1.
His directions how to get to the station were quite ....
Correct Answer
B. Clear
Explanation
be (were) + quite (adv) + clear (adj)
2.
When I go shopping in the mall , I never drive my car ... I won't have the problem of finding a parking space.
Correct Answer
A. so that
Explanation
soal di atas membutuhkan konjungsi yang bermakna tujuan. Jadi, konjungsi yang sesuai adalah agar
so that + S (I) + P (Will not have). Ketika saya pergi berbelanja di mal, saya tidak pernah mengendarai mobil agar saya tidak akan mendapatkan masalah menemukan tempat parkir.
3.
Some of the earliest mechanical devices were designed to raise water from streams for the irrigate of crops.
Correct Answer
D. Irrigate
Explanation
the (article) + irrigation (noun) bukan irrigate (verb)
4.
Mathematics ... easy to learn.
Correct Answer
A. Is
Explanation
mathematics (mata pelajaran) merupakan benda yang dianggap tunggal jadi predikatnya pun harus tunggal (is)
5.
Mr.Glen is an authority who knows a great deal about customs and traditions of Batak tribes because he was born and brought up in a village that still uphold traditional values in Sumatera Utara.
Correct Answer
B. Who knows a great deal
Explanation
Kata authority mengandung makna yang sama dengan who knows a great deal maka dari itu redudancy alias mubazir pilih salah satu saja ya dek.
6.
I was lying under the tree when one of the ... came and attacked me fiercely.
Correct Answer
C. Geese
Explanation
one of + benda jamak (geese)
7.
Nobody can explain why people in the village suffer from amnesias, ... ?
Correct Answer
C. Can they
Explanation
kata kunci : no body dan can
question tag nya harus modal aux yang positif ( can they ).
8.
The more money you save, ... you can buy a new car.
Correct Answer
B. The sooner
Explanation
kata kunci : the more
maka jawaban yang tepat the sooner
double comparative ya dekku....
9.
Children who are hyperactive may benefit from elimanate food additives, especially colorings , and foods high in salicylates from their diets.
Correct Answer
D. Eliminate
Explanation
preposisi (from) + gerund (eliminating)
10.
In recent years, science of understanding the nature of information processing and management combined with computer and telecommunication technologies.
Correct Answer
A. Science
Explanation
tambahkan artikel "the" ya dekku karena kata tersebut merujuk kata yang bersifat khusus.
11.
All of the students had lain their compositions on the teacher's desk before the bell rang.
Correct Answer
B. Lain
Explanation
materi : confusing word
lain + bukan objek
laid + objek (their compositions)
maka dari itu "lain" diubah menjadi "laid"
12.
The young manager could ... the workers during the project.
Correct Answer
D. Facilitate
Explanation
modals (could) + infinitive (facilitate)
13.
Neither the congress nor the stake holders ... the agreement designed by the goverment.
Correct Answer
A. Accept
Explanation
neither S1 nor S2 , lihat subjek 2 ya dekku.... maka predikat yang cocok adalah accept karena subjeknya jamak ( the stake holders)
14.
The number of students who had withdrawn from class this quarter were appaling.
Correct Answer
A. The number of
Explanation
kata kunci were (predikat jamak) maka tidak menggunakan the number of tapi "a number of"atau yang lain.
15.
My supervisor made me ... the scientific writing in the next two weeks.
Correct Answer
C. Submit
Explanation
materi : causative
made + objek manusia (me) + inf (submit)
16.
Advertising it provides most of income for magazines ,newspapers, radio, and television in Indonesia Today.
Correct Answer
A. It
Explanation
it dihilangkan ya dekku pemborosan kata ya dek.cukup advertising (gerund) aja dengan predikat tunggal (provides)
17.
The matter was so conflicting for the company , the manager must figure it ....
Correct Answer
D. Out
Explanation
kata kunci : figure
figure pasangannya out ya dekk .....
18.
The well-known music composer ... his concert in the music festival many times.
Correct Answer
C. Has conducted
Explanation
kata kunci : many times
time signal present perfect ya dekk
19.
We had better ... to the farewell party by seven or else we may not join the concert.
Correct Answer
B. Come
Explanation
had better + inf (come)
20.
The economy class on most airlines is similar as the first class.
Correct Answer
C. As
Explanation
similar to ya dekku bukan similar as
21.
Mr. Hassan does't remember ... me the file I asked. I've reminded him several times.
Correct Answer
C. Giving
Explanation
Remember + to inf (belum terjadi)
remember + V.ing (sudah terjadi)
Soal diatas menggunakan tenses past oleh karena itu kejadiannya sudah lewat bukan? maka jawaban yang tepat gunakan verb-ing (giving).
22.
After studying very hard , John can rise his grades substantially; therefore, his parents are very proud of him.
Correct Answer
C. Rise
Explanation
seharusnya raise + kata benda (objek)----->his grades bukan rise + tanpa objek
23.
The tunnel trees in Yosemite Valley are so amazing that people who visits there will never forget what they have experienced.
Correct Answer
C. Visits
Explanation
Kata who pada kalimat tersebut merupakan rujukan untuk kata people (jamak). Maka kata kerja setelah who , harus mengikuti subjeknya (jamak). sehingga kata visits diubah menjadi visit.
24.
The audinces looked ... to see that the magician suddenly disappeared from the box.
Correct Answer
D. Surprised
Explanation
look (linking verb) + adj (surprised) ---> terkejut
25.
Mitha ... her big fans in this city if she had sufficient time.
Correct Answer
C. Would greet
Explanation
cond.type 2 , if + S (she) + verb2 (had), S (Mitha) + Would + verb1 (greet)
26.
What made the difference was that both set of players maintaining discipline throughout and kept all their actions on the field.
Correct Answer
C. Maintaining
Explanation
kata kunci : both yang pasangannnya and.
materi : paralelism
lihat setelah kata and ada kept (verb 2) oleh karena itu maintaining harus diganti menjadi maintained (verb2) agar paralel.
27.
The kickoff has already begun. Stop typing and enjoy watching, ...?
Correct Answer
B. Will you
Explanation
stop typing .... ini merupakan kalimat perintah . Oleh karena itu, question tag nya "will you?"
28.
Not once ... late to the office, that's why his boss often gets angry.
Correct Answer
D. Does Rony come
Explanation
kata kunci : not once
Kalimat diatas diawali kata negatif ( not once) yang merupakan salah satu ciri kalimat inversi (dibalik). Not once + tobe ( does ) + S (Rony) + P (come) tidak perlu berakhiran s/es.
29.
During Jackson's administration, those who did not approve of permit common people in the White House were shocked by the president's insistence that they be invited into the mansion.
Correct Answer
B. Permit
Explanation
kata kunci : of
preposisi (of)+ gerund (permiitting)
30.
Ani had to go to her office earlier in the morning , and she left her husband sleeps soundly.
Correct Answer
C. Sleeps
Explanation
Jika subjek bertemu kata kerja tertentu seperti leave , send, keep, catch , find dan diikuti oleh objek maka kata kerja setelahnya berbentuk gerund (v.ing).
left + objek (her husband) + gerund (sleeping).