Read the text and answer questions 16 to 20.
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) is a British writer of novels, short stories, and film scripts, but best known for his children's books. He was born in Llandaff, Wales, and educated at Repton, a boarding school for boys. His harsh treatment while a student there led him later to write stories about cruelty and revenge. Deciding not to enter a university, Dahl joined the Shell Oil Company in 1933, worked in Tangayika from 1937 to 1939, enlisted in the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the start of World War II (1939-1945), and served as a fighter pilot and as an air attache in Washington D.C. During those years he published his RAF adventure in the Saturday Evening Post and wrote his first book, The Gremlins (1943). A collection of short stories, Someone Like You (1935), became a best-seller and was followed by Kiss, Kiss (1959), which established Dahl as a serious writer of fiction Switch Bitch (1974), another work of adult fiction, continued Dahl’s tradition of morbid, eerie tales for adults.
Dahl wrote 19 children’s books, the best known of which were James and the Giant Peach (1961) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964). Both were later made into motion pictures. Other popular children’s books by Dahl include Fantastic Mr Fox (1970), Danny the Champion of the World (1975), The BFG (1982), and Matilda (1988), as well as a number of short-story collections. He also wrote a number of film scripts, including You Only Live Twice (1967) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), both adapted from Ian Fleming novels. Dahl wrote two autobiographies, Boy (1984) and Going Solo (1986). He was married to an American actress Patricia Neal, whom he helped to recover from catastrophic strokes in 1965.
16. Who is Roald Dahl?
A. A boarding school principal.
B. A soldier.
C. An actress.
D. A British writer.
17. What is Dahl’s childhood experience that influences his writing?
A. His birthday in Wales.
B. His education at Repton Boarding School for Boys.
C. His career as a fighter pilot.
D. His harsh treatment while he was a student at Repton Boarding School for Boys.
18. The Royal Air Force is a unit in ....
A. America
B. Britain
C. Canada
D. Australia
19. Which is NOT CORRECT based on the text above?
A. Roald Dahl is a British writer of novels, short stories, and film scripts.
B. Roald Dahl was educated at Repton, a boarding school for boys.
C. He helped Patricia Neal to recover from catastrophic strokes in 1965.
D. He started his writing career as a children book writer.
20. Which is an example of Dahl’s autobiography works?
A. The Gremlins
B. The BFG
C. You Only Live Twice
D. Boy
Read the text to answer questions 21 to 24.
Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect and was born without any amns. None of the prenatal test her mother took showed that there was anything wrong with the baby. However, Jessica was bom not only with this rare congenital disease but also with a great spirit.
Jessica, also a psychology graduate, can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair, and talk on her phone using her feet. Coming from Tuscon. Arizona, Jessica is also a former dancer and has a double black belt in tae kwon do. She has a no-restriction driving license. She flies a plane and types 25 words per minute.
The plane that she flies is called Ercoupe and it is one of the few customized airplanes with certified pedals. Without rudder pedals, Jessica is free to use her feet as hands. She took three years, had three flying instructors, and practiced 89 hours of flying to complete her lightweight aircraft license, becoming the first pilot without arms.
21. What makes Jessica’s airplane different from usual planes?
A. It has been certified and practiced for 89 hours.
B. It is one of the best airplanes in the world.
C. Jessica can fly it without using arms.
D. Jessica can fly it without a license
22. What subject did Jessica Cox study formally?
A. Flying planes.
B. Psychology.
C. Dancing.
D. Piloting.
23. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. Jessica Cox can drive like a normal person.
B. Jessica Cox has good skills in tae kwon do.
C. Jessica uses her feet to do her daily activities.
D. Jessica Cox does everything differently from normal person.
24. “Jessica Cox suffered a rare birth defect” (paragraph 1)
The underlined word is similar in meaning to ....
A. imperfection
B. handicap
C. suffering
D. disability
Read the text to answer questions 25 to 28.
Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukittingi, West Sumatera. He was the first vice president of Indonesia, later served as the prime minister. Upon being known for proclaiming the independence
of Indonesia, he, together with Soekarno, the first president of Indonesia, and a number of Indonesian activists had fought for the independence of Indonesia from the occupancy of the Netherlands.
Despite his struggle for the independence of Indonesia, he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932 after studying at a Dutch school in Indonesia. Later, people know him as Bung Hatta. “Bung" is an affectionate title to address colleagues and this is popular I the early 1900 in Indonesia.
25. Why was Mohammad Hatta called Bung Hatta?
A. To make him popular.
B. To gain his education.
C. To call his name easily.
D. To address a colleague.
26. From the text, we know that....
A. Bung Hatta usually call Soekarno
B. Soekarno and Hatta were close friends
C. Hatta was the first president of Indonesia
D. Bung Hatta studied in Indonesia after 1932
27. The first paragraph is about....
A. a short biography of Dr. Mohammad Hatta
B. The struggle of Mohammad against the Dutch
C. a story about the struggle of Indonesian people
D. The education of Mohammad Hatta at a Dutch school
28. “Upon being known for proclaiming the independence of Indonesia” (paragraph 1) The underlined word means a person who....
A. helping the president’s duty
B. leading a country or a nation
C. becoming popular in Indonesia
D. announcing officially and publicly
Read the text to answer questions 29 to 30.
Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He was best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art was represented in Picasso’s works.
Picasso was born 1881 in Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting with his father and also in Madrid.
From 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. Then, he entered what is called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his painting to picture the poverty in Barcelona.
After 1907, he entered the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are The Three Musician and The Man with a Guitar that depict the destruction of a Spanish town. Picasso died in France in 1973.
29. Picasso used shades of blue in his painting during the Blue period because
A. he was sad to live in a traditional Barcelona
B. the blue color was to show poverty in Barcelona
C. the blue color represented modern art of his painting
D. the blue color was Picasso’s favorite color in his painting
30. From the text, we know ....
A. Picasso loved listening to music and playing the guitar
B. Picasso used his painting to describe his environment
C. Picasso was born, raised, and died in Malaga, Spain
D. Picasso only used blue paint in all his paintings
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