to go to five hardware stores
and ended up picking up a piece of old electrical wires in a vacant lot. Then, I went back to the hotel.
One of the security guards helped me out and then I settled with my drink and book to enjoy relaxing
in the hammock for the first time. Suddenly, the wire broke about 10 seconds later and I ended up on
the ground finding myself covered in coke.
Along with my newfound security guard friend, we tried several more times to get it to stay hung
but I fell on my butt several more times as well. Two of my classmates apparently had the laugh
watching from the window and had even taken a video of these failed attempts. They shared the video
with the whole group. I blushed to realise what a fool I made of myself.
From then on, I always make sure my hammock is stable before trying to enjoy a drink in it and
make sure no one is watching from the window.

6. Which of these things did the writer buy?

A B C D

7. What happened to the writer?

A. He failed to set up the hammock.
B. He fell from the tree many times.
C. He dropped the coke on the security guard.
D. He found difficulty in buying the electrical wire.

8. Where did the writer find the electrical wire?

A. in the apartment-hotel
B. in an artisan market
C. in a vacant lot
D. in a store

9. Which of the followings are TRUE based on the text?

A. The writer and his family were visiting Cuba.
B. The security guard broke the electrical wire.
C. The hammock costed the writer much money.
D. The writer’s friends recorded the incident on video.

10. What did the writer feel at the end of the story?
A. Fearful
B. Furious
C. Amused
D. Ashamed
The following text is for numbers 11 to 15.
I spent a year of my university studies in Malaysia and at the end of the year I went to an island for
the weekend with some friends. We decided to stay in a cute little lodge with an ensuite bathroom
which was very simple. I put my bag on the bed and rushed into the bathroom as soon as we got to our
room. When I opened the door, I found that we were not alone there. To my surprise, a black snake
was chilling out in the toilet.
Obviously freaking out, I turned to my friend, Freddy, thinking he might have a clue what to do. He
immediately hid behind me – not overly useful. Then, I went to the reception and tried to explain the
situation to the staff. I gestured that they need to follow me to the toilet. They had an in-depth
discussion and called more and more people to join. They came up with a pole and a rope. They then
created what I can only describe as a lasso to catch it. But by this point, the snake got scared and
disappeared down the pipes.
The staff left us with an instruction that when the snake came back, we had to fish it out of the
toilet, pull the lasso sharply and bring it to reception. It sounds simple enough. However, let’s just say
that our snake-toilet-fishing skills were not up to scratch and the snake was still living there when we
left. Good luck to future guests.

11. “We decided to stay in a cute little lodge ...”

The underlined word is synonymous with ....
A. a tent
B. a hotel
C. a cottage
D. a bathroom

12. What was the writer expecting Freddy to do?

A. To overcome the problem.
B. To hide behind the writer.
C. To call the hotel staff.
D. To take the tools.

13. “I can only describe as a lasso to catch it”

The underlined word refers to ....
A. a pole
B. a rope
C. a lasso
D. a snake

14. Who managed to catch the snake?

A. No one.
B. Future guests.
C. The hotel staff.
D. The writer’s friends.

15. What does paragraph 3 tell us about?

A. The staff hoped the writer to catch the snake.
B. The writer brought the snake to reception.
C. The writer’s friends fished the snake out
D. The snake came back to the toilet.
The following text is for numbers 16 to 20.
We had a camp trip to Death Valley National Park, which my friends and I thought got its name
because nothing lives there. In fact, we were wrong.
While cooking dinner in the campground, one of us had an idea to open all the car doors in the
evening to release the stale air inside. This did not turn out to be a very good idea.
The next morning, we packed everything up and got ready to discover other parts of Death Valley,
when suddenly a mouse jumped on my legs and quickly disappeared.
“Boys, we have a mouse in the car!” I screamed. My brother turned to me disbelievingly. “What are
you talking about?”. I got a similar gaze from my friend, Jacob. The truth came out the next morning,
though. When Jacob grabbed a pack of pasta, it started to spill all over the car trunk. The mouse must
have bitten a hole in it. The mouse had also eaten through my headphones. Now, we began to worry
about the car’s electricity.
We decided to go to Walmart for traps. Before heading to bed, we carefully filled the traps with
cheese and bread and spread them throughout the car. Unfortunately, when we woke up they were
empty and we found more holes in the food packages.
It was clear that if there was enough food in the car, the traps would not be interesting for her.
Therefore, we completely unloaded our car. Every crumb was removed. We set up the traps and went
to sleep, and in the morning there she was, one of the fattest mice we had ever seen.

16. “In fact, we were wrong.” (Par. 1).

What does the writer imply?
A. Some animals thrive in the valley.
B. A lot of mice live in the campsite.
C. Death Valley looks incredible.
D. Nothing stays in the place.

17. How could the mouse get into the car?

A. They removed crumb from the car.
B. They spread the food in the car.
C. They let the car door open.
D. They set up the traps.

18. “… when we woke up they were empty.”

What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The food packages.
B. Cheese and bread.
C. The traps.
D. holes.

19. What happened to the mouse?

A. It left the car.
B. It was trapped.
C. It ate all the pasta.
D. It bit the car’s cables.

20. “we completely unloaded our car” (Par. 4)

The underlined word means …
A. exited
B. expelled
C. emptied
D. extracted
The following text is for numbers 21 to 25.
I’ve always loved jogging. So, I ….(21) really happy to know that my school started to have holidays
for a week. This meant that I could go jogging in the park all of the week.
Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of muggers in the park, I usually didn’t ….(22)
anything with me. However, this morning was different. My mother asked me to buy some bread on
the way home so I put an Rp.50.000 note in my back pocket.
While I was running through the park, another jogger ….(22) into me. He said sorry and continued
running. I thought it was a bit strange so I checked my pocket and found that the money was missing. I
immediately started to run after the jogger. I finally caught up and grabbed him by his arm. I started
shouting and demanding that he ….(24) me the Rp.50.000. I really lost my temper. He quickly took his
money and gave it to me. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
After that, I bought the bread with that money and went home. As soon as I got home I ….(25) my
mother what happened. “Mommy, you won’t believe what happened to me”, I started. She
immediately interrupted, “I know. You left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.” That was an
unforgettable experience in my life.

21. Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

A. is
B. am
C. was
D. were

22. Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

A. take
B. took
C. taken
D. to take

23. Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

A. bumped
B. punched
C. looked
D. smiled

24. Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

A. took
B. gave
C. asked
D. grabbed

25. Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

A. said
B. told
C. ordered
D. mentioned