PERSIAPAN PRA USBN

BAHASA INGGRIS

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English. There are four parts to this section, with special directions for each part.

     Part I: Photographs

Directions: For each question, you will see a picture in your test book and you will hear four short statements, They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speaker says. When you hear the four statements, look at the picture in your test book and choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture.

Look at the sample below.

Now listen to the four statements :

                                                         

Statement ( B ), “ They’re having the meeting”,

                                                          Best describes what you see in the picture.                                                             Therefore, you should choose answer ( B ).                                                                               

                                                                                     

                            

Now let’s begin Part I with question number 

1. 

                                                                                                       

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Part II: Question – Response

Direction: In this part of the test, you will hear a question or statement spoken in English, followed by three responses, also spoken in English. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speaker say. You are to choose the best response to each question or statement.

4.        Mark your answer      A        B        C 

5.        Mark your answer      A        B        C

                     6.        Mark your answer      A        B        C

                     7.        Mark your answer      A        B        C

Part III: Short Conversations

Direction: In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations between two people. The conversations will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speaker say. In your test book, you wil read a question about each conversation. The question will be followed by four answer. You are to choose the best answer to each question.

Now let’s begin Part III with question number 8

8.  Where are the speakers?

     A. At a bank                                           C. At a post office

     B. At a bookstore                                    D. At an art – supply store

9.  What discount does the salesperson offer?

      A. 4 percent                                           C. 20 percent         

 B. 50 percent                                          D. 80 percent

10.  Who will Mr. Jensen meet with?

     A. Mr. Reeves                                         C. Ms. Sabitini       

B. The Director                                        D. The office manager

11.  How did Alex learn German?

     A. He lived in Germany.                           C. He studied German in college

     B. He spoke German at home.                  D. He worked for a German company

Part IV: Short Talks

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand and remember what is said. In your test book, you will read two or more questions about each short talk. The question will be followed by four answer. You are to choose the best answer to each question.

12.  Where most likely is the announcement being made?

          A. At a car dealership                           C. At a employment agency

          B. At a communnity center                    D. At a manufacturing facility

13.  What are employees invited to do?

          A. Enter a contest                                C. Attend a reception

          B. Test a product                                 D. Enroll in a training session

14.  What are the instructions about?

          A. Selling tickets                                  C. Setting up tables

          B. Seating guest                                   D. Arranging reservations

15.  What does the speaker give to the listeners?

          A. A seating chart                                C. A list of ticket prices

          B. A time schedule                                D. A telephone number

It’s the end of listening section

Reading  Section

Part  I : Questions  16 - 30 are incomplete dialogues. Four choices marked A, B, C, D are given beneath each dialogue. You have to choose the one that best completes the dialogue.

16. Ria         : I need to go to the hospital  immediately.

Tom       : … It’s faster than bus.

A.   Why don’t you take a taxi?

B.    Would you mind taking by bus?

C.   What about going there tomorrow?                         

D.   I think you have to go there on foot.

17. Receptionist      : Putra Santika  Corporation. ...?

Mr. Gazan         : I am Gazan from Raff Indie Corp.

A.   May I take a message

B.    Who’s calling, please

C.   You call him back next time

D.   Could you write your name, please

18. Mia         : You didn’t come to our farewell party last week? Where were you?

Nay        : … She had an accident.

A.  I didn’t remember the party.

B.  My father went to his office.

C.  I had to go to my uncle’s office.

D. I had to accompany my mother to a doctor.

19. Andree    : There is a good movie in XXI   tonight …. ?

Mahalia   : I’m sorry.  I can’t. I have to finish my proposal tonight. 

A.   I invite you

B.    There two tickets

C.   Would you like to come

D.   What time will I pick you up

20. Brinita    : … to work tomorrow morning?  My car is being repaired.

Franz      : Sure. I’ll pick you up at 6.30.

A.   Will you go alone

B.    Can we take the bus

C.   Can you give me a ride

D.   Will it be possible to be absent

21. Rani       : I was disappointed with the food we had at the hotel this morning.

Yasha     : … The chef should prepare it more professionally.

A.   Some guest complained about it.

B.    Lots of guests enjoy their breakfast.

C.   The hotel staffs are very proud of it.

D.   Many people admired the nice food.

22. Gazan     : I can’t do my homework.  It is too difficult for me.

Raffi       : ….

A.   Why don’t you do yourself?

B.    Why don’t you help me?

C.   Why don’t you buy some tea?

D.   Why don’t you ask your brother to help you?

23. Shirly      : What’s your plan for the next long weekend?

Hasna     : I think ….

A.  I should have finished my job.

B.  I’ll take my family to the beach.

C.  I visited my grandparents to Medan.

D. I just stayed at home and watched TV.

   

24. Aqnia      : You look fatter, Bill.

Azzam     : If I ... I would lose a bit of my weight.

A.  Ate too  much

B.  Did the test

C.  Went to the restaurant

D. Had more time to do more exercise

25. Gazan     : I think we should charter the bus for our trip this week.

Rayhan   : … because many school will charter the bus for their students during the school holiday.

A.  I don’t think so

B.  That’s not right

C.  I  disagree with you

D. I think that’s a good idea

26. Stranger           :  Can you show me how to get to the Conversion Hall. It seem I

get lost.

Policeman         :  Well,… until you find cross road and then turn left. It’s on you

right.

A.  Take the taxi.

B.  It’s around the corner.

C.  You have to stay here.

D. Just go down this road.

27. Yudi        : I heard that your sister works in travel agency, what is her taskthere?

Wahyu    : …, visas, passports, tours, etc.

A.  She sells a good product

B.  She is a good customer here

C.  She handles customer’s tickets

D. My sister buys ticket to Bali every holiday  

28. Receptionist      : Good morning, Borobudur Hotel. What can I do for you?

Guest               : … Is it still available?

A.  I like to stay in the hotel.

B.  I would like to book a single room for tomorrow.

C.  I want to stay in this hotel until tomorrow afternoon.

D. I would like to meet the new manager yesterday morning.   

29. Dandy     : Look at black clouds on the sky! ....

Fahri       : So, why don’t we go home now?

A.  It rains heavily

B.  You have to go home

C.  It might be rain heavily.

D. It has been raining heavily  

30. Bachdim  : Do you see Mr. Riedl?  I need to see him now?

Irfan       : He is in the hall. …

Bachdim  : I see. Do you know when it’s going to finish?

A.  He is attending a conference.

B.  He visits our clients.

C.  He was playing football.

D. He will have lunch.

Part III Incomplete Sentences

Part III: Questions 31-35 are incomplete Sentences. This section of the test allows you to demonstrate your ability to comprehend written English. It is divided into three parts.  Each part has its own directions.

Directions: There are forty items in this part. Each item consists of an incomplete sentence. Under each sentence are four words or phrases. You must decide which of the four choices--(A), (B), (C), or (D)--best completes the sentence. To mark your answer, find the number of the question on the answer sheet and click on the letter of your choice.

Here is an example.

         This is a very … decision.

A.   importance

B.    import

C.   important

D.   imported

The correct form of the sentence is, "This is a very important decision," so choice (C) is best.

As soon as you understand the directions, begin work on this part.

31. the quality of the phone signals has been improved through … development in    

      digital technologies

A.   reluctant

B.    remaining

C.   recent

D.   ready

32. With frequent … the painted finish will darken

A.   use

B.    utility

C.   usury

D.   usage

33. Denver international Airport opened more than a year  …  schedule

A.   beneath

B.    behind

C.   beyond

D.   between

34.Although it was possible to attach the two sections of pipe, it was not a very thight …

A.   Fit

B.    Fitting

C.   Fitness

D.   Outfit

35. The assistant director recommended that Kenichi … to the New York office

A.   transferring

B.    be transfered

C.   is transfered

D.   to transfer

Part III: Questions  36-50  are based on a selection of reading materials. You have to choose the best answer a, b, c or d to each question.            

Questions 36-38 refer to the following letter!

London, 20th August,2005 Mr. George Williams General Mercantile Ltd. 234 Nelson Street Liverpool, E.C. 2 Dear Mr. Williams,             Referring to our order No.446, we regret to inform you that our customer has refused to take delivery of 2 out of 10 cases of sonny tape recorders because the goods were badly damaged during transit.             There was nothing wrong with the forwarding company in transporting the goods. The main cause of damaged was due to the improper packing in your Warehousing Department. The material from which the two cases were made was so poor that it is easily broken with slight pressure.             This is the first time we have had to complain, and we have no other alternative but to return the goods, carriage forward. We would require you to replace the damaged goods immediately.                                                                                                 Yours faithfully                                                                                                 Frank Jackson                                                                                                 Purchasing Manager

 

36. What are the goods that has

      rejected?

A.    Computers

B.      Refrigerators

C.    Tape recorders

D.    Sets of Sonny TV

37. Paragraph two tells about …

A.    Packing the goods

B.      Transporting the goods.

C.    A poor material from the goods

D.    A good material from the goods

38. “…was so poor that it is easily broken with slight pressure.” (paragraph2 sentence

     3)

      The underlined word refers to …

A.    Material

B.      Company

C.    Slight pressure

D.    Warehousing  Department

Questions 39 – 41 refer to the following table!

Time Distribution of tasks for sales managers
Training New sales personnel	15  %
Identifying possible clients	10  %
Reviewing monthly sales records	25  %
Taking care of customer problems	10  %
Making sales assignments	25  %
Interacting with technical staff	10  %
Administrative duties	5  %

39. What is the graph about?

A.  The sales assignments

B.  The customer problems

C.  The administrative duties

D. The result of time distribution

40.  How much of their time do sales managers spend with the technical staff?

A.  5%

B.  8%

C.  10%

D. 15%

41. “Identifying possible clients”. The underlined word is close in meaning with …

A.  Seller

B.  Customer

C.  Supervisor

D. Businessman

Questions 42 - 44 refer to the following information!

In the summer of 1853, a chef at a hotel in New York, received a complaint from one of the guests in the hotel restaurant. The guest said that he did not like French fries because they were too thick. Then, the chef got angry and cut the potatoes so thin that they didn’t look like French fries at all. The chef was surprised. The guests loved the new kind of potatoes, and soon the other guests at the hotel wanted them, too. And so potato chips were born by accident.

 

42. The main idea of the above paragraph is …

A.  Potato chips were born.

B.   The invention of potato chips.

C. All the guests in the loved potato chips

D.  A complaint from the guests in the hotel restaurant

43. Who got a complaint according to    

     the information above?

          A.  A chef

B.    The guests

C.   A manager

D.  The Waiters

44. “…that they didn’t look like French fries at all. The underlined word refers to …

A.     A chef

B.     The guests

C.     The potatoes

D.     The restaurant

Questions 45-47 refer to the following instructions!

FOOT MASSAGER 1. Insert plug with two lines one into electrode jack of controller. 2. Insert the two plugs at the other end respectively into either jack in the massage shoe. 3. Put your barefoot into massage shoe (keep sole and the massage shoe clean).            For most users, output strength of this machine is high enough. If the set maximum strength of this machine still can requirements, you can moisten the massage shoe and sole with clean water to enhance stimulating effect

 

45. What does the text tell about?

A.  The use of shoe massager.

B.  The service of massage shoe.

C.  The feature of foot massager.

D. The function of massage shoe.

46.  What do you do if you want to increase the strength of the machine ?

A.  You can moisten the massage shoe.

B.  Keep sole and the massage shoe clean.

C.  You insert two plugs of the massage shoe.

D. You press the set maximum strength of the machine.

47. What must we do to enhance stimulating effect?

A.  Plug with two line.

B.  Moisten the massage shoe.

C.  Adjust the plug of massage shoe.

D. Put our barefoot into massage shoe.

Questions 48-50 refer to the following advertisement!

GRIYA   MART The country’s favorite furniture store Don’t pay more at other stores. We offer you the best price also in: ·       Dining  Table ·       Dressing  Table ·       Sofa   ( discount  25 % ) 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed or your money back Open every day from 9 am. To 8 pm. Visit us soon

 

48. From the text we can conclude that …

A.  They will pay you back.

B.  Griya Mart sells furniture.

C.  Griya mart is a department store.

D. Everybody can visit Griya Mart anytime.

49.  Which of the following things is not available at Griya Mart?

A.  Sofa

B.  Dining table

C.  Kitchen tools

D. Dressing Table

50.  “…We offer you the best price”. (Sentence3)  The synonym of the underline word

      is ….

A.  Give

B.  Take

C.  Need

D. Submit

This is the end of the Reading Section