1. She's already made her reservation for next Saturday,
....?
(A) hasn't she
(B) isn't she
(C) doesn't she
(D) hasn't it
Pembahasan;
Kata Kunci : She's (she has)
Materi: Question Tag
Jawaban: A. hasn't she
auxiliary verb pada question tag harus sama dengan auxiliary di dalam kalimat.
2. George never goes out on dates because he .... money.
(A) has so little a
(B) has very little
(C) has so few
(D) has very few
Pembahasan:
Kata Kunci : Money, little, few
Materi: Noun (Part of Speech) dan Quantifiers
Jawaban: B. Very Little
Money merupakan uncountable noun sehingga tidak boleh
menggunakan artikel 'a' maupun quantifier 'few'.
namun jika ada, lebih tepat so little karena:
a. So+determiner (many,much, few,little)
b. So+adjective (strong, beautiful, fast)
c. Very+adjective (strong, beautiful, fast)
sehingga, very seharusnya tidak boleh diikuti little.
3. Prices for bikes at that store can run .... $250.
(A) as high as
(B) as high to
(C) so high to
(D) so high as
Pembahasan:
Kata kunci: $250
Materi: Degree of comparison
Jawaban: A. as high as
untuk menyatakan multiple number (kenaikan jumlah) digunakan
as...as
4. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after
finishing my degree, .....
(A) my education will be employed by the university
(B) employment will be given to me by the university
(C) the university will employ me
(D) I will be employed by the university
Pembahasan:
Kata kunci: after finishing MY degree
Materi: Present Participle
Jawaban: D. I will be employed by the university.
Present participle digunakan untuk menunjukkan dua kegiatan dilakukan oleh Subjek yg sama. Sehingga Subjek pada kalimat tersebut harus cocok untuk kedua kegiatan yaitu.
subjek yg cocok adalah I.
Jika kalimatnya dipisahkan:
after I finish my degree,
I will be employed by the university
5. You ..... your visa extended before it expires.
(A) had better to get
(B) had to get better
(C) had better get
(D) had better got
Pembahasan:
kata kunci: had better
materi: Idiom
jawaban: C. had better
had better+V1, had better selalu diikuti verb 1 meskipun
dalam bentuk lampau.
6. Flight nineteen from New York and Washington is now
arriving at .....
(A) Gate two
(B) the gate two
(C) the two gate
(D) second gate
pembahasan :
kata kunci: gate, second, two
Materi: Ordinal number, cardinal number, nominal number
jawaban: D. second gate
untuk menyatakan tingkatan angka digunakan ordinal number:
misalnya gerbang ke satu (fisrt gate), gerbang ke dua (second gate).
7. .... to have lunch with us today?
(A) Do you like
(B) would you like
(C) will you like
(D) have you like
pembahasan:
kata kunci: kata tanya '?'
materi: asking for permition
jawaban: B. would you like
untuk mengajak seseorang melakukan sesuatu, digunakan would
you like.
8. The more he tried help her, ..... she seemed to
appreciate it.
(A) less
(B) lesser
(C) the less
(D) the lesser
pembahasan:
kata kunci: the more
materi: double comparative degree
jawaban: C. the less
dalam double comparative degree digunakan dua comparative yg
diawali dengan 'The'.
contoh:
The more....., the less....
the faster....., the better....
9. We arrived ..... late that there were no seats left.
(A) much
(B) too
(C) so
(D) very
pembahasan:
Kata Kunci: Late dan that
Materi: Cause Connectors (So...that, such....that)
Jawaban: C. So
Ketentuan penggunaan:
a. So+adjective/adverb+that
b. Such+noun phrase+that
Late = Adjective, sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah so.
Simak video trik jawab soal so...that dan such...that di Youtube.
10. Dr. Davis has contributed a great deal to this
community: .....
(A) teaching, writing, and lecturing
(B) teaching, as a writer, and lecturer
(C) teaching, lecturing, and as a writer
(D) writing, a teacher, and a lecturer
pembahasan:
kata kunci: tanda koma dan 'and' pada pilihan ganda.
materi: paralellism
jawaban. A. teaching, writing, and lecturing
jika ada beberapa kata yg di gabungkan dengan kata 'and'
maka kata tersebut harus dalam klasifikasi yang sama. Jawaban a merupakan noun
dengan pola yg sama.
11. I'd rather you ..... anything about it for the time
being.
(A) do
(B) didn't do
(C) don't
(D) didn't
pembahasan:
kata kunci: would rather
materi: penggunaan would rather
jawaban: B. didn't do (simple pas), opsi D kurang verb do.
pola:
untuk menerangkan kejadian present/future: S1+Would
rather+S2+Simple Past
12. Upon returning from class, .....
(A) he found a letter in the mailbox
(B) a letter was in the mailbox
(C) a letter was found in the mailbox
(D) the mailbox had a letter in it
pembahasan:
kata kunci: upon returning from class,
materi: present participle
jawaban: A. he found a letter in the mailbox.
frasa sebelum koma menjelaskan Subjek.
Artinya:
ketika kembali ke kelas,.....
sehingga subjek yg cocok adalah 'he'/dia(laki)
13. This apartment ..... in the building.
(A) is biggest than any other one
(B) is bigger than any other one
(C) is biggest that any other one
(D) is bigger that any other one
pembahasan :
kata kunci: biggest, bigger, than
materi: degree of comparison
jawaban: B. is bigger than any other one
comparative degree digunakan untuk membandingkan dua/beberapa benda.
pola: adjective+er+than
14. He will not be ..... to vote in this year's election.
(A) old enough
(B) as old enough
(C) enough old
(D) enough old as
pembahasan:
kata kunci: enough
materi: penggunaan enough
jawaban: A. Old enough
pola penggunaan enough:
a. adj+enough (old merupakan adjective)
b. enough+noun
15. It's ..... that I'd like to go on a picnic.
(A) a lovely day such
(B) too lovely a day
(C) so lovely day
(D) such a lovely day
pembahasan:
kata kunci: so...that, such...that
materi: perbedaan so that dan such that
jawaban: D. such a lovely day.
pola:
a. so+adjective phrase+that....
b. such+noun phrase+that.... (a lovely day merupakan noun
phrase).
16. His doctor suggested that he ...... a short leave of
absence.
(A) will take
(B) would take
(C) take
(D) took
pembahasan:
kata kunci: suggested that
materi: causative
jawaban: C. take
suggestet that+Subjek+v1 (selalu diikuti oleh V1 tanpa
perubahan apapun/bare infinitive).
17. If Bob's wife won't agree to sign the papers, ......
(A) neither he will
(B) neither won't he
(C) neither will he
(D) he won't neither
pembahasan:
kata kunci: neither
materi: elliptical construction
jawaban: C. neither will he
pola:
neither+auxiliary verb+Subject
18. When Jane's imployer discovered her error, he called her
into his office .......
(A) to chew her out
(B) to fire her
(C) to give her the heave-h
(D) to give her her walking papers
Pembahasan:
kata kunci: when dan harus tahu maknanya
materi: konjungsi
jawaban: A. to chew he out (untuk menegurnya).
Ketika Boss jane menemukan kesalahannya Jen, Dia (boss)
memanggilnya ke kantor,....
a. untuk menegurnya
b-d. untuk memecatnya
karena kesalahan tersebut, kemungkinan yg lebih besar adalah: Jane di tegur.
tidak ada keterangan terdapat kesalahan fatal yg harus
membuatnya dipecat.
19. Almost everyone fails ..... on the first try.
(A) in passing his driver's test
(B) to pass his driver's test
(C) to have passed his driver's test
(D) passing his driver's test
pembahasan:
kata kunci: fails
materi: gerund and infinitve
jawaban. B. to pass his driver's test.
(fails+to infinitive)
20. Mary's father approved of ....... in the United States
for another year in order to work toward her M.A.
(A) her to stay
(B) her staying
(C) she staying
(D) she to stay
pembahasan:
kata kunci: of
materi: preposition
jawaban: B. her staying.
pola:
preposition+possesive (kepemilikan).
....of + her staying.
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