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PERTEMUAN 14

1. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the
passage?
A. Banking
B. The Federal Reserve System
C. The Board of Governors
D. Monetary Policies

2. The word overseeing in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. supervising C. financing
B. maintaining D. stimulating

3. The word confirmed in the paragraph 1 could best be
replaced by
A. modified C. examined
B. considered D. approved

4. According to the passage, the principal responsibility of the
Federal Reserve System is
A. to borrow money
B. to regulate monetary policies
C. to print government securities
D. to appoint the Board of Governors

5. The word securities in the paragraph 2 is intended to mean
A. debs B. bonds C. protection D. confidence

6. What happen when the Federal Reserve provides too little
money?
A. Demand for loans increases.
B. Unemployment slows down.
C. Interest rates go up
D. Business expand

7. In paragraph 2, the author suggests that inflation is caused
by
A. high unemployment rates
B. too much money in the economy
C. very high fuel prices
D. a limited supply of goods

8. What does the author mean by the statement However, in
practice, the Federal Reserve does not stray from the
financial policies established by the executive branch of
the government?
A. The Fed more powerful than the executive branch of the
government.
B. The policies of the Fed and of the executive branch of the
government are not the same.
C. The Fed tends to follow the policies of the executive
branch of the government.
D. The Fed reports to the executive branch of the
government.

9. All of the following statements could be included in summary
of the passage EXCEPT:
A. The Federal Reserve is an independent agency of the
United States government.
B. The Federal Reserve controls the flow of money and
credit by buying and selling government securities.
C. The Federal Reserve issues new coins and currency to
banks.
D. The Federal Reserve receives its yearly budget from
Congress.

pertemuan 13

PERTEMUAN 13

1. Which of the following is the main topic of the
passage?
A. The reasons why the Wright brothers succeeded
in manned flight.
B. The advantage of the internal combustion engine
in the Wright brothers’ experiments.
C. The Wright brothers’ experience as pilots.
D. The importance of gliders to the development of
airplanes.

2. The word cited in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning
to which of the following?
A. disregarded
B. mentioned
C. considered
D. proven

3. The word incessantly in the paragraph 1 could best
be replaced by which of the following?
A. confidently
B. intelligently
C. constantly
D. optimistically

4. What kind of experience did the Wright brothers
have that distinguished them from their competitor?
A. They were geniuses.
B. They were gilder pilots.
C. They were engineers.
D. They were inventors.

5. Why does the author suggest that the experiments
with the wind tunnel were important?
A. Because they allowed the Wright brothers to
decrease the weight of their airplane to
acceptable limits
B. Because they resulted in a three-axis control for
their airplane
C. Because they were important in the refinement of
the wings for their airplane
D. Because they used the data to improve the
engine for their airplane

6. The word they in the paragraph 3 refers to
A. the Wright brothers
B. aircraft
C. engines
D. attempts
7. The word doomed in paragraph 4 is closest in
meaning to

A. destined to fail
B. difficult to achieve
C. taking a risk
D. not well planned

8. In paragraph 4, the author suggests that the steam
engines used in earlier aircraft had failed because
A. They were too small to power a large plane.
B. They were too light to generate enough power.
C. They did not have internal combustion power.
D. They did not have enough power to lift their own
weight.

9. The passage discusses all of the following
reasons that the Wright brothers succeeded
EXCEPT
A. They worked very well together.
B. They both had practical experience building
other aircraft.
C. They made extensive tests before they
completed the design.
D. They were well funded.

pertemuan 12

PERTEMUAN 12

1. Which of the following is the main point of the passage?
A. They were both laboratory and literary alchemists.
B. Base metals can be transmuted to gold by blending
them with a substance more perfect than gold.
C. Roger Bacon and St. Albertus Magnus wrote about
alchemy
D. Alchemy was the predecessor of modern chemistry.

2. The word authentic in paragraph 2 could best be replaced
by
A. valuable
B. genuine
C. complete
D. comprehensible

3. According to the alchemists, what is the difference
between base metals and gold?
A. Perfection
B. Chemical content
C. Temperature
D. Weight

4. According to the passage, what is the “philosopher’s
stone”?
A. Lead that was mixed with gold
B. An element that was never found
C. Another name for alchemy
D. A base metal

5. The word cryptic in paragraph 3 could best be replaced
by which of the following?
A. scholarly
B. secret
C. foreign
D. Precise

6. Why did the early alchemists use the terns sun and
moon?
A. To keep the work secret
B. To make the work more literary
C. To attract philosophers
D. To produce a written record

7. Who were the first alchemists?
A. Chemists
B. Writer
C. Artisans
D. Linguists

8. In paragraph 3, the author suggests that we know about
the history of alchemy because
A. the laboratory alchemists kept secret notes
B. the literary alchemists recorded it in writing
C. the mystical philosophers were not able to hide the
secret of alchemy
D. the historians were able to interpret the secret
writings of the alchemists

9. Which of the following statements would the author most
probably agree?
A. Alchemy must be considered a complete failure.
B. Some very important scientific discoveries were made
by alchemists.
C. Most educated people dismissed alchemy during the
time that it was practiced.
D. The literary alchemists were more important than the
laboratory alchemists.

pertemuan 11

PERTEMUAN 11

1.According to this passage, what is another name for
organic architecture?
A. Natural architecture
B. Aesthetic architecture
C. Principle architecture
D. Varied architecture

2. The word ultimate in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
A. formulate
B. eventually
C. supposedly
D. Obviously

3. The word upheld paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. invalidated
B. disputed
C. promoted
D. perceived

4. The following examples are all representative of natural
architecture EXCEPT
A. a bank that is built to look like a Greek temple
B. a bank built so that the location is important to the
structure
C. a bank that is built to conform to the colors of the
natural surroundings
D. a bank that is built to be functional rather than
beautiful

5. Why does the author compare an organic architect to a
sculptor?
A. To emphasize aesthetics
B. To give an example of natural principles
C. To make a point about the development of geometry
D. To demonstrate the importance of style

6. The word obscured paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. difficult to see
B. in high demand
C. not very attractive
D. mutually beneficial

7. With which of the following statements would the author
most probably agree?
A. Form follows function
B. Function follows form
C. Function is not important to form
D. Form and function are one

8. Which of the following statements best describes the
architect’s view of nature?
A. Nature should be conquered.
B. Nature should not be considered.
C. Nature should be respected.
D. Nature should be improved.