Tes Sumatif Bahasa Inggris M2 PPG Daring Hybrid Learning SPADA

Questions 1 – 4

On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s “Waterway of Kings”, lies an inn that has effectively set new principles of neighborliness for this commended city.

Set in sublimely landscaped tropical patio nurseries, the Shangri-La Bangkok furnishes visitors with all the appeal and warmth of the orient and, in the meantime, unbeatable scope of offices and relaxation exercises.

There is a decision of 12 heavenly settings in which to go out on the town, a huge freestyle swimming pool that ignores the stream, convention and getting offices for together to 2000 individuals, and a 24-hour business focus.

Furthermore, from each and every visitor room and suite, there is a stunning perspective of all the extraordinary hurrying around of the mythical “Stream of Kings”.

One may expect such an all-around prepared and situated inn to be miles far from the downtown area at the same time, at Shangri-La Bangkok the business region and principle shopping zones are insignificant minutes away.

From over 200 years, Bangkok’s grandeur has been reflected in the waters of the Chao Phraya. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers close to this glorious waterway, offers its visitors the brilliant guarantee of the East.

1. The content primarily concentrates on… …..

	Bangkok’s “Stream Kings”
	the lofty waterway in Bangkok
	Shangri-La Bangkok
	the water of the Chao Praya
	Bangkok’s granduer

2. The sort of content above is an/a… …

	Story
	History
	report
	Graphic
	Relate

3. For what number of individuals the getting offices are together to?

	5000 individuals
	6000 individuals
	2000 individuals
	1000 individuals
	4000 individuals

4. The informative reason for this content is…

	to present no less than two perspectives about an issue
	to portray Chao Praya
	to advise perusers, audience members, or viewers about occasion
	to retell occasions for amusement
	to tell the advantage of Shangri-La Bangkok

Questions 5 – 14 

        The pioneers of railroad work in America became the basis for a great surge of railroad building halfway through the nineteenth century that linked the nation together as never before. Railroads eventually became the nation’s number one transportation system, and remained so until the construction of the interstate highway system halfway through the twentieth century. They were really important in stimulating economic expansion and their influence reached beyond the economy.

        By 1804, English as well as American inventors had experimented with steam engines for moving land vehicles. In 1920, John Stevens ran a locomotive and cars around in a circular track on his New Jersey estate, which the public saw as an amusing toy. And in 1825, after opening a short length of track, the Stockton to Darlington Railroad in England became the first line to carry general traffic. The first company in America to begin actual operations was the Baltimore and Ohio, which opened a thirteen- mile length of track in 1830. It used a team of horses to pull a train of passenger carriages and freight wagons along the track.

        However, for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system. Even the longest of the lines was relatively short in the 1830’s, and most of them served simply to connect water routes to each other, not to link one railroad to another. Even when two lines did connect, the tracks often differed in width, so cars from one line couldn’t fit onto tracks of the next line. Schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent. Significantly, however, some important developments during the 1830’s and 1840’s included the introduction of heavier iron rails, more flexible and powerful locomotives, and passenger cars were redesigned to become more stable, comfortable, and larger. By the end of 1830 only 23 miles of track had been laid in the country. But by 1936, more than 1,000 miles of track had been laid in eleven States, and within the decade, almost 3,000 miles had been constructed. By that early age, the United States had already surpassed Great Britain in railroad construction, and particularly from the mid-1860’s, the late nineteenth century belonged to the railroads.

5.    Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

	Steam locomotive power was first used in 1832.
	American businessmen considered railroads as a threat to their businesses.
	Railroads caused social unrest.
	Steam locomotives replaced horses because of the distances across the Country.
	Great Britain was regarded a competitor in railroad construction.

6.    The word “stimulating” in line 8 is closest in meaning to

	promoting
	influencing
	helping
	changing
	accumulating

7.    Which of the following is NOT true about the 1830’s and 1840’s

	passenger cars became larger
	tracks were not economical
	locomotives became more powerful
	tracks were heavier
	schedules were reliable

8.    The word “their” in line 8 refers to

Question 20 options:

	railroads
	the people
	the interstate highway system
	American society
	railroad pioneers

9.    The author concludes that for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system because 

Question 19 options:

	schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent.
	passenger cars were not stable, comfortable or large.
	lines were relatively short and not usually linked.
	it caused a lot of money.
	locomotives were not powerful enough.

10. The word “schedules” in line 28 is closest in meaning to:

	Timetables
	safety procedures
	Employees
	locomotive trips
	railroad tracks

11. The word “stable” in line 32 is closest in meaning to

	fixed
	reliable
	supportive
	sound
	considerable

12. By what time had almost 3,000 miles of track been laid?

Question 4 options:

	1840
	late 1700s
	1836
	1830
	mid-1860s

13. The word “surpassed” in line 37 is closest in meaning to

Question 8 options:

	beaten
	collapsed
	exceeded
	equaled
	overtaken

14.     Why does the author include details about Great Britain in the passage?

Question 28 options:

	To link something happening in the past
	To provide a more complete historical context
	To compare developments in both the United States and Great Britain
	To show where Americans got their ideas and technology from
	To illustrate the competitiveness between the two countries

Questions 15 – 26

        Though they were not trained naturalists, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their explorations of North America in the early nineteenth century came across enough unfamiliar birds, mammals, and reptiles to fill a zoo. In keeping with President Jefferson’s orders, they took careful note of 122 species and subspecies that were unknown to science and in many cases native only to the West. Clark made sketches of any particularly intriguing creature. He and Lewis also collected animal hides and horns and bird skins with such care that a few of them were still intact nearly two centuries later. While Lewis and Clark failed to meet the mythological monster reputed to dwell in the West, they did unearth the bones of a 45-foot dinosaur. Furthermore, some of the living beasts they did come upon, such as the wooly mountain goat and the grizzly bear, were every bit as odd or as fearsome as any myth. In their collector’s enthusiasm, they even floated a prairie dog out of its burrow by pouring in five barrelfuls of water, then shipped the frisky animal to Jefferson alive and yelping.

15.  What does the passage mainly discuss?

	Collector’s techniques for capturing wildlife
	Hunting games
	President Jefferson’s pet
	Jobs for trained naturalists
	Discovery of animal species by Lewis and Clark

16. “In keeping with” in lines 4-5 could best be replaced by which of the following?

	Managing
	Maintaining
	Delaying
	Retaining
	Following

17.  It can be inferred from the passage that President Jefferson ordered Lewis and Clark to

	train to be naturalists
	record newly discovered species of animals
	photograph wild animals they found
	compile sketches for a book
	bring back animals for zoo

18. The word “intriguing” in line 8 is closest in meaning to

Question 10 options:

	interesting
	slimming
	amazing
	scaring
	disliking

19. In line 13, what does the word “they” refer to?

	Lewis and Clark
	Mythological monsters
	Dinosaur bones
	Living beasts
	Western dwellers

20. The author compares which of the following animals to mythological monsters?

	A tropical bird
	A poisonous reptile
	The grizzly bear
	The prairie dog
	A native giant

21. According to the passage, Lewis and Clark poured water into a prairie dog’s burrow because they wanted to

Question 25 options:

	teach the animal to float
	capture the animal
	give the animal water
	bathe the animal
	burn the animal bones

22. What can be inferred about the mythological monsters?

	They do not exist in the West.
	They were imaginary.
	They can only be found in the West.
	They used to live water.
	They get extinct.

23. The word “unearth” in line 10 is closest in meaning to

	throw
	throw
	discover
	manage
	cover

24. The passage provides examples of animals such as a goat and a bear which

Question 14 options:

	.are scary beasts
	are gigantic
	are only fantasy.
	are extinct
	still exist.

  25. The word “fearsome” in line 16 is closest in meaning to

	handsome
	frightening
	awesome
	gigantic
	cheerful

26. The word “frisky” in line 19 is closest in meaning to

Question 17 options:

	lively
	funny
	glossy
	freely
	likely

27.  Who are Lewis and Clark?

Question 6 options:

	Scientists
	trained naturalists
	zoo keepers
	animal lovers
	inexperienced explorers

28. The passage indicates that some of Lewis and Clark’s collection of animal hides and horns and bird skins

	were shown publicly in the museum
	were popular temporarily
	were undamaged for a long time
	were sold expensively
	were hidden secretly

  

29.  Where do the prairie dogs live?

	on a tree
	in bushes
	in a river
	in a cave
	in a dug hole

  

30. “Yelping” in line 19 could best be replaced by which of the following?

	helping
	sharp crying
	murmuring
	helpless begging
	swimming