English Pretest

LARRY PAGE

Lawrence “Larry” Page is one of the most influential person in the world. Page is an American computer scientist and an internet enterpreneur. He was a co-founder of Google with his friend, Sergey Brin, in 1998. Now, he plays a role as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphapets, Google's parent company.

Larry Page was born on 26th March 1973 in Michigan. By 2017, his age is 44 years old. The color of his hair is dark brown and his skin is fair. Larry Page has married to a research scientist named Lucinda Southworth. Now, he is a father of two children.

In November 2016, he became the 12th richest person in the world. Larry's last education background is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Here, he met Sergey Brin. Then, they incorporated Google in order to make world's information easy to access. This company makes him to be the successful person in the world.

The purpose of the text is ....

• to inform about the founder of Google

• to explain about Larry Page's job

• to tell how Larry Page becomes a successful person

• to describe the Chief Executive Officer of Alphabets, named Larry Page.

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LARRY PAGE

Lawrence “Larry” Page is one of the most influential person in the world. Page is an American computer scientist and an internet enterpreneur. He was a co-founder of Google with his friend, Sergey Brin, in 1998. Now, he plays a role as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphapets, Google's parent company.

Larry Page was born on 26th March 1973 in Michigan. By 2017, his age is 44 years old. The color of his hair is dark brown and his skin is fair. Larry Page has married to a research scientist named Lucinda Southworth. Now, he is a father of two children.

In November 2016, he became the 12th richest person in the world. Larry's last education background is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Here, he met Sergey Brin. Then, they incorporated Google in order to make world's information easy to access. This company makes him to be the successful person in the world.

What can we conclude from the text about?

• Larry has established his Company for 19 years

• Larry becomes one of the wealthiest person in the world

• Larry’s wife is a computer engineer

• Larry was 40 years old in 2014

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LARRY PAGE

Lawrence “Larry” Page is one of the most influential person in the world. Page is an American computer scientist and an internet enterpreneur. He was a co-founder of Google with his friend, Sergey Brin, in 1998. Now, he plays a role as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphapets, Google's parent company.

Larry Page was born on 26th March 1973 in Michigan. By 2017, his age is 44 years old. The color of his hair is dark brown and his skin is fair. Larry Page has married to a research scientist named Lucinda Southworth. Now, he is a father of two children.

In November 2016, he became the 12th richest person in the world. Larry's last education background is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Here, he met Sergey Brin. Then, they incorporated Google in order to make world's information easy to access. This company makes him to be the successful person in the world.

Larry Page is one of the successful persons in the world because he ....

• can influence people to use Google

• is a Stanford University graduate

• established Google company

• holds an internet research

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LARRY PAGE

Lawrence “Larry” Page is one of the most influential person in the world. Page is an American computer scientist and an internet enterpreneur. He was a co-founder of Google with his friend, Sergey Brin, in 1998. Now, he plays a role as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphapets, Google's parent company.

Larry Page was born on 26th March 1973 in Michigan. By 2017, his age is 44 years old. The color of his hair is dark brown and his skin is fair. Larry Page has married to a research scientist named Lucinda Southworth. Now, he is a father of two children.

In November 2016, he became the 12th richest person in the world. Larry's last education background is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Here, he met Sergey Brin. Then, they incorporated Google in order to make world's information easy to access. This company makes him to be the successful person in the world.

Lawrence “Larry” Page is one of the most influential people in the world”.

What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?

• inspiring

• adequate

• Sufficient

• Destitute

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What should we do if we want to come to the farewell party?

• Inform Ms. Smith

• Call Ms. Smith and reserve the seat

• Come to the school hall on Saturday

• Meet the contact person at the school hall

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When will the customers get special discount?

• At any time

• Before 29th May

• After 29th May

• On 29th May

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Dear Johnson,

Hello, Johnson. How's life treating you? Do hope everything is okay. I tell you what I'm writing this letter is to confirm about your invitation. You said that I can visit you whenever I want to go to your City, Texas. I happily accept your invitation.

Well, will it be OK if I come to your house this weekend? I plan to spend my school holiday in Texas. It must be exciting to be in Texas again. Besides, I want to meet Eva, Helen, your father and mother. I just need to confirm if this coming weekend is OK. However, if you have something to do, I really understand. Send my best regards to all of your family that I miss so much. Hope to know your reply soon.

 

Yours,
Nowo

From the passage we know that Johnson ....

• has two sisters

• never invites Nowo

• accepts Nowo's invitation

• ever visited Nowo

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Penguin is one of birds that can’t fly. We can see the penguins at the zoo, also in their natural habitat, but it’s difficult to do. Their front body color is white and their back color is usually black and some of them have yellowish at their face. Penguins belongs to Aves. There are six subgroups and about 18 species of penguin around the world.

Penguins have long bills that are naturally narrow. Their legs are short, and have four forward pointing toes. When on land, penguins hop or waddle. In snow, they often slide quickly on their stomachs and use their wings and feet to direct and propel themselves. When diving, penguins often launch themselves upward out of the water and then dive back beneath the surface. Penguin able to live in the coldest part of the world. Other species live very close to equator where it is quite warm. Some penguin live on thick sheets of ice most of the time due to the extremely cold weather. Others live on sandy beaches and small islands.

One of the penguin species is Emperor Penguins. Emperor penguins is the biggest penguin because they can reach until 1,1 m tall, and 35 kg in weight. When the Emperor penguins is the biggest, the Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) also known as the Fairy Penguin, is the smallest penguin which stands around 40 cm tall and 1 kg in weight.

When breeding season, penguins try to reach the tip of iceberg to find a mate. After meeting the couple, a few weeks later the female penguins lay eggs. The male penguins take over to keep the eggs until it hatched for about 4 months. While the female penguins return to the sea look for the food.

From the text, we know that....

• All species of penguins have the same size

• Penguins are bird which can't fly

• (Some of the penguins have yellowish color on their back

• Penguins’ long legs make them easy to slide in snow

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Penguin is one of birds that can’t fly. We can see the penguins at the zoo, also in their natural habitat, but it’s difficult to do. Their front body color is white and their back color is usually black and some of them have yellowish at their face. Penguins belongs to Aves. There are six subgroups and about 18 species of penguin around the world.

Penguins have long bills that are naturally narrow. Their legs are short, and have four forward pointing toes. When on land, penguins hop or waddle. In snow, they often slide quickly on their stomachs and use their wings and feet to direct and propel themselves. When diving, penguins often launch themselves upward out of the water and then dive back beneath the surface. Penguin able to live in the coldest part of the world. Other species live very close to equator where it is quite warm. Some penguin live on thick sheets of ice most of the time due to the extremely cold weather. Others live on sandy beaches and small islands.

One of the penguin species is Emperor Penguins. Emperor penguins is the biggest penguin because they can reach until 1,1 m tall, and 35 kg in weight. When the Emperor penguins is the biggest, the Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) also known as the Fairy Penguin, is the smallest penguin which stands around 40 cm tall and 1 kg in weight.

When breeding season, penguins try to reach the tip of iceberg to find a mate. After meeting the couple, a few weeks later the female penguins lay eggs. The male penguins take over to keep the eggs until it hatched for about 4 months. While the female penguins return to the sea look for the food.

What is the text about?

• Explanation about what penguins do on the ice

• Experience of penguins in the coldest part of the world

• Description about penguins in general

• Information on how to find penguins in their natural habitats

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What is the text about?

• Students’ association

• Registration of new members

• Story telling competition

• School competition for all students

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