Soal dan Pembahasan TBI STAN 2016

Soal dan Pembahasan TBI STAN 2016

Hello guys,Dalam potingan ini saya akan membahas Soal dan Pembahasan TBI STAN 2016.Saya akan menjelaskan dengan singkat dan tentunya mudah dipahami...Silahkan membaca guys

121. My ... sister works as a nurse while my younger

brother is a lawyer in our city.

A. old

B. oldest

C. eldest

D. elder


Kunci     :D

Lihat kalimat  ...while my younger brother...merupakan bentuk DOUBLE COMPARATIVE
THE/POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE+COMPARATIVE+NOUN WHILE  THE/POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE+COMPARATIVE+NOUN

Jadi kita memilih jawaban COMPARATIVE (MORE+ADJ/ADJ+ER)


122. Most farmers in Indonesia, especially in the

rural area, have some ... to help their works.

A. ox

B. oxs

C. oxens

D. oxen

Kunci     :D


Dalam kalimat ada kata SOME yang diikuti PLURAL NOUN

Ox          :COUNTABLE NOUN SINGULAR
Oxen     :COUNTABLE NOUN JAMAK

OX  adalah IRREGULER NOUN yang memiliki bentuk JAMAK tanpa imbuhan S/ES


123. Keep the confidential papers in the locker, ...

A. do not you?

B. do you?

C. will you?

D. won't you?

Kunci     :C


Kalimat ini merupakan KALIMAT PERINTAH yang memiliki TAG WILL YOU

KALIMAT PERINTAH BIASANYA
VERB DASAR
DON’T /DOESN’T+VERB1


124. All living creatures in this universe need air and

water to sustain their life, and ....

A. so crustacean do

B. crustacean do so

C. so do crustacean

D. crustacean so do

Kunci     :C

Kalimat POSITIVE ELIPTICAL karena tidak ada KATA NEGATIF DI KALIMAT


POSITIVE ELIPTICAL

KALIMAT(+) AND SO+AUX+SUBJEK
KALIMAT(+)AND SUBJEK+AUX+TOO
125. The political candidate talked as if he ... elected

to become the next president.

A. is

B. had been

C. was

D. were


Kunci     :B

Kalimat ini merupakan PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
TRIK PRESENT dan PAST SUBJUNTIVE


KIRI                                                                        KANAN

PRESENT              KATA                                     PAST
PAST                      SUBJUNTIVE                      PAST PERFECT

The political candidate talked as if he ... elected


TALKED sebagai VERB2 atau KALIMAT PAST maka setelahnya KALIMAT PAST PERFECT

HE HAD ELECTED adalah PAST PERFECT




126. In the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and
Tibet ... which its peak is 8, 848 metre above sea

level

A. Mount Everest lies

B. Lies Mount Everest

C. Mount Everest lying

D. lying Mount Everest

Kunci     :B

Terdapat KETERANGAN TEMPAT diawal kalimat yang merupakan KALIMAT INVERSI

In the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and Tibet+LIE+ES/S+MOUNT EVEREST(SUBJEK)

VERBNYA BUTUH S/ES karena SUBJEKNYA MOUNT EVERST(TUNGGAL)


ATURAN KETERANGAN TEMPAT 

KETERANGAN TEMPAT+VERB+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+VERB+SUBJEK
127. ... write a novel because she had no ideas to

make a novel.

A. Never did Riana

B. Riana never did

C. Did Riana never

D. Riana never does

Kunci     :A

Kalimat ini sudah terdapat VERB(WRITE)dan VERB tidak bisa BERDEKATAN

Maka OPSI B dan D salah

DO/DOES/DID sebagai VERB artinya MELAKUKAN

Kemudian OPSI C VERB tidak Bisa diawal kaliamat karena VERB tidak bisa berdiri sendiri

Jadi Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat INVERSI

KATA NEGATIF+AUX+SUBJEK+VERB

KATA NEGATIF+DO/DOES/DID(AUX)+RIANA(SUBJEK)+WRITE(VERB1)

Jika DO/DOES/DID sebagai AUX maka gunakan VERB1




128. The goverment of China let the Greenpeace ...
their research about the air pollution in the

country.

A. publish

B. is publishing

C. published

D. to publish

Kunci     :A

Lihat verb LET  merupakan verb causative diikuti objek berupa orang THE GREENPEACE menimbulkan makna AKTIF sehingga setelahnya diikuti VERB 1

HML+OBJEK ORANG+TO VERB 1(KALIMAT AKTIF)

HML+OBJEK BENDA+VERB 3(KALIMAT PASIF)

HAVE,MAKE,LET


129. I met many smart student here, the smartest ...
is my new neighbour, Mira.

A. of whom

B. of which

C. of whose

D. of who

Kunci     :A


Kalimat ini merupakan ADJECTIVE CLAUSE sebagai OBJEK yang menerangkan NOUN sebelumnya

MANUSIA+OF WHOM
BENDA+OF WHICH

Tidak ada Bentuk OF+WHO dan OF WHICH sama dengan WHOSE bukan OF WHOSE




130. You had better ... this course since this is the
best course in this university.

A. enroll

B. enrolls

C. enrolled

D. to enroll

Kunci     :A

HAD BETTER adalah MODAL yang diikuti BARE INFINITIVE


TRIK

HAD BETTER
WOULD RATHER                               +BARE INFINITIVE
WOULD BETTER

131. Mandy goes ... because her last class was

canceled without any confirmation before.

A. madness

B. madly

C. madder

D. mad

Kunci     :D

GOES adalah LINKING VERB yang setelahnya diikuti ADJECTIVE.jadijawaban yang benar MAD


TRIK

TU TELOR BEBEG FEEL SO ASEEM


TURN

LOOK
REMAIN
BE
GO,GROW
FEEL
SO
APPEAR
SEEM

132. Rony Kumbirowo, a pencak silat master from

Indoensia has lined up in a number of... produced

in Hollywood.

A. science-fiction action movie

B. action science-fiction movies

C. action science-fiction movie

D. science-fiction action movies


Kunci     :D

Dalam Penggunaan COMPOUND ADJECTIVE , FRASA BERGARIS diletakkan diawal kalimat OPSI B dan C salah karena ditengah.Kemudian A NUMBER OF diikuti PLURAL NOUN jadi MOVIES BUKAN MOVIE


133. If the team members had excercised more

seriously, they ... the game successfully.

A. would have win

B. would has won

C. would have won

D. would had won

Kunci     :A

Perhatikan kalimat ‘‘”

IF+SUBJEK+VERB 2/IF CLAUSE kalimat ini masuk kategori CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TYPE 2

RUMUS                                :

PAST FUTURE + IF CLAUSE


134. The Canadian, ..., is a train trip from Toronto to

Vancouver with best scenery of forests and

rivers.

A. is one of the iconic train trips in the world

B. was one of the iconic train trips in the world

C. one of the iconic train trips in the world

D. which is one of the iconic train trips in the

world




135. The man ... she invited was the son of the
governor.

A. with whom

B. whom

C. to whom

D. who




136. ... the fact that dolphins are mammals, most
people think that they are fish.

A. Although

B. Because of

C. Despite

D. In Spite

Kunci     :C

Kalimat ini membutuhkan Konjungsi PERTENTANGAN


ALTHOUGH+SUBJEK+VERB

DESPITE/INSPITE OF+THE FACT THAT+SUBJEK+VERB sama dengan ALTHOUGH+SUBJEK+VERB
BECAUSE OF+THE FACT THAT+SUBJEK+VERB sama dengan BECAUSE+SUBJEK+VERB




137. Star Wars sales surge ... opening weekend
record in America.

A. across

B. towards

C. below

D. beneath


Kunci     :b

SURGE diikuti TOWARDS




138. In Indonesia’s West Papua province ... Which is
considered the global epicenter of tropical

marine bio-diversity.

A. lies Raja Ampat

B. Raja Ampat lying

C. Raja Ampat lies

D. lying Raja Ampat

Terdapat KETERANGAN TEMPAT diawal kalimat yang merupakan KALIMAT INVERSI

In Indonesia’s West Papua province +LIE+ES/S+MOUNT EVEREST(SUBJEK)

VERBNYA BUTUH S/ES karena SUBJEKNYA RAJA AMPAT(TUNGGAL)


ATURAN KETERANGAN TEMPAT 

KETERANGAN TEMPAT+VERB+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+VERB+SUBJEK

139. Five years after the Arab spring, analysts say the

contitions are in place for ... uprising in Egypt.

A. other

B. the others

C. the other

D. another

Lihat  noun dalam kalimat (UPRISING) adalah NOUN TUNGGAL yang tidak SPESIFIK


TRIK

ANOTHER+SINGULAR NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
THE OTHER+PLURAL NOUN SPESIFIK
THE OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN
OTHER+PLURAL NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN




140. I would rather ... a movie alone than work with
you.

A. watch

B. being watched

C. watched

D. watching

Kunci     :A

WOULD RATHER adalah MODAL yang diikuti BARE INFINITIVE


TRIK

HAD BETTER
WOULD RATHER                               +BARE INFINITIVE
WOULD BETTER



CLOZE QUESTION

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank space in the text!

Before the 1887 crisis, the Indonesian economy was characterized (141) ... strong economic performance.IMF surveillance in the pre-crisis period generally applauded the strong performance but it did identify some areas of.(142) ... The crisis began in July 1997 with contagion from Thailand, which led to pressure (143) ... the rupiah. On July 11, 1997, the central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), surprised the markets by (144) ... the intervention margins of the crawling peg regime from 8 percent to 12 percent. Speculation continued, however, and the authorities responded by tightening liquidity, raising interest rates, and intervening in the foreign exchange market. In mid-August, BI decided to float the currency, a step (145) ... the IMF strongly endorsed. The rupiah continued to depreciate through June 1998, reaching Rp15.250 per dollar.



141. 
A. on

B. by

C. with

D. as




142. 
A. vurnerably

B. vulnerable

C. vulnerability

D. being vulnerable




143. 
A. on

B. at

C. in

D. to




144. 
A. widened

B. wide of

C. widening

D. wide on




145. 
A. that

B. who

C. in that

D. whereas

Mosses and lichens are often confused, in part because many common names for lichens include the word “moss.”(146) ..., the two organisms, often overlooked because they are small and not very showy. They grow all over the world and are used for dyes, animal fodder, ornamentation, medicines, and religious practices.Lichens are perhaps the most amazing living things on Earth, because they represent a symbolic relationship between a fungus and (147) ... algae or cyanobacteria. The symbiotic nature of lichen was not fully understood until the 19th century, when the idea was first proposed. They form a fascinating exampleof cooperative relationships in nature, with the fungus using the algae or bacteria to produce energy, while the algae or bacteria enjoys the protection the fungus provides.
These organisms reproduce in several ways. Many produce spores that attempt (148) ... partner algae or bacteria,while (149) ... reproduce through fragments of the lichen that break off and scatter. They can grow almost anywhere in the world, from extremely acidic soil to freezing arctic conditions, and are found (150) .. on trees, rocks, and everything in between. Contrary to popular belief, the lichens that colonize trees, such as members of the Usnia family, are not harmful to their hosts, and in fact, they oftn capture valuable nutrients.



146. A. Moreover
B. Hence

C. In fact

D. Accordingly




147. A. either
B. neither

C. both

D. also




148. A. capturing
B. captured

C. captures

D. to capture




149. A. others
B. the other

C. another

D. the others




150. 
A. grown

B. to grow

C. grew

D. growing

ERROR RECOGNITION

Choose the one word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English!




151. It is (A)them, he and his pregnant wife, (B)who offer us free drink as (C)an (D)anniversary celebration.

Kunci     :A

Setelah TOBE(IS) adalah SUBJEK PRONOUN
IT+TOBE+SUBJEK PRONOUN jadi seharusnya THEY bukan THEM




152. Ratna prefers (A)to drink green smoothies (B)with a drop of lemon (C)than vegetable juices to keep her (D)healthy.



153. (A)After doing yoga, Jessica is accustomed to (B)have a glass of (C)lemon water to detox (D)her body.
Dalam kalimat ini memakai ATURAN GERUND


TOBE+ACCUSTOMED TO+VING

TOBE+USED TO+VING
TOBE+FORWARD TO+VING
Jadi seharusnya is accustomed to having bukan HAVE




154. Not all (A)people (B)understand that every country (C)is having its own (D)unique culture and tradition.



155. (A)Because the dog experiences (B)decreasing number of red blood cells, (C)its nose turns (D)ashily.
Kunci     :D

TURN adalah LINKING VERB seharusnya ASHY(ADJECTIVE) bukan ASHILY dan tidak ada bentuk Adverb  ASHLY

BECAUSE THE DOG EXPERIENCES(KONJUNGSI+S+V) sudah benar memiliki verb EXPERIENCES


156. A raft of (A)indicator suggested that China’s economy (B)is cooling more (C)rapidly than (D)had been thought.


Kunci     :b


157. Rarely she (A)answered my phone (B)calls (C)when she was away (D)for summer vacation.



158. There are more than 20 essential (A)sections of the Great Wall of China in Hebei Province, (B)which most were(C)built in (D)the Ming Dynasty.



159. The median of annual mothers’ (A)working (B)hourshas increased dramatically (C)by 960 hours (D)since 1979 and 2012.penggunaan BY hanya digunakan jika 1 waktu(BY1900) sedangkan dalam kalimat terdapat 2 waktu (1979 and 2012)penanda waktu yang tepat adalah between

160. The actor (A)was captured after he confessed (B)that he and two (C)others suspects threatened the victim with (D)a stun gun.
SUSPECTS adalah NOUN JAMAK yang tidak SPESIFIK.Penggunaan OTHERS tidak tepat seharusnya diganti OTHER


TRIK

ANOTHER+SINGULAR NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
THE OTHER+PLURAL NOUN SPESIFIK
THE OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN
OTHER+PLURAL NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN




121. My ... sister works as a nurse while my younger

brother is a lawyer in our city.

A. old

B. oldest

C. eldest

D. elder


Kunci     :D

Lihat kalimat  ...while my younger brother...merupakan bentuk DOUBLE COMPARATIVE
THE/POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE+COMPARATIVE+NOUN WHILE THE/POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE+COMPARATIVE+NOUN

Jadi kita memilih jawaban COMPARATIVE (MORE+ADJ/ADJ+ER)


122. Most farmers in Indonesia, especially in the

rural area, have some ... to help their works.

A. ox

B. oxs

C. oxens

D. oxen

Kunci     :D


Dalam kalimat ada kata SOME yang diikuti PLURAL NOUN

Ox          :COUNTABLE NOUN SINGULAR
Oxen     :COUNTABLE NOUN JAMAK

OX  adalah IRREGULER NOUN yang memiliki bentuk JAMAK tanpa imbuhan S/ES


123. Keep the confidential papers in the locker, ...

A. do not you?

B. do you?

C. will you?

D. won't you?

Kunci     :C


Kalimat ini merupakan KALIMAT PERINTAH yang memiliki TAG WILL YOU

KALIMAT PERINTAH BIASANYA
VERB DASAR
DON’T /DOESN’T+VERB1


124. All living creatures in this universe need air and

water to sustain their life, and ....

A. so crustacean do

B. crustacean do so

C. so do crustacean

D. crustacean so do

Kunci     :C

Kalimat POSITIVE ELIPTICAL karena tidak ada KATA NEGATIF DI KALIMAT


POSITIVE ELIPTICAL

KALIMAT(+) AND SO+AUX+SUBJEK
KALIMAT(+)AND SUBJEK+AUX+TOO
125. The political candidate talked as if he ... elected

to become the next president.

A. is

B. had been

C. was

D. were


Kunci     :B

Kalimat ini merupakan PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
TRIK PRESENT dan PAST SUBJUNTIVE


KIRI                                                                        KANAN

PRESENT              KATA                                     PAST
PAST                      SUBJUNTIVE                      PAST PERFECT

The political candidate talked as if he ... elected


TALKED sebagai VERB2 atau KALIMAT PAST maka setelahnya KALIMAT PAST PERFECT

HE HAD ELECTED adalah PAST PERFECT




126. In the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and
Tibet ... which its peak is 8, 848 metre above sea

level

A. Mount Everest lies

B. Lies Mount Everest

C. Mount Everest lying

D. lying Mount Everest

Kunci     :B

Terdapat KETERANGAN TEMPAT diawal kalimat yang merupakan KALIMAT INVERSI

In the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and Tibet+LIE+ES/S+MOUNT EVEREST(SUBJEK)

VERBNYA BUTUH S/ES karena SUBJEKNYA MOUNT EVERST(TUNGGAL)


ATURAN KETERANGAN TEMPAT 

KETERANGAN TEMPAT+VERB+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+VERB+SUBJEK
127. ... write a novel because she had no ideas to

make a novel.

A. Never did Riana

B. Riana never did

C. Did Riana never

D. Riana never does

Kunci     :A

Kalimat ini sudah terdapat VERB(WRITE)dan VERB tidak bisa BERDEKATAN

Maka OPSI B dan D salah

DO/DOES/DID sebagai VERB artinya MELAKUKAN

Kemudian OPSI C VERB tidak Bisa diawal kaliamat karena VERB tidak bisa berdiri sendiri

Jadi Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat INVERSI

KATA NEGATIF+AUX+SUBJEK+VERB

KATA NEGATIF+DO/DOES/DID(AUX)+RIANA(SUBJEK)+WRITE(VERB1)

Jika DO/DOES/DID sebagai AUX maka gunakan VERB1




128. The goverment of China let the Greenpeace ...
their research about the air pollution in the

country.

A. publish

B. is publishing

C. published

D. to publish

Kunci     :A

Lihat verb LET  merupakan verb causative diikuti objek berupa orang THE GREENPEACE menimbulkan makna AKTIF sehingga setelahnya diikuti VERB 1

HML+OBJEK ORANG+TO VERB 1(KALIMAT AKTIF)

HML+OBJEK BENDA+VERB 3(KALIMAT PASIF)

HAVE,MAKE,LET


129. I met many smart student here, the smartest ...
is my new neighbour, Mira.

A. of whom

B. of which

C. of whose

D. of who

Kunci     :A


Kalimat ini merupakan ADJECTIVE CLAUSE sebagai OBJEK yang menerangkan NOUN sebelumnya

MANUSIA+OF WHOM
BENDA+OF WHICH

Tidak ada Bentuk OF+WHO dan OF WHICH sama dengan WHOSE bukan OF WHOSE




130. You had better ... this course since this is the
best course in this university.

A. enroll

B. enrolls

C. enrolled

D. to enroll

Kunci     :A

HAD BETTER adalah MODAL yang diikuti BARE INFINITIVE


TRIK

HAD BETTER
WOULD RATHER                               +BARE INFINITIVE
WOULD BETTER

131. Mandy goes ... because her last class was

canceled without any confirmation before.

A. madness

B. madly

C. madder

D. mad

Kunci     :D

GOES adalah LINKING VERB yang setelahnya diikuti ADJECTIVE.jadijawaban yang benar MAD


TRIK

TU TELOR BEBEG FEEL SO ASEEM


TURN

LOOK
REMAIN
BE
GO,GROW
FEEL
SO
APPEAR
SEEM

132. Rony Kumbirowo, a pencak silat master from

Indoensia has lined up in a number of... produced

in Hollywood.

A. science-fiction action movie

B. action science-fiction movies

C. action science-fiction movie

D. science-fiction action movies


Kunci     :D

Dalam Penggunaan COMPOUND ADJECTIVE , FRASA BERGARIS diletakkan diawal kalimat OPSI B dan C salah karena ditengah.Kemudian A NUMBER OF diikuti PLURAL NOUN jadi MOVIES BUKAN MOVIE


133. If the team members had excercised more

seriously, they ... the game successfully.

A. would have win

B. would has won

C. would have won

D. would had won

Kunci     :A

Perhatikan kalimat ‘‘”

IF+SUBJEK+VERB 2/IF CLAUSE kalimat ini masuk kategori CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TYPE 2

RUMUS                                :

PAST FUTURE + IF CLAUSE


134. The Canadian, ..., is a train trip from Toronto to

Vancouver with best scenery of forests and

rivers.

A. is one of the iconic train trips in the world

B. was one of the iconic train trips in the world

C. one of the iconic train trips in the world

D. which is one of the iconic train trips in the

world




135. The man ... she invited was the son of the
governor.

A. with whom

B. whom

C. to whom

D. who




136. ... the fact that dolphins are mammals, most
people think that they are fish.

A. Although

B. Because of

C. Despite

D. In Spite

Kunci     :C

Kalimat ini membutuhkan Konjungsi PERTENTANGAN


ALTHOUGH+SUBJEK+VERB

DESPITE/INSPITE OF+THE FACT THAT+SUBJEK+VERB sama dengan ALTHOUGH+SUBJEK+VERB
BECAUSE OF+THE FACT THAT+SUBJEK+VERB sama dengan BECAUSE+SUBJEK+VERB




137. Star Wars sales surge ... opening weekend
record in America.

A. across

B. towards

C. below

D. beneath


Kunci     :b

SURGE diikuti TOWARDS




138. In Indonesia’s West Papua province ... Which is
considered the global epicenter of tropical

marine bio-diversity.

A. lies Raja Ampat

B. Raja Ampat lying

C. Raja Ampat lies

D. lying Raja Ampat

Terdapat KETERANGAN TEMPAT diawal kalimat yang merupakan KALIMAT INVERSI

In Indonesia’s West Papua province +LIE+ES/S+MOUNT EVEREST(SUBJEK)

VERBNYA BUTUH S/ES karena SUBJEKNYA RAJA AMPAT(TUNGGAL)


ATURAN KETERANGAN TEMPAT 

KETERANGAN TEMPAT+VERB+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+SUBJEK
KETERANGAN TEMPAT+AUX+VERB+SUBJEK

139. Five years after the Arab spring, analysts say the

contitions are in place for ... uprising in Egypt.

A. other

B. the others

C. the other

D. another

Lihat  noun dalam kalimat (UPRISING) adalah NOUN TUNGGAL yang tidak SPESIFIK


TRIK

ANOTHER+SINGULAR NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
THE OTHER+PLURAL NOUN SPESIFIK
THE OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN
OTHER+PLURAL NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN




140. I would rather ... a movie alone than work with
you.

A. watch

B. being watched

C. watched

D. watching

Kunci     :A

WOULD RATHER adalah MODAL yang diikuti BARE INFINITIVE


TRIK

HAD BETTER
WOULD RATHER                               +BARE INFINITIVE
WOULD BETTER



CLOZE QUESTION

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank space in the text!

Before the 1887 crisis, the Indonesian economy was characterized (141) ... strong economic performance.IMF surveillance in the pre-crisis period generally applauded the strong performance but it did identify some areas of.(142) ... The crisis began in July 1997 with contagion from Thailand, which led to pressure (143) ... the rupiah. On July 11, 1997, the central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), surprised the markets by (144) ... the intervention margins of the crawling peg regime from 8 percent to 12 percent. Speculation continued, however, and the authorities responded by tightening liquidity, raising interest rates, and intervening in the foreign exchange market. In mid-August, BI decided to float the currency, a step (145) ... the IMF strongly endorsed. The rupiah continued to depreciate through June 1998, reaching Rp15.250 per dollar.



141. 
A. on

B. by

C. with

D. as




142. 
A. vurnerably

B. vulnerable

C. vulnerability

D. being vulnerable




143. 
A. on

B. at

C. in

D. to




144. 
A. widened

B. wide of

C. widening

D. wide on




145. 
A. that

B. who

C. in that

D. whereas

Mosses and lichens are often confused, in part because many common names for lichens include the word “moss.”(146) ..., the two organisms, often overlooked because they are small and not very showy. They grow all over the world and are used for dyes, animal fodder, ornamentation, medicines, and religious practices.Lichens are perhaps the most amazing living things on Earth, because they represent a symbolic relationship between a fungus and (147) ... algae or cyanobacteria. The symbiotic nature of lichen was not fully understood until the 19th century, when the idea was first proposed. They form a fascinating exampleof cooperative relationships in nature, with the fungus using the algae or bacteria to produce energy, while the algae or bacteria enjoys the protection the fungus provides.
These organisms reproduce in several ways. Many produce spores that attempt (148) ... partner algae or bacteria,while (149) ... reproduce through fragments of the lichen that break off and scatter. They can grow almost anywhere in the world, from extremely acidic soil to freezing arctic conditions, and are found (150) .. on trees, rocks, and everything in between. Contrary to popular belief, the lichens that colonize trees, such as members of the Usnia family, are not harmful to their hosts, and in fact, they oftn capture valuable nutrients.



146. A. Moreover
B. Hence

C. In fact

D. Accordingly




147. A. either
B. neither

C. both

D. also




148. A. capturing
B. captured

C. captures

D. to capture




149. A. others
B. the other

C. another

D. the others




150. 
A. grown

B. to grow

C. grew

D. growing

ERROR RECOGNITION

Choose the one word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English!




151. It is (A)them, he and his pregnant wife, (B)who offer us free drink as (C)an (D)anniversary celebration.

Kunci     :A

Setelah TOBE(IS) adalah SUBJEK PRONOUN
IT+TOBE+SUBJEK PRONOUN jadi seharusnya THEY bukan THEM




152. Ratna prefers (A)to drink green smoothies (B)with a drop of lemon (C)than vegetable juices to keep her (D)healthy.



153. (A)After doing yoga, Jessica is accustomed to (B)have a glass of (C)lemon water to detox (D)her body.
Dalam kalimat ini memakai ATURAN GERUND


TOBE+ACCUSTOMED TO+VING

TOBE+USED TO+VING
TOBE+FORWARD TO+VING
Jadi seharusnya is accustomed to having bukan HAVE




154. Not all (A)people (B)understand that every country (C)is having its own (D)unique culture and tradition.



155. (A)Because the dog experiences (B)decreasing number of red blood cells, (C)its nose turns (D)ashily.
Kunci     :D

TURN adalah LINKING VERB seharusnya ASHY(ADJECTIVE) bukan ASHILY dan tidak ada bentuk Adverb  ASHLY

BECAUSE THE DOG EXPERIENCES(KONJUNGSI+S+V) sudah benar memiliki verb EXPERIENCES


156. A raft of (A)indicator suggested that China’s economy (B)is cooling more (C)rapidly than (D)had been thought.


Kunci     :b


157. Rarely she (A)answered my phone (B)calls (C)when she was away (D)for summer vacation.



158. There are more than 20 essential (A)sections of the Great Wall of China in Hebei Province, (B)which most were(C)built in (D)the Ming Dynasty.



159. The median of annual mothers’ (A)working (B)hourshas increased dramatically (C)by 960 hours (D)since 1979 and 2012.penggunaan BY hanya digunakan jika 1 waktu(BY1900) sedangkan dalam kalimat terdapat 2 waktu (1979 and 2012)penanda waktu yang tepat adalah between

160. The actor (A)was captured after he confessed (B)that he and two (C)others suspects threatened the victim with (D)a stun gun.
SUSPECTS adalah NOUN JAMAK yang tidak SPESIFIK.Penggunaan OTHERS tidak tepat seharusnya diganti OTHER


TRIK

ANOTHER+SINGULAR NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
THE OTHER+PLURAL NOUN SPESIFIK
THE OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN
OTHER+PLURAL NOUN TIDAK SPESIFIK
OTHERS TIDAK DIIKUTI NOUN


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