1. Metal
must be hammered, worked, and cooled rapidly to relieve internal
stress causing by heating.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
agar sesuai konteks kalimat”causing” pada pilihan D harus ditukar kedalam
bentuk past participle. Dengan demikian, kalimat diatas menjadi “Metal must be
hammered, worked, and cooled rapidly to relieve internal stress caused by
heating”.
2. When
a patient’s blood pressure is much
higher than it should be, a doctor usually insists that he will
not smoke
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Sesudah “insists” harus dalam bentuk infinitive without to/bare infinitive.
Dengan demikian “will” pada pilihan D seharusnya ditukar dengan “be” sehingga
menjadi “when a patient’s blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a
doctor usually insists that he is not smoke”.
3. Those
new models of watches are all too expensive for we to buy
at this time but probably we will return sometime later.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Kata “for” pada pilihan B adalah kata depan yang diikuti objek. “We” pada
pilihan C tidak bisa berfungsi sebagai objek karena digunakan sebagai subjek. Dengan
demikian “we” harus ditukar dengan “us” sehingga menjadi “Those new models of
watches are all too expensive for us to buy at this time but probably we will
return sometime later”.
4. The
cart showed the amount of money spent on food compared to
the amount the amount spent on entertainment.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Kata kerja “compare” yang artinya membandingkan, diikuti kata “with”. Dengan
demikian kalimat diatas seharusnya menjadi “The cart showed the amount of money
spenton food compared with the amount spent on entertainment”.
5. Since
the beginning of time, there has been many people who predict
that the end of the world is near.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Subjek kalimat diatas adalah “people” yang merupakan kata benda jamak (plural
noun). Dengan demikian, auxiliary “has” pada pilihan B harus ditukar dengan
“have” sehingga menjadi “Since the beginning of time, there have been many
people who predict that the end of the world near”.
6. The
security officer insisted on we leaving the building before further
outbursts took place.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Kata “leaving” dalam kalimat diatas adalah gerund. Salah satu ketentuan dalam
bahasa inggris, di depan gerund boleh ditempatkan sebuah possessive asjective.
Dengan demikian, “we” pada pilihan B harus ditukar kedalam bentuk kepunyaan
sehingga menjadi “The security officer insisted on our leaving the building
before further outbursts took place”.
7. The
manager decided to go to golf after he had finished meeting
his foreign client.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Kata “go” harus diikuti bentuk gerund jika kata kerja yang mengikutinya
bersifat suatu rekreasi, hiburan, atau kegiatan olahraga. Dengan demikian,
pilihan B dalam bentuk to infinitive harus ditukar kedalam bentuk gerund
sehingga kalimat diatas menjadi “The manager decided to go golfing after he had
finished meeting his foreign client”.
8. Any
foreign reporter who plans to attend the summit meeting ought send
a short note to the chairperson.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
“Ought” adalah salah satu auxiliary yang selalu diikuti “to”. Dengan demikian, antara
“ought’ dan “send” pada pilihan C harus ditambahkan “to” sehingga kalimat
menjadi “Any foreign reporter who plans to attend the summit meeting ought to
send a short note to the chairperson”.
9. Passengers
are able to clearly see the outline of the whole isolated
island.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Pada kalimay diatas, “clearly’ adalah kata keterangan (adverb) yangditempatkan
dibelakang kalimat. “Clearly” tidak boleh ditempatkan antara “be able to” dan
kata kerja kedua berikutnya sehingga menjadi “Passengers are be able to see the
outline of the whole isolated island from the airplane clearly”.
10. Voslov
Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both dancer
and a choreographer.
Answer: D
Explanation: Voslov Nijinsky adalh
seorang dancer dan koreografer. Jadi, pada pilihan D seharusnya “a dancer”
sehingga menjadi “Voslov Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer
and a choreographer”.
11. Before
design a building, an architect should study the
plans of the other buildings built near the site.
Answer: A
Explanation: “Before” adalah kata depan
(preposition) sehingga kata kerja yang mengikutinya harus dalam –ing form atau
gerund. Dengan demikian kata “design” pada pilihan A harus ditukar kedalam
bentuk gerund sehingga menjadi “ Before designing a building, an architect
should study the plans of the other buildings built near the site”.
12. There
is a folk myth that a horsehair in a container of rainwater place
in then sun shine will develop into a snake.
Answer: C
Explanation: Kata “place” pada pilihan C
harus dijadikan past participle agar sesuai konteks kalimat dalam bentuk pasif.
Dengan demikian, kalimat diatas menjadi “There is a folk myth that a horsehair
in a container of rainwater placed in then sun shine will develop into a snake”.
13. Although
the country’s military budget is insufficient, the army be expected
to perform well in war.
Answer: C
Explanation: Kalimat pasif dalam simple
present tense dibentuk dengan struktur “subject+ am/is/are+ past participle”.
Dengan demikian, “be” pada pilihan C harus diganti dengan “is” karena subjek
kalimat adalah kata benda tunggal sehingga kalimat diatas menjadi “Although the
country’s military budget is insufficient, the army is expected to perform well
in war”.
14. To
design a house the architect needs only a
ruler, a pencil, an eraser, and piece of paper.
Answer: D
Explanation: Objek kata “need” pada
kalimat diatas yakni “a ruler, a pencil, an eraser, and piece of paper” harus
dinyatakan dalam bentuk parallel structure. Dengan dikian, pilihan D harus ditambah
dengan indenfinite article didepannya sehingga kalimat diatas menjadi “ To
design a house the architect needs only a ruler, a pencil, an eraser, and a
piece of paper”.
15. Those
of you who smoke should have their lungs X-rayed regularly.
Answer: C
Explanation: “Their”, pada pilihan C adalah possessive
adjective yang mengacu pada “you” maka “their” harus ditukar dengan “your” sehingga kalimat
diatas menjadi “Those of you who smoke
should have your lungs X-rayed regularly”.
