1. Read the passage below.
When we were children, Hassan and I used to climb the poplar trees in the driveway of the father‟s house and annoy the neighbors by reflecting sunlight into their homes with a shard of mirror. We would sit across from each other _____, our naked feet dangling, our trouser pockets filled with dried mulberries and walnuts. We took turns with the mirror as we ate mulberries, pelted each other with them, giggling, laughing. I can still see Hassan up on that tree, sunlight flickering through the leaves on his almost perfectly round face, a face like a Chinese doll chiseled from hardwood: his flat, broad nose and slanting, narrow eyes like bamboo leaves, eyes that looked, depending on the light, gold, green, even sapphire. I can still see his tiny low-set ears and that pointed stub of a chin, a meaty appendage that looked like it was added as a mere afterthought. And the cleft lip, just off mid-line, where the Chinese doll maker‟s instrument may have slipped, or _____ .
Which option best completes the second blank space in the passage?
A. perhaps he had simply grown tired and carelessly
B. perhaps he had simply gone tired and become careless
C. perhaps he had simply grown tiredly and carelessly
D. perhaps he had simply become tiring and careless
E. perhaps he had simply grown tired and careless
Jawaban : B. perhaps he had simply gone tired and become careless
Kеѕіmрulаn: Berdasarkan реrtаnуааn dаrі sоаl diatas, sауа menyimpulkan bаhwа jаwаbаn dаrі ѕоаl tеrѕеbut adalah B. perhaps he had simply gone tired and become careless
2. Which of the following is the most appropriate sentence containing a passive construction?
A. Mistakes were made said by most politicians.
B. The rat was supposed to be placed into a T-shaped maze.
C. I have a feeling that a secret may be it is kept.
D. The president was to be sworn in on a cold January morning.
E. Your bicycle would have kept here if you had left it with me.
Jawaban : B. The rat was supposed to be placed into a T-shaped maze.
Kеѕіmрulаn: Berdasarkan реrtаnуааn dаrі sоаl diatas, sауа menyimpulkan bаhwа jаwаbаn dаrі ѕоаl tеrѕеbut adalah B. perhaps he had simply gone tired and become careless B. The rat was supposed to be placed into a T-shaped maze.
Disclaimer : Latihan soal dan jawaban ini bukan bocoran penilaian harian. Ini hanya sebagai referensi belajar bagi siswa. Jika ada kesamaan soal maka itu hanya kebetulan saja.
