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Text 1

Queen Aji Bidara Putih

Muara Kaman lies along the Mahakam River, in eastern Borneo. In the past the area was a kingdom ruled by Queen Aji Bidara Putih. She was a typical queen of myths: beautiful, wise, and sensitive. Many princes and kings proposed to her but she always refused them because she was more concerned with ruling her country and guarding her people.

One day, a Chinese boat came to eastern Borneo. First, the people thought it was a merchant ship but the boat was loaded with trade goods and highly trained soldiers. Their messengers brought gold and porcelain to announce the marriage proposal from a prince of China. The queen didn’t refuse instantly and replied that she had to ponder the proposal first. After the messenger left the palace, the queen called a court officer and ordered him to infiltrate the Chinese boat to gather information on the prince.

When night fell the officer sneaked onto the boat, got by all the guards, and finally found the prince’s room. The large door would not open and he couldn’t found a peek hole, so the officer put his ear to the wall, trying to catch sounds from inside. He heard that the prince was having his dinner and the noise of his chewing and slurping surprised the officer. It was like a boar that he had once heard when he was hunting.

He quickly left the boat and returned to the palace. He reported that the prince must have been a phantom, not a human. He believed that the phantom could be in a human’s form only during the daytime. The queen was so surprised and got angry. On the next day, she refused his proposal.

The enraged prince ordered his troops to raid Muara Kaman. The battle was won by the prince’s huge band of troops. As they drew near to the palace, Queen Aji Bidara Putih chewed a leaf of betel vine and sang a mantra while holding it. When she spit it out at the Chinese troops, it turned to giant centipedes. The Chinese troops started to retreat but three centipedes chased them and sank the boat. The site of the sunken ship is now known as Danau Lipan (Lake of Centipedes), with Chinese treasures hidden on the lake’s bed.

1. The text tells about …

a. Queen Aji Bidara Putih d. The Sunken Ship

b. The Mahakam River e. The Chinese Troops

c. The Prince’s Proposal

2. The passage’s genre is

a. Recount c. Descriptive e. Procedure

b. Narrative d. News Item

3. Paragraph 6 is functioned as _______

a. Orientation c. Resolution e. Reorientation

b. Source d. Complication

4. …….she had to ponder the proposal first. The underlined word meaning is _______

a. consideration c. considering e. consider

b. considerate d. considered

5. Where did the story take place?

a. in a kingdom in China d. in a sunken ship

b. in western Borneo e. in the Lake of Centipedes

c. in the area that is now called Muara Kaman

6. How was Queen Bidara Putih like?

a. beautiful, sensible, and sensitive d. pretty, sensible, and indifferent

b. beautiful, uncaring, and sensitive e. beautiful, wise, and unconcerned

c. pretty, wise, and indifferent

7. When night fell the officer sneaked onto the boat. …the italic word mean ____

a. step in c. slips e. slipping

b. step out d. slipped

8. Why did the messengers bring gold and porcelain?

a. to trade them for stocks

b. to announce the marriage proposal from a prince of China

c. to load their ship

d. to share them with the residents

e. to sell them to the queen

9. How did Queen Aji Bidara Putih respond to the proposal?

a. She agreed with the proposal instantly. d. She did not reply the proposal.

b. She approved the proposal right away. e. She refused the proposal

c. She did not refuse the proposal immediately.

10. Why did the prince raid Muara Kaman?

a. because the queen was spying on the prince the

b. because the queen did not accept his proposal

c. because the queen attacked the prince’s kingdom

d. because the queen returned prince’s gifts

e. because the queen chased the prince away

11. Which statement is not true according to the text?

a. The prince wanted to marry the queen.

b. The prince had gold and porcelain to announce the marriage proposal.

c. The prince ordered his troops to attack Muara Kaman.

d. The prince won the battle.

e. The prince turned into a giant centipede.

12. The prince must have been a phantom, the underlined word mean

a. ghost b. animal c. plant d. boar (celeng) e. insect

13. The word “he” (paragraph 3, sentence 3) refers to …

a. the court officer b. the prince c. the messenger d. the phantom e. the giant centipedes

14. “Their messengers brought gold and porcelain to …” The synonym of “messenger” is …

a. team b. ambassador c.troop d.advocate e. squad

15. “… prince ordered his troops to raid Muara Kaman.” The synonym of “raid” is …

a. establish b. ascertain c. attack d. expand e. enlarge

Text 2

The legend of the widow – witch of Girah is a favourite tale for every Balinese. On the fist night of the full moon, villagers will gather round a clearing near the temple to watch a performance of the drama

Long ago when Airlangga was king of the island there lives a widow called Tjalon Arang. One day she gave birth to baby in jungle. Tjalon Arang called her daughter Ratna Menggali and she grew up to be a very beautiful girl .

Tjalon Arang had great plans for her daughter. She wanted her to marry a prince from Airlangga’s palace. In spite of her great beauty, however, no prince came to court her. The widow became very angry at this. She then learnt the art of black magic and practiced it against the villager of Girah. The people were suffered by her black magic. Many of them were killed by an unknown cause. Quickly they consulted with a high priest named Mpu Bharadah. The priest found out the cause of the deaths and sent his son to propose Ratna Menggali. Tjalon Arang was very happy with the proposal. She put an end to the curse on Girah and there were no more death. Soon after that the couple was married.

Tjalon Arang had given to her daughter ‘lontar’-leaf inscribed with the teaching of black magic. One day Ratna Menggali’s husband found it and gave it to his father. The priest then deciphered the formula to the witch’s secret powers. Tjalon Arang flew into a rage when she discovered that Mpu Bharadah had learnt her secrets. She declared war upon the priest

Tjalon Arang and Mpu Bharadah did not fight each by arms. They were fought of sorcery. It was a long and difficult struggle as the magical powers of both were equally strong. The priest finally proved to be stronger than his opponent. He cast a deadly spell which destroyed the widow. Before she died however, Tjalon Arang asked Mpu Bharadah to forgive her for wickedness

16 The text tells us about Tjalon Arang’s…….

1. struggle to have her daughter married by a prince

2. wish to marry prince

3. way to learn black magic

4. anger to kill villagers mysteriously

5. struggle to fight Mpu Bharadah

17. Which paragraph is the orientation of the generic structure of the text ?

a. 1 d. 4

b. 2 e. 5

c. 3

18. The widow witch declared war on Mpu Bahradah because….

a. He had found the “lontar “ leaf inscribed with the secrets powers

b. He had learnt her secrets

c. He had found out that she was able to cause the death of the villagers

d. He had cast a deadly spell on her

e. He had put a curse on the village of Girah

19. The organization of the text above is….

a. orientation-crisis –resolution – coda

b. orientation-complication –resolution – reorientation

c. abstract- crisis – reaction – reorientation

d. abstract- orientation- crisis- reaction- coda

e. abstract- orientation- crisis- resolution

20. The priests then decipher the formula to the witch secret. The word deciphered has the same meaning with the following, except

a. decode b. translate c. interpret d. write e. crack

21. He cast a deadly spell which destroyed the widow. The synonym of the underlined word is__

a. directed b. direct c. direction d. director e. directory

Text 3

Once upon a time there lived as neighbours a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good shot, and the bear was very clumsy could not use the arrow to good advantage.

The bear was very unkind to the rabbit. Every morning, the bear would call over to the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with the bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit, fearing to arouse the bear’s anger by refusing, consented, and went with the bear, and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed, he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves, and packed all they could carry home. The bear was very greedy and, not wanting the rabbit to get any of the meat so that the poor rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering, the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. Poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day’s work.

The bear was the father of five cubs. The mother bear, knowing that her youngest was a very hearty eater, always gave him an extra large piece of meat. What the baby bear did not eat, he would take outside with him and pretend to play ball with it, kicking it towards the rabbit’s house, and when he got close to the door he would give the lump of meat such a great kick, that it would fly into the rabbit’s house, and this way the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the father bear.

22. The purpose of the writer wrote the text is to…..

1. Tell the readers an entertaining or amusing story.

2. Explain what a rabbit and a bear do.

3. Tell the habit of a rabbit and a bear.

4. Persuade the readers to keep a rabbit or a bear.

5. Describe the behaviour of a rabbit and a bear.

23. The rabbit didn’t refuse when the bear asked him to hunt because he….

1. Needed some meat to satisfy his family.

2. Brought a bow and arrows with him.

3. His big family was so hungry.

4. Could shoot and kill many buffaloes.

5. Was afraid of making the bear angry.

24. Which statement is true according to the text?

1. Both the bear and the rabbit felt happy after hunting.

2. None of the bear’s family members liked the rabbit.

3. The rabbit and the bear were good at hunting.

4. The bear took all the buffalo meat

5. Both the rabbit and the bear were good neighbours.

25. How many members were there in the bear’s family?

1. Five d. six e. eight

2. Seven c. Nine

Text 4

The soccer star David Beckham and his wife, former Spice Girl Victoria, are going to court to defend their image and marriage. The Beckhams are angry that a British tabloid newspaper printed a story that their "happy marriage" was a lie. The News of the World wrote an article saying the Beckhams are just pretending to be happily married to make more money from their "Beckham brand". The newspaper said the marriage was really "on the rocks" because of a relationship David had with another woman. He strongly denies this.

The newspaper article suggested that the Beckhams' huge income depended on their public image. It said the couple tried to convince the public that their marriage was happy to get more advertising contracts. The article also said David almost had a nervous breakdown because of arguments with his wife. A lawyer for the newspaper commented on the high profile marriage, asking: "Is it unhappy, full of rows and tensions because of David Beckham's infidelity, or is it happy? We say unhappy." The Beckhams, meanwhile, insist they are a happily married couple.

Taken from www.breakingnewsenglish.com