ASLAMA RIJA E / 05 / X PFPT
I. Descriptive Text Exercise. Please ,choose the correct answer !
Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is
the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King,
Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as
this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer
Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3
to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the
temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.
1. What is the monolog about?
A. Gallery complex.
B. Buddhist mythology.
C. Cambodia.
D. Khmer Empire.
E. Angkor Wat.
2. In the twelveth century which Empire was strong enough to build the biggest temple of the
world?
A. Old Empire.
B. Yosadapura Empire.
C. Meru Empire.
D. The King Empire.
E. Khmer Empire.
Paris is the capital city of FrancE. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the worlD. It is also one
of the world’s most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout Paris. At
night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the city of light.
Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower.
This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris. D’Louvre, one of the world‘s largest art
museums draws many visitors. The Cathedral Notre Dame, a famous church, is an other
favourite place to visit.
3. What is the monologue about?
A. Paris
B. The Louvre
C. Notre Dame
D. The crowded city
E. The city of light
4. What has become the symbol of Paris?
A. The Louvre
B. The Cathedral
C. The Eiffel Tower
D. The lovely garden
E. The light structure
This museum is located in Ambarawa in central JavA. The musseum focuses on the collection of
steam locomotivE. Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King
Willem I ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to
transport it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built
on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD. Back then it was known as the Willem I station. The
Ambarawa railway museum was established much later on October 16, 1976 in the Ambarawa
station to preserve the steam locomotivE. They were coming to the end of their useful life when
the 3 feet 6 inches guard railway or the Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta
Api was closed. The steam locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.
5. What was the Ambarawa called during the dutch colonial government?
A. A military city
B. A railway museum,
C. A new railway town,
D. King Willem I station.
E. Steam locomotives station,
6. Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?
A. To build new railway museums.
B. To transport government troops.
C. To preserve the steam locomotives
D. To build a new government station.
E. To park the locomotives at the original station,
On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s “River of Kings”, lies a hotel that has already set
new standards of hospitality for this celebrated city.
Set in magnificently lanscaped tropical gardens, the Shangri-La Bangkok provides guests with
all the charm and warmth of the orient and, at the same time, unsurpassed range of facilities and
leisure activities. There is a choice of 12 superb settings in which to wine and dine, a large free-
form swimming pool that overlooks the river, conventoin and meeting facilities for up to 2000
people, and a 24-hour business centre.
And, from every single guest room and suite, there is a breathtaking view of all the exotic hustle
and bustle of the fabled “River of Kings”. One might expect such a well-equipped and positioned
hotel to be miles away from the city center but, at Shangri-La Bangkok the busness district and
main shopping areas are mere minutes away.
From more than 200 years, Bangkok’s granduer has been reflected in the waters of the Chao
PhrayA. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers beside this majestic river, offers its guests the
golden promise of the East.
7. For how many people the meeting facilities are up to?
A. 5000 people.
B. 4000 people.
C. 2000 people.
D. 1000 people.
E. 500 people.
8. The text mainly focuses on…
A. Bangkok’s granduer.
B. Bangkok’s ”River Kings.”
C. The water of the Chao Praya.
D. The majestic river in Bangkok.
E. Shangri-La Bangkok.
Losari beach is a beautiful beach and located on the edge city of Makassar. It is located only
about 3 km from the center of Makassar (Karebosi Park). The beach used to be the longest café
in Asia, because many cafes stand in along the beach, but now the cafes are collected in a special
place so it does not spread along the coast. Charm of the beach is mainly seen in the evening
when the sunset stands out. This is a major attraction of people’s coming to the Losari beach.
Every evening hundreds of people come to witness the panorama of red as the sun will disappear
into the ocean, so do not miss the sunset at the Losari beach. If the sky is sunny, the scenery is
absolutely perfect. Because of its location in a bay, the water of Losari is even often quiet as
usual pool water.
Losari is its waterfront of Makassar. The lengthy of the beach is approximately one kilometer
and it is a public space that can be accessed by anyonE. On this beach there is a park called the
Pelataran Bahari (Marine Park), with semicircular area of nearly one hectarE. This place is a
plaza with a clean floor for children to play and running around, while parents and teens sit on
concrete benches to enjoy the sea breezE. From this place, you are also free to view out to the
sea and watch the sunset slowly turns reddish in the line of the horizon. The reflected light also
creates sheen on the surface of sea water.
The Pelataran Bahari also serves as the stadium of open water to watch the coastal waters in
front of Losari beach. This coastal water is often used as a racecourse jet ski, boat races and
traditional boat jolloro katinting, or become a transit point of rely of Sandeq traditional sailboats
and yachts.
In Losari there are also a few hotels. Some of them qualified as a tree stars hotel. The hotel is
offering panoramic beauty of the sea with luxury service treats. There are Losari Beach Hotel,
Losari Beach Inn, Makassar Golden Hotel, and Pantai Gapura Hotel. All of the hotels located in
Jalan Penghibur.
9. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Losari beach is a awful place.
B. Losari beach is a good place to visit.
C. No body visit Losari beach.
D. Many visitor on Pantai Gapura Hotel.
E. No one stay at Losari Beach Inn.
10. How many hotels does the writer mention?
A. Six hotels.
B. Five hotels.
C. Four hotels.
D. Three hotels.
E. Two hotels.
11. Where is Losari beach located?
A. Somewhere at Makassar City.
B. Locate at Jalan Penghibur.
C. Near Makassar City.
D. Far away from Losari Beach Inn.
E. Located only about 3 km from the center of Makassar (Karebosi Park).
The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper, which sits in the heart of London. It is known as the shard
of glass. Construction began in 2009 and was completed three years later in 2012, making it
Western European’s tallest building.
Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The Shart is the second tallest free standing structure in the
UK. Its exterior boasts 11,000 glass panels — that’s equivalent in area to eight football pitches or
two-and-a-half Trafalgar Squares.
The building was developed to have multiple uses, describes on the website as a ‘vertical city
where people can live, work and relax’. This motto was clearly taken on board that was found on
the 72nd floor towards the end of construction.
12. What is the text about?
A. The architect Renzo Piano
B. The Shard glass panels
C. The Shard, building in London
D. The tallest building in London
E. The heart of London
13. In Europe, the Shard gains popularity on its …
A. Location
B. Function
C. Height
D. Age
E. Usage
14. What probably makes people interested to stay in the Shard?
A. It has multiple uses
B. It is the tallest building in UK
C. It was built by famous architect
D. It is located in the heart of London
E. It is very cheap
15. “…, making it Western European’s tallest building.” What does the underlined word “it”
refer to?
A. The Shard
B. The glass
C. London
D. Skyscraper
E. Renzo Piano
Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and
inhabited by about 1.3 million peoplE. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is
called the Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly
town by the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of
tofu or bean curD. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive tastE.
The cigarettes factory dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women
labor forcE. Kediri and the cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest
cigarette factory in IndonesiA. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not
work here are farmers or traders.
16. What does the above text tell about?
A. The history of Kediri
B. The famous products of Kediri
C. The description of Kediri
D. The people
E. 1.3 million people
17. Which one has a distinctive taste?
A. The cigarette
B. The special food
C. The bean curd
D. The highly nutritious food
E. Tofu
18. “Those who do not work here …” (last sentence). The “those” word refers to ….
A. The local people
B. The factory workers
C. The farmers
D. The traders
E. Woman labour force
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosquE. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest
mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin.
It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran SamuderA. He was the first
Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin
River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.
The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was uniquE. The roof is layereD. It took the
Banjar’s past architecture before Islam camE. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar,
the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.
19. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era of ….
A. Banjar people
B. Dutch colonial
C. Kalimantan King
D. Sultan Suriansyah
20. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. A king reign
B. A palace complex
C. An Islamic location
D. A historical mosque
21. From the text we know that ….
A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local style
B. Banjar people burned down the mosque
C. There is nothing special from this mosque
D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque
Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object 8
Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from
Malang town and two hours’ drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white
sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.
In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island,
and Anoman Island, those names are taken from “wayang” figures (Java traditional puppets).
These islands are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas
cruisers.
22. What makes Bale Kambang famous?
A. Small rocky islands
B. Long beautiful beach
C. Huge waves of ocean
D. Overseas cruisers
E. three small rocky islands
23. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. There are three rocky islands in Bale Kambang
B. Huge waves frighten many overseas cruisers
C. Names of rocky islands are taken from “wayang”figures
D. The rocky islands are in the middle of the sea
E. Small village of Bale Kambang
Orchard Road is a Boulevard which becomes business and entertainment center in Singapore.
Orchard Road is surrounded by a lush tropical and flower gardens which are beautiful. At first,
Orchard Road is just a suburban street lined with orchards, plantations nutmeg, and pepper
farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned into a shopping center in Singapore. In 1960 and 1970
entertainment industries began to enter this roaD. Shopping centers such as mall and Plaza was
built in 1974.
Orchard Road runs along about 2.2 km. This road is one-way street flanked by a variety of
shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The shopping area which is nearly 800,000 square meters
provides a wide range of Things, food, and entertainment. In this area there are many options
that can satisfy visitors from all walks of life starting from the luxury branded things to the
Popular branded, from exclusive restaurants to fast food.
There are so many ways that can be accessed to get to Orchard road such as: by taxi, bus or drive
your own car. For those who are driving to Orchard Road can be entered from the west through
the Napier Road. Vehicles from Dunearn Road can turn to left at the intersection of the Marriott
Hotel junction. Vehicles that come from Paterson can turn right onto Orchard Road. Orchard is
always crowded so you have to be careful in order not to get lost.
24. The text mainly focuses on
A. Singapore
B. Orchard Plantation
C. Plaza and Mall
D. Orchard road as business and entertainment center
E. Shopping Center
25. Which statement is TRUE?
A. At first Orchard Road is a crowded settlement
B. Orchard road became business and entertainment center since 1974
C. Vehicles from Dunrean road turn to the left at intersection of the Marriott Hotel junction
D. Orchard road is infamous place at Singapore
E. Orchard road is not surrounded by flower garden
