Soal SPMB Bahasa Inggris Tahun 2003

Not being able to sleep, Iwan sat up in bed peering into the darkness. Suddenly he felt a current of cold air. He jumped out of bed. However, having forgotten the motion of the ship, he was instantly thrown violently across the room.

With difficulty he got up and groped his way towards the window which, to his surprise, he found wide open, for he was certain that he had fastened it securely before he went to bed.

Suddenly, as he stood by the window, he distinctly heard something moving behind him and, a moment afterwards, as he turned to look, he heard a faint groan. He sprang across the room and jumped back into bed, only to discover to his horror that someone else was lying there stretching out his hand, he laid hold of something that had the shape of a man’s arm but was smooth, wet, and icy-cold. He pulled, but the creature, whatever it was, tore itself out of his grasp, ran across the room, opened the door and rushed out. Quickly recovering from his fright, he started to chase at top speed but he was too late. The passage outside his room was empty.

1. SPMB 2003

The story tells us about ....
A. Iwan’s journey
B. a mysterious creature
C. a burglary at sea
D. an adventurous night
E. the chase on board

2. SPMB 2003

Why did Iwan jump out of bed and tried to get to the window?
A. He was thrown violently across the room.
B. He knew that the window was open.
C. He wanted to know where the cold air came from.
D. He was restless and could not sleep.
E. He couldn’t see anything in the dark room.

3. SPMB 2003

Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. Iwan wondered why the window was open.
B. Iwan jumped out of bed because he heard something moving.
C. Iwan had forgotten to fasten the window when he went to bed.
D. Iwan was waiting in the dark for the creature.
E. Seeing the window open, he immediately ran to close it.

4. SPMB 2003

Which of the following did not frighten Iwan?
A. Something moving behind him.
B. Finding somebody lying on his bed.
C. A sound unfamiliar to him.
D. The violent moving of the ship.
E. Touching something smooth and wet.

5. SPMB 2003

From the text we may conclude that ….
A. Iwan succeeded in catching the creature.
B. Iwan and the creature ran out of the room together.
C. Iwan did not dare to ran out of the room together.
D. The creature remained a mystery.
E. The creature tried very hard to catch Iwan.

6. SPMB 2003

This area is not suitable for farming because the soil is not ....
A. fertility
B. fertilize
C. fertile
D. fertilizer
E. fertilization

7. SPMB 2003

Deni has to take a part-time job during the vacation; ... he will not be able to pay his tuition fee.
A. nevertheless
B. otherwise
C. moreover
D. therefore
E. beside

8. SPMB 2003

“May I borrow your magazine?”
“I’m sorry, my brother ... it.”
A. is still reading it
B. has been reading it
C. will still read
D. still read
E. still read

9. SPMB 2003

He told me a lot about the Philippines.
He ... there for a long time.
A. must have lived
B. might be living
C. ought to have lived
D. should be living
E. would have lived

10. SPMB 2003

The company’s new product was ... advertised on TV.
A. nation
B. national
C. nationally
D. nationalize
E. nationalization

11. SPMB 2003

I want to ... to his behaving so rudely toward his sister.
A. object
B. dislike
C. disagree
D. complain
E. regret

12. SPMB 2003

“He needs a visa because he is a foreigner.”
We can also say : “... , he needs a visa.”

A. By being a foreigner
B. In being a foreigner
C. Having been a foreigner
D. To be a foreigner
E. Being a foreigner

13. SPMB 2003

The traffic regulations in US are different from in Indonesia.
In the US, you ... drive on the right side of the road.
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. would rather
E. could

14. SPMB 2003

“I can not bring my car because it ...”
A. is being repairing
B. is being repaired
C. was repaired
D. repaired
E. is repairing

15. SPMB 2003

“Did you buy the computer?”
“No, but I would have if my father ...”
A. had given me the money
B. would give me the money
C. would have given me the money
D. gave me the money
E. was giving me the money

16. SPMB 2003

She wanted the children to come to the dining room, so that ... can have dinner together.
A. she
B. we
C. you
D. they
E. all

17. SPMB 2003

Dona : “I am sorry you failed in the examination.”
Doni : “I wish I ... harder.”

A. study
B. studied
C. have studied
D. had studied
E. wanted to study

18. SPMB 2003

“All the students had just left the classroom when the English teacher came in."
From the sentence, we may conclude that ...

A. The students came late for the English class.
B. The teacher cancelled the English class.
C. The English class started late that dat.
D. There was no English class that day.
E. The teacher asked the students to leave the class.

19. SPMB 2003

The victims of flood ... we have collected money and clothes are now housed in barracks outside the town.
A. which
B. whose
C. whom
D. of which
E. for whom

20. SPMB 2003

They passed their exam, but I ...
A. did
B. did not
C. did not either
D. did too
E. was not

21. SPMB 2003

We shall go to Bali next month and ....
A. so they will
B. they will either
C. so will they
D. neither will they
E. they won’t either

22. SPMB 2003

Neither her parents nor her brother .... happy about the result of her examination.
A. are
B. were
C. was
D. have been
E. to be

23. SPMB 2003

He not only read the news but also .... what happened.
A. see
B. sees
C. saw
D. have seen
E. is seeing

24. SPMB 2003

I would prefer to swim rather than ....
A. sing
B. to sing
C. singing
D. have singing
E. prefer singing

25. SPMB 2003

“Where is your car?”
“I .....”
A. have repaired it
B. have it repaired
C. have been repaired it
D. get it repair
E. get it repairing

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