1. English Task
Kesya N. A. (14)
XI IPA 3
Scientists have developed a gel that helps brains recover from traumatic injuries. It has the potential to
treat head injuries suffered in combat, car accidents, falls, or gunshot wounds. Developed by Dr. Ning
Zhang at Clemson University in South Carolina, the gel is injected in liquid form at the site of injury
and stimulates the growth of stem cells there.
Brain injuries are particularly hard to repair, since injured tissues swell up and can cause additional
damage to the cells. So far, treatments have tried to limit this secondary damage by lowering the
temperature or relieving the pressure at the site of injury. However, these techniques are often not very
effective.
More recently, scientists have considered transplanting donor brain cells into the wound to repair
damaged tissue. This method has so far had limited results when treating brain injuries. The donor cells
often fail to grow or stimulate repair at the injury site, possibly because of the inflammation and
scarring present there. The injury site also typically has very limited blood supply and connective
tissue, which might prevent donor cells from getting the nutrients they require.
Dr. Zhang's gel, however, can be loaded with different chemicals to stimulate various biological
processes at the site of injury. In previous research done on rats, she was able to use the gel to help re-establish
full blood supply at the site of brain injury. This could help create a better environment for
donor cells.
In a follow-up study, Dr. Zhang loaded the gel with immature stem cells, as well as the chemicals they
needed to develop into full-fledged adult brain cells. When rats with severe brain injuries were treated
with this mixture for eight weeks, they showed signs of significant recovery.
The new gel could treat patients at varying stages following injury, and is expected to be ready for
testing in humans in about three years.
1. Which of the following isn't stated can be healed by the gel?
(a) Falls
(b) Gunshot Wounds
(c) Combat
(d) Chopped
(e) Car Accidents
2. What is the most appropriate statement for the passage above?
(a) Healing injuries with stem cell
(b) Way of treating injuries
(c) Development of the brain
(d) How to treat brain injuries
(e) A gel which can treat brain injuries
3. Who is Ning Zhang?
(a) A doctor who develop the gel
(b) A patient with brain injury
(c) An engineer who help the doctor
(d) Government's representative
(e) The rat's name

2. 4. How does the gel work?
(a) Replacing damaged cells
(b) Generating new cells
(c) Helps establish full blood supply
(d) Acts as the new brain
(e) Eats the damaged cells
5. ...because of the inflammation and scarring present there.
The underlined word has similar meaning with...
(a) Damage
(b) Suppuration
(c) Injury
(d) Blemish
(e) Scar
6. How long does it take for rats with injured brain to have a sign of significant recovery?
(a) Five weeks
(b) Three weeks
(c) Nine weeks
(d) Eight weeks
(e) One week
The time was coming near. I knew that he was getting older. Duke had been there when my parents
brought me home for the first time. We grew up together. He had become one of my best friends. I still
miss him. He was the best dog we had ever had.
He had slick, brown and black hair, his paws and chest white. With a slouching posture he would walk
around like a silent lamb barking only when we came home or he wanted outside. Although very quiet,
he knew how to comfort and love. In his prime he enjoyed hanging out, but as he withered he was not
always up for it.
Catch was Duke’s favorite game. If you let him outside with you he would stay where you could see
him. Every once and awhile he would get a little curious and would go explore being sure to never be
gone too long.
My family began to do more of the comforting since he did not do much but sleep anymore. Even
though he was getting old and it did not seem like he was giving much to the family, he did, he still
brought joy. When you have known someone your whole life and you care about them just seeing them
makes you happy.
Then it came. One night we were watching T.V. when Duke tried to get up off the couch. While getting
up he lost his balance and flopped of the couch, it was a sad sight to see. As he tried to get up we could
see he was in pain. When he walked he had a limp in his back leg. Trying to climb back onto the couch
he struggled. Finally giving up, he hobbled to a chair that was not so high off the ground and sat down.
The night became a gloomy one. I got up to go sit by him and just pet him. We had a strong feeling that
he had broken his hip.
“We are probably going to have to put him down,” my mom said as I got up for school the next
morning.
“I figured you were going to say that,” I told my mom wishing it was not true.

3. That entire morning sucked as I tried to push through it and get ready for school. When it was time to
leave I sat there and hugged him forever. I scratched the top of his head behind his right ear, which I
knew was his favorite place for a good scratch. He lightly leaned into my hand. Tears began to well in
my eyes as the knowing I was never going to see him again hit me full force.
7. Who is Duke?
(a) The writer's pet
(b) The writer's name
(c) The writer's schoolmate
(d) The writer's brother
(e) The writer's sister
8. Duke's chest color is...
(a) Brown
(b) Black
(c) White
(d) Grey
(e) Yellow
9. Followings are true statements, except...
(a) Duke is the writer's best friend
(b) Duke is very noisy
(c) The writer loves Duke very much
(d) Duke is a male dog
(e) The writer was crying as he/she hugged him for the last time
10. When Duke walked around, he was like...
(a) A noisy cat
(b) A human
(c) A quiet bird
(d) A noisy dog
(e) A quiet lamb
11. Duke loved playing...
(a) Catch
(b) Frisbee
(c) Digging
(d) Tag
(e) Tricks
The next artist in this survey of American artist is James Whistler; he is included in this survey of
American artist because he was born in the United States, although the majority of his artwork was
completed in Europe. Whistler was born in Massachusetts in 1834, but nine years later his father
moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work on the construction of a railroad. The family
returned to the United States in 1849. Two years later Whistler entered the U.S. military academy at
West Point, but he was unable to graduate. At the age of twenty-one Whistler went to Europe to study
art despite familial objections, and he remained in Europe until his death.
Whistler worked in various art forms, including etchings and lithographs. However, he is most famous
for his paintings, particularly Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artists Mother or
Whistlers Mother, as it is more commonly known. This painting shows a side view of Whistlers
mother, dressed I black and posing against a gray wall. The asymmetrical nature of the portrait, with his
mother seated off-center, is highly characteristic of Whistlers work.

4. 11. The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses
(a) A survey of eighteenth-century art
(b) a different American artist
(c) Whistlers other famous paintings
(d) European artists
(e) Painting in general
12. Which of the following best describes the information in the passage?
(a) Several artists are presented
(b) One artists life and works are described
(c) Various paintings are contrasted
(d) Whistlers family life is outlined.
(e) Different origins of art
13. Whistler is considered an American artist because
(a) he was born in America
(b) he spent most of his life in American
(c) he served in the U.S. military
(d) he created most of his famous art in America
(e) his parent came from America
14. The world majority in line 2 is closest in meaning to
(a) seniority
(b) maturity
(c) large pieces
(d) high percentage
(e) rarity
15. It is implied in the passage that Whistlers family was
(a) unable to find any work at all in Rusia
(b) highly supportive of his desire to pursue art
(c) working class
(d) military
(e) having a happy life
16. The word objections in line 7 is closest in meaning to
(a) protests
(b) goals
(c) agreements
(d) battles
(e) fights
17. In line 8, the etchings are
(a) a type of painting
(b) the same as a lithograph
(c) an art form introduced by Whistler

5. (d) an art form involving engraving
(e) the way of lining
18. The word asymmetrical in line 11 is closest in meaning to
(a) proportionate
(b) uneven
(c) balanced
(d) lyrical
(e) different
19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
(a) Whistler work with a variety of art forms.
(b) Whistlers Mother is not the official name of his painting.
(c) Whistler is best known for his etchings.
(d) Whistlers Mother is painted in somber tones.
(e) Whistler work with a variety of art forms.
20. where in the passage does the author mention the types of artwork that Whistler was involved in?
(a) Lines 1-2
(b) Lines 3-4
(c) Lines 5-6
(d) Lines 8-10
The government has just published a report which suggest that television is partly responsible for the
serious increase in crime over the last ten years. The exposure of violence or pornography harmfully
effects on children.
Many people who are alive today know what it is like to live in a world without television. Television
as we know is only about forty years old. Yet it is so much a part of our lives that it seems as if it had
always existed.
Some people think that the years before the invention of television were a better time. They claim that
families talked more and did more things together. More books were read. People used their
imaginations more fully. People got more outdoor exercises.
But others disagree. They claim that television is a powerful educational tool. It informs us of what is
going on in the world, from a famine in Africa to a local politics and fashion. It helps us understand
how people live, work, and struggle.
In 1961, Newton Minow, a government official, called prime-time schedules “ a vast wasteland.”
Television is credited with being a great teacher, but it is also blamed for the poor reading and writing
skills of our population. Television gets praised for helping us understand the people of the world. But
it has been accused of helping to destroy family life. Television keeps us informed about the political
issues of the day.
Experts will probably continue to argue about television’s value. But everyone agrees that it is one of
the most significant inventions of the twentieth century.
21. The writer wants to tell …..
(a) The development of television

6. (b) The advantages of television program
(c) How television destroys people’s life
(d) How television improves people’s knowledge
(e) The influence of television on people’s daily life
22. Many people claim that television is a powerful educational tool. From this statement we know that
they….. with the existence of television.
The right words to fill in the points above are…
(a) Love
(b) Agree
(c) Prefer
(d) Satisfy
(e) Choose
23. Which of the following is good for children in watching TV?
(a) The children should watch the violence on TV
(b) Children may watch TV whenever they like
(c) There shouldn’t be government censorship of TV program
(d) Children should spend all their time to watch TV program
(e) Children should be accompanied by their parents in watching TV
24. “ ….. what is going on in the world, from famine in Africa …” (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word means lack of ….
(a) Food
(b) Education
(c) Water
(d) Entertainment
(e) Nutrient
25. The type of the text is ….
(a) Report
(b) News item
(c) Explanation
(d) Discussion
(e) Hortatory exposition
In 1956 a Brazilian scientist imported some special bees into Brazil from Africa. The African bees were
the same size as ordinary bees. But they were much stronger and more dangerous. A sting from one of
these bees can kill a man of even a buffalo very quickly.
The scientist imported the bees because he wanted to breed a new type of bees using the African bees
and ordinary European bees. He wanted to combine the strength of the African bee with the safety of
the European bee. Unfortunately, in 1957, 26 queen bees escaped and began to breed in the jungles of
Brazil. They spread very quickly and since that time they have been moving slowly north- wards,
covering 300 to 400 kilometers a year. Over 200 people have died after being stung by the killer bees,
and thousands of animals have also died. By March 1978 the killer bees had reached Venezuela and in
1980 they arrived in Panama. If they continue to move at the same speed will reach the USA in 1988.
Today scientists from many different countries are trying to find ways of stopping the killer bees. But if
they cannot be stopped, the Americans, like the Brazilians, will have to learn how to live with a new a

7. very dangerous visitor.
26. Which bees kill people?
(a) The African bees
(b) The new type of bees
(c) The European bees
(d) The ordinary bees
(e) The passage does not say
27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
(a) The imported African bees are stronger but not as dangerous as the European bees
(b) The African bees are smaller but more dangerous than the European bees
(c) A sting from the African bee is so poisonous that it can kill a buffalo in a very short
time
(d) Scientists have been successful in stopping the killer bees
(e) A scientist wanted to breed a new type of bees that give more honey
28. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
(a) A Brazilian scientist wanted to have a new type of bees
(b) Scientists are trying to prevent the killer bees from moving north-wards
(c) Many people have died because of the poisonous sting of the African bees
(d) The dangerous bees moved to Venezuela before reaching Panama
(e) The imported African bees are less dangerous than the European ones
29. When the passage was written?
(a) The killer bees had already reached the USA
(b) Thousands of animals had already died
(c) Scientist had found ways of stopping the killer bees
(d) The Brazilian scientists had already bred a new type of bees
(e) People in Brazil had already known how to live with the killer bees
30. “But they were much stronger and more dangerous”. (paragraph 1)
Who is the underline word?
(a) Brazilian scientist
(b) The scientist
(c) The Americans
(d) The African bees
(e) The Brazilians
31. “But will have to learn how to live with a new a very dangerous visitor”. (paragraph 3)
Antonyms the underline word are…
(a) Unsafe
(b) Harmful
(c) safe
(d) Hazardous
(e) Grievous
Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every evening, he ploughed his field with his
buffalo.
One day, a tiger saw a mouse deer, and a cockerel walking together to meet a snail. On their way, they
saw a farmer and a buffalo working in the field. The tiger said to the mouse deer and a cockerel, “I
wonder how stupid the buffalo is. He lets himself being ruled by the small animal.” “You are right. The

8. big animal is really stupid. I’m sure he knows very well that the small animal has killed my brothers
and sisters for their meals”, said the cockerel. “Well, if it were true, the small animal must be.heartless
one. I think you’d better ask the big animal, Tiger” said the mouse deer.
After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo, “You are so big and strong. Why do you do
everything the man tells you?” The buffalo answered, “Oh the man is very intelligent.” The tiger asked,
“Can you tell me how intelligent he is?” “No, I can’t tell you,” said the buffalo, “but you can ask him”.
So the next day the tiger said to the man, Can I see your intelligence?” But the man answered, “It’s at
home.” “Can you go and get it?” asked the tiger. “Yes,” said the man, “but I’m afraid you will kill my
buffalo when I’m gone. Can I tie you on a tree?”After the man tied the tiger on the tree, he didn’t go
home to get his intelligence. He took his plough and hit tiger. Then he said,”Now, you know about my
intelligence even if you haven’t seen it”
32. The tiger became more curious because of …
(a) the snail’s advice.
(b) the cockerel’s story
(c) the man’s intelligence.
(d) the mouse deer’s request.
(e) the big buffalo’s suggestion.
33. Which of the following was surprised to see the buffalo and the farmer working on the field?
(a) The lion
(b) The tiger
(c) The snail
(d) The cockerel
(e) The mouse deer.
34. What lesson can we learn from the story?
(a) Don’t leave your intelligence at home.
(b) Intelligence can’t be judged from appearance.
(c) Don’t compare man’s intelligence to animal’s.
(d) The bigger a person, the more intelligence he is.
(e) The smaller a person, the more intelligence he is.
35. The main idea of paragraph 2 is...
(a) The buffalo is very useful for the farmer.
(b) The mouse deer didn’t believe the cockerel’s story.
(c) The cockerel supported the tiger’s idea to ask the buffalo.
(d) The tiger was surprised to hear the cockerel’s story about his family.
(e) The mouse deer told the tiger to ask the buffalo to get the answer to their surprise.
36. The tiger wondering how stupid buffalo because of…
(a) The buffalo gave advice to tiger to meet the man
(b) he saw the mouse deer, and a cockerel walking together to meet a snail
(c) he saw the buffalo is working with farmers in the field.
(d) the buffalo can’t told how the man’s intelligence.
(e) a tiger saw a mouse deer, and a cockerel walking together to meet a snail.
37. Which of the following is true of the story?
(a) The small animal is really stupid
(b) the big animal has killed brothers and sisters the cockerel
(c) The man lets himself being ruled by the small animal.

9. (d) The buffalo lets himself being ruled by the small animal
(e) The tiger is big and strong
Have you ever wondered how people get chocolate from? In this article we’ll enter the amazing world
of chocolate so you can understand exactly what you’re eating.
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial regions, especially in
places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit about the size of a
small pine apple. Inside the fruit are the tree’s seeds, also known as cocoa beans.
The beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun and then shipped to the chocolate maker.
The chocolate maker starts by roasting the beans to bring out the flavour. Different beans from different
places have different qualities and flavor, so they are often sorted and blended to produce a distinctive
mix. Next, the roasted beans are winnowed. Winnowing removes the meat nib of the cacao bean from
its shell. Then, the nibs are blended. The blended nibs are ground to make it a liquid. The liquid is
called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter. All seeds contain some amount of fat, and cacao beans are not
different. However,cacao beans are half fat, which is why the ground nibs form liquid. It’s pure bitter
chocolate.
38. The text is about …
(a) The cacao tree
(b) The cacao beans
(c) The raw chocolate
(d) The making of chocolate
(e) The flavour of chocolate
39. The third paragraph focuses on …
(a) The process of producing chocolate
(b) How to produce the cocoa flavour
(c) Where chocolate comes from
(d) The chocolate liquor
(e) The cacao fruit
40. ” …, so they are often sorted and blended to produce …” (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word is close in meaning to …
(a) Arranged
(b) Combined
(c) Separated
(d) Distributed
(e) Organized
41. How does the chocolate maker start to make chocolate?
(a) By fermenting the beans
(b) By roasting the beans
(c) By blending the beans
(d) By sorting the beans
(e) By drying the beans
Education is often viewed as school in a traditional, formal sense. Many people believe that true
learning can only take place in a formal classroom setting. Others feel education occurs in many
different forms and environments. There may not be a definitive answer to the question of, 'What is
education?' However, we can start thinking about the purpose of education. Is it to educate youth to be
responsible citizens? Is it to develop individuals, as well as society, in order to ensure a society's

10. economic success? Or is it to simply focus on developing individual talents and intelligence? Perhaps it
is the balance of all three that defines education? While our answers may differ, we can perhaps agree
that education is a basic human right. When that right is granted growth and development, the society
as a whole is more likely to improve in areas such as health, nutrition, general income and living
standards and population fertility rates.
As global citizens it is our responsibility to critically think about the issues and attempt to come up
with solutions to the problems plaguing education. In 1990 UNESCO launched EFA, the movement
to provide quality education for all children, youth, and adults by the year 2015. The unfortunate
reality is that for many countries, larger issues some before improving the quality of education.
How can we achieve the goals of EFA when numerous countries around the world are faced with
challenges that seem far too impossible to overcome? The answer lies in attempting to bridge some
of the gaps that prevent developing nations to compete with developed nations. One example is that
of providing greater access to technology and narrowing the ever widening digital divide. In many
ways the most basic access to technology can serve as a valuable educational tool. Individuals who
are not afforded this access are at a disadvantage when trying to grasp opportunities to make life
better for themselves, their families, and their community.
42. The author's main concern in the first paragraph of the passage is that.........
(a) there is no exact definition about education.
(b) education is a fundamental individual's right.
(c) everyone has the right to get quality education.
(d) education occurs in any place not just schools.
(e) development can be gained through education.
43. If the author is right concerning the role of education, the following might be predicted to take
place, EXCEPT.........
(a) longer life expectation
(b) lesser birth rates
(c) improved welfare
(d) better quality living
(e) more job opportunities
44. The following sentences reflect the author's opinions in the passage, EXCEPT .......
(a) everyone has the right to get education.
(b) education cannot be easily defined.
(c) EFA provides quality education by 2015.
(d) education is basic to human development.
(e) The EFA goals are faced with serious challenges.
45. The situation the author shows in the passage is best described as a follows ........

11. (a) quality education fundamentally ensures quality living in all sectors.
(b) education is essentially everyone's right yet it still has its challenges.
(c) there are problems in education in spite of its significant role.
(d) as long as nations compete, education cannot progress.
(e) absence of an exact definition causes problems in education.
46. The part following the passage above would likely discuss .........
(a) lack of access to technology in developing countries to support educational practices.
(b) needs of modem digital technology to back up the implementation of EFA in education.
(c) roles of technology in providing individuals with cheap and accessible quality education.
(d) inability of developing nations to compete with developed countries in technology.
(e) government's roles and responsibilities in managing education for their citizens.
Television has a great influence on our ideas about what is right and wrong about the way we should
behave, and about life in general. Sometimes the values and life styles that we get from television are in
conflict with those that are taught at home and at school. Critics of television point out that crime and
western programs often appeal to a taste of violence, while many games show appeal greed. Many
critics also believe that television should be used for socially constructive purposes as well as for
entertainment.
The first commercial television broadcast was made in April 20, 1939 by Radio Corporation of
America (RCA). Since 1939., it has become one of the most important facts or modern life. Television
is very much part of the modern world. Its effects are felt all over the world.
Television is a reflection of modern world, say some people. It shows contemporary society. It affects
customs and culture, others say. Television is bad for culture because it keeps culture from growing, say
still others.
Good or bad, television is difficult to avoid. Its pictures enter home, stores, airports, and factories. It is
here to stay!
47. What is the topic of the whole text?
(a) The social constructive purpose shown by television program.
(b) The different opinions on the influence of TV program.
(c) The educational aspects included in TV program.
(d) The cultural values reflected by TV program.
(e) The useful influence of television program.
48. Which of these sentences is true according to the text?
(a) Television can influence all aspects of in our life.
(b) Having a television is a sign of modern life.
(c) Television doesn’t keep the culture growing.
(d) Television cannot be used for business.
(e) Many games shown constructive value.
49. The following TV program gives bad influence on people, except that is related to _________.
(a) the ideas about what is right or wrong
(b) crime and western cultures
(c) values and life style

12. (d) greed appealing games
(e) a taste of violence
50. “It affects customs and culture, others say”. (paragraph 3)
The italic word means _________.
(a) alters
(b) causes
(c) changes
(d) modifies
(e) influences
1. d
2. e
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. e
11. b
12. b
13. a
14. d
15. c
16. a
17. d
18. b
19. c
20. d
21. e
22. b
23. e
24. a
25. d
26. a
27. c
28. e
29. b
30. d
31. c
32. e
33. b
34. b
35. e
36. c
37. d
38. d

13. 39. a
40. c
41. b
42. b
43. b
44. c
45. b
46. b
47. b
48. a
49. a
50. e