ENGLISH XI ASAT 20232024

Mom was in a hurry to pick me up at school. But, on the way, the car got flat tire. Instead of picking me up, Mom had to call the mechanic to help her with the car. She waited until the car was finished and I had to go home by bus.

The following statements are correct, Except … .

• Mom was in a hurry so the car got flat tire.

• I had to go home by bus since mom got trouble with the car.

• The mechanic helped mom due to the flat tire.

• Mom could not pick me up as she had to wait until the car was finished.

• The car got flat tire, so the mechanic helped her fix it.

Diana felt uncomfortable with her colleagues at the office. She felt that they could not get along well. In some occasions, she felt awkward chatting with them. She could not stand anymore with the situation. Finally, she decided to resign from her office.

The word “awkward” in the text means ... .

• stiff

• convenient

• happy

• bored

• simple

Mita and Nelly are at the airport. They have been waiting for 2 hours. There is an announcement saying that their flight is delayed. There has been heavy storm outside.

It means: The flight is delayed ________ the flight crew makes an announcement for the passengers.

  

•   therefore

• since

• due to

•   as

• because of

Mita and Nelly are at the airport. They have been waiting for 2 hours. There is an announcement saying that their flight is delayed. There has been heavy storm outside.

From the statement we can conclude:

•   Mita and Nelly’s flight is delayed due to heavy storm.

• There is heavy storm because Mita and Nelly are at the airport.

• The flight is delayed as Mita and Nelly have been waiting for 2 hours.

• The flight is delayed therefore there has been heavy storm.

• Mita and Nelly are at the airport, so the flight is delayed.

I have to wear my wool coat _______ it is such a cold day. It seems that winter is on the way.

• as

• because of

• therefore

• consequently

• so

Yesterday I had very tight schedule. I had several meetings the whole day. At 2 PM, I realized that I had not eaten. I instantly grabbed 2 cheese burgers, a large size of French fries, and nugget. 

From the information above, we can conclude that the writer ate a lot _____ she was hungry.

• since

• therefore

• due to

• so

• because

Last week I attended a seminar on Youth Participation in Politics. Unfortunately, I could not digest all the information given by the speaker since the room was quite crowded.

In other words, we can say : I could not digest all the information __________ the crowd.

• due to

• because

• consequently

• therefore

•    so

She had health problem ______ the poor sanitation in her village.

• because of

•   since

•   As

•   therefore

•    so

Victor went home earlier due to the bad weather.

In other words we can say ... .

• Victor went home earlier as the weather was getting bad.

• Victor went home earlier. Therefore, the bad weather.

•    Because the bad weather, Victor went home earlier.

•   Because of the weather was getting bad, Victor went home earlier.

• Victor went home earlier so the weather was getting bad

This morning, Lionel woke up early because he wanted to catch up the first flight to Singapore. To his surprise, it took him only thirty minutes to arrive at the airport because there was little traffic.

Based on the short text above, it can be inferred that … .

• Lionel woke up early so he wanted to catch up the first flight

• Due to the traffic, Lionel woke up early.

• Lionel arrived earlier at the airport, consequently there was little traffic.

• There was little traffic since Lionel woke up early.

• Lionel could arrive earlier at the airport because of little