GRAMMAR 1 (CLOZE TEST)

20 SOAL, 15 MENIT, 105 MENIT

Soal 1 This question is marked in red

Dec 26, 2004, was a day that I will never forget. It was the day I experienced my
first earthquake. l had just ...... home from mosque and was lying on the living
room sofa watching the news on TV. My little brother was in my room playing,
and my older sister was in the kitchen preparing our breakfast. Our parents were
still sleeping.

At exactly 3.08 a.m., the earthquake ...... my country. Our house started .......
violently as it ...... a small wooden boat being tossed by giant waves in the ocean.
At first, none realized what was happening. Then my sister yelled, "Earthquake!
Get under something!" I was too stunned to move, but the shaking was so strong
that I soon fell off the sofa onto the floor. I half rolled, half crawled across the
floor to the dining table and got under it. My sister was sitting on the floor kitchen,
holding her arms ....... her head to protect it from falling dishes. She yelled at my
little brother to get under his desk, but he wanted to be near us. He tried to get out
of my room, but he kept falling down. The earthquake lasted less than a minute,
but it seemed like a year to us.

a. Get

b. Getting

c. Gotten

d. Got

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School uniforms are uniforms which are obligatory to be …. by the students in the
school or any other educational …. School uniforms tell …. things such as
students' grade level and school or institution identity. Nowadays, school
uniforms become a ….issue among parents. Some of them think that school
uniforms are necessary, while others think that they ….

A. Debatable

B. Debater

C. Debate

D. Debating
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Riau Province is one of the gateways for an international syndicate to smuggle

endangered animals, Director of Criminal Detective Unit of the Riau Provincial
Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Andri Sudarmadi said on Sunday. The Riau
Provincial Police foiled a smuggling attempt by confiscating four African lion
babies, a leopard baby, and 58 Indiana Star turtles early on Saturday (Dec. 14,
2019). …… Saturday night, the Riau Provincial Natural Resources Conservation
Office (BBKSDA) also rescued three orangutan babies left behind by unidentified
people near…… in Pekanbaru, capital of Riau Province. During the raid, the
police arrested two people for allegedly being involved in an international animal
trade syndicate. If found guilty, the two suspects identified by their initials as
Yat and Is…….sentenced to up to 10 years in jail. The attempt of smuggling
endangered animals via Riau is the second of its kinds foiled by the police this
year. In October 2019, the police also arrested a person accused ...... of smuggling a
cheetah baby. Chief of the Riau Provincial Police Inspector General Agung Setya
Imam Effend said the police will continue to launch a manhunt for other suspects.
He said a lion or leopard… at up to US32,000 or Rp450 million, while an Indiana
Star turtle is priced at US1,200 or Rp17 million in the black market

The suitable word to fill out the blank is…..

A. May be

B. Must be

C. Should be

D. Is going to be

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Soal 4
The researchers also … levels of a hormone called oxytocin in the mothers’
… babies’ urine, which is also … as the “cuddle” hormone as it is linked with
caregiving and affectionate behavior. Levels … cortisol, known as the “stress”
hormone, … also measured using saliva samples.

A. Measuring

B. Measure

C. Measured

D. Have measured
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Soal 5
"We think that sleep is a ….. of the body trying to conserve energy in a setting
where energetic levels are ...… down. Our findings suggest that if you ......... to
fast for a day, we would predict you might get ........ because your energetic stores
…... be depleted," said study co-author David Raizen, MD, PhD, an associate
professor of Neurology and member of the Chronobiology and Sleep Institute at
Penn.

A. Going

B. Goes

C. Go

D. Gone

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Soal 6
The energy value of food is usually …. in calories. A calorie is the amount of heat
…. is required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree C. The
number of calories which people need per day ….. It depends on the activity
which the people are involved …. For example; people will need more calories
for standing ….. for sitting, etc.

A. On

B. In

C. Out

D. At

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The researchers also … levels of a hormone called oxytocin in the mothers’ …
babies’ urine, which is also … as the “cuddle” hormone as it is linked with
caregiving and affectionate behavior. Levels … cortisol, known as the “stress”
hormone, … also measured using saliva samples.

A. Was

B. Which

C. Who

D. Were
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Soal 8
When Michael Joseph Jackson was born into a large family in a small house in
Gary, Ind., .......... Aug. 29, 1958, no one ................ that he would become perhaps
the most recognizable entertainer on the planet. On the king of pop’s birthday, this
article takes you back through his life and music. Jackson’s rise was swift.

By the time he was 10, he and his brothers were pop sensations performing as the
Jackson 5. The group had four No. 1 Motown hits in a little more than a year,
including “I Want You Back,” all of which ...........Michael’s ebullient high-
pitched voice. By 20, Jackson wanted to............. from his overbearing father, his
demanding siblings and the Jackson 5 sound. His first solo album, “Off the Wall,”
may be the quintessential recording of the disco era. It featured “Don’t Stop ’Til
You Get Enough,” for which Jackson sang with a flirtatious falsetto. Jackson’s
next album was “Thriller,” which was released in 1982 and became the best-
selling album of all time. It won eight Grammy Awards, spent two years on the
Billboard album chart and sold more than 100 million copies around the world.

Jackson’s dancing and innovative music videos, especially the one for the title
track “Thriller,” helped redefine the medium and open MTV to black musicians.

The suitable word to fill in the blank is......

A. Had featured

B. Has featured

C. Would featured

D. Featured
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Soal 9
In … every job or position you hold during your time in the United States will
… you to be punctual, which means … . This practice will serve you well in both
… academic … professional careers.

A. Near

B. Nearly

C. Nothing

D. Accordingly
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Soal 10
George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the
American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S.
president, from 1789 to 1797. The son of a prosperous planter, Washington was
… in colonial Virginia. As a young man, he worked as a … then fought in the
French and Indian War (1754-63). During the American Revolution, he led the
colonial forces to victory over the British … became a national hero. In 1787, he
… president of the convention that wrote the U.S. Constitution. Two years later,
Washington became America’s first president. Realizing that the way he handled
the job would impact how future presidents approached the position, he handed
down a legacy of strength, integrity and national purpose. Less than three years
after … office, he died at his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, at age 67.

A. Left

B. Leaved

C. Leaving

D. Leave

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Soal 11
School uniforms are uniforms which are obligatory to be. ..... by the students in
the school or any other educational …. School uniforms tell …. things such as
students' grade level and school or institution identity. Nowadays, school uniforms
become a ….issue among parents. Some of them think that school uniforms are
necessary, while others think that they …..

A. Wear

B. Wearing

C. Worn

D. Wears

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Since 2008, Barrack Obama … president of the United States of America. He is a

historic figure primarily because he is the first African American to hold the
position of president. … policies have gained … many supporters, as well as
many detractors. He is possibly one of the most divisive presidents to govern the
country in the history of the United States. Obama is a … of the Democratic Party
with his presidency coming … the controversial George W. Bush left office.

A. Him

B. He

C. His

D. Her
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In … every job or position you hold during your time in the United States will …
you to be punctual, which means … . This practice will serve you well in both …
academic … professional careers.

A. And

B. Or

C. But

D. For
Soal 14
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Although it has been commonly accepted that cats … in Egypt 4000 years ago,
their history among human beings goes back much further. Wild cats are now
known to have lived among the … of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and to
have been domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE at about the same time
as dogs, sheep, and goats. … excavations in the past ten years have provided
evidence that the Near Eastern Wildcat is the … relative of the modern-day
domestic cat and was bred by Mesopotamian farmers, most probably as … pests,
such as mice, which were attracted by grain supplies.

A. Archeology

B. Archeologic

C. Archeological

D. Archaeologist
Soal 15
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London (CNN) A fire has ….. out at Japan's Shuri Castle on the island of
Okinawa, local police told CNN on Wednesday. People in the area ….....
being evacuated, said a police spokesperson, though it is unclear how
many ......... there are or how big the fire is. The main building of the Shuri
Castle is seen …..... fire in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan,
early 31 October 2019. The castle was ….... destroyed during the Battle of
Okinawa in 1945, and reconstruction work was only completed in the early
1990s.

A. In

B. Around

C. On

D. At
Soal 16
Jenny doesn’t want sushi because she has … it before.

A. Doesn’t ever eat

B. Never eat

C. Never eaten

D. Ever eaten

Soal 17
My mother asked me … the journalism course.

A. That I attended

B. Why had not I attended

C. How often I had attended

D. When had I attended

Soal 18
The flight was announced delay a moment ago. Now, the passengers … at the
airport.

A. Waiting

B. Is waited

C. Are waiting

D. Were waiting
Soal 19
Valentino Rossi has seen his career …. over the years

A. tormenting

B. rejected

C. declining

D. ejected

Soal 20
Susi: What a nice nail arts! Did you make it yourself?

Sari: No, I got it made

The underlined sentences means…

A. Sari made the nail arts herself

B. Sari had to make the nail arts

C. Someone made Sari’s nail arts

D. Sari would have made the nail arts