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below is SNMPTN prediction for 2009, this prediction base on various test that was held begin from 1998 until 2008, we take the essential problem in each year than mixed it became prediction for SNMPTN 2009 in English Language major, futhermore we also provide answer and step by step to solve the test problem (soal + Pembahasan) 

DOWNLOAD SOAL + PEMBAHASAN PREDIKSI SNMPTN 2009 BAHASA INGRIS

just clik link above to download the documents, here we post some SPMB sample in from 2001 until 2008

UMPTN-01-92

Smoking can be the cause of many illnesses and respiratory disorders; ___ it may harm nonsmokers.
A. consequently
B. however
C. in addition
D. nevertheless
E. otherwise

 
SPMB-03-75
Mr. Sulaiman is a prominent figure among Indonesian
scientists; moreover, people know him as ____ person.
A. an arrogant
B. a strict
C. a proud
D. a tough
E. a sociable

SPMB-04-70
‘Do you often go to restaurants?’
‘No, it __ quite a long time since I went to a restaurant with my friends.’
A. as been
B. would be
C. is being
D. was
E. had been

SPMB-05-71
He did not pass his oral examination because he was
either nervous ____
A. or he did not prepare himself well
B. and did not prepare well
C. also the preparation was not good
D. or not well prepared
E. but he was not well prepared

SPMB-06-70
“As I was sent out of town to work on construction project, I could not help my fiencee with our wedding preparations.”
But you should____.”
A.Ask her to help
B.Have helped her
C.Ask us to help her
D.Have somebody help her
E.Have her help somebody

SPMB-06-75
These tourists, ____are Japanese, were among the crowd participating in the “Dangdut “ dance.
A.There are many
B.Many of them
C.Whose many
D.Many of whom
E.They who
 
SPMB-07-70
‘My little sister brought the antique vase I bought last year.’
A.What did she do
B.Oh, I am so sad
C.Oh, it must be expensive
D.Oh, where was she
E.What a shame

SPMB-07-71
As I found out that not all the workshop participants knew about today’s schedule, I got my secretary____it right away.
A.Distributing
B.Distributed
C.She distributes
D.To distribute
E.In distributing

SPMB-08-74
‘What should the government do to create political stability?’ ____
A.Law enforcement should work effectively
B.The effective work of law enforcement
C.Enforcing the law to work effective 
D.Working to make law enforcement effective
E.To make law enforcement work effectively

Below is text 1 of UMPTN 1995, include test and answer, step by step to solve the problem

Text 1 2005

Motion sickness comes in many forms, not just seasickness. Ninety percent of the human race is susceptible to motion sickness of one kind or another. Some people become sick when they sit in the backseat of a car; others cannot read or look at a map in any kind of moving vehicle. People get motion sickness on airplanes, motorcycles, amusement park rides, and even on camels! Scientists have learned that motion

sickness occurs when the brain is trying to make sense of a situation and there are too many conflicting messages. While the eyes are sending one message, the ears are trying to send a message about balance. The skin and bone joints, sensitive to air pressure send another message.

Many people who have experienced violent motion sickness try to avoid travel. But that is not always possible. So travelers should employ some well-known strategies to avoid getting sick. The most useful strategy concerns food: eat a light meal before traveling and bring along a packet of plain soda crackers to snack on regularly. Avoid alcoholic and carbonated beverages, high-fat foods, and spices. Care in choosing the location of your seat is another important strategy. In a car, sit at the front and keep your eyes fixed on the horizon.

People who still got sick after trying these strategies can try medical help. Some rely on over-the counter medications, although some of them can make you sleepy. Others use simple ginger capsules to settle their stomach. A large number of travelers use pressure bands on their wrists. It is not clear how these bands work, but they do prevent motion sickness.

SPMB-05-51

1.    suitable title for the text is __.

A. Motion Sickness

B. Inability to Avoid Motion Sickness

C. Effect of Motion Sickness

D. The Worst Kind of Motion Sickness

E. Susceptibility to Motion Sickness

 

SPMB-05-52

2.    person gets motion sickness because of ___.

A. sitting in vehicles

B. reading a book while traveling

C. waiting for the airplane to come

D.the conflicting messages received by the brain

E. watching rides in the amusement park

 

SPMB-05-53

3.    Victims of motion sickness can reduce the

chance of becoming sick by doing the following, except

A. avoiding spicy foods

B. eating a light meal before traveling

C. consuming high-fat food

D. taking the back-seat in a car

E. not consuming alcohol

 

SPMB-05-54

4.    From the text we may conclude that ___.

A.basically everyone tends to get sick when they are traveling

B. there is no definite solution to the problem of motion sickness

C. medical help is the best way to cure motion

sickness

D. there are so many ways for people to stop getting motion sickness

E. motion sickness can be overcome by any drug

prescribed by a doctor

 

SPMB-05-55

5.    The meaning of ‘over-the-counter medication’ is medicine bought ___.

A. outside drugstores

B. in small grocery stores

C. only in drugstores

D. by paying cash

E. without prescription

Answer / Pembahasan

SPMB-05-51

Answer : A

Pembahasan

Paragraf 1 memaparkan alasan mengapa orang mengalami  motion sickness (mabuk perjalanan). Paragraf 2 memaparkan strategi menyiasati dan menghindari motion sickness. Dan paragraf ke 3 memaparkan alternative lain untuk siasat tadi. Jelas bahwa wancana soal memiliki tajuk atau inti cerita, tentang mabuk perjalanan (motion sickness)

 

SPMB-05-52

Answer : D

Pembahasan

Seperti di informasikan kalimat ke 4 paragraf 1: scientists hav learned that motion sickness occurs when the brain is trying to make sense of situation and there too many conflicting messages”, yang menjadi penyebab orang mabuk perjalanan adalah pesan-pesan kacau yang diterima otak (the conflicting massages recived by the brain)

 

SPMB-05-53

Answer : C

Pembahasan

Perhatikan kalimat keempat dan kelima paragraph 2 : “Avoid alcoholic and carbonated beverages, high-fat foods, and spices. Care in choosing the location of your seat…”. Terlihat bahwa yang tidak direkomendasikan untuk mengurangi kemungkinan mabuk perjalanan adalah mengonsumsi makanan berlemak tinggi (consuming high-fat food).

 

SPMB-05-54

Answer : B

Pembahasan

Dari keseluruhan paparan wancana, terlihat bahwa dengan terdapatnya terlalu banyak cara menyiasati mabuk perjalanan bearti penanganan terhadap mabuk perjalanan untuk orang yang satu belum tentu berhasil untuk orang lain (there is no definite solution to the problem of motion sickness).

 

SPMB-05-55

Answer : E

Pembahasan

Yang dimaksud dengan ‘over the counter medication’ adalah obat-obatan yang tamnpa resep (medication without prescription)

other file will upload later, stay with this blog to recieve new soal and pembahasan of SNMPTN

same with previous test sheet of UMPTN in 1999, there were about 35 number of problem, this file it’s very good to learn and mae your own homeworks, so you can improve our skill in bahasa indonesia, why ? becouse it’s the basic skill and basic test if you want to pass State University entrance test in Indonesia,

some tips for your preparation are :

1. learn much more other kind of test sheet

2. make your own home works for various problem

3. try to answer various sheet of UMPTN and various years

4. discuss with your senior, mentor or your teacher

5. be confidence , its important so you not confuse before begin the test

now.. here we give o new one, test sheet UMPTN in 1999

DOWNLOAD BHS.INDONESIA UMPTN 1999 link 1

Download UMPTN 1999 mirror link2

below is test sheet of UMPTN (Nasional University entrance test) in Indonesia, consist of english language with year 2000, at this post you also can download the answer (pembahasan)

the test sheet can download at soal

UMPTN Bahasa Ingris 2000

after that you can also download the answer (pembahasan) at

Pembahasan Soal UMPTN

the main topic in UMPTN 2000 for english test is nuclear Power

Nuclear power is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay. All utility-scale reactors[1] heat water to produce steam, which is then converted into mechanical work for the purpose of generating electricity or propulsion. Today, more than 15% of the world’s electricity comes from nuclear power, more than 150 nuclear-powered naval vessels have been built, and a few radioisotope rockets have been produce

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a standardized dialect of the Malay language that was officially defined with the declaration of Indonesia’s independence in 1945. Malaysian and Indonesian languages remain quite similar.
Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Of its large population the number of people who fluently speak Indonesian is quickly approaching 100%, thus making Indonesian one of the most widely spoken languages in the world [1] Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are often fluent in another regional language/local dialect (examples include Minangkabau, Sundanese and Javanese) which are commonly used at home and within their local community. Most formal education, as well as nearly all national media and other forms of communication, are conducted in Indonesian. In East Timor, formerly part of Indonesia, the Indonesian language is recognized by the constitution as one of the two working languages (the other is English, alongside the official languages of Tetum and Portuguese).
pada akhir posting terdapat 60 soal SPMB tepatnya UMPTN bahasa indonesia dalam format pdf

here the link to download Soal Bahasa Indonesia with year 2005

at this post you will fine 75 number of SPMB test include three category , if you are student and looking for test practice so you can prepere well SPMB test, this post on this site is right answer, download all soal or test in this site.
Basic SPMB test include three category of test major they are, bahasa indonesia, english language and basic mathematic (matematika dasar) , there is the explanation of the test

• BAHASA INDONESIA number 01 - 25
• English Language number 26 - 50
• Basic mathematics number 51 - 75

there is sample of mathematics test

Dari angka 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, dan 6 dibuat bilangan genap terdiri atas tiga angka yang berbeda.Diantara bilangan-bilangan tersebut yang kurang dari 500, banyaknya adalah
(A)  34
(B)  38
(C)  40
(D)  46
(E)  52

and some sample english page test

General Grant had General Lee ___ him at
Appomattox to sign the official surrender of the
Confederate forces.
(A) to meet
(B) met
(C) meet
(D) meeting
(E) being met

If it ____ more humid in the dessert of the south-
west, the hot temperature would be unbearable.
(A) be
(B) is
(C) was
(D) were
(E) had been

pada posting berikut berisi soal kemampuan dasar, meliputi soal SPMB bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Ingris, dan Matematika dasar serta kunci jawaban, ketika jenis soal tersebut diupload menjadi satu sehingga dapat langsung di download dalam satu file

Download Soal Kemampuan Dasar

file dalam format pdf

Text I

Whales are the largest animals on earth. Bigger than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weigh 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weigh 3 tons.
Although whales live in the oceans and swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish they bear young live, not as eggs. Their babies live on their mother’s milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breath when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm-blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water, and are cold-blooded.
Whales live in all the oceans. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are two kinds of whales, whales with teeth (too-thed whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouths and swim into the plankton. When they close their mouths they squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human beings and the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.

Beirikut adalah pertanyaan dari bacaan diatas
UMPTN-98-66
The difference between whales and fish is that
whales….
A. do not have to come to the surface to get fresh air
B. deliver their young like elephants do
C. will die if they cannot get oxygen in the water
D. are mammals that are cold blooded
E. can easily breathe when they are under water

UMPTN-98-67
A sitable title for the text is ….
A. Large animals on earth
B. Difference between whales and elephants
C. Whales, the biggest animals on earth
D. Similarity between fish and whales
E. The life of whales in the oceans
UMPTN-98-68
Which of the following is TRUE about whales?
A. Whales are generally 95 feet long and weigh 150 tons.
B. Big animals living in the ocean tend to be their enemies.
C. Like fish, whales can live in all kinds of waters.
D. Their life-span is usually longer than human beings’.
E. A new-born baby whale may weigh one-fifteth of its mother.

UMPTN-98-69
Whales occasionally live in warm waters ….
A. to act more food
B. for reproduction
C. to avoid water
D. for fresh air
E. to feed their babies
UMPTN-98-70
From the text we may conclude that….
A. a whales can eat both squid and plankton
B. toothed whales chew their food before swallowing it
C. the two types of whales live in different waters
D. baleen whales swallow the water containing plankton
E. each type of whale eats a specific kind of food
Text II

People manage to count even when they do not have names for numbers. Early men demonstrated numbers to each other by counting on their fingers, and some primitive tribes still do this. In fact, some tribes have names for only the numbers “one” and “two” and can only indicate higher numbers by pointing to a particular finger. In other tribes, the numbers do have names, but these names are directly connected with finger counting.
UMPTN-98-71
The text tells us about….
A. early demonstrations of numbers
B. the use of fingers in counting
C. the importance of numbers
D. primitive tries
E. various names for numbers

UMPTN-98-72
Which of the following statements is TRUE according
to the text?
A. It was not necessary to have names for numbers in counting.
B. Only in earlier days did people use their fingers in counting.
C. There are tribes who only consider “one” and “two” important.
D. For some tribes., it is unusual to use fingers when counting.
E. The words “one” and “two” were unpopular among many tribes.
Text III

The United States and Mexico signed a peace treaty on February 2, 1848. Mexico had to give up much of its land to the U.S. Te land included Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. The treaty signers did not know that James Marshall had just discovered gold in California 10 days earlier, obod knew this outside of the area near the Sacramento River. One year later, everybody knew. In 1849 the world heard about the gold discovery. Gold fever brought thousands of people to
California, We call the people who joined the gold rush “forty-niners”. They all though they could become rich quickly. They thought they could stay in California a short time and return home as wealthy people.
UMPTN-98-73
The main information of the text is abou t….
A. a peace treaty between the U.S. and Mexico
B. James Marshall, the gold miner
C. the discovery of gold in California
D. the gold rush in the United States
E. the dream of the forty-niners to get rich quickly

UMPTN-98-74
Fro the text we may conclude that….
A. Mexico regretted that it had to give up California to the U.S.
B. James Marshall did not publicly announced his discovery
C. a log of “forty-niners” became rich within a very short time
D. California became a place where many foreigners lived
E. Mexico made great efforts to win California back

Today no one would deny the genius of Albert Einstein.  75 that was not always the case. In his youth, Einstein’s parents and teachers  76 him but undisciplined and dull. As a child, he was slow to talk, and his parents were  77 he might be retarded. As an adolescent, he had difficulty .adjusting to the strict discipline of the German high school, and his teachers
were not pleased with his  78 . Not surprisingly, he found college little better than high school, and again he  79 the appropriate academic discipline. In the end, he was arable to graduate, but only with the help of a friend who kept him up-to-date on all his courses.

UMPTN-98-75
A.  Since
B.  But
C.  So
D.  Because
E.  Therefore

UMPTN-98-76
A.  declared
B.  determined
C.  predicted
D.  accused
E.  considered

UMPTN-98-77
A.  hopeful
B.  amazed
C.  expectant
D.  worried
E.  timid

UMPTN-98-78
A.  success
B.  increase
C.  advantage
D.  program
E.  progress

UMPTN-98-79
A.  achieved
B.  served
C.  lacked
D.  wasted
E.  disrupted

soal berikut tidak ada hubunganya dengan text IV diatas
UMPTN-98-80
At the beginning of the semester, eac of the students …
given a new time-table.
A.  he is
B.  they are
C.  are
D.  is
E.  be

UMPTN-98-81
-These are all government offices.”
“… is your father’s?’
A.  Which
B.  When
C.  Whose
D.  Why
E.  What

UMPTN-98-82
Due to the monetary crisis, the number of people
without jobs … at the moment.
A.  increase
B.  is increasing
C.  increased
D.  was increasing
E.  will increase

UMPTN-98-83
… a few thousand dollars, he went on a loui lo Europe.
A.  Saved
B.  Have saved
C.  He has saved
D.  Having saved
E.  After he saves

UMPTN-98-84
Rudi broke his leg in an accident; therefore, … drive
him to work.
A.  he doesn’t have to ask Amir to
B.  he won’t have to get anybody
C.  Amir has asked Rudi to
D.  Amir doesn’t have to
E.  he will have Amir

UMPTN-98-85
‘Harry could not pay his school fee because his father
was unemployed.’
His rich uncle … him with is school fee.’
A.  may support
B.  should have supported
C.  would rather support
D.  will have supported
E.  might support

UMPTN-98-86
… I can drive, I often ask my brother to drive me to the
city.
A.  Since
B.  When
C.  Because
D.  Whether
E.  Although

UMPTN-98-87
… at two prestigious universities, Amanda has a hard ;
time deciding which one to   choose.
A.  Accepting
B.  She was accepted
C.  Accepted
D.  To be accepted
E.  She was accepting

UMPTN-98-88
The fact that e was put in prison for something that he
had not done made his wife ….
A.  cry
B.  to be crying
C.  cried
D.  to cry
E.  crying

UMPTN-98-89
… is a long holiday after passing your exam.
A.  You need
B.  Why you needed
C.  It is needed
D.  What you need

UMPTN-98-91
‘Why does the baby next-door keep crying?’
As usual, it … by the baby sitter.’
A.  is neglecting
B.  is neglected
C.  neglects
D.  is to be neglected
E.  is to neglect

UMPTN-98-92
There was so much noise next door.
Our neighbor … from their vacation abroad.
A.  may come back
B.  would have come back
C.  is supposed to come back
D.  must have come back
E.  ought to come back

UMPTN-98-93
‘Why do you have to stay at home tomorrow?’
‘… my little brother.’
A.  Takes care of
B.  Taking care of
C.  To take care of
D.  For taking care of
E.  1 will take care of

UMPTN-98-94
The hotel provides good facilities; yet ….
A.  the occupancy rates is very low
B.  foreign tourists like to stay there
C.  it is located on a beautiful beach
D.  on-the-job training is provided for the employees
E.  it is advertised in the yellow pages

UMPTN-98-95
‘Why didn’t you like them buy those shoes? you
seemed to
‘I would have if they had been cheaper.?
The answer means ….
A.  I did buy the shoes
B.  1 was not against the price
C.  the shoes were too expensive
D.  I looked for a more expensive pair
E.  the shoes were a bargain

UMPTN adalah menunjukkan soal UMPTN sedangkan 98 menunjukkan tahun, nomer terakhir menunjukkan nomor urut soal.

this is a English test taken from UMPTN 1997
Text I

Measles, a childhood disease, has caused
sufferings to mankind for thousands of years. However,
the search for an effective measles vaccine, lasted two
hundred years and has finally ended in success. Now,
for the first time, easels is a preventable disease. You
may ask, ‘How is this important to children?
Every year measles kills twice as many
Americans as polio now does. More children die from
measles than from any other common childhood
disease. Also complications of some degree occur in
about one child out of six. Most complications include
pneumonia and ear disorders. Another after effect of
measles - brain damage is less common, but it can have
such serious consequences that it deserves special
attention.
Brain damage due to easels sounds like
something far away from our experience. In reality, it is
no. Like any other injury, damage to the brain can be
very slight or very severe. It is quite possible that we
have never seen or heard a child who has severe brain
damage - the child would either have died or would be
in an institution. However, in medical research a
relation has been found between measles and such
things as behavior problems, personality changes and
dulling of mental ability. For example, a child may be
bad-tempered or a little slow to learn after he has
recovered from measles.

Petunjuk I dipergunakan dalam menjawab soal nomor
61 sampai ke nomor 74.

UMPTN-97-61
The main information of the text is that….
A. measles has been a disease for thousands of years
B. after 200 years of research an effective measles
vaccine was found
C. measles is a serious disease greatly neglected in the
past
D. a lot of research was done on the complications of
measles
E. measles may have bad effects on children who get
the disease

UMPTN-97-62
Which of the following statements is TRUE about
measles?
A. The number of children in the USA killed by
measles is smaller than that killed by polio
B. Medical research revealed that measles may cause
brain damage
C. In the USA children with brain damage have all
been measles patients,
D. Research findings show that pneumonia and ear
disorders may cause measles
E. Children who get measles will have pneumonia
and ear disorders at the sometime
UMPTN-97-63
One of the important findings of the research on
measles is that….
A. children who have got measles may become
difficult to handle because of their behaviour
B. in reality, there are no measles patients who get
brain damage
C. personality changes already occur at the time a
child has measles
D. measles can cause children to become physically
handicapped
E. measles is the first killer of childhood diseases in
the world

UMPTN-97-64
“Which of the following in NOT an after-effect of
measles?
A. Polio
B. Ear disorders
C. Personality changes
D. Slow learning
E. Pneumonia

UMPTN-97-65
‘or would be in an institution’ (paragraph 3).
The underlined word means
A. an orphanage
B. a rehabilitation centre
C. a hospital
D. a company
E. a public school

UMPTN-97-63
One of the important findings of the research on
measles is that….
A. children who have got measles may become
difficult to handle because of their behaviour
B. in reality, there are no measles patients who get
brain damage
C. personality changes already occur at the time a
child has measles
D. measles can cause children to become physically
handicapped
E. measles is the first killer of childhood diseases in
the world

UMPTN-97-64
“Which of the following in NOT an after-effect of
measles?
A. Polio
B. Ear disorders
C. Personality changes
D. Slow learning
E. Pneumonia

UMPTN-97-65
‘or would be in an institution’ (paragraph 3).
The underlined word means
A. an orphanage
B. a rehabilitation centre
C. a hospital
D. a company
E. a public school

Text II

Alternative energy sources are becoming
increasingly attractive as the energy crisis becomes
more severe. Solar heating systems, which use the sun’s
radiation as a source of energy, are a promising
alternative energy source- Nuclear power plants are
already in operation in several parts of the country.
Government and private industry are even investigating
the possibility of capturing the power of ocean waves
and tides for conversion into usable energy. Coal is
once again becoming an acceptable fuel as the nation
searches for solutions to the energy shortage. Even
garbage is seen as a potential source of energy. In some
communities, garbage is burned to heat buildings and
light-city streets.

UMPTN-97-66
The main information of the text is about….
A. the interest in alternative energy sources
B. potential solar heating systems
C. the operation of nuclear power plants
D. the search for energy from the sea
E. the use of coal to replace oil

UMPTN-97-67
Which of the following statements is TRUE about
alternative sources of energy?
A. Garbage can be recycled into energy to run
factories
B. The crisis of alternative energy sources becomes
more severe
C. Energy from the sun seems to be potentially the
best alternative
D. Coal is considered not suitable to replace oil
E. Private industries have succeeded in producing
energy from ocean wave and tides.

Text III

Often people who hold higher positions in #
given group overestimate their performance, while
people in the lower levels of the group underestimate
theirs. While this may not always be true, it does
indicate that often the actual position in the group has
much, to do with the feeling of personal confidence a
person may have; Thus, members who hold high
positions in a group or feel that they have an important
part to play in the group will probably have more
confidence in their own performance.

UMPTN-97-68
The topic of the text is….
A. the role of leaders in a group
B. self-confidence of group members
C. different positions in a group
D. the relation between high positions and self-
confidence
E. the attitudes of group members

UMPTN-97-69
From the text we may conclude that….
A. if we let people know that they are an important
part of the group, they will become ore self-
confident
B. people will get a higher position if they have great self-confidence
C. if people have high positions, they are confident that they perform better than others
D. people who hold low positions in a group often overestimate their performance
E. if people are given high positions, they will underestimate people of low positions

Text IV

In an age of supersonic airliners, it is difficult to imagine mat at the beginning of the twentieth century no one had ever flown in an aeroplane. (70), people were flying in balloons and airships. The airship Was (71) on the principle of the semi-rigid structure. In 1900 Ferdinand Von Zeppelin fitted a petrol engine to a rigid balloon. The craft was the first really
(72) airship. In 1919 an airship first carried passengers across the Atlantic, and in 1929 one travelled round the world.
During this tie the design of airships was constantly being (73) and up to 1937 they (74) thousands of passengers on regular trans Atlantic services for millions of miles.
berikut adalah soal UMPTN pada tahun 1997, silahkan dipelajari
UMPTN-97-70
A.  In addition
B.  Next
C.  However
D.  Furthermore
E.  Consequently

UMPTN-97-71
A.  located
B.  based
C.  supported
D.  decided
E.  originated

UMPTN-97-72
A.  success
B.  succeed
C.  succeeded
D.  successful
E.  successfully

UMPTN-97-73
A.  Repaired
B.  Encouraged
C.  Recovered
D.  Established
E.  improved

UMPTN-97-74
A.  applied
B.  lifted
C.  sent
D.  delivered
E.  carried

UMPTN-97-75
My brother, who was not used to… a room with: one else, was quite unhappy when he couldn’t have his own room in the dormitory.
A.  sharing
B.  share
C.  be sharing
D.  be shared
E.  being shared

UMPTN-97-76
My uncle doesn’t ear much;…, he can send his children
to college.
A.  however
B.  and
C.  therefore
D.  so
E.  hence

UMPTN-97-77
If he…. more confident during the interview, he might have got the of he wanted,
A.  were
B.  would be
C.  could have been
D.  had .been
E.  was being

UMPTN-97-78
‘I visited the University of California last year. That’s the place…. my brother is studying

now.
A.  which
B.  when
C.  whose
D.  shorn
E.  where

UMPTN-97-79
‘I wonder how old he is.
‘He was Asti’s classmate in 1985, so he …

at least
twenty-five now.
A.  will be
B.  should be
C.  must have been
D.  should have been
E.  shall be

UMPTN-97-80
The crowd has been waiting outside the hotel for hours
just…. a glimpse of the famous singer.
A.  getting
B.  they get
C.  get
D.  forgetting
E.  to get

UMPTN-97-81
Farmers in this are Jack means of transport to over their
products to the market.       .
…. vital role in the regions development has been neglected by the local government.
A.  Their
B.  The market’s
C.  The farmers’
D.  Its
E.  The government’s

UMPTN-97-82
‘When did you realize you had lost your purse? .
‘When I…. money to pay the bus fare.
A.  have delivered it
B.  have it to be delivered
C.  deliver it
D.  have to deliver it
E.  have it delivered

UMPTN-97-83
‘Ted, are you going to Tia’s birthday party tomorrow evening?’
‘I don’t think so. I …the dentist. ‘
A.  am having to see
B.  have seen
C.  have to see
D.  had to see
E.  would have to see

UMPTN-97-84
…. Michael Douglas a good actor is his ability to play the role of different characters so well
A.  That makes
B.  Whether making
C.  What make as
D.  This is made
E.  In order to make

UMPTN-97-85
‘Bambang looks very happy today.’
‘Don’t you know he … to General Manager? ‘
A.  has promoted
B.  to be proved
C.  being proved
D.  has to promote
E.  has been promoted

UMPTN-97-86
The young mother cautiously tiptoed into the bedroom
in order not to wake up ….
A.  the sleeping children
B.  the children slept
C.  the children were sleeping
D.  the children sleeping
E.  the sleeping of the children

UMPTN-97-87
This English text on Biology is to difficult for me to read.
‘Well, you’d better….. ‘
A.  translate it
B.  have it translated
C.  have to translate it
D.  have translated it
E.  to translate it

UMPTN-97-88
Having switched off the lights, ….
A.  it was the door he lock
B.  the door was locked
C.  this locked the door
D.  the door was locked behind him
E.  he locked the door

UMPTN-97-89
There was such a long applause at the end of the play that the performers repeatedly appeared on the stage,
bowing.’ From the above sentence we may conclude that….
A.  the players did not perform well
B.  the play was a great success
C.  the viewers got bored of the play
D.  the play was a popular drama
E.  the players should have rehearsed beatte

UMPTN-97-90
The airline should have accepted the application of Agus, an experienced pilot. This means that: ….
A.  the airline hired Agus
B.  Agus refused to. work for the airline
C.  the airline did not receive Agus application
D.  Agus was rejected by the airline  ‘
E.  the airline offered Agus a job

Soal pada postingan tersebut merupakan sambungan dari postingan sebelumnya yaitu : English Test for SPMB - UMPTN 97 A

At this post you will find “Soal SPMB / UMPTN” english language in years 1996

Ultraviolet light means the invisible part of the spectrum beyond violet. This light has always been regarded as very useful because it is used to cure certain skin diseases, kill bacteria, detect counterfeit money, form vitamins, etc. Along with the increasingly extensive use of
computers in financial activities, ultraviolet light has been widely applied by banks to identify the signatures of the customers in passbooks. When a customer opens “a new account with a bank, the bank teller always asks him to. sign on a card placed in the signature column of a passbook. When the card is removed, the trace of his signature will be left; this can be used to compare with the signature on the customer’s with drawal slip under ultraviolet light.
Ultraviolet light certainly has many practical applications, but it may also be harmful to human
being on some occasions. To everyone’s knowledge, the direct impact of the lighten the yes for an excessive length of time may blind a person. Even though it can cure certain skin diseases, it is also very harmful to the skin, a study just completed in the United States says that the light may cause skin cancer. The ultraviolet rays of the sun have been ranked as the third most dangerous cancer-causing agent after alcohol and tobacco. It is high time to warn sun-worshippers in the quest for a bronzed look to be careful of excessive and uncontrolled exposure to the sun.

Petunjuk A dipergunakan dalam menjawab soaf nomor 61 sampai nomor 74.

UMPTN-96-61
We may conclude that the main information of the text
is about….
A. the advantages and disadvantages of ultraviolet
light
B. the use of ultraviolet light in business
C. the application of ultraviolet light in people’s lives
D. the effect of ultraviolet rays on human beings
E. the danger of ultraviolet light to people’s health

UMPTN-96-62
Which of the following statements about ultraviolet
light is TRUE according to the text?
A. Ultraviolet is used by banks for computers.
B. The position of ultraviolet rays is above the spectrum.
C. Skin diseases can only be caused by ultravioletrays.
D. Ultraviolet light, which is part of the spectrum, cannot be seen.
E. Ultraviolet light is one of the existing vitamins.

UMPTN-96-63
We benefit from ultraviolet rays as they can ….
A. sign customers’ passbooks
B. detect false signatures
C. cure a particular kind of cancer
D. check customers’ deposits
E. be a component in medicines

UMPTN-96-64
Ultraviolet rays may endanger people who….
A. take vitamins regularly
B. stay indoors
C. have skin cancer
D. consume alcohol and tobacco
E. like sunbathing

UMPTN-96-65
We may conclude that the writer’s main purpose in
writing the text is to ….
A. encourage people to get the best advantage of ultraviolet rays
B. explain that sunrise consist of violet and ultraviolet rays
C. introduce the effective use of ultraviolet light in banks
D. warn people against the alarming dangers caused bay sunrise
E. ask people to avoid the use of ultraviolet light as much as possible

Text II

Hospitality is natural in my village. Guests arrive at any tie of the day or night and they are always welcome. Nobody asks them ‘Why have you come?’ or ‘How long are you going to stay?’ They become a part of the family.
The villagers are delighted to receive guests. They are fed, clothed and given presents. When guests arrive they are offered a pot of water to wash their hands, face, and feet. Then they are given a meat or a chair to sit on. Previously, sherbet was offered, but now it is the custom to give a cup of tea, depending on the time of the day. Guests are never asked ‘Have you eaten?’ or ‘Would you like something to eat or drink?’ Food is placed before the and it is impolite for guests to refuse. Hospitality means giving yourself completely to guests and strangers.

UMPTN-96-66
What is the topic of the paragraph?
A. Guests and strangers
B. Hospitality in a village
C. Rule of politeness
D. Advice for guests
E. The-arrival of guests

UMPTN-96-67
What is the main idea of the text?
A. In the writer’s village, guests are always received warmly.
B. Guests have to wash their hands, face, and feet when they arrive.
C. The hosts never ask their visitors questions.
D. Guests are usually asked about the purpose of their visit.
E. It is impolite to refuse food and drink offered by the host.

Text III

Progress is gradually being made in the fight of cancer. In the early 1900s, few cancer patients had my hope of long-term survival. In the 1920s, the ratio was one m four. Currently, the ratio is down to one in three. The gain from one in four to one in three represents about 58,000 lives saved each year.

UMPTN-96-68
What is the topic of the paragraph?
A. The dangers of cancer
B. Cancer victims
C. The problem of cancer
D. Progress in the fight of cancer
E. The history of cancer

UMPTN-96-69
What is the main idea of the text?
A. In the 1900s cancer patients had good hope of long-term survival.
B. The progress in fighting cancer results in the increasing number of survivals.
C. There is progress in preventing people from getting cancer.
D. Currently, the gain from the fight against cancer is the survival of 58,000 lives.
E. The number of cancer victims has gradually increased.

This contain post take from  Soal SPMB / UMPTN 1996, at this post will display number 70 until 90

No one knows who invented mechanical clocks. However, the clock 85 can be traced back to the
Middle Ages in Europe. The earliest clocks were actually made by blacksmiths, the main principles in the design of these clocks, 86, are still use in mechanical clocks today, though modern clocks are much more accurate.
Early clocks had no dial, and 87 the time simply by striking a bell. The word clock, in fact,
means bell. Before the invention of clocks, a man 88 as a clock-jack used to ring a large bell in a castle or monastery to tell everyone the time. This man was able to 89 the time by means of a sundial or a hour glass containing sand.

UMPTN-96-70
A.  industry
B.  company
C.  fabrication
D.  installation
E.  procedure

UMPTN-96-71
A.  moreover
B.  besides
C.  therefore
D.  however
E.  consequently

UMPTN-96-72
A.  stated
B.  assumed
C.  predicted
D.  mentioned
E.  indicated

UMPTN-96-73
A.  called
B.  known
C.  used
D.  noticed
E.  grown

UMPTN-96-74
A.  estimate
B.  estimation
C.  estimator
D.  estimated
E.  estimating

Petunjuk A dipergunakan dalam menjawab-soal nomor
75 sampai nomor 90

UMPTN-96-76
‘Could you please book e on the next flight to Mexico
City?’
1
Tm sorry, sir. Our airline…. to Mexico. City.
A.  will not fly
B.  has not been flying
C.  did not fly .
D.  wasn’t able to fly
E.  doesn’t fly

UMPTN-96-77
Being an outgoing person. Again …. his time with
friends on Saturday nights than stay at home.
A.  might be spending
B.  would rather spend
C.  ought to have spent
D.  could he spent
E.  had better spend

UMPTN-96-78
…. she likes him very much, she always pretends to
ignore him.
A.  Since
B.  Because
C.  Whereas
D.  Even though
E.  However

UMPTN-96-79
‘Having been defeated three times in a row, the boxer
1
decided to give up fighting.’ means: ….’
A.  He decided to give up fighting although he was
defected three times in a row.
B.  He decided to give up fighting after he had been
defeated three times in a row.
C.  As he had decided to give up fighting, he was
defected three times in a row.
D.  He decided to give up fighting, so he was defected
three times in a row.
E.  When he decided to give up fighting, he was
defeated three times in a row.

UMPTN-96-80
In her letter my friend said that she was looking
forward … from me again.
A.  to hearing
B.  to hear
C.  hearing
D.  having heard
E.  to being heard

UMPTN-96-81
The original…. manuscript of the play is on display in
the museum.
A.  written by hand
B.  writing hand
C.  hand-written
D.  that is hand-written
E.  hand-writing

UMPTN-96-82
‘Do I have to go to the post office to get my package?’
“No. You can….’
A.  have delivered it
B.  deliver it
C.  have it to be delivered
D.  have to deliver it
E.  have it delivered

UMPTN-96-83
If he had taken a computer course, it would have been
easier for him to get a good ob. this means that….
A.  it wasn’t easy to find a good ob although he had taken a computer course.
B.  he had taken a computer course, so it wasn’t difficult to find a good ob.
C.  even though he’d taken a computer course, it wasn’t easy to find a good job.
D.  he hadn’t taken a compute course, so it wasn’t easy to get a good job.
E.  he took a computer course so that it would be easier to find a good job.

UMPTN-96-84
Anita and I missed the morning flight, and this made
…. late for our friend’s wedding.
A.  his
B.  them
C.  me
D.  her
E.  us

UMPTN-96-85
‘I have a problem with my thesis.’
‘…. it?’
A.  Shall we discuss
B.  Did we use to discuss
C.  May we have discussed
D.  Had we better discuss
E.  Would we rather discuss

UMPTN-96-86
My parents advised my sister…. too much money on clothes.
A.  don not spend
B.  not to spend
C.  did not spend
D.  not spending
E.  not spend

UMPTN-96-87
The progress of this class needs …
A.  to be evaluated
B.  evaluated
C.  to evaluate
D.  in evaluating
E.  be evaluated

UMPTN-96-88
Doctors agree…. patients should try to reduce taking medicine for slight headaches.
A.  whether
B.  which
C.  that
D.  how
E.  what

UMPTN-96-89
Sydney … is more than three and a half million, is Australia’s largest city.
A.  whom the population
B.  that the population
C.  whether the population
D.  the population of it
E.  the population of which

UMPTN-96-90
‘Did you see the children when you came home this afternoon?
‘No, they…. their teacher in Priok.
A.  visited
B.  had visited
C.  to visit
D.  were visiting
E.  would have visited